re: 2013 Alabama Football Recruiting Thread - DH Decommited from UGA

It's my second favorite youtube video next to struttin that arse. And i'm in a wacky mood after finally getting more than 8 hours of sleep for the first time in forever. Here's what I rattled off on fb a second ago


"Ohhhh, this gives me an idea. If you're suicidal.....and I don't want you to be.......and i'm not saying "you" as in YOU, like....the universal you. Someone. If someone is suicidal. Let's say Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, no one will miss him. So, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is suicidal, here's how he should end it. Go to a county fair and go to one of the dunking booths where the clown insults you while you throw baseballs at a target to try to dunk him. But then as soon as the clown says "Hey, where'd you get that nose? At a fricked up nose emporium or something?" then he just pulls out a hand gun and blows his brains out. Damn, that'd be one wacky county fair. This is why I shouldn't have a voice"

Because the other thread is kind of pointless and the discussion should have been put here.....who really thinks Auburn is engaging in some shady dealings to secure Foster's commitment?

The nation’s top-ranked receiver according to 247Sports in Monaca (Pa.) Central Valley’s Robert Foster, has had college programs from coast to coast come in and visit the school during the current spring evaluation period.


“Several college coaches have come back in and watched him workout,” Central Valley coach Mark Lyons said. “We’ve had the Alabama’s and Tennessee’s and Michigan State’s and the Illinois’s have all been in. USC and Oregon have all come across to watch him workout live which is a nice thing. They got to see him in a practice setting. Those guys like to see people live. They’ve seen him on tape, but this confirms what they saw with the explosiveness and things like that.”

Foster has taken recent visits to Alabama, Ohio State, Penn State and Pittsburgh. He has no definite plans heading into the summer. Lyons says Foster could attend a couple camps with his 2015 cornerback teammate Jordan Whitehead, who already has a Rutgers offer and is starting to garner some national interest himself.

“I think after the summer, we’ll probably sit down and at least narrow down the official visits,” Lyons said. “That’s going to be the plan. There may be a few summer camps he attends, and if he does, he’s going to attend them with Jordan to benefit Jordan because that’s the type of kid Robert is.”

Foster’s last visit of the spring was to Tuscaloosa for the Alabama spring game, where the Crimson Tide coaching staff compared him to former standout Julio Jones.

“Alabama may be his only official one definitely,” Lyons said. “I think we’re going to let the summer finish out, and by the end of summer when we get into our official camp, he’ll have an idea of where he’s going to take those five official visits.”

No coach has spent more time around the Central Valley program than Pittsburgh assistant Bobby Engram.

“I know Coach Engram has done a tremendous job in his dialogue and interest in Robert,” Lyons said. “Coach Engram has gone the extra mile with Rob, and not only talking to him, but talking with everyone that has a part in his life to his coaches, teachers and people in the community. He’s spent hours and days talking to people that spend a typical day with Robert.

“Obviously he’s able to do that because of his closeness. Proximity helps.”

All the programs mentioned have offered Foster, who as a junior caught 37 passes for 584 yards and five touchdowns, including a long of 99. He rushed another 36 times for 419 yards and two scores, including a long of 55. From his safety spot, Foster registered 57 tackles, four interceptions, three pass breakups and a forced fumble.

Ranked as the nation’s No. 9 prospect overall, Foster also has offers from the likes of Florida, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia and UCLA. He'll cap his prep career as an Under Armour All-American.

Lyons added that he thinks Whitehead is on track to be his next blue-chipper.

“Many of the schools that have been in to see Robert have said they’ll be back in with an offer for him,” Lyons said. “Recently Michigan State, Alabama, and obviously Pittsburgh and Penn State have put him on the radar immediately.”

Alabama's 2013 recruiting class has jumped to #1 in the Maxpreps team rankings....

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Thanks to an impressive five-day stretch in which it landed two Top 100 players, Alabama has surged to No. 1 in the 2013 Team Recruiting Rankings.

Last week, the Crimson Tide received commitments from quarterback Cooper Bateman and defensive end Jonathan Allen, to add to an impressive group that already featured Reuben Foster and O.J. Howard. Alabama now has verbal commitments from eight players in the Top 100, more than any team in the country.

Michigan, the national leader in verbal commitments, slides to No. 2.

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1. Alabama
Number of verbal commitments: 14
Key recruit: Reuben Foster
Still on the board: Robert Nkemdiche
Next year's name to know: Bo Scarborough
2015 recruit to follow: Kerryon Johnson
For serious recruitniks only (2016): Jared Stewart
This class has risen in the past week, gaining commitments from Cooper Bateman and Jonathan Allen. If a few more recruits go in favor of the Crimson Tide, it could take this group from a No. 1 class to an all-time great haul.

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no doubt about it

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who really thinks Auburn is engaging in some shady dealings to secure Foster's commitment?

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ZOMG! Just watched that video....Julio clone, get him on campus, let him take some snaps at RB, see how tough the competition is and I have a feeling he's the type player that wants to see the field, so let him see his best fit is at WR or TE, ZOMG Vernon Davis type TE!!

Grady jr