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Friday, September 26, 2003 Serving the University of Alabama since 1894 Volume 110, Issue 32 Ross family holds out hope despite setbacks

Kevin Thompson, smelled “If it wasn’t for my hus- find her said they feel she is not a runaway. Fire burns Shae’s smoke at about 2 a.m. band’s quick thinking, the Searchers retain hope in Shae “The family has told us she had no reason Thursday in their home in whole house would have to run away,” said Pam Channell, founder of room; rest of house Willowbrook Trailer Park on burned,” she said. Ross search despite few leads Heaven’s Team, a nonprofit group organized unaffected Hunter Creek Road. The fire has so far been By WILL NEVIN to find the missing child. “It’s hard for us to The fire ignited in the cor- ruled accidental and uninten- believe a runaway child would be missing for Staff Reporter By HEATHER HENDERSON ner of Shae’s room, according tional, according to the fire over a month.” to the fire department report, department report. But Channell, the mother of a child abducted Metro/State Editor A little more than a month after the disap- and involved a recliner and Lowery said she believes who- six years ago, agreed it is a possibility. But the pearance of Heaven LaShae Ross, with leads other pieces of furniture. ever is responsible for Shae’s Heaven’s Team leader contends that if Shae A fire erupted Thursday drying up and a lack of suspects, searchers Lowery said that when they disappearance is now “trying did indeed run away, she would have needed morning in the room of say they still doubt the 11-year-old Northport detected the fire, Thompson to get the rest of the family.” some sort of assistance. Heaven LaShae Ross, an 11- girl ran away from home. moved quickly to bend the “She lost everything that “Whoever abducted or is aiding Shae [in year-old Northport girl miss- Northport police investigators refused to Plexiglas windows in Shae’s belonged to her,” Lowery said. running away] is the lowest form of human ing since Aug. 19. speculate on the girl’s disappearance, but room to release the smoke and “My baby mysteriously Beth Lowery, Shae’s mother, members of the search team assembled to See HEAVEN HOPE, Page 2 said she and her husband, put out the fire. See HEAVEN FIRE, Page 2 International Northridge headquarters High student calls allegations stabbed false after inquiry at school By MEGAN NICHOLS By HEATHER HENDERSON Senior Staff Reporter Metro/State Editor

Gamma Phi Beta’s international headquarters A 16-year-old girl is in custody today after denied Thursday that its UA chapter committed inflicting multiple stab wounds on a 14-year- any wrongdoing in the process of accepting a old classmate Thursday at Northridge High black woman and intergrating the Capstone’s School, police said. traditionally white sororities during last month’s The girl, a freshman, will be charged with Rush. attempted murder and will be tried as an In a press release sent to The Crimson White, adult, said Tuscaloosa Police Capt. David Gamma Phi Beta’s international headquarters Hartin. said it inquired into allegations reported in The victim, also a freshman, received the Wednesday’s edition of The CW and found them wounds on her upper body and was in stable to be false. condition at DCH Regional Medical Center on Thursday morning, police said. A DCH See GAMMA PHI, Page 3 spokeswoman declined to release the victim’s status Thursday night, citing patient confiden- tiality. The dispute occurred on the courtyard near the lunchroom at about 7:50 a.m., 10 minutes before students were to enter first period. Medical personnel were on the scene in four CW/ Elizabeth Frenkel Heaven LaShae Ross' desk at Collins-Riverside Middle School sits empty since the Northport 11-year-old was reported missing on minutes, and the school implemented its crisis plan, making sure students were herded to Aug. 19. classrooms and doors were closed and locked, Hartin said. Students returned to classes at 10:20 a.m., Classmates, teachers try to move too late to begin the scheduled high school graduation exam, which was rescheduled for Monday. Hartin was not clear on despite girl’s disappearance on what caused the dis- pute, but he said a non- “Something school-related problem like that is an LaShae Ross asked to make a quick trip to had been going on for By CASSANDRA MICKENS some time. He said he Senior Staff Reporter the restroom. After a few minutes, the extreme rarity mother hen instinct struck Hope, and she did not know if the prob- CW/ Tom Neil lem involved both girls or It was sixth period in Jacqueline Hope’s stepped outside her classroom door, await- in our public Carla Ferguson, the first black student to be accepted into a tradition- ing Shae’s return. some of their friends. sixth-grade math class at Collins-Riverside Hartin said he cannot ally white sorority, is rushed into the Gamma Phi Beta sorority house by Middle School, and 11-year-old Heaven See HEAVEN MISSED, Page 2 schools.” her new sorority sisters. remember anything sim- —CAPT. DAVID HARTIN ilar to the incident occur- Tuscaloosa Police Department media ring in Tuscaloosa officer on Northridge High stabbing schools in the past. He said the schools take security very seriously. “Something like that is an extreme rarity in our public schools,” he said. No fish left behind after pond drained School officials assured parents at an dence halls. Thus, Taylor said, it has to be was draining the pond. 11 a.m. press conference that the stabbing was By LORIANNE HINE an isolated event. Senior Staff Reporter established how storm water will travel once “We are not trying to make a decision; we’re construction begins, so drainage problems just trying to assess the situation,” he said. “Although we are saddened by the events can be curtailed at that time. The equipment used to drain the pond that occurred this morning, the public can be UA officials said Thursday that University comforted by the effective response of our Facilities began draining the manmade pond Taylor said the pond was mostly a drainage included a filter that prevented wildlife from area in the past and has been dry at times. He being killed, Taylor said. He said his depart- administrators, teachers and staff, along with that sits in front of Rose Towers on McCorvey the extraordinary efforts of the Tuscaloosa Drive on Tuesday and finished draining said areas across from Hackberry Lane are an ment talked with the biology department issue as well but did not indicate if any before draining the pond Tuesday to ascertain Police Department and Fire Department,” said Thursday to begin establishing whether the Joyce Levey, acting superintendent of drainage was to take place in that area. what measures needed to be taken to prevent area is a wetland. Tuscaloosa City Schools, in a written state- Taylor said he was on-site part of Thursday a biological upset to the area. UA spokeswoman Cathy Andreen said the ment. while the drainage took place where he spoke “We did make a very good attempt to recap- pond was drained so the Army Corps of Laren Burger, a senior education major at to many students who seemed concerned and ture the wildlife in the pond and transport that Engineers could assess the area. The assess- the University, was at the school performing curious about why the pond was being wildlife to Palmer Lake [by the Presidential ment could not be made unless the pond is her clinicals at the time of the stabbing. She drained. Of particular concern to students was Pavilion],” Taylor said. drained. Andreen said no permanent plans are said that though she didn’t witness the inci- the future of wildlife in the area, Taylor said. Alan Gray, a senior enviornmental studies laid out to begin any construction at the dent, she was nearby and saw the reaction of “I didn’t see students maintaining the area major, said he first heard about the drainage pond’s site at the moment. the other students. [in the past] or moving any of the fish today,” on Wednesday when his professor, Phillip UA Associate Vice President of Facilities “I saw a large group headed to the court- Dale Taylor said his office was responsible for Taylor said. Harris, said in class that he had to leave early to assist the Collections Department in retriev- yard,” she said. “It looked like a regular fight at draining the pond and indicated the area Taylor said he thinks the student reaction the time. I saw teachers running out to get south of Riverside Amphitheater and the Thursday came mostly because there was a See POND, Page 2 things under control.” Riverside Pool is the future site of two resi- lack of knowledge about why his department See STABBING, Page 2

The Crimson White | Box 870170 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 | e-mail — [email protected] | Check us out online at Newsroom — 348-6144 Fax — 348-4116 Advertising — 348-7845 Classifieds — 348-7355 www.cw.ua.edu. Friday, September 26, 2003 NEWS The Crimson White • Page 3 City Council approves budget By SAMANTHA HALL financial support for both the AIDS Outreach Senior Staff Reporter and PRIDE programs were eliminated. “In the end, some programs had to be cut,” The Tuscaloosa City Council approved both Tyner said. “The PRIDE program was one we the General Fund and Water and Sewer Fund looked at which had enough reserve funds to budgets Thursday for fiscal year 2004, which sustain them, so that is the reason we cut begins Oct. 1. them.” Expected revenue for the General Fund Other programs cut include the Mayor’s totaled more than $78 million. The largest con- Advisory Council for the Handicapped and the tribution to the General Fund will come from Heritage Commission. the city’s sales tax, which is expected to gener- Tyner said one program was added to the list ate about $24.5 million. of organizations receiving money from the city. Areas of the city receiving the majority of “We are giving some assistance to the Boys’ these funds include the city’s police and fire and Girls’ Club because they have had prob- departments and the Tuscaloosa Department lems with transportation for the kids they of Transportation. These funds do not include serve,” Tyner said. those planned for the purchase of six new fire “We plan for the money we give them to go and rescue equipment items. The acquirement toward purchasing a van and to help pay for a of those funds is being discussed between the part-time driver.” city and local banks. The Boys’ and Girls’ Club is receiving a total Several agencies previously funded by the of $12,000 out of the budget. city are going to either see cuts in their funding Also seeing slight increases in their funding or have been completely removed from the are the Tuscaloosa County Parks and city’s budget. District Five Councilman Kip Tyner said See COUNCIL, Page 5

