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Alabama Basketball Sweeps Auburn, Wins 20th Game

by Layne Gerbig
written by Layne Gerbig

#8 Alabama (20-6, 15-2) has swept Auburn in the regular season for the first time since the 2014-2015 season. It wasn’t always pretty, but in the end the Tide was able to capitalize off of Auburn’s season-high number of turnovers in a 70-58 win over their archrivals.

Auburn (12-14, 6-11) came as close as five points away with 8:05 left in the game. But a 10-0 run with five minutes left allowed Bama to pull away by 15 late. Jaden Shackelford scored 15 second half points, 23 in total, as he easily became Alabama’s leading scorer following a dominating second half. John Petty Jr. finished with 11, Herbert Jones finished with 10. Quinerly came off the bench to score 11.

The Tigers were without Sharife Cooper again due to injury, and short-handed Auburn turned it over a season high 23 times. Alabama capitalized and scored 24 points off of those turnovers.

Alabama, with the win, recorded their 30th 20-win season in program history, and their first since the 2016-2017 season.

Alabama shot 40% from the floor and 28.6% from beyond the arc. In what’s been a slow couple of weeks in the shooting department, the Tide was able to find key shooters to get it done when they needed to and often enough. Bama was outrebounded 46-35 in the win, but it turned out that it didn’t matter. The starters came off the floor with 60 seconds left in the blowout win.

What’s Next?

Alabama will play in Athens, GA in the regular season finale against UGA Saturday at 1:00pm Central.

Layne Gerbig is the lead basketball analyst for Tide Talk Sports. He can be followed on Twitter via @LayneG_TTS.

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ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Thank you Landon

by jakethomastide
written by jakethomastide

Landon Dickerson transferred to Alabama right before fall camp in 2019 from Florida State, and was announced as starter at Right Guard for the 2019 season. He eventually became the Center, and not did he solidify the offensive line, but he also stole the hearts of the Alabama faithful as well.

Landon was no doubt the heart and soul of the team this year, and he won the team and fans over by not only his on field antics, but his play as well. I don’t remember many, if any, defenders getting past Landon this past year. But the first tear jerking moment from Landon came in the SEC Championship game, when a Florida player took a cheap shot at Landon’s knee, and tore his ACL. Before they took him off by a cart to the back, everyone on the sideline went and gave him a high-five or hugged him, then he gave the thumbs up to the Bama faithful in the building. Then, the last few minutes of the game, he was still on the cart but had them bring him back to watch the team pull out a victory to make its way to the College Football playoffs.

After Alabama took care of Notre Dame, they were playing Ohio State in the National Championship game, Landon Dickerson suited up, full pads, warmed up before the game with the team, 5 days removed from ACL surgery. He was the only captain who took the coin toss for Bama, and the second tear jerking moment was when Landon asked Saban to go out in the victory formation for the last two snaps of the game.

Landon, Alabama will always be apart of you forever, we will never forget all you’ve done for the University and definitely will not forget the story behind your truck front bumper. Thank you for being a great ambassador for the University and go kill it in the NFL.

Jake Thomas is the Co-Founder and VPO of TideTalkSports.com. You can follow him on Twitter @jakethomastide.

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Alabama Football: My Predictions vs. Notre Dame

by Layne Gerbig
written by Layne Gerbig

The day is finally upon us, fellow Alabama fans. It’s the day the Tide plays the Irish, an event that occurs rarely, and has only occured 7 times to date. Believe it or not, Alabama does not hold the edge in the series, with Notre Dame holding a 5-2 advantage all-time. Here’s to bringing us one step closer to . 500 this year.

The Spread: Bama -19.5

I may be in the minority here, but all the while I’ve been saying this game will be much closer than the 2013 BCS Championship game. I believe the Irish are capable of covering and making it at least a little bit of a game. With that said, my pick here is Notre Dame +19.5

Score Prediction: 42-31 Alabama

As a Catholic, this game excites me on so many levels. I always love watching the Tide play Notre Dame. All seems right in the world when it happens. With that said, I don’t think Notre Dame has any chance to win.  I hope for it to be a good game, though, and I believe it will be, relatively. Roll Tide!

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Alabama Football: Rose Bowl Preview and Prediction

by Cory Dees
written by Cory Dees

Friday afternoon the Alabama Crimson Tide are set to square off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the illustrious Rose Bowl trophy and a spot in the College Football National Championship game. These two storied programs are both coming into this game trying to shake off poor defensive performances in their previous league championship games. Alabama was able to capture the SEC championship with their win over Florida, however, Notre Dame fell to Clemson in the ACC championship game. This will be a war of attrition, and without Landon Dickerson, can Bama continue their dominance? We will take a look at some of the keys to this game and I will give my analysis and prediction.

