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13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 22 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 97 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS • 57 BOWL APPEARANCES • 31 BOWL VICTORIES No. 5/55/5 ALABAMA ((7-1,7-1, 4-1 SECSEC)) GAMEGAME 9: ALABAMALABAMA (7-1, 4-1 SEC)SEC) Sept. 4 San Jose State (PPV) W, 48-3 Sept. 11 Penn State (ESPN) W, 24-3 Sept. 18 at Duke (ABC) W, 62-13 ATAT LSU (7-1,((,7-1, 4-1 SEC)SEC) Sept. 25 *at Arkansas (CBS) W, 24-20 Oct. 2 *Florida (CBS) W, 31-6 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2010 • 2:30 P.M. CT• CBS Oct. 9 *at South Carolina (CBS) L, 21-3521-35 Oct. 16 *Mississippi ((ESPN2)ESPN2) W, 23-123-100 TIGER STADIUM (92,455)(92,455) • BATON ROUGE, LA. Oct. 23 *at Tennessee ((ESPN)ESPN) W, 41-141-100 Nov. 6 *at LSU (CBS)(CBS) 2:30 p.m. Nov. 13 *Mississippi State (ESPN(ESPN/2)/2) 6:15 p.m. THE GAME: Following its byebye week, Alabama returns to the road for the fi fth time in seven Nov. 18 Georgia State ((ESPNU)ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. gamesgames withwith a trip to Tiger StaStadiumdium to tatakeke on LSU tthishis SaturSaturday,day, NovemNovemberber 6, in an SEC Nov. 26 *Au*Auburnburn (CBS) 1:30 p.m. WestWest battle. The fi fth-ranked Crimson Tide square off with the No. 12/1112/11 Tigers at 2:30 p.m. (CT)(CT) on CBS. It wiwillll bebe thethe 74th74th meetingmeeting betweenbetween tthehe two scschoolshools in a series tthathat AAlabamalabama No. 12/1112/11 LSU (7-1, 4-1 SEC) leads 45-23-5, includingincluding an impressive 25-8-2 record in Baton Rouge.Rouge. LSU is comincomingg ooffff of a byebye week with a 7-1 record on the season and 4-1 mark in the SEC afterafter a 24-17 loss Sept. 4 vs. NortNorthh CaroCarolinalina ((ABC)ABC) W, 30-24 at Auburn on October 23. The TTigersigers are the fourth of six SEC teams to have a bybyee before Sept. 11 *Van*Vanderbiltderbilt (ESPN(ESPNU)U) WW,, 227-37-3 playingplaying AAlabama.labama. TheThe game willwill bebe televisedtelevised on CBS withwith Verne LunLundquistdquist on pplay-by-play,lay-by-play, SeSept.pt. 18 *Mississippi*Mississippi State ((ESPNU)ESPNU) W, 29-7 GaryGary Danielson as the color analystanalyst and TracyTracy WolWolfsonfson reporting ffromrom the sideline. Eli Gold SSept.ept. 2255 West VirVirginiaginia (E(ESPN2)SPN2) W, 20-14 and Phil SavageSavage will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide SportsSports Network with BarBarryry OOct.ct. 2 *Tennessee ((CBS)CBS) W, 16-14 KraussKrauss onon ththee sidelines.sidelines. OOct.ct. 9 *at FFloridalorida (ESPN) W, 33-29 OOct.ct. 16 McNeese State (F(FSN)SN) W, 32-10 HEADHEAD COACHCOACH NICKNICK SASABAN:BAN: AlabamaAlabama headhead coachcoach NickNick SabanSaban (Kent State, 1973) is in hishis OOct.ct. 23 *at AuAuburnburn (CBS) L, 17-24 fourthfourth seasonseason with thethe CrimsonCrimson TidTide.e. HHee wwasas nnamedamed ththee sschool’school’s 27th hheadead coaccoachh oonn JJanu-anu- Nov. 6 *A*Alabamalabama (CBS) 2:30 p.p.m.m. aryary 3, 2007. Saban has compiledcompiled a 35-9 record (4(40-90-9 including fi ve vacated wins in 2002007)7) Nov. 13 Louisiana-Monroe ((PPV)PPV) 6 p.m. at Alabama while leadingleading the Tide to two SEC Western Division championships, one confer-confer- Nov. 20 *M*Mississippiississippi TBTBAA enceence title and one national chamchampionship.pionship. Saban holds a career record of 126-51-1 (131-51-1)(131-51-1) NNov.ov. 27 **atat ArkArkansasansas TBA as a collegiatecollegiate hheadead coaccoach,h, wwhilehile aalsolso serving at ToToledo,ledo, MicMichiganhigan State anandd LSU. SaSabanban *SEC ggameame won his fi rst national championship as head coach ooff the LSU TiTigersgers in 2003, gguidinguiding the all times are central and subject to change TigersTigers to a 13-1 record that season. Overall, Saban has coached four conference champi-champi- NEXT UUPP onshiponship teams (1990 Mid-American, 2001 SEC, 2003 SEC and 2009 SEC) and 10 ofof his 13 teamsteams have playedplayed in postseason bowl games with the Tide appearing in a bowl game each MississippiMississippi StateState • Nov. 13,13, 2010 TV: ESPNESPN/ESPN2/ESPN2 • Time: 6:15 p.m.p.m. yearyear under Saban’s direction. Saban is also one of two coaches (Urban Meyer,Meyer, Florida) to win two BCS National Championships and the fi rst to accomplish the featfeat at two diffdiff erent schools.schools. ONON THE AIR TELEVISIONTELEVISION RANKINGS:RANKINGS: Alabama openedopened the 2010 season ranked fi rst in tthehe AssociatedAssociated Press andand USAUSA CCBSBS TodayToday