Bear Bryant Challenge: Alabama 2010

[Ben E Lou]

PRELIMINARIES

LINKS

Alabama Crimson Tide 2004
Alabama Crimson Tide 2005
Alabama Crimson Tide 2006
Alabama Crimson Tide 2007
Alabama Crimson Tide 2008
Alabama Crimson Tide 2009

Atlanta Falcons 2005-_____

PERFORMANCE TO DATE

Year	Team	Record	Post.	Rank	Perf	Acad.	Recr.	TV	Tick.	Don.	Score
2009	Alabama	11-2	Yes	17	73	71	6	95	89	91	75
2008	Alabama	11-2	Yes	14	77	62	22	98	90	77	73
2007	Alabama	11-2	Yes	9	87	60	24	97	88	93	79
2006	Alabama	10-3	Yes	13	81	47	2	86	89	93	71
2005	Alabama	10-3	Yes	17	78	42	19	97	92	88	71
2004	Alabama	9-3	Yes	16	77	26	16	84	90	81	65

OPENING SEASON COMMENTS

I lose two players:

T Bo Dawkins leaves over lack of playing time, and P Emmanuel Greene gets suspended for accepting money from a booster club member. I'm left without a good punter. Dawkins's departure is inconsequential, though. He was a walk-on.

ACADEMICS: 57 reputation, 23rd overall ranking. We improve 4 more points in reputation, and 12 more spots in ranking. Very nice. We're in the Top 20 in four subjects now.

PRESTIGE: 86. We lose one point.

STAFF

Only one minor change, due to retirement. No changes in major positions.

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Harvey O'Reilley

Age: 45

Play Calling: Pretty Good

Avoid Injury: Excellent

Rehab: Pretty Good

Congeniality: Terrific

QB: Lousy

RB: Good

Receivers: Excellent

OL: Very Good

K: Fair

I-Formation. 2 years

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Eugene Story

Age: 50

Play Calling: Terrific

Avoid Injury: Terrific

Rehag: Fair

Congeniality: Pretty Good

DL: Terrific

LB: Terrific

DB: Good

SCHEDULE

Week	Opponent	Scheduled
1	Troy State	Home 2010
2	Washington	Home 2010
3	at Southern Mississippi	Permanent
4	OPEN
5	at Tennessee	Permanent
6	OPEN
7	Mississippi State	Permanent
8	Louisiana State	Permanent
9	Vanderbilt	Permanent
10	at Arkansas	Permanent
11	Florida	Permanent
12	at Auburn	Permanent
13	at Mississippi	Permanent
14	OPEN
15	Conference Championship	Reserved

Ugh. We get to play both the Gators and the Vols in the regular season this year. Florida, UT and USC all look like they have the potential to win the East. Auburn is the only team in the West that looks good enough on paper to challenge us. Florida's QB Brent Dinkins (84/88) looks like he could be the star of the conference this year.

ROSTER

(Starters bold-faced and underlined, red-shirts appear red and italicized.)

QUARTERBACKS (SCOUT: Good)

Player	#	Pos	Elig	Current Estimate	Future Estimate
Harrison, Glen	15	QB	8	52	72
O'Neal, Isaac	5	QB	JR(RS)	45	64
Coleman, Glenn	17	QB	SO(RS)	24	54
Griffin, Todd	13	QB	FR	18	53
Romund, J.R.	14	QB(WO)	FR	8	39

Interesting QB situation. According to numbers, Harrison should be the starter, but looking at the bars, I'd go with either O'Neal or Coleman. Coleman's green bars make him look like a potential superstar, as a matter of fact. I'll start the season with Harrison at the helm, but won't hesitate to change directions.

BACKS (SCOUT: Excellent)

Flowers, Max	46	RB	SO(RS)	61	100
Collins, Seth	34	RB	JR(RS)	57	74
Thaphituck, Jack	39	RB	8	56	68
Stone, Alonzo	20	RB(WO)	SR(RS)	35	51
Ross, Casey	27	RB(WO)	SR(RS)	9	9
May, Jim	24	FB	JR(RS)	71	75
Small, Alan	48	FB	8	48	51
Patton, Wendell	30	FB(WO)	SO(RS)	25	37

The QB situation is less of a concern than it might be, due to the presence of our first #1-at-his-position player, Max Flowers. He'll be given the opportunity to prove himself, and Collins and Thaphituck should be more then capable backups. For the first time since starting this challenge, I think my offense will be able to rely heavily on the run. FB May averaged 4.8 ypc last year, and he'll get his share of carries this year as well.

RECEIVERS (SCOUT: Excellent)

Branch, Tim	94	TE	SR(RS)	41	68
Puckett, Johnnie	84	TE	JR	30	60
Whiting, Lester	93	TE	FR	22	76
Cornejo, Kent	88	TE(WO)	8	23	23
Hansen, Cory	89	TE(WO)	SO(RS)	14	54
Dunlap, Preston	8	WR	SR(RS)	77	88
Bagwell, Daryl	87	WR	8	62	66
Buggelli, Richie	1	WR	JR(RS)	54	62
Palmer, Burt	2	WR	FR	34	99
Sprincz, Timothy	82	WR	SO(RS)	32	65
Shehee, Cory	4	WR(WO)	8	6	11
Fleming, Horace	80	WR(WO)	SR(RS)	4	4
Arnold, Ian	9	WR(WO)	SR(RS)	3	10
Armstrong, John	7	WR(WO)	8	2	2

Branch looks like he could be a pretty solid starter for us at TE, and if Dunlap and Bagwell can stay healthy, we should have *NO* complaints at WR. They've both had >1,100 yard seasons. Burt Palmer looks like he could be a total superstar for us.

OFFENSIVE LINE (SCOUT: Pretty Good)

Taylor, Dennis	55	C	8	49	66
Hausermann, Lance	58	C	SR(RS)	41	87
Palkowski, Tyrus	51	C	SO(RS)	32	65
Norris, Julio	57	C(WO)	FR	7	50
Curtis, Leslie	70	G	SR(RS)	46	63
Stokes, Fred	60	G	JR(RS)	37	70
Dalan, Kris	76	G	8	34	71
McCormick, Tito	73	G	SO(RS)	34	69
Walters, Ethan	61	G	FR	23	71
Schwartz, Frank	69	G(WO)	JR(RS)	23	48
Clodfelter, Marvin	74	G(WO)	JR(RS)	6	6
Sutter, Preston	79	T	8	51	58
Osborne, Gary	67	T	SO(RS)	35	64
Birk, Bernard	62	T	JR(RS)	28	83
Freeman, Broderick	66	T	FR	7	54
Carter, Hunter	78	T(WO)	SR(RS)	13	54
Herndon, Ken	68	T(WO)	8	10	2

I don't know that this offensive line is going to be anything special, but they shouldn't stink, either. My recruiting last year wasn't impressive, so I'd really like to land multiple good linemen this year.

