Talk:2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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Rivals.com[edit]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Rivals.com is nothing more than an opinion web site. While it might be run by experts, these so called experts have no certifiable credentials, and only have jobs because people pay for subscriptions. Also, similar web sites could conceivably have much different results. Thirdly, these players have not actually taken the field yet, so it's nothing more than an OPINION that Alabama's recruiting class is #1. It's no more encyclopedic than a sportswriter predicting a record of 8-4 or 9-3 in 2008. There's no reason to include either in this article.

Secondly, I don't see the recruiting rankings listed on the pages of the 2007, 2006, 2005 teams, etc. I have the impression that the only reason you include it here is that Bama was ranked #1, thus I have some inclination to think it might be a slight non-NPOV issue as well.CH52584 (talk) 02:33, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • In the way you are presenting this, you may have an argument. But is the AP Top 25 not the same thing? It's a poll—as the recruiting ranks—by sportswriters and I'm sure not all of them have 'certifiable credentials'. Latics (talk) 03:15, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but the end result of the AP Top 25 has influence over other events, such as bowl placement. The rivals.com rankings have no possible effect on future events.CH52584 (talk) 03:31, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DefCoach spot in template[edit]

First off there is nothing that says only one name can be used in Template:NCAATeamFootballSeason and it is simply silly to try to say that. Alabama is pretty unique in the fact they use three coaches to call defensive plays. Nick Saban (head coach), Kevin Steele (Head Defensive Coach) and Kirby Smart (Defensive Coordinator). There is not ONE specific person to go in that spot, there are two. Kevin Steele and Kirby Smart. The template has read like this for just about the entire season and has been fine. I was simply correcting Kevin Steele's official title. There is no need to change it from its current state and there is no logic in changing it. Rtr10 (talk) 23:22, 30 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm split on the whole thing. The infobox does say defensive coordinator, which actually would be Kirby Smart... So I'm split on having either both on there, or just Smart. –  LATICS  talk  23:31, 30 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah and technically the template page says the Defensive Coordinator goes in that spot, so if its just one in the spot is should be smart, but as my explanation above, Alabama doesn't really just have one defensive coordinator. It is really more of a co-coordinator situation, they just have different titles. I believe the way we have it formatted right now is about as good as we can get it. Rtr10 (talk) 23:38, 30 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Steele is the head defensive coach, which is generally called a coordinator. That's what the field is for. Infoboxes are for summary info only. If they were co-cordinates then listing both would be fine. However, I'm not going to bother arguing/discussing this anymore. Do what you want.. -Fnlayson (talk) 23:53, 30 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There are very few teams, in fact I don't know of a single other college football program, that use the title Head Defensive Coach for Defensive Coordinator, especially when they have another coach with the title "Defensive Coordinator". Kevin Steele is not the Defensive Coordinator, he is the Head Defensive Coach. Does he game plan and call plays? Yes, but so does Kirby Smart, just as my original explanation states. There is really not a argument to it. That's just what the way it is at Alabama. No need to be rude or hostile. We just need to be correct in our information. Rtr10 (talk) 00:06, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Alright. I'm sure all the assistants help with the game plans. Actually Coach Oliver did not have a coordinator title until like '94, but he served as the Def Coord. before that. -Fnlayson (talk) 00:27, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Team stats[edit]

All of the season stats have been moved here as a reference per WP:NOTSTATSBOOK. Patriarca12 (talk) 01:28, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In their game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, running back Mark Ingram set an Alabama record for rushing touchdowns by a freshman.[1] The previous record holder was Terry Grant, who set it in previous season.

