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Tide Takes on Tigers The Bama/LSU rivalry is alive and kicking

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n Nov. 6, the Crimson Tide will march into Death Valley in Baton Rouge, La., to face the LSU Tigers. The Tigers are 7-1 this season and are waiting to work their way on top of the SEC West standings. Currently, Auburn holds the first position, and Alabama is second.

The Alabama/LSU game is always one of severe intensity. This is due to many reasons, especially the history between the two teams. Most in the world of football know that Nick Saban used to hold the head coaching position at LSU. From 2000-2004, Saban led the Tigers through many wins, including the 2003 BCS National Championship where they

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defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 21-14. In 2004, the Tigers struggled, especially when word let out that Saban was leaving to join the coaching staff at the Miami Dolphins.

After his stint with the Dolphins, Saban became Alabama’s head coach and led them to victory in the 2009 National Championship against the Texas Longhorns.

Les Miles joined LSU in January of 2005 and has an arrangement to be there until 2012. Shortly before the Tigers first game under Coach Miles, Hurricane Katrina swept through Louisiana. This natural disaster had a dramatic effect on the Tigers. However, they battled on

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through, and with the guidance of Les Miles, the Tigers won the National Championship in 2007.

Since the 2007 season, Les Miles has been given the title of “Mad Hatter” due to his wild play-calls. His unusual style has been seen throughout this season, especially during the LSU vs. Tennessee game. With Miles’ risky plays, the Tigers came out with a 16-14 victory. It was a hard defeat for the Vols, who almost came away with the win in the final seconds.

LSU allowed the clock to run almost to zero after confusion on third-and-goal from the 1. They followed this with a mishandled snap, and Tennessee stormed the field in belief that they had won.

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"Our focus this week was to try to distinguish ourselves by playing to a higher standard, and we challenged everybody to do that."

- Nick Saban, after the 41-10 win in Knoxville

"I thank the offensive line and Greg [McElroy] more than anything. Without them, I couldn't have done what I did tonight."

However, the refs determined that there were 13 Vols on the field when the ball was snapped. The Tigers defeated the Vols with a total of 434 yards to 217. However, LSU also had four turnovers, two interceptions, and a fumble.

The Tigers have had a rough season. After their victory on Oct. 2, head coach Les Miles stated, ”We’re a talented football team not playing very smart right now, I like the outcome. I don't like the way we got there."

Since the Saban vs. Miles legacy began in 2005, Alabama has won only the last two, in 2008 and 2009.

Saturday’s game will help determine the strength in both teams and who deserves to move up in the rankings.

Both Nick Saban and Les Miles have outstanding track records in college football. Saturday’s game will add to the intensity that already resides between the two teams.

This is a rivalry that will withstand the test of time.

When the Crimson Tide faces the Tigers this Saturday, fans will watch in anticipation as the once No.1 ranked Alabama battles one of their biggest games this season to try to make it back to the top.

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- Julio Jones, on his record breaking performance against the Vols

"We did a good job as an offense of making them pay."

- Greg McElroy, on Tennessee man-to-man coverage of Julio Jones

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Trends in College Football:

Running Back by Committee Thomas Watts

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Running back pairs have come to the forefront of college football in the past few years. Alabama, Clemson and Auburn have all enjoyed the success the system breeds.

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ollege football was once ruled by single feature backs, such as Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson. They played every down and were the central part of a team’s offense. The trend is changing lately, with many teams deciding to use two running backs and spread out the number of carries they receive accordingly. The main reason for the change is to keep both running backs fresher throughout the game and the season.

The past few years have seen several schools enjoying the two back system, such as Clemson, Auburn and most recently, the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Clemson pounded the ACC with James Davis and C.J. Spiller, or “Thunder” and “Lightning,” as they were nicknamed. The Tigers used Spiller as a speed player on the edges, and he ended his career at Clemson with over 3,500 yards rushing and 32 touchdowns. He was selected in the first round by the Buffalo Bills in the 2010 NFL Draft. If defenses stopped the shifty Spiller, Clemson simply turned to Davis. Davis was a downhill style power runner. He ended his career at Clemson with 3,881 yards rushing to go along with 47 scores. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 6th round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Auburn had Carnell “Cadillac” Williams and Ronnie Brown in their backfield from 2001 to 2004, when they were both selected in the first round of the NFL draft. The two combined for over 6,500 yards and 73 touchdowns throughout their college careers. Brown was seen as a bigger receiving threat, while Cadillac was almost unable to be tackled by one person. They were both on Auburn’s undefeated team in 2004.

The current crème-de-la-crème of

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college football running back pairs resides in Tuscaloosa, Ala., with the Crimson Tide. Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson, or the “Alpha” and the “Omega,” are a powerful one-two punch that Coach Nick Saban leans heavily on to produce in his run-oriented offense.

They were crucial contributors in the Tide’s run to the 2009 BCS Championship. Ingram has tallied almost 3,000 yards and 37 touchdowns in his three seasons with the Crimson Tide. He also brought home the school’s first Heisman Trophy. Richardson has managed nearly 1,500 yards and 13 scores in his two seasons with Alabama.

