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Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:07 pm to Pandy Fackler
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:07 pm to Pandy Fackler
Pretty straightforward. We have I think 77 on the roster so we are - 8. Folks screaming about 28 guys in the portal are ignoring reality. And yes, we have almost three weeks to go so I know it could get worse, but for today the sky is not collapsing.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:13 pm to Sebastian
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No idea why we took Kitselman
They needed depth, he was a late add because the TE room was young and they struck out on some guys.
There were no expectations for him to start, now they can just hit up the portal.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:13 pm to Bamadiver
I want Muhammad but heard Texas may be the team to beat with his cousin there. I read something that Texas(Sark) tried to get him not to visit UA.
Also head Amos is visiting Ole Miss. Golding trying to reel him in.
Also head Amos is visiting Ole Miss. Golding trying to reel him in.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:22 pm to TideWarrior
Just curious if anybody’s hearing any scuttle about Downs having second thoughts? Taking it with a grain of salt but I’ll take a grain of salt right now 

Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:25 pm to crimson crazy
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Just curious if anybody’s hearing any scuttle about Downs having second thoughts? Taking it with a grain of salt but I’ll take a grain of salt right now
Don't know. But Mbakwe tweeted this very similar tweet to what Devonta tweeted yesterday.
https://twitter.com/JayMbakwe/status/
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:26 pm to crimson crazy
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Just curious if anybody’s hearing any scuttle about Downs having second thoughts? Taking it with a grain of salt but I’ll take a grain of salt right now
I heard he already moved into the athletic dorms at UGA.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:28 pm to RollTide33
Downs reposted Lawson’s video on his Insta story.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:29 pm to TizzyT4theUofA
If he has already moved, why has it not been announced? No reason to keep it a secret.
They are working out the deal more than likely.
They are working out the deal more than likely.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:31 pm to crimson crazy
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Downs reposted Lawson’s video on his Insta story.
So we’re getting trolled

Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:31 pm to crimson crazy
I hope that means something good, but these players repost each other's stuff all the time. But it would be a weird thing to repost considering he entered the portal. Who knows.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:32 pm to Glorious
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So we’re getting trolled
Probably
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:36 pm to Funky Tide 8
He is 100% gone according to his dad
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:44 pm to Funky Tide 8
Downs is going to OSU or Georgia, he ain’t coming back.
This is either a troll or he thinks RW ends up here, but Auburn gets the last visit.
This is either a troll or he thinks RW ends up here, but Auburn gets the last visit.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:44 pm to Funky Tide 8
This is hilarious: message to portallers.
LINK
By the way who is this Willie guy? He also has video with Ryan Williams. People now thinking he is ready to commit ???
LINK
By the way who is this Willie guy? He also has video with Ryan Williams. People now thinking he is ready to commit ???
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:45 pm to crimson crazy
Players from opposing teams talk to each other on social media all the time. Go on one of our players’ Instagram page and if they make a post opposing players will comment. I’ve seen Georgia players comment on Alabama players posts. It
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:46 pm to My2Bits
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If he has already moved, why has it not been announced? No reason to keep it a secret. They are working out the deal more than likely.
I read it on tRant so you know it’s 100% fact.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:48 pm to My2Bits
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:53 pm to bamatide07
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Players from opposing teams talk to each other on social media all the time. Go on one of our players’ Instagram page and if they make a post opposing players will comment. I’ve seen Georgia players comment on Alabama players posts. It
I get that. It’s just a bit strange he would repost this one since the message is sort of directed at the players who are leaving.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 6:53 pm to Funky Tide 8
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Caleb didn't come to this decision lightly," his father Gary Downs told 247Sports. He also attended a team meeting ran by new head coach Kalen DeBoer.
"There are so many factors," Gary Downs said. "Unfortunately, some of the things he went to 'Bama for are gone. The whole coaching staff is gone. Obviously, Nick Saban and his X-and-O wisdom and scheme, and playing for the G.O.A.T., and running his defense — he was the stabilizing force.
Charles (Kelly) left (for Colorado and is now at Auburn). Pete Golding left (for Ole Miss). Saban retired. T-Rob (Travaris Robinson left Alabama for Georgia). Guys like Sam Petitto, he spent a lot of time with. Freddie Roach and Robert Gillespie are still there. But every coach he built a relationship with and taught him the defense, they all left. "It's essentially a new football program."
The elder Downs said that his son would like to have his decision on where to transfer wrapped up in the next 48 hours. Now that he's officially in the portal, college coaches are able to contact him and come visit him as well. "Obviously, we're not starting from square one of recruiting," Gary said. Georgia, Notre Dame and Ohio State were the other finalists when Downs went through his process as a high schooler. "We know so many of these coaches already," Gary Downs said.
"We've been a lot of places. There are certain parameters of things he's looking for." During the fall, Downs lined up at several spots in the Alabama secondary and also returned punts. He looks forward to doing much of the same at his next destination. He wants to make a decision, get enrolled in classes and start working with the staff and new teammates. "Our time is so short and we don't have time to look at a lot of unknowns," Gary Downs said.
"It has to be previous relationships with people. We want to try and find a place with stability, the same coach and same coordinators, knowing you have to be prepared for change. "He just turned 19. This is a lot for him to process right now. You don't go into this situation thinking about transferring."
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 6:55 pm
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