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Alabama won a record 25 matches this season after sweeping Tennessee on Saturday. The Crimson Tide earned a spot in the NCAA tournament and will play Samford in Tallahassee.
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Blake Sims was floundering. All the doubts about the fifth-year senior were coming home to roost after three
interceptions in a little over half of the Iron Bowl. Backup quarterback Jake Coker, favored in the summer for the starting job that now belongs to Sims, was warming up on the sideline, and Auburn held a 26-21 advantage with with 14:10 left in the third and seven more points soon to come. After so many games as one of the top
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quarterbacks in the nation, after being so dependable for the entire season, after leading several desperate drives to bring his team to victory, Alabama’s quarterback was failing his team. “Blake didn’t really seem to be having his best stuff,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “I talked to him about how he needs to respond and do a little
better. We didn’t really think about making a change, but if things kept going the way they were, we probably would have given Jake a chance. Blake has made a lot of plays for us, and I have a lot of confidence in Blake. I really wasn’t anxious to pull the plug on him. I wanted to give SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 11
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Students in Circle K international work to be a luminary, or light, for organizations they feel deserve awareness. Circle K will hold their annual luminary event Sunday on the Quad. They will light up the night with candles on the Quad in an effort to get everyone in the Christmas spirit and raise illiteracy awareness. The event starts at sunset and will last until the candles burn out. They hold the luminary event every year the Sunday before finals to raise awareness for Reading is Fundamental. Cathy Gafford from Reading is Fundamental will speak at the event. “I know the event has been going on forever,” said Stephanie Fox, a sophomore majoring in elementary education and the chairperson for Circle K. “My dad was a member of Circle K, and he did it when he was here.” Over the past few years, Circle K has wanted to raise funds in addition to awareness. Luminary bags were sold for students to decorate before the event. The club asked for donations from alumni and local businesses. A used book dealer from Dothan donated more than 700 books. They plan to read to children and give out the books they collected. “I am an avid reader. I love to read, and I had trouble learning how to read when I was little,” said Brittany Garner, a junior
majoring in business and the public relations chair for Circle K. “I had people who came to my school, and they would just sit down with me and read me books. It inspired me to learn how to read, and that’s why the luminaries are special to me.” Circle K is the world’s largest studentled collegiate service organization. The group is a collegiate extension of Kiwanis International, a service club for adults in the community. The organization tackles multiple service projects with a number of different organizations like Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter, Arts n’ Autism, Al’s Pals, Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers Big Sisters. They also work with Kiwanis on an international campaign called The Eliminate Project, focused on eradicating tetanus in newborns and their mothers through immunizations. “We all want to help people,” Fox said. “We all want to just try to make the world a better place.” Circle K International emphasizes three tenets: service, leadership and fellowship. President Michael Moore said the main thing he has learned from being a member of Circle K has to do with leadership and working with people daily. “It also exposed me to a lot of Tuscaloosa’s issues,” said Moore, a junior
Circle K International lit up the Quad with candles to get everyone in the Christmas spirit while also raising illiteracy awareness. CW / Alana Norris
majoring in biology and psychology. “I’m not from this area – I’m from north Atlanta – and I came in here with the mindset of ‘everything’s perfect,’ and I was in a college bubble. Circle K really popped that bubble and got me exposed to a lot of the trials that people have to go through. It really got me passionate about how to help them and what I can do in the community.” Students are encouraged to share their favorite organization with Circle K leaders, and they will work to become involved with that organization. Moore said last year a new member spoke to him about starting a partnership with Operation Smile. Through her passion she was able to start a chapter, and they have been working together for the
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Editor | Patrick Crowley Letters@cw.ua.edu Monday, December 1, 2014
COLUMN | FERGUSON
Lack of empathy is a problem in Ferguson CHISOLM
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Don’t be afraid to share your opinions MARK
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In multiple instances in the past, I’ve said things that have gotten me into a little trouble. I’ve made insensitive jokes without thinking about the perspectives of people around me. I’ve made assumptions without having enough information and rushed to judge. Maybe most often, I’ve been too quick to share my opinions before I’ve really determined if I believe them or not. Still, all that being said, I have few regrets about sharing my opinions whenever I have been afforded the opportunity. There are issues I’ve changed positions on over the last few years, but when you share your beliefs, those beliefs can be challenged, and you are open to growing and learning. I like to debate, and I like to argue. And it’s never so much because I like the feeling of winning or being “right.” Rather, it’s because discussion and even arguing are ways of testing the soundness of your beliefs and the strength of your own convictions.
