Morning Wrap And Big Stories – 7/24/09 – Part Three

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A few final notes before today’s session begins:

Alabama and Ole Miss face high expectations in the West.

This writer tries to ramp up the pressure on Houston Nutt by suggesting that not reaching Atlanta WOULD be a downer.  (That view kinda ignores what the rest of the West looks like, doesn’t it?)

Will Les Miles or Lane Kiffin provide today’s fireworks?

Nick Saban isn’t happy with how the 2008 season finished.

Meet incoming Arkansas freshman Travis Swanson.  (When the hell is wholehogsports.com going to finish with this long, long, long series?)

Arkansas’ backfield looks stacked a running back.

Junior linebacker Rolando McClain says he intends to be back at Alabama for his senior season.

Alabama’s attrition hasn’t just been about talent.

You can expect more attrition in the future.

This writer makes a good point: Can you imagine someone asking a female college student what Tim Tebow was asked yesterday?

Here’s one man’s opinion of the best and worst from Day Two of Media Days.

Would Bama fans rather have Tebow or Nick Saban?  That’s a pretty easy answer.

Only Tebow could outshine Saban at Media Days.

This writer doesn’t believe the coach who voted Jevan Snead over Tim Tebow should be ripped for it.

Saban explained yesterday what he’d learned from Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

UPDATE — Here are all the transcripts from yesterday’s sessions.

That’s it.  So get ready for Gene Chizik at the podium next.