Any recruiting gurus out there that can tell me how good this class really is. I really never feel like I can trust all these various ranking magazines and such. I really stopped trying to figure it all out a few years ago. Anybody analyzed our commits? Whadya think?
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Jeff Todd >Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 11:31 AM >To: RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List >Subject: [RollTideFan] Bama gets its main man! > > > >Roy Upchurch has made his decision. > >At a press conference this morning at Godby HS in >Tallahassee, the 6-0, 195-pound Upchurch made an >announcement that Alabama fans have been waiting a long >time to hear. The Parade All-America running back picked >the Crimson Tide over Florida State and Arkansas. > >"The Alabama coaches laid it all out there," Godby head >coach Shelton Crews said on Monday morning. "Coach [Bob] >Connelly did a great job of recruiting Roy. They >developed a close relationship. And the two visits Coach >[Mike] Shula made down here really helped." > >Upchurch is the fourth running back to commit to Alabama >in this year's class. He joins Ali Sharrief (5-10, 188, >4.5) of North Jackson, Glen Coffee (6-0, 205, 4.45) of >Fort Walton Beach, FL and Mike Ford (6-2, 205, 4.4) of >Sarasota, FL. > >"All along Alabama just made Roy feel like they really >wanted him," Crews said. "They told him from the very >start and all the way through that he was the top guy on >their board." > >Another factor in Upchurch's decision was the Tide's >running game. > >"He knows Alabama is committed to running the football," >Crews said. "Alabama uses the run to set up the pass. >Florida State is just the opposite." > >After an injury-plagued junior season, Upchurch emerged >as one of the nation's premier running backs this year. >As a senior he rushed for 2,543 yards and 27 touchdowns >and was named Parade All-American. > >On Sunday night, a coach at a rival school in >Tallahassee told TI that Upchurch had all he tools to >become a star at Alabama. > >"I watched a lot of film of guys like Cedric Benson and >Carnell Williams when they were in high school, and Roy >Upchurch is one of those types of backs," the coach >said. "He's got speed [4.4] and he'll run over people. >With some maturity, he could be a great one." > >Upchurch is the 31st prospect to commit to the Crimson >Tide. Prospects will sign their national letters of >intent on national signing day this Wednesday. > > > >_______________________________________________ >RTF mailing list >RTF@rolltidefan.net >http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net > _______________________________________________ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
