Alabama Football Leads the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

by kleph on Jul 14, 2011 4:55 PM CDT in News

Eleven of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team's freshmen have been named to the 2011 Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll. No other school in the conference had more than five football players on the list released this afternoon.

A total of 74 University of Alabama student-athletes representing 16 teams were named to the list. Football was tied with mens swimming for sports with the most representatives on the honor roll.

The fooball players on the list include:

Also included was Corey Grant who transferred after the completion of his freshman year.

The 2011 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2010-11 academic calendar. To earn a spot on the list a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution, be on scholarship or a letter winner, have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution and have been a member of the varsity team for the sports entire NCAA championship segment.

Last month Alabama had 27 players listed on the 2010 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll which tallies the grades from the 2010 spring, summer and fall terms.

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When did Cade Foster transfer?

Did you mean to say that Corey Grant transferred?

by Poulter on Jul 14, 2011 4:59 PM CDT reply actions

yeah

i had a coding screw up and cut and pasted the wrong name. it’s fixed now.

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by kleph on Jul 14, 2011 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Roll Tide.

by Destindune on Jul 14, 2011 5:14 PM CDT reply actions

Roll Tide.

Thirteen.

by Darth Saban on Jul 15, 2011 1:55 AM CDT up reply actions

here's the tally for each school's football players on the list

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by kleph on Jul 14, 2011 5:14 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs

This is unbelievably impressive!

But we should watch the hell out if the rumors of the possible LSU/Ole Miss/Allbarn merger come to fruition.

Charles Martel, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Raymond IV the Count of Toulouse, Godfrey of Bouillon, Baldwin of Boulogne, Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, St. Joan of Arc and Napoleon Bonaparte -- all of good stock.

by TiderUpNorth on Jul 14, 2011 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions

They'd still need MSU to join to pass us on the list....

"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban

by NiceLittleSaturday on Jul 14, 2011 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions

What?

"It's not the size of the cat in the fight, it's size of the fight in the cat"

"Pep talks... only work when they touch that ember of truth learned the hardest possible way on the field.-Kleph

by thecalicocat on Jul 14, 2011 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions

You haven't heard about the possible creation of Louisianalabamissippi University?

Watch out for the fightin’ Tigerbear tigers.

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." - George Carlin

by Slice of Life on Jul 15, 2011 8:17 AM CDT up reply actions

I heard it was Olburniana U?

And it’s rumored the mascot will be a combination of Pooh and Tigger…either way, watch out…yes sir-ree…watch out…

"Auburn people are stinky"- my 3 yr.old daughter

by You can call me Al on Jul 15, 2011 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Well, shit. They better merge if they want to out-think our asses!

Look at those numbers! In a fit of non-intellectual glee, I shout, “Fock yeah!”

Those RebelTigerBengalBearWeevils would be a bitch to deal with, though. But, I think we’ll be a-okay when they unwisely divide command of their forces between CheeseNuttTroopuhHat.

by TiderUpNorth on Jul 15, 2011 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Process.

"I don't know; we haven't played Alabama yet." -Vince Lombardi

by TexaninNYC on Jul 15, 2011 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions

Love it!! Roll Tide!!

"It's not the will to win that matters--everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters." Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant

by Crimsn&White on Jul 14, 2011 6:18 PM CDT reply actions

UPDATE

~~Corey Grant~~
Moved to list of potential Darwin Award Winners, “Career” and “Self-Respect” categories.

"We run this state, we run this stadium. Now let's go out there and run their ass in the ground"

by Bluto F-15 on Jul 14, 2011 6:27 PM CDT reply actions

look at it this way, with his transfer...

both squads are now impressively smarter.

Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All

by kleph on Jul 14, 2011 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Valid.

Thanks for bringing out the good in the situation.

"We run this state, we run this stadium. Now let's go out there and run their ass in the ground"

by Bluto F-15 on Jul 15, 2011 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions

To have more than twice our next closest competitor among football players is quite an accomplishment

Congrats to the 74 players in various sports who earned this distinction.

by ApothecaryMark on Jul 14, 2011 9:16 PM CDT reply actions

Wait, what?

Let’s be honest with ourselves here – 3.0 must be a lot more difficult to carry at Vandy.

Thirteen.

by Darth Saban on Jul 15, 2011 1:56 AM CDT reply actions

Maybe.

I’d argue that freshman classes (especially the ones athletes are told to take as freshman) are pretty much the same wherever you go. I’d agree with that statement for upperclassmen, though.

I fell in love with Rolando McClain the first time I saw him. Unfortunately, he still doesn't know my name ;)

by SoGladILeftTheACC on Jul 15, 2011 8:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Built-in excuse

At Vanderbilt, part of their lecture hall grade is attendance… and those academic buildings are mighty far apart there. It’s like DC on crack-caffeine, yo!

by TiderUpNorth on Jul 15, 2011 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions