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The Crimson White. Editor | Elizabeth Elkin [email protected] Thursday, January 21, 2016 3 Local campaign leads charge against poaching

By Rebecca Rakowitz | Contributing Writer Reata Strickland, vice president and co-founder of the Tide for Tusks non- profit, said the point of the campaign was to raise awareness. On the sidelines of The campaign reached over 22,000 people on Facebook the night of the a football game Big Al game and over one million people on Twitter. It was also featured on over and The Tiger are full 275 websites and blogs and was picked up by media outlets like Yahoo! News. of life, but in the wild “I think [the campaign] was very far reaching and over the coming months their counterparts we will see the benefits of this campaign,” said Randall Mecredy, faculty advi- are being killed at sor and president of the non-profit. an alarming rate. So Tide for Tusks and Tigers for Tigers connected after Michael Steinberg, while The University associate professor and Tide for Tusks non-profit board member, contacted of Alabama and Tigers for Tigers about working together. Clemson University’s “It allows us to reach more people together than we can apart,” said Maddie football teams took Karwich, president of the Tide for Tusks student organization, which is to the field as rivals, why Tide for Tusks has also paired up with the conservation non-profit 96 Alabama’s Tide for Elephants for other projects. Tusks and Clemson’s Sean Carnell, National Spirit Campaign Manager for Tigers for Tigers, Tigers for Tigers took said the partnership with Tide for Tusks is beneficial for both programs. to social media as Tide for Tusks has a top-down, three-pronged approach with a non-profit, partners in the fight a student-run organization and a class, while Tigers for Tigers is more of a for conservation. grass-roots effort. Created at the Photo courtesy of Tide for Tusks “We were able to learn from each other and see the benefits of both University in 2013, Tide for Tusks raises awareness for the poaching of approaches,” Carnell said. African elephants and works to promote a deeper understanding of the traf- The organizations decided to work together before they knew that Alabama ficking of endangered wildlife. and Clemson would face each other in the National Championship. When Similarly, Tigers for Tigers is a national coalition that is present on eight both teams advanced passed the semi-finals, they realized the game would be college campuses with tiger mascots. They work to prevent tiger extinction a great stage for a campaign. and raise awareness regarding poaching, trafficking and habitat loss. According to Carnell, the campaign helped redefine the schools’ identities During the National Championship game, the two organizations led a to ones of solidarity instead of rivalry. joint social media campaign in which they asked students and fans to show “To show rivals we’re unified for a greater cause of preservation lends a lot solidarity for their wild mascots. of weight to our message,” Karwich said. They encouraged people to use the hashtag #ProtectOurMascots while Karwich believes the campaign and the efforts of both groups are impor- creating images with phrases like “Rivals on the field, Partners in the wild,” tant because most people don’t know the gravity of the situations their mas- “Our mascots may win on the field, but in the wild they are losing the game,” cots are in. They don’t know that 96 elephants are killed every day, and less and “They stand with us. Let’s stand with them.” than 3,200 tigers remain in the wild. Strickland said as the largest college with an elephant mascot, we have a responsibility to protect the gentle giant that represents our school. “We don’t want to be the first universities with extinct mascots,” Karwich Visit our said, “We want future students to be able to see their mascots in real life.” For more information on Tide for Tusks and how to join, go to tidefortusks. org and like them on Facebook at “Tide for Tusks – Student Organization” Grand Opening. and the non-profit’s page, “Tide for Tusks.” Their first student meeting of the semester will be Jan. 26 at 5:45 p.m. in Lloyd 123. Great haircuts are For more information on Tigers for Tigers, go to tigersfortigers.org. just the beginning.

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By Meghan Dorn Staff Columnist

I have an odd amount of party stories that take place in women’s bar bathrooms around midnight – like the time I opened a stall to find two girls braiding a third’s hair while she bawled her eyes out because she had seen a puppy that was “too precious” earlier that day. Or when I stood in line next to a girl who pulled a full pep- peroni calzone out of her purse and offered me some. Or when someone asked for beer money from another girl who responded, “I’m just a poor boy, from a poor fam- ily,” and the entire bathroom continued into a full blast “Bohemian Rhapsody” harmony. Bar bathrooms are such odd spaces where most rules of civilized society seem to be thrown out the window. CW / Marguerite Powers First off, they are universally disgusting. There just always seems to be water on the floor, and one stall is COLUMN | OSCARS always out of toilet paper, and one door is broken so you have to recruit a friend (or a new bathroom friend) to hold it closed for you. And everyone seems to be fine with Oscars cause racial controversy with nominations this condition of pure filth because they want this to be over as soon as possible to get back to the party. Just a quick refresher about the social media, including a fabulous Secondly, everyone in bar bathrooms seems to be abso- definition of median, this statis- teaser trailer on the one-and-only lutely fine with being best friends for at least five minutes tic means that half of Academy Beyoncé’s Instagram, but result- while you wait in line. Very little small talk – right to the membership is over the age of ed in no excitation for the older point with sharing relationship issues, opinions on smells 62, and if we continue to let the crowd who would later release an and giving the most generous compliments possible. Oscars set a standard for cinema all-white list of nominees. You can accredit some of this camaraderie to the blood quality, we need to expect those While Jada Pinkett Smith and alcohol content levels of the group in the bathroom, but who make selections to be spry Spike Lee may be boycotting the I think the nature of the space has a role to play too. By Sarah Howard enough to stay awake through the ceremony, let’s use this as an Staff Columnist entering a bathroom you have separated yourself from movies. For example, Vin Diesel opportunity to make next year’s the core of the party, but you can still hear the band in the expected Furious 7 to win Best academy a more productive and distance and can easily catch the comments said around On Jan. 14, movie buffs and Picture “unless the Oscars don’t relevant one. To truly select the you. So the energy is still high, but you are now shoved casual watchers alike checked want to be relevant ever,” and as best talent of each year, the mem- into close proximity with strangers that you can hear, to see if this could be Leonardo it appears, they don’t. bership must become a better unlike the passing space of the dance floor. Also you are DiCaprio’s year to finally win “Straight Outta Compton” reflection of this country’s all- brought together by navigating the filth of the place by an Oscar. In the 88th year of the received one nomination this around demographics, and there advising one another on “this stall has no TP” or the “I’ll Academy Awards, Leo received year, in the category of screen- is plenty of exceptional perform- hold the door for you if you hold it for me” negotiations. his fifth nomination, but minority writing, but the movie that made ers and producers within the Talking to my male friends, the women’s bar bath- actors and actresses were absent over $60 million in its opening industry to fulfill this need. In room seems to be a gender specific phenomenon. They from recognition for the second weekend was nowhere else to these modern-times, the secrecy talk of quicker trips and silence, no lingering that leads year in a row. This information be found in the list of nominees. of an elite Academy has become to the development of great bar bathroom stories. And surfacing just days before the “Compton” seemed to be an a marker of social status rather also, not every women’s room experience leads to instant country’s biggest celebration of award-winning recipe, cover- than the ability to capture the friendship; it can also lead to instant aggression. One diversity, equality and inspiration ing topics as controversial as essence of a year in cinema. well-placed side eye and a quick retort can escalate very on Martin Luther King Jr. Day left the classic musical “Rent,” a Cheryl Boone Isaacs herself noted quickly with the wrong two individuals. many flabbergasted by the seem- production containing an impec- that the past four years have been I think it is interesting to consider this funny little ingly blatant racism. cably produced soundtrack and some of diversifying within the space as we go about our day and the other areas that we To say I disagree with the nomi- showcasing talented actors who Academy, but let us not focus interact with. No one will start offering you a calzone as nation list would be an understate- performed a well-written script. simply on race with this year’s you sit in your political science class. No one will be braid- ment, but from a talented group Unfortunately, the ‘Academy’ was upcoming (and hopefully intense) ing a crying girl’s hair on the steps of Gorgas. And people with a black female president, allergic to the modern ingredi- membership review because the absolutely would not join in with you for “Bohemian it is not a product of racists— ents, and this hip-hop biopic was generation gap may be the bigger Rhapsody” in the middle of Bruno. Sometimes you have rather an out-of-touch ‘Academy.’ not directed toward the senior issue. to appreciate these funny little areas where the tradi- The voting group consists of over discount crowd, but instead tional rules go out the window, and smile along with it. 7,000 directors, actors and pro- (and appropriately) toward Sarah Howard is a sophomore ducers, and in 2012, the median Generations X, Y and Z. The majoring in chemistry. Her Meghan Dorn is a senior majoring in political science age of members was 62 years old. film’s marketing was largely over column runs biweekly. and public relations. Her column runs weekly.

