GAMEDAY'07 ALABAMA (6-4) 11.16.07 vs. TIME: 1:30 p.m. UL-MONROE (4-6) NONE TV: Playing with heart INSIDE g Gameday Central g Suspensions, injuries have offensive line shuffl ing g Will the PlayStation predict it again? Your home Yeah,Yeah our book has away from home. that effect on people.Phillip K. Bobo, M.D. David C. Fernandez, M.D. • Specialty Referrals • Checkups • X-Ray • Minor Injuries • Lab • Illiness Hours: Mon. - Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. At Emergi-care we give every patient the special Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. care they need to get better--Fast. When you need a doctor come to Emergi-care, your complete family Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. medical clinic. THE CRIMSON WHITE Gameday 20071 ON THE INSIDE Gameday Central Poster Game information All the things you need Return wizard Javier Alabama Crimson Tide (6-4) to know about Saturday’s Arenas taking one to the game but are too lazy to house. vs. look up. Pages 8-9 UL-Monroe Warhawks (4-6) Pages 2-3 Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) PS3 Play The O-line shuffle Tuscaloosa Will the PlayStation Suspensions and injuries simulation play out again have the offensive line TIME: 1:30 p.m. Saturday? shuffling. Page 4 Page 11 TV: None RADIO: 1420 AM (Eli Gold, play- Playing with heart Around the SEC by-play; Ken Stabler, color Linebacker Ezekial Knight A preview of the three analyst; Barry Krauss, sideline battled heart problems biggest SEC games on and is now a playmaker the slate this weekend. reporter.) for the Tide. Page 12 Pages 5-6 The Crimson White Gameday staff ■ Mike Faulk - editor ■ David W. Dailey - creative services manager ■ Jessie Patterson - managing editor ■ Whitney Gullett - national account executive Stat ■ Megan Honeycutt - asst. managing editor ■ Jeff Haas - account executive ofthe ■ Matt McLeod - design editor ■ Drew Gunn - account executive Week 9 ■ Dan Sellers - sports editor ■ Brandon Clark - account executive ■ Ryan Wright - assistant sports editor ■ JT Braswell - account executive Alabama kicker Leigh Tiffin has made nine ■ Caroline Gwaltney - senior sports reporter ■ Thomas Nation- account executive consecutive field goals dating back to the ■ Will Barry - senior sports reporter ■ Nick Harbaugh - account executive Tennessee game. His last three kicks at ■ Greg Ostendorf- sports reporter ■ LeighAnne Landis - account executive Tennessee, two against LSU and four at ■ T.G. Paschal - sports photographer ■ Cassie Edwards - advertising coordinator Mississippi State, including a career-long ■ Kathleen Buccleugh - chief copy editor ■ Khalid Al-Qahtani - territory manager 51-yarder, have all been successful. ■ Maria Franco - advertising manager ■ Jonathon White - territory manager 2 Gameday 2007 THE CRIMSON WHITE AMEDAY Louisiana-MonroeG Warhawks (4-6) 2007 statistical leaders OFFENSE Passing Com Att INT Yards TD Alabama has had its share of run-ins with top non-conference K. Lancaster 149 251 10 1,606 12 backs, and Saturday will be no different. Running back Calvin Dawson ranks 10th in the country with 125.7 yards per game. Dawson has done it against the big boys, too. He has surpassed Rushing Car. Yards TD Avg/G the century mark on the ground against Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Clemson and Texas A&M, as well as numerous Sun Belt C. Dawson 221 1,257 11 125.7 foes. Dawson rushed for 118 yards against Alabama last season in F. Goodin 100 496 3 49.6 Calvin Dawson a 41-7 loss. K. Lancaster 92 348 0 34.8 T. Revell 12 58 0 11.6 DEFENSE Warhawk safety Greg James leads the team with four intercep- Receiving Rec. Yards TD Avg/G tions and 70 tackles. He has also broken up five passes. D. McNeal 48 457 4 45.7 Cornerback Quintez Secka joins James in the defensive back- field with three interceptions, nine pass breakups and 41 tackles. L. Sapp 31 457 3 45.7 Darrius Battles has yet to come away with an interception, but Z. Zacharie 28 351 6 35.1 the Mobile native has broken up 10 passes. Linebacker Cardia C. Dawson Jackson is second on the team with 66 tackles. 