From the outside perspective, many people believe Alabama will win this game without much resistance, but Notre Dame has some pierces that can give Bama problems. The popular question is “can ND keep up with Bama’s offense”, to keep this short and sweet, no. Alabama comes into the Rose Bowl averaging 49.7 points per game and can stress a defense in several different ways. Enter Heisman hopefuls Mac Jones and his number one target, Devonta Smith. Both players feed of each other and they understand the nuances before and during particular plays. If those 2 were not a handful on their own, Alabama also has the best running back in CFB, Najee Harris, who is coming off a career performance against the Gators in Atlanta. A steady diet of the run game is the is usually the key to open the play action game that Mac Jones excels in, but if Clark Lea, Notre Dame Defensive Coordinator, attempts to shut down the run early; we have seen Bama then utilize the pass to set up the run.

Another point I have not seen many people talk about is that this game will be played on the same type of turf that Mercedes-Benz Stadium has. This will again help the Alabama skill position players use their speed and route running ability to create separation. Notre Dame has a good defense, after studying their film I was impressed with their defensive linemen’s ability to contain the correct gaps and set the edge for their linebackers to make a play. The problem ND’s defense is the same for Bama’s, both linebacking units struggle against the pass. Look for Bama and ND to try and exploit this weakness on several occasions. I think Notre Dame can keep this game close and make it into the fourth quarter, but Bama’s combination of their lethal offense and an opportunistic defense will be too much to handle for the Irish. My official prediction is 48-31 Alabama win. Roll Tide

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Cory Dees is an Alabama football and recruiting analyst for Team Tide Talk. Follow him on Twitter @CDees247. Always feel free to reach out with questions and comments. Roll Tide.

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ALABAMA FOOTBALL: NCAA RATINGS PART TWO

by jakethomastide
written by jakethomastide

Remember in Part One, I gave a breakdown that Part Two will be focused on the defensive starters. Alabama has some stud playmakers on the defensive side, and even though a few games this year the defense wasn’t to the Alabama standard we are accustomed to seeing, since the 2nd half of the Georgia game, this defense has done a complete 180 and started playing like the defense we all know and love. We know its within their ability, because there’s playmakers all over that defense, let’s look at my breakdown now.

DE- LaBryan Ray- 88 OVR

NG- DJ Dale 86 OVR

DE- Justin Eboigbe- 85 OVR

JACK- Will Anderson- 85 OVR

WILL- Christian Harris- 92 OVR

MIKE- Dylan Moses- 95 OVR

SAM- Christopher Allen- 84 OVR

CB1- Patrick Surtain Jr.- 94 OVR

CB2- Josh Jobe- 88 OVR

FS- Daniel Wright- 81 OVR

SS- Jordan Battle- 88 OVR

STAR- Malachi Moore- 86 OVR

Other Notables:

Christian Barmore- 84 OVR

Byron Young- 84 OVR

DeMarco Hellams-79 OVR

Shane Lee- 78 OVR

Analysis: As I mentioned above, this defense is starting to be more like the defenses of old we are accustomed to seeing. In reality, a “bend but don’t break” defense I will be perfectly fine with in this age of college football. Biggest issue that plagued this defense last year and much of this year, is being out of position, mass confusion, and no accountability of an RB out of the back on a pass route. These problems have slowly been getting resolved since the 2nd half of the Georgia game (shutout by the way). Then they continued to improve against Tennessee, and shutout Mississippi State 2 weeks ago. Yes, I understand it’s Miss. State, but this is the game Miss. State team that put up 44 on the former National Champs (LSU, yikes). I believe this defense will only improve from here on out, and Alabama will be back in the College Football Playoff.

Jake Thomas is the Co-Founder and VPO of TideTalkSports.com. You can find him on Twitter @jakethomastide.

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ALABAMA FOOTBALL: TALKING NFL

by jakethomastide
written by jakethomastide

Week 6 of the NFL season has come and gone, and it seemed like more NFL players were injured this past weekend than any of the previous weeks. Some of those unfortunately were former Bama stand outs, Kenyan Drake, and Landon Collins. Kenyan Drake will be back in a few weeks, but Landon will be sidelined the rest of the year with an Achilles injury. While those gentlemen will be missing, there are still plenty of Bama athletes who had big games this past weekend. Let’s take a look at a few of those guys.

