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PatriotReign37 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/alabama.htm --Freshman RB Trent Richardson could step right in to replace last year's leading rusher, Glen Coffee. The 5-11, 220-pound back from Pensacola, Fla., was one of the most highly sought-after backs in the country, averaging 9.3 yards per carry (2,090 yards) with 26 touchdowns as a senior. He's expected to team with sophomore Mark Ingram the same way Ingram teamed with Coffee last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Sixteen athletic teams at Alabama have been penalized for their involvement in improperly obtaining free textbooks for other students, with the football team ordered to vacate wins between the 2005 and 2007 seasons, the NCAA committee on infractions announced Thursday. Alabama will be forced to vacate 21 football victories that came under the watch of former coach Mike Shula and current coach Nick Saban, the university said in a release. Low Tide Alabama will be forced to vacate 21 football wins that came under former coach Mike Shula and current coach Nick Saban, the NCAA ruled. Here are the games: Season Games 2005:Middle Tennessee, Southern Mississippi, South Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah State, Mississippi State, Texas Tech (Cotton Bowl) 2006:Hawaii, Vanderbilt, Louisiana-Monroe, Duke, Mississippi, Florida International 2007:Western Carolina, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Houston and Mississippi The football program, which will not lose future scholarships, and the other 15 teams have been put on three years' probation -- the third probation penalty for university athletics in the past decade. Alabama also was ordered to pay a $43,900 fine. It wasn't immediately clear if Alabama would appeal the probation, which would last until June 2012. "First of all, I think the University of Alabama, Dr. [Robert] Witt [president], and Mal Moore [athletic director] did a great job of demonstrating institutional integrity in the way they handled this internally," Saban told the Birmingham News on Thursday before the NCAA's announcement. "I'm really happy for the players we have in the program that this won't affect their future, nor will it affect the players we're recruiting. We're always happy to be moving on, and we're looking forward to the future." Former Miami athletic director Paul Dee, chairman of the committee on infractions, said 201 student-athletes improperly obtained textbooks from the school's bookstore. Dee said four football players were the worst offenders, obtaining books worth between $2,700 and $3,950. Dee said the athletes improperly obtained textbooks worth approximately $40,000. Athletes get free textbooks with their scholarships, but some were accused of getting additional textbooks for other students. The NCAA identified seven Alabama football players who intentionally obtained textbooks improperly, Dee said. The NCAA asked Alabama officials to identify the games in which the ineligible players competed during the 2005-07 seasons for the purpose of vacating those victories. Alabama did so and came up with the 21-win number (see inline). Maisel: Textbook transition Not so long ago, Alabama was a textbook problem. Strange as it sounds, the NCAA penalties placed on the Crimson Tide on Thursday indicate that their rehabilitation may be complete. In addition to football, the programs receiving penalties are men's and women's basketball, softball, baseball, women's gymnastics, men's and women's golf, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, women's soccer and women's volleyball. "Although the committee commends the institution for self-discovering, investigating and reporting the textbook violations, it remains troubled, nonetheless, by the scope of the violations in this instance and by the institution's recent history of infractions cases," the NCAA said. In men's tennis and men's and women's track, the individual records of 15 athletes identified as "intentional wrongdoers" will be vacated and team point totals from regular-season, postseason and NCAA championship contests will be reconfigured, the NCAA said. The NCAA said some 125 student-athletes received benefits totaling less than $100 each. The NCAA said the violations involving football players began at the start of the 2005 season; the university reported the violations after uncovering them during the '07 football season, when starting linemen Antoine Caldwell and Marlon Davis, running back Glen Coffee, and defensive backs Chris Rogers and Marquis Johnson were suspended for four games. Under NCAA rules, the players would be ruled ineligible from when they first received the "extra benefits" and would have been ineligible until they were suspended and reinstated. Schlabach: Three years gone Alabama will have to vacate 21 victories from the 2005-07 seasons. The NCAA has asked Alabama officials to identify any games in which seven ineligible football players participated during the three-year period. Alabama appeared before the NCAA committee on infractions on Feb. 20 to answer allegations of potentially major violations involving the improper disbursement of textbooks and "failure to adequately monitor" the textbook distribution process for student-athletes. The violations occurred during the 2005-06 school year and into the fall of 2007. That left the university subject to potentially stiffer penalties as a repeat violator because the football program was placed on probation on Feb. 1, 2002. The new case also reopens the five-year repeat violator window. Saban replaced Shula as coach after the 2006 football season and suspended Caldwell, Coffee, Johnson, Rogers and Davis when the university uncovered the violations. The Tide were 5-2 at that point in the 2007 season, and their only wins in the next six games came against Tennessee, and in the Independence Bowl against Colorado. The sanctions come at a time when Alabama fans were celebrating the program's return to national prominence. Saban led the Tide to a 12-0 regular-season record and a No. 1 ranking last season, before the team lost to Florida in the Southeastern Conference championship game and to Utah in the Sugar Bowl. The university uncovered the violations after an Alabama Supply Store employee realized that an athlete had more