Crimson Red Sports

The game starts at 2:00 and will be on ESPNU.

There is a training day show with Alabama coming on before the game at 1:00 that might be interesting.

Is there a computer link we can watch or listen to the game? RTR!

I think it is on ESPN3.COM but you might not be able to get to it unless your internet provider has an agreement with ESPN.

It only goes to 1:00 PM. So I don't know if our game is on or not yet. I have it up right now. The GA. game is on at 1PM. RTR!

It was on the list of upcoming games.  Are you able to watch the GA game right now?  If so you should be able to watch the Bama game when it comes on.

I'm watching Training Days and it is getting me fired up. I'm ready for some football.

The best thing about being a football player at Alabama...

winning, winning.

I'm with you pmull.  That just gets me fired up.

The red team is 1st team O and the white is 1st team D.

I watched Ga on CSS but Auburn comes on next. Does anybody have a link to listen, ESPNU won't work for me. Ihave Centurytel.net RTR!

Nice throwby McCarron and catch by Gibson.

Fumble on the 1 and a 99 year TD by the D. White team leads 7-0.

Bad throw by AJ that time, lucky it wasn't picked off.

End of the 1st QTR. Slppy game so far. Trent #3 looks good.

White leads 7-0.

It is still early but AJ has not been sharp except for the one long pass.

Late throw that time on the stop route by Sims.  Almost picked off.  hscoach called that a couple of weeks ago after watching practice film.

Nice run by Sims on the next play, then by Lacy on the play after that.

How about Sims how is he doing? The WRs, who is looking good. Keep me up with the kickers, I think this will be point of interest. RTR!

How is the O-line looking guys? RTR!

Sims late again on a swing out to Lacy.  Picked off this time.

The O-line has looked pretty good so far for both sides, especially in pass protection.

Does Sims look like he is settled in? RTR!

Now AJ throws a deep ball with into man coverage all of the receiver.  He is picked off.

Both QBs have been disappointing so far.  Trent has looked pretty good.  Brandon Gibson looked good on a nice route and catch down to the 1 early in the game.  I noticed Maze (or was it Hanks) making some good blocks down field on a sweep play.

Now Blake Sims is in at QB, throwing a deep ball into tight man coverage.  Lucky it was incomplete.

Our 1st team O Line looks good. We are running the ball well.

Both QB's having trouble. Neither looks real good so far.

Are we doing Any kicking or punting? I was wondering about our punting and return teams? RTR!

Sims looks settled in, but his timing is a little slow on a couple of passes.  I think he just needs a few more reps to get used to the speed at the college level maybe.

Hey I wanted to go ahead give you and pmull applauds for your work. RTR!

It seems like every kick is returned for a TD, but they blow it dead when they break into the open field.  But I think they are going against the scout team or something.  Those guys are wearing a weird yellow helmet.

LOL, is the Commander on the field? I heard today watching the GA game that GA now plays for a steak to the winners and Beanies to the loser. lol, RTR!

I don't understand the kicking either. I thought they had to touch them. They are running free and the wistle blows.

As for the punting, I haven't been impressed really.  No bad shanks or anything, but nothing too impressive either.  It seems like some of the punts are a little short, but not the horrible shanks we have seen at times.

Saban is on the field.  Alabama is playing for steaks or beans too.

TD catch by the Trent.  A couple of nice throws and catches between AJ and Trent on that series.

Nice throw by AJ. #3 is in for a big year. TD for the red Score 7-7.

I think AJ is settling down a little now.  He made some nice throws on that series.

Trent looks like a man among boys.  I agree pmull, he is going to have a big year.

How many fans would you estimate in the stands? 80,000?

Well now Lacy is having a great game too.  He just had another great run.  But he is going against the 2nd team D so we need to keep that in mind.

Lacy is running well but he has dropped two passes.

I would say at least 90,000.  It looks like everything is full except the upper decks on the end zone.  Well they just showed another shot and the end zone upper deck is full now on that end.  It might be full now.  Maybe some more people trickled in late.

I like Sims.

True, I forgot about those.

The second team O-line had great protection that time, then I big hit by Sunseri.

It looks like he has settled down.  He is looking good on this series.

Sims is leading a nice drive.

D wins the battle inside the 10. O had to settle for FG.

A little late again on that last pass.  They settled for a FG. 10-7 White team.

The stats favor AJ, but like pmull said earlier Sims has Lacy and AJ has Trent to catch the ball.  It will be interesting to see how Sims does when they switch him over to the 1's.

Nice run by AJ.

Hightower sacks AJ.

Halftime.

Saban said in his interview the wind is so strong it is giving the QB's trouble throwing the ball.

ESPN Announcer in studio at half time:

Nice.

Roll Tide!

I saw that too.

92310  in attendance

They just announced the attendance. 92,310 a new record for A-Day.

Nice crowd.

Now AJ and Sims have switched.  AJ is with the 2's.

They just showed the 1st half highlights. It is going to be tough to pick a starter. Both QB's had some nice plays.

Horrible 34 yard punt.  High and short.

Sims throws a flee flicker deep.  Good coverage by the 1st team D.  3 DBs back there.

Nice pass and catch, but then a fumble on the run after the catch.  White team has the ball now.

