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2/6/08

Who Will The Tide Bring In? National Signing Day - 2008

NCAAF, Alabama Crimson Tide

tpowell25

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I have been keeping up with all of the verbal commitments for the Tide over the course of the past year, and now is our chance to see who we bring in. We have a loaded class coming in, but all eyes will be on Julio Jones. The #1 WR recruit out of Foley, Alabama said he wasn't giving a verbal to anyone. He said he will make his mind up and announce his decision on signing day. Well Julio, it's here.

I am going to do my best to keep up with who Alabama signs throughout the day and post it in here. Between work and dodging tornado's, I will do the best I can to keep it updated.

There are a few places to keep up with today's coverage of signing day, but I will mainly be following Scout.com.

You can keep up with all of the signings here if you would like. In the column under LOI (Letter of Intent), they will place a gold check mark in the column next to the recruit's name once he has officially signed with the school.

This is a big day for Bama fans. We haven't seen an incoming class like this in a looooong time. ESPN has Bama as one of the schools to watch today.

If anyone else sees a recruit has signed before I post it in here, feel free to go ahead and post it for us. I'm looking forward to everyone's response on this because, like I said, this is going to be a day like some of us have never seen before at the Capstone.

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2/6/08

tpowell25

We already have a few signings.

Chris Jackson - 4-star WR out of McDonough, Ga.
Devonta Bolton - 4-star WLB out of Norcross, Ga.
Melvin Ray - 4-star WR out of Tallahassee, Fl.
Corey Smith - 2-star K out of Bunker Hill, WV.

Good start so far. Signings will come in patches today, with a flurry here and there. So check back as often as possible. And if you see someone has signed and I have not posted it yet, go ahead and post it for us

2/6/08

tpowell25

0	Go to Scout.com if you would like to see our new signee's bios and stats.

2/6/08

tpowell25

0	More signings... Don'ta Hightower - 4-star DE out of Lewisburg, TN. You can go to Tidesports.com to view press conferences of todays to signees, including the Julio Jones announcement at 11:30 CST.

2/6/08

tpowell25

Alright, we've got our first flurry of the day..

Brad Smelley - 2-star QB/WR out of Tuscaloosa, AL.
Barrett Jones - 4-star OT out of Cordova, TN.
Chris Jordan - 4-star LB/RB out of Brentwood, TN.
Mark Barron - 5-star WR out of Mobile, AL.
Destin Hood - 3-star WR out of Mobile, AL.
Jermaine Preyear - 3-star RB out of Mobile, AL.
Damian Square - 4-star LB/QB out of Houston, TX.
Tyler Love - 5-star OL out of Mountain Brook, AL.
Ivan Hatchett - 3-star RB out of Mobile, AL.

2/6/08

tpowell25

A few more....

Undra Billingsley - 3-star TE/DE out of Birmingham, AL.
Glenn Harbin - 3-star DE out of Mobile, AL.
Robby Green - 4-star DB out of River Ridge, LA.
Courtney Upshaw - 4-star DE/TE out of Eufala, AL.
Wesley Neighbors - T-star S out of Huntsville, AL.
Michael Williams - 4-star DE out of Pickens County, AL.
Alonzo Lawrence - 4-star WR/DB out of Lucedale, MS.
Brandon Lewis - 3-star DE/TE out of Pleasant Grove, AL.

2/6/08

tpowell25

Wooooot!!!

Julio Jones - 5-star WR out of Foley, AL.
John Michael Boswell - 3-star OT/OG out of Northport, AL.
Marcel Dareus - 4-star DT out of Birmingham
Burton Scott - 4-star QB/WR out of Prichard, AL.

I think Bama is guaranteed a top 3 recruiting class now. Possibly #1. Recruiting classes don't win championships, I know that. But it hasn't hurt teams like Florida, Ohio State, and USC over the past few years.

2/6/08

CriticalFanatic

2	(Edited by CriticalFanatic) Screw you guys for getting Mark Ingram. No really, though, nice get. He'll be a stud. And best of all, his dad is gainfully employed again. I love how recruiting works out ;)

2/6/08

tpowell25

0	CriticalFanatic wrote: Screw you guys for getting Mark Ingram. No really, though, nice get. He'll be a stud. And best of all, his dad is gainfully employed again. I love how recruiting works out ;) I was wondering if we would land him. He looks pretty good. Thanks!

2/6/08

CriticalFanatic

0	tpowell25 wrote: I was wondering if we would land him. He looks pretty good. Thanks! Saban can sell.

2/6/08

tpowell25

Last flurry before I head to the house...and it's a pretty good flurry to end on.

Mark Ingram - 3-star RB out of Flint, MI.
Robert Lester - 3-star S out of Foley, AL.
Kerry Murphy - 4-star DT out of Hoover, AL.
Terrence Cody - 4-star NG out of Fort Meyers, FL.
Star Jackson - 4-star QB out of Lake Worth, FL.
Jerrell Harris - 4-star WLB out of Gadsden, AL.

It was a damn good day, and hopefully we aren't done yet.

And this is how I look at it: Just because they are 4 and 5 star recruits doesn't automatically mean that they will be studs next year, if at all. But a recruiting class like this helps to bring in more good recruits, and helps to build a good class for next year's incoming class. It is a good step towards building a good foundation. That is why I am excited about this class.