Doug Segrest Article and Luginbill / Luginbill doesn’t understand recruiting (Merged)

[Crimson Surfer]

Ole Tom Luginbarner tries to tell us all we need to know, once again as he gives us "The hay is almost in the barn with this 2008 recruiting class" futures report. DT_ink:

Ole Tom is an expert, since he doesn't sell insurance by day and write about recruiting at night like some people. He is a recruiting analyst on ESPN, and he does it for a living, so listen up fellas and gals.

No I don't sell insurance, nor am I a recruiting analyst but I did stay at Holiday Inn Express before. I will however set this Tom Luginbarner article straight as far as the number of Alabama commits go. It is currently 26 commits not 28 as he says. K Corey Smith and WR Chris Jackson have already signed an LOI and both are enrolled and are on campus. Both of them will be back counted to 2007.

All you need to know for national signing day 2008

Alabama

28 verbal commitments, four ESPN 150 prospects
This is, without a doubt, the best class Alabama has had going into signing day in the past five years, but it also helps to be back up to full scholarship levels. The prime target here is Julio Jones (Foley, Ala.), but even if the Crimson Tide don't get him, they will have four wide receivers committed in this class. Signings from uncommitted prospects OLB Jerrell Harris (Gadsden, Ala.) and DE Robert Quinn (North Charleston, S.C./Fort Dorchester), as well as stealing CB T.J. Bryant (Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln), could push them to a top-five class.

 

[SigmaNuRTR]

Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

I normally don't post on here, but I believe that this needs the Bama Nation's attention. Good ol biased Tom said that "even if Alabama gets Juilo Jones and/or Jerell Harris they still don't get the top spot in his pov." :conf2: :mad2: :mad2: I called in after and you can tell that Finebaum thinks something is fishy. His explaination said that we aren't filling our "needs." He said that he thinks that the Gators are filling their needs more than us and that is by far the most ridiculus statement I have ever heard. I agree that Florida has some studs, but if you compare the total amont of kids that we have we have a significantly stronger class then theirs. They got one impact DT, we have three. They got one impact receiver, we will have three. We have already, even without Julio, filled spots with IMPACT players that are going to make us immediately better. Moreso than ND, GA, and Florida combined. Saban is doing a great job and I don't think that we need an ESPN recruiting head bashing us just because he doesn't like our coach.


ROLL TIDE BABY

 

[CrimsonNeck]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

Saban is doing a great job and I don't think that we need an ESPN recruiting head bashing us just because he doesn't like our coach.

Just Color Me Blissful - 'cause we got the Sabanator. . .

I could care less what the talking heads @ESPN are saying about us at this point, but that might mean I cease to breath so I best be careful on that point! Whether they deem this the best class this year means little unless this class is producing results in 1, 2, or 3 years. My bet is that they will be - unlike the "#1 Classes" that ND has scooped up in the last couple of years! R!T!R!

 

[Whiz]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

Who cares? If we have a great recruiting class then we have a great recruiting class... no matter where ESPN put us.

 

[SigmaNuRTR]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

I agree, I know we shouldn't have to listen to it but it urks me that he gets to be heard to the finebaum nation. Why don't Rivals or Scout get to have a word in? Are they not the most prominant source for recruiting information in the nation? Does their perspective amount to anything? I think rivals is by far the most credible, and finebaum agrees. This is going to be special, and I love it that it's not a hands down consenus that we're going to have the best. I'd hate to have that NOtre Dame jinx.

 

[cbi1972]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

If you take seriously everything you hear on Finebaum, you cut your life short by several football seasons. Don't do it.

 

[SigmaNuRTR]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

I'm not taking everything I hear on there seriously, but this isn't some shmuck , Luginhell is the mouth piece for ESPN's recuriting insidr program. But it needs to be addressed. Finebaum thinks that somethings up with it and so do I.

 

[Crimson Cat]

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espIn

 

[cbi1972]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

If Luginbill is full of crap, people will realize it soon enough, just like running joke Lou Holtz.

 

[UAinPHILLY]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

His explaination said that we aren't filling our "needs."

I am curious exactly what "needs" do we have that he thinks we aren't filling. This seems like a pretty balanced class across the board.

Luginbill does have a personal dislike for Coach Saban, so I wouldn't be surprised if this plays a part in his assessment of our "needs".

 

[Bodhisattva]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

It's always amazing how much run these "national" guys get. By definition, they can't be well versed in the details.

 

[Bama1970]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

Luginbill is a Barn lover. Bama could sign the #1 ranked player at every position and Luginbill would find something negative about it. His wife is a barner. Can you imagine the hell to pay at home if he talks up Bama.:biggrin:

 

[GAMEFACE]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

Dont listen to him. If he wants to stir the pot like always he will always have people like Lugnut on to annoy us. Listen to Dunnaway and Brown. They had the guy from Scout on the other day. Real good. Said that the nfl site they write for he has already told them to make up the graphics because no matter what happens there is noway unless Florida pulls several BIG surprises that anyone pass' Bama.:biggrin:

 

[37bamagrl]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

you cut your life short by several football seasons. Don't do it.

:biggrin: love that.

 

[Bama-fo-life]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

This worries me. Espn does not think we are filling our needs and is not as strong a class. Remember these guys are professionals and it was them who told us that Saban would never come to......oh wait. I forget they are idiots and do not know what they are talking about.

 

[Jack Bourbon]

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Luginbill's not doing himself any favors. There is ample reason to believe this class could be a future national championship class. There is a precedent.

 

[SigmaNuRTR]

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"We have a team of german shepard and bloodhounds searching for Auburn's recruiting class.... they can't find them." - Finebaum

 

[M2J]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

He is absolutely unreasonable. Totally. We have STARS at every position. The thing is he hates Star Jackson and has him ranked incredibly low. And if you read the reasons he hates him, well they're made up

 

[bamanut_aj]

Re: Tom Luginhell Talks to Finebaum

You heard it on Finebaum, be it so.

 

[Crimson Surfer]

The audio link to the Finebaum interview with Luginbill is earlier in this thread.