I was traveling last week and was changing planes at Midway in Chicago and near our gate there was a young man with an Alabama polo near where I was about to take a seat to wait. Naturally, I said "Roll Tide" and we struck up a conversation.
Turns out, he and his travelling companion work with the Sports Medicine/Training Staff in the football program. Here's what he shared:
1. He said the team is "hungry" because of the incredible disappointment from not finishing last year. He said this with a prophetic gleam in his eye like this would be a special year!
2. He said Daboll is a big hit with the team and he expects a nice shift to more power football and play action. He agreed that Lane was a huge distraction near the end of season.
3. He said Tua is really pushing Jalen to be a better throwing qb. Just as CNS has already stated, he said Tua will play. He said he's a special player.
4. He said Najee Harris is going to be incredible. He said our running backs are all very talented.
5. And, he said the team is ready for fall camp because Scott Cochran's program is so tough during the summer that fall camp is "easy."
Of course, he told me nothing "secretive" and most of these things we already knew, but it was a cool conversation to have with someone close to the program. And by the way, these two young folks were model representatives of the University. They were very bright, well spoken, humble and friendly.
Turns out, he and his travelling companion work with the Sports Medicine/Training Staff in the football program. Here's what he shared:
1. He said the team is "hungry" because of the incredible disappointment from not finishing last year. He said this with a prophetic gleam in his eye like this would be a special year!
2. He said Daboll is a big hit with the team and he expects a nice shift to more power football and play action. He agreed that Lane was a huge distraction near the end of season.
3. He said Tua is really pushing Jalen to be a better throwing qb. Just as CNS has already stated, he said Tua will play. He said he's a special player.
4. He said Najee Harris is going to be incredible. He said our running backs are all very talented.
5. And, he said the team is ready for fall camp because Scott Cochran's program is so tough during the summer that fall camp is "easy."
Of course, he told me nothing "secretive" and most of these things we already knew, but it was a cool conversation to have with someone close to the program. And by the way, these two young folks were model representatives of the University. They were very bright, well spoken, humble and friendly.
