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Tidefans.com Recruiting Board 2008 State of Alabama Top 30 (old) & Top 35 (new)

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This will be on lock down until we get all of the lists up- mine, Surf's, and the average of the two. We'll do an update after the season.

Let me preface this by saying, this was a very hard crop to rank. A lot of them are wonderful in a lot of different ways. There really is not a lot of difference between many of these guys.

RTO's Top 30

1. Julio Jones
2. Burton Scott
3. Tyler Love
4. William Green
5. Jerrell Harris
6. Dee Finley
7. Mark Barron
8. Antoine McClain
9. Michael Williams
10. Ivan Matchett
11. Reggie Hunt
12. Glenn Harbin
13. Courtney Upshaw
14. Undra Billingsley
15. Michael Abernathy
16. Brandon Lewis
17. Destin Hood
18. Jermaine Preyear
19. Jacoby Thomas
20. John Michael Boswell
21. Wesley Neighbors
22. Andre Berry
23. Ken Adams
24. Brad Smelley
25. Demetrius Thomas
26. TJ Barnes
27. Willie Bohannon
28. Teavis Durgin
29. Justin Rogers
30. Marcal Robinson
 
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CS's Top 30

1. Julio Jones
2. Tyler Love
3. Burton Scott
4. Jerrell Harris
5. William Green
6. Dee Finley
7. Mark Barron
8. Antoine McClain
9. Glenn Harbin
10. Reggie Hunt
11. Ivan Matchett
12. Michael Williams
13. Undra Billingsley
14. Courtney Upshaw
15. Brandon Lewis
16. Wesley Neighbors
17. Brad Smelley
18. Destin Hood
19. Michael Abernathy
20. Jermaine Preyear
21. Justin Rogers
22. John Michael Boswell
23. Jacoby Thomas
24. Willie Bohannon
25. De’Von Hairston
26. T.J. Barnes
27. Teavis Durgin
28. Marcal Robinson
29. Andre Berry
30. Ken Adams
 
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Tidefans.com Top 30 (average of our two)

As you can see, these are close, as noted with the ties. Numerically, there were more ties, but I awarded a tie breaker to those who had a higher ranking in one of the polls.

1. Julio Jones
2t. Burton Scott
2t. Tyler Love
4t. Jerrell Harris
4t. William Green
6. Dee Finley
7. Mark Barron
8. Antoine McClain
9t. Michael Williams
9t. Glenn Harbin
11t. Reggie Hunt
11t. Ivan Matchett
13t. Undra Billingsley
13t. Courtney Upshaw
15. Brandon Lewis
16. Michael Abernathy
17. Destin Hood
18. Wesley Neighbors
19. Jermaine Preyear
20. Brad Smelley
21. Jacoby Thomas
22. John Michael Boswell
23. Justin Rogers
24. Andre Berry
25. Willie Bohannon
26. TJ Barnes
27. Ken Adams
28. Teavis Durgin
29. Marcal Robinson
30. De'Von Hairston
 
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Great job guys!!!!! I've been looking forward to it! Thanks for the work! :biggrin2:
 
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Now, would either of you like to go out on the proverbial limb and predict which of the top thirty will be in Crimson?
 
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OK here goes, a bunch of you get under the tree with a thick Alabama blanket in case the limb breaks. I am guessing all of the current commitments:

11. Ivan Matchett
12. Michael Williams
13. Undra Billingsley
15. Brandon Lewis
16. Wesley Neighbors
17. Brad Smelley
20. Jermaine Preyear
22. John Michael Boswell

To top off the class I am optimistic Alabama will sign the following seven out of my top 10.

1. Julio Jones
2. Tyler Love
3. Burton Scott
4. Jerrell Harris
5. William Green
7. Mark Barron
 
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Crimson Surfer said:
OK here goes, a bunch of you get under the tree with a thick Alabama blanket in case the limb breaks. I am guessing all of the current commitments:

12. Michael Williams
13. Undra Billingsley
15. Brandon Lewis
16. Wesley Neighbors
17. Brad Smelley
20. Jermaine Preyear
22. John Michael Boswell

To top off the class I am optimistic Alabama will sign the following seven out of my top 10.