Nice throw by Sims but Malone did not secure the ball and turned it over.

Nice roll out and pass by Blake Sims that time.

Horrible throw by Blake Sims that time.  Incomplete.

Dee Hart fumbles a 40 yard punt but gets it back.  There goes his chance to return kicks this year.

Let's see what Sims can do with the 1st team. He had a big play that was fumbled on the last drive.

Nice throw by P. Sims that time.

Nice 17 yard throw by Sims.

It seems like Sims is staring down his primary receiver, a common mistake that will be corrected with experience.  What is your take pmull?

We are throwing the ball a lot. I expect us to run more this fall.

I think Sims looks good. He needs more snaps. He is going to be good. I will not be surprised if he wins the job. He looks real smooth with his throws.

Well that time he did look back and forth at his receivers some, so maybe it was just a fluke.

Maze should have caught that ball.  Maze is down.

hope we didn't just lose Maze  :'(

Yes, I think we are throwing so much to try and give the QBs some reps.  We will probably run the ball quite a bit this fall.  At least I hope we do with #3 back there.

Does it seem like our receivers are wide open on many plays? Is that good O or bad D.

Nice TD run by Dee Hart.  17 yards.

Nice drive by the red team. Hart had a good TD run. I like him too.

I've seen them wide open, but I have also seen some tight coverage, especially in man.  So I don't know what to think about that.

This is what I was afraid of. Maybe we can score everytime and we won't need to punt. RTR!

They just showed a Trent highlight reel.  We all know he is a beast running the ball, but he has great hands too.  I think he may be HTWTR by the end of the year.

Is Maze ok? I hope he is not hurt. RTR!

I haven't seen a good punt all day.  I guess I would rather have a high 40 yard punt that we can cover than some of those 20 yard shanks we had last year.

There is a ton of talent on the team. The coaches will have trouble deciding many postions. QB is going to be very hard to pick a starter. We look good.

They just had another one of those high punts, maybe 34 or 35 yards from what I could tell.

Yea I bet CNS will be fussing about our Special teams. RTR!

I think he is OK.  He just got turned around and landed awkward.  He walked off on his own.

P Sims is doing a pretty good job now finding the open man.

I think Maze got the wind knocked out of him by Lester. I think he will be OK.

This sounds like a good A-Day especially with the crowd. I bet our visitors will know how much they are loved in in the stadium. RTR!

It still seems like he is staring down his primary receiver unless he is covered.  He will check down to the other guys, but if the primary guy is open he doesn't look the DB off before the throw.

Good point on the visitors.

AJ just took a sack he should have avoided by throwing the ball away.

Looking the WR down will get him interecepted. RTR!

Well we finally got a good punt.  A 48 yarder punting out of the end zone.

Ely in the game now.

Whew! CNS will be hollering and letting people know how bad they were today. There will be some teaching that needs to be done. RTR!

Yes.  I think Sims will be the starter.  I'm really not watching AJ as closely.

Was that punt with the wind? If it was then you know why. RTR!

I don't know some of the players now. Everybody is getting to play.

Nice run by #21 Howell.  He looked like he was fighting for some playing time.

I think the wind is blowing across the field, but I'm not sure.

Softball won Game 1 6-2.

Missed a 44 yard field goal.  Foster hasn't panned out like I thought he would when he was being recruited.  Our kicking game could hurt us this year if we don't get it straightened out.

Roll Tide!

I think wind is affecting the punts. Unlike you guys I think our kicking will be solid next year.

Horrible pass into triple coverage by AJ that time.

I hope you are right.

Right on cue, another high punt about 35 yards.

And a missed FG.

Lacy made a nice catch. Good pass by AJ.

Fumble on the next play. A lot of tunovers.

Missed a 47 yard field goal.

I think our receivers have looked good.

Did you see that punt. It was close to 55 yards.

Crimson wins 14-10.

Crimson eats steaks. White eats hot dogs and beans.

Good job Coach.  #+

That was fun.

I missed that 55 yard punt.  I had to go back and rewind it.  It was a good one, the best one of the day.

Back at you pmull.

#+

Norwood should have caught that last pass.  It was thrown late, but he didn't fight for it.  He'll eat beans.

Yep.

That would have been bad if that was a real game. He should have caught it. But if he palyed for someone else I would say great defensive play by P. Jones.

in case any of you want to compare the attendance at boog u today was 53,290  :P

not that it matters but that's about half of what we had  #+

We have more at A-Day than they have at their biggest game of the year.

the A-Day replay comes on espnu at 8:00 am cst tomorrow morning

as a bonus before the game at 6:00am I believe
there will be a replay of the major azz spanking we gave tejas in
the NCG  for your viewing  pleasure ...


enjoy  8)

and that is counting the visiting teams faithful attending the game   :D

Good point, didn't think about that.

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With Talladega, T-Town under a state of emergency, and the game on TV

that really makes it "Advantage Alabama" WV   8)    #+   

I am just really , really glad to finally post and see you all post in this section !!!!!!

long live BDS threads !!!!!!!! 

Yes, I was very happy to finally start the first BDS thread today.

you made my day Coach ... now if we can just hang on until sep.. errrr .... never mind

that's a long time from now ain't it  ?

... I shouldn't remind ya'll .... sorry ...