📝 ⭐️Alabama's 2024 Signing Day Class Update Thread⭐️

[BamaFan334]

Yes. And Freeze is going to put the full court press on him during his last visit.

Does Hugh bring out the old flip phone from Ole Miss to dial up his tried and true for the visit?

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Does Hugh bring out the old flip phone from Ole Miss to dial up his tried and true for the visit?

Reading that Freeze has the bag full for Sayin. Hope OSU can buy him. Go Blue has turned the heat up on Day for sure.

 

[Rolltide24]

Reading that Freeze has the bag full for Sayin. Hope OSU can buy him. Go Blue has turned the heat up on Day for sure.

Luckily Sayin already committed to Ohio State. Or so I read. Another article I saw noted OSU has spent $31MM in the portal so far this off-season. That’s a lot of jingle. Where would that money have gone before NIL…

Radio show I heard was claiming that transfers are getting more NIL $ than high school recruits and more than players already on the roster. Hmmmmm, I wonder why the portal is getting so many members?

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Lets just say that

85 players at 6,000 per month =510,000 per month x 12 months = 6,120,000 per year for level salary to the team.

Not sure how much you have to pay the pricks to retain them.

 

[rick4bama]

If everyone would join Yea! Alabama that would help!

Yea Alabama

 

[colbyjacks]

Somebody is in Mobile today.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

With lots of $$$$$$....

I always try to word things in a manner so that's easy for people to tell if it's my opinion or guess, or if it is solid info. I want to be very clear on this... this isn't opinion. auburn is not going to be outbid on him, in fact, they are already offering more than Bama and that number is certain to go up. If it is a decision solely about money, Williams won't be in an Alabama uniform (and that's not to say, Bama wasn't giving him a good deal). My understanding is, both before Saban retired, and still now under DeBoer, the feeling at UA is that they have a good shot and feel good about where they stand.

 

[bamafan9201]

I always try to word things in a manner so that's easy for people to tell if it's my opinion or guess, or if it is solid info. I want to be very clear on this... this isn't opinion. auburn is not going to be outbid on him, in fact, they are already offering more than Bama and that number is certain to go up. If it is a decision solely about money, Williams won't be in an Alabama uniform (and that's not to say, Bama wasn't giving him a good deal). My understanding is, both before Saban retired, and still now under DeBoer, the feeling at UA is that they have a good shot and feel good about where they stand.

Also, it's about relationships in this business as much as it is about other things. Money can really muddy things up so sometimes you get the occasional guy like Bond. I know I'm calling him a lock, and I could definitely be wrong, stranger things have happened. I just know that the relationship he has with Mbakwe is the main reason I'm very confident Bama wins out, despite all the money Auburn will throw at him.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Also, it's about relationships in this business as much as it is about other things. Money can really muddy things up so sometimes you get the occasional guy like Bond. I know I'm calling him a lock, and I could definitely be wrong, stranger things have happened. I just know that the relationship he has with Mbakwe is the main reason I'm very confident Bama wins out, despite all the money Auburn will throw at him.

I think if it was strictly about money, he'd have been committed to auburn and not Bama to begin with. Losing Robinson from the staff hurts Bama some, but UA still has a lot in their favor.... Mbakwe among them.

 

[mando]

I think if it was strictly about money, he's have been committed to auburn and not Bama to begin with. Losong Robinson from the staff hurts Bama some, but UA still has a lot in their favor.... Mbakwe among them.

This entire thread is insane..... What happened to the College Football we all grew up with and loved. NIL has destroyed college football.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

This entire thread is insane..... What happened to the College Football we all grew up with and loved. NIL has destroyed college football.

I've been beating the drum that it's all coming to a head... It will never go back to what is once was, but when the dust finally settles, I think it we will see a more fair system... it is going to look even more like the professional model, but at this point, that's the only way to allow players to keep getting paid while also putting up guardrails and making the system sustainable. Matter of when, not if.

 

[Bama Guy]

I've been beating the drum that it's all coming to a head... It will never go back to what is once was, but when the dust finally settles, I think it we will see a more fair system... it is going to look even more like the professional model, but at this point, that's the only way to allow players to keep getting paid while also putting up guardrails and making the system sustainable. Matter of when, not if.

Hope you're right. It's definitely out of control now. I'm to the point of: 1) make it a semi-pro league for feeding the NFL, or 2) make it intramural with no scholarships or NIL money. Yeah I know, two extremes. I guess somewhere in the middle with guardrails is best.

 

[Krimson]

Hope you're right. It's definitely out of control now. I'm to the point of: 1) make it a semi-pro league for feeding the NFL, or 2) make it intramural with no scholarships or NIL money. Yeah I know, two extremes. I guess somewhere in the middle with guardrails is best.

I'd like to see an NFL minor league for top talent, 8 or 10 teams that states could bid on to get 1 then let college go back to college ball with no pay for play just scholarships for guys who want to play. Let them be eligible to join the minor league at the end of the year or apply for the draft after college. Maybe transfers with strict limitations.

 

[24and7]

 

[mando]

Sorry but I am getting tired of all of this look at me publicity with Ryan Williams. I hope the new regime can control some of this nonsense with socal media when players finally do get to Bama. Yes I know I am sounding like and old curmudgeon.

 

[TerryP]

Sorry but I am getting tired of all of this look at me publicity with Ryan Williams.

With the players getting paid the "same base rate" from Yea Alabama, and then encouraged to "build their own brand," can you blame him for doing just that?

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[bamafan9201]

I think if it was strictly about money, he'd have been committed to auburn and not Bama to begin with. Losing Robinson from the staff hurts Bama some, but UA still has a lot in their favor.... Mbakwe among them.

Was thinking about this, if this thing was about money...wouldn't it make sense for Texas and Auburn to be the schools and Texas probably wins. Just thinking if it's a bidding war, Texas isn't losing that war to the Barn no matter how much they pony up.

 

[c5vetman]

LOL, he's been talking to Arch Manning... maybe he's telling him the truth about Texas and how he's riding the pine haha

 

[Kamikazi18627]

LOL, he's been talking to Arch Manning... maybe he's telling him the truth about Texas and how he's riding the pine haha

Hopefully he will go to Texas and realize that Bama is the place to be.

If he doesn't go to Bama, I'd rather him go to Texas over Auburn.