@TJCarpenterWHB – tj@810whb.com – Head Coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, Nick Saban sat down one on one with TJ Carpenter to discuss Missouri coach Gary Pinkel and the Tigers as well as his thoughts on a college football playoff and making sure student athletes get a full experience by going to every stadium in the SEC during their careers. It may take a nine game schedule, but Nick is okay with that.
Posted in BCS, College Football, SEC
Tagged Alabama Crimson Tide, Gary Pinkel, Kevin Kietzman, Mizzou, Nick Saban, Sports Night, Sports Radio 810 WHB, Tigers, Tj Carpenter
Check out our podcast before the game to get all kinds of great analysis on the game and what it could mean for the Razorbacks if they win. What does the loss of Jake Bequette mean for the Razorbacks? Can Arkansas beat Alabama? John Taylor of NBC Sports breaks down the game. Chris Bahn is live from Tuscaloosa. Jeremy Hurtt offers a Hog Fan’s perspective on Alabama fans.
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Posted in BCS, Bobby Petrino, College Football, NFL, Podcast, Razorback Football, Tyler Wilson
Tagged Alabama, Arkansas, Bobby Petrino, Crimson Tide, Hog Sports Radio, Jake Bequette, Nick Saban, Razorbacks, SEC Football, Tj Carpenter, Tyler Wilson
This article originally appeared on MrSEC.com
TJ Carpenter
While most fans in Alabama have completely disregarded the challenge the Razorbacks pose to the Crimson Tide, it will be much more of a chess match than they anticipate.
While most fans in Arkansas are still sweating bullets over a too-close-for-comfort win over Troy, the Razorbacks will be much more prepared to face Alabama than they could possibly hope for.
Neither coach wants to make this matchup about them over the teams, but that’s what it will come down to. Since being at Arkansas Bobby Petrino has yet to out-coach Nick Saban. But if there’s one guy who could do it, it’s Petrino. The offensive mastermind has been drawing up game plans and running through doomsday scenarios for almost a year to the day since losing a lead late last season in this same matchup. Saban and the Crimson Tide will be ready. Read more
Posted in BCS, Bobby Petrino, Razorback Football, Tyler Wilson
Tagged Alabama, Arkansas, Bobby Petrino, Crimson Tide, Hog Sports Radio, Nick Saban, Razorbacks, Tj Carpenter
(This article originally appeared on MrSEC.com)
TJ Carpenter
Until Alabama falls to a vastly inferior opponent, they will continue to be the best team in the nation, with the best coach, ahead of the best program. And even when they do fall to a team they should handily beat, I think it’s still a tight race between Alabama and whatever other traditional powerhouse is showing its teeth that season.
What makes Alabama great is not just talent. LSU has gobs of it, USC swims in it, apparently Oregon and Ohio State pay for it… there are lots of teams with talent. College football comes down to one thing more often than anything else – the one constant in an endless turnstile of soon to be professional football stars – is your coach better than the guy on the other sideline.
Unlike Les Miles, Nick Saban has never needed luck to beat an opponent. He hasn’t needed the best player in college football history like Urban Meyer or Gene Chizik. Every so often Saban’s teams are out played, even ill-fated, never are they out-coached. Read more
Posted in BCS, Bobby Petrino, College Football, Razorback Football
Tagged Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Bobby Petrino, Nick Saban