When you are asked to defend with that would in my view, be something you’ve said, you find wrong. But that doesn’t mean that out quickly whether your heart is the opinions of atheists on issues of in it or not. faith and religion are any less valuToo often, we criticize people able than mine. None of us should who share their opinions, usu- feel afraid of sharing our faiths or ally for no other reason than we beliefs publicly. disagree with what they’ve said. What I’m trying to say is that we Whether it’s a political or religious should be a society that encouragissue or even just about football, we es open discussion from every side tell people to keep their thoughts of an issue. We should be a socito themselves if their beliefs don’t ety that encourages people to be match the majority opinion. accepting of various points of view I don’t mean to but still be brave defend those people enough to have their who say hateful or own individual set derogatory things, of beliefs. Too often, we criticize as that has less to If everyone were people who share do with sharing an to agree with all your opinion as it does beliefs, you wouldn’t their opinions ... actively trying to tear really have any at down someone else’s all. Don’t be afraid beliefs. Sharing a to have an opinion. belief is very differDon’t be afraid to ent from attempting to invalidate have religious faith, and don’t be someone else’s. Just know that afraid to believe that religion is just your beliefs will be challenged. superstition. Don’t be afraid to be I believe there are certain abso- yourself loudly and publicly. Just lute truths in this world. I believe know and embrace the fact that that in certain issues, there people will disagree with you and are very clear rights and very you will disagree with them, and clear wrongs. maybe your beliefs will change. To For example, I believe the God of change and to grow, however, you Christianity is the only God, and I first have to share who you are. believe that he sent his Son to die for me. I believe this core tenet of Mark Hammontree is a junior Christianity to be true, and there- majoring in secondary education – fore anyone who would disagree English. His column runs weekly.
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It was hardly a shocking outcome, but the minute the Ferguson grand jury announced Darren Wilson wouldn’t be indicted, the racial fissions that have divided America for centuries reasserted themselves with a newfound energy. Anyone with a Facebook account could accurately journal the stark contrast between those claiming Wilson as a “hero” and those labeling him as a “murderer.” Unfortunately, we will likely never know exactly what transpired between Wilson and Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager who was killed in the altercation. That is not to say nothing has been gained from this incident. This country can no longer claim ignorance to the way that black people, especially black men, are policed. We can no longer claim ignorance to the fact that black Americans are statistically far more likely to be killed or injured by police than white Americans. A lesson that is at least as important to learn is how we talk about race – that is to say, we don’t. We don’t talk to each other about race so much as we talk at each other about race. There is an important distinction, because the former changes hearts and minds and, by extension, policy and the latter does not. Part of the problem is that we, and this is unfortunately more true of white people, don’t often realize we’re talking about race, which often comes across as racist. But another part of the problem is that as soon as race becomes a topic, we tend to stake out our side of the boxing ring and refuse to leave. We throw out phrases like “race-baiting” on the one hand and make comparisons to the Ku Klux Klan on the other. This kind of interaction only pushes us further and further into our own corners. It does not draw us together so we find a compromise. What we are primarily missing here is empathy. We are simply failing to see any perspective other than our own. When some people see the riots in Ferguson, all they see is a mob of criminals taking advantage of chaos by looting stores, rather than frustrated, hurting citizens who feel completely neglected by a system that is supposed to protect them. When some people see a white peer’s Facebook status asserting the former claim, all they see is an unabashed racist with no concern for others, rather than an individual who was indoctrinated with these beliefs from birth and has never known anything else. This is not only selfdefeating, it’s also dangerous. It’s dangerous because we will never move past these issues if we do not begin making a genuine effort to both talk and listen to those with different opinions. Discussions about race must happen if we are ever to eliminate these tragedies. But they must be authentic discussions, not opportunities to yell over one another. We must be able to lift each other up, not keep each other down. That is the only road out of Ferguson, Missouri. Chisolm Allenlundy is a junior majoring in philosophy and economics. His column runs weekly. Last Week’s Poll: Do you think feminisim is inclusive? (Yes: 50%) (No: 50%) This Week’s Poll: Do you think UAB’s football program should continue? cw.ua.edu
