Former college football writer (UK, FSU, Alabama). @UK_Patterson alum. Also, I eat donuts. Personal account; views are mine alone.
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This will be the first Presidential election since 1976 to not have a Biden, Bush, or Clinton on the ticket.
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The number of people responding who think Hillary Clinton could be a candidate really confirms what a normie I am.
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The SEC's leaders in yards per catch:
1. Seth Williams, Auburn - 19.96
2. Jerry Jeudy, Alabama - 19.27
3. Jaylen Waddle, Alabama - 18.65
4. DeVonta Smith, Alabama - 18.44
5. Irv Smith Jr., Alabama - 17.51
6. Henry Ruggs III, Alabama - 17.31
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Dan Mullen's face was like "Wow that's crazy, Kentucky just beat Florida" but he didn't realize he was Florida's coach.
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Former Alabama football players receiving degrees at graduation this weekend:
Derrick Henry
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Amari Cooper
Siran Stacy
Sherman Williams
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Passer efficiency rating before the Orange Bowl:
Tua Tagovailoa - 202.3
Kyler Murray - 204.8
Passer efficiency rating for the Orange Bowl:
Tua Tagovailoa - 236.7
Kyler Murray - 139.1
Full season passer efficiency rating today:
Tua Tagovailoa - 205.2
Kyler Murray - 199.2
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Offensive linemen don't get stats, so they almost never get their name in the record books.
Alabama C Ross Pierschbacher will, though. He's about to become the first player in major college football history to start 4 straight national championship games.
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Saban on CBS: "There's been some weird stuff that happened here (at Auburn), and this is the first time I can ever remember it going in our favor."
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2020 Alabama 5-star DT commit Jayson Jones vs. 2019 5-star Georgia OL signee Clay Webb.
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Saban says everywhere in the SEC is a tough place to play "except maybe Vanderbilt, no disrespect to Vanderbilt."
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Dabo just called Colin Cowherd a fraud in his postgame press conference. By name. "I hope you print that."
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Paul Tyson, the great-grandson of Coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant, enrolled early and practiced with Alabama this afternoon:
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Tua Tagovailoa passed Jalen Hurts on Alabama's career passing TD list yesterday. Then Hurts tied Tagovailoa with his 47th career TD pass (to Waddle in the 4th quarter). Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa and John Parker Wilson are all tied for 2nd in Alabama history with 47 passing TDs.
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NFL combine invites for every SEC school:
Alabama - 11
Georgia - 9
Ole Miss - 9
Kentucky - 8
Florida - 8
Texas A&M - 8
Miss State - 8
LSU - 6
Auburn - 6
Mizzou - 6
SC - 5
Arkansas - 4
Vandy - 2
Tennessee - 0
That means 90 of 338 combine invites (26.6%) went to SEC players.
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Oklahoma has given up 421 points in 13 games this season. To find 421 points given up by the Alabama defense, you have to add up the combined points allowed in the last 31 games, dating back to the 2016 Iron Bowl.
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Terrell Lewis said he thought about the NFL but will be back at Alabama in 2019: "I want to play. I want to have a legacy when I leave Alabama."
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Damien Harris is second in SEC history in yards per carry among backs with 400+ carries. He averages 6.54 yards per carry. First place is Bo Jackson, who averaged 6.62 yards.
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Wish I could read @CecilHurt's column tomorrow morning.
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Kinda like when every Super Bowl but 2 from 2002-19 had a Brady, Manning, or Roethlisberger at QB.
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Nick Saban talking about recruiting OL Ross Pierschbacher: "I go up there with Mario Cristobal, who's from Cuba, and has never been in the snow before. ... I'm saying 'Mario, let me drive.' But he thought he had to do his duty. I've never been more scared in my entire life."
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Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts and John Parker Wilson entered yesterday t-2nd in Alabama history with 47 career TDs. Tua broke the tie with his TD pass to Jalen Waddle. Then Jalen Hurts tied him again with his TD pass to Jerry Jeudy.
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Friend of mine sent me this picture of the front page of Georgia's student newspaper today:
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Record for Alabama's senior class against every SEC school:
Arkansas 4-0
Auburn 3-1
Georgia 2-0 (one more Saturday)
Florida 2-0
LSU 4-0
Kentucky 1-0
Mississippi State 4-0
Missouri 1-0
Ole Miss 3-1
South Carolina 0-0
Tennessee 4-0
Texas A&M 4-0
Vanderbilt 1-0
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Nick Saban asked about Greg McElroy's broadcasting skills: "Can I say what I want to say?"
The host: Yes, please.
Saban: "He always was a great bullshitter, so none of this surprises me."
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Tony Brown
Name an athlete that if you heard he or she killed a mountain lion with bare hands wouldn't surprise you #9sports
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When CB Saivion Smith was benched after getting burned for a TD against Ole Miss, it was Jalen Hurts who came over to talk to him.
