Bear Bryant Challenge: Alabama 2009

[Ben E Lou]

PRELIMINARIES

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

Atlanta Falcons 2005-_____

PERFORMANCE TO DATE

Year	Team	Record	Post.	Rank	Perf	Acad.	Recr.	TV	Tick.	Don.	Score
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 three players:

DE Dennis Terrell, after being suspended in 2008 for assaulting a female student in her room, leaves because he's pissed off over the suspension. Good riddance.

QB Kenyon Cosby leaves over lack of playing time. Pretty frustrating, because he was listed as Content (although he didn't play any all year.) He had some nice green bars, too. Bummer.

ACADEMICS: 53 reputation, 35th overall ranking. We improve 4 more points in reputation, and 20 more spots in ranking. Very nice. We're in the Top 20 in several subjects.

PRESTIGE: 87. We lose one point.

STAFF

My Deep South Scout retired, but we're able to replace him with a very strong one was is only 42. Nice! I also get a slightly-better defensive coordinator.

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Harvey O'Reilley

Age: 44

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. 1 year

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Eugene Story

Age: 49

Play Calling: Terrific

Avoid Injury: Terrific

Rehag: Fair

Congeniality: Pretty Good

DL: Terrific

LB: Terrific

DB: Decent

SCHEDULE

Week	Opponent	Scheduled
1	Troy State	Home 2009
2	Southern Mississippi	Permanent
3	at Washington	Away 2009, Home 2010
4	OPEN
5	at Kentucky	Permanent
6	South Carolina	Permanent
7	at Arkansas	Permanent
8	at Mississippi State	Permanent
9	OPEN
10	Louisiana State	Permanent
11	Georgia	Permanent
12	at Mississippi	Permanent
13	OPEN
14	Auburn	Permanent
15	Conference Championship	Reserved

Heh. We avoid the Vols and Gators once again, but at first glance, it looks like we'll face competition from Auburn for the SEC West. Also, LSU may have the conference's best QB in Leonard Barton (77/77). USC has 74/82 Reuben Cash. Florida clearly has the most overall talent in the SEC, but their QB is only 50/88, so who knows what could happen?

Well, for the first time, EVERY player on the roster is either a true signee or a true walk-on. No more of those beginning-of-game stud walk-ons left. This is now fully and officially my team. Here's the report...

ROSTER

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

QUARTERBACKS (SCOUT: Good)

Player	#	Pos	Elig	Current Estimate	Future Estimate
Durham, Kendall	2	QB	8	66	85
Harrison, Glen	15	QB	SR(RS)	50	72
O'Neal, Isaac	5	QB	SO(RS)	41	64
Coleman, Glenn	17	QB	FR	8	53

We come to the final year of the Kendall Durham era. He won the conference MVP last year, and there's not much reason to believe that he can't compete for it again. Harrison and O'Neal both offer nice hope for the future. Coleman has some outta-sight green bars, so I give him some coaching blocks and pump up his weight and football study work.

BACKS (SCOUT: Excellent)

Thaphituck, Jack	39	RB	SR(RS)	46	68
Flowers, Max	46	RB	FR	45	100
Collins, Seth	34	RB	SO(RS)	36	74
Lewis, Trent	31	RB(WO)	8	38	47
Stone, Alonzo	20	RB(WO)	JR(RS)	34	51
Ross, Casey	27	RB(WO)	JR(RS)	8	8
May, Jim	24	FB	SO(RS)	48	75
Small, Alan	48	FB	SR(RS)	35	51
Patton, Wendell	30	FB(WO)	FR	18	37

With K. Durham around for another year with strong receivers, I decide to wait a year on giving Max Flowers the start. Thaphituck and Collins should do for now as ball carriers. Jim May was a highly-regarded recruit, and he looks like he's ready to get it done on the field.

RECEIVERS (SCOUT: Terrific)

Armstrong, Jonathan	83	TE	8	36	62
Branch, Tim	94	TE	JR(RS)	30	68
Puckett, Johnnie	84	TE	SO	28	60
Cornejo, Kent	88	TE(WO)	SR(RS)	22	22
Hansen, Cory	89	TE(WO)	FR	6	54
Woods, Brady	86	WR	8	69	69
Dunlap, Preston	8	WR	JR(RS)	64	88
Bagwell, Daryl	87	WR	SR(RS)	54	66
Buggelli, Richie	1	WR	SO(RS)	39	62
Sprincz, Timothy	82	WR	FR	20	65
Shehee, Cory	4	WR(WO)	SR(RS)	6	11
Fleming, Horace	80	WR(WO)	JR	4	4
Arnold, Ian	9	WR(WO)	JR	3	10
Armstrong, John	7	WR(WO)	SR(RS)	1	1

Despite all the playing time I gave Armstrong, he never developed up to his bars. Branch and Puckett both have some pretty solid potential, as does walk-on Hansen. The WR's should be very good. Dunlap was 1st-Team All SEC as a redshirt freshman last year, and looks to have a phenomenal career ahead of him. If Brady Woods can stay healthy this year, we should have a lethal passing game. Bagwell and Buggelli provide some solid depth. Sprincz looks like he's going to be a big-play guy, but not a possession receiver with his 0/26 catch frequency.

OFFENSIVE LINE (SCOUT: Pretty Good)

Taylor, Dennis	55	C	SR(RS)	41	65
Hausermann, Lance	58	C	JR(RS)	23	87
Palkowski, Tyrus	51	C	FR	14	66
Flemming, Mo	54	C(WO)	8	14	28
Curtis, Leslie	70	G	JR(RS)	38	64
Garner, Tyrell	66	G	8	27	55
Dalan, Kris	76	G	SR(RS)	26	71
Stokes, Fred	60	G	SO(RS)	22	70
McCormick, Tito	73	G	FR	3	69
Schwartz, Frank	69	G(WO)	SO(RS)	18	48
Clodfelter, Marvin	74	G(WO)	SO	4	4
Kippen, Robbie	63	T	8	57	57
Sutter, Preston	79	T	SR(RS)	48	59
Swisher, Geoff	65	T	8	25	60
Birk, Bernard	62	T	SO(RS)	22	84
Osborne, Gary	67	T	FR	15	64
Herndon, Ken	68	T(WO)	SR(RS)	10	22
Carter, Hunter	78	T(WO)	JR(RS)	9	54
Dawkins, Bo	61	T(WO)	JR(RS)	6	35

Everything about this team seems geared for passing and outside running. The o-line is much better at the tackles than up the middle. We do look like we'll have a quite-solid starting five in a couple of years with Hausermann, Stokes, McCormick, Birk, and Osborne.

KICKING GAME (SCOUT: Terrible)

Greene, Emmanuel	12	P	SO(RS)	47	54
Hutchins, Darrell	10	P(WO)	8	17	17
Brady, Roman	16	P(WO)	JR(RS)	15	33
Foreman, Donnie	11	K	SR(RS)	53	95
Cote, Brent	19	K(WO)	FR	3	30

We lost All-SEC P and K to graduation last year, but are able to reload with Greene and Foreman. We need to sign a scholarship kicker this year, though.

