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  1. I see where you’re going with that, but Dickerson’s ultimate program of choice definitely risked and incurred some pretty harsh penalties.
  2. Exactly. This is one of few instances where I think the kid would be best served to postpone. None of his offers are getting pulled.
  3. That’s why kids at schools like Westlake or Highland Park can dominate better athletes. Westlake’s coaches max out player potential and win with better technique and discipline.
  4. Maybe by “retirement” he meant pen time. His tweet must be suggesting he got probation and batterer’s intervention classes instead of time, so he’ll be back next year.
  5. Two back will be interesting next year with Ingram and Cain (hopefully). We know Ingram will block. Cain has the build to block. The potential multiplicity is intriguing.
  6. If someone wants to spend the time and money to dig up Fatty’s divorce records, I know he divorced his second wife in Fort Worth in 2002. The sealed records won’t be available. That wife’s name was Tawna. Don’t know her predecessors info. Probably wouldn’t be too hard to find.
  7. Did yours involve sealed court records and non-disclosure agreements? And a beaten ex-wife who was once a cheerleader at the school you coached at (Utah State) when you started banging her in 1992? Of course, you’d need to have been married to another wife, whom you were also beating, when you started plowing this one. Then you’d leave the second battered ex-wife for your current punching bag. That’s the rumor, anyway...
  8. I’ve heard the same from some people very close to the divorce. Like, they couldn’t be much closer. Your story absolutely checks out. I can’t believe it hasn’t gotten out. Absolutely no bullshit.
  9. Which is funny, because I have it on pretty good authority that fat patty has beaten the shit out of his last two wives.
  10. Knowing how Drayton operates, he’ll probably tell the running backs where they each rank in his evaluations and let things sort themselves out. The ranking will be: 1) Sanders; 2) Cain; and 3) Brown. Cain already knows Drayton has him behind Sanders. His interest in Texas may mean Cain knows we aren’t getting Sanders. It may also mean that we’re getting Sanders, but Cain is comfortable knowing he’s rated above Brown in a three man class. I doubt LSU is being that transparent.
  11. Is that wrong?
  12. That sucks.
  13. Back in April, Drayton told me, “yeah, we’re gonna get Cain. I really want his teammate, Sanders. He (Sanders) is the best back in the country.” He also told me the two teammates appreciated the direct approach Drayton takes in their recruitment. This was the same time he told me Wilson was going to Ohio State. Obviously, a lot of time has passed since April, so I don’t know where Dayton’s confidence is today. Taking Brown may have affected the outlook. I just know he was very matter of fact about getting Cain in April.
  14. Ahh... i misunderstood which portions were quotes and which were original. Never mind.
  15. Exactly. A five star at another school thinks he’s the crap. A five star at bama is just another guy and is having to beat out 3 more guys that were ranked just as high. oach Saban apparently has a unique and semi-proprietary method of evaluating recruits. This was mentioned when he alluded to coaches leaving his employ to coach elsewhere, and taking his system of evaluation with them. If you had a way of testing a recruit to see the level of his physical and or mental maturity, you could do a lot of things with lesser ranked recruits. But beyond that, read Clinton-Dix's comments on "the process." It is enlightening. In the series of videos prior to the season that showed the Bama practices, I was amazed at how organized and intense the Bama practices were. Saban was on top of every detail and made the players and coaches get it right. Of course, having top talent is key, but getting everybody on the same page and executing things in a manner that gives you the best chance of success is what sets Saban apart from most coaches. -I'm actually a good person to answer this. I used to be in the strength and conditioning field and was involved in the program during the late Shula early Saban era. Also am familiar with a bunch of programs good and bad at different levels(having worked at several before doing something else with my life). The answer is simple. Saban runs a program like a good company runs its business. I'm sure some have read the book "The E-Myth" which talks about running even small businesses like a turn-key big company. This is how Saban runs Alabama. It is a never failing, always consistent, turn-key operation. Ive never seen any other school run anything similar on a consistent basis. The first year at Bama, Saban went to Tommy Moffitt(whom LSU fans stupidly want to run off) and asked him to come be the strength coach at Bama. He refused but sent Cochran, his assistant, instead. Saban wanted to change the culture immediately and permanently so he instructed Cochran to read the program's creed loudly before every single workout in the weight room(which he did every damn time). He has a plan and procedure for everything. At other programs countless amounts of time and effort are wasted contemplating decisions and actions that are always pre-made at Alabama. While you and your coaches are debating x and y, having meetings other this and that, Alabama coaches are miles ahead. While your players are waiting on your coaches to figure things out, Bama's players have received hours and hours of more, well organized instruction. While your program is wasting precious amounts of limited time on "changing the culture" Bama never missed a beat and is miles ahead with better athletes and coaches. There is a manual and a procedure for operation and it is followed. Saban has been at Alabama for over a decade while other teams have run through failed coach after failed coach, having to restart the some old process of "changing culture" year after year and having the same problems of being miles behind. I