re: Sly Nick Saban!!!!

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“The only thing being done at our school is rye grass seeding and top dressing of the field to fill any holes, which is standard practice when the (Florida Citrus) Bowl Committee rents any facility,” the athletics director said by e-mail. “Nothing is being done in the locker rooms. We did vacuum them, though ... maybe that will be breaking news.”

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Capital One Bowl spokesman Greg Crease said Dr. Phillips High “is the field the SEC traditionally gets,” and noted that UA’s field upgrade “isn’t too much different than any other year.”

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The site fee for use of the school’s facilities is paid by the bowl, not by UA.

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“It doesn’t matter what the number is at either practice site,” Hogan said, “the bowl pays for it. It’s all the bowl’s responsibility. The only thing the team ever pays for is over and above what the field is that they need.”

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Hogan said the only thing Alabama is doing above what the bowl normally provides is having temporary shower facilities installed for the week. UA will be charged for the rental fee, and the showers will be removed after the bowl week.

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“In no way have we been asked to do anything that any other school hasn’t done at one time or another to improve the practice facility,” Hogan said. “There’s not anything that could be left behind or improve the school in any shape or form other than to have a successful practice. It’s simply a one-week practice thing to use while the team is there.”

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