How does 'Bama do it?
by cards86 (2013-03-02 19:23:14)

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Since 2010 they have recruited 14 DT's - 3 JC's and one PG. The Irish? Three - Nix, Day, and Vanderdoes.

Since recruiting DT's is tough for ND I think we must stock up on big DE's.

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• as noted, Saban was not winning Rose Bowls at MSU - tbonesays  2013-03-05 08:44:08
• Saban recruits athletes, not student-athletes. - mkovac  2013-03-04 21:13:38
  • Alabama's football APR = 970. Identical to Notre Dame's - Rammer Jammer  2013-03-06 13:13:09
  • so do 75% of the programs - vivaflanner  2013-03-05 22:13:29
• How did Poodle do it? How did Meyer do it? - Boomer80  2013-03-04 12:36:16
  • I do think this is different. Saban kicked Meyer's ass - SEE  2013-03-04 13:08:40
    • Nit: Nebraska won 3 in 4 years, unless we count '97 as 1/2. - domer_bb  2013-03-05 11:58:24
      • 94 and 97 are shared with their new conference - tbonesays  2013-03-05 21:21:18
• I know it's easy to talk about lax academics, - omahadomer  2013-03-04 00:27:40
  • I wish people would have an easier time dealing with - ACross  2013-03-04 13:03:07
    • Is it your opinion that Saban doesn't think these - SEE  2013-03-04 15:24:48
      • why do you bring up Bob Stoops' name? - jt  2013-03-04 15:32:29
        • Why do you search for one sentence out of 20 to get - SEE  2013-03-04 15:56:59
          • I find your post odd to say the least - jt  2013-03-04 16:14:20
            • It hath been deleted. I thought it was an odd reference - SEE  2013-03-04 16:21:53
          • I think he was talking about '01 and '04 with Saban not the - ugoirish  2013-03-04 16:11:45
            • Well, at least that would make some sense. * - SEE  2013-03-04 16:19:43
            • Yes, he was * - El Kabong  2013-03-04 16:14:39
          • I don't think you have the ability to form an cogent thought - ACross  2013-03-04 16:01:11
            • The world can only take so much intellectual brilliance - SEE  2013-03-04 16:16:56
            • That's funny. * - cj  2013-03-04 16:10:47
    • Everything the man is saying here is true. * - ForrestGump  2013-03-04 15:14:06
    • It must be the end of the world -- - omahadomer  2013-03-04 14:03:33
    • Well said. * - newt  2013-03-04 13:17:57
  • Couple of other thoughts - Domer99  2013-03-04 11:52:23
    • Your post is very relevant and is something I had not really - Eriendfan  2013-03-04 22:19:17
      • It's legal. - Domer99  2013-03-04 22:58:34
    • what is this "army of analysts" nonsense? - ACross  2013-03-04 13:04:45
      • Um, no that's not what I mean - Domer99  2013-03-04 13:53:14
        • Well, don't write nonsense - ACross  2013-03-04 13:59:19
          • It's hard to put an exact number - Domer99  2013-03-04 14:13:50
            • according to the quote you posted from the Bama OL - jt  2013-03-04 15:11:24
              • That might be true - Domer99  2013-03-04 15:20:16
                • I think Alabama could have scored more if they wanted to - ACross  2013-03-04 15:32:03
                  • I couldn't tell you - Domer99  2013-03-04 15:42:45
                    • What was our game plan before we went down by 14? - ACross  2013-03-04 15:51:27
                      • Point to where I disagree with that - Domer99  2013-03-04 16:07:36
                        • it isn't just that the last two passes were incomplete - jt  2013-03-04 19:55:51
                          • That's more than fair - Domer99  2013-03-04 20:43:59
                            • If you didn't fancy yourself a vigilante for Kelly - ACross  2013-03-04 22:14:41
                              • No, I saw it. Your efforts are pretty transparent. - Domer99  2013-03-04 22:25:25
                    • I think that the second and third play of the game - jt  2013-03-04 15:51:16
                • you're reading something into this that is not there - jt  2013-03-04 15:30:17
                  • Well, what changed? - Domer99  2013-03-04 15:37:18
                    • Holtz was was a great bowl game coach in his prime - ACross  2013-03-04 15:59:34
                    • what changed? - jt  2013-03-04 15:49:15
                      • Thanks for the reply - Domer99  2013-03-04 16:13:27
                        • I'm not saying that it is not an advantage - jt  2013-03-04 17:10:59
                          • Gotcha - Domer99  2013-03-04 17:37:20
