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Velociworld (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
While watching the Alabama-LSU game today: Me: Look at that girl in the stands. She's wearing a Bear Bryant hat. Awesome. Key: I don't know who that is. Me: ? Key: Did you say 'Bear?' Me: Uh, he was a...
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Sportsviews (Free subscription) | yesterday
... had went there for a job and championed Meador's cause. He had previously been told been told by Bear Bryant of Texas A&M that he was too small to play college football. He ended up being co-captain and played running back, defensive back, and returned kicks for the Wonder Boys. He scored 272 career points and rushing for 3,358 yards, which is still second-best in school history....
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KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
They were there when the conference started, long before, actually, and more than earned the right to step away, Osborne from coaching after the 1997 national title season and Snyder after 2005. But what was it Bear Bryant said when he left Texas A&M for Alabama? “Mama called, and when mama calls, you just have to come running.”
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TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... loss came to the Gators, took a 15-10 lead into the fourth. They had won four straight games at Bryant-Denny Stadium but now have lost two in a row to Alabama and their former coach, Nick Saban.Saban & Co. moved a step closer to their second straight perfect regular season. The Tide outgained LSU 452-253, and narrowed the number of SEC national to two.Alabama is 9-0 for a second consecutive...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... loss came to the Gators, took a 15-10 lead into the fourth. They had won four straight games at Bryant-Denny Stadium but now have lost two in a row to Alabama and their former coach, Nick Saban.Saban & Co. moved a step closer to their second straight perfect regular season. The Tide outgained LSU 452-253, and narrowed the number SEC national championship contenders to two.Alabama is 9-0...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... through the middle of 2008, couldn't believe what he heard.An Alabama native who railed against Bear Bryant detractors as a middle schooler, Swinney knew Bowden was as sharp and talented as ever."I can tell you this, coach Bowden should be allowed to coach as long as he wants to coach," Swinney said. "Florida State is on the map because of Bobby Bowden."Still, the program's decline...
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Sand Mountain Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... school at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill for a Navy Lt. Commander named Paul “Bear” Bryant. After being discharged in 1945, he went to Auburn University and majored in art for a short time. Eventually, he made the decision to transfer to Syracuse University, in New York. However, he realized the economics wouldn’t allow for him to continue art school. “I got smart...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... who can create on the run."Notes. Last week, Golden was named to the watch list for the Paul "Bear" Bryant coach of the year award. Now, he is a semifinalist for the 2009 George Munger and Liberty Mutual coach of the year awards. . . . The Owls have won their last five MAC games at Lincoln Financial Field, where they are 8-2 at home since joining the league in 2007. . . . Pierce leads...
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... and his defenses dominated through the turn of the century.Andrews, who learned his football from Bear Bryant and Gene Stallings as a receiver/defensive back at Alabama, forced offenses to change by packing his defenses with so much speed that the Seminoles simply couldn't be blocked. Safeties became linebackers. Linebackers became defensive ends. If you could run, Mickey might consider...
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TimesDaily.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
By Gregg Dewalt, Sports Editor Dennis Homan is a generation removed from playing his final season of college football, yet on game days in Tuscaloosa he still gets requests to sign autographs and reminisce about legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Andrews announced his plans to retire Tuesday.A football star at Alabama under the coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, Andrews developed 18 first round NFL draft picks during 26 seasons at Florida State beginning with cornerback Deion Sanders in 1988.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Andrews announced his plans to retire Tuesday. A football star at Alabama under the coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, Andrews developed 18 first round NFL draft picks during 26 seasons at Florida State beginning with cornerback Deion Sanders in 1988.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A football star at Alabama under the coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, Andrews developed 18 first round NFL draft picks during 26 seasons at Florida State beginning with cornerback Deion Sanders in 1988.
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Alabama Football (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
"The fact that a situation is adverse doesn’t alter that determination. If anything, it amplifies the will to win". - Nick Saban"Excellence doesn’t happen overnight. It comes from hard work, consistency, the drive to be the best, and a passion for what you do". - Nick Saban"There's no substitute for guts". - Paul Bear Bryant"Hell, no! A tie is like kissing your sister!" After being asked...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... said. "It's time to be about us my family." A football star at Alabama under the coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, Andrews developed 18 first round NFL draft picks during 26 seasons at Florida State beginning with cornerback Deion Sanders in 1989."Not a single day goes by when I am coaching, mentoring or teaching somebody that I don't use things coach Andrews taught me," Sanders said Tuesday.Since...