The two backs have very similar running styles. They punish would-be tacklers. Ingram, the Alpha, begins the brutalization, and when he needs a breather, the Omega, Trent Richardson, comes in to finish off opposing

defenses. They bludgeon defenders into submission with bone-shattering stiff arms and hits that can be heard by the tailgaters outside of the stadium.

The two backs are also effective catching passes out of the backfield.

Richardson had an electrifying 85-yard touchdown catch against Ole Miss in 2010, while one of Ingram’s most memorable plays was the 69-yard scamper against Florida in the 2009 SEC Championship Game.

Running back pairs have come to the forefront of college football in the past few years. Alabama, Clemson and Auburn have all enjoyed the success the system breeds. Alabama fans are particularly lucky. Even if Mark Ingram leaves for the NFL after this season, Eddie Lacey is chomping at the bit for his opportunity to be half of Alabama’s next great tandem.

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Clock Management:

Les Miles’ ability and inability to manage the play clock

Jennifer Gorham

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es Miles is well into his sixth season as LSU’s head coach.

He has been around the block and back while in Baton Rogue, La. He led the team to a BCS National Championship title in the 2007 season and has created a reputation for himself, but that reputation might not be what he wants to be remembered for.

Miles has become well known for having poor clock-management skills.

He has left many fans scratching their heads after numerous poorly-managed games that resulted in both wins and losses for the Tigers.

Most recently he came away with an incredulous win against the Tennessee Vols earlier this season. After being neck-and-neck with the Vols the whole

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game, he trailed by four points with 1:22 to go in the fourth quarter. LSU managed to push their way to touchdown range with the clock ticking away. With 12 seconds on the clock Les Miles brought in the kicking team, but that led to confusion on Tennessee’s side.

While LSU and Miles were trying to get their heads in the game and the play together, the Vols were having trouble on their side of the fence. The ball was snapped

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and Tigers QB Jordan Jefferson managed to miss calculate. The ball flew by him and the Vols came away with the win, or so they thought.

Tennessee ended up having 13 men on the field when the clock hit zero. The Vols thought they had the game won, but the play was under review. The ruling on the field was overturned and there was an illegal participation penalty against UT. LSU had one play to win the game.

With the clock expired, third down and nerves on end, LSU took the win. Steven Ridley, a junior running back, took the ball into the end zone and scored. LSU clinched the win against the Vols with a final score of 16-14.

This is representative of Miles’ inability to manage the clock, and his PHOTO BY clevelandleader.com

simultaneously stunning ability to win a game with little-to-no clockmanagement skills. In a post-game conference, he critiqued his team.

"I don't know that we can play any sloppier," Miles said. "I don't know if we could have planned it any poorer. I think we are a very talented team. I don't think we played near to our capacities. The series of downs in the back end of that game was embarrassing to me."

It’s not only this season that has proven to hold Miles accountable for a clock flop, but last season as well.

Last season, he wasn’t as lucky and lost to Ole Miss in an earth-shattering upset.

The team ran a screen play with 30

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seconds left in the fourth quarter. LSU had a timeout left, but Miles didn’t use it wisely. The clock dwindled away and Miles finally took the timeout with nine seconds remaining.

Miles explained to fans at a postgame conference which wires were crossed and why the clock kept running without a time out.

“That play, the clock ran down, timeouts were being called verbally and I didn’t relate to the official apparently and that was the mistake,” Miles declared. “We didn’t know that it hadn’t been called and then we come down to nine seconds and the opportunity to get a first down and we make it the play there after. It was a very long position to be in to go for

the Hail Mary, then, we make a great catch. Those seconds that ticked off before would certainly have made a difference because if we clock that ball, we then have to opportunity to kick the field goal to win.”

The game clock ran out and so did Miles’s luck. He was not prepared and couldn’t bring the field-goal team on quick enough. This resulted in Ole Miss taking the win against the Bayou Bengals, then ranked eighth, with a final score of 23-25.

“We played a very inspired game, a very competitive game,” Miles said in his opening statement at the postgame conference after the epic loss against Ole Miss. “I can only tell you that the management at the back end of the game was the issue. I think the blame without question is when my quarterback needs to throw it away and we’re calling a timeout to save as much clock time as we can but then we’re late to the field. Again, I take that to myself. Down to the one with one second, they had a difficult time getting the chains moved. We could have gotten lined up to kick a field goal with one second. That would certainly have been the end of the game that we would have foreseen.

It’s interesting, I felt like the team played awfully hard. I felt like our defense played better in the second half than in the first. I think guys came back from mid-game issues. It’s my fault that we didn’t finish first in that game.”

With a little luck, the Crimson Tide may be able to capitalize on LSU’s failure to watch the clock this week when they visit Baton Rogue.

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Player Spotlight

Player Spotlight a-MAZE-ing Wide receiver works through mazes of defenders

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arquis Maze is one of the top wide receivers for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Maze has made a huge impact for the Alabama offense and has demonstrated what a versatile athlete he is.

Attending Tarrant High School, Maze played tailback, quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back and returned kickoffs and punts. He was ranked a three star by rivals. com and scouts.com and the 18th best player in the state of Alabama by rivals.com. As a junior at Tarrant, Maze ran 95 times for 1,109 yards and had 19 touchdowns. On defense he made 26 tackles and had six interceptions. By his senior year Maze only played in six games due to an injury but had more than 1,200 all purpose yards and 15 touchdowns.

