Recruiting for 09
by rmathis on Jan 5, 2009 8:57 PM CST
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PrintHey guys, Guess I'm feeling pretty good about our season. And already lookin forward to the 09 season. My favorites include Scout and Rivals and I've been checking them often.
We've been pretty high in both being in the top five in recruiting class. But today , we've dropped to #10 with Scout but still #5 at Rivals. Some of the other teams in the Top 10 have just signed some great prospects and leapfrogged us.
I know we had a great recruiting class in 08 and if over today wud have a good class this year and signing day isn't here yet. I just wonder how our loss in the Sugar Bowl has affected our recruiting ,if any, and what are our chances of getting Randle since he visited.
How do ya'll feel about our recruiting chances as of this week as opposed to last week.
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recruits have to look at the team as whole that they will join
I was astounded just now when the commentators said that OSU had 28 seniors. 28??? Wow—we are losing 9 + Andre. I knew we had a low number of players leaving, but that REALLY puts it in perspecive. A recruit will see that 90% of our 12-2 team is returning and that we are a tough eam with continuity—not to mention a tremendous coach and state of the art physical plant. Let’s not forget, too, a wonderfully loyal fan base. I can’t stop with the “ands,” but here is the last one, I promise—and great weather.
marycontrary
Didn't read the preceding post of 09
and being a paint contractor I have to agree we’ve had great weather for January.
Some of my questions were answwered in the previous post. Thanks.
Rex E Mathis
where do you
work out of, sir? I work at a sherwin-williams, im just curious
Utah won't affect you and here is why
Because you weren’t expected to be there this year and everyone knows it. This year was supposed to be the building year for your team and next year was supposed to be strong.
And yeah, I believe that Alabama is one of the lowest senior classes in D1 with your 9 but there are some schools that are ridiculously high.
In a way this game
actually could help us recruit another great WR to match with Julio (clearly we are a one WR team at present) and any great DB in the country has to think he could come in and play next year. Hmmmm….seems like there are 2 guys like that looking at Bama right now.
Esp. DB's....
It was painfully apparent ,watching the Utah and SECCG, that one corner (ahem, Marquise) is not up to the task…he plays out of position, has little ball awareness, is not very physical, is not a particularly good tackler. He’s stop gap. I hate to pile on the kid (I remember Langham getting abused by Miami in the first Sugar Bowl), but you’ve got to play your best 11…If he was the best we had for the other spot opposite Kareem, then we must pray for some recruiting help and/or early contribution (Kirkpatrick staying committed and Alonzo Lawrence stepping in would be nice). Not that it’s a knack on any one in particular but our secondary just wasn’t equipped this year to handle supremely talented, deep offenses on the outside.
"penis fish"…google that, and the candiru is the first thing that pops up
by Stuck in the Plains on Jan 6, 2009 7:24 AM CST up reply actions
Kirkpatrick isn't committed yet
although all signs point to him coming. Marquis isn’t anything better than a back up, IMO, and Kareem played very poorly as well…
What Would Don Draper Do?
by BamaReturns07 on Jan 6, 2009 8:00 AM CST up reply actions
Where do you guys get your information?
I see stuff like “all signs point to”..“my inside source”…I was just wondering if some of you are plugged in or have inside info?
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
Just taking it for granted...
Not wise, obviously.
"penis fish"…google that, and the candiru is the first thing that pops up
by Stuck in the Plains on Jan 6, 2009 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
to become a true recruiting expert, to get inside those boys' souls
you must pay a toll. you gotta pay the troll toll
pass rush, pass rush, pass rush
yes Marquis gets burned deep constantly, but the opposing QB’s are getting way too much time to throw. we need a better pass rush to defend these spread offenses. the secondary can hold their own as long we get more sacks and more QB pressures. everyone knows they can’t run on us, so once our pass D becomes better we’ll be unstoppable. of course getting Dre (and hopefully stealing Janzen) and having guys like Barron and Lawrence step up next year will help too.
To
be fair, a QB that can make more than one read downfield would help our WR issue… we don’t exactly know if we have another guy at that position yet IMO….
Thirty-Six to Nothing
Ding Ding. ^^^^^^
It is strange that the entire time JPW has been a qb we have always had just one WR. HMMM.
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.
The only reason he threw deep to Stover..
Is because Nikita’s ‘9’ looks like Julio’s ‘8’ from that far away.
