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Nov. 5, 2012
THE GAME: Alabama begins a three-game home stand to close out the regular-season portion of the 2012 season on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium against No. 15 (AP)/14 (Coaches) Texas A&M. It will be the fifth meeting between the Crimson Tide and Aggies and the first since 1988. Overall, Alabama leads the series 3-1. Saturday's game marks the Aggies first trip to Tuscaloosa and Bryant-Denny Stadium. The two teams played in the 1942 and 1968 Cotton Bowls, splitting those two games. The Tide then swept a home-and-home series, winning 23-10 in Birmingham in 1985 and 30-10 in College Station in 1988. The game will be televised by CBS with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. CT. Verne Lundquist will serve as the play-by-play announcer, with Gary Danielson at his side as the color analyst. The two will be joined by sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. Eli Gold and Phil Savage will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, with Chris Stewart serving as sideline reporter.
HEAD COACH Nick Saban: Alabama head coach Nick Saban (Kent State, 1973) is in his sixth season with the Crimson Tide. Named the school's 27th head coach on January 3, 2007, Saban has compiled a 59-12 record (64-12 before five vacated wins in 2007) at Alabama while leading the Tide to two SEC Western Division championships, one conference title and two national championships. Saban holds a career record of 150-54-1 (155-54-1) as a collegiate head coach, while also serving at Toledo, Michigan State and LSU. Saban won his first national championship as head coach of the LSU Tigers in 2003, guiding the Tigers to a 13-1 record that season. Overall, Saban has coached four conference championship teams (1990 Mid-American, 2001 SEC, 2003 SEC and 2009 SEC) and 13 of his 16 teams have played in postseason bowl games with the Tide appearing in a bowl game each year under Saban's direction. Saban is the only active coach to win three BCS national championships and the first to accomplish the feat at two different schools.
RANKINGS: Alabama remains at No. 1 in The Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' polls entering the 10th week of the 2012 season. The Tide is a unanimous No. 1 in both the polls. Texas A&M stands at No. 15 in the AP poll and 14th in the USA Today Coaches' poll.
TEXAS A&M: Texas A&M is 7-2 overall and 4-2 during its inaugural season in the Southeastern Conference. The Aggies losses came at home to then-No. 24 Florida (20-17) in the season opener and to then-No. 6 LSU (24-19). The Aggies have defeated, SMU, South Carolina State, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana Tech, Auburn and Mississippi State. A&M is ranked 15th in the AP and 14th in the USA Today Coaches' poll and stands at No. 16 in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings.
NEXT GAME: Alabama plays its final non-conference game of the season against Western Carolina on Saturday, November 17. It will be the third trip to Bryant-Denny for WCU, which fell to Alabama 52-0 in 2004 and 52-6 in 2007. It will be the second of three straight home games to close out the regular season.
TIDE REMAINS NO. 1 IN BCS STANDINGS: Alabama remains No. 1 in the third Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings release of the 2012 season. The BCS percentage is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive, USA Today Coaches' and six computer rankings. The Crimson Tide garnered a .9759 average, which is over .350 higher than Kansas State, who came in at No. 2 (.9400). Notre Dame is third with an average of .9147 while Oregon follows at No. 4 with .9136. Rounding out the top 10 is LSU (.8165), Georgia (.7753), Florida (.7604), South Carolina (.5968), Florida State (.5743) and Louisville (.5661).
A FIRST IN THE AP RANKINGS: Alabama accomplished this season a first for the Crimson Tide in The Associated Press regular season poll. On Sunday, Sept. 30, Alabama received all 60 first place votes and was named unanimous No. 1 in the AP poll. This marked the first time in the history of the AP poll (since 1936) that Alabama has been recognized as the unanimous No. 1 in the AP poll during the regular season. The Crimson Tide has been the unanimous No. 1 team for six consecutive weeks. Alabama has been a unanimous No. 1 only two other times in the history of the AP poll: after the 1993 Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 1993) and on Jan. 8, 2010, following the 2010 BCS Championship Game. The Tide has also been No. 1 in the AP poll for 10 straight weeks, which is a school record.
TWO-MINUTE DRILL: Last Saturday night, Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron displayed another weapon in his arsenal in a 21-17 comeback win over No. 5 LSU - the two-minute drill. He led the Crimson Tide on a pair of two-minute drives, with one at the end of each half. He went a combined 7-for-8 passing for 109 yards and two touchdowns - one rushing and one passing. The drive at the end of the first half began at the 3:27 mark and went 54 yards on eight plays with McCarron running it in from nine yards out. The game-winning drive was even more impressive, covering 72 yards (5 plays) in just 49 seconds. McCarron found T.J. Yeldon on a screen pass that covered the final 28 yards and gave Alabama the win
Jones Earns NFF National Scholar-Athlete Honors: Senior center Barrett Jones has been selected as one of 15 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athletes, which was announced by the NFF and College Hall of Fame on Oct. 24. The honorees comprise the list for the 2012 William V. Campbell Trophy, recognizing the top scholar-athlete in the nation. Jones is the sixth Alabama football player to be named a NFF National Scholar-Athlete. He joins Johnny Musso (1971), Randy Hall (1974), Steadman Shealy (1979), DeMeco Ryans (2005) and Greg McElroy (2010).
McCarron Finalist for Unitas; SEMifinalist for Davey O'Brien: Junior quarterback AJ McCarron was selected as one of 10 finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and one of 16 semifinalists for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award. The Davey O'Brien will be announced on December 6 at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN, while the Golden Arm Award is presented on Dec. 7, at The Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Hotel in Baltimore, Md. McCarron ranks third nationally and first in the SEC in passing efficiency while completing 66.7 percent of his passes for 1,849 yards and 19 touchdowns while not throwing an interception in 204 attempts this season and 289 attempts going back to last season.
McCarron Named Semifinalist for Maxwell Award: Junior quarterback AJ McCarron was selected as one of the 16 finalists for the 76th Maxwell Award for the collegiate player of the year, the Maxwell Football Club announced on Oct. 29. The winner will be announced at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN on Dec. 6.
Milliner & Mosley Semifinalists for Bednarik Award: Junior defensive back Dee Milliner and junior linebacker C.J. Mosley were both named semifinalists for the 18th Chuck Bednarik Award, presented by Cracker Barrel for the most outstanding defensive player of the year, the Maxwell Football Club announced on Oct. 29. Milliner has 34 total tackles on the season, including 3.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks. He has hauled in two interceptions, broken up 13 passes, forced a fumble and blocked a kick. Mosley leads the Crimson Tide in total tackles with 69 this season. He has recorded three sacks, two interceptions, two pass breakups, forced fumble and fumble recovery. The winner will be announced at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN on Dec. 6.
SCORING STREAK CONTINUES: With Eddie Lacy's seven-yard touchdown run in the second quarter at LSU on November 3, Alabama raised its current total of consecutive games in which it scored to 151 - the longest streak in program history.
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY: Alabama enters the Texas A&M game 36-for-38 in its red zone trips, tied for second in the nation in that category at 95 percent. The Crimson Tide has scored 28 touchdowns in the red zone in 2012 and kicked eight field goals. On the year, UA has scored 18 rushing touchdowns and passed for 10 inside the 20-yard line.
PROTECTING THE FOOTBALL: Alabama and Louisiana Tech are the only two teams in college football that have not thrown an interception this season. It has been 12½ games since a Crimson Tide quarterback threw an interception, the longest streak in the nation by three games. Louisiana Tech threw an interception in its final game of the 2011 season. The Tide's last interception came in the 10th game of the 2011 campaign against Mississippi State at the end of the second quarter. Tide quarterback AJ McCarron has not thrown a pick in a school-record 289 pass attempts, the second-best streak in the nation. Louisiana Tech Colby Cameron is the current leader at 374.