DEFENSIVE LINE (SCOUT: Excellent)

Gillespie, Dana	75	DE	8	76	76
Baughman, Duane	95	DE	SO(RS)	47	62
Tubbs, Johnnie	98	DE	JR(RS)	23	55
Murray, Ike	97	DE	FR	6	76
Legette, Chuck	71	DE(WO)	SR(RS)	19	56
Williford, Brett	93	DT	8	51	69
Rodriguez, Bo	92	DT	SR(RS)	40	59
McKinney, Terry	96	DT	JR(RS)	37	71
Winslett, Isaac	72	DT	SO(RS)	27	44
Harmon, Van	91	DT	FR	11	57
Humphrey, Daniel	77	DT(WO)	8	4	4

DE Gillespie is a proven stud, and the other three starters look ready to be good or better. I can't complain, especially if Murray and Harmon can develop to meet their green bars.

LINEBACKERS (SCOUT: Terrific)

Copeland, Andy	40	ILB	SR(RS)	62	71
Barker, Bernard	50	ILB	SO(RS)	24	53
Linquist, Jorge	53	ILB	FR	12	80
Woodford, Clyde	56	ILB(WO)	JR(RS)	25	56
Mosley, Corwin	49	OLB	8	64	75
Raymond, Quentin	52	OLB	SO(RS)	57	68
Heck, Vince	41	OLB	SR(RS)	49	93
Hampton, Earl	42	OLB	JR(RS)	17	57
Nelson, Vincent	59	OLB	SO	11	61
Whetstone, T.J.	43	OLB	FR	11	74
Flowers, Ike	99	OLB(WO)	JR	14	28
Abreu, K.C.	64	OLB(WO)	SO	5	5

I'm *very* happy about the LB situation at this point. We're strong at all three starting spots, and have capable-looking backups. Plus, the two true freshmen both look like they'll be quite good as well.

SECONDARY (SCOUT: Decent)

Kirk, Craig	29	CB	SR(RS)	63	63
Caldwell, Dominic	35	CB	8	53	82
Boesiger, Richard	38	CB	SO(RS)	45	59
Durham, Burt	21	CB	JR(RS)	37	62
Quinn, Ethan	37	CB	FR	18	92
Horner, Gene	44	CB(WO)	FR	9	37
Mayes, Kelvin	36	S	8	62	77
Alcott, Darrell	23	S	SR(RS)	53	53
Key, Matt	22	S	JR(RS)	32	72
Everett, Shane	47	S	SO(RS)	26	45
Monroe, Lamont	26	S(WO)	8	33	33
Mascorella, Lenny	32	S(WO)	FR	17	69
Fregoso, Paul	25	S(WO)	JR	7	7

Did I say that I was happy about the LB's? Well, ditto for the secondary. Three returning starters, nice depth, and quality freshmen.

OVERALL ROSTER THOUGHTS

Our defense should be one of the best around, and offense--at least the passing portion--looks flat-out scary. We may have to throw a bunch of short passes against better teams, due to a weak offensive line. Still, we should at least be in the hunt for our fourth SEC Title.

[DeToxRox]

Awesome read, SD.

Keep it up.

The Tide have always been a favorite of mine since the days of Antonio London, my second favorite college player ever.

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK ONE

RECRUITING

I plan to offer the following schollies: QB, TE, WR, G, T, K, DE, DT, ILB, OLB, CB, S. Also, I need to induce walk-ons at QB, C, DE and DT. I set my sights pretty highly this year; five of my eight week 1 scholly offers are to guys ranked in the Top 10 at their position. I'll give a more detailed update once I have offers on the table at every position.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Bowling Green 42, USC 17
Idaho 34, Mississippi St. 31

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

After seeing the final score, I then checked Troy's roster, and realized that they've put themselves together a pretty good football team. They'd probably be one of the teams in the running for the SEC Title, based on their roster. At any rate, we pile up a whole bunch of yards, but due to 3 turnovers only score 24 points on 517 total yards. The defense won't be denied, though, and we win our opener 24-10. The details...

• Durham was 26 for 45 for 348 yards with 2 TD's and 3 INT's.
  
  
• WR3 Darryl Bagwell had a huge day: 9 catches, 146 yards, 1 TD, as he filled in for Preston Dunlap, who got hurt.
  
  
• RB Seth Collins carried only five times, but gained 84 yards and scored a TD, while Thaphituck pitched in 10 carries for 45 yards.
  
  
• T Preston Sutter was an absurd 8 for 10 in KRB's in our outside running game plan. Wow!
  
  

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

*WR Preston Dunlap--broken fibula--Out (9)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK TWO

RECRUITING

Filling out the offers. Update next week.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Idaho 48, Florida 6

Clemson 21, UT 10

Va. Tech 51, Ol' Miss 10

Stanford 35, UGA 20

Kentucky 52, Millani Town 22

Duke 24, Vandy 21

Tech 35, Auburn 7

UConn 16, Arkansas 0

South Florida 13, LSU 3

OUR GAME: Southern Mississippi (0-0) at #3 Alabama (1-0) [TV5]

So I went into the season thinking we'd be a defensive powerhouse, but the offense has been very, very impressive. We win this one 37-24 as Durham has another big day: 26 for 46 for 383 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT. Woods and Bagwell each catch 8 passes for over 100 yards and a TD each.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Preston Dunlap--broken fibula--Out (9)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK THREE

RECRUITING

Here are the guys I've offered schollies to in the early-going:

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Todd Griffin	Hohenwald, TN	30	65+	910	73	Acad*/Dist	This guy could be solid. I'm guessing he'll sign with us.
TE Lester Whiting	Mount Hope, AL	98	61+	362	16	Acad/Dist	We've got a 68 in his major, and are quite close by.
WR Joe Shepard	Merrillville, IN	23	84+	123	10	Pres*/Acad	We're the highest-Prestige team to make contact with him so far.
G Ethan Walters	Aurora, IN	32	74+	305	25	Acad*/Pres	No one else has even contacted him yet.
T Howard Stewart	Lawrenceville, GA	21	94--	33	7	Acad/Dist	Only 58 acadmemics, but we're his only early scholly offer.
K Ellis Parker	Redding, CA	8	77--	xxx	32	(Dist)/Pres	His only contact school to date is Bama.
DE Mickey Tyner	Saratoga, CA	29	84+	88	11	Acad*/Dist	We're his first offer.
DE Mitchell Griffith	Rome, GA	2	74+	464	43	Acad/Dist	Hey, if I can get two scholarship DE's to sign, then that's fine with me.
DT Darrin Bernard	Chico, CA	76	89+	16	1	Acad/Dist	Our 71 Academic rating isn't bad, but probably won't be good enough.
DT Donovan Hanks	Augusta, GA	13	77+	382	27	Acad*/Pres	"Safe" option if Bernard doesn't work out. We're his first/only offer.
ILB Roy Seinfeld	Fuquay-Varina,NC	31	83-	204	8	Dist*/Acad	We're his first offer.
OLB Blaine Phillips	Graceville, FL	76	83+	111	9	Pres/Dist	Has five offers. We're the highest Prestige, and the closest.
CB Xavier Donovan	Wilkesboro, NC	91	91--	22	1	Acad*/Dist	Our 78 rating leads the pack of initial suitors.
S Leslie Cobb	Norfolk, VA	97	81+	52	4	Acad/Dist	Only 58 academics, and Colorado (89) has offered. We'll likely look elsewhere.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

UAB 24, Arkansas 21

Kansas 28, Mississippi St. 21

Fresno St. 41, USC 13

Florida 44, FSU 23

UNC 28, Vandy 17

Syracuse 27, Auburn 14

Ole Miss 26, Arkansas St. 22

UGA 54, La-Lafayette 0

Kentucky 45, La-Monroe 7

New Mexico STs. 20, UT 7

OUR GAME: #5 Alabama (2-0) at Washington (1-1) (E) [TV4]

Ugh. We get our hats handed to us in this one: 44-14. The secondary gets torched for 451 yards and 5 TD passes on the day. This one was just plain ugly.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Preston Dunlap--broken fibula--Out (7)

[Crapshoot]

what happened to the Atlanta part of the Challenge SD ?

