Crimson Tide To Receive MacArthur Bowl On Friday
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Friday is the big day. The National Football Foundation will formally present Alabama head coach Nick Saban and the University of Alabama with the NFF MacArthur Bowl, the organizations national championship trophy for the NCAA Division I Football Subdivision. The ceremony will be held at the College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience in Atlanta, Georgia this Friday, May 6th.
The Alabama Crimson Tide (14-1) was named the national champion and recipient of the trophy by the NFF after Bama defeated the Clemson Tigers (14-1) 45-40 in the College Football Playoff National Championship back on January 11th.
The ceremony marks the official unveiling of the trophy, and Alabama's name will be permanently etched on the fabled archways of the historic trophy. The Tide joins the previous 58 teams who have been recognized since the coveted honor was first bestowed in 1959.
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Talley, Knight 1st-Team SEC Women's Golf
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Mic Potter Named SEC Coach Of The Year
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The 2016 Southeastern Conference women's golf awards were announced by the conference office yesterday afternoon, and the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide has five earning honors. In addition, the head coach was honored.
Named to first team All-SEC honors were senior Emma Talley and freshman Cheyenne Knight. Named to the second team were senor Janie Jackson and sophomore Lakareber Abe. Knight was also named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and junior Cammie Gray was named to the SEC's Community Service Team.
Named to first team All-SEC honors were senior Emma Talley and freshman Cheyenne Knight. Named to the second team were senor Janie Jackson and sophomore Lakareber Abe. Knight was also named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and junior Cammie Gray was named to the SEC's Community Service Team.
In addition, Alabama women's softball head coach Mic Potter has been named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career. He previously won the award in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Potter captained the Crimson Tide to an SEC Championship just this past month, as well as a No. 1 overall ranking in the national polls. Alabama is headed to the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional at the Shoal Creek Club in Shoal Creek, Alabama this weekend.
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Crimson Tide Football Adds 2018 Home Game
Bryant-Denny Stadium
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The University of Alabama has added a home game to its 2018 football schedule.
The Alabama Crimson Tide will host The Citadel on November 17, 2018 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. The Citadel made the announcement of the contract agreement yesterday afternoon. This will be the first meeting between the two schools, but it doesn't mean The Citadel is not familiar with SEC Football. The Citadel defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks last season by a score of 23-22.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for our program," Citadel head coach Brent Thompson said in a prepared statement. "These games are important for many reasons, and they allow us to provide our cadet-athletes with once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I'm excited that our team will have the experience of playing in front of more than 100,000 fans against one of the premier teams in college football."
The Alabama Crimson Tide will host The Citadel on November 17, 2018 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. The Citadel made the announcement of the contract agreement yesterday afternoon. This will be the first meeting between the two schools, but it doesn't mean The Citadel is not familiar with SEC Football. The Citadel defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks last season by a score of 23-22.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for our program," Citadel head coach Brent Thompson said in a prepared statement. "These games are important for many reasons, and they allow us to provide our cadet-athletes with once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I'm excited that our team will have the experience of playing in front of more than 100,000 fans against one of the premier teams in college football."
This will be the third out-of-conference game The Crimson Tide has scheduled for the 2018 season. Alabama will open the 2018 season in Orlando, Florida against Louisville and will play Arkansas State on September 8th at home.
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Bama Softball Ranked 4th For Fifth Consecutive Week
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Five consecutive weeks. The Alabama Crimson Tide softball team has again been ranked No. 4 in both the USA Today/NFCA poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll.
The Crimson Tide is currently 43-10 overall and 14-7 in the Southeastern Conference, and most recently won a series against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Bama has now won at least six SEC series in four of the last five years.
The Crimson Tide is currently 43-10 overall and 14-7 in the Southeastern Conference, and most recently won a series against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Bama has now won at least six SEC series in four of the last five years.
Alabama welcomes the No. 15/16 Georgia Bulldogs (39-14, 11-10 SEC) to Tuscaloosa for its final conference series of the regular season.
