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Posted on 6/30/14 at 10:36 am to TreyAnastasio
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Pretty spot on bro
Every staff - EVERY staff - has bagmen. That doesn't mean Dabo is the one doing/controlling it any more than Saban is. I think Clemson has some dirty recruiters, but that's not the only reason they get talent any more than it's the only reason other teams get talent.
He's an excellent recruiter and an above average coach who is still early in his coaching career. He will get better over time. I'm not saying I want him at Bama, but I don't understand the venom he gets from some Bama fans.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 10:40 am to bamasgot13
I dont think he is an above average coach.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 10:44 am to bamasgot13
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I don't understand the venom he gets from some Bama fans.
Because he's not a good coach.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 11:01 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
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Because he's not a good coach.
Full disclosure, I have several mutual acquaintances with Dabo and all think highly of him. I've meet him a couple of times and thought he was impressive both times. You can kind of get a feel for if a coach has his shite together by the way he carries himself in private settings. I say that to say, I might be biased. However, it is inaccurate, IMO, to say he is "not a good coach".
He is 51-23 as HC at Clemson, and that includes the 4-3 record in 2008 when he took over in less than ideal circumstances because Tommy Bowden "resigned" mid-season. He's 33-12 in conference and has won his division title 3 times in his 5 full seasons. His worst season was 2010 and they had a lot of close loses that year (think Bama in 2007). The biggest concern I would have is that he has struggled to beat his rival.
He's a good, young coach. Look at Saban's record in his 1st 5 years as HC. I think Saban is the GOAT, but no one thought he was going to be that after 5 years as HC.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 11:20 am to bamasgot13
quote:his name is dabo. nuff said
bamasgot13
Posted on 6/30/14 at 11:29 am to narddogg81
Charles Power CB'd Jeremiah Moon to Alabama. 
Posted on 6/30/14 at 11:56 am to TideSaint
We should have the top 3 LB's in state next year
Posted on 6/30/14 at 2:58 pm to Rizzy
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Ha Ha Clinton-Dix ?@haha_cd6 7m
Got a chance to see BAMA commit @playmaker_11 battle in 1 on 1 drills on both sides of the ball @Earl_Thomas camp and man he is good.
playmaker_11 is Deionte Thompson
Posted on 6/30/14 at 3:09 pm to chattabama
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Kipp Adams ?@KippLAdams 3h
DT Jesse Williams on picking up #Seahawks playbook: “It’s a lot simpler than playing at #Alabama was”
Posted on 6/30/14 at 5:43 pm to bamasgot13
He loses to South Carolina every year in spite having better recruiting classes since 2011. Color me unimpressed by his 33-12 in conference record. For the past couple years, Florida State and (sometimes) Virginia Tech are the only two programs besides Clemson worth a damn in the ACC. Besides FSU, their division consisted of Syracuse, Boston College, Maryland, Wake Forest, and NC State. 
Dabo at Clemson = Bert at Wisconsin. Good record against the mediocre teams. Meh against quality competition, including the most embarrassing loss in Orange Bowl history.
Dabo at Clemson = Bert at Wisconsin. Good record against the mediocre teams. Meh against quality competition, including the most embarrassing loss in Orange Bowl history.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 5:50 pm to chattabama
There have been a lot of ex players say that.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 12:52 am to BIGJLAW
We can officially say this:
Next Month is college football
Next Month is college football
Posted on 7/1/14 at 1:01 am to chattabama
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Don't Write off Injured Alabama DL Elisha Shaw Just Yet
"I've just got a feeling in my soul that I have another play left on that field."
That's what's motivating Elisha Shaw, a defensive tackle from Tucker (Ga.) High School.
The 6'4", 295-pound defensive tackle was once rated as the top defensive tackle in the state of Georgia and the No. 3 defensive tackle in the nation in the class of 2014.
Then, things changed.
In August 2013 while at practice, Shaw injured his neck while making a tackle. It was a scary injury for Shaw, but at the time, it wasn't something that he thought would end his career.
"After I went down, my neck was really stiff so they put me in a neck brace," Shaw said. "I thought it was the sort of thing where they'd give me some pain relievers and it would be something that healed in a week, and that'd I'd come back and be ready to go."
He didn't.
During a checkup shortly after the injury, doctors discovered that Shaw had injured plates in his neck. He confirmed the specifics of his injury that were reported in February by The Crimson White—strained ligaments in his C1 vertebrae, bulging discs in C3 and C4, and an improper curve in his neck. His doctors advised against him continuing his football career.