Coach Mike Shula’s era at the University of Alabama was coming to an end and the Birmingham native decided to sign with the University of Tennessee. Fortunately for Alabama, Maze had a change of heart down the road. But what changed his mind?

"Saban", Maze said at a press conference.

“Just his style, how he came and talked to me, what he stood for.”

Soon after he talked to Saban, Maze had to call the Vols’ coach at the time, Phillip

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Jessica Brown Fulmer, and take back his commitment.

In 2007, Maze was redshirted, but when he got the opportunity to play in 2008 he made an impact and let fans know who he was. Maze played in all 14 games that season and had 11 receptions for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns.

With the season ending in losses at the South Eastern Championship game in Atlanta and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Maze needed to step up and become dominant.

In 2009, Maze had 30 receptions for 519 yards and 2 touchdowns, helping the tide win the BCS National Championship against Texas in Pasadena.

This season Maze has started in four games. He has 21 catches for 314 yards, resulting in one touchdown.

Maze has become an adaptable playmaker and has taken on the role of punt returner. At the beginning of the season Julio Jones had the title, but with a few injuries Maze has really stepped up and taken over that position.

During the Ole Miss game, Maze had six punt returns, all in the first half, which added 125 yards to the total offense.

“The guy out-kicked his gunners, so it gave me a lot of room to work,” said “My protection just gave me a lot of help and I just made the runs.”

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Maze has taken a lot of pride in helping out the offense in many ways. During the Florida game he set up in the wildcat formation and threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to tight end Michael Williams.

"I take a lot of pride in it, mainly because I'm a small guy, so to get myself out there I have to work harder than most people," said Maze.

With the many tasks Maze has taken on this season for the offense, he has taken some big hits but that hasn’t stopped him from performing on a high level.

"Most of the guys, we take pride in getting back up and not showing the opponent that they hit us hard or that they hurt us, so we take pride in that,” Maze stated. “It's also great that we have a strength and conditioning program like we have. Those guys get us ready for those types of hits."

Maze has definitely shown throughout the years how he can contribute on the Alabama offense. His speed and vision on the field are undeniable. He catches, runs, and can even throw the ball. Maze plays with passion and he brings a lot of energy to the team. Saban stole a good commit from Tennessee’s recruiting book and the Tide’s offense is benefiting from it this season.

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CRIMSON TIDE

Alabama Football Roster NO NAME 82 Earl Alexander 19 Jonathan Atchison 31 John Baites 4 Mark Barron 7 Kenny Bell 86 Undra Billingsley 69 David Blalock 93 Chris Bonds 67 John Michael Boswell 88 Michael Bowman 37 Hardie Buck 87 Drew Bullard 34 Hunter Bush 20 Nate Carlson 77 James Carpenter 33 Caleb Castille 99 Josh Chapman 57 Marcell Dareus 96 Luther Davis 51 Michael DeJohn 85 Preston Dial 40 DeMarcus DuBose 13 Rob Ezell 76 D.J. Fluker 43 Cade Foster 45 Jalston Fowler 10 John Fulton 95 Colin Gallagher 58 Nick Gentry 6 Demetrius Goode 25 Corey Grant 23 Robby Green 15 Darius Hanks 54 Glenn Harbin 48 Rowdy Harrell 5 Jerrell Harris 30 Dont’a Hightower 15 Mark Holt 21 Ben Howell 42 Adrian Hubbard 22 Mark Ingram 62 Brandon Ivory 35 Nico Johnson 57 Aaron Joiner 75 Barrett Jones 40 Harrison Jones 8 Julio Jones 9 Phelon Jones 36 Chris Jordan 43 Sam Kearns 26 Kendall Kelly 10 J.B. Kern 21 Dre Kirkpatrick 59 Arie Kouandjio 42 Eddie Lacy 37 Robert Lester 95 Brandon Lewis 78 Chad Lindsay 72 Tyler Love

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HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL Phenix City, Ala. Central Atlanta, Ga. Douglass Hendersonville, Tenn. Beech Mobile, Ala. St. Paul’s Rayville, La. Rayville Birmingham, Ala. Woodlawn Charlotte, N.C. Providence Columbia, S.C. Richland Northeast Northport, Ala. Tuscaloosa County Rossville, Ga. Ridgeland Birmingham, Ala. Vestavia Hills Florence, Ala. Florence Wetumpka, Ala. Wetumpka Birmingham, Ala. Air Force Augusta, Ga. Coffeyville CC Birmingham, Ala. Briarwood Christian Hoover, Ala. Hoover Huffman, Ala. Huffman West Monroe, La. West Monroe Hoover, Ala. Hoover Mobile, Ala. UMS-Wright Montgomery, Ala. Jefferson Davis Athens, Ala. Athens Foley, Ala. Foley Southlake, Texas Southlake Carroll HS Mobile, Ala. Vigor Manning, S.C. Manning Atlanta, Ga. Marist Prattville, Ala. Prattville LaGrange, Ga. Hargrave Academy Opelika, Ala. Opelika New Orleans, La. John Curtis Christian Norcross, Ga. Norcross SQ Mobile, Ala. McGill-Toolen Moundville, Ala. Hale County Gadsden, Ala. Gadsden City Lewisburg, Tenn. Marshall County Muscle Shoals, Ala. Muscle Shoals Gordo, Ala. Gordo Lawrenceville, Ga. Norcross Flint, Mich.