"He came to me and said โKeep your head up, stay positive. You never know when youโre going to have to go in again.'"
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Nick Saban says if he's going to say something when he's displeased about crowd, reverse should be true too: "I should really tell them how pleased I am with what a great atmosphere we had in the stadium today. ... Dixieland Delight was great."
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Today would have been @CecilHurt's birthday. Wanted to share a quick story with you all.
Cecil loved animals. You know about Slim Charles the cat, but Cecil really LOVED dogs.
I mean, we all love dogs. But Cecil's last dog really tells you how much he cared.
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Most receiving yards by a freshman in Alabama history:
1. Calvin Ridley - 1,045 (2015)
2. Amari Cooper - 1,000 (2012)
3. Julio Jones - 928 (2008)
4. Jaylen Waddle - 803 (2018)
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Alabama WR Tyrell Shavers, who just finished his redshirt freshman season, participated in Alabama baseball practice today. Plays OF.
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Nick Saban is 11-0 against his former assistants and 11-0 against Tennessee at Alabama. If you want to beat Alabama:
1) Don't hire one of Saban's assistants
2) Don't be Tennessee
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Alabama has 11 players invited to the NFL combine:
Isaiah Buggs
Damien Harris
Josh Jacobs
Christian Miller
Ross Pierschbacher
Irv Smith Jr.
Saivion Smith
Deionte Thompson
Jonah Williams
Quinnen Williams
Mack Wilson
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Alabama played 10 Power 5 opponents:
Louisville
Ole Miss
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
LSU
Mississippi State
Auburn
Georgia
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Tua asked what his plans are to celebrate if he wins: "Probably just going to go back to the room and my family is going to meet me. We're probably going to pray."
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Storytime with Nick Saban, about working for his dad at the gas station and not letting problems snowball...
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Alabama RB Josh Jacobs said players joke with Butch Jones about the Tennessee rivalry: "He's never smoked a cigar before."
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Today is my last day at @tuscaloosanews and @TideSports. I was laid off this morning along with @terrinvictoria.
Been an awesome 4 years: Covered 4 playoff teams, 2 national championships and a Heisman. Proud of the work I've done. It's been great, guys.
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Alabama lost its entire secondary after the 2017 season. It should return its entire secondary from 2018 for the 2019 season:
CB Trevon Diggs
CB Patrick Surtain II
CB Saivion Smith
S - Deionte Thompson
S - Xavier McKinney
Nickel - Shyheim Carter
Dime - Jared Mayden
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By my count, Mike Locksley will be the 7th former Nick Saban assistant to be a current head coach at a major program (Dantonio, Fisher, Muschamp, Smart, Pruitt, Cristobal, Locksley).
There are 65 major college programs. Nick Saban and his assistants hold 12.3% of those jobs.
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Asked Jonah Williams to complete this sentence: Ross Pierschbacher is older than...
"Hunter Renfrow"
Pierschbacher, a 5th-year senior, Will start his 4th straight national championship on Monday night.
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This is the first time Alabama has allowed 3 rushing TDs in a game in the Nick Saban era.
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Good quote from baseball coach Brad Bohannon: "You can call a kid anywhere in the country, even Canada and their ears perk up when you say โAlabama.โ A lot of that is the brand of our school and what our football program has done for the entire university & athletic department."
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Excited to tell you all that I'm taking over the Alabama football beat for @TideSports and @tuscaloosanews. My first official action as football beat writer will be to march up to Nick Saban's office and ask for a depth chart.
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Alabama's Irv Smith Jr. broke the school record for most receiving yards by a TE in school history. He has 667, breaking the record of 663 by Lamonde Russell in 1989 (bowl stats included). Smith already holds the school record for most TDs by a TE in a season.
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This has been RTed by (among many others) @jaketapper, @brianstelter, @MaraWilson, @ParkerMolloy, @jonahNRO and @EWErickson.
The clams shall NOT divide us.
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Active major college football coaches with multiple national championships:
Nick Saban - 6
Dabo Swinney - 2
That's it.
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Friend of mine has started watching Game of Thrones. She has somehow avoided all spoilers over the years and knows nothing about what happens.
She just texted me "Iโm so happy Robb married that girl"
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Alabama has 5 of the top 8 players in the SEC in yards per catch:
No. 2 Jerry Jeudy - 22.6
No. 4 Jaylen Waddle - 20.0
No. 5 DeVonta Smith - 19.5
No. 6 Henry Ruggs III - 17.8
No. 8 Irv Smith Jr. - 17.2
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Tua Tagovailoa was asked about his ankle when Alabama arrived in Miami today: โI think I was only limited to the first couple of practices; maybe the first two or three practices that we had. Other than that I was a full go with everything.โ
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Dabo Swinney: "I told coach Saban after the game last night 'See you next year.' I don't think they're going anywhere."
