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He is in a tough situation. Alabama players can leave but he can't bring players in except from schools with a coaching change, such as Washington. Hopefully Michigan soon.

I read where some kids enter the portal and then shop around for more money. Sometimes they stay with their original school. Not saying that Downs is doing that, or that Amarius Mims did with FSU, but there seems to be a lot of bidding for transfers. Why did FSU get in trouble because of Mims and others don’t seem to have any problems? I’m a UGA alum and would like to see Downs transfer there, but for the right reasons. Would appreciate reasoned opinions on where the line is on how to induce a kid to sign if they cannot make an NIL offer in advance.

He had an amazing run. Unlike the Bear, Saban had to navigate the scholarship limit and he had more success than anyone in history. My hats is off to the greatest coach in history.

I don’t believe Kirby wants anything else to do with the kid. That would just be a continuation of an established pattern.

The Vols lost a lot of key pieces from last year’s team. I was surprised when expectations were so high at the beginning of the season, thinking this would be a rebuilding year.

You’re right. Saban has had a lot of turnover with coordinators. During his dominant run he had continuity with Kirby Smart for many years, an extraordinary DC, as Kirby was paid well enough to wait for the ideal head coaching job. Saban continues to recruit at a very high level but player development is not what it once was. Did losing Scott Cochran factor into that too?

@gwhite713 good comment. Bobo’s body of work after leaving UGA isn’t that relevant. When he was at UGA before, he took the brunt of the criticism when the team didn’t perform. Richt recruited great skill players, but they didn’t seem to recruit/develop O and D linemen on a level with th Alabama. The big pluses for Bobo are: 1. Continuity- familiarity with the players and Monken system and 2. He’s a solid recruiter, which is something Monken (and many) do not enjoy.

A pattern with Stetson's drinking is emerging and it truly concerns me. I hope he's okay and has a grip on things.

Alabama and Coach Saban aren’t going anywhere. He just signed seven five-stars! He doesn’t even have to develop them, just keep them out of the portal.

TCU had seen size against Michigan, but not the combination of size and speed that Georgia brought. TCU didn't have the strength in the trenches that Ohio State had.

I'm sure Kirby is looking several chess moves ahead on losing coordinators. He lost his defensive coordinator last year. That's part of life.

We know that Amarius Mims went into the portal, but decided to stay at Georgia. He played a big role after McLendon went down and should likely be the starting left tackle next year.

I'm sure Kirby would just soon not have a shootout if given the choice, but he has built a team that can do it if necessary.

Not only was there the risk of Stetson throwing an interception, but Kirby didn't want to give Ohio State the ball back with 30 seconds. They had just shown they could move the ball down the field and probably gotten at least a field goal.

The Falcons desperately need a quarterback. After tonight I am a big C.J. Stroud fan and would love to see him back on that field next year in a Falcons uniform.

Agreed and appreciated.

Georgia recruited him to play defensive back, most likely at corner. At 6’ and 200 lbs., 4.38 in the 40 and NC state champ in the 100 and 200, Georgia saw something the recruiting services didn’t see. This is another class with lots of speed.

We don't claim him. He wouldn't know where Athens is if you put a pin in a map for him.

Williams made a great acceptance speech and noted that the other three were going on to the CFB playoff. Stetson’s story has been amazing and hopefully has more chapters to be told. Congratulations to all of the finalists.

I wish the young man the best. If it's true that an NFL team will take a chance on him in the first round, he should do it. They'll have the resources to develop him. As a UGA fan, I was worried about facing him next year with another year of growth, maturity and development.

Tampering? Mac Brown says his quarterback has received 15 NIL offers from other schools. And he isn’t even in the portal.

Hard to believe Notre Dame will start quarterback Drew Pyne after he has announce plans to transfer.

I was at the SEC Championship game where Burrow showed out against. I know you have to miss him and know I don’t. What a great team that was.

Which would probably knock Tennessee out of the playoff.

And he jumped a sinking ship in Tallahassee. The FSU offensive line was in serious decline when he left.

Georgia could have hung 40 on them if they had needed the points. They went conservative in the second half, partly because of the rain. Stetson was pretty much able to throw the ball at will.

George Pickens’ metrics were a surprise, especially his 40 time, and some are wondering if he won’t move to the first round.

You're right. Did these kids sign with Texas A&M for the right reasons or were they going after the most dollars? I'm sure there were some of both. For those who did it primarily for the NIL, how will their character emerge when things get tough?

A hit dog hollars.

Well said, WEGL CJ7.