I almost abbreviated the name as “AB” in the head to achieve some real serious initial combo points, but opted for something informative. Anthony Brock, of Itawamba Community College (of Itawamba, Mississippi - yes it is just outside of Fulton) has inked a scholarship offer to play for the Tide next season.
The unsettlingly small Brock [...]

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Much has been made about Alabama’s 2008 recruiting class; ranked #1 in the nation by everyone except for ESPN, who weeks after signing a television deal with the ACC managed to squeeze two ACC teams ahead of the Tide.
The Tide signed 32 players in February, with 2 of those (Chris Jackson [...]

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Although the draft was terribly disappointing for all associated with Alabama football, the following Seniors from 2007 have signed contracts to join NFL Teams -

Justin Britt - Cincinnati Bengals 
Matt Caddell - St. Louis Rams
Chris Capps - Houston Texans
Simeon Castille - Cincinnati Bengals
Wallace Gilberry - New York Giants
DJ Hall - New York Giants
Keith Saunders - New [...]

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For the second time in the 69 year history of the NFL draft, no Alabama player was chosen.
You read that right. Two hundred fifty two players were selected by the NFL in seven rounds and none of them wore the Crimson.
Schools that had players taken that were not Alabama included Wheaton, Bentley, Coastal Carolina, Grand Valley [...]

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If we were making a short list of things I never thought I’d blog about, press coverage of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship would be near the top of the list. But, thanks to Deadspin and Paul Gattis, that’s exactly what I’m doing.
It seems that Gattis has decided to flaunt NCAA rules about blogging from [...]

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It’s looking increasing like Kerry Murphy will find a home in the Big East in the next few years. According to Gentry Estes at AL.com, Murphy hasn’t yet qualified. The former Hoover High star has battled eligibility issues for the last couple of years, and it seems his time at Hargrave hasn’t yet gotten him [...]

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78,200 people is the 2nd highest spring game total in the history of the NCAA. Normally I wouldn’t worry to much about spring attendance, but Nick Saban and his #1 recruiting class made a big deal about last spring’s “sell out”, so attendance has to be an issue.
Bama made it through a full 60 minute [...]

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Alabama Senior Michael Thompson missed the cut this afternoon at the Master’s. But that’s not quite the whole story. Yes, Thompson did lose a bit down the stretch. He bogeyed three of the last four on his way to a back nine 39 and missing the cut by 3 strokes. He played an excellent round [...]

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Alabama senior golfer Michael Thompson shot a 1-over par 73 during the first round of the Masters. While this has Thompson just 5 strokes off of the lead, and only 1 stroke behind Tiger Woods, the real success is that he has a 3 stroke lead over all other amateur golfers in the field.
The Masters [...]

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It’s A-Day eve eve, and Tide Druid has a great write up for all your needs.
However, it’s not all fun and games on this evening… another one has bit the dust. Reports from Saban’s press conference this afternoon have Tremayne Coger (DB) has left the team for the dreaded “personal reasons” (as predicted by the [...]

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