Alabama Weekly
April 15, 1999
April 15, 1999 -- Issue 4 -- Volume 2
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What Quarterback Controversy?
By John Hinds
Alabama Weekly Staff - Boston Bureau
What some people see as a controversy others see
as an embarassment of riches.
Maybe Charlie Stubbs knew what he was doing when he
turned down the head coaching job at UNLV and numerous NFL offers to
remain as quarterbacks coach at Alabama.
Stubbs has the enviable task of coaching a two headed
monster or
maybe you would call it the best one-two punch at quarterback in the SEC
if not the nation.
Andrew Zow stepped in as the Bama signal caller after
John David Phillips floundered in the Florida game last fall. All Zow
did with that opportunity was lead the Tide to a 6-2 record with wins
over LSU and Auburn.
But lerking in the wings was Pelham High's Tyler
Watts. If you followed him in high school and watched him on the
practice field you saw something special. Watts has all the tools
including great judgement in reading a defense. Some have compared Watts
to Joe Namath at this point in his career. A redshirt season and work in
the weight room has added strength to his 6-3, 205 body and by all
reports to his passing arm.
Zow has the game experience and a cannon for a right
arm that saw him pass for 11 touchdowns and more yards than any other
freshman in Alabama history. In seven starts he threw for 1,969 yards,
seventh best in school history.
In the first scrimmage of the spring Zow was 10 of 18
for 118 yards. Watts countered by completing seven of his 11 passes for
64 yards and the only offense of the drills.
"Trust me, that position is the least of my
worries," said Tide head
coach Mike Dubose.
It will give Bama fans something to look forward to
this fall. But in
either case it's been a long time an Alabama football team had two
quarterbacks this good.
Bama Baseball Drops to Fifth Spot in the SEC West
By Grif Carden
Alabama Weekly Staff - Tuscaloosa Bureau
Alabama came into the past week-end in a second place tie with Auburn,
one game behind SEC-west leading Arkansas. However, Arkansas, Auburn,
and Ole Miss each swept their three game sets with opponents from the
eastern division, while Bama lost its series 2 games to 1 to
seventh-ranked Mississippi State. Arkansas now leads the division at
12-3, with 11-4 Auburn, 10-5 Ole Miss, 9-5 Mississippi State, 9-6 Bama,
and 8-7 LSU all in close pursuit. South Carolina is the only team in the
eastern division with better than a .500 record, at 8-7.
Alabama had more hits in each game against MSU (10-9 in the first
game, 14-8 in the second, and 14-11 in the finale), but won only game
one (6-4), losing the final two by scores of 5-4 and 10-9. The problem
was one that plagued Bama in the early part of the season, inability to
hit with runners in scoring position. Game two was especially
disappointing, as Bama got 14 hits - including home runs by Jayson Cox
and Jeremy Brown - but left 13 runners on base against only 5 left by
the Bulldogs, to lose a game that should have been an easy victory.
The final game was much the same, as errors and mental mistakes by
the Tide led to a quick 8-2 lead by MSU. Bama fought back, but again
couldn't get timely hits; despite getting 14 hits and receiving 10 bases
on balls, the Tide came up one run short. Bama had the bases loaded with
no outs in the sixth inning, but failed to score as the result of a
strikeout and double-play grounder. The Tide hit into four double plays
on the day, including one on an attempted sacrifice bunt. The loss was
made even harder to swallow, when in the ninth inning Derek Wigginton
hit what appeared to be a two RBI triple down the right field line.
The only person in the stadium who thought it was a foul ball was
first base umpire Jay Asher; unfortunately, he's the only person whose
opinion really mattered. Coach Wells and first base coach Todd Butler
argued the call long and hard, but without success.
Alabama plays at UAB Wednesday night before hosting LSU in a critical
three game series next week-end. Still remaining are games against Ole
Miss, Arkansas, Florida, and Vanderbilt, so there's still plenty of
opportunity to climb back up the ladder.
Joe Namath - My Dream TD's for Bama
by Joe Bivona, Alabama Class of 1964
Special to Alabama Weekly & BamaNation.com
I want to share 3 events concerning Joe Namath as BAMA'S starting QB in
the 1962 season. In BAMA'S opening game with UGA @ Legion Field Namath
was HOT from his first possession. It was a night game, and a jammed
packed Legion Field. BAMA got the opening KO, and #12 Joe Namath is the
last BAMA FB
player to the huddle....getting final instructions from Coach Bryant,
and the BAMA fans are yelling for Namath to throw, "the BOMB."
