Crimson Tide Roll Call: April 20, 2021
Today is … National Look Alike Day
Today’s Crimson Tide schedule
- Men's Tennis: Alabama vs Mississippi State, SEC Championships, Fayetteville, Ark., 6 p.m. CT, Live Video, Live Scoring
- Baseball: Alabama vs North Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 6 p.m. CT, SEC Network+, Live Audio, Live Stats
Crimson Tide results
Women's Tennis: Mississippi State 4, Alabama 3 (SEC Championships)
Bama Central Headlines …
- In case you missed it: Alabama Football Receives Rings for 2021 National Title
Did you notice?
- In a match that came down to a tiebreaker, the Alabama women’s tennis team lost to Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference Championships 4-3 at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. Alabama started things off by taking the doubles point with wins by Alba Cortina Pou and Anna Parkhomenko, and Anne Marie Hiser and Sydney Riley. Pou came back and picked up a straight-set win at No. 2 singles, while Parkhomenko also won in straight sets at No. 4 single. With the scored tied 3-3, the match came down Court 5. Hiser battled to a tiebreak in set two, which went all the 13-11 before the freshman came up just short of splitting and moving on to a third and deciding set.
- Check out the strength of D.J. Fluker, who announced on Monday that he will be joining the Miami Dolphins next season:
- Former Alabama cornerback Marlon Humphrey played basketball with ... Justin Bieber?
- And Adrian Peterson warned NFL teams to prepare themselves for former Alabama running back Najee Harris:
Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2021 opener:
137 days
On this date in Crimson Tide history:
April 20, 1985: Some 125 former players returned to Tuscaloosa to dress out and play the varsity in the annual Red-White game. The youngsters won 20-7 but the 30,000 in attendance were entertained by the stars of the past. Robin Parkhouse, the 1971 defensive captain, said he wished there had been one more quarter to play, a sentiment not expressed by many others on the losing side. A 52-yard pass from Scott Hunter to Tyrone King, a defensive back during his 1973-75 playing days, set up a 1-yard sneak by Hunter for the veterans' lone score. The veterans' team ranged in age from 23-67. — Bryant Museum
April 20, 1989: Brad Smelley was born in Tuscaloosa.
Crimson Tide quote of the day:
"I'm going to continue to do this for as long as I feel like I can make a positive contribution and as long as I feel healthy enough to do it. And, you know, our noontime basketball team was undefeated again this year, so that's always an indicator to me that I can make it through another season." — Nick Saban at 2018 SEC Media Days on someday joining Steve Spurrier as the SEC’s only coaches at age 70. Incidentally, today is Spurrier’s birthday.
