Tide Tidbits – March 5, 2010

2010 Look Ahead: SEC West
It’s no secret in college football today: make it through the SEC season with a single loss (maybe two), and you’re going to a BCS bowl. Make it through the SEC season with a single loss (or better) and win the SEC Championship and you’ll be playing for the BCS crown. Win in the SEC and you’re going to a BCS Bowl; it’s not just a trend or coincidence, it’s because you’ve beaten the “best.” I, being the stat guy and sports historian, took a deeper look at this, however, and found another interesting trend rears its head when we look at the coaches of these BCS invitees from the SEC; particularly those in their “sophomore” coaching season. Alabama2009 Record: 14-0 Returning Starters: 8 Offense / 3 O-Line, 2 Defense 2009 Wrap Up It only took Nick Saban three years to put all the pieces of the puzzle in place at Alabama as the Tide rolled to a 14-0 season winning the National Championship with 37-21 victory over #2 Texas. [More]

Top 20 NCAA Football Players The Magnifying Glass Will Be on For 2010
There are always certain players that are under the microscope more than others, this year these are the players picked to be under the microscope the most. 1. Mark Ingram – RB- Alabama – Anytime you win a Heisman trophy you can expect to be under the microscope the most. Just ask Tim Tebow, who was always one of the most scrutinized players after winning that award. This is the year that every move will be watched the most and with a player like Trent Richardson playing behind him, it makes it all that more watch worthy. [More]

Five best colleges to visit for pro days
Alabama. Coach Nick Saban makes everything so accessible. It’s a scout’s joy to go to a school like Alabama. While you’re there, you have to get to Dreamland Cafe for some barbecue. [More]

Position change for Michael Bowman?
With the start of spring practice just around the corner, it should come as no surprise that the rumor mill is slowly starting to churn. The rumor du jour involves rising redshirt freshman receiver Michael Bowman, claiming that Bowman will be either permanently moved to tight end this spring, or at least tried there situationally at some point in the coming weeks. Is there any validity to this rumor? Well, apparently it stems from a quote that Devin Bowman — Michael’s younger brother, a recruit in the 2011 class, and a prospect we are actively recruiting — recently made to one of the recruiting services. [More]

2010 NFL Mock Draft 3.0: First And Second Rounds With Trades
Pick #7: Kansas City Chiefs (via Cleveland) – Rolando McClain ILB (Alabama) Kansas City gets the player that they wanted at number five and get an extra third rounder. McClain is a perfect fit for Kansas City because they run the same 3-4 system that Nick Saban installed at Alabama. McClain is a tackling machine racking up 275 tackles in his three years at Alabama including 105 last year. [More]

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