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OPINIONS Monday, December 1, 2014 COLUMN | EDUCATION
American education needs to be updated alongside new discoveries CAROLYN
Duke Staff Columnist
New discoveries are being made daily – discoveries across all disciplines, including education. These discoveries not only affect what we teach our children, but also how we teach them. A constantly changing knowledge base requires reexamining our entire education system and striving for continual improvement More studies are being conducted on how students learn, and more effective teaching techniques should be implemented. Unfortunately, our primary and secondary education system is less than proactive when applying these findings to new curriculums or teaching plans. As a result, America’s education system is falling behind other countries’, and this has become a problem. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, among the top 34 industrialized countries, the U.S.
scored below average in mathematics, and performances in reading and science were close to the average. Additionally, results gathered from the Program for International Student Assessment in 2012 indicate the United States’ math rankings are comparable to countries like Hungary, Lithuania, Spain and the Slovak Republic. There are countless reasons for U.S. students to score poorly in math, science and reading. Two main areas for improvement are found in inadequate, unequal funding and teacher training. Increased spending is not the silver bullet to solve our lagging education system. There are ways we can spend our education dollars more wisely. The Association for Supervision and CurriculumDevelopment conducted research and concluded that “funding differences in the United States generate huge disparities in the quality of school facilities, curriculum, and teacher experience and qualifications.” With most public school funds generated from local property taxes, it is inevitable that poor areas will have poorly funded schools. State and federal funding also support public schoolsand districts. With budget
crises on both state and federal levels, there is little hope for improvement. Until primary and secondary education takes priority over corporate welfare, excessive entitlement programs and the sort, we will continue to suffer from a below-average education system. Finding and retaining effective teachers is a formidable task. The Editorial Board for the New York Times said America’s teacher training system is “abysmal” compared to the systems of countries leading in quality and effective education programs. In another Times article titled “Why Other Countries Teach Better,” it was reported that the National Council on Teacher Quality rated “only 10 percent of more than 1,200 of [teacher preparation programs] as high quality.” The U.S. has good teacher training programs scattered throughout the nation, including the one found here at the University, but there are more effective programs found in other countries. We must be open to incorporating some of the same techniques in our own system. The problems facing the U.S. education system are numerous. Two solutions are right in front of us. We must prioritize the funding of
WHAT TO KNOW • Among the top 34 industrialized countries, the U.S. scored below average in mathematics, and performances in reading and science were close to the average. • United States’ math rankings are comparable to countries like Hungary, Lithuania, Spain and the Slovak Republic. education over misguided programs. It will take decades, but money spent on education will prove to be far more effective than money spent on welfare or prisons. Second, we must be willing to mimic effective programs from within and outside of our nation. There is no reason we cannot replicate other nations’ successes in education. As an education major, I hope to improve the education system. We must all be proactive about our education system – otherwise, we will never see reform. Carolyn Duke is a sophomore majoring in secondary education – English and Spanish. Her column runs biweekly.
