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re: Updated 247 HS + portal top classes at noon on 1/18 - quality over quantity
Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:44 pm to LSU Patrick
Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:44 pm to LSU Patrick
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Bama now clinging to HS recruiting classes in the NIL era.
Deboer just needs more time to get his kind of players in the system.
...It's good to have optimism this time of year and it's good in general to be an optimistic person. But Bama fans are starting to show some eery similarities to Tennessee fans back in Tennessee's "Brick by Brick" era.
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Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:45 pm to JayAg
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We went from 85 scholarships to 105. There is a reason the numbers of commits are up. Add the context.
True, the number of available scholarships did increase.
However, nothing is forcing teams to use all 105.
Alabama probably won't use all of them. Two of our portal additions so far aren't getting one. They are preferred walk-ons.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:47 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Georgia is ranked behind Bama in HS and portal commits/rankings. But tell me how that’s a good thing.
Kirby hasn’t won a playoff game in three years.
Kirby hasn’t won a playoff game in three years.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:47 pm to TideSaint
I thought there was a rule affecting walk ons now. But I’d have to go back and see.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:48 pm to AHM21
Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:48 pm to AHM21
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Broken
Great description of Another Huge Melt 21.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:54 pm to Stidham8
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High school recruiting classes are largely a non factor these days because they transfer by their sophomore or junior season.
alabama in particular has lost a lot more experienced talent out of the portal than they are bringing in. Auburn is in the same boat.
False. I think Alabama had 1 guy transfer out who was a DeBoer recruit and he was a 3 star who went to Vandy.
The majority of the other guys were players that were recruited under Saban and had been passed up on the depth chart. I think 1 or 2 might have been nice to keep around.
Horton was a transfer from DeBoer. He was good, but not worth the money he was asking. And then there was 1 other transfer guy, I don't know what his deal was.
And I don't know why people are acting like this is all finished, it's not.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:59 pm to AHM21
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Kirby hasn’t won a playoff game in three years.
I feel good about where we're headed man. Won the SEC 2 years in a row and finished #3 and #2 in the last two final CFP polls, even though those felt more like rebuilds. We'll probably start this next reason ranked #1 or #2 and 2026 is lookkng more like a vintage Kirby team.
Where will Alabama be ranked preseason?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:02 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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Where will Alabama be ranked preseason?
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finished #3 and #2 in the last two final CFP polls
Coming off of back to back titles, this is your definition of success? Preseason rankings matter more now and you’re using the final poll to avoid saying “we went one and done, even with a bye.”
This is why Kirby will never be Saban and why Georgia’s decline is real.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:09 pm to Stidham8
Well, when you have 9 - 5 star signees, in two years, I think that makes a huge difference. Bama has had a lot leave this year, but not as many as most teams including LSU. Almost all of our 5 stars out of high school have stayed. Most of our transfers, are players like Horton, Overton, etc.. that were already transfers and onto their 3rd or 4th program.
The one and done transfer in and transfer out will not last.
The one and done transfer in and transfer out will not last.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:09 pm to AHM21
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Alabama is #18 with 15 commits and an average of 88.23 LSU is #1 with 38 commits and an average of 88.09 What are you talking about? Again, quality over quantity
What is the average of LSU’s top 15 commits? Greater than or less than 88.23?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:11 pm to AHM21
Good job everybody in the top 10. Congrats.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:12 pm to AHM21
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You would rather use the service that has LSU almost outside of the top ten because it has Alabama ranked lower
It’s On3. What service do you use?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:21 pm to lsufball19
So you’re saying you are signing twice as many bad or mediocre players? What are you saying?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:22 pm to AHM21
HS is a non-factor for next year. LSU has the #1 portal class.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:25 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
And youre going on a four year drought of winning a playoff game. Youve yet to even win one.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:34 pm to Csmims
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You do have the lowest average in the top ten.
(Arkansas fan)
Oh no. Shut down the football program.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:44 pm to AHM21
We also had to get guys for backup starters. That lowers average. Your post stinks.p so much failure! 
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:00 pm to supersaints9
On 3 is crap. Our average in, is higher than 30’of the teams ahead of us. None of their rankings make sense.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:01 pm to RTRnFlorida
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On 3 is crap
Remember last week Dalton and the other Gumps saying On3 is the only site that matters. I remember.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 3:02 pm
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