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TerryP · Nov 16, 2007

TigerBait3 said: ↑

He is from Woodville, Alabama and started the site BamaOnLine.com.
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I thought that, but couldn't remember.

CParso · Jun 30, 2008

CParso said: ↑

On the other hand, great recruits want to join other great recruits. If they look at Rivals & it appears that Alabama is doing an amazing job of recruiting, then they will want to get on board - in which case, perception actually becomes reality.
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See Trent Richardson, who has specifically mentioned wanting to be a part of Bama's team due in large part to their "#1" class last year.

pharpe · Jun 30, 2008

Athlon did an article on how star ratings translate to draft status a couple months back.

These numbers mean that recruiting ranking really do matter. Are recruiting services 100 percent accurate? Of course not. It is nearly impossible to evaluate motivation, maturity and integrity (See former Florida State WR Fred Rouse). However, recruiting rankings are pretty good indicators of how a prospect will turn out. As the industry grows, fans of college football can only expect that these self-proclaimed talent evaluators to get even better at predicting the future.
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http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/13422/nfl-stars-how-recruiting-translates-to-the-draft

omahatiger · Jun 30, 2008

Didn't Tyler Edwards drop after he commited to LSU over Bama?