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TIDE MUST FIGHT THROUGH INJURIES AGAINST COUGARS
By Jess Nicholas
Editor-at-Large

The plan was simple: Whip Vanderbilt like stepchildren in week one, fix the little things that went wrong in practice, and prepare to annihilate the Houston Cougars in week two.

Problems, however, soon arose. First, someone forgot to tell Vanderbilt to lie down. Second, there were more than a few "little things" that went wrong against Vanderbilt. Last, and probably most important, the Tide lost two starters to injury and three other important players have been suspended.

Alabama now must contend with a Houston team that beat Rice in their opener and forced six Owl turnovers in doing so. Houston returns 18 starters and is thinking bowl bid, while Alabama needs to start ramping up both their effort and execution.

QUARTERBACKS

If Jason McKinley and Tyson Helton sound like familiar names to Tide fans, it’s because they were the same players Alabama saw in 1997. The difference is that whereas the two split time in the Tide-Cougar meeting two years ago, McKinley will almost certainly see all of the playing time in 1999. McKinley has improved and has become more accurate (10-of-13 for 107 yards against Rice), but does not possess either a great release or a ton of big-time decision-making ability. Alabama counters with Andrew Zow, who looked shaky at times in the opener but still managed to pass for more than 200 yards.

Tyler Watts played a couple of series against Vanderbilt and figures to do the same against Houston. If Alabama is able to get far enough ahead, Cougar fans may see another familiar name—Tucker, as in 1997 participant Lance’s brother Luke. As to the two starters in this game, both Zow and McKinley are the undisputed leaders of their teams, and while McKinley has more experience, Zow has more talent. Advantage: Alabama

RUNNING BACKS

Much closer than one might imagine. Houston tailback Ketric Sanford is a smart, shifty running back who can hurt you if he gets loose in your secondary. Sanford amassed 53 yards on 15 carries against Rice, but he’s better than that. Tommie Baldwin is the likely fullback. Backup tailback Mike Green, a de facto fullback himself at 5-11, 250 pounds, got 44 yards on 9 carries against the Owls and is an inside bruiser.

Alabama, though, has the Heisman candidate in Shaun Alexander, who accounted for nearly 200 yards of total offense against Vanderbilt and will be the best player on the field Saturday. In addition, fullback Dustin McClintock has started to emerge as a well-rounded player, and that doesn’t refer to his gut. It refers to his running ability and pass-catching ability, which resulted in an 18-yard touchdown reception against the Commodores. Reserves Marvin Brown and Shaun Bohanon should see more time for the Tide, a deeper team than Houston at this position. Advantage: Alabama

RECEIVERS

Houston’s formidable duo of Orlando Iglesias and Jerrian James got broken up in the preseason when James went down with a leg injury. Iglesias was left to stage his own coming-out party, which he did to the tune of 82 yards on 7 receptions against Rice. Iglesias is a big target and is very athletic, although unpolished at times. Brian Robinson and Keykowa Bell will replace James for the season. Tight end Scott Regimbald caught 21 passes last year and is a quality player.

Alabama, meanwhile, really doesn’t know just what they have yet. What they probably won’t have, though, is Antonio Carter for this game. Carter injured an ankle on an ugly blocking play against Vanderbilt and things haven’t improved. Freddie Milons is starting to assert star status for the Tide, though, and the big duo of Shamari Buchanan and Jason McAddley are a nightmare for short defensive backs. Tight end Terry Jones, Jr. was more involved in the passing game against Vanderbilt and his role should increase against Houston. Expect to see a lot more of Arvin Richard, Tim Bowens, and Sam Collins at wideout and Theo Sanders at tight end for this game. This one is a very close call, but Alabama has a bit more experience. Advantage: Alabama

OFFENSIVE LINE

The centerpiece of Alabama’s line, literally, is Paul Hogan. While tackle Chris Samuels is likely the conference’s best lineman, Hogan is the quarterback of this unit. His loss to a calf injury, therefore, is critical. Griff Redmill will likely slide over from guard, with freshman Marico Portis starting in Redmill’s place. That means the Tide will start two freshmen—Portis and tackle Dante Ellington, who is playing with a hand injury—up front.