dent of Gamma Phi Beta’s UA chapter, in the GAMMA PHI press release. Continued from Page 1 Rebecca Beardslee, director of communica- tions for Gamma Phi Beta’s international chap- allegations against the sorority. She claimed to ter, said she was unprepared to say whether the have observed abnormal procedures when collegiate leadership consultant was present at black freshman Carla Ferguson of Tuscaloosa all times during Rush. She declined further was offered a bid. McGee said only 10 execu- comment. tives were allowed to vote on Ferguson’s bid. Repeated attempts to reach Panhellenic McGee also said she believed Gamma Phi Association President Heather Schacht for Beta rigged Ferguson’s acceptance so it could comment were unsuccessful Thursday. acquire a spot in the Machine, a select coalition Tim Hebson, assistant dean of students and of traditionally white fraternities and sororities director of the Office of Student Judicial Affairs, designed to influence campus politics. said Thursday the University is not planning an Repeated efforts to reach McGee for further investigation into the allegations surrounding comment were unsuccessful Thursday. Gamma Phi Beta’s Rush. The international chapter’s press release said “[The allegations] are totally not valid, and a collegiate leadership consultant from the we’ve already talked to their international per- international organization was present during son, the chapter adviser, the members of the all of Gamma Phi Beta’s Rush activities. sorority, and there is just not any credible evi- The consultant confirmed that sorority dence to do anything at all,” he said. members followed proper procedure, the Hebson said the University would launch an release said. investigation into the matter if any further evi- “We followed the voting procedures set forth dence comes to light. by our International Rules and Procedures, He said the University would investigate if a Carla Ferguson meets and exceeds all of our student files a complaint with Judicial Affairs, standards of membership, and we are very but no complaint has been filed thus far. proud and happy to have her as a sister in “At this point there are no plans at all to Gamma Phi Beta,” said Sunnie Corcoran, presi- investigate the sorority,” Hebson said. Friday, September 26, 2003 NEWS The Crimson White • Page 5 Security enhanced in Reese Phifer due to wandering fans By TIFFANY SUMMERVILLE like of which Reese Phifer Hall could the stadium is a factor in the traffic it eye out for fans who might follow doors to the college, Oakley said. He Administrative Affairs Editor not endure again. receives from football fans, but she them inside the facility. said the effort was successful and last “We’ve become the universal bath- said other buildings on campus have Oakley said the safety of faculty weekend’s security was excellent. It’s a Friday night before a home room,” Clark said. also reported an overuse of the rest- and students is of primary concern, Turner said the UAPD is glad to football game and College of Since his request, Clark said no rooms. and the college owes it to the stu- welcome fans and visitors to campus, Communication and Information other problems have occurred during Turner praised Clark and other dents to provide the highest security but they also have a responsibility to Sciences Dean E. Culpepper Clark home game weekends. deans and department heads for tak- possible. ensure the resources of the facilities has one last request of his faculty and Jim Oakley, placement director for ing a vested interest in the security of While some fans have entered are maintained for student use. staff before they head home for the the college, said damage was espe- their college’s facilities. Reese Phifer Hall and constructed a “We can’t be everywhere and see weekend: “Be sure to lock the door cially bad following the Oklahoma Oakley said the college has experi- home away from home until game everything, and like Dean Clark is behind you.” football game, and the largest prob- enced similar problems during past time, others have used the building’s doing, it’s important that we all be Due to weekend football fans mak- lem has been from fans wandering years, but safety has been of higher resources to set up a personal living good stewards of University property ing Reese Phifer Hall their last stop around the building. concern since the college acquired room outside the facility. and lock up and remove the entice- before Bryant-Denny Stadium, Clark “They just walk in the doors, go in WVUA Channel 7, housed in the Oakley cited one instance when a ment to steal,” Turner said. called for a lockdown of the building and stay awhile,” he said. basement. fan entered an unlocked window to a Clark said the trashed bathrooms every weekend to ensure students or Though there have been no thefts With a full-time television station first-floor room and ran an extension and carpet stains were not willful faculty using the building and the or vandalism, and no one has been and two full-time radio stations in cord from an outlet in the room to his acts, and the damage done to Reese facility and resources within it are threatened by an intruding fan, Reese Phifer Hall, Oakley said there is portable television outside. Phifer Hall is not classified as vandal- protected. Oakley said Clark’s security decisions a new concern for the safety of stu- Though such an act is theft of ism. Clark asked any faculty, staff or are preventing such acts from occur- dents working in the building over University resources, Oakley said the Turner said the UAPD has been students without essential business ring. the weekends and for the high tech- safety measures taken since then very pleased with the security of to refrain from entering the building “With the building wide open and nology equipment. have prevented the event from facilities on game days and have on the Saturday of a home football 85,000 people around, there’s always Clark requested those who work occurring again. encountered very few problems. game, citing trashed bathrooms, the risk,” he said. for WVUA Channel 7, WUAL, WVUA In response to Clark’s request, two “Overall, University fans and foot- stained carpet and opened windows UAPD Lieutenant Beth Turner said New Rock 90.5 or Dateline Alabama staff of the college spent over an hour ball fans are being good fans,” she as evidences of a fan invasion, the the proximity of Reese Phifer Hall to “sneak” into the building, keeping an last weekend securing all the exit said.

eral cost-saving actions. City employees will COUNCIL now have to pay higher co-pays for physician Continued from Page 3 visits, outpatient surgery and medical emer- SGA Senate passes parking resolution gencies. Insurance premiums will also Recreation Association and the Tuscaloosa increase by about $100, of which employees Public Library. will continue to pay 25 percent. By NICK BEADLE committing the same parking arrests of UA student Kelvin District One Councilman James Cunning- That means the withholding amount will Student Life Editor violation, but other senators Dewayne Ross. Ross, accused ham said this year’s budget was a tough one. rise from about $55 to $65. Dental insurance questioned that. Before a of raping a woman on “We would like to help everybody, but we will also now be considered as an option for debate ensued, public rela- Riverside Drive in March, was just can’t,” Cunningham said. “Right now we employees. If they choose to carry dental The SGA Senate saw debate tions senior Philip Roshetko, a arrested for two counts of bur- are still working to find a means of extra rev- insurance, it will no longer be paid by the city. and confusion Thursday night concerned student, expressed glary while attending enue, so that we can increase the salaries of “That’s unfortunate,” Tyner said. before it passed a resolution concerns similar to Edgar’s. Mississippi State University in our city employees, and that’s been tough. District Seven Councilman Joe Powell said recommending changes to UA After the meeting, Roshetko 2002. They deserve the extra money, especially now the personnel portion of the budget increased parking citation procedures to questioned why students had UA administrators did not that the cost of their healthcare is going up.” overall by one percent. extend the appeals period and no formal way to express their know of the conviction until The Finance Committee, chaired by “This is something we deal with almost limit the number of tickets a concerns to senators at Senate after the arrests. District Four Councilman Lee Garrison, every year,” Powell said. student can receive in 24 meetings. There was debate between reported a change in healthcare for city “The cost of living and healthcare is higher, hours. The language debate con- the resolution’s author, employees effective in October. With the so we have to plan for that in our budget. One The first draft of the resolu- fused several senators who Culverhouse College of Health Insurance Fund carrying a deficit of of the most important jobs we have is to take tion, SGA Resolution 13-03, could not understand how the Commerce and Business $900,000, the committee recommended sev- care of our employees.” recommended UA language being considered at Administration Sen. Tracy Transportation and Parking the time would apply to the Bradshaw, and other senators Services extend the period stu- application of the clemency — including Graduate School dents can protest a parking period. Sen. Rebecca-Rose Lutonsky, citation from three days to Senators had decided the Law School Sen. Richie five. The resolution, authored 24-hour period of no extra Sparkman and Edgar — on the Check out The by College of Communication ticketing should be applied to legality, relevancy and feasibil- and Information Sciences Sen. violations made in the same ity of such an application Christina Carden, also recom- location when Carden raised question. Afterward, the reso- CW online at mends that Parking Services concerns about adding lan- lution was sent to the external not ticket students again for 24 guage. affairs committee. www.cw.ua.edu hours after they have received She said the resolution’s lan- “I don’t see people saying, a citation. guage was broad because the ‘Yeah, I’m a drug dealer,’ ” Among the changes recom- student body is large. Edgar said after the meeting. mended to the resolution by “The point is to alleviate Other introduced resolu- the Senate’s student affairs parking for students, not clas- tions would recommend committee was language clari- sify tickets,” she said. “I think if switching the online scholar- fying that the clemency period we classify it by location, it ship application from Adobe would not apply to city and defeats the purpose of that.” PDF format to Microsoft Excel state parking violations. After Carden expressed her format (sent to the student It was after the committee’s concerns, the bill passed over- affairs committee), instituting recommended changes had whelmingly. Edgar was the a monthly newsletter by C&IS been made that Graduate sole abstention. senators for their constituents School Sen. Adam Edgar Silberberg said after the (resolutions committee), mass voiced his concern about the meeting that language apply- e-mailing about a UA policy clemency period recommend- ing clemency to violations limiting the final exams stu- ed by the resolution. committed in the same loca- dents have on the same day “[Parking Services is] not tion remained in the passed (academic affairs committee), going to do this because it resolution. encouraging the University to opens up too much abuse,” he After the meeting, Carden intensify out-of-state recruit- said. said the broad language of the ment efforts (resolutions com- Edgar attested that limiting bill was influenced by her mittee), placing healthy parking citations would finding that the most common snacks in Moore and Doster encourage students to contin- on-campus violation is park- halls’ vending machines ue parking illegally after being ing in an improper zone. (external affairs committee) cited once since they would The Senate passed all other and encouraging the ACTion not be deterred by the new business. card office to publicize its prospect of receiving another Notable among new busi- refund policy (student affairs ticket. ness was SGA Resolution 15- committee). After a recommendation 03, a bill that would recom- A bill was introduced that from Executive Vice President mend that UA student appli- would require each college’s Joshua Silberberg, Edgar sug- cations ask prospective stu- delegation of senators to hold gested adding language to dents if they have been con- monthly town hall meetings in clarify the clemency period to victed of a felony in the past their colleges. The Senate deter abuse. He initially rec- seven years. recently passed a resolution ommended clemency only be SGA Resolution 15-03 says it that C&IS Sen. David Smith applied if the student is caught was influenced by last month’s wrote on the topic.

