Alabama Football Needs to Play Moneyball in Transfer Portal on The Joe Gaither Show

Let's fire up a transfer portal Monday edition of "The Joe Gaither Show on BamaCentral" with Theo Fernandez as we discuss the latest movement on the Crimson Tide roster.

Hollywood Smothers Reneges on Commitment to Alabama, Chooses Texas

The program begins and ends with the Crimson Tide's movements in the football transfer portal. Fernandez and Gaither assess the moves as Texas earned wide receiver Cam Coleman's commitment, despite Coleman's time in Tuscaloosa over the weekend. The Longhorns also convinced Alabama's biggest transfer portal addition to transfer a second time and ultimately land in Austin. How big a loss is Hollywood Smothers? Why is the Crimson Tide in this position?

Returner that Alabama OL Coach Sees as 'Huge Part' of Team's Future

The show does nothing but debate the current coaching staff's competency and discuss the future of the roster. Are Kalen DeBoer and Courtney Morgan prepared for the current landscape of college football? How will the Crimson Tide manage its limited resources?

Alabama Football Adds Second Defensive Lineman From Transfer Portal

The program takes voicemails with varying reactions to the transfer portal as the Crimson Tide faithful are concerned with the misses from the weekend. One asks where all the money is going? We pull out a calculator and show that the money goes quick when considering how many players on the team are making money.

We discuss if Alabama has any path forward and what it can do to ensure the roster is able to compete in 2026. What is the biggest position of need? Can Michigan transfer Ty Haywood fix the offensive line, or are there more pressing issues at hand to consider? Unfortunately, Fernandez and Gaither never came to a resolution, meaning the conversation continues tomorrow.

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