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10 years 2 weeks
# | Is Nick Saban, or Alabama's Recruiting Staff, the worst recruiting staff this year? Whether this post is click bait, TIC, or simply a lighter view of our recent recruiting woes, it does prove that there can be hundreds of reasons why a recruit commits or even decommits from a school and we as fans don't know shit.
I don't know why we're losing our shit when a 4* goes to a team that has been in the National Title picture the last few years while we are just scraping over .500. We are going to lose battles. We just had a coaching change. It's tough to draw a kid to "Hey, we're going to be really good if we get you!" compared to "Hey, we're really good and we're gonna stay really good." Back off the ledge Alum, we all love you.
Recruiting rules don't exist anymore. The sooner we realize this, the sooner we will have a chance to compete again. The longer we wait to realize it, the longer we will continue the recent path of mediocrity.
When you're trying to abide by the letter of the law and your opponent is flaunting their unwillingness to obey, is it any surprise when you get your ass kicked on the recruiting trail like we do? And before we say we don't want to play that game, it's probably worth remembering our entire Athletic Department is funded by the success of football.
And for the record, I don't blame the kid, FSU, or BleacherReport for this at all. In the case of Laborn, if this opportunity is presented to me, you bet I would take it. You'd be a fool not to take it. There's no guarantee there is football after college, and knowing this could potentially be the biggest moment of your individual career, take advantage of it while you can. And for FSU, they found a loophole through BR, so they took it. Good on them. You know damn well that BR has this set up so that if the NCAA even thought they would come sniffing, which they won't, this thing was set up to not be able to connect the dots back to the Noles. And even if they could, what could they really do? This is really nothing more than securing a limo for Prom. The kid wasn't driving, it wasn't a permanent gift, it was a one time ride, and made it fun for Laborn. Good on them. Oh, and for BR, they got involved and got their names out there. And they did so in a way that's fun for recruits. As long as they're not funneling money under the table acting as a money launderer for schools, its smart business for them.
But I go back to my original statement. Recruiting has changed, and its getting near time that we adapt to the new landscape. The NCAA isn't going to hit you for recruiting violations, and if they do, they'll only slap you on the wrist and let you go. And really, if you're one of the schools who 'matter' to your conference, the penalty will be even less than that. And hey, when it comes to football, we 'matter' to the ACC. I know the thought of blurring some lines when it comes to recruiting sets some people off, but that's just the age we live in now. If you're not willing to play, then you might as well step out of the game, and I don't think we're in a position where we can allow ourselves to step out of the game in college football.
Gary Oldman is insanely good.
FTFY
Yeah, typically I throw in the "EDIT:" tag to make sure people can see a progression. Otherwise replies look out of place when they make sense in reference to the original post, but not the edited post .
was fuente ever the sole-OC at TCU? I thought it was always a dual-OC while he was there.
cough.....Marcus Vick......cough
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10 years 2 weeks
# | Justin Fuente and Offensive Game Plans: Mitigating Talent Differential True, but we've seen what mediocre recruiting classes perform down the line.
*3.
Vincent has a different mother.
Wait...which shaggy?
Getting talent in this class wouldn't help this season.
Like Shoog, I can't believe NCAA can permit this and still be taken seriously.
did anybody else read this in Shaggy's voice?....or was it just me?
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10 years 2 weeks
# | Justin Fuente and Offensive Game Plans: Mitigating Talent Differential With all the talent we're NOT getting this recruiting cycle (so far), I think fuente will have a lot of opportunities to showcase how he "mitigates talent differential"
I'm trying not to panic, but I'm kind of...ya know....panicking....
.....and Marcus
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10 years 2 weeks
# | Is Nick Saban, or Alabama's Recruiting Staff, the worst recruiting staff this year? I could see that being a go-to saban quote in regards to recruiting and on field play. They probably will finish first again it's ridiculous.
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10 years 2 weeks
# | Is Nick Saban, or Alabama's Recruiting Staff, the worst recruiting staff this year? 
Doesn't it show if you edit your posts here?
Being realistic and trying to stay more facts-based come naturally. It was reported after the season that laborn was moving with his dad in nc, finishing the year there and possibly playing his sr season in NC. That's when all the UNC talk was running rampant. The guy I responded to insinuated I didn't know he played at OL when I clearly said he may have "finished" his year in NC.
edit: ,,l,, (guess not)
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10 years 2 weeks
# | Is Nick Saban, or Alabama's Recruiting Staff, the worst recruiting staff this year? The same Alabama that currently has the #3 ranked class and has had the #1 class what 4 years in a row? Yup, pretty lousy recruiters.
You don't see alexander being the rover of the future? I agree hunter is a desperate need as well, but thought FS might be a bigger hole after chuck is gone.
OT, DE and LB are my next biggest concerns and CB is slowly making it's way up the list especially if laddler isn't healthy.
As for MLB Bud always seemed to love Huelskamp so don't see anyone knocking him from 2nd on the depth chart.
Fuente en fuego.
TEEMING WITH INTEL
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10 years 2 weeks
# | Nick Acree Added to Strength and Conditioning Staff in Full-Time Capacity ... I love that show
Mama Fuller? I mean, she did pretty well the first 4.
But which one do you choose?
That's a really good post and full of facts. And it IS hard to swallow a lot of the stuff that is going on, particularly (I think) for older fans that grew up in times where following the rules was literally a part of your soul by the time you hit elementary school.
Times change. And the older you get, the less you think it is for the good.
This part, though:
"I don't think we're in a position where we can allow ourselves to step out of the game in college football."
There is an old saying that may apply: "Sometimes you cut off your nose to spite your face".
When I was young I was a sports fanatic. I lived and breathed DC sports as a fan. But things like free agency, when Carl Banks is a hated rival (Giants) one day, then (lamely) finishing up his career as a Redskin the next...then contract holdouts from draftees (Sean Gilbert)...I got pretty fed up, and gradually realized that I had better things to do.
But I loved college football, and couldn't let it go. It still had a purity to me. Guys were playing for their schools - in my mind anyway. And I love Hokie football like only those of us here everyday would understand. But I can feel the edges fraying, the springs popping though the cushions, of this comfortable old chair. And I can see that, as much as I love the game, and love the Hokies, if things keep going in that direction, I'm going to be gone no matter if it hurts or not. It could be that I am in the vast minority, and it won't matter, and that winning is all that matters. If that is the case, then your post is 100% correct.
Edit: Got foggy on Sean Gilbert. He wasn't a draftee, but he held out a full year, which effed the Skins royally. Right or wrong, the point is, as a fan, I was NOT happy.