OFFENSIVE:

JULIO JONES: 8 REC 97 YDS

Julio Jones continues to prove he is the best WR in the league as he continues to get doubled up, and still continues to make the plays.

DERRICK HENRY: 20 CAR 75 YDS 1 TD

Even though Henry was slowed down last week, he continues to be in my opinion the best back in the league. At nearly 240 LBS, he’s tough to bring down.

Damien Harris: 10 CAR 58 YDS

While Harris numbers don’t look all that impressive, what is impressive is the nearly 6 yards a carry. Harris continues to improve and may very well become the vocal point of the Patriots offense with the QB play for the Pats being horrendous the past few weeks.

DEFENSIVE:

Quinnen Williams: 3 SOLO 1 AST 1 TFL, 1 SACK, 3 QB HITS

I normally don’t speak too often on the defensive guys, but I’ll say this about Q, weather he stays with the Jets, or traded away, he’s going to be a force an opposing QB is going to have to deal with for a long time.

Jonathan Allen: 2 SOLO 1 TFL SAFETY

Allen continues to be a force for the Washington Football Team ( it’s so weird saying that). Allen recorded his first safety of the year, and he and Daron Payne make a great combo on that D-line.

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Alabama Football: 5 star CB Ga’Quincy McKinstry has just committed to Alabama

by Ricky Green
written by Ricky Green

Alabama football fans have already seen Nick Saban and staff put together a stellar recruiting class for 2021. Moments ago, things got even better as Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry gave his verbal commitment to the University of Alabama.

Cue up the fireworks in Tuscaloosa. Alabama has just landed a monumental commitment from the #1 cornerback in the nation for 2021, Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry out of Pinson Valley High School. Coach Karl Scott and defensive coordinator Pete Golding did a fantastic job in this particular recruitment. Beating out the likes of Auburn and LSU, Scott and Golding secured a verbal from the highest rated cornerback nationally according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Coach Hayes breaks down highlights of Alabama’s most recent commit, Ga’Quincy McKinstry.

This was a big time need met for Alabama, as they look to possibly lose both Patrick Surtain Jr. and Josh Jobe to the NFL after the conclusion of this season. McKinstry is just what the doctor ordered to fill the boundary corner spot opposite of Marcus Banks next season. Standing at six feet tall, and weighing right at 180 pounds, Kool-Aid has the length and everything else Nick Saban wants in a true corner.

Ricky Green of Tide Talk Sports breaks down exactly what Ga’Quincy McKinstry’s commitment means for Alabama, and gives 2 new predictions via ChatSports on YouTube.

McKinstry is a truly elite defensive back, and will likely play many years in the NFL. Cannot stress enough what a big deal this truly is for Alabama. Nick Saban and staff kept a five star in-state prospect home, and that’s the way it should be.

http://www.tidetalksports.com is your #1 source for Alabama recruiting and athletics news and analysis. Big things are ahead for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and we’ll tell you all about it.

Ricky L. Green is the lead Alabama football and recruiting analyst for Team Tide Talk. Follow him on Twitter @BamaRLG and “like” him on Facebook. Always feel free to reach out with questions and comments. Roll Tide.

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Alabama Football: Miller Forristall is Bama’s Ultimate Warrior

by Stacey Blackwood
written by Stacey Blackwood

When you picture a warrior, you probably don’t think of a former high school QB turned college TE, but that is exactly what Miller Forristall is.

Coming up through high school Miller Forristall was a solid QB for Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia. Then he made a transition to TE his senior season, because some kid that goes by the name Trevor Lawrence came along, you may have heard of him. Being the great teammate that Miller is, he didn’t complain about his move to TE, instead he thrived. Miller became a highly touted target for some college programs and ultimately decided to sign with the Tide.

In his freshman season, Miller began to show his toughness and clutch play by catching a crucial 22 yard pass on Alabama’s go ahead drive late in the game against LSU. The next two seasons were cut short due to injury and most people would have thrown in the towel and began to feel sorry for themselves, but not Miller. He began to rehab and work to get back on the field to contribute to this team. The 2019 season saw him play well both as a pass catcher and as a blocker, but his season was once again cut short due to an injury. In eight games he was able to haul in 15 catches for 167 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Miller entered the 2020 season as a fifth year senior, injury riddled, battle tested, and hungry to finish a season the right way. Through the first four games he has caught 8 passes for 102 yards and one touchdown. His blocking in the run game has been a huge difference maker for the Tide this fall. He has helped open holes for Heisman Trophy candidate Najee Harris, and is one of the most integral pieces of the Tide offense.

