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Linebackers

bamarodg — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:42:23 -0000

Since the arrest of jimmy johns and ezekial knight's situation who do you guys think will line up at linebacker against clemson. Given the option's wouldn't one assume that jerrel harris has to open at one of the outside backer spots. What do yall think mark barron's role will be. Im hoping terrance cody can come in and occupy two lineman and free up rolando. Is there anyone we have on the current roster who can really get after the quarterback,.

50 Songs I Love: #40: "Nighttime Ramblin' Man"

Nico2.0 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:18:36 -0000

#40
HANK WILLIAMS III
"Nighttime Ramblin' Man"
Album: Lovesick, Broke & Driftin'
2002

I'm an "old country" kind of guy: Hank Sr., Cash, Willie, Ernest Tubb, etc. The stuff that passes for country these days is ridiculous. Most of it is little more than "pop with twang." Anyway, Hank III has the pedigree for sure and he gets the job done on the mic as well. Oddly enough, he probably parties harder than his grandpa and dad put together (scary thought), or at least that's the image he's managed to project. There are other, more "old school" songs I would've liked to post instead, but "Nighttime Ramblin' Man" was one of the few high quality clips of his country stuff available on YouTube. Hank III also does a lot of metal, but I prefer his country side.

The List:

50: BLACK LIPS - "Cold Hands"
49: TV ON THE RADIO - "Wolf Like Me"
48: SNOOP DOGG (featuring PHARELL) - "Beautiful"
47: BATTLES - "Atlas"
46: MASTODON - "Blood and Thunder"
45: STARFLYER 59 - "I Win"
44: SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE - "Shelter From the Ash"
43: THE DIRTBOMBS - "Chains of Love"
42: THE WHITE STRIPES - "Seven Nation Army"
41: BECK - "Girl"

Les Miles is an idiot, and in other obvious news...

Kenny483 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:36:27 -0000

I am not sure if everyone has seen this quote from the LSU head coach.

There was no question the attendees still bask in last November's victory over former LSU head coach and Tide boss Nick Saban, and Miles brought down the house when he urged the faithful "not to make too much of that game as it seems like a lot of teams in Louisiana beat that team," referencing Alabama's shocking subsequent loss to Louisiana-Monroe.

I have two points that really irritate me about this sort of comment. One, it is designed to appease the lowest common denominator of fan base. I think it is classless, but then again I guess you would have to have class to lose it in the first place. Also, this comes his f-ck bama comment from last year, and his weird inability to refer to Alabama by an anything else than a distant third person reference (that team).

You would just think that someone who had just won a MNC and an SEC title would be able to let that speak for him. I just personally believe he is an idiot, and I look forward to watching him lose. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

As an aside, I know we all probably like Auburn losing more, but who would you rather see the agony of losing on their face; Tubberville, Miles, or Fulmer?

Favorite Bama YouTube Video...

TopDaddy — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:40:01 -0000

Kickoff is fast approaching, and it's time to start getting mentally fired up about the upcoming season. One of my favorite ways to do this is to watch a bunch of compilations of Bama football on YouTube. My request here is for everyone here to list or link the Alabama Football video that fires you up the most (doesn't have to be YouTube, I guess). I'm talking about chill bumps from start to finish, fighting back the tears because the tradition of Alabama Football just overcomes you. That kind of video or highlight is what I'm looking for here.

I have not seen any great one's lately, but this is the best I've seen in a while. I really just like the song. Just 39 days till kickoff. Let's get fired up...

Helmet Clash!

bammer — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:40:51 -0000

ESPN's "College Football Live" returns today and they have a cool contest going on. Its called Helmet Clash. Basically they have a matchup each day and you get to vote on which team has the coolest Helmet. The first one is Miami vs Georgia http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/story?page=helmetsmiamigeorgia

Alabama is up against Nevada on Thursday. I thought this would be a good way to show our support and plus its college football talk baby!

50 Songs I Love 41: "Girl"

Nico2.0 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:29:08 -0000

#41
BECK
"Girl"
Album: Guero
2005

Two entries in a row now where I prove I'm not a total obscurist snob. I'm not a fanatical Beck fan, but I like the albums that I have a lot and don't know why I haven't really kept up with getting his stuff. Anyway, this is the song that got me back into checking out his stuff (I think I stopped around Odelay the first time.)

The List:

How do I set up Xbox Live?

outsidethesidelines — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:29:36 -0000

I've been playing '09 on the 360, and was wondering what all you have to do, and what all you need, in order to set up Xbox Live? I'm pretty sure there is a subscription fee, but isn't it relatively cheap? Also, I have high-speed Internet, so that shouldn't be an issue.

Anyway, I was hoping some of the more hardcore techies around here could help me out.

And why in the world did SBNation put in this 75 word requirement crap?

