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re: Class of 2017 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Say Your Goodbyes Edition
Posted on 12/12/16 at 12:54 pm to chattabama
Posted on 12/12/16 at 12:54 pm to chattabama
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The Michigan staff hasn't lost any confidence in getting Najee. Sources who felt optimistic about Michigan's chances before the visit still feel optimistic.
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If he's going to decommit, you think it'd come in the next few days.
Did his mom's take the Mich trip with him or have they both at anytime during his recruitment visited Mich together?
You would think she would take that visit with him to a Mich.
If he really has a serious interest.
This post was edited on 12/12/16 at 1:00 pm
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Posted on 12/12/16 at 12:56 pm to AjA77
She was there. Posted this on Twitter earlier this morning:
Posted on 12/12/16 at 12:58 pm to AHM21
Man I hate Harbaugh 
Posted on 12/12/16 at 1:06 pm to AHM21
Who's the random motherfricker in the giants hat? Either handler or someone I. The family. I know Najee is from the Bay Area in California.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 1:12 pm to chattabama
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The finish line is nearing in the recruitment of 5-star athlete Deangelo Gibbs.
The 6'2", 204-pounder from Grayson High School in Georgia announced his five finalists and set a commit date of Jan. 1 via his Twitter account.
Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee are the schools who are left remaining in the chase for the nation’s No. 2 athlete and No. 13 player overall in the 2017 class.
Gibbs, who could play receiver or at multiple positions in the secondary at the next level, is set to enroll early at the school of his choice.
Which SEC program holds the edge heading into the final weeks of his recruitment?
Let’s take a look at the odds on where Gibbs lands.
LINK
Posted on 12/12/16 at 1:14 pm to TideSaint
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12-1: Auburn and Florida
The most recent official visit Gibbs took was to Auburn on the weekend of Dec. 3.
As Chad Simmons of Scout detailed, the visit to see the Tigers was taken in favor of a previously planned trip to Oklahoma.
Gibbs never officially visited the Gators, but he has visited Gainesville unofficially.
However, while both the Tigers and the Gators are officially in the mix, they seem to have the least momentum among his group of finalists.
8-1: Tennessee
Tennessee is another program that has been heavily courting Gibbs for years.
The Volunteers have connections to Gibbs since his uncle is former Vols legend Dale Carter.
Also, the Vols signed his cousin, safety Nigel Warrior, in last year’s class.
Gibbs has taken numerous trips to Knoxville over the years and is very familiar with the campus and head coach Butch Jones and his staff.
Still, given that the Vols were unable to secure an official visit, they appear to be fading with Gibbs down the stretch.
6-1: Alabama
One school that appears to making a serious push for Gibbs is Alabama.
In fact, Alabama head coach Nick Saban made news when he showed up on Grayson’s campus last week in a helicopter to check in on Gibbs, according to Jeff Sentell of DawgNation.
Gibbs took his official to Alabama in October, and as BamaOnline detailed, the Crimson Tide have since put the full-court on Gibbs to emerge as a late threat to steal Gibbs out of the Peach State.
Saban has won his share of recruiting battles that have played out in similar fashion over the years—which means that they are never to be discounted in a situation like this one.
5-1: Georgia
The longtime favorite to land Gibbs has been in-state power Georgia.
After helping Grayson capture a state title on Saturday evening, Gibbs headed to Athens on Sunday on the final day before the dead period began, as noted by Rusty Mansell of Dawgs247.
As Simmons reported, Gibbs has been on Georgia’s campus nearly 20 times this year alone. Still, it was a good sign that head coach Kirby Smart and his staff got the last visit from Gibbs before the dead period kicked in.
While Gibbs' recruitment still has a few weeks left to play out, the Bulldogs appear to be the squad with the best chance to land the electric Gibbs as things currently stand.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 1:18 pm to TideSaint
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These past three months have been entertaining and unpredictable, but the 2016 college football season has officially reached crunch time.
Just four teams—Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Washington—remain in the mix for a national title. This is the Crimson Tide's third straight College Football Playoff appearance, while the Tigers and Buckeyes each enter the tournament a second time and the Huskies debut.
Playoff action starts Dec. 31 when top-ranked Alabama faces Washington and Ohio State clashes with Clemson. A national champion will be crowned Jan. 9 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
There is also individual glory up for grabs Saturday when the Heisman Trophy ceremony takes center stage in New York City. There are five finalists vying for college football's most prestigious personal honor—Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, Michigan linebacker Jabrill Peppers, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and Oklahoma receiver Dede Westbrook.
