Alabama recruiting one more 2013 QB

What about the class of '14? or '15? Where does it end?

Didn't USC get a commitment from an 8th grader a few years ago?

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Originally posted 09:01 AM ET  05.30 by Deep Creek

What about the class of '14? or '15? Where does it end?Didn't USC get a commitment from an 8th grader a few years ago?

We're talking about a 3* recruit?

Guess what, I think every FBS school is signing 1 or 2 3* QBs this year.

Still don't get why a good qb would want to go to a school where all he does is short passes and hand off to RBs.

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Originally posted 09:09 AM ET  05.30 by Armpit

Still don't get why a good qb would want to go to a school where all he does is short passes and hand off to RBs.

Good question.

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Originally posted 09:01 AM ET  05.30 by Deep Creek

What about the class of '14? or '15? Where does it end?Didn't USC get a commitment from an 8th grader a few years ago?

There have been a few highly publicized "early" commits.

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Originally posted 09:13 AM ET  05.30 by Deep Creek

Good question.

Name one in the last 10 years? The best one they had, McElroy, wasn't recruited by any of the big schools where he really wanted to go.

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Originally posted 09:21 AM ET  05.30 by SL Guido

Name one in the last 10 years? The best one they had, McElroy, wasn't recruited by any of the big schools where he really wanted to go.

McElroy was a 3 star that we got when Shula was the Head Coach.

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Originally posted 09:21 AM ET  05.30 by SL Guido

Name one in the last 10 years? The best one they had, McElroy, wasn't recruited by any of the big schools where he really wanted to go.

Isn't the dude in the article (Bateman) a four or five star kid?

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Originally posted 09:39 AM ET  05.30 by Armpit

Isn't the dude in the article (Bateman) a four or five star kid?

Yes. And so isn't A.J. McCarron.

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Originally posted 09:44 AM ET  05.30 by Joe Kidd #1

Yes. And so isn't A.J. McCarron.

And so is...

All quarterbacks who play that position in high school may switch to other position in college.

Looks like Alabama is going to the two QB system spread hurry-up offense.

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Originally posted 09:39 AM ET  05.30 by Armpit

Isn't the dude in the article (Bateman) a four or five star kid?

Their last big QB signing transferred. The big time athletes and arms get Bama fever and once they are there, they see the writing on the wall. IMO Saban won't put up with the ego that the 4-5 stars seem to have. Who knows if Bateman will pan out, but history has shown it to be otherwise.

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Originally posted 09:48 AM ET  05.30 by SL Guido

Their last big QB signing transferred. The big time athletes and arms get Bama fever and once they are there, they see the writing on the wall. IMO Saban won't put up with the ego that the 4-5 stars seem to have. Who knows if Bateman will pan out, but history has shown it to be otherwise.

A.J McCarron seems to be doing just fine. Other schools have QBs transfer and you guys never seem to think that "signals" anything. Philip Sims was 1 year behind McCarron. That's all there is to it.

I'm not sure what history you are referring to. Are you referring to QBs under Coach Saban? Isn't Matt Flynn about to be a starter somewhere? Or QBs under Shula and other bad coaches? I know we like to look at McElroy and see some kind of pattern in 1 QB, but Greg, despite what he accomplished, was not a Saban QB and Saban had been quoted in the past that he probably would not have recruited Greg. But, you work with what you have when you take a new job.

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Originally posted 09:46 AM ET  05.30 by toad

All quarterbacks who play that position in high school may switch to other position in college.

You can only have 1 QB on the field at a time, usually. More PT at WR or DB.

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Originally posted 10:14 AM ET  05.30 by Joe Kidd #1

A.J McCarron seems to be doing just fine. Other schools have QBs transfer and you guys never seem to think that "signals" anything. Philip Sims was 1 year behind McCarron. That's all there is to it.I'm not sure what history you are referring to. Are you referring to QBs under Coach Saban? Isn't Matt Flynn about to be a starter somewhere? Or QBs under Shula and other bad coaches? I know we like to look at McElroy and see some kind of pattern in 1 QB, but Greg, despite what he accomplished, was not a Saban QB and Saban had been quoted in the past that he probably would not have recruited Greg. But, you work with what you have when you take a new job.

You're like Alabama's publicity rep.

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Originally posted 10:14 AM ET  05.30 by Joe Kidd #1

A.J McCarron seems to be doing just fine. Other schools have QBs transfer and you guys never seem to think that "signals" anything. Philip Sims was 1 year behind McCarron. That's all there is to it.I'm not sure what history you are referring to. Are you referring to QBs under Coach Saban? Isn't Matt Flynn about to be a starter somewhere? Or QBs under Shula and other bad coaches? I know we like to look at McElroy and see some kind of pattern in 1 QB, but Greg, despite what he accomplished, was not a Saban QB and Saban had been quoted in the past that he probably would not have recruited Greg. But, you work with what you have when you take a new job.

On the original question of why would a good QB go to Bama, my response is I haven't seen one play there yet. The best since Bama's resurgence has been GM. I watched AM play 5 games last year, and wasn't impressed. I don't consider him to be a "Good" QB. He is perfect for what Bama does, but prob wouldn't start for half the BCS teams out there.

I know GM well. Smart player and the best under center at Bama in the past 10 years, but again, would not have played at most. The highly recruited player that was there transferred. Until there is a highly talented QB under center, you have to go with what has been shown on the field. When I said that Saban wouldn't deal with the ego's that go along with said talented QB's, it wasn't a knock. Actually, the opposite. Its from a statement from people who have been there first hand.