The Florida Gators again hold on to their No. 1 ranking in the polls. Auburn dropped out of the top five for the first time this season after losing two to Tennessee, dropping to No. 6. Oregon takes over the vacant No. 3 spot while Florida State moves to No. 5, its first top-five appearance of the season. Tennessee moved into the top 10 with its pair of wins over Auburn, dropping Washington to No. 11.
A total of nine Southeastern Conference schools are in this week's top 25, the most of any conference in the country. Those schools, and positions, are: Florida (1/1), Alabama (4/4), Auburn (6/6), Tennessee (10/9), Kentucky (12/12), LSU (13/T14), Georgia (15/16), Missouri (16/T14) and Texas A&M (17/23).
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Tide Track & Field Teams Again Ranked Nationally
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The Alabama men's track and field teams are again ranked No. 8 in the country while the women's team fell one position to No. 28 this week in the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Rankings. The men's team had 154.92 points while the women scored 65.37 points.
The men moved up from third to second in this week's South Region Index, while the women remain second themselves.
The men moved up from third to second in this week's South Region Index, while the women remain second themselves.
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Bobby Bowden: Saban Or Bear?
Birmingham Native Bobby Bowden
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Birmingham, Alabama native and former Florida State University head coach Bobby Bowden has weighed in on the question which coach has had the more impressive run as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, the late Paul "Bear" Bryant or current head coach Nick Saban. Bowden made his selection known as the result of a question during an interview on WNSP-FM 105.5 in Mobile.
"That's a pretty good question," Bowden said. "I'd say probably what Nick Saban is doing (is more impressive) because football is more balanced now. I think when coach Bryant came to Alabama in 1958, I think it was unlimited recruiting. You could sign all the kids you wanted, and he's gonna get most of them.
"There was an old saying back in those days, 'He's gonna get his and he's gonna get yours.'"
Bryant won at least a share of 13 Southeastern Conference championships, three national Coach of the Year awards as well as a record six national titles. When he retired, Bryant had 323 wins, 232 of them with the Crimson Tide.
Saban has won five national titles, four of which are with Alabama. He also has a slightly better winning percentage at .854 compared to .824 for Bryant.
Also pointed out is that competition today and the way rankings and opponents are perceived made the road to the postseason more difficult today than in Bryant's day.
Also mentioned by Bowden is the parity in college football today which has occurred as a result of scholarship limitations. He did say, however, that the traditional powers like Alabama still have the edge.
Bowden said, "There are jobs in the United States, you know, especially being right there in Alabama, there are not too many jobs in the country better than Alabama and Auburn across the nation. There's a parity in numbers. Still, the traditional schools have the upper hand, in my opinion."
Bowden continued, "My theory in coaching was very simple, and I still think it is true today. I think it was true back when football started. 'He who gets the best players is gonna win.'" Bowden quickly added, "There's one factor that can change that. A coach can mess that up."
Bowden was born in 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama and played his high school football at Woodlawn High School. He played one semester for the Crimson Tide, but he was lured back to Birmingham by his girlfriend, Ann Estock. Bowden transferred to Howard College, now know as Samford University.
Bowden served as the head coach at several colleges, starting with Samford University, but is best-known as the head coach of the Florida State University Seminoles.
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4-Star Raekwon Davis Working To Become Eligible
University of Alabama 2016 signee Raekwon Davis is working, and on course, to be eligible to play for the Crimson Tide this upcoming season. But, he still has work to do.
Davis is a four-star defensive end out of Meridian, Mississippi, and in an interview with SEC Country said that he has qualified to enroll at the University of Alabama this summer. He even increased his ACT score, but still must complete his current school year in a fashion to keep the GPA up.
Davis is one of the Crimson Tide's top signees in the class of 2016.
Davis is a four-star defensive end out of Meridian, Mississippi, and in an interview with SEC Country said that he has qualified to enroll at the University of Alabama this summer. He even increased his ACT score, but still must complete his current school year in a fashion to keep the GPA up.
Davis is one of the Crimson Tide's top signees in the class of 2016.
