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Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:24 am
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:24 am
QB: Milroe, Simpson, Sayin
RB: Miller, Haynes, Young
WR: Law, Adams
WR: Hale, Hamilton
WR: Prentice, Henderson
TE: Lewis, Outsz, Lockwood
LT: Pritchett, Montgomery
LG: Booker, Mcvay
C: Brockermeyer
RG: Roberts, Mcvay
RT: Bertrand, Alinen, Formby
DE/Heavy: Overton, Latham, Perry, Osbourne, Reynaud
DT: Oatis, Keenan, J. Smith
DT: T. Smith, Payne, Hill
DE/Rush: Robinson, Koht, Alexander, Keeley, Pierre
LB: Campbell, Jefferson
LB: Lawson, Russaw
CB: Hurley, Brown, Grimsley
CB: Jackson, Mbakwe, Mincey,
Nickel: Moore
FS: Mitchell, Woodyard
SS: D. Smith, Hubbard
Returning starters in bold, true freshmen in italics
Understanding a lot can change, this is more of an exercise of seeing where we are, and where the glaring holes are that will need to be addressed in the spring portal
Despite losing players like Bond, Niblack, Key, and Downs...I think typing this all out outlines that an equal issue is the loss of the depth guys. Story and Pope are challenging for starting spots. Ferguson is challenging for a starting spot. Benson is starting.
We are facing a major uphill battles at several position groups. Wide receiver is thin, offensive line is thin, secondary is anorexic, and while we have a lot of depth in the front 7 it isn't really constructed with how our coaches want to play. With a Saban defense you really needed 6 guys that were 290-315 and 4 guys that were 6'4" 245+ that you could rely on. We recruited that way, but I expect some of our edge guys and some of our heavy end types to hit the portal before this is all said and done as some of them aren't really going to be scheme fits and it was always the plan anyway, particularly with edge, to sign a pile of clones every year and let the cream rise.
At linebacker, next man up now is Jefferson behind the starters. Murphy and Blackshire were ahead of him or equal on the chart.
I think this will be the spark that eventually ignites change to the whole system, but I hate that Alabama was the one that will end up serving as ground zero for why change is needed.
By my calculation we're returning around 40 players that have played a snap of college football. Going to be a bumpy ride in year 1
RB: Miller, Haynes, Young
WR: Law, Adams
WR: Hale, Hamilton
WR: Prentice, Henderson
TE: Lewis, Outsz, Lockwood
LT: Pritchett, Montgomery
LG: Booker, Mcvay
C: Brockermeyer
RG: Roberts, Mcvay
RT: Bertrand, Alinen, Formby
DE/Heavy: Overton, Latham, Perry, Osbourne, Reynaud
DT: Oatis, Keenan, J. Smith
DT: T. Smith, Payne, Hill
DE/Rush: Robinson, Koht, Alexander, Keeley, Pierre
LB: Campbell, Jefferson
LB: Lawson, Russaw
CB: Hurley, Brown, Grimsley
CB: Jackson, Mbakwe, Mincey,
Nickel: Moore
FS: Mitchell, Woodyard
SS: D. Smith, Hubbard
Returning starters in bold, true freshmen in italics
Understanding a lot can change, this is more of an exercise of seeing where we are, and where the glaring holes are that will need to be addressed in the spring portal
Despite losing players like Bond, Niblack, Key, and Downs...I think typing this all out outlines that an equal issue is the loss of the depth guys. Story and Pope are challenging for starting spots. Ferguson is challenging for a starting spot. Benson is starting.
We are facing a major uphill battles at several position groups. Wide receiver is thin, offensive line is thin, secondary is anorexic, and while we have a lot of depth in the front 7 it isn't really constructed with how our coaches want to play. With a Saban defense you really needed 6 guys that were 290-315 and 4 guys that were 6'4" 245+ that you could rely on. We recruited that way, but I expect some of our edge guys and some of our heavy end types to hit the portal before this is all said and done as some of them aren't really going to be scheme fits and it was always the plan anyway, particularly with edge, to sign a pile of clones every year and let the cream rise.
At linebacker, next man up now is Jefferson behind the starters. Murphy and Blackshire were ahead of him or equal on the chart.
