2024 Transfer Thread - The Pedantic Circlejerk

TexasPride10 · January 17

4 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

I thought he was a Georgia lock. Did I miss something? Would love it if we got him.

Hank Kingsley · January 17

3 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

I have zero inside info, but looking at Neil Ruth's Twitter account, he doesn't either.

Michael Knight · January 17

8 minutes ago, TexasPride10 said:

I thought he was a Georgia lock. Did I miss something? Would love it if we got him.

Probably someone just throwing shit against the wall, at this point Texas is an option for any transfer.

SydneyCarton · January 17

16 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Neil Ruth posts here as Spider2yBanana.

BigOrange1 · January 17

1 hour ago, Frank Drebin said:

I have seen enough of Blue down the stretch to know that he is an absolute badass who is going to kill it in our offense. As a runner, pass catcher, and if they let him, kickoff returns. He has rare speed for a back and plays big. That fumble was unfortunate, he was trying to make a play and get extra yards. But he is going to be a major, major problem for opposing teams.

Yep, out of all the players on next year's offense, Blue might be the one I am most excited about.

closetojumping · January 17

25 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Why was he of interest to us? There were better LBs in the portal and obviously, the scholarship offer didn't come from our LB coach.

I presume due to significant ST contributions? No idea. I don't think he was a big deal on the NIL end. Might be a good program guy who's been coached well from a culture and prep perspective that they think will help a very young LB room?

23 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I guess Downs and Mukuba at safety would be alright. Are we really going after him?

I don't see any fucking way Texas is in on Downs. If so, some folks are going nuts trying to make this the year.

Hookem2147 · January 17

29 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

I didn't believe the post until I read #SEC

BurntOrange&White · January 17

I'll take any optimism of Caleb Downs to Texas even though it's not likely to happen.

Hermanator · January 17

We aren't going after Downs. With Barron back we're pretty much set in the DB room for now except for taking the home run swing at Muhammad at corner. We have a big incoming freshman class with Filsaime looking probable to be able to back up one of the safety spots. Taafe got a lot of unwarranted shit on here, he played very well last season and got blamed for a lot of other people making errors in reads or just in communication. Mostly Thompson and Crawford.

Only real need is DT and I expect Sark and Wright or whoever the new DT coach is to go full on into it either in spring portal or one of these special portals if more coaches leave. The plan is probably to get Niblack or Yurasek now then put everything into DT.

With Robinson bailing on us they're at 87 scholarships now, and 88 if they plan on giving Auburn one for his great production. 89 if Muhammad comes in, 90 if a TE comes in. They're going to need 5+ deep bench guys to bail to the portal after spring ball.

Fud · January 17

I think having a limited thumper at LB as a situational player is a useful club to have in the bag, if the NIL/roster space isn't at the expense of someone we really need

I like the mix of styles in the running back room between Blue, Baxter, the freshmen, Red, and Wisner, even if not all of them are reliable/proven

Keep in mind the run blocking should continue to take steps forward

BurntOrange&White · January 17

2 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

We aren't going after Downs. With Barron back we're pretty much set in the DB room for now except for taking the home run swing at Muhammad at corner. We have a big incoming freshman class with Filsaime looking probable to be able to back up one of the safety spots. Taafe got a lot of unwarranted shit on here, he played very well last season and got blamed for a lot of other people making errors in reads or just in communication. Mostly Thompson and Crawford.

Only real need is DT and I expect Sark and Wright or whoever the new DT coach is to go full on into it either in spring portal or one of these special portals if more coaches leave. The plan is probably to get Niblack or Yurasek now then put everything into DT.

With Robinson bailing on us they're at 87 scholarships now, and 88 if they plan on giving Auburn one for his great production. 89 if Muhammad comes in, 90 if a TE comes in. They're going to need 5+ deep bench guys to bail to the portal after spring ball.

So you're worried about numbers?

Gut Wagon · January 17

2 hours ago, Hook1997 said:

It can’t be all sunshine and rainbows

Why not? We're neither coaches nor players. We'll merely be observers of the glory to come and so can imagine it without repercussion.

