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08:52 AM ET 12.17 | In his first media availability sicne Alabama's Nov. 26 loss to Auburn, Nick Saban had a few items to clear up. More than two weeks of speculation about potential coaching moves, injuries and the future of some Alabama underclassmen had reached a fever pitch in recent days. Before a single question was asked Thursday night, Saban took firm hold of the press conference, confronting many of the rumors. He declared most of the sourced information as "invalid." Kirby Smart to Florida? Sal Sunseri to Pittsburgh? Bo Davis to Florida? Jim McElwain to Texas? So far, none of those reports has panned out. Every coach rumored to be a target for another job was at the Crimson Tide's first practice Thursday to prepare for the Capital One Bowl against Michigan State Jan. 1 in Orlando.

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December 17, 2010 10:07 AM ET

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LOL @ FN

GIE

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December 17, 2010 10:09 AM ET

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LOL @ FN

^^^^^^^^^^

Since I'm sure they'll fix it.

GIE

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December 17, 2010 10:10 AM ET

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Maybe they meant, "Fore!"

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December 17, 2010 10:11 AM ET

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Speaking of fore/four.

Quad, bitchezz

GIE

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December 17, 2010 10:11 AM ET

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Spammer **** don't count.

Quint.

Suck it.

GIE

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December 17, 2010 10:22 AM ET

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Not a really story...

... but, will get responses due to fan boredom and the "SEC" topic.

At least it passes the time during the day:)

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December 17, 2010 10:23 AM ET

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Maybe the Aaron Douglas to bama thing is just a rumor, too.
Seriously, though-- I hope he has his life in order now, and I wish Aaron well except for one Saturday in October.

Volunatic

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December 17, 2010 10:24 AM ET

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There's another rumor that saban will show up in a crimson polyester leisure suit for the bowl game.

Volunatic

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December 17, 2010 10:29 AM ET

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What the hell sicne? Their "preafrooding" is worse than mine!

Deep Creek

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December 17, 2010 10:32 AM ET

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How 'bout LUS self imposing sanctions?

GIE

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December 17, 2010 10:32 AM ET

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"takes aims"? sicne? Are Alabama English professors writing for T&R now?

Jus' Sayin'

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December 17, 2010 10:40 AM ET

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^^^^^^^^^^Since I'm sure they'll fix it.

He didn't just take aim at one report-- it was multiple reports, requiring multiple aims.

Volunatic

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December 17, 2010 10:41 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:29 AM ET 12.17 by Deep Creek

What the hell sicne? Their "preafrooding" is worse than mine!

I preafrooded it fore times and it locked good too me.

Jus' Sayin'

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December 17, 2010 10:46 AM ET

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YEA Coach Saban an Boooo reporters being jackazzes to him!!!

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December 17, 2010 10:47 AM ET

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There's another rumor that saban will show up in a crimson polyester leisure suit for the bowl game.

Why when the blue suit is so awesome!!?

Joe Kidd #1

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December 17, 2010 10:48 AM ET

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Maybe the Aaron Douglas to bama thing is just a rumor, too.Seriously, though-- I hope he has his life in order now, and I wish Aaron well except for one Saturday in October.

He signed the paperwork. More than just a rumor at this point.

Joe Kidd #1

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December 17, 2010 10:53 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:48 AM ET 12.17 by Joe Kidd #1

He signed the paperwork. More than just a rumor at this point.

Yeah, I know-- he is a really good player. He will do well for y'all if he doesn't get mixed up with the wrong crowd again.

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December 17, 2010 11:07 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:53 AM ET 12.17 by Volunatic

Yeah, I know-- he is a really good player. He will do well for y'all if he doesn't get mixed up with the wrong crowd again.

Is that what happened? I don't know much about him, other than that they need to up his STAR rating. He was a 4 star coming out of HS and was freshman AA I heard or at least ALL Freshman SEC, so I would think 3 stars is a little low.