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CrimsonWraith

Jul 21, 2008 May 24, 2012 7 574

Staff Sergeant in the Army, born in Birmingham, grew up in Houston, currently living in Colorado.

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Allegations in a nutshell from my brief read-through:
- Estimated $47,000 in impermissible loans/discounts to 12 different student-athletes relating to the Whitney Hotel
- Over $8,000 of impermissible inducements and benefits from boosters
- Failure to monitor charge on both of the items above

8 months ago 1_tiny CrimsonWraith 5 comments

I was watching some NFL preseason Monday Night Football tonight and was pleased to see Greg McElroy come in for the Jets. If anybody else wants to tune in, the game is on ESPN right now. Thus far he has thrown 14/20 for 126 yards and just threw his first NFL touchdown.

*Update: McElroy went 23/39 for 208 yards and had a receiver drop a well-thrown pass in the endzone that would have won the game for the Jets. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good showing for him.

10 months ago 1_tiny CrimsonWraith 4 comments

Yep, I know it's early, but this is too good not to point out.

1. Alexander (Hawaii), 67.2%, 9 TD, 2 INT, 178.8 rating
2. Moore (Boise State), 68.6%, 10 TD, 1 INT, 175.8 rating
3. McElroy (Alabama), 67.7%, 7 TD, 1 INT, 175.2 rating
4. Clausen (Notre Dame), 65.8%, 10 TD, 1 INT, 172.9 rating
5. Pike (Cincinnati), 70.5%, 11 TD, 2 INT, 172.8 rating

over 2 years ago 1_tiny CrimsonWraith 0 comments

A perfect fit for Alabama’s scheme, Dareus can play inside or outside. He’s stout against the run and rushes the passer equally well, particularly when the Crimson Tide go to their "Rabbit" package on obvious passing downs.

"He’s improved dramatically from last year," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "We saw a lot of ability from him last year. But sometimes, when guys aren’t sure what they’re doing and they don’t have a lot of confidence, it affects how fast they play in the game."

See link for more glowing remarks from a blogger I'd rather not link to.

over 2 years ago 1_tiny CrimsonWraith 1 comment

Phil Fulmer Ate My Other Sign

My favorite sign from Nashville, thus far...

over 3 years ago 1_tiny CrimsonWraith 1 comment

Roll 'Bama Roll Goal line stands for the win...

Caught this in an article on ESPN.com and thought it may be worth mentioning. 

Coming into this season, Alabama opponents had scored a touchdown on twenty straight goal-to-go series... which was apparently the longest streak in college football at the time.

So far this season?  Opponents have had three 1st-and-goal opportunities against Alabama and have only one field goal to show for it.

If you're curious...  Georgia's offense has been in a goal-to-go situation twelve times this season and scored a touchdown on nine of those twelve occasions.

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Roll 'Bama Roll College Gameday is in Athens next week

ESPN now shows Alabama vs. Georgia on their schedule for the college football primetime game on Saturday night, next week.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnGuide

I'm assuming that puts College Gameday in Athens, is that right?  Granted, I'm sure a loss by either team could change up the schedule for next week, but it seems like a lock if 'bama and Georgia walk away with wins today.

Any thoughts on Alabama being featured on College Gameday (if that's the case) for a second week this early in the season?

 

**EDIT**

It's official...

http://www.collegegameday.com/

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