re: The Agiye Hall tweet mentioned by 1BamaRTR

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More than 2,500 FBS players have entered the NCAA transfer portal since last August, all of them looking for more opportunity, a new home, a fresh start.

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Many of them don’t find places to go either.

I should have been clearer and said the game hasn’t changed at Bama. Other programs don’t have the proven history of developing players and winning titles. It is obvious why guys would want to come here. On the other hand young guys that chase instant gratification will regret it because that same portal they took will provide a guy that appreciates the opportunity to grow and win.

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That's the problem... they're told they have a chance to win a job, and if they are the best player they will play... clearly he feels like that's not true for whatever reason, and after watching the starting wrs this year its hard to understand how he hasn't been given an opportunity after being called "one of our best playmakers" by CNS on a hot mike during ADay. He was the no.1 wr on espn in the country

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I think Saban made abundantly clear why he isn't playing, if you just listen to him:

""He’s got a lot of talent and a lot of ability. I think consistency in performance, making good choices and decisions on a day-to-day basis to do the right things, whether it’s on the field, off the field, in academics, whatever it is, aight, because those things really prove dependability.

"And we try to get our guys to understand that dependability is really important in their life for them to be successful, as well as in school for them to be successful, as well as in football to be successful."

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At no point has Saban ever implied that the best player will play if he isn't taking care of his shite off the field and in the classroom.

These guys have all been given an incredible opportunity. They have the opportunity to become millionaires and never have to work another day in their lives if they don't want to once they reach 30 years old. Many of them understand that, and occasionally one or two don't.

It's not complicated. Take care of ALL your shite, ON AND OFF the field, and especially in the classroom.

Hard to understand why he "hasn't been given an opportunity"??? No, it's actually pretty fricking easy to understand.

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The ironic part (maybe the wrong word) is that firing off that kind of tweet is just one indication that Hall isn't ready and makes it harder to get him more playing time.

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This, all day long.

Saban's comments made it pretty clear that there are off-the-field issues.

Putting up with shite like Saban alluded to is how you end up with a cancer like DJ Hall on your roster as a senior. Some of these posters talk like they're 28 years old and never saw that.

It's really simple. Buy in, all the way in, take care of your shite on and off the field, or get the frick out.

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Sounds like the players aren’t the only ones who need a wake call.

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The post Saban years are going to be an eye-opener for a lot of people. I suspect most of the youngster fans will abandon ship.

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Bama just might have a few leave after this season. It happens. The incoming player pool for everybody is just going to become more difficult to manage by the programs.

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One of the reasons Saban has been so successful. No one can manage a roster better than Saban.

The transfer portal works both ways!

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We cant lose talent like Hall when hes probably right. Elite talent

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One player doesn't make or break the team/program. Saban doesn't let someone's talent preclude them from fully buying in before seeing meaningful time - its a foundational element of why he has been so successful.

I completely agree, I want him to buy in and succeed. I remember a lot of the great bama players struggling with this same thing after missing out on some playing time, Najee, Tua, Henry and many others have alluded to it at one point or the other.

I just hope he has the right people talking to him and realizes the opportunity Bama can offer. A couple rash and quickly deleted tweets are stirring up a lot of shite (likely getting a little blown out of proportion to some degree because that is what social media does)

Saban seemed to indicate he was on the right path a couple weeks ago and sounded hopeful he would start contributing more. I'm not sure if that has changed or not but I hope to see him take a big step foreword late season or post season as we have seen many freshmen do in year's prior.

Tough for him. I don’t know why any Bama fans would worry about this when he can’t get on the field despite us having our weakest WR tandem in about four or five years.