EDITORIAL BOARD WE WELCOME YOUR OPINIONS Sean Landry editor-in-chief Alyx Chandler features editor Send submissions to [email protected]. White reserves the right to edit all guest This Week’s Poll: Should Alabama raise the minimum wage? Peyton Shepard print managing editor Melanie Veiring visuals editor Submissions must include the author’s columns and letters to the editor. The cw.ua.edu/poll Kelly Ward digital managing editor Alexis Faire chief copy editor name, year, major and daytime phone opinions contained on this page do not number. Phone numbers are for verification represent the editorial position of The Leigh Terry opinions editor and will not be published. The Crimson Crimson White Media Group. OPINIONS Thursday, January 21, 2016 5 Raise education standards, not just wages

By Ben Jackson | Staff Columnist no monetary value should ever define a labor increase. rapidly as employers passed the price on person’s worth. But a person’s labor, how- In 2008, Bill Gates testified before the to consumers, driving inflation. When presidential-hopeful Bernie ever, is different. U.S. Congress identifying that by 2020, the Conservatives, while you may support Sanders addressed a packed auditorium in Labor is a tradable commodity, just U.S. would have 120 million high-skilled, strong education programs and not raising Birmingham this week, many UA students like sugar, gold or coffee, and has a mar- high-paying jobs with only 50 million the minimum wage, you may find bigger listened intently from the crowd. Among ket price based on a person’s skills. If a Americans educated enough to fill them. government spending on K-12 education them was Kyle Campbell, who wrote an person’s only skills are ones the market Our economy has outpaced our ability to and cheap college distasteful. But the real- op-ed in The Crimson White last week considers low (classic examples would be educate workers for it, and the answer is ity is America’s work force is suffering, and echoing Bernie’s principles in calling for an fast food frying or grocery shelving), the not paying more for work that is margin- there’s almost no way to survive without increased minimum wage in Tuscaloosa – market is only willing to pay a certain ally less valuable. Education, both in K-12 skills on this minimum wage, driving more up from $7.25 to $10.10. amount. That doesn’t mean the person is and at higher levels like four-year and non- people to welfare programs – not through Kyle and Bernie both correctly iden- without worth – not at all. But his or her four-year options, must be our focus, as it is laziness but through an inability to pro- tify an American tragedy: minimum wage skills might be. Would you pay $5 for your designed to produce laborers for an econo- vide for themselves because of a flaw in Americans are working full work weeks Waffle House coffee that the market prices my that no longer exists. And like Kyle’s the markets. Educating Americans saves (traditionally defined as about 40 hours per at $1.69? well-researched argument for raising the us billions in the long term and keeps the week) while barely surviving. According The way to lift people out of poverty minimum wage, I think the argument can American economy booming. to a recent Gallup poll, 50 percent of is not to subsidize stagnation by paying appeal to both liberals and conservatives. In order to solve America’s wage prob- Americans are working much more than people more than their labor is worth. That For liberals, there is no more democratic lem, we must be creative and proactive. that, but to the same effect. leads to the automation of simple tasks like and free ideal than a quality, cost-free edu- We cannot perpetually jog behind the jug- But the dialogue surrounding wage flipping burgers and stocking shelves, and cation for all Americans. Continuously gernaut of the American economy, being growth is missing the mark, and the result in the current economy, that creates more raising the minimum wage to keep in step beaten at every step, pretending that we could lead not to a leveled playing field, losers than winners. Kyle is right that we with inflation will keep America’s work- live in the same economy that we enjoyed but an environment where the rich keep haven’t seen massive unemployment occur ing poor alive, but still on the bottom rung. in the 1950s. We cannot continue to be getting richer and the poor keep getting in the past, but in this brave, new world, Education, however, offers them a competi- reactionary to changes we can see coming. poorer. The question about what we should history may not serve a faithful guide, and tive place in our rapidly advancing world Compassion is having the forethought to pay for low-skilled labor misses the more the cost of being wrong could be huge. and provides a better avenue for socioeco- make difficult decisions in the short term fundamental question we face in a modern Instead, we must make the skills of the nomic advancement than price floors that that offer us a better future. Tuscaloosa economy – is there a market for low-skilled American laborer more intrinsically valu- incentivize people to continue working in may deserve a raise today, but it also labor at all? able, which we can only do through better- unskilled, unfulfilling jobs, where there is deserves a brighter future tomorrow. I think the answer is no. But we first ing our public education system. A great a real threat of automation. That is an envi- should dive into why labor is priced the public education should be a right for all ronment where only corporate interests Ben Jackson is a sophomore majoring in way it is. Americans and offers a pathway to skill- win. The purchasing power of a gradually accounting and finance. His column runs Labor has a price. People are people, and building that makes the intrinsic worth of increased minimum wage would diminish biweekly.

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CW / Amy Sullivan The suite life of UA students By Lauren Lane | Staff Reporter own space and getting to build a commu- overwhelming at times trying to handle “Where you live definitely can have nity with a wider variety of people than those situations.” an impact on your whole year,” Hall Current students at The University if she had lived with most of her sorority Burks said living in an all-girls dorm is said. “Ultimately your experience is of Alabama experience a much larger, sisters in Tutwiler. worth the struggles that come alongside more about who you are and what you more modernized campus than the “I’ve met a lot of cool people that live of it and is grateful for the learning expe- get involved with more than where you generation before them. Rece Davis, of on my floor and have made some guy riences that come alongside living with live – just some dorms make it easier to College Game Day, visited the University friends that I probably wouldn’t have other college students. get involved.” last fall and did not recognize the col- met if I lived in Tutwiler,” Hill said. Hill lege he spent four years attending. One said that a lot of her girl friends live in of the largest and most recent of the Presidential Village, but she does feel far many changes has been on-campus away from many of her pledge sisters. Student Housing housing options. “Sometimes I wish I lived in Tutwiler “When UA started focusing on growth because it is just so convenient,” Hill said. during Dr. Whit’s presidency, the HRC “Most of my sorority sisters live there, Options had to also expand to accommodate the and [Riverside] is more expensive.” growth,” said Kimberly Sterritt, associ- While many students enjoy having ate director of housing administration. their privacy and find their adjustment “At that time the trend in university to college easier with having a living Mixes housing was suite-style. That combina- space similar to theirs at home, research Blount, Mary Burke Hall, tion is what prompted the building of shows there is a greater chance for Friedman Hall, Harris Hall, Riverside, Lakeside, Ridgecrest and isolation in suite-style dorms. Presidential Village.” “In our annual resident survey data, Parham Hall, Somerville Hall Sterritt said out of the 8,400 spaces in students who live in traditional-style on-campus housing, only 30 percent are dorms report that they feel a stronger traditional-style, and the rest are suite or sense of community in their residence Bryant Hall, Lakeside East, apartment-style living. Suite and apart- hall and feel more connected to UA,” Suite Lakeside West, Presidential ment-style dorms have risen in populari- Sterritt said. ty due to allowing students more privacy Traditional-style dorms may not be Style Village I &II, Ridgecrest South, and updated living spaces. quite as updated and modern as most Ridgecrest East, Ridgecrest West, Adam Hall, a junior majoring in eco- of their suite-style counterparts, but the Riverside South, Riverside East, nomics, enjoyed his experience in a suite- university has been spending the past style dorm so much his freshman year, few years renovating Paty and Tutwiler Riverside West he became a residential assistant (RA) in Hall. Sterritt said there have been major Lakeside his sophomore year. Hall said updates in order to make the traditional- living with an RA made him want to give style dorms more user-friendly, such as back to other freshmen what his RA gave updated common rooms and kitchens. to him. Brooklyn Burks, a freshman major- Traditional “If I had to tell someone where to live, I ing in business, has loved the commu- Tutwiler Hall, Paty Hall would definitely say to go with the suite- nity aspect of a traditional-style dorm style dorm,” Hall said. “I think that the and said it has made her transition into benefits of having your own room along college much easier. with a living room and kitchen far out- “Being able to go down a few flights weigh the fact that you will have to try of stairs and pop into your best friend’s Apartments harder to meet people where you live.” room has been great, and I will defi- Tyler Hill is a freshman living in nitely miss that next year, “ Burks said. Highlands, Bryce Lawn Riverside North, just like her sister did “But being so close to your friends two years ago. Hill, an athletic training can be tough because you do end up CW / Kylie Cowden, Source : http://housing.ua.edu/halls/ major, said she has enjoyed having her being each others’ family, which can be CULTURE Thursday, January 21, 2016 7 SportsTown: Tuscaloosa to be featured on new series

