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Title: SI's Take on Nick Saban Day
Post by: ALTideUp on February 01, 2012, 09:44:44 PM
It's almost not fair.


Read it all

 (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/stewart_mandel/02/01/signing-day-superlatives/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t11_a2)
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We begin with a requisite nod to Nick Saban. Fresh off his second BCS championship in three years, Saban claimed the nation's No. 1 recruiting class for the fourth time in six years at Alabama. The beast is self-sustaining now.
Lose Trent Richardson, Dont'a Hightower, Dre Kirkpatrick and Mark Barron to the NFL? No worries. In come the reinforcements. While lofty recruiting rankings don't guarantee future success, they're a pretty good indicator when it comes to Saban's teams. All four aforementioned Alabama players were four- or five-star prospects in Saban's top-rated 2008 and '09 classes. So, too, were 2011 NFL rookies Julio Jones and Mark Ingram, and returning stalwarts Barrett Jones and Robert Lester.


Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/stewart_mandel/02/01/signing-day-superlatives/index.html#ixzz1lC059Gzf


Title: Re: SI's Take on Nick Saban Day
Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on February 01, 2012, 10:05:31 PM
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"Alabama has become the gold standard in terms of dream schools for kids," said Rivals.com National Analyst Mike Farrell. "It used to be Florida, or USC before that. But when we ask [class of] 2013 kids what's your dream offer, the answer is usually Alabama."

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Title: Re: SI's Take on Nick Saban Day
Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on February 02, 2012, 10:03:37 AM
The two statements you fellas pointed out were my favorites.  Really makes your chest swell up with pride.