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

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"My visit to Alabama was great," Wilson said. "It's one of the greatest visits I've ever took since I've been getting recruited by them. I just looked at the little key things to become a better player if I decide to go to Alabama."

"The highlight of the visit was when we went to Coach (Nick) Saban's house and ate breakfast and rode golf carts and went to the lake."

Wilson's picture of himself and Saban dabbing went viral. He and fellow five-star linebacker Ben Davis of Gordo ran into each other with their golf carts on the trip.

Davis blamed Wilson. Wilson got a chance to respond.

"It was his fault," he said, with a laugh.

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Breakdown of our remaining targets. Nothing earth shattering if you follow recruiting. LINK

I have a feeling that we are gonna be a little butt hurt in signing day. I sure hope that I'm wrong

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Pruitt never got the green light from then-Bulldogs coach Mark Richt to offer Korey Banks while Pruitt was at Georgia. But he developed a relationship with the three-star wide receiver and his family and called to gauge their interest in Alabama after he was hired by the Tide. Banks was interested, got an offer from Alabama before the end of the December and, according to his father, is "very high" on the Tide after taking an official visit last weekend.

"We've laid the cards down and he has very high interest," Banks' father, former CFL All-Star defensive back Korey Banks Sr., told AL.com of his son, who has been committed to North Carolina since July. "Nothing's 100 percent, but it's very high."

Tide coach Nick Saban told Banks during his official visit that Alabama is recruiting him as an athlete, that they can determine later whether Banks will play wide receiver or defensive back if/when he commits. The Tide has three Class of 2016 wide receiver commits and two defensive back commits. Banks Sr.'s understanding is that Alabama wants four wide receivers and three or four defensive backs. ESPN ranks the 5-foot-11, 165-pound Banks, a Georgia native, as a high-end three-star prospect at wide receiver. While Banks only played on offense in high school, he played defensive back at different recruiting camps.

"They (Alabama) told him that he plays with a lot of energy and he competes and he has next level speed," Banks Sr. said.

"I don't want to speculate (about the chances he ends up at Alabama) because he's 18 and they change their mind every day, all day, so it's hard to say," Banks Sr. said. "But by no means will he be scared to go to Alabama and compete. I know he's not going to be that anywhere. We don't have that in our DNA, our genetic makeup of being nervous to compete. That's not going to happen."

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While new Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt recruited Warrior some while Pruitt was at Georgia, Smart and Tucker leaving "changed a lot," his mother said.

"Saban has been a constant, but it was kind of frustrating for him because of that strong relationship with Kirby that Nigel had built," Tangie Warrior said. "He knew Pruitt. It just wasn't the same. Pruitt recruited him slightly for Georgia, but not heavy."

Pruitt spent a lot of time with Warrior during the weekend.

"I think it helped for him to get there and see what the relationship could be with him and Pruitt, to see if he could have that same feel that he had when Kirby was there," Tangie Warrior said.

While Warrior has consistently been high on Alabama, Auburn has worked its way back into consideration during the last week.

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"Everybody wants to know where he's going, and I do too," Tangie Warrior said before laughing. "He'll say that he likes this and he likes them, and I really truly think it's a hard decision. He likes Alabama. They're a winner. They're a champion. Tennessee, he has a legacy there. They love him. He really doesn't have a good reason not to go there. LSU because he's a defensive player. They're known to coach good defensive backs. They're DBU. You've got Georgia, the hometown, right here where you live. Represent your state. And then you've got Auburn that has great, state-of-the-art technology."

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"He's excited about all the school that are still in the running at this point, that would be Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Georgia Tech," Myricks said.

"I think these visits will be the deciding point for him. They're more than about what schools can offer. All of them pretty much offer a great opportunity, great football, great education and great football environments. Now it's about fit. You want to spend more time with the players and coaches and ask yourself, 'How does this place feel to me?'"

Carter played more of a 3-technique tackle at Jackson, lining up between the guard and tackle, for the Red Devils. He could also line up on the offensive tackle (4-technique).

"Whether they'd use him as a 5-technique (more toward the end), 4 or 3, he's athletic enough to where he can play all of them and he's big enough to where he can play over the nose," Myricks said. "I think he likes the idea of playing over a tackle somewhere."

Myricks has plenty of praise for his star lineman. Bo Davis and Jeremy Pruitt are the prime recruiters for Carter.

"He's a great kid and a fantastic player," Myricks said. "He comes from a great home. He's a really humble, down to earth kid with an incredible work ethic."

But he also knows that the next week and a half could be stressful.

"He's going to wait until Signing Day and let everybody know what he's thinking and how he's feeling," Myricks said. "At this point, I don't envy the kid because it is a huge decision with a lot of pressure for a 17-year-old."

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Michail Carter article

Saban, Davis, and Napier will visit AJ Brown tomorrow.

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I'm ready to get this recruiting class behind us.

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I have noticed that recruits want to drag out committing to Bama, even legacies. Other teams get their recruits early, but the recruits want to put Bama on the back burner. They want to pretend that other teams are better for them.

I use to be into this recruiting a lot, but now it seems like a bunch of spoiled kids wanting Bama fans and coaches to beg them to go to Alabama. Don't care anymore.

If a kid wants to be someone special and play for Bama, I'll support him. But I'm not kissing anyone's arse for them to play for Bama.

My thoughts about NSD is it Sabin knows exactly what he's doing. We will be all over ESPN as 5 to 8 different players select Alabama. By having them wait this late in the game to declare it may hamper other teams from completing their classes the way they want to because they may feel they need to hold a spot open for one of these guys who's already committed to Bama behind the scenes.