Roll Tide is a popular phrase associated with Alabama and is one of the most well-known monikers in college sports. Where exactly the phrase Roll Tide first began is a bit of a mystery, however. Multiple accounts stretch back over a century to when Alabama started to be called the Crimson Tide.

Games against Georgia and Auburn are coming for Alabama football. Which other games should Crimson Tide fans have circled on their calendars?

The Alabama football receivers will have their hands full against Georgia, based on the way JaMarcus Shephard talked. “They do a great job in the secondary,” the Alabama co-offensive coordinator/receivers coach said Thursday.