quote:Originally posted by Rowdymale:
I didn't know Peter Rielly was such an expert in recruiting. I think Rivals and Scout should just forget rating High School kids, as they have been doing for years and years, and just ask Old Peter who is the best. He seems to know everything about the subject. I also didn't know speed was all you had to measure when recruiting.
I would love to have the funding to get to do nothing but watch high school football as my career... That would be awesome. As for speed being "all you had to measure when recruiting"... I didn't say that. What I said was, if a kid has good size and speed then I don't care how many stars are by his name. However, if you don't think speed is the most important asset for football teams, ask Jim Tressell of Ohio State....after those whippins his teams took at the hands of SEC speed, i think he'd tell you different.
COACHING COACHING COACHING!!!!! I said it already, great player/coach relationships make average players good, good players great, and great players exceptional. If a kid has athletic ability and is highly coachable, STARS DON'T MATTER!!!! I'm not bashing bammies crootin class, I'm bashing the mindset of stars tell the story. I'll post this again....I'm addin some bammie standouts so ya'll see that I'm being objective.
Ben Grubbs, 2* TE--Starting G in NFL/1st round
Ronnie Brown, 3*--Starting RB in NFL/2 pick overall
Karlos Dansby, 2* WR--Starting LB in NFL/1st rnd
Dontarius Thomas, NR--rotation @ LB in NFL/mid rund
Sen'Derrick Marks, 2*--will be a 1st or 2nd round pick in this years NFL draft
Rashad Johnson, 1 or 2*walk on... All-SEC safety
Glen Coffee, 3*... All-SEC RB, will most likely make NFL roster after junior year
Javier Arenas, 3* athlete... record breaking punt returner and starting CB.
Terrance Cody, 3*... widely(no pun intended) considered the most important player in solid defense for the Tide in 08.
Those are easily 4 of the most important players from Bama's run to the top to the SEC West in '08.... Not impressive by Rivals standards, but where would ya'll have been without those 4 this year? I'm right on this, and the only reason bammers won't agree outright is because I'm an Auburn fan. But I know ya'll do... I have faith in your level of common sense and basic intelligence.