Early look at 2019 class

jabcmb

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Not referencing any any specific players, but I wonder if the “convince recruits to lie to Bama about signing with them” ploy will be all the rage again this year. It sure was popular with some second tier head coaches last year. And successful, too. So I guess I just answered my own question.
 

Tideflyer

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Not referencing any any specific players, but I wonder if the “convince recruits to lie to Bama about signing with them” ploy will be all the rage again this year. It sure was popular with some second tier head coaches last year. And successful, too. So I guess I just answered my own question.
Just one year, eh, maybe just an anomaly. If it happens again this coming recruiting season? Yeah, that`ll confirm it for me that it`s a deliberate strategy. Tie up our slots with fake commitments until it`s too late to do anything about it, then switch at the last minute to where you were going all along.
 

jabcmb

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Just one year, eh, maybe just an anomaly. If it happens again this coming recruiting season? Yeah, that`ll confirm it for me that it`s a deliberate strategy. Tie up our slots with fake commitments until it`s too late to do anything about it, then switch at the last minute to where you were going all along.
I think it’s a desperate, collusive strategy among a few coaches now to try to weaken the dynasty. Nothing else works. It’s sad that such a contrivance depends on publicly sullying a young man’s reputation and integrity.
 

MN-Tide

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I think it’s a desperate, collusive strategy among a few coaches now to try to weaken the dynasty. Nothing else works. It’s sad that such a contrivance depends on publicly sullying a young man’s reputation and integrity.
On the bright side, that's one way to weed out players with character problems. If they will lie to the coaches, would we really want them, anyway?
 

NoNC4Tubs

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Not referencing any any specific players, but I wonder if the “convince recruits to lie to Bama about signing with them” ploy will be all the rage again this year. It sure was popular with some second tier head coaches last year. And successful, too. So I guess I just answered my own question.
Any kid that goes along with that doesn't need to ba here anyways...
 

Tideflyer

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On the bright side, that's one way to weed out players with character problems. If they will lie to the coaches, would we really want them, anyway?
Naturally, no. That, however, would not lessen the damage. Also, " publically sullying a young man`s reputation and integrity " would be about as far from being a concern for a coach who would do this as one could possibly imagine. Someone who has no integrity or character in the first place will have little regard or concern for it in others.
 

NoNC4Tubs

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Naturally, no. That, however, would not lessen the damage. Also, " publically sullying a young man`s reputation and integrity " would be about as far from being a concern for a coach who would do this as one could possibly imagine. Someone who has no integrity or character in the first place will have little regard or concern for it in others.
I think most kids wouldn't go along with that in the first place. Some might with other incentive$.
 

AUDub

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Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
I could be missing something, but according to this 247Sports link, currently the Tide's 2019 recruiting class is ranked 9th. UGA has 3 commits in the Top 10 and have a high percentage shot at 2 more, including Owen Pappoe. Long, long way to go and I fully expect Bama to start climbing the ladder as they reel in more 5 stars.

https://247sports.com/Season/2019-Football/CompositeRecruitRankings?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool
We’re about to close the deal on Pappoe. Gus working GA hard this cycle.
 

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