Crimson Tide Roll Call: August 28, 2019

Today is … Both National Red Wine Day and National Power Rangers Day (the jokes are set up pretty easily for you).

Today’s Crimson Tide schedule

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How to watch, keep up with the Crimson Tide

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Crimson Tide results

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Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2019 opener

3days

Did you notice?

• Coincidence? I think not …

Several Alabama football players visited BMC Nursing Home on Sunday. Davonta Smith, Brian Robinson, Terrell Lewis and Najee Harris. The residents were filled with excitement as they took pictures and received autographs... 🐘🏈 pic.twitter.com/ou6hj1SDfn
— Roll Tide #18™ 🐘 (@jerrysandersRTR) August 28, 2019

• Duke coach David Cutcliffe on facing his alma mater: “I think they’re probably the most talented team, top to bottom, in the country. That’s what I honestly think.”

• Recommended reading: Chase Goodbread’s profile on NFL.com about Henry Ruggs III, and the three-finger salute he gives his deceased best friend after every touchdown.

After every touchdown, Henry Ruggs (@__RUGGS) honors the memory of Rod Scott, but @AlabamaFTBL's star receiver also carries guilt for not having died alongside his best friend (via @ChaseGoodbread).#BACK2CAMPUS: https://t.co/ZUlPPWoZDC pic.twitter.com/K64tDra4hh
— NFL Draft (@NFLDraft) August 27, 2019

• The National Football Foundation’s list of 1,439 football players who will play this season having already earned their undergraduate degrees includes seven Crimson Tide players: Giles Amos, Shyheim Carter, Landon Dickerson, Miller Forristall, Anfernee Jennings,Chris Owens and Matt Womack.

• The Alabama men’s team was ranked No. 26 in the preseason poll by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

• We’ll leave you with this …

I am giving out school supplies! This is the update! pic.twitter.com/lkPdZvCfu3
— DJ Fluker TheWarrior (@DJTheWarrior76) August 27, 2019

.@Titans RB @KingHenry_2 surprised 25 teachers from the Nashville Metro School District with a back to school shopping spree on Friday night. Each teacher received a gift card to purchase essentials for the school year. @AlabamaFTBL pic.twitter.com/hho8SOkDrl
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) August 23, 2019

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

August 28, 1968: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant received 1½ votes for the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Clemson head coach and former Alabama player Frank Howard quipped that he was surprised Bryant didn’t get more votes and said he'd be a vice-presidential candidate on a Bryant ticket. – Bryant Museum

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

“At Alabama one morning at seven, I placed a call from my office to Shug Jordan or somebody at Auburn, and the girl said nobody was in yet. I said. ‘Honey, what’s wrong with you people over there? Don’t y’all take football seriously?” – “Bear” Bryant