You can’t make this stuff up. The pilot audio is both bizarre and hilarious on the now infamous team flight from Auburn to Houston.

Nice shove in the back with no call

White smoke from Archibald’s. @AlabamaFTBL has named a starting quarterback.

Since it’s the Christmas season, I give you three “unwise” men who followed the shining light of the College Football Playoff and lost all ability for rational thought.

Let’s take a moment to really appreciate what happened today. In hindsight, having @AlabamaFTBL snatch victory from the jaws of defeat on the 10-year anniversary of the “Kick Six” and send the Auburn nation home distraught is more satisfying than a 28-point blowout. #IronBowl #AuburnHateWeek

They lowdown, they dirty and they some sucker punching b****es. #RollTide

Eighteen years ago today at the Tuscaloosa National Airport “The Process” had landed for @AlabamaFTBL

This deserved to be included in “One Shining Moment.”

A suspension, a player out sick, two players stuck in the elevator pregame, 27 points in the first half, 58 points in the second half and Grant Nelson delivers two dagger 3s. This is @AlabamaMBB. #RollTide

Manti Te’o’s girlfriend seemed more real

At this point the only logical choice this November.

This is the most recruiting interest and anxiety for @AlabamaMBB in program history. Alabama is literally battling Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky for players. What a time to be an Alabama basketball fan.

I’ve had the privilege of covering a lot of Iron Bowls, but the one that left me in an emotional disarray before it even kicked off occurred in 2008. After Siran Stacy lost his wife and four children in a horrific car accident in 2007, seeing him return to Bryant-Denny Stadium to deliver the game ball with his daughter had me in tears in the press box (plus Sara Evans delivered a heart-stirring rendition of the national anthem). @AlabamaFTBL ended Tommy Tuberville’s six-year reign of terror with an emphatic 36-0 drubbing as the Saban dynasty began. #IronBowl #AuburnHateWeek

If anyone wonders why @AlabamaFTBL fans always remember #Tennesseehateweek here are two “clean” plays from 2022 and 2023 even though Alabama always gets the calls. Also my hatred started with all the shenanigans from The Great Pumpkin himself, Phil Fulmer.

This is when Anheuser-Busch needs to step forward. “Busch League” anyone?

Raise your hand if your favorite college basketball team won a game in the state of North Carolina tonight.

Apparently some employees from Whataburger are here at Coleman Coliseum shooting some hoops during a break.

Always appreciated this perspective from Gene Stallings when coaching @AlabamaFTBL: “If you think there is such a thing as an unimportant game, just try losing one.”

Everyone is referencing @AlabamaFTBL legend Derrick Thomas today because it’s 55 days until the Crimson Tide faces Florida State. To me his greatest performance occurred in an 8-3 victory over Penn State in 1988. Thomas had nine QB hurries, three sacks and a safety.

Let’s never forget this play from last year against @AlabamaFTBL. #Tennesseehateweek

Never thought I would see the day when interest in @AlabamaMBB recruiting is rivaling @AlabamaFTBL but that day has arrived. Glorious for both programs.

I’ve been so fortunate to have been inside Bryant-Denny for all three of these memorable plays by @AlabamaFTBL, but which one does everyone feel was the loudest? 1. Tyrone Prothro - 2005 vs. UF 2. Javier Arenas - 2007 vs. LSU 3. Ryan Williams - 2024 vs. UGA

So @AlabamaMBB just got its first program win in Chapel Hill by double digits and no one who watched the game feels the Crimson Tide played close to its best game. This team is still growing.

Jay Bilas on ESPN: Alabama is legit. They put up 94 today on North Carolina in the Dean Dome…they’re difficult to play against. That Final Four last year was not an anomaly.

I can’t overstate enough how long @AlabamaMBB fans have dreamed about just one of these things to happen: 31-win season No. 1 overall seed Final Four appearance Top recruiting classes Take a moment to realize what we’re witnessing and how special this is for us as a fan base.

This 27-point win by @AlabamaMBB has aged extremely well.

With only 27 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today is a moment to remember Siran Stacy, who won an SEC championship in 1989, but whose resiliency following a tragedy has inspired others. In November 2007, a drunk driver struck Stacy’s van not more than a few miles from his house and changed his life in one instant. The accident took the lives of Stacy’s wife and four of his five children with only 4-year-old Shelly surviving. A year later, Stacy and his daughter, both recovered from their injuries, brought the game ball out for the 2008 Iron Bowl and more than 100,000 people inside Bryant-Denny Stadium wept and cheered in unison for the strength and faith of the Stacy family.