Judge Moore gets trial date in Ten Commandments case

MONTGOMERY — Suspended ment of religion by govern- Alabama Chief Justice Roy ment. Moore is scheduled to go on trial Nov. 12 on ethics charges stemming from his refusal to obey a federal judge’s order to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building’s rotunda. In setting the date Thursday, the Court of the Judiciary refused a request by Moore to delay the trial until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on his planned appeal in the monu- ment case, which could take weeks or months. Moore faces six charges of violating Alabama’s canons of judicial ethics for defying a federal judge who said the 5,300-pound monument was an unconstitutional endorse- Page 6 • The Crimson White NEWS Friday, September 26, 2003 Campus rape Police host 36-keg event By WILL NEVIN drinking. those under 21. Staff Reporter All seizures were made by a special “If you’re going to party, it’s against the alcohol detail, a unit with eight to 10 offi- law. But if you insist, be safe.” The Tuscaloosa Police Department cers who geared up at the beginning of Hartin suggested the use of designat- reported to held a media event Thursday at its the school year in an effort to thwart ed drivers as one way to be safe. He University substation, showcasing con- underage drinking. expressed praise for a “responsible” fiscated alcohol in an effort to send a Most of the alcohol was confiscated group of partiers who called the police to message to both the community and from house parties that police received report underage crashers. University students. complaints against. Some UA students in attendance had University PD “Our purpose is to curb the underage “Sometimes, it’s the neighbors calling. mixed reactions on the event. violations,” said Officer Robert Davis … People get upset,” said Captain David “If people are just drinking socially, while posing in front of a mountain of Hartin. then it should be OK,” said David Price, a By WILL NEVIN Drive and Campus Drive; alcohol. “We want to get across to the Davis added that there has been an freshman majoring in business. Staff Reporter Verizon cell phone worth $150 city that minor violations are important, increase in house parties in the area, yet Jay Pratt, a freshman in the College of and a red Limited purse, and that we will pursue them.” alcohol violations remain at nearly the Arts and Sciences, said he believes A campus rape, three costly Bryant Denny Stadium; fanny Davis said the confiscated alcohol, same level as in past years. drinking in Tuscaloosa is inevitable car break-ins and a theft from pouch with binoculars and a taken in the past week and a half from While the department used the event since it is a college town. Coleman Coliseum highlight cell phone carrying case, front fringe areas around campus, included 36 to promise vigilance against underage “I guess [the police] are just doing the recent UAPD crime report. of Reese Phifer Hall kegs and more than 120 bottles of beer drinking, it also had another message. their job,” he said. “They shouldn’t go A first-degree rape charge Sept. 23: Light blue Nike and miscellaneous liquor. “We encourage people to be smart,” out looking for it, though.” was reported Sunday to the book bag with five textbooks, The seizures resulted in at least 146 said Hartin. All alcohol seized by the police is UAPD after an incident northwest stadium apron citations or arrests, mostly for underage Hartin offered additional advice to marked as evidence and destroyed. between a female and an acquaintance. Few other details are available. Last Monday, two cars were reportedly broken into at approximately the same time in the Bryce Lawn Apartments parking lot. The first, a Jeep Cherokee, had its front pas- senger window and dash panel damaged, totaling $350. A Pioneer CD player worth $200 was also stolen from the vehicle, according to reports. The second car, a Chevy Suburban, had an estimated $250 in damage done to its rear passenger window. Stolen from the vehicle was a Pioneer stereo, valued at $350, a JL Audio amp worth approxi- mately $575 and an Acoustic amp valued at $300, according to reports. Sunday, someone reported a car break-in at Rose Towers. Two subwoofers, with a total value of $500; three amps, val- ued collectively at $1,050; an in-dash television worth $1000; an Xbox worth $400; and a Panasonic CD player worth $400 were reported stolen from the vehicle. A few days earlier, last Wednesday, three laptops belonging to the UA athletics department were reportedly stolen from Coleman Coliseum. Their total value is estimated at over $5,000. In miscellaneous crime around campus: On Wednesday, a personal injury was reported at the Ferguson Center and two sep- arate incidents of harassment were recorded. The same day, a Paty Hall fire alarm cover was damaged at an estimated price of $70. Sept. 16, a Calvin Klein purse with $20 was reportedly stolen from Guthrie’s in the University Town Center. A Murry mountain bike worth $150 was stolen from Paty Hall, and a Nine West black purse was lost in the Bidgood break area, according to reports. An incident of harass- ment was also reported in the Rec Center parking lot. On Sept. 18, a vehicle and its front bumper and tire were damaged near Hackberry Lane, and an incident of annoying behavior was reported on Campus Drive. There was also a report of leaving the scene of an accident involving a bike. An attempted theft of a DVD player worth $65 was reported at the School of Law, and a harassment incident was recorded at Paty Hall. An eight-foot inflatable Big Al valued at $40 was stolen from the gravel lot at Campus Drive and Thomas Circle. On Sept. 22, a car was bro- ken into at 401 5th Avenue East. The passenger window was damaged and a gym bag containing assorted clothing was stolen.

The following items were recovered on campus this week:

