Oft-troubled Alabama linebacker Prince Hall will spend his senior season as a part of the football team at Central Washington, an NCAA Division II school in Ellensburg, Wash.

Well, this isn't too surprising.  I'm not upset about this at all, but hope he does well out there.  If he's not going to put forth the effort to keep Saban happy, then this is for the best in my opinion.

Good luck Prince.

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So it turns out that Kiffin violated SEC regulations instead of Meyer.

 

“I’m gonna turn Florida in right here in front of you,” Kiffin told the crowd at the Knoxville Convention Center. “While Nu’Keese was on campus, his phone kept ringing. One of the coaches says, ‘Who’s that?’ And he said, ‘Urban Meyer.’

“I love the fact that Urban had to cheat and still didn’t get him,” Kiffin said.

However, that’s not an NCAA violation, or against SEC rules, but Kiffin’s comments were.

“Coach Kiffin has violated the Southeastern Conference Code of Ethics,” Slive said in a release. “SEC Bylaw 10.5.1 clearly states that coaches and administrators shall refrain from directed public criticism of other member institutions, their staffs or players.

“The phone call to which Coach Kiffin referred to in his public comments is not a violation of SEC or NCAA rules. We expect our coaches to have an understanding and knowledge of conference and NCAA rules.”

Whoops.

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Here's a lighthearted note you might enjoy ...

The University of Alabama is set to honor Mobile native James M. Fail by placing his name on a prominent fixture at Bryant-Denny Stadium. A donation by Mr. Fail to the Crimson Tide Foundation will result in the visitors' locker room being officially named "The Fail Room."

Mr. Fail served three years in the U.S. Navy before graduating from UA in 1949 and beginning a successful and wide-ranging career in the financial sector. His current duties include serving as chairman of Stone Holdings, Inc., and Bluebonnet Savings Bank.

 

With all the other psychological approaches Saban takes in football, I wonder if he had anything to do with this.  haha.

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So apparently Auburn fans rolled Toomer's Corner tonight because of our loss.

Do they need to be reminded so soon that we beat them 36-0?  

Do they need to be reminded so soon that they went 5-7 this year?

Do they need to be reminded that their program made an extremely dumb decision in getting rid of Tuberville?

Anyway, I thought it was kinda funny that they did that.  Just shows that their happiness really does depend on us.

Oh, and is this the first time they've rolled it this year?

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The Physical Properties Committee of the University of Alabama Board of Trustees heard a presentation from UA today regarding the proposed $80.6 million expansion of the south end zone of Bryant-Denny Stadium. The committee unanimously approved the project to move into the third of four stages, the fourth being final approval to begin contruction and bring the facility to a capacity of more than 101,000 seats.

This didn't take long.  We've only been at 92,000 for what, 3 or 4 years?

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