McElroy Takes A Knee!!! Undefeated Regular Season!

Congratulations Alabama you have finished the first phase of three for the National Crown. Next Phase 2 is to Demolish the Gators in the dome. Phase 3 will be whooping the next in line for a butt whooping for the National Championship! Roll Tide and here is a great article from yesterdays game.

Notebook: Tide, Gators set to collide


Chase Goodbread
BamaOnLine.com


Twenty-four hour rule?

How about the 24-minute rule.

No sooner did the Alabama football team dispatch rival Auburn 36-0 to complete a perfect regular season than attention turned to the 11-1 Florida Gators, who will await the Crimson Tide in next week's Southeastern Conference championship game. UA coach Nick Saban has a rule that his players are to celebrate a victory no more than 24 hours before turning their attention to the next opponent. But despite a 36-0 win over rival Auburn that could only be described as the Tide's most satisfying victory of the season, players said no time will be wasted given the conference championship stakes that await in Atlanta's Georgia Dome.

"I think as soon as the game's over, guys in the locker room talk about Florida and about what we've got to do," said quarterback John Parker Wilson. "We know what's in front of us."

Saban commented on the contrasting styles that will meet for the SEC title on Saturday.

"They've got a lot of speed, a lot of good return people, a lot of good skill guys on offense," Saban said. "... We've got two different, contrasting styles. It'll be interesting to see how those styles affect the outcome of the game. ... We are who we are. The way we play is our style, and they're going to have to match that style. And we're going to have to match their style in terms of their speed."

Florida handled its rival, Florida State, 38-15 in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday. Considered the nation's hottest team with a string of routs since its home loss to Ole Miss, UF will likely be favored by oddsmakers despite facing an undefeated, No.1-ranked team.

"We're not done yet. Florida's a big game - my dad went to Florida. I want to keep him quiet at Christmas dinner," said Alabama defensive end Bobby Greenwood.

GREENWOOD COMES UP BIG - Senior Bobby Greenwood blocked a 40-yard field goal to the the first half, preserving a shutout for the Crimson Tide and maintaining a 10-0 UA lead.

"[It hit me] right in the facemask," Greenwood said. "It's good to have a big head."

Auburn kicker Wes Byrum converted a 40-yarder only moments earlier, but the Alabama coaching staff called a timeout just before the ball was snapped, resulting in a dead ball and a re-kick.

CODY BACK ON OFFENSE - Noseguard Terrence Cody made his second appearance of the season on offense against the Tigers, lining up as a goalline blocking back on a short touchdown run by Mark Ingram. Cody ran into the endzone without being taken on by an AU defender.

"I came off the ball and nobody wanted to run into me," Cody said. "They ran the other way and stuff."

Cody also led the way on a touchdown plunge against Ole Miss earlier this season.

ETC. - Among the bowl representatives at Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday was Ronnie Burns from the Sugar Bowl. The connection? Burns is the brother of Crimson Tide running backs coach Burton Burns. ... Former Alabama players Ezekial Knight and B.J. Stabler were honored during pre-game Senio Day ceremonies. Neither have been on Alabama's roster since last season; both had their careers ended a year early for medical reasons. Knight started at strongside linebacker last season but was disqualified with a heart condition, while Stabler, a reserve offensive lineman, suffered from chronic knee trouble. ... With a fourth-down conversion in the first quarter, Alabama is now a perfect 7 for 7 on fourth-down tries this season. ... Alabama's 36-0 win was the largest margin of victory for UA in the series since a 38-0 win in 1962. ... Alabama's 13-game win streak, dating back to the Independence Bowl, is tied for the nation's longest with Utah. ... Glen Coffee's 144-yard night gives him 1,235 yards for the year on 199 carries, ranking seventh on UA's single-season list.