Sept. 15: Tuscaloosa County license plate, University Exxon parking lot Sept. 17: “Speed Hump Ahead” sign belonging to the city of Montgomery, Paty Hall Sept. 18: Car tag, corner of University Drive and Stadium Drive; Nextel phone worth $250 Sept. 19: French dictionary worth $22.95 and an MLA handbook worth $17, Smith Hall Sept. 20: Brown leather wal- let with an Alabama driver’s license and several credit cards, parking lot at Devotie Entertainment Friday, September 26, 2003 Page 7 Weekend encompasses String Cheese, University theater By GRAHAM FLANAGAN get about the things in life that serious heat if they think they can favorite films that year (Traffic Sunday in Huntsville. really matter … like being in first successfully tackle this master- was his favorite). Promoters have announced Greetings, loyal readers. Yes, place in the CW Picks champi- piece. However, judging by the Coppola’s latest outing stars the event as a two-set affair, so in the Warrior doth recognize your onship race. How appropriate as department’s recent track record Bill Murray as an internationally other words: Ready the set list presence. he heads into another action- (and recent ticket sales, for that recognized American actor who notebooks. Sometimes it seems your loyal- packed weekend of mystery and matter), they probably have a falls for a much-younger Scarlett Also, keep in mind that at two ty can be the only thing that keeps adventure. winner on their hands. Johansson while making a of the last three String Cheese the Warrior going; well, your loy- You might see the Warrior; he’ll whiskey commercial in Tokyo. Incident shows played in alty and his Tron DVD. Because be the one rolling heavy in Lost In Translation in Birmingham The trailers promise a visual feast. Alabama, the quintet has treated the life of the Warrior can be Matrix-style Cadillacs while he the crowd to a bona fide Grateful THE WEEKEND WARRIOR equally lonely as it is exciting. watches Belly on headrest plas- The sophomore effort from SCI in Huntsville Dead standard. With all the business deals, ma screens. writer-director Sofia Coppola Keep the party going! Graham Flanagan supermodels, imported automo- (daughter of Francis Ford The Warrior’s second favorite biles and fine pale ales being One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Coppola) should be just as good jam band, The String Cheese slung at the Warrior from all as, if not better than, her 2000 Incident, comes as close to the Expect full coverage of these directions on a nearly 24-hour The Warrior knows the UA the- debut The Virgin Suicides, inci- Capstone as it will for its entire events and more in next week’s basis, it’s sometimes easy to for- ater kids better be packing some dentally one of the Warrior’s tour at the Big Spring Jam this editions of The CW. Toole’s Confederacy Tokaz on the weekend entertainment top five sinister gives new definition movie schemes By DEREK TOKAZ to idea of absurdity Marr’s Field Journal By BONITA WEAVER Much like the charac- 5. Killer Video Tapes (from ters he creates, Toole felt CALENDAR Marr’s Field Journal Editor The Ring) — But wait ... what heavily out of step with happens to whomever the I had never before society and unable to September 26-28, 2003 kid shows the tape? I’m … heard of John Kennedy cope with the world at going to sleep with the lights Toole or his Pulitzer Prize- hand. At age 32, he com- on tonight. winning Confederacy of mitted suicide in his Dunces until the final home. His mother uncov- Friday, Sept. 26 Music 4. Stealing the Family (from project of my high school ered the novel after Toole’s Freak Magnet @ The Booth The Hand That Rocks the Advanced Placement death as she searched his Movies DayBreakDown and Athena Reich @ The Cradle) — Revenge is a dish English class. belongings. The Rundown @ The Fox 12 all weekend Chukker best served by a housekeep- We had read The Through her persist- Duplex @ The Bama Six all weekend Brint Anderson Trio @ Hale’s Tavern er who just murdered your Catcher in the Rye, which ence and the kindness of Under the Tuscan Sun @ The Fox 12 all week- Midnight Flyers @ Harry’s wife, brainwashed your was for most of us Percy, the book end U.S. @ The Jupiter Bar and Grill daughter and wants to get a breeze for the was published Lost In Translation @ The Lynam @ The Yard into your pants. Delish! fourth or fifth to massive Galleria in Hoover all Gamble Bros. Band @ 4th and 23rd time. Among the applause, over- weekend The Style Band @ Gallette’s 3. Nuking Fort Knox (from plethora of assign- shadowed only Hulk @ The Ferguson Goldfinger) — Because ments for the proj- by sadness over Theater all weekend stealing the gold is too ect, one was to what the author Saturday, Sept. 27 cliché. Anyone who breaks give a gift to the might have into a bank without stealing Music main character of been. anything gets a big radioac- Hal Bruni and the High Rollers @ Catcher, Holden The lasting tive gold star. Caulfield. impression this The Back Porch Bonita Weaver Drive Fast Take Chances and This task was author leaves 2. Ransoming of the Thesis Big Jack Pneumatic @ The admittedly cheesy behind is a Mr. (from With Honors) — Chukker but still worth some Ignatius J. Reilly, a man Kidnapping children is too Midnight Flyers @ Harry’s thought. Beside the base- called “huge, obese, frac- impersonal. Hit people Dancin’ Outlaws @ The ball gloves, shadow boxes, tious, fastidious, a latter- where it hurts: Steal their Yard picture frames and boxes day Gargantua, a Don homework. of Kleenex that were Quixote of the French Acoustic Duo @ Gallette’s brought for the fictitious Quarter.” 1. Murder of Mozart (from boy, I gave him a copy of Reilly is a man Sunday, Sept. 28 Amadeus) — Murder is so Walker Percy’s The entrenched in his own much easier when it’s sui- Moviegoer. medievally scripted world, Music cide, and as an added The first complaint I got which in turn makes him Ruth Boden violoncello bonus, you get to spite God was that Holden did not in a violent spurn of society. recital @ Moody Recital Hall @ 4 p.m. and steal the music that fact care for movies, but The book chronicles his The String Cheese Incident @ The Big killed His favorite composer. that wasn’t really the romp through New Spring Jam in Huntsville Grazie, signore. point. Orleans, from causing The reason I dug out my riots at a pants plant to Derek Tokaz is a staff mem- worn copy for him was gorging on hot dogs in a Look out for the Weekend Calendar every week in The Crimson White. ber of Marr’s Field Journal, because it was about pirate costume to fending the University’s undergradu- many of the same things, off that minx Myrna ate literary and art journal. just at an older age. This Minkoff. later character was too Reilly is the very milk of alienated, confused, absurdity, selfish and solemn and grieving for cruel, openly contradicto- the displacement of his ry in action and recount. existence, a description Yet as one thumbs that caused my teacher to through his adventures, bring up Toole. the overall sense of A Perfect Circle keeps churning out great music It is nearly impossible absurdity is turned on its to speak of A Confederacy head. It is the goal of those By CHRIS OTTS intertwined with liter- The band has managed to create two of Dunces without first seeking social order to Senior Staff Reporter ary art and imagery. records in three years, though the Circle speaking of the writer. separate that which is In 2000, it had been was more like a revolving door of well-trav- Toole was a native of socially right from that With the release of its sophomore album, four years since the last eled musicians between the two releases. New Orleans, graduating which is inherently wrong, Thirteenth Step, on Tuesday, A Perfect Tool record. When A The group is anchored and driven by its from Tulane University but the argument is quiet- Circle solidified its place as a force to be Perfect Circle hit the brainchild, Billy Howerdel. Connections and moving on for a mas- ly made that the line reckoned with on the music scene. scene, fans and media Howerdel made while working as a guitar ter’s degree in English between what is madness The band, a sort of all-star team of 1990s often mistakenly tech for bands like Tool, Nine Inch Nails from Columbia University. and what is genius is not rock, released its first album, Mer De Noms, referred to the band as and the Smashing Pumpkins have proven Kennedy then taught at only thin but also relative. in 2000. In addition to the record’s musical Keenan’s side project. great for recruiting. Chris Otts several colleges and uni- substance, it benefited from the cloud of Many doubted the Former APC bassist Paz Lenchantin left versities throughout the Bonita Weaver is editor of anticipation surrounding singer Maynard Tool leader’s ability to to play with Billy Corgan, formerly of the country, including Hunter Marr’s Field Journal, the James Keenan’s next move. Keenan also feasibly juggle both acts, but those notions Smashing Pumpkins, in his new band College, the University of University’s undergradu- leads Tool, a band that had established were put to bed with his 2001 release Zwan. Howerdel replaced her with former Southwestern Louisiana ate literary and art jour- itself as the king of a genre commonly Lateralus and A Perfect Circle’s second and Dominican College. nal. called art-rock, or heavy music deeply album hitting stores last week. See BAND, Page 8 There’s nothing fresher or cleaner than new Outkast double album Speakerboxx/The Love Below By NORMAN GRUBBS tracks ranging Jones, along with members of the trast with the echoing drum cadence Boi is primarily featured on Music Critic from the Prince- Dungeon Family — Cee-lo Green, of “WAR,” a political tirade that cov- Speakerboxx, which contains the inspired single Killer Mike, Sleepy Brown and others. ers a span of topics ranging from the most conventional hip-hop elements Outkast has expanded its genre of “The Way You Taken as a whole, the new album presidential election and Osama bin of the two discs. Speakerboxx picks music. Its long-awaited sixth album Move” to the by Outkast appeals to many audi- Laden to health care and the welfare up and runs with the torch lit by the is one to be savored for years. trance-like “Love ences, even though it is sporadic in of mankind. As a result, 2000 release of the vibrant and The group (consisting of Atlanta and War.” subject matter and rhythmic pat- Speakerboxx/The Love Below is an eccentric Stankonia. From the intro, natives Andre “Ice Cold” 3000 and Big Though it’s not terns. The strings that accent “Pink album that is sure to be reveled upon Speakerboxx reigns in with thunder- Boi), mostly known for its upbeat apparent by the and Blue,” a song depicting a rela- by all sorts of music listeners. ing sounds of deep bass and hard- tempos and Southern dialect flow, marketing of the tionship with an older woman in Inconsistencies within hitting horns, emphasizing the has made an album that steps out of album,Norman Grubbs which Andre croons, “Miss lady, you Speakerboxx/The Love Below are jus- southwest Atlanta drawl of Antwan the box of modern-day hip-hop. Speakerboxx/The could’ve been born a little later but I tified by the fact that the albums were “Big Boi” Patton. The double album Love Below features household-name don’t care / So what if your head recorded separately and then com- Speakerboxx/The Love Below features artists like Jay-Z, Ludacris and Norah sports a couple of gray hairs,” con- bined to be sold as a double LP. Big See OUTKAST, Page 8 Page 8 • The Crimson White ENTERTAINMENT Friday, September 26, 2003 OUTKAST Yo-Yo Ma shines with Latin American stars Continued from Page 7 “Ghetto Musik,” which was originally guitarist brothers Sergio and Odair Passos. turned to snakelike rattles and an By MARTIN STEINBERG slated to be the first release, is a heart- Assad, pianist Kathryn Stott and The program also featured two aluminum saw that conjured the The Associated Press pounding rave-like track analyzing bassist Nilson Matta. movements from Tango Suite by wind as D’Rivera, Stott and Ma the current state of hip-hop and con- NEW YORK (AP) — Obrigado, Yo-Yo. The concert started with Ma and Argentina’s beloved Astor Piazzolla joined in. taining excerpts of “Love, Need and From bossa nova to merengue longtime accompanist Stott playing and songs by the Cuban-American The high point of the night was Want You” performed by Patti Labelle. to tango, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Cesar Camargo Mariano’s jaunty D’Rivera. another duet played by Ma and In The Love Below, Andre “Ice Cold” friends brought a bit of Brazil — “Cristal.” The Assad brothers joined Ma in Stott, Egberto Gismonti’s “Bodas de 3000 is very unique in his approach to plus Cuba and Argentina — to The two jumped right into a swift, the former, carrying on a musical Prata-Quatro Cantos” (Golden talking about different facets of love. Zankel Hall, the last stop on a five- swinging rhythm, clearing the way conversation in which the cello and Anniversary-Four Songs). He is responsible for all of the produc- city tour featuring works from his for the fun riffs that sent the per- guitars trade turns playing the The cello soared on a high sus- tion on the album and plays various new album Obrigado (Thank You) formers’ fingers dancing up and melody against a filigree accompa- tained pitch as the piano played instruments on selected tracks. The Brazil. down their instruments. niment. raindrop-like broken chords, then Love Below is more than just an With its warm wooden lattice- Most of the 16 numbers were D’Rivera’s “Afro,” played by the the music moved through a senti- album; it’s an intricate story of love. work interior, Carnegie Hall’s two- from Brazil, including the light- clarinetist, Stott, Ma and Baptista, mental love song. The story starts with soothing sounds week-old venue was the perfect set- hearted duet “Dansa Negra” by was a tribute to Africa, whose beats Through it all, Ma proved once of piano and mellow vocal harmony ting for Wednesday night’s sellout Camargo Mozart Guarnieri (“you provide the soulful roots of Latin again that the cello — when in the of Andre 3000 followed by “Love concert. heard that right,” Ma said in American music. right hands — fits in with any type of Haters,” a song expressing the need Zankel’s shoebox intimacy added announcing the Brazilian compos- The song got off to a wild start. music, from Baroque Germany to and want for love. to the passion, sensuality and er) and the bossa nova songs “Chega Baptista slowly played a one-string the Silk Road to the jazzy streets of “A Life in the Day of Benjamin charm of the performers, who also de Saudade” (No More Longing) and African berimbau, which resembles Rio. Andre,” a freestyle toward the end of included clarinetist Paquito “Aquas de Marco” (Waters of March), an ancestral violin played vertically, He also proved that you don’t the story, covers the apprehension D’Rivera, percussionist Cyro written by the legendary Antonio and built to a frenzy in what seemed have to be Latino to have a Latin preceding the release of Outkast’s Baptista, singer Rosa Passos, the Carlos Jobim and sung serenely by like a musical fertility rite. He then soul. debut album Southernplayalistik … and his much-publicized relationship with R&B soulstress Erykah Badu. He remarks, “You ought to be ashamed / The song [“Tyrone”] wasn’t about me and that ain’t my name.” Study: Obscenity on rise on primetime networks Outkast stands to gain much more than the few fans that might be lost by The Associated Press The group called on the tel- CST, when young children are least likely to be in the release of the versatile, multi- “During the 2002-2003 evision industry to “get seri- the audience, the council said. cultural and multi-faceted LOS ANGELES (AP) — Television ous about reducing the flood The group noted what it called “minor” Speakerboxx/The Love Below as they is cussing up an increasingly season, the broadcast of vulgarity. ... Barring that, improvements. continue to succeed in their efforts to blue streak, according to a the FCC needs to get serious Foul language in the 7 p.m. hour on Fox fell 25 make thought-provoking and innova- study of the major broadcast networks attempted to about enforcing broadcast percent in the study period. But the study found tive music. networks. decency laws,” the group said profanity rose 75 percent during the 8 p.m. hour Individually, Big Boi is successful in “During the 2002-2003 rewrite the book on language of the Federal on Fox. his tribute to hip-hop with the 808 season, the broadcast net- Communication On ABC, offensive language decreased by 17 bass theme throughout Speakerboxx. works attempted to rewrite standards for television.” Commission. percent in the study period, mostly because of Meanwhile, the other half of Outkast, — PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL Andre 3000, a professional painter the book on language stan- Watchdog group The study examined ABC, improvements during the latter two primetime dards for television,” the CBS, NBC, Fox, WB and UPN. hours. and newfound singer, shows us why Parents Television Council, a During the so-called “family But profanity was up by 61.7 percent during he is one of the most talented artists watchdog group, said in a report released hour,” from 7 to 8 p.m. Central time, foul lan- the family hour, the study found. of his generation. Monday. guage increased by 94.8 percent between 1998 An ABC spokesman Monday said the network With Speakerboxx/The Love Below, The council said it studied all primetime and 2002, the study found. had not seen the report and declined comment. A Outkast continues to entertain the entertainment series from a two-week period in It rose by 109 percent during the 8 p.m. hour in Fox spokesman declined comment. masses while managing to make 1998, 2000 and 2002 and found a jump in pro- the same period. The PTC found in a similar earlier study that notable musical contributions and fanity on “virtually every network” and in every The smallest increase, 38.7 percent, occurred sexual content on television was less frequent but diversifying their self-described style time slot. during the last hour of primetime, 9 to 10 p.m. more explicit. of “sophistafunk.”