TOUGH TO SCORE ON: Under head coach Nick Saban, Alabama has traditionally been one of the most difficult teams to score touchdowns against. In 2012, the Tide has allowed its opponents to come away with points on only 59 percent of opportunities in the red zone (10 of 17). Alabama has the third-most efficient red zone defense in the nation. The Tide's defense has surrendered eight touchdowns and two field goals this season from inside the red zone while allowing opposing offenses to enter the red zone only 17 times in nine games. Overall, UA has surrendered nine touchdowns and four field goals on defense this season. UA only allowed nine touchdowns by opposing offenses all of last season and just six touchdowns and two field goals inside the red zone. UA also led the nation in red zone defense last season, allowing scores just 59 percent of the time (10-of-17). Alabama ranked tied for fourth in 2010 and tied for second in 2009 with both teams allowing a score on 67 percent of opponents' red zone opportunities.
INTERCEPTION MARGIN: Over the last four seasons, Alabama's starting quarterbacks have thrown 14 interceptions in 1,127 pass attempts (one interception every 83.6 pass attempts), while the defense has recorded 73 interceptions in 49 games. The Tide's current starting quarterback, AJ McCarron, has thrown five interceptions in 580 career attempts; on pace to set school and SEC records for quarterbacks with at least 400 pass attempts. McCarron is averaging one interception every 116 attempts, better than any SEC quarterback (Peyton Manning; 1 every 95 attempts in 1995) has done in any season (minimum 200 attempts).
YARDS HARD TO COME BY: Since the 2011 Capital One Bowl against Michigan State, the Alabama defense has not surrendered yards easily. Over that 23-game span, the Tide defense has allowed just two opposing teams to reach 300 total yards (341 by Georgia Southern in 2011 and 435 by LSU in 2012). Teams have been held under 200 total yards 12 times, and less than 100 total yards twice. Rushing against the Tide has been even more difficult over that span as teams have been held to under 100 yards 19 times, under 50 yards 11 times and in negative yardage twice.
SHELLEY LONE PERFECT KICKER IN 2012: Senior Jeremy Shelley is the only kicker in the nation yet to miss an extra point or a field goal in 2012. Thus far, Shelley has hit all 43 of his extra point attempts and all nine of his field goals. Four of his field goals have come from the 20-29 yard range, while the other five have come from 30-39 yards. His long on the year is 38. The Tide did have one unsuccessful PAT conversion, but that play was credited as a team miss after a mishandled snap.
WINNING BIG: When Alabama wins, it usually does so in impressive fashion. Over its last 22 wins, dating back to a 49-7 victory over Michigan State at the 2011 Capital One Bowl, the Crimson Tide has defeated its opponent by 21 points or more in 18 of those contests. Over that span the Tide has downed 12 of those opponents by more than 30 points and posted more than a 40-point margin of victory five times. In the 21 wins, Alabama has an average margin of victory of 31.0 points (652-point margin over 21 games). In addition, the Tide has won 11 of its last 12 games by at least 19 points.
TURNOVERS = POINTS: Alabama has converted the 23 turnovers it has forced in nine games this season into 125 points. At the same time, the Crimson Tide has surrendered eight turnovers that have resulted in just 10 points for a 125-10 advantage. Alabama forced three turnovers against Michigan and turned those into 14 points. Against Western Kentucky, Alabama produced 21 points off four Hilltoppers miscues. Alabama capitalized on five Arkansas turnovers for 35 points, followed by another 14 off three interceptions against Mississippi. At Missouri, the Tide scored 14 points off a pair of interceptions and then tallied 13 points on two turnovers at Tennessee, while the Vols got three points off of one Alabama turnover. The Tide collected 14 points off two turnovers against Mississippi State. UA did not force a turnover at LSU, and allowed a touchdown to the Tigers following a fumble. Alabama has a 132-10 edge in points off turnovers when including the 2012 BCS National Championship Game against LSU.
TURNOVER MARGIN: Alabama enters the 11th week of the season fourth nationally in turnover margin at plus-1.67. The Crimson Tide has forced 23 turnovers (14 interceptions and nine fumbles) while only giving up eight possessions. Over the last 11 games, dating back to the 2011 Auburn game and the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, Alabama holds a 27-9 edge in turnover margin. UA forced a total of 10 fumbles in 2011, recovering seven. In 2012 the Tide has forced 19 and recovered nine in nine games.
THREE-AND-OUTS: The Alabama defense has been one of the leaders again this season in forcing three-and-outs. The Crimson Tide has forced a three-and-out on 45.4 percent (49-of-108) of opponents drives this season, averaging 5.44 per contest. Alabama had a season-high of nine three-and-outs against Florida Atlantic, had seven against Arkansas to open SEC play, six at Missouri and Tennessee and five against Mississippi State. (Any drive that was stopped in three plays or less or was four plays and a turnover on downs was used to compile this note).
BEATING THE BEST: Alabama is 21-6 against The Associated Press Top 25 over the past four seasons and 12-4 against AP top 10 teams. The Crimson Tide is 3-0 against the AP Top 25 in 2012, with victories over No. 8 Michigan, No. 13 Mississippi State and No. 6 LSU. Alabama went 4-1 vs. top 25 teams in 2011 and 5-3 against the AP Top 25 in 2010. Seven of the last eight matchups have gone in favor of the Tide, with the only loss coming in a 9-6 overtime defeat to LSU on November 5, 2011.
ALABAMA TIED FOR MOST WINS SINCE 2008: Alabama has won 57 games dating back to the start of the 2008 season, which is tied for the most in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Crimson Tide won 12 games in 2008, followed that with a perfect 14-0 record in 2009, a 10-3 mark in 2010 and a 12-1 record in 2011. Alabama is 9-0 this season. During that span, the Tide also has the most victories of any team that plays in a BCS conference.
10-WIN SEASONS: Alabama reached the 10-win milestone for its fourth consecutive season in 2011, finishing the campaign with a 12-1 record. The Tide has 31 10-win seasons in 117 seasons, two back of Oklahoma (33) for the most 10-win seasons in college football. Alabama has had six 10-win seasons since the 2002 season (2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011). Tide head coach Nick Saban is the 11th coach in school history to lead his team to a 10-win season. In addition, Saban is the fifth coach in school history to have more than one 10-win season.
ALABAMA UNDER SABAN IN NOVEMBER: In his sixth season at Alabama, head coach Nick Saban has led the Crimson Tide to a 14-7 record in November, with four of those losses coming in 2007. In games played in November, Alabama has outscored its opponents 605-300.
WILLIAMS ONE OF FOUR NON-PUNTERS FROM DOWN UNDER: Senior defensive lineman Jesse Williams is one of just four Australians playing in the Football Bowl Subdivision in a position other than punter. There are currently 13 punters on FBS rosters from Australia.
MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICANS: ESPN.com and SI.com recently announced their midseason All-America teams. Offensive linemen Barrett Jones and Chance Warmack and cornerback Dee Milliner were named to both squads while linebacker C.J. Mosley was named to the SI.com defensive first team. D.J. Fluker garnered second team SI.com offensive honors.
JONES NAMED SENIOR CLASS FINALIST: Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones (Germantown, Tenn.) is one of 10 NCAA® Football Bowl Subdivision student-athletes selected as finalists for the 2012 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate football. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as a NCAA Division I FBS senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition.Defensive Notes
DEFENSIVE RANKINGS: The Crimson Tide defense was No. 1 in all five major defensive categories a season ago and has picked up where they left off this season. Alabama leads the nation in scoring defense (9.11 ppg), while ranking second in rushing defense (66.33 ypg) and total defense (228.98 ypg). Alabama is fifth in pass efficiency defense (95.01) and eighth pass defense (162.56 ypg). The Tide also ranks third in red zone defense (allowing scores on 10-of-17 trips inside the Tide's 20-yard line) and tied for fewest first downs allowed per game (13.33). The Crimson Tide also ranks fourth in turnover margin (+1.67), 10th in turnovers gained (23) and 11th third-down defense efficiency (29.46% or 38 of 129).
LESTER GETS 13TH CAREER INTERCEPTION: In Alabama's win over Mississippi State, senior safety Robert Lester picked off his 13th career pass, which ranks eighth in Alabama history. The Mississippi State game marked the second consecutive game in which Lester had intercepted a pass.
