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  • Woohoo, double post!

    banana

    This post was edited by zabba on 4/14/2012 at 9:25 PM

    zabba

  • Mr.Crimson said...

    I thought so. I really want to know about that Foster kid, Wr from Pa. I read somewhere that we have a legitimate shot at landing him.

    It could have changed after today but it lists him as cool on all of his interests other than Penn State and Pitt. I would say that isn't a good sign when the kid is from Pa. I really don't know much about him but that's at least how I see the situation. A lot of time to impress him though.

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  • R.A.T.T. said...

    It could have changed after today but it lists him as cool on all of his interests other than Penn State and Pitt. I would say that isn't a good sign when the kid is from Pa. I really don't know much about him but that's at least how I see the situation. A lot of time to impress him though.

    Yeah, that hasn't update since his visit to Bama.

    It was reported a while ago that he's visiting with his 7v7 team to our spring game next weekend. Still need to confirm that, though, as he hasn't mentioned it in any recent articles.

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  • psubills62 said...

    We really needed Averett a lot more than you guys did. I guess after Hackenberg we had to let you guys win one of the battles. cheers

    Seriously though...in the Averett article, he says "Their academics were second in the BCS and that's something that's important to me, too."

    Someone want to explain that one to me? Obviously not important enough to him to do a little research on the topic...

    not sure but we are in the top 5.

    #winning

    MrCrimson33306

  • Mr.Crimson said...

    not sure but we are in the top 5.

    Not sure I believe that. I can guarantee you that schools like Vandy, Illinois, Virginia, Cal, USC, Duke, North Carolina and a few others put that argument to bed.

    This post was edited by RATT on 4/14/2012 at 9:39 PM

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  • Mr.Crimson said...

    not sure but we are in the top 5.

    By what measure?

    This post was edited by psubills62 on 4/14/2012 at 9:40 PM

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  • R.A.T.T. said...

    It could have changed after today but it lists him as cool on all of his interests other than Penn State and Pitt. I would say that isn't a good sign when the kid is from Pa. I really don't know much about him but that's at least how I see the situation. A lot of time to impress him though.

    have you seen his film? kid is legit. I agree he may end up staying close to home but coming down for the spring is a good sign of interest.

    #winning

    MrCrimson33306

  • The 2011 Academic Bowl Championship Series | NewAmerica.net

    http://higheredwatch.newamerica.net/node/61200

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    MrCrimson33306

  • Academic Bowl Championship Series Rankings: Penn State Football Tops Academic Poll (SLIDESHOW)

    According to a poll recently released by the New America Foundation, the Penn State football program ranked first in academic performance among teams currently ranked in the top 25 of the final BCS standings.

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    #winning

    MrCrimson33306

  • Mr.Crimson said...

    I thought we were talking about overall academic prowess of the insititution not the grades of the football players while they are in school.

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  • Mr.Crimson said...

    have you seen his film? kid is legit. I agree he may end up staying close to home but coming down for the spring is a good sign of interest.

    Just watched it and he is a hell of a player. I would love to get him and haven't heard any update on his visit. I was merely going by the fact that this site listed all of his other schools interest as cool other than Penn State and Pitt. It's good that he came down though. You never know what could happen when someone is on a visit. I'll be looking forward to hearing how he enjoyed his visit this weekend.

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  • R.A.T.T. said...

    I thought we were talking about overall academic prowess of the insititution not the grades of the football players while they are in school.

    BCS has its own ranking for academics and we are in the top 5. I think that is what the recruit bills62 is referring to mentioned. Among overall D1 colleges no we are not #2 or in the top 5.

    #winning

    MrCrimson33306

  • psubills62 said...

    We really needed Averett a lot more than you guys did. I guess after Hackenberg we had to let you guys win one of the battles. cheers

    Seriously though...in the Averett article, he says "Their academics were second in the BCS and that's something that's important to me, too."

    Someone want to explain that one to me? Obviously not important enough to him to do a little research on the topic...

    Pretty sure that deals with our APR. Say what you want about Saban, his players graduate.

    rolltide06

  • bogeyman14 said...

