Alabama Crimson Tide

In the 2011 Iron Bowl, the Alabama Crimson Tide's star running back, Trent Richardson, broke a 57 yard run versus their rival the Auburn Tigers. The Heisman Award Hopeful rushed for 203 yards and scored a touchdown on a five yard touchdown pass.

Did Richardson have his Heisman Moment in the Iron Bowl?

The 2011 Iron Bowl will feature a battle of the Southeastern Conference's two leading rushers, Trent Richardson for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Michael (Mike) Dyer for the Auburn Tigers. Richardson is a junior and has rushed for 1380 yards and 20 touchdowns. Dyer, on the other hand, is a sophomore and has rushed for 1194 and 10 touchdowns.

Richardson and Dyer were both five star recruits coming out of high school, and neither has disappointed in their NCAA career. This will be the first time the two face each other as the starters for their teams. The outcome of this game will depend on which team is successful in their rushing attack. Bama is playing for a spot in the BCS National Championship game, and Dyer would love nothing more than to help his Tigers prevent their most hated rival from reaching that game.

Auburn can also influence Richardson's chances for the Heisman Trophy Award. The race is currently wide open, and the next couple of weeks will decide who will have the chance to be the next to carry the award. If the Tigers can shut Trent down, then he will most likely not win the Heisman Trophy.

I think Auburn will do all it can to stop Richardson. In the past two years, the Tigers were capable of shutting down Alabama's former Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram. I think the Tigers will have success in stopping Richardson, and because of that I think Dyer will have the better game. But what do you think?

In the final weekend of the regular 2011 college football season, the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide will travel to Auburn, AL to play the #24 Auburn Tigers in the 76th Iron Bowl. Currently, Alabama leads the series 40-34-1.

In the last two years, Alabama and Auburn have both had Heisman Trophy winners and both won the BCS National Championship. Mark Ingram won the Heisman in 2009, leading the Tide in winning the BCS National Championship Game. Cam Newton won Auburn's third Heisman Trophy in 2010, as he led the Tigers to a BCS National Championship.

This year, Alabama is in position to play for another BCS Championship, and the Tide's running back, Trent Richardson, is up for the Heisman Trophy. Richardson will need to have a huge game in the Iron Bowl in order to help lock the Heisman Trophy Award. Auburn would love nothing more than to shut him down.

Alabama is the better team, but the game is being played in Jordan Hare Stadium. Personally, I think Auburn can pull the upset because Alabama's offense is terrible. If the Tigers are able to block and create lanes for running back Michael Dyer and create turnovers, then they have a shot. What do you think?

Auburn vs Alabama: Can the Tigers upset the Tide in the Iron Bowl?

Both the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers have two weeks to prepare for each other because both teams have bye weeks in week 9. The two week preparation should lead to the best game of the season when the Tigers visit Tuscaloosa in the first weekend of November. Currently LSU is #1 in the BCS and Alabama is #2. The winner of this game will be the undisputed #1 team in the nation.

This is the first of several polls covering the game and it will be updated with information over the next two weeks. But for now, who do you think will win and end up #1 in the BCS?

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Through week 8 of the 2011 college football season, the Alabama Crimson Tide'sTrent Richardson and the Stanford Cardinal's Andrew Luck seem to be separating themselves from the rest of the pack in the race for the Heisman Trophy.
Luck started the season as the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, and he has not disappointed. Stanford is undefeated and contending for an opportunity to play for a National Championship. So far this season, he has accounted for the following statistics:
Andrew Luck 2011 Season Statistics - 145 pass completions; 202 pass attempts; 1888 passing yards; 71.8% completion percentage; 9.35 average yards per pass attempt; 62 yard long; 20 touchdowns; 3 interceptions; sacked 2 times; 180.0 QB rating
Richardson, on the other hand, began the season on the Heisman shortlist, and has climbed up the list. He is currently in second in ESPN's Heisman projections, but there is still plenty of football to play. So far this season, he has accounted for the following:
Trent Richardson 2011 Season Statistics - 132 rushing attempts; 912 yards rushing; 6.9 yard average per carry; 76 yard long; 15 touchdowns; 15 receptions; 179 yards receiving; 11.9 yard average per reception; 61 yard long; 1 touchdown
Through week 8, what do you think? Who leads the Heisman Race?
Trent Richardson vs Andrew Luck, who is the Heisman Front Runner?


Trent Richardson vs Andrew Luck, who is the Heisman Trophy Front Runner?

The Alabama Crimson Tide's Trent Richardson made an amazing 76 yard run this weekend against the Ole Miss Rebels. Many have called this play his "Heisman Moment." Check out the video provided, do you agree?

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Did Trent Richardson have his Heisman Moment?

The Alabama Crimson Tide travel to the Swamp in Gainesville, FL to challege the Florida Gators. Both teams are currently undefeated with the Tide ranked #3 and the Gators ranked #12.

