01-19-2012, 06:02 PM
It's a decent point for starting discussion, I suppose. (Other errors: Nussmeier has been officially added to the 'bama staff, so unless Saban wants to oversign coaches as he does players, Hamilton's not a target for Alabama. Also, the odds of Barry Sanders actually running a 4.3 40 are extremely low.)
Things we seem to know: it's probably safe to eliminate Nunes and Picazo from contention at the moment--if they couldn't beat freshman Nottingham without any college game experience, it's hard to believe they'll be able to beat sophomore Nottingham with at least some game experience. So I expect it'll be a Nottingham-Hogan-Crower contest in the end. Shaw's been at pains to stress there's a competition, even saying he doesn't expect to name a starter until summer. This, to me, means that the presumption that Nottingham will start is misplaced.
Both Young and Wright got praise; I haven't heard any coach noise about Seale. The guess here is that Young and Wright are above Seale in the pecking order.
It's a who-knows at wideout beyond Montgomery. Jordan Pratt got a shout-out, as I recall.
Tight end wise the main question is whether we have three again or have to make do with two. Dudchock came in for a couple of plays late in the season, though only targeted once, so I doubt the coaches are ready to give that up.
Guessing Cole Underwood and Kevin Danser are the frontrunners for the open line spots.
Things we seem to know: it's probably safe to eliminate Nunes and Picazo from contention at the moment--if they couldn't beat freshman Nottingham without any college game experience, it's hard to believe they'll be able to beat sophomore Nottingham with at least some game experience. So I expect it'll be a Nottingham-Hogan-Crower contest in the end. Shaw's been at pains to stress there's a competition, even saying he doesn't expect to name a starter until summer. This, to me, means that the presumption that Nottingham will start is misplaced.
Both Young and Wright got praise; I haven't heard any coach noise about Seale. The guess here is that Young and Wright are above Seale in the pecking order.
It's a who-knows at wideout beyond Montgomery. Jordan Pratt got a shout-out, as I recall.
Tight end wise the main question is whether we have three again or have to make do with two. Dudchock came in for a couple of plays late in the season, though only targeted once, so I doubt the coaches are ready to give that up.
Guessing Cole Underwood and Kevin Danser are the frontrunners for the open line spots.