KICKING GAME (SCOUT: Terrible)

Greene, Emmanuel	12	P	JR(RS)	66	66
Brady, Roman	16	P(WO)	SR(RS)	15	33
Greene, Daniel	3	P(WO)	FR	0	24
Foreman, Donnie	11	K	8	85	95
Parker, Ellis	6	K	FR	11	83
Cote, Brent	19	K(WO)	SO(RS)	12	30

Greene's managing to get himself suspended certainly isn't helpful to us. Foreman was All-SEC.

DEFENSIVE LINE (SCOUT: Excellent)

Baughman, Duane	95	DE	JR(RS)	74	74
Tubbs, Johnnie	98	DE	SR(RS)	29	55
Murray, Ike	97	DE	SO(RS)	29	76
Kennedy, Freddie	75	DE	FR	4	38
Legette, Chuck	71	DE(WO)	8	24	56
McKinney, Terry	96	DT	SR(RS)	49	71
Rodriguez, Bo	92	DT	8	48	59
Winslett, Isaac	72	DT	JR(RS)	32	44
Emmons, Isaac	90	DT	FR	12	49
Harmon, Van	91	DT	SO(RS)	4	58
Limon, Lenny	77	DT(WO)	FR	9	21
Carnahan, Julio	65	DT(WO)	FR	4	20

Baughman, McKinney, and Rodriguez look firmly entrenched as starters. Murray is going to have to prove himself. The freshmen this year don't inspire much confidence. Gotta step it up in recruiting on the DL..

LINEBACKERS (SCOUT: Terrific)

Copeland, Andy	40	ILB	8	72	72
Barker, Bernard	50	ILB	JR(RS)	29	53
Linquist, Jorge	53	ILB	SO(RS)	22	80
Seinfeld, Roy	45	ILB	FR	21	99
Woodford, Clyde	56	ILB(WO)	SR(RS)	32	56
Raymond, Quentin	52	OLB	JR(RS)	74	74
Heck, Vince	41	OLB	8	73	93
Whetstone, T.J.	43	OLB	SO(RS)	38	75
Hampton, Earl	42	OLB	SR(RS)	24	56
Nelson, Vincent	59	OLB	JR(RS)	23	60
Farrell, Mitchell	54	OLB	FR	17	53
Flowers, Ike	99	OLB(WO)	SR(RS)	14	28
Abreu, K.C.	64	OLB(WO)	JR	5	5

Looks like the best set of starting linebackers since I started this challenge, and they've got a pretty decent set of backups, too. Nice.

SECONDARY (SCOUT: Decent)

Kirk, Craig	29	CB	8	63	63
Durham, Burt	21	CB	SR(RS)	43	62
Boesiger, Richard	38	CB	JR(RS)	42	59
Quinn, Ethan	37	CB	SO(RS)	39	92
Marte, Stanley	31	CB	FR	19	85
Horner, Gene	44	CB(WO)	SO(RS)	26	37
Alcott, Darrell	23	S	8	54	54
Key, Matt	22	S	SR(RS)	35	72
Everett, Shane	47	S	JR(RS)	29	45
Treu, Grant	28	S	FR	24	71
Mascorella, Lenny	32	S(WO)	SO(RS)	19	69
Fregoso, Paul	25	S(WO)	SR(RS)	9	9

We should remain pretty solid in the defensive backfield this year. Plus, the youngsters look pretty doggone good, too.

OVERALL ROSTER THOUGHTS

The defense, while not as good on paper as last year's, still looks pretty strong. The offense has question marks at offensive line and QB. If either of those question marks can be turned into exclamation points, we could find ourselves back in the Top 10.

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK ONE

Yep, back in the saddle, and ready to take the Tide to glory, and to continue cursing the name of Bob Lewandowski!

RECRUITING UPDATE

SCHOLLIES TO OFFER: QB, RB, FB, TE, WR, C, G, T, P, DE, DT, OLB, CB, S

WALK-ONS TO INDUCE: ILB

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

None.

OUR GAME: Troy State (0-0) at #12 Alabama (0-0) (-8) [TV3]

This one was *much* closer than it should have been. in fact, we trailed 7-6 going into the fourth quarter. The defense was stellar, allowing only 213 total yards, but the offense struggled on the ground (40 x 79), although Flowers had a pretty solid day with 22 carries for 99 yards. The rest of the ground game stunk. We won this won 14-10 when all was said and done.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

No injuries whatsoever.

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK TWO

RECRUITING UPDATE

I spend this week filling out the list. Update next week.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Georgia 31, Stanford 29

Tech 49, Arkansas 25

Florida 45, Miami (OH) 7

Kentucky 56, Louisville 0

Idaho 49, USC 31

Clemson 26, UT 20

Maryland 30, Auburn 7

LSU 21, South Flordia 19

Mississippi St. 38, Memphis 18

OUR GAME: #43 Washington (0-0) at #6 Alabama (1-0) (-7) [TV1]

This one felt a lot better than last week .We led most of the way in a 31-24 win that wasn't as close as the score might indicate. We had 27 first downs to their 17, and won the possession war 36:57 to 23:03. The "d" held 'em to -7 yards rushing. Flowers had 29 carries for 101 yards, and Harrison threw for 226 yards and 3 Td's. MLB Andy Copeland led the way with 3 of the team's 6 sacks on the day..

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

No injuries whatsoever still.

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK THREE

RECRUITING UPDATE

Here are the scholly offers I've made:

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Devin Barnes	Charlotte, NC	83	62+	130	18	Acad/Dist	We're rated 92 in his major, and aren't that far away from Charlotte
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Florida is interested. We have very similar academics, prestige, and distance for him.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Right now, only next-tier schools like Ol' Miss and Ky have offered.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	Only Colorado has offered. We should be more attractive than them.
WR Kenneth Cooper	Capitol Heights, MD	43	76++	66	3	Acad*/(Dist)	He might be a bit of a stretch, but for now, I'll go for it.
C Leland Middleton	Milton, MA	59	85--	84	4	Pres*/Acad	I'd have to be considered the early leader.
G Timothy Harbin	North Miami Beach, FL	67	78++	19	2	Acad*/Dist	He idolizes Miami, but the 'Canes haven't contacted him. Can we steal him?
T Myron Hayes	St. Cloud, FL	25	76++	129	22	Pres*/Acad	We're the only team to have offered him so far. Another potential steal.
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	Georgia and Memphis have also offered, but we should be the leader for now.
DE Butch Dobson	Odessa, TX	67	81	27	5	Pres*/Acad	Nebraska has offered. They have better Prestige, but bad academics.
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	A "safe option" at DE.
DT J.J. Carlson	Charleston, SC	29	75-	371	24	Acad*/Dist	He really likes USC, and the 'Cocks have high acadmics in his major area.
OLB Johnnie Russell	Granby, CO	59	100-	30	3	Acad/Pres	He's visiting Colorado. Wonder if I can sway him?
CB Emmanuel Palomaki	Honolulu, HI	84	95	58	5	Dist/Acad	I'm hoping that since everyone is so far away, distance won't matter as much.
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	Our only in-state recruit so far this year looks like a pretty safe bet to sign.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Oklahoma 62, UGA 7

Northern Illinois 37, LSU

Cal 49, Ol' Miss 7

Duke 47, Vandy 14

Minnesota 26, Auburn 7

Troy State 24, Mississippi St. 13

Houston 21, Kentucky 7

USC 35, Arkansas St. 7

OUR GAME: #9 Alabama (2-0) at #34 Southern Mississippi (1-0) (-2) [TV3]

