Crimson Tide Roll Call: June 9, 2021

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama athletics, including full TV listings

Today is ... National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day

Today's Crimson Tide schedule

Track & Field, Cross Country: Alabama at NCAA Outdoor Championships, Eugene, Ore., All Day

Crimson Tide results

No games scheduled

BamaCentral Headlines ... 

• Bailey Hemphill's Alabama Softball Legacy Goes Beyond Numbers
• Alabama Football Schedules Home-and-Home Series with Oklahoma State
• The Problem with CFP Expansion is No One's Thinking About the Players
• Three Former Alabama Men's Golfers Qualify for 2021 U.S. Open
• Alabama Baseball OF T.J. Reeves Enters NCAA Transfer Portal
• The Extra Point: Five People Who Should be Thrilled with the Julio Jones Trade
• Derrick Henry Repeats As ASWA Pro Athlete of the Year
• Tua Tagovailoa to Return to Tuscaloosa to Host 'Luau with Tua' Charity Event
• Kenzie Wright is the BamaCentral Crimson Tide Pro Athlete of the Week
• Crimson Tide Top 5: Men's Golf
• Crimson Tikes: The Deal Maker

Did you notice?

• Julio Jones has a new look for a new beginning in Nashville, Tn. Let's hope he didn't carry the Falcons' fortune with him.

Julio Jones 2️⃣ pic.twitter.com/8iYf4pcRu1

— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) June 8, 2021

• Burton Burns was Alabama's running back coach from 2007-17 before moving to an off-field role. He took a position with the New York Giants following the Crimson Tide's 2019 season. 

Scary scene at Giants practice on a 90 degree day: RB coach Burton Burns appeared to collapse and was carted off the field. The team said Burns is dealing with heat exhaustion and will be OK.

— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) June 8, 2021

• There are no lies detected here. Minkah Fitzpatrick and Najee Harris probably had a few face-to-face meetings in practice while at Alabama.

'He's a great player. He is a tough guy. He is fast out of the backfield. He was picked No. 1 by the Steelers for a reason.' - @minkfitz_21 on fellow @AlabamaFTBL teammate @ohthatsNajee22

— Teresa Varley (@Teresa_Varley) June 8, 2021

Countdown to the Crimson Tide's 2021 opener: 

87 days

On this date in Crimson Tide history: 

June 9, 1983: The City of Tuscaloosa announced plans to change the name of 10th Street to Paul Bryant Drive.

June 9, 1954: Woodrow Lowe was born in Phenix City, Ala.

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

“The lessons of discipline, sacrifice, hard work, team work, fighting to achieve, aren’t being taught by many people other than coaches. A football coach has a captive audience and can teach these lessons because the communication lines between himself and his players are more open than between kids and parents. We’d better teach these lessons or else the country’s future population will be made up of a majority of crooks, drug addicts or people on relief. He was surely ahead of his time as far as the game and with people,” — Woodrow Lowe, who was born in in Phenix City, Ala., on this date in 1954, while quoting Paul W. “Bear” Bryant.

We'll leave you with this ...

Alabama softball, I am thankful to love something and these people so much to hurt so bad. After a year of adversity we grew into stronger people, which from this I know we will too. I’m faithful God will use this, we will be better. I love this family. Let’s get back to work. pic.twitter.com/bUY3qINDSc

— Montana Fouts (@MontanaFouts) June 8, 2021