havent seen anything behind the curtains at UGA but I can only assume Kirby has been the only one able to check his ego enough to fully devote his program to the process enough to get it running at an Alabama level. He was there long enough, and cant deny it works better than anything he can personally come up with. Ego does more coaches in than anything else and Saban is better at checking his ego than any other coach out there. You may say "bu bu but...I've seen him do this and that argue with coaches..etc etc." Saban had a successful formula of a monstrous front 7 3-4 defense and power rushing attack with game manager QBs. It worked and was working well...yet he scrapped it and adapted as the game did. How many other less successful coaches have rode their ships straight into the ground because they refused to admit their brilliant formula which was once successful couldn't cut it anymore? (looking at you LSU and Auburn) In many ways, Saban is similar to Bear Bryant who also scrapped a system that had won him multiple championships to install the Wishbone in 1971. So many coaches are so competitive and have such high egos that they cant accept that its the players that must win them games, not their brilliant coaching ability. This is why you see so many "athletes" at QB who have to look over at the sideline to get every single read for them because their coach cant stop trying to play his team like a video game. The best coaches realize they have to coach like hell until game time...and then let go and let the players do their thing. Tons of you are gonna say I'm full of shite...I'm not. Studying coaching methods and programs was an obsession of mine for a long time and I saw a lot of programs up close and personal. I was most able to really appreciate what Saban did at Alabama when I started my own business... Hope this helps some of you understand. -Gus Malzahn's greatest nemesis may be his intellect. I truly believe hes is very smart, maybe the smartest in the SEC. He did some incredible things by going back and adapting some of the early football offenses(which were probably more advanced than today's offenses) to the modern game and dominating with it. He single handedly caused Saban to divert the direction of the Alabama program. I haven't seen much behind the curtains at Auburn, so you Auburn fans know much more than I do but if I had to guess, he is just being too stubborn with personnel and the offense. When the pieces fall together, they can be all but unstoppable but when they aren't all there, he apparently is just not gonna adapt. Its my only guess for the roller coaster ride you see at Auburn every few seasons. -Alabama's player evaluation models, strength program, player development/practice manuals are sitting in almost every football program in the country. -He demands perfection from his coaches more than his players. He holds everyone accountable for what happens in games and practices. -% of 5 stars drafted in first round ..Bama 48.3% ...Rest of college football 17%. -A few years back, I read an article about these manuals that Saban wrote that are position-specific and body type-specific, and are pretty thick. It lays out a diet and exercise regimen, sleep regimen, etc. There was a daily thought or quote included that the player was encouraged to reflect on. Each player got a manual and were expected to live it. I'm guess our head coach is familiar and fully aware of Saban's techniques, since he's apparently doing something right. https://www.secrant.com/rant/sec-football/what-makes-saban-so-much-better-at-player-development-than-all-other-coaches/79961067/ Not sure how to send private messages on here, but you and I probably know some of the same people. We should grab a beer if we’re ever in the same town.
  16. I’d say that’s unequivocally a huge improvement across the board. Maybe not where we want to be ultimately, but definitely moving in the right direction.
  17. Hmm... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. Sounds Australian. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. Wilson is an Ohio kid. He was always going to Ohio state. When he was at Texas on his official, he kept talking to Drayton about Ohio State. Drayton and the rest of the staff knew the kid was tOSU bound long before the announcement. They had already moved on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. I’m glad that’s the prevailing attitude up there. Fuck those inbreeders. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. Yeah, I think kids get to college and realize receivers will beat them with route-running, body position, qb timing, etc. It’s not always good enough to be a good athlete. You kinda have to sink or swim and learn to watch film. As far as Boyd goes, he’s come a LONG way, but you’re right: he’s just aggressive by nature. He’s a plus athlete with plenty of ability and frequently is able to recover when he gets beat on double moves. His style is boom or bust, but even when he’s beat, he manages to get in a position to make the tackle, even if he gives up the completion. I hope the other guys will make similar strides with time and experience. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. Correct. He got beat in the end zone twice, I believe. The way I remember it, one was caught for 6, and the other was dropped. I could be confusing one of those plays with a Thompson play, though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. My guess is it will be like Clemson trying to get rid of the “Clemsoning” verb that followed them around until they started beating teams they were expected to beat consistently and winning conference/national championships. And to be fair, that should be our standard, too. So when we go multiple consecutive years without being upset by inferior competition, and when we win or play for conference championships every year, no one will have to say “Texas is back” anymore. It will be obvious and they’ll drop it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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