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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Dec. 12, 2019

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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Dec. 12, 2019
Crimson Tide Roll Call: Dec. 12, 2019

Today is … National Ding-a-Ling Day. People are encouraged to reconnect with those we once talked to often.

Today’s Crimson Tide schedule

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Crimson Tide results

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Did you notice?

• Bryce Young already handling the spotlight like a pro …

• Sports Illustrated announced its All-American teams, with Jaylen Waddle a first-team selection as return specialist. Wide receiver DeVonta Smith, tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. and linebacker Anfernee Jennings all second-team selections.

• The honors for Kareem Jackson keep rolling in …

• Cyrus Kouandjio reportedly failed his physical with the XFL’s New York Guardians and isn't currently part of the team's minicamp.

• Motto?

• Although Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods won their match over Marc Leishman and Joaquin Niemann, the U.S. Team got off to a rough start in the President’s Cup in Melbourne, Australia. Woods carded birdies on three of the first five holes as they won 4 and 3, but the International Team won the other four matches. “He played great, that’s what was going well for us,” Thomas said.

• More Justin and Tiger having fun on the course:

• Collin Sexton had 18 points and three assists, but Cleveland lost to Houston 116-110.

• One of the players to keep an eye on during the MLB Rule 5 Draft on Thursday is former Alabama pitcher Thomas Burrows. The left-hander is eligible due to not being on the Atlanta Braves’ 40-man roster.

• Nice little Tide-bit here:

• Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs (shoulder) is expected to return this week barring a setback.

• Tickets are no longer being sold for the second annual Goode Strong Gala, which will be held Saturday in Atlanta, but you can still get in on the auction:

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

December 12, 1925: Alabama officially accepted an invitation to participate in the Rose Bowl vs. Washington, which at the time was known as the Purple Tornadoes. Coach Wallace Wade's team told Rose Bowl officials it would accept the bid December 4. Alabama planned to leave Tuscaloosa on December 19 and travel through St. Louis, Kansas City and the Grand Canyon before arriving in Pasadena for the Jan. 1 game.

December 12, 1986: Alabama coach Ray Perkins and Tampa Bay owner Hugh Culverhouse vehemently denied that Perkins would be leaving Alabama to become the new head coach of the Buccaneers.

December 12, 2009 and 2015: Running back Mark Ingram Jr. won Alabama’s first Heisman Trophy, and running back Derrick Henry won the second on the same date six years later.

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

"The legacy of Alabama football certainly had a void filled” – Nick Saban after Mark Ingram Jr. won the Heisman Trophy on this date in 2009

We’ll leave you with this …

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites . He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 27 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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