Duron Carter commits to Alabama

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Junior college transfer Duron Carter commits to Alabama.

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Edit to add quote I just found from his father.

"We just met with Coach [Nick] Saban and he's committed," Cris Carter said. "It's a combination of the coaching and the structure and for Duron's maturity. All of those things make it a good match."

[BAMAWV]

RTR. Immediate impact. JJ type physique.

[Jamos]

RTR! 

[che boludo]

Great news. 

He'll have his work cut out for him with the depth at WR we have, but he obviously has the talent to excel for us.  He and Bowman on the field together will no doubt cause some match-up issues, especially in the red zone. 

Hopefully, his classroom struggles will remain a thing of the past and he'll make the most of this opportunity.

Glad to see him Roll the Tide and look forward to him contributing this year and next.

RTR!!!

[BAMAWV]

Now that he is away from the "buying hookers/lying to the NCAA" types he'll be fine and have the opportunity to grow as a player and individual.

[XBAMA]

welcome  Mr. Carter , glad to have you at the Capstone 

[McBaman]

Great news but somebody needs to do a count of all the schollys we've given.  CNS will figure it out but lots of stuff to work out.

[rknight4tide]

Roll with the Tide Mr. Carter!       

[che boludo]

Great news but somebody needs to do a count of all the schollys we've given.  CNS will figure it out but lots of stuff to work out.

   Oh crap, I wish you would have let the staff know that there are potential scholly issues before this happened.

Sorry, but you sound like one of the oversigning.com crowd.

CNS knows what the numbers and scenarios are for the 2013 class.  The acquisition of D. Carter was worked out well before any formal conversation happened with him.

CNS keeps his scholly info close to the vest as it provides a tactical advantage.  He knows how to manage a roster and I won't spit in face for doing it so well.

He has signed A LOT of athletes over his career and none that he signed have ever come out to speak against him, his process, or his recruiting/personnel management style.  To me, that equals a non-issue.

The entire scenario has been purported by a single report from a disgruntled Shula recruit who was "not fit for duty."  But, CNS found him a way to finish school instead of simply sending him home.  The wall street journal article added two more athletes to the story but neither could generate any direct quotes that spoke ill of CNS or his practices.  Instead the story was crafted around a single report to meet the author's agenda.  Then the Big 10-based media clowns took the story and ran with it.

Fact is there is nothing there and nothing to look at.  Other coaches are simply upset that they don't have the pull to go into recruit's homes and tell them the truth (you may need to RS or gray shirt depending on these variables, a scholly is a one year deal that you have to maintain, etc.).  Few other coaches could be so honest with recruits to help manage their expectations and still hope to see them their program lead the recruiting charts.

[Toxik76]

Duron Carter to transfer to Alabama
By Joe Schad
ESPN
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Former Ohio State wide receiver Duron Carter committed to transfer to Alabama on Saturday, his father, Cris Carter, said.


"We just met with Coach [Nick] Saban and he's committed," Cris Carter said. "It's a combination of the coaching and the structure and for Duron's maturity. All of those things make it a good match."


Cris Carter said Duron, who played at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College last season after leaving Ohio State, plans to enroll at Alabama in June and will be academically eligible to play immediately.

Duron Carter, 6-feet-5, 210 pounds, had 44 catches for 690 yards and 10 touchdowns for Coffeyville.


"I want to win a national championship," Duron Carter said. "I believe in what Coach Saban and the players are doing. This is a great program."

Carter said he also considered Oregon, LSU, Miami and Auburn.

Alabama has a need at wide receiver, particularly with the departure of Julio Jones to the NFL.


Duron Carter began his career at Ohio State, like his father, and caught a touchdown as a freshman but left because of academic issues.

Cris Carter, now an ESPN NFL analyst, had a 16-year NFL career and finished as the league's second all-time leading receiver with 1,101 receptions for 13,899 yards and 130 touchdowns, which also ranks second-most in NFL history.

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HUUGE HUGE HUGE MAJOR COMMITMENT!!!! This means Bama fills our needs at EVERY position with a JuCo MONSTER. He will START next year at WR & fill Julio's void rather nicely!!No fear the numbers will work. TRUST CNS!!!

[cbbama99]

WHOO HOOO!!! RTR!!!! Welcome to the Capstone, Duron. And if your dad wants to come and coach WRs, that is OK, too! I believe we were already going to have a very good receiving corps (Julio made it great), but now we have the potential to have a great receiving corps. With Carter and Bowman causing size mismatches, plus the experience and speed of Maze and Hanks, this corps has the potential to be one of the best ever at UA.

[che boludo]

He has a lot of work to do in order to crack the stating lineup this year.  He is a talent for sure, but we have lots of talent at WR.

If he was already enrolled for the full spring, I could see him making a push to start.  But, he'll have to make the most out of the summer and fall practices to have a legit shot at starting as Hanks, Maze, Bowman, and many others may have something to say about that.

However, his presence in the red zone potentially working alongside Bowman and Big Mike Williams at TE would be dominating as defenses will have to account for all three of their big bodies plus our many other weapons every down.

[cbbama99]

He has a lot of work to do in order to crack the stating lineup this year.  He is a talent for sure, but we have lots of talent at WR.

If he was already enrolled for the full spring, I could see him making a push to start.  But, he'll have to make the most out of the summer and fall practices to have a legit shot at starting as Hanks, Maze, Bowman, and many others may have something to say about that.

However, his presence in the red zone potentially working alongside Bowman and Big Mike Williams at TE would be dominating as defenses will have to account for all three of their big bodies plus our many other weapons every down.

Hey che

Even if he doesn't start, with Duron now in the mix, plus the talented freshmen that are coming in, do you remember UA ever having this much talent (potential or otherwise) at WR before at one time?

[che boludo]

He has a lot of work to do in order to crack the stating lineup this year.  He is a talent for sure, but we have lots of talent at WR.

If he was already enrolled for the full spring, I could see him making a push to start.  But, he'll have to make the most out of the summer and fall practices to have a legit shot at starting as Hanks, Maze, Bowman, and many others may have something to say about that.

However, his presence in the red zone potentially working alongside Bowman and Big Mike Williams at TE would be dominating as defenses will have to account for all three of their big bodies plus our many other weapons every down.

Hey che

Even if he doesn't start, with Duron now in the mix, plus the talented freshmen that are coming in, do you remember UA ever having this much talent (potential or otherwise) at WR before at one time?

I can't ever remember them having this much POTENTIAL talent at every position (two deep or more at most positions)...EVER.

If that potential realizes itself in a team effort.  We are in for a very dominant year.

Like I said, I'd be surprised to see Carter gain enough ground to start at the beginning of the year, but I'm imagining a very dominant red zone package that includes Michael Bowman and Carter split wide at WR with big Mike Williams at TE and with MFBATR lined up in the I behind Fowler at FB.

[Chechem]

Welcome Mr. Carter.

Hopefully he'll become a star both on and off the field.  This may be a dominant year for the offense AND the defense.  Never remember thinking that before.

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