mined chorus. Other tracks addiction. The album’s first song by former Helmet gui- BAND reminiscent of Mer De Noms, single, “Weak and Powerless,” tarist Page Hamilton; and Continued from Page 7 like “Gravity” and “A Stranger,” adds validity to such an inter- Lohner’s remix of APC’s “Weak are calmer and more pensive. pretation. and Powerless.” Marilyn Manson bassist Carried by a soft acoustic Howerdel said in a radio With so many revered musi- Jeordie White, or Twiggy guitar and augmented by interview the banana slug that cians on the record, this may Ramirez. orchestral arrangements, “A pervades the artwork for the be one of those rare occasions Former APC guitarist Troy Stranger” most closely resem- album in part represents the (the film Lost Highway comes Van Leeuwen left the band but bles “Three Libras” from the slow recovery process from to mind) in which the sound- appears on Thirteenth Step first album. addiction. track gets more buzz than the when the band covers “The The album’s heavier, darker Keenan told MTV that the film. Nurse Who Loved Me,” a song songs include “The Outsider,” title refers, on one level, to his by Van Leeuwen’s other former with Keenan’s angry screams now 13 years living in Los band Failure. Howerdel leading to a sluggish, thump- Angeles as a musician. recruited former Smashing ing progression with an abrupt Interpreted infinitely differ- Pumpkins guitarist James Iha ending, and “Pet,” in which ent ways, Thirteenth Step is a to replace Keenan fine record. Van goes It is well textured, well bal- Leeuwen. Interpreted infinitely different back to a anced and wholly artistic. Veteran theme Standing above the crowd with drummer ways, Thirteenth Step is a fine that has truly original work — a rare Joshrecord. It is well textured, well permeat- quality among today’s rock Freese ed his outfits — A Perfect Circle (thebalanced and wholly artistic music belongs in the CD collection of Vandals), since any cultured music fan. who has Tool’s recorded and toured with Opiate in 1992: that people too Guns ’N‘ Roses, kept himself often avoid thinking for them- Underworld a good buy in the Circle for the second selves and making their own disc. decisions. For those who enjoy A Thirteenth Step bears some “I’ll be the one to protect Perfect Circle and the band’s similarity to Mer De Noms, but you from / A will to survive cohorts like Nine Inch Nails, the two are mostly different and a voice of reason / I’ll be the soundtrack to the upcom- records. Thirteenth Step is best the one to protect you from / ing film Underworld is a steal. characterized by duality. It is Your enemies and your choic- The disc features Keenan dark and brooding at times es son,” he whispers in mid- and NIN’s Danny Lohner col- and bright and melodic at oth- song as if speaking to a child. laborating on an original song; ers, resembling bands from Keenan has long been a new band called The Tool to the Cure. known to produce lyrics that Damning Well consisting of Songs like the disc’s opener, lend themselves to several dif- Keenan, Freese, former Limp “The Package,” lure the listen- ferent interpretations, and Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland er in with hypnotic drum those on Thirteenth Step are and Filter’s Reese Patrick; a beats and enticing guitar riffs, no exception. The record’s title David Bowie remix featuring slowly unfolding and explod- most likely has something to Keenan and John Frusciante of ing into a desperate and deter- do with recovery from an the Red Hot Chili Peppers; a Inside GAMEDAY: • Ryans emerging as top linebacker, Gameday Page 2 • Sports editors’ picks, Gameday Page 2 • Gameday rosters and CW picks, Gameday Page 6 GAMEDAY ALABAMA (2-2) vs. ARKANSAS (3-0)

Gameday weather: Scattered showers, chance of T-storms Friday, September 26, 2003 They’re glad he decided to hang around

CW/ Tom Neil ABOVE: Alabama strength coach Ben Pollard laughs in the weight room on Thursday afternoon. ABOVE RIGHT: Pollard discusses weights with defensive end Antwan Odom. RIGHT: Pollard and tight end Clint Johnston chat before a conditioning session. squad, including all-time team records in the Strength coach who stayed after squat (Bryant), hang clean (Justin Smiley) and 40-yard dash (Brandon Brooks). ex-head coach Franchione left key Just four years ago, poor team conditioning to Crimson Tide success was often cited as one of the main contributors to Alabama’s 3-8 season. Now conditioning is considered a team strength. So how did the By ALEX MERRITT transformation occur? Enter Ben Pollard. Assistant Sports Editor Many consider the Crimson Tide’s third-year strength and conditioning coach Anthony Bryant is scary strong. to be the best in the business. Alabama’s 6-foot-3, 345-pound Those who do not would put him defensive lineman holds the near the top of a short list. In school record in the squat (765 2000, he was one of 14 nominees pounds) and the defensive line- for the National Strength and man record in the incline bench Conditioning Association’s press (445 pounds). Each record College Strength and individually is impressive enough. Conditioning Professional of the That Bryant holds an upper-body CW graphic/ Alyda Hardy Year award after his work with the and a lower-body record is a testa- Texas Christian football team led ment to his freakish athleticism. And oh, yeah, ESPN the Magazine to call it “the strongest in he can dunk a basketball, too. the land.” But Bryant isn’t the only current Alabama “That last year I was at TCU, we had an older star who has managed to increase his strength team, a lot of seniors — 51 or 52 guys who drastically while maintaining the same level of could bench press over 400 [pounds],” Pollard athleticism. Of the 72 Alabama weight-room records, 21 are held by members of the 2003 See POLLARD, Gameday Page 4

Alabama defensive end Chillin’ with the ‘Chief,’ Canadian style Nautyn McKay- Throughout his three-and-a-half sea- nine quarterback hurries. Loescher Senior defensive end from sons with the Crimson Tide, the Putting up stellar numbers at Alabama looks on Canadian has had the opportunity to line will give him a great advantage over in a game Canada hates change up alongside a handful of current NFL other players who aspire to play profes- this season By CRAIG S. WYSOCK defensive linemen. Kenny Smith, Jarrett sional football, especially when he does Johnson, Kenny King and Kindal so against NFL-caliber offensive tackles against Senior Sports Reporter Moorehead should ring a bell. week-in and week-out. Kentucky. When Nautyn McKay-Loescher, a.k.a. And playing professional football This week’s game against the No. 9- McKay- “Chief,” chose to sign with Alabama after would be the ultimate thrill for McKay- ranked Arkansas Razorbacks will provide Loescher his senior season at Central Tech in Loescher. McKay-Loescher with his biggest test yet. originally Toronto, he made a big change. “After I’m done here, I want to play Really. hails from That may seem innocent enough, but professional football,” he said. Lining up across from the Crimson Canada “Chief” hates change. Defensive ends coach Paul Randolph Tide defensive end will be Arkansas’ all- and has The defensive lineman standout liter- said he feels McKay-Loescher’s attitude America Shaun Andrews. Andrews is list- been a ally had his choice between almost every could go a long way toward that dream. ed at 6-foot-5 and 370 pounds. starter school in the United States. The three “[He] is one of the hardest workers on But Andrews is one of McKay- the last that rose to the surface were Michigan the team. From start to finish, he works Loescher’s favorite competitors. While he two State, Alabama and Miami (Fla.). hard,” Randolph said. “He’s not satisfied knows Andrews will present him with a seasons. So why did he choose Tuscaloosa? with being good; he wants to be a great great challenge, McKay-Loescher is “It’s just a great place down here,” defensive end.” excited as well. CW/ To m Neil McKay-Loescher said. “I came here to McKay-Loescher has six tackles on the “We’ve grown up with Shaun,” play with some of the best defensive line- season, two coming behind the line of men in college football.” scrimmage. He also leads the team with See CHIEF, Gameday Page 2

