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re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition
Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:02 am to TidalSurge1
Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:02 am to TidalSurge1
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While Texas A&M is playing the role of dark horse, the focus has been on the talking points between Alabama and LSU. Will Sopsher follow in the footsteps of Amite High’s Devonta Smith and sign with the Tide, or will he head to LSU in a year where the Tigers might sweep Tangipahoa Parish after signing Trey Palmer and remaining in the mix for Sopsher and Lee?
From where Powell sits as the team’s head coach and a central figure in the dialogue between coaches and his prospects, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron’s message to Sopsher has been loud and clear from the start.
“It’s real easy,” Powell said. “You are going to play in the best conference in the SEC. You are going to play at the best school, in Coach Orgeron’s eyes and mindset, in the SEC. You will come in and have immediate opportunity to play and learn behind a Rashard Lawrence and you will get coached up by one of the best position coaches in America in Coach Dennis Johnson, also along with Coach Orgeron himself. He is able to get tutelage from what I feel is one of the best defensive coordinators in the country in coach Dave Aranda. He is selling them that.”
This post was edited on 1/28/19 at 10:39 am
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Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:02 am to TidalSurge1
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Another big thing Powell said the LSU staff has hit hard on is staying home, and not just close to his family, but also at home with a program that is coming off a New Year’s Six bowl win as they enter the 2019 season carrying lofty expectations and a high ranking out of the gate.
“Ishmael is a homebody,” Powell said, circling proximity as a key factor in Sopsher’s recruitment. “Driving here and going there, all these different places, that’s not Ishmael. When he went to Hawaii for the All-Star game, I talked to him and he said ‘Coach, I’m ready to come home’.
“Coach Orgeron is selling him that. Also, too, it’s a special class in 2019 they are putting together with Kardell Thomas and Derek Stingley and Trey Palmer and Peter Parrish and some of the other guys that LSU has already signed or have committed. Ishmael sees that and the potential that will be there for LSU. Coach Orgeron has done a fantastic job with it.”
What does Powell expect once Sopsher and Lee take the podium to announce their picks in less than two weeks? “It’s going to be phenomenal,” he said. “A bunch of people in our community and friends and family at our school will be here. ESPN is coming to shoot it live. It’s going to be crazy.”
This post was edited on 1/28/19 at 10:25 am
Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:13 am to Tide or Die87
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I dont think we will ever have really big linebackers anymore.
I think you are probably right (and that's definitely the trend) but it will be interesting to see what they do with Shane Lee. He's built like a frick'n tank but also still has surprising speed/agility for his size.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:19 am to Garfield
Shea Dixon CB'd Christian Williams to LSU.
Best of luck to him.
Best of luck to him.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:20 am to TideSaint
Man i hope that guy has it tucked smh
Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:30 am to TideSaint
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Shea Dixon CB'd Christian Williams to LSU.
I got that feeling when I heard his interview at the AL/MS All Star interview with 247 guy!
Posted on 1/28/19 at 10:34 am to bamabaum
Two more CBs for Williams to LSU.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 11:03 am to Cobrasize
I guess when you have a mini horse, nightstands and wall decorations are optional. Looks like dude broke into an unfinished model home to make that video.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 11:42 am to TideSaint
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We all celebrate in different ways.
This post was edited on 1/28/19 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 1/28/19 at 11:45 am to TideSaint
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TideSaint
You know that is a bad gif when you have more down votes than Sean, LOL.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 11:50 am to BIGJLAW
I will never downvote Jake Nodar. He's all kinds of screwed up and it makes me laugh 
Posted on 1/28/19 at 12:00 pm to BIGJLAW
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You know that is a bad gif when you have more down votes than Sean, LOL.
Since recruiting/trolling season is about over , don’t see much of Sean on here anymore
Posted on 1/28/19 at 12:28 pm to TidalSurge1
Moorhead has a bit of a Mike Leach look to him.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 1:48 pm to Bama3714
Three-star kicker might be Alabama's most important recruit (ESPN)
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Alabama needed a kicker, so of course Nick Saban went out and recruited the No. 1 kicker.
ORLANDO, FL -- Late in December, 100 of the top high school football players gathered to take part in the Under Armour All-America Game. The rosters were loaded with five-star prospects and future NFL draft picks.
The All-America Game provides a real-life visual of the reality that kickers aren't valued as regular members of the football community. In their corner of the practice field, they're the green bean casserole on the Thanksgiving dinner plate, pushed to the side as to not interfere with the main dish.
In one corner of the practice field at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex, kicker Will Reichard was buying time, practicing kicks and even throwing passes to the end zone to the other kickers participating in the event.
He took a snap, rolled out of the pocket and floated a touchdown pass to a receiver as if he were the five-star quarterback whose name is mentioned as the next big thing.
This post was edited on 1/28/19 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 1/28/19 at 1:48 pm to TidalSurge1
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The reality, though, is that Reichard is the only three-star commitment in a star-studded Alabama recruiting class that touts 25 ESPN 300 commitments.
He's a kicker. Just a kicker.
"I make fun with all the commits all the time: 'Sorry for bringing down the class average,'" Reichard said. "It's understandable, kickers aren't as valuable as a receiver or quarterback, but it's all good."
"He's a kicker," five-star OT Amari Kight laughed in response to his future teammate's three-star rating. "We'll let it slide."
Justin Eboigbe, an ESPN 300 signee in Alabama's class, noted that the group of commits have a running group text message in which they all communicate. Reichard is often included, but the others in the group chat can tell Reichard wants to be a bigger part of the team and feel valued.
"The kicker is usually the life of the party," Eboigbe said. "They usually do the most to try to blend into the group, so they're usually the life of the party to fit in."
This post was edited on 1/28/19 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 1/28/19 at 1:48 pm to TidalSurge1
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Reichard isn't a five-star or ranked in the ESPN 300, but he is still a valued member of this class. On paper, he's the anchor of a class that could be one of the best Nick Saban has ever had, but kicking is the aspect the game in which Alabama has struggled most in recent years. And Reichard could be the answer.
The Crimson Tide ranked No. 53 among all FBS teams in field goal percentage in 2019, making 15 of 20 FG attempts this past season with eight missed extra point attempts. The team ranked No. 128 in yards per punt with an average of 35.66 yards.
Reichard specializes in kickoffs, but he can kick field goals and punt if needed -- and Alabama might need him to. "I think the job will be open. It's going to be whoever performs better in the spring and camp," Reichard said. "It'll be like any other position; whoever beats a guy out will win the job."
This post was edited on 1/28/19 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 1/28/19 at 1:48 pm to TidalSurge1
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Just like any other position. Reichard will have his chance to make his mark, like a contributing member of the team, and earn the respect of his teammates.
His fellow commitments, as highly ranked as they are, understand that the kicker could very well be an early contributor and someone who might decide the team's fate at the end of a game.
Though they have poked fun at him in group texts and joked that he's holding down the class average, Eboigbe and the others know Reichard has his place.
"We all know they don't rank kickers appropriately," Eboigbe said. "He is the #1 kicker, so that counts for something. We value him like he's a five-star; he's an honorary five-star to us."
This post was edited on 1/28/19 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 1/28/19 at 1:54 pm to TidalSurge1
New feature coming to 247:
This should be good.
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My Five Stars is a new feature for recruiting experts to rank their top-32 prospects.
This should be good.
Posted on 1/28/19 at 1:54 pm to Bear88
Bro come on... no trolling here. I read the board daily but i decided to cut back on the comments since I usually got negative feedback and downvotes lol
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