By Ellen Johnson | Staff Reporter

While the obsession with football and its influence on Southern culture might seem normal to students who dwell in Tuscaloosa, others around the country might find people’s worship of the sport a little out of the ordinary. “SportsTown” is an arising web TV series focusing on America’s best and greatest sports towns, and the first episode features Tuscaloosa. The show seeks to show not only the sports culture in these towns, but everything else the towns have to offer as well. Rudy Mezzy, the host of “SportsTown” and also one of its producers, has worked to bring the show to tele- vision since the idea was first developed in 2013. “We all had experiences with college towns and sports towns, and a lot of people only know about these towns because of the sports that exist inside them,” Mezzy said. “We thought there was more to do in these towns.” CW / Layton Dudley While each of these towns has a heavy focus on sports, each also has a thriving community and plenty of activities besides sports. “Communities exist inside [these towns],” Mezzy said. “They’re passionate about sports, and everything is kind of run like that. People come to sit and watch a game, and that’s not a waste of time, but there’s more to do.” The show’s creators found everything they were looking for in a sports town in Tuscaloosa. A passion for football and a lively community rich in tradition helped to provide a backdrop for the first episode of “SportsTown.” “We got lucky and found what we were seeking,” Mezzy said. “These people all have their own lives and their own problems, but this football and this culture and this school is something people rally around. It is something that can unite everyone.” Rob Czyzewicz, executive producer and scriptwriter for the series, has also been developing the show for the past few years. “Tuscaloosa was a no-brainer,” Czyzewicz said. “In the North, we may not value football as much as CW / Layton Dudley you do down there, but we know it’s a religion, and that’s something we just really wanted to experience in person.” The weekend of filming in Tuscaloosa took place dur- ing the spring practice game, more popularly known as A-Day. While it’s a mock game played off-season, that doesn’t stop fans from turning out, proving just how much dedication Tuscaloosa has for the Crimson Tide. “We were there for about four days for a spring game, and you all turn out more for a spring game than most do for a regular season game,” Czyzewicz said. Football season or not, it is apparent that the sport is on people’s mind all year round. “You see the ‘A’ everywhere,” Czyzewicz said. “Everyone is wearing a T-shirt and got a hat on, and everyone is thinking about football at any time of the day.” The creators of “SportsTown” have started an IndieGoGo campaign in the hopes that they will be able to make more episodes in more sports towns around the country. “It’s a labor of love, and we would love for people to get involved in telling us why their town is the best town,” Czyzewicz said. CW / Layton Dudley NEWS 8 Thursday, January 21, 2016 Photo courtesy of Craig Wedderspoon

UA professor fi ghts for ownership of art

By Elizabeth Elkin | News Editor “Craig is a very industrious hard worker,” Olin said. “He would rather do the art, I think, than go around looking for money.” Exceptions to the UA Copyright Policy After the tornado, the mangled remains of the Olin’s opinion differed from Craig’s, however, in man’s metal sculpture lay on the ground, a mile that he said that if a professor pays for his or her from where he last saw it. He found it, metal shards own materials, the University doesn’t lay claim to it. 1. If the University contributes facilities, missing, pieces twisted, tree bark and rocks per- “If the University puts money into anything, manently encased inside the warped metal. The they own it,” Olin said. “That’s the state. What is equipment, funding, release or re-assigned man lost more than just one of his favored pieces interesting is, if a chemist gets a grant and they that day, he lost the money he put into creating the buy a computer or something else, the grant is not time to the work, rights to the author and the enormous sculpture. to the individual. Funding agents write it to The University will be negotiated. Craig Wedderspoon, associate professor of art University of Alabama. Anything that’s bought and sculpture at The University of Alabama, lost his off of grant money belongs to The University of 2. If the work is funded by a non-University metal sculpture, “Fast,” in the tornado on April 27, Alabama. In Craig’s particular situation, since 2011. Wedderspoon said the piece flew more than a it was all Craig’s money, The University didn’t contract or grant, copyright will be assigned mile and traveled around 120 mph. claim ownership.” “It turns out it ended up being extremely fast,” University Relations specialist Chris Bryant said as the terms of the contract or grant state. Wedderspoon said. that, with few exceptions, the art is owned by the Like all tenure-track University professors, artist unless a grant document provides otherwise, 3. If a faculty member receives commission Wedderspoon is expected to do research as part of as governed by UA copyright policy. Exceptions to from the University to create the piece, terms his job. For art professors, Wedderspoon said that the policy are outlined in the sidebar. means creating works of art. UA Director of Risk Management Bob Pugh said of copyright will be negotiated. Professors may choose to apply for outside a piece of art has to be at a scheduled location grants to help fund their research. In a case where a for insurance through the University to apply to 4. The University owns the copyright for insti- professor doesn’t have a grant, he or she may have the situation. to fund the project. Wedderspoon said he spent “In Craig’s case, we didn’t know about it, didn’t tutional works, such as University handbooks $10,000 out of pocket on “Fast.” Even though he paid have it scheduled, so it wasn’t covered,” Pugh said. for the sculpture, Wedderspoon said the University “My view of it is the time belongs to the University. and press releases or works that can’t be could lay claim to it. He spent a lot of University time on it.” attributed to a single author or group “Anytime faculty conducts research, it’s owned Pugh said the problem with the insurance of by the University,” Wedderspoon said. art is the insurance company and the artist never of authors. If the University owned his piece, no matter agree on the value of the art. An art professor’s who paid for it, the insurance money could go to art may not be worth as much as a well-respected 5. An employee can’t sell, lease or rent online the University. When he discovered the piece was artist’s art. destroyed, Wedderspoon said he realized his piece “From a practical standpoint, it’s not worth courses if it competes with the offerings at was insured through the University because it was more than what people are willing to pay for it,” the University without approval. part of his research. If he made a claim through the Pugh said. University, he feared the University would receive Pugh said in order to ensure a piece is insured, 6. Terms of ownership for electronic course the insurance money. there has to be a contract drawn up. Robert Olin, dean of the College of Arts and “If we ever had a notable event involving an art materials will be negotiated. Sciences, visited Wedderspoon to see the sculp- professor, we’re going to go into the conference ture soon after the tornado. After hearing his story, room and try to figure out a solution,” Pugh said. 7. A work of potential commercial value must Wedderspoon said Olin was sympathetic. Wedderspoon said the confusion of art owner- “Dean Olin said, ‘Why don’t we see if we can do ship and insurance at the University is a serious be shown to a department chair as soon as anything about it?’ ” Wedderspoon said. issue. His goal is to create a contract that will out- possible. Olin gave Wedderspoon a $10,000 research grant line the ownership and worth of notable art created from the College of Arts and Sciences to help him by art professors. recover financially. “When you lose art, who is it really affecting?” Source: UA Faculty Handbook Appendix H. Olin said there are grant opportunities for artists, Wedderspoon said. “Not only does it [losing the art] but not as many as for professors in the sciences. destroy art, but also an icon and part of culture.” SPORTS Thursday, January 21, 2016 9 Women’s basketball to travel to Florida