THE MAIN EVENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT THE MATCHUP Usually Arkansas starts off a season slow, but a QUARTERBACKS DEFENSIVE LINE 38-28 win over Texas two weeks ago got rid of that SHAUD WILLIAMS CEDRIC COBBS Jones has led Hogs to Tide’s run defense has theory. The Hogs bring in a No. 9 ranking to 21 • Running back 4 • Running back win over ranked team been solid for most Tuscaloosa and are looking to avenge last season’s this year; Croyle hasn’t. part. home loss to the Crimson Tide. The Tide, however, 459 yards rushing 364 rushing yards must rebound from an embarrassing home loss to 6 touchdowns 4 touchdowns RUNNING BACKS LINEBACKERS Northern Illinois. Catch the game and Jill Arrington 5.2 yards per carry 7.0 yards per carry Arkansas’ Cobbs, UA’s Not many can top Pope, on CBS at 2:30 p.m. Williams just about as Ryans, and Roach. good as you’ll see. WIDE RECEIVERS SECONDARY Williams received his first career start in last When Cobbs was a true freshman in 1999, he Neither group of This group beats Stat season’s 30-12 win at Arkansas. On the first play was thought of as the next great college football receivers is Alabama’s here. of the 3:20 of the game, he scored on an 80-yard touch- back. Four years and two big injuries later (both spectacular, but solid. down run. The rest, as you know it, is history. suffered against Alabama), Cobbs is back on top Week OFFENSIVE LINE SPECIAL TEAMS That’s how long Arkansas has trailed in three Williams is developing into one of the better in the SEC in rushing early on. Did you know that Would you believe that This is starting to get games this season against Texas, Tulsa and North backs in Crimson Tide history, though he’ll only Cobbs has scored a touchdown in each of the the UA line has struggled old. Texas. have a two-year career at the Capstone. last five season openers? He redshirted in 2000. so far? Gameday Page 2 • The Crimson White SPORTS Friday, September 26, 2003 SPORTS EDITORS’ PREDICTIONS

You can’t play four consecutive Here you have a team flying up and Alabama is 2-2, but I am 3-1 in my pre- games at home (well, five if you count down the field to score points against a dictions so far this season. None of the Legion Field, but I don’t) and go 1-3, team struggling to find an offensive games have been more difficult to pick can you? This Alabama team is too tal- identity. Alabama has no problem than this one - especially for me. With my ented for that, but this is their last moving the ball up until about the Arkansas background, I risk alienating chance to make a statement before opponents’ 40-yard line, but after that my support back home by picking the leaving Bryant-Denny. This is the best it’s anyone’s guess. Arkansas has Crimson Tide, but on the other hand, I'll Arkansas team since 1998, so a win looked impressive early but will face a have the Bama nation coming down on won’t come easily. Alabama in a nail- tough task in coming to Bryant-Denny me if I choose the Razorbacks. So here biter. Stadium. Well, Northern Illinois didn’t goes. Arkansas went to seven overtimes think it was so tough. two years ago against Ole Miss (I was CHARLIE GASNER LEX ERRITT Alabama 28, Arkansas 27. DREW CHAMPLIN A M there, physically) and then six overtimes Assistant Sports Editor Sports Editor Arkansas 34, Alabama 20. Assistant Sports Editor last year against Tennessee (I was there, spiritually). I think Arkansas keeps its overtime streak alive. Arkansas 59, Alabama 56 (5 OT’s).

make sense.” them,” he said. “I hop the side- CHIEF His nickname “Chief” lines, and I always have to put Continued from Gameday Page 1 might not make much sense the left shoe on first.” Tide’s Ryans helping linebacker either without an explana- So, to sum things up, McKay-Loescher said. “We tion. McKay-Loescher hates started out battling a few “When I was in high change, is not a big fan of years ago, and it has been an school, I was really quiet, and Casey Clausen and annual war ever since.” no one really knew a lot dreams about playing in the become one of team’s strengths McKay-Loescher and the about me,” McKay-Loescher NFL. Tide will also have to contend said. That sounds like more than with Arkansas quarterback “I had a friend give [the half the male enrollment, By MAGEN HUGHES Matt Jones this Saturday. name] to me after we except “Chief” can actually do Senior Sports Reporter While the Arkansas signal watched One Flew Over the something about the latter two caller did not collect the title Cuckoo’s Nest in English class character traits. It’s odd how things work out of “least favorite quarter- my junior year. We cannot. sometimes. back” from McKay-Loescher “He said that was going to For instance, the lead singer (Tennessee’s Casey Clausen be my nickname, and it just of Coldplay is dating Gwyneth did), Jones did make the stuck.” Paltrow, and the once nation- short list of quarterbacks the McKay-Loescher dominat- www.cw.ua.edu ally ranked Auburn football Tide defensive end has ed while playing high school team didn’t pick up a win until respect for, right behind football in Canada, but sur- the third game — and it was Clausen and Ole Miss star Eli prisingly enough, he against Vanderbilt. Manning. said the competition was a lot The linebacker position was Alabama went 3-0 against better than most people real- a source of chagrin for the those players’ teams during ize. Crimson Tide coaching staff, last year’s 10-3 season, a sea- Former University of but somehow it managed to son McKay-Loescher calls the Florida quarterback Jesse evolve into a strength of the highlight of his stay in Palmer played against him, team. Tuscaloosa. and several Tennessee play- As senior linebacker and With every highlight comes ers hail from Canada as well. leading tackler Brooks Daniels a lowlight, though, and he “Chief” said the biggest exited stage left at the begin- quickly points out that all the difference between Canadian ning of the season, senior coaching changes took that football and Tide football is Cornelius Wortham was get- distinction. speed. He also said that if ting ready to step up. But now With such a distinct hatred someone is thinking about Wortham has been sidelined for change, fans might won- playing big-time Division I with an elbow injury for the der why the Toronto resident football, they had better be first four games, and defensive has stuck it out every time. ready to work. coordinator Joe Kines was left (He has played for four He describes himself as a with only pieces of what once coaches.) laid-back individual until the was the defense. “When I first got here, I clock strikes football. Then, Enter sophomore DeMeco made a lot of great friend- he says, he plays like his hair Ryans. ships,” McKay-Loescher said. is on fire. “I don’t think we missed a “And I’ve built upon those And what about his super- step because all of our line- every year. stitions? backers are very talented,” “Leaving just wouldn’t “Yeah, I got a couple of Ryans said. “It doesn’t matter who is out there; we are still going to be the best lineback- ers in the country.” The Bessemer native is try- ing to make good of that promise. He is the second- leading tackler on the team and fifth in the SEC for total tackles (38). “He is really coming into his own as a linebacker,” Kines said. “He is impressive every CW/ Tom Neil week. Look for some big things Crimson Tide linebacker DeMeco Ryans looks on in last week’s game against Northern Illinois. Ryans, a to come from him.” sophomore, is in his first season as a starter at the position. Ryans has already posted said. “Everyone makes mis- “We are going to get better some big hits and some big takes, and you have to learn every week,” he said. “We set numbers. from those and build from the standards pretty high for His 38 total tackles, 21 solo them. I just have to keep get- the linebackers, and we need tackles, three quarterback ting better every day.” to raise that bar each week.” pressures and his performance While a better effort may Ryans is unimpressed that against Oklahoma made seem unimaginable, Ryans he graces nearly every SEC believers of those who once has already logged more tack- tackle list. doubted the strength of the les this season in the first four He is after the best record in linebacker corps sans two key games than he did his entire the SEC — the best team leaders. freshman year (27). What may record. Ryans rattled the Oklahoma be more impressive is that “The team goals are my offense with 16 tackles and Ryans was one of only two true goals; everything else will fall two tackles for lost yardage. freshmen who saw action last into place,” Ryans said. “I’m The 16 stops were enough to year, and he earned a start not trying to do anything but tie him for third place in the against Hawaii. play to the best of my ability. If SEC for most tackles in a single But Ryans is not focused on [personal] accomplishments game. the past; his gaze is firmly fixed fall under that, I’d be happy to “I can do a lot better,” Ryans on the future. accept them.” Friday, September 26, 2003 SPORTS The Crimson White • Gameday Page 3 Tide offensive lineman should be back for Saturday’s game