Southwestern Academy Memphis, Tenn. East Andalusia, Ala. Andalusia Florence, Ala. Florence Memphis, Tenn. Evangelical Christian Germantown, Tenn. Evangelical Christian Foley, Ala. Foley Moblie, Ala. LSU Brentwood, Tenn. Brentwood Academy Mobile, Ala. McGill-Toolen Gadsden, Ala. Gadsden City Dove Canyon, Calif. Mission Viejo Gadsden, Ala. Gadsden City Beltsville, Md. DeMatha Catholic Geismar, La. Dutchtown Foley, Ala. Foley Pleasant Grove, Ala. East Mississippi CC The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands Mountain Brook, Ala. Mountain Brook

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NO NAME 29 Will Lowery 7 Keiwone Malone 32 Cody Mandell 33 Mike Marrow 4 Marquis Maze 24 Nathan McAlister 10 A.J. McCarron 52 Alfred McCullough 12 Greg McElroy 24 DeQuan Menzie 28 DeMarcus Milliner 56 William Ming 97 Brandon Moore 32 C.J. Mosley 66 Brian Motley 64 Kerry Murphy 46 Wesley Neighbors 83 Kevin Norwood 18 Morgan Ogilvie 53 Anthony Orr 2 Tana Patrick 39 Kyle Pennington 27 Nick Perry 3 Trent Richardson 74 David Ross 1 B.J. Scott 94 Darrington Sentimore 90 Jeremy Shelley 79 Austin Shepherd 18 Blake Sims 14 Phillip Sims 71 Allen Skelton 17 Brad Smelley 38 Petey Smith 92 Damion Square 61 Anthony Steen 47 Ed Stinson 46 William Strickland 47 Logan Thomas 51 Carson Tinker 26 Nick Tinker 87 Chris Underwood 41 Courtney Upshaw 73 William Vlachos 84 Brian Vogler 65 Chance Warmack 91 Alex Watkins 49 Ranzell Watkins 2 DeAndrew White 55 Chavis Williams 60 David Williams 20 Jarrick Williams 44 Jay Williams 63 Kellen Williams 89 Michael Williams 9 Nick Williams

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NO NAME P CLS HT WT 51 Seth Mannon PK 6-6 215 Fr. 52 Luke Muncie LB 6-3 223 Fr. 53 T-Bob Hebert C 6-3 280 Jr. 54 Justin Maclin LB 6-4 230 Fr. 55 Cameron Fordham OL 6-3 261 Fr. 56 Seth Fruge LB 5-11 200 Fr. 57 Lamin Barrow LB 6-2 221 Fr. 58 Tahj Jones LB 6-2 205 Fr. 59 Jonathan Nixon DE 6-2 259 Sr. 60 Will Blackwell OG 6-4 303 Jr. 61 Ben Domingue C 6-3 276 Fr. 62 Robert Blackmon OL 6-1 220 Fr. 63 Allen Buniger OL 6-3 257 Fr. 64 P.J. Lonergan C 6-4 300 So. 68 Josh Dworaczyk OG 6-6 295 Jr. 70 Evan Washington OT 6-5 315 Fr. 71 Alex Bonnette OT 6-2 271 Fr. 72 Alex Hurst OT 6-6 329 So. 74 Josh Williford OG 6-7 324 Fr. 75 Greg Shaw OT 6-5 295 Jr. 76 Chris Faulk OT 6-6 316 Fr. 77 Josh Downs DT 6-1 278 So. 78 Joseph Barksdale OT 6-6 318 Sr. 79 Matt Branch OG 6-6 287 So. 80 Terrence Toliver WR 6-5 203 Sr. 81 Armand Williams WR 6-3 195 Fr. 82 James Wright WR 6-2 197 Fr. 83 Mitch Joseph TE 6-5 265 Jr. 84 Nic Jacobs TE 6-5 265 Fr. TE/SNP 6-5 240 Jr. 85 Alex Russian 86 Kadron Boone WR 6-0 202 Fr. 87 Chancey Aghayere DE 6-4 268 So. 88 Chase Clement TE 6-5 261 So. 89 Lavar Edwards DE 6-5 265 So. 90 Michael Brockedt 6-6 300 Fr. 91 Chris Davenport DT 6-4 311 Fr. 92 Drake Nevis DT 6-2 285 Sr. 93 Bennie Logan DT 6-3 280 Fr. 94 Kendrick Adams DE 6-5 255 Jr. 95 Lazarius Levingston DT 6-4 280 Sr. 97 Dennis Johnson DT 6-2 287 Jr. 98 Jordan Allen DE 6-6 252 Fr. 99 Sam Montgomery DE 6-4 245 Fr. Dexter Alexander DB 5-9 174 Fr. Michael Casanova FB 6-1 210 Fr. Cleveland Davis RB 6-0 260 Fr. Tayler Debusk DB 5-11 180 So. David Detz DB 6-0 177 So. Paul Felio LB 6-0 212 Sr. Josh Gast TE 6-3 211 So. Brandon Harden WR — Jr. DJ Howard P 6-3 192 Jr. Jordan Lewis WR — Fr. Jordan Newell WR 5-9 170 Sr. Greg Ostrom TE 6-4 217 Fr. Jason Slaydon FB 5-10 215 Fr. Kendric Smith WR — Fr. Alex Walton QB — Fr. Chris Wells DB 5-11 186 Fr. Tabari Williams RB 5-10 173 Fr. B.J. Wilson RB 5-9 184 So.

