Recruiting worries
by TennesseeTide on Jan 25, 2009 12:30 AM CST
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PrintWith Lance Thompson at Tennessee now, how worried should we be about losing some of the player that he led recruiting efforts for; namely Trent Richardson and A.J. McCarron (D.J, Fluker too maybe? I can't remember). So far I haven't heard anything about A.J. but ESPN On The Trail reports that Trent Richardson was "stunned" by the Thomspson move and planned to remain taking visits all the way up to NSD.
So again, how worried should we be about some Thompson recruits becoming a little shaky?
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Only now do I realize...
…that my short bus brain was on high when I typed this.
The title should be Recruiting Worries. I’m sure it got the point across but nevertheless, this isn’t the Barn. We must uphold academia here, even if it was just a typo.
FYI...
You can go back and edit a Fan Post or Fan Shot. It’s a great feature. Also, for the spelling challenged(comer, I’m looking at you), if you will use Firefox, there is spell check. Of course, it will not help those who don’t know the difference between your and you’re or there, their, and they’re.
"I hate everything orange"
It's all about Crimson - ROLL TIDE!!!
Wouldn't
worry about Trent going to Tennessee. If he goes anywhere else it will probably be LSU since his brother is there. I’m fairly confident he’ll stick with Bama though.
Trent's Brother
Trent’s Brother goes to another school that is in the state of Louisiana. He does not go to LSU. Agree though, Alabama is still the team to beat.
No worries...
Fluker, McCarron, and others have affirmed their commitments.
Trent Richardson is still taking visits, but Saban asked him not to visit Tennessee, and then he canceled his visit. After that, he’s taking visits to Florida, LSU, and FSU, but it still looks good. Even most the Florida and LSU insiders are conceding him at this point.
Bottom line, Thompson’s departure hasn’t hurt us.
by outsidethesidelines on Jan 25, 2009 10:29 AM CST reply actions
I would be surprised
if Richardson signed with another team… Though there are some rumors circulating that he has “buddied-up” with RR and my sign where RR signs (which still appears to be between you guys and us)… But who knows. I certainly would like to have him here- we could use a quality RB with Dexter Pratt de-comitting and going to OKST.
Hot Boudin, Cold Cous Cous, Comon Tigers Poosh Poosh Poosh!
funny how you heard that rumor
cause i heard a rumor that larry fitzgerald plans to go back to school to finish his degree, and that he is leaning towards alabama as the place to use his last year of eligibility…
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Jan 28, 2009 3:18 PM CST up reply actions
I'm
honestly not that worried. I actually think we’ve upgraded the staff overall. We may have lost our best recruiter but I think we got better coaches in return. And lets face it, have you ever known Saban to let any top recruit “get away?” Especially in his home state?
Thirty-Six to Nothing
Lance
told CNS that he would not go after the players he recruited for him. That was the topic of Jox FM the other day. Saban released that after Lance left. I do not think that Willis said the same to Gene when he left. I would screw him over for firing me in the first place, but that is just me
Every single . . .
Assessment I have made or seen shows ‘Bama bringing in as good or better than any SEC team. The difference will be negligible, and talent development will separate them and happens to be the specialty of three SEC coaches in my ignorant and unqualified opinion: Saban, Meyer and Nutt. Everyone else uses the talent to bludgeon, I don’t consider the rest in the league of your coach. Unless it is visor throwing, then only the evil one reigns.
We will have to see on Chizik and Kiffin, I know them not, but first glance has me betting on those three as superior again.
Talent development, look at Boise and Utah, can overcome talent. You guys have both the talent coming in and the guy to make it better. Give him three years, you’ll have insane depth and be “rolling” like only your dreams could hope for.
’Roll Tide
plus
we still have jimmy johns at RB as well!!! even if we dont get trent he is coming in to a spot that we have pretty nicely filled up!!! unless im mistaken!!!
The same things win that always won, and we just have a bunch of new excuses as to why we didnt achieve it!!! RDT
I thought
Jimmy Johns was moving to QB! Unless I am mistaken :).
Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
Jimmy Johns better be delivering my sammich
I’m hungry!
What Would Don Draper Do?
by BamaReturns07 on Jan 26, 2009 9:43 AM CST up reply actions
so
is that a yes we still have jimmy or a no!!!???
The same things win that always won, and we just have a bunch of new excuses as to why we didnt achieve it!!! RDT
No Jimmy
Maybe you’re talking about Upchurch?
by yellowhammer on Jan 27, 2009 8:47 AM CST up reply actions
yeah
sorry i knew it was either upchurch or jimmy that was off the team so yeah upchurch he showed out late in the UT game if i am not mistaken!!!
The same things win that always won, and we just have a bunch of new excuses as to why we didnt achieve it!!! RDT
Wow...
I thought you were kidding when you said that about Jimmy. Where were you when he embarrassed the University and almost single handedly won us the Fulmer Cup?
"I hate everything orange"
It's all about Crimson - ROLL TIDE!!!
Speaking of...
I don’t see us winning that one again anytime soon… thank goodness.