MILLINER EXPERIENCE BOLSTERS TIDE DEFENSE: Junior cornerback Dee Milliner may not be listed as a returning starter, but it is hard to ignore his experience. Milliner, who is turning in an All-America-caliber season, boasts 24-career starts in his three years of action at the Capstone. He started 11 games as a freshman in 2010 and then served as the Crimson Tide's third cornerback in 2011. He made six starts last season and was on the field more than several starters due to the high percentage of nickel and dime defense UA played in 2011. He has played in 34 career games and has six interceptions to go along with 29 pass breakups and 116 career tackles. Milliner is No. 3 in the nation in passes defended at 1.88 per game (13 PBU, 2 INT).
MOSLEY TIES SCHOOL MARK FOR INTERCEPTIONS FOR A TD: Junior C.J. Mosley intercepted a pass and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown against Michigan in the season opener, his third interception return for a score in his Alabama career, tying Antonio Langham's (1990-93) school record. Mosley had two touchdown returns in 2010 (vs. Florida and Georgia State). He has five career interceptions with picks against LSU in the 2011 BCS Allstate National Championship Game and one at Tennessee in 2012.
10 POINTS OR LESS: Under head coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide has held opponents to 10 points or less 38 times since the start of the 2007 season with the most recent occurrence coming on October 27, against Mississippi State, which was the fifth this year. Alabama was successful in holding opponents under 10 points in nine games in 2011. In 2010, the Tide held opponents to 10 points or less eight times and limited opponents to that mark seven times in 2008 and 2009. In 2007, Alabama posted two games in which it held opponents to that mark. Alabama has shutout opponents eight times during the Saban tenure.
HOLDING OPPONENTS UNDER 300: In head coach Nick Saban's 76-game tenure at Alabama, the Crimson Tide has limited opponents to less than 300 yards of total offense 50 times, or 65.8 percent of the time.
HOLDING OPPONENTS UNDER 200: During head coach Nick Saban's last 63 games at the Capstone, the Crimson Tide defense has held the opposing offense to less than 200 yards of total offense 24 times, including three times in 2012. Alabama accomplished the feat eight times in 2011. The Tide held Kent State to 90 yards and LSU to just 92 yards BCS Championship Game, which marked the second and third times a Saban defense has limited its opponent to less than 100 yards of total offense. Alabama's best came in 2009 when they held Chattanooga to 84 yards of total offense. The Tide held opponents under 200 yards three times in 2010, four times in 2009 and six times in 2008.
TOUGH SLEDDING ON THE GROUND: Alabama leads the nation in giving up the fewest rushing touchdowns since the start of the 2005 season, surrendering only 55. Since head coach Nick Saban arrived in 2007, the Crimson Tide has allowed 37 rushing touchdowns, while Ohio State is second, allowing 51. Alabama has surrendered five rushing touchdowns in 2012.
RUSHING DEFENSE: Limiting opposing running backs to less than 100 yards is nothing new for the Crimson Tide. Alabama has surrendered only 11 individual 100-yard rushing games dating back to the 2005 season, a mark that leads the nation. Since head coach Nick Saban's arrival, the Tide has allowed just six players to rush for more than 100 yards in a game: LSU's Jeremy Hill (107 yards), Georgia Southern's Dominique Swope (153 yards), Tennessee's Tauren Poole (117 yards), Mississippi's BenJarvus Green-Ellis (131 yards), Houston's Anthony Alridge (100 yards) and Arkansas' Darren McFadden (195 yards).
PICKING UP SACKS: Alabama has been getting to the quarterback regularly as of late, bringing down the signal caller three or more times in eight of its last 11 games. Over that span, the Crimson Tide has tallied 30 sacks and recorded at least one sack in 10 of those 11 games.
Offensive Notes
EXPLOSIVE PLAYS: Explosive plays are a staple of one of the nation's most balanced and proficient offenses. The Crimson Tide coaching staff defines explosive plays as passes over 15 yards and runs over 12 yards. Alabama has 49 pass plays in nine games this season of 15 yards or longer, including 26 of over 20 yards by quarterback AJ McCarron. Freshman Amari Cooper leads the receivers with 15 explosive receptions. On the ground, the Tide has 43 rushes of 12 yards or more, with T.J. Yeldon boasting a team-high 19 while Eddie Lacy is just behind with 11.
McCARRON PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: Over the last 11 games, junior quarterback AJ McCarron has been finding the end zone at a frequent rate, totaling 25 scoring tosses over that span. In eight of the last 12 games, McCarron has also thrown two or more touchdowns. The signal caller has thrown two or more in six of the nine games this season, setting a new career high in multi-passing touchdown games. He has equaled his career high of four touchdowns twice during the span, against Western Kentucky and at Tennessee.
McCARRON MOVING UP ON CAREER TD PASSES LIST: With a touchdown pass at LSU on Nov. 3, AJ McCarron now has 38 career touchdown passes. That total ranks 4th in Alabama history behind John Parker Wilson (47 - 2005-08), Brodie Croyle (41 - 2002-05) and Greg McElroy (39 - 2007-10).
McCARRON ON SINGLE-SEASON TD PASSES LIST: AJ McCarron's 19 touchdown passes this season ranks second on the Alabama single-season passing touchdowns list, passing John Parker Wilson, who threw for 18 touchdowns in 2007. Greg McElroy holds the single-season passing touchdowns mark with 20, set in 2010.
McCARRON STARTS FAST: Quarterback AJ McCarron has tossed 19 touchdowns in the first nine games this season. No other Alabama quarterback has thrown for that many to start a season. The school record for touchdowns in the first nine games was Greg McElroy with 15 in 2010. Ten of McCarron's touchdown passes occurred within the first four games making him the first Alabama quarterback to throw for 10 touchdowns in a four-game stretch. The previous record was nine by Gary Hollingsworth (1989) and John Parker Wilson in 2007.
McCARRON PASSES WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION: AJ McCarron continues to build his school record of passes without an interception. After passing Brodie Croyle's record of 190, McCarron enters the LSU game with an active streak of 289 passing attempts without an interception. His streak of 289 consecutive passes without an interception is the second longest in SEC history, 36 attempts back of Kentucky's Andre Woodson, who went 325 attempts between interceptions. The NCAA record is held by Russell Wilson of North Carolina State over the 2008-09 seasons. Louisiana Tech quarterback Colby Cameron has the longest active streak with 374 consecutive passes without an interception.
EFFICIENT IN PASSING GAME: AJ McCarron ranks third nationally in passing efficiency with a 173.54 mark. He has tossed 19 touchdowns without an interception this season (204 pass attempts). He is completing 66.7 percent of his passes for 1,849 yards.
RUSHING TO SUCCESS: Alabama rushed for 166 yards at LSU on Nov. 3. Alabama is 46-0 since the start of the 2008 season when the Tide rushes for at least 150 yards.
LACY BREAKS AWAY: Junior running back Eddie Lacy eclipsed the 100-yard mark on just his sixth carry of the game at Missouri on Oct. 13. The 100-yard performance was the second on the season for the Geismar, La., native and the fourth of his career. A significant chuck of his yards came on a career-high 73-yard score, the longest run for the Crimson Tide since Trent Richardson found the end zone from 78 yards out against Mississippi on Oct. 15, 2011. Lacy finished with a career-high 177 yards and tied a career high with three rushing touchdowns. He has 679 yards rushing on 120 attempts in 2012 or a 5.7 yards per carry average.
LACY AND YELDON: Running backs Eddie Lacy (177) and T.J. Yeldon (144) combined to rush for 321 yards and five touchdowns against Missouri on Oct. 13. The two became the first rushing duo to score two or more rushing touchdowns in the same game since Trent Richardson (4) and Jalston Fowler (2) combined for six against Mississippi on Oct. 15, 2011. That was also the last time a duo rushed for more than 100 yards apiece.
A BALANCED ATTACK: Alabama has had one of the most balanced offenses in the nation over the past four years. That trend is continuing again in 2012 as the Crimson Tide has collected 1,881 yards rushing in addition to 1,941 yards passing, a difference of just 60 yards. Since the 2009 season, Alabama has passed for 10,764 while rushing for 10,058, a difference of just 706 yards.
YELDON FIRST TRUE FRESHMAN TO GO OVER 100 IN DEBUT: Running back T.J. Yeldon became the first Alabama true freshman to rush for more than 100 yards in his debut in the win over Michigan, finishing the game with 111 yards on 11 carries and one rushing touchdown. Yeldon is the seventh Alabama running back to crack the century mark since head coach Nick Saban arrived in 2007. Mark Ingram was the last true freshman to gain at least 95 yards in his debut, running for 96 yards against Clemson in the 2008 opener at the Georgia Dome. Yeldon gained 144 yards at Missouri for his second 100-yard rushing effort and followed that with 129 yards at Tennessee for his third.