We head down to Hattiesburg and deliver a pretty thorough spankin', running up a 31-0 lead in the second quarter before coasting to a 31-13 win. Flowers picks up 94 yards on the ground, and Harrison throws for 357 with 3 TD's and 2 INT's. Darryl Bagwell has 196 yards receiving, and Preston Dunlap chips in 130. Dunlap and Bagwell are 1-2 in the SEC in receptions and yards to date.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

*DE Duane Baughman, hyperextended knee, Out, 4 weeks

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK FOUR

RECRUITING UPDATE

Here are the scholly offers I've made:

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Devin Barnes	Charlotte, NC	83	62+	130	18	Acad/Dist	We're rated 92 in his major, and aren't that far away from Charlotte
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Florida is interested. We have very similar academics, prestige, and distance for him.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Right now, only next-tier schools like Ol' Miss and Ky have offered.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	Only Colorado has offered. We should be more attractive than them.
WR Kenneth Cooper	Capitol Heights, MD	43	76++	66	3	Acad*/(Dist)	He might be a bit of a stretch, but for now, I'll go for it.
C Leland Middleton	Milton, MA	59	85--	84	4	Pres*/Acad	I'd have to be considered the early leader.
G Timothy Harbin	North Miami Beach, FL	67	78++	19	2	Acad*/Dist	He idolizes Miami, but the 'Canes haven't contacted him. Can we steal him?
T Myron Hayes	St. Cloud, FL	25	76++	129	22	Pres*/Acad	FSU now offers, and he pays them a visit.
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	He's decided that he'll pay us an official visit.
DE Butch Dobson	Odessa, TX	67	81	27	5	Pres*/Acad	Nebraska has offered. They have better Prestige, but bad academics.
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	A "safe option" at DE.
DT J.J. Carlson	Charleston, SC	29	75-	371	24	Acad*/Dist	He really likes USC, and the 'Cocks have high acadmics in his major area.
OLB Johnnie Russell	Granby, CO	59	100-	30	3	Acad/Pres	He's visiting Colorado. Wonder if I can sway him?
CB Emmanuel Palomaki	Honolulu, HI	84	95--	58	5	Dist/Acad	I'm hoping that since everyone is so far away, distance won't matter as much.
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	Our only in-state recruit so far this year looks like a pretty safe bet to sign.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Florida 48, FSU 0

LSU 38, Tulane 26

Vandy 45, Louisville 38

UConn 31, Arkansas 28

Mississippi St. 28, SD State 10

Kentucky 34, Akron 33

Ole Miss 45, Navy 10

Tennessee 43, Kailua 0

OUR GAME: Off.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

*DE Duane Baughman, hyperextended knee, Doubtful, 3 weeks

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK FIVE

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

LSU 37, USC 13

Arkansas 13, Florida 10.

Auburn 24, Vandy 17

UGA 27, Ol' Miss 20

OUR GAME: #8 Alabama (3-0) (-9) at #41 Tennessee

We fight the Vols tooth and nail for three quarters, trailing 21-17 as we enter the final frame, but they score two fourth quarter TD's, answered only by a kickoff return by Dunlap for a TD, and we fall 35-25. UT QB ____ Wolfe throws for 389 yards and 3 TD's against us, and we manage only 92 total yards.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

DE Duane Baughman, hyperextended knee, Que, 3 weeks

*WR Daryl Bagwell, broken foot, Out, 12 weeks

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK SIX

RECRUITING UPDATE

Here are the scholly offers I've made:

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Devin Barnes	Charlotte, NC	83	62+	130	18	Acad/Dist	Signs with NC State this week.
*QB Bryant Pritchett	Honaker, VA	44	62+	485	43	Pres/Dist	Visiting UVA, but we have +15 Prestige on 'em.
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Looks like we'll be locked in a tight battle with Florida for him.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	We're looking prety solid for this guy.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	The Terps want him, but I think we'll get him.
WR Kenneth Cooper	Capitol Heights, MD	43	76++	66	3	Acad*/(Dist)	He is highly sought-after, but we appear to be in the thick of it.
C Leland Middleton	Milton, MA	59	85--	84	4	Pres*/Acad	Several have contacted, but we look like the best offer by a good bit.
G Timothy Harbin	North Miami Beach, FL	67	78++	19	2	Acad*/Dist	Visiting Miami now, who he idolizes. Very doubtful. Another offer...
*G Irving Heffner	Grenada, MS	44	63+	433	35	Dist*/Acad	I'd been courting him, just in case Miami went after Harbin. Pretty safe, I think.
T Myron Hayes	St. Cloud, FL	25	76++	129	22	Pres*/Acad	In a fight with FSU for him, it would appear.
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	He's now visiting Evil Incarnate, too.
DE Butch Dobson	Odessa, TX	67	81+	27	5	Pres*/Acad	Nebraska has offered. They have better Prestige, but bad academics.
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	Was a "safe option," but now Tech joins the fray.
DT J.J. Carlson	Charleston, SC	29	75-	371	24	Acad*/Dist	He's now visiting us as well as USC.
OLB Johnnie Russell	Granby, CO	59	100-	30	3	Acad/Pres	Sings with Texas.
*OLB Irv Harden	Garner, NC	48	63+	480	33	Acad*/Pres	I'd been courting him in case Russell went elsewhere.
CB Emmanuel Palomaki	Honolulu, HI	84	95--	58	5	Dist/Acad	Visiting several schools on the continent.
*CB Leroy Lustyk	Melbourne, FL	57	63+	343	32	Acad/Pres	Went ahead and made an offer, since Palomaki looks unlikely to sign.
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	We're his first visit school.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Kentucky 19, LSU 13

Florida 49, Auburn 3

UGA 24, Arkansas 10

UT 31, Syracuse 13

USC 52, Mississippi St. 29

Ol' Miss 38, Arkansas St. 13

OUR GAME: Off

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

DE Duane Baughman, hyperextended knee, Pro, 1 week

*WR Daryl Bagwell, broken foot, Out, 11 weeks

[Peregrine]

Hey Skydog, how did the pro version of your challenge go? I've been thinking about doing a similar thing, but only getting players on my pro team that went to North and South Carolina schools. I figure that would be a lot more restrictive than the entire SEC, and maybe too hard, though there are usually some good draft picks each year from those schools.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by Peregrine

Hey Skydog, how did the pro version of your challenge go? I've been thinking about doing a similar thing, but only getting players on my pro team that went to North and South Carolina schools. I figure that would be a lot more restrictive than the entire SEC, and maybe too hard, though there are usually some good draft picks each year from those schools.

There's a link to the pro version in the first post in this thread. It took me until Year 6 to make the playoffs, and I'm enjoying the extra layer of strategy added by getting to see the players 2-3 years in advance, as opposed to simply during free agency. I have to think through draft pick trades through the window of "Hmmm....Eric Daft, who'll graduate in two years, MAY be a franchise QB. I need to make sure I have enough picks to trade up that year." Since the player pool is much more limited than the whole of the draft class, I have to be much more intentional about player acquisitions.

