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Tide puts home-court advantage to the test - Cecil Hurt
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Tide puts home-court advantage to the test - Cecil Hurt

TUSCALOOSA | As the University of Alabama men's basketball team seeks to go further in the NIT, one of the best recipes may be not going too far at all.

That's because Coleman Coliseum continues to be an integral part of the Crimson Tide's success this season. Going into tonight's second-round NIT game with New Mexico, the Crimson Tide has an 18-game home winning streak, including a perfect 17-0 home mark this season.

Some of the reasons are easily understandable. Attendance has been good, especially as UA has improved over the course of the season, and supportive audiences seem to fuel this team's defensive intensity. Some of it is a little less easy to analyze. Certainly, shooters are more comfortable at home, but that can't completely explain the fact Alabama's best 3-point shooter, Charvez Davis, shoots over 45 percent from beyond the arc at home (48 of 104) and was just over 20 percent (17 of 82) away from Tuscaloosa.

Crimson Tide head coach Anthony Grant recognized the value of the homecourt advantage in his press conference last Friday.

"We had over 5,000 here for the first game, which was an outstanding crowd given the (spring break) circumstances," Grant said of the Crimson Tide's first-round blowout of Coastal Carolina. "It was great to see all the kids and families who were here for the game, and it was a tremendous atmosphere. Now, our students are back in town. We need all the support we can get, because it makes a big difference."

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No. 2 Alabama softball sweeps No. 1 Georgia in three games
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No. 2 Alabama softball sweeps No. 1 Georgia in three games

TUSCALOOSA -- Alabama is the No. 2 softball team in the country.

After a three-game sweep of top-ranked Georgia, it made its case for No. 1.

The Crimson Tide finished off the Bulldogs with a 9-5 win Sunday after wins of 2-1 on Friday and 6-4 Saturday. Now the Tide will travel for a midweek doubleheader Tuesday at Tennessee.

It was the first time Alabama had swept a No. 1 opponent in a three-game series in the program's 15-year history. The only other opportunity to do so was against then-No. 1 Arizona in 2002, which the Wildcats swept.

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Several positions needed to fill as spring drills begin
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As with spring football practice at any college, the University of Alabama opens drills this afternoon with a few questions about which players will prove capable of filling which vacant roles.

But at just about every position other than quarterback, the Crimson Tide will have a senior or two to help spur the competition.

Unlike last year, when UA managed a 10-3 record with fewer than 10 scholarship seniors, the 2011 Alabama team will have around 20 seniors.

"We've got a little different dynamic. We've got another team that has a few more older guys, when you look at the senior class," UA coach Nick Saban said. "Hopefully that will help us have the kind of maturity we need to grow and develop like we'd like to."

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247 Sports: top questions for Bama football this spring
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247 sports: Top questions for Bama this spring

Good read for the start of spring practice.  

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Both men’s and women’s basketball are making runs in the NIT, gymnastics could the top seed when the NCAA regional pairings are announced on Monday, softball will almost certainly be named No. 1 in the next polls, baseball just won its SEC opening series at Ole Miss, men’s and women’s golf are poised to make title runs …

And now football returns to the mix, with the start of spring practices. Coach Nick Saban is back from Lake Burton, the players are fresh off spring break and the Crimson Tide will host the first of 15 organized workouts Monday afternoon.

Here are 10 things to look between now and A-Day on April 16 (2 p.m., ESPNU)...

1. Who will be the starting quarterback?...
2. What changes will happen on the offensive line?...
3. How will the defensive line reload?...
4. Who will step up at wide receiver?...
5. What will be the pecking order at running back?...
6. Can another Preston Dial be found?...
7. How well will the new coaches mesh?...
8. Might the most intense competition be in the secondary?...
9. How will the best players get on the field?...
10.Will the new players make successful transitions?...









Fans: The Good, The Bad, and The Crazies...
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Some random thoughts on being a fan...