"The doctor came into the room and said, 'I'm sorry son, but you will not be able to play football anymore'," Shaw said. "That's when it happened. That's when everything changed."
It changed in a hurry.
Shaw sat out his senior season recovering for injury. His star value sunk, the offers dried up and his options after high school dwindled.
"It never sunk in because, you know, something you work so hard for, you won't let it get by you that fast," Shaw said. "You won't just let it go."
One school didn't let him go.
Alabama.
Photo Credit: 247Sports.com
Former Tucker (Ga.) HS DT Elisha Shaw
According to ESPN.com's Alex Scarborough, Shaw "signed" with Alabama on national signing day in a ceremony with his teammates at Tucker High School. It wasn't the signing day ceremony he had in mind. Instead of signing a national letter of intent, Shaw agreed to a scholarship at Alabama under a medical exemption as part of an agreement with the staff.
He said:
That meant the world to me because my loyalty to Alabama was real. Alabama was my very first offer. I had no rankings, all I had was a day at their camp. They had faith in me through everything, and when this obstacle came up, they were there. I really appreciated that. I needed that in my life, because it was really hard. It was like a part of me had died. In life, you get stuff like that. The goal is to never stay down.
He isn't.
Shaw will arrive in Tuscaloosa this August, and hopes that his "career-ending injury" doesn't end his career after all. He has stayed in game shape throughout his injury, checking in at the same weight he was when his career was cut short.
"My only doctor is the man above," Shaw said. "I train everyday like I have a game next week. I'm still gridin' and still chasing that dream. When I get to 'Bama, I'm going to try to my best to get back on the field. Whatever it takes. I'm going to talk to the doctors and see what I can do."
Elisha Shaw commits to Alabama
If Alabama's doctors clear him, how risky would it be for Shaw to resume his career following his "career-ending" injury?
"This is a very tough injury and one that is going to give varied opinions from doctors," said Will Carroll, sports injuries lead writer for B/R. "Obviously, his doctors at Tucker were a bit worried. It's a serious injury, but if Alabama's doctors (some of the best in the world) clear him to play, they'll also be monitoring him closely. Certainly this is something that could cause problems in his cervical spine down the road. Although it elevates the risk, it does not put him in imminent danger."
He'll be on a medical exemption scholarship when he arrives, which doesn't make it impossible for him to see the field at Alabama. But, in order for him to play for the Crimson Tide, it would take some work behind the scenes.
John Infante of the Bylaw Blog confirmed that players on medical non-counter scholarships can come off and play at the same school, but that scholarship would be counted back every year in which he received aid. That could create a violation if it puts the school over the 85-player limit in any of the years in which received the scholarship.
"His best bet would be for Alabama to have an open scholarship this year and he essentially would not yet be on a medical scholarship," Infante said. "Otherwise, Alabama would either need to take the violation (which normally carries a two-for-one penalty so they would lose two scholarships at some point down the road) or try to argue for a waiver, probably on the basis that their doctors did not have adequate time to evaluate Shaw’s injury. Or, he transfers and tries to play somewhere else."
Shaw recognizes that playing again after such a devastating injury is a long shot, and even if it doesn't work out for him on the field, he still intends to pursue a career roaming the sidelines.
"I want to know my options," he said. "If the doctors tell me that they really think I shouldn't play, I'm going to continue to train with the team and push toward coaching."
He has options because Alabama believed in him, and that's not something that he takes for granted.
"They could have just thrown me away and moved on to the next," he said. "They stuck by their word."
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 1:04 am to chattabama
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The state of Alabama has a new top running back that every Southeastern Conference school is going to want.
Denzel Mitchell is only a rising junior running back, but already has scholarship offers from Ole Miss, Arkansas and Arkansas State. The 5-foot-10, 197-pound running back grew up in Alabama, but left the state after eighth grade for Jonesboro, Ark. When he left Alabama he was primarily playing on defense, but returned this June to Hamilton as the nation's No. 4 running back in the class of 2016, according to 247Composite.
Mitchell had success during his two years in Jonesboro, but he and his family wanted to return to Hamilton. Hamilton coach Rodney Stidham was more than fine with the top prospect transferring back into his school.
"He's got a lot of God-given ability that you can't coach or teach," Stidham said. "His instincts as a running back are very well-defined. He's head-and-shoulders above any of the running backs I've coached at Hamilton because of his ability to see the hole and his burst of speed."