than $1,600 in charges for the fall semester of 2007 and alerted university officials. Alabama has changed some of its procedures, including requiring compliance officials to be present when student-athletes pick up their books. The university has said none of the textbooks or materials was used for profit or to get items not related to academics, and that the athletes involved who still have eligibility remaining have had to pay restitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 Sixteen athletic teams at Alabama have been penalized for their involvement in improperly obtaining free textbooks for other students, with the football team ordered to vacate wins between the 2005 and 2007 seasons, the NCAA committee on infractions announced Thursday. Alabama will be forced to vacate 21 football victories that came under the watch of former coach Mike Shula and current coach Nick Saban, the university said in a release. Low Tide Alabama will be forced to vacate 21 football wins that came under former coach Mike Shula and current coach Nick Saban, the NCAA ruled. Here are the games: Season Games 2005:Middle Tennessee, Southern Mississippi, South Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah State, Mississippi State, Texas Tech (Cotton Bowl) 2006:Hawaii, Vanderbilt, Louisiana-Monroe, Duke, Mississippi, Florida International 2007:Western Carolina, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Houston and Mississippi The football program, which will not lose future scholarships, and the other 15 teams have been put on three years' probation -- the third probation penalty for university athletics in the past decade. Alabama also was ordered to pay a $43,900 fine. It wasn't immediately clear if Alabama would appeal the probation, which would last until June 2012. "First of all, I think the University of Alabama, Dr. [Robert] Witt [president], and Mal Moore [athletic director] did a great job of demonstrating institutional integrity in the way they handled this internally," Saban told the Birmingham News on Thursday before the NCAA's announcement. "I'm really happy for the players we have in the program that this won't affect their future, nor will it affect the players we're recruiting. We're always happy to be moving on, and we're looking forward to the future." Former Miami athletic director Paul Dee, chairman of the committee on infractions, said 201 student-athletes improperly obtained textbooks from the school's bookstore. Dee said four football players were the worst offenders, obtaining books worth between $2,700 and $3,950. Dee said the athletes improperly obtained textbooks worth approximately $40,000. Athletes get free textbooks with their scholarships, but some were accused of getting additional textbooks for other students. The NCAA identified seven Alabama football players who intentionally obtained textbooks improperly, Dee said. The NCAA asked Alabama officials to identify the games in which the ineligible players competed during the 2005-07 seasons for the purpose of vacating those victories. Alabama did so and came up with the 21-win number (see inline). Maisel: Textbook transition Not so long ago, Alabama was a textbook problem. Strange as it sounds, the NCAA penalties placed on the Crimson Tide on Thursday indicate that their rehabilitation may be complete. In addition to football, the programs receiving penalties are men's and women's basketball, softball, baseball, women's gymnastics, men's and women's golf, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, women's soccer and women's volleyball. "Although the committee commends the institution for self-discovering, investigating and reporting the textbook violations, it remains troubled, nonetheless, by the scope of the violations in this instance and by the institution's recent history of infractions cases," the NCAA said. In men's tennis and men's and women's track, the individual records of 15 athletes identified as "intentional wrongdoers" will be vacated and team point totals from regular-season, postseason and NCAA championship contests will be reconfigured, the NCAA said. The NCAA said some 125 student-athletes received benefits totaling less than $100 each. The NCAA said the violations involving football players began at the start of the 2005 season; the university reported the violations after uncovering them during the '07 football season, when starting linemen Antoine Caldwell and Marlon Davis, running back Glen Coffee, and defensive backs Chris Rogers and Marquis Johnson were suspended for four games. Under NCAA rules, the players would be ruled ineligible from when they first received the "extra benefits" and would have been ineligible until they were suspended and reinstated. Schlabach: Three years gone Alabama will have to vacate 21 victories from the 2005-07 seasons. The NCAA has asked Alabama officials to identify any games in which seven ineligible football players participated during the three-year period. Alabama appeared before the NCAA committee on infractions on Feb. 20 to answer allegations of potentially major violations involving the improper disbursement of textbooks and "failure to adequately monitor" the textbook distribution process for student-athletes. The violations occurred during the 2005-06 school year and into the fall of 2007. That left the university subject to potentially stiffer penalties as a repeat violator because the football program was placed on probation on Feb. 1, 2002. The new case also reopens the five-year repeat violator window. Saban replaced Shula as coach after the 2006 football season and suspended Caldwell, Coffee, Johnson, Rogers and Davis when the university uncovered the violations. The Tide were 5-2 at that point in the 2007 season, and their only wins in the next six games came against Tennessee, and in the Independence Bowl against Colorado. The sanctions come at a time when Alabama fans were celebrating the program's return to national prominence. Saban led the Tide to a 12-0 regular-season record and a No. 1 ranking last season, before the team lost to Florida in the Southeastern Conference championship game and to Utah in the Sugar Bowl. The university uncovered the violations after an Alabama Supply Store employee realized that an athlete had more than $1,600 in charges for the fall semester of 2007 and alerted university