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Cooper Bateman committs to the Tide. Awesome pickup. The Saban recruiting train rolls on. Roll Tide. This is huge after losing Philip Sims. 
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Breaking: Quarterback commits to Alabama
Posted on May 16, 2012 | Leave a comment

A statement from highly-recruited quarterback Cooper Bateman just arrived in my email. It sounds like he’ll be attending Alabama, according to the message delivered by his offensive coordinator at Cottonwood (Utah) High, Scott Cate.

“This has been a great time in my life, I have had the rare opportunity to be able to choose from many great schools that would allow me to get a college degree and continue to play the game that I love.This has been a very difficult decision only because I was able to meet and get to know so many wonderful coaches at so many great universities.

“I have chosen to attend the University of Alabama. I am honored that I will get to learn from Coach Saban and Coach Nussmeier and will get to represent Alabama, the state and the University. I want to thank my coaches at Cottonwood for all they have done for me and mostly to my parents who have made this all possible.”

Bateman is a 4-star prospect according to both Scout.com and Rivals.com. The statement also says he plans on enrolling in January and would be available for 2013 spring practices.

Wooooo Hoooooooooo... Great news if it holds up ~ Roll Tide Cooper  #+

Roll Tide!

Welcome aboard!!! :clap:

WOOOT!!!!!!!   ROLL TIDE!!!!!!

We look forward to having you among our elite coaches and team. Roll Tide Roll to ya. RTR!

Awesome!  A much needed recruit.

The word "BIG" is too small!!!  RTR

This is great news that he has committed to Bama but the even greater news is that he will be an early enrollee. Roll Tide!!  :clap:

highlites anyone ?

Cooper likes to throw the long ball , I likes the long ball   :clap:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fj0uona3ho

The receiver, #4, ain't too bad, either.

I usually feel that nicknames are earned, not given..but with a a Name like Bateman...

(http://beehivehairdresser.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/christian-bale-batman.jpg)

thats cool Doc , but ...
can I call him D.B. from time to time ?    :dunno:

  Just don't call him, "Late For Dinner" LOL!

Actually that name is on the short list for my next boat!

My biggest concern is his stayin in T-Town since he is from Utah. He is listed as 6'3" 190. Interesting that the only big time succesful programs recruiting him were LSU, Florida, Boise St., and Bama. Is the Big Ten & Big 12 missing something? By the way, he is listed as a pro style QB, which may have something to do with it & his decision.


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After watching the highlights, I just have a couple of things. 1. I hope he can adjust to life in the SEC, because he wasn't exactly playing against elite DBs in those clips. 2. He ran the spread/shotgun in HS, so he will have t make that adjustment as well. I don't really doubt that he can since AJ did it very successfully, and we have the best coaching staff in football. His biggest adjustment is going to be the speed and power of SEC DBs. And he better put some weight on, or these 300 pd DLs will break him in half. I am still excited that he chose Bama, and I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do. Roll Tide. And FWIW, I like the nickname DB. It's more mysterious.

That was the first thing I thought. The kid definitely has skills, but probably needs to put on, what, 15-20 pounds?

Scout.com has him at 205 lbs, which is bigger than some HS QB recruits that came to Bama.  Brodie Croyle comes to mind.  And Scout had AJ at 180 lbs coming out of HS.  So I'm not too worried about his size.

You are right about the DBs he faced, and the shotgun.  He is coming in early, but likely (hopefully, because we won't need him) will redshirt to give him time to adjust to being under center and his footwork.

What I like about his is that he has a big arm but still can place the ball where only his receivers can get to it.  He also has good mobility and can run the ball when needed.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/more_from_cooper_batemans_offe.html

"We run a college-style offense, he's got to make a lot of calls at the line of scrimmage, he's got to do a lot of things with the football as far as changing plays at the line and all that kind of stuff. We kind of prepped him to play college football. He's 6-foot-3, runs a sub-4.5 40 and has a cannon for an arm and, oh by the way, has a 3.8 grade point average."

bingo boys ! that's a goody !    :clap:

Nice article. I especially like this:

Honestly, he's like 'I don't care. I might as well play the best football I can and see if I can play at that level.

He's a smart kid that knows Bama is the best. He has the mental toughness and the skills. He could be special. Wooot! Roll Tide!

Gotta give kudos to new OC Nussmeyer and the guy who hired him...(that would be CNS.)  Have to think Coach N's impact on recruiting is just beginning.  It's been a loooong time since I've been this excited about a QB recruit that's committed to us.  Now let's just pray it all works out.