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November 22, 2007

Veteran Southern Miss team to test Tide

TUSCALOOSA — Alabama’s basketball team faces another good early test when Southern Mississippi visits Coleman Coliseum tonight at 7 p.m.

Tide looking for identity

TUSCALOOSA — Nick Saban thought he knew what his team was about when it put together 60 minutes and drilled Tennessee.

Wilson remains plenty confident

TUSCALOOSA — John Parker Wilson had an opportunity to turn an embarrassing afternoon into a close call last Saturday.


November 20, 2007

Saban’s comments create controversy

TUSCALOOSA — If you expected national fallout following Nick Saban’s comments in his Monday press conference, Tuesday held little suspense.

Tide’s Gilberry wants an Iron Bowl memory

TUSCALOOSA — If he has Iron Bowl memories, Wallace Gilberry isn’t sharing. Of course, do you show friends wedding photos or funeral shots?


November 19, 2007

Belmont beats Bama on late jumper

TUSCALOOSA — Apparently, if you want to tweak the SEC, this is your week to play Alabama. The Belmont Bruins, 0-for-12 against the SEC in basketball, defeated Alabama 85-83 when Justin Hare made a 14-foot jumper over Mykal Riley with 2.2 seconds remaining in Monday night’s game at Coleman Coliseum.

Bowl invite not a certainty for Bama yet

TUSCALOOSA — Suddenly, a bowl trip for Alabama’s football team isn’t the sure thing it appeared four weeks ago.

Saban hopes last loss will get his team’s attention

TUSCALOOSA — The cracks that appeared in Alabama’s team chemistry after the Mississippi State loss are looking more like fissures after Tide coach Nick Saban labeled Saturday’s defeat against the University of Louisiana at Monroe “catastrophic” and “humiliating.”


November 18, 2007

Alabama hosts Belmont in basketball

TUSCALOOSA — Belmont, which has represented the Atlantic Sun Conference in the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons, brings its sharpshooting offense to Coleman Coliseum tonight against Alabama.

Stunned Bama tries to regroup

TUSCALOOSA — It was an embarrassing, surprising defeat for Nick Saban’s first season trying to lead a once-powerful program back to glory.


November 17, 2007

Wake me up when November ends

TUSCALOOSA — The scoreboard was glowing in the dusk, almost mocking the Alabama Crimson Tide as players walked to the locker room.

Ken Rogers column: Welcome back, Textbook 5

TUSCALOOSA — Welcome back, Antoine Caldwell, Marlon Davis, Glen Coffee, Chris Rogers and Marquis Johnson.

Tide notes: Mustin frustrated


November 16, 2007

No room to breathe for Bama against La. Monroe

The end is near. That’s not a theme for a revival, just an observation while looking at the University of Alabama’s football schedule.


November 15, 2007

Bama seniors want to win home finale

TUSCALOOSA — Alabama will honor its 22 seniors before Saturday’s game against the University of Louisiana at Monroe.


November 14, 2007

Capps attemps to fill void on offensive line

TUSCALOOSA — A year ago, Chris Capps all but became the poster boy for what was wrong with Alabama.


November 12, 2007

Tide set for road test at Mercer

TUSCALOOSA — If Alabama was overlooking its first road trip of the season, Mercer got the Tide’s attention this weekend.

Alabama notebook: No pay-per-view for Tide due to afternoon start

The advertised pay-per-view broadcast of this week’s game against the University of Louisiana at Monroe was scrubbed, although Tide head coach Nick Saban said he didn’t know why.

Tide players let feelings be known after game

TUSCALOOSA — It was a long walk from the sideline to the locker room for the Alabama Crimson Tide following Saturday’s 17-12 loss at Mississippi State.


November 10, 2007

Tiffin provides Tide offense

Leigh Tiffin did his job Saturday. The sophomore kicker scored all of Alabama’s points with four field goals on kicks of 39, 29, 51 and 50 yards.

Rogers: Offensive line bears weight of suspensions

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Balance? How can there be balance on offense when things up front change faster than a NASCAR pit crew?

Big play turns Tide

STARKVILLE, Miss. — He couldn’t take a sack.


November 09, 2007

Tide better be careful

Alabama faces one of its biggest tests this week then the No. 21-ranked Crimson Tide visits Mississippi State in a classic “trap” game.


November 08, 2007

MSU benefits from improved quarterback play

Mississippi State had just been shellacked 38-13 by West Virginia, the Bulldogs’ third loss in their past four games.

Uncertain expectations face Bama basketball

TUSCALOOSA — Alabama opens its basketball season tonight with more question marks than any of coach Mark Gottfried’s recent teams.


November 07, 2007

Tide’s Arenas pleased with his progress on defense

TUSCALOOSA — Javy Arenas reverses his field, backtracks a bit, then shakes his head, beaten.


November 06, 2007

Tide’s Lowe looking forward to MSU game

TUSCALOOSA — Jonathan Lowe was sitting in the Bryant-Denny Stadium stands last season, watching his future Alabama teammates get pushed around by Mississippi State and almost feeling responsible.


November 05, 2007

Johnson had productive night against LSU

TUSCALOOSA — Alabama free safety Rashad Johnson had more “production points” against LSU than any Crimson Tide defensive player has accumulated in any game this season, coach Nick Saban said Monday.

Saban prepares team for big game against MSU

TUSCALOOSA — Nick Saban refused to say it before the LSU game. Alabama’s football coach was saving it for this week.

Chances were there for Tide to pull upset

TUSCALOOSA — A day after the Tide was all but eliminated from the SEC West race, perhaps the story is less how Alabama lost to then-third-ranked LSU, but how the Crimson Tide was in a position to win a game it badly lost along the line of scrimmage.

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