[Bamabeachlivin]

Alabama's homecoming game against Arkansas State on Saturday will technically take place in the month of November.
This, of course, means the nation's second-ranked team gets an opportunity to snap its nine-game losing streak. Alabama hasn't won in November since a 17-0 victory at Mississippi State way back on the first week of the month in 2005.

The Crimson Tide's storied tradition is full of championships won in November, but not in this decade. Among the list of lowlights is a five-game losing streak to LSU and a six-game losing streak to Auburn, both school records. There's also that humiliating 21-14 loss at home to Louisiana-Monroe last year, one that found its way to billboards in Louisiana last winter and to banners strategically placed throughout the football complex this summer.
"There are signs up all over this complex," Alabama guard Mike Johnson said. "I don't think you have to remind anybody on this team what this game means, especially being a November game. Starting off the month -- it's been so troublesome for us in the past -- on a good foot."

More on Alabama ...
- Nick Saban insists Alabama isn't playing for "style points" because of the three-way BCS race, and Tide players are confident that five more wins will get them in a national title game no matter how they occur
Story

[Stoney]

The Tide has definately changed and now its time for payback!

[crimsonlass]

No curses leftover. The spell is broken.

[Stoney]

Well I know the Corso curse is broken and Herbstriet gives Alabama no love at all. He thinks the sun rises and sets on Florida.

[crimsonlass]

I think he will have to eat a lot of his talk about us very soon. We will make him look pretty stupid. I like Florida, too. I saw them this past weekend in gainesville. it was an awesome display, but i'm not scared of them.

[Stoney]

First he was all about Clemson... Then he was all about Georgia.... Now he is all about Florida. The guy simply cannot stand Alabama winning!

[crimsonlass]

Ha! Clemson! I KNEW they weren't anything. it was a farce. The same thing with Ga. I knew we would beat them to a pulp. I WANT to play Florida.

[Stoney]

I want to hear Kirk Herbstriet apologize for not believing in The Crimson Tide.

[crimsonlass]

He will have to and he won't like it, but I will. hahahaaaaaaa!

[Stoney]

I hope he has to call the BCS Bowl with Alabama in it.

[crimsonlass]

If he does, he will be swallowing hard.

[Stoney]

Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways. Last season was absolutely without a doubt painful..very, very, P-A-I-N-F-U-L ! Now that Nick Saban has the guys believing they are achieving unbelievable results because they are so young. Alabama will continue to get better if the NFL scouts stay away from the players and thier families.

[crimsonlass]

The NFL scouts! THAT is my biggest fear. I mean, really! Most of them are only freshmen. Is nothing sacred anymore?

[Stoney]

No absolutely not.

[crimsonlass]

Yeah, and they keep recruiting younger and younger. Pretty soon they'll be down to Jr. High.