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By Matt Speakman | Staff Reporter of keeping the young players calm and collected in a tough environment. A team is defined not by its talent, but by the results “It is one of those things where you have to reel it produces on the court. The term “signature win” is someone in and tell them they have done this before,” usually thrown around when discussing the quality of Hegstetter said. “You have to grab someone by the a team. Who has that team beaten? What game really shirt and say, ‘You are playing basketball. You have defines them? Have they been able to win tough games played basketball your whole life. Take a deep breath on the road? and shoot the ball.’ ” On Jan. 21, the Alabama women’s basketball team Currently, Alabama leads the all-time series against has an excellent chance to pick up a signature win. The Florida 29-26, but it has failed to beat the Gators in Crimson Tide travels to Gainesville, Florida, to take on the last five meetings. This will be the 56th match- the No. 22/23-ranked Florida Gators in the team’s third up between the two teams and the 23rd meeting in conference road test. Gainesville. Alabama’s last win in Gainesville came in “It [will] tell us a little bit about what we are 2010, when the Crimson Tide fought its way to a 66-61 made of,” said Alabama coach Kristy Curry. “Its just victory midway through its conference schedule. about our character and down deep inside as a com- “It is a typical SEC team,” Curry said. “All SEC teams petitor. We’ve got to find depth and character on are very successful with the athleticism and the pres- the road.” sure defense and the ability to score quick as well as A game like this one will see if Alabama is the type score in bunches.” of team to withstand the tough conference schedule Florida entered into the top 25 for the first time that teams in the SEC have to go through day in and since the 2008-2009 season. The Gators soared into day out. With seven teams ranked, Alabama will face the rankings after statement victories over Ole Miss ranked, tournament teams throughout its conference and Tennessee. Florida has a balanced attack, with its schedule, and a win on the road against one of them leading scorer, senior Ronni Williams, averaging 10.5 could give them the confidence they need to improve points per game. Williams is also the teams leading off of last year’s conference performance. rebounder, averaging 7.7 rebounds per game. Florida heads into the matchup with a 15-3 record Alabama will need to be able to shut down multiple overall, going 3-2 in conference matchups thus far. One facets of Florida’s offense to ensure a victory. Florida of Florida’s most surprising losses came to the Georgia rebounds the basketball better than anyone in the SEC, Bulldogs, who Alabama defeated 64-50 this past Sunday. averaging a league-best 46.0 rebounds per game. The The task of going on the road and upsetting an expe- Gators also play stout defense, forcing an SEC-best 13.0 rienced, ranked team such as the Gators comes with steals per game. tests of its own. Alabama, a predominantly young team, “We have got to rebound the basketball,” Curry said. has a myriad of players who have not been tested in “They are incredible on the glass.” tough, SEC matchups such as this. Players like senior The Crimson Tide and Florida Gators will face off on forward Nikki Hegstetter will be charged with the task Jan. 21 in Gainesville at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+. CW / Marie Walker XVI Editor | Tyler Waldrep [email protected] Thursday, January 21, 2016 11 GymTide home meets CW / Marie Walker By CW Staff Remaining home meets: The Crimson Tide gymnastics team has four remaining home 01/22/16 vs Arkansas 6:00 p.m. CT meets. The University of Alabama will also host an NCAA region- al on April 2. Students interested in attending the meets can enter 02/05/16 vs Kentucky 7:30 p.m. CT Coleman Coliseum at the student entrance located on the west side of the building. Entrance is free to full-time students as long as they 02/14/16 vs West Virginia 3:00 p.m. CT possess an ACT card until the student section reaches capacity. Students should plan to arrive a minimum of 20 minutes before the 02/26/16 vs Georgia 7:30 p.m. CT listed start times in order to get seated before introductions start. 04/02/16 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional TBA TODAY’SDIVERSIONS CLASSIFIEDS

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By Matthew Speakman | Staff Reporter down to provide speed off the edge when opponents were forced to pass and usually JONATHAN ALLEN Alabama football, which is always load- got to the quarterback with ease. Williams ed with NFL prospects, got even more good was a breakout star in 2015 and will look 2nd in the SEC in sacks with 12. Also had 14.5 tackles for news over the weekend when many of its to build off of that as he gets more playing loss and 36 tackles overall. stars (who were on the fence about enter- time in his senior season. ing the NFL draft or not) decided to return Reuben Foster (LB) - The linebacker that for their senior seasons. As expected, formed a lethal partnership with Reggie Heisman Trophy-winning running back Ragland will step in and be the star mid- Derrick Henry and All-American defen- dle linebacker that comes with a Saban sive tackle A’Shawn Robinson decided to era Alabama defense. While Ragland got forgo their last year in college to prepare most of the attention, Foster still showed O.J. HOWARD for the professional level. his freak athleticism and ability to deliv- Both of these declarations were basi- er big hits while also holding his own in Five catches for 208 yards and two touchdowns in record- cally a formality, as most people expected pass coverage. breaking performance in NCG. the two to declare due to their high grades Eddie Jackson (DB) - The corner-turned- and stellar production on the field for the safety thrived in his new position in 2015, 2015 season. When the press conference scoring two touchdowns from a defensive for the players to announce their decisions position. The junior was able to play cen- arrived, many writers and fans were sur- terfield and take advantage of quarter- prised to see just these two men walk into backs’ mistakes all year. His final year will the door. allow him to develop into a professional TIM WILLIAMS Juniors Jonathan Allen, O.J. Howard, safety and give Alabama a playmaker in 3rd in the SEC in sacks with 10.5. 12.5 tackles for loss and Tim Williams, Reuben Foster, Eddie the secondary yet again. Jackson and Ryan Anderson decided to Ryan Anderson (LB) - Anderson was 19 tackles overall. stay another year at Alabama to polish yet another player that thrived off of rush- their skills for the professional level. ing the passer, who had games where he Jonathan Allen (DL) - The 6-3, 265-pound looked nearly unstoppable (prime example defensive end’s decision to return was prob- being his two-sack performance against ably the most surprising decision of the six Mississippi State). Anderson will provide returnees. Many media outlets, such as Alabama with even more depth and experi- SB Nation, had Allen as a late first-round ence at the outside linebacker position and REUBEN FOSTER selection in the upcoming draft due to his will be able to make more plays while both 2nd on the team in total tackles with 73. Had eight tackles overwhelming speed and ability to rush run and pass blitzing. the passer. Allen led Alabama in sacks this for loss and two sacks. Also had nine pass breakups. season and showed his versatility on third down, when he would slide to the defen- sive tackle position and beat guards with ease. His return means Alabama’s pass rush could be just as menacing as it was this year. O.J. Howard (TE) - Howard’s decision EDDIE JACKSON was most likely sealed when he showed Six interceptions on the year, resulting in 230 yards and how productive he can be when given the right schemes. Howard showed his five- two pick-sixes. star talent in the National Championship when he caught 5 balls for a total of 208 yards (a National Championship record) and 2 touchdowns. Many have been wait- ing for Howard to have a game like he did against Clemson, and with his decision to return, he could have more games like that RYAN ANDERSON if he is given the chance. Six sacks on the season and 11.5 tackles for loss. Nine Tim Williams (LB) - The pass-rushing quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries. specialist based his decision to return off his desire to become a more complete line- CW / backer. Williams mostly came in on third Shelby Akin PAGE 4 Special teams difference in national title game

