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T-TOWN BAR GOES CRIMSON & WHITE // NEW OWNER BUYS MIKE'S BAR AND CHANGES NAME AND REPUTATION Tim Gillaspie knows what the people of Tuscaloosa really want. When he first set up shop in T-Town he sold...

CECE JEFFERSON // STAR PROSPECT LOVES EVERYTHING ABOUT BAMA Alabama hosted highly-touted linebacker/defensive end CeCe Jefferson of Glen St. Mary-Baker County, FL on an official visit for the Texas A&M...

SEC FOOTBALL // WEEK 7 RECAP USA Today released its new top 25 coaches’ poll. The Southeastern Conference rejoices as one of its own now ranks supreme. The magnolia state is at an all-time high. It was...

SABAN’S 100TH // RECRUITING UPDATE // BARNETT PLAYING UP TO STANDARDS Alabama's star quarterback Blake Barnett of Santiago HS in Corona, CA is rounding into form. The 6-4, 205-pound Barnett, who might be...

WATER LAWS STILL MURKY // TUSCALOOSANS MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD “Before I put on my penny loafers to become a lawyer, I believed water flowed downhill on the path of least resistance,” said Bennett...

ALABAMA'S OFFENSE // TURNING THE TIDE Secure tackles. Create pressure. Force turnovers. Alabama’s head coach Nick Saban changed the culture with defense. Be physical. Impose your will. Make them quit....

BAMA RECRUITING UPDATE // ALABAMA FEELS LIKE HOME TO ELITE O. T. // COACHES ARE A BIG FACTOR A top priority for the Crimson Tide staff is to add a couple of offensive tackles to the 2015 class. One of the...

FIELD OR PRESS BOX? // WHAT BEST SUITS AN OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR? Head coaches attract a lot of attention, but the chess game in football starts with the coordinators. Whether its offense or defense, a...

RAM IN A JAM // THE SAGA OF STEWY It started off as a routine Saturday. At the full-glass storm door looking onto the front lawn, our three dogs began raising a unified ruckus, their usual behavior. If one...

BAMA IS READY FOR FLORIDA // SABAN TALKS GATORS AND MORE On the Southern Miss game: "We definitely played better as the game went on. Didn't start out great in the game. But as the game went on, we played...