ToraGirl 5,498 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 11 hours ago, AURealist said: I'm sure the focus of such an article would be that an unhappy Sith Lord Saban is cleaning house to make way for a new, stronger staff to build an even more powerful death star... Because one mass exodus "doesn't define you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinPat 2,575 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Looks like they’ve had two more to declare for the draft. One is the kid who got “injured” when the Clemson player faked him out of his jock. He had to be helped off the field but was miraculously better before the game was over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURealist 2,185 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 24 minutes ago, PigskinPat said: Looks like they’ve had two more to declare for the draft. One is the kid who got “injured” when the Clemson player faked him out of his jock. He had to be helped off the field but was miraculously better before the game was over. Yeah. Ego injuries are like that. Could hurt his draft potential if it happened again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin149 391 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 AUsince72's reference to The Jerk did not go unnoticed!!! Best movie of all time!!!! At some point (I hope & wish), UAT's wheels will fall off for no particular reason and a huge dose of humility will be served. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 1:43 PM, AURealist said: bama will probably toss Nick I thought you were a realist. This comment says otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piketiger1990 173 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I feel like Saban has been hiring “recruiting” coaches and his attempt to balance that is hiring these “off the field” coaches (who really are on the field). Their talent level never drops but their team, especially on defense, looked very unprepared in the playoffs this year. If Oklahoma doesn’t come into that semifinal game as tight as they did, they could have worn Alabama out by the 2nd half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 10 hours ago, PigskinPat said: Looks like they’ve had two more to declare for the draft. One is the kid who got “injured” when the Clemson player faked him out of his jock. He had to be helped off the field but was miraculously better before the game was over. Yeah, actually two pretty big DB losses, Deontay Thompson and Saivion Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 50 minutes ago, Piketiger1990 said: I feel like Saban has been hiring “recruiting” coaches and his attempt to balance that is hiring these “off the field” coaches (who really are on the field). Their talent level never drops but their team, especially on defense, looked very unprepared in the playoffs this year. If Oklahoma doesn’t come into that semifinal game as tight as they did, they could have worn Alabama out by the 2nd half Agree...my recollection is that bama was just hanging on by the end of the game...and that despite the poor Okie defense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Mac Wilson declared today. He’s rated the number 3 ILB but don’t think many Bama fans will miss him too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,924 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 8 hours ago, aujeff11 said: Mac Wilson declared today. He’s rated the number 3 ILB but don’t think many Bama fans will miss him too much. Mac looked lost out several times. No defense is worth much when the ILB is lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just now, keesler said: Mac looked lost out several times. No defense is worth much when the ILB is lost. Sure did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, keesler said: Mac looked lost out several times. No defense is worth much when the ILB is lost. JMO but no matter that, losing the experience ….and the potential for next year is still an issue to be dealt with. Hope some of our guys who looked lost at times last year are better....have to think not about "what was"...but about "what can be". So I'm happy to see the guy gone and hope he does well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,924 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, AU64 said: JMO but no matter that, losing the experience ….and the potential for next year is still an issue to be dealt with. Hope some of our guys who looked lost at times last year are better....have to think not about "what was"...but about "what can be". So I'm happy to see the guy gone and hope he does well. Amen Brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 See that Wilson is projected as a first round draft choice...…….who would have guessed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,096 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 It's interesting because he's a fantastic coverage LB, but he's not a thumper like they've had in the past. Wide berth between Wilson and a guy like Foster. But it's possible he fits the mold of an NFL LB better. Sign of the times and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerOfDixieland 3,226 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 minute ago, AU64 said: See that Wilson is projected as a first round draft choice...…….who would have guessed? I’m thinking the 49’ers steer clear for some reason. Just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 minute ago, PowerOfDixieland said: I’m thinking the 49’ers steer clear for some reason. Just a guess. showed him with Rams....but who knows.....always some team that will roll the dice on a guy who seems to have the measurables even if there are questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 A reserve offensive lineman, Ritchie Pettibon, that was once highly regarded out of HS is grad transferring to Illinois. An excerpt: That makes five offensive linemen that will not be back next season. Alabama lost Ross Pierschbacher, Lester Cotton and Joshua Casher to graduation and Jonah Williams to the NFL Draft. There is also uncertainty surrounding Deonte Brown and Elliot Baker, who were both suspended during the Crimson Tide's two College Football Playoff games for violating NCAA rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 JMO but the revolving door of the bama coaching staff is taking a toll...OL coach leaves and players too...😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinPat 2,575 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Sounds like little nicky is becoming a little unraveled: “I had just left a meeting with Nick Saban,” Gattis said on Jim Harbaugh’s Attack Each Day podcast, “getting my butt chewed out for about 20 minutes telling him I was leaving...It didn’t go over well.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.maizenbrew.com/platform/amp/football/2019/1/15/18183908/josh-gattis-chewed-out-by-nick-saban-before-leaving-alabama-jim-harbaugh-attack-each-day-podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle79 3,569 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 1/12/2019 at 8:34 PM, PigskinPat said: Looks like they’ve had two more to declare for the draft. One is the kid who got “injured” when the Clemson player faked him out of his jock. He had to be helped off the field but was miraculously better before the game was over. That is referred to as "Loser's Limp". Get beat, get dunked on, etc. pull up with an injury to explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToraGirl 5,498 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Alabama coaching departures have Nick Saban seeking answers TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama's annual game of musical chairs took place again on Friday morning, when a row of empty, leather-bound seats were filled by standouts Quinnen Williams, Jonah Williams and Josh Jacobs as they prepared to announce they would be leaving school early to enter the NFL draft. Right as the trio made their decisions public, Irv Smith Jr. wrote on Twitter that he, too, would be opting to turn pro rather than return for his senior season. But beyond those chairs containing the departing stars of the Alabama offense and defense, beyond the walls of the Naylor Stone Media Suite and down the hallway behind it, was where the real action was taking place. Because if Nick Saban bothered to open any of the doors to his assistant coaches' offices that day, he would have seen a lot of empty desks and a lot of unanswered questions staring back at him.... Players leaving early for the NFL is nothing new. In fact, it's sort of a badge of honor for a program with more than its fair share of the country's top talent. But the mass exodus of assistant coaches that began almost immediately after Alabama's loss to Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game was different..." http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25755578/alabama-coaching-departures-nick-saban-seeking-answers "ROLL TIDE ROLL!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinPat 2,575 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 bama lost another one. defensive analyst Spanos is going to UConn to be their DC: https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2019/01/uconn-hiring-alabama-analyst-as-defensive-coordinator.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,924 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Ehh, Saban replaced 6-8 coaches on his staff last year after winning the NC in '17 and they still turned in a 14-1 season in '18. Looks like he'll have to revamp most of his staff again this year. Are most of the departures leaving for an advancement in their career, or just lateral moves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToraGirl 5,498 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Several laterals...which caught my eye, but not too intensely. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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