Miller’s toughness and warrior mentality was best displayed this past Saturday against the Georgia Bulldogs. On the Tide’s first play from scrimmage Miller was bent backwards and injured his right ankle and was taken to the locker room. He toughed it out and came back in the game. Miller made a clutch 3rd down catch to keep the Tide’s offense on the field and a couple plays later he did an amazing job in pass protection on DeVonta Smith’s wheel route that went for a touchdown. A little later Miller made another clutch back shoulder catch that helped set up Will Reichard’s 52 yard momentum changing field goal as the first half expired.

At the end of the day, Miller isn’t going to “wow” you with OJ Howard or Irv Smith type receiving production, and he may not pancake opposing defenders like Michael Williams did back in the early Saban days, but there isn’t a player on Alabama’s team that is as tough or as willing to go to battle for sixty minutes than Miller Forristall. Bama’s Ultimate Warrior.

Stacey Blackwood is the Co-Founder and President of Tide Talk Sports. Follow him on Twitter @Blackwood89 and always feel free to reach out with questions and comments. Roll Tide.

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Alabama Football: Nick Saban and Greg Byrne Test Positive for COVID-19

by Stacey Blackwood
written by Stacey Blackwood

It was announced earlier this afternoon that Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban and Alabama Athletic Director Greg Byrne had tested positive for the coronavirus. Both Saban and Byrne immediately left the facility and returned home to self-isolate.

Ricky Green gives the latest on Nick Saban and the Coronavirus via YouTube

Offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian will oversee the Tide as they make preparations to face off against the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday, inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Stay tuned to http://www.tidetalksports.com for all your Alabama recruiting and athletics news and analysis.

Stacey Blackwood is the Co-Founder and President of Tide Talk Sports. Follow him on Twitter @Blackwood89 and always feel free to reach out with questions and comments. Roll Tide.

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Alabama Football: Prop Bets vs. Ole Miss

by Layne Gerbig
written by Layne Gerbig

Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0) takes on former Saban assistant Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels (1-1) Saturday. Initially set for a 5:30pm kickoff time, due to Hurricane Delta it has been moved back an hour to 6:30pm central. I expect to see good things out of the offense this week, and we will see how the defense will fare against a volatile Lane Kiffin offense. Below I preview some prop bets and give some predictions on how I think this one will turn out.

The Spread: Ole Miss +23

The spread for this game is set to +23 for the home team Rebels. Meaning sportsbooks expect the Tide to win by at least 23 points. This is one of those spreads that I have no problem taking Alabama to cover. Ole Miss has been inconsistent on the defensive side of the ball and let Florida run rampant up and down the field. Expect much of the same from Mac Jones and Co.

My Prediction: Tide covers.

Over/Under: 69 points

Nice. This should be a no-brainer, but I’ve been wrong before. These two offenses together should have no problem getting beyond 69 points. Expect Mac Jones and Najee Harris to carve pumpkins out of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Saturday.

My Prediction: Over

Mac Jones Passing: 300 yards

I’ve set this one myself, sports books dont usually go this deep into college match-ups, however it’s more of a reflection on how I think it will go. I expect Mac to destroy this Ole Miss defense, they have been allowing it to happen all year and I’m not under the impression that Kyle Trask is any better than Mac Jones.

My Prediction: Over 300 yards passing

Alabama Team Rushing: 185 yards

I feel as if this group will be able to get moving this weekend after a less-than-ideal showing from the trio of backs against TAMU last weekend. Harris and Robinson should be able to get the majority of these fairly easily, but I suspect Trey Sanders will be playing a role in it, as well. Ole Miss has given up an average of 300 yards per game rushing through 2 weeks, that’s not ideal for the Rebs facing this Bama backfield.

My Prediction: Over

Alabama Team Defense: 350 yards

Not much going for the Rebs on the offensive side of the ball, but depending on how deep we get in the depth chart I believe they can gain some yardage on the Tide defense.

My Prediction: Under

Final Score Prediction: Alabama 52 Ole Miss 24

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Layne Gerbig is the lead basketball analyst and covers all sports at The University of Alabama on behalf of Tide Talk Sports. Follow him on Twitter @DeutscheBammer, and don’t forget to check back here for regular updates concerning YOUR Alabama Crimson Tide.

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