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« on: October 01, 2014, 02:19:36 PM »

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GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- When Alabama senior Blake Sims reported to the Mastrole Passing Academy in South Florida this past spring, quarterback guru Ken Mastrole saw an unpolished passer with a lot of natural ability but little refinement.

"He was kind of raw," said Mastrole, a former Maryland quarterback who played in NFL Europe and the Arena Football League and recently tutored NFL quarterbacks EJ Manuel and Teddy Bridgewater. "It was about like taking a raw piece of clay and trying to mold him physically and mentally."

It doesn't take very long to figure out that many people had a hand in molding Sims, who will lead No. 3 Alabama into Saturday's SEC West showdown against No. 11 Ole Miss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.

Along the way, he was told he wouldn't make the grades to be a college football player, was told during recruiting by a rival coach, Tennessee's Lane Kiffin, that he'd have a better shot at starting for the Volunteers. Then, after arriving in Tuscaloosa, he patiently waited his turn for a shot at the starting job.

But he always leaned on his network of support. At his parents' house in Gainesville earlier this week, there were 11 people waiting to share their stories about him.

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« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2014, 02:44:10 PM »

WOW! AWESOME! must read for everyone!!!
"Did you ever think your boy would set a passing record here?" Smart asked him.

"No, I thought he'd probably set a rushing record," Wofford replied.
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« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2014, 05:48:01 PM »

The amazing part is his ability to change in a short period of time with all the bad habit, that were demonstrated in the spring game, last year. 
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It was nothing new for Sims, who has faced doubts throughout his football career. After Sims started at quarterback as a freshman and sophomore at Cass High School in Cartersville, Georgia, college recruiters began noticing him. When Sims asked one of his coaches for the recruiting letters, according to his father, the coach told him that the colleges were wasting their time because he was "nothing more than a juco quarterback."

After Sims told his father about the incident, the family moved to Gainesville, about 55 miles northeast of Atlanta, so he could run a spread offense at Gainesville High.

"It was like slapping a kid in the face," Miller said.

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« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2014, 06:53:09 PM »

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It was nothing new for Sims, who has faced doubts throughout his football career. After Sims started at quarterback as a freshman and sophomore at Cass High School in Cartersville, Georgia, college recruiters began noticing him. When Sims asked one of his coaches for the recruiting letters, according to his father, the coach told him that the colleges were wasting their time because he was "nothing more than a juco quarterback."

After Sims told his father about the incident, the family moved to Gainesville, about 55 miles northeast of Atlanta, so he could run a spread offense at Gainesville High.

"It was like slapping a kid in the face," Miller said.

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What a stupid thing to say, even if it was true.  And in this case, we know it wasn't.
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"I sent a boy to Alabama and they sent me back a man." 

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