Saban spotted at Prep

[Shamoan]

Checking out the talent

 

[RocketDawg]

He certainly needs some. They looked awful last time out. **

 

[Shmuley]

Very specific talent. Like a 5 star RB that decommitted from the shitheads a few weeks ago. He managed to get Ealy to schedule an official visit. I’m just glad we’ve got Huff as our primary on Ealy. Wait, what?

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

already stabbing us in the back. dang man. doesn't alabama get enough high profile guys? alabama recruits itself. We don't need former coaches saying hey remember that guy I was recruiting at State, we should get him.

 

[Shmuley]

It appears that they think they are going to lose Keilan Robinson (their 2nd RB in the 19 class), so they’re making a strong run at Ealy. Would be pure Sabanesque to lose Robinson, but pick up Ealy and end up with two five star RBs in one class. Still think Ealy goes MLB

 

[Shamoan]

How many 5* rb's do they need on their roster? **** saban, throw us a friggin' bone.

 

[DoggieDaddy13]

We don't need his leftovers. We need men that want to come to State and beat that B*tchuvaSaban and his elite recruits. 17 him and Hufflepuff too.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

It appears that they think they are going to lose Keilan Robinson (their 2nd RB in the 19 class), so they’re making a strong run at Ealy. Would be pure Sabanesque to lose Robinson, but pick up Ealy and end up with two five star RBs in one class. Still think Ealy goes MLB

Herein lies the beginning of the end for the Taihd. They are Daboo's ***** now.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

He is looking at and talking to Ole Miss future QB.***

 

[maroonmania]

already stabbing us in the back. dang man. doesn't alabama get enough high profile guys? alabama recruits itself. We don't need former coaches saying hey remember that guy I was recruiting at State, we should get him.

Pretty crappy that Huff would do that but I'm not sure Huff even gets the Bama staff offer without the extra leverage he gives Bama with Ealy so I doubt Huff had the option to NOT recruit Ealy if he wanted the job. As far as Ealy goes, I just can't see him passing up high draft money in MLB to be part of a RB by committee member at Bama. And that is what he would be there because they will have 2 or 3 other backs already there or coming in ranked just as high as he is.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I don’t think there is a whole lot of honor in the coaching business. Huff is gonna look out for number 1.

 

[HD6]

So you think Nick Saban, the best college football coach in America, hired Huff because he had a relationship with one player who is more than likely never going to play college football.

 

[GloryDawg]

Bama will probably be able to talk him out of playing MLB.

 

[msstate7]

Bama will probably be able to talk him out of playing MLB.

It would be easier for me to turn down MiLB knowing I'd play for a natty and pretty much guaranteed to be drafted by nfl. Most every Bama back gets drafted

 

[Len2003]

I don’t think there is a whole lot of honor in the coaching business. Huff is gonna look out for number 1.

Isn't that just human nature? Funny how no one said that Moorhead stole Shraeder from Penn State.

 

[patdog]

Well, he has a staff of 200 and unlimited money, so it's not like he couldn't easily do it. Of course, that's not the reason he hired Huff, but it probably didn't hurt that he'd give them a better shot him. And I don't know that it's set in stone that he's not playing college football.

 

[Drebin]

Pretty crappy that Huff would do that but I'm not sure Huff even gets the Bama staff offer without the extra leverage he gives Bama with Ealy so I doubt Huff had the option to NOT recruit Ealy if he wanted the job. As far as Ealy goes, I just can't see him passing up high draft money in MLB to be part of a RB by committee member at Bama. And that is what he would be there because they will have 2 or 3 other backs already there or coming in ranked just as high as he is.

You serious, Clark?

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I never weighed in on whether it was right or wrong. Just that it’s the way it is.

 

[BassinDawg.sixpack]

Can someone tell me what I am not seeing on Ealy being a high draft pick? Looking at his numbers, nothing jumps off the page. Granted, I have only seen him play once when he was down here for the bash on the beach and went 0 for 4 against South Panola.

 

[SirBarksalot]

If I take a job with a competitive company, and I have the ability, legally and contractually, do you not think I’m going to try and go after my former biggest customer? Can you blame Huff if he is indeed recruiting JE.

As for the baseball thing. On the surface you’d think it’s a no brainer.

Now this is an entirely different situation so I probably shouldn’t even mention it. Colin Cowherd(I know he’s annoying) made really good points backed up with stats, regarding Kyler Murray and MLB vs NFL, and that the baseball path wasn’t clearly better than the NFL. Again, really not apples to apples as Murray, has already proven himself at the collegiate level in football and would be a high draft pick. So yeah disregard that, but it was interesting.