Houston, meanwhile, returns a big, solid offensive line that let its quarterback and running backs do just about anything they wanted to do with Rice. Josh Lovelady may be the best offensive tackle in Conference USA. Experience—and health—give Houston the edge here. Advantage: Houston

DEFENSIVE LINE

Another starter is likely out for the Tide. Tackle Kenny Smith, battling a leg infection, will likely sit in this game and be replaced by true freshman Jarrett Johnson and senior Jamie Carter. Another true freshman, Kenny King, has apparently moved past the duo of Shawn Draper and Reggie Grimes at left end. Even so, Alabama will still bring the monstrous duo of Cornelius Griffin and Kindal Moorehead to the table, and King had two sacks in limited work against Vanderbilt.

Meanwhile, defensive line is possibly the biggest weak point for Houston’s defense. Adriano Belli returns at one tackle, but Kevin Payne pushed returning starter Mike DeRouselle from his spot in the preseason. Depth is a factor here, too, with Houston yet to settle on a rotation pattern for their DL. Meanwhile, Alabama has nine or ten people available for work that have game experience, and the presence of Griffin and Moorehead are undeniable. Advantage: Alabama

LINEBACKERS

Houston is deep and talented here. Although they primarily utilize a 4-2-5 defensive set, the linebackers are some of the best players on the Cougs’ roster. Wayne Rogers, Jeremy Maxon, and Sam Hairston will action along with several others. Alabama, meanwhile, is down two linebackers again after suspensions claimed Darius Gilbert and Chris Horne for the game against Houston. The Tide does get starter Miguel Merritt back, but he will be making his first career start. Alabama will be left very thin in this game, and one or two injuries could spell disaster. Freshman defensive end Leslie Williams has been moved to OLB and will play, along with Jeremy Walker and possibly walk-ons Corey Bryan and Ross Gunnells. Advantage: Houston

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Another close one. JUCO transfer William Pettis has been a pleasant surprise for Houston, which also boasts a ton of experience among cornerbacks William Fields and Emile White and safeties Mike James, Micah Malone, Kenny Hill, and David Williams. Alabama counters with Kecalf Bailey, Milo Lewis, who was impressive in his debut, and Reggie Myles, a valuable player who can compete at either safety or corner. Free safety Tony Dixon looked much improved in the Vanderbilt game, combining with Myles to save two touchdowns and provide good run support.

Marcus Spencer, although not the fastest player in the SEC, is one of the headiest and will knock you flat out if he gets the chance. The difference in this battle may be the Tide’s depth and experience at corner, However, Houston has the superior edge in terms of safeties. That leaves a hard choice, and I have nothing better to say on the subject than Houston has had a history of injury problems in the secondary and the game is being played on Tide turf. That’s not very scientific, though, and it should bear noting that this is as close to being a tossup as you’re likely to see. Advantage: Alabama

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kicking was a sore spot for both teams last year, but it appears as if Alabama may have it licked. Punter Patrick Morgan had a much better debut than anyone thought he would, and kicker Ryan Pflugner looks better than he did last year. As for Houston, Mike Clark will be the placekicker. Punting, a woeful exercise last year, was still subpar against Rice, with the Cougs averaging 35.0 yards on 7 kicks. The return game is a push, with Alabama’s Milons, Richard, and Shontua Ray going against Ketric Sanford and Kendall Williams for Houston. The punting, combined with Pflugner’s experience, gives the Tide a slight edge. Advantage: Alabama

OVERALL

Alabama leads in six categories, Houston leads in two, while the defensive back category is just about even and could go either way. Houston is a stronger team than it was two years ago, as many of the same players in that game are back for this one. The quarterbacking has gotten better, the running more polished, and the defense a little stingier. Houston won against Rice in a sloppy game, but Alabama didn’t exactly look like polished silver against the Commodores. So what have we got here after all?

