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Posted on 12/22/11 at 4:14 am to
Posted by Gravitiger
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 4:14 am to
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Javier Arenas, Kareem Jackson and Marquis Johnson say hello.
Interesting. Usually when a coach comes into a situation like Saban did, he recruits JUCO guys to fill in for the old staff's less talented players. In Saban's case, he was very successful with Shula's CB recruits (save Jackson, for whom he deserves a ton of credit--seriously), then had to start bringing in JUCO's to make up for his own misses from his first recruiting class.
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Posted by T Rey WI
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 5:11 am to
The Shula staff did not think Javy had what it took to play DB. He was thinking about moving on until CNS got hold of him. Javy did not want to be "just a punt return man" which is all he was under Shula.

This year,Belue is returning to UA. He was signed out of HS but had to go the JUCO route. Looks like CNS did a good job of picking the potential but his grade got in the way. The 2010 JUCO corner was a late pick-up to fill the slot Belue was not going to fit so Saban managed to get 4 years of production out of that one slot (if Belue can get on campus this time).
Posted by Prominentwon
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 8:25 am to
This makes what? 23?

How many do you guys expect to sign?
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 8:35 am to
28
Posted by ehole
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 8:36 am to
we have a few we can back count to last year so like 27-28 maybe
Posted by TreyAnastasio
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 8:58 am to
We will sign a minimum of 29. I would guess we sign 30.
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 8:59 am to
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We will sign a minimum of 29. I would guess we sign 30.


Where did that extra 1 or 2 spot(s) come from? What am I not realizing?
Posted by TreyAnastasio
Bitch I'm From Cleveland
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 9:14 am to
AD's spot, and there is talk that there is a loophole that will allow us to use Carswells spot in this class.
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 9:29 am to
Gotcha
Posted by joeyb147
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 9:39 am to
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there is talk that there is a loophole that will allow us to use Carswells spot in this class.

I dont see how that works. Do you have a link?

He was apart of the 2010 class. You are talking about jumping the 2011 class for him to back count. Makes zero sense.
Posted by Chadaristic
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 9:43 am to
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He was apart of the 2010 class. You are talking about jumping the 2011 class for him to back count. Makes zero sense



Posted by TideSaint
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Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:14 am to
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This year,Belue is returning to UA.


Here's an interesting fact for you, Travell Dixon is the #2 Juco CB in the 24/7 rankings. Want to take a guess as to who is number 1?
















Deion Belue.
Posted by TideSaint
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:16 am to
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Where did that extra 1 or 2 spot(s) come from? What am I not realizing?


We signed 21 last year, one of which was Aaron Douglas who obviously is not with us anymore so that makes 20. We have up to 9 early enrollees, 5 of which will back count. So you take away 5 from the 23 we have committed and you get 18, which leaves 7 more spots for this year's class.


fricking Saban is a machine.
Posted by TreyAnastasio
Bitch I'm From Cleveland
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:19 am to
We signed 22 last year, one of them being AD.
Posted by Chadaristic
Member since Jan 2011
40857 posts
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:24 am to
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fricking Saban is a machine


This part I can agree on
Posted by TrollTyde3
yellowhammer state
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:37 am to
Trey is right we will sign 30, if needed 2 will greyshirt

I spent the last week with final calls before the dead period started to all my coaches etc

Here is my best guess on who we finish with and the latest info on each:

1. Alphonse Taylor - Still an issue with his mom signing the form but he doesn't even live with her and she doesn't even have partial custody, but because of the law in AL that both parents have to sign the rest of the family is trying to file an injunction, bottom line is he will be at Bama one way Orleans another soon.

2. Jameis Winston - The staff has been steadily working on flipping him to Bama despite him being an FSU commit, nothing worked on HIM quite as much as the camraderie he had with the Bama commits at the AL/MS all star game, pretty much sealed the deal, this one won't happen until after NSD, but at this point I would be FLOORED if he isn't enrolling at Bama.

3. Cyrus Jones - Actually would've commited a week or so ago had a spot not opened up at the UA game to commit, he has basically shut everything down recruiting wise so he knows where he is going, Bama, just waiting on his opportunity to have a national stage to commit. Another shocker if he doesn't pick Bama in January.

4. Eddie Goldman - Apparently toward the last month or so FSU had a slight edge and Bama has not only overtaken the lead but we have gained some ground over the 'Noles. I stated a few days ago that us bringing in Taylor as a NG allows EG to come in immediately and help off the edge, something he has wanted to have a shot at. Add to that the fact that his best friend CJ will also be enrolling at Bama, and it looks like the trifecta to bring the #1 DL to Tuscaloosa. There is a long time before NSD for him to decide but right now I'm hearing Bama has such a heavy lead, I also expect him to be signing with Bama.

5. Jordan Jenkins - Thought to be a Bama lean for a long time, but things are starting to get interesting. In state school Georgia has made up serious ground in their pursuit of the state of GA's top prospect. For almost all fball season it looked like a Bama/UF battle, now it looks like UF is a distant 3rd to some, and then others are telling me UGA hasn't made up enough ground to get into his top 2 so there are conflicting thoughts. He has been close several times to committing and held off, he still has a spot, but honestly he is the one prospect I wouldn't be surprised to see sign with Bama or sign with UGA or even UF for that matter. I'll keep him in my list for now since the majority think Bama has a slight lead, but keep in mind he is the one I am least confident about.

6. Landon Collins - The top prospect Bama is after. The Bama/LSU battle is really starting to heat up for sure. This decision comes down to 2 things, who to follow, childhood friends to LSU or longtime GF to Bama, and his fav team or the hometown team. Both are great choices and offer the same opportunity for Collins and the heavy lead Bama had through the Summer and going into the season has heavily been made up by LSU thanks to tremendous success and a great visit this past weekend. My deciding factors on this are the fact that Bama was on him way earlier and had a heavy lead for a long tome but right now all I'm hearing is that it is a toss up so I am confident Bama gets him, but he is another prospect I wouldn't be totally surprised to see go either way.

That is 6 and fills up the spots we have available, there is talk of at least 1 being in bad shape grade wise (Gladney) and although I'm not ready to say he won't qualify, expect 1 of a few DL prospects to get a serious push if things start looking worse to fill his spot. A few names I'll give you are Channing Ward, Arik Armstead, McCullers (seems like his ship had sailed but he really wants to come to Bama BAD).

Hope you guys enjoyed that's all I got for now
Posted by TrollTyde3
yellowhammer state
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:39 am to
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I dont see how that works. Do you have a link?

He was apart of the 2010 class. You are talking about jumping the 2011 class for him to back count. Makes zero sense


He was RSed, didn't say it made sense, just that it is a loophole
Posted by Chadaristic
Member since Jan 2011
40857 posts
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:45 am to
We have 23 committed and you say we will sign 30, yet you only have us signing 6 more prospects. Am i missing something?
Posted by joeyb147
Member since Jun 2009
16019 posts
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:48 am to
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He was RSed
Cool.
Doesnt change the fact he signed a LOI and counts toward the 25 in 2010.
quote:

just that it is a loophole
WTF is the loophole?
Cutting a guy that has been enrolled and on scholarship for 2 years opens up a spot on the 25 limit?

Do you have a link?
Posted by Chadaristic
Member since Jan 2011
40857 posts
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:49 am to
Not to mention Gladney probably won't make it. That would put us down to 22 committed.
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