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    Alabama athletics director Bill Battle broaches subjects of coaches' pay and baseball stadium 

    Published on 05-17-2013 07:54 AM
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    Alabama athletics director Bill Battle isn't saying how much new women's basketball coach Kristy Curry will be paid, but he is saying that plans for a renovated or new baseball stadium are being discussed.The timetable for an improved baseball facility is two to five years, Battle said Thursday before a Crimson Caravan appearance at Turner Field.

    Curry was introduced as Alabama's new coach Thursday. She comes from Texas Tech, where she reportedly was going to be paid $750,000 for the upcoming season. Curry replaces Wendell Hudson, whose total compensation for his fifth and final season was $295,000.

    Battle was asked if Curry is taking a pay cut.

    "That contract is still being negotiated, and that will be released at a later date," he said.

    Alabama is paying gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson $330,000 per year. Softball coach Patrick Murphy is making $240,000 and women's golf coach Mic Potter is making $145,000. Each of the three won a national championship in 2012.
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    If FBS schools no longer play FCS schools in football, what are the ramifications? 

    Published on 05-15-2013 01:33 PM
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    If you follow college football at all, you probably are familiar with last week’s story out of Wisconsin, where Barry Alvarez was quoted as saying that Big 10 schools would not schedule FCS opponents going forward:

    “The nonconference schedule in our league is ridiculous,” Alvarez said on WIBA-AM. “It’s not very appealing…
    “So we’ve made an agreement that our future games will all be Division I schools. It will not be FCS schools.”

    A couple of quick points:
    - Obviously, FCS schools are members of Division I. You would think the director of athletics at a D-1 institution would know that.
    - Alvarez claimed that the Big 10′s non-conference schedule “is ridiculous”, yet he is the same AD who in recent years scheduled multiple FCS schools from all over the country, including The Citadel, Wofford, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, Austin Peay, and Cal Poly. The Badgers will play Tennessee Tech in 2013.

    Alvarez’s comment drew a lot of attention, understandably so, although it is not a lock that the Big 10 will enforce such an edict. Northern Iowa’s AD was blunt: ...
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    FORBES: The Magic Of Nick Saban: Everyone Wants To Go To Alabama 

    Published on 05-13-2013 01:18 PM
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    As a high school senior from Woodbury, Long Island, some 30 miles east of New York City, Daniel Machover’s top choice for a college might strike some as curious: the University of Alabama.

    A big college football fan, Machover paid a visit to Tuscaloosa, where he had already applied and been accepted, and found the “rah rah” atmosphere of Crimson Tide country everything he expected. But while it was football that had initially piqued his interest, he found much more to ultimately sway him: Beautiful campus, warm weather and friendly people.

    “There was no culture shock at all, everyone was just real nice,” he says. Alas, Machover won’t get to live the southern dream. At least not this year. As decision time neared, his dad Geoff decided that for his college visits and his son’s treks back home, road trips beat flights. He nixed Tuscaloosa in favor of the University of Delaware. “I’d pick Alabama,” says Daniel. “But he’s paying the bill.”

    What’s notable about Machover’s first college choice is that, as a non-southeasterner these days, he’s far from alone. Head football coach Nick Saban has done the near-impossible at the University of Alabama: orchestrated a seismic shift in the meaning of “Roll Tide.”
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    Alabama Shoots -11 in First Round of NCAA East Regional; Leads by Six 

    Published on 05-10-2013 03:08 AM
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    True freshman Emma Talley shoots 67 to tie for the 18-hole individual lead

    AUBURN, Ala. -     The top-seeded Alabama women's golf team performed exactly how you would expect the nation's second-ranked team to perform in the opening round of the NCAA East Regional at the Auburn University Club on Thursday.

    The Crimson Tide fired the program's lowest round in NCAA tournament play with an 11-under-par 277, which also matches the lowest round of the season and the second-lowest round in school history.

    "I had a good feeling about our scoring opportunities on this golf course," Alabama head coach Mic Potter said. "It reminded me a little of the course at the PING/ASU Invitational, and we played well there. We have a lot of girls that have been in this type of situation before, whether it was in junior golf, the U.S. Open's or national championships.

    "They know what the standards are that we want to play to and, that is to focus on every shot. It is not winning regionals, it is about scoring to the best of their ability, and they did a great job using their capabilities today."
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    Softball Wins Thriller Over Texas A&M, 10-9 

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    Published on 05-09-2013 04:11 AM
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    LEXINGTON, Ky. – With a full count and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Alabama sophomore Danielle Richard smoked a walk-off triple down the line in left to hand the Crimson Tide a thrilling, 10-9 victory over Texas A&M Wednesday night at John Cropp Stadium. The victory sends Alabama to the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament and moves its record to 42-12 on the season.

    Trailing, 9-8, entering the seventh inning the Tide got its first two runners on base. After two quick outs, Richard supplied the heroics, driving in freshman Haylie McCleney from second and junior Molly Fichtner all the way from first for the win.

    McCleney led the Tide at the plate with a 4-for-4 effort. Senior Kayla Braud batted 2-for-3 while junior Kaila Hunt and freshman Leona Lafaele combined to drive in seven.

    Alabama carried an 8-3 lead into the sixth inning but Texas A&M started its charge, down to its final six outs of the contest.
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    Alabama leads SEC in total revenue, generates more than $124 million for 3rd straight year (report) 

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    BAMANEWSBOT
    Published on 05-08-2013 07:16 PM
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    The Crimson Tide saw a $5 million increase in right licensing and a more than $1.3 million jump in ticket sales.

    The Alabama athletic department generated the largest revenue among SEC schools and the fourth-largest in the country last year, according to numbers compiled by USA Today. The Crimson Tide brought in $124,899,945 -- a roughly $400,000 increase from 2011. Its expenditures increased from $105,068,152 in 2011 to $108,204,867 in 2012.

    Do the math, and that's good for a profit of $16,695,078.

    Alabama, which was one of 13 schools to clear $100 million in revenue, saw its largest revenue increase in right licensing, which increased by nearly $5 million to $42,597,473. Ticket sales increased by more than $1.3 million to $33,043,253. Contributions ($30,390,598) remained stable.
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    Women's Softball Tournament begins Wednesday—Bama to face A&M in opener. 

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    TerryP
    Published on 05-06-2013 11:18 AM
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    Lexington, KY— The Southeastern Conference beings its 2013 Women's Softball Tournament this Wednesday with the Kentucky Wildcats hosting the action from John Cropp Stadium in Lexington.

    The SEC, once again, enters post season play with a large number of teams considering among the best in the nation. Seven of the 10 teams participating are currently ranked in the top 20 in the Collegiate softball RPI rankings. Alabama, ranked 7th in that index comes in as an eight seed in the tournament.

    Opening round action will feature the Tide as they take on the Aggies from Texas A&M. First pitch is scheduled a little after 4PM EST and will be broadcast live on ESPNU. The Tide won two of three in their series with the Aggies at the end of March in College Station.

    A win Wednesday would mean the Tide would face top seeded Florida at 11AM Thursday.

    Follow the jump for the tournament bracket.

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