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK SEVEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Here are the scholly offers I've made:

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Bryant Pritchett	Honaker, VA	44	62+	485	43	Pres/Dist	Now visiting us as well as UVA. We have a nice Prestige advantage.
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Looks like we'll be locked in a tight battle with Florida for him.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 7.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	We become his first visit school.
WR Kenneth Cooper	Capitol Heights, MD	43	76++	66	3	Acad*/(Dist)	Signs with Arizona State.
*WR Stanley Coles	Birmingham	7	71+	585	51	Dist/Acad	Should be a project, but he's smart.
C Leland Middleton	Milton, MA	59	85--	84	4	Pres*/Acad	He now has offers from Va. Tech and Evil Incarnate.
G Timothy Harbin	North Miami Beach, FL	67	78++	19	2	Acad*/Dist	As expected, signs with Miami.
G Irving Heffner	Grenada, MS	44	63+	433	35	Dist*/Acad	Visiting us and Ol' Miss. Hoping my +22 Prestige wins out.
T Myron Hayes	St. Cloud, FL	25	76++	129	22	Pres*/Acad	In a fight with FSU for him, it would appear.
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	Wisconsin joins us and the Evil Place as his visit schools.
DE Butch Dobson	Odessa, TX	67	81+	27	5	Pres*/Acad	Decides to attend the Northern Indiana Institute of Evil. Jerk.
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	Was a "safe option," but now Tech gets a visit.
DT J.J. Carlson	Charleston, SC	29	75-	371	24	Acad*/Dist	He's now visiting Clemson along with us and USC.
OLB Irv Harden	Garner, NC	48	63+	480	33	Acad*/Pres	He's now visiting us. Looks pretty safe.
CB Emmanuel Palomaki	Honolulu, HI	84	95--	58	5	Dist/Acad	Signs with Oklahoma
CB Leroy Lustyk	Melbourne, FL	57	63+	343	32	Acad/Pres	Signs with Colorado.
*CB Kim Wagner	Gulfport, FL	100	58+	277	21	Acad/Pres	Could be a very nice fairly-late find if I can land him.
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	He also decides to visit the Air Force Academy.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Florida 45, UT 3

UGA 35, USC 32

LSU 42, Auburn 0

Kentucky 39, Vandy 36

Arkansas 38, Ol' Miss 10

OUR GAME: Mississipi (2-2) at #16 Alabama (3-1) (-15)

Preston Dunlap wins POG honors with 10 catches, 139 yards and 2 Td's as we win 24-7 at home. Flowers carries for 153 yards as well. One stat of note: the defense has allowed only 36 net rushing yards in 5 games, which easily leads the nation. The next-best team has allowed 31 yards per game, to our 7.2

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Daryl Bagwell, broken foot, Out, 9 weeks

*WR Preston Dunlap, bruised sternum, Prob, 5 weeks.

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK EIGHT

RECRUITING UPDATE

Visit week! Here are the schools my offered players are visiting, in order of the first preference:

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Bryant Pritchett	Honaker, VA	44	62+	485	43	Pres/Dist	'Bama, Maryland, Washington, UVA
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	'Bama, Florida, Buffalo, Nebraska, Central Michigan
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 7.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	Bama, Tech, Colorado, Maryland, Arizona
WR Stanley Coles	Birmingham	7	71+	585	51	Dist/Acad	UAB, Bama, Auburn, Utah St.
C Leland Middleton	Milton, MA	59	85--	84	4	Pres*/Acad	Evil Incarnate, Va. Tech, Bama, NC State, Central Michigan
G Irving Heffner	Grenada, MS	44	63+	433	35	Dist*/Acad	Grrrr. Ol' Miss wins out.
*G Quentin Gordon	Columbus, GA	23	68-	573	55	Dist/Acad	New offer. We're the only team to offer so far.
T Myron Hayes	St. Cloud, FL	25	76++	129	22	Pres*/Acad	We were in a battle with FSU from the start, and they win out.
*T Blake Hickman	Columbia, MD	38	81-	155	25	Pres/Acad	New offer. His only visit school so far is Clemson.
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	Air Force, Bama, NIISBA, UT, UGA
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	Tech, Bama, Maryland, UGA
DT J.J. Carlson	Charleston, SC	29	75-	371	24	Acad*/Dist	USC, Bama, Clemson
OLB Irv Harden	Garner, NC	48	63+	480	33	Acad*/Pres	Wash. St., Bama, Wake, Memphis, Wailuku
CB Kim Wagner	Gulfport, FL	100	58+	277	21	Acad/Pres	Utah, Buffalo, Ohio St., Bama, USF
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	Air Force, Bama, Utah State, UAB, Troy

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

UGA 35, Kentucky 15

Florida 38, USC 23

Arkansas 23, Mississippi St. 0

Ol' Miss 42, Auburn 21

Vandy 13, Navy 10

OUR GAME: #46 LSU (4-2) at #15 'Bama (4-1) (-6)

We flex our muscles in an important game in the SEC West as we humble LSU 38-13, holding them to -14 net rushing yards. Harrison throws for 328 yards and 3 TD's, and Flowers runs for 81 and one TD, and catches 5 passes for 96 yards and a TD.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Daryl Bagwell, broken foot, Out, 9 weeks

*DE Duane Baughman, bruised ribcage, Prob, 3 weeks

WR Preston Dunlap, bruised sternum, Prob, 5 weeks.

*DT Bo Rodriguez, turf toe, Prob, unknown

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK NINE

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Bryant Pritchett	Honaker, VA	44	62+	485	43	Pres/Dist	'Bama, Maryland, Washington, UVA
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 9.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 7.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	Bama, Tech, Colorado, Maryland, Arizona
WR Stanley Coles	Birmingham	7	71+	585	51	Dist/Acad	UAB, Bama, Troy, Auburn, Utah St.
C Leland Middleton	Milton, MA	59	85--	84	4	Pres*/Acad	Evil Incarnate, Va. Tech, Bama, NC State, Central Michigan
G Quentin Gordon	Columbus, GA	23	68-	573	55	Dist/Acad	Bama
T Blake Hickman	Columbia, MD	38	81-	155	25	Pres/Acad	Bama, Bowling Green, Clemson, UVA
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 9
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	Va. Tech, Tech, Bama, Maryland, UGA
DT J.J. Carlson	Charleston, SC	29	75-	371	24	Acad*/Dist	Michigan, USC, Buffalo, Bama, Clemson
OLB Irv Harden	Garner, NC	48	63+	480	33	Acad*/Pres	Wash. St., Bama, Wake, Memphis, Wailuku
CB Kim Wagner	Gulfport, FL	100	58+	277	21	Acad/Pres	Utah, Buffalo, Ohio St., Bama, USF
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	Air Force, Bama, Utah State, UAB, Troy

It is always a good week when two guys in the top 10 in the nation at their position sign with us. Nice!