Coming from a divided family split on either side of a heated rivalry, I had a choice to make early in life that would forever change my outlook on college sports.  Of course, I chose wisely at a young age and have lived and died on the successes and failures of the Crimson Tide for over 30 years.

But, what drives this passion in sports to attach ourselves to one team so fervently?

This decision seems trivial to some that do not understand the appeal of college athletics or sports in general.  However, I can assure you that it is anything but trivial to the rest of us.  For a true fan of a team, it is a lifetime decision that comes with a for better or worse understanding.   

Oddly, for the most part, the rationale behind the actual team selection truly isn't rational at all.  It doesn't matter if you pull for the perennial winners or losers.  The process in which we all become manic fans is generally the same.

There is no requirement to be a fan of a certain school other than your devotion to them.  School attendance is no more a requisite than having to have played in Cleveland in order to pull for the Browns on Sunday.

Most fans start at childhood for any number of reasons: family influence, geographic location, etc.  Be it the team socks your Dad put on you just before bringing you home from the hospital or the first cheerleader outfit he bought his baby girl for Christmas, it's an excepted form of brain washing that all lifetime fans undergo at a young age.

As we grow, the fanaticism begins to take shape as we understand our rivals, our program's traditions, and begin to finely hone our trash-talking abilities among peers. 

Normally by adolescence, its a done deal.  Each of us carryout our "fanship" to varying degrees, but in general we all agree that our team is our team for life.

Our rivals are our mortal enemies that will forever after, even if only in our minds, be guilty of: cheating, recruiting violations, benefiting from an easy schedule or media bias, etc.  They will have the dumbest coaches, the worst fans, and softest conferences or divisions.  Every past victory of theirs will be ancient history while ours stand as a testament to tradition.

Our team, on the other hand, walks on water as they recruit quality people first, maintain the classiest fans, enforce the highest standards, and/or maintain "NFL-esque" coaching staffs with the best recruiters in the country.  We are always one season away from turning it around and live by the fact that, "we only lost because...." 

Each day a fan of team X wakes up and wonders, "How can all these other dopey fans not see that their team is a joke?"

Well, that to me is the essence of the whole thing.

We don't have to see it!!!!

All season long we can wear our blinders, drink our kool-aid, sport our new team shirts, and say what ever we want.  It is perfectly acceptable and often times encouraged by others to be as stubborn as possible because facts only exist in our minds.

We are always either bowl bound in good years or capable of pulling off the upset no matter what the odds in bad years.

Rankings are always bias, stats are meaningless, and we can throw out the record books come Saturday, except of course when any of the above help our argument.

The fun doesn't stop at seasons end because our recruiting class will be better either by virtue of national rankings or the diamond in the rough philosophy.

In the end, we are passionate for our team and sport.  We realize that it is just a game, but sometimes we refuse to admit that to ourselves, as we throw a beer bottle against the wall and cuss at a 19 year old kid for missing a 45 yard field goal.

In any case....

The good, the bad and the crazies compose the fan bases that make college football great.  We each get there a little differently, but we're all pretty much the same.  We can't have one without the other and at the end of the day...we'd all miss the crazies.


Hurt - Several positions for UA to fill this spring
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Spring football always nurtures 100 storylines, with competition at every position, some vacated and others manned by veterans looking to improve.

At the University of Alabama, which opens its spring drills Monday afternoon, things are no different. It will be the fifth spring practice for Nick Saban at UA - time flies, doesn't it? With both the offensive and defensive coordinators returning, continuity will be more conspicuous than change.

Still, there have been significant changes among positions coaches. More noticeable, though, are the absences of four key players who were critical in Alabama's 24-3 record over the past two seasons. And if you want a quick spring training synopsis, the most visible stories will come from the gradual replacement of those four players, a senior quarterback (Greg McElroy) and three juniors destined for the first round in next month's NFL draft (wide receiver Julio Jones, running back Mark Ingram and defensive end Marcel Dareus.)

