📝 🏈 '26 Class Recruiting Updates

[TerryP]

I'm not sure that there are 2 better examples of recruitments that best exemplify Bama's recruiting strategy than the 2 previous players that have been discussed. It's a new age, Bama (DeBoer and Morgan, specifically) has (IMO) the smartest and most sustainable strategy out there based on their resources. UA will be fine... just win games on the field.

It's a miss. It's not as big as others have been; still a miss.

However. I'd much rather see a miss than see an unproven kid get over paid.

I've heard stories I've just filed away about Tank and his family. It's not bad stuff: it's the collegiate football climate. But, I gotta admit. I'm left with a question. Did, or how much, St Pauls pay for him to stay?

 

[#80]

I loathe what college football has become.

 

[#80]

From what I've seen and heard he is a humble kid and grew up a Bama fan. I'm sure it came down to money coaching staff probably hoped he would stay home at a discount.

 

[im4uainva]

We are about to start watching semi-pro game from here on out!

I guess if I am going to hang around, I will back the NFL Minor League Team from Tuscaloosa. Go Pachyderms!

ROLL TIDE!

 

[TerryP]

I'm sure it came down to money coaching staff probably hoped he would stay home at a discount.

As compared to ... ?

 

[#80]

As compared to ... ?

What UO offered what else? Must be nice having P. Knight stroking checks.

 

[footballer]

I hope he can get used to the different climates out there. Ton of differences between there and here.

 

[colbyjacks]

Heard “Over a mil and moving entire family to Oregon house and jobs ”

 

[TerryP]

What UO offered what else? Must be nice having P. Knight stroking checks.

For one, a better shot at getting in the league versus what we've seen at Bama the last two years. He mentions it in the following video. He mentioned the same thing a few weeks ago (and mentioned A&M in the same light; not Bama.)

He was going to get 'his' if he chose the Tide. That's why I question, "discount."

If his offer from Oregon is good enough that A&M throws in the towel? It's not a normal offer. We have an idea what all is entailed.

Oregon checked all the boxes: great offer, gets him out of state, and he's got his shot at the league.

 

[TerryP]

Heard “Over a mil and moving entire family to Oregon house and jobs ”

So, Gula with Tua.

 

[#80]

For one, a better shot at getting in the league versus what we've seen at Bama the last two years. He mentions it in the following video. He mentioned the same thing a few weeks ago (and mentioned A&M in the same light; not Bama.)

He was going to get 'his' if he chose the Tide. That's why I question, "discount."

If his offer from Oregon is good enough that A&M throws in the towel? It's not a normal offer. We have an idea what all is entailed.

Oregon checked all the boxes: great offer, gets him out of state, and he's got his shot at the league.

I find it hard to believe he goes west if the offers were equal thus my use of "discount".

 

[TerryP]

I find it hard to believe he goes west if the offers were equal thus my use of "discount".

I didn't say equal. I said A&M tapped out; what does that tell you? Great offer from Oregon that A&M didn't think was worth matching: we know they could.

I did say he was going to get his: no more or no less than another kid of his caliber at Bama.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

It's a miss. It's not as big as others have been; still a miss.

However. I'd much rather see a miss than see an unproven kid get over paid.

Exactly, which goes directly back to their recruiting plan/formula. UA doesn't have the flexibility NIL wise that Oregon does, but they still offer more than fair market value for these kinds of players and they rarely (and I mean hardly ever) exceed what they have planned and alloted for a particular recruit (or position group). And in conjunction with other factors weighed heavily by DeBoer & Morgan, it basically becomes a problem which simply solves itself.

I've heard stories I've just filed away about Tank and his family. It's not bad stuff: it's the collegiate football climate. But, I gotta admit. I'm left with a question. Did, or how much, St Pauls pay for him to stay?

If they went that route then more likely he provided a nice "scholarship", which may not sound like much, but it is. And to be able to send a kid there for a top notch education along with a good athletics department, it would make sense to stay.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

The Chosen Few. Nice. Very Marines-like feel to it.

 

[TerryP]

The Chosen Few. Nice. Very Marines-like feel to it.

I opened this about two hours ago and came back here to post. It looks like they are sending this video out to all the recruits that are receiving an "official offer" for a roster spot (IE: not a camp invite.) Here's the one to Thomalla

 

[Krimson]

The Chosen Few. Nice. Very Marines-like feel to it.

CKD just doesn't have that voice like Coach Bryant and Coach Saban.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

CKD just doesn't have that voice like Coach Bryant and Coach Saban.

Stallings had that voice too... Franchione, not so much...

 

[Justneedme81]

CKD just doesn't have that voice like Coach Bryant and Coach Saban.

His voice will change after he makes to playoff.

 

[UAgrad93]

Stallings had that voice too... Franchione, not so much...

I will always remember Coach Stallings first team meeting when he was hired. I was sitting on the 3rd row on the left. I closed my eyes for a second and I swore that Coach Stallings sounded just like Coach Bryant from all of those Sunday after church replay shows.

 

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