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by Crapshoot

what happened to the Atlanta part of the Challenge SD ?

Check the first post in this thread. There's a link to the Atlanta portion of the challenge in that post.

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK FOUR

RECRUITING

Updates on my scholarship offers. (Note: I took out academics this season because I've gotten to the point where I think I only need bother with guys 1250 and above. Unless I mention otherwise, assume that anyone I recruit from here on out is a stud in the classroom.)

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Todd Griffin	Hohenwald, TN	30	65+	910	73	Acad*/Dist	He pays us an early visit. Would be nice to lock him up.
TE Lester Whiting	Mount Hope, AL	98	61+	362	16	Acad/Dist	6 scholly offers, but we have the best academics, prestige, AND are closest.
WR Joe Shepard	Merrillville, IN	23	84+	123	10	Pres*/Acad	Wisconsin could pose a threat to use landing him.
G Ethan Walters	Aurora, IN	32	74+	305	25	Acad*/Pres	We're still the only school to contact him.
T Howard Stewart	Lawrenceville, GA	21	94--	33	7	Acad/Dist	Only 58 acadmemics, but we're still his only scholly offer.
K Ellis Parker	Redding, CA	8	77--	xxx	32	(Dist)/Pres	We're *slightly* farther away than San Jose St., his other offer school.
DE Mickey Tyner	Saratoga, CA	29	84+	88	11	Acad*/Dist	We're still his only offer.
DE Mitchell Griffith	Rome, GA	2	74+	464	43	Acad/Dist	We've got 2nd-best academics, best prestige, among offer schools.
DT Darrin Bernard	Chico, CA	76	89+	16	1	Acad/Dist	Our 71 Academic rating isn't bad, but probably won't be good enough.
DT Donovan Hanks	Augusta, GA	13	77+	382	27	Acad*/Pres	We're still the only school to offer him so far.
ILB Roy Seinfeld	Fuquay-Varina,NC	31	83-	204	8	Dist*/Acad	We're still the only school to have offered him. Vandy makes contact.
OLB Blaine Phillips	Graceville, FL	76	83+	111	9	Pres/Dist	Visiting Miami and FSU. I'll start making other plans, but leave the offer there.
*OLB Mitchell Farrell	Frederick, MD	37	69+	575	32	Acad/Dist	2nd option if Phillips doesn't work out. We're highest Academic school to offer.
CB Xavier Donovan	Wilkesboro, NC	91	91--	22	1	Acad*/Dist	We have strongest academics, but three higher-prestige schools are on his list.
S Leslie Cobb	Norfolk, VA	97	81+	52	4	Acad/Dist	Now visiting VT and ND.
*S Moe Ciszek	Hammond, LA	87	71--	338	16	Acad/Dist	We're the only school to have even made contact so far.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Tech 43, UGA 14

Florida 58, Miami (OH) 23

Vandy 35, Navy 17

Maryland 24, Auburn 0

Memphis 21, Mississippi ST. 20

LSU 47, Tulane 0

Ole Miss 41, Ewa Beach 10

OUR GAME: OFF

SEC play begins next week at Lexington.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Preston Dunlap--broken fibula--Out (6)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK FIVE

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Todd Griffin	Hohenwald, TN	30	65+	910	73	Acad*/Dist	Vandy and MTSU appear to be fairly-distant competitors.
TE Lester Whiting	Mount Hope, AL	98	61+	362	16	Acad/Dist	We become his first visit school this week.
WR Joe Shepard	Merrillville, IN	23	84+	123	10	Pres*/Acad	So far it looks like it is between Bama and Wisconsin.
G Ethan Walters	Aurora, IN	32	74+	305	25	Acad*/Pres	We're STILL the only school to contact him.
T Howard Stewart	Lawrenceville, GA	21	94--	33	7	Acad/Dist	He's got a bunch of contact schools, but we're his only offer to date.
K Ellis Parker	Redding, CA	8	77--	xxx	32	(Dist)/Pres	He has decided to pay us an official visit.
DE Mickey Tyner	Saratoga, CA	29	84+	88	11	Acad*/Dist	We're still his only offer.
DE Mitchell Griffith	Rome, GA	2	74+	464	43	Acad/Dist	He's visiting Tech, who leads 79-72 Acad.
DT Darrin Bernard	Chico, CA	76	89+	16	1	Acad/Dist	A bunch of people have offered. Visiting Fresno St. We're #2 Acad, behind VT.
DT Donovan Hanks	Augusta, GA	13	77+	382	27	Acad*/Pres	We're still the only school to offer him.
ILB Roy Seinfeld	Fuquay-Varina,NC	31	83-	204	8	Dist*/Acad	Vandy makes an offer. We've got better academics. They're a little closer.
OLB Blaine Phillips	Graceville, FL	76	83+	111	9	Pres/Dist	Not hoping for much.
OLB Mitchell Farrell	Frederick, MD	37	69+	575	32	Acad/Dist	My OLB attention has turned to him. We look like the leader..
CB Xavier Donovan	Wilkesboro, NC	91	91--	22	1	Acad*/Dist	Visiting ND, and Wisconsin (95 Acad) has made an offer. Looking elsewhere.
*CB Cornelius Taylor	Swansboro, NC	28	75x	214	19	Dist/Acad	NC State is of concern. Hoping our Prestige will trump them.
S Leslie Cobb	Norfolk, VA	97	81+	52	4	Acad/Dist	Now visiting Michigan, VT and ND.
S Moe Ciszek	Hammond, LA	87	71--	338	16	Acad/Dist	Paying us a visit.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Florida 28, LSU 10

UT 23, Ol' Miss 20

USC 34, Arkansas 20

Mississippi St. 33, Vandy 30

OUR GAME: #18 Alabama (2-1) at #25 Kentucky (2-0) (-8) [TV3]

The off week does us a world of good. We come out fresh and focused, and dismantle Kentucky 40-6. The stats:

• Durham had a very nice day: 21 for 35, 293 yards, 4 TD's, 0 INT's.
  
• Woods led all receivers with 9 catches, 141 yards, and 2 TD's
  
• Bagwell also caught 2 TD passes.
  
• We had 8 sacks on the day, with Gillespie leading the way with 2.5.
  
• Kentucky was held to 206 yards and 12 first downs.
  

