re: Class of 2017 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Say Your Goodbyes Edition

To be honest, I struggle with what to post on here at times. When I have even an inkling of a thought that something that I post might change things to Bama's detriment, it really makes me think twice. There is some stuff that goes on the net that you know bothers coaches to no end.

To be honest, I wish the stuff on Marvin Wilson could have waited to have been posted until after Signing Day. Yes, stuff posted on message boards can and has affected things before. A public (non-pay) site like this one, especially.

As annoying as it can be for some of the "insiders" to be vague at times, there are times where I can understand it now. I'm certainly no insider, but passing along info from insiders to a different message board sort of makes me think in the same way.

I like and appreciate the sharing of info as much as anybody, but if someone tells me that certain info "shouldn't leave this place" (implying that the staff doesn't want it in the public), I'm going to honor their wishes, whether it's logical to me or not.

One thing that I've learned in following recruiting and coaching situations under Saban is that it really IS fluid (annoying as the over-usage of that word may be) quite often with him. I've never seen anything like the changes from month to month in who's ranked where on the recruiting board (if the info that I read is correct).

And on the coaching staff front, I feel confident that the info is correct that Saban told Kiffin BEFORE the 2015 season to be looking for another job at the end of the season, and that things changed. Kiffin asked for another year to get things straight, and Saban believed in him. Things change. Dealing with 17-22 year olds is a dynamic situation, not a static one. Things change quite often.

This isn't necessarily to criticize you, or even in comment to the specific issue you're discussing. It's more just a general observation.

I don't know what to think of the Sark info that's been out there for the past couple weeks. We'll just have to see how that plays out.

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Because the OU folks are saying OU is trending. Who knows who's right. You guys have had more go right for you in this recruiting cycle than any team has in the history of recruiting in any one cycle in my lifetime that I've seen, so I expect he'll wind up in Columbus. It seems that your staff can do no wrong this year, for some strange reason. Almost like the good fortune of about 3 cycles rolled into one.

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Also I haven't heard anything about Beck leaving. He has been a haus recruiting Texas the last couple years to get this group together. He drives OSU fans made to no end with his coaching but he can recruit

I've seen it reported since last night that he was already gone.

There could be a personality conflict behind the scenes. Maybe Raymond felt a slight that he wasn't named interim coach despite being at lsu for longer than O.

Look at Kiffin. He has been wildly successful, yet it looks like he won't be retained here.

Gibbs made it to Athens today

I believe it, hell, seems like they want to replace everyone with Bama personnel. I'm not sure why this seems outlandish

I hate you guys

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According to Hank, Wade will make a final decision tomorrow and according to sources he is expected to stick with Ohio State

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Not disagreeing with Hank but why does a recruit need to make a final decision for a school he is already committed to. Really no need to say a thing and with dead period starting that will be it.