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

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Don’t kid yourself, SABAN is the one reeling in all these kids, not Burns or anyone else.

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lol no.

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Don’t kid yourself, SABAN is the one reeling in all these kids, not Burns or anyone else.

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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.

Burns has a lot of connections in Louisiana especially New Orleans. Look at how many players Alabama is looking at and offering from Warren Easton high school this year alone. Burton is doing work.

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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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Alabama signed one of the highest rated classes ever in 2017. Smart was entering his second year at Georgia then.

Alabama slipped in the 2018 class for far more reasons than Smart. A host of assistants left over a 2-3 year period that were primary recruiters for the prospects of the 2018 class.

Just look at the 2015-2016 coaching staffs. There are 5 former assistants that are now head coaches. Hard to overcome. We will see if the new hires match their predecessors. They are young and energetic. Time will tell.

Smart was a tremendous recruiter for Alabama. There’s no denying that. We miss his presence in Georgia. But Saban has been there and done it. Has a new, young staff now. Replacing all the losses from 2015 to 2017. Let’s see if they work. Saban ain’t getting younger. Let’s see if he’s still got it. 2019 class will let us know.

So that means he'll continue to coach and recruit