#1 prospect in 2019, SDE--Bama signee enters Transfer Portal.
#1 overall prospect in the 2019 class, Antonio Alfonso from New Jersey is looking to transfer from Bama.
Saban supposedly called out his performance or lack thereof in a press conference, and here you have it.
Never can have too many Stong-side Defensive Ends, but you can sure have too few. I always wondered who backed up Gary in '17. We had to switch Chase over there last year while Hutch finished up his Dude transformation. Or we could possible bulk him or Hutch up and slide them inside.
Doubt Coach Partridge or Brown had any connections with him, judging by his list of teams, but maybe Coach C might have some incite.
That list does look kind of suspicious for a/the top talent though.
Color me intrigued.
September 13th, 2019 at 3:34 PM ^
There was nothing about any of that in the OP, fyi, which stated only that he was pissed about something Saban said in a press conference.
How's the weather up there on your horse, by the way?
September 13th, 2019 at 2:20 PM ^
Try to get him obviously. Talent is talent. Even if he fails to be a #1 talent I doubt Alabama and scouting services could've been off by much
September 13th, 2019 at 2:23 PM ^
Gattis was his primary recruiter.
September 13th, 2019 at 2:24 PM ^
Pretty sure Michigan didn't really recruit him for a reason.
September 13th, 2019 at 2:25 PM ^
transferring to be closer to his ill grandmother would not bring him to Michigan.
September 13th, 2019 at 2:27 PM ^
Coach C might have some incite.
Don't know who "Coach C" is, but we've got enough problems without him inciting anything.
September 13th, 2019 at 2:36 PM ^
+1 inciteful
September 13th, 2019 at 2:38 PM ^
Coach C = Kevin Conry
Michigan Lacrosse head coach
September 13th, 2019 at 2:40 PM ^
*Coach Campanile....insight
My bad.
Coach Nua can more than handle the inciting if motivation is all that's needed.
September 13th, 2019 at 2:34 PM ^
He sounds soft. Most Mgoblog members will love him.
September 13th, 2019 at 2:35 PM ^
He's from New Jersey... we have Jersey connections. If we get Campanile from NJ (who was at BC who also recruited Alfano) and Partridge on him maybe we have a chance? Maybe a pipe dream tho
September 13th, 2019 at 2:44 PM ^
Along with Gattis, the primary recruiter for him while at Bama. We might be onto something.
Though the NCAA would make him do the transfer sit for 2 to 3 years to make the rest of college football happy.
September 13th, 2019 at 2:35 PM ^
Does he have to return his signing bonus?
September 13th, 2019 at 2:42 PM ^
....nah, check cleared.
September 13th, 2019 at 2:45 PM ^
This could be our new recruiting strategy. Let them go to 'bama, Clemson, etc and get paid... then enter the portal and transfer to MI. best of both worlds.
September 13th, 2019 at 3:07 PM ^
The kid is from New Jersey and we never even offered him let alone made any effort to recruit him. Probably reasons for that. I doubt anything has changed.
September 13th, 2019 at 3:07 PM ^
There's a 0% chance of him coming to Michigan. Without getting into the details when we talk about kids that don't fit Michigan, Antonio fits into that category. Hell of a player, but he's a guy Saban took a chance on that hoped he'd reform a bit in his structured program. Obviously, it didn't work out.
Every year there are a ton of guys who get dropped from Michigan's board due to grades, conduct, and other issues. Michigan just won't take a chance on these guys. And inevitably fans every year get upset because Michigan isn't pursuing these guys harder.
September 13th, 2019 at 7:32 PM ^
Michigan won't take a chance on them? Two words, Kareem Walker.
September 13th, 2019 at 11:52 PM ^
Kareem had zero grade issues coming into Michigan— you have no idea what you’re talking about if you’re inferring we took a flyer on him academically. His issue was when he got to campus balancing football and school. Some guys aren’t cut out to do both at a high level unfortunately.
There’s an entire of list of smart, hard-working guys who couldn’t survive at Michigan. The days of The Demar Dorsey’s at Michigan are long gone.
September 13th, 2019 at 3:09 PM ^
I hate that I looked this up but....
Sean Magee and Aaron Bills are the latest Alfano's latest follows on the Twitterers
September 13th, 2019 at 3:14 PM ^
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FWIW
September 13th, 2019 at 4:05 PM ^
They followed him
September 13th, 2019 at 3:26 PM ^
Don’t get your hopes up on this one.
Even Steve Lorenz said...
“He's not a fit at Michigan for multiple reasons.”
September 13th, 2019 at 3:59 PM ^
He will end up at Rutgers or PSU book it.
September 13th, 2019 at 9:36 PM ^
Maryland has to be high on that list as well.
September 13th, 2019 at 4:34 PM ^
What happened with Denver Warren? D Line has holes, especially for next year
September 13th, 2019 at 6:04 PM ^
Character issues.
September 13th, 2019 at 5:28 PM ^
You all suck so I guess I have to say it.
I wouldn’t mind having a highly ranked underachieving SDE from Jersey on our roster again.
Thanks a lot everyone.
September 13th, 2019 at 6:05 PM ^
Yea, ever since Ron Johnson left we've been lacking.