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Early Bird Random 10
by NiceLittleSaturday on May 24, 2012 11:11 PM EDT
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'Cause I don't feel like waiting 'til Friday to party. Y'all be good this weekend. Peace.
1. Beastie Boys - 5-Piece Chicken Dinner
2. The B-52's - Hero Worship
3. Elvis Costello - Accidents Will Happen
4. Cat Stevens - Wild World
5. They Might Be Giants - E Eats Everything
6. Tupac - Trapped
7. David Bowie - Suffragette City (Live)
8. The Cure - Other Voices
9. Prince - Do It All Night
10. Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-a-Lula
Bonus: Cream - Born Under a Bad Sign
Crossroads Random 10
by NiceLittleSaturday on May 18, 2012 9:17 AM EDT
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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony hit the top of the charts with "Tha Crossroads" on this day in 1996 (they would win a Grammy the following year), so that's my Bonus track today. Peace, y'all. I'm gonna miss everybody....
1. The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?? (You have the most beautiful face...)
2. Storm Orphans - Promises (Radio Free Tuscaloosa)
3. Johnny Cash - Closing Medley
4. The Flaming Lips - Turn It On (Put your face up to the window...)
5. Radiohead - No Surprises
6. Storm Orphans - 20th Century Boy (I wanna be your toy [What are the odds of 2 by these guys?])
7. The Who - Substitute (You for my mom...at least I'll get my washing done...)
8. Hank Williams - I Won't Be Home No More
9. Steve Miller Band - Take the Money and Run (Woo-hoo-hoo...)
10. Blackbone - Stick-N-Move (I loved these guys...hope you had a good birthday, Trent...)
MCA Tribute 'Random' 10
by NiceLittleSaturday on May 4, 2012 2:33 PM EDT
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If you haven't heard already, MCA (age 47) died earlier today. RIP, soul brotha.
1. What'cha Want? (You think that you can front when revelation comes? Yeah, you can't front on that...)
2. Brass Monkey (This girl walked by, gave me the eye...)
3. Body Movin' (With the A-1 sound...)
4. Tough Guy (On the court!)
5. Pass The Mic
6. Posse in Effect
7. Triple Trouble
8. Transitions
9. The Scoop
10. Rhymin & Stealin
Bonus: Sabotage
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All-Americans, Billy Neighbors, & 'Cruiting
by NiceLittleSaturday on May 1, 2012 10:44 AM EDT
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These are just some thoughts I have had since learning of Billy Neighbors' death and reading an article in today's paper attempting to shift blame away from Cheezit for AU's fail in this year's draft, reminding us that we are four years removed from Tubby's last <strike>duck-hunting</strike> recruiting jaunt. It pointed out that the only other SEC teams not to have multiple picks this year were Ole Miss and UT. We all know who Ole Miss is, but it reminded me of the freakin' mess Barbara Dooley's boy inherited (BTW, I'll get back to Billy Neighbors in a bit).
It also made me think about how weird recruiting is.
Mike Shula did not have the experience required to be the head coach at Alabama, and he coached his entire career weighted down by NCAA sanctions. His recruiting classes were generally considered sub-par by Tide standards. He had one player earn first team All-American during his tenure (DeMeco Ryans, recruited by Franny) and a handful he recruited who earned it after his departure (Caldwell, Smitty, Javy, M. Johnson, Ro). Rashad Johnson, a walk-on under Shula, also earned A-A status under CNS.
Conversely, Mike Dubose's classes were considered excellent classes, so much so that it was the recruiting practices during his time at the helm that brought on the worst probation this side of Craig James, who did not kill any prostitutes. How many first team All-Americans did those classes produce? Exactly zero (two Gene Stallings recruits, Shaun and Big Sam, did earn that honor under his watch in 1999).
I know that's not the best measurement of talent, but ain't that weird?
BTW, Coach Bryant brought in 38 All-American players (42 if you want to count the class of '86), which is a staggering figure, especially when you consider that we had only had 27 in all the years preceding his regime. That's roughly 1 1/2 per year. His first All-American was recently departed Billy Neighbors, part of the crucial 1958 class that won Coach Bryant's first title and lay the foundation for his record-shattering championship run. Stories of Coach Bryant's recruiting are legion, so it's no surprise so many of his players earned A-A status.
There were 19 between Coach Bryant and CNS (or 23 if you want to include the class of '86 here). That's less than one per year. Kinda dry.
And CNS? So far, he's coached 16, at a pace of over three per year. He didn't recruit all those guys (see above), so if you just count the guys he brought in, the number goes to eleven (and that's not including what he did for Rashad Johnson's career), which is still better than two per year. Still better than any coach in the history of the most storied program in college football.
Remember how you cried (if you were alive yet) when Coach Bryant died? You think there will be a few tears when CNS decides to hang 'em up? If you're an atheist, you should still pray for that man's good health. Our first hour without him will be a dark one indeed. These are the days, people. Bask in them. Enjoy them. Celebrate.