50 Songs I Love 42: "Seven Nation Army"

Nico2.0 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:24:24 -0000

#42
THE WHITE STRIPES
"Seven Nation Army"
Album: Elephant
2003

I'm not always Captain Obscurity. There are plenty of bands I love that sell millions of records and sell lots of concert tickets. The White Stripes are one of those bands. There are a dozen songs I could've picked for them because they've been so prolific, but to me, "Seven Nation Army" is one of their signature songs. The riff is monstrous and catchy and will probably go down as one of the "signature riffs" of our generation...particularly in Europe where it has become an unofficial anthem of sorts at soccer games. Search "Seven Nation Army soccer" on YouTube and you'll find a million videos of soccer related stuff set to that song or like in this video, fans chanting the music.

The List:

Tennessee Gets New Unis...

outsidethesidelines — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:49:05 -0000

And a little of us dies inside. The guys at 3SIB have the new specs, and I'm afraid it's more puke orange. It looks like their uniforms often did under Majors.

via 3rdsaturdayinblogtober.files.wordpress.com

To fulfill the 75 words requirement... puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke, puke.

A.J. McCarron

BamaFrazier — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:56:16 -0000

There are some good stats on ESPN RISE Elite 11 quarterback and Alabama commit A.J. McCarron at the following page: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3490003

My favorite part of the writeup: "Impressed evaluators at the Las Vegas EA SPORTS Elite 11 regional camp by showing good poise, accuracy and consistency." Ah, consistency, ... that's what we need more than anything right now.

We're going to have to bulk him up, though, if he is giong to take the pounding that an SEC quarterback receives -- even one with a good offensive line.

50 Songs I Love: 43: "Chains of Love"

Nico2.0 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:44:45 -0000

#43
THE DIRTBOMBS
"Chains of Love"
Album: Ultraglide in Black
2001

Two friends of mine in two different cities that have never met have very similar music tastes and both have introduced me to tons of great music in the last year. When The Dirtbombs announced their tour dates earlier this year, both friends suggested I check out their show at Bottletree in April. It was a cheap ticket so I took their advice having only heard 2-3 songs by the band. I'm glad I took their advice because Mick Collins and company completely destroyed.

Ultraglide in Black is an album of mostly Motown and R&B covers done garage rock style and it is awesome. Their own compositions are great too, but "Chains of Love" is the first song I heard by them and what got me hooked. Yeah, I was 6-7 years late to the party, but hey, better late than never...

The List:

50 Songs I Love: 44: "Shelter From The Ash"

Nico2.0 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:16:12 -0000

#44
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE
"Shelter From The Ash"
Album: Shelter From The Ash
2007

I had no idea who this band was until last fall. I was having dinner at a friend's house and he put this album on the turntable and I was absolutely stunned by what came out of the speakers. Unfortunately, the first song I heard by them, "Alone With The Alone" is nowhere to be found on the YouTubes, but the title track "Shelter From The Ash" is good too (though I think there are much stronger tracks on the album.)

This is this band's 10th album and I'd never even heard of them prior to that night. It wound up being one of my favorite records of the year last year. I'm happy to know that there will always be incredible music out there for me to discover. You'll never find it all and you'll never even get close to finding it all. Fast forward to January 2008. Six Organs of Admittance is playing The Earl in Atlanta. Tickets are super cheap and 3-4 of my friends are going over. The show is on a not very convenient Monday night. I really wanted to go, but had class on Tuesday. I decided to go the grown up route and skipped the show knowing I had an important class to attend the next day. I get up in the morning to an email from the prof saying class was cancelled for the day. Yeah, that was hard to read. Anyway, the guitar solo in this song is incredible. Enjoy...

The List:

50: BLACK LIPS - "Cold Hands"
49: TV ON THE RADIO - "Wolf Like Me"
48: SNOOP DOGG (featuring PHARELL) - "Beautiful"
47: BATTLES - "Atlas"
46: MASTODON - "Blood and Thunder"
45: STARFLYER 59 - "I Win"

Being a part of 3rd Saturday

BigBamaDaddy — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:52:20 -0000

Well, about a month and a half back I got a job working shipping for a company that makes football gear - everything from tackling dummies and sleds to screen-printed conference vests, goal posts and pads for Football teams from HS to NFL. Today I had to practice humility, as we're doing new goalpost pads for the University of Tennessee.

It's a great job, and very cool for a football fan to be a part of, but of all the things to happen...a Bama fan displaced in Connecticut, and making stuff for the Vols!?

Somehow, some way, I've gotta sneak a Roll Tide in the packaging.

Early lines favor Clemson by 5

kleph — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:30:02 -0000

ed.- bumped from the fanposts. gambling is bad, m'kay?

You know football season is getting close when Vegas decide to get in on the action. This week, several of the bigger sports books have released a limited number of lines on games for the 2008 NCAA football season.

As usual, I’m less interested in the information for investment purposes but rather as a barometer of how the matchups are being perceived (particularly given the variance in early-season polls). And according to the Las Vegas Sports Commission Clemson will be favored by five against Alabama at the Georgia Dome on Aug. 30.

