re: Official Spring Camp Thread - A-Day - April 11th at 1 p.m. CT - Roster in OP

What the hell is going on in here?

I think it's a mind game thing going on. Motivating people to step it up. TBH, He's saying he's the starting for the spring. Now, Summer and Fall is whole different game.

The right way for me is like the other poster said. I’ll have a wait and see. One of things I miss from the Saban years is the head coaches speaks for all coaches except for a couple times a year.

We went like two decades starting true freshman tackles every few years

Somehow a redshirt freshman 5 star is a story?

Years ago Coach Bryant had no issues with letting the media talk to assistant coaches but the media had the good sense and discretion not to put them on too high a pedestal and give them too much of a spotlight. Now everyone is looking for the spectacular quote or sound bite. Plus a lot of assistant coaches especially the almighty coordinators have become superstars in a lot of people’s eyes.

You talked to the position coaches mostly for background because they were the ones who had the closest regular interaction with players and gave you the real deal on what was going on. But you never burned those people or got them in trouble with the head coach. Different times.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Details have been finalized for Alabama football's annual Golden Flake A-Day, scheduled for Saturday, April 11 at 1 p.m. CT inside Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Admission to A-Day and public parking will remain free of charge. All parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Alabama's annual Walk of Fame ceremony at Denny Chimes will begin at 11 a.m. with head coach Kalen DeBoer joined by 2025 captains Parker Brailsford, Tim Keenan III, Deontae Lawson and Ty Simpson. Following the ceremony, the 2026 roster will take part in the Walk of Champions leading into Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium at 12:45 p.m. The Crimson Tide will then participate in a two-hour scrimmage with kickoff set for 1 p.m.

Gates to Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium will open at 12 p.m. Attendees should utilize Gates 14-17, 21-24, 34 and 47-53 to enter. The University's clear bag policy, along with the use of metal detectors, will be in effect at the gates. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will also receive a limited-edition commemorative poster for the event.

As we previously announced, several modifications will be made to accommodate preparations for the concert taking place inside the stadium on Saturday, April 18, including the following:

Premium Areas Closed: There will be no access to suites or club spaces for A-Day.
Seating: Seating for A-Day will be available in the lower bowl.
Limited Concessions: A select number of market pads will be open with a limited menu on the south, east and west sides of levels 1 and 2. Concessions in the north will not be open.
Crimson Tide Access: There will be no upgraded experience offerings such as locker room tours, reserved seating or parking passes.
TIDE PRIDE Breakfast/Luncheon: There will be no TIDE PRIDE Breakfast/Luncheon in Coleman Coliseum prior to A-Day.
Vector Security Champions Lane: The pregame fan fest area will not be in operation on the northwest side of the stadium prior to A-Day.
In addition to Golden Flake A-Day, several other athletics' events are scheduled throughout the weekend in Tuscaloosa, beginning Friday with track and field's Crimson Tide Invitational in addition to baseball's three-game series with Arkansas. Below is a look at more details for each event.

Track & Field – Crimson Tide Invitational
WHERE: Sam Bailey Track & Field Stadium
DATE: Friday, April 10
TIME: All Day
ADMISSION: Free

Baseball – vs. Arkansas
WHERE: Sewell-Thomas Stadium
DATE: Friday, April 10 – Sunday, April 12
TIME: 6 p.m., 4 p.m., 1 p.m.
ADMISSION: Tickets

Soccer – vs. Florida State
WHERE: Alabama Soccer Stadium
DATE: Saturday, April 11
WHEN: 12 p.m.
ADMISSION: Free

Football – Golden Flake A-Day
WHERE: Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium
DATE: Saturday, April 11
TIME: 1 p.m.
ADMISSION: Free

Any other information on A-Day will be posted on RollTide.com when it becomes available. Additionally, sport-specific promotions and parking guidelines will be released at a later time.

They just got off of Spring Break, I believe.

Saw some videos of a few players that were training with private coaches during the break.

Yep, makes sense . Don’t know what I was thinking

Not inside info but I heard on radio that they are moving Carroll around at guard and looking at the MSST guy at RT. I think this is common in the spring though.

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Carroll could probably play literally every spot on the OL but IMO, guard would seem to be his more natural position. Of course, that's just my guess.

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I think his highest ceiling is at guard, but Im not worried as long as hes healthy regardless of where he lands.

What this tells me is that likely James is better at RT than what we have at RG so we will see if Carroll and him can work effectively that way and if not they'll try something else.

Everything I heard from Washington fans said that DeBoer wanted Tackles that moved like TEs, Guards that moved like Tackles and to be playing in space.

Carroll moving inside certainly indicates to me they're trying to head in that direction.