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re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition
Posted on 1/4/19 at 11:30 am to Bham Bammer
Posted on 1/4/19 at 11:30 am to Bham Bammer
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I don't disagree. But Martell is established in that locker room and has already basically said in the media and on social media that he doesn't care for Justin Fields at all. Now imagine an outsider comes in and takes the job. You think that's going to be a pleasant locker room? I think experienced coaches are in a better spot to manage that is all I'm saying. Day is embarking on year one. Could be very tricky.
Players ain't gon run shite at Ohio State like they seem to be doing at UGA. And, don't forget Urban is still around if the coaching staff needs guidance. If Fields is the man the players there will fall in line.
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Posted on 1/4/19 at 11:31 am to Shaft Williams
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Players ain't gon run shite at Ohio State like they seem to be doing at UGA.
Don't be so sure of that. OSU insiders have indicated that Urban more or less let the inmates run the asylum/played favorites/allowed a lot of bullshite to pass (Same shite he did at UF). That culture may not be as well setup as some believe.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 11:36 am to Shaft Williams
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Urban is still around if the coaching staff needs guidance
Posted on 1/4/19 at 11:46 am to Tider95
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Don't be so sure of that. OSU insiders have indicated that Urban more or less let the inmates run the asylum/played favorites/allowed a lot of bullshite to pass (Same shite he did at UF). That culture may not be as well setup as some believe.
I heard the opposite.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 12:13 pm to Shaft Williams
So nothing new about Boyle yet... sitting here waiting for cb's to roll in
Posted on 1/4/19 at 12:18 pm to Shaft Williams
Khris Bogle
Alabama signees Christian Harris and Antonio Alfano have been working on LINK ]Khris Bogle this week, trying to get him onboard with Bama. He's still unsure but getting closer. Bogle will inform the school he chooses on Saturday morning before he announces at the All-American Bowl. The game is at 12 pm CT on NBC.
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Posted on 1/4/19 at 12:23 pm to Dubosed
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Really is incredible how bad Kirby fricked that situation up.
On the one hand, I think it's pretty obvious that Fields was sold a bill of goods as a recruit and Kirby did not follow through on it. On the other hand, nothing I ever saw from Fields during his limited playing time said "this guy needs to be their starter."
Posted on 1/4/19 at 12:28 pm to Robot Santa
I don't know. He only had 39 passing attempts all season. In the games where they actually let him play QB I thought he looked good. Most of the SEC games, though, they put him in to run the Wildcat or the read option. Maybe they just didn't trust him.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 12:29 pm to Robot Santa
None of us saw anything from Fields because he was brought in the game and told to run plays that wouldn't show his skills. I believe this is why Fields is leaving and it has nothing to do with Fromm. Bama has let their backup run the full offense two seasons in a row. Clemson did the same this season. Kirby went old school and didn't do the same. Kirby played like he didn't want a QB controversy instead of doing what was best for his team and program which would be to develop Fields.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 12:38 pm to Shaft Williams
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:23 pm to TidalSurge1
Locksley Reveals Why he Didn't Bring any Bama Recruits to UMD
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After Maryland hired Mike Locksley to be its next head football coach, the conversation turned quickly to recruiting -- and whether he would bring any recruits from Alabama to College Park. Locksley, after all, had earned commitments from several highly rated players from the Washington area, and it's common for a recruit to follower his recruiter to a new school when the recruiter gets a head coaching job.
Add in Locksley's reputation as a pied piper capable of attracting highly rated players wherever he goes, and it seemed safe to guess one or two of those DMV-area players who committed to him as Alabama's offensive coordinator might re-commit to him as Maryland's head coach. But as the weeks leading into National Signing Day passed, it became clear he wasn't working to flip any of them from Crimson to Maryland red. Thanks to the intrepid John Talty of Al.com we now know why: it was a decision based, in part, in his loyalty to Alabama coach Nick Saban.
“I had a commitment obviously when I recruited for Alabama to recruit for Alabama,” he said, Talty reported. “Once we are done playing here, I’m going to do what’s best for Maryland.”
