re: Class of 2017 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Say Your Goodbyes Edition

There is no way Akers split because he was jealous of Najee.

Akers played for your hometown so I get you wishing Bama could have held onto him, but thats the nature of recruiting. We miss on several players per cycle that pains me to see go elsewhere.

Big, fast, powerful backs are simply the best option for moving a football down a football field.

Derrick Henry, Bo Scarbrough, Hercshel Walker, Todd Gurley, Chubb, Eddie Lacy, Adrian Peterson, Lenardo furnat, Ron Dayne, Melvin Gordon, Jim Brown, Joe Mixon, etc., etc., ...

If youre as fast as a 200 pound back, but you weigh 230 it is football perfection.

Najee Harris absolutely will not be a bust under CNS.

Hell there are more than a few scouts out there that think Harris is the best back prospect since Adrian Peterson.

I think everyone must be forgetting the circus that was Reuben Fosters recruitment. It was a total shitshow for a solid year. Reuben has come light years as a young man, and a football player in this program.

Najee Harris will not be a bust. He's going to be a good one where ever he ends up at. I dont think there is any reason not to believe he is still coming to Bama.

If he doesn't come to Bama then he definitely handled it in an immature, shitty way, but I dont think he is going to go elsewhere.

Brother I know you don't want Harris to be a bust, but you just typed out 250 words trying to convince yourself that.

There are plenty of people who think Akers is a better RB than Harris who didn't attend Clinton High School, like 247 Sports.

Eh. Fullbacks are caveman football. I could get behind a solid Hback.

The good argument this year should be...

Which of our potential WR signees becomes the best college player? (I'm going to project Townsend in the secondary since it looks like he's practicing there right now)

Shavers
Jeudy
Ruggs
Devonta Smith

All this provided Hurts/Tua eventually become effective enough getting them the ball. Heck, we have Calvin Ridley, Ardarius Stewart, Dieter (who caught 94 passes last year), OJ Howard, among others and can't get them the ball this year.

I went to Hillcrest and I think Brian Robinson is better than Harris and Akers.

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@UnlimitedTide I could care less about followers. You want to meet up discuss this or hide behind a name and no pic? I'll ask this last time

This is wonderful

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Tell him me and Nic will come meet him........all 6'4" 285 LB's of me and the funny man will come to help carry the crowbar, hacksaw, and the blowtorch

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Pretty much this

Like others have said, Akers was never coming here with Bo, Harris, Jacobs and BJ on the roster plus Robinson and Harris committed.

Now if Harris screws us at the very last second, that will certainly say something about his character and we'd have every right to rip him a new one. But unless that happens, I'm thinking he shows up and has a great career at Bama. He has all the intangibles to be a great. Our backfield in 2017 could be scary good, especially running behind what I think could be our best OL since 2012.

Only reason Harris won't be at Bama is competition. He will be a day 1 starter at Michigan whereas I can honestly see him red shirting next year with us.

To me, he sees the benefit of Bama, coach Burns, Coach Tosh staying. I think it's family in his hear saying you are a day one starter at Michigan

I have no source, but I'm guessing mom wants Cal for location (I know she's said she'll move with Najee) and brother wants Michigan.

That's just how it seems based on what's been posted over the last month.