***Here's the big one: Final Recruiting Update for the Class of '09*** - Page 2

deliveryman35 · February 1st, 2009, 11:09 PM

I guess the proverbial 'hay' is in the barn now and with the dead period starting at midnight, I wonder how many coaches are pumping the phones and instant messaging with recruits tonight??

tortfeasor · February 1st, 2009, 11:34 PM

Nice thread.

When do we get to open presents?...

Bama Ben · February 1st, 2009, 11:35 PM

RTO,

Thanks a lot for the post. I asked you for one the other day and you said Sunday night or Monday. I sure was hoping it would be Sunday night and you came through. Thanks again.

I wish you would do an in depth post some time in the future about what really went on behind the scenes this recruiting season. It seems like there was a lot of dirt being dealt. Thanks for all you do on this free site. I really appreciate it.

RollnWitDaTide · February 1st, 2009, 11:57 PM

RTO

I agree with almost all the predictions

Trent Richardson made the statement that his mother and Dre Kirkpatricks mother has become very good friends and that they talk on the phone with each other. So I believe both of them will sign with Bama.

The only ones that I disagree with is I think we get Myles and possibly Randle.

AllAboutBAMA · February 2nd, 2009, 12:04 AM

So I have a question? Do you think at this point with the dead period about to begin, that CNS already knows with a great degree of certainty which recruits we get and which ones we lose out on? I just wonder how often he is thrown for a loop and completely suprised. I would think, not much.

BigEasyTider · February 2nd, 2009, 12:05 AM

I'll throw in my two cents...

I think that RTO pretty much has a good bead on things, and I'm pretty much in concurrence with just about everything he said.

If you really pushed me on it, right now I feel that we'll get the following come NSD... Dre Kirkpatrick, Kendall Kelly, Tana Patrick, Brandon Moore, Bobby Massie, and Eddie Lacy. That's six guys right there, and quite frankly that would be an incredible close in its own right.

From there, however, we have three guys legitimately left on the board, and they are Pat Patterson, Darren Myles, and Greg Reid, plus you can throw in Kenny Bell and Marsalis Teague as wild cards. Of those five, we have a lot of legitimate reasons for concern, but we've got some reasons for an optimistic outlook as well. We obviously won't run the table, but I do expect we'll get a couple of those guys.

Bottom line, I'm predicting we finish up with eight guys from here... the six aforementioned and two more from the final group of five.

ghickok234 · February 2nd, 2009, 12:08 AM

Thank you, you guy's do a great job!

BigEasyTider · February 2nd, 2009, 12:08 AM

	Quote:	AllAboutBAMA
	So I have a question? Do you think at this point with the dead period about to begin, that CNS already knows with a great degree of certainty which recruits we get and which ones we lose out on? I just wonder how often he is thrown for a loop and completely suprised. I would think, not much.

At this point, I would think there would be very little surprise, if any.

BigEasyTider · February 2nd, 2009, 12:12 AM

One more final thought on Myles...

I definitely think he is still in play, and probably not the lock that we had hoped a few days ago. However (and I'm going to disagree a bit with RTO here), I feel really good about our chances against UT with him. The Vols are, if anything, imploding down the stretch in recruiting, and they've already lost one recruit to Auburn and may very well lose another one. And neither of those two guys were scrubs either, they are good prospects.

And with that in mind, if that mega-recruiting staff is having pure hell just trying to futily hang on to their current commitments, I see it being very difficult for them to make up ground out of nowhere and snag Myles away from Alabama and LSU. Unless he's just one of these kids that will go to Tennessee regardless -- and I don't see that -- I think we probably still have the Alabama v. LSU battle that was long anticipated.

BAMAHD · February 2nd, 2009, 12:28 AM

Thanks you guys are a doing a great job!

Getting Dre Kirkpatrick, Kendall Kelly, Tana Patrick, Brandon Moore, Bobby Massie, and Eddie Lacy would be getting two 5* and four 4* and a fantastic finish for anyone. Anything else is just putting the icing on thicker.
I agree with what another poster said ( NSD is Nick Saban Day)

bamaslammer · February 2nd, 2009, 12:48 AM

If I had a son who was a recruit I would tell him on day one to listen to what each staff says about their school but ignore anything they say about a rival school. they have all the motivation in the world to lie and little if any reason not to. Basically its not against NCAA rules to lie your face off to these kids. I think for some recruits this is a big turnoff, but it seems many folks now believe the dirtier you play the better. We shall see if it works long term.

LCN · February 2nd, 2009, 01:04 AM

	Quote:	wastedmason
	Whups.. I guess I need to ask LCN then. LCN, what do you think??

I hope the results are similar

"91 was a heck of a finish . Coach Stallings closed out with guys like Palmer , Royal , Jon Stevenson and Sherman Williams among others . There were a lot of guys from that class who ended up in the NFL . One of them was from my old high school - Bryan Thornton from Jeff Davis here in Montgomery . He started for a few years @ NT for the Chargers .

	Quote:	AllAboutBAMA
	So I have a question? Do you think at this point with the dead period about to begin, that CNS already knows with a great degree of certainty which recruits we get and which ones we lose out on? I just wonder how often he is thrown for a loop and completely suprised. I would think, not much.

Yes . Other than a couple of exceptions , the coaches usually know to a near certainty how things will shake out well before the Super Bowl kicks .

sanjosecrimson · February 2nd, 2009, 01:58 AM

	Quote:	BigEasyTider
	One more final thought on Myles... I definitely think he is still in play, and probably not the lock that we had hoped a few days ago. However (and I'm going to disagree a bit with RTO here), I feel really good about our chances against UT with him. The Vols are, if anything, imploding down the stretch in recruiting, and they've already lost one recruit to Auburn and may very well lose another one. And neither of those two guys were scrubs either, they are good prospects. And with that in mind, if that mega-recruiting staff is having pure hell just trying to futily hang on to their current commitments, I see it being very difficult for them to make up ground out of nowhere and snag Myles away from Alabama and LSU. Unless he's just one of these kids that will go to Tennessee regardless -- and I don't see that -- I think we probably still have the Alabama v. LSU battle that was long anticipated.

BET,

who did the Vols lose to the barn??

btw, aubarn pick a up 5* Scout JUCO Demond Washington (Ath/CB), but he is rated a 3* by Rivals

Wow!! that is big difference wouldn't you say...