By Kelly Ward | Digital Managing Editor national championship game. “He did a fantastic job chance to change the momentum of the game that we in the game. We didn’t cover as well as we’re capable wouldn’t have a chance to win,” Saban said. “Getting For much of the season, Alabama’s defense was of, and we weren’t able to handle him up front with that onside kick, I think, did change the momentum heralded as the second coming of the 2011 champi- our rushers, and I think they had 80-some plays, and of the game. We scored on the big play two plays later, onship team. It was the best in the country. Teams we got tired probably in the second quarter, and once and then we had a kickoff return for a touchdown, couldn’t run the ball against it, and its passing that happened, it was even worse.” too, which was huge. So special teams was really big games were severely limited by Alabama’s second- Eleven days earlier, the defense shut out Michigan for us in this game.” ary if the front seven didn’t get to the opposing State in a 38-0 rout at the Cotton Bowl. The Spartans It granted The Crimson Tide an extra possession, quarterback first. gained 239 total yards. The Tigers had 550 yards and the offense scored two plays later. Running In the national title game, Clemson’s quarterback, of offense. back Kenyan Drake returned a kickoff 95 yards Deshaun Watson, made the best defense in the coun- In both the semifinal and national champion- halfway through the fourth quarter to make it a tryyg look average. He pput upp 478 total yardsy with onlyy shipp ggames,, Alabama’s specialp teams made plays.p y two-score ggame. 73 ooff ththoseose cocomingming oonn ththee grground.ound. He tthrewhrreww ffourouo r DeDefensivefensive babackck CCyrusyryrus JJonesoones rreturnedeturnened a pupuntuntnt fforor a “W“WeWe ddididn’tdnd ’t aalwayslways plplaylay pprettyreetty in tthishis gagame,”mem ,” SSabanaban touchdownstoucchdh owownsns aandndn oonlynln y ononee ininterception.ttercepptiono . tottouchdownouchdhdoown againstagainst MichiganMicchiggann StateStaatte andandd brokebroke openopep n sasaid.idi . “I“Itt prpprobablyrobobablyy wwasn’tasn’’t ononee ofof ooururr bbestese t gagamesames wwhwhenhenn HeH wwasas ssackedacked twtwice,wice,, aandndd tthathah t wawasas afaafterter AlAAlabamaababamama ththee scsscoringcorriinng off a sseeminglyeeeemiingglyly ttightigightht ggame.amee.. it jjustuusst ccocomesommes to fflatlaat exeexecution.ecuttiioon.n BBututt wwhenhhen it ccomesommes quarterbackquq aarteerbaca k JaJakeakkee CCokerokere hhadad bbeeneee n sasackedckked ffiveivive ttitimes.imem s. AAlAlabamaaba aama rerecoveredecoveered a susurpriseurprpriise onsideonnsidde kickkikick inin thetht e to ccompetingompetingg aandndd mmakingaking plplayslaays whwhenhenn wwee nneneedededdeded ttoo “We“W“We ththought,houught, ttoo bee hhonestonnesst wiwwithith yyou,ou, ththatata wwee cocoulduuld foffourthurrthh qquarteruauartr erer aagainstgaaininstt CClemsonlemsm on wwhenhen ththehe gagamemme mmamakeakek tthem,heem,m iitt wawwasas pprprobablyrobbabblyly aass goggoodooodd aass itit ggets.ets.s I tthinkhhiinkk dodo a bbetteretetteter jojobb aagagainstgaiainsnst thttheireiir quqquarterbackuarrtet rbacack ththanhanan wwhathhaat wawwasas tittied.edd. thtthat’shaatt’s’s ttheheh kkindinnd ooff competitorscommpepetit toorsrs thatthahat winwwin champion-chchammpipionon- wewe ddid,”idid,”,” AlabamaAllaabaammaa coachcoaoachch NickNiick SabanSaSababan saidsasaid afteraftterr thethehe “II ffeltelelt lillikeikee iiff wew ddidn’tidn’n t dod ssomethingommetthihingng oror taketatakkee a shships,hiipps, aandndd tthat’shahat’t’s pprprobablyobobabblyly wwhyhyhy wwe’ree’e’rree ssittingitittitingng hhere.”ereree.”

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By Tyler Waldrep | Sports Editor

Before the football season began, the sports staff at The Crimson White made preseason predictions we felt pretty confident in at the time – clearly our confidence was misplaced.

Overall record: The entire staff correctly predicted Alabama would win the SEC West and earn a bid to the College Football Playoff, but none of us thought the team would win the semifinal matchup, much less a national championship.

12-2 (3) Three of us [Tyler, Terrin and Marquis] correctly predicted the Crimson Tide would only drop one regular season game.

11-3 (2) Two doubters [Kayla and Elliott] predicted Alabama would finish with three losses for the first time since 2010.

Who Alabama loses to: Georgia: 3- I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate myself and Elliott for being the only ones to correctly predict this game when everyone else thought this was finally going to be Georgia’s year.

Texas A&M: 2- I’d like to forget that Elliott and I were the only ones to pick Texas A&M to upset Alabama despite a 59-0 beatdown the previous season.

Tennessee: 1- Elliott’s prediction almost came true. What do they say, close but no cigar – unless you’re in the student section of Bryant-Denny Stadium, I suppose.

Auburn: 1- Seriously Kayla? I’m still not sure what she was thinking with this one.

Ole Miss: 0- Like the football team, I have no excuses. Pac-12 kickoff, Pac-12 craziness, I suppose.

Random predictions: This section was especially rough for the staff, but a few of them did alright.

Kayla Montgomery Tyler Waldrep Terrin Waack Elliott Propes Marquis Munson Former Sports Editor Sports Editor Staff Reporter Staff Reporter Former Reporter

At least three games Running back Kenyan Saban is going to Chris Black has Calvin Ridley will into the season, coach Nick Drake throws a touch- change the starting two special teams have a Julio Jones type Saban and his team still down pass. quarterback halfway touchdowns. of freshman year. won’t have a clear starter. I seriously overesti- through the season. In This prediction is in This is the only pre- Alec Morris will ultimately mated how the offensive the end, it’ll be better for direct competition with diction that was 100-per- secure the job. coordinator was going to the team. mine for worst predic- cent accurate. Jones Nick Saban did change his use Drake this season. In This prediction is simi- tion of the year. Black finished his freshman starter up in the third game the national champion- lar to Kayla’s, but Saban found himself on the year with 58 receptions of the season when he sent ship game, when Drake only changed the quar- wrong end of a special for 924 yards and four Cooper Bateman out with took the ball on a reverse terback up once earlier teams mistake early touchdowns. Ridley fin- the starting offense, and and rolled out to the left, in the season, and it was in the season, and he ished the season with 89 you could even argue that I thought my prediction better for the team in didn’t really see the field receptions, 1,045 yards lit a fire under Jake Coker might come true, but the end. much due to a nagging and seven touchdowns. that made him a better unfortunately he did not injury that ended his quarterback. Unfortunately seem to hear me shout- season prematurely. for Kayla, Coker reclaimed ing at him to throw it the starting position, not from Tuscaloosa. Morris, but a pretty good prediction nonetheless. PAGE 6 Derrick