Upchurch is a wait and see. He had neck surgery to correct the spasms he was having late in the year and whether or not he comes back and contributes is really up in the air. I’d love to see him come back and have a good senior year. He is good catching the ball and I think Saban really likes him.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
Terry Grant
was the hot new RB in 2007. Mark Ingram was the hot new RB in 2008. Is there any reason that Grant won’t be back this year?
I just think he is too small
He has had trouble picking up the blitzes and thats a huge part of this system. I hope we find a way to use him but i think his size will be his downfall.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
I wasnt
thinking i got his name mixed up i am ashamed now!!! i feel almost as dumb as UGA fans mustve felt after their black out worked SO well!!!
The same things win that always won, and we just have a bunch of new excuses as to why we didnt achieve it!!! RDT
Saw
an UGA fan at the Senior Bowl wearing a blackout shirt from the Auburn game.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
You should have asked him if he was going to a funeral…
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
LOL
Mobile is a 70/30 town for ‘Bama so I’m sure at least one person said it.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
by Bens4vcobra on Jan 28, 2009 11:44 AM CST up reply actions
Florida
I live in Pensacola and my dad spoke with the head coach at Escambia High School after Richardson got back from Gainesville. Meyer told him that he would get beat to hell at Alabama and that wouldn’t happen in Florida’s offense. Apparently, it was a pretty convincing argument to the young man and my dad is worried as hell.
I thought I read somewhere...
that D.J. Fluker had talked to Trent Richardson and said that if he came to Alabama that he wouldn’t get hit if he (Fluker) was on the line. If I was choosing where to go to school based on who was blocking for me and who would allow me to run for the most yardage, I think D.J. would definitely influence my decision. And since D.J. is a freshman he’ll most likely be at UA for at least three years (same as Richardson). Anyone else agree?
P.S. Doesn’t Richardson know that Tebow is Florida’s star running back?
by RammerJammer23 on Jan 26, 2009 11:15 AM CST up reply actions
Billy Bob Thornton...
…wouldn’t get beat to hell behind guys like D.J. Fluker, Mike Johnson, and James Carpenter, not to mention Kerry Murphy, and Bobby Massie (assuming the latter two end up on our OL). Meyer is slimy.
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 26, 2009 5:00 PM CST up reply actions
Huh?
How would a RB not get hit in Florida’s offense? Are they planning to just run toss sweeps, and have Trent step out of bounds instead of being hit? I think if anyone watched Florida’s offense they ran up the middle a good majority of the time, just like every other team that runs the ball. You tend to get hit when you run the ball, and I cannot imagine that would be a worry for Trent.
I think both offenses have the ability to run the ball extremely well, and they both use several different running backs. Obviously, the main difference is the sets that the two teams use. Clearly, Alabama is a more traditional pro-style system, and Florida is a spread shot-gun system.
While I would imagine that Alabama is still the team to beat for Trent; it is interesting that the staff is going harder after Eddie Lacy, the running back out of Louisiana. I am not saying that Alabama would not have taken a commitment from him before, but they have definitely increased the contact, and would seem to be the team to beat. Again, not saying that Trent will not becoming to Alabama, but ususally when a school starts recruiting another player at the same position heavily this late in the season, they are at least trying to hedge their bet.
Because
UF’s running backs just run out of bounds before they get hit. Tebow is the ‘up the middle’ guy.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
Isn't Lacy
a sign and place type player?
Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
Yeah that won't hold up after Tebow leaves
Unless they find another fullback who can also pass..
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
Possibly
Though, most people thought Marcel Dareus would not qualify, and I heard anything about Brandon Lewis or Devonta Bolton not qualifying. I would not put much credit into anything regarding grades unless it is from the player or family member directly.
Also, if there is one definite, it is that you will hear that any player from Louisiana, that does not sign with LSU will not qualify (see Robby Green, Luther Davis, or Darrington Sentimore). Again, not saying that he will qualify, but there always seems to be rumors about players from that particular state who does not sign with LSU.
Lacy...
Lacy has some academic issues, but he is very close to qualifying now. Another tenth of a point on his GPA, or another point on his ACT would probably do the trick, and it helps that he is taking correspondence classes to make up for some bad grades he got as a freshman.
by outsidethesidelines on Jan 26, 2009 2:35 PM CST up reply actions
Bolton and Lewis...
In all fairness, neither one of those two were really a surprise in a sense.
We all knew that Bolton was going to be a borderline guy, and he just didn’t quite make it. Lewis, on the other hand, really got screwed by the Clearinghouse. Everyone thought he would qualify and rightfully so. After all, he made the ACT score he needed on two different occasions, and the Clearinghouse wouldn’t accept either one of them.
by outsidethesidelines on Jan 26, 2009 2:38 PM CST up reply actions
Last Year
The three guys who had the most questions about their eligibility, that I remember, were Alonzo Lawrence, Marcel Dareus, and Ivan Matchett.
The Clearinghouse to me has always been the most insidious thing the NCAA does. They seemingly never have to account for why the do not clear a player, and it can be something as simple as a player improving their score too much.
