l enjoyed listening to these two tell tales the other night. Here's a picture. Can't cover up all this ugly!

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If there was any concern about Mbakwe flipping I spoke with him and he said “I don’t plan on flipping, I love Alabama, I love the atmosphere, and I love the competition. This is where I’m supposed to be and I can’t wait to get to work.”

He’s definitely one of my favorite prospects.

Has anyone ever noticed the number of good players that enter the Portal and that sign with a new team within 24 hours. Call me naive, but It seems like players are entering the Poral and traveling and inspecting four or five campuses and reaching a decision on a new school after careful consideration, within 24 hours. I know that no set of coaches and boosters would be reaching out to players before they even decide to enter the Portal. Surely there is no tampering going on.

4.5 million to UA’s 2.3 million in 2022.

And, according to Saturday down south , in 2022 bama was fourth in spending behind UGA, A&M and Tenn…

The gap was not far between the vols, aggies and bama .. about +600k.

Anyone surprised by this development and the distance between UGA and everyone else ??

Terrion Arnold said Alabama "is going to be a great defense" and explained why he felt that way on Monday.

The Spring training roster seems to indicate that Alabama has been murdered by the transfer portal and has less than 50 returning upper class men. If we do not get a lot of players in the Spring Portal, Alabama might enter the season with less than 75 scholarship players, and a large percentage would be Freshmen. This is not the picture of a great season. We have really been hit hard on the offensive line and receiver positions.

Am I being overconcerned or is the Portal destroying Alabama Football?

Sounds like a winning combination to me!

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Franklin enjoyed himself during his time in Tuscaloosa. Although, he won’t return next week for A-Day he said he’d like to visit again if he can before he announces all of his official visits.

Alabama struck a cord for Franklin during his most recent trip.

Obviously he will not stay in but going through the process never hurts.

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This is a big man that was originally committed to Memphis, before transferring. A few years ago there was a player named Cisse that was a big time player at Clemson that came from Nigeria to play High School ball at St. Jude in Montgomery. I was wondering if there was any relationship?

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Ogboko picked up an offer from Georgia and according to those close to him he may receive a few more soon.

He plans to visit Alabama at some point this summer.

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The Las Vegas Aces selected her with pick #36 in the WNBA draft. She was a terrific player here. Hope she has a great professional career.

A look at the top committed QBs here:

The Alabama men's basketball team has filled one of its three vacant assistant coach positions, according to multiple reports.

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Franklin is seen as one of the nations elite prospects and he will be in Alabama tomorrow.

Franklin broke his schools sack record last season en route to All-State honors.

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I'll have more than this later, but this is what I've gathered so far.

— Both quarterbacks are looking good today
— Jalen Milroe completed roughly five or six of his first seven passes and led the first-team offense down the field against the second-team defense. The drive was capped off by a 15-yard touchdown to Ja'Corey Brooks. Milroe also made a nice scramble on the drive.
— I'm hearing that Milroe has shown good awareness throughout the day and is making better decisions in the pocket. That's a really good sign for Alabama.
— Ty Simpson hit Jermaine Burton with a 40-yard touchdown through the air while working with the second-team offense against the first-team defense.
— Alabama's receivers have been sprinkling in with the first and second units, so it's hard to tell who are the "starting three" at the moment.
— Justice Haynes broke off a 35-yard run on his first carry against the first-team defense. The freshman running back has really turned heads since joining the team in December.
— Alabama's first-team offensive line looks like this from left to right: Elijah Pritchett, Darrian Dalcourt, Seth McLaughlin, Tyler Booker, J.C. Latham. Dalcourt has been subbing in with McLauglin at center. When he does, T.J. Ferguson takes his spot at guard.
— Alabama's second-team offensive line consisted of Kadyn Proctor, T.J. Ferguson, James Brockermeyer, Jaedon Roberts and Wilkin Formby from left to right.
— Dalcourt banged up his elbow but was able to return.
— Malik Benson made a nice one-handed catch on a ball from Ty Simpson and picked up 40 yards on the play.
— Roydell Willams powered in a touchdown from 5 yards out.
— Will Reichard hit a 52-yard FG.
— Eli Holstein completed his first two passes of the scrimmage while working with the second-team offense against the third-team defense.
— Dylan Lonergan is now in with the third-team offense. He's off to a solid start as well. It sounds like it has been a great day for the quarterbacks.
— Forgot to mention this earlier, but I've heard Tim Keenan looks pretty good. He has shown nice speed for someone who is listed at 6-foot-2, 338 pounds.
— Reichard hits another 50-yard FG. This guy might be good lol
— Milroe has done well after the team moved into the red-zone drills. He hit a receiver with a fade for a touchdown before adding another score with his feet.
— Alabama's offensive line has been able to provide a nice push for its running backs in short-yardage situations. I've heard a lot of good things about Roydell Williams and Jam Miller throughout the day.
— James Burnip has had multiple 50-yard punts today.
— Just heard that Justice Haynes ran over three guys on his way to a 15-yard TD.
— Ja'Corey Brooks made a one-handed catch on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Ty Simpson. Brooks has made several nice catches today.

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Blocton announced his group tonight of Alabama, Auburn, Texas, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Oregon, Clemson, Florida, Georgia & South Carolina.

Blocton has visited Alabama a few times now, he also trains with Mad House so definitely a connection there after Qua Russaw & James Smith last cycle.

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Another year, another Buford target receiving heavy attention.

Brooks announced his Top 10, which included Florida, Florida State, Penn State, Iowa State, Iowa, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, LSU and Alabama.

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Mr. Football (AL) winner Ryan Williams recently talked about his recruitment and where it stands… “I’ve taken some visits in the recent weeks but I’m still 100% locked in with the tide. It would take a lot for me to de-commit.”

Ryan plans on taking another visit to Tuscaloosa during A-Day weekend.

played for Nova Southeastern who just won the D2 championship with a perfect 36-0 season and is now in the portal. He's 6'9 averaged 14.5 ppg, 5.5rbs, and 3 ast. Shot 40% from 3 and 82% FT. Looks like he is drawing interest from alot of teams in the south any chance we look at him.

Jesus has Risen!! I am so thankful 🙏🙏🙏

Hello, I have redescribed because after 50 years of caring only about Alabama football I’ve became a basketball fan! I see the program at a crossroads where we can build, or go back to a SEC doormat.
Why would we build a 10000 seat chicken Coop like Auburn has when we sold out a 15000 seat Coleman every game this season. Why rush in and build a chicken coop 10000 seat building when we have waited this long for a new building. We are headed into an economic downturn. In a couple of years we will be able to build a 18000 seat building for the same price as a duplicate chicken coop like Auburn. It’s about the future. Do you want to match the blue bloods of Kentucky, or a cowtown like Auburn? It’s about a winning program to sell out any building. Give Oats the budget to go out and hire the best staff is priority at this moment. Maybe with new ideals from some assistant coaches we allow our players to shoot a mid-range jumper like the teams that played in the final game.

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Harper visited Alabama today following conversations and the invitation Coach Mettenberger. Harpers primary recruiter is Coach Cox but today he spend some time one on one with Coach T-Rob.

“Everything is wide open for me right now. I enjoyed everything about my visit to Alabama and hope to have an opportunity t to be one of the next great Crimson Tide DBs.”

The staff will check back on him later this spring.

While he awaits an offer from the Tide others teams at play include Tennessee, Mississippi State and Kentucky.