Stidham says just having Mitchell around in the fieldhouse has given his program "a lot of confidence." Mitchell already knows the Hamilton offensive system and should be able to just jump in and play right away.
Mitchell is ranked as the state's top rising junior prospect, according to 247Composite, in a stacked group that could feature multiple five-star in-state prospects. He's big, strong and has 4.4 40-yard speed, according to Stidham. He thinks his blocking and work ethic separate him from the rest of the pack.
"On off days, I'll still be in the weight room," Mitchell said. "There are no days off. If you want to be the best, you have to work. That's what I did."
Alabama, Auburn and Notre Dame are all recruiting him. He visited Auburn during spring break and plans to attend camps at both of the in-state SEC schools. Auburn running backs coach Tim Horton and Alabama wide receivers coach Billy Napier are the two assistants recruiting him. Neither school has offered him a scholarship yet, but it could only be a matter of time.
Mitchell says he didn't grow up a fan of either of the two schools, but rather as a fan of the SEC. His dream is to play football for an SEC school.
"He's a very humble kid," Stidham said. "He's not the kind of guy to seek out a lot of notoriety. He said 'I want to play in the SEC.'"
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 1:05 am to chattabama
Some film on Barnett at 7-on-7
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 1:07 am to chattabama
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Ohio offensive tackle George Brown sets commitment date, plans Alabama visit
Offensive tackle George Brown has Alabama among his finalists
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Cincinnati, Ohio offensive tackle George Brown set his top 8, announced his commitment date and has Alabama among his finalists.
Brown, at 6-foot-6 and 253 pounds, posted on his Twitter account that he would commit on July 25. Brown is rated as a 3-star recruit on the 247Sports composite rankings.
He also plans on visiting Alabama unofficially on July 13. He also visited Alabama last summer prior to his junior season.
Brown's other finalists are Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Virginia Tech, Florida and LSU.
Brown seems set on playing in the SEC.
"I want to play against the best and right now the SEC is the best conference," Brown told Rivals.com, which rated him as a 4-star recruit.
Most experts think Brown will commit to Kentucky, as 96 percent of the 247Sports Crystal Ball predicts the Wildcats. His cousin, Mike Edwards, signed with Kentucky last February.
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 1:19 am to chattabama
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throws with former Texas quarterback Chris Simms
Poor kid, hopefully Chris didn't rub off on him.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 9:03 am to BlackPawnMartyr
Free info per TiderInsider: Newcomers
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Since the question about which newcomers "look good" in summer workouts continuously pops up, here's a few of the players that we've been receiving favorable feedback on. Keep in mind that it's way early to start formulating firm opinions, but one source who saw several of the previous incoming classes when they arrived for summer workouts thinks this group as a whole is extra special in terms of athletic ability and attitude. Some of the comments below we previously posted, but it's feedback we continue hearing.
QB Jacob Coker -- As posted a week or so ago, those who have seen him in the 7-on-7 work have been thoroughly impressed with his size, arm strength and accuracy. Seems to be blending in very well with the other players. One prominent high school coach who recently watched Coker in 7-on-7 told TI that Coker was extremely impressive delivering accurate bullets in one recent workout.
OLs Ross Pierschbacher, Josh Casher, JC Hassenauer and Dominick Jackson -- As one current DL has supposedly remarked, you never know until they get into pads, but all four of these guys have been impressive in the drill work (again, something we noted here a week ago). Pierschbacher and Jackson are both physically impressive. Casher's footwork has thoroughly impressed. Its toug to pinpoint exact positions right now. But Casher and Hassenauer are interior players. Pierschbacher is expected to be an interior player. Jackson could play guard or tackle, probably on both sides. Again, keep in mind that until pads go on, nothing matters.
DL Da'Shawn Hand -- Hand's impressive physical stature and athleticism have been mentioned several times.
LB Rashaan Evans -- As previously noted, his combination of work ethic, athleticism, speed, strength, desire are all impressive. In an earlier post a few weeks ago, we noted that Evans came around 225. Word has been circulating for weeks that he made a good first impression in the weightroom by blowing up 225 for 25 reps.
CB Tony Brown -- Given that he was here in the spring, Brown isn't one of the summer newcomers. But his name has come up several times for his work ethic. Has great athletic ability and sounds like the work ethic and desire to be the best has also impressed.
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:07 am to Rizzy
Can't wait
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