This view is from the newly expanded section of Bryant-Denny Stadium looking out over the stadium on a Saturday afternoon during the Alabama Penn State game in 2010.
Jim Thorpe Museum
“Antonio Langham was one of the best defensive players to come out of the University of Alabama. He set the school record for career interceptions with 19, and scored five defensive touchdowns over the span of 43 games. He finished his senior season as a consensus All-American, and won the Jim Thorpe award as the nation's top defensive back. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 1994 NFL draft, and played professionally for six years.”
Captured during a visit to the Jim Thorpe Museum located in the downtown area of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. University of Alabama Defensive Back, Antonio Langham won the Jim Thorpe Award in 1993.
Is “oversigning” really unethical or against the rules?
When it comes to recruiting in college football, there has been a lot said about the issue of oversigning in recent years. The Alabama Crimson Tide have become the prime target for a lot of the criticism surrounding this issue because head coach Nick Saban is supposedly the most devious of all coaches when it comes to the practice of oversigning. Needless to say, there are a lot of critics of this tactic, and few supporters. Currently, the NCAA and the SEC rules governing recruiting and rosters does not impose any sort of limitations on these so-called oversigning practices. Should there be rules to further restrict the ability for football programs to manage their roster as they see fit? Some people say something should be done about this, but I am not one of them.
SEC College Football Hall of Fame Roster as of 2011
The following is a list of the College Football Hall of Fame inductees that came from current or former Southeastern Conference (SEC) collegiate football programs as of 2011.
Under center in the SEC for 2011
A look at some of the top returning quarterbacks for 2011 among Southeastern Conference teams, listed alphabetically by school.
Bryant-Denny Stadium Background
The photos in this image were taken in the newly expanded section of Bryant-Denny Stadium overlooking the field. I created a desktop background with this image. I have both day time and night time versions of this background.
Bryant-Denny Stadium Day Time
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Bryant-Denny Stadium Night Time
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Alabama Athletics Department donates $1 million to tornado relief
The University of Alabama Athletics Department announced today that it is contributing $1 million to the UA Acts of Kindness Fund established by the University to assist students, faculty and staff who were impacted by the April 27 tornado.
NCAA letting UA take care of impacted athletes
Alabama is being allowed to help athletes left homeless by a massive tornado.
Alabama Tornado Disaster Charity Releif Effort
Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of the many tornados that struck the Southern region of the United States on April 27, 2011. The State of Alabama has suffered the worst of this tornado outbreak. The City of Tuscaloosa was especially hard hit when a EF5 class tornado, that was estimated to be a mile wide and have winds in excess of 200 mph at times struck at the heart of the city. As our nation regroups and rebuilds from this disaster, keep those most affected in your thoughts and help the survivors put the pieces of their lives back together again.
Anybody that can offer their assistance to the victims of the Alabama Tornado disaster should contact the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, or contact their local emergency management office to volunteer.
These are two easy monetary donation options:
- Text “GIVE” to 80888 to donate $10 to the Salvation Army.
- Text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross.
NFL Draft 2011
April 28 – 30, 2011
All-Day Event (For Three Days)
(Coverage by NFL Network)
The University of Alabama has several former football team members projected to be taken in the NFL Draft 2011, to be held April 28 through April 30, 2011 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY. The best draft eligible juniors and seniors of the Alabama football program have prepared to launch their athletic career into the professional level. As usual Alabama will have numerous athletes taking part in this event. Where will the beloved former Crimson Tide athletes be drafted.
Highest First Round Draft Picks for Alabama
2. LB Cornelius Bennett (Buffalo Bills), 1987
3. DT Marcell Dareus (Buffalo Bills), 2011
3. OL Chris Samuels (Washington Redskins), 2000
4. OL John Hannah (New England Patriots), 1973
4. DL Jon Hand (Indianapolis Colts), 1986
4. LB Derrick Thomas (Kansas City Chiefs), 1989
4. LB Keith McCants (Tampa Bay Bucs), 1990
5. LB E.J. Junior (St. Louis Cardinals), 1981
5. DL John Copeland (Cincinnati Bengals), 1993
6. WR Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons), 2011
6. QB Richard Todd (New York Jets), 1976
6. DL Barry Krauss (Baltimore Colts), 1979
6. DL Eric Curry (Tampa Bay Bucs), 1993
6. OL Andre Smith (Cincinnati Bengals), 2009
8. LB Rolando McClain (Oakland Raiders), 2010
9. RB Wilbur Jackson (San Francisco 49ers), 1974
9. DB Antonio Langham (Cleveland Browns), 1994
* Since 1967 (first combined AFL-NFL draft)
Auburn, Florida and Alabama Meddle in Bronze
It was two weeks ago during Florida's spring game that statues commemorating their trio of Heisman Trophy winners were revealed outside Florida Field. Spurrier, Wuerffel and Tebow, their likenesses cast in bronze, were shown in action poses for the first team in the SEC to have three such winners. No sooner can I get to writing a prediction that Auburn, the second team in the SEC to accomplish the same feat, would soon follow in suit to erect some bronze figures outside Jordan-Hare, but they preempt me and announce on Thursday the Heisman trifecta collection–complete with a bust of John Heisman. Why Heisman? Because Auburn is the only school thus far where Heisman coached to have won the namesake trophy.
Alabama Joke of the Day 04-21-2011
One time a husband (a Georgia alumi) and wife (an Alabama alumi) were visiting the husband's family in Georgia for the holidays. This was the first time the wife had ever been to Georgia, so the husband took the wife for a tour down around the Georgia campus where he went to college. As they passed the Georgia stadium, the wife was looking around and noticed a couple National Championship banners flying at the top of the stadium. The wife looked to the husband confused and asked “Where do they keep the rest of the National Championship banners?” The husband turned to the wife and grudgingly said, “Not everybody can be like Alabama dear”.
Congratulations Mark Ingram, EA Sports’ newest cover boy. Have they fixed the run blocking yet?
Mark Ingram asked for your vote, and – shockingly – the same fan base that showed up 92,000 strong for a glorified practice over the weekend has put him over the top: The former Heisman winner and soon-to-be first-round draft pick is the official choice to grace the cover of this year's edition of the NCAA Football video game series, following Shaun Alexander as the second Alabama running back turned cover boy. ('Bama follows Florida, Michigan, Texas and USC as the only schools with two stars on the cover; Alexander and former Pitt star Larry Fitzgerald are the only players to make the cover of NCAA Football and its more popular NFL counterpart, Madden.) Ingram's first major marketing triumph comes after he outpolled Washington quarterback Jake Locker, Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray and Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley in an online vote.
A-Day Game 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Starting at 2:00pm
(Coverage by ESPNU)
The University of Alabama will hold its annual A-Day Spring Football Game on Saturday, April 16, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Admission will be free to the public and kickoff is tentatively set for 2 p.m. ESPNU will broadcast the television coverage. Like the previous two years, there will be a flag football game featuring former Alabama players Saturday morning in Bryant-Denny Stadium and the 2010 team captains will be honored at Denny Chimes prior to the game as well.
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