A number of Houston fans have been suggesting that the Cougars "held back" against Rice. I have been covering this sport long enough to know that there are only about five to ten teams playing college ball each year with the ability to "hold things back" against certain opponents, and invariably, those are the teams in positions one through five or ten in the AP poll. Frankly, if Houston plays like they did against Rice, they will be beaten convincingly. For those who have concentrated on Alabama’s struggle with Vanderbilt, it must be said that the Tide vastly improved from the first half to the second in that game, particularly in terms of concentration and execution.

Still, things are not all rosy for Alabama. Two linebackers and reserve placekicker Mark Wisniewski have been suspended for this game. The injury bug has bitten a starting center, starting defensive tackle, and reserve receiver. This is not the same game it was two weeks ago. What had been foreseen as a Tide shellacking will now be much closer. Can Houston win this game? Unlikely, but anything is possible these days in college football, particularly with the on- and off-the-field turmoil that is surrounding Alabama.

Alabama 31

Houston 19

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ELEPHANTS’ MEMORY:
NOW AND THEN, HOUSTON’S BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
By Will Webster
Staff Writer

Hear that? It’s just the second game of the season, and already the murmuring has begun: "What was wrong with the offense? What was wrong with the defense? What was wrong with the special teams?" Blah, Blah, Blah. The breezes of autumn are not yet cold, but the criticism of this year’s version of the Tide is already growing icy. Don’t forget what the Elephants’ Memory said last week – when it comes to Vandy, the record books can be thrown out the window. Not because either team is going to break the records, but because the outcome has very little to do with how high the Tide will rise later in the season. Just ask Jay Barker how great it felt after Bama beat an equally suspect bunch of Commodores 17-7 in 1994, when the Tide finished 12-1. Think how confident the fans must have been in 1989, when the crimson clad had to endure a 20-14 struggle in Nashville, only to win the SEC championship. Bama won the game. Leave it at that.

And now comes the University of Houston, a team that has never notched a win over Alabama. Starting with a narrow 3-0 victory in 1959, the Tide has defeated the unfortunate Cougars a total of eight times, more than any other former Southwest Conference foe. Granted, many of those victories have come at a time when Alabama was riding high and Houston had no real chance. But it wasn’t that way every time. Walk with me….

It was late October 1970, and a cold wind had begun to blow on the Capstone. For the boys in crimson, it was more than a cold wind; it was a full-blown blizzard of hard times. And you know how folks in Alabama like cold weather. Bama had started the season with a legendary 42-21 whipping in Birmingham at the hands of West Coast power U.S.C., in a game that opened the eyes of many to the possibilities of playing integrated football. And before the dust had settled, the Tide had gone to Jackson and been whalloped by the Rebels of Ole Miss, 48-23 – more than sufficient payback for the previous years’ heroics. And like the leaves of autumn, the times, they were a-changin’. In a tiny country in Southeast Asia, casualties were mounting as boys no older than those who strapped on football helmets each Saturday were falling to a sinister force called the Viet-Cong, which no one could see, hear or touch. National headlines were riveted on a college campus in Ohio, where students protesting the war in Vietnam were slain by armed police: Kent State. The nation was slowly bleeding.

And in a leather chair in a smoky office in Tuscaloosa, a weary Paul Bryant slumped over his desk and searched himself. Was it true what they said – that the Bear had grown old and worn, a relic in a houndstooth hat, a symbol of a bygone time?

The third Saturday in October had seen the mighty Tide humbled, savaged by its hated nemesis, the Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. Alabama’s trusty receiver, David Bailey, had recorded an eye-popping 12 receptions for 150 yards. But Scott Hunter threw a record five interceptions, and Bear’s boys fell hard in Knoxville, by the abysmal score of 24-0. It was the only time in the modern era (1958 for those whose blood runs crimson) that the Tide has failed to score against the hated Vols. A tie may be like kissing your sister, but a shutout is like kissing your brother. It’s usually more disgusting and looks even worse.

