Training Days: Rolling with the Tide- Episode 4 (all four parts in our media gallery)

[TerryP]

· Inside Nick Saban’s First Coaches Meeting, Quarterback Meetings, and More
Tonight, fans go behind the scenes with the defending College Football Playoff Champions as ESPN2 airs the premiere of Training Days: Rolling with the Tide Presented by AT&T at 7 p.m. ET (Aug. 9). The debut episode is the first of a four-part series documenting the Alabama Crimson Tide’s preparation for the 2018 college football season, including footage from inside practices and closed door meetings. Throughout the month, fans will get a first-hand account of the all-consuming effort of head coach Nick Saban, assistant coaches and players heading into their season opener.
In tonight’s debut episode, fans can expect:

• Start of the Season Campaign: Viewers can relive SEC Kickoff in Atlanta with Nick Saban and players Damien Harris, Anfernee Jennings, Ross Pierschbacher
• Behind Closed Doors: Inside various meetings, including coaches, players and positional groups
• First of Many: Unique look at the first day of training camp and subsequent practices
• From Their Perspective: In-depth interviews with quarterbacks and other key players
• Out on the Lake: A day at Saban’s lake house for cookout and boating with freshmen

Training Days: Rolling with the Tide Presented by AT&T, produced by JM Associates and Sport & Story in association with ESPN, will air on Wednesdays (Aug. 15, Aug. 22, and Aug. 29) following tonight’s premiere. All of the hour-long episodes will debut on ESPN2, with the first three editions beginning at 7 p.m. ET and the final episode at 10 p.m. Every episode will be available on the ESPN App following its debut and extensively re-aired across ESPN networks. More on the complete series can be found here.

Training Days: Rolling with the Tide Presented by AT&T Debut Schedule
DateTime (ET)NetworkEpisode
Thu, Aug. 9--7 p.m.ESPN2Training Days: Rolling with the Tide Presented by AT&T
Wed, Aug. 15--7 p.m.ESPN2Training Days: Rolling with the Tide Presented by AT&T
Wed, Aug. 22--7 p.m.ESPN2Training Days: Rolling with the Tide Presented by AT&T
Wed, Aug. 29--10 p.m.ESPN2Training Days: Rolling with the Tide Presented by AT&T

 

[TerryP]

 

[UAgrad93]

Watched it and it was good!

 

[#80]

Excellent exposure and a great look inside.

 

[JoshB]

This show is fascinating, ESPN always does this documentaries and docu series so well. They're not shying away from the Jalen Hurts stuff either. I absolutely these behind-the-scenes football shows and its so awesome to get such a behind the curtain look at something we dont get to see a lot of.

 

[UAgrad93]

Denzel Duvall waking up the guys for the 1st day of camp. Opening doors and blasting that air horn. Memories!!!
To Tua- "that hand alright? Good!! We need you up and slinging them coconuts and pineapples!":rolf:

He opens up one of the freshmen's doors, I believe it was Josh Jobe, and there was a teddy bear in the bed. Duvall gives him HELL!!!!

 

[BamaFan334]

Denzel Duvall waking up the guys for the 1st day of camp. Opening doors and blasting that air horn. Memories!!!
To Tua- "that hand alright? Good!! We need you up and slinging them coconuts and pineapples!":rolf:

He opens up one of the freshmen's doors, I believe it was Josh Jobe, and there was a teddy bear in the bed. Duvall gives him HELL!!!!

The teddy bear exchange was pretty funny and cracked me up that all the other guys jabbed him and laughed as well..

Yeah, the air horn brings back high school football camp for me since that was the height/end of my football career, but yes, brings you right back to the last time you had a taste.

 

[JoshB]

Denzel Duvall waking up the guys for the 1st day of camp. Opening doors and blasting that air horn. Memories!!!
To Tua- "that hand alright? Good!! We need you up and slinging them coconuts and pineapples!":rolf:

He opens up one of the freshmen's doors, I believe it was Josh Jobe, and there was a teddy bear in the bed. Duvall gives him HELL!!!!

Even my wife got a chuckle with the teddy bear deal and then said, "awww thats so sweet" lol

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Yeah..first day of camp...air horn..
Had a wildfire camps they came waking everyone up at 4 am with air horn...
But that was pacific time....that was 7 ( et) for me..i was up and dressed....
ready for the day...think football camp tough..try a16 hour day on wildfires...
Show was great ...cant wait for next segment....

 

[JoshB]

Second episode was just as great and I have to say, all of the stuff with Deonte Thompson was absolutely awesome. As someone that speaks to high school and college athletes regularly, I think the actual education aspect of all of this really starts to get lost at times and it was really cool to see his emotion at graduating and how all of his teammates reacted when he walked into the locker room with the diploma. Great stuff.

Good to see Tosh in action really for the first time. The guy is almost at Cochran levels of intense.

Buggs getting hot when the team wouldn't shut up for Saban to talk was pretty interesting, too.

 

[TUSKtimes]

I've been enjoying the reaction of the players in the skull rooms and throughout Kobe's presentation to the team. The ice bath they had seemed like a great way for the guys to cool it down.

After ESPN is done, I'm afraid our secret is out. Train the brain and the body follows.

 

[noshoes]

Did anyone notice the other SEC schools on the wall leading to the practice field? It looked like they were listed in a pyramid, only caught a few glimpses of it.

 

[TerryP]

Ball security. Heard that enough?

 

[UAgrad93]

Ball security. Heard that enough?

Yep!! Both Locksley and Gattis preaching!!!!

 

[Elderfalsedemigod]

Liked the "strip the ball" drill they were running. Also the drill the LBs were running with the S pattern through the bags and then swatting the QB was a very dynamic drill. That drill especially struck me as being more detail oriented and complex in contrast to some of the more basic drills you see other teams running. JMO

 

[TidertillIdie]

Happy to see Isaiah Buggs step up after practice to tell everyone to shut up, don't disrespect CNS. "He should be the only one talking." Maybe one of the new leaders on the D side of the ball.

 

[TerryP]

Ball security. Heard that enough?

Yep!! Both Locksley and Gattis preaching!!!!

there's a them about turnover margin. It's throughout the drills we're seeing. And, it takes us back to Jalen's freshman year...it's about...

 

[BamaFan334]

He has bought in to the program big time. Big Pooh has the desire to be a great one for the greatest program in the country, and for that I respect the hell out of him. he hasn't spent four years at Alabama like most, but he bought in, earned his time, and is making a major difference on and now off the field. I think he will have another great season and share a monster season with Raekwon Davis.

 

[TerryP]

"If you're calling on behalf of Nick Saban, you can get practically anything done."

 

[musso]

Is it me, or does it appear from the first two episodes that Jalen has more team support than Tua?