re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition

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I also wonder how the D.J. Durkin hire will reflect on some parents.. we all know he won’t be around the players and such.. but remember how much Maryland fan base revolted on him.. we have some Maryland area kids committed

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Locks' early tasks for his new gig at Maryland include gaining knowledge of the existing staff and players on the roster, state of the program, etc. Maybe Durkin was brought in to assist Locks with that to help reduce the time he has to spend on those things while he's still coaching at Bama through the playoffs.

I just don't see anything else he could offer that Bama needs (and can't get from someone else) to make it worth bringing him in even for a brief consulting project, let alone hiring him as an analyst. Whether it's fair to him or not, Durkin's negative stigma precludes hiring him, even on the analyst staff. It could significantly hamper recruiting, especially in the DMV area. It won't happen, imo.

The media is ripping us a new one right now.... this isn’t a good look. Wish we would have waited.


This is brutal and there is 20 more like it when you google Alabama.
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I agree I’m in Biloxi and that’s all I’ve heard about all day.

Let’s be honest.. she is a Mississippi mom.. she would love Ole Miss.lol

But maybe she feels a certain school is better for him. It Will come down to who she trust with her baby away from home. Who keeps him happy. Reason we don’t need to be hiring people like Durkin right now..lol

I’m just floored by it.. even as a coach. I’m like WTF? I just can’t grasp why you make that move this close to signing day or even at all. Nothing good can come from this.. nothing. I don’t doubt Saban much.. but this was stupid. I wouldn’t be shocked if it will cost us a recruit these kids are still mommy’s babies.

There’s more to it than we know. I’m sure he has smoothed it over with any recruit that is concerned about it.

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The media is ripping us a new one right now.... this isn’t a good look. Wish we would have waited.

This is brutal and there is 20 more like it when you google Alabama. LINK

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Bama may need to address this via the media. If Durkin was merely brought in to help Locks get up to speed on Maryland and he's not be considered for a position at Bama, then that needs be put out there, to counter the media spin that's trying to make Bama look bad. I just now DMd Tim Watts about this, so maybe he can do something about it.

Bo I agree with what you are saying. I even said so in the coaches thread. Some folks on here with crimson colored glasses will justify by saying he was here for a week as a consultant, and that other coaches did worst. PR wise it is terrible, no if,and, or buts about it.

With that being said, Momma Dean had her hands on Nakobes recruitment from the very beginning. She likes the awe shucks style Kirby and staff use.
So we all should not be shocked he chooses UGA. I think you are leaning that way too, even before all this Durkin mess.

Sure would be interested in the behind the scenes recruiting story on Clay Webb that Hagan alluded to.

what does it look like for us with Kayvon Thibodeaux?

Any idea which way he is leaning?