This is the final multimedia look at the wild Saturday in Tuscaloosa. It starts all over again tomorrow as Alabama prepares for what could be a very interesting trip to Florida on Saturday. Keep it here for all the updates along the way.
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Before you completely forget about Saturday’s Alabama game with Arkansas and move onto Florida, here are a few extra snap shots to remember the afternoon in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
The season album below was updated with Week 4 in Crimson Tide football.
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Dre Kirkpatrick is plent crunked up Saturday against Arkansas (Decatur Daily photo by Jeronimo Nisa)
Dre Kirkpatrick started the week of “crunk” in Tuscaloosa a week ago Saturday. That how he described Nick Saban’s anticipated energy level heading into the Arkansas game.
After that, Saban used the slang term when answering a question in last Monday’s news conference.
It came up again on his Thursday radio show when he replaced a letter to say he was “crumped” up for this one.
After beating Arkansas 38-14 on Saturday, I asked Kirkpatrick if he heard Saban’s variation on the word.
“I heard about that,” Kirkpatrick said smiling. “It’s just something I’ve been messing with him about and he finally caught on to it. He’s gonna get it right. He’s gonna be crunked up up this week too.”
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Hot off the Associated Press wire, here is the latest rankings from sports writers around the nation.
| 1. LSU (42) | 4-0 | 1,471 | 2 |
| 2. Oklahoma (12) | 3-0 | 1,422 | 1 |
| 3. Alabama (5) | 4-0 | 1,413 | 3 |
| 4. Boise St. (1) | 3-0 | 1,280 | 4 |
| 5. Oklahoma St. | 4-0 | 1,209 | 7 |
| 6. Stanford | 3-0 | 1,205 | 5 |
| 7. Wisconsin | 4-0 | 1,177 | 6 |
| 8. Nebraska | 4-0 | 991 | 9 |
| 9. Oregon | 3-1 | 985 | 10 |
| 10. South Carolina | 4-0 | 950 | 12 |
| 11. Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 883 | 13 |
| 12. Florida | 4-0 | 820 | 15 |
| 13. Clemson | 4-0 | 744 | 21 |
| 14. Texas A&M | 2-1 | 734 | 8 |
| 15. Baylor | 3-0 | 659 | 17 |
| 16. South Florida | 4-0 | 585 | 18 |
| 17. Texas | 3-0 | 466 | 19 |
| 18. Arkansas | 3-1 | 434 | 14 |
| 19. Michigan | 4-0 | 417 | 22 |
| 20. TCU | 3-1 | 338 | 20 |
| 21. Georgia Tech | 4-0 | 298 | 25 |
| 22. West Virginia | 3-1 | 280 | 16 |
| 23. Florida St. | 2-2 | 239 | 11 |
| 24. Illinois | 4-0 | 179 | 24 |
| 25. Arizona St. | 3-1 | 112 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 51, Houston 38, Auburn 25, Iowa St. 21, Ohio St. 15, Kansas St. 14, Utah 12, Penn St. 9, Georgia 8, Washington 4, Notre Dame 3, Tennessee 3, Navy 2, Southern Cal 2, Mississippi St. 1, Missouri 1.
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12:45 p.m. update: Here’s the complete poll.
| 1. Oklahoma (32) | 3-0 | 1,434 | 1 |
| 2. LSU (20) | 4-0 | 1,404 | 3 |
| 2. Alabama (7) | 4-0 | 1,404 | 2 |
| 4. Stanford | 3-0 | 1,225 | 5 |
| 5. Boise State | 3-0 | 1,223 | 4 |
| 6. Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 1,172 | 6 |
| 7. Wisconsin | 4-0 | 1,156 | 7 |
| 8. Nebraska | 4-0 | 1,040 | 9 |
| 9. South Carolina | 4-0 | 976 | 10 |
| 10. Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 935 | 11 |
| 11. Oregon | 3-1 | 914 | 13 |
| 12. Florida | 4-0 | 817 | 15 |
| 13. Texas A&M | 2-1 | 681 | 8 |
| 14. South Florida | 4-0 | 631 | 17 |
| 15. Clemson | 4-0 | 598 | 22 |
| 16. Baylor | 3-0 | 528 | 19 |
| 17. Texas | 3-0 | 525 | 18 |
| 18. Arkansas | 3-1 | 432 | 12 |
| 19. Michigan | 4-0 | 414 | 21 |
| 20. TCU | 3-1 | 364 | 20 |
| 21. Georgia Tech | 4-0 | 333 | 24 |
| 22. Illinois | 4-0 | 181 | NR |
| 23. West Virginia | 3-1 | 158 | 16 |
| 24. Florida State | 2-2 | 157 | 14 |
| 25. Michigan State | 3-1 | 153 | 23 |
Others receiving votes Houston 70; Ohio State 61; Arizona State 57; Penn State 34; Iowa State 33; Kansas State 13; North Carolina 13; Texas Tech 13; Utah 11; Northwestern 5; Tennessee 3; Washington 3; Auburn 2; Air Force 1; Temple 1.
This is something you haven’t seen in a while. According to a tweet from USAToday reporter Kelly Whiteside, the new poll her newspaper sponsors has a logjam at the top.
1. Oklahoma.
2.(t) Alabama
2.(t) LSU
4. Stanford.
Remember the coaches vote in this poll. I’ll post the complete version once it’s released in full.
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We brought you the video of the Rammer Jammer after yesterday’s Alabama win over Arkansas last night. Now take a look at a little extra footage tacked on the end of Marquis Maze and Trent Richardson doing some on-field interviews. Video of the pregame scene coming later.
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I know it’s a little past the time most people wake up and read the newspaper, but it’s never too late for some Sunday digestion of what was witnessed Saturday. First, my game story:
TUSCALOOSA — Interception. Special teams. Trent Richardson.
Oh, and defense.
The Crimson Tide took a few back roads Saturday afternoon in Bryant-Denny Stadium, but all routes led to the same destination: Alabama 38, Arkansas 14.
Big plays once again defined Alabama’s day, which saw a few uneasy moments before pulling away by mixing the unconventional with old-fashioned physical defense.
The Tide didn’t score a touchdown from a traditional offensive play until the third quarter, and this series is developing a rivalry feel between the lines.
So, a year after surviving a near-miss in Fayetteville, the No. 3 Tide wanted to leave little doubt this September.
“There was a little trash talking in the media,” said Hightower, who led all tacklers with nine. “We just tried to take that, eat it and throw it out. We went out and did what we want to do — hit those guys. We like a lot of contact and that’s what we did.”
Click here to read the rest.
Then take a look at the notebook — my personal favorite of the group — for important answers to questions you had during the game. What’s the story behind the fake field goal? How did DeQuan Menzie’s interception pop straight up? Alabama blitzed only how many times? It’s all there.
Click here for those notes.
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Michael Casagrande covers University of Alabama athletics for The Decatur Daily, The TimesDaily, The Montgomery Advertiser and The Anniston Star.
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