HenryBy Ben Boynton | Staff Reporter The University of Alabama football team hass becomebecome knownknown for severalseveral things.tht ings. Success is one. Suffocating defense is another. There’s even the reputationreputation for pro- ducing NFL talent. Alabama has also become knownnown for producingproducing powerfulpowerful run-run- ning backs. This past season, one that ended in ultimateultimate successsuccess in thethe form of a national championship, Alabama’s Derrick Henryy had the mmostost succsuccessfulessful seasoseasonn of any Tide running back ever. That’s a pretty lofty statement to make, but thehe sstatstats dondon’t’t lie: Henry had a season better than any of his predecessors ever had.ad. That’s notnothinghing to snsneezeeeze aat,t, as Bama has a pretty solid pedigree at the position.on. FromFromm recentrecent stalwarts like Mark Ingram, Eddie Lacy, and Trent Richardson to older stars suchsuch as JohnnyJohnny Musso, Bobby Humphrey, and Shaun Alexander.. However, at the top of thethe heap Henry stands as the most successful in college.ege. Henry’s numbers are astounding: 359 carriess fforor 2,219 yards and 2288 touchdowns. But how do they stack up with otherr AlaAlabamabama bbacks?acks? Let’s start with the raw yardage totals. Beloww iiss a table fefeaturingaturing the top 10 seasons by Bama running backs in history.ory. Rank Yards Name Year 1 2,129 Derrick Henry 2015 2 1,679 Trent Richardson 2011 3 1,658 Mark Ingram 2009 4 1,471 Bobby Humphrey 1986 5 1,383 Shaun Alexander 1999 6 1,383 Glen Coffee 2008 7 1,367 Shaud Williams 2003 8 1,341 Sherman Williams 1994 9 1,279 Eddie Lacy 2012 10 1,255 T.J. Yeldon 2013

Obviously Henry won this race by quite a lot, as his closest competitor was 540 yards behind him. Henry also had more touchdownswns than any other Bama back ever, with Richardson again placing second with 21 touchdownsuchdowns in that 2011 season. But these raw numbers don’t tell the full story. Henryy received a staggering 359 carries. Derrick Henry runs the ball against Clemson during the CFP National Championship. CW | Layton Dudley How does he fi nish in terms of yards per carry amongmong Bama backs? PAGE 7 Rank Carries YPC Name Year 1 204 6.5 Lacy 2012 2 236 6.2 Humphrey 1986 3 271 6.1 Ingram 2009 4 207 6.0 Yeldon 2013 5 283 5.9 Richardson 2011 6 233 5.9 Coffee 2008 7 359 5.6 Henry 2015 8 280 4.9 Sha. Williams 2003 9 302 4.6 Alexander 1999 10 291 4.6 SShe.he. Williams 1994

CW / Layton Dudley Based on yards per carry, Henry placeses sevensevenththh iinn a rarankingnking of the same ten seasons shown in the first table.able. HoweHowever,ver, HenHenryryy ccar-ar- ried the ball a lot more than any otherher babackck on this lislist.t. The two closest, Alexander and Shermanan WilliamWilliams,s, ranrankk belobeloww Henry. Richardson is the only back ababoveove 2822800 carries to have a better yards per carry than Henry, and four of tthehe ssixix in front of Henry carried the ball more than 100 times fewer than Henry did. Those extra carrieses weawearr on a pplayer.layer. That is 100 more times that Henry absorbedbsorbed concontacttact aandnd got hit. That can cause a running bbackaca k to weawearr down, become more injury-prone, and generallyerally be llessess effec- tive later on in a season. That wasn’t the cacasese with HeHenry,nryy, as he carried the ball 146 times in the TideTide’s’s final four games alone, picking up 693 yards in the Iron Bowl, SESECC Championship, and two playoff games.s. In arguably the four biggest games of the season, Henrynry delivered even when the Tide called on him repeatedly,ly, and even added seven touchdowns over that span. Henry is one of two Bama backs to ever win a Heisman, with Ingram being the other.her. IIngramngram had a better yards per carry than Henry did. Ingram also had a lot more of a role inn the papassingssing game, with 32 receptions for 334 yardsrds and three touchdowns against Henry’s 11 catcheses for 91 yards. However, at the end of the day, football games are decided by point totals, and Henry’sy’s 28 touchdowns far surpass Ingram’s 20. In addition,on, Henry flat-out dominated defenses in a way that Ingramram never could. Ingram was a lethal weapon for Bama, but Richardson also added 751 yards and eight touchdowns,downs, as well as Roy Upchurch gaining 299 yards,s, with Terry Grant and Demetrius Goode also earningning over 100 yards each. Henry had Kenyan Drake rushing for 408 yards and one touchdown, and Damien Harris and Bo Scarbrough added overer 100 yards, but Harris and Scarbrough gainedned a lot of their yardage in games where the outcome had already been decided. A strong argument can be madede for Ingram or even Richardson as the back with the best season in Alabamama history. However, Derrick Henry hadad a truly spectacular season, and wasas truly dominant. How many otherr teams have a back who could carry 100 times in a clock-killing, 9 minute driveve to finish off a second-ranked LSU team?m? Alabama does, in Derrick Henry.y. PAGE 8 TheOle BLEMISH By Elliott Propes | Staff Reporter

ust a week ago, Jake Coker and Derrick Henry made their victory lap Jaround University of Phoenix Stadium with their new national title gear on. The Crimson Tide had dismantled the previously undefeated No. 1 Clemson Tigers and had claimed its 16th national title. Alabama had finally proven it was the best team in the nation, and the memories of the Ole Miss loss had finally faded. Many who watched that championship game thought, “How in the world did this team lose to Ole Miss – the same team that lost to an AAC team (Memphis)?” Well, there were many factors that played into the loss, but there were three things in particular that sealed Alabama’s fate that September night.

CW / Layton Dudley PAGE 9 Identity The Ole Miss game was the third After Jake Coker started the first game of the season. After many two games and had a subpar perfor- key players graduated or left for mance, coach Nick Saban decided the draft the year before, Alabama to start Cooper Bateman instead. was still trying to figure out what Bateman didn’t play poorly, but kind of team it wanted to be in 2015. after an interception, Coker came The coaches had still not chosen a into the game. Down 17-3, Coker quarterback, defensive backs were brought the team back and gave the Turnovers trying new positions under a new Crimson Tide a chance to win, but secondary coach, and with Amari it was too little, too late. After the Turnovers are a key to every defense in turn had less time to Cooper gone, there was not a prima- game, Alabama had finally decided football game. Rarely does a team recover from the previous drive and ry target for whichever quarterback on Coker, and the team was behind lose the turnover battle and win the had to battle the tough field posi- was going to play. him as well. game. Alabama not only lost the tion. Coker threw four intercep- turnover battle, but it lost the battle tions in the first four games, but just 5-0. Ole Miss capitalized on the good threw the same amount in the last field position as well, scoring 24 ten games. In the last five games, he points off turnovers. The Alabama threw zero.

