🏈 Congrats to our four All-Americans

[BamaDelta]

http://blog.al.com/bamabeat/2009/12/thursday_briefing_four_ua_play.html

Wow, this process thing is working. :smile: And at least 3 of these guys weren't that highly recruited yet turned into All-Americans. Congrats to all of them.

 

[bamacheer07]

I agree. RTR

 

[UAgrad93]

Funny how other fans snickered about "the process"!! Who's laughing now?

 

[BamaDelta]

Funny how other fans snickered about "the process"!! Who's laughing now?

I put my trust in Kirk Herbstreit on that one. :smile: He called it early and often. He never hesitated for a second to say Alabama would be "back" and would stay "back" as long as Saban is here.

 

[bamacheer07]

and we are definitely back

 

[Mosby]

Congrats to the guys.

I was a little surprised to see that Cody wasn't on that list.

 

[rick4bama]

Anybody know about this?

Tide backup QB Thomas Darrah is looking to transfer to a smaller school after this season.

Go to the bottom of the page.

 

[JoshB]

congrats to those guys but i have no clue how Cody is a finalist for 3 awards and not an All American.

 

[FLTidefan]

Congrats to the 4 guys. This brings a question to mind..when they promote the 96 AA in the "we live it" commercial, which selection body are they refering to-AP, AFCA?

 

[elbatider]

Congrats especially to our guys, but also to everyone named to the list.

2009 AFCA Coaches’ All-America Team ​

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(Flagler Palm Coast) [/SIZE]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[SIZE=-2]TE[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Dennis Pitta[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]6-5[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]247[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Sr.[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]BYU[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Bronco Mendenhall[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark) [/SIZE]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[SIZE=-2]OL [/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Mike Johnson[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]6-6[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]305[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Sr.[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Alabama[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Nick Saban[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Pensacola, Fla. 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(Friendly) [/SIZE]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[SIZE=-2]DB [/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Javier Arenas[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]5-9[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]198[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Sr.[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Alabama[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Nick Saban[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Tampa, Fla. (Robinson) [/SIZE]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[SIZE=-2]DB [/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Earl Thomas[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]5-10[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]197[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]So.[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Texas[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Mack Brown[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Orange, Texas (West Orange Stark) [/SIZE]</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> [SIZE=-2][SIZE=-2][SIZE=-2]Specialists[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE] <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td>[SIZE=-2] Pos.[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Name[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Ht.[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Wt.[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Cl.[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]School[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Coach[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Hometown (High School) [/SIZE]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[SIZE=-2]P [/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Drew Butler[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]6-2[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]203[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]So.[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Georgia[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Mark Richt[/SIZE]</td> <td>[SIZE=-2]Duluth, Ga. 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[SIZE=-2][SIZE=-2][SIZE=-2][SIZE=-2][SIZE=-2][SIZE=-2]*-2008 All-American [/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE]

 

[crimsontidecasey]

Ingram, Johnson, and Mclain were pretty sought after recruits. Arenas was the only one who wasn't offered a scholarship I think.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Nice - second year in a row (and only the 8th time in history among all schools) that we had four AA selections. Brings to an even 100 AA's now.

 

[LBS]

Regarding the "We Live it" commercial, at this pace the next one will be the last. Hey if they did not go to triple digits on a jersey for Cody it ain't gonna happen when we hit 100 All-Americans

2 on Offense and 2 on Defense. Nice.

Question. When was the last time that we had an All-American who did not make it to Team Captain, thus getting his hand prints in cement at Denny Chimes?

 

[crimsonaudio]

Regarding the "We Live it" commercial, at this pace the next one will be the last. Hey if they did not go to triple digits on a jersey for Cody it ain't gonna happen when we hit 100 All-Americans

This year's four make it an even 100. The 92 didn't include the four from 2008...