Early Enrollees On Campus

45longcolt · Jan 9, 2013

RTR91 said:
Not hardly. Never met AJ or any of his family members. Watched the game from my house.

Well you don't think there is a patent on it do you? I sure like it.

RTR91 · Jan 10, 2013

Here's a free 247Sports article about the EE's.

Link

Nine guys total according to 247.

tidefaninvr · Jan 10, 2013

Thanks for the article. If all 9 do enroll, what does it look like for #s when signing day rolls around?

Also, is OJ on campus?

RTR91 · Jan 10, 2013

tidefaninvr said:
Thanks for the article. If all 9 do enroll, what does it look like for #s when signing day rolls around?

Also, is OJ on campus?

OJ is on campus.

Miller and del Rio are non-scholarship players. Miller's way is paid by the Marlins, and del Rio is a walk-on. The other 7 are scholarship players. There was no sure number of how many slots were available this year for anyone to really know the numbers game.

runtheoption22 · Jan 10, 2013

RTR91 said:
OJ is on campus.

Miller and del Rio are non-scholarship players. Miller's way is paid by the Marlins, and del Rio is a walk-on. The other 7 are scholarship players. There was no sure number of how many slots were available this year for anyone to really know the numbers game.

correct....and we likely will sign 25 with X amount backcounting.

Alasippi · Jan 14, 2013

WMack4Bama said:
Yep. Henry is certainly on campus

Wow, I had no idea he had graduated from High School. Very good!

day-day · Jan 14, 2013

Alasippi said:
Wow, I had no idea he had graduated from High School. Very good!

Yes, good to have Henry with the extra preparation. With Lacy leaving and uncertainty from injuries as well as where Fowler will fit the offense best, it looks like there may be room for a true freshman to get in the running back rotation again this coming season.

bamafaninOhiO · Jan 14, 2013

day-day said:
Yes, good to have Henry with the extra preparation. With Lacy leaving and uncertainty from injuries as well as where Fowler will fit the offense best, it looks like there may be room for a true freshman to get in the running back rotation again this coming season.

I think fowler will be in the half back role...and hopefully either Kenyon Drake or one of the freshmen step up in the second back role...

I hope Dee Hart makes a come back and can contribute as well....he's just been struck by the injury bug since he arrived.

tidefaninvr · Jan 16, 2013

so 9 early enrollees...

http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/59477/alabama-adds-nine-early-enrollees

Alasippi · Jan 16, 2013

day-day said:
Yes, good to have Henry with the extra preparation. With Lacy leaving and uncertainty from injuries as well as where Fowler will fit the offense best, it looks like there may be room for a true freshman to get in the running back rotation again this coming season.

It will be very difficult if not impossible to keep this young man out of the back up role next year. He's a man amongst boys. This highlight vid amazes me, and he faced big school Florida competition.
It's like one of his opponents at the Army All-American Game said, "People that big aren't supposed to run so fast"..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf2ARNqHNCA

TIDE-HSV · Jan 16, 2013

I wish we'd had an EE slot for the kid (Fitts?) that Kiffen pulled the rug out from under on. He might have just signed and entered. (I just had a chuckle looking at my idiom and string of prepositions. Prepositions are idiomatic in all languages, anyway, and a non-English speaker would have a hell of a time figuring that one out...)

CrimsonEyeshade · Jan 16, 2013

One slight correction, Sip: He played in a smaller-school classification. That doesnt mean he won't do just fine.

QUOTE=Alasippi;2095394]It will be very difficult if not impossible to keep this young man out of the back up role next year. He's a man amongst boys. This highlight vid amazes me, and he faced big school Florida competition.
It's like one of his opponents at the Army All-American Game said, "People that big aren't supposed to run so fast"..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf2ARNqHNCA[/QUOTE]

tidefan26 · Jan 16, 2013

Tide HSV,

He couldn't have taken the Walker spot? Or was the timing off?

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TIDE-HSV · Jan 16, 2013

tidefan26 said:
Tide HSV,

He couldn't have taken the Walker spot? Or was the timing off?

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That was the thought I had when Walker defected, but I assume we must have promised the slot to another kid. I don't think the two CA kids have even visited yet. Oh well, trust in Saban...

TheRealPokeChop · Jan 16, 2013

TIDE-HSV said:
That was the thought I had when Walker defected, but I assume we must have promised the slot to another kid. I don't think the two CA kids have even visited yet. Oh well, trust in Saban...

Fitts is visiting on 2/1 same weekend as Vanderdoes. Would love to get both, but I wonder if Fitts is a backup plan to Chris Jones, since we seem to still be hard after him. I imagine the economics of a cross country trip put fitts in a tough position regarding getting in before the late registration deadline.

BamaMoon · Jan 16, 2013

A Day this year will be a great coming out party for these guys. All eyes will be on them especially Bateman, Henry and OJ.

Displaced Bama Fan · Jan 16, 2013

WMack4Bama said:
Yep. Henry is certainly on campus

Bet his momma calls and says "Boy, pick up that room!"

bamafaninOhiO · Jan 16, 2013

day-day said:
Yes, good to have Henry with the extra preparation. With Lacy leaving and uncertainty from injuries as well as where Fowler will fit the offense best, it looks like there may be room for a true freshman to get in the running back rotation again this coming season.

everyone seems to be discounting Kenyan Drake for soem reason, its going to be harder to crack the rotation this season. I see Fowler playing more in a Hybrid back in the 2 back sets, and having a role in short yardage.

TJ willstart, but I think Kenyan will have a more ignificant role this upcoming season....Henry may see time, and I dont douibt the talent...we just have some talented players with experience in front of him.

bamafaninOhiO · Jan 16, 2013

Alasippi said:
It will be very difficult if not impossible to keep this young man out of the back up role next year. He's a man amongst boys. This highlight vid amazes me, and he faced big school Florida competition.
It's like one of his opponents at the Army All-American Game said, "People that big aren't supposed to run so fast"..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf2ARNqHNCA

we'll know exactly how it plays out after spring/fall practice...
hes got the talent, no doubt about it... just have to wait and see how quickly he develops the experience of the position to go with it.
if he's that good, he'll definitly get into the rotation.

capnfrog · Jan 16, 2013

bamafaninOhiO said:
we'll know exactly how it plays out after spring/fall practice...
hes got the talent, no doubt about it... just have to wait and see how quickly he develops the experience of the position to go with it.
if he's that good, he'll definitly get into the rotation.

One thing about it, he's definitely big enough to block some body.

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