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re: Jamie Ffrench Decommits
Posted on 1/14/24 at 6:58 pm to MoarKilometers
Posted on 1/14/24 at 6:58 pm to MoarKilometers
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Unless you're a legacy, it'd be silly to stay committed in a future class. They should fully vet who they're committing to play for, and vice-versa.
A commitment means absolutely nothing though. It doesn't prevent him from taking visits or talking to other staffs. He could even stay publicly "committed" up until ESD and sign elsewhere. It happens numerous times every year. What's the point in decommitting before even meeting the new staff? If you don't like them fine, but there's absolutely nothing to lose by giving them a chance before deciding what to do when there's 11 months before you can even sign.
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Posted on 1/14/24 at 7:00 pm to Diego Ricardo
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Hard to say this is the staff’s fault but they need to get some dubs in recruiting quick.
Ffrench was already giving off decommitting vibes even before Saban retired. He visited Ohio State a few weeks ago. Long-term commitments don't mean very much these days. Who knows where he ends up when the dust settles in 2025.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 7:00 pm to mre
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Portal is closed for all other teams' players
This needs to change
Its punitive to only allow the portal to open one way on a team facing a coaching change
Players should be able to enter the portal to talk to teams experiencing a coaching change exclusively
Posted on 1/14/24 at 7:15 pm to HighTide_ATL
Hopefully the sky will be done falling by this Friday.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 7:28 pm to Robot Santa
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A commitment means absolutely nothing though. It doesn't prevent him from taking visits or talking to other staffs. He could even stay publicly "committed" up until ESD and sign elsewhere. It happens numerous times every year. What's the point in decommitting before even meeting
Mthe new staff? If you don't like them fine, but there's absolutely nothing to lose by giving them a chance before deciding what to do when there's 11 months before you can even sign.
It means nothing slowly transitions into why couldn't he just do something that means nothing. Kid is being open and honest about his situation. None of this prevents this staff from recruiting him and winning him over a 2nd time.
Personally speaking, I got to Alabama because of a late coaching change in my sport, sr year of high school. The real kicker, my bama coach quit a week before school started.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 7:32 pm to JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
I imagine there’s a lot of negative recruiting going on behind the scenes.
This unfortunately is the new world of nil…one kid seeing another kid suddenly
driving a Lamborghini or Ferrari, and they want one. And it’s gonna get worse. It will probably only change when it starts costing universities too much money.
Don’t blame Saban for bowing out this year.
This unfortunately is the new world of nil…one kid seeing another kid suddenly
driving a Lamborghini or Ferrari, and they want one. And it’s gonna get worse. It will probably only change when it starts costing universities too much money.
Don’t blame Saban for bowing out this year.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 7:46 pm to Diego Ricardo
quote:Can he at least get off the plane first?
Hard to say this is the staff’s fault but they need to get some dubs in recruiting quick.
Look I get most of you haven’t been through this before. We had success on a level every other program can only dream of. DeBoer almost certainly won’t surpass Nick, because that would take a fisking miracle.
In today’s day and age you, and a lot of the kids we recruit want instant gratification, NIL has only made this worse, so take a deep breath, meet me at Popstokes and once this old man kicks your arse at putt putt you’ll realize the world didn’t end and it’ll be ok.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 7:57 pm to llfshoals
Need a big win. Getting Ryan Williams back in the fold should be a priority for CKD. Sell him on being his Julio Jones.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 8:00 pm to HighTide_ATL
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This needs to change
Its punitive to only allow the portal to open one way on a team facing a coaching change
Players should be able to enter the portal to talk to teams experiencing a coaching change exclusively
How about if your team takes in a player from a program that has a coaching change then your program's portal opens for 30 days?
This post was edited on 1/14/24 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 1/14/24 at 8:16 pm to GAFF
Bama will take some short-term lumps, but winning and relationships change a lot.
Give CKD a year to build relationships and 1-2 years to prove there is still high-end leadership at the helm and a path to the NFL, and it all gets on track.
Hell, I don't think Saban is there to help him with Xs and Os. I guarantee the sole reason is the warm handover of relationships and advice on recruiting battle rhythms, processes, and pipelines.
Give CKD a year to build relationships and 1-2 years to prove there is still high-end leadership at the helm and a path to the NFL, and it all gets on track.
Hell, I don't think Saban is there to help him with Xs and Os. I guarantee the sole reason is the warm handover of relationships and advice on recruiting battle rhythms, processes, and pipelines.
This post was edited on 1/14/24 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 1/14/24 at 8:23 pm to GAFF
Ffarewell then
Posted on 1/14/24 at 8:59 pm to bamatide07
Agreed. I'll watch Alabama just because it's my school, but I just can't get invested into the program when there's a new roster almost every year
Posted on 1/14/24 at 9:50 pm to GAFF
Ouch. Understandable but ouch
Posted on 1/14/24 at 10:04 pm to UASports23
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Who the Hell spells French with two Fs? It's Ffricking weird.
I was sure it was a typo.
Posted on 1/15/24 at 4:42 am to UASports23
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Who the Hell spells French with two Fs? It's Ffricking weird
You mmust not remember the kid back in the 3rd grade who stuttered?
This post was edited on 1/15/24 at 4:43 am
Posted on 1/15/24 at 5:54 am to Gj4Bama
I thought I read that Ryan and Ffrench are visiting Alabama on the 20th. Am I wrong?
Posted on 1/15/24 at 8:36 am to Chad4Bama
Who was his primary recruiter?
Posted on 1/15/24 at 8:48 am to Chad4Bama
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Getting Ryan Williams back in the fold should be a priority for CKD. Sell him on being his Julio Jones.
Williams was reportedly liking stuff on Twitter about the DeBoer hire. I can't imagine being a sports journalist on recruiting and part of your job has become stalking these high schoolers on social media, but I was grateful for that report.
Posted on 1/15/24 at 9:36 am to CrimsonCrusade
Hopefully our new WR coach is an ace recruiter.
Posted on 1/15/24 at 10:02 am to JIB
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quote:This needs to change Its punitive to only allow the portal to open one way on a team facing a coaching change Players should be able to enter the portal to talk to teams experiencing a coaching change exclusively How about if your team takes in a player from a program that has a coaching change then your program's portal opens for 30 days?
I’ve got a better idea. I’d say 95% of coaching changes happen in Dec-Jan. How about the damn portal stay closed until after spring practice so the new staff has at least a fighting chance to keep kids? This unilateral opening is bullshite. Normally a team undergoing a coaching change is underperforming so the NCAA in its infinite wisdom is going to further handicap that team by allowing the players to leave without any repercussions except for the new staff. It’s ludicrous!
This post was edited on 1/15/24 at 10:04 am
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