Well it did'nt take Namath long to throw his 1st TD pass. I believe on
his 3rd pass attempt....Namath threw a 52 yd "BOMB" for BAMA'S
first TD. It was a perfect throw, and the BAMA receiver was wide open.
Before the night was over, Namath threw TWO more TD passes and BAMA beat
UGA 35-0.
Second story on Namath was @ the Auburn game. As both teams were warming
up, the Auburn students started yelling...."WE WRECKED
TECH"......and they kept this up for 10 minutes. BAMA did lose to
Tech in Atlanta, 7-6, when COACH decided to go for the TWO point
Conversion. That loss really hurt BAMA, and BAMA had just played Tech
earlier that month.
So to get back at those AU jerks.....BAMA had stomped UGA 35-0, and
UGA beat Auburn....So the BAMA students began yelling bach...."WE
STOMPED GEORGIA & WE'LL STOMP YOU" this yelling war lasted for
30 minutes. Then both teams went back to their dressing rooms. Back in
those early days, BAMA, would send out the Qb's & Pass Receivers
just to throw passes back & forth just to warm up. BAMA would
usually sent these players out about 5 minutes before the BAMA Game
Captain's came out for the coin toss. They would usually throw from the
50 to the 40 yd line, (10 yd passes). The yelling battle between both
student bodies was still going on.....so Namath runs to the 30 yd line
& all of the QB's follow him...Then the AU band starts playing,
"war eagle" and Namath is smiling, clapping his hands, and
patting his feet. as if he was trying to do a little dance between his
pass warmups.
FInally the FB game starts and BAMA'S Butch Wilson returns the KO 92 yds
for a TOUCHDOWN>>>BAMA!!! Only 12 seconds have run off of the
game clock, but for AUBURN the game WAS OVER. BAMA WON 38-0....and that
was the quietest Auburn crowd ever @ Legion Field.Alabama was invited to
play Oklahoma
in the Orange Bowl. Former President Kennedy was present for the coin
toss & this brought alot of media to the game. Namath threw 2 TD
passes & BAMA won 17-0. After the game Namath was being interviewed
by the media and one of the sports writers from the EAST asked Namath
what his major at BAMA was...BASKET WEAVING???? Namath paused for a
moment, as if he were in
serious thought, and then he replied..."No its JOURNALISM." I
guess that the EASTERN writer was trying to take a shot at Namath for
going to ALABAMA, but Joe Willie put him right where he belonged...along
with his foot stuck in his mouth. Joe Namath was so gifted and well
liked by his teammates and THE UA student body. Joe Namath LOVED THE
University of Alabama!
ROLL TIDE!
Joe Bivona
UA '64
AEKDB
Kappa Sigma
A Denny Chimes Suggestion
by Joe Bivona
Special to Alabama Weekly
Today, Denny Chimes is lit up at night with special lighting in which
you can see the full Tower and it is beautiful. I would like to see
Denny Chimes lit up on Football weekends, starting at sundown on Friday
to Sunday midnight be lit up with CRIMSON flood lights. I believe that
it would look great, and be a start of a new TRADITION.
It may be so beautiful that this Crimson lights for Denny Chimes
could be lit up in Crimson every weekend.I got this idea back when I was
at Alabama from some cousins of mine that I visited every summer, who
live in Houston, Texas. They all graduated from The University of Texas
in Austin. On their campus, their administration bldg. is a 15 story
tower, made of a Ivory color. The windows on each side are 4 rows per
floor. During their FB season, the Texas Tower is lit up in a burnt
orange color with each side, 4 sides, the windows are in specific
offices are lit up, using the white office lights being left on forming
the T coming theough U, and it's beautiful. It just adds more spirit to
their beautiful campus.
Bama Hoops Takes Giant Step Forward
by Brett Young
Alabama Weekly Editor
Mark Gottfried, Rah Rah Scott, and the rest of the Crimson Tide hoops
staff haven't even begun to rest following the season. Instead,
they landed what many insiders say might be the best basketball talent
ever signed at the University of Alabama. Bama has secured the number
two ranked recruiting class in America for the 1999-2000 season. JUCO
All-American guard Schea Cotton recently added his signature to those of
Kenny Walker, Rod Grizzard, Erwin Dudley, and Terrance Meade. Walker,
Grizzard, and Dudley are all Top 100 prep players.
