re: Antonio Coleman (DL) flips from bammer to Auburn.

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ou're argument (I think?) is that Auburn doing better in recruiting will just poach from Clemson and Georgia?

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No what I am saying is Saban has always had to fight for recruits instate. This not something new. FSU grabbed Winston. Clemson and UGA has grabbed players from instate. The only difference now is AU is taking the place of those teams to compete against Alabama in recruiting for top instate players in the current cycle.

AU is not poaching just replacing who Alabama has to recruit against. But again, it does not change anything. AU fans seem to think this is something new for UA and it may be new for younger AU fans, which it really is not, but the reality is Saban has always battled someone for the top recruits in AL and has never gotten everyone he wants in any year.

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Auburn flipped Perry Thompson - that's direct. Auburn has been trying to flip RW and at a minimum has made AL pony up a few extra chargers for him.

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I understand it feels like a win but in the grand scheme of things it happens every year where UA misses on a top instate recruit(s) Saban wanted. But as you and so many other have pointed out is Freeze actually recruiting at the same level of Saban or as some of you think he may be out recruiting him but just willing to spend more money to get a recruit that has nothing to do with the ability of Freeze to recruit.

Freeze's history in regard to recruiting a top-level class we saw how that ended and for the program he was at. He has yet showed he can recruit players to come play for him without some extra benefit. A benefit that now may be legal but as so many AU fans have pointed out it is not Freeze but NIL money boosters are throwing out there.