                            • it's not a day or two on the fly - jt  2013-03-05 14:30:40
                              • I realize that - Domer99  2013-03-05 15:32:28
            • Saban will get what he wants as he should. As long as he - SEE  2013-03-04 14:52:45
              • I totally agree - Domer99  2013-03-04 14:56:47
  • My take is that "All the rest" didn't happen before Saban - SEE  2013-03-04 06:36:32
  • To further your point, - WilfordBrimley  2013-03-04 01:21:20
    • Those schools are not doing what Alabama is doing - SEE  2013-03-04 07:37:23
      • Do you favor switching to Saban's offensive and def schemes? - Father Nieuwland  2013-03-04 08:22:32
        • Personally? Absolutely - SEE  2013-03-04 12:33:03
          • This is why you drive people crazy - El Kabong  2013-03-04 13:09:14
            • They drive themselves crazy by trying to make the - SEE  2013-03-04 13:31:54
              • Alabama "stopped using a fullback"? - ACross  2013-03-04 13:35:45
                • Minimized if you like. You don't need a fullback to be a - SEE  2013-03-04 13:47:12
                  • Oh, nothing was "implied". - ACross  2013-03-04 13:50:23
                    • Ok * - SEE  2013-03-04 13:53:23
            • You assume that anyone still bothers to read his gibberish * - Jvan  2013-03-04 13:29:08
        • The same ones he used to lose all those bowls at MSU? * - CJC  2013-03-04 12:32:28
  • Antonio Langham * - jt  2013-03-04 00:55:18
    • Yes, that's him. * - omahadomer  2013-03-04 14:05:02
      • terrible corner in the NFL * - jt  2013-03-04 14:42:14
• Process man, process. Don't hate the playa, hate the game. - hibernianangst  2013-03-03 17:59:34
  • They make no apologies for it, read this take - SEE  2013-03-03 18:49:19
    • The last line is the most disconcerting - Domer99  2013-03-04 11:24:07
    • Someone will catch them. Someone always does. - ProV1x  2013-03-03 20:33:56
      • SC has fellow conference members willing to turn them in. - GeronimoRumplestiltskin  2013-03-04 10:30:41
        • No way. Did you forget Albert Means? - WilfordBrimley  2013-03-04 23:49:21
        • No one? They can't all be cheating because the majority - ProV1x  2013-03-04 14:16:14
          • Majority? - GeronimoRumplestiltskin  2013-03-04 14:28:25
        • The ultimate fulfillment of the MAD doctrine. - FtWorthIrish  2013-03-04 11:02:01
      • Carroll turned a blind eye to improper behavior. I don't - bandfather  2013-03-03 20:45:28
        • I'm not trying to be right, but I can sit back and enjoy - ProV1x  2013-03-04 06:59:30
        • HahahahahahahahahababbbBHnfbruushfwfaga!!!11! * - AnSliabhMor  2013-03-03 22:47:39
      • I'm not so sure. When you look at all aspects of the - SEE  2013-03-03 20:36:01
        • In 2012, ND had two full time nutritionists on staff. - Father Nieuwland  2013-03-04 08:26:35
          • Meals and wheels - SEE  2013-03-04 12:14:44
    • I notice one glaring ommission in his process. - hibernianangst  2013-03-03 19:26:33
      • This isn't an omission, but it is a difference. Saban's - BAC69  2013-03-04 12:52:16
      • ND has a strong case to make. ND also doesn't guarantee - SEE  2013-03-03 20:26:54
      • You are vastly overstating the case - ACross  2013-03-03 19:39:11
        • Just presenting the facts, Counselor. * - hibernianangst  2013-03-04 12:15:04
• "Only" eleven show up on Rivals commitment lists? * - SoCal_IrishDad  2013-03-03 12:54:34
• smoke and mirrors, but mostly smoke * - 84david  2013-03-03 10:24:55
• It's all those national championships, real and imagined. * - The Flash  2013-03-03 08:30:50
• Free masons * - Inigomontoya  2013-03-03 04:02:04
• It's what Robert Redford said to Robert Shaw in "The Sting" - Camarillo Brillo  2013-03-02 21:19:06
  • "He cheats... and he's good at it too!" * - domer4  2013-03-03 02:59:21
  • My money's in there! * - Bluengold07  2013-03-02 22:18:01
• PG? * - Newt  2013-03-02 20:50:11
  • My guess - Post-graduate * - GSDOMER  2013-03-02 21:16:21
• They set up sting operations to kick over signees out - SEE  2013-03-02 19:33:19
  • I don't blame Saban, I blame the UA president/administration - GeronimoRumplestiltskin  2013-03-04 10:24:52
  • During the same period they signed 100 - ND 87 * - cards86  2013-03-02 19:37:37
    • Last week Saban told a reporter that a certain WR would - ThunderDome  2013-03-02 20:04:52
• girls, cash and cars * - 2001sorin  2013-03-02 19:28:27

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