Coaches, players and media analysts have spent plenty of time discussing the ultimate outcome of playoff competition and Heisman Trophy voting, but we went to college football's future for further insight.
Bleacher Report conducted its second annual prospect poll this week, asking premier high school players to pick a national champion and Heisman Trophy winner. The feedback comes from more than 70 juniors and seniors—many verbally committed to college programs and each carrying several scholarship offers.
While playoff polling was obviously limited to four options, we opened the door for recruits to choose Heisman Trophy winners who didn't make the committee's cut for ceremony inclusion. To remove bias as best we could, B/R did not include championship responses from prospects pledged to playoff competitors or Heisman Trophy selections from those committed to a team represented in the race.
Here's a rundown of recruits who participated in polling.
Class of 2017
QB Tate Martell (Las Vegas)
DB Richard LeCounte III (Hinesville, Georgia)
RB Najee Harris (Antioch, California)
RB Eno Benjamin (Wylie, Texas)
DL Jaelan Phillips (Redlands, California)
DB Devon Hunter (Chesapeake, Virginia)
OL Andrew Thomas (Atlanta)
QB Chase Garbers (Newport Beach, California)
DL Dalyn Wade-Perry (Sparta, New Jersey)
DB Jaylen Kelly-Powell (Detroit)
DL Elijah Conliffe (Hampton, Virginia)
OL Brett Neilon (Rancho Santa Margarita, California)
RB A.J. Dillon (Groton, Massachusetts)
OL Isaiah Wilson (Brooklyn, New York)
WR OrTre Smith (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina)
OL Johnny Jordan (Washington, D.C.)
QB Tommy DeVito (Ramsey, New Jersey)
DL MJ Webb (Madison, Georgia)
QB Shawn Robinson (DeSoto, Texas)
WR Jordan Pouncey (Winter Park, Florida)
WR Jeremiah Holloman (Covington, Georgia)
LB Levi Draper (Collinsville, Oklahoma)
QB Kasim Hill (Washington, D.C.)
DL Drew Jordan (Suwanee, Georgia)
TE Tre' McKitty (Bradenton, Florida)
QB Kenny Pickett (Oakhurst, New Jersey)
RB Stephen Carr (Fontana, California)
QB Sean Clifford (Cincinnati)
ATH Tray Bishop (Dawson, Georgia)
OL Carter Warren (Wayne, New Jersey)
ATH Roshauud Paul (Bremond, Texas)
TE Colby Parkinson (Westlake Village, California)
DL LaBryan Ray (Madison, Alabama)
LB Jordan Anthony (Bradenton, Texas)
RB Chase Hayden (Collierville, Tennessee)
QB Ryan Kelley (Chandler, Arizona)
RB Khalan Laborn (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
LB Levi Jones (Austin, Texas)
DL Joshua Paschal (Olney, Maryland)
Class of 2018
DB Tyreke Johnson (Jacksonville, Florida)
QB Artur Sitkowski (Old Bridge, New Jersey)
DL Malik Vann (Fairfield, Ohio)
WR Xavier Williams (Hollywood, Florida)
OL Tommy Brown (Santa Ana, California)
TE Zack Kuntz (Camp Hill, Pennsylvania)
RB Markese Stepp (Indianapolis)
LB Alston Orji (Rockwall, Texas)
DL Xavier Thomas (Florence, South Carolina)
RB Shaun Shivers (Hollywood, Florida)
TE Mustapha Muhammad (Missouri City, Texas)
DL Jayson Ademilola (Jersey City, New Jersey)
ATH Amari Burney (Clearwater, Florida)
QB Justin Rogers (Bossier City, Louisiana)
RB Asa Martin (Decatur, Alabama)
QB Spencer Sanders (Denton, Texas)
DB Patrick Surtain Jr. (Plantation, Florida)
DB Bookie Radley-Hiles (Calabasas, California)
QB Kevin Doyle (Malvern, Pennsylvania)
TE Jeremy Ruckert (Lindenhurst, New York)
DB Houston Griffith (Bradenton, Florida)
DB Kalon Gervin (Detroit)
QB Tanner McKee (Corona, California)
DB Tyson Campbell (Plantation, Florida)
DB Dashaun Jerkins (Woodbridge, Virginia)
WR Jalen Preston (Manvel, Texas)
DB Derrik Allen (Marietta, Georgia)
QB Connor Noland (Greenwood, Arkansas)
TE Zach Sheffer (St. Augustine, Florida)
QB Adrian Martinez (Fresno, California)
ATH Alontae Taylor (Manchester, Tennessee)
WR Darryle Simmons (Philadelphia)
LB Eriq Gilyard (Jacksonville, Florida)
OL Jalil Irvin (Stone Mountain, Georgia)
QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Las Vegas)
OL Emil Ekiyor Jr. (Indianapolis)
DB Jaiden Woodbey (Bellflower, California)
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Posted on 12/12/16 at 1:19 pm to TideSaint
Posted on 12/12/16 at 1:20 pm to TideSaint
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National Champion Picks
Alabama head coach Nick Saban is searching for his sixth national title and fifth since arriving in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide are the only unbeaten squad to qualify for this third installment of the College Football Playoff and carry immense expectations for a repeat championship.
