Semi-OT: Alabama to practice for Cap One Bowl @ Dr. Phillips

Submitted by BKFinest on December 6th, 2010 at 2:19 PM

UMGoblog just tweeted it.

Home to HaHa and Dee, this reeks of Saban pulling something out of his bag of many tricks. Hopefully Dee is solidly blue and doesn't give in to Satan. I mean Saban.

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emGeauxBleu

December 6th, 2010 at 4:07 PM ^

believe this is legal. How is this legal? I don't understand.

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MWW6T7

December 6th, 2010 at 4:30 PM ^

Do the schools that all these colleges practice at get anything for the use of their facilities? I could easily see Saban offering to hold practices there for a little "assistance" in Dee's recruitment.

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NYCJHGoblue

December 6th, 2010 at 4:53 PM ^

Does anyone know how many they will have there?

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Tha Stunna

December 6th, 2010 at 5:02 PM ^

If you listen to one of NIck Saban's victory speeches backwards, you can hear stairway to heaven.

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ken725

December 6th, 2010 at 5:29 PM ^

Something similar happened last year with Tennessee, but the Tenn. staff was not as clever. IIRC, they stayed at the same hotel that was hosting the Army AA players. They self reported secondary violations and nothing happened.

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Jay-Z

December 6th, 2010 at 5:42 PM ^

Saban is so shady. Can't be trusted.

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Tyreas

December 6th, 2010 at 5:45 PM ^

Every time I see Dr. Phillips I think of Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper makes me think about Mr. Pibb and how "dude didn't even get his degree." RIP Mitch

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OMG Shirtless

December 6th, 2010 at 6:10 PM ^

Mitch Hedberg and Stephen Lynch did an awesome show at the Michigan Theater a few months before he died.

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Tyreas

December 6th, 2010 at 6:27 PM ^

I was at that show I think. The one where he spilled his glass of vodka and said the stage was drunk?

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Mich_Faithful

December 6th, 2010 at 6:01 PM ^

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ILL_Legel

December 6th, 2010 at 10:39 PM ^

Ultimate snake oil move....unfortunately, he is the master.

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kvnryn

December 21st, 2010 at 10:41 AM ^

Update:

Alabama is not just practicing at the Dr. Phillips facilities, but they are actual paying a minimal fee ($50/hr) and upgrading the facilities (leveling the field, probably some other stuff) for "free".

http://www.wftv.com/video/26166791/index.html

IME, this changes things slightly. What was a shrewd and clever move just became shrewed-er and aggravating.

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