The Nick Saban Discount EXPIRES | Two of Alabama’s Best Players Plan to Enter the Transfer Portal

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🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Alabama freshman safety Caleb Downs and freshman offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor began the process of entering the transfer portal on Wednesday. Both players were the top recruits in the nation for their positions in the class of 2023, and both are taking advantage of a portal window that opened when coach Nick Saban retired last week. Today's show is sponsored by PrizePicks, the easiest way to play daily fantasy. All first time users that deposit and use the promo code ANDY will receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100. If you deposit $100, PrizePicks will give you $100. If you deposit $50, PrizePicks will give you $50. Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/ANDY What does this mean for Alabama? And what does it mean for everyone else? Jake Crain of Crain and Company joins Andy to discuss the seismic shifts that seem to be hitting the sport following Saban’s retirement. Andy thinks Alabama will no longer get the “Nick Saban Discount” for the best players. (0:00-11:16) Intro - Bama Players in the Portal (11:17-34:44) Jake Crain joins the show (34:45-36:20) Harbaugh Watch 2024 (36:21 -41:07) Dear Andy - Can Bama make the playoffs in '24? (41:06-46:07) Clarifyin SEC Transfer Rules (46:08-54:06) Teams in 2024 with Returning QB that can win in 2024? (54:07-56:25) Conference Splits in Playoffs Next Year (56:26-59:29) Talent in the Portal for Florida State (59:30-1:01:57) Penn State's Ceiling? (1:01:58-1:04:39) Kentucky HC Job Threshold in New Era (1:04:40-1:06:53) The Bracket Style in CFP (1:06:54-1:07:44) Immunity Clause? (1:07:45-1:08:40) Conclusion Want to watch the show instead? Head on over to YouTube! https://youtube.com/live/nz6l986Zwsg

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0:00.0	Welcome to Andy Staples on three. I have not entered the transfer portal. I might be the only one at this point.
0:10.8	The big news on Wednesday, two of Alabama's best returning players, Caleb Downs, freshman safety,
0:18.7	Caden Proctor, freshman left tackle, entering the transfer portal.
0:23.5	Downs, I believe, is officially in. Proctor, not yet, but is planning to go in.
0:28.6	And this is big news under any circumstances, but because of why it happened and where we're at in the sport, I think it
0:38.5	becomes even bigger.
0:39.7	Because what it means, it's what we talked about last night, you're only as good as your
0:46.2	last head coach hire.
0:48.5	For Alabama, that's Kalin-de-Bore.
0:50.8	Like everything that Nick Saban did over all those years, all those national titles,
0:56.3	none of it means squat right now. That Nick Saban discount that players would give Alabama because
1:04.6	they produced so many first round draft picks, it's gone.
1:18.2	So now, these guys entering the portal because they can, because Nick Saban left,
1:23.6	which opens the portal for 30 days, Alabama has to try to keep them.
1:32.3	They may or may not be able to do that. But if you are Caden Proctor, if you're Caleb Downs, if you're anybody who's a very good player on Alabama's roster, now's the time if you want
1:37.9	to leverage somebody. If you want to see if you can get some more money, if you can see where
1:42.1	your market value is. Like Caden Proctor, such a human does not exist in the transfer portal.
1:48.7	Number one offensive tackle recruit in the country last year started as a true freshman
1:53.2	at left tackle for Allof freaking Bama under Nick Sabin.
1:56.6	Now, it was a little bit rough at first for Caden Proctor, but he got better as the season
2:01.5	went on.
2:03.7	And there will not be a school in the country who wouldn't want somebody like that.
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