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After the Memphis loss, everyone 2012 and 2013 seasons rank higher. stopped caring about Chad Kelly, but Kelly was awarded second-team All- the junior had a breakout season. SEC. The point is he could play, and Kelly, the nephew of pro football hall in this game he did. Chad of famer Jim Kelly transferred from Kelly dominated with 341 yards and a junior college and won the starting three touchdowns passing while rush- job out of camp. Kelly finished the ing for a fourth. He had an excellent season fourth in the nation for total game and took advantage of a week quarterback rating with 87.0. He also three secondary that had new faces led the SEC with 4,042 yards passing and players in new positions. Kelly is Kelly and 31 touchdowns. the kind of dual-threat quarterback Kelly rushed for 500 yards and 10 that plays well against the Alabama touchdowns, creating a total of 4,541 defense (e.g. Deshaun Watson’s 478 total yards, which is good for the total yards and four touchdowns per- third-most total yards in an SEC sea- formance in the championship game). son since 1956. Only Johnny Manziel’s PAGE 10 What happened next A team meeting after Alabama’s lone loss saved the Tide’s season

By Terrin Waack | Staff Reporter

Back on Sept. 19, the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide football team lost, 43-37, to the No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels. “We play for Alabama; expectations are high,” senior defensive back Cyrus Jones said. “We expect to go out there and win every game. Losses aren’t taken lightly. They are very serious. We hate to lose. It’s no secret that it was a big deal.” So a team meeting was called – players only. Defensive lineman Jonathan Allen said the meeting could have lasted around 30 minutes, but he wasn’t sure. It wasn’t the length of the meeting that mattered. It was the depth. There wasn’t just one player who stood up and did all the talking. It was a group effort. Seniors Reggie Ragland, Jarran Reed and Cyrus Jones all said their piece, but it wasn’t just the oldest players speaking up. Juniors A’Shawn Robinson, Derrick Henry and Eddie Jackson also stepped up. “It was a whole team coming together,” Allen said. Something went down during that team meeting, and whatever it was, it worked. The following week, back in Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama shut out Louisiana-Monroe, 34-0. “With all the things that [had] been happening and the loss that we had, we really wanted to redefine our team and show everybody that we’re better than how we played against Ole Miss,” center Ryan Kelly said. “We just came out and did our best. We finally put together a complete game as a team, and I think everybody was excited about that.” The excitement and celebration continued on. After shutting out the Warhawks, the Crimson Tide traveled to Georgia where it CW / Layton Dudley faced – and conquered – running back Nick Chubb, who, at the time, was ranked No. 2 in rushing for the SEC at the time, and the rest of the Bulldogs. Alabama won 38-10. EAT LIKE A CHAMP16N ORDER ANY ATHLETIC MEAL PLAN AND RECEIVE $100* BAMADINING.UA.EDU | CALL 205.348.6816 TO ORDER Athletic Meal Plans grant you access to premium options at Bryant Sports Grill during lunch and dinner as well as access to three additional dining halls. Current meal plan holders may upgrade. Must order by 2.11.16 | *Students will receive $100 Conference Dollars on a separate card after meal plan purchase.

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With a 4-1 record under its belt, Alabama kept on rolling, defeating one team after another. The Crimson Tide got the boost it needed with a last-ditch win by Arkansas over Ole Miss in November. Soon enough, after a 29-15 win over the No. 18 Florida Gators, Alabama earned the SEC Championship title and was making plans for the CFP Semifinals. In the weeks leading up to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, quarterback Jake Coker reflected back on the meeting. “I think everybody realized that our backs were against the wall,” he said. “We only had one option – to win. Otherwise, it was something other than a championship, and that’s not what we wanted.” Some players, such as defensive back Geno Matias-Smith, thought an early season loss was needed, and in a way, he was right. It did get the team’s head back on straight. “It was huge,” said Matias-Smith leading up to the Texas A&M game, which Alabama won 41-23. “The type of season it is now, you can’t lose another game, really. Your chances are done. So we had to focus in and turn it up.” And the Crimson Tide did exactly that. When it came to losses, it was one-and-done for the 2015 Crimson Tide team. That’s it. Ole Miss was its one and only loss. “It was just a stepping stone for us insofar as our maturity as a team,” Matias-Smith said. So what came out of that meeting exactly that sparked this change for the better? “Guys that weren’t normally talking are talking; guys that were lazy ain’t being lazy no more,” Ragland said. “We’re doing our jobs, and coach is holding us [accountable] a lot now. So everybody’s doing their job now, and if we keep doing that, we’ll be a tough team to beat.” Tough enough that no other team that it faced could. But even though it worked everything out itself during that meeting, Alabama wasn’t allowed to forget about its loss. Just about every week, players were asked about the team’s improvement since that game – even ten games later, all of which it won. “You can scratch the Ole Miss game off because we are where we are now [in the CFP Semifinals],” Kelly said. “We control our own destiny.” Just over two weeks later, Alabama shut out No. 3 Michigan State, 38-0, in the Cotton Bowl, guaranteeing it a spot in the final game. Not long after, Alabama was up against the No. 1 Clemson Tigers in Glendale, Arizona, playing for and, in the end, winning its 16th National Championship title. “Whether it came from that meeting, or wherever it came from, all I can say is that the players responded the right way to a loss, and we started to make progress as a team,” coach Nick Saban said. “I was very pleased with the way these guys responded to every challenge for the rest of the season.” CW / Layton Dudley

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By Tyler Waldrep | Sports Editor

Alabama’s offense was getting ready to head out onto the field with a national championship on the line, when running back Kenyan Drake went tearing down the field like a man on a mission. Instead of putting on his helmet, quarterback Jake Coker just cheered as Drake found his way in the end zone and the Alabama defense, and not the offense, took the field minutes later. Drake’s touchdown put the Crimson Tide up 11 points with less than eight minutes remaining in the game. It was the team’s 10th non-offensive touchdown that season, a new record for Alabama during Nick Saban’s tenure. In Saban’s eight previous seasons at Alabama, his teams combined to score a total of 36 non-offensive touchdowns. Just a year ago Alabama finished the season with a single defensive touchdown and zero special teams touchdowns. It wasn’t just quantity that made this a special season either. On Oct. 17, Minkah Fitzpatrick and Eddie Jackson combined to return a school-record three intercep- tions for touchdowns. Later in the season, cornerback Cyrus Jones set a school record when he became the first Alabama player, since records were kept in 1944, to return two punts for a touchdown in a single game.

List of non-offensive touchdowns:

10/03/15 at Georgia Minkah Fitzpatrick 1 yard return on blocked punt. Eddie Jackson 50-yard interception return.

10/17/15 at Texas A&M Fitzpatrick 33-yard interception return. Jackson 93-yard interception return. Fitzpatrick 55-yard interception return.

11/14/15 at Mississippi State Cyrus Jones 69-yard punt return.

11/21/15 vs Charleston Southern Jones 43- yard punt return. Jones 72-yard punt return.

01/01/16 vs Michigan State Jones 57-yard punt return.

01/12/16 vs Clemson Drake 95-yard kickoff return.

