Oregon revealed its impressive brand-new football facility this week, and Alabama held a tour of its upgraded facilities Thursday. While the Tide’s digs don’t have quite the spaceship feel of Oregon’s, they are still really impressive. Here’s a peek:
Alabama’s new football facility: A photo tour
It’s very nice.
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Entry areas, shiny recruiting tools and other stuff
Alabama doing its facilities tour today. One of the 10-ft crystal football replica walls. pic.twitter.com/O3eTqQvoBz
— Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) August 1, 2013
Alabama's new wall of first round NFL draft picks jerseys. pic.twitter.com/zSAxwLzb2h
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
A panoramic shot of an atrium featuring the last of Alabama's three national titles. pic.twitter.com/jpIiYazyDf
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
Alabama already updated Mark Barron's new number in hallway of 1st round picks pic.twitter.com/EabY5b3Cus
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) August 1, 2013
Starting the tour of Alabama's upgraded facilities. Look for more pics later. pic.twitter.com/TdiBgCrGjy
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
In case you wanted to see Alabama's 2013 schedule shaped like a pyramid pic.twitter.com/b1ABHBPenb
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) August 1, 2013
Players’ lounge
Looking live at Alabama's players lounge. pic.twitter.com/RPz7IcGvz2
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) August 1, 2013
New players' lounge in the Alabama football facility pic.twitter.com/9rHUrthjx3
— Matt Scalici (@MattScalici) August 1, 2013
The dream: Arcade games that don't require quarters inside the new Alabama players lounge. pic.twitter.com/GRkiuDFbbs
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
"The Mural" pic.twitter.com/bs5SD7xq8h
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) August 1, 2013
More on UA facility upgrades: Gotta have foosball. pic.twitter.com/T1sRqQKhxM
— Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) August 1, 2013
UA facility upgrades: Video arcade pic.twitter.com/xiXhiBB39r
— Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) August 1, 2013
UA facility upgrades: billiard tables pic.twitter.com/Vepfwt1Unb
— Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) August 1, 2013
Locker room
First look into Alabama's new locker room: pic.twitter.com/Itys7SiRvS
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
Derrick Henry's locker in the new Alabama locker room. pic.twitter.com/XJOwNe7aJG
— Matt Scalici (@MattScalici) August 1, 2013
AJ McCarron's new locker. It has its own safe. pic.twitter.com/9lZZ8PmhhP
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
Why not have a climate controlled room for your players shoes? Alabama went for it. pic.twitter.com/ShUW67Yv13
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
Hydrotherapy room
Alabama's now infamous waterfalls inside the hydrotherapy center. pic.twitter.com/fHE921z5kc
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
Officially four waterfalls in Alabama's hydrotherapy room. pic.twitter.com/SXv8BdghIf
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) August 1, 2013
UA facilities: Hydrotherapy room. pic.twitter.com/MIrmYxftNd
— Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) August 1, 2013
Meeting rooms
Meeting room in Alabama's football facility. pic.twitter.com/WPYpAFWJVn
— Matt Scalici (@MattScalici) August 1, 2013
Position meeting room at Alabama's new football facility. pic.twitter.com/43boKveCwh
— Matt Scalici (@MattScalici) August 1, 2013
A larger shot of the new player meeting room. #Bama pic.twitter.com/ebkJAQAE5l
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
Alabama's "War Daddies" board in the team meeting room. pic.twitter.com/EhPjkHTjSS
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
An example of a position meeting room (WRs) with the first team All-Americans featured. #Bama pic.twitter.com/HVedaxM4xL
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
Training room
Trent Richardson gets his own corner in the training room. pic.twitter.com/4dXfpFHe6s
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) August 1, 2013
Script A laundry chutes. pic.twitter.com/tNgSjItdwN
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) August 1, 2013
Alabama's anti-gravity treadmill. Yes, an anti-gravity treadmill. It was bought a year ago to help RB Eddie Lacy. pic.twitter.com/LiSvYgmGDa
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
Behold, Alabama's anti-gravity treadmill. pic.twitter.com/FV4TwnR0Vq
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) August 1, 2013
TRAZER video training system at Alabama. https://t.co/5CmA5kvO5e
— Matt Scalici (@MattScalici) August 1, 2013
"You will either suffer the pain of discipline or the pain of disappointment." pic.twitter.com/LiUqtgX41I
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 1, 2013
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