Another free article from the T-News (lucky us) - Cecil Hurt

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No. 2 Alabama softball defeats No. 1 Georgia 6-4; Crimson Tide goes for three
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No. 2 Alabama softball defeats No. 1 Georgia 6-4; Crimson Tide goes for three-game sweep Sunday afternoon

TUSCALOOSA -- Kelsi Dunne threw a life vest on a game Alabama had controlled at times with ease.

That's part of the deal facing an SEC rival like Georgia, the No. 1 team in the country. The second-ranked Crimson Tide made its case for the nation's top ranking after outlasting the Bulldogs for a 6-4 win Saturday night in front 3,261 fans. That set the all-time attendance record for the second time in three days.

Alabama will go for the three-game sweep Sunday afternoon at 1:30. Georgia has lost seven straight against the Tide at Rhoads Stadium, its last win here March 31, 2007.

"You don't play in front of 3,200 (fans) too often," Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said. "They're into and loud. We try to protect the turf as much as we can."

Dunne relieved Alabama freshman Jackie Traina, who steered the Tide through six innings and seven strikeouts.

The Bulldogs were threatening with a pair of base runners to begin the seventh when Dunne grabbed the ball.

Early on, it appeared Alabama (28-1, 4-0 SEC) was en route to a romp.

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Alabama football faces five pressing questions entering spring football
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TUSCALOOSA -- The eager anticipation of spring practice at Alabama somewhat resembles the new leaves beginning to sprout all around town.

There are plenty of new vibrant colors; a fresh look for a fresh season.

The same could be said of Alabama football, and certainly its offense. But what are the five most pressing questions facing Alabama this spring?

1. Who will emerge as the starting quarterback?
In this writer's opinion there is a better chance of discovering the correct ingredients and measurements to Nick Saban's winning formula than pinpointing the Crimson Tide's No. 1 quarterback. Everyone has an opinion, but the only way there will be a definitive answer to this question in the next month is if something unforeseen occurs (injury, transfer, etc.). The top two candidates to replace Greg McElroy are AJ McCarron and Phillip Sims. We have seen glimpses of McCarron's talent (his 47-yard pass to Julio Jones against Tennessee) to his tolerance for pain (the spanking administered by Saban). We have yet to truly see what Sims, a redshirt freshman, brings to the table.

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Alabama Women's Basketball NIT game tomorrow
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The women's basketball team (17-14) will look for its second win of the postseason on Sunday as the Crimson Tide is slated to take on Northwestern (19-13) in the round of 32 of the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Tipoff in Welsh-Ryan Arena is slated for 2 p.m. CT.

"We are excited about having the opportunity to continue our season as we head to Chicago to take on Northwestern," Alabama Head Coach Wendell Hudson said. "I thought, for the most part, we played really well in our first game of the tournament, and we are looking to build on that Sunday."

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Alabama wins SEC Gymnastics Championship!!!
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These are still unofficial, but here are the team scores:

1. Alabama 197.225
2. Florida 196.975
3. Georgia 196.625
4. Arkansas 195.800
5. LSU 195.475
6. Auburn 195.325
7. Kentucky 193.950


Three of the 5 individual championships were also won by Alabama.


Cassidy McComb (39.450) Georgia won the All-Around with both Alabama gymnasts Kayla Hoffman (39.350) and Geralen Stack-Eaton (39.350) tied for third.


 Kayla Hoffman (9.950), Alabama is the SEC Champion on the Vault.  Marissa Gutierrez and Geralen Stack-Eaton (9.900), Alabama, and six other gymnasts tied for second.



Geralen Stack-Eaton (9.925), Alabama is the SEC Champion on the Balance Beam.  Sarah DeMeo and Kim Jacob (9.900), Alabama tied for 2nd with 2 other gymnasts.

Geralen Stack-Eaton shares the SEC Championship on Floor Exercise with Florida’s Ashanee Dickerson – both scored a meet high 9.925.

ROLL TIDE!!!

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