And there on the horizon was the University of Houston. A team having a whale of a year – ranked 15^th in the nation, touted to be every bit as good as Tennessee. Alabama would play them on the road. Then the wind began to blow. Even prognosticators from the Heart of Dixie began to say it out loud. Alabama would not, could not beat the mighty Cougars.

It wasn’t the Bear’s best team that found its way to Houston that October 24. In fact, judging by winning percentage, it was his worst. Bama would finish 6-5-1. But even then, on the ropes, with the wind blowing, howling, and even the faithful losing faith, there was still a tiny spark that was left. And as the shadows grew long over the Lone Star State, that tiny spark grew into a flicker, and then a flame. Bama left behind the vaunted passing attack and returned to what it knew – what had made it great – the running game. Stolid Johnny Musso bowed his head and plowed through the Cougars for a beefy 156 yards. But the game was salted, fittingly enough, on Steve Higginbotham’s dazzling interception on the Bama 20 yard line, which he magically returned into the Houston endzone, 80 yards away. The Tide triumphed over Houston by the sweet score of 30-21.

The moral of this story? Yes, never count the Tide out. Never. But equally appropriate, remember that victory does not always go to the team who is playing at home with the blessing of the pollmakers. The whispers of 1999 may yet turn into a wailing wind. For Bama’s 1970 team, the ghosts would not be exorcised until the following year, when Alabama unveiled the wishbone, and history began to be made. But on that night in Houston, the wind did stop blowing for a little while.

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BUILT ON CHARACTER
By John Hinds
Pro Beat / Boston Bureau Editor

BOSTON – The mark of a quality football team is the ability to look adversity square in the eye and respond.

The Alabama Crimson Tide football team did exactly that in their 28-17 opening game win over the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Whether it was the defections of Eric Locke and Travis Carroll, the difficulties faced by head coach Mike Dubose or falling behind on the road the Tide responded.

Any one of those could have derailed the season. Locke and Carroll’s defections coupled with the suspension of two players for the opening game could have sent ripples through the players. But this Tide team didn’t let it.

Coach Dubose change of direction on his personal situation could have devastated not only his coaching staff but also the players. It didn’t but seemed to have served as a catalyst to bring this team closer together.

After making three first downs in eight attempts in the first half against Vandy and committing eight penalties the Bama squad could have packed it in at halftime. It didn’t as the team saw only one flag fly against them in the second half. Couple that with the fact that Andrew Zow and Shaun Alexander finally got in gear in the final two quarters and the Tide rolled.

It wasn’t made any easier when Freddie Milons fumbled a punt and the Commodores pounced on their opportunity to take the lead. But the defense rose up and didn’t allow Vanderbilt a hint of the endzone the rest of the afternoon.

Seventy players dressed for Bama in that first game and 61 saw action including 23 players seeing their first action in a Division 1-A football game. That included five first time starters and two players, Dante Ellington and Saleem Rasheed who were in high school this time last year.

Other first timers included Antonio Carter, Gerald Dixon, Sam Collins, Tyler Watts, Patrick Morgan, Milo Lewis, Hirchel Bolden, Jeremy Walker, Shaun Bohanon, Ahmad Galloway, Phillip Weeks, Jay Stubbs, Marvin Constant, John Fielding, Kenny King, Todd Whitmore, Marcio Portis, Lannis Baxley, Bart Raulston, Theo Sanders and Jaret Jackson.

Rasheed is the first true freshman ever to start for the Tide on defense in the first game of the season.

Since 1973, the first year freshmen could start a varsity game, only seven players have started for Bama the first game. In addition to Rasheed and Ellington the others were Jim Bunch (1976), Larry Rose (1985), Matt Hammond (1990), Jon Stevenson (1991) and Terry Jones, Jr. (1998).

What does this all mean? Well this week the Tide will be a better and stronger team than we saw last week. For openers we play at home. Then we have given experience to the first timers and finally we have proven to ourselves, and the rest of the college football world, that this team has character.

But after all, that’s what the Alabama program has always been built on….character.

