FOOTBALL Middle Tennessee @ Alabama ($ec/ESPN Network), 6:30PM Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023

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Game thread, links are a work in progress:

Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded: 1831 Enrollment: 38,320
Colors: Crimson and White Nickname: Crimson Tide
Series: UA leads 3-0
Stadium: Bryant-Denny (100,077)
Head Coach: Nick Saban (Kent State, 1973)
Record at UA: 194-27 (17th) Overall: 285-69-1 (28th)
2022 Record: 11-2 2022 Bowl: Sugar Bowl
Starters Ret./Lost: 14/13 Lettermen R/L: 48/26

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Television: SEC NETWORK (Play-By-Play: Tom Hart, Analyst: Jordan Rodgers, Sideline: Cole Cubelic)

Radio: Local WGNS 1450 AM/100.5 FM/101.9 FM, Nashville 93.3 FM/95.1 FM (Murfreesboro), Sirius XM SRM 190, Internet 990, Play-by-play Chip Walters (33rd season) Analyst Joe Dubin (1st season)

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Athletic site: RollTide.com , GoBlueRaiders.com

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Game Notes: Alabama Game Notes, Middle Tennessee Game Notes, C-USA Football Notes

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Game Previews: Early Look: 3 Things To Know about Middle Tennessee,

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Chip is on for the first 30 minutes or so.

 

[arg3b]

For you Nashville folks, if you want to listen on the radio, MT games will broadcast on 93.3FM as well

 

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[MTOleBlue]

MT 42, Alabama 14

(Maybe reverse the score and move the 14 points over...)

 

[blue rai]

Looking thru my blue goggles it’s Raiders 42-38 in a close one! Still looking for revenge for the one they stoled from us in 2005.😢

 

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Depth Chart for the Raiders is page 12:

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also this tweet:

 

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Staff picks

 

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Football vs Middle Tennessee - Saturday, September 2 - Game Week

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[RaiderDeez]

Looking thru my blue goggles it’s Raiders 42-38 in a close one! Still looking for revenge for the one they stole from us in 2005.😢

Stole how? It was 27-6...
Now 2002 in Birmingham...that felt like a steal, 39-34.

 

[Matt Dossett]

Interesting Riles is number two on the depth chart

 

[sWiley]

Depth Chart for the Raiders is page 12:

MT Game Notes
also this tweet:

I knew if healthy, Jacqui Graham would start for us. Glad to see him playing again. Probably our best OL player outside of Keylan.

 

[sWiley]

Jonathan Butler is back as a starter also.....and Parker Hughes has worked his way into starting for us as well. all things I predicted and talked about this off season

 

[sWiley]

We have great depth at LB. 6 or 7 starter quality players on our roster.

DL is decent too. Damonte Smith at DT would start at most schools. Dont be surprised to see him beat out Branch for the starting gig sooner rather than later. Smith is the better player IMO.

Right corner is a concern for me. I believe teams will try to attack us there.

 

[BlueSioux]

So any buzz around the Boro about the upcoming season or once again the city forgets MTSU exist?

 

[Matt Dossett]

-39 is intriguing. I don’t think Alabama covers. Would love the data on MT ATS in the Stockstill era

 

[blue rai]

Stole how? It was 27-6...
Now 2002 in Birmingham...that felt like a steal, 39-34.

When you get as old as me all those years just run together….2002 we recover a fumble on their side of the 50 but the referee reverses the call and claim one of our defensive tackles was holding on the play. Maybe the only time in NCAA history that call has been made. Rashard Lee ran wild on the Bama defense in the 2nd half But we lose by 4.

 

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https://www.si.com/college/alabama/football/alabama-football-looking-forward-to-playing-new-opponent-after-grueling-fall-camp-hannon

 

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https://www.si.com/college/alabama/football/will-rick-stockstills-daughter-root-family-mtsu-alabama

 

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Chip Walters at about the hour mark

 

[SigmaNuBlue]

When you get as old as me all those years just run together….2002 we recover a fumble on their side of the 50 but the referee reverses the call and claim one of our defensive tackles was holding on the play. Maybe the only time in NCAA history that call has been made. Rashard Lee ran wild on the Bama defense in the 2nd half But we lose by 4.

Can still see Freddie Roach returning the pick six off Andrico.

Funny story on the defensive holding, I know the Umpire who threw the flag. We have called some games together. I asked him about it. He said yes, they initially reported the wrong number. But, he had warned the defensive tackle (and our coaches) multiple times. Said it was blatant. Just typical Middle that Bama fumbles when the flag is thrown.

I still put that call right up there with the 3 seconds at Memorial gym against either Dendy or Jones, but that is my blue sunglasses.

 

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[MT01]

https://www.si.com/college/alabama/football/will-rick-stockstills-daughter-root-family-mtsu-alabama

For this reason alone, Emily would probably be a better choice to succeed Rick than Brent.

 

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For this reason alone, Emily would probably be a better choice to succeed Rick than Brent.

I've always thought Brent should keep away from here and go be an assistant on a championship winning program led by a Championship coach. It would likely be better for his career.

 

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fwiw, if you have nothing better to do...

 

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