Daily Archives: February 3, 2013

Mean Joe Greene’s coke commercial

Those of you from a certain generation will remember the classic Coke commercial from 1979 in which a kid traded a Coke for a sweaty jersey from Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Joe Greene.

This is the full version of the commercial, not the 30-second version:

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SEC players in today’s Super Bowl

Here are the active players in today’s game who used to play in the Southeastern Conference. The game kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Central on CBS.

Baltimore Ravens (10)
Josh Bynes, Auburn
Terrence Cody, Alabama
Morgan Cox, Tennessee
Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia
Pernell McPhee, Mississippi State
Michael Oher, Ole Miss
Deonte Thompson, Florida
DeAngelo Tyson, Georgia
Courtney Upshaw, Alabama
Bobbie Williams, Arkansas

San Francisco 49ers (9)
Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State
Ricky Jean Francois, LSU
Tony Jerod-Eddie, Texas A&M
Ray McDonald, Florida
Carlos Rogers, Auburn
Aldon Smith, Missouri
Justin Smith, Missouri
Patrick Willis, Ole Miss
Chris Culliver, South Carolina

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Report: Tide commitment suffers broken jaw in fight

ScoreATL.com is reporting Alabama running back commitment Tyren Jones was involved in an altercation at school Friday and suffered a broken jaw.

According to ScoreATL.com, the altercation was with a sophomore teammate. Walton is a 5-foot-8, 185-pound senior from Walton High in Marietta, Ga. He is scheduled for surgery Monday.

Click here for the brief story about Jones’ jaw.

Jones rushed for 1,672 yards and 16 touchdowns this season but missed the final three games because of a sprained knee. Last year, he rushed for 2,375 yards and 33 touchdowns as Walton went 14-1 and finished Class AAAAA state runner-up.

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Saturday recruiting roundup

Alabama has one recruit on campus taking an official visit, but according to multiple reports by recruiting services, at least three more are in Tuscaloosa on unofficial visits.

The biggest news is Auburn High linebacker Reuben Foster, the No. 1 middle linebacker prospect nationally according to Scout.com, was in Tuscaloosa today. Several recruiting services are reporting Foster left Auburn during his official visit there and traveled to Alabama.

Circumstances surrounding Foster leaving Auburn are unclear, but there are plenty of rumors, including that he had a confrontation with an Auburn offensive lineman.

In addition, running back Alvin Kamara of Norcross, Ga., and defensive lineman Jarran Reed of East Mississippi Community College are there, too.

The one official visitor is Eddie Vanderdoes, a defensive tackle from Placer High in Auburn, Calif.

The Crimson Tide has 22 commitments, including defensive tackle A’Shawn Richardson of Fort Worth, Texas, who reportedly told Texas coaches Saturday he is going to sign with the Crimson Tide.

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