2009 Recruiting: Chance Warmack Commits

by outsidethesidelines on May 23, 2008 9:58 PM CDT

The 2009 recruiting class got another addition today with the commitment of Chance Warmack. An offensive guard prospect, Warmack is a massive 6-4, 330 pounder out of Atlanta, Georgia. Considering that most feel D.J. Fluker will play on the offensive line for the Crimson Tide, that gives Alabama four offensive linemen committed at the moment.

Warmack has largely flew under the recruiting radar. Rivals had a fairly limited amount of information on him, and Scout.com didn't even have a picture; neither have rated him yet. Coach Saban, however, has seen all that he needs to see. Warmack was in Tuscaloosa a few weeks ago to participate in the Nike camp, and he was simply outstanding, showcasing himself to be the best lineman in the camp. Saban made the offer shortly thereafter, and today Warmack committed. He had offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, South Carolina, and Rutgers.

As mentioned earlier, Warmack is from Atlanta, and he is the third commitment we have gotten from the greater Atlanta area this year. This should come as no surprise. Coach Saban has been very open about the fact that he wants to use all of these neutral site games in the Georgia Dome to tap into the talent pool that is in the greater Atlanta area, so all of these commitments are part of a greater strategic plan.

With four offensive linemen already committed, the Tide isn't done just yet. We still have several linemen on our board, and it seems at this point that we will at least take five, and may very well take six. It certainly seems that Saban is on the hunt for a slew of big and athletic linemen, and undoubtedly he is succeeding in that quest.

I'll have an article up later on the recruiting class to date, including several of the commitments that we missed in the lull period.

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I like that Saban uses

the player’s performance at football camps to judge whether or not he should offer a scholarship. In my opinion, Saban doesn’t waste scholarships the way Coach DuBose did. For example, when I was at Alabama, DuBose signed players who obviously didn’t belong at Alabama. Some of those guys couldn’t move and they WERE AFRAID TO HIT! No distortion. DuBose signed players who couldn’t play at all, and he signed way too many of them.

I know this happens from time to time, but when coaches sign players without having seen what they can do first-hand, this is more likely to happen. It’s also more likely to happen when you operate purely off a buddy system, for example, “Hey, Mike, we got a real nice nose tackle up here in __ and he’s yours if you offer.” DuBose signed four or five guys like this in each class while the stud players were going elsewhere. From what I’ve heard, Mike Shula did a lot of this, too.

Thank God Coach Saban isn’t out to make friends and he won’t just give some slapd*ck a scholarship to Alabama because some high school coach with ulterior motives sells him on it.

by Bamagrad on May 24, 2008 11:49 AM CDT reply actions

Sounds like what CTT is doing at Auburn this year.

Saban is showing that he is a top recruiter. On the other hand CTT is just phoning it in. I have noticed that Saban does look at the camps and combines and picks the creme of the crop. That is a winning formula. i looked at the Auburn recruits last year and when I started looking for camps and combines, most of them hadnt attended any.
Also a couple of their players were listed at very fast 40 speeds that I know for a fact they could not run.
And I wonder just how many of the players listed on their recruit list are as fast as they have been reported in their press releases. At the end of the day it really doesnt matter. If you have the bigest and best players on the field.You usually win.

by tmc1 on May 25, 2008 6:07 AM CDT reply actions