Team[edit]

Statistics[2] Alabama Opponents
Scoring 422 200
Points per game 30.1 14.3
First downs 263 197
Rushing 133 60
Passing 112 120
Penalties 18 17
Total offensive yards 4,981 3,689
Rushing 2,585 1,038
Passing 2,396 2,651
Fumbles–Lost 19–10 20–10
Penalties–Yards 57–520 87–666
Average per game 4.1–37.1 6.2–47.6
Statistics Alabama Opponents
Punts–Yards 61–2,460 94–3,782
Average per punt 40.3 40.2
Average ToP/game 32:08 27:52
3rd down conversions 76–183 56–199
3rd down percentage 42 28
4th down conversions 8–10 10–20
4th down percentage 80 50
Touchdowns scored 52 25
Field goals–Att–Long 20–30–54 9–16–43
PAT–Att 46–48 23–23
Attendance 644,966 364,238
Average 92,138 91,060

Scores by quarter[edit]

1 2 3 4OT Total
Alabama 133 121 108 546 422
Opponents 48 37 38 770 200

Offense[edit]

Rushing[edit]

Name GP-GS Att Yds Avg Long TD Avg/G
Glen Coffee 14–14 233 1,383 5.9 87 10 98.8
Mark Ingram 14–0 143 728 5.1 40 12 52.0
Roy Upchurch 10–0 58 350 6.0 62 4 35.0
Terry Grant 14–0 35 88 2.5 18 1 6.3
Jeramie Griffin 2–0 6 29 5.0 8 0 14.5
Demetrius Goode 3–0 9 24 2.7 7 0 8.0
P. J. Fitzgerald 14–0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0.1
Marquis Maze 14–4 1 1 1.0 0 0 0.1
John Parker Wilson 14–14 72 −6 −0.1 20 5 −0.4
TEAM 14–0 10 −13 −1.3 0 0 −1.4
Total 14 568 2,585 4.6 87 32 184.6
Opponents 14 391 1,038 2.7 62 5 74.1

Passing[edit]

Name GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att Pct Yds TD Int Lng Avg/G
John Parker Wilson 14–14 122.3 187–323 57.9 2,273 10 8 64 162.4
Greg McElroy 6–0 178.5 8–11 72.7 123 1 1 34 20.5
Total 14 124.1 195–334 58.4 2,396 11 9 64 171.1
Opponents 14 106.7 246–467 52.7 2,651 18 15 51 189.4

Receiving[edit]

Name GP–GS No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G
Julio Jones 14–14 58 924 15.9 4 64 66.0
Nick Walker 14–11 32 324 10.1 2 40 23.1
Mike McCoy 13–9 16 191 11.9 1 30 14.7
Glen Coffee 14–14 16 118 7.4 1 15 8.4
Marquis Maze 14–4 11 137 12.5 2 34 9.8
Roy Upchruch 10–0 9 101 11.2 0 29 10.1
Earl Alexander 12–0 8 121 15.1 0 27 10.1
Darius Hanks 8–0 8 88 11.0 0 18 11.0
Brad Smelley 8–0 7 98 14.0 0 37 12.2
Mark Ingram 14–0 7 54 7.7 0 27 3.9
Travis McCall 14–12 7 52 7.4 0 12 3.7
Nikita Stover 14–5 6 101 16.8 1 39 7.2
Terry Grant 14–0 4 36 9.0 0 22 2.6
Will Oakley 8–0 2 27 13.5 0 13 3.4
B. J. Scott 9–0 2 7 3.5 0 7 0.8
Jeramie Griffin 2–0 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5
Preston Dial 12–1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.7
Total 14 195 2,396 12.3 11 64 171.1
Opponents 14 246 2,651 10.8 18 51 189.4

Defense[edit]