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Preston Dunlap--broken fibula--Out (5)

*DT Terry McKinney--deep thigh bruise--Prob (2)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK SIX

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Todd Griffin	Hohenwald, TN	30	65+	910	73	Acad*/Dist	Committed Week 5.
TE Lester Whiting	Mount Hope, AL	98	61+	362	16	Acad/Dist	We're still his only visit school, and lead in all three categories.
WR Joe Shepard	Merrillville, IN	23	84+	123	10	Pres*/Acad	Still looking like a 2-horse race with Wisconsin.
G Ethan Walters	Aurora, IN	32	74+	305	25	Acad*/Pres	Stunningly, we're still his only scholarship offer.
T Howard Stewart	Lawrenceville, GA	21	94--	33	7	Acad/Dist	He's got a bunch of contact schools, but we're still his only offer to date.
K Ellis Parker	Redding, CA	8	77--	xxx	32	(Dist)/Pres	So far he looks like a pretty sure thing.
DE Mickey Tyner	Saratoga, CA	29	84+	88	11	Acad*/Dist	We remain his only offer.
DE Mitchell Griffith	Rome, GA	2	74+	464	43	Acad/Dist	He's visiting Tech, who leads 79-72 Acad.
DT Darrin Bernard	Chico, CA	76	89+	16	1	Acad/Dist	A bunch of people have offered. Visiting Fresno St. We're #2 Acad, behind VT.
DT Donovan Hanks	Augusta, GA	13	77+	382	27	Acad*/Pres	We're still the only school to offer him.
ILB Roy Seinfeld	Fuquay-Varina,NC	31	83-	204	8	Dist*/Acad	Still only Vandy and Bama have offered schollies.
OLB Blaine Phillips	Graceville, FL	76	83+	111	9	Pres/Dist	He's picked four visit schools, and we're not one. Hanging on by a thread.
OLB Mitchell Farrell	Frederick, MD	37	69+	575	32	Acad/Dist	Looks like I have a solid chance to land him.
CB Xavier Donovan	Wilkesboro, NC	91	91--	22	1	Acad*/Dist	Signs with Ultimate Evil.
CB Cornelius Taylor	Swansboro, NC	28	75++	214	19	Dist/Acad	We have much better Acad, and slightly better Pres, than NC State and Clemson
S Leslie Cobb	Norfolk, VA	97	81+	52	4	Acad/Dist	Signs with Va. Tech.
S Moe Ciszek	Hammond, LA	87	71--	338	16	Acad/Dist	Visiting us and Ok. State. Could get competitive here.
*S Burt Fling	Lewistown, MT	0	89-	387	23	Pres/Dist	With competition for Ciszek, I make him his first offer.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Florida 24, Mississippi St. 14

UT 24, Auburn 21

LSU 30, UGA 27

Ol' Miss 47, Kentucky 14

Pitt 38, Arkansas 28

OUR GAME: USC (1-2) at #11 Alabama (3-1) (-16) [TV3]

We jump out to a 17-6 halftime lead, and shut 'em out the rest of the way for a 31-6 victory. The defense is stifling once again...

• Durham was 22 for 30 for 233 yards, 3 TD's, 0 INT's.
  
• The Gamecocks were held to 162 total yards on the day.
  

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Preston Dunlap--broken fibula--Out (4)

DT Terry McKinney--deep thigh bruise--Prob (1)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK SEVEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Todd Griffin	Hohenwald, TN	30	65+	910	73	Acad*/Dist	Committed Week 5.
TE Lester Whiting	Mount Hope, AL	98	61+	362	16	Acad/Dist	We're still his only visit school, and lead in all three categories.
WR Joe Shepard	Merrillville, IN	23	84+	123	10	Pres*/Acad	Ugh. 100-Prestige Ultimate Evil offers, and he's visiting.
WR Burt Palmer	Cranston, RI	13	100--	193	19	Acad*/Pres	We're his first scholly offer, but we only have 47 Academics.
G Ethan Walters	Aurora, IN	32	74+	305	25	Acad*/Pres	Yes, we're STILL his only scholarship offer. Quite surprising.
T Howard Stewart	Lawrenceville, GA	21	94--	33	7	Acad/Dist	Yup, still 9 contact schools, but only offered by us.
K Ellis Parker	Redding, CA	8	77--	xxx	32	(Dist)/Pres	Still feeling good about him.
DE Mickey Tyner	Saratoga, CA	29	84+	88	11	Acad*/Dist	He still has no other offers.
DE Mitchell Griffith	Rome, GA	2	74+	464	43	Acad/Dist	Still just us and Tech. Visiting Tech.
DT Darrin Bernard	Chico, CA	76	89+	16	1	Acad/Dist	Signs with Fresno St.
DT Donovan Hanks	Augusta, GA	13	77+	382	27	Acad*/Pres	Yup, we're still his only offer.
ILB Roy Seinfeld	Fuquay-Varina,NC	31	83-	204	8	Dist*/Acad	Still only Vandy and Bama have offered schollies.
OLB Blaine Phillips	Graceville, FL	76	83+	111	9	Pres/Dist	Signs with FSU this week.
OLB Mitchell Farrell	Frederick, MD	37	69+	575	32	Acad/Dist	We have the highest Academics among his offer schools.
CB Cornelius Taylor	Swansboro, NC	28	75++	214	19	Dist/Acad	We have much better Acad, and slightly better Pres, than NC State and Clemson
S Moe Ciszek	Hammond, LA	87	71--	338	16	Acad/Dist	Also visiting Boise St, Air Force, OK State. Might be tough to land.
*S Burt Fling	Lewistown, MT	0	89-	387	23	Pres/Dist	We're still his only offer.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Florida 34, UGA 17

UT 24, USC 19

Kentucky 35, Vandy 6

Mississipi St. 34, LSU 24

OUR GAME: #9 Alabama (4-1) (-14) at Arkansas (0-4) [TV5]

Total blowout. 47-6 Bama. Durham was 19 for 28 for 328 yards with 4 TD's and 0 INT's, and Bagwell led the way with 5 catches, 145 yards, 2 TD's.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Preston Dunlap--broken fibula--Out (3)

DT Terry McKinney--deep thigh bruise--FULLY HEALED

*WR Brady Woods--broken arm--Out (6)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK EIGHT

RECRUITING UPDATE

Visit week. Here's a list of who my guys are visiting.

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Todd Griffin	Hohenwald, TN	30	65+	910	73	Acad*/Dist	Committed Week 5.
TE Lester Whiting	Mount Hope, AL	98	61+	362	16	Acad/Dist	Bama, TCU, Louisville,UAB,Troy State.
WR Joe Shepard	Merrillville, IN	23	84+	123	10	Pres*/Acad	ND, Bama, Va. Tech, Wisconsin, Purdue
WR Burt Palmer	Cranston, RI	13	100--	193	19	Acad*/Pres	Oklahoma, Auburn, Bama
G Ethan Walters	Aurora, IN	32	74+	305	25	Acad*/Pres	Visiting no one yet. Has other offers now. Ours still looks best.
T Howard Stewart	Lawrenceville, GA	21	94--	33	7	Acad/Dist	Alabama. (Yes, we're still his only scholarship offer.)
K Ellis Parker	Redding, CA	8	77--	xxx	32	(Dist)/Pres	Bama, UNLV, San Jose St.
DE Mickey Tyner	Saratoga, CA	29	84+	88	11	Acad*/Dist	Nebraska, Alabama
DE Mitchell Griffith	Rome, GA	2	74+	464	43	Acad/Dist	Tech, Bama
DT Donovan Hanks	Augusta, GA	13	77+	382	27	Acad*/Pres	Alabama (still only offer)
ILB Roy Seinfeld	Fuquay-Varina,NC	31	83-	204	8	Dist*/Acad	NO visits yet.
OLB Mitchell Farrell	Frederick, MD	37	69+	575	32	Acad/Dist	Bama, Oregon, Navy, Memphis
CB Cornelius Taylor	Swansboro, NC	28	75++	214	19	Dist/Acad	NC State, Clemson, Buffalo, Bama, Washington
S Moe Ciszek	Hammond, LA	87	71--	338	16	Acad/Dist	Singed with Air Force this week.
S Burt Fling	Lewistown, MT	0	89-	387	23	Pres/Dist	No visits. We're still his only offer.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Kentucky 30, UT 24

Florida 27, USC 20

UGA 31, Vandy 28

Auburn 38, Arkansas 3

LSU 38, Ol' Miss 7

OUR GAME: #10 Alabama (5-1) (-8) at Mississippi St. (2-4) [TV4]

We come away with a mistake-filled 41-24 victory in this game. We had three turnovers and 9 penalties in this one. Durham was only 18 for 37, but had 268 yards and 3 TD's along with his 2 INT's. Bagwell was player of the game with 6 catches for 121 yards and 2 TD's.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Preston Dunlap--broken fibula--Out (2)

WR Brady Woods--broken arm--Out (6)

*RB Seth Collins--hyperextended knee--Out (5)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK NINE

RECRUITING UPDATE

Visit week. Here's a list of who my guys are visiting.

