🏈 How about this for a recuitment pitch....

[mrchase]

Not sure. If this has been mentioned....but


If you were signed in a Nick Saban recruiting class.... And stayed at least 3yrs, you have a national championship.

 

[bamachine]

Yep, been mentioned multiple times on TV. I am sure Saban and Co have used it as well.

 

[mrchase]

Yep, been mentioned multiple times on TV. I am sure Saban and Co have used it as well.

Thank you.... Been out of touch

 

[rolltide66]

I have seen two versions, any recruit since 1999 or 2000 who stayed 3 years has at least 1 NC.(going back to LsU)

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I wonder if HC Mike Shula could use a variety of that ....if he went back to college ball...
"My last class I recruited at Bama ended up as National Champs"

 

[JoshB]

I wonder if HC Mike Shula could use a variety of that ....if he went back to college ball...
"My last class I recruited at Bama ended up as National Champs"

IDK that I would want to use that if I was him lol Didn't Saban secure like half that class? I remember Kareem Jackson being that first guy that Saban was able to flip when he got to Bama.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Record and accomplishments of classes recruited by Coach Saban to Alabama 2007-2017.

Class of 2007: 43-11, 1 national championship, 1 SEC championship
Class of 2008: 48-6, 2 national championships, 1 SEC championship
Class of 2009: 49-5, 3 national championships, 2 SEC championships
Class of 2010: 46-7, 2 national championships, 1 SEC championships
Class of 2011: 48-6, 2 national championships, 1 NC semifinal, 2 SEC championships
Class of 2012: 50-6, 2 national championships, 3 SEC championships, 1NC semi-final
Class of 2013: 50-6, 1 national championship, 1 NC semi-final, 1 NC final, 3 SEC championships
Class of 2014: 53-5, 2 national championship, 1 NC semi-final, 1 NC final, 3 SEC championships * current senior class*
Class of 2015: 41-3, 2 national championship, 1 NC final, 2 SEC championships
Class of 2016: 27-2, 1 national championship, 1 NC final, 1 SEC championship
Class of 2017: 13-1, 1 national championship

 

[No Huddle]

2009 class. Redic

 

[TUSKtimes]

2009 class. Redic

Yeah, based on footballs most important stat, the 2009 class with 3 natties and 2 SEC championships is probably the most accomplished in the Nick Saban era. But the current senior class of 2014 is certainly well decorated and probably the most consistent in their 4 year period at the Capstone.

 

[BamaFan334]

Ha, clearly looks like Coach Saban has worked on fixing his mistakes. Look at the losses trending downwards (with not even much room to go down to start with). Simply amazing.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

What Nick needs is another undefeated or 2 seasons....
Bear had 3.....
Of course it is more difficult with the sec championship game and double bowls...
And all 3 have to be vs top tier teams.... not easy road to negotiate...
Hate that the 2016 slipped past him...and us....

 

[OldPlayer]

I saw this somewhere and it was phrased: EVERY ONE of Nick Saban's recruiting classes has won at least one National Championship.

 

[rick4bama]

I hate to say this but even Coach Bryant didn't do that! But CP.B. is still leading in my book, but just by a little bit.

Record and accomplishments of classes recruited by Coach Saban to Alabama 2007-2017.

Class of 2007: 43-11, 1 national championship, 1 SEC championship
Class of 2008: 48-6, 2 national championships, 1 SEC championship
Class of 2009: 49-5, 3 national championships, 2 SEC championships
Class of 2010: 46-7, 2 national championships, 1 SEC championships
Class of 2011: 48-6, 2 national championships, 1 NC semifinal, 2 SEC championships
Class of 2012: 50-6, 2 national championships, 3 SEC championships, 1NC semi-final
Class of 2013: 50-6, 1 national championship, 1 NC semi-final, 1 NC final, 3 SEC championships
Class of 2014: 53-5, 2 national championship, 1 NC semi-final, 1 NC final, 3 SEC championships * current senior class*
Class of 2015: 41-3, 2 national championship, 1 NC final, 2 SEC championships
Class of 2016: 27-2, 1 national championship, 1 NC final, 1 SEC championship
Class of 2017: 13-1, 1 national championship

 

[bamachine]

^I will always love Coach Bryant but he has been surpassed in coaching achievements. Saban is doing this in the era of scholarship limitations. Bryant used to sign every top QB in the south plus a few outside th south, to keep them away from everyone else and then convert many of them to other positions.