FINISHING STRONG: Over the last 23 games, dating back to the 2011 Capital One Bowl against Michigan State on January 1, 2011, the Crimson Tide has outscored its opponents 638-132 in the final three quarters of games after holding a 210-43 edge in the first quarter. The disparity is even wider over the last 19 games where Alabama owns a 180-47 scoring edge in the first quarter and a 591-137 edge in the final three quarters. Alabama outscored its opposition in the second half of its last 20 games by a score of 337-82.
BALL PROTECTION: The Alabama offense has protected the football better than any team in the country over the last five years. In 63 games, the Crimson Tide has turned the ball over just 65 times (38 fumbles, 27 interceptions) for an average of 1.03 turnovers per game, better than Ohio State's second best average of 1.24 per game (77 turnovers, 62 games). Since 2009, that mark is even better as the Tide has turned the ball over just 46 times in 49 games (0.94 per game). Individually since 2009, UA starting quarterbacks have thrown an impressively-low 14 interceptions in 1,171 attempts (1 INT for every 83.6 attempts). The top two running backs in the rotation dating back to the 2009 season have only lost a fumble six times. Over the 63-game span, the Tide's top two running backs have recorded 1,288 touches, losing the ball just once in every 214.7 carries.
Barrett Jones: VERSATILITY ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE: Senior All-American Barrett Jones started at right guard in 2009 and 2010, but added a few responsibilities to his résumé in the 2011 season. He started at left tackle and also saw snaps at left guard, right tackle and center last year. The winner of the Outland Trophy, Jones has started 45 games at the Capstone, including 25 at right guard, 11 at left tackle and nine this season at center. Jones is listed among the top centers in the nation and a candidate for the Rimington Trophy, Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award. In addition to being named the 2011 Outland Trophy winner, Jones also received the ARA Sportsmanship Award and the Wuerffel Trophy for his commitment to the community and academics.
O-LINE EXPERIENCE A KEY: The Alabama offensive line has been one of the most recognized and skilled groups in the country. Preseason magazines, including Athlon Sports and Phil Steele, rank Alabama's offensive line as the No. 1 unit in the country. Nine games into the 2012 season, the line represents 145 starts, with senior center Barrett Jones claiming 45 of those starts. Chance Warmack has made 35 starts at left guard, while D.J. Fluker has 31 starts at right guard. Junior Anthony Steen has 20 at right guard while the newest addition, Cyrus Kouandjio at left tackle, now has nine starts to his credit.
Special Teams Notes
KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Christion Jones answered a Mississippi touchdown on Sept. 29, with a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, the first by a Crimson Tide player since Trent Richardson found the end zone from 91 yards at Duke on Sept. 18, 2010. The 99-yard return for a score tied for the eighth longest in school history.
FOSTER DIALS IN FROM DEEP: With his career-long 52-yard field goal against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 22, Cade Foster became the first Alabama kicker since Neal Thomas in 2000 to connect on three 50-plus yard field goals in the same season. His 52-yard strike was the longest by a Tide kicker since Leigh Tiffin hit from 52 yards against Utah in the Sugar Bowl on January 2, 2009.
KICKOFF PROWESS: Alabama kicker Cade Foster recorded five touchbacks in the first half against Arkansas and six against Florida Atlantic on September 22. On Sept. 29, against Mississippi, Foster collected a career-high seven touchbacks while recording three at Missouri and four at Tennessee. Nine games into the 2012 season the Crimson Tide has already exceeded the entire amount tallied from last season, totaling 32 thus far. Kickoffs have been moved up to the 35 yard line this season.
Series Notes
THE ALABAMA-TEXAS A&M SERIES: Alabama leads the series with Texas A&M by a 3-1 margin, dating back to the first meeting in the 1942 Cotton Bowl (following the 1941 season). The first two meetings between the Crimson Tide and Aggies were in Cotton Bowl games. Alabama won the first meeting, 29-21, in the 1942 Cotton Bowl to secure a piece of the 1941 national championship. The Aggies won the 1968 Cotton Bowl, 20-16, to even the series. Alabama then swept a home-and-home series, winning 23-10 in Birmingham in 1985 and 30-10 in College Station in 1988.
BRYANT AT TEXAS A&M: Before he became a national icon, legendary Alabama head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant earned a national reputation as an outstanding coach via a remarkable turnaround of the Texas A&M program as head coach from 1954-57, where he compiled a 25-14-2 overall record and won a Southwest Conference championship. Bryant took a struggling Aggie program from a 1-9 record in 1954 to a 7-2-1 mark in 1955 (the best single-season turnaround in A&M history), a 9-0-1 SWC championship season in 1956 and an 8-3 mark in 1957. A&M was ranked No. 1 in the nation for three weeks during the 1957 season - the last time that A&M has achieved that lofty status. Bryant accepted the Alabama job near the end of the 1957 season, returning to Tuscaloosa where he created an unparalleled standard of excellence while leading the Crimson Tide to six national titles and 13 SEC championships. The only Heisman Trophy winner that Bryant coached, John David Crow, played for him at A&M before serving as an assistant coach at Alabama. Crow later served as Athletics Director at A&M.
BRYANT'S AGGIE PLAYERS REUNITE: Alabama is honoring members of former head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's Texas A&M teams this weekend. More than 20 members of Bryant's 1954-57 Texas A&M teams will be recognized in a pregame ceremony this Saturday afternoon, in addition to being honored at a reception at the Bryant Museum on Friday evening. Five of those former players that also have Alabama ties are expected to attend: Gene Stallings, John David Crow, Darwin Holt (who played at both A&M and Alabama), Dee Powell and Bobby Drake Keith.
ALABAMA VS. A&M AT VARIOUS SITES: The Alabama-Texas A&M series has been played at three different sites and will play at a fourth site this weekend in Tuscaloosa. Since the initial meeting in the 1942 Cotton Bowl in Dallas, the Crimson Tide faced the Aggies in the 1968 Cotton Bowl and then played A&M in Birmingham in 1985 and College Station in 1988.
Miscellaneous Notes
49 NATIONAL TV APPEARANCES IN 64 GAMES: Alabama's appearance on CBS this weekend will mark the 49th nationally-televised game since the start of the 2008 season for the Crimson Tide. The Tide will play its eighth nationally televised game in 2012, with one game on ABC, four on CBS and three on ESPN. In 2011, Alabama played on CBS four times, while having one game on ABC, two games on ESPN and ESPN2 with one game on ESPNU. In 2010, Alabama had five games on CBS, three games on ESPN, two games on ESPN2, one on ABC and one on ESPNU. In 2009, UA played two games on ABC, including the BCS National Championship Game, and six games on CBS while ESPN broadcasted two more Crimson Tide games. In 2008, Alabama had 10 of its 14 games broadcasted nationally, including five games on CBS, three games on ESPN, one on ABC and one on FOX.
ALABAMA'S TV RECORD: Alabama has compiled a 199-126-4 (.611) all-time record in 326 televised games. This does not include pay-per-view, tape-delayed or closed circuit telecasts.
TIDE 58-3 UNDER SABAN WHEN LEADING AT THE HALF: The Crimson Tide is 58-3 when leading at halftime under head coach Nick Saban. Alabama had a 28-game winning streak snapped in 2010 against LSU. The first two losses came against LSU with the last loss to Auburn in 2010. In 2007, UA held a 20-17 halftime lead before losing, 41-34, on Nov. 3, 2007, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. In 2010, UA led 10-3 at the half before the Tigers rallied for a 24-20 win at Tiger Stadium. The Tide lost 28-27 to Auburn to close out the 2010 season after leading 24-7 at the half. The Crimson Tide is 3-5 under Saban when trailing at halftime and 3-3 when tied at halftime. The three wins when trailing at the half came in a 34-24 win over No. 7 Virginia Tech on Sept. 5, 2009, in Atlanta; a 24-15 victory over No. 9 LSU on Nov. 7, 2009; and a 24-20 win at Arkansas on Sept. 25, 2010. Alabama's three wins when tied at halftime came at LSU on Nov. 8, 2008, (a 27-21 victory), at Auburn with a 26-21 win on Nov. 27, 2009 and against Tennessee on Oct. 22, 2011 (a 37-6 victory).
