Crimson Tide Commit Tua Tagovailoa Wins Elite 11 and The Opening MVP-bamahammer

Alabama's standouts from The Opening

[FONT=&quot]The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Alabama commit, out of Marcus Mariota's Saint Louis School (Honolulu, Hawaii), led Vaporspeed to The Opening 7-on-7 championship, highlighted by a 38-20 victory over Fly Rush in which the dynamic quarterback threw four first half touchdown passes.
Afterwards, Tagovailoa was named the tournament's MVP, as well as the Elite 11 MVP, given to the top quarterback of the nation's premier signal-caller camp.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]During the week, Tagovailoa had a chance to bond with future Alabama teammates, including consensus five-star running back Najee Harris, but said he intends to take all five official visits during the fall.[/FONT]
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Tua Tagovailoa will be bringing the #Elite11 MVP trophy back to Hawaii with him. Congrats @Tuaamann_ ! #MVP #808
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rbr op[FONT=&quot]By all accounts, Tua lit it up out there. While he hasn't wavered on his commitment, he maintains that he will be taking all of his visits. Holding on to him will only get tougher from here.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Four of the most popular college football-specific magazines — Athlon Sports, ESPN, Lindy’s and Phil Steele — have reigning national champion Alabama starting the season where it left off last year — as the nation’s top team. It wasn't unanimous, though, with Phil Steele also selecting Alabama at No. 2 in its "Preseason Top 40" poll, behind only top-ranked Florida State.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]The media for years did a laughable job of predicting who would win the SEC football title. What a bunch of dopes.If we picked Georgia, it was Auburn. If we picked Auburn, it was LSU. If we picked LSU, it was Tennessee. If we picked Tennessee, it was Florida.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]We've gotten smarter since Nick Saban showed up. We're finally figuring this deal out.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Pick Alabama. Duh.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The best and brightest media minds will assemble in Hoover, Ala., on Monday. Another SEC Media Days is at hand. If any voter doesn't pick Alabama to win the 2016 title it's because he or she is from Jupiter, or possibly from Auburn.[/FONT]
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rbr op[FONT=&quot]Oh, man. That last guy is a local Tennessee Volunteers beat writer out of Knoxville, so he might want to stay indoors for a few days. Still, those who worry about the players reading too much into their press clippings have much to fear this week. It sounds like the bulk of the media is counting the SEC as a foregone conclusion. Saban will have his work cut out for him:[/FONT]

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rbr op[FONT=&quot]Saban will undoubtedly get some pointed questions about Cam Robinson this week, and probably won't give any real answers. Complacency is, in fact, the enemy, and no one in the business is better equipped to keep his team motivated.[/FONT]

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rbr op[FONT=&quot]Marq Burnett offers a list of Alabama's newcomers for you.[/FONT]

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