John, how are these players representative of Alabama football when they aren't on the team? They're suspended, indefinitely OFF the team.
@pbrstreetgang Ziiing!!
John, you going to have a final Mr. SEC ranking of SEC teams?
I know UT fans will blame this year's poor recruiting on the coaching change and the poor season, but Auburn had a coaching change too and a worse season. Auburn is ranked 13 nationally and will probably end up in the top 10. Butch Jones has never recruited well.
UT ranked 11 of 14 in recruiting within a week of signing day. They'll have to move up a little to get to average.
As long the players passed their drug tests, I can't imagine there would be any punitive measures against them or the universities. Schools can educate and try to keep the bad guys away, whether they be agents or drug dealer, but they can't be with the players 24 hours a day.
"Former NCAA enforcement staff members worked with the criminal defense attorney for Nevin Shapiro to improperly obtain information for the purposes of the NCAA investigation through a bankruptcy proceeding that did not involve the NCAA."
Didn't all of the evidence the NCAA used to punish Penn State come from "proceedings that did not involve the NCAA"?
John, you say a grayshirt delays his enrollment until the following year, but don't they always enroll mid-year because they would have graduated high school anyway? They either have to pay for the fall semester and start on scholarship in January, or lay out of school a few months until January. Either way doesn't seem like a huge deal, especially with a player who's still recovering from injury.
John, how come no post today on the actual BCS national championship game? No post on Saban and his fourth national championship? No post on where this national championship now puts Bama in history? But this is a very interesting post on Brent Musberger.
Nice breakdown of the game, John. Bama had their toughest games against quarterbacks who played well ( LSU and A&M). And Murray has played poorly in big games. If he doesn't play well, it's going to be 31-10. If he does, Dawgs could win 20-17. Bama also lost the turnover battle against LSU and A&M. If Georgia does win, they'll have to win the turnover battle as well.
@scottlester As an Alabama fan I support the use of cowbells. Let them ring the damn things whenever they please. What are the officials going to do, go up in the stands and take up the cowbells? MSU fans'll just pull out another one. Are they going to penalize MSU 15 yards over and over again every time Joe Dirt in row 77 rings his cowbell.? I don't see it. More cowbell indeed.