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Kentucky 24, Arkansas 17

UGA 37, Auburn 10

USC 12, Ol' Miss 7

UT 38, Miss. St. 6

Florida 37, North Texas 10

OUR GAME: Vandy (2-3) at #13 Alabama (5-1) (-28)

We easily cover the big spread and hold Vandy's Wing-T rushing attack to -5 net yards on the day as we win 56-10. Harrison passes for 391 yards and 5 TD's, and Flowers rushes for 89. In case anyone is wondering, the record for fewest rushing yards per game is 10.0, set by Florida in '04. We have held opponents to 2.4 yards per game so far this year.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Daryl Bagwell, broken foot, Doubtful, 7 weeks

DE Duane Baughman, bruised ribcage, Prob, 2 weeks

WR Preston Dunlap, bruised sternum, Prob, 4 weeks.

DT Bo Rodriguez, turf toe, Prob, unknown

*TE Tim Branch, pulled quad, Out, 7 wks

*T Bernard Birk, bad cold, Prob, 2 wks

*OLB Quentin Raymond, sprained neck, Prob, 3 wks

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK TEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Bryant Pritchett	Honaker, VA	44	62+	485	43	Pres/Dist	'Bama, Maryland, Washington, UVA
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 9.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 7.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	Bama, Tech, Colorado, Maryland, Arizona
WR Stanley Coles	Birmingham	7	71+	585	51	Dist/Acad	UAB, Bama, Troy, Auburn, Utah St.
C Leland Middleton	Milton, MA	59	85--	84	4	Pres*/Acad	Evil Incarnate, Va. Tech, Bama, NC State, Central Michigan
G Quentin Gordon	Columbus, GA	23	68-	573	55	Dist/Acad	Bama
T Blake Hickman	Columbia, MD	38	81-	155	25	Pres/Acad	Bama, Bowling Green, Clemson, UVA
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 9
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	Va. Tech, Tech, Bama, Maryland, UGA
DT J.J. Carlson	Charleston, SC	29	75-	371	24	Acad*/Dist	Dang it. He picked USC. The Gamecocks get a good one.
*DT Walt Huffman	Juneau, AK	2	70-	787	46	Dist*/Acad	No one in the NW has offered him. Visiting Rutgers only so far.
OLB Irv Harden	Garner, NC	48	63+	480	33	Acad*/Pres	Wash. St., Bama, Wake, Memphis, Wailuku
CB Kim Wagner	Gulfport, FL	100	58+	277	21	Acad/Pres	Sings with Buffalo.
*CB Lincoln Nugent	West Palm Beach, FL	6	68+	965	72	Acad/Dist	Only visiting Southern Miss so far.
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	Air Force, Bama, Utah State, UAB, Troy

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Florida 48, Kentucky 17

UGA 31, Vandy 0

UT 24, USC 14

Mississippi St. 12, Auburn 7

LSU 22, Ole Miss 12

OUR GAME: #13 Alabama (6-1) (-8) at Arkansas (3-4) [TV3]

The defense gives up over 100 yards rushing for the first time all year, but the offense more than picks up the slack and we roll to a 45-28 win. Flowers rushes for 94 yards with a TD, and catches 2 TD passes to win game MVP hons.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

TE Tim Branch, pulled quad, Out, 6 wks

WR Daryl Bagwell, broken foot, Que, 6 weeks

DE Duane Baughman, bruised ribcage, Prob, 1 week

T Bernard Birk, bad cold, Prob, 1 wk

WR Preston Dunlap, bruised sternum, Prob, 3 weeks

*CB Craig Kirk, strained hammy, Prob, unknown

OLB Quentin Raymond, sprained neck, Prob, 2 wks

DT Bo Rodriguez, turf toe, Prob, unknown

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK ELEVEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Bryant Pritchett	Honaker, VA	44	62+	485	43	Pres/Dist	Signs Week 11
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 9.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 7.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	Signs Week 11
WR Stanley Coles	Birmingham	7	71+	585	51	Dist/Acad	Signs Week 10
C Leland Middleton	Milton, MA	59	85--	84	4	Pres*/Acad	Signs with Va. Tech.
*C Jesse Nixon	Maple Valley, WA	14	77+	676	33	Acad/Dist	If I can pull this guy out of the hat late, I'll be thrilled!
G Quentin Gordon	Columbus, GA	23	68-	573	55	Dist/Acad	Signs Week 11
T Blake Hickman	Columbia, MD	38	81-	155	25	Pres/Acad	Signs Week 10
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 9
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	Signs Week 11
DT Walt Huffman	Juneau, AK	2	70-	787	46	Dist*/Acad	No one in the NW has offered him. Visiting Rutgers only so far.
OLB Irv Harden	Garner, NC	48	63+	480	33	Acad*/Pres	Wash. St., Bama, Wake, Memphis, Wailuku
CB Lincoln Nugent	West Palm Beach, FL	6	68+	965	72	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 11
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	Air Force, Bama, Utah State, UAB, Troy

This was a good week for us. A championship team usually has a few stars, and solid players elsewhere, with no real holes. So far, this class has no gaping holes in it. Everyone looks like they'll be at least solid.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

UT 34, LSU 10

Ol' Miss 37, Vandy 17

Kentucky 12, Mississippi St. 10

OUR GAME: #7 Florida (7-1) (-6) at #12 Alabama (7-1) [TV2]

It wasn't pretty, but we get a big, big win at home over the Gators! Harrison threw for 383 yards, 5 TD's and 5 INT's on the day, and Florida had four turnovers as well. The win sews up the SEC West for us, and also virtually assures us that we don't have to play Florida--probably the best team in the SEC this year--in the SEC Championship game.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

TE Tim Branch, pulled quad, Out, 6 wks

*DT Terry McKinney, tonsilitis, Out, 4 wks

WR Daryl Bagwell, broken foot, Que, 5 weeks

WR Preston Dunlap, bruised sternum, Prob, 2 weeks

CB Craig Kirk, strained hammy, Prob, unknown

OLB Quentin Raymond, sprained neck, Prob, 1 wk

DT Bo Rodriguez, turf toe, Prob, unknown

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK TWELVE

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Bryant Pritchett	Honaker, VA	44	62+	485	43	Pres/Dist	Signs Week 11
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 9.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 7.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	Signs Week 11
WR Stanley Coles	Birmingham	7	71+	585	51	Dist/Acad	Signs Week 10
C Jesse Nixon	Maple Valley, WA	14	77+	676	33	Acad/Dist	If I can pull this guy out of the hat late, I'll be thrilled!
G Quentin Gordon	Columbus, GA	23	68-	573	55	Dist/Acad	Signs Week 11
T Blake Hickman	Columbia, MD	38	81-	155	25	Pres/Acad	Signs Week 10
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 9
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	Signs Week 11
DT Walt Huffman	Juneau, AK	2	70-	787	46	Dist*/Acad	Signs Week 12
OLB Irv Harden	Garner, NC	48	63+	480	33	Acad*/Pres	Signs Week 12
CB Lincoln Nugent	West Palm Beach, FL	6	68+	965	72	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 11
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	Air Force, Bama, Utah State, UAB, Troy

Man, this is shaping up to be a pretty nice class!