Cotton is a winner of the California prep player of the year and was
a top 10 player nationally as a high school senior in 1997. Look for the
Tide to sign one or two more players this spring.
Soup's Jokes
by Dennis "Soup" Campbell
Alabama Weekly Staff - At Large Bureau / Parts Unknown ;)
Bubba the awb was going for his morning walk one day when he walked past
his friend, Dufus the awb's house and saw a sign that said "Boat
For Sale."This confused Bubba because he knew that Dufus didn't own
a boat, so he decided to go in and ask Dufus about it."Hey
Dufus," said Bubba, "I seen that there sign in your yard what
says 'Boat For Sale,' but y'all ain't even got a boat. All y'all's got
is'n your ol' John Deere tractur and some rickety ol'
combine.""Yessir" Dufus replied, "And dey's boat for
sale."
Shaun Alexander for Heisman Campaign
Alabama Weekly Staff Reports
If you haven't seen the Shaun Alexander for Heisman Campaign
"Headquarters" at TideFans.com, you should 'schedule' a visit.
In actuality, all you need to do is go to http://TideFans.com
to get all the information you need about Shaun Alexander. The site
includes a bio, stats, pictures, video links, news releases, online
resources, a "campaign kit" and "Bumper Stickers."
The site was recently mentioned on Alabama Live as a recommended site
for Alabama fans.
Practice Reports
Jay "BamaJay" Lisby - Special to Alabama Weekly
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jay "BamaJay" Lisby has been
fortunate to be at virtually every practice and scrimmage. Here is his
latest report.
By traversing a convoluted path in and around the practice field and
managing to avoid getting run over by some piece of heavy machinery, the
coaches and team were able to conduct a fairly effective work out…on
this day before the last practice before the A-Day Game. Actually, when
you think about it, if you absolutely have to turn one of the athletic
team fields into a hard-hat area, I guess it's only appropriate that it
be the football field. The money saved on extra protective headgear
alone must run into the hundreds of dollars! :^) Actually, the only
significant problem with having one field torn up was the wind. On a
blustery day, players (and spectators) often wound up with dirt being
blown into their eyes.
As I predicted last time, with the punters kicking
"cross-ways" across the field, it was only a matter of time
before a football wound up in the middle of Hackberry Lane. Luckily,
neither the ball nor the player retrieving it suffered any permanent
damage. I've heard of the occasional stray golf ball hitting a car on
streets next to golf courses, but I would have loved to have seen the
look on the face of the driver of car! Try explaining THAT to your State
Farm agent. :^) Just hope he's an Alabama fan.
I don't know if there was any significance to it, but the tarp covering
the fence along Hackberry Lane had been removed. Normally, passing cars
can only catch a glimpse of the players over the top of the barrier.
With a suddenly clear path of vision, there were quite a few gawking
passersby, honking drivers and even a few hollerin' passengers trying to
get someone to look their way. To their credit, the players managed to
ignore most of the distractions.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Milo Lewis had probably his best day yet as an Alabama player. Today, he
looked every bit the JUCO All-American we all heard about during
recruiting season. Lewis showed excellent ability in press-man coverage
and outstanding speed. I first noticed Milo this afternoon when he
repeatedly shut down Sam Collins during one-on-one drills. That by
itself was impressive enough, but later in the drill he was matched up
against Freddie Milons three times in a row. Each time Lewis stayed
right with him stride for stride preventing any receptions and once not
even allowing a throw. Even Coach Swinney commented to Milo as he passed
by "You owned Freddie, today."
Kelf Bailey, Marcus Spencer, Phillip Weeks, Tony Dixon, Milo Lewis
and Reggie Myles all continue to wear the Crimson 1st team jerseys.
Phillip usually runs with the 2nd team and Kelf Bailey is probably
behind Lewis and Myles---but not by much. For those who have asked, Kelf
is significantly more aggressive than last year.
Tony Dixon was dressed out in full pads and appeared to take part in all
work. Because of that, Reggie Myles looks to be back at corner.
Shontua Ray looks good on some plays and then gets beat badly on others.