1. Julio Jones
2. Tyler Love
3. Burton Scott
4. Jerrell Harris
5. William Green
7. Mark Barron
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I'll take that in a heartbeat!!!! :wink::biggrin2:
 
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Can yall list out positions (college) for the list?
 
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Bama Lee said:
Can yall list out positions (college) for the list?
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I could take a stab at it. :wink:

I'll use the averaged list as my guideline.

1. Julio Jones WR
2t. Burton Scott WR (although I think he would line up all over the place)
2t. Tyler Love OT
4t. Jerrell Harris LB
4t. William Green DE/OLB
6. Dee Finley S/LB
7. Mark Barron WR/RB/LB/S
8. Antoine McClain OT
9t. Michael Williams DE
9t. Glenn Harbin DE
11t. Reggie Hunt RB/WR/DB
11t. Ivan Matchett RB
13t. Undra Billingsley DE/DT
13t. Courtney Upshaw DE/OLB
15. Brandon Lewis DE/DT/OLB
16. Michael Abernathy FB/LB
17. Destin Hood WR
18. Wesley Neighbors S/LB (LB if he grows into it)
19. Jermaine Preyear RB/H-back
20. Brad Smelley H-back
21. Jacoby Thomas LB
22. John Michael Boswell OT/OG
23. Justin Rogers RB
24. Andre Berry S/LB
25. Willie Bohannon DE/OLB
26. TJ Barnes OT/OG
27. Ken Adams TE
28. Teavis Durgin OT/OG
29. Marcal Robinson DB
30. De'Von Hairston DB

The guys I put OLB by could possibly play the "jack" position in our defense. Which would be a split between a DE and an OLB.
 
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BEATtutorsee said:
I could take a stab at it. :wink:

I'll use the averaged list as my guideline.

1. Julio Jones WR
2t. Burton Scott WR (although I think he would line up all over the place)
2t. Tyler Love OT
4t. Jerrell Harris LB
4t. William Green DE/OLB
6. Dee Finley S/LB
7. Mark Barron WR/RB/LB/S
8. Antoine McClain OT
9t. Michael Williams DE
9t. Glenn Harbin DE
11t. Reggie Hunt RB/WR/DB
11t. Ivan Matchett RB
13t. Undra Billingsley DE/DT
13t. Courtney Upshaw DE/OLB
15. Brandon Lewis DE/DT/OLB
16. Michael Abernathy FB/LB
17. Destin Hood WR
18. Wesley Neighbors S/LB (LB if he grows into it)
19. Jermaine Preyear RB/H-back
20. Brad Smelley H-back
21. Jacoby Thomas LB
22. John Michael Boswell OT/OG
23. Justin Rogers RB
24. Andre Berry S/LB
25. Willie Bohannon DE/OLB
26. TJ Barnes OT/OG
27. Ken Adams TE
28. Teavis Durgin OT/OG
29. Marcal Robinson DB
30. De'Von Hairston DB

The guys I put OLB by could possibly play the "jack" position in our defense. Which would be a split between a DE and an OLB.
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Thanks for catching that request for us BT.

You know I wish that C/OG Ben Jones would have made his name known before we made these lists. Scout and Rivals both missed him. Somehow I think he deserves to be in the top 30 after his Scout.com Elite Camp performance in Atlanta. I guess he would be everyones # 31 right now. It will be very interesting to see how far he moves up the lists by seasons end, and if/and when Alabama offers him.
 
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Yeah, I have a feeling Mr. Jones will skyrocket up that list by season's end.
 
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Crimson Surfer said:
OK here goes, a bunch of you get under the tree with a thick Alabama blanket in case the limb breaks. I am guessing all of the current commitments:

12. Michael Williams
13. Undra Billingsley
15. Brandon Lewis
16. Wesley Neighbors
17. Brad Smelley
20. Jermaine Preyear
22. John Michael Boswell

To top off the class I am optimistic Alabama will sign the following seven out of my top 10.

1. Julio Jones
2. Tyler Love
3. Burton Scott
4. Jerrell Harris
5. William Green
7. Mark Barron
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Did Ivan Matchett drop his commitment?
 
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Crimson Surfer said:
To top off the class I am optimistic Alabama will sign the following seven out of my top 10.

