Tide Tidbits – January 31, 2009

Recruiting Page Updated
Check out  the list of committed players, their rankings and where Alabama ranks nationally.

Trent Richardson Update: Time for another Alabama recruiting bonanza-rama…
Trent Richardson’s recruitment has left everybody guessing. Will he stick with his commitment to Alabama? This week, ESPN.com’s recruiting guru Tom Luginbill offered this opinion on the five-star running back from Pensacola, Fla. “Everybody talks about, will he stay or will he go?” Luginbill said. “I think he stays. If he would’ve done it (de-committed), he would’ve done it by now.”

Alabama lands commitment No. 22: Ed Stinson
Alabama pulled a prospect out of south Florida today when defensive end/linebacker Ed Stinson committed to the Crimson Tide ahead of the local Miami Hurricanes.He is No. 91 in the Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120. Rivals has him as the 48th-best prospect in the state of Florida. He chose Alabama offered reported scholarship offers from Auburn, Florida State, LSU and Miami. Other similar articles:

• Tide picks up defender from South Florida
• Tide adds third Florida recruit
• South Dade defensive end Stinson chooses Alabama

Faith Academy defensive Back Gerald West switches commitment to Southern Miss
Faith Academy defensive back Gerald West said Friday night he will sign with Southern Miss Wednesday instead of Alabama, which he committed to over the summer. “I’m going to go to Southern Miss,” West said. “It’s closer.”

Croom ‘destroyed’ myth minority coaches can’t succeed
Croom talked about the impact his hiring had at MSU along with the success the Bulldogs enjoyed. Croom was named SEC Coach of the Year in 2007 after leading MSU to a 8-5 record and a win in the Liberty Bowl. “I think some of the myths about minorities not being able to function or lead a program, particularly in the South … I think we destroyed those,” Croom said.

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