Ohio State, UM, and LSU lead recruiting, BAMA has no presence -why?

Not saying this is the full reason, but Saban's age will start to play a role in the next few years. Similar to how it impacted Bobby Bowden and Florida State in the mid 2000's.

Saban has much more in the tank than Bowden though.

Because Saban is filling his class judiciously with the top players he can find at every position. I'm sure Orgeron is getting good guys, but Bama will close with a class that is rated way higher than LSU's.

I've done a few bama edits.. they're coming don't worry.... have some good kids heading their way BUT NOT FROM THE BOOT. That's why you haven't heard much. O is winning that battle this year

Their raw numbers are holding them down now. Once Bama (Bamasession continues, BTW) fills out their class, they'll be competitive if only with the Bama bounce.

Honestly, I think we've seen "Peak Bama" - Pruitt was a quality hire, but Daboll is kind of a headscratcher - maybe Nicky is just sticking with folks he can trust now - a "bunker" mentality, but here's a guy who could have nabbed any of a half dozen top flight college coaches, either HCs at mid-majors or poaching other OCs, and went with Daboll who hasn't coached in college or recruited since he was Saban's GA at Michigan State in 1999?

That's crazy. Especially when Saban can afford an understudy of pal as DC, but not OC. I know more about coaching offense than Saban does, and I don't know anything about it. And, it may be showing. I doubt it will be fatal, but enough to have them behind in June and having to play catch up in October/November.

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One might be, they are going after top dogs and fighting against big universities across the nation. These type of recruits always announce late as they have tough decisions to make between a lot of great schools.

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This is probably the reason. Most of their remaining guys are going to be blue chippers who will announce late.

Hopefully it's this

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Then there is the fact that Bama has put together so many recruiting classes packed full of 4 and 5 stars. Roster spots start getting a little thin at that point, and you scare away some kids that want to play sooner rather than later.

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Saban isn't going to be around FOREVER.
combined with the fact that Kiffin, Cristobal (top 10 recruiter last year) and Napier left. That leaves Burton Burns and Tosh Lupoi as the only assistants who were on the team during the 2015 season. Obviously that means several recruits are re-developing relationships with new coaches.. etc.
Unfortunately, (outside of Saban) Burns and Lupoi are the two I would most prefer gone.

But, I mean, it's got to be start becoming a narrative that even though Bama consistently recruits the top players they're still losing (or not directly competing for) more national championships than they win. So, playing time, distance from home, flucking Tuscaloosa, and other factors might start to overshadow the perception of a guaranteed championship.

Who cares stop talking Bama recruiting here

It's June.

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I've done a few bama edits.. they're coming don't worry.... have some good kids heading their way BUT NOT FROM THE BOOT. That's why you haven't heard much. O is winning that battle this year

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Of course not from the boot, because the talent is way down in Louisiana this year. They cleaned up last year with several great Louisiana players.

Bama's class is going to finish high as always like every year for over half a decade.

Lsu is only in top tier due to volume, #s.

After all schools are at about 25 committed in january, lsu will be top 15 unless surtain and another 5 star go lsu.
Look down the list. Miami is real. Richt doing work.
Ideally three or 4 of the three stars are bumped by late fall and lsu will stay top 10.

They get to cherry pick.