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Course teaches Tuscaloosa’s urbanization By Nick Privitera | Contributing Writer
Bible Study and premieres Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Jemison Mansion in downtown Tuscaloosa. “We are learning how cities changed America. How the city made us so different than we were, but so much like we are today,” said Jess Leonard, a senior majoring in anthropology. The course focuses on how the development of urban space has brought people together, despite cultural differences.
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“The world is changing, and I think the students should have some kind of reference point,” she said. “The 19th century city is still with us. You can just go out there in Tuscaloosa and see it.” For their final project, Green’s students have created a music video documentary titled “Druid City: A Music Video.” The documentary encapsulates all the students have learned about Tuscaloosa. The video features the song “Druid City” by local band
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Editor | Reed O’Mara Culture@cw.ua.edu Monday, December 1, 2014
Winter guard to compete By Hannah Widener | Contributing Writer
When they’re not spinning their flags and dancing across Bryant-Denny’s field on football Saturdays, the women of the Million Dollar Band Color Guard are preparing for their competitive winter season, known as winter guard. Alta Marea, which means “high tide” in Italian, is The University of Alabama’s winter guard and was formed in 2006. Katie Estep, a senior majoring in advertising and president of Alta Marea, first saw the group when she was at a high school competition in Georgia. Estep said seeing the girls perform and seeing how much fun they had was a big part of her decision choosing which college to attend. “When it came down to selecting what college I wanted to attend, I was conflicted between The University of Georgia and The University of Alabama,” she said. “I auditioned and made the Million Dollar Band Color Guard in 2011, and then that winter I was selected to be a part of the Alta Marea Winter Guard.” Alta Marea differs from the color guard because they do not perform with the Million Dollar Band during the winter season. They perform indoors with the same equipment as is used during the fall season but with more intricate choreography that adheres to a theme. Last season’s show was “Hot Legs,” in which Alta Marea showcased a Latin routine involving fast spinning and dancing. “One of the hardest parts of competing with Alta Marea is the rigorous schedule,” Estep said. “We practice twice a week for several hours each day starting in November of the fall semester.
Beginning in January, we travel to a competition every weekend. On the few weekends that we do not have a competition, we will practice instead.” Alta Marea competes in smaller competitions within Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. This year they will travel to Atlanta, Georgia and Pensacola, Florida. Their season will end in Dayton, Ohio, at the Winter Guard International World Championships, where they will compete in the Independent Open class against guards from across the country. There are three rounds of world championships: preliminaries, semi-finals and finals. Kimberly Zlatunich, a sophomore majoring in advertising, joined Alta Marea in their 2014 season. Zlatunich did winter guard and color guard throughout high school and said she joined the team because of their competitiveness. “My favorite part of competing would be the atmosphere in the gym after a good performance,” she said. “I loved when we performed at the WGI finals in April.” Zlatunich and Estep said as hard as it is to manage their schedules with Alta Marea, it has also pushed them to stay on top of their grades. Estep said the best part of being on the team is the lifelong friends and memories she has made, and the friends she has made within Alta Marea will mean much more to her in the future than any medals or trophies they have won over the years. “Alta Marea has a great bond,” Zlatunich said. “We are very much a family and do hang out outside of practice and events. That has got to be the best part about being on the team – just getting to be a part of a family.”
The Million Dollar Band Color Guard, Alta Marea, is currently preparing for their competitive winter season, known as winter guard. Photo Courtesy of Alta Marea.
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Alabama overcame three interceptions and at one point a 12-point deficit to win the Iron Bowl. Amari Cooper had three touchdowns and 224 yards receiving in the win. Alabama’s running game notched 227 | Pete Pajor yards and four touchdowns in the win.