Hermanator · January 17

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

So you're worried about numbers?

Not worried but the staff as an idea that we don't on who they can get to bail after spring. I'm sure they're taking guys now based on that number.

BurntOrange&White · January 17

tokamak · January 17

1 hour ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I remember Sark earlier this year using some probable coachspeak cliche about when building a program it goes from "you lose big, then you lose close, then you win close, then you win big". I think it was in response to our close call victories in the middle/later part of season.

We finally pistol whipped Tech and Okie State, which made us all feel much better about the direction of the program.

I've said it the last couple of years, but the mentality on offense should be to score 50 points every game. We need to blow out the easier opponents and get our backup offensive skill players more touches moving forward. With the young depth at RB and WR, I'd love to see more players in the rotation.

We still owe OU a couple 60-spots in my ledger book. I'm not forgetting that horseshit anytime soon.

closetojumping · January 17

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Good. This is starting to look like a dismantling for Bama. Fuck them.

BurntOrange&White · January 17

Just now, closetojumping said:

Good. This is starting to look like a dismantling for Bama. Fuck them.

I wonder how many more names will start to pop up. I think I saw with Downs they were up to 26 portal entries....this would make 27?

That's 4/5 starters gone on their OL, right?

Edited January 17 by BurntOrange&White

Texasborn91 · January 17

2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Fuckin Bama dude. There’s a price to pay when you deal with Sat(b)an.

FloridaHorn · January 17

2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Damn, they are getting absolutely gutted, and I am here for every fucking second of it. What in the hell is DeBoer telling saying that no one is willing to stay on board.

tokamak · January 17

2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

This guy looks like he was built in a lab to play tackle, but Burke abused him in our game against them. Didn't look like he had improved a ton by the time of the playoffs, either. I'm guessing he got the honors based on his recruiting ranking and heavy playing time for a playoff team.

Texasborn91 · January 17

Just now, FloridaHorn said:

Damn, they are getting absolutely gutted, and I am here for every fucking second of it. What in the hell is DeBoer telling saying that no one is willing to stay on board.

I don’t think he’s much of a recruiter. Just a really good coach. They will be a shell of themselves, which can still be a damn good team.

TexasGolf · January 17

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Teryor · January 17

1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I think it's what someone said earlier....they're going all in with Quinn this year on offense. Bolden can also line up in the back field and would be huge in the punt or kick return game.

I think this line of thinking is wrong. We're gonna keep setting up our QB to have the best chance to succeed. I'd bet aggressive money that Arch Manning won't lack for talent around him in 2025.

BurntOrange&White · January 17

1 minute ago, Teryor said:

I think this line of thinking is wrong. We're gonna keep setting up our QB to have the best chance to succeed. I'd bet aggressive money that Arch Manning won't lack for talent around him in 2025.

Well obviously....but that is 2025 season. I'm talking specifically for 2024 season. 8 catches was the returning production. Sark and co went out and nabbed almost as much returning production as we lost. They're not going to leave our QB's with "potential" in terms of receivers/targets.

IMO 2024 will have more WR production in terms of touchdowns and yards than 2023.

Edited January 17 by BurntOrange&White

Davis Lane · January 17

12 minutes ago, FloridaHorn said:

Damn, they are getting absolutely gutted, and I am here for every fucking second of it. What in the hell is DeBoer telling saying that no one is willing to stay on board.

"He's Tom Herman reincarnated." ~ "Kurt" Bohls

Dbeasy · January 17

When Saban first announced his retirement, I just about posted a very wrong opinion. I actually thought there wouldn’t be much attrition from Bama, since they hired a guy who’s a pretty good coach and did it so quickly. I guess a lot of these guys could still end up back at Bama, but I’m pretty surprised at the number of players who’ve hit the portal.

Edited January 17 by Dbeasy

ClubWhatever · January 17

Alabama NIL must suck.

