You know the drill, here is the top 10 from the week/weekend.
1. Saban’s Last Press Conference ended with his thoughts on a hot topic NCAA rule which is about to be approved
Here it is: This is the bylaw that the NCAA is about to approve: Individual Associated With a Recruited Prospective-Athlete
Football. In football, during a two-year period before a prospective student-athlete's anticipated enrollment and a two-year period after the prospective student-athlete's actual enrollment, an institution shall not employ (or enter into a contract for future employment with) an individual associated with the prospective student-athlete in any athletics department noncoaching staff position or in a strength and conditioning staff position.
Here is what Saban said regarding the rule
“Well Basically, what I’m learning — of course I’m not the smartest guy in the world, nor do I spend a lot of time worrying about what other people do but I guess people don’t really have camps any more. We’re one of the few people that have an old-fashioned camp where we get 600 guys, you know, what are high school players at two different camps, two different occasions. So that’s 1,200 guys. We may have 50 guys in each camp that are really prospects. The rest of the 550 are just high school players who really want to get better, try to go and help their team, improve themselves and work hard. That’s the kind of camps that we have. I think when you pass rules that are basically, I guess for recruiting purposes, I guess the reason that a high school coach is not supposed to work a camp is that he might bring one of his players, or he might bring 20 of his players. All 20 of them may not be prospects, maybe none of them are prospects, maybe one of them is a prospect. Maybe none of them is a prospect. But, so, obviously that’s not going to happen.
It’s a great experience for the young guys to be able to come to a camp and experience a place like the University of Alabama or any SEC school for that matter. My other concern is that the kids are still going to come to camp, the prospects, so who’s going to bring them now? If the high school coach doesn’t bring them, some third-party guy is going to bring them, and that’s what we’re really trying to eliminate. I don’t understand the spirit of the rule. I don’t really know why we’re doing it. I really don’t. I think sometimes we pass rules and don’t really understand the consequences, and there’s a lot of unintended consequences, and you think you’re solving one problem, but really in reality, you’re going to create 10 more. And I think it’s bad for football, I think it’s bad for high school coaches.
We had a high school coach here the other day, I’m not going to mention any names, and his son’s a prospect and he used to be a college coach. So now he can never go work at a college, can never work a camp, he can’t come speak at clinics. We just had over a thousand coaches here at a clinic and had a great camp, which is the way that I feel we serve the high school coaches and have a chance to give back to them for all that they do in terms of the hard work that they do in developing players, helping us be able to evaluate players, giving us information about their players. I guess we can’t do anything. I really, I don’t get it. I don’t understand it. Now, I guess we’ll have to try to staff our camps another way. We also have a little kids camp here, certainly not a recruiting camp. There’s not even any high school players in it, and we’re not even certain that we can have high school coaches work that camp. That might be under the same scrutiny that if they have any relationship with a prospect then they can’t work our camp. That’s the way I understand it, that’s the way our compliance understands it. I guess we’ll figure it out when the rule passes or whatever.
Look, I guess I’m just too old-fashioned. If people didn’t help me when I was coming up as a coach and visit with me, and help me grow and learn as a coach, I would never be in the position that I’m in, or have the success that we’ve been able to have, even when it was just being a position coach. So I guess it’s my respect for the profession and the paranoia that everybody has that somebody’s doing something because a high school coach comes and works your camp is pretty ridiculous."
2. Offensive Thoughts
Is it me or does the Offensive Line look more like an NFL sized NFL Offensive Line?
