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Good Article on the current state of College Football and the model coaches should follow
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:48 am
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Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:53 am to Legionfield
The game has changed. It doesn’t make much sense to pay a 5 star or highly ranked 4 star freshman top money unless you’re projecting them to be an instant impact contributor. Runningbacks and wide receivers are probably the only ones consistently capable of it.
The shift is clearly moving towards signing proven players out of the portal.
The shift is clearly moving towards signing proven players out of the portal.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 10:54 am
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:54 am to Stidham8
Amazing to watch it change every season as Schools adapt to the new landscape. Bama has not been on the cutting edge.....
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:04 am to Legionfield
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Amazing to watch it change every season as Schools adapt to the new landscape. Bama has not been on the cutting edge.....
Auburn hadn’t either under Freeze. The biggest mistake programs are making now is signing 5 star QBs out of high school for millions and they sit on the bench their freshman season. It’s dead weight.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:11 am to Stidham8
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The biggest mistake programs are making now is signing 5 star QBs out of high school for millions and they sit on the bench their freshman season.
Then ask for more money the next year after not playing.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:22 am to Legionfield
From the article -
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Here’s the problem with college football these days, and it’s not just an Alabama thing. When kids are given money without earning it, that doesn’t make them professionals. It just makes them want to be lazy.
The fancy car comes without earning it.
Free money is wasted on obnoxious jewelry.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 11:25 am
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:23 am to 1loyalbamafan
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Just look at Mbakwe. He never learned the first thing about being a champion at Alabama, and now he’s in the transfer portal and setting up visits to places like Georgia and Texas.
Maybe Mbakwe will figure things out at a different school under one of Nick Saban’s former assistants. I’m not hopeful, but I’ll be rooting for him.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:25 am to 1loyalbamafan
still from article -
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Mbakwe was ranked the No.1 overall athlete in the country by ESPN his senior year. He could do it all. Now he’s a cautionary tale.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:25 am to 1loyalbamafan
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Here’s the problem with college football these days, and it’s not just an Alabama thing. When kids are given money without earning it, that doesn’t make them professionals. It just makes them want to be lazy.
Yep.
Indiana has cracked the code. It's time to focus less on raw talent out of high school and more on underrated talent that has produced in the FBS. Once that raw talent has been developed by someone else and is primed for a breakout year(s), that's when you snag it from a lower tier school. Let them develop that player and let the blue bloods profit two or three years later.
In the meantime you (mostly) supplement your roster with three-star talent that has produced at a high level in the G5 ranks. It's cheaper and they have a giant chip on their shoulder - which means you won't have to worry about them slacking off.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 11:27 am
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:28 am to RollTide1987
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Indiana has cracked the code.
They have some players that are hungry to win, not just how much can I get.
Lots of upperclassmen working as a team to win it all.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:30 am to Stidham8
But offensive line is the second most important position group on the field. And 1st year transfer offensive lines have largely fared worse than any other position. Experience and chemistry seem to be very important to having a quality offensive line. And the only way to develop that is to have guys play together for longer than one season. It is one thing to replace one or two slots with experienced backups. It is a completely different task to put 3, 4 or 5 brand new faces together and expect them to operate cohesively as a unit. As I am well aware as an Alabama fan, it only takes one guy blowing his assignment to kill a play.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:34 am to Stidham8
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Auburn hadn’t either under Freeze. The biggest mistake programs are making now is signing 5 star QBs out of high school for millions and they sit on the bench their freshman season. It’s dead weight.
Auburn had the 8th ranked transfer class last season and the 4th ranked transfer class in 2023.
I don’t know how you can say Freeze didn’t utilize the portal.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 11:37 am
Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:20 pm to Legionfield
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I don’t want to get lost in the weeds here, but Alabama might want to think about demoing that silly podcast studio it built for football players.
I hope we don't have one of these in Austin.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:27 pm to Legionfield
no one has been on the cutting edge. It's a stupid game giving those dudes that much money and who'll never repay you for the investment
Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:29 pm to kajunman
I was just wondering in another thread and it made me think.
What percent of QBs coming out of high school right now do you think finish up at that same school?
I am thinking 10% or lower.
What percent of QBs coming out of high school right now do you think finish up at that same school?
I am thinking 10% or lower.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:42 pm to captdalton
quote:and went 10-14 with them
Auburn had the 8th ranked transfer class last season and the 4th ranked transfer class in 2023.
Indiana had the #25 class last year and #30 the year before, after losing 39 (!) when Cignetti was hired
Freezus utilized the portal, he just didnt utilize it correctly
Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:50 pm to wareaglepete
Agree. No way it's higher. I really want most of these high profile (if not all) signings to begin bombing at increased rate. The market needs to trend somewhat back to normal.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:17 pm to Legionfield
The college model of One year free agents is inherently more difficult to manage than NFL multi year contracts.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:25 pm to AGGIES
With no end in sight.... 
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:46 pm to RollTide1987
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Indiana has cracked the code. It's time to focus less on raw talent out of high school and more on underrated talent that has produced in the FBS. Once that raw talent has been developed by someone else and is primed for a breakout year(s), that's when you snag it from a lower tier school. Let them develop that player and let the blue bloods profit two or three years later.
Let’s see them continue to do it. FSU followed the same model and it worked for a bit but you have to constantly hit in the portal
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