Roll Tide.
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April 27th Remembrance Random 10
by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 27, 2012 3:11 PM EDT
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Words fail on this day, but God bless you all. Roll Tide. And peace.
1. Led Zeppelin - Bring It On Home
2. Bob Dylan - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
3. R.E.M. - Pilgrimage
4. Steve Miller Band - Winter Time
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Needle and the Spoon
6. Led Zeppelin - Four Sticks
7. Bob Marley - Jammin'
8. Pink Floyd - Hey You
9. Tom Petty - The Waiting
10. The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs
Bonus: Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone
Double Bonus: AC/DC - Have a Drink on Me
It's A Dirty Random 10...
by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 20, 2012 4:44 PM EDT
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...but somebody's gotta do it, even if Friday is more than halfway dead...
1. Dead Fingers - Lost In Mississippi
2. Club Wig - The Ballad of Abraham Lincoln
3. Ray Charles - One Mint Julep
4. Joan Baez - House of the Rising Sun
5. Big Star - Big Black Car
6. Blues Breakers - Parchman Farm
7. Neil Young - The Needle And The Damage Done
8. Bob Dylan - With God On Our Side
9. Styx - Fooling Yourself
10. Cleavon Little - New Fangled Preacher Man
Smith was a part of Alabama's No. 1 recruiting class and he made sure he helped get some of those players to join him by working his cellphone to death.
Geno Smith is awesome.
RBR 'Football Practice Began Today' Random 10
by NiceLittleSaturday on Mar 9, 2012 6:25 PM EST
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I came, I saw, I couldn't find a Random 10, and that just ain't right. So, well, here ya go...
1. Snoop Dogg - Eastside
2. Elvis Costello - Radio, Radio
3. Violent Femmes - He Likes Me
4. Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can
5. The Pharcyde - Passing Me By
6. The Pixies - Distance Equals Rate Times Time
7. Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
8. G. Love & Special Sauce - Astronaut
9. U2 - When I Look At The World
10. Blackbone - Black-White Bullshit
Bonus: N.W.A. - Gangsta Gangsta
Peace, y'all. Roll Tide.
Trent Richardson is college football's most dynamic and physically imposing running back. And if you don't know, now you know.
The Tuscaloosa News, which led the reporting on this story, notes the Hurricanes hit an average of more than 93 homers a season between 2008 and 2010, but last season with Nike bats they slammed just 33 dingers. That's a staggering 64.5 percent drop in power.
Alabama's power dropped 86.6 percent over the previous three seasons.
For anyone wondering why the baseball team couldn't generate more runs, now we know. Thanks, Nike!
Friday Random Ten Rides In Late
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jul 29, 2011 2:03 PM EDT
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This should be played at high volume...preferably in a residential area...
It's after the jump...
fo realz...
Seriously, people...
Comon...
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Start your day with the Holmes Brothers singing the Hank Williams classic 'I Saw The Light'. Peace.
Today's music connection brings you a classic from Chuck D and Public Enemy and the excellent Pharcyde tune it inspired. Peace.
Former Tide catcher Alex Avila becomes the first UA baseball alum to start in an MLB All-Star game. Roll Tide.
Let us now praise City Cafe. Is there another Tuscaloosa-area eatery that has meant more to more UA students than this local diner? City Cafe taught me that there are things worth waiting in line for, that there are women who can refer to you as food without making it sound dirty (dumplin', sugar, punkin', puddin'), and that macaroni and cheese is a vegetable. Here's looking at you, kid. We'll always have Northport.
Women's Golf Captures Regional Crown
"Alabama has now advanced to the NCAA Championship in each of Potter's six years at the Capstone. Prior to his arrival, the Tide had made just one trip to the NCAA Championship (1987) in the program's history."
Apparently, other Tide coaches have a Process as well. Roll Tide, ladies.
If a Tourney Falls in the Woods...
This topic is always good for community-building. I won't take a side, but Northern Arizona did just become my third-favorite basketball school....
Girls! Girls! Girls!
"Alabama advanced to the third round of WNIT play with wins at Memphis and Northwestern last week. Most recently, the Tide knocked off the Wildcats, 72-70, thanks to a last-second layup by senior Tierney Jenkins. She finished the game with a team-high 18 points and 12 rebounds, marking her 20th double-double of the season. Alabama's defense has been stellar the last two games forcing a combined 46 turnovers that resulted in 53 points. In addition, the Tide collected 19 steals at Northwestern, which tied its season high."
Coaches Grant and Saban aren't the only ones teaching defense around the Capstone. If you can find out the last time Alabama had two consecutive big wins on the road, let me know. My guess is that it was around 1994. Roll Tide, ladies.
This Is It
by NiceLittleSaturday on Mar 11, 2011 8:45 AM EST
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So you say you can't go to Atlanta this morning? That's cool. Me neither. Some of us can't afford to take a day off work right now. Life is hard. The economy still stinks. Baby needs new shoes.