By DREW CHAMPLIN that it’s out of his hands where he Sports Editor can’t control it is really killing him. We “It’s killing him. He’d do anything to be out there on the field. The fact that it’s out of his really need to get him back out there. Forget probation and a bowl ban. He’s really the anchor of that line. He hands where he can’t control it is really killing him. We really need to get him back there. The last two Alabama Crimson Tide keeps them all together. Hopefully, He’s really the anchor of that line. He keeps them all together. Hopefully, we can get him football games may have represented we can get him back out there this the toughest time in junior All- week.” back this week.” America guard Justin Smiley’s career. In Smiley’s place, senior Atlas —BRODIE CROYLE A win over lower-tier conference Herrion has started the last two Alabama quarterback, speaking on guard Justin Smiley foe Kentucky was forgotten easily. A games. In the win over Kentucky, loss to Northern Illinois at home Herrion shifted to right tackle when the football field, it’s going to hurt. munication [when he’s not out The true freshman started that won’t be forgotten so easily. But Evan Mathis departed with a minor [Smiley’s] a good leader for us.” there],” Britt said. “We have our own game in place of injured fellow true Smiley can only sit back and remem- injury, and junior Danny Martz filled It’s been strange for Britt, who has little language sometimes because freshman Tim Castille. Castille ber what happened in the 19-16 loss in at guard. lined up next to Smiley on virtually we live together and just talk the way returned against Northern Illinois — and what he couldn’t do. Smiley’s void was evident, as the every offensive play since the start of we talk to each other.” and caught two passes for nine yards. He couldn’t play. As a result of a ground game couldn’t get anything the 2001 season. Smiley is expected to start against Sophomore Clint Johnston, who foot injury, Smiley has been on the going against Northern Illinois until Both came in at the same time, Arkansas. He resumed practice on works at tight end and at the F-back sidelines, not even dressed to play for running back Shaud Williams broke redshirted in 2000 and won starting Tuesday. position, started against the Huskies the last two games. loose on a 54-yard touchdown run in jobs alongside each other in former “We’re hoping he’s going to play,” and caught one pass for five yards. Smiley had started every game the fourth quarter. coach Dennis Franchione’s first sea- head coach Mike Shula said. “He Shula said Tuesday he hopes since his redshirt freshman season in “Nothing against Atlas,” junior son. won’t be 100 percent.” McClain will play against Arkansas. 2001. tackle Wesley Britt said. “Atlas is a “Me and him have been playing F-back Le’Ron McClain also did “It’s killing him,” quarterback great offensive lineman. He’s been together for three years, so we play not dress in the loss to Northern Assistant sports editor Alex Merritt Brodie Croyle said. “He’d do anything doing a great job. Anytime you lose well together, and it [causes] some Illinois after spraining a toe following contributed to this report. to be out there on the field. The fact an All-American at any position on different type things as far as com- a reception against Kentucky.

Auburn tries to avoid upset WVUA Sports schedule for Sept. 26-Oct. 1

The Associated Press game since a season-opening, played major conference 23-0 loss to Southern teams the past two years, los- AUBURN — Western Kentucky California. This is the Tigers’ ing 48-3 to Kansas State last • Friday, Sept. 26: College soccer – Louisiana- may not have the size, the tal- first game in a nine-game season and 24-6 to Wisconsin ent or the depth of Auburn. stretch without a week off, a two years ago. Lafayette at Alabama, 6:45 p.m. One thing the Hilltoppers string that includes four The Hilltoppers haven’t (3-0) do have entering straight SEC games. played an SEC team since 1942 Saturday’s visit is the confi- “We’re getting ready to start and are 0-7 alltime against • Saturday, Sept. 27: Sports Talk – “Crimson Tide dence born of a 13-game win- a big, tough stretch here, and league teams. ning streak and a Division I-AA we want to begin on as posi- They’re going from one Gameday,” 10:30 a.m. national title. tive a note as we possibly can,” extreme to another after open- The Tigers (1-2), meanwhile, Tuberville said. ing against NAIA Union and only have a lofty preseason The Hilltoppers can tie a 20- Division II West Virginia Tech. • Sunday, Sept. 28: College soccer – South Alabama at ranking — now long gone — year-old school record with “The last thing our guys will and a ever be is Alabama, 12:45 p.m. burning intimi- desire to “They’ll feel like they can come in and win this game, dated,” • Wednesday, Oct. 1: Sports Talk – “Primetime with prove it Elson wasn’t which they should. When you’ve won as many games as said. wholly they have, you shouldn’t be afraid of anybody.” “I think Tim and Will,” 6 p.m. they’ll be unde- —TOMMY TUBERVILLE served. Head football coach, Auburn University able to “The Student Section,” 8 p.m. After los- block ing their that first two games without scor- their 14th consecutive victory. other stuff out. Plus, we’ve got ing a touchdown, their confi- They even seem to believe it 25 guys walking around with dence was in tatters before a can happen. national championship rings 45-7 victory over Vanderbilt “It sounds crazy, but all of on their fingers,” he said. two weeks ago, followed by an our guys expect to go in there, If Tuberville needed any open date. compete and win a game,” extra motivation for his play- “They’ll feel like they can first-year head coach David ers, he got it last weekend come in and win this game, Elson said. “The first two when Northern Illinois beat which they should,” Auburn games, we were honest with Alabama and Marshall beat coach Tommy Tuberville said them. We told them, ‘Hey, Kansas State, among other of Western Kentucky. we’re the favorites, but anyone upsets. “When you’ve won as many can beat anyone on a given “The word ‘upset’ is going to games as they have, you day.’ be a lost word in college foot- shouldn’t be afraid of any- “The shoe’s just on the other ball because of all the paity body.” foot now. We’ve got to come with the scholarship limits and The Tigers’ performance ready to play. Auburn’s got to all the good players coming hasn’t been particularly scary make some mistakes, but if out,” he said. anyway, despite a preseason we’re at the top of our game, Plus, as tailback Carnell No. 6 ranking. who knows?” Williams said, “This is not a This is Auburn’s first home Western Kentucky has normal I-AA school.”

Check out what’s hap- pening on the enter- tain- ment scene today, Page 7A. Gameday Page 4 • The Crimson White SPORTS Friday, September 26, 2003 Hot Hogs are Crimson Tide’s latest top 10 foe By CHARLIE GASNER make guys miss on his own just because of his Assistant Sports Editor quickness.” Senior quarterback Ryan Sorahan has also What was billed in the preseason as the seen playing time at quarterback, completing toughest schedule in the nation has only gotten 14 of his 26 passes this season. Sorahan isn’t a tougher for Alabama. running threat, though. His three running Unranked at the beginning of the season, attempts this season have netted him a total of Arkansas used a hot start that included a road 9 yards. win over Texas to sprint into the AP Top 10. The On defense, Arkansas recently lost a starter to Hogs, now No. 9, owe a lot of their hot start to injury. Sophomore linebacker Clark Moore the resurgence of tailback Cedric Cobbs. But fractured a tibia in the Razorbacks’ game Alabama has not been a good opponent for against North Texas. Against Alabama, Arkansas Cobbs. head coach Houston Nutt plans to move a ver- In a 2000 game against Alabama, Cobbs, then satile defensive end, Brandon Holmes, into a sophomore and the Razorbacks’ starting tail- Moore’s linebacker spot. Nutt praised the back, suffered a separated right shoulder that senior’s leadership and willingness to make a put him out for the season. In the 2001 game position change in midseason. against the Crimson Tide, Cobbs injured a “Brandon Holmes has done so much. He hamstring and missed most of a month. probably hates to see my face coming because After a third consecutive injury-plagued year he knows I’m going to ask him to move to in 2002, Cobbs has finally hit his stride. His 364 another position. I hate that it has turned out rushing that way, yards in but he’s 2003 are “What a great athlete. He can do it all. He has a strong had a second in great atti- the SEC arm. His best asset is probably when he’s got the ball tude, and only to he’s going Shaud in his hands and is just running. He’s fast. He’s big. He to be a Williams’ can make guys miss on his own just because of his better 459, and man his 7 yards quickness.” because per carry —MIKE SHULA of it. He’s average Alabama head football coach, on Arkansas quarterback Matt Jones going to leads all help us running and step backs in the conference. in there at linebacker,” Nutt said. “At any moment, all of a sudden [Cobbs] can The game will be the SEC opener for the go right through the line, and next thing you Hogs, who have so far faced two relative cup- know, he’s in the end zone,” said Alabama head cakes (North Texas and Tulsa) and one major coach Mike Shula. road opponent (Texas). Shula, who has already One of the few players in the SEC whose faced one Top 10 team at Bryant-Denny yards per carry average beats Cobbs’ is Stadium this month, knows his squad is in for Arkansas’ second-leading rusher: quarterback another test. Matt Jones. Jones, a junior, has run for 11.4 “[Arkansas has] a lot of everything. [They yards per rush. He’s thrown the ball only 34 have] size up front, especially on the offensive times all year, as Arkansas has leaned heavily line. They’ve got speed on both sides of the ball on the run in its first three games. But at 6-foot- with their wide receivers, with their back, [and] 6 and nearly 240 pounds, Jones’ stature can give with their quarterback. defenders problems, as Shula noted. “Defensively their corners are very fast, good “What a great athlete. He can do it all. He has cover corners. And they’ve got some experi- a strong arm,” Shula said. “His best asset is ence, too. Courtesy/ Arkansas Media Relations probably when he’s got the ball in his hands “I think that’s why they’re playing as well as Arkansas junior quarterback Matt Jones drops back to pass in a game last season against LSU. Jones has passed for 278 yards and three touchdowns in and is just running. He’s fast. He’s big. He can maybe anybody in the country right now.” the Hogs’ first three games of the season.

