Tide QB McCarron Has A Heckuva Tattoo On His Back

Will AJ McCarron be the star quarterback that Alabama fans hope?  For that answer we’ll have to wait til Fall… to see if he even beats out Phillip Sims.

A better question — that everyone can answer for themselves now — is whether or not he’s got the slickest back tattoo among SEC signal-callers.

McCarron’s tattoo (at left) features an image of Jesus, the words “Ma” and “Pops,” what appears to be an image of a dove of peace, and the words “Bama Boy.”  Among other things.

Impressive.

Ah, but last November we showed you a photo of the tattoo Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray sports on his back.  As we now know, the photo is legit and the tattoo features the letters: B-R-A-Y over four big stars.

So who’s got the best tat?  That probably depends on whether or not you wear crimson or orange.

(Sidenote — In light of the recent Ohio State scandal, whenever we see an athlete with a big, flashy tattoo we immediately wonder: How’d he pay for that?)

Going in to 2011, Alabama will probably be ranked either no.1 or no.2 in the country. This despite having someone other than Greg McElroy as starting quarterback. Instead, Philip Sims and A.J. McCarron will be battling it out to see who gets the nod.

This, however, may have Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban a little concerned about McCarron's judgement abilities, which are essential for a modern-day QB - McCarron's alleged back tattoo. 

Now, there's nothing wrong with getting a tattoo of Jesus (although some backwoods Southern Baptists might disagree with me on that one).  But honestly, there's way too much stuff going on with this tramp stamp. Mentions of 'Bama and family are all crowded into one image, which kind of makes it a mess. Also, it just about does the impossible by making Tennessee star QB Tyler Bray's back tat look respectable.

Mind you, even with the star-spangled trapezoids,  Bray managed to become one of the breakout QB's in the SEC last year. So who knows whether or not lightning will strike twice when it comes to McCarron. On the other hand, 'Bama fans may want to hope that Sims comes on top of the QB battle for now.

Oh wait, didn't a Simms start out as starting QB last year at Tennessee, only to lose the job to Bray? Lightning may indeed strike twice.