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Title: Nico Johnson ready for spring to begin
Post by: ALTideUp on March 06, 2012, 08:42:59 PM
By Edward Aschoff
If you're looking for the national championship treatment, Alabama's football facility isn't the place.

Sure, you can see signs of all the national titles the Crimson Tide has won, including the 2011 championship, but there is no feeling of entitlement, as players are finishing up their grueling offseason conditioning program. It's a program that rising senior linebacker Nico Johnson said has been one of the toughest he's had to endure.

Linebacker Nico Johnson says Alabama's offseason conditioning program is a lot of sweat.
The strength coaches have a hold of Alabama's players and are sweating out all that leftover national championship glee with the exhausting four quarter program. The idea is to increase your mental stamina, while breaking your body down with tons of conditioning............

Read on Garth  (http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/39847/nico-johnson-ready-for-spring-to-begin)