re: Class of 2026 Football Recruiting

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Were you this mad and outspoken when Landon Dickinson left FSU to join us?

How about every other time we have used transfers or the portal to fill our need with an immediate starter or impact player?


Did you have the same disgust?

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Even setting aside the fact that Dickerson was a grad transfer who came over after a coaching change, which isn't a comparable situation to what has transpired with the portal the last couple of years, this is such a fricking ridiculous attempt at some "gotcha" bullshite. Only children and morons are incapable of understanding that not everything that benefits you personally is a good thing. All but a handful of teams having their best players poached every single offseason is objectively bad for college athletics. Period. Full stop. End of conversation.

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On3 says Alabama is not a likely option for Evan Stewart right now:

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We just aren’t throwing out bags like Ole Miss.

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I don't see the venom and downvotes for LT Overton. I don't seem them when we're discussing other targets we want to bring in either.

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You seriously see "venom" in this statement?

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And this is where college football has gone...a top player, A TEAM CAPTAIN, leaving to get money

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Seriously? That's not a personal criticism of that kid. It's a simple and, if we're being honest, accurate observation about the current state of the sport. Just because Alabama currently benefits from a bad set of rules doesn't foreclose any criticism of those rules by Alabama fans. And yet again you're using an example of a kid whose coach got fired when those situations are not what anyone complains about regarding the current status of the portal and eligibility waivers.

I wasn't only speaking specifically of only that comment; it was merely a reference point.

We have an entire theme with our fanbase where we attempt to act holier than thou and need to believe we don't pay players or pay them that much or players who transfer to us only do it for the right reason or or or... in the end we are above reproach because we do things the "right way".

It's bullshite.

In the end we benefit greatly from this system and when we do people aren't talking about lost loyalty or kids being paid; they just want the player and celebrate when we get them. It is what it is, don't sugar coat it or cope-explain it because that's hypocrisy

That's wild. Coming out of high school I thought that was a strength of his.

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On3 says Alabama is not a likely option for Evan Stewart right now:

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Could be money issues, could be character red flags. Guy just flat sat out games this year.

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We have an entire theme with our fanbase where we attempt to act holier than thou and need to believe we don't pay players or pay them that much or players who transfer to us only do it for the right reason or or or... in the end we are above reproach because we do things the "right way".

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This only exists in your mind and maybe on Twitter. Everyone with the sense God gave a rock knows that we are involved in NIL pay for play and probably some occasional tampering just like everyone else. Saban has managed to stay on top for so long in part because of how good he is at exploiting bad rules, so no one who has been following Alabama football for very long is under the illusion that he has suddenly decided not to try to exploit these out of principle. The difference between us and programs like Aggy and Miami (OM is still TBD) when it comes to NIL is just that we aren't nearly as stupid with how we spend our money.

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In the end we benefit greatly from this system and when we do people aren't talking about lost loyalty or kids being paid; they just want the player and celebrate when we get them. It is what it is, don't sugar coat it or cope-explain it because that's hypocrisy

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"I do not care for these rules and think they need to change, but at least if they exist they benefit me" is not an inconsistent position to take. It may not pass some arbitrary moral purity test, but that's about it. Hypocrisy would be saying that these rules are a good thing when they benefit us and a bad thing when they benefit someone else. No one is saying that though. People are literally wanting the rules to change, for everyone , knowing that it would have a negative effect on us. I don't know what is so difficult to unpack here.

Broadcast for this OSU A&M game mentioned we are in on Ollie Gordon in the transfer portal. Anyone know if that's something bama has gone after

My disgust is with how the college game has gone straight money. Starters and Captains leaving to simply look for money. No desire to stay with the team you signed with. It's a sad state for college football. Not sure why this bothered you enough to come at me about what Bama does. They use the same system. I was critical of the system at this point.