Tide Tidbits – February 7, 2009

Tide lands 1st 2010 football commitment
The Crimson Tide landed the first commit­ment of next year’s re­cruiting class from Memphis receiver Kei­wone Malone. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound Tennessee speedster chose the Tide over re­ported offers from Au­burn, Duke, Georgia, Ole Miss, North Carolina and Tennessee. “Alabama has been recruiting me for a long time,” Malone told tiderinsider.com. “Coach (Nick) Saban came by my school last week. I love Coach Sa­ban. I love the SEC. I want to play in the SEC. I want the opportunity to play in the best con­ference in college foot­ball and to play under Nick Saban. Other similar articles:

• Tide lands Memphis player for first 2010 commitment
• Tide’s future keeps looking better
• Memo to Kiffin: Saban gets Tennessee recruit
• Prospect Keiwone Malone, on Nick Saban: “We bonded because both of us like the Dolphins.”
  Malone said, “No,” Saban didn’t mention the trash talk from the Vols. Then an interesting thing happened. I asked Malone, What did he think of Kiffin’s words? “Well, it’s just, I think that Lane… What’s his name?” Malone asked. “Lane Kiffin,” I responded.
• Without saying a word, did Nick Saban just answer Lane Kiffin?
  After Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin and assistant Lance Thompson spent yesterday speaking their minds about Alabama coach Nick Saban, I wondered what the response would be. Wait, but didn’t Thompson, the former UA assistant, say that he would “own Memphis?” And that Saban “ain’t getting any more of my (recruits)?”

Lane Kiffin: Quick Thoughts and Observations
By now, anyone who follows college football knows about Lane Kiffin’s recent tirade. Most people believe Kiffin will grow out of this type behavior after he hits puberty, but I’m not so sure. I see Kiffin’s recent rant as an inevitable sign of the implosion to come. Kiffin accomplished nothing more that putting a bullseye on his back.

Les Miles: Great Recruiter, Terrible Coach?
How do LSU fans really feel about Les Miles? How do they feel about a coach that is a great recruiter, but is not considered a great coach? Sure, LSU fans love the players Miles has been able to bring to LSU, but his ability as a big time college football coach on game day is questionable to say the least. Some feel that Les Miles would have always been an average coach had he not lucked into the LSU job. They say he just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Roll Tide!

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