So @AlabamaFTBL is ranked behind Indiana and Iowa State, while @AlabamaMBB is ranked ahead of Duke and North Carolina. Unusual times indeed for @UA_Athletics

The @AlabamaMBB team has brought joyless murderball to Coleman Coliseum

Tickets from Tide Pride have arrived and tomorrow I head to something I’ve waited my whole life to see: @AlabamaMBB in the #FinalFour

With only 37 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, this is a perfect time to remember Shaun Alexander’s historic performance against LSU in 1996. Alexander rushed for a school-record 291 yards and four touchdowns as the Crimson Tide shut out LSU 26-0.

The last two teams to beat Auburn in Neville Arena are Kentucky and @AlabamaMBB, the two winningest programs in the SEC. Tradition matters.

Probably not since Johni Broome wasn’t called for this in the first game.

Hard to believe the 1999 SEC championship run by @AlabamaFTBL occurred 25 years ago. Alabama still played at Legion Field and since then @shaunalexander and @chrissamuels60 both had All-Pro careers and retired from the NFL.

I see some people asking about white helmets for @AlabamaFTBL so for those too young to remember here is a clip from the 1983 @AlabamaFTBL season when freshman @realcbennett97 blocked a punt and returned it for a TD against LSU. Would love his thoughts on the white helmets.

With only 15 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today it seems appropriate to recognize Ty Simpson, who earned the starting quarterback job earlier this week after waiting and persevering for the last three seasons. The redshirt junior from Martin, Tenn., signed with Alabama in 2022 as the No. 25 overall recruit and the No. 3 quarterback in the composite rankings. Simpson spent the last two seasons as the backup to Jalen Milroe, but entered this past spring as the most experienced quarterback on the team. On Monday during a team meeting, the coaching staff announced that Simpson had earned the starting quarterback job for the upcoming season. “It was surreal for sure,” Simpson told the media Tuesday. “Something I’ve dreamed about since I came here. I can’t thank these guys enough. I wouldn’t be here if they didn’t push me every single day. It’s been a crazy 24 hours.”

In the historic win over BYU in the NCAA Tournament, @AlabamaMBB had 11 players see action. Nine are no longer with the team. 🤦‍♂️

Probably a good time to remind everyone No. 5 @AlabamaMBB plays its SEC opener this Saturday against undefeated No. 12 Oklahoma in Coleman Coliseum at 5 p.m.

I miss him so much

Auburn fails to win any basketball games in Coleman Coliseum this season.

With only 24 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember Kevin Turner, a powerful fullback from Prattville who played for the Crimson Tide from 1988-91 under Bill Curry and Gene Stallings. New England drafted Turner in the third round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played several years in the league with the Patriots and later the Philadelphia Eagles, before recurring neck injuries ended his career in 1999. However, Turner was later diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in June 2010. He fought the disease for almost six years before passing away on March 24, 2016, at his home in Vestavia Hills.

An honor and privilege to run into the 🐐 @wimpsanderson1 before the game started

Today is the 60th birthday for @AlabamaFTBL legend Cornelius O’Landa Bennett, but true Crimson Tide fans refer to him as “Biscuit” because he always had room for one more. Born Aug. 25, 1965, in Birmingham, @realcbennett97 excelled in football, basketball and baseball at Ensley High School, before signing with the Crimson Tide and becoming a foundational player in 1983 for new Alabama head coach Ray Perkins. After moving to linebacker, Bennett became a three-time, first-team selection to the College Football All-America team. As a senior, he won the Lombardi Award and SEC Player of the Year honors. He finished his Alabama career with 287 tackles, 21.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries (which might have been four if the officials had made the right call on sack of Steve Beuerlein in 1986). The Indianapolis Colts selected Bennett second overall in the 1987 NFL Draft, but then traded him in a three-way deal to the Buffalo Bills where he became a five-time Pro Bowl player.

First grade (1975-76) photo from Berry Elementary School. Auburn never had a chance. #RollTide all the way.

