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re: Bama owns 10% of the nation's Top 100 with ten months to go.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 9:53 am to Tuscaloosa
Posted on 4/22/14 at 9:53 am to Tuscaloosa
Signing the top class and winning a national championship in the same year isn't indicative of anything. The vast majority of those players don't contribute in the first year.
Posted on 4/22/14 at 9:56 am to Yintros
Alabama Drafts, The rest of the SEC recruits.. (think that was a Lane K quote)
Posted on 4/22/14 at 10:02 am to Yintros
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Signing the top class and winning a national championship in the same year isn't indicative of anything. The vast majority of those players don't contribute in the first year.
Thank you, you are exactly correct. As the old saying goes and I paraphrase here but, "if you are planning your season around, and relying on freshmen, especially true freshmen, then you are in trouble."
Posted on 4/22/14 at 10:02 am to Yintros
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Signing the top class and winning a national championship in the same year isn't indicative of anything. The vast majority of those players don't contribute in the first year.
I don't think that's necessarily accurate. I think signing that #1 class provides momentum and immediate depth, and it also creates more competition at each position, which makes everyone better. And that's assuming none of them play. When you add in the freshmen who come in and contribute immediately - I think it's clear that Freshman classes certainly have a huge impact on championship teams.
I know they have at Alabama.
In 2009, Bama signed JUCO LT James Carpenter (future first round selection) who started immediately on a dominant offensive line. They also signed Trent Richardson, who was an impact player that year. Other contributors from that class were Dre Kirkpatrick and DJ Fluker.
In 2011, we brought in Jesse Williams, HaHa Clinton-Dix, Trey DePriest, and Cyrus Kouandjio. All were contributors, and at the very least increased the level of depth and competition at each of their positions - a vital part of any championship team.
In 2012, we brought in impact freshmen Amari Cooper and TJ Yeldon.
This post was edited on 4/22/14 at 10:07 am
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