ALABAMA RUMORS & GOSSIP

Pettway Returns To Coaching Spot

When Dan Hipsher left the Alabama basketball coaching staff to take the head coaching job at Texas Pan-American, Crimson Tide Coach Anthony Grant had to find a replacement. As it turns out, Grant had to look only as far as the office of director of basketball operations.
Via alabama.scout.com
20 hours ago  |  Discuss

Shattered Alabama BCS trophy sells for 100K

Accidents can be costly. Just ask the newest owner of Alabama's broken 2011 BCS Championship trophy. The crystal ball (or what is left of it) -- it was shattered after being knocked off its stand by the father of long snapper Carson Tinker -- was put on auction Sunday afternoon at the school's celebrity golf tournament. It was valued at 30,000 when insurance replaced it...
Via Fox Sports South
23 hours ago  |  Discuss

Alabama Auctions Off Broken 2012 BCS Championship Trophy for $105K (Photo)

Given Alabama’s college football success in recent years, what’s one broken BCS championship trophy? Last year, the father of Crimson Tide long snapper Carson Tinker actually broke the Crimson Tide’s reward for its first place BCS ranking in 2011, knocking over the table on which the crystal football sat. The university ordered a replacement for $30,000, no hard feelings were...
Via NESN.com Verified_ybn
23 hours ago  |  Discuss
SHATTERED TREAURE

Broken 'Bama BCS Trophy sells for $105K

At the Alabama Crimson Tide Celebrity Golf Tournament on Sunday, the Crimson Tide auctioned off the broken 2011 BCS Championship Crystal Ball Trophy.  Last April, the trophy had been accidentally broken and it was reportedly valued at $30,000.  On Sunday, the trophy was auctioned off for more than three times that much and went for a whopping $105,000.  That’s an obscene amount...
Via Diehardsport Verified_ybn
1 day ago  |  Discuss

Broken 2011 BCS National Championship Trophy Sells For Over 3 Times What It Was Originally Worth

For those who don’t remember, Alabama’s 2011 BCS National Championship trophy was accidentally shattered after the father of one of the players on the Crimson Tide tripped and knocked it over last April. Yesterday, however, those shattered remains proved to be worth way more than anyone could have imagined. The trophy, originally valued at $30,000, was sold at Alabama’s celebrity...
Via College Spun Verified_ybn
1 day ago  |  Discuss

UGA president Dr. Michael Adams regrets "Not getting the final five yards against Alabama."

UGA president Dr. Michael Adams. What is retiring University of Georgia president Dr. Evil Michael Adams biggest regret when it comes to his role in interfering with shaping the UGA athletic program in his administration? Is it hiring Jim Harrick Sr. as men's basketball coach, which ended in a big academic scandal? No. Is it his firing of the legendary Vince Dooley...

Nick Saban's Alabama Sports Hall of Fame display includes game plan and box of Little Debbie snacks.

Items in Nick Saban's Alabama Sports Hall of Fame display case. Via: al.com. Alabama head football coach Nick Saban will be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday. This is a pretty impressive achievement considering that he's only been a citizen of the state since 2007. A display honoring his forthcoming membership includes various Saban memorabilia...
Via Shirts With Random Triangles Verified_ybn
3 days ago  |  Discuss

Nick Saban gives recruits 111 reason to commit to Alabama via awesome recruiting poster.

Alabama has been sending out the above poster of the football jerseys of players who played for Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban during his career as an HC that went on to be selected in the NFL Draft. "That includes 33 players drafted in his 6 years at the University of Alabama," the poster notes. Saban also signed the poster, adding "The process begins...
Via Shirts With Random Triangles Verified_ybn
4 days ago  |  Discuss
HE'LL GET YOU THERE

Saban sends potential recruits persuasive pic

Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban has been sending out this photo of prospects that he recruited or coached that ended up in the NFL.  Personally, I think it should just be a list of players that he coached that went drafted (which would still be a long list).  Sure, showing which players he recruited shows that he can identify talent, but it only makes me think of the fact that he...
Via Diehardsport Verified_ybn
4 days ago  |  Discuss

Alabama’s McCarron Has a Shot at Becoming College Football’s G.O.A.T.

There are plenty of names in the conversation: Archie Griffin, Tim Tebow, Roger Stabauch, Barry Sanders and Hershel Walker to name a few. Nobody, however, can step forward and definitively name one player as the single greatest player in college football history, which make it a great conversation. Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron has a serious shot of inserting himself into that...
Via Know It All Football Verified_ybn
6 days ago  |  Discuss

Bling Bling: Alabama Unveils BCS Championship Rings

In what seems to be an annual event, the Crimson Tide were presented their “bling” in the form of yet another BCS National Championship ring. The version this year? Well, flashy is a bit of an understatement.  Cornerback Daniel Geddes posted a few pictures of his ring on Facebook.  Clearly, the 15th National Championship ring is as beautiful as it gets. @UofAEquipment tweeted...
Via College Spun Verified_ybn
7 days ago  |  Discuss

Alabama Crimson Tide gets awesome National Championship rings

The Alabama Crimson Tide have won three of the last four college football National Championships and it is safe to say that they’ve earned these extravagant rings. The rings have three crystal footballs on top to symbolize the three BCS National Championships they have won the last four years, the score from the National Championship game and their record on the side, and then...
Via Diehardsport Verified_ybn
7 days ago  |  Discuss

Photos: Alabama’s 2012 national championship rings

Tweet   The Alabama Crimson Tide football team capped off their 2012 season by defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in this year’s BCS National Championship game. BCS titles have become almost common place in Tuscaloosa, with three coming over the last four years. So is collecting the rings that come with them for guys [...]
Via Los That Sports Blog Verified_ybn
7 days ago  |  Discuss

Video: Alabama Crimson Tide picked by oddsmakers to win 2013 football title

It does not take an expert to pick that Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide will win the national title in 2013-14.  Christion Jones has been mentioned as a kid that could do a lot for Alabama this year. The only problem is that most people don’t know what side of the ball that he will be playing on. This video throws around a few other names that could enter the conversation...
Via Players View Verified_ybn
8 days ago  |  1 Comment

Nick Saban Auctions $10.95 Million Home Because Family Has Another House Next to Same Lake (Photos)

Nick Saban coaches Alabama, so maybe that’s why he would want to get rid of a home in Georgia. But no — the coach of the reigning college football champs says the real reason he’s dumping the 9,600-square-foot, six-bedroom, $10.95 million monstrosity at 112 Whipporwill Lane in Clayton, Ga., is simply because his family has another home on Lake Burton. Two would just be too...
Via NESN.com Verified_ybn
13 days ago  |  Discuss
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