Goggles Pizano

I'll save you some of the drive, I have one I will be happy to part with for $200 in Birmingham. Same situation, don't use it anymore. On a stand with wheels, just need to clean it up.

Yep, I believe their plan is to open in Fairhope.

Marcus and Demarcus Ware never played together. I graduated with Marcus in 96 and ended up coaching Demarcus in Baseball a couple of years later. I do think Demarcus and Obi might have played together, not sure. Demarcus played WR too if I remember correctly....It seems like since the Ruben Foster crap we haven't had much luck at AHS

I grew up with them as well. Both Robyn and Brandy were great girls and brilliant as well. Tragedy doesn't begin to describe this situation.

Ha! I'm sure I know you or your family, I have older siblings that were at AHS around the time you are talking about. I also am well aware of Joe "Toddy" Younglbood. Nice guy, but tough. Jason Harkins was also a stud pitcher that I remember. He ended up punting in college.

I was at the Hueytown games at Plainsman Park and remember AHS winning although I was young.

AHS also had a monster basketball team in 87 that got robbed. Great athletics in the area, always.

I don't want to hijack the board but agree it is nice to meet another AHS alum.

I played for Cimo a long time ago and he is a great coach. I've also talked to him about travel ball and another point which I don't think has been covered is the emphasis on individual performance vs team performance in that environment. He often would bring up how some of his pitchers would travel, throw 2 innings and then leave. I know he thought that did little for the kids mental approach to teamwork and toughness. I tend to agree.

With that said I think Cimo's best attributes have been his mental approach and his emphasis on strength training. Both of those have done more for his players than any travel ball program possibly could.

As you mentioned it doesn't suck to have tons of pitching talent in high school either, which only came later in his tenure....

Cimo is the salt of the earth, love the guy.

Hail to the Chiz, not sure. I usually just lurk and actually had even forgotten my account password. I'm just a big fan of Briles as an OC and this was the first time in a long time I felt compelled to post.

Schiano would have been a great choice before he got burned to the ground by Tennessee. Now you can't touch him.

Gus may be what is holding up Jimbo Fisher. If he is still in place I could see him coming to AU.