TRUE FRESHMEN IN ACTION: Alabama has had 11 true freshmen make their debuts so far this season, including defensive back Landon Collins, wide receiver Amari Cooper, linebacker Denzel Devall, running back Kenyan Drake, linebacker Tyler Hayes, wide receiver Cyrus Jones, defensive lineman Darren Lake, linebacker Dillon Lee, linebacker Reggie Ragland, defensive back Geno Smith and running back T.J. Yeldon. Alabama has also had 11 redshirt freshmen - tight end Brent Calloway, quarterback Phillip Ely, tight end Malcolm Faciane, running back Dee Hart, center Ryan Kelly, defensive lineman LaMichael Fanning, defensive end D.J. Pettway, wide receivers Marvin Shinn, defensive back Bradley Sylve, defensive back Jabriel Washington and receiver Danny Woodson Jr. Junior college transfer Deion Belue also started and played his first seven games with the Crimson Tide.
CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE: Alabama returned 43 lettermen from the 2011 National Championship team, but the Crimson Tide also boasts 21 players who played on both 2009 and 2011 championship teams. Looking a little deeper you find the Tide had eight players that saw action for both 2009 and 2011 teams. There were also three players that started at least two games in both 2009 and 2011, including Barrett Jones, Michael Williams and Nico Johnson. Below is a list of the 21 current players that were on both of Coach Saban's national championship teams at Alabama.
CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS: Since head coach Nick Saban became the Alabama head coach in 2007, he has had a knack for developing young recruits into All-Americans. In his five years at UA, Saban has produced the most consensus All-Americans in the nation with 11. Saban's consensus All-Americans include Antoine Caldwell (center, 2008), Andre Smith (offensive line, 2008), Terrence Cody (defensive line, 2008 and 2009), Rolando McClain (linebacker, 2009), Mark Ingram (running back, 2009), Mike Johnson (offensive line, 2009), Javier Arenas (cornerback, 2009), Mark Barron (safety, 2011), Dont'a Hightower (linebacker, 2011), Barrett Jones (offensive line, 2011) and Trent Richardson (running back, 2011). Second in the same time period is Oklahoma with nine, while Florida has registered seven in that five-year period.
ALABAMA DEGREES: Alabama's success on the field over the past five seasons under the direction of head coach Nick Saban has also coincided with the Crimson Tide's success in the classroom. The 2012 squad features six players that already have degrees in hand, including Barrett Jones (August, 2011), Robert Lester (December, 2011), William Ming (May, 2012), Damion Square (May, 2012), Carson Tinker (August, 2012) and Michael Williams (May, 2012). Over the past five seasons (2008-12) Alabama has seen 58 players compete for the Crimson Tide after having already graduated.
NICK'S KIDS: At Michigan State, head coach Nick Saban and his wife, Terry, started the Nick's Kids Foundation, which the Sabans have continued in Tuscaloosa. Since their arrival at Alabama, the Sabans have helped raise more than $2.5 million for "Nick's Kids" that has been distributed to more than 150 charities and organizations throughout the state of Alabama.
GAMEDAY COACHING DUTIES FOR CRIMSON TIDE IN 2012: The Crimson Tide's assistants will be split between the coaches' booth and the sideline in 2012. Nussmeier, Burton Burns, Jeremy Pruitt and Thompson will be in the booth, while Kirby Smart, Chris Rumph, Jeff Stoutland, Bobby Williams and Mike Groh are on the sideline.
SCHOLARSHIP SENIORS: Alabama is tied for fourth in the nation with the fewest number of scholarship seniors as the Crimson Tide features nine heading into the 2012 campaign. The Crimson Tide was one of four teams in the No. 1 spot until long snapper Carson Tinker was awarded a scholarship by head coach Nick Saban on August 20.
FRESHMAN ACADEMICS: Over the past three years, Alabama has had a total of 29 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll recipients, which is a league best. The Crimson Tide was No. 1 in honorees for the 2009-10 season (12) and the 2010-11 season (11). Alabama placed six rookies on the 2011-12 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll including HaHa Clinton-Dix (Criminal Justice), Phillip Ely (Pre-Business), Ryan Kelly (Pre-Business), Cyrus Kouandjio (Pre-Business), Wilson Love (Pre-Business) and Vinnie Sunseri (Pre-Business).
NFL DRAFT: The Crimson Tide saw eight former UA players selected in the 2012 NFL Draft, including first-round picks Trent Richardson (third overall to the Cleveland Browns), Mark Barron (seventh overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Dre Kirkpatrick (17th overall to the Cincinnati Bengals) and Dont'a Hightower (25th overall to the New England Patriots). Courtney Upshaw was next to go in the second round, and 35th overall pick, to the Baltimore Ravens. The Tide had two drafted in the fifth round with Josh Chapman going to the Indianapolis Colts as the 136th overall pick and DeQuan Menzie to the Kansas City Chiefs as the 146th overall pick. Rounding out the 2012 NFL draft for Alabama was Brad Smelley, who went in the seventh round as the 247th overall pick to the Cleveland Browns. Over the past two seasons, the Tide has had a combined eight first round draft picks, ranking Alabama fourth in most players selected over a two-year span. In the common draft era The Tide also came in a No. 4 on the most defensive players selected in the first round over a three-year span with six.


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Patrick Seymour joined UCLA in 2009 as the team's goalkeeper coach. During his three years on staff, the Bruins have advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals all three seasons and to the College Cup in 2011. Seymour coached both Brian Perk and Brian Rowe to All-American seasons in 2009 and 2011 respectively. Rowe also led UCLA to a shutout streak of eight games in 2011, which tied the school record. Seymour also helped Earl Edwards earn All-Pac-12 honors for the first time in his career in 2012.
As the head goalkeeper coach for the Cal-South ODP program and member of the goalkeeping staff for the Region IV ODP program, Seymour has worked with many of the top goalkeepers in the West. Over 10 years, he has trained and helped develop over a dozen youth national and regional team members and won three national titles with his teams.
Seymour is also the head goalkeeper coach coach for the Galaxy Alliance soccer club and has worked with Santa Clarita United, Santa Monica United and the Westside Breakers. He also coached the soccer team and currently serves as an associate professor in the Kinesiology department at Santa Monica College.
Seymour played at Chico State from 1997-99 and graduated in 2000 with a degree in Political Science. During his senior season, he helped lead his team to a Top 20 national ranking. As a youth player growing up in the San Francisco area, he played in three State Cup finals and was a member of the Cal-North ODP state pool from 1994-1997.
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Adriana Lima credits a low-carb Paleo diet and intense boxing and circuit-training workouts for her sizzling physique, Celebrity Health Fitness reported.
Adriana, who has been a Victoria's Secret Angel for the past 14 years, said constant travel makes fitting in regular workouts hard, which is why she always travels with a jump rope.
"It's been hard [to work out every day] because I've been traveling so much," said Lima. "When you travel, just carry a rope with you and then all you need is a space, anywhere, and you can jump for 10 minutes."
Intense Boxing and Circuit-Training Workouts
Lima has been training with Michael Olajide, a former middleweight boxing champ, for the past 10 years. It was Olajide who turned Adriana on to the benefits of jumping rope.
"So many people have not discovered the benefits of a jump rope," said Olajide, author of Sleekify: The Supercharged No-Weights Workout.
Olajide, who's responsible for Adriana's stunning post-baby weight loss after each of her two pregnancies, said Lima's workouts combine muscle-sculpting moves with rigorous cardio exercise and shadow-boxing.
The intense workouts can burn up to 1,000 calories per session, said Olajide. The best part is, Adriana enjoys doing them. "I like intense workouts, nothing slow," she said. "I like to sweat,"
Of course, exercise is only part of the equation for achieving a supermodel body. The 5-foot-10 Lima, who weighs about 135 pounds, follows a low-carb Paleo diet that's low in sugar, carbs and processed foods.
