Alabama Football: 2012 NFL Draft Another Exhibit of Crimson Tide’s Dominance

April 25, 2012   ·   Sanjay Kirpalani   ·   Jump to comments

ESPN may have made a mistake in choosing Cee Lo Green’s “Bright Lights, Bigger City” as the backdrop for its campaign promoting the 2012 NFL draft.
Sure, the song selection makes sense considering the draft is held in New York City.
But, considering that five former Alabama stars are projected to be selected in the first round  Thursday night, the cable giant’s brass may be inclined to engineer a last minute trade in favor of “Sweet Home Alabama.”
At least get Roger Goodell to belt out a line or two to the iconic Lynyrd Skynyrd tune after his vocal chords will repeatedly echo the words “the University of Alabama” when announcing their slew of draft picks. 
If Alabama does get five players selected on Thursday, the only positions they would have failed to have represented as a first-round selection over the last two years would be quarterback, tight end and defensive end (which could be crossed off that list i...

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