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FEARLESS FORECAST CONTINUES
By Jess Nicholas
Editor-at-Large

Last week: 11-0

Percentage: 1.000%

Season total: 11-0

Percentage 1.000%

Last week was a good week for the ol’ prediction department, but truth be told, a blind monkey could have probably done the same thing. Last week’s slate of games was supposed to have been lopsided, but someone forgot to tell Memphis and Appalachian State, who nearly pulled off miraculous upsets. This week, things aren’t much better. Only one intra-conference matchup is taking place, and of the remaining games, only Idaho-Auburn should be even remotely close. Still, this is football, not science.

CENTRAL FLORIDA AT FLORIDA

Even though Florida opens with two patsies, you’ve got to give Steve Spurrier credit for taking a chance with an in-state upstart who has looked decent in previous seasons. Florida showed some weaknesses last week, letting Western Michigan score a bunch and get rather close before finally putting them away. Central Florida won’t threaten like that, but their defense is improving and they play with a lot of heart. Florida will still roll in this one, but they would do well to work on the stop troops before Tennessee comes calling September 18^th. If Central Florida scores more than 20 in this one, you’ll know the Gators have problems.

Florida 50

UCF 17

SOUTH CAROLINA AT GEORGIA

Lou Holtz gets his first SEC test with a trip to Athens, and the timing couldn’t be much worse. The Gamecocks fought hard against N.C. State, but still looked inept on offense for most of the affair. Granted, the game was played, literally, in a hurricane, but some of the problems South Carolina have can’t be chalked up to inclement weather. Namely, they don’t have the horses to keep up with the Bulldogs. Phil Petty may not be the answer to the Gamecocks’ quarterback question; the problem is, that question isn’t multiple choice. USC has to find someone N-O-W. Georgia, meanwhile, breezed past Utah State and won’t be tripped up by a program in the infant stages of rebuilding.

Georgia 34

South Carolina 17

CONNECTICUT AT KENTUCKY

UConn is in the process of moving up to 1-A, and they still might have a better defense than Kentucky does. It would be hard to think of them having a worse offensive line, too. Kentucky looked terrible against Louisville, but they should still find the going easy against the Huskies. Kentucky can’t count anything for granted this year, though, as graduation has hurt this team terribly. Anything could happen in this scorefest, but the smart money says the Cats get their first W of the season.

Kentucky 44

UConn 24

NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT VANDERBILT

Even though Vanderbilt suffered another tough loss to Alabama, they showed that maybe, just maybe, good things lie ahead in Nashville. Vanderbilt has a strong linebacking corps and Greg Zolman looks like the best Commodore quarterback in ages. At first blush, that might seem like damning Zolman with faint praise, but the fact is that Vanderbilt has improved by leaps and bounds over 1998. Meanwhile, MAC also-ran Northern Illinois doesn’t have an offense, which is a bad problem made worse by Vanderbilt’s respectable defense. The Commodores have a chance to do some real damage to the visiting Huskies—and likely will.

Vanderbilt 31

N. Illinois 10

HOUSTON AT ALABAMA

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IDAHO AT AUBURN

The Tigers very nearly became the butt of a season-long joke by nearly losing to Appalachian State, having to skate past them the final minute to claim victory. Now, they face a team which beat Southern Mississippi in the Humanitarian Bowl last year. This is not what Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville needs—a strong, unheard-of team that most fans view as a patsy. If Tuberville loses this one, the pressure could build to a boil. The Vandals, meanwhile return 18 starters including their quarterback and entire offensive line, and should contend for if not win the Big West conference title. Still, this game is being played at Jordan-Hare stadium, where Auburn is tough to beat. It would be unlikely to pick an upset, but not unthinkable. Which begs the question: Who would be upsetting whom? All jokes aside, look for Auburn to pull it out in a close one.

Auburn 27

Idaho 24

NORTH TEXAS AT LOUISIANA STATE

Before last week, I would have picked the Bayou Bengals to romp over the Eagles, but after dumbing themselves down to San Jose State’s level, nothing is certain anymore for LSU. These things about North Texas, however, do bear mentioning: They will probably finish at the bottom of the Big West conference this year, they have little offense to speak of, and this game is in LSU. All that won’t make one whit of difference, though, should the Tigers show up disinterested and unconfident. LSU coach Gerry DiNardo has got to start putting some of these lesser opponents away, or he will be spending his Christmas vacation typing resumes.

