RollTideNL
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re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 10/13/24 at 9:24 pm
With a gazillion melt-threads on this board, the recruiting thread feels like a safe haven.
From espn: [link=(https://www.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/insider/story/_/id/41717064/college-football-recruiting-10-top-2025-prospects-flip-signing-day)]LINK[/link]
"Ivan Taylor, CB (Winter G...
re: Deboer is not the steal
Posted by RollTideNL on 10/13/24 at 12:55 pm
Nick Saban anecdote from after the loss in the ULM game in 2007:
"On Monday, Saban shared a humorous story from the time shortly after the loss to the Warhawks. Saban was at a gas station when an attendant asked about his ring. “Well, it’s a national championship ring from LSU,” Saban quipped. “W...
re: Maybe it wasn’t all Tommy Rees
Posted by RollTideNL on 9/12/24 at 4:25 pm
This is the espn piece where Saban identifies some of the issues the contributed to his decision to retire:
[link=(https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39623503/how-alabama-moved-nick-saban-kalen-deboer-49-hours)]LINK[/link]
"I want to be clear that wasn't the reason, but some of tho...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 7/14/24 at 3:44 pm
[quote]Ty Haywood Committed !!!![/quote]Another recruit who Alabama paid just to commit while he's silently committed to sign elsewhere. :lol:...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 7/13/24 at 3:46 pm
With Cunningham on board, Bama now has four 5-star recruits on the 247 Composite ranking.
Our per recruit average on the 247 Composite got bumped to a whopping 94,44:
[link=(https://247sports.com/season/2025-football/compositeteamrankings/)]LINK[/link]
LANK...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 7/13/24 at 3:36 pm
I get the Akylin Dear reference. Are there any more clues about who we are agettin'?...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 7/13/24 at 3:15 pm
Caleb Cunningham on why he chose Alabama:
[link=(https://247sports.com/college/alabama/article/alabama-beats-out-auburn-ole-miss-others-for-five-star-receiver-caleb-cunningham-233354596/)]LINK[/link]
[quote]"Having that great quarterback and I think 'Bama is a great fit for me because Keelon Rus...
re: Great speech by Saban at the ESPYs last night
Posted by RollTideNL on 7/12/24 at 1:17 pm
With thanks to you PRB for posting the link in the Surge-thread, I'm reposting the link again for those who had not seen Saban's speech (like me).
[link=(https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=40544191)]LINK[/link]
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re: Tide Football Thread in honor of TidalSurge
Posted by RollTideNL on 7/12/24 at 1:12 pm
Many thanks for posting/linking the speech!
What a blessing to listen to this man, coach Saban, talk. And what a blessing that this man, this coach, was Head Coach at the University of Alabama for 17 years. I can't imagine how many lives he touched and positively impacted and affected over this p...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 7/11/24 at 4:17 am
[quote]the on3 ranking algorithm seems kinda wonky. I still go by the 247 composite as I think it still does a better job of displaying the mixture of the various recruiting services[/quote]Same here
As an example: before Dijon Lee got bumped to 5-star by 247, he was already listed by On3 with a ...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 7/10/24 at 4:40 pm
Alabama's average increased to 94,19 on the Composite rankings. Bama continues to have the highest average in the nation:
[link=(https://247sports.com/season/2025-football/compositeteamrankings/)]LINK[/link]...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 7/8/24 at 4:34 pm
247 has updated their Composite ranking. Bama now has three 5-stars, with Russell moving up to #24 overall and earning his 5th star in the Composite ranking:
[link=(https://247sports.com/college/alabama/Season/2025-Football/Commits/?rankings=composite)]LINK[/link]...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 6/30/24 at 4:22 am
[quote]that just doesn't make much sense. Why would he decommit from usc and commit to us, to play another position? If he didn't want to be at USC he could commit to quite a few other blue bloods as a qb[/quote]
Years ago, when Alabama had already secured a ridiculously loaded #1 recruiting class ...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 6/29/24 at 3:25 pm
[quote]He is a silent, but I don't think the staff sees him at QB.[/quote]
I'm waiting for you to say:
[quote]We gettin' eerybody.[/quote]...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 6/29/24 at 2:12 pm
On3 RPM for 5-star WR Caleb Cunningham to commit to Bama:
[link=(https://www.on3.com/teams/alabama-crimson-tide/news/massive-prediction-for-bama-to-land-another-five-star-caleb-cunningham-inside-the-rpm/)]LINK[/link]...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 6/20/24 at 11:12 pm
Ranking the quarterbacks after the Elite 11 event according to 247. Russell comes in at #2:
[link=(https://247sports.com/longformarticle/2024-elite-11-finals-final-ranking-of-the-top-11-qbs-tavien-st-clair-keelon-russell-husan-longstreet-deuce-knight-ryan-montgomery-233075194/#2436102)]LINK[/link...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 6/20/24 at 5:29 pm
Keelon Russell will be a 5 star before long. Roll Tide!
[link=(https://247sports.com/article/alabama-commit-keelon-russell-wins-elite-11-finals-mvp-233070697/)]LINK[/link]...
re: Class of 2025 Football Recruiting MEGATHREAD
Posted by RollTideNL on 5/9/24 at 12:45 pm
[quote]Can't play linebacker, too many stars. Not sure a take.[/quote]Others have started to notice the recent LB trend as well:
[link=(https://247sports.com/college/alabama/)]LINK[/link]...
re: Post-Spring Transfer Portal Thread
Posted by RollTideNL on 4/28/24 at 4:25 pm
[quote]That was 30+ years ago[/quote]Hey Cobra, it's good to see you post on a Bama football thread again. It's been a while, I think?...
re: Tide Football Thread in honor of TidalSurge
Posted by RollTideNL on 3/2/24 at 9:23 am
[quote]T arnold had a 4.51 40 yard dash. Thoughts? [/quote]
It means that he ran slower than some of the other elite corners testing at the Combine. This may mean that teams that put a lot of emphasis on speed (the late Al Davis comes to mind w/r to receivers) might grade him somewhat lower now.
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