Re: [RollTideFan] Sly is Full of Bama
Sounds too like he's half admitting that he blew the interview. Or the capstone is fulla racists. I added that when Jesse Jackson called and aksed me to. --- Rick McMahan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Sure the dude coaches the bulldogs, but youcan tell he bleeds Crimson. Nice article ... enjoy! Rick Croom On Planning Mississippi State Coach Sylvester Croom By KirkMcNair Date: Jul 28, 2005 In the spring of 2003, Alabama AthleticsDirector Mal Moore had to find a new head football coach for theCrimson Tide. He interviewed three former Bama football players. LaterMoore said the hardest thing he ever had to do was tell two of them hewas not going to hire them. In May, 2003, Mike Shula was introduced as head football coachat Alabama.Athletics Director Mal Moore had selected Shula over two other formerTide players wholike Shulawere also assistant coaches in the NationalFootball League. They were Richard Williamson of the Carolina Panthers,who had been a teammate and coaching associate with Moore at Bama, andSylvester Croom, who had played center for Bama when Moore was theoffensive coordinator and who had later coached with Moore for theTide. On Thursday, at Southeastern Conference Media Days inBirmingham, Croomwho is beginning his second season as head coach at Mississippi Statewasasked what advice he would give to new coaches. Croom, a native ofTuscaloosa who had been running backs coach at Green Bay when he wastapped for his first job as a head coach, had a surprising answer. Any young coach who aspires to be a head coach, as he goesthrough the developmental process, should put on paper what he believesin and whatever his plan for being a head coach is. I think that iscritical. That way he will be prepared when the job interview comes.That way hes prepared the first day he walks into the job and lets hisstaff and his players and the administration know exactly what hebelieves in. And I think he can better articulate his plan if he hasalready done that. Croom learned that lesson through experience. He told reporters gathered to hear SEC coaches and playerstalkabout the upcoming season, I havent told a lot of people this. Ithink whats happened in my life as far as career and what has happenedin the careers of a lot of coaches, very little is planned. My first opportunity to become a head coach came at anunexpected time. My interview with The University of Alabama came at anunexpected time. For years I had known exactly what I wanted to do when I gotto be a head coach. But when that interview came, it was not on paper.It was not on paper. The night before I went for the interview, MikeSherman (head coach at Green Bay) and the guys at Green Bay did a greatjob of helping me as I scrambled to get some things on paper. As it turned out, I didnt really need it at that interview.But after that interview and when I didnt get the job, I thought Imight never get another chance to be a head coach. But I decided thatif I did get another chance, I was not going to be caught short. So that summer I spent my entire vacation putting down onpaper everything I believed in, everything I expected the coaches todo, what kind of uniforms we were going to have, everything. All of itwas done the summer I didnt get the Alabama job. Thats what I did onmy summer vacation the summer before I went to Mississippi State. Itwas all on paper. There was no hesitation about what we were going to do. Noneat all. So thats my advice to young coaches. When you become a headcoach you had better believe, you had better have a plan, you hadbetter totally believe in your plan. And thats why we wont ever deviate from the plan. We haveto win, because I believe in it. Croom had some other references to Alabama. He noted that hehadrecently had a conversation with another coach regarding players. Croomsaid the coach was talking about the players on Alabamas 1992 nationalchampionship team. He said that Alabama had about 10 players startingthat his school had not offer scholarships to. The point he was makingis that you dont always have to have the great blue chip prospects.Find your kind of guys, find the guys that want to be in your program.Find the guys who believe in doing things the way you want to do them,coach them up, get them ready to play and then go out there and winfootball games. That's what we want to do. We're going to find MississippiState type people. We're going to find guys who believe in doing thingsthe Bulldog way. Our way is not the only way. Our way may not be theright way, but it's our way. And anybody who doesn't believe it needsto be somewhere elsecoaches,
[RollTideFan] Tide adds late linebacker signee
Recruiting Update Tide adds late linebacker signee July 29, 2005 -- Proving that Mike Shula never stops recruiting, for the third year in a row the Crimson Tide has signed a prospect just before the start of fall drills. Two summers ago it was defensive end Wallace Gilberry. Last summer it was defensive back Jeffrey Dukes. This week it's linebacker Eryk Anders. The past two seasons the 6-3, 223-pound Anders was a defensive end at Smithson Valley HS, which is located in a suburb of San Antonio, TX. As a senior, Anders racked up 115 tackles, 42 tackles for losses and 11 sacks. Alabama is getting a real jewel of a football player, especially considering it's so late, says Smithson Valley head coach Larry Hill. He was an All-State Class 5A player in the state of Texas, which is pretty good when you consider it's the largest classification in a state with a lot of good football players. During his career, Anders played in two state championship games. In last year's title game, he blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown. For all of last season, Anders blocked five kicks, two of which he returned for touchdowns. He's got a hot motor, Hill says. He plays wide open all the time. Even though he's just over 220 pounds, he plays very strong. And he's a great athlete who can run a 4.55 40. He anchored our mile relay team and our sprint relay. The kid can really run. Even though Anders played down at defensive end in high school, it's believed he'll play outside linebacker for Alabama. They [Alabama] really haven't said for sure whether he'll play down or at linebacker, but it will definitely be on the outside, Hill says. My guess is that he'll be an outside linebacker, because that's where he would've played for us had we not needed him at end. Similar to Gilberry's case two years ago, Hill believes that many college scouts simply overlooked Anders. I think because he was an undersized defensive end a lot of coaches missed him, Hill says. I think they looked at him for the way he was, rather than projecting him for what he could become. He's 6-3, 220-plus right now, and he's still growing. He wasn't this big last season. Hill says that Alabama, Texas Tech and Ole Miss had been keeping tabs on Anders for several months. Originally he planned to walk on at Ole Miss, Hill says. They wanted him, but they were out of scholarships. They were going to give him one as soon as it came open. Alabama had offered him the same deal. But then, from what I gathered, Alabama had a scholarship come available here late and they told him they wanted him to go ahead and sign now. Anders is expected to report with the Alabama squad on Monday night, August 9th. -- ___ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics E-mail Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan - Wear a Cup! To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription, please visit http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
[RollTideFan] Ya know. I was thinking...