officials. Alabama has changed some of its procedures, including requiring compliance officials to be present when student-athletes pick up their books. The university has said none of the textbooks or materials was used for profit or to get items not related to academics, and that the athletes involved who still have eligibility remaining have had to pay restitution. like LSU is clean=D> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Textbooks? Thats it? Saban suspended the players invloved. End of story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Textbooks? Thats it? Saban suspended the players invloved. End of story. Yeah, I guess textbooks aren't so bad. It's not like they videotaped other teams' signals or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Mesko Named to Watch List for Ray Guy Award August 5, 2009 AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A preseason first-team All-America, fifth-year senior punter Zoltan Mesko (Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg HS) has been named to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award for the third consecutive season. Mesko is one of nine players on the 2009 preseason watch list which includes five returning semifinalists from last season. A 2008 semifinalist for the nation's top punter award, Mesko was named to the Playboy Magazine All-America Team. He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection last season after leading the conference and finishing 19th nationally in punting average (42.95 avg.). Mesko earned fourth-team All-America honors from Phil Steele Magazine in 2008. Mesko graduated this past spring with a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and he is currently working on a master's degree in sports management. Mesko is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree and this year was named one of three Big Ten Distinguished Student-Athletes on the U-M football team. He is also a four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement recipient. He has appeared in 38 career games as the Wolverines starting punter. Mesko has punted 200 times during his career for a 42-yard average, the second-best career mark in school history. He needs four punts and 172 yards to set Michigan career records in both categories. Mesko has pinned 63 of his 200 career punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line and has boomed 43 punts of 50 yards or better. The watch list will be trimmed to 10 semifinalists on Nov. 13 and the three finalists will be announced Nov. 23. The winner of the 2009 Ray Guy Award will be announced live on ESPN on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Mesko Named to Watch List for Ray Guy Award August 5, 2009 AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A preseason first-team All-America, fifth-year senior punter Zoltan Mesko (Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg HS) has been named to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award for the third consecutive season. Mesko is one of nine players on the 2009 preseason watch list which includes five returning semifinalists from last season. A 2008 semifinalist for the nation's top punter award, Mesko was named to the Playboy Magazine All-America Team. He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection last season after leading the conference and finishing 19th nationally in punting average (42.95 avg.). Mesko earned fourth-team All-America honors from Phil Steele Magazine in 2008. Mesko graduated this past spring with a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and he is currently working on a master's degree in sports management. Mesko is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference honoree and this year was named one of three Big Ten Distinguished Student-Athletes on the U-M football team. He is also a four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement recipient. He has appeared in 38 career games as the Wolverines starting punter. Mesko has punted 200 times during his career for a 42-yard average, the second-best career mark in school history. He needs four punts and 172 yards to set Michigan career records in both categories. Mesko has pinned 63 of his 200 career punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line and has boomed 43 punts of 50 yards or better. The watch list will be trimmed to 10 semifinalists on Nov. 13 and the three finalists will be announced Nov. 23. The winner of the 2009 Ray Guy Award will be announced live on ESPN on The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 10. Not a surprise. He has a lot of in-game practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Not a surprise. He has a lot of in-game practice. GO BLUE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 back on cue TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PatriotReign37 Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Yeah, I guess textbooks aren't so bad. It's not like they videotaped other teams' signals or anything. Whats next? An article about Alabama football players stealing pencils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 TUSCALOOSA | Imagine for a moment that you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 TUSCALOOSA | Throughout the first few days of the University of Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 TUSCALOOSA | During one-on-one coverage drills in the University of Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I still think UF will own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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afosomf Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 ANDREW BONE: So far, Tide ranks third in recruit rankings Published: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 24, 2009 at 11:03 p.m. The Associated Press released its Top 25 last week and the rankings will not change until after the first week of the college football season. A list which changes on a daily basis is the Scout.com National Team Recruiting Rankings. Commitments taking place daily across the country reflects in the national recruiting rankings. The University of Alabama has remained in the top five since the first rankings were released. Alabama ranks as the No. 3 class in the country behind Texas and Oklahoma. The Tide has received 20 