Js1 · January 17

Will be interesting to see if the shine comes off DeBoer pretty quickly if Bama finishes 7-5 or 6-6 and his HS recruiting rankings suck.

Transfers may be less inclined to go to Bama - why, when you have Georgia, LSU, Texas and OU as better options? Not to mention Ole Miss and Auburn.

tokamak · January 17

I was pretty surprised that we took a 3rd portal receiver given that resources are finite and we have several talented underclassmen who are now transfer risks.

The flip side is that our draw for WRs is very strong right now. Our top 4 pass catchers are about to be drafted (3 in the first two rounds), we return a very experienced QB, and our offensive coaching staff is all in place. Seems possible that maybe we did just want two, all three guys wanted in, we didn't need to be the absolute highest bidder, and they were too good to say no to.

Tex-19 · January 17

Jeez I didn't expect this much attrition either. Wonder where Proctor will end up, that will be a expensive one.

Seen a few rumors on twitter that Jaheim Oatis may enter. That would be a nice add if we could get him.

Tex-19 · January 17

Just now, tokamak said:

I was pretty surprised that we took a 3rd portal receiver given that resources are finite and we have several talented underclassmen who are now transfer risks.

The flip side is that our draw for WRs is very strong right now. Our top 4 pass catchers are about to be drafted (3 in the first two rounds), we return a very experienced QB, and our offensive coaching staff is all in place. Seems possible that maybe we did just want two, all three guys wanted in, we didn't need to be the absolute highest bidder, and they were too good to say no to.

I agree. Another thing to consider is maybe we aren't as concerned about losing WRs because they are always available in the portal.

Js1 · January 17

3 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Jeez I didn't expect this much attrition either. Wonder where Proctor will end up, that will be a expensive one.

Iowa, apparently.

Henry Hill · January 17

34 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

We aren't going after Downs. With Barron back we're pretty much set in the DB room for now except for taking the home run swing at Muhammad at corner. We have a big incoming freshman class with Filsaime looking probable to be able to back up one of the safety spots. Taafe got a lot of unwarranted shit on here, he played very well last season and got blamed for a lot of other people making errors in reads or just in communication. Mostly Thompson and Crawford.

Only real need is DT and I expect Sark and Wright or whoever the new DT coach is to go full on into it either in spring portal or one of these special portals if more coaches leave. The plan is probably to get Niblack or Yurasek now then put everything into DT.

With Robinson bailing on us they're at 87 scholarships now, and 88 if they plan on giving Auburn one for his great production. 89 if Muhammad comes in, 90 if a TE comes in. They're going to need 5+ deep bench guys to bail to the portal after spring ball.

I think we can make room for an all-American DB and potential first rounder to help stop the decade plus torching of our secondary

Js1 · January 17

Also DONT WORRY ABOUT THE DAMN NUMBERS

C-Man · January 17

24 minutes ago, tokamak said:

This guy looks like he was built in a lab to play tackle, but Burke abused him in our game against them. Didn't look like he had improved a ton by the time of the playoffs, either. I'm guessing he got the honors based on his recruiting ranking and heavy playing time for a playoff team.

He was also a true freshman.

21 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

IMO 2024 will have more WR production in terms of touchdowns and yards than 2023.

I hope so. I feel like we left a LOT on the table at times last season.

Bigbend1812 · January 17

14 minutes ago, Davis Lane said:

"He's Tom Herman reincarnated." ~ "Kurt" Bohls

Hermanator · January 17

6 minutes ago, Henry Hill said:

I think we can make room for an all-American DB and potential first rounder to help stop the decade plus torching of our secondary

He's not coming for free.

We're not paying out the ass to add another DB especially if we land Muhammad. Just isn't happening.

BigOrange1 · January 17

6 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Also DONT WORRY ABOUT THE DAMN NUMBERS

mwaadeeb · January 17

1 hour ago, Bevo said:

Why was he of interest to us? There were better LBs in the portal and obviously, the scholarship offer didn't come from our LB coach.

Seems to be we needed experienced depth at LB. Guy wanted to come home. Likely little to no NIL draw. Also tells me the coaches like our youngsters.

