Informative Speech: The Alabama Crimson Tide

I. Attention Getter: What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the Alabama Crimson Tide? Hatred? Championships? Nick Saban? Picture this scenario in your mind. It may give you great joy to hear. It’s first and goal on the Alabama two-yard line. The Clemson Tigers have the ball. The score is twenty-eight to thirty-one in favor of the Crimson Tide. There is six seconds left in the ball game. Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson lines up the receive the snap. The ball is snapped, Watson rolls to his right and hits an open receiver, Hunter Renfroe, for the game winning touchdown. Alabama’s chance at an undefeated season is put to rest in a single play. I tell you this to say this, Alabama is not immune to the heart wrenching

Preview of Main Points: Before we dive into the numerous championships and accolades of Alabama football program, we must first understand how the team itself was created and the early history of the program.

(Connective: First, let’s take a look at the formation of the Alabama football program and its early years.)

Body

I. The University of Alabama football has a very interesting beginning dating back to

1892.

A. According to the web article “University of Alabama Football” by Steve Townsend, close friend of Mal Moore, the legendary athletic director of Alabama, The University of Alabama formed its first football team in 1892, winning 56-0 over a team with players picked from various Birmingham schools and designating themselves as Birmingham High School.

1. In the 1892 season, the Tide were coached by E.B. Beauont, and their captain would include William G. Little, who is credited as being William G. Little.

2. The Tide first rose to prominence with the hire of Xen Scott, a horse-racing journalist from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1919.

a) This unusual hiring paid off, as Alabama had its best season going 8-1. The following year, the team went 10-1 and secured a monumental victory over powerhouse University of Pennsylvania 9-7, in

b) Saban’s current reign has also compiled two Heisman trophy winners and twenty-nine consensus All-Americans. 4. According to FiveThrityEight’s Elo ratings, five of Saban’s teams would qualify for one of the top 20 teams of all-time. 5. Saban’s teams would also include two undefeated seasons that would result in two national championships.

(Connective: Now that we’ve discussed the early history, various accolades, and recent success of the Alabama football team, I hope you are more informed about this team as a whole.)

Conclusion

I. Signal Closure: In conclusion, The University of Alabama football has accomplished many things in order to become a very respected and dominant force in college football today.

II. Reinforce thesis statement: In conclusion, The University of Alabama football program has a very successful and storied history because of its early years as a football team, its various awards and accolades, and its recent dominance of college football in the past ten years.

III. From now on, I hope that you will be more informed about Alabama football not only in regards to its recent success, but also what it took to achieve the storied tradition that follows the program to this