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Todd Griffin	Hohenwald, TN	30	65+	910	73	Acad*/Dist	Committed Week 5.
TE Lester Whiting	Mount Hope, AL	98	61+	362	16	Acad/Dist	Bama, TCU, Louisville,UAB,Troy State.
WR Joe Shepard	Merrillville, IN	23	84+	123	10	Pres*/Acad	He sold his soul to Satan, aligning himself with the Forces of Evil.
WR Burt Palmer	Cranston, RI	13	100--	193	19	Acad*/Pres	Oklahoma, Auburn, Miami(FL), Bama, Oregon
G Ethan Walters	Aurora, IN	32	74+	305	25	Acad*/Pres	Alabama, Ariz. St, Michigan St, SMU, Wailuku
T Howard Stewart	Lawrenceville, GA	21	94--	33	7	Acad/Dist	Texas Tech, FSU, Bama, UGA
K Ellis Parker	Redding, CA	8	77--	xxx	32	(Dist)/Pres	Bama, UNLV, San Jose St.
DE Mickey Tyner	Saratoga, CA	29	84+	88	11	Acad*/Dist	Fresno St., Nebraska, Alabama, North Texas
DE Mitchell Griffith	Rome, GA	2	74+	464	43	Acad/Dist	Tech, Bama
DT Donovan Hanks	Augusta, GA	13	77+	382	27	Acad*/Pres	Utah, Bama, Utah St.
ILB Roy Seinfeld	Fuquay-Varina,NC	31	83-	204	8	Dist*/Acad	Penn St., Florida, Bama, ND, Air Force
OLB Mitchell Farrell	Frederick, MD	37	69+	575	32	Acad/Dist	Bama, Oregon, Navy, Tulsa, Memphis
CB Cornelius Taylor	Swansboro, NC	28	75++	214	19	Dist/Acad	He signs with NC State.
*CB Stanley Marte	Miami, FL	0	82-	560	42	Pres/Dist	Was visiting USF and UCF.
*CB Louis McAninch	Gray, GA	9	83-	531	40	Acad*/Pres	Visiting Tech and Bowling Green.
S Burt Fling	Lewistown, MT	0	89-	387	23	Pres/Dist	No visits. We're still his only offer.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Florida 41, Ol' Miss 3

UT 42, Arkansas 14

LSU 24, VAndy 10

Auburn 32, USC 26

UGA 42, Miss. St. 41

OUR GAME: OFF.

LSU awaits next week, and Preston Dunlap should be ready to roll.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Preston Dunlap--broken fibula--Prob (1)

WR Brady Woods--broken arm--Out (4)

*RB Seth Collins--hyperextended knee-Dbt (4)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK TEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Visit week. Here's a list of who my guys are visiting.

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Todd Griffin	Hohenwald, TN	30	65+	910	73	Acad*/Dist	Committed Week 5.
TE Lester Whiting	Mount Hope, AL	98	61+	362	16	Acad/Dist	Committed Week 9.
WR Burt Palmer	Cranston, RI	13	100--	193	19	Acad*/Pres	Oklahoma, Auburn, Miami(FL), Bama, Oregon
*WR Terry Zimmerman	Gray, LA	7	73+	668	49	Pres/Acad	Visiting Bama and La-Lafayette.
G Ethan Walters	Aurora, IN	32	74+	305	25	Acad*/Pres	Committed Week 9.
T Howard Stewart	Lawrenceville, GA	21	94--	33	7	Acad/Dist	Signed with UGA.
*T Neil Herndon	Tollhouse, CA	6	65+	900	84	Acad*/Dist	We're his first offer.
K Ellis Parker	Redding, CA	8	77--	xxx	32	(Dist)/Pres	Bama, Colorado St., UNLV, San Jose St.
DE Mickey Tyner	Saratoga, CA	29	84+	88	11	Acad*/Dist	Fresno St., Nebraska, Alabama, North Texas
DE Mitchell Griffith	Rome, GA	2	74+	464	43	Acad/Dist	Signed with Tech.
DT Donovan Hanks	Augusta, GA	13	77+	382	27	Acad*/Pres	Signed with Utah State
*DT Allen Willis	Syosset, NY	11	65+	730	46	(Dist)/Acad	Visiting Colorado St.
ILB Roy Seinfeld	Fuquay-Varina,NC	31	83-	204	8	Dist*/Acad	Committed Week 9.
OLB Mitchell Farrell	Frederick, MD	37	69+	575	32	Acad/Dist	Committed Week 9.
CB Stanley Marte	Miami, FL	0	82-	560	42	Pres/Dist	Bama, USF, UCF
CB Louis McAninch	Gray, GA	9	83-	531	40	Acad*/Pres	Wisconsin, Tech, Bama, Bowling Green
S Burt Fling	Lewistown, MT	0	89-	387	23	Pres/Dist	Michigan, Bama,

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Florida 21, UT 17

UGA 63, Kentucky 37

Vandy 42, USC 14

Arkansas 30, Mississippi St. 24

Auburn 49, Ole Miss 17

OUR GAME: #41 LSU (4-3) at #10 Alabama (6-1) (-7)

The defense kept the Tigers out of the end zone until there was less than a minute to play, and the offense was able to do just enough to garner a 20-10 victory. Bagwell caught 6 passes for 108 yards.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Preston Dunlap--FULLY HEALED

WR Brady Woods--broken arm--Out (4)

RB Seth Collins--hyperextended knee-Que (3)

*TE Jonathan Armstrong--torn achilles tendon--Out (24)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK ELEVEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Visit week. Here's a list of who my guys are visiting.

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Todd Griffin	Hohenwald, TN	30	65+	910	73	Acad*/Dist	Committed Week 5.
TE Lester Whiting	Mount Hope, AL	98	61+	362	16	Acad/Dist	Committed Week 9.
WR Burt Palmer	Cranston, RI	13	100--	193	19	Acad*/Pres	Oklahoma, Miami(FL), Bama, Oregon
WR Terry Zimmerman	Gray, LA	7	73+	668	49	Pres/Acad	Michigan, OK, Bama, La. Tech, La-Lafa
G Ethan Walters	Aurora, IN	32	74+	305	25	Acad*/Pres	Committed Week 9.
T Neil Herndon	Tollhouse, CA	6	65+	900	84	Acad*/Dist	Only visiting us.
K Ellis Parker	Redding, CA	8	77--	xxx	32	(Dist)/Pres	Committed Week 10
DE Mickey Tyner	Saratoga, CA	29	84+	88	11	Acad*/Dist	Signed with Nebraska
*DE Lee Mayes	Palmer, AK	10	60-	851	74	Acad*/Pres	visiting Miami (OH) and Rutgers
DT Allen Willis	Syosset, NY	11	65+	730	46	(Dist)/Acad	Signed with Colorado ST.
*DT Emmanuel Blackburn	Milwaukie, OR	3	62x	988	65	Acad*/Pres	Only visiting West Va.
ILB Roy Seinfeld	Fuquay-Varina,NC	31	83-	204	8	Dist*/Acad	Committed Week 9.
OLB Mitchell Farrell	Frederick, MD	37	69+	575	32	Acad/Dist	Committed Week 9.
CB Stanley Marte	Miami, FL	0	82-	560	42	Pres/Dist	Miami (FL), Bama, Ohio St., USF, UCF
CB Louis McAninch	Gray, GA	9	83-	531	40	Acad*/Pres	Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Bama, NC State, Bowling Green
S Burt Fling	Lewistown, MT	0	89-	387	23	Pres/Dist	Michigan, ND, Bama, Washington, BYU

