Bulovas commits to Bama
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Had a great visit to MSU with his family from what I understand and de-committed from GTECH shortly thereafter.
Bama had only offered a 'blue shirt' deal where his family would have to pay out of state tuition (currently ~$22K/semester +living expenses) to Bama for at least one semester with no grantees that any scholarship would ever be offered.
We have now officially turned the Page to the Week of Signing Day
with this loss. Gotta be Hevesy's fault right?
with this loss. Gotta be Hevesy's fault right?
Can't happen unless he processes someone currently under scholarship or drops someone already committed. Numbers don't lie and several are going to have to go by August.
Last year, Bama recruited and had committed the nations best JC kicker, Eddy Pineiro. Right before signing day, Pineiro 'flipped' to Florida where he became a 'cult hero' for the last second flip from Bama.
To avoid that situation, Saban went out last June, recruited and had committed, the kicker he wanted, Brandon Ruiz, Gilbert, Ariz.
Bama recruiting .. "There will be no Eddy Pineiro situation for Alabama this year. Pineiro flipped to Florida late in the process last year, leaving Alabama without a kicker commit. Ruiz’s recruitment is over. He’s not visiting any other schools. Ruiz will likely be penciled in for Alabama’s starting kicker next season."
Ten days ago, Ruiz dropped Bama and "flipped" to Arizona State .. leaving Saban without a kicker on the roster except Andy Pappanastos, a walk-on transfer from OM who will be a RS Senior.
Conjecture .. Think that Saban has been 'playing' his kickers by trying to get them to grey/blue shirt at the last minute so that he can sign another 5-star'. It 'burned' him last year and it did again this year. He 'solved' it by offering a full ride to Bulovas.
The fact this is demoralizing shows how ****** our STs have been.
Hopefully the whole staff goes an visits him and we shore him up***
Hopefully the whole staff goes an visits him and we shore him up***
If/when Mullen takes another job it's going to be over **** like this. It has to be frustrating as hell.
We're a nice guy with a great sense of humor. Bama is Dirk Diggler and they live right next door.
We're a nice guy with a great sense of humor. Bama is Dirk Diggler and they live right next door.
BS. Mullen and staff did everything they could possibly do to make this kid and his family know that he was a priority.
Bama LOST their committed kicker of 7 months, 10 days ago. Apparently, Bama offered the kid a FULL ride.
If/when Mullen takes another job .. it WON"T be because we lost a kid to Bama!
Mullen will lose kids to BAMA unless he is coaching @ Bama
We are evaluating kids well if Bama is interested in kids that we are recruiting.
We are evaluating kids well if Bama is interested in kids that we are recruiting.
if/when he does take another job, it will be in spite of **** like this. you cant simply be "ok" with dead-weight recruiters on staff if they dont bring much to the table from a coaching standpoint. we have several position coaches that dont do nearly enough on the trail and are unnoteworthy coaches. it falls on mullen to act or not act. we have had a money problem with assistants with all the good ones leaving for greener pastures ($$$), but we have also been paying coaches that dont give much of an effort that stay on payroll. many coaches would upgrade in that situation to try and find the next up-and-comer. over time, mullen has chosen not to do so. he is trading stability for recruiting results....that is a bold strategy if he is looking to leave town.
edit: Not saying this specific reason we lost this kicker was because of lack of effort, just a general comment that other teams considering mullen will have to overlook some of his results while at state. overall, he has improved our standing in recruiting rankings, but his buddy-buddy-ness with some on staff will be something potential employers will likely evaluate as a negative.
edit: Not saying this specific reason we lost this kicker was because of lack of effort, just a general comment that other teams considering mullen will have to overlook some of his results while at state. overall, he has improved our standing in recruiting rankings, but his buddy-buddy-ness with some on staff will be something potential employers will likely evaluate as a negative.
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My comment is not about this kid specifically. It's about a prideful guy (Mullen) working to get a kid he wants (Bulovas, Knott, Lashley, etc) only to have the behemoth next door swoop in and take them away effortlessly.
It has to suck being an hour away from that talent vacuum next door.
It has to suck being an hour away from that talent vacuum next door.
Just another reason Bama remains at the top of my hate list. I really don't need the reminder since I have all my Mississippi sidewalk Bama fans posting Tide **** on the social media feeds.
Yeah I used to work with a bandwagon bama fan and people like him are the reason I cant stand bama. He was literally an ole miss fan several years ago until they dropped the colonel reb. Then he started liking auburn when they won the natty. Then onto bama. He even goes to their spring game. Yesterday he posted a site where you can buy bama themed toilets! I should have commented thats good to be able to drop a log on bama.
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