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COLUMN | FASHION
Holiday makeup does not always need to be metallic By Mary-Catherine Hodges
As winter approaches, we welcome the beginning of the holiday season. There will be decorations to put up and holiday events to attend. Christmas cocktails, family parties, secret Santa, you name it. Although metallic eye shadows have been a dignified holiday look of the past, we’re taking out the sparkle and introducing a subtle, matte look with a hint of a cat eye, subtle cheek glow and dark lip gloss. This easy, no-stress holiday makeup is appropriate for any occasion.
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MONDAY December 1, 2014 Cooper breaks Alabama’s career receptions record FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 1
him every opportunity, as a senior and a leader on this team, to bring this team back.” From that point on, Sims was unbeatable, going 10-12 for 168 passing yards and three passing touchdowns, rushing for 23 yards and another score. Sims led five consecutive touchdown drives to end the game, leading No. 1 Alabama to a 55-44 comeback victory over No. 15 Auburn in the highest-scoring Iron Bowl in the rivalry’s 121-year history. “When Blake is Blake and he’s just a calm guy who’s out there taking what the defense gives and making good decisions, he gets in a comfort zone,” Saban said. “Sometimes, when it’s a big game, he starts to put a lot of pressure on himself and gets a little anxious, and I don’t think he really processes and makes as good decisions when he gets like that. But when he plays with his instincts and executes our offense and goes through his reads the way he’s supposed to, with confidence, he plays extremely well. I think in the second half he kind of got that way.” Since he secured the starting position, Sims has been a revelation for Alabama. In his first season as a starter, he needs just 75 more yards to break AJ McCarron’s single-season passing yardage record. His season-long
Blake Sims throws to Amari Cooper during the 2014 Iron Bowl. CW / Layton Dudley
quarterback rating is the second best in the nation behind Heisman frontrunner Marcus Mariota. Before the Iron Bowl, Sims had thrown only four interceptions, and his 9.1 yards per attempt ranks fourth in the nation. While Sims has been an unexpected success story after four years of languishing low in the depth chart, Amari
Cooper’s junior season has been just another order of business for one of the most accomplished receivers in Alabama history. Cooper put in yet another record performance, breaking the Alabama record for career receptions with his 195th reception on his first of the game. The record now stands at 207. Cooper
also equalled his own record for yards in a single game. The Biletnikoff finalist finished the game with 224 yards and three touchdowns on 13 receptions. Cooper’s performance helped kick-start the Alabama comeback, with Sims finding Cooper on the first play of one of those scoring drives for a 75-yard touchdown pass to cut Auburn’s lead to two. “Coop has been great for us all year,” Saban said. “He certainly had a great game today. The guy played through a lot of injuries today. He was really kind of hurt, and he did a great job competing out there. He had 13 catches for [224] yards and made some extremely big plays in the game.” Whether this season or next, Cooper will leave Alabama with nearly every receiving record in the books. Over three Iron Bowls, Cooper has racked up 511 yards against Auburn, the most by any receiver at either school. His 224 yards on Saturday night was another series record, as is his career mark of 22.9 yards per catch against Auburn and his 13 catches. With his 75-yard touchdown catch, he owns the two longest touchdown plays in series history. This December, Cooper could become the first receiver to win the Heisman Trophy since Desmond Howard in 1991. “Just positive thoughts, working really hard,” Cooper said of his season. “I have to give a lot of credit to Coach [Lane] Kiffin. He’s a great offensive coordinator. He draws up a lot of plays to put his playmakers in position to make plays.”