He's got the tools to play corner, but he definitely needs more
practicetime. He seems to be readily accepting the challenge of
tackling. During one drill, he went out of his way to close on T.J. Jr.
and take him down hard when it really wasn't necessary. At that point
the coaches were just blowing the whistle as the defender got close to
the ball. Apparently, Shontua felt he needed the practice. However, it's
not all roses for the newest member of our D. On one scrimmage play, he
got the worst of a collision in the secondary with Jason McAddley. As
Ray slowly hauled himself to his feet, Coach Ivy Williams showed no pity
on his former RB by calling out "Ya gotta MOOVE when you're on
D…or they'll Roooll you UP!" Shontua glanced over at him and then
turned and jogged gingerly back to the defensive huddle.
Gary Barnes has got to get the Courage Award for scout teamers today.
Playing against the 1st team defense, he ran up to make the tackle on
"Big Red" McClintock who had just taken a swing pass and
turned upfield. As Barnes was positioning himself to make the tackle,
T.J. Jr. clipped him from behind driving him into Dustin and then into
the ground. The coaches were concerned about Gary and wanted to
substitute for him, but Barnes refused to leave the field waving the
replacement off. It may or may not have been the smart thing to do, but
it was certainly courageous on his part.
Coach Harbison is definitely one of the most entertaining coaches to
be around. He's got a word for everyone and a comment for every play. As
bad as Sam Collins looked against Milo Lewis, he was looking that good
versus Shontua Ray. After a nifty fake that left Ray at the LOS and
allowed Sam to break free down the sidelines for a completion, Coach
Harbison shouted to Shontua "He's gonna make you lose your
shoes…Gonna make you lose your shoes!" The best part about the
scene though came as Harbison trotted by Collins on
the way to Shontua. "Good job, Collins!" CCH said just loud
enough for Sam to hear, but not so loud as to embarrass his DB.
LINEBACKERS
Canary Knight, Darius Gilbert and Miguel Merritt wore the Crimson 1st
team jerseys. However, Marvin Constant got plenty of work with the first
unit.
Miguel Merritt normally uses excellent technique when tackling. However,
on those occasions where he has taken a bad angle and he must reach for
the ball carrier, he seems to have a knack for hooking his man and not
letting go.
Canary Knight (along with Merritt) is one linebacker who shows no fear
of Dustin McClintock in one-on-one drills. He doesn't always hit him
squarely (Dustin is surprisingly elusive), but he definitely attacks his
man.
Darius Gilbert, with another year or two in the weight room, could wind
up as something special. He has good speed and tackles well.
Chris Horne had his best practice that I've seen. He was involved in
play after play during his work with the 1st unit. He's probably too
small to play LB, but don't tell him that.
DEFENSIVE LINE
Number 95, Antonio White, a 5'9" 265 lb. walk-on Defensive End
earned a point of personal pride today. In blocking drills versus the
1st and 2nd team OL, he and other scout team DLs were sort of
"human blocking dummies." His job was to stand and wait while
the blocker came out of his stance and moved to execute the block. After
the drill started, Coach Cottrell arrived with the Tight Ends and lined
them up opposite Mr. White. Except for T.J. Jr., however, none of the
Tight Ends could manage to move Antonio. After exhorting his athletes to
work harder, Coach Cottrell finally took White out of his position and
put in a back-up Tight End. Score one for the walk-on!
Cornelius Griffin, Reggie Grimes, Shawn Draper, Kindal Moorehead, Kenny
Smith and Jamie Carter all wore the Crimson 1st team jerseys.
PLACEKICKING AND PUNTING
The "usual suspects" (Arvin Richard, Freddie Milons, Eric
Locke and Reggie Myles) all worked at catching and returning punts. To
my untrained eye, Locke seems to be improving. I don't know if the
others are getting better or if Arvin's losing ground, but the other
contenders are fielding the punts just as well as AR.
It was a blustery day (especially early in practice) which made it a
terrific day to practice punting, fielding kicks and field goals. The
wind appeared to hurt the punters more than Pflugner. Ryan seemed to
adjust well and looked pretty good. However, in a game, you don't get a
second (and third) chance at a field goal after seeing how the wind
affected the first kick. :^(
Patrick Morgan seems to still be our best choice for Pope's replacement.
There are a lot of things you look for in a punter and consistency is
right up there at the top of the list.