Bad joke, I know.
by yellowhammer on Jan 6, 2009 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
I
don’t think JPW read the defense on that play, I think that was a called deep post route and JPW just threw it to a predetermined location.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
OMG!!
I can’t wait to see a QB at bama actually go through his progression. As much as i have supported JP, this has bugged me from the beginning. He did last year with DJ and again this year with Julio. Cause im thinking most teams double teams Julio which has to leave SOMEONE open. Our recievers can’t be THAT bad.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
Lets rec this page so it will be up for a while
As im sure there will be a lot of thoughts on the up incoming NSD….of course i don’t want to tell people what to do so this is just a suggestion…:)
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
Since
we’re talking about recruiting, if we land Dre Kirkpatrick and Reuben Randle, how do we not end up with the top class again this year?
Thirty-Six to Nothing
that would make what
4 five star recruits…yeah that’d be enough
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
Nico
is on his way to a fifth star as well.
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.
Nico is a beast!!
Did anyone see him in the Army High School game – I can see him lining up in the starting line up with Rolando (Orlando for Verne) and Dont’a in the starting line up next season.
that made me do
the O face!
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
I
would be surprised if we moved to number one. I am expecting to be top three though. LSU is going to be tough to beat out for RR.
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.
Its
always tought to get top players out of that state but it happens (Joe Mcnight, Luther Davis). Don’t know if you saw the thread I posted a week or so ago but it was reported that RR was at our Sugar Bowl practices.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
Yep
I read that. If he does his presser at his HS Gym then I think he will become a Corndog. I just don’t see him telling 500 people of which 98% are corndogs that he is going AL. He might get killed as soon as the hat hits his head. It will be intersting to find out the location of his announcement.
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.
great point
in that case i’m hoping for an announcement on youtube, uploaded from somewhere far far away from the bayou.
Just some more RR news of note...
I don’t know if Auburn was as much in the mix as the Barners seem to think (maybe they were), but he was supposed to have an official visit to Auburn this weekend and rescheduled (aka cancelled) his trip at the last minute. Some other fairly big names were supposed to come with him and “rescheduled” as well. Hopefully this just means one more team out of the mix for his capabilities.
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant
They had
as much a chance with RR as Snow does winning Miss America. 0%
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.
Ladies and Gentlemen...
IHC has just pulled off the “Single Statement Double Burn”! He totally just hated on two completely different people with a single statement. Let’s see those scores: 9.0, 9.5, 9.5, 10.0! (In the best women’s olympic figure skating male commentator’s voice you can think of)
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant
He is a five star according to Scout
Don’t really understand why he is with them and not with Rivals. Fluker is the same way as five star with Rivals and four with Scout.. Think I read here it has something to do with them showing up to their camps. May bewrong there.
Rex E Mathis
Nice post!!
Us Bama fans overseas is trying to get as much info as possible for the up coming season. Keep that info flowing!! i love recruiting season!! Especially with CNS in the driver seat. RTR!!
" Official Ambassador of RBR"
i still think we pull in the number 2 class this year
beind USC
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
Some
of the recruiting ‘gurus’ I’ve heard say if Bama finishes with who they have at the top of their board then they believe this years class will be better top to bottom than last year’s, regardless of rankings.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
well here is how i see it.
I have heard talks that Saban will over sign again this year. Though i love the enthusiasm, id hate to see become a regular thing. If Saban doesn’t over sign and we only get 22-24 recruits, i don’t see us ending up in the top 5. Thats not to mean we don’t have an incredible class, it just means we have fewer players. As long as we get the right players for our syestem i don’t really care about the class rankings. I just care about the players we get preforming on the field.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
They
only count the top 20 players when the do the team rankings on Rivals at least. This may be the last year the he oversigns because eventually it will become reloading with 20-25 signed vs 28 (which is kinda what i think we will sign this year. )
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.
I know Saban doesn't run some strange offense or defense
but isn’t it more important to get the right kind of players rather then the top players….the pats have made a living out of picking the right guys in the draft and not always the top 5.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
I think
he is trying to establish depth with the first three recruiting classes. After that He might be more inclined to cherry pick talent. IMO.
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.
I've also heard...
that Saban likes “raw athletes,” guys that have so much talent that he can mold them into positions of need.