HtownHorn · January 17

14 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

Alabama NIL must suck.

It was way behind others, but playing for Saban could overcome it. Now that he's gone, so are these guys that will get paid much more other places.

If we get Downs, then we will probably lose some from that room, which is ok because Downs is worth it.

Texas Wahoo · January 17

18 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

When Saban first announced his retirement, I just about posted a very wrong opinion. I actually thought there wouldn’t be much attrition from Bama, since they hired a guy who’s a pretty good coach and did it so quicker. I guess a lot of these guys could still end up back at Bama, but I’m pretty surprised at the number of players who’ve hit the portal.

It probably has something to do with hiring someone from Washington that probably did not recruit any of these guys and thus they do not know him at all. Add in the fact that it seems like his coordinators/position coaches are either from Washington or coaches from smaller schools that would not have been recruiting the same level of athlete and thus the current players would not know them either.

My guess is it would have been a little better if they had hired Sark/Lanning/Norvell.

DZX158 · January 17

9 minutes ago, Henry Hill said:

I think we can make room for an all-American DB and potential first rounder to help stop the decade plus torching of our secondary

He would be the best player in the secondary next season at Texas so other than NIL $$$ being limited I don’t know why Texas wouldn’t pursue him. It’s prob a long shot anyway.

Vertigo · January 17

1 hour ago, 6th Street said:

I love how Texas gets thrown into these things without any merit just to drive the price up.

sith_horn · January 17

14 minutes ago, Henry Hill said:

I think we can make room for an all-American DB and potential first rounder to help stop the decade plus torching of our secondary

CJ Vogel said he's on record of saying Saban and Smart were the only coaches he'd consider to develop him. May not be written in stone, but sounds like Georgia is where he's most likely to go.

Ricky Butler · January 17

28 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

When Saban first announced his retirement, I just about posted a very wrong opinion.

What stopped you that day as opposed to all the other days?

Edited January 17 by Ricky Butler

Helobious · January 17

Man bama really fucked up with that hire. Debouer is destroying 2 rosters at once

Vertigo · January 17

22 minutes ago, tokamak said:

I was pretty surprised that we took a 3rd portal receiver given that resources are finite and we have several talented underclassmen who are now transfer risks.

The flip side is that our draw for WRs is very strong right now. Our top 4 pass catchers are about to be drafted (3 in the first two rounds), we return a very experienced QB, and our offensive coaching staff is all in place. Seems possible that maybe we did just want two, all three guys wanted in, we didn't need to be the absolute highest bidder, and they were too good to say no to.

We had 8 total receptions worth of returning production at the WR position heading into the SEC, that is not a good formula for success. I would expect for Sark to loosen up the receiver rotation a bit this year since there is a lot of talented depth that needs to get experience. I would like to see us field 6-7 WRs that get consistent snaps. Cook, Bond, Golden, Boldin, Wingo, Niblett and Moore should all be seeing action next season.

Mitch Cumsteen · January 17

If Bama were to take a step back next year, I'm sure their fans will be very patient and understanding.

crash_davis · January 17

47 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Good. This is starting to look like a dismantling for Bama. Fuck them.

Live reaction from DeBoer.

nunna yo bizness · January 17

2 hours ago, Frank Drebin said:

I have seen enough of Blue down the stretch to know that he is an absolute badass who is going to kill it in our offense. As a runner, pass catcher, and if they let him, kickoff returns. He has rare speed for a back and plays big. That fumble was unfortunate, he was trying to make a play and get extra yards. But he is going to be a major, major problem for opposing teams.

I am concerned about precisely two positions right now, DT and TE. And I am not all that concerned about them. I suspect they will be addressed.

One thing I've seen consistently from Blue that I think is an important and under appreciated trait is his patience in the backfield to let his blocks develop. So many RBs just run headlong to where the play is designed without that patience and miss out on some yards. Blue shows that patience and then has the acceleration and speed to hit the holes his blockers create.

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