2008 NCAA Football Signing Day Thread

[NDBoston]

Alabama wins the 2008 Rivals National Signing Day Recruiting Title

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...880&CID=771326

Top 25 Results

http://rivals100.rivals.com/teamrank.asp

How many academic ineligible players will Alabama lose from that class?

[Snatch Catch]

If Pryor goes to OSU, I wonder how much that will bump them.

[CallOfTheCrow]

not too happy about Onterio McCalleb changing his mind & commiting to Auburn. Glad to get D.C. Jefferson officially though.

[NelsonMuntz]

Scout.com Recruiting Team Rankings: http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2008
1. Alabama
2. Notre Dame
3. Miami
4. Georgia
5. Florida State
6. LSU
7. Ohio State
8. Michigan
9. UCLA
10. Clemson

ESPN Top 5: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=3233800
1. Miami
2. Clemson
3. Florida
4. Alabama
5. Georgia

[CanoForPresident]

Uono Kaveinga Commits to USC.

Why is this a big deal other than the fact that they're adding their 10th top 100 player? It gives them a better chance to land 2009 LB Manti T'eo who is probably the best LB prospect in the last decade.

[27IsNext]

How many academic ineligible players will Alabama lose from that class?

Word around campus is this:

1.) Two players (WR Chris Jackson and K Corey Smith) signed in December and enrolled in January. Consequently, they count against the 2007 25-man limit and not the 2008 limit.
2.) One player (WR Destin Hood) will likely opt to play MLB.
3.) Several players may not qualify. These are DT Marcel Dareus, RB Jermaine Preyear and CB Alonzo Lawrence, as well as prep school DT Kerry Murphy and JUCO DT Terrance Cody. Now, I doubt ALL of these fail to make grades, but you can probably count on at least one or two.
4.) Some players may "greyshirt"--delay enrollment until Spring '09 and count against the '09 25-man limit.
5.) Some players may pay their own way the first semester, thus not counting against the 25-man limit for '08.
6.) Finally, one player (S Wesley Neighbors) may be eligible for a Bryant Scholarship. This is institutional aid from Alabama that allows a relative (in Wesley's case, grandfather) of a player who played for Coach Paul W. Bryant to get a full ride, and it doesn't count against the 25-man limit for one year or the 85-man limit unless he plays during his freshman or sophomore year.

[CanoForPresident]

Word around campus is this:

1.) Two players (WR Chris Jackson and K Corey Smith) signed in December and enrolled in January. Consequently, they count against the 2007 25-man limit and not the 2008 limit.
2.) One player (WR Destin Hood) will likely opt to play MLB.
3.) Several players may not qualify. These are DT Marcel Dareus, RB Jermaine Preyear and CB Alonzo Lawrence, as well as prep school DT Kerry Murphy and JUCO DT Terrance Cody. Now, I doubt ALL of these fail to make grades, but you can probably count on at least one or two.
4.) Some players may "greyshirt"--delay enrollment until Spring '09 and count against the '09 25-man limit.
5.) Some players may pay their own way the first semester, thus not counting against the 25-man limit for '08.
6.) Finally, one player (S Wesley Neighbors) may be eligible for a Bryant Scholarship. This is institutional aid from Alabama that allows a relative (in Wesley's case, grandfather) of a player who played for Coach Paul W. Bryant to get a full ride, and it doesn't count against the 25-man limit for one year or the 85-man limit unless he plays during his freshman or sophomore year.

Congrats to Alabama for winning this years recruiting title.

Enjoy it while you can because USC is taking it back next year

[27IsNext]

Congrats to Alabama for winning this years recruiting title.

Enjoy it while you can because USC is taking it back next year

Alabama has very few scholarships to give next year, so it will be strictly a "fill-your-needs-with-the-best-athletes-possible" class. MAYBE top 10, so yeah, I'd say USC has a good chance to top out.

[BroadwayBomber55]

ESPN's 2008 National Signing Day Grades

ACC: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=3234290

Big East: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=3234285

Big Ten: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=3234284

SEC: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=3234291

Big XII: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=3234286

Pac-10: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=3234283

Best of the Rest: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=3235101

[keg411]

Co-sign. I'm not 100% sold on Shannon as an in-game coach just yet but his defenses were always solid and we now know that the man can recruit, which is huge in college football. He pulled in a very solid DC in Bill Young this offseason. IMO, the only questionmark moving forward will be whether or not to replace Nix as offensive coordinator. Most importantly, he's not Larry Coker.

Seriously. I just hope he can develop the talent, because he recruited a boatload and kept a ton of the local kids in Miami.

I'd love to see us get back into BCS contention in 2 years or so.

[CanoForPresident]

Alabama has very few scholarships to give next year, so it will be strictly a "fill-your-needs-with-the-best-athletes-possible" class. MAYBE top 10, so yeah, I'd say USC has a good chance to top out.

We went through the same thing this year.

With the start USC has had for 2009, I don't think anyone is going to come close (no homer.)