With only 11 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember Mike Shula, who many today never got to see play as the starting quarterback for the Crimson Tide in the mid-80s. Being the son of an NFL legend didn’t prevent the left-hander from leading Christopher Columbus High School in Miami to the state championship game his senior year and earning a scholarship offer from new Alabama head coach Ray Perkins. Shula worked his way into the starting role as a sophomore, but the first game of his junior season in 1985 solidified his legacy in Alabama history. After Georgia blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown to give the Bulldogs a stunning 16-13 lead with just 50 seconds remaining in Sanford Stadium, Shula displayed the cool demeanor that first attracted the attention of Perkins. Starting at the Alabama 29-yard line, Shula carved up the Georgia defense, completing 4-of-5 passes for 71 yards. He hit Al Bell across the middle for a game-winning, 17-yard touchdown that gave the Crimson Tide a thrilling 20-16 Labor Day victory that took just 45 seconds. “It wasn’t like we just sat there and let them score on that last drive,” Georgia defensive coordinator Bill Lewis said. “We tired to mix things up with the blitz and zone, but Shula did a good job finding the holes in the zone. They anticipated the blitz real well.”

Ready to watch @AlabamaMBB teach some Bulldogs to behave

I think @nate_oats is actually at the NBA Finals trying to fill those last two non-conference games for @AlabamaMBB with the Celtics and Mavericks.

Saturday night after @AlabamaMBB beat Clemson I felt happy just finally getting to the Final Four. Now that I’m sitting on a flight packed with Crimson Tide fans leaving Birmingham and about to head to Phoenix, I want to win the whole d*** thing. Let’s do this Bama!

With only 28 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today is a perfect time to remember the return skills of Javier Arenas, who played for the Crimson Tide from 2006-09. @JavierArenas21 finished his career with an SEC record seven TDs and 1,752 yards on punt returns.

Just thought everyone might like seeing this video again of Clifford Omoruyi posterizing Zach Edey.

Dare I dream that this baseball team gets hot down the stretch and we end the academic year with @AlabamaFTBL in the CFP, @AlabamaMBB in the Final Four and @AlabamaBSB in Omaha for the CWS?

With only 25 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember Derrick Lassic, who anchored the running game during the 1992 championship season. In the Sugar Bowl, Lassic rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns to earn MVP honors as Alabama drubbed Miami, 34-13.

Great to see @AntoinePettway here today as @AlabamaMBB honors the 2003-04 Elite Eight team at halftime of the Texas A&M game #RollTide

I’ve seen countdowns today referencing @realcbennett97 because it’s 97 days until @AlabamaFTBL plays Florida State, but this feels incomplete unless you’re also remembering “The Sack” against Notre Dame in 1986.

Celebrity picker at the @ACATuscaloosa pep rally today was @nate_oats. He donned the headgear

With only 14 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember Bryant Jacob “Jake” Coker whose career included a detour through Tallahassee, an in-season quarterback change and a redemption run that endeared him to Crimson Tide fans due to his resiliency and toughness. Coker played prep football for St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile before committing to Florida State in June 2010. After spending three years in Tallahassee behind EJ Manuel and then Jameis Winston, Coker transferred back to his home state in January 2014. However, Blake Sims won the quarterback competition and Coker’s opportunity to lead the Crimson Tide offense had to wait until his final year of eligibility. In the 2015 season, @RealJakeCoker started the first two games but in an unexpected turn Cooper Bateman started the third game against Ole Miss. Things did not fare well for Bateman as Alabama fell behind and Coker came off the bench and almost rallied the Crimson Tide in a 43-37 loss. Coker never relinquished the starting job after that and Alabama reeled off 12 wins and won the 2015 national championship with a wild 45-40 victory over Clemson. In his final season, Coker completed 66.9 percent of his passes for 3,110 yards and 21 touchdowns.

But the analytics of @espn have Angel Reese rated as the rookie of the year. 😂

With only 35 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today is a moment to remember the talents of Kerry Goode. Before a second-half knee injury, Goode appeared to be launching his own Heisman campaign with 307 all-purpose yards and three TDs against Boston College in 1984

With only 31 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today is a perfect time to remember defensive back @Coach_Sam_Shade, who had an interception in the 1993 Sugar Bowl. The Crimson Tide stunned Miami, 34-13, on Jan. 1, 1993, to win its first national title in 13 years.

