Buddy of mine who goes to Alabama had this on his FB page.

This is the kind of stuff that gets you the #1 recruiting class.

TOB needs to step his game up.

http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2012/02/18/alabamas-nick-saban-mails-atlanta-rb-105-recruiting-letters-in-one-day/

Quote :

"Alabama’s Nick Saban is considered by some to be the “hardest working man” in the recruiting biz. The postmaster of Tuscaloosa, Ala., might be next after Nick. Alabama made national headlines when it mailed 105 recruiting letters in a day to a running back from Atlanta this week, Norcross High School junior Alvin Kamara. Usually, Saban puts stamps on only about 4-6 letters per day to Kamara. “Yeah, I got home and they were failing out of my mailbox,” Kamara said. “It was crazy but I liked it.” Atlanta RB Alvin Kamara holds his bouquet of 105 Alabama recruiting letters in ONE DAY -- while wearing shorts with UGA logo (Photo courtesy of Kamara family) It was yet another creative and innovative recruiting tactic by Saban, who finished with the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class for 2012 earlier this month. What’s really amazing about Alabama’s 105-letter bombardment to Kamara is that – while he has yet to finish opening them all up – none of dozens he has already ripped into are duplicates. Each letter has a new message or selling point about Alabama’s football dynasty. “It’s cool when a school shows that much interest in you,” Kamara said. “It definitely caught my attention. But they’re not my favorite college yet or anything like that. I just thought it was cool they’re showing me that much attention.” One last note: Many UGA fans have pointed out that in the photo taken of Kamara holding his bouquet of 105 Alabama letters, he just so happened to be wearing shorts with a UGA logo. “It was a coincidence and nothing more than that,” Kamara said with a laugh. “Everybody has been blowing it up about that, saying ‘Oh, that could be a sign he’s going to Georgia.’ It was nothing like that. I just happened to have those shorts on at that time. I don’t even have a Top 5 list of schools yet.” The 5-foot-10, 195-pound Kamara has around a dozen early offers, including UGA, Clemson, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Mississippi State and Maryland. Kamara was virtually unknown until proving himself to be one of the top players in a junior all-star game in December. Kamara was considered “the fastest player in pads” at the game, with one scout saying “0 to 60 mph in a few steps.”"

2/19/2012 5:10:17 PM

That kid looks athletic. We should send him at least 105 recruiting letters.

2/19/2012 5:32:11 PM

106 letters

2/19/2012 5:37:08 PM

ibtenvironmentalists

2/19/2012 5:42:10 PM

He's just doing his part to save the US Postal Service.

2/19/2012 5:43:33 PM

^^and to add insult to injury, the trees cut down to make the paper for those letters and envelopes were from Toomer's Corner

2/19/2012 6:10:06 PM

nice

2/19/2012 6:36:23 PM

If TOB did that it would be considered pathetic and desperate. Since it was Saban it's creative and innovative.

2/19/2012 6:45:36 PM

Well it is creative and innovative.

Two things TOB is lacking.

2/19/2012 8:06:04 PM

What an intelligent-looking young man.

2/19/2012 8:07:17 PM

so every fucking day saban sends him letters, and now sends 105? i'm not gonna lie i'd probably tell that coach to fuck off.. except that they just won the national championship

2/19/2012 8:47:33 PM

2/19/2012 8:49:51 PM

seems like that would be more annoying than anything.

"yay, this guy stamped a bunch of papers off the copier to somehow prove that he wants me to play more than others.."

2/19/2012 8:53:19 PM

^it said he hadn't opened them all but none of them were the same, each one giving different advantages/strengths/accomplishments of Bama's football program

sounds like a(n NCAA) legal way to let a recruit know you're interested, can't hate on Saban for it

2/19/2012 8:55:17 PM

2/19/2012 9:01:23 PM

Old colorado coach Dan Hawkins sent out pizza boxes full of (fake) cash to recruits a few years ago, I think it was supposed to highlight how much a degree from CU could be worth. Supposedly Hawkins worked with students in the business school to brainstorm innovative pitches for recruiting.

2/19/2012 10:42:06 PM

Quote :

"WERE FAILING OUT"

2/19/2012 10:43:26 PM

and the good news is there is only like a 1-in-10 chance saban will fuck him over a week before signing day

2/19/2012 10:53:36 PM

He got dat 190 percent Peter Pan Peanut Butter.

2/19/2012 11:29:58 PM

^^^^^10/10

2/19/2012 11:53:16 PM

I don't understand how high level athletes can consistently be produced in such shitty environments with such shitty nutrition. #mutantsmaybe

2/20/2012 1:27:58 AM

His kitchen doesn't look too shitty.

2/20/2012 9:54:45 AM

^^huh? All you can really see is peanut butter, what may be a tub of protein, and a pull-up bar

[Edited on February 20, 2012 at 11:03 AM. Reason : also paper towels, and a pretty clean microwave and stovetop]

2/20/2012 11:02:10 AM

Dat biz granma house

2/20/2012 9:04:44 PM

shitty environment? dude's got a chinup bar on his doorframe, gtfo

2/20/2012 9:13:25 PM

Obviously those are builder-grade cabinets and light fixture. And the peanut butter! It's not organic! That young man is a shining example of excelling despite an environment a third-world agricultural worker would look down their nose at.



[Edited on February 20, 2012 at 9:15 PM. Reason : g]

2/20/2012 9:15:44 PM