Alabama Projected Starters
LT - Jonah Williams - 6-foot-5, 301
LG - Ross Pierschbacher - 6-foot-4, 304
C - Bradley Bozeman - 6-foot-5, 314
RG - Lester Cotton - 6-foot-4, 324
RT - Matt Womack - 6-foot-7, 326
Dallas Cowboys Projected Starters
LT - Tyron Smith - 6-foot-5, 320
LG - La’el Collins - 6-foot-4, 312
C - Travis Frederick - 6-foot-4, 318
RG - Zack Martin - 6-foot-4, 310
RT - Chaz Green - 6-foot-5, 300
That right side of the Alabama Offensive Line is incredibly large, any of the Crimson Tide’s running backs are going to excel running behind, let’s call it the mountain. It all starts up front, we know that, and even at Alabama, there is no different. A young Sophomore in Jalen Hurts continues to develop at quarterback and according to even Nick Saban, he looked good, impressed on Saturday. Saban does not give out compliments easy or often. The receivers led by Calvin Ridley seem capable of being some of the best in the Country, it was surprising to hear how well T.J. Simmons fared on Saturday, which will add even more depth to the position. The Tight End position seems to be emerging as a unit of strength and depth. From Hale Hentges to Irv Smith to Miller Forristall, to even Ronnie Clark, there seems to be a player from that unit that can do everything Alabama needs.
3. Defensive Thoughts
Usually, it’s the offense that takes longer to find a rhythm, but it was clear on Saturday that the Alabama defense is not where it needs to be during this point according to Nick Saban. It may very well start with the offensive line, but if you do not have a defense capable of stopping the opposition, you are not going to win the National Championship, and isn’t that what Alabama Football is chasing? The defensive secondary seems to have too many questions at this point and while there are players who can play a variety of positions, there does not seem to be a true set of starters, at least that is what it seems like. The Defensive Line seems to be their strength and an early prediction would be that Da’Shawn Hand is one of the best in the Nation, maybe that goes without saying? The defense will eventually find their identity, but that better happen soon as Florida State is a very dangerous opener.
4. The Masters
Sergio Garcia wins the Major Title
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZzmWkSqgzw
5. Softball beats LSU in three game series
The Alabama Softball Team defeated LSU Sunday Night in front of 3,900 fans. Marisa Runyon hit a two-run double in the fifth which ending up being the difference maker as the Crimson Tide won 4-2. Alabama is now 35-7 and 10-5 on SEC Play, Alexis Osorio earned the victory and is now 18-4 on the season. The Crimson Tide will take on UAB on Tuesday and then take on No. 17 Tennessee next weekend.
6. Oh My Goodness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwbP9WLX3fY
7. Wayyy Toooo Early thoughts on Florida State
Freshman Cam Akers at running looks very tough. Had a good showing during Florida State’s Spring Game rushing for 87-yards (102 all-purpose yards). Akers, while praised even by Florida State Head Coach Jimbo Fisher did fumble once on the day. Quarterback Deondre Francois was 13 of 28 passion the day for 133-yards and one touchdown. On defense, Defensive Back Derwin James recorded 7 tackles and 2 sacks from corner blitzes, he literally was slicing through their offensive line untouched.
8. Best Threads From The Week
BONE: Football recruiting (you might have missed this)
Wow! So called Bama fan on the OD
Based on chatter/practice reports to date, Jeudy and Leatherwood...
Weedline has logged on
Got some really bad news for the Hurts can't throw crowd
Alabama vs. LSU Game 3
Sunday Pulpit: What to make of the enigma that is Jalen Hurts
Najee Harris doing Najee Harris things
Caption Contest!!!
Ruggs can move...