Adriana's diet typically features high-quality proteins like grilled meat and chicken, and she snacks on low-sugar fruits like blueberries and blackberries. She's also a fan of coconut water.
"I always like to eat healthy," said Adriana, who's divorcing Serbian basketball pro Marko Jaric. "I'm a mom, I have two kids, so I have to set a great example. But I am also Brazilian so there's a lot of Brazilian food involved too."
'Everything You Eat Shows Up On the Outside'
The Paleo diet works well for women because it reduces the blood-sugar spikes and hormone surges that fuel overeating, mood swings and weight gain, said Esther Blum, author of Cavewomen Don't Get Fat.
The Paleo diet emphasizes high-quality animal proteins, healthy fats, vegetables and fruits, and excludes gluten, sugar, dairy, legumes, starches, alcohol and processed foods. It's the most popular diet around today, and has a large celebrity following, including NBA superstars LeBron James and Ray Allen, actress Megan Fox and singer Tim McGraw.
Proponents say the Paleo diet promotes weight loss, lowers blood pressure, and prevents cancer, diabetes, heart disease, depression, and even Alzheimer's, said Danielle Walker, author of Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes.
"Clinical trials have shown the Paleo Diet is the optimum diet that can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, markers of inflammation, help with weight loss, reduce acne, promote optimum health and athletic performance," said Loren Cordain author of The Real Paleo Diet Cookbook.
Adriana said her beauty secrets include not washing or styling her hair too often, and making sure she eats plenty of antioxidant-rich foods like low-starch vegetables and wrinkle-fighting blueberries, which contain anti-aging essential fatty acids.
"Everything that goes in to your body is going to show up on the outside," Lima said. "You're going to see it in your skin and your hair and your nails. If you want your hair to grow faster, you can take flax seed oil or a flax seed pill. It's great! It will make your hair super-shiny and it's going to grow fast."
To maintain her lush locks, Adriana is careful not to overstress it with blow-drying or over-cleaning. "If you have dry hair, don't wash every day," Lima said. "And if you have very, very dry hair, wash once a week! The oils help your hair look better, but it also depends on activity. If you sweat a lot every day, of course you should wash more often or use dry shampoo."
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TEMPE - The 2013 Capital One Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom and the Arizona State University track and field program had four student athletes honored in District VIII.
Nick Happe, Garrett Baker-Slama and Jordan Benesh all earned First-Team All-District honors for the Sun Devil men. The three selections mark ASU as the only team with multiple first-team selections. District VIII consists of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawai'I, Nevadam Oregon, Utah, Washington and Canada.
The number of selections is substantial as the Sun Devils are one of just three programs to post three All-District selections in the nation. Only Southeast Missouri State and Georgia Tech also accomplished the feat.
Sarah Geren was an All-District VIII selection for the Sun Devil women's team.
Happe was the 2013 Pac-12 Champion at 5,000 meters while also earned points in the Pac-12 1,500-meter championship as well. He was named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Men's Cross Country AND Men's Track and Field. He was a Third-Team Academic All-American last year and will be enrolling in the prestigious Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame to continue his postgraduate work.
Happe holds a 4.00 GPA in accountancy and is a student at the esteemed Barrett, The Honors College at ASU.
Baker-Slama came on strong for the Sun Devils this season, finishing fifth at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase as he demolished his previous personal best with a time of 8:51.34, which is 7th in ASU history. He was a Pac-12 First-Team All-Academic selection for cross country in the fall and maintains a 4.00 GPA in kinesiology and is a also a student at Barrett, The Honors College.
Benesh finished eighth in the Pac-12 triple jump this year with a leap of 14.28m (46-10.25) to score his first point at the conference level. He was named to the MPSF All-Academic team for the indoor season and he, too, attends Barrett, The Honors College and holds a 4.0 GPA in accountancy
This was the first time Baker-Slama and Benesh have been honored by CoSIDA in their careers.
Geren also earned her first selection to a CoSIDA All-Academic team after posting a 4.0 GPA in anthropology.
She is a member of 4x400 relay team, which finished second at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 3:32.53, the ninth-best time in school history. She also scored in the 400m at the Pac-12 Championship and earned second-team All-America honors during the indoor season.
The four selection bring ASU's total of CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District selections to 41 in program history, with the first selection being made in 2001.
The four Sun Devils have now all been added to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America team ballot, which will be voted on and released later this month.
The CoSIDA Capital One All-Academic Program
Capital One has been the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA's Academic All-America teams programs since 2011.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected in June.
The Academic All-District® teams are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the second year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored.
First-team Academic All-District ® honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected in June.
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- Nominations for the Academic All-America® program will be accepted only from current dues-paying CoSIDA members.
- CoSIDA members may nominate student-athletes only from their own institution.
- To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.
- Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable). In baseball and softball, pitchers must have at least 10.0 innings pitched. Athletes who have not participated in at least 50 percent of their team's contests are not eligible.
- No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility.
- In the cases of transfers, graduate students and two-year college graduates, the student-athlete must have completed one full calendar year at the nominating institution to be eligible.
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- All nomination deadlines are strictly followed.
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DONALD MURRELL SMITHDonald Murrell Smith passed away peacef ully with his family at his side on Monday July 14, 2008 a t the Welland Hospital, in his 65th year. Beloved husband o f Gloria and loving father of Shaun Smith and his wife Lian a of Mississauga and Tracey Krysa and her husband Darrell o f Welland. Loving "Poppa" to Geoffrey and Jordan Smith, Col in and Gregory Krysa. Dear brother of Brian Smith and Ann e Hughson and her husband Bob all of Lively, Ontario. Prede ceased by his parents Norman and Gladys Smith. Donald wil l also be missed by many friends and family. Don retired af ter many years of service with the Canadian Tire Financia l Services. He was a lifetime member of Dalhousie Yacht Clu b and an avid outdoorsman. Cremation has taken place. A mem orial service was conducted in the chapel at the James L. P edlar Funeral Home, 1292 Pelham Street, Fonthill on Saturda y, July 19, 2008 at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers memorial do nations may be made to the Welland Hospital Foundation - In tensive Care Unit. Online condolences may be forwarded thro ugh www.pedlarfuneralhome.ca.
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Rookie head coach Jason Kidd has often criticized rookie center Mason Plumlee, but the young center continued his maturation Tuesday night. Lately, Kidd has had nothing but praise for the burgeoning big man, and he proved why.
Plumlee met LeBron James at the rim for a game-sealing block, enabling the Nets to escape Miami, 88-87. The Nets swept the season series with the defending champions, the first such time in the Big Three era.
While the Nets will certainly bask in the glory of the win, Kidd's job actually becomes tougher as the playoffs near. The Nets played without centers Kevin Garnett and Andray Blatche Tuesday night, leaving Kidd with no choice but to play Plumlee.
When Plumlee's teammates are healthy, the decision is not so easy. Plumlee has grown more than anyone could have possibly expected. From the D-League to the penthouse, as it were.
Plumlee finished the game with eight points, eight rebounds, and three blocks, with none more impressive than the last one. He was also the second best distributor in the game. Deron Williams racked up six assists, and Plumlee came in second with two assists.
Plumlee has made his case for All-Rookie first team, and although he will not receive any votes for Rookie of the Year, he probably should. The young big man runs the floor better than arguably any big man in the league. With the game-deciding play notwithstanding, Plumlee gets as high above the rim as players like LeBron and Gerald Green. His presence coming off the pick-and-roll, with the threat of an alley-oop, has made defenses honest. That is a tough presence to take away come playoff time.
Garnett and Blatche would both rather play on the perimeter. Plumlee, on the other hand, will not shoot unless his feet are planted in the paint.
They all bring pros and cons to the table, and Kidd's decision will likely be scrutinized. Garnett is the superior defender, Blatche has the most offensive moves in his arsenal, and Plumlee is the most athletic.
As the playoffs unfold, coaches typically shorten their rotations. For the Nets, that might mean no minutes for Alan Anderson and a center. Plumlee has played too well to get stuck on the end of the bench. There is also something to be said for taking and converting high-percentage jumpers.
Plumlee is making 64 percent of his shots this season, which means the offense does not have to deal with off-shooting nights from him. He will not shoot the Nets out of a game. In Round 1, will he have the chance? He has definitely earned it.