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Alabama scored 58 against Tennessee on Saturday, the most points in the history of the rivalry.
"To be honest, I didn't really want to score any more against them," Nick Saban said tonight.
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Former Alabama CB Marlon Humphrey is graduating this weekend.
Former MLB infielder Josh Rutledge, who played at Alabama from 2008-10, is also graduating. Former RHP Geoffrey Bramblett (2014-16) is also.
Hale Hentges and Keith Holcombe are both receiving master's degrees.
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Top NCAA passer efficiency ratings, among players with 50+ attempts:
1. Kyler Murray - 205.72 (Okla)
2. Jalen Hurts - 202.72 (Bama)
3. Tua Tagovailoa - 202.30 (Bama)
4. Levi Lewis - 194.32 (Louisiana-Lafayette)
5. James Blackman - 177.14 (FSU)
6. Jake Fromm - 175.81 (Georgia)
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If they gave Tua Tagovailoa a Heisman runner-up trophy, Alabama might have sent Scott Cochran to New York just to smash it on ESPN.
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Tua Tagovailoa: "I went to the side to Damien and said 'Let's go dump some water on (Butch Jones).' I feel bad because it's very cold out here. But just happy for him."
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Collin Sexton was asked point-blank: Are you going to go pro in the NBA draft?
His answer: "Right now, I'm worried about my team and celebrating with my team because we had a great season. Also, I got to finish school, and I'm trying to finish with a 4.0."
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Nick Saban on winning 12 straight against Tennessee: "It's special for all the people in Alabama who probably had a hard time going to sleep last night worrying about this game."
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Nick Saban wins the Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award. He also won it in 2008. It's voted on by FBS head coaches and sports information directors.
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Sounds like a younger girl calls into Nick Saban's show. She says: "You're just getting killed on defense. Can you please just whip them into shape?"
Saban: "Yes, Miss Emily. I kind of feel the same."
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Goodness, Quinnen Williams led Alabama with 10 tackles tonight. Had 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Force of nature.
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Congrats to all those wonderful people* who are Alabama football fans but Kentucky basketball fans on the W today.
*the worst people ever
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Oklahoma's offensive line won the Joe Moore Award as the nation's best. Quinnen Williams just split a double team on 2nd down there.
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Tua Tagovailoa is the first player in Alabama history with 6 total TDs in a game. Has tied a school record with 5 passing TD, added 1 more rushing.
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Nick Saban: "If you want to be a champion, you have to pay the full price for it. There is no bargain."
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Nick Saban: "Let me get the record straight here: We had a brand new boat, first time out in the boat, and the fuel pump didn't work. We didn't run out of gas. Now there has been some benefit of people thinking we ran out of gas. We've probably been sent 100 gas cans."
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Saban asked whether he was hit by ice thrown from a fan at halftime: "The ice didn't bother me at all. I'd rather have somebody be upset when we're playing on the road."
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Saban says he's spent lots of time evaluating opponents and preparing for the season since his hip surgery: "It's actually given me more time to do those things because I can't go play golf."
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Fun fact about Nick Saban most people forget: He was 15-17 as an NFL head coach in 2005/06. The Dolphins were 5-27 combined in 2004 and 2007, before and after Saban.
Saban was 14-12 with Gus Frerotte and Joey Harrington as his starting QBs.
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Saban: "If we're going to beat really good teams, we have to learn how to compete in close games ... We don't always have that when we win 49-0."
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The jumbotron at Mercedes-Benz Stadium just showed a couple of early-arriving fans sitting in their seat passing a plastic flask between them to top off their concession stand beverages. No one in the group noticed they were on the big screen.
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Nick Saban might actually be a machine. He's 67 and scheduled a round of golf for the morning of his surgery.
"I wanted to play 18 holes (of golf) before I went in. So I played 18 in the morning, flew back from Florida and checked in."
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UCF beat No. 1 Florida 4-2 tonight and 9-7 last night. Might not sound important but it gives the Knights a clear opening to claim a national championship if the Gators win the NCAA tournament this summer.
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Tennessee's 2016 goals:
โOffseason championship
โLife championship
โSEC championship
โNational championship
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Before 2018, there were 13 times in Alabama history where a player had 7+ TD catches in a season. Only once (2016) had there been 2 players with 7+ TD receptions on the same team.
This year, 4 players have 7+ TD receptions (Jeudy, Ruggs, Waddle, Irv Smith). DeVonta Smith has 6.
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Alabama OLB Terrell Lewis was in full pads at practice today. We'll get an update on his status from Nick Saban on Wednesday evening.
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Alabama's 4-year seniors are now 54-3, the winningest class in FBS history. The previous record was held by Alabama's 2017 seniors (53-5).
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Tua Tagovailoa got off the practice field a few hours ago and flew to Atlantic City to receive the Maxwell Award. Busy day.
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