DE Jadeveon Clowney

[Crimson Surfer]

Mike Farrell's article is up on Rival's recruiting site (article is free). It talks about how all the remaining 5 stars have Bama on their list. He talks about George Farmer and Malcolm Brown and states "Bama has little to no shot at either prospect". I found this statement about Brown surprising. Thoughts/comments?

Most folks take what Farrell says with more than a few grains of salt. He says that Bama has no chance with RB Malcolm Brown and that is completely the opposite of Brown's public statements that he is down to either Texas or Bama and he is having a tough time making a decision.

http://rivals100.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1103045

Other than that the Weekly Whispers article has a lot of good Bama recruiting info, especially on Clowney.

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1103143

Here is one more article with some Clowney info.

Rivals.com Football Recruiting - Border Battle: North Carolina vs. South Carolina

 

[VegasTide]

Most folks take what Farrell says with more than a few grains of salt. He says that Bama has no chance with RB Malcolm Brown and that is completely the opposite of Brown's public statements that he is down to either Texas or Bama and he is having a tough time making a decision.

Count me as one of those guys. The tough part here is I find my homer self thinking he's speaking the truth when he says good things about Bama recruiting. :biggrin2: I've come to really like our BOL guy, Shane Youngblood. He's not afraid to simply say, "Hey, I don't know. I haven't been able to talk to recruit ABC." I'd rather have that then a guess that any of us can make.

I think the problem w/ Farrell is that he feels it necessary to state where every kid is 'leaning'. Like if 3 schools are after a kid, he'll automatically state that the in-state school leads. I dunno... just hit or miss w/ him IMO.

 

[Bama323]

There have been a few moments that made Clowney pause, such as a visit to Alabama where he noted that the Crimson Tide running backs were nearly as big as he was. That opened his eyes to what might be ahead in big-time college football

Read more: Top SC recruit Clowney gets national spotlight - Sports - Wire - TheSunNews.com

:cool2:

 

[BlakeSmash]

Top 2 of USC/UA with no leader

 

[GreatDanish]

Top 2 of USC/UA with no leader

Is that you Jadeveon?

 

[Braveheart]

Blake has those garnet tinted glasses on steroids. Even if Clowney stated South Carolina was a distant second, he'd still believe in his heart that this kid will go to South Carolina.

 

[BlakeSmash]

I'll refrain from posting what he tells the media, sorry

 

[NATidefan]

Nation's top-ranked prospect Jadeveon Clowney names Alabama-South Carolina co-leaders. Both dead-even.

Per YoungBlood

Shane Youngblood (shaneyoungblood) on Twitter

Please Santa.

 

[bamabryan]

According to Rivals Alabama is his leader at this time. I don't read a lot into these reports. It's July not February.

According to a source I know that is close to some of the Alabama assistants, Alabama wants Clowney very, very, very bad.

 

[Crimson Surfer]

Top 2 of USC/UA with no leader

Which media was that? Just wondering...

Clowney drops by USC Saturday | GoGamecocks

Clowney has visited USC in the past, but this was the first chance for his mother to check out the school and meet with USC coaches. They met with recruiter Ellis Johnson and fellow assistants Brad Lawing, Lorenzo Ward and Jay Graham.

USC is one of the top schools on Clowney's list, along with Clemson, LSU, Alabama, Florida State and Miami. He's also visited Clemson, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina.

 

[Crimson Surfer]

Per YoungBlood

Shane Youngblood (shaneyoungblood) on Twitter

Please Santa.

Thanks! I guess some folks could consider tweets a media report nowadays.

The only direct quotes I can find from Clowney after his USC visit are that he has no overall favorites.

http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1103923

 

[NATidefan]

Thanks! I guess some folks could consider tweets a media report nowadays

Tweets are where it's at, I hear all the good info there first usually nowadays. And it's easy to keep up with on your phone. I suggest you all look into it.

I follow Andrew Bone, Shane Youngblood, Chase Goodbread, Joe Schad, RollBamaRoll, and Tommydeas.

For example in the past hour.

Highly touted 2012 athlete Eddie Williams from Arnold in Panama City is camping at Alabama. Possible five-star. Crimson Tide leads early

Valley (Ala.) safety Erique Florence will be at Alabama's camp Monday-Wednesday.

FSU commitment Keelin Smith is camping at Alabama

 

[CapstoneGrad06]

Thanks! I guess some folks could consider tweets a media report nowadays.

The only direct quotes I can find from Clowney after his USC visit are that he has no overall favorites.

BamaOnLine.com - Clowney gives the latest

"I really don't have a leader," he said. "It's like South Carolina, Alabama, and LSU. Alabama and South Carolina really stand out."

BamaOnLine.com - Clowney gives the latest

 

[Tidal Surge]

@ NATidefan - A couple of more tweeters you might like are J.C. Schurburtt and Justin Hopkins.

 

[VegasTide]

Tweets are where it's at, I hear all the good info there first usually nowadays. And it's easy to keep up with on your phone. I suggest you all look into it.

I follow Andrew Bone, Shane Youngblood, Chase Goodbread, Joe Schad, RollBamaRoll, and Tommydeas.

For example in the past hour.

I'm not knocking tweeter tats really, but I really only pay close attention when there is something quoted from the actual recruit. Tweeties have been shown to be wrong too often in the recruiting world.

 

[RedStar]

I'm not knocking tweeter tats really, but I really only pay close attention when there is something quoted from the actual recruit. Tweeties have been shown to be wrong too often in the recruiting world.

So have actual printed news articles. When it comes to the media, personal opinion is the new fact.

 

[Tidal Surge]

According to a source I know that is close to some of the Alabama assistants, Alabama wants Clowney very, very, very bad.

Thanks for the inside scoop.

 

[crains]

:BigA: My take is Spurrier best days are over party because he is at SC instead of a Fl or Al. If Jadeveon plays for Spurrier he may be at best in the middle of the pack of the SEC! If he plays for Bama he may very well be playing for a national championship! When it is all said and done it boils down to what he really wants! Middle of the pack or championships!

 

[cornbread]

is there any time table for when he wants to commit

 

[BamaFossil]

... Alabama wants Clowney very, very, very bad.

Rats. I was hoping we wanted him very, very, very much. OTOH, if he goes to USCe, I suppose it's reasonable we'd want him very, very, very bad... at least when he plays against us...
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