What Has Scheduling Games in ATL Done for Recruiting?

playing in ATL helps recruit the area and it is a talent rich area. I don’t think we will have a nuetral field out of conference game in 2010 and who knows after that but FSU, Clemson, and Va Tech were good scheduling.

I still would like to play Texas in the New Orleans Dome someday and who knows maybe we can get Oklahoma to play us in Memphis- that would be huge for recruiting the forbidden city.

Good writeup, thanks

at the same time its good for everyone involved. CNS knows what he is doin, so have no fear that the talent will come to Bama. 2 classes in a row and high caliber talent…not to mention well rounded individuals as far as i can tell. Coach has the best interest of the team and University in mind. As far as Myles is concerned…young people make mistakes…I know I have before, so you learn from them and move on. I think thats what all of us do. RTR!

First off, the rumors came from LSU and Alabama fan sites; I am just guessing, but probably not the most reliable sources on what a kid from Georgia, who is going to UT is doing. Also, the rumor really does not make much sense. The idea was that Myles was promised to be the only safety that UT was recruiting.

First off, it requires everyone to believe that Jackson will in fact not play CB in college, a position that most teams recruited him for, Alabama a notable exception. I suppose that is not to big of a stretch; Jackson does have the size to grow into a safety. That would still only be one other safety that was recruited that is going to the same school.

Next, you have the safety position at UT. UT is fortunate to have arguablly the best combination of safetys in the nation in Berry and Morely; both of which will be gone next season, and only leaving a bunch of unproven underclassmen beneath them. Safety is an area that is severely lacking in depth. Again, it makes sense that Myles would work there. He is in a good situation to see playing time this year at UT, something that probably would not happen at Alabama this year, or at worse to compete for a starting job next year.

Finally, you have the fact that he signed a letter of intent to go to UT. If you sign a letter of intent, it is a one year contract between the university and the student. He would in all probability have to attend the university for at least the first year before he could think about transferring. The school at that point could put restrictions on what school he could attend, here is guessing that Alabama and LSU would be on that list. He of course, loses a year of eligibility as well.

I still do not think there is anything to these rumors, and will not believe it till it comes from a more credible source. His father is a well known high school coach in Georgia who knows how the game is played, and certainly has let his son know everything.

…we’ve also got an away game at Tulane coming up in the next few years as well as an away game at Duke. Don’t think we won’t be using those to woo recruits from Louisiana, Texas and the mid-Atlantic.