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Arlington HS Dothan, Ala. Houston Academy Hialeah, Fla. Edward Pace HS Slidell, La. Northshore HS Bastrop, La. Bastrop HS Detroit, Mich.

Cass Tech HS Monroe, La. Sterlington HS Hempstead, Texas Hempstead HS Slidell, La. Slidell HS Belle Chasse, La. Belle Chasse HS New Iberia, La. Catholic-New Iberia HS Many, La. Many HS Round Rock, Texas Round Rock HS Ocala, Fla. Trinity Catholic HS Garland, Texas Garland HS Thibodaux, La. E.D. White HS Gretna, La. Desire Street Academy Houston, Texas Chavez HS Mansfield, La. Mansfield HS Marrero, La. John Ehret HS Coushatta, La. Red River HS Enterprise HS/Copiah-Lincoln CC Enterprise, Ala. Ruston, La. Ruston HS Amory HS/Itawamba CC Amory, Miss.

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Double-duty quarterbacks, nationa

osh Jasper is the senior placekicker for LSU and isn’t a stranger to tough situations. He is ranked first in the SEC, fourth in the nation and has kicked the most field goals in a single game at LSU. He hails from Memphis, Tenn., and has dominated the field since 2009. His longest kick came against Mississippi State for 51 yards. He is familiar with onside kicks and fake field goals. In the postgame press conference, he gave the inside scoop on the fake field goal against the Florida Gators.

“When he [head coachLes Miles] called the timeout, I had a feeling they were going to try something besides kicking, because I saw him talking about it, but I didn’t know we were going to do it,” he admitted. “I get on the field and look back at our special teams coach, who was running on the field, and he said we were running the Tiger, so I said OK. It wasn’t the greatest of pitches, but I was able to make a play on it and pick up the first down.”

Jasper stands 5-feet-11-inches tall and weighs in at 171 pounds. As reported by lsusports.net, he says that teammates come first.

"I don't really kick for me," Jasper said. "I kick for the team, the organization and LSU." Jasper’s grandfather was on Tennessee’s 1951 national championship team, but Jasper, a Tennessee native, chose LSU instead of following family tradition.

"I had a bunch of different offers, but when I came here, I liked the atmosphere of the stadium," he told lsusports.net.

"The stadium was really what won me over. I liked the environment on game day, and I was really impressed with the training facilities."

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SU’s quarterback situation is controversial this year. The team splits the quarterback position between Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee.

Jefferson was the season starter, but he now shares the position with Lee. Lee stands 6-feet-2inches tall and weighs 207 pounds. He has only thrown for 75 yards in the past two games, against McNeese State and Auburn. Most of that yardage came against McNeese State, where he completed 9 of 14 passes, but had one sack.

Jefferson is a 6-foot-5inch junior who weighs 224 pounds. This season is his second as a starter. He threw for a completion record of 7-of-14 and suffered two sacks in the loss against Auburn.

Not many teams share quarterback responsibilities, but until the team’s loss against AU on Oct. 23, they were undefeated.

Coach Les Miles gives his take on the quarterbacks’ success and what is lacking.

Jarrett Lee #12 According to The Daily Reveille, Miles weighed in on reasons the quarterbacks’ shortcomings. “That's a tough question," Miles confessed. "The only thing I can tell you is that they've been coached and coached and coached."

Having to share his position, Jefferson says that he misses out on some of the adrenaline in the game.

"The hardest thing about splitting with another quarterback is that you always don't have that momentum that you would tend to have," Jefferson told The Daily Reveille.

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This unusual situation affects everyone on the team, not just the two quarterbacks themselves. LSU’s running back Steven Ridley explains to The Daily Reveille how frustrating the issue is.

“It is [frustrating], but what can we do?"

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Measuring Up

LSU is the measuring stick for SEC end game

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very game is important to a team that is trying to make another national title run, but the LSU game has taken on an even higher importance since the hiring of Nick Saban for several reasons.

First of all, this game has national implications and helps propel the winning team into the SEC Championship by giving them the inside track on the Western Division crown.

Secondly, since Saban was formerly LSU’s coach, the game has become more than just a traditional SEC rivalry. For LSU fans, it’s a chance to show they’re better off without him, and for Alabama fans, it’s a chance to rub in their face what they have lost.

But this year’s game has a new facet added. It can be used as a measuring stick to show the Alabama fans, staff and team just where they measure up in the SEC ranks and how they may do in the future against an Auburn team that has already defeated Les Miles and the Bayou Bengals.

An unexpected loss here, or even a very

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tight game, might add to the anxiety over meeting an Auburn team that handed LSU a defeat just a few weeks ago.

