This Week with the Crimson Tide: It's Iron Bowl Week (and Happy Thanksgiving)!
It’s Thanksgiving week, the students have all gone home and the in-class portion of the semester is over.
So there’s nothing going on, right?
Tuesday night the initial College Football Playoff Rankings will be announced (6 p.m. CT, ESPN). Alabama is expected to be No. 1.
Basketball season opens Wednesday.
The women host Samford at noon, and the men face Jacksonville State at 6:30 p.m. Both games will be on SEC Network+. The women’s team will also host Houston on Sunday at 2 p.m. (SEC Network+)
Thursday is Thanksgiving, with three NFL games that will include numerous former Crimson Tide players: Houston at Detroit (11:30, CBS), Washington at Dallas (3:30 p.m.. Fox), and Baltimore at Pittsburgh (7:20 p.m. NBC).
Oh, there’s the Iron Bowl, with Alabama hosting Auburn on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on CBS.
Here at BamaCentral we’re going to continue giving you daily wall-to-wall coverage, with everything from our usual commentaries down to Crimson Tikes.
On Thursday we’re going to have the No. 26-30 selections in the Top Saban 100 countdown, ranking the top Alabama players of the Nick Saban era. Then next week, beginning Monday, we’re going to have our own 25 Days of Christmas by announcing one selection – only we’re going to cheat it a day so No. 1 will be posted on on Christmas Eve.
This Week with the Crimson Tide is also where we list the updated numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases from locally to globally.
The United States had more than 1 million new cases last week, and numerous states are reporting record numbers.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged against Thanksgiving holiday travel, as experts encourage Americans to alter their holiday plans.
Worldwide: 58,144,199 confirmed cases; 1,380,474 deaths
Last week: 53,927,158; 1,311,192
Nov. 7: 50 million; 1,250,490
Oct. 31: 46,071,886; 1,195,418
Oct. 24: 42,613,522; 1,149,782
Oct. 17: 39,671,115; 1,109,836
Oct. 10: 37,213,512; 1,072,959
Oct. 3: 34,826,671; 1,032,235
Sept. 26: 32,930,733; 995,450
Sept. 19: 30,685,001; 955,843
Sept. 12: 28,759,036; 920,234
Sept. 5: 26,892,547; 879,757
Aug. 29: 24,996,456; 842,499
Aug. 22: 23,203,532; 804,416
Aug. 15: 21,460,392; 771,074
Aug. 8: 19,637,506; 726,781
August 1: 17,851,975; 685,071
July 25: 16,048,100; 644,537
July 18: 14,288,689; 602,138
July 11: 12,717,908; 565,138
July 4: 11.67 million; 532,639
June 27: 10.06 million; 499,967
June 20: 8.84 million; 465,462
June 13: 7.76 million; 427,630
June 6: 6.96 million; 401,000
May 30: 6.05 million; 369,000
May 23: 5.4 million; 345,000
United States: 12,089,440 confirmed cases; 255,899 deaths
Last week: 10,903,890; 245,598
Nov. 7: 9.87 million; 237,113
Oct. 31: 9.13 million; 230,556
Oct. 24: 8.58 million; 224,891
Oct. 17: 8.107 million; 219,289
Oct. 10: 7.719 million; 214,377
Oct. 3: 7.38 million; 209,382
Sept. 26: 7.09 million; 204,607
Sept. 19: 6.76 million; 199,259
Sept. 12: 6.49 million; 193,693
Sept. 5: 6.25 million; 188,538
Aug. 29: 5.96 million; 182,761
Aug. 22: 5.67 million; 176,353
Aug. 15: 5.36 million; 169,481
Aug. 8: 5 million; 162,423
Aug. 1: 4.62 million; 154,447
July 25: 4.18 million; 146,460
July 18: 3.71 million; 140,119
July 11: 3.25 million; 134,777
July 4: 2.87 million; 129,870
June 27: 2.535 million; 125,709
June 20: 2.27 million; 120,000
June 13: 2.1 million; 116,000
June 6: 1.97 million; 112,000
May 30: 1.8 million; 105,000
May 23: 1.68 million; 98,000
Alabama: 193,085 confirmed cases; 3,153 deaths
Last week: 181,895; 2,998
Nov. 7: 171,773; 2,864
Oct. 31: 164,295; 2,761
Oct. 24: 156,946; 2,680
Oct 17: 150,696; 2,620
Oct. 10: 144,901; 2,508
Oct. 3: 139,726; 2,409
Sept. 26: 135,554; 2,359
Sept. 19: 129,974; 2,290
Sept. 12: 125,795, 2,218
Sept. 5: 120,327; 2,151
Aug. 29: 115,284; 2,059
Aug. 22: 109,566; 1,942
Aug. 15: 101,357; 1,828
Aug. 8: 96,613; 1,694
Aug. 1: 86,780; 1,553
July 25: 76,314; 1,413
July 18: 64,180; 1,253
July 11: 51,294; 1,086
July 4: 43,450; 984
June 27: 34,605; 898
June 20: 29,598; 838
June 13: 25,235; 768
June 6: 20,166, 688
May 30: 17,359, 618
May 23: 14,478, 551
Tuscaloosa: 12,356 confirmed cases; 149 deaths
Last week: 11,726; 148
Nov. 7: 11,141; 146
Oct. 31: 10,734; 145
Oct. 24: 10,296; 140
Oct. 17: 9,782, 114
Oct. 10: 9,430; 111
Oct. 3: 6,489; 106
Sept. 26: 6,092; 106
Sept. 19: 5,844; 102
Sept 12: 5,500; 96
Sept. 5: 5,282; 94
Aug. 29: 5,080; 89
Aug. 22: 4,769; 86
Aug. 15: 4,411; 80
Aug. 8: 4,190; 73
Aug. 1: 3,851; 61
July 25: 3,506; 58
July 18: 3,068; 55
July 11: 2,632; 53
July 4: 2,288; 42
June 27: 1,845; 36
June 20: 1,581; 31
June 13: 1,291; 25
June 6: 918, 18
May 30: 738, 14
May 23: 505, 14
University of Alabama
Nov. 19: 115 new cases; 2,992 total
Nov. 12: 77; 2,877
Nov. 5: 56; 2,800
Oct. 29: 64; 2,744
Oct. 22: 68; 2, 680
Oct. 15: 34; 2,612
Oct. 8: 45; 2,578
Oct. 1: 24; 2, 533
Sept. 24: 48; 2,509
Sept. 17: 119; 2,461
Sept. 10: 294; 2,342
Sept. 3: 846; 2,048
Aug. 27: 481; 1,202
Aug. 24: 563; 720
Aug. 18 (pe-arrival): 158; 158
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