Shaud Williams was sweating up a storm. Brodie Croyle was almost breathless. The first day of fall camp under first-year Alabama coach Mike Shula fell in line with one of his watchwords: relentless. http://tinyurl.com/j5pl
TUSCALOOSA - University of Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle struggled off the practice field Tuesday afternoon into a sea of cameras and reporters wielding tape recorders. It took a couple swigs of Gatorade for Croyle to catch his breath to talk about the first practice under new head coach Mike Shula. http://tinyurl.com/j5po Talk about equal opportunity. How about the prospect facing all the Alabama offensive players? When new coach Mike Shula and offensive coordinator Dave Rader formally presented the Crimson Tide with their offense Tuesday, every player from grizzled senior Antonio Carter to newcomer Tim Castille ostensibly shared the same starting point: square one. http://tinyurl.com/j5pr Justin Smiley isn't too worried about how sophisticated Alabama's offense can become with a few weeks of practice. He says it's the blocking of the offensive line, not the size of the playbook, that matters most. http://tinyurl.com/j5pv A sweat-soaked Brodie Croyle came off the practice field Tuesday and took a minute to catch his breath before addressing awaiting reporters. "That was a full day," Croyle said. "I thought our practices last year were pretty busy, but I think there were more reps today, especially for a first practice." http://tinyurl.com/j5q0 While 105 University of Alabama football players went through their stretching drills, Mike Shula took a minute to take in tradition. The Crimson Tide head coach admitted he got a little emotional when he took his inaugural steps onto the practice field Tuesday. http://tinyurl.com/j5q5 ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
