Kevin_Spradley

National Signing Day

To all college football fans, as you know today is national signing day. It looks like Alabama has lost a couple of committments in the last few days. Hopefully, the top committments we have will end up signing. I know football isn't as big elsewhere in the country, but here in SEC country, we live and breathe football year round.
How is your team doing?

Jack Fanning

I'm with you Kev...big day for Bama if we can land the top OL in the country Andre Smith here in about an hour!

Kevin_Spradley

Jack,
which websites do you use track the results of signing day? I am trying to keep up with LSU, Bama, and Auburn. I am listening to the 730 wump signing day special. Do you listen to WUMP for your local sports talk?

Jack Fanning

Kevin,

I usually get most of my info from Tiderinsider.com. It's a subscription site.....but there is some free content on there.

I have listened to the ump in the past. One of my friends "BamaZack" calls in on every show every day I think. I'm not too big on it as of late, I usually listen the the much-hated Paul Finebaum...hehehe

Kevin_Spradley

Yeah, I know all about TiderInsider. I read it quite often. I am going to the Bama-LSU basketball game this Saturday. This will be my first trip to Coleman since the remodel. Has Andre announced yet?

Jack Fanning

Big Andre Smith is BAMA-Bound!! He broke out a houndstooth hat at the press conference!! Bama has the top ranked OL class in the country...three 4-stars and a 5-star...according to rivals.com.

You ought to have fun at that basketball game..the fans always give the LSU coach Brady a hard time. I hear Coleman is very much improved.

You ought to try and check out the stadium expansion progress at Bryant-Denny while you are there....here are a few pics/artist renderings:

http://rolltide.com/Facilities/5083.asp

Brandon_T

My mother is from Boaz and all of my family down there are big Bama fans. Haven't been down that way since my Great Grandmother died 3 years ago, but Alabama has been my second favorite team right behind Michigan. Its nice to see the Tide back in national prominence again. I would love a BCS showdown between the two so we could stop hearing so much about the Big 12 and the Pac 10!

Shane Martin

To me recruiting day has lost its luster and mainly because it's really annoying to see all of these classes ranked by how good they might be.

When in truth, most of these prospects may not even play. They may get booted etc.

That's why I think these recruiting classes need to be reevaluated based on how they end up being.

Here's a good article on it:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ted/index.html

Jack Fanning

There's a reason National Signing Day and college recruiting in general is a hot topic followed by many...the reason is: IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. Not an exact science of course, but you gotta have top nationwide talent to go along with good coaching to get the hardware.

I'm pretty sure that USC, Texas and LSU have finished in the top 5 every year in recruiting the last few years and the results on the field speaks for itself for these teams.

Kevin_Spradley

I saw the beginnings of the Bryant-Denny expansion this past fall when I was down there for games. I am definitely interested in walking by when I am down there this weekend. I am going to the game with a LSU fan, so it should be interesting.

Where are all the other football fans that post in the NCAA thread? This proves my statement in the first post about SEC country and year round football.