No
I am not sure what Florida games you are watching, but they ran the ball up the middle a lot. They do not do so out of the traditional I formation, but Harvin, Demps, and Rainey all ran the ball a lot up the middle. We are discussing the number 7 rushing offense in the nation. Florida ran the ball anyway they wanted. Florida was one of the best SEC offenses ever, last year.
It's tailback
by committee at UF. Fewer carries = fewer poundings. Meyer likes having a few guys he can hand it off to.
tell me one UF back (besides Tebow)
Who looks or seems to be ready for the NFL?
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
He won't play HB though
Way to small. he’d get killed on his first hand off.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
not necassarily
terry grant wasnt the biggest guy and neither was rashad williams and they both packed a pretty good punch!!!
The same things win that always won, and we just have a bunch of new excuses as to why we didnt achieve it!!! RDT
Yeah
Thats why we see Grant running up the middle so much…
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
They don't
All have to make the NFL to give a featured back a breather or be part of the rotation.
Many of those kids are playing for teh NFL whether they make it or not.
It's tailback...
…by committee at UA, too. We can’t predict which horses will run the most, but the stable is full.
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 26, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions
Not that it means anything but
Bama moved up to #4 on Rivals but dropped to #11 on scout.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
Yeah i really don't understand Scout.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
Can't
figure out Scout either. Like some have said, alot may have to do with what all-star game these kids play in.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
Me and you both...
I have two really awsome things happening next week. On Feb 2nd my baby is due and then Feb 4th is NSD…Man next week is going to be awesome!
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
HAHAHAHA...
Only a BAMA fan would put having a baby on par with National Signing Day. It is rather similar, though. We’re bringing new kids into the BAMA world. Gotta love it!!!
"I hate everything orange"
It's all about Crimson - ROLL TIDE!!!
We?
Is there something you forgot to tell me while you were here?
2008 Iron Bowl Bumper Sticker: Shut DOWN, Shut OUT, now SHUT UP!
Alabama 36 - Auburn 0
And that she's pregnant.
What Would Don Draper Do?
by BamaReturns07 on Jan 28, 2009 1:48 PM CST up reply actions
I would be a rich woman because...
…I could sue doctors if that happened.
The figurative “we” of Alabama and Coach Saban’s followers, LittleSis, not the literal “we” of I would kill myself if I thought I could have a kid.
"I hate everything orange"
It's all about Crimson - ROLL TIDE!!!
well when the 'time' comes
now i know how to take care of that…
2008 Iron Bowl Bumper Sticker: Shut DOWN, Shut OUT, now SHUT UP!
Alabama 36 - Auburn 0
NSD
is better than xmas.
Hey, speaking of… I hope RBR does its big NSD thing like it did last year posting up profiles of all the targets announcing on that day, when they are announcing and links to watch it live if available. That was great.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
by Bens4vcobra on Jan 27, 2009 11:48 AM CST up reply actions
I second that.
It’s the only thing that makes being at work bearable that day. I seriously considered taking a vacay until I remembered how great the coverage was last year. Looking forward to it, guys.
by Bubba Chang on Jan 27, 2009 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
Funny thing about NSD
I got a letter for Jury Duty on the 4th. The mail man was still in sight and I had the court house on the phone to try and reschedule. Just so happens my sec had asked off and I could not close my office, wink/wink.
Auburn fans are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
Commitments who go to junior college
if a player signs with a certain school, doesn’t qualify, and decides to play at a junior college, how does that affect the original contract? Are they obligated to play for the original school if they transfer to a D1 school?
Riddle Me This
Last year we had either the #1 or #2 best recruiting class by all of the different groups. If I remember correctly we only had 1 – 5 star (Julio) and a few 3 star and the rest 4 stars.
This year we have about 5 or 6 5 stars and only 1 or 2 3 star and the rest are 4 stars and we are rated anywhere from 5th to 11th in these same guys rating.
What is the difference?
They all hate us
And don’t want Saban to get credit for anything…
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
YES
in all reality, there is not much separation in the top 5. The programs that consistantly pull in top 5 classes are the same schools competing for the big prizes year in and year out.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
by Bens4vcobra on Jan 28, 2009 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
And my theory has always been
get the best kids that play in your system. Just because they have a 5 star by their name doesn’t always mean the end up being an all-american.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
number of total overall players
brings down your total points. Stupid, really.
What Would Don Draper Do?
by BamaReturns07 on Jan 28, 2009 1:48 PM CST up reply actions
Yes.
Waiting until NSD is a reality of the programs that go after the big dogs.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
Tyler Love and Burton Scott
were also 5 stars.
19 – 4 stars
8 – 3 stars
2 – 2 stars
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant
FYI...
…Bobby Massie apparently cancelled his visit to UGA this weekend, saying he had “seen enough”. I’ve seen enough of Mr. Massie to say that I really would love to see him playing for the Tide this fall. RTR.
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 29, 2009 4:10 PM CST reply actions
and it's also very good...
that he did this after having his last visit be to Bama. I guess that made up his decision for him… RMFT!
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant
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