    Robert Foster, WR, Monaca (Pa.) Central Valley DeMarcus Walker, DE, Jacksonville (Fla.) Sandalwood Alvin Kamara, RB, Norcross (Ga.) Maurice Smith, CB, Sugar Land (Texas) Dulles Hunter Henry, TE, Little Rock (Ark.) Pulaski Academy-Sunday Deon Johnson, WR, Spanish Fort (Ala.) Anthony Averett, DB, Woodbury (N.J.) Connor Mitch, QB, Raleigh (N.C.) Wakefield Riley Ferguson, QB, Matthews (N.C.) Butler Mitch Trubisky, QB, Mentor (Ohio) Walker Jones, LB, Germantown (Tenn.) Evangelical Christian Dejon Funderburk, ATH, Pensacola (Fla.) Washington Leroy Clark, CB, Miami (Fla.) Archbishop Carroll Jonathan Cook, CB, Spanish Fort (Ala.) Bobby Billingsley, OL, Memphis (Tenn.) East OJ Howard, TE, Prattville (Ala.) Autauga Academy-Alabama commit Altee Tenpenny, RB, North Little Rock (Ark.) West-Alabama commit Raheem Falkins, WR, New Orleans (La.) Carver-Alabama commit Grant Hill, OL, Huntsville (Ala.)- Alabama commit Bradley Bozeman, OL, Roanoke (Ala.) Handley- Alabama commit Ardarius Stewart, ATH, Birmingham (Ala.) Fultondale- Alabama commit Tyren Jones, RB, Marietta (Ga.) Walton- Alabama commit Bo Scarbrough, RB, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Northridge-2014 Leonard Fournette, RB, New Orleans (Ala.) St. Augustine-2014 Todd Kelly, safety, Knoxville (Tenn.) Webb-2014 EJ Moss, QB, Ashville (Ala.)-2014 Demarcus Bingham, WR, Foley (Ala.)-2014 Cameron Seward, WR, Atlanta (Ga.) Westminister-2014 Niguel Falkins, CB, New Orleans (La.) Carver-2014 Wesley Green, CB, Lithonia (Ga.) Martin Luther King-2014 Krenwick Height, WR, Jesup (Ga.) Wayne County- 2014 Demetrice Vaughan, RB, Eight Mile (Ala.) Blount-2015

    Brandon Kublanow.

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  • DB from that far away is gonna go the way of Jon Fulton. Depth and ST at best.

    PTCcock195

  • PTCcock195 said...

    DB from that far away is gonna go the way of Jon Fulton. Depth and ST at best.

    John Fulton is running with the 1's....

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  • PTCcock195 said...

    DB from that far away is gonna go the way of Jon Fulton. Depth and ST at best.

    I think Jon Fulton started today. I know that he was playing a LOT with the 1's. He's also still young.

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  • We'll see come Fall. I hope he proves me wrong, but I doubt it. So far, what Ellis Johnson told him would happen has been accurate.

    PTCcock195

  • PTCcock195 said...

    We'll see come Fall. I hope he proves me wrong, but I doubt it. So far, what Ellis Johnson told him would happen has been accurate.

    John Fulton will play a lot this year. Dude hasn't been able to do a lot due to players like milliner, Kirkpatrick, and Menzie.

    I originally thought like you and thought he wasnt gonna do anything. Apparently this spring proved me wrong.

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  • psubills62 said...

    We really needed Averett a lot more than you guys did. I guess after Hackenberg we had to let you guys win one of the battles. cheers

    i wouldnt call either recruiting battles but more so Bama going into someone else's recruiting area & plucking a gem .
    nevertheless Hack was a very good get for you guys.

    as for the latest pair of Bama commit's ? Averett fills a need in the Class of 13 and will likely get his 1st look wearing Crimson
    at corner , while speedy Deon Johnson is destined to play WR (slot) for the Tide.

    wouldnt be suprised if a QB and DE are among the next Tide pledges .

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  • John Fulton is a 1 st string DB...Ellis Johnson is an idiot who once worked for Mike Dubose.

    EDJR30

  • EDJR30 said...

    John Fulton is a 1 st string DB...Ellis Johnson is an idiot who once worked for Mike Dubose.

    Ellis Johnson is a pretty darn good defensive coach if you ask me.

    If he told Fulton that he would probably start early at South Carolina, but would have to compete for starting time with many other talented DB's already at Bama, I would say that he was probably correct.

    Will Fulton end up being a better player for the competition? Probably so.

    BetterOff

  • Fulton was running with Wr's step for step. I think he starts along with Milliner and Belue. Dixon might be the odd man out and I'm wondering if he ends up redshirting.

    #winning

    MrCrimson33306

  • rolltide06 said...

    Pretty sure that deals with our APR. Say what you want about Saban, his players graduate.

    Bama had a 69% graduation rate last year. That is not that good. Definitely not a top 5 in any list, top 25 or not. Maybe he got something mixed up and meant to say Top 5 and refer to that research that came out around October of the top 25 BCS teams that I think someone referenced here.

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by tmaluchnik on 4/15/2012 at 1:53 PM

    You find out life's this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game, life or football-the margin for error is so small. -Pacino

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  • @tmaluchnik said...

    Bama had a 69% graduation rate last year. That is not that good. Definitely not a top 5 in any list, top 25 or not. Maybe he got something mixed up and meant to say Top 5 and refer to that research that came out around October of the top 25 BCS teams that I think someone referenced here.

    Is 69% the general student population? The general athlete percentile? Or is it football? In football all those that could graduate did. We did lose some players before they graduated though (Richardson and Kirkpatrick).

    Our APR numbers for 2010 (2011's have not been released yet I don't think), we were 2nd with like a 990. I know before that we had a 978. Bama academics is leaps and bounds ahead of where it was 10 years ago. President, soon to be Chancellor of the UA system, Witt came in a blew up some of the departments and completely revitalized the academics at Bama. I know as a graduate from the school of engineering he more than doubled the amount of classrooms and staff. Best President the University has had in ages.

    Now is Bama better than Vandy, UVA, or Stanford? No. We're not in the same stratosphere as them. However, its nothing like it used to be and I'd put it on par with many of these Big 10 schools that like to brag so much about their academics.

    Bama9209

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