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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Your daily briefing on what's going on with Alabama Athletics, and how to watch the Crimson Tide.

Christopher Walsh

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

• SEC Baseball Tournament: Baseball vs. Kentucky, Hoover, Ala., 4:30 p.m. CT, SEC Network, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

Crimson Tide Results:

No games scheduled

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2023 Season Opener:

102 days.

Did you Notice?

  • Josh Jacobs has a new number with the Las Vegas Raiders, and it will look very familiar to Crimson Tide fans.
  • Per All Panthers, Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich on Bryce Young practicing with veteran players for the first time and leading the offense: "It was 10/10. I mean, just complete command, control, poise. You could tell the way he was working through progressions. Accuracy in the throw. Ball placement in the throw. It was all very good." At one point the rookie noticed one of the plays on the script was written up wrong and had it corrected. 
  • Organizers announced that the New Orleans Pelicans will host the Houston Rockets in an NBA preseason game at Birmingham’s Legacy Arena on Oct. 12. Former Crimson Tide standouts Herb Jones and Kira Lewis Jr. both play for the Pelicans. 
  • If you saw the Tuscaloosa Regional in softball over the weekend, Central Arkansas star pitcher Kayla Beaver has entered her name in the transfer portal. For her career she's 74-22 with a 1.52 ERA, with 514 strikeouts over 602 innings. 
  • It looks like Mac Jones is back on track with the New England Patriots following the addition of Bill O'Brien as offensive coordinator. 

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

May 23, 1970: Carney Laslie, an Alabama football tackle in 1930-32 and a member of Coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant's staffs at Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M and Alabama, died of an apparent blood clot at the age of 61. — Bryant Museum

May 23, 2011: The cover of Sports Illustrated featured former Alabama All-American Javier Arenas standing on what was left of his block following the tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa in late April. The story by Lars Anderson inspired him to write the book, The Storm and the Tide: Tragedy, Hope and Triumph in Tuscaloosa, which was published in 2014. 

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“Carney (Laslie) meant as much as any one person, particularly back when we were starting and trying to get established. In those days, we worked day and night, but Carney never faltered.” — Paul W. “Bear” Bryant

We'll Leave You With This:

Calvin Ridley back on a football field ... 

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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. 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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