| RECRUIT ⭐️Alabama '24-'25 Recruiting Class ⭐️: DL/EDGE Kelby Collins has Committed to Alabama
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bamafan9201
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They came after Ryan Williams much harder than Cunningham.
I'm very confident in our position with Cunningham, he's happy with his commitment and said that while he's enjoying visits he is pretty much ready to start the season with us now if he could. I had this same position with Williams last year when everyone assumed he'd go to the Barn.
Cunningham isn't Deuce Knight's BFF or something, they know each other just like Cunningham knows Ryan Williams and a lot of our guys, they've all met at camps before, doesn't mean Cunningham is going to just randomly do what Deuce Knight wants.
Hell they just lost the RB they wanted to Georgia today that Knight said he'd get to Auburn, Freeze is a sleazy used car salesman. He'll get some suckers to bite for sure but eventually everyone realizes that your selling shit and you move on to the next town.
bamafan9201
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2 things with Auburn on this
Who is gonna throw them the ball? Same issue as this year...they've got nobody on the roster that looks promising in that department and hanging it all on a True Freshman is a disaster waiting to happen.
The only way he sees meaningful playing time next year is if one of Coleman or Perry are in the transfer portal by the end of the year.
Then you have to factor in WR movement out on Bama's side when transfers open up. I wouldn't be surprised to see a large chunk of that room moving on to NFL or a school with more playing time/opportunities.
24and7
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Well let me clarify…We couldn’t even guarantee Ryan Williams a start on the team… He came anyway..… but many other teams could probably guarantee Cunningham a starting slot… some teams could make him a franchise type player… we have a lot of superstars sitting on the bench… I hope he comes to Alabama… but this NIL thing makes it very difficult sometimes..
I believe Auburn will spare no expense to get a good quarterback this time..
Justneedme81
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Huh?
Since when Nick Saban or CKD guarantee a spot for a player?
24and7
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Not saying that… But other teams will resort to that even, if it is a lie… Sabin never had to compete against NIL, we will never know if that approach still works..
bamafan9201
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Marshall Pritchett, yea we're going to be flipping him from North Carolina. He's a riser but not a 5-star in any recruiting database I've seen. He's a 3 star currently in all the major ones but IMO will likely be a 4-star by the end of the year, he's a riser and looked good this year so far.
Thanks for the info! Roll Tide!
24and7
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Cmon man!!.. We need only five stars!!..Five Stars so good, that if there was a sixth star he would get it!!
Davestwin
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Auburn has between 7 to 9 top 100 players depending on the service and all but one are from Alabama. I’m an old fart but I sure like it better when Bama’s dominating instate recruiting. I know some folks will say “Bama didn’t want them” but that’s HS more often than not. You don’t bring them repeatedly to your camps, offer scholarships and have recruiters keep in contact with them for several years if you don’t want them. I’ll tell you what I also don’t like … the state’s top rated player going to OSU. The NIL and the TP is ruining the game I’ve loved my entire life just as fast as is possible. This is always the result of knee jerk policy implementation without regard to likely unintended consequences. Look at UGA and all of the super speeding traffic violations. Who knew giving teenagers cars that go 140+mph will actually mean those teenagers will really drive them at those speeds? Or look at how many kids playing the portal lottery are no longer able to stay in school on a scholarship and therefore will not be getting a degree! I don’t blame Saban one bit for getting away from what college football has become.
JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
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Can he get his jocks and socks and play this Saturday in Knocksville?
bamafan9201
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After some shuffling of recruiting rankings and updates Bama re-takes the top spot.
Biggest movers for Bama
Keelon Russell rose a ton of spots on pretty much every ranking he's in the top 10 now and some he's in the top 5.
Michael Carroll who rose on on3 previously is now getting love from all the other sites and sits as a 5-star now.
Dijon Lee rose back into 5-star status on most sites
AK Dear and Darrel Johnson dropped quite a bit, they're having solid seasons though, one of the issues that I see with recruits like this is eyeballs. They just don't get the national eyeballs at their schools that some of the other guys do get and it causes them to be pushed down the line. They're still very solid 4-star guys. I would say Dear should likely be a 5-star back but RB is being devalued lately.
Lotzier Brooks - Man this kid is electric and dominant, but just doesn't get any love from any of the sites. I'm still very surprised nobody has picked up on how talented he is yet. I would've thought he'd be a rising 4-star by now at least. If I had a comparison for Brooks it would be Jaylen Waddle or Henry Ruggs III. He's going to be deadly in this offense and people don't even know who he is.
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bamafan9201
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Alabama flip target, rising up some boards already.
bamafan9201
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24and7
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Do they want him or Russell?… Not sure one doesn’t bail…. The locker room may not be big enough for both of their heads…
