re: Class of 2016 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Waiting On Demetris Robertson Edition

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John Garcia, Jr. ?@JohnGarcia_Jr 3m3 minutes ago
John Garcia, Jr. retweeted R.I.P. MARY
#Scout100 OL Terrance Davis planning fall return to #Bama following Friday cookout visit.

LINK … John Garcia, Jr. added,
R.I.P. MARY @THEGIF7
Will be taking a official to BAMA ??????????. #RTR #rolltide

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Cookout clinches Riley Cole’s Alabama pledge

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“It was really fun,” Cole said. “We got there, checked in and went out on the practice field. They had slip and slides, a bunch of games like cornhole, horse shoes and some frisbee game -- I didn’t even know what it was. We had a bunch of recruits there, we were just all hanging out having a good time. All the coaches and their families were there, it was a good bonding time.

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Commitments, targets and emerging prospects alike ended up at Bryant-Denny Stadium for a portion of the day. While there, it was more than the usual jersey presentation common during most unofficial visit scenarios. This time shoulder pads and game pants were included.

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Hank South ?@HankSouth247 2h2 hours ago
#Tide commit describes mood at cookout: "Hyped and Humble"

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College football recruiting is far more than just seeking out the best players who fit well into a program and then offering them a scholarship. That's the easy part.

Nowadays is takes a strong sales pitch to convince the country's top high school prospects to pick one school over (several) others, and just offering playing time isn't enough. That's something they're likely able to get from most of their suitors, and oftentimes they end up going somewhere in spite of the competition they face to get on the field immediately.

In order to convince an impressionable teenage athlete that his best move is to pick School X over University Y and Z State, it takes the kind of proposal that would sway a dyed-in-the-wool Republican to cross the aisle and vote Democrat or vice versa

Using Bleacher Report's Post-Spring Practice Top 25 as a guide, we've come up with a strong sales pitch for each school to use on its top remaining 2016 target.

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5. Alabama

The target: LB Lyndell Wilson

The pitch: Playing at Alabama is what the state's top recruits (almost) always do

Alabama has signed the top-rated player from its own state in seven of the previous eight recruiting cycles, the only exception coming in 2012, when Florida State swooped in and landed someone named Jameis Winston. He went on to win a national championship and go first in the NFL draft.

Whether Lyndell Wilson can do the same during his college career remains to be seen, but the linebacker from Montgomery is still a high priority for the Crimson Tide as well as several other schools. Auburn, Florida State and LSU all have had plenty of contact with the 6'2", 220-pound Wilson over the past few months.

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Andrew Bone ?@AndrewJBone 1h1 hour ago
#Alabama takes sole lead for five-star linebacker after Friday visit LINK

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