A decisive victory would likewise calm the fans, but not the team and staff who know that common opponent games don’t always tell the whole story. Often, other factors make the common opponent outcomes inconclusive.

Still, how Alabama does in the game with LSU should tell the fans even more about were the offense is at this time.

Auburn struggled with the LSU defense, which, at least on paper, is as good as Alabama’s.

That game was a tight contest not decided until the final minutes. LSU held Auburn to their second lowest point total of the season in a 24-17 contest that lived up to its billing.

If LSU could hold Auburn’s explosive offense to just 24 points, could they do the same or worse to Alabama?

Alabama has a more varied arsenal of playmakers that they can call into play on offense than Auburn can. And, while Cam

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Newton is a leading rusher and passer, Alabama will have two great running backs and a highly seasoned and skilled quarterback and receiver corps to keep the LSU defense guessing.

They will have much more to focus on than just stopping one man.

Following the LSU game, Alabama will face the team which held Auburn to its lowest output of the year, Mississippi State, so if the offense proves it can shine against the LSU defense, it may prove it can also do it against the Bulldog defense as well.

On the other side of the ball, Alabama will face an LSU offense that has had some trouble with the passing game and turnovers as well. LSU is not exactly a scoring machine, but they have periods where they can and have gotten hot and scored well.

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They have scored more than 30 points only twice this season and that was against Florida and McNeese State.

Statistically, they are 72nd in the country in scoring offense and 10th in points allowed defensively. Compare that to Alabama’s 27th best scoring offense and number two defense, and you’ll see why it’s important that Alabama have a good showing on both sides of the ball.

Following the LSU game, Alabama will face Mississippi State, who boasts the nation’s 13th best defense in points allowed, so if Alabama can’t move the ball effectively against LSU, you could see the problem they may have the following week with the Bulldogs.

Yes, this LSU game will answer a few questions, but it could just as easily pose at least as many new ones.

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Catching Up

Catching Up With

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Former Bama Offensive Coordinator is a big fan of Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide

omer Smith had an extensive coaching career that took him from coast to coast and several places in between. Mixed in with stops at Stanford, the Air Force Academy, Davidson, the University of the Pacific, UCLA, Army, the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL, and Arizona were two stints at Alabama. The first was as offensive coordinator for a high-powered passing attack during the Bill Curry era when the Crimson Tide won an SEC co-championship in 1989 and went to the Sugar Bowl for the first time in 10 years. Smith returned to Alabama in 1994 and 1995 as offensive coordinator under Gene Stallings when the

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Tide went to the Citrus Bowl.

The author of four books and considered an offensive guru, Smith, now retired, is a big fan of the Crimson Tide and coach Nick Saban, whom he called ‘iron-fisted.’

“He is the best coach there is (right now),” he stated. “He’s just so focused, so all business, so unflappable. He knows his stuff.

He’s a superb coach on the field. His players always play hard. He’s a great recruiter. All of his assistant coaches produce. I just see evidence when they play. Everything is getting done.”

Asked if he would like to coach under Saban, Smith said, “It would be hard because he’s so demanding in every aspect,

but I sure would.”

As a former quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator, Smith was asked where current Crimson Tide QB Greg McElroy stands. “I think he’s No. 1 in the country. I think the guy is fantastic. I love him,” he responded.

As for the team Smith stated, “Alabama has a first-rate college football program. The offensive system we see is the best.

Defenses (that play against Alabama) get clobbered by the run and get clobbered by the pass. They hate it because they don’t know what’s coming. Alabama is going to keep winning and winning and winning.”

Always a student of the game, Smith

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told how he would regularly visit the top coaches all over the country to pick their brains in order to become more knowledgeable. “That was my preparation, that’s what I did, that was my thing. I went everywhere talking football,” he explained, before rattling off the names of the various coaches he learned from, including Bear Bryant. “I talked to and watched the coaches coach. I started reading about and collecting things about Bear Bryant way back when I was at Stanford. I was fascinated with Alabama football. I always wondered what it would be like to be around a place like Alabama. I visited Alabama because I wanted to be around “the tough guys.”

Well, Smith got not one, but two opportunities, to coach at Alabama. He said of all his positions- including those as head coach at Davidson, Pacific and Army- “my best job was at Alabama.” With Smith as the offensive coordinator, quarterback Gary Hollingsworth

set several Alabama passing records. Smith said that Hollingsworth was the best quarterback that he ever coached. “He put 62 points on Ole Miss after falling behind 21-0, he put 32 first downs on Tennessee and he put over 600 yards of offense on LSU,” Smith related in recalling some of Hollingsworth’s most productive games.

“We were running the West Coast Offense that I had learned from Bill Walsh when I was at Stanford, and Gary Hollingsworth was the best quarterback we could have had during that stretch.”

Besides Hollingsworth being the best quarterback he coached, Smith said that Alabama’s Bobby Humphrey was the best running back that he coached, the Crimson Tide’s David Smith had the “most guttsiest performance,” and what happened with Bama’s George Wilson was a miracle. “David played with a severed ligament in his left knee. You can’t play without a ligament,” Smith stated. “They put a heavy brace on his left knee and he had to lug that brace around, and he still played and beat Tennessee at Tennessee. “(In a shooting accident) George Wilson shot off his big toe and the front of his foot. You can’t play football without a ball on your foot, but he did it. He came back from that and started as an offensive guard on Alabama’s national championship team.”

