Bama Players Transferring (catch all thread)

[some_al_fan]

Auburn’s N2 (Williams, Edge) and N4 (White, QB) ranked players from last year's recruiting class are in the portal.
We’ve already lost N3 (Sayin), and it would suck to lose N2 (Mbakwe), but that seems to be the College Football these days

 

[DzynKingRTR]

they are seriously making it harder and harder for me to care.

 

[CB4]

Appears Danny Lewis is withdrawing from the portal. SIAP

https://247sports.com/college/alabama/article/alabama-tight-end-danny-lewis-withdraws-from-transfer-portal-242238976/amp/

 

[Ledsteplin]

Appears Danny Lewis is withdrawing from the portal. SIAP

I suspect he didn't find it greener on the other side.

 

[cdub55]

I suspect he didn't find it greener on the other side.

With how quick he withdrew, my guess is we found some green...

 

[CB4]

With how quick he withdrew, my guess is we found some green...

Also could be we couldn’t find a suitable substitute in the portal. I think Luke Hasz from Arkansas was a target for us, but he committed to Ole Miss.

 

[GrayTide]

Was not sure where to place this, but since it is about the Transfer Portal thought this would be the appropriate place. Pretty good read and sheds some light on things I did not know about the Portal.

MSN

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

With how quick he withdrew, my guess is we found some green...

We overstate NIL importance sometimes. Think the staff likely helped him realize he was in a very good spot here. Maybe he got an NIL bump but unlikely it was really significant.

A return for him and a chance to start reallly make sense.

Or maybe he realized No one out there looking was really a better fit.

 

[OconeeTide]

i just wonder at this point is it even worth recruiting 4 and 5 stars anymore. Like CNS said, why would you do that when they just transfer out for money.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

i just wonder at this point is it even worth recruiting 4 and 5 stars anymore. Like CNS said, why would you do that when they just transfer out for money.

This is where investing strategies come into play. I wouldn't allocate a ton of money to HS recruits, but rather shift my money to picking transfers up in their sophomore year when they're one year into the college game, bigger, stronger, faster and are one year more mature. They are more ready to play than the HS recruit.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Devonta Smith commits to Notre Dame, according to On3.

 

[CB4]

This is where investing strategies come into play. I wouldn't allocate a ton of money to HS recruits, but rather shift my money to picking transfers up in their sophomore year when they're one year into the college game, bigger, stronger, faster and are one year more mature. They are more ready to play than the HS recruit.

HS recruiting classes only matter now based on which players you can keep for 2-3 years. A top five class is only of value if you can get difference makers on the field early, contributing, and keep them.

The 4-5 star player isn’t going to sit three years to compete for a starting position. Patience is not a virtue in today’s college football.

 

[CoolBreeze]

This is where investing strategies come into play. I wouldn't allocate a ton of money to HS recruits, but rather shift my money to picking transfers up in their sophomore year when they're one year into the college game, bigger, stronger, faster and are one year more mature. They are more ready to play than the HS recruit.

Lane and Coach Prime know all too well. Wonder how long Dabo will be able to hold on to his roster before the bottom falls out.

 

[TiderJack]

i just wonder at this point is it even worth recruiting 4 and 5 stars anymore. Like CNS said, why would you do that when they just transfer out for money.

Because not all of them leave and we want to win.

 

[CB4]

Emmanuel Henderson enters the portal.

https://www.wdhn.com/news/geneva-county-alum-alabama-wr-emmanuel-henderson-to-enter-transfer-portal/

 

[Jack Bourbon]

We may have to run the triple option vs Michigan.

 

[CB4]

As suspected, Mbakwe has entered the portal.

 

[countrytider]

Good Riddance.

Roll Tide.

 

[colbysullivan]

Y'all can take me to task on this, but I just have never understood the concept that DL was a super-star-sleeper in our QB room.

As best as I remember, he had a good showing in a spring game running the 3rd team, but that's about it.

I know we have had limited "proof" that TS could possibly step in and be a star, but there's far less with DL.

Again, JMO.

And, I'll add, if DL has looked at K. Russell's potential, he probably knows he'd likely be behind him on the DC at the end of spring practice. Frankly, I suspect DL hitting the portal has probably more to do with Russell than TS.

 

[colbysullivan]

Sounds like we are probably going to lose Jaylen Mbakwe smh.

He’s the only reason we got Ryan Williams back. This isn’t good.