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Coach 'Bear' Bryant's great grandson, (Paul Tyson) has signed a letter of intent to join the Tide in December when he graduates from HS. He's a 6'2", 215 pound quarterback, a pretty good one they say (4 star).
Saban & Tyson
Camaros? Mustangs?
A remarkable program. Amazing coach.
Dang! Saban is sorta short!.............
Nick Satan................ :>)
Lightening might strike me down for criticizing Nick Saban, but one aspect of the program that bugs me is how they stack up highly rated QBs. Not only have they received commitments from Bear Bryant's grandson, but also from former Bama QB Jay Barker's son and the younger brother of Tua Tagovailoa. And I think all those commitments are for next year's recruitment class.
There is a long list of highly regarded QBs who came to Bama during the past decade and never got enough playing time to learn whether they could be a major college QB,or not. A good number eventually transfered and tried it elsewhere, but most never established themselves elsewhere after spending two to four years in Tuscaloosa.
Having said that, Roll Tide and make it six of the last ten next year.
Coach Saban has won 5 NCAA championships over 9 years for Alabama football. Coach Wooden won 10 in 12 years with 7 straight for UCLA basketball. Coach Gable won 9 straight (’78-86) for Iowa Wrestling, 15 in 24 years for his career there. The 9 straight NCAA championships was also done by Yale in Golf (1915-13) and USC in Track (1935-43). Women also can have dynasties. UNC Women’s soccer won 9 straight NCAA championships. UConn Women’s basketball won 4 straight. Unless one makes the quantitative argument that, next to football, there are no other ‘major’ sports, Coach Saban’s achievements, although certainly laudable, are neither unique nor the most dominating in sports history. More credit will be due to Saban and the Tide for however long they can maintain at least this much domination with a clean (and I’ve heard nothing to suggest otherwise) program.
I admire the heck out of what he does down there. The man is a masterful coach.
That being said, Go Cocks!
History, lots of money and great area for recruiting, Florida, Georgia and Alabama.
When you’re guaranteed a spot in the playoff every year, and especially this year, when you finished third in your conference, it’s pretty easy to keep it rolling. Add to that, every time you make the playoffs, you get New Orleans or Atlanta which is pretty much a home game. If Alabama weren’t Alabama, they’d have been sitting home watching the playoff this year. That said, Saban is an awesome coach.
I remember a story about how Bear Bryant used to recruit. He’d cruise the Alabama backroads untiil he found a stout young man working with a a mule and a plow. He’d ask the young man how to get to Mobile. If the young man pointed in a direction, Bear would thank him and move on. If he picked up the plow and pointed, Bear would recruit him.
It never ceases to amaze me the number of players that are willing to ride the bench for 3 or 4 years at Alabama when they could be starters at a multitude of other schools. Many never get a look by the pros because they never get on the field. Meanwhile, many mid-major players do get a shot at the NFL due to their playing exposure. Suppose I will never understand this phenomenon.