Alabama Football: Surprises, Updates from Fan Day Pressers
By Chris Hale
Fan Day is being held on Sunday for all Alabama football fans that wish to attend and it means we also get to hear from the Tide’s offensive and defensive coordinators.
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Before everything got under way for the day, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, and defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt held press conferences for the media. It will be the last time we hear from Kiffin and Pruitt for a while.
Coach Saban was first up and he held his ground on the Maurice Smith saga. If you thought he was going to back down from what he has already stated, you have got another thing coming.
Saban: "I don't run the conference, Alabama doesn't run the conference, the conference runs Alabama."
— Alex Byington (@_AlexByington) August 7, 2016
Saban is done with the transfer talk: “We don’t make the rules.”
— Alex Scarborough (@AlexS_ESPN) August 7, 2016
I think this is a subtle warning to no mention transfers to him again. Just a guess, but I don’t think it would be wise to push the topic any longer.
Nick Saban: "We've had three good practices, based on the fact that we've improved each time we've been out there."
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) August 7, 2016
If you look out of the window to the left, you will see a good complement at a time we are not used to seeing them. This is a very good thing.
Saban on freshmen: "I see some guys out there that will make a contribution to our team this year." Just like last year.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) August 7, 2016
There goes that “can’t see the field as a freshman at Alabama” narrative going out the window once again.
Jeremy Pruitt: "I'm excited to be back. ... Alabama's very special to me."
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) August 7, 2016
Pruitt is glad to be home after roaming around in the wilderness. He encountered some beasts at his last stop. Here is what he had to say about them.
Pruitt said the biggest thing he noticed when facing Alabama last year was how much bigger the offense was than UGA's defense.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) August 7, 2016
Kiffin: Replacing the center is going to be very difficult. Also mentioned that there are "two" quarterbacks leading the way.
— BamaCentral (@BamaCentral) August 7, 2016
Kiffin dropping bombs during his portion. It sounds like Cooper Bateman or Blake Barnett as of now.
Lane Kiffin just referred to frosh OT Jonah Williams as "our starting right tackle." There you go.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) August 7, 2016
There’s another one.
Lane Kiffin: "I don't really run my Twitter or social media. Coach Saban runs it." (sarcasm)
— Ben Jones (@BW_Jones) August 7, 2016
I really wish this was true.
Kiffin asked about if he has fun messing with opposing fan bases on Twitter. "I'm skipping that one." End of press conference (time was up).
— Ben Jones (@BW_Jones) August 7, 2016
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