If Jason Kellen could eliminate 1/3 of his kicks (he can be a little
erratic), he very well might be the front-runner for punter. However,
you just can't afford to give away important field position. If you're
punting from midfield, shanking a kick for only 25 yards isn't that bad.
However, if you're punting from your own endzone, it can cost you the
game.
His background as a baseball player clearly shows when Reggie Myles
fields punts. He always attempts to circle under the ball and catch it
with his momentum headed forward. That's classic technique if you're an
outfielder making a throw to the plate. For a punt returner? I don't
know.
QUARTERBACKS
Tyler Watts obviously watched Zow last year and how much more effective
our offense was when Andrew was not afraid to throw the ball down the
field. Watts seems to always look long first and isn't afraid to throw
the ball even if the receiver isn't wide open --especially if it's
single coverage. With Tim Bowens streaking down the sideline, even
though the CB was running with Tim, Watts threw the ball out in front.
The corner wound up slipping down and Bowens made the catch for what
would've been a TD. The only thing this young QB needs is repetitions.
Tyler looked great in drills. Then, when the scrimmage work started he
seemed to struggle. Of course, that might've had something to do with
the fact that he began by running the 2nd team O versus the 1st team D.
As the scrimmage wore on, however, TW settled down and looked more and
more comfortable. The coaches seem to recognize this and made sure Tyler
got work with the 1st unit offense. We've got to remember that he's only
a redshirt freshman. Unless he's seriously injured, he'll wind up
playing plenty of QB for Bama over the next four years.
Andrew Zow had a good day. He began the scrimmage work with the 1st
team O and led them steadily down the field for a touchdown. He has a
clear tendency to look for Shaun Alexander out of the backfield whenever
SA is in the game. I guess old habits die hard. Given the number of
times Shaun bailed our offense out last year with Zow at the controls,
it's certainly easy to understand. Zow had one pretty pass on a go route
over the middle that just barely fell incomplete off the fingertips of
Eric Locke. A little more timing work over the summer on that route
between those two and that play could be a big one for us next fall.
Luke Tucker is a solid #3. He invariably gets in with the 2nd (almost
3rd) string offense and often has to face the best our defense has to
offer. He hasn't backed down yet. Tucker has developed a good (and
necessary) roll-out and he's getting better at looking for an outlet
receiver and releasing the ball quickly. He and Jay Stubbs hooked up on
a nifty sideline route for a 1st down against the 1st teamers.
RUNNING BACKS
Shaun Bohanon is wearing the White 1st team jersey. Apparently, he's
ahead in the battle to backup Alexander. He had several good runs though
I can't honestly say he looked better than Galloway. Ahmaad certainly
hasn't given up and turned in numerous hard runs against the 1st team
D---some even effective. :^)
You don't realize how big Dustin McClintock is until you see him
standing next to the Offensive Linemen. Honestly, Dustin looks like
something out of Hollywood Casting. As big and tall as he is and with
that distinctive red hair, he looks like the lead character in the movie
version of "Eric the Red: King of the Vikings!" It's certainly
no exaggeration to say that we'll be counting on Dustin to lead us to
plenty of 1st downs next year. I don't think we've got a more reliable
play in our arsenal than the swing pass to McClintock---especially after
it's been set up with some effective running by the Tailback. Dustin is
an excellent receiver. On one play he saved the QB's rear end by
reaching up for a badly overthrown pass, tipping it in the air, and then
running under the ball to make what should've been an incompletion into
a 5-yard gain. It was DM who scored the 1st TD in the scrimmage work by
taking a swing pass from Zow and beating the Free Safety to the corner
of the endzone. On quick trap plays up the middle, Big Red is simply a
horse. I was surprised once to note that his forward progress was
stopped rather quickly…then I realized that there were three defenders
that had hold of him. When running the ball, Dustin seems to explode
into the tackler, bounce back slightly and then run through the hapless
defender who
is invariably falling backwards.
I'm not certain, but I think that Marvin Brown was slightly injured. He
didn't seem to participate in all drills---especially some of the
scrimmaging.
