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Senior Team Writer for BamaOnLine, @On3sports | Covering Alabama football, men's basketball since 2013 | Contact me: cmpotter6 @gmail .com

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Josh Chapman, Denzel Devall and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix were 'critical' during Alabama coaching change "They bleed Crimson. They played a major role in what happened in those hours, days and weeks of transition took place and getting us through it." 🔗: (On3+)
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Nick Saban was just asked what he will choose during the coin toss at LSU -- kick or receive? Saban: "To be honest with you, I hope we elect to kick ass, is what I hope we do."
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Only way to justify Ed Sheeran's #GameOfThrones cameo is for him to greet Bran with: "When your legs don't work like they used to before..."
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Nick Saban reiterates the players voted to not leave the team hotel. "You're not gonna remember what you did on Tuesday night in Dallas three months from now, three weeks from now or three years from now. But you'll remember for the rest of your life what happens in the game."
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Nick Saban reunites with Jalen Hurts.
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Kudos to Auburn for this gesture.
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#Alabama LB Henry To’o To’o is returning for his senior year.
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Nick Saban in August: "There's only like one player that I was really like disappointed that the guy didn't stay here, and I couldn't understand why he was leaving."
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"You'd be playing more here than you are there." Saban to his former player Aaron Anderson 😳
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Saban said Jalen Hurts wanted to transfer to Maryland or Miami, but Saban asked him: "'Who's got the best players on offense?' He said Oklahoma, and I said, 'That's where you need to go.' ... And hell, I told him to do it knowing that we might have to play against him."
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Saban on the Italian show he and Miss Terry are currently watching: "We have to read the captions, whatever, the subtitles because it's in a foreign language. And Terry keeps saying, 'Turn it up. I can't hear it.' I mean, what are we doing here?"
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Nick Saban: "I know our fans are disappointed, but I can promise you that our players are disappointed, and we're all very, very disappointed. It's my responsibility to get our team to do these things better, and that certainly will be the goal in the future."
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Saban: "Bo Scarbrough was here today and he put his finger on the table and said, 'When we played here, we were making sure that the other team, when the game was over, would say we never wanna play them again.' ... That's the kind of culture that we want to recreate."
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Nick Saban: "When we recruited DeVonta Smith, he weighed 159 pounds. I wished he was bigger. Now he weighs 170 pounds, and I think people at the next level are probably saying, 'I wish he was bigger.' But there are bigger people who don't perform anywhere near how he performs."
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Saban: "If we had to lose a national championship, I'd rather lose to a former assistant who did a great job for us. They deserve it."
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Breaking down #Alabama 's roster situation for 2022 football season
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Saban: "I'd just as soon be the secondary coach as the head coach. It just doesn't pay as well. I can't afford Miss Terry on a secondary coach's salary."
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At the Citrus Bowl’s Day for Kids at Fun Spot America Theme Park, Tua Tagovailoa does the only ride he can.
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DeVonta Smith: "The Heisman wasn't something that I came back for. I came back to get a degree and to win a national championship."
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Nick Saban, in an Instagram Live interview with Maria Taylor, said the one positive of the COVID-19 pandemic is he has an email now. "They were sending them all to Miss Terry, aight. She fired me and said, 'I'm not dealing with your stuff anymore,' so I had to do it on my own."
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Saban points out C.J. Mosley suffered the same hip injury as Tua Tagovailoa in the 2011 title game and has had a great NFL career.
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Saban: "You guys gave us a lot of positive rat poison. The rat poison you usually give us is fatal. But the rat poison you put out there this week was yummy."
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ESPN's Trey Wingo joked with Cleveland Browns coach and former Alabama QB Freddie Kitchens to not add too many LSU players or he might not be welcomed back in Tuscaloosa. Kitchens: "If they would have played a little better in high school, they could have went to Alabama."
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Mark Ingram there by his side.
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Dre Kirkpatrick carted off with what looks like a knee injury. #Bengals
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Saban: "We used to play better on the road around here than what we played at home because we had some hateful competitors on our team and when they played on the road, they were mad at 100,000 people, not just the 11 they were playing against."
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Nick Saban, Najee Harris out front.
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DeVonta Smith: "To all the kids out there that's not the biggest, not the strongest, just keep pushing because I'm not the biggest, I've been doubted a lot just because of my size. Really, it just comes down to if you put your mind to it, you can do it. No job is too big."
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Brian Robinson: "I wanna lay it all on the line for my team, for my school. With this being the last time suiting up for #Alabama , I just wanna leave no doubt that this university is truly in my heart and I love it. I'll do anything to just see us come out on top one last time."
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Nick Saban: "I think our coaching staff did a marvelous job today. ... Sark did a nice job of managing things. I sat here and felt a little helpless. But I could yell at things and listen to Miss Terry cheer downstairs. It’s a little different, but it still feels good to win."
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Saban: "Most of the times, I remember the ones we lose. But I think I'll remember this one."
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Saban on the viral video of Brian Kelly dancing with Danny Lewis on his visit to LSU: "I have not seen the video, but I like to dance, too. I like to line dance, do the Cupid Shuffle or whatever they call it."
