re: Class of 2015 Recruiting MEGATHREAD - Twilight Edition

Lewis.

while you're at it hit Cristobal's too

Was reading over Saint's page 134 finally. In an attempt to get some discussion going, I pulled the prospects off of there for Chattabama's way too early prediction post:

1. Jamal Peters: Prediction Ole Miss: I know Miss State seems to have the momentum right now, but never count out OM with MS safeties.

2. Minkah: Prediction: Bama. I'm starting to buy in to the hype. With tOSU mods predicting him to us it seems that the writing is on the wall.

3.) Natrez Patrick: Prediction: UGA. I think Pruitt starts to build the fence around GA until #5 happens

4.) Mekhi: Flirts with other schools, but ultimately sticks with Bama.

5.) Godwin: Prediction: Bama. This just seems like the type of recruit that Kiffin pulls off. With Coach Napier's brother being the OC at UGA, I like our chances. I know it's an uphill climb.

6.) Trent Thompson: Prediction UGA. The kid was never going anywhere else.

7.) Ivey: Prediction: AU. I don't know why, but I feel like UF will not have a great year and that may force Champ out. This one is a shot in the dark.

8.) McBryde: Prediction: AU. Grew up a Bama fan, but has maintained AU as his leader during his recruitment. I expect him to sign with AU.

9.) Tyler Carr: Prediction: AU. I wonder if the Pettibon commitment means we are bowing out of the Carr sweepstakes. I know we've mentioned the possibility of him playing OT, but I don't see his feet being quick enough to play OT.

10.) Darrel Williams. Prediction: AU. He recently reaffirmed that AU is his leader. There is a clearer path to immediate playing time for him.

11.) Daron Payne: Prediction: Bama. I think his pro-Bama coaching staff and family will ultimately win out.

Thoughts?

What's the deal with Lily and Godwin?

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It appears that Brandon Harris is going to be the starting QB for LSU next season.

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A couple interesting things about this for sure

1. I made a post some months ago on the LSURb when I heard about Coker and read an article from an FSU insider exploring the possibility of his transfer and the only 2 teams mentioned were Bama and LSU (I know UT later became a possibility but it seemed like a 1 team race for the majority if the time).......Bama won without even seemingly trying too hard

2. I remember a few conversations I had with a good friend of mine at Fultondale HS who is their OC and was ArDarius Stewart's OC when he was there. I remember him mentioning one of the more interested coaches who visited Stewart after requesting a whole bunch of tape was Les Miles, now of course this was pre Cam Cameron, so no way to know, but when Les was recruiting and trying to reel in Stewart U was told he was extremely adamant that ArDarius was definitely gonna be a great QB at LSU. Remember Stewart broke all kind of records offensively as a senior for Fultondale HS who is only 2A. In the end he loved Bama and committed to the good guys.

One can only wonder if ArDarius Stewart had chosen a different path...would he with a year possibly under his belt at QB in Baton Rouge, been a possible starter at QB?

Hhmmmmm....tells you the kind of talent this team has

Tyler Carr is visiting today. With all of the interior linemen we have in this class and the last class, do you think he is a take?

Part two:

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12 p.m. Saturday: Thomas and his family do tours of the academic center and dormitory.

12:30 p.m. Saturday: Thomas, along with other prospects, joins the Alabama football players for a team meeting. The rest of the family goes to football activity center, where there’s lounges and game rooms. Freeman strikes up a conversation with the mother of Terry Godwin, the 5-star wide receiver from Callaway High School who is committed to UGA. “She told me what she did to get her son exposure, such as putting video on YouTube,” Freeman said. “I could tell she was really into football. She expressed to me that the recruiting process can get really difficult and can become overwhelming. It’s exciting for the kids, but it can get overwhelming. From my understanding, her son is committed to Georgia but is basically taking tours to see what other schools have to offer. They like Alabama, and wanted to see what Alabama had to offer him if he decided to do anything different than Georgia.”

1:15 p.m. Saturday: They go to Bryant-Denny Stadium for the football scrimmage. “The stadium was huge,” Freeman said. “The guys went to the field, and we went up into the boxes so we could see the field from high and far away. It was beautiful. We watched the scrimmage from up there, all the moms and ladies.” Thomas, his father and his brother hung out on the sidelines. “I talked to the position coaches. They told me to watch how they use certain players. They compared me to (former Buford High School linebacker) Dillon Lee. They said I could play his position after he leaves. I saw (former Troup High School linebacker) Reuben Foster; he actually got hurt in the scrimmage. I talked to (former Hillgrove High School running back) Kenyan Drake. He said he enjoyed Bama, and that there’s great competition there. And I talked to Coach Saban a little bit before the scrimmage. He told me to make sure to stick around because he wanted to talk to me.”