With only 10 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember Raymond Anthony “A.J.” McCarron Jr., the only Crimson Tide quarterback to win consecutive national championships in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. McCarron played prep football for St. Paul’s Episcopal in Mobile, leading his team to a state championship as a junior, before signing with Alabama in the 2009 recruiting class. After redshirting his freshman season, @10AJMcCarron saw limited action in 2010 before being named the starting quarterback as a sophomore. He passed for 2,634 yards and 16 touchdowns and Alabama avenged a regular-season loss to LSU in the BCS Championship game with a resounding 21-0 victory. McCarron improved in his junior season as Alabama won its second consecutive national championship and he passed for 2,933 yards and 30 touchdowns. The bid for an unprecedented three-peat fell short his senior season, but he finished his career with 9,019 yards passing and 77 touchdowns. The Cincinnati Bengals picked him in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft as McCarron spent 10 years in the league with Cincinnati, Buffalo, Oakland, Houston and Atlanta.

Games do matter and beating the consensus No. 1 team on a 29-game winning streak matters. Strength of schedule matters because all conferences are not created equal. Injuries matter as per the bylaws of the committee. So everything matters.

With only six days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember DeVonta Smith whose decision to play four years with the Crimson Tide ended with him becoming the most accomplished wide receiver in program history and a two-time national champion. Smith played football, basketball and track while growing up Amite, La., before signing with Alabama in 2017. He teamed with fellow freshman Tua Tagovailoa to catch the game-winning 41-yard touchdown in overtime as the Crimson Tide beat Georgia, 26-23, for the national championship. Even with the freshman heroics, the coaching staff mulled the idea of moving the multi-faceted player to cornerback but thankfully never made the decision. As a junior he set the single-game receiving record with 274 yards and five touchdowns in a 59-31 victory against Ole Miss. After Alabama failed to make the playoffs, teammates Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs opted for the NFL Draft, but Smith decided to return for his senior season. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic hovering over 2020, @DeVontaSmith_6 caught 117 passes for 1,856 yards and 23 touchdowns as Alabama finished 13-0 to win its 18th national championship. The “Slim Reaper” swept every individual player award winning the Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Award, Maxwell Award, Fred Biletnikoff Award, Paul Hornung Award and AP College Football Player of the Year. In the 2021 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected him 10th overall and reunited him with his first college quarterback, Jalen Hurts.

With only 32 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today is a perfect time to remember almost 15 years ago when freshman linebacker C.J. Mosley returned an interception for a touchdown as No. 1 Alabama hammered Florida, 31-6, in the 2010 season.

That’s how you rebound from a disappointing home loss @AlabamaMBB by going into Rupp Arena and taking care of business. Blue Collar beats Blue Blood

This was confirmed years ago

Sad news today on the passing of “Brother” Bill Oliver, the architect of the legendary 1992 defense that led @AlabamaFTBL to the national championship. In the title game against Miami, the Crimson Tide defense kept the Hurricanes panicked and confused the whole game.

Look who did show up at @AlabamaMBB tonight @KalenDeBoer and @Greg_Byrne

With only 17 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember Jaylen Waddle who dazzled Crimson Tide fans with his blazing speed, amazing catches and mesmerizing returns on special teams. Waddle signed with Alabama in 2018 after playing prep football for Episcopal High School in Bellaire, Texas. He earned SEC Freshman of the Year honors with 45 receptions for 848 yards and seven touchdowns. On special teams he returned 16 punts for 233 yards and a touchdown. As a sophomore he was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year after leading the NCAA in punt return yards with 487. He returned a punt for a touchdown against LSU and a kickoff for another score against Auburn. In his junior season, Waddle broke his right ankle against Tennessee but returned for the national championship game against Ohio State. After declaring for the 2021 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins selected him sixth overall where he was reunited with former Alabama teammate Tua Tagovailoa.

