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Re: The Latest Bama News 5/23/2016 Thru 5/26/2016

Counting down to college football's binge-worthy first weekend-espn-rbr
"That's benefited us," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "We like it because they [the USC Trojans] are a quality opponent. They do have a lot of good players, they're well-coached, and it gives our players something to really work hard in the offseason and fall camp to get ready for a big first game." What Saban didn't say is the reason for this article -- the spotlights trained on the big openers, watched by fans starved for football. "It started as a recruiting strategy by Nick," said Georgia coach Kirby Smart, who served on Saban's defensive staff for the past nine seasons, "which paid unbelievable dividends, because we go into [Atlanta in 2008 to play] Clemson, and just smash them that one game [34-10], and it kind of started the program, and it set a trademark. ... You go outside your footprint and have a great game. In recruiting, it helps and the national exposure you get you can't replace."
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The Labor Day kickoff is one of the very finest you'll see. If you like those huge marquee games, thank recruiting and the CFB playoff.
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Who'll join this list of September Heisman Trophy legends next? - SBNation.com/rbr
Smith's September 2012 is one of the greatest months in college football history. He completed at least 87 percent of his passes in three games. Hawai'i's Colt Brennan, the most accurate passer in FBS history, never completed 87 percent of his passes in any game. Through four weeks, Smith's only remote competition in one Heisman scoring system was teammate Stedman Bailey. It didn't last.
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Geno Smith did have a special start to the year, before the 'Eers imploded against any competent defense. This article runs down recent September Heisman winners and who's likely to make a splash early this season. I almost want to write an August Heisman article featuring every Auburn quarterback of the Malzahn era.
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