Recruits that You Coveted More Than Others

gumptider · Jun 21, 2018

NoNC4Tubs said:
The Hulk (he was from Texas and I think his name was Benito Jones). The kid was a beast. I think grades were his demise.

Kendell Jones. Benito Jones was another DT we missed on.

peariver · Jun 21, 2018

The one that almost hurt the most was Cyrus Kouandjio. That one had major twists.

The Ols · Jun 21, 2018

...and he was a one time UGA commit...

B1GTide said:
Henry. Best RB in the history of HS football. He was a can't miss recruit who was going to win a championship wherever he landed.

JustNeedMe81 · Jun 21, 2018

MemphisBamaDude said:
Yeah for Tunsil and Little, that was that weird time period a few years where we and Ole Miss went back and forth signing the top tackle. We signed Cyrus, then they signed Tunsil, then we signed Cam, then they got Little.

But in the end... We were glad we didn't sign them

BamaMark. · Jun 21, 2018

peariver said:
Robert Nkendiche

and some others who went to Ole Miss that year ultimately beat us twice during the regular season. Although we may have dodged a bullet with those guys and their character issues which may have cost us more games than just the two to Ole Miss.

Nkendiche for me as well. I was really bummed when Jameis Winston chose FSU but that turned out to be a blessing.

Mke4Bama · Jun 21, 2018

BamaMark. said:
Nkendiche for me as well. I was really bummed when Jameis Winston chose FSU but that turned out to be a blessing.

Maybe the making of another thread: What recruit were you bummed out about missing on and then thankful we did?

NoNC4Tubs · Jun 21, 2018

gumptider said:
Kendell Jones. Benito Jones was another DT we missed on.

That's right. My memory ain't what it used to be...

KJ could have had a great career!

B1GTide · Jun 21, 2018

Mke4Bama said:
Maybe the making of another thread: What recruit were you bummed out about missing on and then thankful we did?

Like Tim Tebow?

MemphisBamaDude · Jun 21, 2018

https://twitter.com/chriskirschner/status/1009838149042954240?s=21

Ironic that I started this thread yesterday and today this comes out about Demetrius Robertson.

TiderJack · Jun 21, 2018

MemphisBamaDude said:
Trey Smith definitely. Weren’t we leading for him most of his recruitment?

I am not sure about leading but I thought he would choose us. Now he is the best OL in the SEC IMO.

TiderJack · Jun 21, 2018

MemphisBamaDude said:
https://twitter.com/chriskirschner/status/1009838149042954240?s=21

Ironic that I started this thread yesterday and today this comes out about Demetrius Robertson.

I hope we are talking to him. He is one of the fastest prospects I have ever seen.

BamaMark. · Jun 21, 2018

Mke4Bama said:
Maybe the making of another thread: What recruit were you bummed out about missing on and then thankful we did?

JW can fill spots 1-10 for me. Others keep bringing up some of the OL from Ole Miss but was that character or environment? With JW he has proven over and over it is a character issue.

MemphisBamaDude · Jun 21, 2018

TiderJack said:
I hope we are talking to him. He is one of the fastest prospects I have ever seen.

So with the rule changes, would he be eligible to play immediately?

Mystical · Jun 21, 2018

MemphisBamaDude said:
So with the rule changes, would he be eligible to play immediately?

Not sure who he would start in front of. We have some special WR on our team who were freshmen last year also.

B1GTide · Jun 21, 2018

MemphisBamaDude said:
So with the rule changes, would he be eligible to play immediately?

No - he is not a grad transfer. He has to sit a year or go down a level.

jambama1 · Jun 21, 2018

B1GTide said:
No - he is not a grad transfer. He has to sit a year or go down a level.

or go JUCO for a semester

MemphisBamaDude · Jun 22, 2018

B1GTide said:
I twisted it to an OSU point of view, so picked Henry. From an Alabama point of view - Tunsil and/or Robert Nkendiche. With one or both, Alabama probably wins at least one more championship, and Alabama would have landed both if not for the $$$.

I’m there with you on Nkemdiche. As has been noted her, it seemed that we were constantly missing on the top defensive line prospect. Clowney was another I’d hoped to land.

NoNC4Tubs · Jun 22, 2018

MemphisBamaDude said:
I’m there with you on Nkemdiche. As has been noted her, it seemed that we were constantly missing on the top defensive line prospect. Clowney was another I’d hoped to land.

Agree on Clowney...

TiderJack · Jun 22, 2018

Mystical said:
Not sure who he would start in front of. We have some special WR on our team who were freshmen last year also.

I'm not sure either but he was a 5* from 2016 and would most likely be faster than all of our current WR's. He was committed to us at one time and he is a special talent.

Tideflyer · Jun 23, 2018

TiderJack said:
I'm not sure either but he was a 5* from 2016 and would most likely be faster than all of our current WR's. He was committed to us at one time and he is a special talent.

Indeed he is. Probably the best to come out of this area ( Savannah ) in quite a few moons. I was sorry when we didn`t get him. He`s one you want to find room for if you possibly can. Kid`s electric.

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