Dylan Moses already turning heads at Alabama
9. ICYMI
April 8th Practice Coverage
Practice Report From Saturday
Saturday Practice Highlights
April 7th Practice Coverage
Assistant coach Joe Pannunzio a welcomed addition at Alabama
Practice Report From Friday
Friday Practice Highlights
April 5th Practice Coverage
Things are slowing down for fast-learning Jalen Hurts
Practice Report From Wednesday
How Alabama players felt about potentially canceling practice
Wednesday Practice Highlights
Jalen Hurts Interview | Miller Forristall Interview
April 3rd Practice Coverage
Practice Report from Monday
Monday Practice Highlights
Alabama Quarterback Jalen Hurts make incredible one-handed grab
Early April Spring Football Coverage
10 Things We Learned From Alabama Football In March
Video: Alabama Football Quarterback Preview
Left-hander Tua Tagovailoa getting off on the right foot at Alabama
Damien Harris hopes hard work pays off for Alabama this season
Alabama defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand ready for spotlight
Practice No. 5 Coverage (March 30th)
What Alabama players have to say about Brian DaBoll
Photo Gallery: Day 5
Alabama Football Spring Practice Report No. 5
Video Highlights from Thursday's Practice
Rashaan Evans' advice to fellow Alabama LB
Practice No. 4 Coverage (March 28th)
Saban describes how Alabama quarterbacks are hit during practice
Nick Saban reveals reason behind hiring of Alabama's analysts
Video: Nick Saban address media
Practice Report No. 4
Video Highlights From Tuesday
Practice No. 3 Coverage (March 25th)
Day 3: Photo Gallery
Video: Spring Practice Review and Highlights
Day 3 Practice Report
Video: Running Backs in action
Bone: 5-Star Quarterback In Tuscaloosa
Practice No. 2 Coverage (March 23rd)
Alabama focusing on improvement after painful loss to Clemson
Day 2 Photo Gallery
Nick Saban throws passes to his DB's
Day 2 Practice Report
Day 2 Raw Footage From Practice
Alabama receiver Calvin Ridley ready to step into leadership role
Minkah Fitzpatrick: I came here to play cornerback
Bradley Bozeman might be faster than you think
Video: Minkah Fitzpatrick
Video: Bradley Bozeman
Video: Da'Raon Payne
Video: Calvin Ridley
Practice No. 1 Coverage (March 21st)
Alabama Hot 11 from March 21st
Spring practice notebook: Saban addresses injured players, new positions
Alabama comes into spring camp focused on improvement
Day 1 Saban Video
Day 1 Raw Footage from Practice
Day 1 Saban not happy with assumptions of 'ball-control' offense
Bone: Quick Trips to Tuscaloosa
Day 1 Photo Gallery
Day 1 Quarterbacks in action
Day 1 Practice Report
Report: Alabama hires Dan Werner
10. Waysider Breakfast
Let’s get this straight. There is no place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with a better breakfast than Waysider. Old school, southern pride where I bet the cast iron pans have been there since the Bear Bryant days. Name a better place for breakfast. Went there this morning. Two eggs scrambled, sausage, grits, and biscuits from heaven.
Note: pic below is what my wife got, which was smoked sausage with two eggs
1. Saban’s Last Press Conference ended with his thoughts on a hot topic NCAA rule which is about to be approved
Here it is: This is the bylaw that the NCAA is about to approve: Individual Associated With a Recruited Prospective-Athlete
Football. In football, during a two-year period before a prospective student-athlete's anticipated enrollment and a two-year period after the prospective student-athlete's actual enrollment, an institution shall not employ (or enter into a contract for future employment with) an individual associated with the prospective student-athlete in any athletics department noncoaching staff position or in a strength and conditioning staff position.
Here is what Saban said regarding the rule
“Well Basically, what I’m learning — of course I’m not the smartest guy in the world, nor do I spend a lot of time worrying about what other people do but I guess people don’t really have camps any more. We’re one of the few people that have an old-fashioned camp where we get 600 guys, you know, what are high school players at two different camps, two different occasions. So that’s 1,200 guys. We may have 50 guys in each camp that are really prospects. The rest of the 550 are just high school players who really want to get better, try to go and help their team, improve themselves and work hard. That’s the kind of camps that we have. I think when you pass rules that are basically, I guess for recruiting purposes, I guess the reason that a high school coach is not supposed to work a camp is that he might bring one of his players, or he might bring 20 of his players. All 20 of them may not be prospects, maybe none of them are prospects, maybe one of them is a prospect. Maybe none of them is a prospect. But, so, obviously that’s not going to happen.
It’s a great experience for the young guys to be able to come to a camp and experience a place like the University of Alabama or any SEC school for that matter. My other concern is that the kids are still going to come to camp, the prospects, so who’s going to bring them now? If the high school coach doesn’t bring them, some third-party guy is going to bring them, and that’s what we’re really trying to eliminate. I don’t understand the spirit of the rule. I don’t really know why we’re doing it. I really don’t. I think sometimes we pass rules and don’t really understand the consequences, and there’s a lot of unintended consequences, and you think you’re solving one problem, but really in reality, you’re going to create 10 more. And I think it’s bad for football, I think it’s bad for high school coaches.