2:30 p.m. Saturday: While observing the scrimmage, Freeman quietly reflects to herself on her son’s opportunities for play big-time college football. “I thought it was surreal because growing up, Adonis always wanted to play football. I was always pushing him academically, and I never really wanted to him to play football. But he held onto football because it’s truly what he wanted to do in life. It’s his passion. And he’s accomplished a lot of his goals. Here I was sitting up in this gigantic stadium, and those coaches wanted my baby.”

4:30 p.m. Saturday: After the scrimmage, Thomas and his family return to the athletic facility. They mingle with some of Alabama’s coaches and players, while Saban walks by. “He said ‘Don’t leave, I want to meet you all,’” Freeman said. “And about 10 minutes later, we got to meet Coach Saban.

4:45 p.m. Saturday: Nick Saban makes a big impression on the Thomas family. “He was a very serious guy,” Freeman said. “He is more serious than any coach that I’ve met so far. It looks like he is really about business, and he gives it to you straight on. Normally I have to ask a lot of questions to a coach about their football program, but Coach Saban got right into the meat of the situation. He began to tell me what they offer the boys, how serious he is about character, how serious he is about school, and how serious he is about being productive in life. And if you can’t follow certain rules, he just won’t tolerate it. The most fundamental information that he gave me is that school is important because at the end of day, after football, you have to have your education. Even some guys that might get hurt and not to get to complete their football career in college, Coach Saban allows them to finish their degree. I thought that was very impressive. He explained to me that Adonis was a really good football player, and they wanted him at Alabama. He’s a stand-up linebacker and that’s what they’re looking for. He does well in space. He was really excited about having Adonis down. Coach Saban wants him at his school, and he wants him to play.” What did Thomas think? “It was honor to be sitting on the couch in his office and having a conversation like that. I know he’s a very busy man. Like my mom said, he was very real. He doesn’t joke around; he’s very serious. He told me why he liked me as an outside linebacker. I can play in a lot of pass coverage, and stay on the field. He just said he watched a lot of my RisingSeniors film, and that’s why he was impressed and was recruiting me so hard. He wasn’t intimidating or scary. He’s like that grandparent who knows everything because he has been through and seen a lot. He knows how to do things, and he knows how to win games.”

5:45 p.m. Saturday: After meeting with Saban for an hour, Thomas and his family are dazzled by the long interaction with the coaching legend. Said Freeman, “I was talking to the same guy who everybody sees on TV. It was awesome. He’s not the type a person to shoot the breeze with you. He was serious and dead on about how he likes things done a certain way, and that’s why his boys do so well. That’s why NFL teams want his players. He gets them molded and conditioned for life. That’s something I would appreciate for my son. At the end of the day, I want my son to know how it is to be a man. And I think Coach Saban showed that … I think with his experience in coaching football, he knows his stuff. It’s like having a teacher who has been teaching for years. You know what to expect from that teacher. I think with his coaching staff, he is going to give Adonis the best coaching if he goes to that school – not only on the field but off the field.” How does Saban compare to Florida coach Will Muschamp? The Gators have been the frontrunner for Thomas. “It’s different,” Freeman said. “All coaches have a different style. I like Will Muschamp. He’s a super, super guy. He is funny. Will is more family-oriented and makes me feel like if I dropped off Adonis there, he will take care of him. Not that Coach Saban wouldn’t, but Coach Saban is more business-oriented. But I think that Adonis would kind of be afraid to talk to him. I think he would probably be willing to talk about anything to Coach Muschamp much faster just because he is a family-oriented person.” And what about compared to UGA coach Mark Richt? “Coach Richt was on his way out of town when I went there, so I didn’t really get a chance to talk to him. I’ve heard that he is well-rounded man. I think he is very religious. I really didn’t talk to him much but I did talk to (defensive coordinator) Jeremy Pruitt. He was real. He was a very family-oriented guy. It seems like he would not only be a coach, but somebody that Adonis could talk to. Sometimes I think Adonis has a tough time with getting things across in talking. I would want him to be somewhere where he wouldn’t be afraid to say something, if he needed to.”

6 p.m. Saturday: Before leaving campus, Thomas and his family have a brief meeting with Kirby Smart, Alabama’s defensive coordinator. “Kirby was like ‘Oh my God, Coach Saban kept you all in there for an hour?’” Freeman said. “I told (Smart) that it was almost like we were in a lecture. I didn’t have to ask any questions because he went through everything like a fine-toothed comb … Kirby pulled me up film of the Rising Seniors (junior all-star) game, and showed me why he was so interested in Adonis from that game footage. He explained to me that Will (Muschamp) and Jeremy (Pruitt) kind of ran in the same circles, so it was difficult to recruit Adonis because they were all friends. But (Smart) had nothing but good things to say about all the other schools. He was telling me how he wanted more time to talk to us, but it was so late that he would try to get us down for another visit to talk more.”

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tl;dr

I was typing out the cliffs as you put that .

I know most think Carvell is a hack and don't want to give him page clicks, so I copied and pasted it here.