I think this will be the spark that eventually ignites change to the whole system, but I hate that Alabama was the one that will end up serving as ground zero for why change is needed.
By my calculation we're returning around 40 players that have played a snap of college football. Going to be a bumpy ride in year 1
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 12:21 pm
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Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:25 am to Riseupfromtherubble
This looks like a disaster.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:27 am to Riseupfromtherubble
Is Proctor gone gone?
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:28 am to JIB
LSU would sacrifice their first borns for that defense
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:28 am to Riseupfromtherubble
That OL and secondary is fricking woof
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:28 am to Funky Tide 8
He's not, but where there's been smoke there's been a raging fire so far, so just to reiterate this is the tea leaves version
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:28 am to Riseupfromtherubble
You are missing a lot of the transfers in. LT Overton, Domani Jackson, etc.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:29 am to UASports23
Good point, will edit
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:31 am to Riseupfromtherubble
We desperately need Jabbari to transfer and Domani to stay.
Proctor is at best 50/50 IMO and I’m not wild about watching Pritchett at LT for a year.
Proctor is at best 50/50 IMO and I’m not wild about watching Pritchett at LT for a year.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:32 am to Riseupfromtherubble
Still a lot of talent on that roster . Sucks to lose a few key pieces but if there was one team in America who had talent stockpiled it is Bama… young guys got to step up 
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:35 am to Riseupfromtherubble
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Alinen
Don't sleep on this guy...
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:35 am to Riseupfromtherubble
Just have to roll with it as fans. This is the new college football when you have a major coaching change until the sport comes to its senses and puts some actual parameters in place for this new professional league we have. Contribute to Yea Alabama collective if you want to help tangibly. Alabama will be able to compete in that arena but will be set back for a couple years by the roster raiding that will come with coaching turnover going forward at this point.
Speaking of the reality that this is now a full blown professional league, I suspect a lot of fans will just tune in more to the higher quality pro league, which is the NFL. Hope college football doesn’t become basically the XFL or minor league baseball. Nobody watches the lower level pro leagues, they will just watch the upper level pros.
Speaking of the reality that this is now a full blown professional league, I suspect a lot of fans will just tune in more to the higher quality pro league, which is the NFL. Hope college football doesn’t become basically the XFL or minor league baseball. Nobody watches the lower level pro leagues, they will just watch the upper level pros.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:35 am to Riseupfromtherubble
what happened to te dippre?
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:38 am to Funky Tide 8
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Is Proctor gone gone?
I’ve been waiting for him to announce, dude had a tough year and figured he wanted to go back home
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:39 am to A-TOWNUAFAN
Proctor just hit the portal
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:41 am to Bear88
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Sucks to lose a few key pieces but if there was one team in America who had talent stockpiled it is Bama
That was really the point of this whole exercise. The reserves that were stockpiled have left in droves. the "not key pieces" are the ones that could really screw us. When the injury bug hits you aren't replacing a starter with a starter/second string level player anymore, you're replacing him with a third or fourth string level player or a true freshman. Guy like Kirkpatrick Jr and Red Morgan, bless them, had a most likely career path of a Kristian Story or Jake Pope. Depth guys that you have to have on a roster in the event of injuries to minimize dropoff. They're serviceable players by their junior season. We're staring down the possibility of guys like that having to play year one. I'm not picking on them specifically, but we haven't had 3 star freshmen defensive backs see much playing time in the last 2 decades
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:49 am to Riseupfromtherubble
I look for Montgomery or the freshman Poe to compete for the starting job. If they are even on the roster by the fall
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:51 am to Riseupfromtherubble
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That was really the point of this whole exercise. The reserves that were stockpiled have left in droves.
28 Folks hit the portal. 20 of them before Saban retired.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:53 am to Riseupfromtherubble
Still don’t see them having to play much except for an injury to others
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:54 am to Riseupfromtherubble
At this point it feels like we have to pray that juuuuuust enough talent on offense stays to where the staff can show proof of concept and then be an attractive landing spot for money hungry kids who also want playing time in the next class.
At some point here Alabama will be attractive simply by having an average roster, money to spend, great facilities, and playing time to offer.
At some point here Alabama will be attractive simply by having an average roster, money to spend, great facilities, and playing time to offer.
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