re: Per Sopsher - Offer Rodney or you don’t have a shot

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Will Bama soon focus elsewhere for DL?

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I think that by saying what he said in an interview that he is publicly drawing a line in the sand with Bama. They now have to match or let him go.

They will most likely let him go, I think. With the way that they develop players they won't miss a step because he isn't there.

This will be a huge win for us, we need him alot more than Bama does

I don't have a strong opinion on this one way or the other. We miss on recruits in every class, so we're basically taking Rodney as a known miss. And who knows, maybe he'll surprise us and actually do something. From the limited videos I've seen of Ish, he could be really special. Also, the optics of getting him could be big.

On the other hand, those spots could be used on Christian Williams/George Pickens and one of the other remaining defensive line prospects, or it could be used to get a transfer or have 26 spots next year. I know I said above that we miss on recruits every year, but recently these last spots have been very useful. Foster Moreau and Lloyd Cushenberry were both late additions because we ended up with room. And the last two years we've used extra spots to grab Burrow, Terrance Alexander and Breiden Feheko, who were all obviously great additions to the team.

I think I'd rather get Ish and Rodney, but I'm not sure if that's just my pride kicking in.

Either way, I think we'll be ok.

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If he ends up at Bama, I hope they get caught paying him off somehow and get the hammer from the NCAA.

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Bama's been caught cheating multiple times in the past...nothing happens, and this is why we have the monopoly that we currently have.

This kind of stuff happens all the time. Does anyone remember 3 star RB, #58 in the state overall rankings, Lanard Fournette. Ole Miss hiring Patterson’s brother, and giving Robert Nkemdichi’s brother a scholarship. Kansas State giving Bryce Brown’s brother a scholarship. Saban promising to hire Frank Wilson (but didn’t) to get the four O. P. Walker recruits. Gus Malzahn hired to get M. Mustain, D. Cutcliff hired to land Eli Manning. Saban signed no star Rick Clausen and Tenn signed CJ Leak to help land their little brothers.

Nothing new.

It usually isn’t this blatant, but there is a lot more coverage now a days.

He has Fournette and Harvey Williams type leverage and is using it.

Only question is whether Bama is going to play ball.

We getting the #1 DT in the country bawsssss

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I don't know if I really want a guy (no matter how good he COULD be) who (1) already has motivation questions and (2) doesn't really want to be at your school.

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I get the motivation issue, but we are probably signing 15 guys this year who would rather be at Alabama.

Can you name all of these players that want a spot at Bama, but signed with LSU? This is just dead wrong. You think if Kardell, Stingley, Emery, Brooks, etc. wanted to be at Bama they couldn’t be?? Come on man, the staff has done a great job.

The only 2 people this has come in question with is Devonta Lee, and Sopsher.

The fact that no other schools are offering him leads me to believe he’s just not going to contribute

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I would rather we cut ties than offer the brother. These demands are absurd.

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Where did he demand anything? Kid said he’s going to school with his brother there’s nothing wrong with that, at all.