re: Class of 2015 Recruiting MEGATHREAD - Twilight Edition

Lawrence Cager will visit this weekend

we may not have room for much more when you look at the 85

Anybody think we have a chance with Johnny Frasier?

Visitors for Saturday's game:

Official Visitors:
Johnny Frasier
Kyle Phillips

Commitments:
Blake Barnett
Christian Bell
Mekhi Brown
Lester Cotton
Montrell Custis
Raekwon Davis
DeSherrius Flowers
Anfernee Jennings
Brandon Kennedy
Rico McGraw
Bo Scarborough
Deionte Thompson
Dallas Warmack

Class of 2015 Targets:
Byron Cowart
CeCe Jefferson
Lawrence Cager
Damien Harris
Jacques Patrick
Daron Payne
Keith Mixon
Matt Womack
Adonis Thomas

Underclassman Targets:
Ben Davis
Lyndell Wilson
Rahshaun Smith
Jeremiah Moon
Darius Whitfield
Rashard Lawrence
Chidi Okonya
PJ Blue
Tre Nation
Nero Nelson
Jeawon Taylor
Tyler Pritchett
Corey Malone-Hatcher

Lots of time left. I would hate to see LSU get a good player from right up the road from me. I would love to see us get the top players in the state again.

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Bone compares him to a Lacy/Richardson, whereas he likened Harris to Ingram.

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One thing Harris has that Ingram doesn't is elite top end speed. He could be a monster with the right coaching.

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College football expert and magazine publisher Phil Steele was on the ESPN College Football Betting Spreecast and gave his thoughts on the big matchup between Alabama and Mississippi State.

"I talked to the head guy at the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook, Jay Kornegay and I always ask, 'who's the number one team in Vegas?' Alabama is the number one team in Vegas and they're at home. They've played in the big games before. I understand the 8 point spread. Ironically though, it's almost like Alabama can feel like an underdog here, because they're not even in the top four of the committee's vote and Mississippi State comes in at number one. So, Bama with one loss and Mississippi State undefeated. I don't think players pay any attention at all to the Las Vegas spread. There may be Bama players that feel like they're the underdog in this game, since they're lower ranked and they also have a loss," said Steele.

Steele broke down what he likes about both teams.

"When I look at Alabama, it's highly unusual. Generally with Alabama, they're great at home and great on the road. And this year, the defense is just like that. The defense is almost identical statistically home and away, among the best in the country. But when you look at them offensively, they're two different teams. With Blake Sims on the road, they've been struggling. At home, however, they've had two SEC games so far and they're averaging 637 yards of offense. They're averaging 250 yards of offense more at home than they are on the road. It seems like they open the playbook a little more, work Amari Cooper into the lineup, which opens up the run game, and they're a much more efficient team. So the fact that Alabama gets this game at home is big. Another factor in their favor is the experience level. Alabama's been in big games before. Mississippi State has had a streak coming into this season, where they haven't played well in big games. And I know earlier this year, they went into Death Valley and actually beat LSU, much easier than Alabama did. In fact, they led that game 34-10, but keep in mind, when that game happened, it was a young LSU team in just their fourth game and Mississippi State wasn't even ranked at the time. So it's not like LSU was getting all hyped up for Mississippi State. This is a team that they've beaten for 15 straight years and wasn't even ranked. I think they just came in and outplayed LSU. And now in this situation, everyone's interviewing Mississippi State, they've got more pressure on their back, they're in an unusual situation where there's so much national spotlight on them. Meanwhile for Alabama, it's another home game this week. Yeah, it's the number one team in the country, but I think they're more used to it. All those factors go into Alabama's favor this week.

"Things I like about Mississippi State- first of all they have an excellent defensive front seven. You look at the talent they have on that defensive front seven, they have a solid rush defense and that's basically what you want to have when you take on Alabama. Also, they've got some guy at quarterback, Dak Prescott, he's a Heisman candidate. He can hurt you running and passing. They've got Josh Robinson to hand off to, a big veteran offensive line that's opening up holes for about 5.5 yards per carry this year. So this is a dangerous Mississippi State team that has pass three big tests in a row. They knocked off LSU on the road in Death Valley, they knocked off Auburn, and of course they knocked off A&M, when A&M was ranked in the top ten earlier in the year. Add it all up, and they've passed every test. They have a balanced offense with a Heisman candidate at quarterback, they have an outstanding defensive front seven."

Steele added that he sees a double-digit victory for the Tide.

"I'm going to go with Alabama in this game. For the reasons I mentioned earlier. I also like the matchup here. If you're watching for a player to really watch this weekend, keep your eyes on Amari Cooper. This is a Mississippi State secondary that's giving up 300 yards per game passing. I think Amari Cooper has a big game and might himself become one of the prime Heisman candidates if he gets behind that secondary. Especially if Mississippi State feels the need to sneak a safety up in the box to stop that potent Alabama rush attack- I think you're gonna see Amari Cooper running free in the secondary. So, I expect a big game from Amari Cooper. I see Alabama winning this one 34-17."

The Tide and Bulldogs kick off at 2:30 PM CT from Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. The game is televised by CBS.

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For 2016? The commit they got today wasnt for this class.

Bleacher Report is also predicting that Georgia will beat Auburn and Texas A&M will beat Missouri.