Saban may have secured another trophy two years ago if Ohio State hadn't knocked off Alabama in semifinal action. Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer then led his team to a victory over Oregon in the inaugural College Football Playoff, adding a third national championship to his resume.
Ohio State must contend with Clemson in the semifinals this time around. The Tigers, led by Watson, fell just shy five points shy of Alabama in the title game last year.
Meanwhile, Washington crashes the party as a first-time CFP participant. The Huskies blew out Colorado in the Pac-12 title game to finish 12-1. They overcame a November loss to USC and edged out Big Ten champ Penn State for the final spot in this year's tournament.
Here's how recruits expect the College Football Playoff to turn out.
Bleacher Report's Prospect Picks for National Champion
Team Votes
Alabama 50
Ohio State 10
Clemson 2
Washington 0
The Case for Alabama
"They're just a machine that rolls."—Georgia WR commit Jeremiah Holloman
"They have too many athletes on each side of the ball for anybody to beat them for four quarters."—Oklahoma LB commit Levi Draper
"They are just so much more dominant on defense than any other offense, and their offense is good enough to score enough. I can't see them losing to anyone."—Syracuse quarterback commit Tommy DeVito
"They will outcoach everyone they play."—uncommitted OL Tommy Brown
"Defense wears teams down, and Ohio State and Clemson will beat each other up."—uncommitted DB Derrik Allen
"They are a stacked team with backups just as good as the starters."—uncommitted DL Elijah Conliffe
"They have a great freshman QB surrounded by some of the best offensive players, from the offensive line to the wideouts."—Tennessee ATH commit Alontae Taylor
"Just a team full of savages."—Auburn ATH commit Tray Bishop
This post was edited on 12/12/16 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:06 pm to TideSaint
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Heck yea I'll take that swap any day! BAMA gets 2 - 5 star LBers from BATON ROUGE LSU gets 1 - 3 star LB from Alabama!
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:07 pm to AHM21
Can't access it from work. Post in a quote please. Thanks!
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:08 pm to MontyFranklyn
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:17 pm to MontyFranklyn
This is what Harris's mom tweeted
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Thank you Coach Dykes for this amazing view we enjoyed our visit with you, your lovely wife, and Cal staff, There's no place like home#Cal
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:29 pm to Cobrasize
Rusty says his gut feeling on gibbs is still uga.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:30 pm to chattabama
Quotes from one of the 247 Michigan mods:
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I just spoke to a different source who corroborated that they believe that Michigan leads for Najee.
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I should note: this is coming from the Michigan side of things -- in that Michigan believes that they are the leader.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:33 pm to TideSaint
Shouldn't he be commited to Michigan, if they were indeed the leader? Or at least decomitted from Alabama?
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:34 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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Or at least decomitted from Alabama?
This, unless he really is torn. Seems like both sides feel confident, but confidence sells subscriptions.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:36 pm to TideSaint
If his source was from Najee's camp, I'd be more concerned.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:36 pm to AHM21
Well he is making a "final" announcement at the Army game. 
Posted on 12/12/16 at 2:37 pm to AHM21
I wonder what Harris may be thinking now. Cowerd starts the rumors of Harbaugh to the Rams and now the Rams fire their HC. Must suck to be in the dead period for UM right now. 
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