If you'd asked me a couple of weeks ago who I thought would be, from Alabama's standpoint, the best-scenario hire Auburn could make for its head coaching position, I would have given you two names: Patrick Nix and Gene Chizik.

Little did I know even one of them would ever have a chance of coming to Auburn; now, both of them might.

From an Auburn perspective, this hire makes no sense at all. Auburn forced Tommy Tuberville out -- if you believe Tuberville resigned completely...

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be breaking down Alabama’s recruiting targets and needs. This first installment will cover quarterbacks, running backs and receivers. The second installment will look at tight ends/fullbacks/H-backs and offensive linemen.

A breakdown of the defensive line will follow, followed by a linebacker breakdown and one on defensive backs.

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Quarterbacks
Committed: A.J. McCarron, 6-4 185 4.9 Mobile/St. Paul’s

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It might be a bad time to talk about recruiting, with the season not over and so many other teams in a state of coaching flux (and, by definition, recruiting flux as well) -- but in Alabama, there's never really a "bad" time to talk recruiting.

First out of the gate is this discussion, which I'm going to limit to the players Alabama already has committed. As the next few weeks go by, we'll continue to look at other uncommitted athletes, but to start with I want to give a...

This blog is starting to develop a flavor similar to the "Saw" horror movie series for some, I'm sure. Here's the last -- I promise -- bowl projection post before invitations are actually handed out and I have to actually review the matchups.

Alabama/Florida: Georgia's loss locked Alabama into a BCS bowl Saturday before the outcome of the Auburn game was ever even close to being decided. Once Florida beat Florida State and Alabama pummeled Auburn, it locked the loser of...

I know this particular blog subject is beginning to rival "The Young and the Restless" for length and amount of time on the air, but we're almost there, kids.

Here's how the SEC bowl picture stands heading into the final week of the regular season.

Alabama/Florida- I'm not going to spoil the article that offers my official take a week early. Are you kidding me? Instead, I'll just note the obvious: If both teams get out of their rivalry games this weekend alive,...