Mark Steenhuis is being an unbelievable player; I know everyone is talking about how his numbers are down, but we not asking him for numbers this year, we asking him to fill every hole that available because he can do that as a player. He done a great job with that, and I can speak enough about how Mark Steenhuis has helped this team this year. BODY>.I'd been in business for 30 years but being an Athletic Director is a whole different deal. We have 350 employees 400 hundred and some odd student athletes and learning all of them and what they do was a challenge to start. But the good news is we have great facilities and great people and it's a great time to be at the University of Alabama.".

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