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Alabama Football: Crimson Tide recruiting to see big uptick in June

Alabama football has maybe 10 open slots left for the 2020 class. Every June is big for the Crimson Tide recruiting calendar.

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[TerryP]

There is some interesting data on Alabama football signees going back to the 2000 class. Based on the 247Sports Composite, of the top 125 Crimson Tide commits going back to 2000, 33 of them are on the 2019 Alabama football roster.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Coach Saban continues to do his homework early. By the end of June, we might be down to our cherry picking numbers before high school football even begins. What's interesting to me is the number of elite players who are more than willing to get the process over in the early signing period. For me, recruiting doesn't have that feeding frenzy feeling of the past and I like it.

 

[BamaFan334]

Anything can happen as we have all seen during our time watching over recruiting, but I do feel we are losing a lot of ground to Clemson, Georgia, and even LSU now as far as higher ranked early commits. I personally feel like the guys we used to get on the offensive and defensive line are going elsewhere and we just haven't made that splash yet. I don't see Bresee flipping, I feel like Flowe wasn't happy being compared to Mack Wilson ceiling wise, Fleming appears to be staying North, Murphy liked the consistency and low turnover at Clemson, Ricks appears to have eyes solely for LSU, Uiagalelei is a lock to stay with Clemson, and others that aren't really considering us towards the top. Now, I completely understand it is really early, and I completely understand we will get ours, but it's still alarming to me we are not getting very many five star commitments early like the schools gaining ground on us. Clemson and Georgia are becoming closer and closer to having the depth to take us out on a consistent basis. Clemson is there and shown they can beat us, and on the big stage. Georgia has beat us physically the last two times, only allowing for their coaching to lose the game for them. I'm not jumping off the cliff, so spare me those comments, but is it not a question any of y'all have asked or a trend y'all have noticed?

 

[Tidestalker]

Anything can happen as we have all seen during our time watching over recruiting, but I do feel we are losing a lot of ground to Clemson, Georgia, and even LSU now as far as higher ranked early commits. I personally feel like the guys we used to get on the offensive and defensive line are going elsewhere and we just haven't made that splash yet. I don't see Bresee flipping, I feel like Flowe wasn't happy being compared to Mack Wilson ceiling wise, Fleming appears to be staying North, Murphy liked the consistency and low turnover at Clemson, Ricks appears to have eyes solely for LSU, Uiagalelei is a lock to stay with Clemson, and others that aren't really considering us towards the top. Now, I completely understand it is really early, and I completely understand we will get ours, but it's still alarming to me we are not getting very many five star commitments early like the schools gaining ground on us. Clemson and Georgia are becoming closer and closer to having the depth to take us out on a consistent basis. Clemson is there and shown they can beat us, and on the big stage. Georgia has beat us physically the last two times, only allowing for their coaching to lose the game for them. I'm not jumping off the cliff, so spare me those comments, but is it not a question any of y'all have asked or a trend y'all have noticed?

I think there are some fair concerns there. I haven't followed recruiting as closely this cycle... But last cycle we signed 3 big time OT's. But yes, after it seemed like a fall off with interrior OL's, maybe Dalencourt being an exception.

I say it every year but the OL/DL recruiting is just everything. Doesn't matter what kind of skill positions on O or DB's on D if you can't stop a pass rush a generate a pass rush. As you mentioned - Clemson showed us that.

Seems like since the early signing period was added we may have lost a step early in the process but last years class ended really bad ass... So hopefully this year will be the same. RTR

 

[Max]

Coach Saban continues to do his homework early. By the end of June, we might be down to our cherry picking numbers before high school football even begins. What's interesting to me is the number of elite players who are more than willing to get the process over in the early signing period. For me, recruiting doesn't have that feeding frenzy feeling of the past and I like it.

It's May. The recruiting battles have barely started.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Anything can happen as we have all seen during our time watching over recruiting, but I do feel we are losing a lot of ground to Clemson, Georgia, and even LSU now as far as higher ranked early commits. I personally feel like the guys we used to get on the offensive and defensive line are going elsewhere and we just haven't made that splash yet. I don't see Bresee flipping, I feel like Flowe wasn't happy being compared to Mack Wilson ceiling wise, Fleming appears to be staying North, Murphy liked the consistency and low turnover at Clemson, Ricks appears to have eyes solely for LSU, Uiagalelei is a lock to stay with Clemson, and others that aren't really considering us towards the top. Now, I completely understand it is really early, and I completely understand we will get ours, but it's still alarming to me we are not getting very many five star commitments early like the schools gaining ground on us. Clemson and Georgia are becoming closer and closer to having the depth to take us out on a consistent basis. Clemson is there and shown they can beat us, and on the big stage. Georgia has beat us physically the last two times, only allowing for their coaching to lose the game for them. I'm not jumping off the cliff, so spare me those comments, but is it not a question any of y'all have asked or a trend y'all have noticed?

