... who covers the Tide as closely as I do, the number one question I'm asked is, "Who will be a surprise this year?"

My first answer is and will always be, Eddie Lacy.

Though his carries will be limited, the ones he does get are sure to have a highlight or two when he does. Such highlights will leave coaches scratching their heads and wondering how one team can be so deep at one position.

For the first time in Alabama's history of great running backs, it could be argued that Alabama has not one, but two back up running backs who would start on almost any other team in the nation.

"I've practiced against them all, but Eddie Lacy is really something special." Said Cory Reamer to me at the Sr. Bowl in Mobile. "All of o...

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