re: Roc Thomas no longer a Bama lock.

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Cooper didn't play at all in the A-Day Game. Chris Black did and he made a pretty big impact in that game, second only to Yeldon.

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Cooper did play in A-day. He was targeted twice on long balls. One was barely incomplete; the other was caught but negated by offensive pass interference. Black had 1 big catch in the game that went for a TD. So, did Black have the better A-day performance? Yes, but the daily practice reports that I read continuously stated that Cooper was ready to play whereas Black was a little tentative. One beat writer even said Black may be a candidate for a redshirt. Somehow, the Black hype really got thrown into overdrive before the SECCG with this "Black was ahead of Cooper prior to his injury" talk.