CW / Layton Dudley PAGE 13 Our View: Saban has surpassed all before

CW / Layton Dudley By CW Editorial Board national title, he has never come away without the trophy. That’s ridiculous, unprecedented and borderline unfair. Years from now you’ll tell your kids about the glory days of Alabama football. Nick Saban never stops. He once famously complained that a national champion- You’ll tell them about the days when Alabama was on top of the football world ship nearly cost him a week of recruiting. He is a perfectionist, never satisfied. In and any loss was the end of the dynasty. You’ll tell them about when you walked his parlance, there is a right way and a wrong way to do things, and Alabama does the same campus as the greatest college football coach of all time, how one time things the right way. Any deviation is unacceptable. The “Process” works. Five you stood as close to him as you are to those kids, and you won’t be talking about championships in 11 seasons in college. houndstooth hats. In September, we devoted two pages to his role in the athletic department as We are witnesses of an unprecedented run: four national championships in seven “The Closer” for other sports. He talked about wanting Alabama to be more than a years. Only Notre Dame from 1943-49 can say the same. That was before conference football school. With his help, Alabama sports have flourished across campus. He championship games, and for a team that refused to play in bowl games, let alone has helped other sports land top recruits. Since he arrived on campus in 2007, other a national title game. teams have won six national titles – 10 titles that Saban has had a hand in. Nick Saban wins because he consistently recruits the best players in the country Everyone wants what Alabama has. and convinces them to sit on the bench and wait their turn. Arkansas coach Bret When George Denny was president of the University, he pioneered the use of an Bielema said on ESPN that they recruit Alabama targets by telling them they’ll be exemplary football program to drive growth in University facilities and academic third string under Saban. Saban almost always wins. stature. With Bryant, his name adorns the most important building in this state. Every one of his recruiting classes has won a national title. During the Saban era, the University has reached a level of growth that places it He wins because he takes that talent and out-coaches his opponents. among the premier academic institutions in the South. The economic benefits of his People said he couldn’t adapt to the new era of football. He hired Lane Kiffin, program reach every corner of Alabama. who revitalized the offense and developed two first-year starter quarterbacks into In the opinion of this editorial board, Nick Saban is the greatest coach of this playoff contenders. or any era, and this University’s student body, alumni and this state should be His 100th official win at Alabama was the championship win over Clemson. One immeasurably grateful. other coach reached that mark against the same team: Paul “Bear” Bryant. Saban is 5-0 in national title games (including LSU in 2003). In five tries at a Our View represents the consensus of The Crimson White Editorial Board. It’s TRUE GRIT Season

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I, along with the rest of Tuscaloosa, was tuned in to ESPN as Alabama clinched its 16th national title. As the party ensued across the state, I stayed tuned to the televi- sion because I wanted to see what the bald man guru, who had covered football in this state for so long, had to say. Paul Finebaum surprised me – he found a microphone and announced that Nick Saban is now the greatest coach of all time. For a second I was puzzled. Really? But The Bear… He has six. But then I began to think a little more, and I looked up some stats. At first it looked like Finebaum had jumped the gun. Paul “Bear” Bryant has a better winning percent- age of .780 to Saban’s .765. The Bear’s postseason record was also a little better too. He had a record of 15-12-2 to Saban’s 10-8. So I decided to look at the national titles themselves, and that is when I thought Saban got the edge. For starters, Nick Saban is not done. So his five titles will most likely grow if his teams continue the trend he has set. He has five titles in 20 seasons, whereas Bryant has six in 38 seasons. Saban also won a national title at a different school, which Bryant never achieved. Also, two of Bryant’s champi- onships can be argued since the team lost its bowl game but still claimed a title. Bryant’s 1964 team was undefeated but lost to Texas 21-17 in the Orange Bowl. Meanwhile, an undefeated Arkansas team, which beat Texas in the regular season, went on to beat No. 7 Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl. Yet, for some reason, the Razorbacks fell short of Alabama in the final rankings … That is a head scratcher. Then it happened again. In 1973, Alabama played Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl and lost 24-23. Notre Dame received a share of the national title through the AP poll, but the UPI poll votes national champions before the bowl games. Of course the Crimson Tide was No. 1 in that poll and claimed another championship. Bryant’s teams were good, but they were never held up to the same amount of scrutiny that Saban’s have been under the BCS and College Football Playoff eras. So let’s adjust the stats here. Saban has five national titles in 20 seasons while Bryant has four in 38 seasons. Now who is better? It seems the arrow is pointing Saban’s way. Not to mention, there were no scholarship restrictions on Bryant when he first started. It wasn’t until 1973 that it was limited to 105 scholarships. It was limited one more time during his tenure to 95 in 1978, but it was never as low as 85, which is the amount of scholarships Saban has always been restricted to. I know it hurts some people to compare the two coaches, but if Bryant is not the best coach, he is definitely the second best. His numbers are still out of this world. If you look at the stats, though, there is no question that Saban has now sur- passed the Bear. The only question remaining now is how far will he surpass him before he finally decides to stop. CW / Layton Dudley 191-65-1 overall record for .743 winning Most consecutive seasons reaching No.1 percentage in the AP poll (8-2007-2015) at some 100-23 at Alabama for a .813 winning point during the season percentage Most wins against AP top-3 teams (13) Four out of the last seven titles 13-8 Most wins against AP top-3 teams (13) Most SEC championship game wins (6) 13-8 Averages 9.55 wins per season PAGE 15 The drive: Receivers saved season against UT By Sean Landry | Editor-in-Chief from the end zone. A second loss on the starting job. If the Crimson Tide had Stewart said. “When we’re down in a season would have been the death knell any championship aspirations, that was clutch situation, you kick into survival Championship seasons are fragile. for Alabama’s title hopes, hanging by a the time for Coker to click. mode.” They are balanced on the response to a thread already. “We had that quarterback battle With momentum, the Crimson Tide dozen pivotal moments – a football that Up to that point, the Alabama pass- going on and it was kind of distraction,” turned to its Heisman-winning run- bounces off a receiver’s helmet here, a ing game had been struggling to find receiver ArDarius Stewart said. “When ning back, Derrick Henry, reputed for game-saving drive there. its footing. Quarterback Jake Coker we got those things sorted out we could his game-ending strangling drives. On The 2015 national champion Crimson had thrown seven interceptions on the focus on the bigger things.” two runs, he made four yards, to the Tide had more than its share of those season, including one earlier in the He started that drive by tak- Tennessee 40-yard line. season-defining moments, the ones game. His completion percentage had ing a sack. Third-and-six, down one, well out that only grow larger in retrospect. In bottomed out in the loss to Ole Miss, One play later, Coker of field-goal territory, a few minutes the evening of Oct. 24, 2015, Alabama’s at 46 percent, but had been steadily found Stewart for what was on the clock, and a passing down for a offense found itself staring increasing since he had secured his then the most important play of passing offense that was, at that point, down the bar- the receiver’s career, a perfectly an afterthought to many. rel of a loss thrown pass and a leaping, finger- Coker dropped back, looked left, to rival tip 29-yard catch. and went straight to freshman Tennessee, “We just needed some- Calvin Ridley, matched up against trailing thing big to happen so Tennessee’s aggressive cornerback, 14-13 late we made it Cam Sutton. Ridley lept over Sutton, in the fourth happen,” hauling in a 15-yard, game-saving, quarter, 71 season-saving, championship saving yards completion. “It didn’t really feel big for me per- sonally,” Ridley said. “I just wanted to help my team win so I was just glad to be able to keep the drive alive so we could go ahead and punch it in.” Three plays later, they did – Henry, 14 yards over left end, giving Alabama a 19-14 win, its ninth straight over Tennessee.

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Months later, on the eve of the nation- al championship game, offensive coor- dinator Lane Kiffin and his receivers pointed to the Tennessee game as the first time the passing game was firing on all cylinders. In the College Football Playoff, that passing offense would catch fire, giving the Crimson Tide the push it needed to win its 16th national championship. “For Jake and the two young kids in Calvin and ArDarius, I think you go back to the Tennessee game,” Kiffin said. “An offense is fragile and no mat- ter talented you are, until you really get that confidence and you feel that, it’s harder to develop. And I think in that game because of making plays – this is a defensive team and is still a defensive team – but they made plays to keep that drive alive for us to go down and score and eventually win the game. That was very big. “I kind of feel from that point they’ve taken off, even though there’s games we haven’t asked them to do as much, they’ve still, in every game since, I feel like they’ve made impact plays, down- the-field plays, especially as you look at the games played in the last three games – Auburn, Florida and last week. All three of those games, there were a couple throws downfield, a couple plays downfield, that were not made in the first half of the season, and that’s the difference in the team. We’re still the same as always were up front. It’s those guys making plays that have changed the dynamic of the offense.” CW / Layton Dudley

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