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Student makes Vines, followed by thousands By Francie Johnson | CW Staff
Cam Benson, owner of the Vine channel “CAM BAM,� only needs 6.4 seconds to make an impression. “Sometimes I’ll catch people taking my picture,� said Benson, a freshman majoring in telecommunication and film. “One time [my friend and I] were just eating at Lakeside, and a girl takes a picture over her shoulder, and I see myself circled in red.� Vine, an online video sharing app created in 2012, allows users to create and share videos roughly six-and-a-half seconds in length. Benson made his debut in a Vine posted by his older brother, Darius Benson, who has 1.7 million Vine followers under the username MrLegenDarius. “We ended up making a Vine about me running for class president that September, and that one got like 500 million hits on different sites,� Benson said. “So then I was like ‘I should just keep making videos,’ and the rest just sort of added up to this.� After creating his own Vine account in September 2013, Benson has 237,500 Vine followers and over 136 million total ‘loops,’ or video plays. “It’s all gradual,� he said. “Every time I make a post, I get a boost in followers. If you keep coming up with content, you’ll keep getting new followers, and eventually you can make some pretty big moves.� While Benson can be considered “Vine famous,� he said most Vine users don’t set out with that intention. Most Vine users use the app for entertainment purposes. “Vine is more of a spectacle than any other social media,� he said. “On Twitter, it’s like, ‘If I follow them, then my following-to-follower ratio will be weird.’ On Instagram it’s like, ‘I want to get a bunch of likes on this picture.’ I think that’s what makes Vine unique, it just exists for people to be entertained.� James Howard, a freshman majoring in chemistry and a friend who helps Benson create Vine videos, has past experience publishing videos on YouTube. He said Vine’s time constraints make it unlike any other video publishing platform. “It’s a lot harder to make Vines that are good than to make good YouTube videos because people go to YouTube to watch
Cam Benson owns the Vine channel "CAM BAM," which has 237,500 followers. CW / Layton Dudley
a three or four minute video,� he said. “People want to be entertained right now when it comes to Vine.� Chris Bogard, another friend who assists Benson on Vine, said the time limit forces users to condense their jokes to the bare essentials. “If you watch a stand-up act, you never see a joke fully evolve in 6.4 seconds,� said Bogard, a freshman majoring in civil engineering. “If you watch Kevin Hart’s standup, he tells a story that takes like four minutes, and then it’s funny. With a Vine, you have to introduce the joke, set up and then punchline in 6.4 seconds.� Creating Vine videos started out as just a hobby, but it has since transformed into a source of income for Benson. After acquiring an agent this past summer, he has created sponsored Vines featuring the products or brand names of various companies. “I made five figures two months ago, and my brother, he’s making a lot of money doing this,� Benson said. Benson, Bogard and Howard are currently working on a 55-part interactive Vine series, structured in a “Choose Your Own Adventure� fashion. Benson said he expects the series to bring him around 50 thousand new followers. “Hopefully I’ll just keep making videos, get big, maybe do some projects that aren’t Vine,� he said. “Really the doors are open to Viners right now, so hopefully I can branch out of Vine, but until then I’ll just keep making videos on Vine.�
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Writers sacrifice quality for ratings By Tori Linville
“The Mentalist� began its final season yesterday, and for viewers who have watched since season one, the show might be hard to recognize. The writing has taken Jane and Lisbon to Texas as they work for the FBI. Rigsby and Van Pelt, played by Owain Yeoman and Amanda Righetti, were married early in the sixth season, and Jane has successfully gotten revenge on Red John. Show creator Bruno Heller said the finale will be a happy ending that viewers hope for. With the renewal being uncertain for this final season, it’s like the writers don’t know what to do. Fox’s “Sons of Anarchy� started out strong as well with show creator Kurt Sutter’s writing but was still criticized as a biker gang version of Hamlet. Viewers were immediately submerged in the gang’s political problems and Jax’s (Charlie Hunnam) struggles with his addict girlfriend and his newborn baby. As the final season wraps up, the writing has become more of a team effort. Though having multiple writers is a tradition that brings perspective to a script, “Sons of Anarchy� has seen better days, especially in its final season. The storylines were disappointing in what could have been an epic ending.
