Quanesah Burks Wins NCAA Longjump Championship
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Bama has another one! And yet a first.
Another championship. Yet the first women's NCAA long jump championship.
Congratulations to University of Alabama sophomore Quanesah Burks, Bama's first women's NCAA long jump champion with a leap of 22 feet, eight inches. It was her personal best by more than two inches. The championships are being held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Burks was the top seed coming into the competition. She is the first women's champion in a field event since 2005 when Beth Mallory won the discuss at the outdoor championships. She is also the first NCAA women's champion in the jumps for Alabama since 1989 when the indoor triple jump was won by Flora Hyacianth.
"I am just so thrilled to win this title with Alabama on my uniform," Burks said. "I felt great today. It's a great event with a terrific atmosphere. The competition went about how I thought it would. Coach (Miguel) Pate had me prepared. He didn't have to give a motivational speech when we spoke earlier today. He just said I was ready. His confidence in me made it all possible."
"I was so proud of Quanesha today, not just because she won, but because she competed with such poise and maturity in an atmosphere that was boisterous with her closest competition coming from two athletes on their home field," said Alabama head coach Dan Waters. "That's amazing, and it makes her victory even more remarkable. To come through in that atmosphere on the fifth jump with so much on the line is an incredible accomplishment."
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The 1941 Football National Championship
The second National Championship in football for a Frank W. Wallace team came in 1941. It was Bama's fourth national title. The Crimson Tide completed the regular season at 8-2-0, finishing third in the Southeastern Conference. The Tide's two losses on the season came from SEC competition, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt.
Following the regular season the Tide was invited to the January 1, 1942 Cotton Bowl to play Texas A&M. The Tide defeated the Aggies 29-21 to finish the season at 9-2-0. There were three outstanding players of the game, with those being Holt Rast, Don Whitmire, and Jimmy Nelson. Those naming Bama as national champion included Dunkel, Williamson, and The Football Thesaurus.
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The 1941 Football National Championship
The second National Championship in football for a Frank W. Wallace team came in 1941. It was Bama's fourth national title. The Crimson Tide completed the regular season at 8-2-0, finishing third in the Southeastern Conference. The Tide's two losses on the season came from SEC competition, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt.
Following the regular season the Tide was invited to the January 1, 1942 Cotton Bowl to play Texas A&M. The Tide defeated the Aggies 29-21 to finish the season at 9-2-0. There were three outstanding players of the game, with those being Holt Rast, Don Whitmire, and Jimmy Nelson. Those naming Bama as national champion included Dunkel, Williamson, and The Football Thesaurus.
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Tide 4x100-Meter Relay Team Advances
The University of Alabama 4x100-meter relay team has advanced to today's final of the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on the campus of the University of Oregon with a time of 39.23 seconds.
Tony Brown, Steven Gayle, Ahmed Ali, and Tadashi Pinder finished third in Alabama's heat to advance. The Tide had the seventh-fastest time of eight qualifiers. Bama posted its second-fastest time of the season.
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5 Highest-Paid College Football Coaches
New multi-millionaires are being created most every season now. College football coaches are receiving salaries and bonus packages today that 20 years ago of which would never have been dreamed.
Many believe things have gotten out of control. Others think no coach is worth the multi-millions being paid out in salaries and bonuses. Still others believe it should follow along the lines of "what the market can bear."
Consider how much (most) major colleges make from their football programs. Wouldn't it behoove an institution to invest in the best coach possible to insure a "positive cash flow"? Everyone has heard the old adage, "You have to spend money to make money." Then one must spend, or invest, in what would bring the greatest return. There is no doubt, as the University of Alabama has experienced, that the right coach will bring success, and that success will bring up the bottom line.
So, in this big business that is major college football, who is paying the most for a head coach? Who are the five highest-paid college coaches in America? Oh, and according to bankrate.com, these five combine to make more than $28 million this season.
Number 5
Coming in at number five is Coach Charlie Strong of the University of Texas. Although Strong's first year didn't go very well, 6-7, it is expected that Strong will begin to show signs of significant improvement in the Longhorn's fortunes.
Salary: $5 million
Number 4
Next up, Jim Harbaugh at the University of Michigan. Harbough was himself a Michigan man and went home to lead the Wolverines back to greatness. Harbough came from the NFL San Franciso 49ers to take the job.
Salary: $5
Number 3
Bob Stoops comes in at number three. Stoops leads the Oklahoma Sooners, and has the distinction of having more BCS bowl game appearances than any coach in the country. He won four of the nine BCS bowl games. He also had two Heisman Trophy winners in Jason White and Sam Bradford.
Salary: $5.25 million
Number 2
The second highest-paid coach in America is Urban Meyer of Ohio State University. Meyer's salary took a significant jump after winning the 2014 national championship. He joins Nick Saban of the University of Alabama to become one of only two coaches to win national titles at two different schools. Meyer won two titles at Florida and now the one at Ohio State.
Salary: $5.8 million
Number 1
Nick Saban reigns supreme as college football's premier coach. He has won three BCS national championships with the Alabama Crimson Tide, as well as winning one as the head man at LSU back in 2003. However, before coming to Alabama, Saban was the head man for the NFL's Miami Dolphins.
Salary: $7.3 million
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Bama Football Picks Up 2 On Thursday
Then there were 14.
The University of Alabama picked up two more commitments yesterday in football for the class of 2016. Kicker Eddie Pineiro and linebacker Riley Cole chose the Crimson Tide over numerous other suitors.
Head Coach Nick Saban extended the offer to Pineiro by telephone. Pineiro made the announcement on his Twitter account yesterday.
The Miami native chose Alabama over the Hurricanes. Pineiro reportedly plans to enroll early at Bama in January after finishing at ASA College in Miami, Florida.
The second commitment on Thursday came from instate linebacker Riley Cole out of Oneonta, Alabama.
According to 247Sports the 6' 3", 210-pounder is rated as a three-star and is No. 26 overall in the state of Alabama. He is also considered the 48th best outside linebacker in the nation.
Expect numerous other commitments in the near future for the Crimson Tide football program.
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Bama Football Picks Up 2 On Thursday
Then there were 14.
The University of Alabama picked up two more commitments yesterday in football for the class of 2016. Kicker Eddie Pineiro and linebacker Riley Cole chose the Crimson Tide over numerous other suitors.
Head Coach Nick Saban extended the offer to Pineiro by telephone. Pineiro made the announcement on his Twitter account yesterday.
The Miami native chose Alabama over the Hurricanes. Pineiro reportedly plans to enroll early at Bama in January after finishing at ASA College in Miami, Florida.
The second commitment on Thursday came from instate linebacker Riley Cole out of Oneonta, Alabama.
According to 247Sports the 6' 3", 210-pounder is rated as a three-star and is No. 26 overall in the state of Alabama. He is also considered the 48th best outside linebacker in the nation.
Expect numerous other commitments in the near future for the Crimson Tide football program.
