Alabama 38 Kentucky 20 Final Score!

Roll Tide! Ready for Ole Miss?

The Long Haul

It's official. Roy Upchurch will not shave his beard as long as the Crimson Tide remain undefeated this season. Upchurch returned to action last Saturday with three catches against the Razorbacks. However, he did not carry the ball once,which could be a sign that the coaching staff is still wary of his high ankle sprain. Injuries have plagued Upchurch's career at the Capstone, yet he still remains positive and upbeat.

Along with a few touchdowns last Saturday, the wide receivers are "catching" some praise for their run block support. One of the more notable plays was Marquis Maze's block that allowed Mark Ingram to score on a 14 yard reception. “That wouldn’t have been a touchdown if he didn’t make the block,” remarked Coach Saban “The way people try to run support when you can run the football, if the receivers can’t block they are always going to have an extra guy in the box.”

Well we just put away one SEC opponent last Saturday and in two days we will face another, now is the time to put up or shut up. If the past is any indication of what will come in the future, we should perform well against an average Kentucky team; however the worst is yet to come with back to back to back to back games against Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennesse and LSU. Now is the time to stay focused and alert.

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Dont'a Hightower's surgery is a success

"Dont'a Hightower did have successful surgery," Saban said on this morning's SEC teleconference. "(The doctor) thinks he'll make a full recovery, and he'll be OK. We're pleased and happy about the fact that he's going to be OK.


Read the article here.

The big question is who will replace him for the remainder of the season? Corey Reamer did a good job during the Arkansas game, but Saban would like to move him back to the outside. Check out more reading here and here.

Cheap chop blocks

Do you think the block on Dont'a Hightower was a cheap shot? Check out some commentary and quotes from his teammates, in which most of them admit the chop block was legal but with large disdain for its usage. Rolando McClain said "He's not just my teammate, he's like a little brother to me. It's going to be hard for me to get over it, but I've still got this defense as well as the rest of the team looking up to me for leadership, so I'm going to get a grasp on the thing and just try to get ready to play Kentucky."

Who thinks we should be using Julio Jones more in our offense? I do. I like that McElroy likes to spread the wealth around, but Julio is too good to not give him more touches on the ball. Just to flame the fire (and ire) we have posted his touchdown TD from the Arkansas game. Man, our offense looks scary with all of our weapons.

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Monday Links and News

Last week was a very slow week for news and it doesn't help that I was relaxing at Gulf Shores. Check out below news and links from around the Web.

Dont'a Hightower will be out for 3-4 months after being carted off the field this past Saturday. This likely means that we his done for this season. Check out the article here.

Nick Saban said that there will be competition to replace Dont'a. We also found out today that Jerrell Harris has been suspend for 6 games. He will be able to play for the South Carolina game. He would have replaced Hightower had he not been suspended. Read more here.

Trent Richardson was named SEC Freshman of the Week after his bowling ball performance during the Arkansas game. Read more here.

ESPN's Chris Low now has Alabama as #1 in his weekly power rankings. Read more here.

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Tebow gets knocked out!

I have to question Urban Meyer's coaching. Who would leave his best player on the field during a blow out?