 

[Drebin]

It would be easier for me to turn down MiLB knowing I'd play for a natty and pretty much guaranteed to be drafted by nfl. Most every Bama back gets drafted

It's not MiLB he would be turning down. It's life-changing bonus money. If you get anywhere between 2 and 5 million in a signing bonus right now, versus going the football route and hoping to avoid injury for three or four years and get drafted, it becomes an easier decision.

The choice is a) sign a contract for millions, or b) go to school and work your tail off to have a chance in three years to sign a contract for millions. Which would you do?

 

[Go Budaw]

already stabbing us in the back. dang man. doesn't alabama get enough high profile guys? alabama recruits itself. We don't need former coaches saying hey remember that guy I was recruiting at State, we should get him.

How many times is the Ealy thing going to have to be discussed? He is never setting foot on a college football field. And if he does, it will be 3-4 years down the road when half the schools currently recruiting him have different coaching staffs, and all will have different players already on campus. Anyone trying to get him is just trying to bolster their mythical recruiting ranking for salesmanship purposes, not actually trying to make their team better.

 

[patdog]

I would take the money too. But not everyone does. We have a baseball player on campus right now that turned that kind of money down.

 

[msstate7]

It's not MiLB he would be turning down. It's life-changing bonus money. If you get anywhere between 2 and 5 million in a signing bonus right now, versus going the football route and hoping to avoid injury for three or four years and get drafted, it becomes an easier decision.

The choice is a) sign a contract for millions, or b) go to school and work your tail off to have a chance in three years to sign a contract for millions. Which would you do?

I'd take the money.

Ealy may look at it different though... the college experience as a Bama football player has to be awesome.

 

[maroonmania]

Isn't that just human nature? Funny how no one said that Moorhead stole Shraeder from Penn State.

Shrader was in the next year's recruiting cycle so that is really apples and oranges. Nobody is going to say that guys a year away from signing should be off limits. BUT regardless, just like Shrader never committed to Penn State, Ealy has never committed to MSU.

 

[the dog is on the loose]

I'd take the money.

Ealy may look at it different though... the college experience as a Bama football player has to be awesome.

Awesome as in getting beat 44-16 in the natty? lol

 

[msstate7]

Awesome as in getting beat 44-16 in the natty? lol

Yeah, I bet losing to Iowa in Tampa was way cooler

 

[maroonmania]

So you think Nick Saban, the best college football coach in America, hired Huff because he had a relationship with one player who is more than likely never going to play college football.

Put it this way, if Huff goes in telling Saban he will take the job but won't recruit Ealy does he still get the job? Maybe, but there are a lot of good RB coaches out there. Saquon Barkley is the only reason I know of why anyone even knows who Charles Huff is. Point was, if Huff wanted to go to Bama he was going to recruit Ealy for Saban.

 

[Drebin]

I would take the money too. But not everyone does. We have a baseball player on campus right now that turned that kind of money down.

That's true, but different circumstances. For one, he turned down pro to play college baseball instead of college football. Injuries are unpredictable and can happen anywhere, but you're risking significant injury much more by playing football instead of baseball. Second, his family's financial situation may be different going in.

Ginn's decision is rare, although I'm glad he chose as he did.

 

[patdog]

As a pitcher, you're always risking a catastrophic injury. I'm glad Ginn made the decision he did too. But I sure wouldn't have done it. Anthony Alford is another one who played college football even though he was a high draft pick. I thought that was a bad decision at the time, and I still do. But he played a couple of years of college football, although not very well.

 

[Dawgology]

Do you actually think

So you think Nick Saban, the best college football coach in America, hired Huff because he had a relationship with one player who is more than likely never going to play college football.

That it DIDN’T factor in to the decision? I would think that relationship with Ealy carries some weight. I don’t think it was the sole reason but I’m sure it was factored in.

 

[maroonmania]

That it DIDN’T factor in to the decision? I would think that relationship with Ealy carries some weight. I don’t think it was the sole reason but I’m sure it was factored in.

I certainly don't think our RB production at MSU this year was much of a factor in Huff's favor.

 

[HD6]

I don't believe Saban would hire a coach based on his relationship to a player that has never been committed to him and is unlikely to play college football. No, I don't believe that for one second.

 

[maroonmania]

I don't believe Saban would hire a coach based on his relationship to a player that has never been committed to him and is unlikely to play college football. No, I don't believe that for one second.

Nobody believes he was hired solely or even primarily on that. Saban isn't going to hire anyone that isn't a good coach in his own right. Just that it may have played a factor to get him the job in competition with some other very good RB coaches around the country that Saban could have hired as well.