HT: Fanhouse

50 Songs I Love: 45: "I Win"

Nico2.0 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:44:10 -0000

#45: STARFLYER 59 - "I Win" (album: My Island): A comment from bamavicki on the most recent "RBR Gospel Hour" inspired this next choice. While Starflyer 59 are by no means "gospel music" lead singer/guitarist/front man/primary songwriter Jason Martin has never hidden his religious convictions in interviews or things like that. They're one of the few openly religious bands that has a lot of cred in secular circles (probably because the lyrics aren't overtly or often even perceptibly religious.) Anyway, this band has been going since 1993 and I've been with them every step of the way and have everything they've ever put out. They have a new record coming out soon too! They're pretty obscure, so they haven't put out a lot of videos which made me limit my song choice greatly (I think I had two to choose from.) In their early days they were really heavy (example from '95 here), which is probably hard for people to imagine with their poppier current sound, but it's been a natural progression. They truly sound different every time they record a record and that's one of the reasons I love them. Oh yeah, the people in the video aren't the band. There's no way anybody in that video is old enough to have put out records in 1993. I should also add that while I like this song, there are infinitely better tracks on the record. They've should've consulted with me about what to pick for the single.

The List:

50: BLACK LIPS - "Cold Hands"
49: TV ON THE RADIO - "Wolf Like Me"
48: SNOOP DOGG (featuring PHARELL) - "Beautiful"
47: BATTLES - "Atlas"
46: MASTODON - "Blood and Thunder"

50 Songs I Love: 46: Mastodon - "Blood and Thunder"

Nico2.0 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:11:39 -0000

#46: MASTODON - "Blood and Thunder" (album: Leviathan): I was going to hold off on posting a Mastodon song for quite some time for two main reasons. 1) I think the Battles song from yesterday probably scared most people off from ever viewing this series of fanposts again (I promise I listen to a lot of normal music and there will be plenty of it here) and 2) in the five bands posted so far, this is the second one from Atlanta. Anyway, since Moby Dick came up yesterday in the comments for the "antediluvian" word of the day post (thanks Bamagrad), I figured I couldn't pass up an opportunity to post a song from everyone's favorite metal concept album about Moby Dick, Leviathan. (Oh yeah, any of you out there that are Aqua Teen Hunger Force fans probably have heard this band and just didn't realize it. They gave this primer on proper movie going etiquette...which also happens to be completely not safe for work)

P.S. - If you have a clown phobia, this video is NOT for you.

If you want to check out a few other tracks..."Seabeast" is the song that got me into these guys..."Iron Tusk" has a vaguely Tide related title.

The List:

50: BLACK LIPS - "Cold Hands"
49: TV ON THE RADIO - "Wolf Like Me"
48: SNOOP DOGG (featuring PHARELL) - "Beautiful"
47: BATTLES - "Atlas"

Star jackson

bamarodg — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:21:07 -0000

Is there anyone out there who believes Bama will deploy a 2 quarterback system and try to take the pressure of of JP. With our defense as this as thin as it is a little ball control dual quarterback threat couldn't hurt could it? And without question jackson is the starter next year so why not get his feet wet? With our goaline offense as bad as it was last year a 2 back shotgun set with jackson or even burton scott has to be an option saban has thought about. Not since freddie milons or david palmer have we seen bama do anything like this and as i recall it as pretty successful then. I dont think i can relive the end of the first half at scott stadium again

Historical Rosters?

crbama — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:17:39 -0000

HI everyone

New position at work has cut my rollbamaroll.com time to about nill unfortunately, but I do have the rss feed on my igoogle home page, so get the news updates at least. One thing i miss for sure though is the side discussions and comments, which i rarely get to read these days. Looks like the community is live and well though, so that's great to see.

Anyway

I recently found out my father is friends with someone who played for Coach Bryant in the 60's and I wanted to look him up, but can't find a site with historical rosters, stats, etc. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Roll Tide everyone

blog

warrenlucille@ymail.com — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:34:26 -0000

thanks for letting me join. when bama is down im still pulling for them. i tell everyone we will come back and we will. over the years bama has had their problems but now i think all of that is behind us. my grandson has plans on attending alabama and i will be so proud to tell people that he goes to the number 1 school in the nation. i think nick saban will have a big impact on our players in the future and they will play their hearts out.

A Question from Vol-Land

lawvol98 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:57:54 -0000

Everyone, this is lawvol from Gate21.net, and I have a question for you. I just did an article on Tennessee's big rivalries, in which I concluded that the Tide is by far the most significant rivalry, and said some really nice things about you all. Anyway, my question is this:

How significant is Tennessee to Alabama as a rival?

I'd really like to know what you all think.

You can also leave any nasty-grams over on my site and the article: The State of Hate: Football Rivalries at Tennessee.

Ya'll be good now, and feel free to drop by and let me know your thoughts (or you can leave them here)...