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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - A preseason full of awards and honors carried into the regular season for Lehigh senior guard C.J. McCollum, who was selected as one of 50 players on the 2012-2013 Naismith Award Early Season Watch List on Tuesday.
McCollum was named as a candidate for the Wooden Award last week to cap his run of preseason recognition. He was also a first-team Preseason All-America selection from the Associated Press, Sporting News and ESPN.com and earned a spot as a Senior CLASS Award candidate. McCollum was additionally selected as a Lute Olson Preseason All-American by College Insider, a fourth-team preseason All-American by CBS Sports and the Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year for the third straight season.
The senior is off to a solid start in 2012-13, averaging a Patriot League-best 24.0 points to go with 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game through the first three contests. McCollum scored 36 points in the season-opening loss to No. 18/19 Baylor on Friday and was named Patriot League Anaconda Player of the Week for the 13th time in his career on Monday. He is up to 2,146 career points, just 78 away from the Patriot League record.
The 50-player watch list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, which based its criteria on player performances from the previous year and expectations for the 2012-2013 college basketball season. The Naismith Men's College Player of the Year presented by AT&T will be awarded on April 7, 2013 in Atlanta. In late February, the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors will compile a mid-season team of the top 30 players in the nation. Then in March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will narrow the list to the four finalists.
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We are very grateful for the support of several corporate sponsors. At present, ACM-W has funding from Oracle (through Oracle Academy), Microsoft Research, and Google for our scholarships, from Google for the Athena Lecturer Award, and continuing support from Microsoft Research for the Celebrations and for community college related activities. Thanks to their generosity in helping us to support, celebrate and advocate for women in computing.
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Welcome to the May issue of ACM-W Connections.
This month we have updates from Chapters, Celebrations, ACM-W India, and ACM-W Europe. The report from our first New York City Celebration gives an overview of the event – I was there and can attest that it was a great event with tremendous enthusiasm. It was clear that the participants (faculty, students, practitioners) were all excited to participate in an event of that kind. The next week I was at NYCWiC, the upstate New York Celebration and I expect we'll have a report on that in the June Connections.
Where's ACM-W This Month?
Many ACM-W volunteers will be at the NCWIT Summit (probably while you are reading this!). It will be a chance to meet with various of our volunteers and also confer with our NCWIT partners with whom we continue to work on the project to increase the number of ACM-W Chapters. Wendy Powley (Celebrations) and Gloria Townsend (Chapters) will be blogging for Blog@CACM so keep an eye out for their posts.
Also around the time you receive this, I will be at the United Nations at the UN Women conference "A Call to Action for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment". Folks at Google (thank you Chris Stephenson) asked me to participate on a panel they have organized on "New Skills, More Choices: Access Through Education".
I'll also be representing ACM-W at the ACM Council meeting in a few weeks, and will have the pleasure of attending the ACM Awards Banquet where Jennifer Rexford will receive the Athena Lecturer Award.
Thanks, as always, for your work on behalf of women in computing!
~Valerie Barr, ACM-W Chair
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News From ACM-W Chapters
We have our first chapter in South America. ACM-W welcomes Pontificia Universidad Javeriana ACM-W Student Chapter in Bogota, Columbia. We hope to have an ACM-W Chapter in Australia soon, so we can celebrate a chapter in every (feasible) continent.
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If you think it is important to recruit and retain as many women as possible in the computing field, you should join ACM-W! Together, we will help celebrate, inform and support women in computing:
- Celebrate: One of the most popular ways to celebrate women in computing is by starting and/or attending an ACM-W Celebration of Women in Computing; the accomplishments of women in computing are at the heart of ACM-W's e-Newsletter. And ACM-W encourages its members to celebrate the work of prominent women by nominating them for Awards -- such as the Athena Award & Lecture -- as well as ACM Advanced Grade Membership.
- Inform: Via ACM-W's student scholarship program, young women are informed about the research going on, and become acquainted with the researchers, in their field. Members of ACM-W Student Chapters are informed about the educational and career opportunities available to them.
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Texas Tech Leads the Way with 11 Academic All-Big 12 Selections
Texas Tech led the league with 11 Academic All-Big 12 selections
May 15, 2012
2012 Academic All-Big 12 Teams
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech baseball program led the Big 12 Conference with 11 Academic All-Big 12 selections, including a league-best seven first team members, the Conference announced this afternoon.
Texas Tech's 11 Academic All-Big 12 selections mark the most in program history. Leading the way for the Red Raiders with first team selections include, junior Bo Altobelli (Exercise and Sport Sciences), junior Scott LeJeune (Management), freshman Jordan Lopez (Finance), sophomore David Paiz (University Studies), senior Reid Redman (Energy Commerce), junior Rusty Shellhorn (History) and senior Brennan Stewart (Accounting).
Shellhorn was one of three student-athletes in the Big 12 who posted a perfect 4.0 grade point average. In addition, Shellhorn has now tallied four straight semesters with a 4.0 GPA at Texas Tech.
Red Raiders who earned second team Academic All-Big 12 include, junior Barrett Barnes (Exercise and Sport Sciences), sophomore Trey Masek (Finance), junior Jerad McCrummen (University Studies) and junior Jamen Parten (General Business).
Four Tech players picked up their second Academic All-Big 12 selection as LeJeune collected his second first team selection (2010), Redman received first team honors for the second straight year, Stewart collected his second award after receiving second team honors last year and Barnes collected second team recognition for the second straight year.
In addition, under head coach Dan Spencer - in four years - the Red Raider baseball program has had 18 first team Academic All-Big 12 selections while the previous 12 years combined Texas Tech had 17 first team All-Academic selections. Overall, the Red Raiders have had 31 All-Academic selections under Spencer while the previous 12 years combined Texas Tech had 34.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services, the Academic All-Big 12 Baseball Team consists of 34 first team members and 26 second team selections. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.


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Pickup Enemy #1: The Sympathy Card
approaching a womanWhen it comes time to approach a woman for the very first time, the very last thing you want to talk about is yourself. Aside from breaking the mystery rule, talking about how your little fragile heart was crushed by your ex-wife will make you look weak and above all, like a big reject.
Remember, women are not crazy, they know how the game is played. Women know that good men are hard to find, so if your ex-wife left you, chances are that she had a good reason. Besides, at this early stage in the game, a woman is not looking to be a psychologist; she's looking to meet an interesting man that can bring out the thrilling and exciting feelings from within her.
what women wantWomen don't want to be in a bad or depressing situation — especially not when they're at a social gathering trying to have some fun. Most women are already overly sensitive and experience emotional roller coaster rides of their own. The last thing they need is a strange man crying on their shoulders.
Women want a nice, family-oriented man. But evolution tells women they need a strong dominant male to mate with and ensure strong offspring.
You see, women are attracted to certain behaviors that satisfy their genetically programmed mating instincts. This has a lot to do with estrogen — the emotion hormone — as opposed to testosterone — the reaction hormone.
Therefore women are attracted to men who can make them feel, feel, feel excited — not bored. Guess what category the sympathy seeking man falls into? That's right, the boring, weak male category.
a (sym)pathetic approachLet's face it; trying to get sympathy from a stranger will backfire on you, especially if you're faking it. Women get hit on every minute of the day, every day of the month, every month of the year.
What makes you think that you're the first to try the sympathy ploy? Believe me, women have heard it before; if not your sister, then your mother has, and if not your mother, then your grandmother has. Get my point?
Besides, why would anyone want to start a relationship built on a lie, or even worse, how do you think your ego will feel once you realize that a woman is with you only because she feels sorry for you? It doesn't sound too good, now does it?
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In recent studies in the UK, the amount of women who developed breast cancer are about 50,000 a year but, they have found a way to reduce that number by 11%.It is simple and saves both patients and families and medical facilities tons of money. No matter your age or body mass index or size, if you exercise every day for an hour, you can reduce your risk of this deadly disease.
This exercise can be something simple like walking instead of running. It can be gardening instead of working out at a gym. Whatever a person does that gets you moving for one hour every day will reduce the risk of you contracting this vicious disease. If you opt for more strenuous activity or increase your time, it further reduces the risk of breast cancer. For those of you, who find it difficult to exercise as often as you can, even moderate amounts will help. For best results they advise the whole hour every single day.
