As far as A-Days go, the 2024 edition used a format that has been used infrequently before – pure offense vs. defense, not two separate squads facing off – and in the end, may have provided more clarity as to the health and depth of the team moving into summer workouts. The offense won ..read more

  While Bama fans prepare to “Fill The Bowl” for new head coach Kalen DeBoer’s debut on an Alabama sideline, analysts are going to be looking for clues to the Crimson Tide’s future as the program moves on in the wake of Nick Saban’s retirement. These aren’t the only ten things we’ll be focusing on ..read more

In 2024, two Alabama news websites, TiderInsider.com and TideFans.com, are partnering in an effort to “FILL THE BOWL” again at Bryant-Denny Stadium for Kalen DeBoer’s first A-Day game as Alabama’s newest head coach. Help us do our part by committing to attend the Golden Flake A-Day Spring Football Game on Saturday, April 13, for a 3 p.m. kickoff. Admission is free. Bring the family and friends, fill up the car and help us welcome new head coach Kalen DeBoer to Tuscaloosa. received in his early years at Alabama. Now, Alabama fans have the chance to extend the same level of support to new head c ..read more

  With National Signing Day officially in the books – even though December’s Early Signing Day has eclipsed NSD as the real signing day of note – Kalen DeBoer and his staff can finally begin the work of actually getting its roster into fighting shape for the upcoming 2024 season. Alabama’s 30-day transfer portal period ..read more

The plane touched down about 8:30 p.m. in Tuscaloosa and Kalen DeBoer, most recently the head coach at the University of Washington, stepped onto the tarmac with his family and (we assume former) Washington football GM Courtney Morgan. Seventeen years after a similar, organic greeting from fans ushered in the Nick Saban era, another ad hoc collection of supporters arrived at Tuscaloosa National Airport to give Kalen DeBoer a taste of what awaits him the other 364 days of the year. DeBoer's arrival brings to a close an extraordinarily fast process of replacing Saban, who retired less than a wee ..read more

  In the past, coaching searches for the Alabama football head coach’s job have drawn out over weeks (or months) and have involved a list of names the approximate length of a grocery shopping list at Thanksgiving. TideFans.com does not expect this coaching search to take very long at all. As of this writing (approximately ..read more

Nick Saban's incredible run of championship teams at The University of Alabama has come to an end.  Saban told his players this afternoon that he is retiring.  ESPN's Chris Low broke the story via a tweet.  TideFans will have more coverage but for now, check the TideFans.com Football Board ..read more

  If anyone ever asks why NFL teams play offense the way they do, and why college teams still attempt to invest the amount of time necessary to run a pro-style attack properly, show them the last two Alabama games, and pay special attention to Bama’s opponents in those games. High-flying gimmick offenses will come ..read more

  The reason Alabama got the benefit of the doubt in making the four-team College Football Playoff field largely comes down to the reality that the Southeastern Conference, year in and year out, produces the greatest athletes and is the darling of NFL draft rooms. Now, it’s time to see whether reality matches the reputation ..read more

Disclaimer: This is not an official University of Alabama document. The depth chart is taken from individual practice and game observations, and is color-coded. Seniors are in black, juniors previously on the team are in green, junior college transfers in their junior year are in purple, junior college transfers in their sophomore year are in ..read more