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13 Tide defense stumbles, stands tall in red zone SPORTS Monday, December 1, 2014
By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor
It was the best of times: an 11-point win over Alabama’s biggest rival. It was the worst of times: two 30-plus-yard touchdown receptions allowed in the second quarter. It was a tale of two defenses in the 55-44 comeback win over Auburn. One Alabama defense allowed Auburn whatever yardage got the Tigers into the red zone. The other stood tall and did not allow a red zone touchdown until the third quarter. “We certainly need to do better,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “We haven’t played a lot of games where we give up [44] points and win. You know, that’s not really been our style, so we obviously need to do a better job with our players in preparing them for the game so that we can play better and put them in a better position that they have a chance to be successful in. And then when we do that, they’ve got to do a good job of executing.” Auburn scored seven of the eight times it made it to the red zone. Five of those were field goals. “I think the name of the game really was that when we got in the red zone, we had to kick field goals,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. “We kicked five of them and didn’t score our touchdowns. We had enough yards to score a whole bunch of points and that was probably the name of the game.”
Defensive back Nick Perry makes a stop on fourth down in the red zone. CW / Layton Dudley
Auburn gained 630 yards on 90 plays and held onto the ball for nearly 34 minutes. Alabama’s defense spent more time on the field than its offense for the first three quarters, not unusual in its SEC play this year. LSU and Mississippi State also spent more time on the field on offense than Alabama too. Alabama’s secondary was exposed, giving up 456 yards in the air. Alabama was hit hard on vertical routes, where Auburn’s receivers put distance between Alabama’s defensive backs and them. “Well, they had a lot of success throwing
the ball,” Saban said. “There was no ‘seems like it.’ There was 456 yards’ worth, and there was about seven or eight of those that were big plays so you’re not going to hurt my feelings by saying – you know, I’ve got it right here on the paper, 456 yards passing, and a lot of those were big plays, big plays.” Auburn’s Duke Williams had 121 yards receiving and a team-leading seven receptions. Sammie Coates set a new Auburn Iron Bowl record with 206 yards receiving. He had two touchdowns including a 68-yard touchdown with Alabama corner Eddie Jackson lost in coverage.
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Bradley Sylve, long serving in the Crimson Tide’s second team after blowing coverages against West Virginia’s Kevin White, a Biletnikoff finalist, stepped up to play opposite Cyrus Jones. Through 11 games, he has eight total tackles. Notably, he was in coverage in the third quarter when Auburn’s Quan Bray caught a 35-yard first down pass. Sylve and Bray went up for the ball and possessed the ball. After review, the pass was ruled complete on a dual possession. The defense held in the second half, holding the Tigers to 10 points until the last 20 seconds of the game when it was all but over. “We knew that as the dominant defense that we are, that we had to pull it together and focus on our keys and concepts,” Alabama safety Landon Collins said. “We knew we had to do what we have always done. We prepared for this game consistently, and we just stuck to what we had to do. We had players come in and make big plays, and we did a fantastic job at the end.” The last score of the game came on a fiveyard run by Auburn running back Corey Grant. It was the first rushing touchdown allowed by Alabama since Oct. 11 against Arkansas. The Crimson Tide’s defense has given up three rushing touchdowns all year, the least by any FBS team. Alabama’s rush defense ranks second in the nation, allowing 92.5 yards per game.
