Days 'til the A-Day game: 24 Days 'til Season Kick Off: 157
The defensive players appear to be really enjoying Coach Saban's work ethic and his chaotic, in-your-face approach. Simeon Castille said “it’s kind of different, because with Coach Shula, I never really saw him, but I see Coach Saban in my face all the time."
The Crimson White discussed the players' being able to talk to the media as well. Matt Collins told about the different terminology and how the best way for new coaches to know their players is in intimate one-on-one drills, like they've been doing for the first two practices.
Wallace Gilberry laughed at his own jokes, particularly one about how he had heard horror stories before Saban came, but then realized "he's so short." He then settled down and got serious to reveal this: "He wants the best out of you," he said "and he's going to get it. He's going to make you a better man." Isn't that what we want out of a football coach? Read more here.
TideSports.com goes into detail about how intense Major Applewhite is, and how the players are responding to it. Everyone seems to love it. “Smart guy," junior guard Justin Britt said. “Knows his stuff. He’s an intense coach as well. He got after us in the fourth-quarter [offseason] program."
We get a little more information about Saban's Fourth Quarter Program. I kinda wish I could figure out what the workouts are and all that...cause I need to get back in shape. Haha.
Matt Collins revealed here that there are a lot of mistakes, but that it comes from not knowing exactly what's coming next. Everybody is still learning the new system.
Ray Melick discusses why Alabama and Awbarn raised ticket prices. Coach Moore says "it's just the price of doing business."
Dateline Alabama discusses all of the hype surrounding the program right now, and how Coach Saban and his staff don't really give a damn about it.
And....a little different note here -- Cecil goes into detail about how Pat Forde doesn't know what he's talking about. People are constantly comparing Mike Shula and Tubby Smith now, and that's ridiculous. Read it and see what we're talking about.
Read in one of the articles that all of the walk-ons for special teams that the former staff brought in were not invited back this year by Saban's staff. I find this rather comical.
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Thanks for all of your hard work on this site. IMO it is the best Bama blog there is! Thanks again # posted by Nt3 : 12:16 PM
I appreciate it! Glad you're one of the readers. I'm sure that eventually I'll have more of my outlandish opinions to put on the page. There's just not much to make an opinion about right now...haha. # posted by Memphis Tider : 12:54 PM
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