[caption id="attachment_30866" align="alignright" width="199" caption="Taylor Dugas during regular practice session at Sewell-Thomas Baseball Stadium.
Basketball was supposed to hold Tide fans over during the spring. This team was supposed to be special.
I had a talk with chief copy editor John Davis on Monday about how, at Alabama, football is so entrenched in everyone’s mind that there is little room for other sports to develop their own identity.
I make no apologies for being a New England sports fan. My dad grew up in Melrose, Mass., about seven miles north of Boston, and though I am from Houston, Texas, my dad ensured that I would grow up a fan of all the Boston teams.
Winning a national championship in any sport takes not only exceptional execution of plays, but also a well thought-out game plan.
What has three national championships, two Heisman trophies, a dead tree and a passion that holds it all together?
[caption id="attachment_27879" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Nick Saban hoists the Coaches' Trophy after the Crimson Tide's victory over LSU.
Heroes are born from great opportunities; they rise to the occasion when called upon and lead despite odds that may seem insurmountable. On Monday night, Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron was Alabama’s hero. “We knew coming into the game somebody else had to step up,” McCarron said.
Zero. This word now has a special meaning for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Many believed the Tide had zero chance to make the BCS National Championship game after its loss to LSU on Nov.
Although the LSU is seen as primarily a running oriented offense, there is no bigger weapon for the Tigers than wide receiver Rueben Randle.