A tale of two brackets perhaps

With only nine days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember the only Crimson Tide quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy and the program’s first No. 1 NFL Draft pick, Bryce Young. After becoming the top quarterback prospect and USA Today High School offensive player of the year at Mater Dei in Santa Ana, Calif., Young flipped his original commitment from Southern Cal and signed with Alabama in 2020. As a sophomore in 2021, @_bryce_young earned the starting job and delivered a historic performance. Alabama won the SEC championship and he became the first quarterback for a program that already had legends like Joe Namath and Ken Stabler to win the Heisman Trophy. During his Heisman campaign, Young completed 67 percent of his passes for 4,872 yards and 47 touchdowns. He also ran for three more scores. In addition to the Heisman Trophy, Young won the AP Player of the Year, the Davey O’Brien Award, the Manning Award, the Maxwell Award and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year. After a junior year that included 3,328 more yards passing and 32 touchdowns, Young declared for the 2023 NFL Draft. The Carolina Panthers traded up to select Young No. 1 overall, becoming the first player in Alabama history to go first in the NFL Draft. Namath had been selected first in the 1965 AFL Draft prior to the merger of the NFL and AFL.

Ok I’ve seen enough. This is THE most athletic @AlabamaMBB team I have ever seen in person. Still feeling things out but the lineup combinations are limitless.

With only eight days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember perhaps the most pivotal recruit that ignited the Nick Saban dynasty, Quintorris Lopez “Julio” Jones Jr. Playing prep football for Foley High School, Jones emerged as the nation’s No. 1 wide receiver prospect based on his generational combination of size, physicality, speed and sheer toughness. On Feb. 6, 2008, @juliojones_11 picked Alabama over Oklahoma and the foundation for the renaissance of the Crimson Tide had been established. In the 2008 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Jones became the first true freshman wide receiver to start in a season-opener for Alabama. He caught four passes for 28 yards and a touchdown in a 34-10 rout that signaled to the country that Bama was indeed back. In a 41-30 road victory over No. 3-ranked Georgia, Jones caught five passes for 94 yards which included a 34-yard touchdown reception. During his sophomore season, Alabama ran the table winning the 2009 SEC championship and its first national championship in 17 years with a perfect 14-0 record. After three years in Tuscaloosa, Jones declared for the 2011 NFL Draft and the Atlanta Falcons traded five picks to move up and select him sixth overall.

"𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖? 𝑰𝒇 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕."

With only 18 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we spotlight not a former player, but current safety Bray Hubbard, who got thrust into a more prominent role last season after the injury to Keon Sabb. The former quarterback at Ocean Springs (Miss.) High School signed with Alabama as a projected defensive back. In his freshman season of 2023, Hubbard contributed on special teams in nine games. Last fall as a sophomore, he played in all 13 games with six starts at safety. He tied for the team lead with three interceptions and became a fan favorite with his tendency to sacrifice his body on all 57 tackles. Heading into his junior year, Hubbard is expected to be a main contributor in an experienced Crimson Tide defense.

Well the season-ticket holders to our right obviously sold their tickets on the secondary market because we have two Aubs beside us. SMH. Come on @AlabamaMBB let’s do this. #RollTide

With only 20 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember running back Sherman Williams, who had one of the greatest bowl performances in program history. In the 1995 Citrus Bowl, Williams finished with 359 all-purpose yards (166 rushing, 155 receiving, 38 kickoff returns) and two touchdowns as the Crimson Tide defeated Ohio state, 24-17, to finish the season 12-1 and ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll. Williams played prep football at Blount High School and became the first player in state history to rush for more than 3,000 yards in a season. He played four years for the Crimson Tide and got picked 46th overall in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. However, following a brief NFL career his life took a turn down a dark path after being sentenced to prison in 2000 for drug and counterfeit currency charges. Since his release in 2014, Williams began a journey of redemption by giving back to the Mobile community through local youth sports initiatives, founding the Palmer Williams Group with former teammate David Palmer and most recently becoming the head football coach at Murphy High School.

I miss this guy so much.

How Coleman Coliseum should look for every @AlabamaMBB home game

Auburn employed a “spy” most of the game, but the Tigers should have known Alabama had the best spy in Bond, Isaiah Bond. And he had a license to kill on the Gravedigger play.

With only 22 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember not one, but three legendary players that donned the prestigious No. 22 jersey for the Crimson Tide - Johnny Musso, Tony Nathan and Mark Ingram. Musso became a three-year starter for Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1969-71 and became known as the “Italian Stallion” by fans. He rushed for 2,741 career yards and 34 touchdowns and finished fourth in the Heisman voting his senior season. Nathan played for the Crimson Tide from 1975-78 and rushed for 1,997 yards and 29 touchdowns. He also excelled as a kick returner and finished with 3,362 all-purpose yards. He won a national championship his senior season as Alabama defeated Penn State 14-7 in the Sugar Bowl. Ingram became an integral part of Nick Saban’s 2008 recruiting class. As a sophomore, @markingramII rushed for 1,658 yards and 17 touchdowns and became the school’s first Heisman Trophy winner, as Alabama completed a national championship season with a perfect 14-0 record in 2009.

