'We felt sure Bama would beat Notre Dame and end the season undefeated...' (Alabama-Notre Dame memories)-al.com"We attended many games and were thrilled to be in New Orleans for this one. We felt sure Bama would beat Notre Dame and end the season undefeated and be a concensus National Champion."
One old woman...started swinging her umbrella...yelling 'go to hell, Notre Dame...' (Alabama-Notre Dame memories)-al.com"We met friends who came from all over the country and we all squeezed into the RV, sleeping on the floor, stairs, etc. We had a great time partying all week with Alabama fans, who were friendly and fun, and being a bunch of ND guys, we especially loved the Southern girls."
This dad was already elated to receive the same type of hat that legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant used to wear as a Christmas gift, but then his son told him to look inside the hat for the bigger surprise. Aww. Roll Tide.
When Paul W. "Bear" Bryant was hired by the University of Alabama in 1958, the coach told both the incoming recruits and the holdovers from the previous teams -- well, those who survived his brutal offseason-conditioning program -- that if they weren't there to win a national championship they were in the wrong place.
When No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama face off in the Discover BCS Championship game in just over two weeks, one thing will be clear: both teams earned their ticket to Miami, and deservedly so. Many on both fronts will claim that the other benefited from a light schedule and that they merely backed their way into the title game, but that is simply
As Alabama prepares to play Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship Game, you probably can divide the Crimson Tide fan base in two basic groups: The first group includes fans whose emotions stir when they think of Notre Dame — deep, old emotions, comi...
Editor’s note: Each day between now and Alabama's date with Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship, we will review the season for a key Crimson Tide player or coach and attempt to project what’s next for him. Today we’ll look at left tackle Cyrus Kouandjio.
Freshman DB Geno Smith adapts to Saban's system-Dothan Eagle AlabamaGetting screamed at by inpatient coaches is nobody’s idea of fun. But Alabama’s veterans say the time to worry is when they stop yelling at you.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, although my fellow members of the Grown Men Species must not be able to remember from year-to-year that all is not wonderful -- specifically the futility of Christmas shopping on December 24. Were it a movie, it would be “Zombies At The Mall.”
The year in college football saw a slew of scandals off the field and the return to prominence on it of one of the most storied program. From the good (Johnny Manziel) to the bad (Bobby Petrino) to the ugly (Jerry Sandusky), here are the top 5 stories of 2012: