I can't believe I watched the whole damn thing.
My thoughts -
DJ Fluker is a 4 Star prospect. If he had proper coaching in high school, I could see him as a 5 star, but it's obvious he's raw material. If he's going to step right in for Andre Smith, Bama fans should be worried. He's SLOW. Like fat kid reaching for the TV remote slow. Going against defensive ends in the SEC is going to be difficult for him no matter how big his shoe is.
Bryce Brown is the best player in the country. I thought Rivals made a mistake bumping Rueban Randle into the top spot. Although, they didn't really have an idea of who was the best since Matt Barkley turned out to be overrated. Brown looked liked a man amongst boys on the field. I really believe he'll be the #1 player in the country coming out of high school this year.
Tajh Boyd or whatever his name is was very impressive. He's fast and has tremendous arm strength. I really hope Gus gives him a call since he's currently uncommitted.
Nico Johnson needs a fifth star. I hate that this kid has been a Bama fan his whole life. He was another one of those "man amongst boys" players. He shed blocks and then was immediately at full speed chasing down ball carriers. He also was a solid tackler, and he also was the only defender who had the quickness to stop Bryce Brown.
Patrick Patterson needs to be our new #1 target. The guy is an animal. He out leaped every defensive back on the field and made spectacular catches including one worthy of an ESPN Top 10 Play of the Week. He's from Mississippi and is currently uncommitted.
Rueban Randle is good but not a gamebreaker. He reminded me of Julio. He's a spectacular possession receiver, but I don't think he'll be as good as Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald or Michael Crabtree.
Jamarcus McFarland is the real deal and will anchor the Oklahoma defense for the next three years. He was HUGE, had good technique, and had incredible speed considering he's a fatass.
AJ McHasaHotMom will suck at Alabama. Actually, no, he won't suck. He'll be just like Brodie Croyle and Sarah Jessica Parker. He'll have good games and utilize talent around him, but he'll never lead them to anything great. In fact, he'll probably be responsible for a few of their losses. His arm strength was lackluster. He looked like a tall girl wearing football pads. He made terrible decisions with the ball. An undersized defensive end popped him once and AJ went flying like a ragdoll. When they played the replay, it looked like the DE let up before the hit.
Christine Michael, for whatever reason, wasn't offerred by LSU. He's a 5 star running back and looked like it in the game. He was strong, had good vision, great balance, and had tremendous speed. Texas A&M was the only school to give him real attention. Sucks for him because the Aggies are going to be horrible for a few years now.
Only my observations based on one game.
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