Does this mean the ACC will be suing FSU to leave the conference?

Could @AlabamaFTBL send a box of these to Bill O’Brien in New England? #RollTide

Although the 2001 outcome didn’t resonate anywhere outside the state, the unexpected 31-7 beatdown by @AlabamaFTBL over Auburn qualifies as one of my greatest Iron Bowl guilty pleasures. Under first-year head coach Dennis Franchione, the Crimson Tide limped into Jordan-Hare with a 4-5 record, while the Tigers at 7-2 were eyeing a SEC Western Division title. Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville admitted his team prepared for running quarterback Tyler Watts, but the Tide started Andrew Zow and the rest is #IronBowl history. Zow completed 22 of 29 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns, while running backs Santonio Beard and Ahmaad Galloway both rushed for more than 100 yards. The stands emptied early in the fourth quarter, and the postgame traffic was the easiest ride home I’ve ever had leaving Jordan-Hare Stadium. #AuburnHateWeek #RollTide

With only two days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today it’s “Deuces Wild” as we remember not one, but two legends with Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry and “The Deuce” himself, David Palmer. Both wore the No. 2 jersey more than 20 years apart and left as national champions with the Crimson Tide. Derrick Lamar Henry Jr. grew up in Yulee, Fla., and became a football phenom with his early maturity of size, speed and strength. As senior in high school, he averaged 327.8 yards rushing per game and finished with a state record 4,261 yards and 55 touchdowns. Despite the accolades as a running back, many recruiting services listed him as a five-star athlete and projected a position change once in college. However, the Crimson Tide secured his commitment on Sept. 28, 2012, and never wavered letting him continue in his preferred offensive role. During his junior year, @KingHenry_2 rushed for a SEC record 2,219 yards and 28 touchdowns on 395 carries. He scored at least one touchdown in every game in 2015, won the Heisman Trophy and helped lead Alabama to a 14-1 national championship season. Henry declared for the 2016 NFL Draft and the Tennessee Titans selected him 45th overall in the second round. While Henry powered through opponents with his size and physicality, David Lee Palmer employed a different skill set during his prep career at Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham where he played quarterback and various other positions. Standing just 5-foot-8 and weighing 180 pounds, Palmer used his talents of instant acceleration and tap dancing around defenders to become a much-needed offensive wrinkle for Alabama head coach Gene Stallings in the early 90s. During his three-year tenure in Tuscaloosa, Palmer played wide receiver, but his athletic abilities had him shift sometimes under center to become one of the earliest “wildcat’ quarterbacks and he frightened opponents on special teams as a kick returner. Alabama won the 1992 national championship his sophomore year and the following year Palmer finished third in Heisman Trophy voting, becoming the first receiver in program history to have 1,000 yards. He finished with four career punt-return touchdowns and declared for the 1994 NFL Draft. The Minnesota Vikings selected him 40th overall in the second round.

With only 19 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember defensive back Jeremiah Castille, who almost single-handedly ensured Paul “Bear” Bryant did not lose his final game coaching the Crimson Tide. Castille had three interceptions, delivered punishing hits and earned Liberty Bowl MVP honors to help Alabama defeat Illinois, 21-15, on a frigid December night in Memphis, Tenn. After a four-year collegiate career, the Denver Broncos selected @J_Castille in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played six seasons in the league with both the Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Today the Castille name is revered as Crimson Tide royalty like the Humphreys and other player families that have spanned multiple generations. Castille’s sons, Tim and Simeon, both played for Alabama and later in the NFL.

Dear @UA_Athletics and @Greg_Byrne fans had no idea these @AlabamaMBB legends were being honored and rushed back from the concourse during halftime to see what was happening. No pregame marketing, no social media announcements, nothing in pregame notes. They deserved better.

Regardless of how the game ends tomorrow night for @AlabamaMBB, pretty sure I’ll be sobbing uncontrollably.