Alabama finishes #1 in recruiting we have no reason to complain that the other team was more talented. Besides, Clemson was and has been pushing us even when they seldom got beyond the top 10 in recruiting. But you mentioned physicality and I'd throw toughness in there as well. That's not a byproduct of being a team full of 5* players. I don't think Georgia was the more physical team in 2017. Jalen couldn't take advantage of what the defense was giving. When Tua went in, we were the only team running the ball downfield in the 4th quarter. Clemson got put on them what we handed to LSU in our natty game. That's defense and toughness.

Last season we played Georgia with a pass first, almost pure spread team depending on the hurry up a lot to keep the defense off balanced. I believe it robbed us of what Bama football does best, control both lines of scrimmage, physically.

 

[TUSKtimes]

It's May. The recruiting battles have barely started.

Have you noticed anything different last season and this one as compared to our first early signing period?

 

[Max]

Anything can happen as we have all seen during our time watching over recruiting, but I do feel we are losing a lot of ground to Clemson, Georgia, and even LSU now as far as higher ranked early commits.

About 1/3rd of the individual rankings seen today will remain that way according to a recruiting article I read the other day. It made perfect sense when you still have The Opening, summer camps, high school seasons, all start games, and the like left on the schedule before the December signing period.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Nick and staff will have to coach them up...…...Each year Nick's age will be used more and more against Bama just as the last years of Coach Bryant. Hopefully Bama will finish in the top 5-7 each year in recruiting and if so that should be good enough. 20% of those you sign will not play a meaningful down for you so if you could avoid many of those recruits that would be a winner. Hell LSU has always been a really good QB away from being a really good football team for these past 10 years. I hope they continue to struggle recruiting a top QB.

 

[Max]

Have you noticed anything different last season and this one as compared to our first early signing period?

Which has nothing to do the time of the year it is or that the battles haven't begun yet. Chris Tyree is going to commit to Notre Dame today over OU and Bama. His recruitment is only going to get hotter over the summer.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Which has nothing to do the time of the year it is or that the battles haven't begun yet. Chris Tyree is going to commit to Notre Dame today over OU and Bama. His recruitment is only going to get hotter over the summer.

Sure it does. We have, maybe, 10 spots left. Our first year at this we were playing the same game as the late signing period. We were slow playing recruits and it blew up in our face. Now, we get them in the barn and do our mix and match stuff, what you call "battles," before the ESP. We will save about 5 spots or so for cherry pickin' in Feb.

 

[Max]

@TUSKtimes, you're still missing the point by a lightyear. The recruiting battles haven't really begun yet because most of these kids still haven't completed official visits. We're three quarters of a year away from the first signing dates. This "feeding frenzy" you say you don't miss right now? It's because it hasn't started yet.

 

[BamaFan334]

@TUSKtimes, you're still missing the point by a lightyear. The recruiting battles haven't really begun yet because most of these kids still haven't completed official visits. We're three quarters of a year away from the first signing dates. This "feeding frenzy" you say you don't miss right now? It's because it hasn't started yet.

So what about the half of the Top 10 Rivals rankings already being committed? Paris Johnson is the only one looking at other places, the rest, all very solid players are committed and confident. I think maybe 2 of the rest of the Top 10 have good interest in us.

 

[UAgrad93]

Some of these kids have already made official visits in preparation for the early signing period and have pretty much had their mind made up from the beginning. Some choose to stay close to home, others choose the easier route to PT, others choose a school because of an assistant coach and the relationship, while some look for the challenge. Not everyone is cut out for that challenge. BAMA is going to provide that challenge on a daily basis. While 247 may not say it, BAMA is still in pretty good shape for 5 5* kids, including Flowe, Smalls, Washington, Milton, and Grimes.

 

[BamaFan334]

Some of these kids have already made official visits in preparation for the early signing period and have pretty much had their mind made up from the beginning. Some choose to stay close to home, others choose the easier route to PT, others choose a school because of an assistant coach and the relationship, while some look for the challenge. Not everyone is cut out for that challenge. BAMA is going to provide that challenge on a daily basis. While 247 may not say it, BAMA is still in pretty good shape for 5 5* kids, including Flowe, Smalls, Washington, Milton, and Grimes.

We need Flowe. We simply need to snag him. Another Reuben Foster, already at 230 pounds and hits like a truck. We need a true Alpha, and he's it.

Smalls is another one we need to pull. Great size and would be a tremendous asset.

If we can pull these two guys, I will be happy and feel we have accomplished something.

 

[bama alum]

We need Flowe. We simply need to snag him. Another Reuben Foster, already at 230 pounds and hits like a truck. We need a true Alpha, and he's it.

^^ YES!