studying physiology, you have anyway.” Williams said. important aspect of my job is POLLARD a lot of different people,” “He’d been working with to create a positive atmos- Continued from Gameday Page 1 Pollard said. “There’s a wealth coach Fran for I don’t know phere for our kids,” Pollard of information for us on the Becoming family how many years, and for him said. “It’s got to be a place said. Internet — a multitude of sub- considering to give that up where guys want to come; they By comparison, Pollard said jects, whether it’s power lift- Pollard arrived at the and stay here with us because want to train and get treated this year’s Alabama team has ing, speed training or athletic Capstone in spring 2001 as a he felt we had something good right. They have to know “only” 24 members who can development.” member of Dennis here meant a lot to the play- you’re on their side; you’re bench more than 400 pounds. Keeping the players moti- Franchione’s staff. ers.” there to help them, and they Making his players stronger, vated is also a difficult balanc- Being associated with By staying at Alabama, trust you. however, is not Pollard’s main ing act. Tuscaloosa’s version of Pollard secured himself a posi- “That’s practically it because goal. Pollard can have the best Benedict Arnold is usually not tion under new head coach no program is good unless Making them better football techniques in the world, but if a good thing. But Pollard Mike Price. Of course, when you’ve got the athlete with a players is. the players grow tired of the endeared himself to the play- Price was fired at the end of belief in what he’s doing and is “We’re most interested in same old routine, Pollard’s ers by staying at Alabama spring, there was no guarantee going to work hard. performance,” Pollard said. efforts are worthless. rather than following Fran to the next head coach, Mike “Ultimately, the success of a “We’re not interested in train- He said the best motivation Aggie land. Shula, would keep him on [strength and conditioning] ing for training’s sake or just he can provide is to make the “I was a little upset,” Pollard staff. program is how hard an ath- training to be able to lift the players realize their training is said of Franchione’s decision “I found out as much as I lete works.” weight. making them better on the to leave Alabama. could about him from some “I want everything the ath- field. “I saw a chance to establish people who I knew I could lete does to be able to help So for the most part, Pollard something really good here trust their opinions,” Shula them on the field. Ultimately, lets his training techniques and bring this program back said. “I know that he was well- that’s the goal.” speak for themselves. up after a tough time, and liked here. He rarely gets in players’ that’s what people would “Coach [Mal] Moore really The method to the madness faces during workouts, letting remember you more for than likes him. Also, just from lis- the players motivate them- anything else, and I want to be tening to scouts in the NFL selves internally rather than a part of that.” that have talked about the Defensive end Antwan Pollard said the decision Odom, who holds the defen- through some artificial fear he Alabama strength program is supposedly instilling in was the most difficult he has over the last couple of years, I sive line record in the 40-yard ever made outside of personal dash (4.65), said Pollard uses a them. had a good feeling coming in.” “I’m — some guys would say emergencies. That difficulty In the end, Shula’s critics “scientific approach” to has not been lost on the play- strength training. If that con- ‘hands on,’ ” Pollard said. “I’m will evaluate his success with going to help train them, but I ers, several of whom said they wins and losses. Pollard jures visions of Pollard drop in Pollard’s office fre- hunched over beakers in a don’t do a whole lot of yelling acknowledges that wins are and screaming. I want to teach quently just to chat. the easiest way to determine white lab coat, then think “When everything was again. them how to get better and success, but said he has addi- motivate them, but I’m not a starting to take place, coach tional ways to determine if he Pollard encourages his staff Pollard told us he was going to to approach him with new big in-your-face guy. Most of is doing his job. these guys are bigger than I am do everything he could to try “Ultimately, the most training techniques but cau- to stay,” running back Shaud tions against latching on to them simply because they are the latest craze. “One of the things we try to do is use the things we know about physiology and exercise and training and try to stay on top of the new things that come,” Pollard said. “But I’m not saying that new is better because I don’t believe that. I think that how a body adapts to any kind of training has always been the same. In other words, [before these new training methods were introduced], the guys who picked up the heaviest rocks and carried them the far- thest were probably the strongest.” The Andrews, Texas, native said he always stresses power and the combination of speed and strength, using traditional exercises such as the squat, towing and running stairs. And at the same time, with the help of his staff, he tries to stay on top of the latest advances in technology. “With six strength coaches, a grad assistant and some stu- dent assistants who are also Friday, September 26, 2003 SPORTS The Crimson White • Gameday Page 5 Virginia Tech’s Jones back in Heisman hunt By CHRIS KAHN tured back, gaining 83 yards against the Hokies, Jones comes home to “I’m his worst critic,” the elder “When my dad’s in town, [Imoh] The Associated Press Central Florida and just 57 against another one run by his father, Jones said. “I show him all the bad doesn’t come home,” Jones said with Division I-AA James Madison before Thomas Jones. Sometimes it’s more runs — the ones when he’s dancing a laugh. “I have no friends.” BLACKSBURG, Va. — In three years at leaving in the second quarter with weight-lifting or spending time on a too much in the backfield. He’ll look Nevertheless, his father said all the Virginia Tech, tailback Kevin Jones injured wrists. treadmill his father brought from at me like I’m crazy, but I’m not doing work is paying off. has learned the numbers game in The numbers weren’t the kind their home in Chester, Pa. He turns it anything an NFL scout wouldn’t do.” “He used to get thrown around like college football. expected from Jones, who came to on as fast as it will go. There’s always room for improve- a rag doll,” Thomas Jones said. He understands how national rep- Blacksburg in 2001 as the highest- “It’s a big year for him,” said ment, even after 188 yards against a With Terry Caulley of Connecticut utations rise or fall with the statistics rated recruit in school history and Thomas Jones, 40, who coached his tough Aggies defense. coming to Blacksburg on Saturday printed in box scores, instead of the showed why right away, gaining more son in high school. “This is going to “There were some holes I didn’t sporting the No. 2 rushing average in intangible qualities like hard work or than 1,800 yards and scoring 14 make him a better football player.” see,” Jones said. “I got positive yards, the country, and national rushing leadership. touchdowns in two seasons. During the season, the elder Jones but I could have gotten a touchdown leader Walter Reyes of Syracuse due “Yeah, it’s funny,” Jones said, his While he can’t deny his early strug- will stay for weeks at a time in the if I went a different way.” in two weeks, Jones will have a voice trailing off, when asked about gles this season, Jones’ crooked smile four-room apartment his son shares Teammates like Marcus Vick chance to give everyone a direct how Heisman watchers are suddenly tells why he isn’t stressed. If potential with Tech running back Mike Imoh. sometimes come over for the extra comparison of how he stacks up with talking about him again after a 188- could be measured, Jones’ numbers In addition to the extra workouts, training sessions, Jones’ father said. the best in the country. yard performance last week against would be white hot. Jones takes extra classes on football But the prospect of exercising after “Kevin needs to answer that on the Texas A&M. “I’m not worried about being play- strategy. Father and son will some- an already strenuous team practice field,” Hokies coach Frank Beamer Previously, Jones had sputtered in er of the week,” he said. times sit for hours watching game can be tough to take from anyone said. “I think that’s the way he’d want his first chance as the Hokies fea- When practice ends for the rest of tapes. who isn’t family. it.”

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0G 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 G OFFENSIVE STARTERS OFFENSIVE 10 STARTERS LT 70 Wesley Britt SE 88 George Wilson LG 78 Justin Smiley FL 8 Richard Smith C 74 J.B. Closner Probable Gameday Rosters LT 75 Bo Lacy RG 73 Dennis Alexander LG 50 Jerry Reith RT 51 Evan Mathis C 65 Dan Doughty

TE 87 David Cavan 84 9 1 88 RG 71 Mark Bokermann ARKANSAS QB 12 Brodie Croyle DEFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS RT 73 Shawn Andrews HB 21 Shaud Williams LDE 90 Nautyn McKay-Loescher BE 90 Justin Scott TE 80 Jason Peters F 29 Tim Castille 41 LDT 97 Anthony Bryant DT 92 Arrion Dixon QB 9 Matt Jones WR 84 Triandos Luke RDT 95 Ahmad Childress NG 60 Scott Davenport TB 4 Cedric Cobbs WR 80 Zach Fletcher 6 14 73 FB 33 Mark Pierce 70 98 RDE 98 Antwan Odom EE 15 Jeb Huckeba 43 90 WLB 35 DeMeco Ryans SLB 43 Caleb Miller 71 78 MLB 8 Freddie Roach MLB 24 Sam Olajubutu 95 20 92 33 21 29 12 74 SLB 6 Derrick Pope WLB 39 Jimarr Gallon 24 65 9 4 8 LCB 26 Charlie Peprah FC 1 Lawrence Richardson 97 60 50 73 FS 20 Charles Jones RO 14 Jimmy Beasley SS 41 Roman Harper FS 22 Tony Bua 75 51 90 22 39 15 RCB 9 Anthony Madison BC 8 Ahmad Carroll 80 87 35 ALABAMA 22 21 48 32 80 26 8 8 50 24 18 43 49 54 3 13

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CRIMSON TIDE HOPES TO SNAP Arkansas@ ALABAMA OFFENSIVE FUNK AGAINST HOGS.

DEFENDING I-AA CHAMP VISITS Western Kentucky@Auburn JORDAN-HARE LOOKING FOR UPSET.

HIGH OCTANE OFFENSES ON SHOWCASE Texas Tech@ Ole Miss FOR THIS OXFORD MATCHUP.

NOTRE DAME BEGINS STREAK OF Notre Dame@Purdue ROUGH PART OF SCHEDULE.

DENNIS FRANCHIONE RETURNS TO THE Pittsburgh@Texas A&M CW PICKS, AGAIN.

JOE PA’S GETTIN OLD.GOLDEN Minnesota@Penn State GOPHERS WANT ROAD WIN.

TOLEDO LOOKING TO BUILD OFF LAST Toledo @ Syracuse WEEK’S UPSET OF PITTSBURGH.

THIS COULD HAVE PAC-10 TITLE Arizona State@Oregon State IMPLICATIONS.

BATTLE FOR HEATED IN-STATE New Mexico St.@New Mexico BRAGGING RIGHTS. RIGHT.

STORMIN’ MORMONS STILL LOOKING Air Force@ BYU TO ROLL OVER CADETS.

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