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Who's a great player that your school passed on?
Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:40 pm
Who is someone that legit wanted to attend, but they got passed on for whatever reason? This can go for any sport.
One for Texas A&M football: Drew Brees. His parents were Ags and it was his dream to play for them. A junior year ACL injury combined with his smaller stature led to him not being recruited heavily. It's rumored that he reached out one last time via phone call, but Shawn Slocum never returned that call.
One for Texas A&M football: Drew Brees. His parents were Ags and it was his dream to play for them. A junior year ACL injury combined with his smaller stature led to him not being recruited heavily. It's rumored that he reached out one last time via phone call, but Shawn Slocum never returned that call.
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Posted on 6/30/25 at 10:56 pm to SPAGHETTI PLATE
Denard Robinson comes to mind since we recruited him as a DB, haha, dumb. We kicked sCam Newton to the curb so he didn't get to be Tebow's heir apparent.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:03 pm to SPAGHETTI PLATE
Dak
I think he just scored another TD in Tiger Stadium.
I think he just scored another TD in Tiger Stadium.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:05 pm to SPAGHETTI PLATE
Marshall Faulk
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:06 pm to SPAGHETTI PLATE
Despite his father being a head coach and playing his high school football in north Alabama, Philip Rivers was not recruited by Alabama as a QB. They wanted him to switch positions. So he went somewhere he had a chance at QB.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:07 pm to SPAGHETTI PLATE
Whoever LSU lists, it’s a lie they weren’t passed on, they were stolen by Alabama
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:23 pm to SPAGHETTI PLATE
I don't know if he would have come. But we would have been in the hunt had we tried. We didn't.
Deshaun Watson.
Deshaun Watson.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:29 pm to captdalton
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Despite his father being a head coach and playing his high school football in north Alabama, Philip Rivers was not recruited by Alabama as a QB. They wanted him to switch positions. So he went somewhere he had a chance at QB.
It's kind of hard to recall guys that would have absolutely gone to your school if you didn't recruit them at all.
But one that might have gone to Bama is Roquan Smith. Kirby, working at Bama at the time, said Bama didn't go after him because he didn't fit what they wanted size wise at his position. And he initially committed to UCLA, so he wasn't locked in on UGA from the get go.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:48 pm to SPAGHETTI PLATE
DeAngelo Williams.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 11:50 pm to c on z
ALL of the Psychotic LSU Hating ETIENNE'S. (Leroy, Travis and Trevor) 
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:05 am to captdalton
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Despite his father being a head coach and playing his high school football in north Alabama, Philip Rivers was not recruited by Alabama as a QB
Same with Auburn. But Auburn had already signed Jason Campbell who was one of the top HS QBs in the country that year and didn't want to muddy those waters.
I think Bama had Tyler Watts on campus and Brodie Croyle early committed so they were kind of in the same boat. Not so much we don't think you're good enough just we've got a better option.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:09 am to SPAGHETTI PLATE
Travis Etienne.... The rest of the Etiennes are meh
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:21 am to captdalton
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They wanted him to switch positions
to what? maybe i’m being a little disrespectful but I dont remember Rivers being D1 athletic
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:34 am to SPAGHETTI PLATE
Wes Welker.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 4:59 am to SPAGHETTI PLATE
Lamar Jackson, Phillip Rivers, and Osi Umeniyora
Posted on 7/1/25 at 5:05 am to SPAGHETTI PLATE
How did Justin Tuck get away from Auburn or Alabama for Notre Dame?
Posted on 7/1/25 at 5:18 am to GentleJackJones
Yep.........Phillip Rivers is the one that stands out in my mind(because I remember it well). Bo was obviously a bigger miss but I was so young at the time....like 5 years old..
This post was edited on 7/1/25 at 5:24 am
Posted on 7/1/25 at 5:21 am to Legionfield
Also.....Bo Jackson. We had just signed the #1 RB in the state....what was his name? LOL. 
Posted on 7/1/25 at 5:33 am to SPAGHETTI PLATE
For OU the answer is Barry Sanders...
His father was a life long OU fan and Barry was OU's for the taking.
They showed only token interest.
The funny part of the story is that Barry's father William continued to root for OU against OSU saying...."I want Barry to do good... but I still want OU to win"...
Thus making William Sanders a legend among OU fans.
His father was a life long OU fan and Barry was OU's for the taking.
They showed only token interest.
The funny part of the story is that Barry's father William continued to root for OU against OSU saying...."I want Barry to do good... but I still want OU to win"...
Thus making William Sanders a legend among OU fans.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 6:09 am to Tarpon08
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Dak
LSU didn’t pass on him, Les Miles wanted him to play TE.
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