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Michael Bowman Qualifies

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Some great news breaking late this morning, as several published reports are indicating that Michael Bowman has qualified academically, and that he has also been approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse. With his academics good to go, Bowman will arrive in Tuscaloosa shortly for the beginning of the second summer term.

This is huge news, no two ways about it. Our staff was very high on Bowman this past year, and we took a commitment from him despite his academic issues. Bowman is a very big, physical target, and once he arrives on campus he will probably be the closest thing we have to Julio Jones in terms of physical skill set and raw ability. This past year, both Rivals and Scout.com had Bowman as a four-star receiver, with Rivals having him as the #20 receiver in the country, and Scout.com having him as the #14.

With Bowman qualified, we have only two players left on the fence, and they are Darrington Sentimore and Eddie Lacy. Most seemingly feel pretty confident about Sentimore, and the Clearinghouse concerns still linger with Lacy. Either way, though, even if both fail to qualify, that will mean that 24 of the 27 signees in the 2009 class qualified academically, and as a whole that is a very good percentage.

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Just out of curiousity.

How are we doing on scholarship numbers, both for this year and overall?

by rugman11 on Jul 2, 2009 11:26 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Eh...

… it’s going to work, we know that, but we really just do not know how.

I figure we will probably need to clear about seven or eight more slots, and it’s hard to say what happens. I think you’ll probably see a couple of kids greyshirt, a few kids go on medical scholarship, and a few kids will probably leave the team. Like I said, it will work, but only Saban knows how.

by outsidethesidelines on Jul 2, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

We need a widget

on the front page that has the ‘slots we need to clear’ countdown on it. On top it needs to read “IN SABAN WE TRUST” and on the bottom it should have your quote: “It’s going to work, we know that, but we really just do not know how.”

I bleed crimson and white...I puke Vol puke orange. RTR

by SugarBowl93 on Jul 2, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that should placate

the brian cooks of the world…

welcome to the SEC kiffykins...

by tempebamafan on Jul 4, 2009 1:08 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's great to hear!

You said he will be the closest thing to Julio that we have.. With the all the difficulties that freshmen face, will he make an immediate impact on the field? His highlights look great & I think he will but I also thought Star Jackson would be capable of leading the offense this year… (We all see how that turned out..) Thanks!

by BamaBoy777 on Jul 2, 2009 11:41 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I swear...

I thought that the title said Michael Bowman quits…. and all I could think is “Not Good…”

But this is much better news than him quitting.

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Jul 2, 2009 11:57 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

HAHAAHAAAA!!!

That is hilarious! Thank God he didn’t quit!

by BamaBoy777 on Jul 2, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're

just a negative nancy, now aren’t you?

"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken

by Bens4vcobra on Jul 2, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's

a Debbie Downer. lol Just kidding. This is great news Bowman will be able to play this year.

This upcoming season I'm gonna refer to Julio Jones as "The Magic Man" and Trent Richardson as "El Diablo"

by AlabamaTitans2009 on Jul 2, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I'm just a combination of...

Blind Bob and Dyslecsic Dave, distant cousins of Negative Nancy and Debbie Downer, but brothers to Tom Trifocal and Phil McReadstuffbackwards.

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on Jul 2, 2009 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This

is great news. Thank you Mr. Bowman for the hard work you put in during summer school.

Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

by IHC800 on Jul 2, 2009 12:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Too bad for Georgia,

but according to them, he would not qualify.

by CousinEddie on Jul 2, 2009 2:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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