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re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition
Posted on 10/28/18 at 2:06 pm to Cobrasize
Posted on 10/28/18 at 2:06 pm to Cobrasize
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Kirby celebrating
Ya know Georgia has guys everywhere but man they have really missed on the interior defensive line. You can run down hill on UGA this year. Bama is gonna gash them if we end up making it to Atlanta.
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Posted on 10/28/18 at 2:31 pm to Cobrasize
Posted on 10/28/18 at 2:51 pm to TidalSurge1
LINK ]Jordan Davis ready to make name known at Alabama (BOL | embedded video)
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Jordan Davis’ road to Tuscaloosa hit a detour earlier this year when the former 4-star Alabama linebacker commit did not qualify to enroll at the Capstone and instead had to go the junior college route at Copiah Lincoln Community College in Mississippi.
Earlier this season, the Memphis (Tenn.) Southwind native decided that he was going to make it back to Tuscaloosa one day and announced his intentions to recommit to Alabama.
“Now that I’m actually seeing how the football life is, now that I’m seeing how my life really should go, because I’ve really been fighting obstacles throughout this football stuff, behind the scenes, behind the lights, behind the stars, I’ve been fighting other stuff besides football. And I was giving people reasons why I was committed there, why I wanted to commit there, but now I honestly see my purpose of why I’m going to Bama.”
Along the way, Davis says that people in his life he depended upon, or that showed interest in him as a person beyond just his football career dissipated as it became clear he wouldn’t be playing in Bryant-Denny Stadium this fall.
“When I first stepped foot down here I was in denial,” Davis said. “I was like I’m not supposed to be here. But being down here at JUCO, a lot people have changed on me. People I thought were there for me weren’t really there for me.
"People ain’t really been here for me, but that just gave me another reason to keep on pushing myself. It’s been real hard. You’ve got to push yourself down here because if you don’t push yourself, you’re either going to fold or you’re going to quit. Is football really for me? That’s how much JUCO will really hit you."
Posted on 10/28/18 at 2:53 pm to TidalSurge1
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Ignited with a new motivation, Davis has put his head down and set forth on the road back to Tuscaloosa, one that has the former Under Armour All-American hoping leads to greatness.
“Everybody always says you don’t have to prove to nobody, but I think now in my life and where I stand, I do have something to prove,” Davis said. “That’s one reason why I do want to go to Bama. I want to be that player that everybody didn’t believe that was going to be that playmaker.
"You’ve heard of a lot of playmakers at Alabama, but you ain’t just never heard of that one fantastic player at Alabama, it’s always multiple. I want to be that one standout player. I know I don’t have a lot of time on my hands to become that player, but I promise I’ll be there and I’m going to prove my point, and I’m going to make my mark.”
With Davis’ circumstances, recruiting contact is prohibited until a certain amount of time has passed on the academic calendar. However, the Memphis native feels that Alabama has stuck by his side.
“Me and Coach (Joe) Pannunzio, we made a bond way better than football,” Davis said. “Every time we used to get on the phone, we used to talk about more than just football. I know Coach P loves me because he talks more than just football. Every time we got on the phone it wasn’t how’s football going, it was how’s my mom doing, how are my brothers doing, how I’m doing with work. Coach Pannunizo was telling me every day, even when they won the games, that they needed me.”
Davis on the season has 37 tackles and 1.5 sacks for the Wolves. No matter what schools eventually get involved or show interest, there’s only one place for Davis.
“You know it’s just Bama,” he said. “I’ve been committed to Bama for a very long time. I plan on not going anywhere else. I want to go to Bama. That’s where I want to be in my life. I wish I was there my freshman year, but it ain’t been working out. That’s the only thing that really hurts my dreams, just me not being at Bama.
"I really want to be at Bama. Everyone asks me in interviews why Alabama? I really want to be there. I really want to play for a national championship. I want to see a ring on my finger. I want somebody mold me into a bigger and better man. I know if I compete I know I’ll get on the field and make my name known.”
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Posted on 10/28/18 at 4:07 pm to TidalSurge1
He has all the right reasons worked out,now he has to produce on the field. Best of luck young man.if you have the will you'll find a way.
Posted on 10/28/18 at 4:31 pm to My2Bits
Over there on bulldawg doo doo some of them are claiming Nolan Smith is gone and J. Fields will transfer, their melts are worse than ours lom
Posted on 10/28/18 at 6:09 pm to Dubosed
Luke Stampini CB'd Clay Webb to Clemson.
Posted on 10/28/18 at 6:17 pm to TideSaint
If we don't get Webb, I'd much rather he go out of conference
Posted on 10/28/18 at 6:19 pm to Cobrasize
I really don't want him at Clemson either.
Posted on 10/28/18 at 6:27 pm to Mobtro
I'd like him at Bama, but I guess my second choice would be Central Michigan 
Posted on 10/28/18 at 8:34 pm to Cobrasize
I dont care where he goes honestly.