The terrorists tried to blow up London again only a week ago and they have already been caught. That's pretty damn good police work, even with cameras everywhere. ___ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics E-mail Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan - Wear a Cup! To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription, please visit http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
Re: [RollTideFan] Ya know. I was thinking...
You think they could do something with Arrow (sp?) and Bin Laden? Joe Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein (1879-1955) - Original Message - From: Mike Laborde [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RollTideFan - University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List RTF@rolltidefan.net Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 9:37 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] Ya know. I was thinking... The terrorists tried to blow up London again only a week ago and they have already been caught. That's pretty damn good police work, even with cameras everywhere. ___ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics E-mail Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan - Wear a Cup! To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription, please visit http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net ___ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics E-mail Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan - Wear a Cup! To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription, please visit http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
Re: [RollTideFan] Tide adds late linebacker signee
Hot damn. He might have just signed the next Zack Thomas. Joe Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein (1879-1955) - Original Message - From: Pat Smoot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: rtf@rolltidefan.net Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 6:36 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] Tide adds late linebacker signee Recruiting Update Tide adds late linebacker signee July 29, 2005 -- Proving that Mike Shula never stops recruiting, for the third year in a row the Crimson Tide has signed a prospect just before the start of fall drills. Two summers ago it was defensive end Wallace Gilberry. Last summer it was defensive back Jeffrey Dukes. This week it's linebacker Eryk Anders. The past two seasons the 6-3, 223-pound Anders was a defensive end at Smithson Valley HS, which is located in a suburb of San Antonio, TX. As a senior, Anders racked up 115 tackles, 42 tackles for losses and 11 sacks. Alabama is getting a real jewel of a football player, especially considering it's so late, says Smithson Valley head coach Larry Hill. He was an All-State Class 5A player in the state of Texas, which is pretty good when you consider it's the largest classification in a state with a lot of good football players. During his career, Anders played in two state championship games. In last year's title game, he blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown. For all of last season, Anders blocked five kicks, two of which he returned for touchdowns. He's got a hot motor, Hill says. He plays wide open all the time. Even though he's just over 220 pounds, he plays very strong. And he's a great athlete who can run a 4.55 40. He anchored our mile relay team and our sprint relay. The kid can really run. Even though Anders played down at defensive end in high school, it's believed he'll play outside linebacker for Alabama. They [Alabama] really haven't said for sure whether he'll play down or at linebacker, but it will definitely be on the outside, Hill says. My guess is that he'll be an outside linebacker, because that's where he would've played for us had we not needed him at end. Similar to Gilberry's case two years ago, Hill believes that many college scouts simply overlooked Anders. I think because he was an undersized defensive end a lot of coaches missed him, Hill says. I think they looked at him for the way he was, rather than projecting him for what he could become. He's 6-3, 220-plus right now, and he's still growing. He wasn't this big last season. Hill says that Alabama, Texas Tech and Ole Miss had been keeping tabs on Anders for several months. Originally he planned to walk on at Ole Miss, Hill says. They wanted him, but they were out of scholarships. They were going to give him one as soon as it came open. Alabama had offered him the same deal. But then, from what I gathered, Alabama had a scholarship come available here late and they told him they wanted him to go ahead and sign now. Anders is expected to report with the Alabama squad on Monday night, August 9th. -- ___ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics E-mail Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan - Wear a Cup! To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription, please visit http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net ___ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics E-mail Discussion List Welcome to RollTideFan - Wear a Cup! To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription, please visit http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