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Kentucky 38, Auburn 10

Vandy 23, Arkansas 21

Northern Indiana School Of The Black Arts 50, LSU 14

OUR GAME: #37 UGA (4-4) at #9 Alabama (7-1) (-11)

Our complete and utter owning the Dawgs continues. We open up a can from the first possession on, and roll to a 54-10 win. UGA's only TD comes with less than 2 minutes to play.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Brady Woods--broken arm--Out (3)

RB Seth Collins--hyperextended knee-Que (2)

TE Jonathan Armstrong--torn achilles tendon--Out (23)

*OLB Vince Heck--pulled groin--Dbt (4)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK TWELVE

RECRUITING UPDATE

Visit week. Here's a list of who my guys are visiting.

Name	Home	AthPrp	Sct	Nat	Pos	Pref	Comments
QB Todd Griffin	Hohenwald, TN	30	65+	910	73	Acad*/Dist	Committed Week 5.
TE Lester Whiting	Mount Hope, AL	98	61+	362	16	Acad/Dist	Committed Week 9.
WR Burt Palmer	Cranston, RI	13	100--	193	19	Acad*/Pres	Committed Week 11
WR Terry Zimmerman	Gray, LA	7	73+	668	49	Pres/Acad	I revoked the offer, since Palmer signed.
G Ethan Walters	Aurora, IN	32	74+	305	25	Acad*/Pres	Committed Week 9.
T Neil Herndon	Tollhouse, CA	6	65+	900	84	Acad*/Dist	Committed to Vandy.
*T Clifton Newton	Lyndon Center, VT	5	54++	950	86	Dist/Pres	Visiting Miami (OH), La-Lafa, and Utah St.
K Ellis Parker	Redding, CA	8	77--	xxx	32	(Dist)/Pres	Committed Week 10
DE Lee Mayes	Palmer, AK	10	60-	851	74	Acad*/Pres	Committed to Wash. ST.
*DE Freddie Kennedy	Macomb, OK	10	51+	xxx	xxx	*Pres/Acad	visiting Nevada
DT Emmanuel Blackburn	Milwaukie, OR	3	62x	988	65	Acad*/Pres	Picks five visit schools, and we aren't one of 'em.
*DT RJ Alston	Booneville, KY	37	46-	xxx	84	ACad/Pres	visiting four low-academic schools.
ILB Roy Seinfeld	Fuquay-Varina,NC	31	83-	204	8	Dist*/Acad	Committed Week 9.
OLB Mitchell Farrell	Frederick, MD	37	69+	575	32	Acad/Dist	Committed Week 9.
CB Stanley Marte	Miami, FL	0	82-	560	42	Pres/Dist	Committed Week 11
CB Louis McAninch	Gray, GA	9	83-	531	40	Acad*/Pres	Signed with NC State
S Burt Fling	Lewistown, MT	0	89-	387	23	Pres/Dist	Signed with BYU.
*S Grant Treu	Huntington Beach, CA	9	59x	xxx	100	Pres/Dist	visiting much lower-prestige schools.

That's the end of my recruiting reporting for this season. From this point on, I'm just scavenging. Full list after the season is over.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Florida 20, Kentucky 14

UGA 31, USC 6

UT 31, Vandy 6

LSU 21, Arkansas 20

Mississippi St. 32, Auburn 31

OUR GAME: #9 Alabama (8-1) (-13) at Mississippi (3-5) [TV5]

The defense pitches a shutout. 37-0 Bama. Dunlap catches 4 passes for 83 yards

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Brady Woods--broken arm--Prob (1)

RB Seth Collins--hyperextended knee-Prob (1)

TE Jonathan Armstrong--torn achilles tendon--Out (22)

OLB Vince Heck--pulled groin--Ques (3)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK THIRTEEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Scavenging.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

UGA 41, UT 26

Florida 41, Vandy 3

Auburn 36, LSU 14

Kentucky 27, USC 17

Ol' Miss 42, Arkansas 14

OUR GAME: OFF

The War Chickens await next week. In case anyone is wondering, Bob Lewandowski STILL hasn't seen the field yet. GOOD!!!!

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

WR Brady Woods--FULLY HEALED

RB Seth Collins--hyperextended knee-Prob (1)

TE Jonathan Armstrong--torn achilles tendon--Out (21)

OLB Vince Heck--pulled groin--Ques (2)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK FOURTEEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Scavenging.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

Syracuse 41, UT 31

Kentucky 34, Louisville 3

USC 31, Clemson 17

Mississippi 10, Ol' Miss 9

OUR GAME: Auburn (4-6) at #8 Alabama (9-1) (-16) [TV2]

The return of Brady Woods from injury takes the offense to new heights. Kendall Durham sets a team record with 458 passing yards as Dunlap, Bagwell, and Woods all catch 5 or more passes for 96 or more yards. 45-20 'Bama, and the Gators await once again in the SEC Championship Game.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

RB Seth Collins--FULLY HEALED

TE Jonathan Armstrong--torn achilles tendon--Out (20)

OLB Vince Heck--pulled groin--Dbtf (4)

[Ben E Lou]

WEEK FIFTEEN

RECRUITING UPDATE

Scavenging.

OTHER SEC ACTION THIS WEEK

None.

OUR GAME: #5 Florida (10-1) (-8) vs. #8 Alabama (10-1)

Preston Dunlap dominates this one: 9 catches, 166 yards, 3 TD's. Roll Tide! 31-14, and we're headed for the Sugar Bowl to play Oklahoma.

POST-GAME INJURY REPORT

(*--new injury this week)

TE Jonathan Armstrong--torn achilles tendon--Out (18)

OLB Vince Heck--pulled groin--Que (3)

*TE Tim Branch--broken ribs--Out (8)

[C-Bailey]

Great coaching job. You seem to be able to handle the best teams in the conference fairly easily. In every career i've played there was always that one team in the conference that i couldn't beat, except for maybe once in a blue moon. In the Pac-10 it was Cal and Stanford. In the Wac it was Rice and so on. A national championship should be too far off for the boys from Tuscaloosa. Good Luck.