We had a high school coach here the other day, I’m not going to mention any names, and his son’s a prospect and he used to be a college coach. So now he can never go work at a college, can never work a camp, he can’t come speak at clinics. We just had over a thousand coaches here at a clinic and had a great camp, which is the way that I feel we serve the high school coaches and have a chance to give back to them for all that they do in terms of the hard work that they do in developing players, helping us be able to evaluate players, giving us information about their players. I guess we can’t do anything. I really, I don’t get it. I don’t understand it. Now, I guess we’ll have to try to staff our camps another way. We also have a little kids camp here, certainly not a recruiting camp. There’s not even any high school players in it, and we’re not even certain that we can have high school coaches work that camp. That might be under the same scrutiny that if they have any relationship with a prospect then they can’t work our camp. That’s the way I understand it, that’s the way our compliance understands it. I guess we’ll figure it out when the rule passes or whatever.
Look, I guess I’m just too old-fashioned. If people didn’t help me when I was coming up as a coach and visit with me, and help me grow and learn as a coach, I would never be in the position that I’m in, or have the success that we’ve been able to have, even when it was just being a position coach. So I guess it’s my respect for the profession and the paranoia that everybody has that somebody’s doing something because a high school coach comes and works your camp is pretty ridiculous."
2. Offensive Thoughts
Is it me or does the Offensive Line look more like an NFL sized NFL Offensive Line?
Alabama Projected Starters
LT - Jonah Williams - 6-foot-5, 301
LG - Ross Pierschbacher - 6-foot-4, 304
C - Bradley Bozeman - 6-foot-5, 314
RG - Lester Cotton - 6-foot-4, 324
RT - Matt Womack - 6-foot-7, 326
Dallas Cowboys Projected Starters
LT - Tyron Smith - 6-foot-5, 320
LG - La’el Collins - 6-foot-4, 312
C - Travis Frederick - 6-foot-4, 318
RG - Zack Martin - 6-foot-4, 310
RT - Chaz Green - 6-foot-5, 300
That right side of the Alabama Offensive Line is incredibly large, any of the Crimson Tide’s running backs are going to excel running behind, let’s call it the mountain. It all starts up front, we know that, and even at Alabama, there is no different. A young Sophomore in Jalen Hurts continues to develop at quarterback and according to even Nick Saban, he looked good, impressed on Saturday. Saban does not give out compliments easy or often. The receivers led by Calvin Ridley seem capable of being some of the best in the Country, it was surprising to hear how well T.J. Simmons fared on Saturday, which will add even more depth to the position. The Tight End position seems to be emerging as a unit of strength and depth. From Hale Hentges to Irv Smith to Miller Forristall, to even Ronnie Clark, there seems to be a player from that unit that can do everything Alabama needs.
3. Defensive Thoughts
Usually, it’s the offense that takes longer to find a rhythm, but it was clear on Saturday that the Alabama defense is not where it needs to be during this point according to Nick Saban. It may very well start with the offensive line, but if you do not have a defense capable of stopping the opposition, you are not going to win the National Championship, and isn’t that what Alabama Football is chasing? The defensive secondary seems to have too many questions at this point and while there are players who can play a variety of positions, there does not seem to be a true set of starters, at least that is what it seems like. The Defensive Line seems to be their strength and an early prediction would be that Da’Shawn Hand is one of the best in the Nation, maybe that goes without saying? The defense will eventually find their identity, but that better happen soon as Florida State is a very dangerous opener.
4. The Masters
Sergio Garcia wins the Major Title
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZzmWkSqgzw
5. Softball beats LSU in three game series
The Alabama Softball Team defeated LSU Sunday Night in front of 3,900 fans. Marisa Runyon hit a two-run double in the fifth which ending up being the difference maker as the Crimson Tide won 4-2. Alabama is now 35-7 and 10-5 on SEC Play, Alexis Osorio earned the victory and is now 18-4 on the season. The Crimson Tide will take on UAB on Tuesday and then take on No. 17 Tennessee next weekend.
