2026 Recruiting

[gtgilbert]

I saw this about Bear. I did not know he re-classified and the measurables are unique.

For starters, the Peach State native is supposed to be in the 2027 class. Also? He is a 6-foot-7, 296 pounder with 34 inch arms, a 81.5 inch wingspan, 10.25 inch hands, a 9-foot, 2-inch broad jump and recent 4.77 40-yard dash time. Those are rare numbers for any football player, let alone a reclassified high school prospect.

It depends on the reclass over here. My son is a 2027, and there are a LOT of kids in his class who basically started school a year late, and will be 19 either before, or right after they graduate. The 'required' start ages for school over here are a bit loose.

 

[bamadwain]

So if you were offered an extra $500,000 ; you still go to Bama? How about an extra $1,000,000?

Yep, you can believe it or not, but that's wrong with our society today, always about money but grass is not always greener

 

[jjv0004]

Yep, you can believe it or not, but that's wrong with our society today, always about money but grass is not always greener

I don't think it's unique to our society. The love of money has been around for 1000's of years.

 

[Tideflyer]

As with coaches contracts, I wonder if team successes are now being employed as financial incentives for players. Winning a national championship used to be an end unto itself. Has it or will it soon become a means to an end ? Winning a championship for “ dear ole U of A “ may well not mean what it once did.

 

[CoolBreeze]

If I were a kid, or a pop of a kid being recruited then I think I'd have to take the money too. I mean, anything can happen...medical issue, major injury, maybe complete washout and never sniff a chance at the league. Like others have said, it is a sign of the times and where we are as a society. I guess if we all weren't such big fans of this sport then none of this would be happening anyway. But the product is being ruined right before our eyes to me.

 

[Tideflyer]

If I were a kid, or a pop of a kid being recruited then I think I'd have to take the money too. I mean, anything can happen...medical issue, major injury, maybe complete washout and never sniff a chance at the league. Like others have said, it is a sign of the times and where we are as a society. I guess if we all weren't such big fans of this sport then none of this would be happening anyway. But the product is being ruined right before our eyes to me.

All true. If they don’t make the NFL at least they can say they made it to semi-pro.

 

[jambama1]

I'm gonna call it..... He flips in November. No way he shuts down the recruitment...

bad news not likely unless he changes what he wants currently its all about the $$$. they are willing to pay 7 figures with rev share. Bama would rather go get a portal guy and keep their team and chemistry

 

[AlexanderFan]

bad news not likely unless he changes what he wants currently its all about the $$$. they are willing to pay 7 figures with rev share. Bama would rather go get a portal guy and keep their team and chemistry

I wonder if Nike suddenly bumped the duck’s uniform contract up, that counts as rev share, right?

 

[BamaMoon]

bad news not likely unless he changes what he wants currently its all about the $$$. they are willing to pay 7 figures with rev share. Bama would rather go get a portal guy and keep their team and chemistry

I doubt we've dropped communication with him, but your word is like the Gospel in football recruitment.

 

[TiderJack]

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