Saban and staff receive monetary rewards

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Nick Saban said Monday that he plans to end his coaching career at Alabama, and if he stays through the end of a contract that has been extended two years, through the 2019 season, he will make almost $45 million.

That's an average of more than $5.6 million per year, not including bonuses such as the $400,000 he received for recently leading the Crimson Tide to its second national championship in the past three seasons.

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Outside of the obvious, (the obvious being truck loads of cash) the most telling portion of the story involves Alabama offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland, and his lack of monetary gain.

Just falling short of saying “YES” at Monday’s press conference, Saban did make it clear that Stoutland’s lack of “financial expansion” was/is due to his alleged involvement in the Miami football scandal which “engulfed” the media prior to the 2011 football season.

Business as usual for the Crimson Tide

As Alabama nears the midway point of spring practice, not much has changed since camp began more than one week ago.

Practice in Tuscaloosa has been what you would come to expect from any spring session.

The “storyline” has been rather predicable; basic fundamentals, “slight” rotation shuffles, and a first glimpse at early enrollees who may or may not play a vital role for the Crimson Tide this fall.

From the perspective of the fan, spring practice isn’t the most “flattering” portion of the football parade, but when the season becomes a “pressure cooker,” the days of learning the basics and mastering the playbook will prove paramount.

While so much can happen between March and August, the core of the 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team is being molded and refined this very second.

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Introductory notes for ‘Bama spring practice

Spring practice for the 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team opens this Friday, and Tide head coach Nick Saban shared several news items with the media earlier today.

-Running back Eddie Lacy (toe) and offensive lineman Arie Kouandjio (knee) will miss spring practice.

-Backup punter Jay Williams has decided to leave the team and play baseball for UA.

-Wide receivers Michael Bowman, Ronald Carswell, and Duron Carter remain suspended from the team.

-Brent Calloway will begin spring drills at the linebacker position. Calloway originally began his Tide career at running back.

-Linebacker C.J. Mosley (hip) has been cleared to participate in spring drills.

-Barrett Jones will begin spring practice at center.

Tide “A-Day” to be televised by CSS

Alabama’s annual spring football game has been slated for April 14 and will be televised live by CSS.

The game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and admission is free.

Spring practice for ‘Bama is expected to begin March 9, with “A-Day” (as always) being the culmination of the spring session.

Alabama to offer four-year scholarships

"We're going to offer four-year scholarships," Saban said. "Our whole conference is going to do it, all the schools, I think."

"And we're happy to do it."

Hurt: Saban to offer four-year scholarships (Cecil Hurt-TideSports.com)

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