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#Alabama LB Will Anderson on if he considers himself to be hateful on the field: "Yeah, I do. I tell people all the time that the audacity for the other team to even step on the field is disrespectful to me."
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Saban: "When you win all the time, people lose respect for winning. They just expect it."
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Saban: "I think I did yell at the TV a couple times. I guess it was more than a couple."
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#Alabama S Jared Mayden shared a great story of when Mac Jones was on scout team and "throwing bombs" to Tyrell Shavers. Nick Saban: "Man, stop throwing it to him all the time." Mac Jones: "Well, tell your defense to stop it."
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#Alabama RB Najee Harris on not being a Heisman finalist: "I'm not tripping at all, man. The two guys we've got in there right now is good enough. I play my play when my name is called. It really doesn't matter if I'm in the race or not."
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Dylan Moses announces that he will return to #Alabama next year.
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Early enrollee safeties Caleb Downs (18) and Brayson Hubbard (27) going through drills in the Superdome.
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Nick Saban on his first recruiting class at #Alabama : "I just remember the equipment guy walking out on the field when those guys came to the first practice. "He looked at me and he said, "I ain't seen a bunch like that around here in a while.'"
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Nick Saban on Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith: "For all the folks out there that have young people who are looking for somebody to emulate, these two guys have probably done it as well as anybody that I've ever had the opportunity to coach."
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Kalen DeBoer made it after all.
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3 years
#Alabama celebrates Nick Saban's 70th birthday a few days early. (Photo via @AlabamaFTBL )
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Nate Oats finishes off the net.
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Kalen DeBoer: "Our goals? To win the SEC and a national championship. How are we going to do that? We're going to do that with class, with integrity and with academic excellence."
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An active former Alabama player is guaranteed to win a Super Bowl ring. Chiefs: Reggie Ragland, Gehrig Dieter Patriots: Dont’a Hightower Rams: Mark Barron Saints: Mark Ingram
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Saban on almost getting hit on an INT return today: "If they run into me, it's very similar to running into the goal post. It's not a good choice and decision for them."
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Nick Saban: "Obviously, this is a very disappointing loss for us. I know the players are disappointed. But I think everybody needs to remember how they feel and not forget it."
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Nick Saban: "The challenges are great. I enjoy coaching this team. That's not to say that they're not taking years off my life, but I'm OK with that."
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In 2016, 4-star PRO QB Jake Fromm flipped his commitment from Alabama to Georgia. 5-star DUAL QB Tua Tagovailoa later committed to Alabama. In 2019, 4-star PRO QB Carson Beck flipped his commitment from Alabama to Georgia. 5-star DUAL QB Bryce Young later committed to Alabama.
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Saban on the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty: "I've been a head coach for 20-something years, and I've never been called for that."
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Nick Saban: "Bryce is kind of the calm in the midst of chaos."
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Najee Harris to return to #Alabama for his senior season, per a source
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Saban to fans: "Terry and I and our family appreciate you more than you know, and thank you all for making this a very special opportunity for us. ... It's very special to be your coach, and I wish everybody out there a very happy, prosperous Thanksgiving."
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Avery Johnson: "The crowd that I witnessed today -- this is not me blowing smoke ... The crowd I witnessed today in Tuscaloosa, Ala., for an Alabama basketball game, it was magical. I'm honored to be the coach and I'm honored to be a part of it."
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Saban: "I think what I'll remember most is never had any issues at all, not any complaining at all. Everybody bought into what we asked them to do on a daily basis. ... This is just the most together, committed group I think we've ever had the opportunity to be associated with."
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#Alabama safety Jordan Battle is returning for his senior season.
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Saban: "I didn't want to score any more points when we had 59 (vs. Western Carolina). I didn't want to score any more when we had 52, aight, because those kids have pride and they have a mom and dad. You just don't feel good about humiliating somebody else."
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Nick Saban on Cecil Hurt:
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Saban: "Hell, I'm a kid from West Virginia. I grew up in a coal-mining town and I pumped gas until I was a junior college, aight, at my dad's service station. So, I'm grateful to be here, to be the coach at Alabama, and I'm not taking this opportunity for granted."
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Saban on ovation for Jalen Hurts on Saturday: "I don't think there's anybody on our team who deserves greater accolades and greater show of appreciation than Jalen because of what he's doing for our team in terms of staying here, being a part of the team, being a good teammate."
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Nick Saban, with blood on his left cheek, starts his postgame press conference with: "Before you ask, you oughta see the other guy."
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Nick Saban said his new grandson, James, isn't exactly a little guy. "I think he's probably a right tackle, the way he looks right now."
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Saban said Tua Tagovailoa sat in on the defensive meeting today. "He sat on the bus and could not believe all the stuff and all the adjustments that you've got to make and all the coverages, fronts and formations. "He was like, 'Man, it's really complicated to play defense.'"