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

UT 24, UGA 17

LSU 31, Arkansas 16

Kentucky 23, USC 20

Florida 41, Vandy 7

OUR GAME: #9 Alabama (8-1) (-27) at Auburn (1-7)

This is unfathomable. WE were cruising, up 20-6 at the start of the fourth quarter, but then the wheels came off. Three fourth-quarter turnovers led to three War Chicken scores, and those fags actually won the game. Auburn 27, Alabama 20, and darkness descends over the land.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

TE Tim Branch, pulled quad, Out, 6 wks

DT Terry McKinney, tonsilitis, Out, 4 wks

*DE Ike Murray, ACL Damage, Out, 47 wks

WR Daryl Bagwell, broken foot, Que, 4 weeks

WR Preston Dunlap, bruised sternum, Prob, 1 week

K Donnie Foreman, shoulder tendonitis, Prob, 4 wks

CB Craig Kirk, strained hammy, Prob, unknown

DT Bo Rodriguez, turf toe, Prob, unknown

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK THIRTEEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Bryant Pritchett	Honaker, VA	44	62+	485	43	Pres/Dist	Signs Week 11
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 9.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 7.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	Signs Week 11
WR Stanley Coles	Birmingham	7	71+	585	51	Dist/Acad	Signs Week 10
C Jesse Nixon	Maple Valley, WA	14	77+	676	33	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 13
G Quentin Gordon	Columbus, GA	23	68-	573	55	Dist/Acad	Signs Week 11
T Blake Hickman	Columbia, MD	38	81-	155	25	Pres/Acad	Signs Week 10
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 9
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	Signs Week 11
DT Walt Huffman	Juneau, AK	2	70-	787	46	Dist*/Acad	Signs Week 12
OLB Irv Harden	Garner, NC	48	63+	480	33	Acad*/Pres	Signs Week 12
CB Lincoln Nugent	West Palm Beach, FL	6	68+	965	72	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 11
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	Air Force, Bama, Utah State, UAB, Troy

Wow. Grabbing a 77+ guy who I didn't contact before Week 11 feels like a real coup!

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

UGA 49, Florida 35

UT 40, Kentucky 9

Vandy 25, USC 21

Arkansas 16, Auburn 13

Mississippi St. 19, LSU 14

OUR GAME: #14 Alabama (8-2) (-15) at Ol' Miss (4-5) [TV5]

We take out our anger from last week on an overmatched Ol' Miss squad, to the tune of a 51-0 drubbing.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

*TE Cory Hansen, severe hamstring pull, Out, 18wks

TE Tim Branch, pulled quad, Dbtfl, 4 wks

DT Terry McKinney, tonsilitis, Prob, 2 wks

DE Ike Murray, ACL Damage, Out, 46 wks

WR Daryl Bagwell, broken foot, Prob, 3 weeks

K Donnie Foreman, shoulder tendonitis, Prob, 3 wks

CB Craig Kirk, strained hammy, Prob, unknown

DT Bo Rodriguez, turf toe, Prob, unknown

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK FOURTEEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Bryant Pritchett	Honaker, VA	44	62+	485	43	Pres/Dist	Signs Week 11
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 9.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 7.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	Signs Week 11
WR Stanley Coles	Birmingham	7	71+	585	51	Dist/Acad	Signs Week 10
C Jesse Nixon	Maple Valley, WA	14	77+	676	33	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 13
G Quentin Gordon	Columbus, GA	23	68-	573	55	Dist/Acad	Signs Week 11
T Blake Hickman	Columbia, MD	38	81-	155	25	Pres/Acad	Signs Week 10
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 9
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	Signs Week 11
DT Walt Huffman	Juneau, AK	2	70-	787	46	Dist*/Acad	Signs Week 12
OLB Irv Harden	Garner, NC	48	63+	480	33	Acad*/Pres	Signs Week 12
CB Lincoln Nugent	West Palm Beach, FL	6	68+	965	72	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 11
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	Bama, UAB, Troy

Lofton is still leaving us hanging, waiting for his decision.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Tech 39, UGA 14

Pitt 31, Arkansas 3

UT 27, Vandy 17

Syracuse 37, Auburn 7

Miss. St. 24, Ole Miss 21

USC 42, Clemson 38

OUR GAME: Off.

SEC Championship next week against Tennessee.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

TE Cory Hansen, severe hamstring pull, Out, 17wks

TE Tim Branch, pulled quad, Que, 3 wks

DT Terry McKinney, tonsilitis, Prob, 1 wk

DE Ike Murray, ACL Damage, Out, 46 wks

WR Daryl Bagwell, broken foot, Prob, 2 weeks

K Donnie Foreman, shoulder tendonitis, Prob, 2 wks

CB Craig Kirk, strained hammy, Prob, unknown

DT Bo Rodriguez, turf toe, Prob, unknown

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK FIFTEEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Bryant Pritchett	Honaker, VA	44	62+	485	43	Pres/Dist	Signs Week 11
RB Max Pannell	Greenville, SC	60	73+	82	5	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 9.
FB Victor Ainsworth	Caledonia, MS	43	65+	653	15	Acad*/Dist	Signs Week 7.
TE Trent McCray	Gaithersburg, MD	67	67+	323	8	Pres/Acad	Signs Week 11
WR Stanley Coles	Birmingham	7	71+	585	51	Dist/Acad	Signs Week 10
C Jesse Nixon	Maple Valley, WA	14	77+	676	33	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 13
G Quentin Gordon	Columbus, GA	23	68-	573	55	Dist/Acad	Signs Week 11
T Blake Hickman	Columbia, MD	38	81-	155	25	Pres/Acad	Signs Week 10
P Lawrence Roberts	Jefferson, LA	73	77+	211	2	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 9
DE Edwin Stedman	Gibson, GA	20	81-	151	22	Acad*/Pres	Signs Week 11
DT Walt Huffman	Juneau, AK	2	70-	787	46	Dist*/Acad	Signs Week 12
OLB Irv Harden	Garner, NC	48	63+	480	33	Acad*/Pres	Signs Week 12
CB Lincoln Nugent	West Palm Beach, FL	6	68+	965	72	Acad/Dist	Signs Week 11
S Bernard Lofton	Roanoke	70	70-	426	24	Acad/Pres	Bama, UAB, Troy

Lofton is still leaving us hanging, waiting for his decision.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

None.

OUR GAME: #13 Tennessee (9-2) (-3) vs. #10 Alabama (9-2) [TV2].

In a hard-fought battle, it was 24-24 at the end of regulation. OLB Quentin Raymond came up with big stops on 3rd and 2 and 4th and 1 in UT's first OT possession, and then Glen Harrison hit Daryl Bagwell for 25 yards and a TD on our first play of overtime to give us the 30-24 win, and our 4th straight SEC Championship!

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

All that matters for this one is that WR Preston Dunlap suffered a high ankle sprain this week, and will probably miss our Bowl Game.

Also, fwiw, since I don't do a Week 16 report, I'll go ahead and report that Bernard Lofton completed our recruiting class by signing in that week, along with a walk-on ILB.

