*** Jack LB Jonathan Allen commits to Alabama ***
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Re: Is he too small to play DE in our 3-4 Defense?
very happy to see him commit to us this early.
very happy to see him commit to us this early.
Re: Is he too small to play DE in our 3-4 Defense?
Yes. He will be the Jack LB for the 2013 class. He has a solid chance to start there by his sophomore year. I expect big things out of Adrian Hubbard, so an early departure is likely paving the way for Jonathan Allen.
Re: Jonathan Allen commits to Bama
Hargreaves won't leave the state of Florida, and will likely sign with USF. I don't think Montravius Adams is interested in the 3-4 defense. He will sign with Clemson or Auburn, IMO. However, adding Robert Nkemdiche and Maurice Smith (who's very interested in Alabama) to what Alabama already has in the fold defensively for 2013 is an embarrassment of riches.
Re: Jonathan Allen commits to Bama
All I'm saying is, never say never. You know as well as I do that there are no "sure things" in recruiting. It's only May of 2012, it's a long time until Feb 2013, and we've already got 2 of the top 7 defenders in the country on board, and we lead for a 3rd.
And Keenan Allen would never go to Cal of all places, and TJ Yeldon was the next Bo Jackson down on the plains, and Noel Devine was going to lead FSU back to prominence, and there's no way Lache Seastrunk would end up anywhere other than USC or LSU, right? It was only a little over a year ago with Cyrus Kouandjio chose Auburn on national TV and shocked everyone. Luckily he changed his mind.
All I'm saying is, never say never. You know as well as I do that there are no "sure things" in recruiting. It's only May of 2012, it's a long time until Feb 2013, and we've already got 2 of the top 7 defenders in the country on board, and we lead for a 3rd.
Re: Jonathan Allen commits to Bama
Well, I'm saying "never". I'm not enough of a homer to think we're going to cherry pick the top ten.
Well, I'm saying "never". I'm not enough of a homer to think we're going to cherry pick the top ten.
Re: Jonathan Allen commits to Bama
This is the current top 10:
We've got 2 of those guys, and lead for a third. The only guy on that list who doesn't list us among his top schools is Cravens. If getting 3 of the top 10 (and possibly more) isn't cherry picking, then I don't know what is. That's not homer-ism, that's reality. We've reached USC mid-2000's recruiting levels.
I don't think we'll get 'em all. But I don't understand why anyone think's it's a stretch for me to say that this is shaping up to be the best defensive recruiting class of all time. It might not be the best of all time, but it's certainly not outlandish to say that "it could be." Again, it's a long time until February.
This is the current top 10:
We've got 2 of those guys, and lead for a third. The only guy on that list who doesn't list us among his top schools is Cravens. If getting 3 of the top 10 (and possibly more) isn't cherry picking, then I don't know what is. That's not homer-ism, that's reality. We've reached USC mid-2000's recruiting levels.
Re: Jonathan Allen commits to Bama
Montravius Adams has yet to visit. Hargreaves hasn't either, as far as I know. That being said, his dad is still an assistant at USF. No other program can overcome that. The most realistic finish for that top ten is Robert Nkemdiche, Reuben Foster, Robert Foster, and Jonathan Allen. I just think that a combination of personal circumstances and other prospects fitting our systems better will keep Adams and Hargreaves from signing with Alabama.
Montravius Adams has yet to visit. Hargreaves hasn't either, as far as I know. That being said, his dad is still an assistant at USF. No other program can overcome that. The most realistic finish for that top ten is Robert Nkemdiche, Reuben Foster, Robert Foster, and Jonathan Allen. I just think that a combination of personal circumstances and other prospects fitting our systems better will keep Adams and Hargreaves from signing with Alabama.
Re: Jonathan Allen commits to Bama
I think we end up with those 2 or 3 of those 4. With all the gossip on Rueben Foster, I'm not sure what happens with him. I think getting a stud QB has really helped with Robert F, but it's far from a guarantee and then anything can happen with RN.
Re: Jonathan Allen commits to Bama
This is awesome. I have smiled since I heard about it around lunch today. Roll Tide.
This is awesome. I have smiled since I heard about it around lunch today. Roll Tide.
Awesome. Great Jack prospects are relatively rare, and in May we might have wrapped up the best in the country.
Bama is so talent rich there may have to be a Buffet Rule (give up 30% of their recruits) on recruiting to make it fair. 
Re: Is he too small to play DE in our 3-4 Defense?
I believe Adrian was playing a lot of SAM at the end of spring and Dickson was at Jack but that may have been situational and not what happens on Satudays' in the fall.
Re: Is he too small to play DE in our 3-4 Defense?
It is a GREAT time to be ROLLING with the TIDE! Welcome aboard Mr. Allen!
It is a GREAT time to be ROLLING with the TIDE! Welcome aboard Mr. Allen!