commitments to date, including two junior college transfers. Alabama's average star ranking is 3.75 on a five-star scale. The Texas Longhorns have 19 commitments with an average star ranking of 3.89. All of the Lone Star State verbal pledges hail from in-state. Several of the Longhorns' commitments include Taylor Bible, Scout.com five-star defensive tackle from Guyer High School in Denton; Reggie Wilson, Scout.com five-star defensive end from Haltom High School in Haltom City; and Connor Wood, Scout.com four-star quarterback from Second Baptist School in Houston, Texas. Oklahoma has traded spots several times with Alabama and currently holds the No. 2 spot. The Sooners have received 21 commitments with an average star ranking of 3.62. A big reason for the jump above Alabama came when Justin McCay, Scout.com five-star outside linebacker from Bishop Miege High School in Shawnee Mission, Kans., committed to the Sooners last week. Another Sooner commitment from Kansas came from Blake Bell, Scout.com five-star quarterback from Bishop Carroll Catholic in Wichita. Oklahoma has reeled in commitments from Bronson Irwin, Scout.com four-star offensive guard from Mustang, Okla., and Breenan Clay, Scout.com four-star running back from Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego, Calif. The Tide sits behind Oklahoma by a very narrow margin. Alabama is landing the top in-state talent and plucking some of the best out-of-state players. Demarcus Milliner, Scout.com five-star cornerback from Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook; Phillip Sims, Scout.com five-star quarterback from Oscar F. Smith High School in Chesapeake, Va.; and JaWuan James, Scout.com four-star offensive tackle from North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Ga., rank as the Tide's three National 100 recruits in the class. Alabama has two five-stars, 11 four-stars and seven three-star recruits in the class of 2010. Nine of the players are ranked on the offensive side of the ball and nine on defense. Two players are listed on special teams at punter and kicker. Seventeen of Alabama's commitments are listed as high school recruits, two players are listed as junior college players and one is listed as a post-graduate. Jalston Fowler, Scout.com four-star fullback from Vigor High School in Prichard, who will miss the 2009 high school season due to age eligibility, is ranked as a post-graduate. He plans to graduate high school in December and enroll at Alabama in January. Scout.com ranks the positions in the country as well. Alabama is listed as the No. 10 quarterback unit, No. 7 running back unit, No. 11 wide receiver/tight end unit, No. 13 offensive line unit and No. 2 defensive back unit. LSU follows Alabama at the No. 4 position. The Tigers have received 22 commitments, with an average star ranking of 3.50. Georgia sits with the No. 5 class in the country. The average star ranking for the Bulldogs is 3.83 with 18 commitments. Georgia has been very impressive securing commitments from the state's top talent. They have let a few slip away, including JaWuan James to Alabama and Mack Brown, Scout.com five-star running back from King High School in Lithonia, Ga., to Florida. Florida is the final Southeastern Conference team listed in the Top 10, and ranks as the No. 6 recruiting class in the country. The Gators have an average star ranking of 3.93 with only 16 commitments. The Gators rank ahead of Alabama with the No. 1 defensive back class in the country, which was helped with the commitments of Matt Elam, Scout.com five-star safety from Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Jonathan Dowling, Scout.com five-star safety from Southwest High School in Bradenton, Fla. Stanford, Penn State, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M round out the Top 10. Probably the most surprising team in the Scout.com team rankings is BYU at No. 11. The Mountain West Conference school has landed a pair of National 100 recruits in Jake Heaps, Scout.com five-star quarterback from Skyline High School in Issaquah, Wash., and Bronson Kaufusi, Scout.com four-star defensive end from Timpview High School in Provo, Utah. BYU also has a commitment from the state of Alabama in Drew Phillips, Scout.com two-star running back from Boaz High School. Only two other SEC schools are listed in the Top 25, with Tennessee at No. 13 and South Carolina with the No. 23 class. Vanderbilt checks in with the No. 26 class and Auburn sits at No. 28. The SEC leads the country with 18 National 100 commitments. The SEC also has more five- and four-star recruits than any conference. The Scout.com rankings are based on the talent, need and balance of the players committed to the school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I hear the average IQ of an Alabama student is about 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 I hear the average IQ of an Alabama student is about 70. you callin my son stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garb Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 you callin my son stupid? Only if he finishes his senior year in high school and decides to attend Alabama. Seriously, if you are going to go to a state school - you can do better than Alabama - unless your majoring in football, slutty southern belles and cheap beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Worst. Thread. Ever. Alabama is going to suck like Niagara does in hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 Worst. Thread. Ever. Alabama is going to suck like Niagara does in hockey. Blow Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Worry about beating Appalachian State 1st douchy instead of hi-jacking threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 Quotable: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 I hear the average IQ of an Alabama student is about 70. You heard wrong toots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 McElroy looked sharp as a tack yesterday. 13 of 15 for 175 yards. He only played the first half in the blowout win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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afosomf Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 ohmy my son will be in heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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