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re: Class of 2026 Football Recruiting

Posted on 12/21/24 at 6:32 pm to
Posted by bamatide07
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 12/21/24 at 6:32 pm to
Also very interested to see how Mbakwe is used.
Posted by Tideordie256
Florence, AL.
Member since Jun 2022
325 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 5:36 pm to
I am too. I wonder if he's still gonna play D as well
Posted by My2Bits
2500 mi from Tuscaloosa due west
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 12/22/24 at 10:49 pm to
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This is not good. I don’t think I have ever seen this with Alabama players.
This post was edited on 12/22/24 at 10:55 pm
Posted by 1BamaRTR
In Your Head Blvd
Member since Apr 2015
24582 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 10:53 pm to
Why? It doesn’t mean shite. At least half those guys will transfer out at some point because state loyalty means little anymore. Plus we had a 1st year head coach with no in state relationships so it’s not surprising
Posted by My2Bits
2500 mi from Tuscaloosa due west
Member since Jun 2012
5480 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 10:56 pm to
Yup doesn’t mean anything at all. Just nothing to see, move on.
Posted by phaz
Waddell, AZ
Member since Jan 2009
6453 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 11:36 pm to
We passed on 2, 4,7, & 8.

Would think Jared Smith would likely be at Bama had we pushed for him and Zion Grady WOULD, be at Bama had the new staff had the slightest interest
Posted by 1BamaRTR
In Your Head Blvd
Member since Apr 2015
24582 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 11:46 pm to
quote:

Yup doesn’t mean anything at all. Just nothing to see, move on.


You really think all those guys will stick with their schools?

You think our 1st year HC having no established relationships to the state doesn’t play a huge part in not landing the top instate guys in his FIRST year?
This post was edited on 12/22/24 at 11:59 pm
Posted by Pastor Mike
Florida
Member since Dec 2020
7001 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:22 am to
Insert dog in burning house meme
Posted by HighTide_ATL
Member since Aug 2020
2240 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 9:46 am to
Why is this a problem? This isn't the 1950s. You don't have to get the top guys in your state if you can recruit successfully on a national level.

shite you don't even need a single player in-state realistically

Barners will tout this as some sort of moral victory but last time I checked our recruiting class is ranked above theirs and they're scrambling around trying to put together their first 7 win season since 2019
Posted by Marktastic86
Pismo Beach, CA
Member since Dec 2020
21295 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 9:49 am to
quote:

You think our 1st year HC having no established relationships to the state doesn’t play a huge part in not landing the top instate guys in his FIRST year?

Having a top 5 class with the first year HC and staff, but still complaining about the lack of in-state talent is a pretty entitled mindset.

Who really cares?
Posted by Night Vision
Member since Feb 2018
19553 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 10:31 am to
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Yup doesn’t mean anything at all. Just nothing to see, move on.


We signed the Gatorade National Player or the Year/Maxwell National High School POY.

We signed the #1 player from 4 or 5 states.

We finished #2 in recruiting per some services.

Posted by bamatide07
Member since Jan 2019
5763 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 10:32 am to
And are bringing in a very solid transfer class on top of that. Some of the people complaining are obvious trolls.
Posted by labamafan
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2007
26724 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 10:37 am to
People are reading too much Auburn propaganda. They just had their 4th straight losing season with a second year head coach. Alabama absolutely missed in a couple of those guys they wanted but relationships take time. Auburn is going to put out as much positive spin as they can. Give this staff a couple of years to build relationships and let’s see how they recruit the state going forward. Just finished with the number 2 recruiting class and have hit most of our major needs in the portal with quality starters from other p4 programs.
Posted by HighTide_ATL
Member since Aug 2020
2240 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 11:33 am to
I'm supposed to be upset we didn't sign a high school DL over this 6'4 290lb clone of Thanos just because he's not from AL?

This post was edited on 12/23/24 at 11:39 am
Posted by Tw1st3d
Member since Jul 2017
941 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 11:38 am to
Alabama top 10 list...

What we know about them is that all except #1 on that list compare reasonably well with Prentice, E-man, and Hurley. Prentice ended up at Baylor while E-man and Hurley ended up at Kansas. So we "missed out" on 8 or 9 kids that likely would transfer to another but lower teir school. Is that really a miss?
Posted by bamatide07
Member since Jan 2019
5763 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 11:52 am to
Steve !
Posted by Kerrygold
Virginia
Member since Dec 2018
761 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 1:22 pm to
Gotdame that one is fit
Posted by narddogg81
Vancouver
Member since Jan 2012
21924 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 2:15 pm to
quote:

This is not good. I don’t think I have ever seen this with Alabama players.
pretty shite year for instate players. Good thing we can pull talent from everywhere
Posted by Marktastic86
Pismo Beach, CA
Member since Dec 2020
21295 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:01 pm to
quote:

pretty shite year for instate players. Good thing we can pull talent from everywhere

These same fans probably when we got Najee and Bryce Young from California and not Alabama:

Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
11670 posts
Posted on 12/23/24 at 4:03 pm to
quote:

Why is this a problem? This isn't the 1950s. You don't have to get the top guys in your state if you can recruit successfully on a national level.

shite you don't even need a single player in-state realistically

Barners will tout this as some sort of moral victory but last time I checked our recruiting class is ranked above theirs and they're scrambling around trying to put together their first 7 win season since 2019


Well, Oregon would not be the #1 team in the nation with Eugene, Oregon 500mi recruiting radius...
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