Name GP–GS Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd Safety
Solo Ast Total Loss–Yds No.–Yds Int–Yds BU PD Qbh Rcv–Yds FF Kick
Rolando McClain 14–14 48 47 95 12.0–45 3.0–22 1–12 6 2 2–4
Rashad Johnson 14–14 60 29 89 5.0–15 1.0–7 5–125 11 7 1–0 1
Brandon Fanney 14–14 26 40 66 9.0–19 1.0–5 1 4 1–0
Dont'a Hightower 14–12 26 38 64 2.5–6 6 2–8 1
Javier Arenas 14–14 44 19 63 3.5–24 2.0–21 1–63 7 4 4
Marquis Johnson 14–3 32 17 49 1.0–4 2–7 5 4 1
Justin Woodall 14–14 33 14 47 1.5–4 4–99 8 7 2
Kareem Jackson 14–14 28 16 44 1.0–4 1–5 10 3 1–9 1
Bobby Greenwood 14–14 19 21 40 7.0–30 5.0–28 1 7 1–5 1
Brandon Deaderick 14–14 14 22 36 5.5–25 4.0–24 7
Cory Reamer 14–11 16 19 35 6.0–16 1.0–8 1 1
Ali Sharrief 14–2 20 11 31 2.5–7 5 1 4
Eryk Anders 14–0 14 10 24 4.5–26 2.5–22 1 7 2
Terrence Cody 12–12 7 17 24 4.5–14 0.5–5 2 2–0 1
Courtney Upshaw 13–0 12 10 22 3.0–3 2 1 1
Mark Barron 14–0 9 9 18 1.5–11 1.5–11
Prince Hall 12–0 7 10 17 2.0–5 0.5–4 1 1
Josh Chapman 13–2 9 7 16 4.0–7 1
Tyrone King 14–0 11 4 15 1 2
Lorenzo Washington 14–0 3 10 13 2.5–12 1.0–10 5
Chris Rogers 14–0 10 3 13 1–-6 1
Luther Davis 14–0 6 6 12 2.5–4 1
Leigh Tiffin 14–0 3 3 6
Robby Green 12–0 3 2 5
Chris Jackson 12–0 1 5 6
Charlie Higgenbotham 14–0 2 2 4 1.0–8 1.0–8
Marcel Dareus 8–0 1 3 4 3
Roy Upchurch 10–0 3 3 1
Jerrell Harris 10–0 1 2 3
Terry Grant 14–0 2 1 3
Chris Jordan 10–0 3 3
P.J. Fitzgerald 14–0 2 1 3
Glen Coffee 14–14 1 1 2
Milton Talbert 4–0 1 1 2
Travis McCall 14–12 2 2
Julio Jones 14–14 2 2
Nick Walker 14–11 1 1
Mike Johnson 14–14 1 1
Marquis Maze 14–4 1 1
Chavis Williams 5–0 1 1 1.0–9 1.0–9 1
Nick Gentry 9–0 1
TEAM 14–0 1
Total 14 480 406 886 83–298 26–189 15–305 57 29 60 10–8 11 3 1
Opponents 14 508 538 1046 58–264 25–178 9–83 38 12 44 9–0 11 4 0

Special teams[edit]

Kicking[edit]

Name PATs Field Goals
Made Att % Made Att Long %
Leigh Tiffin 46 47 97.9 20 29 54 69.0
Corey Smith 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 46 48 95.8 20 30 54 66.7

Punting[edit]

Name No. Yds Avg Long TB FC In20
P. J. Fitzgerald 59 2,427 41.1 56 4 16 15
TEAM 2 33 16.5 20 0 0 0
Total 61 2,460 40.3 56 4 16 15

Returns[edit]

Name Punt Returns Kickoff Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Javier Arenas 41 650 15.9 3 87 26 614 23.6 0 41
Julio Jones 2 11 5.5 0 10 1 21 21.0 0 21
Marquis Maze 2 8 4.0 0 5 1 19 19.0 0 19
Kareem Jackson 1 8 8.0 0 8 —
Roy Upchurch 1 6 6.0 0 6 —
Mark Barron 1 1 1.0 0 1 —
Marquis Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 —
Chris Rogers 0 17 17.0 1 17 —
Mike McCoy — 5 60 12.0 0 23
Terry Grant — 3 52 17.3 0 18
Mark Ingram — 1 26 26.0 0 26
Baron Huber — 1 15 15.0 0 15
Travis McCall — 1 9 9.0 0 9
TEAM — 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total 49 701 14.3 4 87 40 816 20.4 0 41
Opponents 27 242 9.0 1 92 81 1,765 21.8 1 96

References

  1. ^ "No. 1 Alabama Stays Unbeaten With 32–7 Win Over Mississippi State". University of Alabama Athletics. 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  2. ^ BAllen (2008-10-04). "Alabama Combined Team Statistics". University of Alabama Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2008-10-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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