Guys Mixson is a talented individual but you have to think like the coaches do. We are loaded at RB and we already have Scarbourough and we are recruiting Fournette. They don't just take a guy just to take a guy. Use that scholarship on a need. That is defensive back right now. Sure I would like to have Mixson but it's not a need so that's the staff isn't recruiting him hard. Merry Christmas and ROLL TIDE
Yeah I agree. I don't expect Bo to qualify and I'm guessing Kamara transfers. Mixon looks like Yeldon physically. Anyone know of any corners that we are recruiting if we miss on hump, tabor, or brown? We have to have some db's and with the way recruiting is going this year nothing is guaranteed.Meg, Bo is in serious jeopardy of not qualifying. What if Kamara doesn't come back or someone else gets hurt of transfers. Our depth at running back, like everything else in life, is day to day.
If Leonard stays put, I don't expect our staff to follow suit.
Plus..If Got forbid if the injury bug bites us hard, we have a handful of pure athletes on the roster, that played RB in high school, that could easily be converted to the RB position if need be..That's the beauty of all these Blue Chip studs Coach Saban has recruited to Bama..The vast majority of our Players aren't limited to one position & would be equally effective should they be moved to another position..I think we can afford to put them all in LF's basket. Bo was talking about playing WR at one time so I'm not so sure he would have stayed there but I definitely don't think he'll qualify. We still have coming back next year: Yeldon, Drake, Hart (even though I think he will never contribute at 100% again), Henry, Tenpenny, Jones, and Kamara if he's ever back. We have 4 that should be very serviceable backs if we played tomorrow not to mention the other ones wanting to step up.
If he were to qualify he would be eligible at Bama. They have so much support there as far as academics, that you literally have to try to fail. Most of the guys cant properly speak but they get degrees. The support is there for them so Bo will be just fine if he qualifies. In terms of Bo I believe he can be a great college running back. I would be just happy if he were the only guy we signed. I think he is a better pure running back than Henry. Imagine them two in the backfield.If he is that bad a student, is it realistic to expect him to remain eligible when he gets to the Capstone? :cool2:
This worries me. See Fanning and others, who could not do well in class or go to class, for that matter.If he is that bad a student, is it realistic to expect him to remain eligible when he gets to the Capstone? :cool2:
Yes, but at least there are repurcussions for not showing up in class unlike some other places namely in West Ga where the "White Out" supplier has an office on campus.This worries me. See Fanning and others, who could not do well in class or go to class, for that matter.
I gotta admit, everything is done that is humanly possible for a player to get his degree at Alabama. No one does the work for them but when you can quite literally have a tutor for every single class in your 4-5 years there, about the only thing a player has to supply is the "want to" and the time in order to get his degree.This worries me. See Fanning and others, who could not do well in class or go to class, for that matter.
And the time part is set up for them as wellI gotta admit, everything is done that is humanly possible for a player to get his degree at Alabama. No one does the work for them but when you can quite literally have a tutor for every single class in your 4-5 years there, about the only thing a player has to supply is the "want to" and the time in order to get his degree.
I cringe when I see/hear about a player NOT getting his degree at Alabama. It's an insanely great opportunity to get that degree in ANY field before you leave school. All I can say is, if a player doesn't get his degree at Alabama, it's HIS fault and his alone.