Recent content by BigEasyTider

Okay, folks, back to Robertson...

That is not correct. The rule is that to be eligible to enter the NFL Draft, you must be three years removed from high school. Scarbrough will be eligible to enter the Draft next year.

On academics... I'm less concerned with Emmons. He has some work to do, but in general he's in a feasible position and doesn't need any longshot contingencies to pan out for him to qualify. We've had several people in his situation over the years, and most of those guys have made it. Not a...

I somewhat share your concern, depending on how injuries develop at the position (if Scarbrough stays healthy, we will be fine in this regard, I believe). The good news, I think, is that offensively we have become less reliant on the interior running game the past couple of years, and moving...

I think the specific answer to your query is no. We will redshirt him, bulk him up in the S&C program, and hopefully add a solid 25-30 pounds on him. Forristall is, I think, one of the tougher evaluations in this class. I can actually see in him what the staff saw -- his recruiting interest...

I didn't reference it because frankly there wasn't anything notable with them, and we have such limited interaction with Mizzou (both on the field and on the recruiting trails) that it's not overly relevant to 'Bama. In general, though, it was a bottom-end class. Couple of decent JUCO signees...

Want to wrap up a few things on the 2016 class now that the dust has firmly settled on National Signing Day. First off, the obvious: 'Bama pulled in another great class, despite some unnecessary fretting the past couple of months from the insecure wing of the fan base. I think we've signed...

Worth noting that Irvin Smith is announcing some 75 minutes after ​Asiasi tomorrow. I would not assume that is a coincidence.

Re: ***OL Scott Lashley announcement thread (update: time uncertain/weather related) Repeat after me: There is no such thing as too many offensive tackles in this day and age.

One more note, on Mykel Jones... His last-minute visit cancellation on Ole Miss and his ensuing trip to Oklahoma has really turned some heads. Going to have to check around as to what is happening on him, because the late chatter has him going to the Sooners.

Just as a personal aside, I'll be out of pocket until about 10:15 a.m. CST tomorrow, but will be around after that.

RTO has a great run-down, and I'll just append my thoughts to his in lieu of posting a separate thread. In general, I'll endorse what he has said, but will add a few things: Speaking broadly, as we now stand less than 18 hours from the start of NSD, this is the most unsettled class we have had...

Re: Any of our targets canelling their visits to Ole Miss? Would not think this causes many defections from their current ranks, unless some salacious allegations start being talked about, but you have to imagine this makes it more difficult to win the last-minute toss-up battles. As it relates...

There is a thread about this on the Football board, but obviously this development may have a real recruiting impact as well, so it deserves discussion here as well. Please just keep this thread focused solely on the recruiting fallout / developments associated with this news. For all other OM...

Re: RB Joshua Jacobs Updates Offer came down when he spoke with Saban yesterday, it seems. Don't know if we can get him away from Oklahoma, but we're giving it a shot.