14 Volleyball team earns record number of wins SPORTS
Monday, December 1, 2014
By Kayla Montgomery | Staff Reporter
With a dominant three-set sweep of Tennessee, the Alabama volleyball team reached a new milestone Saturday. In its final match of the regular season, the Crimson Tide picked up its 25th win, setting a new school record for wins in a season. The team matched the previous record of 24 wins last season, which was originally set in 1995. Given the constant progression of the program, coach Ed Allen said he expects even better things to come for the team. “We hope that we’re going to break that again in the coming couple of years,” he said. “It’s great to see us collect momentum and continue to push the program forward. Every year for four years we’ve been getting better, and there’s no reason not to expect it to even be better next year.” The Crimson Tide opened the first set with a five-point scoring run, with
three points coming from service aces season. This year, the team will travel to by Krystal Rivers, and a kill by Rivers Tallahassee, Florida, where it will comsealed the set for the Crimson Tide 25-11. pete against Samford in the first round of Though set two was closer, Alabama ulti- the tournament. mately took the set 25-20, holding a 2-0Allen said the team is excited to begin match lead going into the NCAA Tournament play intermission. The Crimson and continue to build on Tide took set three 25-14, what has been a recordsecuring the sweep. setting season. It’s great to see us Katherine White, hon“I think it’s a matchup ored along with fellow that should be competitive,” collect momentum senior Caitlin Bernardin on he said. “I’m just excited Saturday, said she thought and continue to push more than anything else for the team performed well as team to get a chance the program forward. this a whole, creating positive to advance and continue to memories for her last match take steps forward.” at Foster Auditorium. Junior captain Sierra — Ed Allen — “We did very well,” she Wilson said learning of the said. “We got some players team’s tournament fate valwho don’t normally get to idated the team’s hard work play in, and it was just a fun experience throughout the season and the team’s for our last game.” excitement is still fresh. On Sunday, the team gathered to “It’s always such a great feeling,” she watch the NCAA Tournament selection said. “We got to experience the NCAA broadcast, a tradition that began last selection show last year as well, but it’s
The volleyball team beat Tennessee 3-0 Saturday. CW / Lindsey Leonard
still exciting, it’s still fresh, and there’s still a level of joy when you get to see how far you’ve come and the fact that you get the opportunity to keep going.”
Offense overcomes deficit in second half By Kelly Ward | Sports Editor
Saturday was an offensive shootout with Alabama crawling back into contention and an eventual 55-44 win over Auburn. It took effort from every part of the offense to push past a first half performance where it was 1-of-4 on third down with possession of the ball for only 12 minutes. “We didn’t play very well in the first half and didn’t start out well in the second half, but we just kept grinding,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “We started making some plays on offense and got the momentum of the game back. We started playing better on defense in the third and fourth quarters and came out with what was a tremendous come-from-behind win for our team.” Running back T.J. Yeldon didn’t get the spotlight. That went to wide receiver Amari Cooper and his 224-yard performance. Yeldon took on a smaller role but comfortably led the team in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. At the half, Yeldon averaged 7.4 yards per carry and notched two touchdowns. He had 59 yards rushing. By the end of the game, he had 127 net yards rushing and 140 all-purpose yards. Alabama’s run game accounted for four of the Crimson Tide’s eight touchdowns. Running back Derrick Henry ran in Alabama’s last score, a 25-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Alabama went into the half trailing 26-21 and after receiving the ball to start the second half, promptly turned the ball over two
RELAX on the way to the beaches of Florida or parties in New Orleans. T.J. Yeldon lead the Crimson Tide in rushing with 127 yards on 19 carries with two touchdowns. CW / Pete Pajor
plays later. It was quarterback Blake Sims’ third pick of the game. Auburn turned it into a touchdown drive. “I didn’t have a very good first half,” Sims said. “We came into halftime and the team said, ‘It’s okay Blake, keep playing, we are behind you 100 percent.’ They rallied behind me, and the receivers got open. The offensive line did a great job blocking, I just did what I had to do and get the ball to the playmakers and we won the game.” It helped that Alabama was willing to take chances. Yeldon punched in a one-yard score on fourth-and-goal in the second quarter. In the third quarter on fourth-and-three,
Sims got the first down on a 3-yard pass to DeAndrew White. On the next play, Sims connected with Cooper for a 39-yard touchdown pass. “I don’t think it was do-or-die,” Saban said. “I thought we could play field position. One of the things that comes into my mind when we make those kind of decisions is if we were playing really, really well on defense, I probably wouldn’t have made that decision. But the fact, is I thought we needed to score to change the momentum of the game – you have to take some chances. That was one that paid off for us, and I think it did change the game. I think it was a really big play for us.”
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