He’s an early enrolee at Alabama, and got to talk to the media yesterday on signing day. 

He seems like a cool dude -

I don’t know why I thought about that this morning, but as excitement builds to see which big 5-star recruit commits to whom, I was reminded of those days of old when we called friends, family, etc to see, “Who’s their top choice???” 

There’s a lot of that going on today as the media tries to get an early idea of where those last remaining unknowns are going.

And I’d almost venture to say that there’s just as much drama involved with football recruiting as there was with rush (see Lane Kiffin, Urban Meyer, Ed Orgeron, Keenan Allen, Markieth Ambles, etc).

Now, if we could only get Rolondo McClain, Terrence Cody, Mark Ingram & Julio Jones to learn a skit or do a door song….

(Think about that one, ladies, and if you don’t get a laugh, then you really need to have yourself checked out for “lack-of-sense-of-humor-itis”.)

And a couple of the players who participated in the Senior Bowl learned that very well this week.

Tim Tebow, who has been the golden boy of the media, is now learning that the media can jump bandwagons just about as quickly as he can quote the gospel.

And I actually feel a little sorry for him.  He’s had a week to learn a new system and basically try to change everything he’s been doing for the past 4 years.  And now that he had a bad game, suddenly his stock is dropping and he’s actually getting - shocker - criticism.

And look at Terrence Cody.  This is a guy who had become a rock-star on campus.  He jokes with the media.  He has embraced the fans.  He’s just a cool guy. 

When he came to Alabama he weighed over 400 pounds and has worked to get into playing shape.  Let’s not forget, he’s supposed to be big - he’s a nose guard. 

So c’mon, people - did anyone really expect him to have a six-pack? 

But since the photos of his weigh-in from the Senior Bowl hit the internet - he’s had a lot of hate thrown his way. 

Even Nick Saban - who no one can really criticize legitimately for what he’s done at Alabama - has taken shots this week from folks who want to blame him for Cody’s weight.

So, haters gotta hate, but only because they don’t have anything better to do. 

If the internet rumors are true, it seems that maybe the recruits weren’t the only ones who had some fun with UT co-eds.

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 Also, I couldn’t help myself - if you haven’t already seen this video - it’s very funny.

Oh, and just for kicks - here’s a montage of “Coaches we lost” in 2009, courtesy of - you guessed it - the LSUfreek:

The Vols have been on the clock for almost 48 hours, and it seems that they aren’t having the best of luck.

Will Muschamp - no.

Phil Fulmer - no.

Troy Calhoun - no.

I’ve been working at home today, and have been hearing a lot on ESPN about Lane Kiffin and his departure from the Tennessee Volunteers.  And the names who haven’t said no yet, that I’ve seen scrolled along the bottom of the screen have been - Derek Dooley and David Cutcliff.

With recruits bailing out and the AD on the hotseat, it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.