The notion that Alabama would be better without one of its most talented players seemed like spin when Tony Mitchell was suspended.
After Alabama’s 68-50 victory at Auburn on Tuesday, spin looks a lot more like reality.
Sans Mitchell, Alabama (16-7) routed a team that had a 12-1 record at home, including a more competitive game against top-ranked Kentucky.
Alabama gets late surge to slip by Ole Miss in OT Cracking a smile in final moments of double overtime, Alabama coach Anthony Grant shot a glance at Andrew Steele. And he pointed.
The giggling junior earned it late Saturday night.
Ex-Tide player Samuels to help coach O-line Former Alabama offensive lineman Chris Samuels will be back on the Tuscaloosa practice field this spring and fall. This time, the former Pro Bowler will be a coach.
Shelley, Tide special teams find redemption against LSU Carson Tinker had a hard time getting to his locker late Monday night.
So the Alabama long snapper sat back and smiled as the crush of reporters descended upon his neighbor. He also had a message for everyone hurling questions to kicker Jeremy Shelley, the MVP in his mind.
“He deserves it,” Tinker said. “he won’t say it, but he deserves it.”
Tide, Releford top LSU in basketball too Yes, LSU crossed midcourt.
Then the Tigers scored. But, once again, the Alabama defense was too much for LSU.
This time it was on the basketball floor. The Crimson Tide didn’t win a trophy, though coach Anthony Grant’s team extended its winning streak to five in dominant fashion.
Joe Medley: Not just any title NEW ORLEANS — Championships ultimately lie in a stack for a school that has won 14, but not every championship feels the same. In the waning moments of the 2010 Bowl Championship Series final, Alabama coach Nick Saban looked annoyed when some of his players dumped a Gatorade cooler on him.
Bama blanks LSU 21-0 in BCS title game NEW ORLEANS — A year of tragedy and renewal in Alabama officially ended with redemption.
And a 14th national title.
The Crimson Tide left no questions in Round 2 with LSU when the stakes were raised, avenging its only loss with a 21-0 pounding in the BCS title game.
The key was doing what it didn’t the first time around: make field goals.
New intangibles surrounding rematch favor Alabama over LSU How many times in recent sports history have we seen second-chance teams make it count? Baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals made the playoffs, thanks to the Atlanta Braves’ monumental collapse, then won the World Series. The Green Bay Packers won the last Super Bowl as the NFC’s sixth and final playoff seed.
Tide must solve mystery of LSU QB Jefferson’s success in BCS title game Jordan Jefferson doesn’t overwhelm with NFL talent. He won’t go down as one of the SEC’s or even one of LSU’s best quarterbacks. But that just makes one, glaringly positive fact about his career even more jarring.
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