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Posted on 1/22/26 at 2:36 pm to
Posted by Sandkhan
Member since Jun 2009
7536 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 2:36 pm to
Wait, what? Bain is going top 5 in the draft.
Posted by Amarillo Tide
Amarillo, TX
Member since Aug 2023
1714 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 2:52 pm to
This is not exactly true. I was a student at Bama for Coach Bryant’s last two years. There were limits of a total of 95 scholarships per year for a team. So, while back in the 1950s and 1960s, Coach Bryant did stockpile players, by 1981 and 1982, he couldn’t do that anymore.

In those years, Coach Bryant (1981 and 1982 seasons) would play the second team offense (all eleven guys) at seemingly random times. I got the sense it was about every third series the second team trotted out there. I could be wrong but that was my recollection.

Sometimes, CPB would substitute the entire second team backfield and pair them up with the first team O line. All I know is, he played a crap load of QBs/RBs/FBs. I seem to recall looking at 1982 Cotton Bowl game program, Bama had something like 15 players with at least 200 yards rushing for the season (?!?!?!).
Posted by Panthers4life
Huntsville
Member since Nov 2017
5089 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 3:18 pm to
You're missing the point You can't compare Bain to Wilson. Bain is different. He's a dog.
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
Slaughter Swamp
Member since Jun 2012
18156 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 3:28 pm to
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Wait, what? Bain is going top 5 in the draft.


Lots of hot takes on this board. Im pretty sure a couple accounts are just Ai bots.
Posted by Tide or Die87
Huntsville, AL
Member since Jan 2012
13436 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 3:28 pm to
Wilson a dog as well. Lets see what he becomes with Jason taylor coaching him.
Posted by MagillaGuerilla
Nick Fairley Fan Club, Founder
Member since Nov 2009
35726 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 3:32 pm to
They also turned a WVU transfer, Akheem Mesidor, into a top 60 pick at worst across from Bain.
Posted by Sandkhan
Member since Jun 2009
7536 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 3:37 pm to
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They also turned a WVU transfer, Akheem Mesidor, into a top 60 pick at worst across from Bain.


Yeah but still!
Posted by Sandkhan
Member since Jun 2009
7536 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 3:39 pm to
Defense and O line nearly dragged shite arse Carson Beck to a championship.
Posted by TideSwamper
Muscle Shoals
Member since Sep 2019
493 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 3:57 pm to
Ricky Tucker was a good high school quarterback that was being recruited also.
Posted by UASports23
Basketball School
Member since Nov 2009
26490 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:03 pm to
Mesidor will be a 1st Rounder more than likely.
Posted by Sl0thstronautEsq
Member since Aug 2018
17262 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:13 pm to
Posted by mistaken4193
Member since Jan 2017
29872 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:24 pm to
Portal class is top 15. We can live with that. Top 15 portal classes to go with top 5 HS classes and we can still compete at the top.
This post was edited on 1/22/26 at 4:25 pm
Posted by Amarillo Tide
Amarillo, TX
Member since Aug 2023
1714 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:52 pm to
Might be worth scraping together the money for this guy, assuming it’s not something crazy like him demanding $8 million.
Posted by Woody4daTide9
Member since Sep 2022
1321 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 4:54 pm to
I got $5 on it
Posted by antibarner
Member since Oct 2009
26271 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:16 pm to
Coach Bryant would take those high school QB's that were athletes and make DB's out of them like Wilcox Harris and Tucker and it worked out pretty well for him.

IMO we could play more people than we do, especially in these games where we get big leads. They won't get better riding the oak.
Posted by Tide or Die87
Huntsville, AL
Member since Jan 2012
13436 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:40 pm to
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I got $5 on it



Donate it to yea Alabama. The ski team needs it.
Posted by Refrigeraider
Member since Jan 2026
90 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 7:16 pm to
quote:

Miami don't really use their guys on defense we'll.


Sarcasm?
Posted by Syd
Member since Sep 2012
4913 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 7:20 pm to
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on defense we'll.



quote:

Sarcasm



we'll

well

wail

whale

who knows
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
Member since Sep 2008
83704 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 7:22 pm to
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
12210 posts
Posted on 1/22/26 at 7:23 pm to
Almost certain that the agent just arranged this and seeded the Alabama bullshite to secure some bag.
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