Tonight, Bama will play their 7th ranked team for the year.  Their strength of schedule is ranked #1 in the NCAA.

This is the bio on Ty Simpson:

One of the top quarterback prospects in the nation ... a five-star quarterback on the 247Composite and the No. 25 recruit overall in the country ... the No. 3 quarterback on the Composite and the No. 2 player from the state of Tennessee ... PrepStar's second-ranked quarterback and the No. 25 player on the outlet's Top 150 Dream Team ... ranked as the No. 1 quarterback by the On3 Consensus and the 21st-rated recruit nationally ... On3's third-ranked quarterback on the On300 list and the No. 30 prospect overall ... the No. 28 player nationally, the No. 4 signal-caller and the No. 2 player in the state by 247Sports ... rated No. 34 in the Rivals250 and the No. 3 quarterback in the nation while ranking as the No. 2 player in the state ... No. 33 on the ESPN300 and the No. 2 quarterback in the country ... also rated as the No. 14 player in the Southeast Region and No. 2 recruit in Tennessee by ESPN.com ... named the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year after throwing for 2,827 yards and 41 touchdowns with just three interceptions while rushing for 862 yards and 11 scores on 92 carries ... led Westview High School to the 2A Tennessee State Championship under the direction of head coach Jarod Neal ... participated in Nike's “The Opening” and was selected to the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas ... threw for 1,888 yards as a junior on just 203 attempts with 20 touchdowns while rushing for 311 yards and seven scores ... chose Alabama over Clemson, Ole Miss and Tennessee.

The reason I think Simpson wins the job is because I saw him throw one pass in a game early.  The ball was thrown on time before the receiver made his cut and it was on the money.  At that point, the announcers said this kid can spin it, they were at practice that week and said the kid has all the throws and he is the son of a coach.

If my count is correct, the defense is losing Young, Ricks, To'oto'o, Branch, Battle, Anderson, and Moody (5th year Sr.).  There could be others because of their eligibility running out.  That is at least 7 defensive starters.  On offense, the main losses will be Young, Gibbs, Latu(?), and possibly others because of eligibility running out.  I expect Simpson to win the QB job, but who knows.  I am going to try and go to the A Day game this year.

That was a very tough 3 game stretch with Houston, Memphis, and Gonzaga.  I also think they have played the 2nd toughest schedule in the nation.

I thought on a charge you had to be established before the offensive player got there?

I think some of those offiials are part of the Timme family tree.

I thought there were a few questionable calls myself.

Bama vs Gonzaga on CBS right now.

Bama beats a good Memphis team.  After losing to them last year Bama was basically a .500 team.

Bama/Memphis on ESPN 2.

College football lost a good one. Prayers to his family.

They are calling in the family, I think they are taking him off life support tonight. From what I have been told and have seen. 

Saw a little of the game yesterday and watched the complete game today.  Bama had 15 total turnovers in the game, only 3 in the 2nd half.  Bama missed 12 free throws, but Miller hit big ones in the final minutes of the game. At a crucial time late n the game Bama had 4 freshmen on the floor.  It was a physical fast paced game.

Coach Kelly has accepted the offer from Deon to become the DC at Colorado.