[Ben E Lou]

RECRUITING AND BOWL WRAP-UP

RECRUITING

Player	Pos	ST	Visit Cost	Dist.	Fit Score	Scout	Phone	Visit	Emphasis	Status
$$Pritchett, Bryant	QB	VA	491	413	87	62+	2	2	Prest/Dist	Committed *
$$Pannell, Max	RB	SC	377	317	86	73+	4	2	Acad*/Dist	Committed *
##Ainsworth, Victor	FB	MS	251	54	86	65+	1	2	Acad*/Dist	Committed *
$$McCray, Trent	TE	MD	523	713	96	67+	3	2	Prest/Acad	Committed *
##Coles, Stanley	WR	AL	249	47	82	71+	3	2	Dist/Acad	Committed *
##Nixon, Jesse	C	WA	1201	2079	80	77+	3	2	Acad/Dist	Committed *
##Gordon, Quentin	G	GA	288	164	83	68-	2	2	Dist/Acad	Committed *
$$Hickman, Blake	T	MD	527	732	85	81-	2	3	Prest/Acad	Committed *
$$Roberts, Lawrence	P	LA	329	280	88	77+	3	1	Acad/Dist	Committed *
$$Stedman, Edwin	DE	GA	311	288	92	81-	2	2	Acad*/Prest	Committed *
##Huffman, Walt	DT	AK	1396	2882	65	70-	2	2	Dist*/Acad	Committed *
##Sapia, Donald	ILB	FL	299	199	84	20-	2	1	Dist/Prest	Committed *
$$Harden, Irv	OLB	NC	408	540	88	63+	3	2	Acad*/Prest	Committed *
##Nugent, Lincoln	CB	FL	456	644	85	68+	2	1	Acad/Dist	Committed *
$$Lofton, Bernard	S	AL	275	126	85	70-	5	4	Acad/Prest	Committed *

This looks like a very solid class, with no real holes and very strong academics. I can't complain.



TCY TODAY RECRUITING RANKINGS

(Top Five Overall, and all SEC teams included)

Rank	Team
1	Florida
2	Air Force
3	Arizona State
4	UCLA
5	Virginia Tech
34	Alabama
41	Kentucky
54	Vanderbilt
56	Auburn
61	Louisiana State
65	South Carolina
69	Georgia
70	Tennessee
82	Mississippi State
95	Mississippi
110	Arkansas

Florida just keeps bringing in studs...

BOWL RECAP

Game	Matchup	Location	Payoff
Solecismic Bowl	Oklahoma (12-1) 33, Michigan (9-3) 7	Columbus, GA	$10,080,000
Sugar Bowl	Wisconsin (11-1) 33, Alabama (10-3) 14	New Orleans, LA	$6,720,000
Orange Bowl	Texas (11-1) 31, UCLA (8-4) 24	Coral Gables, FL	$5,880,000
Rose Bowl	Georgia Tech (10-2) 31, Colorado State (8-4) 0	Los Angeles, CA	$5,040,000
Cotton Bowl	Miami of Florida (9-3) 68, Penn State (9-3) 60	Dallas, TX	$2,520,000
Citrus Bowl	California (10-2) 35, Colorado (10-3) 24	Orlando, FL	$2,100,000
Sun Bowl	Nebraska (10-2) 30, Maryland (9-3) 6	El Paso, TX	$1,680,000
Gator Bowl	Pittsburgh (11-1) 41, Tennessee (9-4) 3	Jacksonville, FL	$1,510,000
Holiday Bowl	Air Force (9-3) 38, Ohio State (7-5) 28	San Diego, CA	$1,510,000
Outback Bowl	Arizona State (8-4) 31, Florida State (7-5) 12	Tampa, FL	$1,260,000
Alamo Bowl	Florida (9-3) 34, Illinois (6-6) 20	Montgomery, AL	$1,260,000
Liberty Bowl	Texas Christian (10-2) 45, Virginia Tech (6-6) 14	Memphis, TN	$1,000,000
Independence Bowl	Texas Tech (10-2) 28, Minnesota (6-6) 24	Shreveport, LA	$1,000,000
Insight.com Bowl	Notre Dame (10-2) 17, Utah (8-4) 3	Phoenix, AZ	$840,000
Seattle Bowl	Georgia (9-3) 41, Virginia (7-5) 39	Seattle, WA	$840,000
Houston Bowl	Boise State (10-2) 19, Michigan State (6-6) 14	Houston, TX	$750,000
Music City Bowl	Southern California (8-4) 30, Ohio (9-4) 10	Nashville, TN	$670,000
Motor City Bowl	Oklahoma State (8-4) 21, Central Michigan (9-4) 7	Detroit, MI	$670,000
Peach Bowl	Fresno State (11-1) 48, Kentucky (7-5) 10	Atlanta, GA	$670,000
Hawaii Bowl	Syracuse (8-4) 31, South Florida (8-4) 19	Honolulu, HI	$670,000
Las Vegas Bowl	Temple (7-5) 10, Buffalo (8-4) 3	Las Vegas, NV	$670,000
Humanitarian Bowl	Miami of Ohio (8-4) 24, New Mexico State (8-4) 21	Boise City, ID	$670,000
Happy Fun Bowl	North Texas (9-3) 50, Kailua (7-5) 21	Los Alamos, NM	$670,000

Wisconsin's power-I helped them to one of the best running games in the nation this season, and they ran it on us 52 times in the big win.

[Ben E Lou]

YEAR-END WRAP-UP

TEAM SUMMARY

The College Years
2010 Summary for Alabama
   
Record: 10-3
Rank: 14
   
Alabama                 Team      Rank  
Rushes                  444       41          
Rushing Yards           1174      84          
Yards Per Carry         2.64      109 (T)     
Pass Attempts           488       3           
Completions             250       13          
Passing Yards           3581      8           
Yards Per Attempt       7.33      49          
3rd Down Conversions    32.8      70 (T)      
Points Per Game         31.8      26 (T)      
Turnovers               30        110 (T)     
Turnover Margin         -2        69 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  397       54 (T)      
Rushing Yards           565       2           
Yards Per Carry         1.42      2           
Pass Attempts           437       123         
Completions             202       105 (T)     
Passing Yards           2787      113         
Yards Per Attempt       6.37      38          
3rd Down Conversions    23.4      8           
Points Per Game         19.3      32 (T)      
Turnovers               28        19 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: I-Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     14    TYST (44)     10      
2     31    WASH (62)     24      
3     31    at SMIS (47)  13      
5     25    at TENN (23)  35      
7     24    MSST (76)     7       
8     38    LSST (54)     13      
9     56    VAND (99)     10      
10    45    at ARKN (91)  28      
11    35    FLOR (13)     27      
12    20    at AUBR (109) 27      
13    51    at MISS (86)  0       
15    30    vs TENN (23)  24      
19    14    vs WISC (6)   33      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
15 Harrison         QB    479   246   3534  7.37  34    24      
Team                ---   488   250   3581  7.33  34    24      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
46 Flowers          RB    260   1053  4.05  4     66    79      
15 Harrison         QB    82    -128  -1.56 1     51    277     
34 Collins          RB    43    133   3.09  0     9     18      
24 May              FB    32    74    2.31  2     13    16      
Team                ---   444   1174  2.64  8     151   423     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
8 Dunlap            WR    125   61    1047  17.1  316   5       
1 Buggelli          WR    123   50    947   18.9  338   9       
46 Flowers          RB    65    44    366   8.3   197   7       
87 Bagwell          WR    50    26    498   19.1  245   5       
24 May              FB    45    27    258   9.5   165   1       
82 Sprincz          WR    21    10    130   13.0  49    2       
94 Branch           TE    18    10    136   13.6  105   4       
89 Hansen           TE    13    4     44    11.0  31    1       
Team                ---   488   250   3581  14.3  1538  34      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
40 Copeland         ILB   99    30    19.0  42    0     8       
23 Alcott           S     59    14    0.0   11    1     13      
29 Kirk             CB    57    16    1.0   4     4     13      
41 Heck             OLB   55    18    0.0   8     1     3       
52 Raymond          OLB   54    22    6.5   18    1     11      
95 Baughman         DE    38    9     6.5   17    0     1       
92 Rodriguez        DT    32    17    7.5   12    0     0     
22 Key              S     29    22    0.0   3     3     4       
37 Quinn            CB    27    8     0.0   6     0     5       
38 Boesiger         CB    25    10    0.0   4     4     11      
96 McKinney         DT    21    6     2.0   8     0     0       
21 Durham           CB    18    1     1.0   1     1     3       
98 Tubbs            DE    15    5     9.5   10    0     0       
47 Everett          S     15    3     0.0   1     2     1       
Team                ---   688   197   62.0  161   18    73 

