Alabama 41, Arkansas 38

I just realized that I hadn't posted my weekly Alabama update! Oh, no! Well, the Tide was able to manage a 41-38 victory over Arkansas last weekend.

Alabama dominated early, getting out to a 21-0 lead. Alabama would also lead 31-10 late in the 3rd quarter when Arkansas's Darren McFadden proved why he's the best player in the SEC (maybe the whole country), leading the Hogs to four consecutive touchdowns and a 38-31 lead in the 4th quarter. Alabama's offense then came back to life, driving down and getting a Leigh Tiffin field goal to make it 38-34. The Tide defense held, and QB John Parker Wilson drove the offense down to set up this play:



Alabama picks up their first 4th quarter come-from-behind victory in four years and moves into the rankings for the first time this season. Alabama moves to 3-0 on the season and into contention for the SEC West.

This week: Georgia.

Alabama 24, Vanderbilt 10

Alabama moved to 2-0 on Saturday with a big win at Vanderbilt. Terry Grant had yet another 100+ yard afternoon, and the Tide was able to hold off the much-improved Commodores. For video highlights of the game, go here to see ESPN's coverage.

Speaking of ESPN, next week's game is televised on ESPN2 at 6:45 PM, EST. The opponent: Arkansas.

P.S. - For those of you that enjoy watching Auburn lose (and who doesn't, really?), check this video out.

Alabama 52, Western Carolina 6

As expected, the 2007 Alabama football season got off to a good start, beating Western Carolina 52-6.

I found this video with highlights, courtesy of the Birmingham News and a YouTube user. Enjoy!



Next week: Vanderbilt.

It's time...

This week: Western Carolina.

Roll Tide!

New Look for a New Year

Hello there!

Long time no post, I know.

Well, I've made a bit of a New Year's Resolution. I'm committing to a minimum of one new post a week on this here site here from now on. However, this week and next don't count so much (although you're getting a post today).

"Why?" you may ask.

Well, as you no doubt have noticed (unless you're one of the two or three people who subscribe and are reading this through a reader like Bloglines), our look has changed. I have not cleared this with any of the other contributors, but here's the reason:

I'm tired of the black background. (Oh, and because I like green, dammit.)

BlackroseWorld.com has come into it's own a bit lately, and I've chosen to de-emphasize the black color here so that the two blogs can have their own look and feel. Josh has a damn fine look to his blog, and I'm itching for a fresh start, so I changed things up a bit here.

Now, I'm not completely satisfied with the appearance right now, so bear with me. This week and next, I'll be working behind the scenes to reconstruct some of the formatting we lost with the template change and to adjust the new color scheme to my liking. So, I'll be on the blog, but I may not get a post up. However, the week of January 15, I plan on having a "greatest hits" post. If you have a favorite that you'd like me to feature, email me and I'll take a look.

Also, until Comments are back up, email me with any comments on the new look.

Pants!

Edit 1/5: Comments are back! Let us know what you think of the new look!