6. Oh My Goodness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwbP9WLX3fY
7. Wayyy Toooo Early thoughts on Florida State
Freshman Cam Akers at running looks very tough. Had a good showing during Florida State’s Spring Game rushing for 87-yards (102 all-purpose yards). Akers, while praised even by Florida State Head Coach Jimbo Fisher did fumble once on the day. Quarterback Deondre Francois was 13 of 28 passion the day for 133-yards and one touchdown. On defense, Defensive Back Derwin James recorded 7 tackles and 2 sacks from corner blitzes, he literally was slicing through their offensive line untouched.
8. Best Threads From The Week
BONE: Football recruiting (you might have missed this)
Wow! So called Bama fan on the OD
Based on chatter/practice reports to date, Jeudy and Leatherwood...
Weedline has logged on
Got some really bad news for the Hurts can't throw crowd
Alabama vs. LSU Game 3
Sunday Pulpit: What to make of the enigma that is Jalen Hurts
Najee Harris doing Najee Harris things
Caption Contest!!!
Ruggs can move...
Dylan Moses already turning heads at Alabama
9. ICYMI
April 8th Practice Coverage
Practice Report From Saturday
Saturday Practice Highlights
April 7th Practice Coverage
Assistant coach Joe Pannunzio a welcomed addition at Alabama
Practice Report From Friday
Friday Practice Highlights
April 5th Practice Coverage
Things are slowing down for fast-learning Jalen Hurts
Practice Report From Wednesday
How Alabama players felt about potentially canceling practice
Wednesday Practice Highlights
Jalen Hurts Interview | Miller Forristall Interview
April 3rd Practice Coverage
Practice Report from Monday
Monday Practice Highlights
Alabama Quarterback Jalen Hurts make incredible one-handed grab
Early April Spring Football Coverage
10 Things We Learned From Alabama Football In March
Video: Alabama Football Quarterback Preview
Left-hander Tua Tagovailoa getting off on the right foot at Alabama
Damien Harris hopes hard work pays off for Alabama this season
Alabama defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand ready for spotlight
Practice No. 5 Coverage (March 30th)
What Alabama players have to say about Brian DaBoll
Photo Gallery: Day 5
Alabama Football Spring Practice Report No. 5
Video Highlights from Thursday's Practice
Rashaan Evans' advice to fellow Alabama LB
Practice No. 4 Coverage (March 28th)
Saban describes how Alabama quarterbacks are hit during practice
Nick Saban reveals reason behind hiring of Alabama's analysts
Video: Nick Saban address media
Practice Report No. 4
Video Highlights From Tuesday
Practice No. 3 Coverage (March 25th)
Day 3: Photo Gallery
Video: Spring Practice Review and Highlights
Day 3 Practice Report
Video: Running Backs in action
Bone: 5-Star Quarterback In Tuscaloosa
Practice No. 2 Coverage (March 23rd)
Alabama focusing on improvement after painful loss to Clemson
Day 2 Photo Gallery
Nick Saban throws passes to his DB's
Day 2 Practice Report
Day 2 Raw Footage From Practice
Alabama receiver Calvin Ridley ready to step into leadership role
Minkah Fitzpatrick: I came here to play cornerback
Bradley Bozeman might be faster than you think
Video: Minkah Fitzpatrick
Video: Bradley Bozeman
Video: Da'Raon Payne
Video: Calvin Ridley
Practice No. 1 Coverage (March 21st)
Alabama Hot 11 from March 21st
Spring practice notebook: Saban addresses injured players, new positions
Alabama comes into spring camp focused on improvement
Day 1 Saban Video
Day 1 Raw Footage from Practice
Day 1 Saban not happy with assumptions of 'ball-control' offense
Bone: Quick Trips to Tuscaloosa
Day 1 Photo Gallery
Day 1 Quarterbacks in action
Day 1 Practice Report
Report: Alabama hires Dan Werner
10. Waysider Breakfast
Let’s get this straight. There is no place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with a better breakfast than Waysider. Old school, southern pride where I bet the cast iron pans have been there since the Bear Bryant days. Name a better place for breakfast. Went there this morning. Two eggs scrambled, sausage, grits, and biscuits from heaven.
Note: pic below is what my wife got, which was smoked sausage with two eggs
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