Also
remember some of our scholy’s will back count to last year, also another reason we can sign more than 25. On the oversigning issue, isn’t there the ‘1 year scholarship’ thing now? They renew it each year instead of garaunteeing you a full 4-5 years.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
I am
pretty sure only two back count and with 9 SR and LT leaving. There is alot of people who need to transfer/quit whatever you want to call it. I am sure we will post a lot on that as well. I have not seen anything on Terry Grant transfering to UNA but, those are the rumors.
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.
It does look...
…like that Michigan weasel (not Dick Rod, but the internetz guy) will have plenty of ammo for round two of his CNS man-crush this year.
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 8, 2009 3:42 PM CST up reply actions
Well, his coach might want to take notes on how to recruit...
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant
Looks
like I spoke to soon on Kerry Murphy. As of now he has not enrolled but still has until 1/14/09 to get accepted.
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.
WTF is his problem
Is he just a freakin retard? I love the university of Alabama, but it isn’t the hardest place in the world to get accepted to.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
I don't think
anyone really knows except him. He has the size to be a perfect replacement for The Legend in 2010 if he can ever get his arse accepted.
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.
Nice
He is waiting to be cleared by the NCAA Clearing House. Most people seem to think he will be accpeted, but we will see.
And...
…the Publisher’s Clearing House. Ed McMahon seems to think he will be accepted, but….
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 8, 2009 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
UA
is a state school, they have basically the same acceptance requirements as any of the other state schools.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
in
the state of AL that is. I think its something like a 2.0-ish in high school and a 20-ish ACT score.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
2.0...
If he can’t get that, then we don’t want him. He couldn’t even remember which shoe goes on which foot.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
Unless the NCAA frowns on that kind of thing.
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jan 8, 2009 3:40 PM CST up reply actions
Just call
yourself his life partner. that should take care of the legality.
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.
Just
hope your not the catcher!!
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.
The 2.0 usually isn't the problem
The ACT or SAT score is almost always the issue. Back in the 90s, you had to make a 14 or 15 to get in with an athletic scholarship and people still couldn’t get in. They raised it 18 or something early in the 2000s and NAACP came out claiming that it was racism and that colleges were trying to keep black athletes from going to college.
They did what!!
OMG!! We are raising the standards for collage!!! Alert the press, people are expecting more out of those who want a free ride!!!
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
Not that big of news but its kinda a shot at Auburn SOO
Atchison switched his commitment to Alabama from Auburn after the resignation of Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville. Atchison made the change after having a lengthy conversation with Alabama coach Nick Saban.
Again its not that big of news since Atchinson had already committed to the Tide but i like how he straight cancelled his trip to Auburn…
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
He
could’ve pulled an Andre Smith and wore a ’Bama shirt to his Auburn visit. Or pulled a Julio when he went on his visit to UF he was trying to convince other recruits to go to ’Bama.
Thirty-Six to Nothing
by Bens4vcobra on Jan 12, 2009 10:37 AM CST up reply actions
Pat Patterson
I don’t think we have much shot at Randle but…..newspapers out of Biloxi are stating Pat Patterson is an Alabama lean. He looked great in the HS all-star game bringing in the best catch of the day. He doesn’t have great speed but runs good patterns and will catch anything thrown in his area code.
5-Star
What a difference 3 days make, as Pat Patterson was a 3 star recruit and now he has jumped to 5 stars. Heard he is leaning toward the Tide. Hope we can land him. I actually like him better than Randle. He seems tougher. I love WR who aren’t afraid to go over the middle and run good routes. Speed is important, but not as important as good ball skills.
So...
on a sclae of 1 to 10! 10 being we will blow every defense we play off the line! what will our O-line look like next year!!!???
RDT
Good Day.
Nico Johnson has been upgraded to a 5*
DJ Fluker is now the #3 player in the country
Trent Richardson moved from #7 -#6 player in the country.
AJ McCarron droppped out of the Rivals top 100.
If we land Dre Kirkpatrick and Massie it will give us 5* this yr.
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.
McCarron is 128...
Im reading that
4 star DT Brandon Moore is going to announce that he will go to Florida or Alabama on Thursday. Rivals has him listed as an OT not DT. You guys know anything about him?
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
just saw that
He took his visit to UF on the 9th and his visit to bama isn’t until the 30th….doesn’t look good. Where we even looking hard at him?
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
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