2027 Recruiting: 2027 Recruiting Thread

[AlexanderFan]

This. After a few years of relative stability, we just don't need to sign that many kids in this class (not to mention the transfers we just took). Barners will hem and haw about their class this year, but they're probably signing over 30 kids after the Freeze debacle and all the kids that left the program.

People will do anything they can to hate on this coaching staff.

Two talented quarterbacks on the roster
Game changing receiver
Five star running backs
Talented, young offensive linemen at the tackle spots
Elite edge rusher
Combo inside guy
Brought in a starting middle linebacker
Probably the deepest, and most talented secondary in the country

That’s where the money is.

The reality is that Alabama is routinely outbid for elite players. Read all the “Alabama has money” articles you want, but Alabama just lost a defensive lineman because Ole Miss swooped in last minute with a better offer. Alabama could potentially lose a top receiver because of the same.

I’m beginning to wonder if Alabama even needs a recruiting heavy staff, and just go with a staff that can take transfer portal players and develop them into college superstars.

 

[countrytider]

After back to back top five classes and portal activity that the staff feels met their needs? Nobody without a crazy billionaire is going to stay at the top consistently.

Again, that’s really the concern. It’s not just “not staying at the top”, - it’s going from those back to back top 5 classes to rock bottom.

 

[countrytider]

People will do anything they can to hate on this coaching staff.

Two talented quarterbacks on the roster
Game changing receiver
Five star running backs
Talented, young offensive linemen at the tackle spots
Elite edge rusher
Combo inside guy
Brought in a starting middle linebacker
Probably the deepest, and most talented secondary in the country

That’s where the money is.

The reality is that Alabama is routinely outbid for elite players. Read all the “Alabama has money” articles you want, but Alabama just lost a defensive lineman because Ole Miss swooped in last minute with a better offer. Alabama could potentially lose a top receiver because of the same.

I’m beginning to wonder if Alabama even needs a recruiting heavy staff, and just go with a staff that can take transfer portal players and develop them into college superstars.

So you’re saying Alabama doesn’t have the money? That’s not true. It’s not just articles. You can look up NIL money. No reason to be out bid by anybody other than a handful of teams…and Ole Miss isn’t one of them.

Another poster addressed it, it’s not the money, it’s the willingness to spend it.

 

[AlexanderFan]

So you’re saying Alabama doesn’t have the money? That’s not true. It’s not just articles. You can look up NIL money. No reason to be out bid by anybody other than a handful of teams…and Ole Miss isn’t one of them.

Another poster addressed it, it’s not the money, it’s the willingness to spend it.

You can absolutely get outbid by any team willing to pay more for a player than you are. Losing back to back top defensive linemen to Alabama was not an option for Ole Miss, so they were willing to pay a lot more than Alabama was. Same goes for Tennessee and the legacy linebacker. Alabama was the favorite for these players, it didn’t make sense to get in a bid war with teams that needed to win those kids a lot more than Alabama did.

Alabama’s NIL pool, however big it is, is filled by many people, and not just a large donor. That’s a lot of people to keep happy spending THEIR money.

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

and I thought Alabama people were mispronouncing the word. Turns out, nope.

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You can absolutely get outbid by any team willing to pay more for a player than you are. Losing back to back top defensive linemen to Alabama was not an option for Ole Miss, so they were willing to pay a lot more than Alabama was. Same goes for Tennessee and the legacy linebacker. Alabama was the favorite for these players, it didn’t make sense to get in a bid war with teams that needed to win those kids a lot more than Alabama did.

Alabama’s NIL pool, however big it is, is filled by many people, and not just a large donor. That’s a lot of people to keep happy spending THEIR money.

Its definitely a balancing act