Coach Ivy Williams continues to bring his unique intensity to
practice. He actually gets excited when he sees the defensive
linebackers walking up to the LOS. Seeing the blitz coming, CIW shouted
out "GO!!! Score!!!!" to the running back. To him, the
blitzing LBs didn't promise danger. The way he saw it, the RB was only
two steps from breaking into the clear. One telling example of his
coaching philosophy occurred after Shaun Bohanon broke clear for a long
run and 1st down on an option pitch from Tyler Watts. He grabbed
"Bo" and sent him to congratulate Sam Collins for throwing the
block that opened the lane. This was done instinctively and without even
a touch of grandstanding. This is one Coach who understands that
football is a team game.
WIDE RECEIVERS
It's really interesting to watch Coach Swinney direct the receivers in
their warm-up drills. Each player in turn catches a different
pass---first from this angle, then from the opposite angle---next on a
low throw, then on high throws. This continues on throw after throw in
rapid succession including practice catching intentionally poorly thrown
balls. They even have a drill requiring the receiver to reach around a
pole to catch the ball. Obviously, the intent is to develop muscle
memory so that hard catches become routine and almost impossible catches
become simply difficult.
Casual fans probably don't realize the extent to which good receivers
are literally the quarterback's best friend. Even the best NFL QBs are
not absolutely accurate all the time. Quality receivers adjust to the
ball almost instinctively making balls as much as 5-10 yards off-target
appear to be good throws. Beyond that, what allows quarterbacks to sleep
well at night is what is euphemistically called "good hands."
The ones deserving of that phrase (like Milons, Locke, Bowens and
Collins) literally make it look easy. Like the children's plastic Velcro
"glove," these WRs seem to be able to simply reach out and
touch the ball and have it stick to their hands.
It's a very good sign when a receiver gets visibly angry just for
dropping a ball during a drill. Eric Locke simply expects to catch
everything. Watching him run with the ball reminds me of a bounding
coiled spring. Not only is he able to twist his body to avoid tacklers,
but defenders can seem to almost bounce away from "The Deuce."
With AC Carter and Leonard Fulgham added to the WR mix (making it
impossible to double), next year and years to come should be
interesting.
His concentration on the ball was what impressed me most on one play by
Freddie Milons. It was a sideline fade route and the ball was slightly
underthrown. Shontua Ray was defending and he came running up with his
arms raised. The ball tipped up in the air. Freddie calmly let Shontua
run by, plucked the ball out of the air and proceeded to run upfield for
what would have been a long-gainer.
Sam Collins had a good practice overall. Early on, Milo Lewis sort of
had his way with Sam (of course he did the same with Milons), but
Collins had several good efforts against other corners including Shontua
Ray. You wouldn't necessarily guess it by looking at him, but Sam is
very quick and elusive off the line. On a couple of occasions, Collins
out-quicked Ray and blew by him for long receptions. Later, the two
managed to get locked up leading to a fight. Despite giving away 20-odd
pounds, Sam didn't back down an inch. He's tough. We're going to like
this kid.
TIGHT ENDS
T.J. Jr. is clearly our best TE at this point. He not only is the best
receiver, but he's easily the most effective blocker. Junior got himself
a TD by laying out to catch a pass on a 10-yard route into the corner of
the endzone. I don't doubt that some of our Tight End recruits may
challenge for playing time (especially since it looks like we're going
to run some 2-tight-end sets). However, I'll be surprised if anyone
manages to displace T.J. without a battle.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Sam Matthews was missing from the drills I saw. Across the field I could
see someone riding a stationary bike, but I don't know if it was Sam or
not.
Jason McDonald, Griff Redmill, Paul Hogan, Will Cuthbert and Chris
Samuels appear to be our first unit. Kenric Lott is still wearing the
White 1st team jersey, but he usually worked with the 2nd unit. McDonald
and Redmill are back at 1st team Guard.
The other players running 2nd team Offensive Line were Marico Portis,
Lannis Baxley, Carlos Stennis, Michael Barfield and Bart Raulston. I
expect that if Matthews had been there he would've been in Barfield's
spot.
Whether or not we redshirt our Offensive Line recruits this year will
probably depend on whether the coaches want to go 2 or 3 deep on the
depth chart. At this point, we can probably go a solid 2-deep. Whether
or not they're solid enough is up to the coaches. However, I don't see
any way we can be 3-deep---certainly not at all positions.
Editor's Note 2: We will be bringing more of BamaJay's reports to you at
BamaNation.com and in Alabama Weekly
AND THE BAMANATION SAID: "ROLL TIDE!"
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Guest Article by: Joe Bivona, Jay Lisby
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