This don't surprise me at all.
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It Takes Eleven said:Anyone know what our current scholarship numbers are with the Spring recruiting class plus returning players? How many above 85 are we currently?
...this is an interesting thing!. :roll:BamaSon25 said:It could be that Barnes is / was made aware that there is another highly touted QB coming in. I would tend to think that is the most likely scenario. Saban liked Barnes and his decision making. He even went as far as to say that he would be a helluva head coach one day. If there is a silent commit, (which I believe there is) that would have been enough to force Barnes into this decision.
firestorm said:...this is an interesting thing!. :roll:BamaSon25 said:It could be that Barnes is / was made aware that there is another highly touted QB coming in. I would tend to think that is the most likely scenario. Saban liked Barnes and his decision making. He even went as far as to say that he would be a helluva head coach one day. If there is a silent commit, (which I believe there is) that would have been enough to force Barnes into this decision.
RTR
BamaSon25 said:I don't understand the "rolling of the eyes" thing?
Thanks for the reading... Seems Pryor is in the mold of JaMarcus Russell (commited by Saban at LSU)... Surely, Coach Saban will do all the possible things to land him, but I think he's unreachable for us at this moment...BamaSon25 said:In any case, maybe somebody like the Pryor kid from PA. Here are a few quotes that he has had about us:
"I'm able to focus more now on each school individually and see about their depth chart and where I fit in for the long run in their future plans. I'll be able to tell who has been honest with me so far and who hasn't," Pryor said. "I want to make sure that the school I go to is cool with me playing both sports and that they plan to use me at quarterback. I don't want to move to another position. I'm set on quarterback.
"I'm not worried about staying close to home. In fact, I want to get out and see new things and meet new people. That is what college is about. I'm planning on taking some unofficial visits and camping at a few schools this year. That would give me a good chance to work with the quarterback coach and see how we mesh."
During the evaluation period Alabama stopped by to watch Pryor practice and the Tide ended up making his initial cut.
"Coach Saban and Coach (Curt) Cignetti came through to see me. They offered me early so I knew they were interested already," Pryor said. "I like both of them. I've talked to Coach Saban on the phone and he was honest. He told me that it was a good situation for me at Alabama because I could come in and redshirt for a year and then John Parker Wilson will be gone and I would have a chance to compete for playing time. He said that all of his quarterbacks would have a chance to earn the starting job and I thought that sounded good.
"I've gotten to know coach Cig pretty well. I have a good feeling about him and so far he's been direct and honest with me."
BamaSon25 said:firestorm said:...this is an interesting thing!. :roll:BamaSon25 said:It could be that Barnes is / was made aware that there is another highly touted QB coming in. I would tend to think that is the most likely scenario. Saban liked Barnes and his decision making. He even went as far as to say that he would be a helluva head coach one day. If there is a silent commit, (which I believe there is) that would have been enough to force Barnes into this decision.
RTR
I don't understand the "rolling of the eyes" thing? In any case, maybe somebody like the Pryor kid from PA. Here are a few quotes that he has had about us:
"I'm able to focus more now on each school individually and see about their depth chart and where I fit in for the long run in their future plans. I'll be able to tell who has been honest with me so far and who hasn't," Pryor said. "I want to make sure that the school I go to is cool with me playing both sports and that they plan to use me at quarterback. I don't want to move to another position. I'm set on quarterback.
"I'm not worried about staying close to home. In fact, I want to get out and see new things and meet new people. That is what college is about. I'm planning on taking some unofficial visits and camping at a few schools this year. That would give me a good chance to work with the quarterback coach and see how we mesh."
During the evaluation period Alabama stopped by to watch Pryor practice and the Tide ended up making his initial cut.
"Coach Saban and Coach (Curt) Cignetti came through to see me. They offered me early so I knew they were interested already," Pryor said. "I like both of them. I've talked to Coach Saban on the phone and he was honest. He told me that it was a good situation for me at Alabama because I could come in and redshirt for a year and then John Parker Wilson will be gone and I would have a chance to compete for playing time. He said that all of his quarterbacks would have a chance to earn the starting job and I thought that sounded good.
"I've gotten to know coach Cig pretty well. I have a good feeling about him and so far he's been direct and honest with me."
RTR
BamaSon25