FINAL TOP 25

Team	Record	Conf	Comp	Poll	Loss	Sched	Total	Rank
Oklahoma	12-1	B12	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.04	3.04	1
Pittsburgh	11-1	BGE	5.50	3.00	1.00	3.72	13.22	2
Texas	11-1	B12	3.25	4.50	1.00	4.52	13.27	3
Nebraska	10-2	B12	3.00	5.50	2.00	3.04	13.54	4
Wisconsin	11-1	B10	5.75	4.50	1.00	4.48	15.73	5
Notre Dame	10-2	IND	9.25	2.50	2.00	2.96	16.71	6
Georgia Tech	10-2	ACC	3.50	10.50	2.00	1.36	17.36	7
Fresno State	11-1	MWC	9.25	7.00	1.00	4.64	21.89	8
Miami of Florida	9-3	ACC	10.25	9.50	3.00	0.60	23.35	9
Florida	9-3	SEC	7.75	14.00	3.00	0.80	25.55	10
Texas Tech	10-2	B12	7.75	13.50	2.00	2.92	26.17	11
Michigan	9-3	B10	15.25	8.00	3.00	1.88	28.13	12
Texas Christian	10-2	USA	11.50	12.00	2.00	3.84	29.34	13
Boise State	10-2	MWC	15.25	11.00	2.00	4.16	32.41	14
Colorado	10-3	B12	11.50	17.50	3.00	0.56	32.56	15
California	10-2	P10	7.25	21.50	2.00	2.04	32.79	16
Georgia	9-3	SEC	14.75	16.50	3.00	1.08	35.33	17
Alabama	10-3	SEC	18.00	13.50	3.00	1.16	35.66	18
Penn State	9-3	B10	20.75	17.50	3.00	3.20	44.45	19
Maryland	9-3	ACC	18.00	21.50	3.00	3.08	45.58	20
Air Force	9-3	WAC	21.50	19.50	3.00	4.76	48.76	21
North Texas	9-3	SBC	23.00	21.00	3.00	2.48	49.48	22
Tennessee	9-4	SEC	21.50	24.00	4.00	0.20	49.70	23
Arizona State	8-4	P10	22.00	24.50	4.00	2.36	52.86	24
Syracuse	8-4	BGE	25.50	21.50	4.00	3.28	54.28	25

ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM

Position/Award	Name	Team
Quarterback	Brent Dinkins	Florida
Running Back	Devin Andersen	Tennessee
Fullback	Rich Cavallo	Florida
Tight End	J.R. Terrell	Mississippi State
Wide Receiver	David Peters	Tennessee
Wide Receiver	Donnell Boese	Florida
Center	Aaron Raymond	South Carolina
Offensive Guard	Todd Jenkins	South Carolina
Offensive Guard	Don Connell	Kentucky
Offensive Tackle	Lewis England	Mississippi
Offensive Tackle	Joey Greeley	Mississippi State
Punter	Donnie Pearson	Auburn
**Kicker	Donnie Foreman	Alabama
Defensive End	Wally Martin	Tennessee
Defensive End	O.J. Gavin	Florida
Defensive Tackle	Seth Brennan	Louisiana State
**Inside Linebacker	Andy Copeland	Alabama
Inside Linebacker	Marcus Reid	Louisiana State
Outside Linebacker	Jerald Robinson	Tennessee
**Outside Linebacker	Quentin Raymond	Alabama
**Cornerback	Craig Kirk	Alabama
Cornerback	Devin Bowling	Florida
Safety	Tito Holmes	Georgia
Safety	Archie Harvey	Auburn

Andy Copeland was named SEC Defensive Player Of The Year.



ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM

Position/Award	Name	Team
Quarterback	Roger Trent	Georgia
Running Back	Clay Cordell	Arkansas
**Fullback	Jim May	Alabama
Tight End	K.C. Corbett	Mississippi
**Wide Receiver	Preston Dunlap	Alabama
**Wide Receiver	Richie Buggelli	Alabama
Center	Nicky Wolfe	Florida
Offensive Guard	Malcolm Cole	South Carolina
Offensive Guard	Preston Caniff	Vanderbilt
Offensive Tackle	A.J. Wooten	Arkansas
Offensive Tackle	Will Hennings	South Carolina
Punter	Jimmy Checovetes	Mississippi State
Kicker	Quentin Rivera	Kentucky
Defensive End	Jackie Jones	Georgia
Defensive End	Lawrence Griffin	Florida
Defensive Tackle	Tommy Jacobs	Kentucky
Inside Linebacker	Joseph Givens	Georgia
Inside Linebacker	Roderick Fournier	Arkansas
Outside Linebacker	Ty Tatum	Florida
Outside Linebacker	Marlon Whitfield	Mississippi
Cornerback	Broderick Walsh	Mississippi
Cornerback	Henry Dubose	Georgia
Safety	Jeff Lang	Louisiana State
Safety	R.J. Emanski	Arkansas

NATIONAL AWARDS

ILB Andy Copeland was the national Defensive Player Of The Year, 1st Team All American, and All-Senior.

K Donnie Foreman was named to the All-Senior Team.



Other SEC players receiving national awards were:

1st Team: WR David Peters (TN), DE Wally Martin (TN), OLB Jerald Robinson (TN), S Tito Holmes (UGA)

2nd Team: none.

All Senior Team: OLB Robinson



NEXT YEAR'S RETURNING STARTERS:

Offense: 8, but will have a new QB

Defense: 6



PROFESSOR LAERTES' RATINGS

Team Performance: 71

Academic Performance: 71

Recruiting Performance: 14

Television Revenue: 95

Alumni Donations: 64

Attendance/Stadium: 91

FINAL GRADE: 71

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