1. Julio Jones
2. Tyler Love
3. Burton Scott
4. Jerrell Harris
5. William Green
7. Mark Barron
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That would be amazing if we got all of those guys. Throw in Destin Hood (unless he does baseball) and that would be a great finish to an already impressive class.
 
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Crimson Surfer said:
OK here goes, a bunch of you get under the tree with a thick Alabama blanket in case the limb breaks. I am guessing all of the current commitments:

11. Ivan Matchett
12. Michael Williams
13. Undra Billingsley
15. Brandon Lewis
16. Wesley Neighbors
17. Brad Smelley
20. Jermaine Preyear
22. John Michael Boswell

To top off the class I am optimistic Alabama will sign the following seven out of my top 10.

1. Julio Jones
2. Tyler Love
3. Burton Scott
4. Jerrell Harris
5. William Green
7. Mark Barron
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Great list! My only question is who is the unknown warrior that will occupy the #6 slot on the list of those you think Bama will sign? ;)
 
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bama61 said:
Great list! My only question is who is the unknown warrior that will occupy the #6 slot on the list of those you think Bama will sign? ;)
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Here is a repost of my earlier post in this thread. I guess by taking out the Bama commitments and listing them separately and leaving Matchett off of that list, I caused some confusion.

Here is my list. The propects in bold are who I expect will commit to Bama. I added Courtney Upshaw since has committed since the initial list was posted.

CS's Top 30

1. Julio Jones
2. Tyler Love
3. Burton Scott
4. Jerrell Harris
5. William Green
6. Dee Finley
7. Mark Barron
8. Antoine McClain
9. Glenn Harbin
10. Reggie Hunt
11. Ivan Matchett
12. Michael Williams
13. Undra Billingsley
14. Courtney Upshaw
15. Brandon Lewis
16. Wesley Neighbors
17. Brad Smelley
18. Destin Hood
19. Michael Abernathy
20. Jermaine Preyear
21. Justin Rogers
22. John Michael Boswell
23. Jacoby Thomas
24. Willie Bohannon
25. De’Von Hairston
26. T.J. Barnes
27. Teavis Durgin
28. Marcal Robinson
29. Andre Berry
30. Ken Adams
 
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Crimson Surfer said:
Here is a repost of my earlier post in this thread. I guess by taking out the Bama commitments and listing them separately and leaving Matchett off of that list, I caused some confusion.

Here is my list. The propects in bold are who I expect will commit to Bama. I added Courtney Upshaw since has committed since the initial list was posted.

CS's Top 30

1. Julio Jones
2. Tyler Love
3. Burton Scott
4. Jerrell Harris
5. William Green
6. Dee Finley
7. Mark Barron
8. Antoine McClain
9. Glenn Harbin
10. Reggie Hunt
11. Ivan Matchett
12. Michael Williams
13. Undra Billingsley
14. Courtney Upshaw
15. Brandon Lewis
16. Wesley Neighbors
17. Brad Smelley
18. Destin Hood
19. Michael Abernathy
20. Jermaine Preyear
21. Justin Rogers
22. John Michael Boswell
23. Jacoby Thomas
24. Willie Bohannon
25. De’Von Hairston
26. T.J. Barnes
27. Teavis Durgin
28. Marcal Robinson
29. Andre Berry
30. Ken Adams
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Wow, nice 15 players from in state alone, if we can pull those. It would be nice to know your 7-10 guys we might pull from out of state to go with this group (possible new out of state wish list thread?)
 
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my thoughts on who will commit

Julio Jones
Tyler Love
Burton Scott
Jerrell Harris
William Green
Mark Barron
Ivan Matchett
Michael Williams
Undra Billingsley
Courtney Upshaw(Barn Bound)
Brandon Lewis
Wesley Neighbors
Brad Smelley
Destin Hood
Jermaine Preyear
John Michael Boswell
Star Jackson
Dontavious Jackson
Daryl Stonum
Templeton Hardy
Robby Green
Chris Jordon


Which puts us at 23 with our 2 grey shirts

id love to add:

Terrelle Pryor- whats the chance?
Ej Manual- most likely fsu
TJ Bryant- Whats the chance?
Dee Finley- Barn
Antoine McClain- barn?
 
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