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Last Edited: Wednesday, 22 Aug 2007, 6:44 AM CDT

Created: Wednesday, 22 Aug 2007, 6:44 AM CDT

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Nick Saban appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WBRC-TV MyFoxAL.com) -- Nick Saban is set to appear on the August 27th issue of Sports Illustrated. On the cover Saban is referred to as a "Hero in Tuscaloosa" but then remarks that now the season begins...

[Tuck4Bama]

TUSCALOOSA | This time, Bama really is back.

At least, it’s back on the cover of Sports Illustrated, the nation’s most respected sports magazine.

The University of Alabama football program is again the subject of an SI cover story, this time about the impact that the hiring of head coach Nick Saban has had on the program, and the excitement it has generated among Crimson Tide football fans.

The Aug. 27 edition of SI marks the 21st time that a person active in UA athletics has graced the national magazine’s cover.

The last time Alabama football was featured on the cover of SI was in the Oct. 10, 2005, issue, when quarterback Brodie Croyle was depicted after Alabama’s victory over Florida with a banner headline proclaiming, “ ’Bama Is Back."

This month’s article, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and UA journalism instructor Rick Bragg, explores Alabama fans’ expectations that Saban will return the program to its glory years.

http://tlimg.ny.publicus.com/apps/pb...&MaxW=330&Q=90

[Stoney]

Saban is probably going to be on the cover a whole bunch especially when Alabama manhandles LSU.

[Lefty Noob]

Bama on the SI cover? Well, that ices it. No BCS bowl for you guys. Beware the SI jinx... beware...

[Stoney]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Bama on the SI cover? Well, that ices it. No BCS bowl for you guys. Beware the SI jinx... beware...

Well it is the August 27th issue. besides all thaey have been raving about is USC and having 4 running backs. That is who got the Jinx.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Stoney

Well it is the August 27th issue. besides all thaey have been raving about is USC and having 4 running backs. That is who got the Jinx.

Hope they weren't talking about Moody, cause he's on his way to North Carolina.

[Stoney]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Hope they weren't talking about Moody, cause he's on his way to North Carolina.

See the Jinx is already at work. Next thing you know Reggie Bush will come out and tell us how much Pete Carroll paid him and get USC a NCAA Death Penalty.