 

[BamaFan334]

^I will always love Coach Bryant but he has been surpassed in coaching achievements. Saban is doing this in the era of scholarship limitations. Bryant used to sign every top QB in the south plus a few outside th south, to keep them away from everyone else and then convert many of them to other positions.

Ok, but Coach Saban signed a guy from Hawaii that brought us back to win a Championship. You think Coach Bryant had the ability and funds to recruit like that?

 

[bamachine]

^He did sign a guy from Hawaii, some guy named Peter Kim, pretty good kicker for Bama.

Don't get me wrong, not saying I like Saban better than Bryant, just that he has done more with less available scholarships.

 

[BamaFan334]

^He did sign a guy from Hawaii, some guy named Peter Kim, pretty good kicker for Bama.

Don't get me wrong, not saying I like Saban better than Bryant, just that he has done more with less available scholarships.

I'm not taking sides here, because I wasn't even alive for one. I just like to make the case that recruiting and scholarship numbers are easily made up by the money, resources, and technology the coaches today have. We also have plenty of guys that never ever see the field on scholarship, so I don't always buy the whole numbers game except when it comes to signing new players. You could better answer this question for me, did folks all over the country know about Bear Bryant like they do Saban these days? Did his reach go far and wide like Saban's?

 

[OldPlayer]

^He did sign a guy from Hawaii, some guy named Peter Kim, pretty good kicker for Bama.

Don't get me wrong, not saying I like Saban better than Bryant, just that he has done more with less available scholarships.

Peter was a transfer from UofH who walked on and earned a scholarship. First soccer-style kicker at Alabama.

 

[bamachine]

I'm not taking sides here, because I wasn't even alive for one. I just like to make the case that recruiting and scholarship numbers are easily made up by the money, resources, and technology the coaches today have. We also have plenty of guys that never ever see the field on scholarship, so I don't always buy the whole numbers game except when it comes to signing new players. You could better answer this question for me, did folks all over the country know about Bear Bryant like they do Saban these days? Did his reach go far and wide like Saban's?

Bryant was as well known as any cfb coach of his time. He was seen to be the top coach. Only difference, the game was not as popular as it is today. Also, there were no recruiting services, so kids did not often go as far out of their area, unless there was some connection to the distant school.

My main point was that Bryant effectively handicapped many of his competitors by keeping players away from them. It is an oft heard complaint by non-Bama fans of that era. It was not dirty or against the rules, it was smart by Bryant. The NCAA ended up making several rules to curb advantages he used. The scholarship limit was one of the major ones, first cutting it to 105 and after he was gone to 85. He was not the first to use tear away jerseys but he was the first to design plays to take advantage of them, so they outlawed those.

People complain that there is not enough parity in the game today, it was much worse back then.

 

[OldPlayer]

Bryant was as well known as any cfb coach of his time. He was seen to be the top coach. Only difference, the game was not as popular as it is today. Also, there were no recruiting services, so kids did not often go as far out of their area, unless there was some connection to the distant school.

My main point was that Bryant effectively handicapped many of his competitors by keeping players away from them. It is an oft heard complaint by non-Bama fans of that era. It was not dirty or against the rules, it was smart by Bryant. The NCAA ended up making several rules to curb advantages he used. The scholarship limit was one of the major ones, first cutting it to 105 and after he was gone to 85. He was not the first to use tear away jerseys but he was the first to design plays to take advantage of them, so they outlawed those.

People complain that there is not enough parity in the game today, it was much worse back then.

It was also almost impossible to get the top teams to play each other in a bowl due to conference commitments. Even then, if you went to the #1 team and asked them if they wanted to play the #2 team or the #7 team (and almost guarantee a NC), they would more than likely play the #7 team.