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Saban on his unsportsmanlike conduct penalty vs. Duke: "Miss Terry made me run on the treadmill for 20 minutes. The leadership had a meeting and they wanted to implement some disciplinary action, but that got overruled."
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Amari Cooper and Ryan Kelly are the eighth and ninth #BamaBusts to earn nods to the 2020 Pro Bowl. They join... Minkah Fitzpatrick Derrick Henry Dont’a Hightower Marlon Humphrey Mark Ingram Eddie Jackson Julio Jones
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Nick Saban makes case for No. 6 #Alabama to earn a playoff berth "If we played these teams in question, would we be underdogs in the game or not? That should answer everybody's questions relative to who the best teams are at present."
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Tua Tagovailoa: "I don't know how Coach Saban found me all the way in Hawaii from Alabama. Thank God he found me and we're here right now."
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#Alabama QB Mac Jones on Landon Dickerson: "If Landon's gonna stay on the ground then you know something's wrong. He tried to get up, honestly, but our trainers were like, 'Stay down, stay down.' That guy would put his whole life on the line for Alabama football."
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Nick Saban on his radio show: "When former players come back to me, it hurts my heart ... that anybody that's ever played here would think that anybody on this team is not playing to that culture and to that standard. That really breaks my heart because I'm responsible for that."
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Jalen Hurts set to graduate from Alabama this weekend as a hero
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Nick Saban: “Today, I’m like a proud parent ... and I’m proud of the message.”
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Nate Oats on Roll Tide: "That ESPN commercial makes more sense now that I've been here a week."
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DeVonta Smith via Zoom: "The two main reasons I came back was to get my degree and to win another national championship. I've checked one box, and I'm just trying to check the other one now."
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#Alabama DB DeMarcco Hellams is also returning for his senior season.
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#Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian has won the 2020 Broyles Award, which goes to the nation's top assistant coach.
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Saban: "Will and Bryce coming back to play in the game speaks volumes to the kind of culture that we have in the program."
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Alabama senior RB Jase McClellan declares for the NFL draft.
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Brian Branch declares for the draft.
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What a week for Will Anderson. Monday: wins Nagurski Award Wednesday: wins Lombardi Award Thursday: wins Bednarik Award Saturday: graduates from UA Sunday: wins Lott IMPACT Trophy
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Jaheim Oatis carries the SECCG trophy into the locker room.
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Dixieland Delight after Alabama takes a 34-20 lead over Tennessee.
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Nick Saban: "Landon Dickerson had successful surgery. He'll obviously be out for this game. "We're excited about the fact that he's gonna be OK in the future."
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Nick Saban on being hired at #Alabama 15 years ago today: "I'm 70 years old. I don't think I have any form of dementia or anything like that, but I don't really remember what happened 15 years ago. "... There's been a lot of games, a lot of third downs since then."
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Saban was asked if this season has been a test of his patience: "I don't have any patience, so anything that happens is a test of my patience -- including sitting in this chair right now (laughs)."
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#Alabama DL DJ Dale announces he will be back for his senior year.
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Najee Harris on if he deserves to be in the Heisman conversation after tonight: "I ain't worried about that. I feel like the two guys we've got up there right now are good enough."
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Nick Saban: "I can't tell you how proud I am of the way our players kept competing in the game. Over, over and over, we came up with plays when we needed plays."
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#Alabama ’s equipment truck playing the fight song as it pulls away from Hard Rock Stadium at 3 a.m. ET. The trailer now needs to be updated.
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Kalen DeBoer greets Alabama fans.
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Bill Belichick in an Alabama shirt at the Crimson Tide’s 2019 Pro Day.
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Saban: "One thing fans should understand is these guys are college players, and if they were in the locker room after the game and you saw these guys crying their eyes out because they lost the game ... when we don't have success, don't think you feel worse than we do."
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Charles Barkley to Grant Nelson and Mark Sears as he leaves State Farm Stadium: “Y’all had a helluva season.”
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Alabama receives its trophy, Nate Oats addresses the crowd in LA
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Too much Bama in Minkah.
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Gonna come as a shock but Minkah Fitzpatrick didn’t sign this Georgia flag. He ran over during stretch and took it down 😂
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Nick Saban: "I tell the guys when they come here -- 'Look to your right, look to your left. This may be the first time you've ever been in a situation or a room where the guy to your right and left is as good or better than you.'"
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Saban and Tua, reunited.
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DeVonta Smith on winning the Heisman: "I kind of feel relieved just that it's over with now and I can just focus on this last game. But it feels great just to hear my name called to win this award."
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Saban asked if anyone on the team reminds him of himself as a player at Kent State: "First of all, I wasn't good enough to play at Alabama. And if there's anybody on our team that reminds me of me, I hope they don't get to play because we might be in trouble."
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A happy Nick Saban tossing oranges.
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Rammer Jammer in Atlanta.
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Jalen Hurts with a LANK shirt on at the 0:06 mark of Philly's video.
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Who y'all got?
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#Alabama QB Bryce Young said the first Heisman Trophy winner he remembers watching was Baylor QB Robert Griffin III in 2011. "That makes me sound pretty young, probably."
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