Tide Saturday Football Practice
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The Alabama Crimson Tide football team practiced inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility for two hours yesterday afternoon in full pads. Storms rolling through the Tuscaloosa area made the move necessary. This was the 24th practice of 28 scheduled prior to the kickoff of the first game of the season, now less than one week away. After having today off, the team will return to practice tomorrow afternoon officially beginning game-week practices.
There were no noticeable changes in the quarterback rotation yesterday. Senior quarterback Jake Coker was still receiving the majority of the reps. It appeared that later in practice Blake Barnett assumed the role of scout-team quarterback.
Strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran was actively involved in the practice yesterday afternoon. He was punching and grabbing balls from running backs to cause fumbles. Some weren't paying attention as they should, losing the ball.
The number three Crimson Tide will face the the 20th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers in the season-opener on September 5th in the AdvoCare Classic. The game is being held inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Game time is set at 7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ABC. Chris Folwer and Kirk Herbstreit will be in the booth, and will be joined by Heather Cox on the sidelines.
Today is an off day for Bama, but the Tide returns to work tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 p.m. CT. The regular-season routine will be in effect beginning tomorrow. Head football coach Nick Saban will hold his noon press conference, then interviews with the players will be held prior to the day's workouts.
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Bama Volleyball Falls To Pepperdine
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The University of Alabama Crimson Tide volleyball team fell in four sets to Pepperdine on Saturday. Bama was able to avoid a sweep with a victory in set three but was unable to sustain the momentum.
Three Bama players finished in double-digit kills. They were Krystal Rivers with 15, Brittany Thomas with 11 kills with 16 digs for her second double-double of the day.
Earlier in the day the Crimson Tide defeated Cal State Fullerton in five sets.
Alabama returns to Tuscaloosa next weekend to host the Hampton Inn Bama Bash September 4 - 5. The Tide will face Northwester State (12 p.m. CT) and Tulsa (7 p.m.) on Friday. Then on Saturday it's Southern Miss (9 a.m.) and College of Charleston (5 p.m.)
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Bear Bryant Quotes
“We can’t have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don’t.”
“When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don’t repeat it.”
“I honestly believe that if you are willing to out-condition the opponent, have confidence in your ability, be more aggressive than your opponent and have a genuine desire for team victory, you will become the national champions. If you have all the above, you will acquire confidence and poise, and you will have those intangibles that win the close ones.”
“Don’t ever give up on ability. Don’t give up on a player who has it.”
“A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.”
“I have always tried to teach my players to be fighters. When I say that, I don’t mean put up your dukes and get in a fistfight over something. I’m talking about facing adversity in your life. There is not a person alive who isn’t going to have some awfully bad days in their lives. I tell my players that what I mean by fighting is when your house burns down, and your wife runs off with the drummer, and you’ve lost your job and all the odds are against you. What are you going to do? Most people just lay down and quit. Well, I want my people to fight back.”
“I always want my players to show class, knock’em down, pat on the back, and run back to the huddle.”
“I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can you live without it? If you can live without it, don’t get in it.”
“If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them.”
“I have tried to teach them to show class, to have pride, and to display character. I think football, winning games, takes care of itself if you do that.”
“What are you doing here? Tell me why you are here. If you are not here to win a national championship, you’re in the wrong place. You boys are special. I don’t want my players to be like other students. I want special people. You can learn a lot on the football field that isn’t taught in the home, the church, or the classroom. There are going to be days when you think you’ve got no more to give and then you’re going to give plenty more. You are going to have pride and class. You are going to be very special. You are going to win the national championship for Alabama.”
“If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the password, “Roll, Tide, Roll!”
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2016 University Of Alabama Football Commitments
This is the complete list of the 18 University of Alabama football commitments for 2016 class as of August 30, 2015.
- T.J. Simmons, WR (6' 2", 185 lbs), Clay-Chalkville High School, Pinson, Ala.*
- Deonte Brown, OL (6' 3", 330 lbs), Austin High, Decatur, Ala.*
- Riley Cole, LB (6' 3", 210lbs), Oneonta High Schol, Oneonta, Ala.*
- Quinnen Williams, DL (6' 4", 265 lbs), Wenonah High School, Birmingham, Ala.*
- Shawn Jennings S (6'2", 218 lbs.), Dadeville High School, Dadeville, Ala.*
- Chris Owens, OL (6' 3", 312 lbs), Lamar High, Arlington, Texas
- Raekwon Davis, DT (6' 7", 315 lbs), Meridian High, Meridian, Miss.
- Jonah Williams, OL (6' 5", 283 lbs), Folsom High, Folsom, Calif.
- Brendan Scales, TE (6' 4", 230 lbs), Lafayette, Ballwin, Mo.
- Joshua Perry, DB (6' 3", 190 lbs), Amite High, Amite, La.
- Kendell Jones, DT (6' 4", 360 lbs), Shoemaker High, Killeen, Texas
- Charles Baldwin, OL (6' 5", 305 lbs), ASA College, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Jalen Hurts, QB (6' 2", 208lbs), Channelview High, Channelview, Texas
- Jaquan Yulee, LB (6' 0", 252 lbs), Indian River High, Chesapeake, Va.
- Eddy Pineiro, K (6' 1", 180 lbs), ASA College, Miami, Fla.
- Miller Forristall, TE (6' 5", 220lbs), Cartersville High School, Cartersville, Ga.
- Khalid Kareem, DE (6' 4", 260 lbs), Harrison High School, Farmington, Mich.
- B.J. Emmons, RB (5' 10", 232 lbs), Freedom High School, Morganton, N.C.
*In-state commitments
