http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2018/05/brother_of_former_alabama_star.html
I think we'll see more transfers in coming months...
I think we'll see more transfers in coming months...
Looks like 4 are in the NFL, one was Jonathan Taylor, and several crybaby transfers.Only 10 of the 24 guys that signed in 2015 are still on roster?! thats crazy
How big is this loss?Looks like 4 are in the NFL, one was Jonathan Taylor, and several crybaby transfers.
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He's a solid player, but with Oregon being a likely destination according to the article and his reduction in playing time it's a likely assumption that he is more in line with Cristobal's teachings than that of the current regime.How big is this loss?
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Especially since they’ve won 2 NCs. I respect that they want playing time nowIt doesn't surprise me at all that so few 2015 class guys are around. This number is usually small for every true senior class. 4-6 will go pro early, 6-10 will transfer, then you have the rest of the class.
From what I can tell, Alabama has 85 scholarship players for the 2018 season. Keith Holcombe could change that; he could be on the Bryant Scholarship or stay with the baseball team and not return.How many spots will we have for this upcoming class? After the smaller class in 2018, it seems like we have a lot of room.
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we also had Flowers in this class with the weird eligibility issue and Christian Bell, who 'greyshirted, then kinda showed up for practice and then left. Add taylor and the class got small before they ever really hit the field in the fall.It doesn't surprise me at all that so few 2015 class guys are around. This number is usually small for every true senior class. 4-6 will go pro early, 6-10 will transfer, then you have the rest of the class.
If he wants to play like Cristobal coaches, then by all means, go to Oregon. Cristobal is a solid recruiter but goodness... as a coach...He's a solid player, but with Oregon being a likely destination according to the article and his reduction in playing time it's a likely assumption that he is more in line with Cristobal's teachings than that of the current regime.
Maybe not exactly what you are looking for, but Levi Wallace certainly bloomed over the course of his time at Alabama.It seems recruiting/playing time/transfers as a whole has flipped completely from just 20-30 years ago.
Today freshmen come in ready and expecting to play and, in CNS's tenure, we can usually expect 5-10 new impact guys a year. A few who realize they need it, will agree to a redshirt, but when these young guys don't see the field by their redshirt freshman or soph. year, we usually won't hear from them because they didn't develop or they transfer.
Years ago, it was right the opposite. At one time freshman couldn't even play, but even after the rule was changed and they could, they arrived on campus not ready to compete so a redshirt year was almost mandatory. Even then, a redshirt freshman rarely was heard from. The backbone of a team in those days usually was the sophs, jrs. and srs.
Almost seems it's right the opposite today because the the readiness of true freshman and their expectation to make an immediate impact. When is the last time we've had a player "bloom" and become a star after patiently biding their time in the program for 3 or 4 years after redshirting???
We also had players like Eryk Anders, Rashaad Johnson, and Hootie who didn't start until their later years....Maybe not exactly what you are looking for, but Levi Wallace certainly bloomed over the course of his time at Alabama.
Very true. I do think those guys came in with some expectations and finally reached them. Levi is one where I saw him on the field and had to ask "who?" followed by "oh man, we are in trouble if this walkon is starting." Boy, was I wrong about him. He really impressed me last year.We also had players like Eryk Anders, Rashaad Johnson, and Hootie who didn't start until their later years....
This is helpful. Some of these guys just want to play - it may not even be an attempt to jump in the limelight but a desire to get their jerseys dirty on Saturday.Purely speculative, but these kind of things normally mean the player realizes he's been passed by with younger and/or incoming talent. Can't blame a player for wanting to play.