This game is going to be decided on whether Florida's offensive attack can work against Alabama's defense. John Brantley has looked much improved this season, but he has not faced a defense anywhere close to as good as Alabama's. He will need to get the ball in his play-makers hands, primarily Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps. Rainey is averaging 170 all purpose yards and five touchdowns. Demps, on the other hand, is averaging over four yards per carry and has scored four touchdowns. These two will need to get in rhythm and make some big plays for the Gators to get the upset.

Alabama's offense will also have to score against Florida's, which has been equally stingy. The Tide will need their Heisman Hopeful running back, Trent Richardson, to have a big game, and that won't be easy. The Gators rush defense ranks fifth in the nation and has been stingy, giving up less than 57 yards per game, however, they haven't played against a running back of Richardson's caliber. In order for him to have a good game, he will need quarterback AJ McCarron to manage the game and play smart. The Tide can rely on the running game, but need to get the ball in Marquis Maze's hands. Maze is a big play waiting to happen and very reliable. If Bama is able to get the passing game going, then they have...

Coach Bobby Petrino takes his Arkansas Razorbacks offense to challenge Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide defense in Tuscaloosa, AL in week four of the 2011 College Football Season. The Tide have won four in a row in this series, and were able to pull off the comeback last season after the Hawgs star quarterback, Ryan Mallett, threw two interceptions late in the fourth quarter.


This season, the Razorbacks are led by quarterback Tyler Wilson and his stable of star wide receivers, Greg Childs, Cobi Hamilton, Joe Adams, and Jarius Wright. On the season, Wilson has completed 59 of 86 passes for 822 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions. The Hawgs running game has also been descent after the loss of Knile Davis during sring practice. Arkansas destroyed its first two opponents, but struggled somewhat versus Troy. For them to beat Bama, they can not defeat themselves with turnovers and penalties.

The Crimson Tide's defense has been flat-out nasty this season allowing only six points per game and already shutting out one of its opponents. However, the Tide have yet to face a passing attack as sophisticated as Coach Petrino's. Coach Saban's offense will also have to play better than it has so far this season because they will need to score some points to beat the Razorbacks. He needs running back Trent Richardson to grab the spotlight and show he deserves to be in the Heisman race.

Stat Comparison of the Two Teams
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In Week 2 of the 2011 college football season, the Alabama Crimson Tide will face the Penn State Nittany Lions in State College, Pennsylvania. Last season, Nick Saban led the (#1) Tide in a 24-3 win over Joe Paterno's (#18) Lions in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.


This season, Alabama enters the game ranked second in the nation in both Top 25 Polls - the Associated Press (AP) and the USA Today/Coach's Poll (CP). Conversely, Penn State is currently not ranked in the AP and is #25 in the CP. Both teams were able to easily defeat their opponents at home in week 1, however, they were from inferior, non-BCS schools; thus, how good they actually are remains a mystery.

The Crimson Tide opened the season at home defeating Kent State 48 to 7. They were able to rack up 482 total yards on offense (299 passing and 183 rushing) while holding Kent State to only 90 total yards (99 passing and -9 rushing). Yes, you read that right! Minus 9 Yards Rushing! Bama scored a total of six touchdowns and kicked two field goals. While their win seems impressive, there were a few areas of concern on offense.
The two quarterback system Saban chose to employ led to 4 interceptions, two thrown by each AJ McCarron and Phillip Sims. McCarron completed 14 out of 23 passing attempts (60.9% CMP%) for 226 yards (9.8 YPA), one touchdown, and a QB rating of 140.4. Sims, in contrast, only completed 7 of 14 passing attempts (50% CMP%) for 73 yards (5.21 YPA), no touchdowns, and a 65.2 Q...

The South Eastern Conference has won the last five BCS National Championships in a row and four different teams have won the last four in a row. Since the BCS Era began, the SEC is the only conference undefeated in the Championship Game with a record of 7-0. It also has the most championships and the most teams with championships. The conference with the second most national championships is the Big 12 with 2 wins and 5 losses. The other four conferences are each 1-2 in the National Championship Game.

Dynasties are typically defined by teams that dominate their sport. In college football, a dynasty can be a team that either dominates their conference or dominates on the National Stage. This team has won multiple national or conference championships either in a row or in a short period. Since the SEC is not a "team" and hence cannot dominate its conference, it has as a unit dominated the national scene in the BCS ERA. They have 7 of 13 BCS National Championships and have won 6 of the last 8. It must be noted, an SEC team, the Auburn Tigers, was undefeated in 2004 and left out of the championship game.

The most identifying characteristic of a dynasty is multiple championships in a row. No Conference in History has had 4 different teams in a row win a title. According to the article "SEC Builds Dynasty in College Football," Jon Solomon writes:

"Since the onset of the AP poll in football, two leagues had won three consecutive national t...