Coaches’ preseason polls but checks in at No. 5 in both polls this week, a one-spot PPlay-by-Play:lay-by-Play: Verne LunLundquistdquist jumpjump from last week. The Crimson Tide is also ranked sixth in the latest BCS standings. LSU APAP CoColorlor AnaAnalyst:lyst: Gary DanieDanielsonlson is rrankedanked 12t12thh in tthehe poll,poll, 11th11th in tthehe coaches’coaches’ pollpoll anandd 10th10th in tthehe BCS. Sideline:Sideline: TracyTracy Wolfson LSULSU SERIES: TheThe LSU/AlabamaLSU/Alabama series is one of the most fi ercely contested rivalries in the RADIORADIO Southeastern Conference. The Crimson Tide leads the all-time series 45-23-5, but the Tigers Crimson Tide SportsSports Network hadhad won fi ve straight in the series bebeforefore Alabama’s current two-game winning streak heahead-d- Play-by-Play:Play-by-Play: EliEli GoldGold ing into this weekend’s game. Last season, UA earned its fi rst win over LSU in Tuscaloosa since 1999 with a 24-15 triumph at Bryant-Denny Stadium. In 2008, the Crimson Tide posted ColorColor Analyst:Analyst: PhilPhil SavaSavagege a 27-21 overtime win at TiTigerger Stadium. The Tide holds a 25-8-2 eedgedge in Baton RouRougege with a Sideline:Sideline: BarryBarry KraussKrauss 9-89-8 edgeedge in Tuscaloosa. SATELLITE RADIORADIO CTSN onon XM: 199199 NEXTNEXT GGAME:AME: TheThe Crimson TiTidede returns hhomeome on SaturSaturday,day, NovemNovemberber 13, to start a season-enseason-end-d- CTSN onon Sirius: 220220 ing three-game homestand that begins with a SEC West clash with Mississippi State. Alabama will be meeting the Bulldogs for the 95th time in school history and boasts a 72-18-3 record in NATIONALNATIONAL RADIORADIO thethe series (one forfeit and one vacated win). The Tide have won two straistraightght in the series and SportsSports USAUSA seven ofof the last nine. Alabama has outscored MSU 63-10 in the last two meetings. 1 CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES (LSU)(LSU) MONDAYMONDAY TUESDAYTUESDAY WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAY THURSDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAYFRIDAY SATURDAYSATURDAY SUNDAYSUNDAY MediaMedia DayDay PracticePractice SECSEC CoCoachesaches ClosedClosed PracticePractice WalkthroughWalkthrough LSULSU Off DayDay 12 p.m.p.m. - CoacCoachh SaSabanban 3:45 p.m. - ViewingViewing TeleconferenceTeleconference 4 p.m.p.m. ClosedClosed (CBS)(CBS) 12:3012:30 p.m. - PeriodPeriod NoNo MediaMedia AvailabilityAvailability No MediaMedia AvailabilityAvailability 2:302:30 p.m.p.m. (CT)(CT) NickNick SabanSaban - 10:50 a.m. SelectedSelected Players 6 p.m. - SelectedSelected Players PracticePractice CSS REPLAYREPLAY PracticePractice 3:453:45 p.m.p.m. 8 p.m.p.m. 4 p.m. ViewingViewing PeriodPeriod Viewing PeriodPeriod 5:45:455 pp.m..m. - Coach Saban No MediaMedia AvailabilityAvailability 6 p.m. - PlayersPlayers MONDAY THURTHURSDAYSDAY 12 p.mp.m.. CT - Coach Saban Press Conference – AAlabamalabama head coach Nick Saban 4 pp.m..m. CT – Closed Practice at Thomas-Drew Practice Facility.Facility. will be available to the media for his weeklyweekly press conference in the NaNaylorylor Stone (NO MEDIA AVAILABILITY)AVAILABILITY) Media Room in the Mal Moore Building at 12 p.m. (CT). The audio of Coach Saban’s media briebriefifi ng can also be heard by teleconteleconferenceference by calling (800) 973-1544. Se- 7 pp.m..m. CT – Nick Saban Radio Show at Buff alo Wild Wings lected plplayersayers that have been requested 24 hours in advance will be available in the FRIFRIDAYDAY NayNaylorlor Stone Media Room followingfollowing Coach Saban’s presspress conference at 12:3012:30 p.m.p.m. Closed WalkthroWalkthrough.ugh. (NO MEDIA AVAILABILITAVAILABILITY)Y) PlaPlayeryer requests for the press conference should be made byby e-mailing Josh Maxson (([email protected])[email protected]) or callingcalling (205) 348-7496 no laterlater thanthan 5 p.m. CT on Sunday.Sunday. SATSATURDAYURDAY MMONDAYONDAY PRESS CCONFERENCEONFERENCE SCHEDULE Postgame highighlighthlight ffeedseeds are available through the UniversitUniversityy ooff Alabama ffol-ol- 12 pp.m..m. Coach SabaSabann lowlowinging all home football games.games. Coordinates will be available a week priprioror to 12:30 p.m.p.m. SelectedSelected PlayersPlayers tthehe game. 3 p.m. CCTT – Game notes and press conconferenceference quotes posted on RollTide.com. ON THE ININTERNETTERNET RolRollTide.comlTide.com – AlaAlabama’sbama’s offi ccialial atathleticshletics wwebeb sitsitee sserveserves as a rresourceesource fforor 3:33:300 pp.m..m. 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