[Ben E Lou]

RECRUITING AND BOWL WRAP-UP

RECRUITING

Player	Pos	ST	Visit Cost	Dist.	Fit Score	Scout	Phone	Visit	Emphasis	Status
##Griffin, Todd	QB	TN	288	164	87	65+	2	2	Acad*/Dist	Committed *
##Romund, J.R.	QB	FL	420	475	75	35-	2	2	Dist/Acad	Committed *
$$Whiting, Lester	TE	AL	262	86	89	61+	2	3	Acad/Dist	Committed *
$$Palmer, Burt	WR	RI	723	1069	78	100--	3	2	Acad*/Prest	Committed *
##Norris, Julio	C	CA	1212	2009	82	32+	2	1	Acad/Prest	Committed *
$$Walters, Ethan	G	IN	417	438	91	74+	3	2	Acad*/Prest	Committed *
##Freeman, Broderick	T	NY	686	1051	83	49-	2	2	Acad/Dist	Committed *
$$Parker, Ellis	K	CA	1239	1997	94	77--	4	1	(Dist)/Prest	Committed *
##Kennedy, Freddie	DE	OK	523	560	89	51+	2	2	Prest*/Acad	Committed *
##Emmons, Isaac	DT	NY	650	938	80	44+	2	2	Acad/Prest	Committed *
##Limon, Lenny	DT	FL	462	684	88	33	2	0	Acad/Prest	Committed *
##Carnahan, Julio	DT	IL	448	609	81	31+	2	2	Acad/Dist	Committed *
##Seinfeld, Roy	ILB	NC	404	528	80	83-	3	3	Dist*/Acad	Committed *
##Farrell, Mitchell	OLB	MD	530	714	78	69+	3	2	Acad/Dist	Committed *
##Marte, Stanley	CB	FL	465	693	81	82-	3	2	Prest/Dist	Committed *
##Treu, Grant	S	CA	1232	1766	76	59	2	0	Prest/Dist	Committed *

This is a hit-and-miss class, but I have to be happy about the academics. If I can continue to challenge for SEC Titles for a few more years while Academics rise seriously, I should be able to take this team to the next level without having to sacrifice several seasons for academic building.



TCY TODAY RECRUITING RANKINGS

(Top Five Overall, and all SEC teams included)

Rank	Team
1	Texas
2	Fresno State
3	Michigan
4	Syracuse
5	North Carolina State
14	Tennessee
20	Florida
26	Louisiana State
31	Alabama
33	Auburn
45	South Carolina
56	Vanderbilt
71	Kentucky
93	Mississippi
98	Arkansas
102	Mississippi State
119	Georgia

UT and Florida continue to bring in very solid classes, but I continue to win titles.

BOWL RECAP

Game	Matchup	Location	Payoff
Solecismic Bowl	Notre Dame (12-0) 38, Pittsburgh (11-1) 21	Columbus, GA	$9,000,000
Sugar Bowl	Oklahoma (11-2) 45, Alabama (11-2) 17	New Orleans, LA	$6,000,000
Orange Bowl	Virginia Tech (10-2) 42, Arizona State (10-2) 13	Coral Gables, FL	$5,250,000
Rose Bowl	Penn State (10-2) 31, Air Force (10-2) 0	Los Angeles, CA	$4,500,000
Cotton Bowl	Michigan (10-2) 22, Georgia Tech (10-2) 11	Dallas, TX	$2,250,000
Citrus Bowl	UCLA (10-2) 41, Nebraska (10-3) 23	Orlando, FL	$1,870,000
Sun Bowl	Texas (9-3) 26, Maryland (7-5) 10	El Paso, TX	$1,500,000
Gator Bowl	Florida (11-2) 24, Syracuse (9-3) 10	Jacksonville, FL	$1,350,000
Holiday Bowl	Wisconsin (9-3) 31, Utah (9-3) 13	San Diego, CA	$1,350,000
Outback Bowl	North Carolina State (9-3) 34, Washington State (7-5) 27	Tampa, FL	$1,120,000
Alamo Bowl	Illinois (9-3) 44, Georgia (6-6) 21	Montgomery, AL	$1,120,000
Liberty Bowl	Texas Christian (11-1) 23, Florida State (6-6) 21	Memphis, TN	$900,000
Independence Bowl	Colorado (9-3) 38, Minnesota (7-5) 24	Shreveport, LA	$900,000
Insight.com Bowl	Buffalo (10-3) 38, Colorado State (8-4) 17	Phoenix, AZ	$750,000
Seattle Bowl	Kentucky (8-4) 52, Virginia (6-6) 3	Seattle, WA	$750,000
Houston Bowl	Miami of Ohio (9-3) 40, Fresno State (11-1) 35	Houston, TX	$670,000
Music City Bowl	Boise State (10-2) 34, Washington (6-6) 31	Nashville, TN	$600,000
Motor City Bowl	Bowling Green (10-3) 27, Iowa State (7-5) 24	Detroit, MI	$600,000
Peach Bowl	Northern Illinois (9-3) 22, Stanford (7-5) 17	Atlanta, GA	$600,000
Hawaii Bowl	South Florida (9-3) 24, Connecticut (8-4) 17	Honolulu, HI	$600,000
Las Vegas Bowl	Central Michigan (9-3) 17, Akron (8-4) 14	Las Vegas, NV	$600,000
Humanitarian Bowl	Idaho (9-3) 48, East Carolina (7-5) 0	Boise City, ID	$600,000
Happy Fun Bowl	New Mexico State (12-0) 51, Wailuku (9-3) 17	Los Alamos, NM	$600,000

No shocker that we got spanked when we played a truly elite Oklahoma team in the Bowl. From looking at the rosters before the game, I wasn't even expecting it to be as "close" as it was.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by C-Bailey

Great coaching job. You seem to be able to handle the best teams in the conference fairly easily. In every career i've played there was always that one team in the conference that i couldn't beat, except for maybe once in a blue moon. In the Pac-10 it was Cal and Stanford. In the Wac it was Rice and so on. A national championship should be too far off for the boys from Tuscaloosa. Good Luck.

Thanks.

I've never fooled around much with defensive gameplanning in TCY, but I'm finding it has a strong impact (perhaps too strong???) I can completely shut down run and shoot teams almost every time, in particular.

[Ben E Lou]

