re: The first recruiting class you followed closely.

Saban's first class is the first I can recall following closely, I remember following all of the ant hill updates on the lair

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2000
HEAD COACH NICK SABAN
DB Eric Alexander, Port Arthur, Texas (Austin)
DT Jarvin Armelin, Sulphur, La. (Sulphur)
LB Dorsett Buckels, Amite, La. (Amite)
OL Kade Comeaux, Crowley, La. (Notre Dame)
WR Erin Damond, Bogalusa, La. (Bogalusa)
RB Randall Gay, Brusly, La. (Brusly)
RB Devery Henderson. Opelousas, La. (Opelousas)
DE Chris Henry, Houston, Texas (Jones)
WR Drew Hixon, Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison)
WR Jack Hunt, Ruston, La. (Ruston)
DB Rudy Johnson, Kentwood, La. (Kentwood)
DT John Paul Jones, Carencro, La. (Carencro)
LB Marvin Jones, Hammond, La. (Hammond)
DE Chad Lavalais, Marksville, La. (Marksville)
OL Daniel Leon, St. Martinville, La. (St. Martinville)
OL Nate Livings, Lake Charles, La. (Wash.-Marion)
WR Donriel Louis, Edgard, La. (West St. John)
DB Adrian Mayes, Houston, Texas (Forest Brook)
DB Travis Moses, Gonzales, La. (East Ascension)
RB Derron Parquet, Metairie, La. (Rummel)
TE Stephen Peterman,Waveland, Miss. (St. Stanislaus)
QB Marcus Randall, Baton Rouge, La. (Glen Oaks)
LB Jarvus Ryes, Loreauville, La. (Loreauville)
LB Lionel Turner,Walker, La. (Walker)
WR Corey Webster, Gramercy, La. (St. James)
DT Brad West, Gurley, Ala. (Madison County)
LB Marcus Yanez, Bastrop, La. (Bastrop)

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So pumped we landed commits from Parquet, Comeaux, and Mayes.

I also thought john paul jones was going to be a stud