26 245 0 24.5 Greg James A. Stringfellow 11 97 1 9.7 SPECIAL TEAMS Defense Tack. TFL Sacks INT G. James Louisiana-Monroe punter Scott Love is averaging 43 yards per 70 1.0 0 4 punt and has killed 17 punts inside the 20-yard line. Love has also C. Jackson 66 4.5 0.5 0 boomed a 66-yard punt this season. J. Truxillo 56 2.5 1.0 2 Kicker Cole Wilson has been reliable inside of 30 yards, making 6-of-7 from inside that distance, but he has been shaky when his J. Thomas 50 4.5 0 0 range has been tested. D. Battles 41 1.0 0 0 He is only 3-of-6 from outside of 30 yards with his long being a Scott Love 41-yard field goal. HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THE REAL MEXICAN CUISINE?? REMEMBER! 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Yards TD Avg/G snapped out of its midseason slump with three consecutive wins. T. Grant 159 795 7 79.5 DJ Hall G. Coffee 90 413 4 59.0 R. Upchurch 30 162 1 18.0 EFENSE D J.P. Wilson 67 71 4 7.1 Alabama’s defense played arguably its best game of the season against Mississippi State, to no avail. The unit allowed one touch- Receiving Rec. Yards TD Avg/G down on a short field and failed to come up with a third-down stop to give the ball back to the offense. Aside from that, they DJ Hall 57 886 6 88.6 played a solid game. M. Caddell 33 365 1 36.5 Wallace Gilberry has eight sacks this season, a career-high, and M. McCoy Rashad Johnson has an SEC-leading six interceptions. 25 182 1 18.2 Rashad Johnson T. Grant 24 152 1 15.2 N. Walker 17 139 2 13.9 SPECIAL TEAMS Defense Tack. TFL Sacks INT Kicker Leigh Tiffin is one of the hottest kickers in the country. R. Johnson The sophomore has made his last nine field goals, and 11 of his last 69 5.0 1.0 6 12. It’s not like those kicks have been chipshots either. W. Gilberry 59 18.0 8.0 0 Tiffin has connected from 51, 50, 44, 42, 39 and 36 during the R. McClain 54 4.5 1.0 0 streak, bringing his season total to 21 made field goals. Javier Arenas continues to impress as a returner, posting a 30-plus yard K. Jackson 51 4.0 0 3 kick return in his only opportunity against Mississippi State. D. Mustin 51 4.0 0 1 Leigh Tiffin True Radiance Mineral Makeup Boutique & Day Spa The largest mineral makeup selection in the South ColoreScience TM i.d. bareMineralsTM by Bare Escentuals Everyday MineralsTM True Radiance MineralsTM Teeth whitening - 5 to 14 shades whiter! 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Wilson threw for 222 yards and Louisiana-Monroe added a Warhawks in 2006 two scores on 18-of-29 passing. score late, but Alabama man- Hall caught six of those passes aged to run out the clock with- BY GREG OSTENDORF give Alabama a 17-7 lead at the for 70 yards and both touch- out giving the ball back to the Sports Reporter half. With the game still close, downs. Warhawks. the Alabama offense finally Alabama burst out with a 17- On Alabama’s last drive, Tiffin The Alabama football team came to life late in the third 0 lead in the second quarter. booted home his second field has struggled running the ball quarter. Grant got the Tide on the board goal of the game, a 44-yard field all year, but they will look to Wilson connected with DJ with a 7-yard run.