This is great news for those patients who are worried since that disease runs in the family. They may be able to prevent what seem to them like a sure thing by engaging in an hour's worth of brisk exercise. The study's advised that this be a whole hour of brisk exercise and daily.
The French have examined 37 studies of over 400, 000 women and found the results to be the same no matter at what age you actually started to exercise or your weight or age at the time of the study.
We all know many diseases respond well to losing weight and becoming more fit, but until now were not told about the efficacy of these women who engaged in the 1 hour day exercise regime. One of the factors that effects breast cancer and other cancers is that overweight women have more cancer producing cells. Exercise will reduce weight and these numbers.
The one factor that negates all the positive results of exercising for a whole hour a day is if a women uses hormone replacement therapy. This factor alone seems to have a very adverse effect on anyone using this exercise formula.
The important significance of this news is that there have always been caveats. There have usually been exceptions stated and the amount of life changing things a person should do was considered very excessive and not possible for most people. When they talk about exercising for an hour, it is understood that this can include doing your housework and gardening. It might include your dog walking or chasing after a small child.
It is a startling good idea that may get more women actually trying to increase their daily activity since they will be encouraged by being able to include some of what they already do. We all know how expensive and how horrendous treating cancer can be so this is a good start to prevent it since the studies offer us this hope.


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If most of us were being very, very honest with ourselves, we would admit and acknowledge that we loving having things go our way. The main reason why most men and women want wealth is so we can get out of debt and buy more material possessions; we want popularity and fame so we can receive more enthusiastic and flattering attention from people; and we want power so we can have more influence over how respectful people treat us as well as more influence over life's circumstances working in our favor.
Being involved in athletics in a boy or girl's pre-teen or teenage years helps them learn one valuable lesson: things are NOT going to always go their way, and many times they are going to end an athletic contest feeling angry, disappointed, frustrated, or even bitter and dejected. This is just how life is.
In today's society, you will find that most single heterosexual men are very wary of any dating advice offered to them by women and similarly, many women are also often times skeptical of any advice given to them by men. Why? The vast majority of men feel that women want to be in control of most marriages and romantic relationships and most women feel like men want to be control freaks and rule the roost with an iron fist. And you know what? Both genders are right.
Only a man (or woman) with no competitive spirit or no 'Alpha' qualities is willing to allow their opposite sex companion to take full control of the relationship as the ultimate decision-maker without any resistance. In the world of men, such behavior is referred to as 'passive,' 'weak,' and 'spineless.' A man who possesses these traits is often referred to as a 'Beta' male.
In previous centuries, it was almost a given that a girlfriend or wife was supposed to defer and submit to her boyfriend or husband. Well, times change (read the previous article, The rise of masculine, dominant women and effeminate, submissive men in today's society). If you watch many movies, television sitcoms, and even most of the supposed-to-be-lighthearted television commercials, you will frequently see women blatantly disrespecting men, and treating them like puppy dogs, idiots, and personal ego boosters and servants.
This brings us to this misguided notion of men being perceived as 'nice guys' vs. 'jerks' or 'a**holes.' Those labels are so misleading and invalid, it is not even funny. The starting point of evaluating a member of the opposite sex in many men's and women's minds is simply this: Does this person allow me to have my way when I want to have my way?
If a man refuses to allow a woman to have her way and behave like a spoiled brat regularly, more-than-likely she is going to label him a "jerk" or an "a**hole."
If a woman refuses to allow a man to have his cake and eat it too, and behave in a self-serving, highly egotistical manner, there is a greater than fifty-percent chance that this man is going to label that woman a "bitch."
The reality is, just because a man does not allow a woman to control him, dominate him, influence him, and/or manipulate him does not mean that he is a 'jerk' of any sort. That is a man with balls and backbone that refuses to tolerate a woman's spoiled and manipulative tendencies.
Similarly, if you are a man ... and a woman you are interacting with refuses to allow you to treat her like a doormat who you can verbally, emotionally, and physically abuse whenever you feel like it, this woman is not being a "bitch." She is simply letting you know that she has some degree of dignity and self-respect.
No one knows why Beyoncé's little sister, Solange, starting hitting and kicking popular rapper and Entertainment Mogul Jay-Z. Maybe Shawn Carter said something or did something to provoke Solange's aggressive, violent behavior ... or maybe the younger Knowles sibling is simply not a mature, emotionally stable human being (i.e., she is crazy). Why is Solange not being vilified in the media for her violent outburst? Most seem to be giving her the benefit of the doubt (e.g., "Jay-Z must have said something to her to get her going!"). We all know that if Jay-Z had cocked back his arm, and then delivered a blow that would have knocked Solange backwards, every feminist group in the country would have been calling for his head and his imprisonment.
Bottom line? Many times women ARE really "the victim" of mental, emotional and physical abuse by men, but there are other times when some women do a great job playing the role of the 'victim.' The latter scenarios are extremely bothersome to men with backbone and objective thinking, not to mention highly manipulative.
My advice to both genders would be this . . .
Women: If you want a man who is going to let you get away with murder (hopefully not literally), then find you a very polite, accommodating, deferential Beta male who is going to treat you like the 'queen' or 'princess' that you want to be treated like. BUT . . . do not grow bored of this type later, and go off telling your girlfriends, "My husband / boyfriend is such a WIMP! He never stands up to me! I can run all over him!!!" Is that not what you wanted in the first place? Make up your mind Ms. I-said-I-wanted-a-'Nice Guy.' (Let's be real ... many women marry a Beta male and cheat on him with a variety of Alpha males)
Men: Quit stressing out over whether or not a woman 'likes' you or 'dislikes' you, or perceives you as a 'nice guy' or a 'jerk.' None of that means ANYTHING in the big scheme of things. Just be a man. Be the man who you want to be, and the women who genuinely find your behavior appealing and sexy are going to eventually start gravitating toward you. It is really that simple. Do not keep changing, modifying, or suppressing your true manly ways and tendencies in order to please and appease women or to avoid being harshly criticized by them.
Dominant and spoiled men need to connect with obedient, submissive women. Dominant and spoiled women need to connect with passive, highly accommodating, subservient men. Any other scenario will simply not be mutually beneficial.
So women ... the next time a man calls you a 'bitch,' do not feel insulted. Feel complimented. That means you are not perceived by that man as a doormat who can be disrespected and abused at will.
Men ... the next time a woman calls you a 'jerk,' do not feel offended. Take pride in that label. More often than not, this means you have exhibited some balls and backbone with women and left them feeling egotistically frustrated that they cannot have their way with you.
And Jay-Z ... the next time a woman physically assaults you in an elevator in a seemingly unprovoked manner . . .
Well, on second thought, let us just end the article right here.
Alan Roger Currie is the author of a number of books, including Mode One: Let the Women Know What You're REALLY Thinking and Oooooh . . . Say it Again: Mastering the Fine Art of Verbal Seduction and Aural Sex. Currie's latest eBook, The Possibility of Sex: How Naive and Lustful Men are Manipulated by Women Regularly is also available exclusively on Amazon.com in their Kindle format. You can also download a copy of Currie's eBook on your iPhone, Android Smartphone, or other Smartphone.
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I recently cloned my old 100 GB hard drive (~90 gigs used) onto a new 256 GB solid state drive. In my negligence, I created a single partition on the new drive that was just about the whole capacity of drive and copied over the contents of the main data partition from the old drive. That went fine. 90 gigs of 256 used on the SSD, and I could access everything when I booted off of the old drive and had the new one plugged in as an external. Unfortunately, when I actually swapped the HD out for the SSD, the machine wouldn't boot because there was no OS on it to boot. Whoops. I had Windows XP on the old hard drive and figured I might as well take this opportunity to upgrade to Windows 7. I wanted to start fresh, so I put the SSD in an external enclosure, fired up XP's disk manager and formatted the drive. After formatting, the total space on the SSD has become 90 gigs, exactly the amount of space that was being used when there was data on it. I have tried several different programs -- Windows' disk manager, the Windows 7 installer, the cloning software that came with the SSD, some stuff from HDDGuru -- and all of them report 90gigs as the capacity of the drive.
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