Posted on 10/28/18 at 8:34 pm to TideSaint
He must really want to go out of state badly. Hard to imagine an instate player wanting to go outside of the state during one of the greatest DynAstys of all time.
Oh well best of luck to him.
Oh well best of luck to him.
Posted on 10/28/18 at 9:48 pm to Dubosed
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Posted on 10/28/18 at 10:35 pm to TidalSurge1
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Alabama recruit Jahleel Billingsley carries Phillips past Lake Forest
Sometimes when you want to get things done, you do it yourself. That’s just what Phillips senior Jahleel Billingsley did Saturday in the Wildcats’ 30-24 win against Lake Forest at Gately Stadium in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs.
Trailing 3-0 in the second quarter, Phillips went to the wildcat with Billingsley taking the snap instead of quarterback Terryon Thrower. Billingsley scored on an 11-yard touchdown run, breaking a few tackles along the way.
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Alabama recruit Jahleel Billingsley carries Phillips past Lake Forest
Sometimes when you want to get things done, you do it yourself. That’s just what Phillips senior Jahleel Billingsley did Saturday in the Wildcats’ 30-24 win against Lake Forest at Gately Stadium in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs.
Trailing 3-0 in the second quarter, Phillips went to the wildcat with Billingsley taking the snap instead of quarterback Terryon Thrower. Billingsley scored on an 11-yard touchdown run, breaking a few tackles along the way.
Posted on 10/28/18 at 10:40 pm to bloodtide 39
That’s the mantra for everybody on the team,” Billingsley said. “You just play when you’re needed and step up and make big time plays during big time games.”
Billingsley, who has made an oral commitment to Alabama ran for 152 yards on 15 carries and scored three touchdowns.
Phillips coach Troy McAllister knows what a player Billingsley is. He plays on both sides of the ball and kicks for the Wildcats.
“It’d be hard for us to find a better football player in the state than Jahleel,” he said. “He’s been big-time all year and he was big-time today in crunch time.”
Billingsley, who has made an oral commitment to Alabama ran for 152 yards on 15 carries and scored three touchdowns.
Phillips coach Troy McAllister knows what a player Billingsley is. He plays on both sides of the ball and kicks for the Wildcats.
“It’d be hard for us to find a better football player in the state than Jahleel,” he said. “He’s been big-time all year and he was big-time today in crunch time.”
Posted on 10/28/18 at 10:41 pm to bloodtide 39
Jeffrey Carter will be on an Official to watch, in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 10/28/18 at 10:46 pm to bloodtide 39
But even with a high-caliber player like Billingsley, the Wildcats’ momentum was constantly hampered by penalties.
If Phillips (8-2) didn’t beat Lake Forest (5-5), the Wildcats would have only had themselves to blame.
Phillips had two touchdowns pulled back due to holding penalties.
“Obviously penalties played a significant role,” McAllister said. “[On] the sideline replay, you look at the film and you’re like, ‘Why is that being called? And why is it not being called the other way?’ But that’s life in the state playoffs and no sour grapes about it but it’s a common thread against CPS teams.”
If Phillips (8-2) didn’t beat Lake Forest (5-5), the Wildcats would have only had themselves to blame.
Phillips had two touchdowns pulled back due to holding penalties.
“Obviously penalties played a significant role,” McAllister said. “[On] the sideline replay, you look at the film and you’re like, ‘Why is that being called? And why is it not being called the other way?’ But that’s life in the state playoffs and no sour grapes about it but it’s a common thread against CPS teams.”
Posted on 10/28/18 at 10:48 pm to bloodtide 39
Phillips’ road to the playoffs this season wasn’t easy. The Wildcats have been without starting quarterback Leonard Smith since he suffered a lower-body injury in Week 5.
Junior Terryon Thrower stepped up in Smith’s absence and has helped roll Phillips to six consecutive wins.
And while Smith, a transfer from Hubbard, was recently cleared to play, McAllister decided to stick with Throwers, who went 11-for-16 for 92 yards with three interceptions and one touchdown.
“We’re 6-0 with our back-up quarterback right now and that experience for Terryon is great,” McAllister said. “Each moment that he’s out there, every snap that he takes it kind of goes in the memory bank and you learn from it.”
McAllister hinted that Smith could start next weekend depending how practice goes this week.
Junior Terryon Thrower stepped up in Smith’s absence and has helped roll Phillips to six consecutive wins.
And while Smith, a transfer from Hubbard, was recently cleared to play, McAllister decided to stick with Throwers, who went 11-for-16 for 92 yards with three interceptions and one touchdown.
“We’re 6-0 with our back-up quarterback right now and that experience for Terryon is great,” McAllister said. “Each moment that he’s out there, every snap that he takes it kind of goes in the memory bank and you learn from it.”
McAllister hinted that Smith could start next weekend depending how practice goes this week.
Posted on 10/28/18 at 10:50 pm to bloodtide 39
Just some info on our tide end up here in Chicago , I think he’s gonna be a good one .
Posted on 10/28/18 at 11:17 pm to bloodtide 39
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