The one and only Bobby Lee Hurt. Ran into him at halftime of the @AlabamaMBB game

Robert Horry, a 6-foot-9 forward from Andalusia, played from 1989-1992 and is the career leader in blocks with 286 as a three-year starter for @wimpsanderson1. @RKHorry won three consecutive SEC Tournament titles (1989, 90, 91) and played for a fourth in 1992. Alabama made the NCAA Tournament four consecutive years and reached the Sweet Sixteen twice (1990, 1991). However, as decorated as his collegiate career may have been, Horry’s professional success earned him the nickname “Big Shot Bob” as he won seven NBA championships with three teams (Rockets twice, Lakers three times, Spurs twice). So Robert Horry is here to remind you the 2023-24 basketball season tips off in 25 days.

The name is Bond. Isaiah Bond.

With only 26 days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today is a perfect time to remember one of legendary father-son duos in Crimson Tide lore, Bobby and Marlon Humphrey. @thehump26 played for Ray Perkins and Bill Curry from 1985-88. He rushed for 3,420 yards and 33 touchdowns during his four-year career that ended after two games his senior season due to a broken foot. The Denver Broncos selected him in the 1989 NFL Supplemental Draft. @marlon_humphrey played for Nick Saban from 2014-16 which included a redshirt season. When he hit the field in 2015, Humphrey earned a starting role in the secondary and in two seasons accumulated 81 combined tackles and five interceptions. The Baltimore Ravens selected him 16th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

From 2014 to tonight. Quite a ride with @AlabamaMBB

On Jan. 28, 1983, the Alabama basketball team traveled to Pauley Pavilion and upset No. 1-ranked UCLA 70-67 behind 23 points from Bobby Lee Hurt and 20 from Ennis Whatley. For a grieving Alabama nation still reeling from the death of Paul “Bear” Bryant two days earlier, @wimpsanderson1 and the basketball team provided a much-needed athletic rallying point and an emotional release with the stunning road victory. The players wore black patches on their shoulders in honor of Coach Bryant as his funeral services had concluded earlier on that somber Friday afternoon. So in memory of the galvanizing upset on Jan. 28, 1983, the 1982-83 team is here to remind you the 2023-24 basketball season tips off in 28 days.

An @AlabamaMBB legend @whatley_ennis is in the house

Don’t play a game and move into sole possession of first place in the SEC. Best mid-week bye ever.

Tomorrow @AlabamaMBB tips off a new season, but before that happens I wanted to thank everyone who took the time to read, like, comment or repost during the last 41 days of my daily insight into the history of Crimson Tide basketball. The only agenda I had was trying to connect all the generations of UA hoops fans. On a personal note, having @wimpsanderson1 drop comments and then later receive a phone call from him was truly humbling. #RollTide

Hearing Nate Oats and @AlabamaMBB are trying to squeeze in another December game and it’s against these guys.

The only complaint tonight is the lack of marketing and promotion for the halftime ceremony honoring members from the 1974, 75 and 76 @AlabamaMBB teams. Leon Douglas, Wendell Hudson and @wimpsanderson1 should have been at least mentioned earlier this week.

With only seven days until @AlabamaFTBL starts the 2025 season, today we remember quarterback Harry Jerome “Jay” Baker who transformed from a game manager as a sophomore into the SEC Player of the Year as a senior. Barker played football for Hewitt-Trussville High School but drew little interest initially due to the option offense his team ran. However, after a coaching change in Tuscaloosa ushered in the Gene Stallings era, Barker earned an offer from the Crimson Tide. As a redshirt freshman in the 1991 season, @JayBarker7 found himself thrust into the starting role after the suspension of Danny Woodson. Alabama finished with an 11-1 record and No. 5 ranking, but more due to a stalwart defense and conservative approach to offense. Barker continued his game-managing approach as a sophomore, and it resulted in a 13-0 season that included a SEC championship and the school’s first national championship in 13 years. However, in the 34-13 drubbing of Miami in the Sugar Bowl, Barker completed just four passes for 18 yards as Alabama leaned into the nation’s No. 1 defense to humble the Hurricanes. Injuries kept Barker out of four games his junior season, before he returned for a memorable senior campaign that ended with being named the 1994 SEC Player of the Year, earning the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and finishing fifth in Heisman Trophy voting. Barker led the Crimson Tide to a 12-1 record and No. 5 ranking after completing 61.5 percent of his passes for 1,996 yards and 14 touchdowns.