YEAR-END WRAP-UP

TEAM SUMMARY

The College Years
2009 Summary for Alabama
   
Record: 11-2
Rank: 9
   
Alabama                 Team      Rank  
Rushes                  422       44          
Rushing Yards           1294      71          
Yards Per Carry         3.06      87 (T)      
Pass Attempts           475       9           
Completions             274       8           
Passing Yards           3774      6           
Yards Per Attempt       7.94      27          
3rd Down Conversions    40.6      23          
Points Per Game         33.6      17          
Turnovers               28        108 (T)     
Turnover Margin         -5        94 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  374       28 (T)      
Rushing Yards           647       2           
Yards Per Carry         1.72      2           
Pass Attempts           429       122         
Completions             222       119         
Passing Yards           2772      109         
Yards Per Attempt       6.46      32          
3rd Down Conversions    29.0      22          
Points Per Game         16.8      14 (T)      
Turnovers               23        45 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: I-Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
1     24    TYST (67)     10      
2     37    SMIS (72)     24      
3     14    at WASH (49)  44      
5     40    at KNTK (37)  6       
6     31    SCAR (109)    6       
7     47    at ARKN (117) 6       
8     41    at MSST (97)  24      
10    20    LSST (63)     10      
11    54    GEOR (40)     10      
12    37    at MISS (86)  0       
14    45    AUBR (78)     20      
15    31    vs FLOR (6)   14      
19    17    vs OKLA (2)   45      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
2 Durham            QB    456   264   3673  8.05  31    18      
Team                ---   475   274   3774  7.94  31    18      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
2 Durham            QB    134   208   1.55  2     53    276     
39 Thaphituck       RB    103   317   3.07  5     31    37      
24 May              FB    73    355   4.86  1     18    21      
34 Collins          RB    49    245   5.00  4     15    18      
31 Lewis            RB    28    40    1.42  0     11    6       
Team                ---   422   1294  3.06  14    136   375     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
87 Bagwell          WR    124   74    1210  16.3  370   11      
86 Woods            WR    71    33    491   14.8  144   6       
1 Buggelli          WR    56    31    509   16.4  176   5       
8 Dunlap            WR    55    31    565   18.2  224   5       
24 May              FB    43    30    226   7.5   81    2       
83 Armstrong        TE    38    21    312   14.8  71    1       
39 Thaphituck       RB    23    15    84    5.6   61    0       
31 Lewis            RB    21    16    141   8.8   67    0       
94 Branch           TE    16    8     130   16.2  16    0       
34 Collins          RB    16    8     66    8.2   12    0       
Team                ---   475   274   3774  13.7  1238  31      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
40 Copeland         ILB   78    33    10.0  17    1     5       
41 Heck             OLB   56    16    6.5   16    1     5       
36 Mayes            S     52    30    0.5   5     3     13      
35 Caldwell         CB    47    13    0.0   3     6     7       
75 Gillespie        DE    43    23    15.0  21    0     0       
49 Mosley           OLB   43    12    3.0   13    1     4       
23 Alcott           S     43    22    0.0   6     1     12      
93 Williford        DT    41    8     3.5   16    0     0       
38 Boesiger         CB    37    7     0.0   0     1     7       
29 Kirk             CB    29    8     1.0   2     3     4       
52 Raymond          OLB   22    7     3.0   7     0     4       
96 McKinney         DT    17    8     0.0   7     0     0       
95 Baughman         DE    16    5     0.0   3     0     0       
21 Durham           CB    14    3     1.5   3     0     2       
92 Rodriguez        DT    13    8     3.5   6     0     1       
Team                ---   674   212   54.0  134   17    65

FINAL TOP 25

Team	Record	Conf	Comp	Poll	Loss	Sched	Total	Rank
Notre Dame	12-0	IND	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.60	3.60	1
Oklahoma	11-2	B12	6.00	2.00	2.00	0.48	10.48	2
Michigan	10-2	B10	4.50	3.00	2.00	1.36	10.86	3
Pittsburgh	11-1	BGE	4.25	4.00	1.00	2.48	11.73	4
New Mexico State	12-0	SBC	7.50	5.50	0.00	4.60	17.60	5
Virginia Tech	10-2	ACC	4.50	11.00	2.00	1.20	18.70	6
Penn State	10-2	B10	3.25	14.00	2.00	0.08	19.33	7
Texas Christian	11-1	USA	6.25	9.50	1.00	3.32	20.07	8
Fresno State	11-1	MWC	9.75	7.00	1.00	3.92	21.67	9
Florida	11-2	SEC	14.75	5.50	2.00	1.52	23.77	10
Nebraska	10-3	B12	14.50	9.00	3.00	0.44	26.94	11
Boise State	10-2	MWC	9.25	14.50	2.00	3.08	28.83	12
Georgia Tech	10-2	ACC	9.50	15.50	2.00	2.32	29.32	13
Texas	9-3	B12	10.00	18.00	3.00	1.08	32.08	14
UCLA	10-2	P10	10.00	19.50	2.00	1.32	32.82	15
Arizona State	10-2	P10	16.00	12.50	2.00	2.56	33.06	16
Alabama	11-2	SEC	25.00	8.50	2.00	3.60	39.10	17
Wisconsin	9-3	B10	15.00	19.00	3.00	2.68	39.68	18
Bowling Green	10-3	MAC	14.50	26.00	3.00	1.24	44.74	19
Air Force	10-2	WAC	22.75	16.50	2.00	4.48	45.73	20
Miami of Ohio	9-3	MAC	22.00	21.00	3.00	3.12	49.12	21
Northern Illinois	9-3	MAC	21.50	23.50	3.00	1.12	49.12	22
North Carolina State	9-3	ACC	20.50	24.50	3.00	4.08	52.08	23
Colorado	9-3	B12	22.00	24.50	3.00	2.92	52.42	24
Illinois	9-3	B10	17.75	28.50	3.00	3.64	52.89	25

ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM

Position/Award	Name	Team
**Quarterback	Kendall Durham	Alabama
Running Back	Corwin Malone	Georgia
**Fullback	Jim May	Alabama
Tight End	Kris Moreau	Mississippi State
Wide Receiver	Rod Page	South Carolina
**Wide Receiver	Daryl Bagwell	Alabama
Center	Nicky Wolfe	Florida
Offensive Guard	Todd Jenkins	South Carolina
Offensive Guard	Vince Mathews	Vanderbilt
Offensive Tackle	Will Hennings	South Carolina
Offensive Tackle	Lamar Moore	Kentucky
Punter	Keith Powell	Florida
**Kicker	Donnie Foreman	Alabama
**Defensive End	Dana Gillespie	Alabama
Defensive End	Stanley Lane	Kentucky
Defensive Tackle	Melvin Savage	Tennessee
Inside Linebacker	Sherman Walton	Tennessee
**Inside Linebacker	Andy Copeland	Alabama
Outside Linebacker	Jerald Robinson	Tennessee
Outside Linebacker	Glenn Laird	Tennessee
**Cornerback	Dominic Caldwell	Alabama
Cornerback	Pat Piazza	Kentucky
Safety	Xavier George	Florida
Safety	Brady Heath	Georgia

Kendall Durham was named Top Offensive Player of the SEC and Conference MVP again, as well.



ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM

Position/Award	Name	Team
Quarterback	Brent Dinkins	Florida
Running Back	Rex Meyer	Kentucky
Fullback	Dale Ruby	Mississippi
Tight End	Alex Cox	Kentucky
Wide Receiver	Travis Alston	Auburn
Wide Receiver	Jesse Feazell	Tennessee
Center	Harris Clayton	Vanderbilt
Offensive Guard	Everett Bush	Kentucky
Offensive Guard	Irv Stargell	Arkansas
Offensive Tackle	Joey Greeley	Mississippi State
Offensive Tackle	Sam Shepherd	Mississippi State
Punter	Dwayne Jose	Tennessee
Kicker	Thomas Myers	Mississippi
Defensive End	O.J. Gavin	Florida
Defensive End	Ronald Davidson	Vanderbilt
Defensive Tackle	Dana Britton	Kentucky
Inside Linebacker	Marcus Reid	Louisiana State
Inside Linebacker	Korey McCarthy	Florida
Outside Linebacker	Darnell James	Kentucky
**Outside Linebacker	Vince Heck	Alabama
Cornerback	Henry Dubose	Georgia
Cornerback	Victor Crawley	Mississippi
Safety	Morris Morris	Vanderbilt
Safety	Walt Marshak	Auburn

NATIONAL AWARDS

CB Dominic Caldwell was a second-team All American, and named to the All Senior Team.



Other SEC players receiving national awards were:

1st Team: P Keith Powell (Fla),

2nd Team: S Xavier George (Fla)

All Senior Team: WR Rod Pag (USC), P Keith Powell, S Xavier George



PROFESSOR LAERTES' RATINGS

Team Performance: 73

Academic Performance: 71

Recruiting Performance: 6

Television Revenue: 95

Alumni Donations: 91

Attendance/Stadium: 89

FINAL GRADE: 75



Returning Starters Next Year: 8 offensive, 6 defensive, and some pretty good replacements look ready to take over.

[Ben E Lou]

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