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re: Class of 2017 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Say Your Goodbyes Edition

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Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
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Posted on 3/1/16 at 9:36 am to
Our friend West Coast from TSWSNBN just posted that BJ Emmons didn't do well on his ACT and has to take it again next month.
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
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Posted on 3/1/16 at 9:44 am to
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – Los Angeles brought it on Sunday at the second regional stop of The Opening's 2016 tour. In an event that had even more talent than last weekend's Orlando stop, several prospects had very strong showings.


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3. Wyatt Davis, OT, Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco – Big, physical and athletic, Davis looks like the best California has to offer at offensive line this cycle. He may be a guard on the next level but he's a rare, elite guard if that's where he plays. Alabama leads the Crystal Ball for Davis.
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
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Posted on 3/1/16 at 9:50 am to
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2017 three-star TE and Texas commit Major Tennison tweeted that Alabama has offered.


Major Tennison Highlights
Posted by Cobrasize
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2013
49884 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 10:02 am to
What happened to Otis? I was skeptical about his hiring, but I thought he would last longer than this
Posted by Taskrj
Murfreesboro, TN
Member since Jan 2013
995 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 10:27 am to
LSU president: ‘We’ll only have half of our football team eligible’ without summer school.

LINK
Posted by Taskrj
Murfreesboro, TN
Member since Jan 2013
995 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 10:30 am to
Mike Locksley to Join Staff at Alabama

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Posted by remaster916
Alabama
Member since Oct 2012
13036 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 10:50 am to
That sucks, Emmons has to qualify.
Posted by MagillaGuerilla
Nick Fairley Fan Club, Founder
Member since Nov 2009
35722 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 12:22 pm to
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What was the other guy's position that left for Maryland recently?



Different sides of the ball, but yes. Aazaar Abdul-Rahim worked with the DBs.

Wouldn't be shocked if Locksley is the WR or RB coach this time next year...
Posted by Rizzy
Deez Nuts, USA
Member since Oct 2013
2742 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 12:30 pm to
Posted by Cobrasize
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2013
49884 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 1:50 pm to
Our preferred walk on kicker just backed off of his commitment

Mitchell Wasson's Twitter
This post was edited on 3/1/16 at 1:53 pm
Posted by BamaJuggs
Member since Sep 2012
412 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 2:03 pm to
First T-Ferg in bball now walk-on kicker! WTF?!?!?!?!?!
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
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83550 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 2:03 pm to
What the frick?!
Posted by Cobrasize
Birmingham
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Posted on 3/1/16 at 2:12 pm to
I blame Bobby Williams
Posted by mre
Birmingham
Member since Feb 2009
3126 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 2:15 pm to
This isn't as bad as Ferguson, unless he goes to another school as a walk-on. If he ends up with a scholarship somewhere else, then it's hard to blame him for making this decision.

It sucks because it leaves us in a lurch, but what can you do?
Posted by bamasgot13
Birmingham
Member since Feb 2010
13619 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 2:38 pm to
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What happened to Otis?


I do think he was on the staff for a short period of time (may have been long enough to get one paycheck), but he's supposedly not any more. Some think he is at UNC. Don't know for sure though.
Posted by We_R_The_Tide
Athens, Alabama
Member since Dec 2013
916 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 3:11 pm to
Y'all know it usually comes in three's........
Posted by Bama3714
Alabama
Member since Feb 2015
5493 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 3:46 pm to
BamaK posted that Yelverton never actually made it to Ttown (some legal i's and t's never dotted and crossed).

What stinks about Wasson isn't his talent. We'll likely get someone as good or better. But now we'll likely give a scholarship to a kicker next year (whereas Wasson was a walk-on). So that'll be one less that we can give to a position player. That's what really stinks.
Posted by Cobrasize
Birmingham
Member since Jun 2013
49884 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 3:52 pm to
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Y'all know it usually comes in three's........

As long as we keep Harris, Fromm, and Akers, I won't care what we end up with. We just need to keep those 3
Posted by PowHound
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Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 3/1/16 at 5:34 pm to
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But now we'll likely give a scholarship to a kicker next year (whereas Wasson was a walk-on). So that'll be one less that we can give to a position player. That's what really stinks.


A good kicker is worth his weight in gold. Dont have any problem giving a kicker a scholly as long as he is a bad arse kicker.


Posted by CapstoneGrad06
Little Rock
Member since Nov 2008
73327 posts
Posted on 3/1/16 at 5:37 pm to
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But now we'll likely give a scholarship to a kicker next year (whereas Wasson was a walk-on). So that'll be one less that we can give to a position player. That's what really stinks.



Wasson was the class of 2016. A likely replacement between now and August will be a walkon as well. How does that have any bearing on giving a scholarship to a kicker, if you're so convinced said kicker would be "as good or better"? Wasson, or any potential replacement, was set to redshirt. And I am sure a scholarship kicker for 2017 was already in the plans (and would have been for 2016 had Piniero not flipped to UF).

Regardless, why do so many people have severe issues with using scholarships on special teams players? Special teams literally just won Alabama a national title. And Adam Griffth's second half surge is a big part in why Alabama was even in Arizona for that to occur.
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