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The transfer portal has leveled the playing field for everyone. Saban is still recruiting at an elite level, but you can't expect a bunch of highly rated recruits to ride the pine for long until they start looking elsewhere, especially out of state kids. Kelly seems to be focusing more on in state guys this year and I'm happy to see it.

One of the things Kirby Smart seems to have been able to do (that Saban has had less success with) is actually getting a good number of highly rated recruits to sit on the bench for their turn.

Darnell Washington easily could have gone somewhere else for his last year of football once Brock Bowers showed how awesome he is. Instead he stayed as UGA's #2 TE.

Brock Vandagriff could have transferred this off-season. Instead he's staying with UGA as the #2 QB in hopes of starting the season after.

Amarius Mims has waited his turn on the OL.

Xavien Sorey and Smael Mondon have done the same at LB.

All of them are 5-stars. UGA's done very well with talent retention. Saban is pretty good at it as well, but he's had some issues lately, particularly at WR and OL.

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Posted by bamameister

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Posted on 5/19/23 at 10:21 am to DawginSC

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One of the things Kirby Smart seems to have been able to do (that Saban has had less success with) is actually getting a good number of highly rated recruits to sit on the bench for their turn.

You have recently lost 2 key contributors that have or will start at ALABAMA in Jermaine Burton and Trezman Marshall. You lost one of the best QBs in Justin Fields, who becomes a Heisman contender at Ohio State, and then lost QB Jacob Easton to Washington. You just lost Arek Gilbert and CB Singletary to the magic portal.

You are delusional if you think Kirby Smart has ever been able to cast some spell over his players to get them to stay. They are losing depth just like everyone else.

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