Link: 2026 Transfer Portal

[AlistarWills]

I really wonder how many players on the rosters of UM/IU have already been bought out and plan to leave as soon as the clock hits zero. You know IU doesn’t have the money to keep them around.

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

I really wonder how many players on the rosters of UM/IU have already been bought out and plan to leave as soon as the clock hits zero. You know IU doesn’t have the money to keep them around.

The whole thing is a revolving door of "what have you done for me lately"

 

[AlexanderFan]

I totally despise the current system and how it works, but how many of us would really follow Ty Simpson’s example and turn down $6 million to cement your legacy at Alabama?

I don’t like that they leave, but I have to understand why they do.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Many cases of over inflated egos and/or misjudgments of one’s own abilities and potential worth? A marked lack of objective and informed guidance?

Yeah, friend of mine son (in baseball) entered the portal, didnt like what his options then tried to back to his team but had lost his scholarship. He'd already been replaced.

 

[AWRTR]

CFB has become the NFL without the structure.

I am now a fan of Australian Rules Football again. Used to watch it back in college when ESPN was airing it to fill up programming slots.

I’ve gotten into F1 racing and MLB in the past couple of years.

 

[AWRTR]

I totally despise the current system and how it works, but how many of us would really follow Ty Simpson’s example and turn down $6 million to cement your legacy at Alabama?

I don’t like that they leave, but I have to understand why they do.

I totally get it. I don’t blame the players in most cases. Some of the them are getting terrible advice from “jackals” as Josh Pate called them. The system put in place by those in charge both inside and outside the sport through the courts is a train wreck. The players are just on the train. They have to live in the world they have been given.

 

[editder]

I really wonder how many players on the rosters of UM/IU have already been bought out and plan to leave as soon as the clock hits zero. You know IU doesn’t have the money to keep them around.

It doesn’t matter whether they have the money or not. Their best players are retirement age.

 

[teamplayer]

last year it was close to half the D1 guys that don't find a spot to land. With spots going from 85 to 105 maybe it will be less, but it's still a lot of guys giving up scholarships and a mostly free education and ending up with nada...

Life lessons are usually hard and/or expensive. They used to try to shelter these kids quite a bit as they grew into adulthood, but greed has destroyed the whole danged thing.

 

[teamplayer]

Nail on the head AW. I am not opposed to the players getting compensation or transfers in theory. The problem is that the NCAA has had knee jerk reactions to these court rulings and right now we have total chaos and apparently no enforcement of what little rules there are. Add to that the absolute stupidity of the time frames they have put on these portal windows and opening up windows for coaching changes even if there is a window opening soon anyway. Some simple common sense rules that can be upheld in the courts are going to be needed, along with some sort of federal regulation to prevent state legislatures & courts from throwing it back into chaos again. I still have hope, but something has to change in the next couple of years or I fear that we will begin to see the decline of CFB and a move towards fans supporting a more stable product (NFL)

Begin to see the decline? Seriously? This game has already gone down the hill and run off the road and into the swamp. I gave up the NFL a long time ago because it became more about the money and guys running their mouths and complaining. I must admit, though, that I watched a little NFL last night and just saw really solid football. I may tune in a bit more for the playoffs to see if they can keep my attention. The college game is almost unwatchable at this point to me. I'm still hoping it can revive itself, though.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

I still have hope, but something has to change in the next couple of years or I fear that we will begin to see the decline of CFB and a move towards fans supporting a more stable product (NFL)

I am now a fan of Australian Rules Football again. Used to watch it back in college when ESPN was airing it to fill up programming slots.

I am glad you guys have other options to enjoy your pastime. I love CFB and Bama football more than any other sport (domestic or international) since I began watching sports. I am at a certain age where I can take it or leave it at this point. if CFB continues to spiral out of control without any of the constraints mentioned by the posters on this board, I will no longer fill the need to watch it any longer.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I am glad you guys have other options to enjoy your pastime. I love CFB and Bama football more than any other sport (domestic or international) since I began watching sports. I am at a certain age where I can take it or leave it at this point. if CFB continues to spiral out of control without any of the constraints mentioned by the posters on this board, I will no longer fill the need to watch it any longer.

Im not sure if youre a baseball fan. But Alabama has finally hired a very good baseball coach and it seems hes turning the program around. I watched them a lot last season and they were fun to watch. Good way to fill your summer sports itch.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

Im not sure if youre a baseball fan. But Alabama has finally hired a very good baseball coach and it seems hes turning the program around. I watched them a lot last season and they were fun to watch. Good way to fill your summer sports itch.

Buzzard, good to know.

 

[KrAzY3]

I’m to the point, let’s just get players that want to play for Alabama.

The problem with that is it's a bit like an NFL GM saying I just want to get the players that want to play for my team. How do you go about it? You'll still have to make what people see as a fair offer, there is such a thing as a home town discount but it has limits. No one will take what they see as an insulting low offer just to play for a particular team. Once it becomes a job, and it very clearly is now just another job, then treating employees fairly becomes a huge priority.

It seems like we have been slow playing this process. We didn’t really get caught up in the sweepstakes for the big names that were going to demand high price tags, and instead bided our time for the initial insanity to subside. Then we came in and replaced the talent we lost with equal or greater value with guys that aren’t going to demand a premium.

I wish we were a Dodger, but I’ll take being a Brave. I think the staff has executed this process well.

This applies to everyone but Green. Cal is saying is saying he was around 3 million, that might be an exaggeration but as I mentioned before Nebraska is saying that he would have been their second highest paid player, likewise Oregon would have made an offer to retain him. So Alabama might have managed a bit of a discount because they're Alabama, but he was the top remaining DL and unless he was talked into taking a massive discount he was absolutely not cheap.

I'm not going to speculate further because who really knows, but there was 100% still insanity going on when it came to Green, perhaps more so than a lot of earlier signings. I made a comment to that affect at the time, but basically Alabama pushed their Smothers/Peak/Coleman chips over to Green. There's a reason this happened after the portal closed, because you can't risk current roster players knowing you paid that much. To give another example, Ole Miss reportedly offered a million for an unproven tight end. So teams were getting desperate to address some needs with the remaining players.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Buzzard, good to know.

We've got one of, if not the best SS in the country. Hes phenomenal

 

[Bamabuzzard]

The problem with that is it's a bit like an NFL GM saying I just want to get the players that want to play for my team. How do you go about it? You'll still have to make what people see a fair offer, there is such a thing as a home town discount but it has limits. No one will take what they see as an insulting low offer just to play for a particular team. Once it becomes a job, and it very clearly is now just another job, then treating employees fairly becomes a huge priority.

This applies to everyone but Green. Cal is saying is saying he was around 3 million, that might be an exaggeration but as I mentioned before Nebraska is saying that he would have been their second highest paid player, likewise Oregon would have made an offer to retain him. So Alabama might have managed a bit of a discount because they're Alabama, but he was the top remaining DL and unless he was talked into taking a massive discount he was absolutely not cheap.

I'm not going to speculate further because who really knows, but there was 100% still insanity going on when it came to Green, perhaps more so than a lot of earlier signings. To give another example, Ole Miss reportedly offered a million for an unproven tight end. So teams were getting desperate to address some needs with the remaining players.

Yeah, one thing this pay for play era cant do is buy execution. There will be a lot of players signed for big money who are busts. The teams who will flourish are the ones who can do the best evaluations and plaer development. Pretty much what has always sustained success. Texas and Ohio St spent a ton on last years rosters and one didnt e en make the playoffs and the other got bounced in the first round.