Crimson Tide Roll Call: Friday, February 23, 2024
Today is... National Banana Bread Day
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Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2024 Season Opener:
190 days
Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:
- Women's Tennis at Blue Gray Tennis Classic, Montgomery, Ala.- All Day
- Swimming and Diving at SEC Championships, Auburn, Ala.- All Day
- Track and Field at SEC Championships, Fayetteville, Ark.- All Day
- Men's Tennis vs. Rice, Montgomery, Ala.- 12:30 p.m.
- Softball at UAB, Birmingham, Ala.- 3:45 p.m., ESPN+
- Baseball vs. Valparaiso, Tuscaloosa, Ala.- 4 p.m., SEC Network+
- Softball vs. Western Carolina, Birmingham, Ala.- 6 p.m
- Gymnastics vs. Georgia, Tuscaloosa, Ala.- 7 p.m., SEC Network+
Crimson Tide Results:
- Women's Basketball: No. 1 South Carolina 72, Alabama 44
- Swimming and Diving at SEC Championships: The Alabama swimming and diving team had four swimmers reach the A finals as Charlie Hawke’s silver medal in the 200 freestyle and Gaby Van Brunt’s electrifying swim in the 100 butterfly highlighted the fourth night of the Southeastern Conference Championships.... After the fourth day of competition, the Crimson Tide is in seventh place on both sides of the meet with the women’s team tallying 324.5 points while the men’s team holds 254 points.
Did you notice?
- Alabama football will be in the EA Sports 2025 NCAA Football 25 video game.
- According to multiple reports, the Early Signing Day in college football is expected to move up even earlier in December to the Wednesday before the conference title games.
- JD Davison had a HUGE game for the Maine Celtics in Birmingham with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.
On This Day in Crimson Tide History:
February 23, 1963: Alabama baseball coach Tilden "Happy" Campbell died unexpectedly of a heart attack in his home. Campbell was a member of the 1935 Rose Bowl and national championship football team. He was beginning his 24th year as head baseball coach, but also served as an assistant football coach from 1935-42 and again from 1947-55. Set to be pallbearers were Paul W. “Bear” Bryant, Hank Crisp, Red Drew, Grover Harkins, Joe Sewell, W.H. Pate, F.G. Hocutt and Marlin Moore.
February 23, 1989: Darius Hanks was born in Norcross, Ga.
Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:
“[Coach Saban] asked his players if they wanted to work hard enough to beat their teammates in a drill, or if they wanted to work hard enough to be the best team in the country. And it's pretty clear what choice they made. That's the kind of tone this team sets, both on and off the field. It's why these young men — and this is something I’m very proud of — had the second highest graduation rate of any team ranked in the top 25. It shows that these guys have their priorities straight. Together, they contributed more than 3,500 hours of community service that Alabama students, student-athletes performed last year.” — President Barack Obama when the 2009 Crimson Tide visited the White House.
We'll leave you with this...
Former Alabama player Herb Jones had a poster dunk on former Auburn player Jabari Smith