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Pro Connections

Former Tide star bringing playmaking abilities to the NFL

Coe Robbins

“You’re too small to play cornerback in college.”

“You’re too small to play cornerback in the NFL.”

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hose are things the naysayers have said to Javier Arenas throughout his entire football career and it’s nothing new to him. It’s just more motivation to prove those naysayers wrong. ‘‘I’ve worked hard, and I think it’s influenced other people,” Arenas said in an interview after his last game in BryantDenny. “All it is is giving me momentum for life, to keep working hard, to keep pushing, keep striving, because I can do anything I want to do.”

Coming out of high school in Florida, his 5-foot-9-inch frame didn’t attract any attention from major FBS schools, but he was offered a scholarship from Florida International. Then-head coach Mike Shula, however, saw the potential in Arenas and took a chance on him. Arenas was blown away by his campus visit and with return specialist Tyrone Prothro’s future up in the

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air, the decision was easy to join the Crimson Tide.

In his first year in 2006, Arenas played return man throughout the year and made an immediate impact. His first punt return for a touchdown came later on that year against the only school that offered him a scholarship, Florida International, during homecoming. Fast forward to the 2006 Independence Bowl against Oklahoma State, down 31-17 in the fourth quarter with 11:09 to play. Arenas fields a punt at his own 14, stutter steps in traffic, spins away from a defender and races 86 yards for a touchdown making it Alabama’s longest postseason punt return in school history. The return sparked a comeback but Bama ended up losing the game on a last second field goal 34-31. His performance, however, won the hearts of Tide fans and he became a fan favorite.

When coach Nick Saban arrived in 2007, many fans had doubt that Arenas would be able to contribute to the secondary because Arenas wasn’t Nick Saban’s prototypical secondary man.

What Arenas lacked in size he made up in

toughness and desire to play the position.

Arenas found a role as a nickel back in Saban’s 3-4 scheme and did a lot to help out a transitioning team. And Arenas wanted people to know that just because he was a return specialist didn’t mean that it was the only thing he could do.

“I’ve been trying to tell y’all the whole time I was a cornerback,” Arenas said in a witty address to the media last year. “I came here to play cornerback. I didn’t come here to return punts. ... I mean, when I’m at practice and we’re doing 7-on-7, I don’t go kick with the punters and catch punts all day. I go and work. If a guy calls me just a return man, that’s disrespect.”

With all due respect to Arenas, he did end his career as the best in the conference in career punt return yards and was just nine yards shy of owning the NCAA record. His seven punt returns for touchdowns were also the best in conference history, and he is the only player in the country to have over 1,500 punt return yards and 2,000 kickoff return yards in a career.

Arenas also finished second on the

team in 2009 with 71 tackles and five sacks and led the team in interceptions with five. Credit both Saban and Arenas with never giving up and preparing him to continue showcasing his talents in the NFL. Most pundits pegged him as a third- or fourth-round pick going into the NFL draft when combines and offseason training began. But in the second round with the 50th overall pick, the Kansas City Chiefs selected Arenas to join former Tide players Brodie Croyle, Wallace Gilberry, Tim Castille and Bobby Greenwood, who is on the practice squad. Through six games, Arenas has 13 tackles, a forced fumble and two pass break-ups. Arenas also has averaged 21.3 yards in kickoff returns and 10.3 yards in punt returns with a long of 36.

If Arenas continues on this pace, he will be a heavy contributor in what turns around a Chiefs program that hasn’t been a threat in many years.

Soon, Arenas will be known as an NFL great, not just a return man. That should fit “Javy” just fine.

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Alabama’s 28-game winning streak was snapped in 1993 in a tie with what team? a. Tennessee b. Ole Miss

c. Arkansas d. LSU

When was Alabama’s last tied game? a. 1999 c. 1988 b. 1993 d. 1981

Entering the 2008 season, the Tide held an NCAA record for________.

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LeFlore’s Woodson follows in father’s path to the Capstone ome Alabama fans may remember seeing Danny Woodson in a crimson jersey. The 1980s quarterback, like many at Alabama, received both praise and criticism throughout his days in Tuscaloosa.

Now his son, Danny Woodson Jr., looks to build his own legacy and will try to step out of his father’s shadow. Playing at wide receiver is a good start. The younger Woodson is used to people comparing him to his dad, but it doesn’t bother him much at all.

"It hasn't been too much pressure," he said in an interview back in 2009. "Most people expect a lot from me because of my dad, but I feel like I can be better than him."

The 6-foot-2-inch, 200 pound Mobile native is considered a top 10 prospect out of the state of Alabama by rivals.com and runs a 4.49 in the 40-yard dash. His pure athleticism has

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caught the eye of LeFlore head coach Chris Raymond.

"He's probably our most explosive player, so we use him in kickoff return, punt return, wide receiver, running back and sometimes he'll line up at the quarterback position," said Raymond. "I just feel like we try to get him 20 to 30 touches a game because he has the talent to take it the distance. He's being productive this year, and it's allowing some of the other kids to have some success as well."