LSU 34

North Texas 13

ARKANSAS STATE AT MISSISSIPPI

With the advent of high-powered offenses and with parity making waves on signing day, one would have thought we’d seen the last of 3-0 football games. Not so, it seems, as the Ole Miss Rebels undershot everyone’s expectations by playing a struggling Memphis program to a 50’s-era score. Fortunately for Ole Miss, they get to play a team even less worthy than Memphis this week. Poor Arkansas State has struggled for years to recruit in a state that produces little homegrown talent. Over the last two recruiting seasons, they have put together better results, but nothing that should rival Ole Miss. Arkansas State will score, but it is unlikely they can even slow down Romaro Miller, much less stop him. The Rebels could use this chance to develop some depth—and confidence, which must be shaken after the performance against Memphis.

Ole Miss 31

Arkansas State 19

MEMPHIS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE

Memphis has never been afraid of playing anyone, witness this year’s non-conference schedule—Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Missouri. Memphis started running this gauntlet last week when they held Ole Miss to a single field goal, but still lost. Memphis defensive coordinator John Thompson was brought in from Southern Miss, and it’s a safe bet that he had these first two games circled in red, wanting to take out frustrations on his former in-state rivals. The problem for the Bulldogs is this: Their offense isn’t as good as the Rebels’, and Ole Miss managed only three points. It would be foolish to predict another 3-0 game, but to say the Bulldogs will breeze through this one would be unwise. Memphis has a shot in this game, but it is very slim.

Mississippi State 17

Memphis 13

IDLE: Tennessee, Arkansas

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Depth Chart for Houston (*=true freshmen)

Staff Reports

OFFENSE

SE 80 Jason McAddley 8 Tim Bowens 85 Rob Egan

WR 84 Shamari Buchanan 26 Arvin Richard 36 Jay Stubbs

FL 15 Freddie Milons 7 Sam Collins 2 Antonio Carter*

TE 82 Terry Jones, Jr. 89 Theo Sanders 87 Johnavon Morgan

RT 65 Dante Ellington* 77 Bart Raulston 59 Chris Ray

RG 72 Will Cuthbert 56 Kenric Lott 73 Dennis Alexander*

C 75 Griff Redmill 58 Alonzo Ephraim* 74 Paul Hogan

LG 71 Marico Portis 70 Jason McDonald 79 Ray Marshall

LT 60 Chris Samuels 76 Lannis Baxley 64 Randall Shoultz*

QB 5 Andrew Zow 14 Tyler Watts 18 Luke Tucker

FB 30 Dustin McClintock 6 Marvin Brown ## Alex Malone

RB 37 Shaun Alexander 28 Shaun Bohanon 29 Ahmaad Galloway

PK 12 Ryan Pflugner ## Chris Kemp 47 Danny Haynes*

DEFENSE

RE 54 Kindal Moorehead 38 Shawn Draper 57 Canary Knight

RT 97 Cornelius Griffin 90 Jamie Carter 67 Kelvis White

LT 96 Jarrett Johnson* 61 Todd Whitmore 88 Kenny Smith

LE 55 Kenny King* 98 Reggie Grimes 94 Derek Sanders

RLB 10 Miguel Merritt 52 Corey Bryan 48 Leslie Williams*

MLB 45 Marvin Constant 9 Victor Ellis 27 Jeremy Walker*

LLB 11 Saleem Rasheed* 31 Adam Cox 68 Ross Gunnells

RCB 13 Kecalf Bailey 23 Reggie Myles 35 Roberto McBride*

FS 24 Tony Dixon 25 Hirchel Bolden* 19 Jason Jones

SS 41 Marcus Spencer 32 Phillip Weeks 46 John Fielding

LCB 21 Milo Lewis 4 Gerald Dixon* 33 Shontua Ray

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