One of Saban's ace recruiters, Locksley landed two of the three highest rated recruits in Maryland in the Class of 2019, St. Frances linebacker Shane Lee and DeMatha safety DeMarco Hellams. After Maryland hired him, the initial speculation had him trying to woo those two to Maryland. But despite the no-holds-barred environment of college football recruiting, Locksley felt it would look phony if he switched his sales pitch to a new school at the last minute.
“To me from an ethical standpoint, I’ve recruited some of these guys and if I didn’t have a chance to recruit them for Maryland...it’s kind of hard to go from telling a kid Alabama is the best thing to hey, now Maryland is the best thing,” Locksley said, per Talty. “I thought it was the right thing to do.”
Not only did Locksley not poach any of Saban's recruits, he also reportedly as actively working to seal the deal on several of them for Alabama in the weeks leading up to signing day. It was an act of loyalty to the legendary head coach, who played a key role in Locksley's career resurgence after he left Maryland in 2015.
“Some of the guys that were signed at Alabama I was the lead recruiter on and I think maybe the credibility of me saying I don’t have a dog in the fight now, I’m going to Maryland but I’m telling you Alabama is still the best situation for you,” Locksley said, Talty reported. “Look what Alabama did for me as a coach so imagine what it could do for you as a player.”
Locksley will finish his time at Bama on Monday, when the Crimson Tide meets Clemson in the national championship. From there, he'll quickly head to Maryland to finish staffing and resume a recruiting effort that stalled under a cloud of controversy during the season, stopped almost completely because of the the uncertainty of Maryland's coaching situation after DJ Durkin was fired and has been paused by Locksley's delayed arrival. The Terps signed just six players on signing day, a class rated last in the Big Ten and No. 81 nationally, but they're expected to add numerous high school recruits in the late signing period and will be active on the transfer market.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:24 pm to TideSaint
AA Bowl: One-on-one with Alabama defensive end Antonio Alfano (video)
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SAN ANTONIO — 247Sports are on-site for this week's 2019 All-American Bowl, which is currently the gathering spot for many of the nation's top high school football players.
Following his arrival from Colonia, N.J., we caught up with Colonia high school five-star defensive end Antonio Alfano, who recently signed with Alabama, about a variety of topics including his thoughts on head coach Nick Saban, what Saban's reaction was when he committed, what is hidden talent is, which fanbase is the most intense on Twitter, his thoughts on the entire recruiting process, and much more.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:25 pm to seanpendleton10
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So nothing new about Boyle yet.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:28 pm to TideSaint
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Locksley Reveals Why he Didn't Bring any Bama Recruits to UMD
In the comments, Ermann says Keilan Robinson apparently signed.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:30 pm to I Like FBall
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In the comments, Ermann says Keilan Robinson apparently signed.
With Alabama?
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:31 pm to TideSaint
All-American Bowl OL/DL 1v1s
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The 2019 All-American Bowl practices are underway from the Alamodome and 247Sports captured every one-on-one rep of the offensive line and defensive line from the Wednesday joint practice session.
The West offensive line matched up against the East defensive line and the East offensive line went against the defensive line of the West team.
In the video above, you can watch every 1v1 rep from Wednesday's joint practice.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:33 pm to TideSaint
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In the comments, Ermann says Keilan Robinson apparently signed.
With Alabama?
That's what I took it as. Ermann was asked if there was any chance Keilan Robinson might flip? Ermann said Robinson apparently signed.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:35 pm to I Like FBall
I just started a thread on BOL about it. We'll see what Hank and Tim have to say. If it gets zapped we'll know it is true. 
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:36 pm to TideSaint
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If it gets zapped we'll know it is true.
It's sad how true this is
Posted on 1/4/19 at 1:38 pm to TideSaint
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I just started a thread on BOL about it. We'll see what Hank and Tim have to say. If it gets zapped we'll know it is true.
Saw you started it and was thinking the same. I'm also keeping an eye on the original post.
Oh, also, I believe a kid from St. John's (Robinson's high school) committed to UCF last night during the Under Armour game. He had apparently already signed, too.
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