He didn’t catch too many elite programs’ eyes during his junior season, with UAB showing the most interest. But after programs got more tape on Woodson or invited him to their summer camps, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Auburn came knocking at his front door. For Woodson, however, an offer from Alabama and a few visits to Tuscaloosa were all he needed to pull the trigger.

"I decided…my recruitment was over," Woodson told BamaOnline.com. "I was going to wait awhile, but I started thinking about it and it made no sense to keep it going. I wanted to play for Alabama all of my life, and I couldn't be happier with my decision.

"Just being on campus…made me feel like I was home,” he explained. “My whole family just about is Alabama fans and they have all wanted me to play in Tuscaloosa like my dad since I was a little kid. This made more sense than anything I could have ever done in my entire life."

All of his hard work is starting to pay off since Woodson has been selected to play in not one, but two football all-star games in the next few months. The first is the AlabamaMississippi All-Star Classic in December where the top seniors will represent their respective states. The second, and probably most prestigious, is the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, an annual game that attracts some of the nation's top prospects. The game will be held in January in San Antonio.

Whether he will be compared to his father or not while at Alabama remains to be seen, but his coach has offered some advice for when he gets to Tuscaloosa.

“I just tell him, 'Don't shy away from your legacy. It's only going to make you better,’” Raymond said. “It's no pressure on him, and I try not to put any on him. He's Danny Woodson Jr., not Danny Woodson Sr."

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Considering the fact that Saban has had two No. 1 recruiting classes (and that’s not chump change), there will be a few new players with a chance to make an immediate impact on the field for the Crimson Tide next year. With Alabama loaded with one of the most talented rosters in the country, that will be no small feat for any of these players.

First, there is the sensational, freakishly talented safety Hasean “Ha-Ha” Clinton-Dix. Contrary to his nickname,

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Pettway there is nothing funny about the way this kid plays on the field. He is a bonecrushing hitter, yet still has enough speed, agility, and ball skills to play corner. Clinton-Dix will attempt to take the starting role at free safety if Mark Barron goes pro. He has the talent to do it, but since Saban’s starting safeties usually have a couple of years under their belts, Clinton-Dix will have an uphill battle on his hands, especially mentally. Make no mistake about it, Clinton-Dix truly is a player gifted enough to fill that position. Though special teams duty is a sure thing for Clinton-Dix, “Ha-Ha” will be fighting to make the nickel and dime packages.

With the Tide typically using a base defense this year, consisting of five to six defensive backs, Clinton-Dix has a shot to make the rotation.

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Williams has committed to the Tide: Jesse Williams. Go ahead and get used to that name, because when Saban recruits JUCO players, he expects them to have an immediate impact. At 6’4”, 330 lbs, this monster is a sure bet to play nose guard for the Tide. Though he’ll have to battle Josh Chapman and Kerry Murphy, after watching Williams’ film, it’s clear he will give them a run for their money.

Originally from Australia, it is hard to believe Williams has only been coached for about two years. He is extremely explosive off the ball and will hopefully draw double teams to fill the gap, which is the center piece of Saban’s defense.

Williams is very quick laterally and unusually powerful. If he does not win the starting position, Williams should definitely be in the rotation. He will have two years to play for the Tide.

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defensive end. Whereas Pettway measures 6’3” and 255 lbs, most coaches prefer defensive ends to be 6’5” and up, with long limbs and a nice range, especially in a 3-4 defense. Even though he does not have the long limbs that are typical of an ideal defensive end, Pettway is a beast on the football field. He will have intensely good competition, but what separates Pettway from other defensive ends is his explosion off the football. Playing a lot like Marcel Dareus, Pettway can push opponents back with his power and strength or run around them. When the ball is snapped, Pettway finds the football like a blue tick hound hunts coons. He might end up at the Jack Linebacker position, where he could be more mobile in the defensive shifts.

Though Pettway’s competition is stiffer than Ha-Ha’s and Williams,’ there are not many positions that do not have stiff competition. At every combine he has attended, Pettway has blown scouts away. It will be interesting to see if D. J. Pettway can get in the mix.

Because it is very tough to pick who might get playing time next year, and some other players could easily prove to see playing time right away. The 2011 linebacker class, one of the best in years, consists first of Shannon Brown, who resembles Dont’a Hightower in being very physically impressive and mobile. Five-star Brent Calloway, the No. 1 player in the state of Alabama, is one to watch because he has a great body to grow and still retain his speed at 6’3”, 230 lbs. Calloway’s speed and power are more than impressive. Next, there is Trey DePriest, a huge snag for Saban, who traveled to Ohio to steal this player right out from under Jim Tressel’s nose. DePriest is also very fast and will probably play outside linebacker. Finally, there is Vinnie Sunseri, who lacks size but makes up for it with his intense, aggressive play. He is always around the football and, if linebacker does not work out for him, look for Sunseri to move to H-back.

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Florida junior K Caleb Sturgis has been out since the Alabama game, but he is recovering. The starter is questionable for Vanderbilt this week.

Gators starting junior DT Jaye Howard sprained an ankle during the bye week and did not play against UGA. He is also questionable for Vandy.

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