re: Burton Burns moving to off field role with Alabama football

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It's starting to look like it was Kirby Smart who was the master recruiter on the Alabama staff.

He had been there since 2007. Now that he is gone Bama is losing commits like crazy (including a 5-star to Kirby) and finished outside the top five for the first time in what seems like forever.

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Saban hires great assistants it wasn't just Smart it was all the stud recruiters throughout the years. Saban is not doing the leg work recruiting and building relationships. The best recruiters are guys like Smart Sumlin Miles Cristobal Orgeron Kiffin Muschamp who made their name as ace recruiting assistants.


A HC like Bobby Bowden or Mack Brown who doesn't have an ace recruiting assistant background and still is considered the best recruiter on the staff is extremely rare.