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

Welcome back homie. frick the haters

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I still follow almost daily and now I'm going to post more from now on.

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Stick with what got you noticed. I see big things in your future here young man, big things.

- Management

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I have heard 28 is likely from most everyone who covers Bama this year as well (Kirschner, Bone, etc.). After 2017 and the whole Jarez Parks situation and blueshirts, however I don't put much stock in their numbers.

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I suppose Bama could already have agreements with a couple of recruits, such as Reichard grayshirting and Tyson's family paying his way for one year. If so, that would allow for "taking" 28, counting them. I doubt Bama would let such details leak, but maybe the 28 number has.

ETA: Taking 28 in a manner such as that, means those two would count against 2020 signee and initial counter limits. From the signees and initial counters perspective, the 2019 class size would be 25 + 1 for an EE counted against our leftover 2018 spot, and the 2020 class size would be 25, counting the two 27th & 28th 2019 cycle deferred signees/counters. However, Jordan Davis could also be taken as a 26th in the 2020 class, since we'd still have one more initial counter spot than signee spots due to him already being counted as a signee.

Here's how that works out: A 2nd 2019 EE will use the 2018 initial counter spot Davis didn't use. That means we'll preserve an unused 2019 initial counter spot that'll then get used by a 2020 EE. In turn, that'll open a 2020 initial counter spot that Davis can use without spending a signee spot, since Davis was already counted against our 2018 25 signees limit. That appears to be how it's designed to work out, so that the school ultimately doesn't wind up losing a spot due to a non-qualifier if they take him when he's finishing juco. It resolves the issue of the signee spot that was spent on him.

We probably did but I am guessing the staff didn't feel good about their chances with Pickens and decided to take a kid that wanted to be here. I guess we can wait until huddie pandy bear peckerwrecker ways in on it.

He's gonna teach folks a lesson

I get that kids are underrated all,the time, I was just wondering how good the staff felt the kid is? That's all

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I'm not sure how he'll work all the numbers out in future classes. But I did hear a little nugget recently (3rd hand) that Saban is being EXTREMELY proactive in how he plans to deal with the new grad transfer rules. Let's just say that it's likely that our numbers of total scholarship players on the team (talking about the 85 limit) heading into the Summer in years going forward will be kept slightly under 85. Have heard that he plans to be very aggressive with grad transfers. Not sure how all of that changes the class size numbers going forward (after the 2019 signing class).

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I sense some "3rd hand" exagerration on that. Every grad transfer taken will use a signee and initial counter spot that could've otherwise been used to sign a high school recruit with four years of eligibility. Therefore, I doubt Saban takes grad transfers unless it's to fill a serious hole and he has high confidence that transfer can fill it well. In other words, I expect Saban's philosophy on taking grad transfers will be very similar to what it is for jucos.

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I get that kids are underrated all,the time, I was just wondering how good the staff felt the kid is? That's all.

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Locksley and Gattis recruited Metchie hard in order to beat out Penn State for him. They spent significant time and money, including a summer official visit to land him, gave him a precious spot in our class that's very limited on space, and WR isn't a pressing need in this cycle. So given all that, it seems to me the staff likes him a lot.

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I expect that he'll take more than he has up until this point (provided there are enough of them out there that can play at the level he's looking for, which is, of course, the big "IF"). He's ticked off and ready to prove a point.

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Maybe. But it's also not going to sit well with guys on the roster who have been working hard, paying dues and waiting for their time to play, if/when Saban cherry picks some grad transfer and then starts him instead. I don't expect a significant increase in Bama losing or taking highly valuable grad transfers. We'll see.

Yep, and it likely factored into him being a take.