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re: Why Don’t the Best Players in the Portal Want to go to Alabama?
Posted on 1/17/26 at 7:57 am to Tarpon08
Posted on 1/17/26 at 7:57 am to Tarpon08
Because most of these players are chasing money and couldn’t care less about the university, History, status, etc mean nothing to them, nor does loyalty.
I hate it but that’s the new reality.
I hate it but that’s the new reality.
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Posted on 1/17/26 at 8:16 am to Mr Roboto
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High school recruiting is dead dude. They all leave after their freshman year for a bigger bag
I don’t see anything different from the work force. Just because there’s a possibility to make more, people don’t quit or leave for slightly more money considering it’s a lateral move. Now if it’s considerably higher than yes they likely go for it or a promotion which I guess in this case would be starter or more minutes. All I’m saying is that it’s not that clear cut: everyone leaves for more money. Uncertainty plays a big part of people staying and yes relationships still matter as they should.
At the end of the day ask yourself if you can get more money somewhere else and if so why aren’t you applying to get your bag.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 8:25 am to GeauxBurrow312
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And sorry I can’t get hyped about Sam leavitt coming off an injury.
Question.... who's the QB playing for a natty, that was injured last year? Injuries happen.
You might not be able to get hyped about it but I bet you'll be watching.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 8:46 am to John somers
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They don't understand that. They think 50 3-stars is better than thirty five 4 and 5-stars.
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It's an intelligence thing.
Weird because between HS and transfers
Bama signed 5 - 5*, 13 - 4*, 17 - 3*
LSU signed 3 - 5*, 21 - 4*, 21 - 3*
I don’t see much of a difference. But you seem more intelligent, so maybe I’m wrong.
Also, Indiana is still playing and Alabama isn’t. But again, it’s an “intelligence thing”.
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Florida fan
Well that explains it.
This post was edited on 1/17/26 at 8:52 am
Posted on 1/17/26 at 9:10 am to skrayper
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Because the better high school players are already there?
That’s what Dabo said.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 1:08 pm to SouthernInsanity
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Question.... who's the QB playing for a natty, that was injured last year? Injuries happen. You might not be able to get hyped about it but I bet you'll be watching
I will 100% be watching. I also think my fears are a little justified, he wasn’t our first choice, and he looked like a deer in headlights against Miss State. He isn’t used to playing in a SEC environment, the Big 12 is not the same
Posted on 1/17/26 at 1:28 pm to Mr Roboto
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High school recruiting is dead dude. They all leave after their freshman year for a bigger bag
That didn't happen to Alabama. I think we had 1 freshman leave, and he was a 3 star who ended up at Vandy. We had 2 other guys who DeBoer got from the portal leave. Horton was a starter, he was decent but not worth more.
Otherwise we dropped guys recruited by Saban that had mostly been passed up by newer guys. 1 or 2 of them might have been starters or backups, but thus far hadn't produced really and were playing backup roles.
Paying too much for a HS recruit can certainly be an issue. I think they need to change the rankings from being potential based to being production based. AKA what is their expected production next year. Is that guy a 5 star because he's raw and will be good in 3 years, or is he a 5 star guy who's going to play like he's ready for the NFL right out of the gate the way you can maybe get from a 5th year senior 3 star out of HS transfer?
I mean if you gotta recruit your team and everything else every single year to get to them to resign, then the model probably needs to change with that in mind.
This post was edited on 1/17/26 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 1/17/26 at 1:31 pm to GeauxBurrow312
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He isn’t used to playing in a SEC environment,
Neither was Chambliss and yeah, he turned out just fine.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 1:33 pm to SouthernInsanity
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Question.... who's the QB playing for a natty, that was injured last year? Injuries happen.
You might not be able to get hyped about it but I bet you'll be watching.
Beck was the QB of a playoff team who got injured in the SECCG.
He can be fooled and doesn't always see the field well which leads to making bad decisions/throws, but overall he already proved himself to be that caliber of a QB before he transferred.
I have no idea how good Leavitt will be, but that's not really a good comparison.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 1:37 pm to 3down10
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I have no idea how good Leavitt will be, but that's not really a good comparison.
Not trying to compare them, because I've never watched Leavitt play. I'm only saying that a QB can come back from an injury and be fine.
Only Leavitt I ever saw play was my Leavitt Bulldog... RIP big fella!
Posted on 1/17/26 at 1:43 pm to Mr Roboto
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High school recruiting is dead dude. They all leave after their freshman year for a bigger bag
Projected Offense:
QB? Likely HS
RB? HS
WR? HS
WR? HS
TE? HS
OL? We messed up and had to portal a new one
Posted on 1/17/26 at 1:49 pm to Tarpon08
But...but, all the best playahs be at Gumpsville...,
Posted on 1/17/26 at 2:10 pm to Tarpon08
Indiana is proving recruiting doesn’t matter
Posted on 1/17/26 at 2:16 pm to GeauxBurrow312
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GeauxBurrow312Who
Posted on 1/17/26 at 2:25 pm to Tarpon08
We don’t overpay. Do you Honestly think LSU has so many portal players because they are dying to play for Kiff on the bayou?
Posted on 1/17/26 at 2:28 pm to Tarpon08
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Wait that can’t be the excuse: Because “LSU is Broke/Poor” and we’re doing ok.
Yes, congrats on being eliminated in october 5 years in a row.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 2:34 pm to John somers
Average ranking is the only thing that matters in high school recruiting...not numbers I agree.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 2:40 pm to Tarpon08
The list I saw had him as the fourth best portal quarterback
Posted on 1/17/26 at 2:57 pm to Tarpon08
Another perfect example of the Louisiana State fan base’s obsession with diddy Alabama.
All they can do is obsess over Alabama and manually gratify their little crawdad dinky’s to the thought of Lane fricking their wives. It’s degenerate.
All they can do is obsess over Alabama and manually gratify their little crawdad dinky’s to the thought of Lane fricking their wives. It’s degenerate.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 3:54 pm to Gatorbait2008
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They go to whomever pays the most now.
Birmingham and Tuscaloosa car dealerships blindsided by NIL. They were ahead of the curve though for the last Decade though... But you legalize weed and now everyone is smoking.
This post was edited on 1/17/26 at 3:55 pm
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