Keenan Allen Commits
by outsidethesidelines on Nov 7, 2009 8:30 PM CST
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Keenan Allen 
Athlete * Greensboro, NC
6'3" * 195 lbs * Forty: 4.56
It has been a great day already with the 24-15 win over LSU, but things are just getting better and better tonight, as the news has broken that Keenan Allen has committed to Alabama. He is currently in Tuscaloosa on a visit for the LSU game.
Allen is a 6'3 and 195 pound athlete out of Greensboro, North Carolina, and he comes very highly-touted. He had offers from virtually every school in the country, and he is almost unanimously considered a five-star prospect. Scout.com has him as a five-star prospect and the #4 safety prospect in the country. Rivals, on the other hand, also has him as a five-star prospect, and the #1 safety prospect in the country. And in fact, Rivals actually rates Allen as the #9 overall prospect in the country.
Starring at Northern Guilford High, Allen effectively does it all. He's a star on the offensive side of the ball as both a runner and a receiver, and he's also a star on the defensive side of the football. He could play either side of the ball at the next level, but Alabama has been recruiting him as a wide receiver, and that is where he is expected to start his career at the Capstone.
Allen becomes the 20th commitment of 2010 recruiting class.
Editors Note: Hat tip to 'Bamagrad
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Great addition
Roll Tide
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by animalcracker on Nov 7, 2009 8:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
well
funk ya! Great day! Now on to Miss. State who is no push over.
"There's a lot of blood, sweat and guts between dreams and success." PBB
by Pachyderm Pride on Nov 7, 2009 9:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Not so fast...
…the 24-hour rule is still in effect…gotta get yo drink on….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 7, 2009 10:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That
is great news. He is a great player who could turn out to be an instant impact player. Roll Tide!
This upcoming season I'm gonna refer to Julio Jones as "The Magic Man" and Trent Richardson as "El Diablo"
by AlabamaTitans2009 on Nov 7, 2009 9:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I was wondering if we’d get this news tonight.
by zeke2029 on Nov 7, 2009 10:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Frickin' love it!!
“Coach Saban told me that they want to play me at receiver and line me up on the other side of Julio so teams will be forced to pick someone to double-cover,” Allen said. “When I committed to Coach Saban, he was so excited that you could feel it over the phone. He was happier than I have ever heard him. He just told me welcome to the Alabama family and that he hoped I was ready to go to work.”
But the kid’s a liar. Saban doesn’t get “excited.” :)
by rolltidefromaz on Nov 7, 2009 10:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You must...
…have missed him throwing that headset in the dirt today….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Nov 7, 2009 10:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I said "excited."
I didn’t say totally pissed the fuck off.
by rolltidefromaz on Nov 7, 2009 10:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I recall other recruits saying Saban sounded excited when they informed him of their commitments. I doubt Keenan Allen is a “liar.”
by Paranormal on Nov 8, 2009 7:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
woot!
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
by Zoltar on Nov 7, 2009 10:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
NC boys!
So happy to see a recruit from my home state!!
Welcome to The Capstone, and Roll Tde son!
by crbama on Nov 7, 2009 10:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
after bryant denny exploded following julio's td run (and ingram's 2 point conversion)...
and i had stopped screaming and jumping up and down and all that. i thought ANY recruit in the stadium would be ours. the prospect of playing saturday’s in THAT would be impossible to resist.
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by kleph on Nov 8, 2009 7:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Guys this is a huge pickup. The only thing about Kennan's comments that worries me is....
He said Saban want’s to line him up opposite of Julio. Thus making teams choose whom they will double cover. IMO that this kid being a freshmen next year will not get double covered. He may be a great player but he’s going to have to learn the system, gain some muscle, refine his receiver skills and make some big plays before he is considered for double coverage. And he will have to do all this in his freshman year. In his sophomore year Julio will be in the NFL.
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by mulletover on Nov 9, 2009 11:13 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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