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LSU QB Questions Game Strategy
Posted by: | CommentsA month after the BCS National Championship game, LSU fans and their players are still in shock that they lost. Including quarterback Jordan Jefferson who had the worst game of his college career which I don’t know if that means anything cause he has had a lot of those. Jordan made these comments on an […]
Tide Commitment Switches to Kentucky
Posted by: | CommentsAfter saying a few weeks ago he was committed to the Alabama, running back Justin Taylor has decided not to commit to the Tide, but sign with Kentucky. “They really came hard after him the last 48 hours,” said Stanley Pritchett, Taylor’s high school coach. “ “Kentucky really put the full court press on him. […]
Saban Talks Recruiting Class and Gray Shirting
Posted by: | CommentsAlthough Alabama coach Nick Saban reeled in another top recruiting class, Saban seemed a little bit peeved about losing some players today like Darius Phlion who went to Arkansas and Justin Taylor who signed with Kentucky. But first the coach had these opening remarks: “We started out w/ a goal of explosive players on offense […]
Collins’ Mother Backs Off Comments
Posted by: | CommentsAfter coming out yesterday with allegations against Alabama and head coach Nick Saban, Landon Collins mom April Justin, has backed off somewhat of comments yesterday she made that Bama had offer Collins girlfriend a job in the athletic department. In the Izzy Gould article, we find out that the “job” that was alleged was actually […]
Has National Signing Day Gotten Too Big?
Posted by: | CommentsToday of course was national signing day which is like the NFL Draft for college football. You know this day is BIG when ESPNU devotes a whole day to this, my question is, is this day too big? I know fans are excited as you should be, I am because a top recruiting class equals […]
Tide As Expected Has No. 1 Recruiting Class
Posted by: | CommentsAs of late Wednesday afternoon, most recruiting publications have the Crimson Tide’s 2012 recruiting class No. 1 in the country. ESPN, Rivals, Maxpreps had the Tide No. 1 and Scout had the Tide at No. 2. While Bama lost out on running back Justin Taylor who decided not to grey shirt and go to Kentucky, […]
Landon Collins’ Mom Accuses Saban of NCAA Violations
Posted by: | CommentsHow bad does April Justin want her son to attend LSU? So much so that apparently she is saying that Nick Saban violated an NCAA rule. Justin, who is the mother of Tide recruit Landon Collins, says that Saban offer Collin’s girlfriend Victoria Lowery a job in his office which would be an NCAA violation. […]
Tide Has Successful Junior Day
Posted by: | CommentsAs mentioned last this week, junior wide receiver Raheem Falkins out of Louisiana committed to the Tide this weekend and so did two other juniors as well. North Little Rock (Ark.) running back Altee Tenpenny and Fultondale (Ala.) athlete ArDarius Stewart. According to Tide beat reporter Izzy Gould, all three visited the campus this weekend […]
Tide Adds Louisiana’s Top WR & Two Others Commits to 2013 Class On Saturday
Posted by: | CommentsThe 2012 recruiting season isn’t over yet, and the Tide is already getting ready for 2013. According to NOLA.com,Carver High School wide receiver Raheem Falkins, considered one of Louisiana’s top junior prospects, verbally committed to Alabama’s football recruiting class of 2013 on Saturday. Falkins said there were several reasons he choose the Tide. “I like […]
56 Alabama Athletes Earn Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll; 38 Football Players
Posted by: | CommentsThe SEC office announced yesterday that the University of Alabama placed 56 student-athletes on the 2011 Fall Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll, the second highest total in the conference, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive announced Wednesday. Thirty-eight of those athletes were football players which was the most for any school in the conference. Those players who […]