You know what you can do? You can call, email, or knock on the dorm-room door of every Bama college student you know, tell her to forget about that last Econ. class before the break, and shuffle on over the Georgia line for the biggest game in at least the last six years for Alabama basketball.
Win today, and we still may have to beat Kentucky to advance to the NCAA tourney. That's possible. We don't know what will happen in the remaining tournament games around the country this weekend. But lose today, and the odds are exceptionally high that we get left behind (no-Christian-apocolyptic-fantasy-novel-pun-intended).
Win today, and our odds become significantly higher of making the Dance. Win today, and we secure another quality win against an opponent we just beat on our home floor a week ago. Win today, and the losses of other bubble teams (sorry, UAB) look much worse in comparison.
But the game starts at noon (CST), one o'clock (EST). There's little time left. So go, make those calls, shoot out those emails, knock on those doors. Encourage every coed you know to skip a few classes today. It's for a great cause.
Roll Tide.
Wallace Gilberry Leads Chiefs to Win at St. Louis
I'm sure most of the papers will focus on Matt Cassel's return from surgery to lead the offense, and deservedly so, but it's always nice to see one of our own perform well at the next level. Roll Tide, Wallace.
The NCAA Makes No Sense
"So the NCAA can thus say with conviction it has no evidence Cam Newton received any tangible benefit for going to Auburn. He wound up there for free. Sure, his father asked for $180,000 from Mississippi State in exchange for his son's services, but that doesn't mean he charged Auburn anything. Presumably, Newton went there out of sheer love for the red soil."
Sally Jenkins is obviously a Bammer.
Happy Thanksgiving, RBR. Roll Tide.
Warning: This Link Goes To D'Bag
The Lame Kitten teases Tennessee, then runs away (again). Bad Kitty.
Saturday's Friday Random X
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jul 24, 2010 11:33 AM EDT
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Either Marcell Dareus and SEC Media Days has caused too much distraction for us to focus on the important things, or there's already a Random 10 on RBR and I can't see it. So I'm at it again. For those about to rock...
1. The Raconteurs - Attention
2. The Doors - Strange Days
3. CCR - Down on the Corner
4. Rolling Stones - Mother's Little Helper
5. Arrested Development - People Everyday
6. Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons
7. Public Enemy - Anti n*gger machine
8. Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love
9. Cat Stevens - Hard Headed Woman
10. Tenacious D - The Road
Friday Random Ten: Here I Go Again On My Own
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jul 9, 2010 10:47 AM EDT
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I know it's 'only' nine-forty-something, but I've been up for hours, and I'm ready to rock and roll (bama roll). If you want to be part of the revolution, feel free to list yo stuff...or better yet, create a whole new fan post with your own random ten...or eleven! Dogs and cats, living together...it'll be anarchy!
Anyway, my moozik is after the jump...plus a link for #10. Peace out.
Friday Random Ten Sabotaged by NLS
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jul 2, 2010 5:19 PM EDT
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OK, boys and girls, last time I did this, it turned around and bit me on the arse, but I couldn't find a Random 10 on the site this PM, so I'm taking over the joint. And a big shut out to the Dutch side for taking down World Cup favorite Brazil 2-1. I rarely get to root for teams in orange, so hats off to the Netherlands. My ten's after the jump, aight?
Jayhawk Scalping Scandal
The investigation said five Kansas athletics staffers and a consultant—all of them no longer employed by the school—sold or used at least 17,609 men’s basketball tickets, 2,181 football tickets and a number of parking passes and other passes for personal purposes. The report showed over $887,000 in basketball tickets and more than $122,000 worth of football tickets were involved.
And it may be higher than that.
Because investigators did not have subpoena power, the amounts could climb as high as $3 million once the federal probe is complete, according to Jack Focht, attorney for Foulston Siefkin. He said it’s also possible the scam could have started much earlier since accurate records were only kept back to 2005.
I know it's not on the same level as students misusing textbooks funds, but that's only because it's worse. Rock, Chalk, Ripoff....
Tide Basketball Lands Two Big Fish
Coach Anthony Grant added two top players to the 2011 class tonight in consensus top 40 pick Levi Randolph from Bob Jones and top 100 recruit Rodney Cooper from Russell County. The future looks very bright indeed. Here's the money quote from Randolph's dad:
"Alabama just stepped up to the plate," Randolph Sr. said. "From the first time we met Coach Grant and Alabama's coaching staff, they made a commitment they really wanted him. Levi felt that as well. ... He hasn't yet stopped..running up and down the stairs screaming and hollering. I think he's excited about it."
Rolando McClain Raiders Video
For those of you who can't get enough of our own Rolando McClain, here's a short video of his recent interview with Greg Papa for The Raiders Report. My favorite part is his reply to Papa's question about adjusting to the speed of the NFL. Miss you already, Ro.
Search engines' dirty secret
If the information in this article is correct, Ima hafta stop posting so many pictures here at RBR. Food for thought and dialogue.
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