Transfer Portal 2023-24, v2

[NoNC4Tubs]

Are you kidding me?

Alabama center James Brockermeyer enters NCAA transfer portal

James Brockermeyer had seemingly emerged this spring as Alabama's top center.

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Smack my head!

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

Either way, Alabama now has zero depth at center. That is a disaster. Need to find someone in the portal.

Yea definitely not ideal. Good thing we're a basketball school now

 

[TiderJack]

It does help that ionata is further along than wed hoped too. I hate to lose brockermeyer after how much he improved. But I get get it

I was about to say that. For an early enrollee freshman I thought he preformed well in the spring game as the back-up but like Big10 said we need to be looking for a center in the portal for depth.

 

[some_al_fan]

I was about to say that. For an early enrollee freshman I thought he preformed well in the spring game as the back-up but like Big10 said we need to be looking for a center in the portal for depth.

It is not easy to find depth in the portal, because decent players in the portal are there to find a starting job at a school with a need.
And scrubs are there because they are scrubs.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Either way, Alabama now has zero depth at center. That is a disaster. Need to find someone in the portal.

Surely there's a guard with experience at center. Baker Hickman? Someone.

 

[SkullDuckery]

A raw center can’t be any worse than last season’s debacle at that position. At least they won’t have bad habits.

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

Surely there's a guard with experience at center. Baker Hickman? Someone.

Roq Montgomery lined up at center last year so he's likely number 3 and they have all summer to get someone ready as a backup.

 

[B1GTide]

A raw center can’t be any worse than last season’s debacle at that position. At least they won’t have bad habits.

I understand the reaction to the bad snaps, but aside from that you had a dominant center last year.

 

[December05]

With no readily available answer as to why JB would do this as the presumptive starter coming out of spring after working for three long seasons, the first thought that leapt to mind was wondering if a school with money to burn would sweeten an NIL deal for a given player simply to weaken their competition with no intention of actually playing him.

That puts a nice new layer of pond scum on top of this mess.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

Well I mean this just isn't good no matter how badly the resident sunshine pumpers want to just hand wave it away like it's nothing.

Center is one of the most important positions on the team and the only one who even took snaps with the 1st team dips right after Spring ends and the other one who was expected to get those snaps skips the entirety of spring practice for 'off the field' reasons.

When Summer/Fall practice begins whoever is taking 1st string snaps will be completely new in that role.

How is that no big deal?

 

[westide]

Brockermeyer wants to play. I recently watched a video where it looked like coach Kap was working with Brockermeyer one on one after practice. I think he knew he wasn't going to beat out Brailsford. Coming from Washington and knowing DeBoer's offense has to be a huge advantage.

 

[Rollingtide]

Ionata was the backup to Brock but he is very green and had the snap issues in the Spring game.

 

[CrimsonBloodn62]

A raw center can’t be any worse than last season’s debacle at that position. At least they won’t have bad habits.

You can put all the blame on the center from last year if you want, but he wasn't the only issue. Jalen had his issues as well.

 

[Ledsteplin]

You can put all the blame on the center from last year if you want, but he wasn't the only issue. Jalen had his issues as well.

This is about centers, not Jalen.
Like this play.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

He just wanted to start somewhere. I don't blame him for wanting to transfer. We'll be fine.

 

[December05]

Brockermeyer wants to play. I recently watched a video where it looked like coach Kap was working with Brockermeyer one on one after practice. I think he knew he wasn't going to beat out Brailsford. Coming from Washington and knowing DeBoer's offense has to be a huge advantage.

I’ll always pull for the guy who paid his dues over someone who thinks he’ll just walk right in. If Brailford’s personal reasons have anything to do with assurances of being the starter regardless, that’s a really bad look for him and any coaches involved in that decision.

 

[some_al_fan]

This is about centers, not Jalen.
Like this play.

That looks like a design play to score a TD to me. Well done by Seth. He has completely fooled and confused Defense with that snap

 

[some_al_fan]

Very poor selection for IOL in the portal right now: https://247sports.com/season/2024-football/transferportaltop/?positionkey=58&status=uncommitted

Except the guy from USC, all others are low 3*

 

[countrytider]

Very poor selection for IOL in the portal right now: https://247sports.com/season/2024-football/transferportaltop/?positionkey=58&status=uncommitted

Except the guy from USC, all others are low 3*

I thought 3 stars is what DeBoer prefers…

 

[Ole Man Dan]

I think it was one of our posters and he is correct. He is listed at 6' 2" and 265 lbs and that is tweener size.

I've worked at it for 2 years and now I'm down to TWEENER SIZE.
(I went from 6'2" 305 to 6'2" 254) (The battle continues...)