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Smith will miss Thursday practice but should be at UM after that. We winning boys!
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Why can't folks simply wait until camp starts instead of asking the same fkn question every day?
 
Dionte Mullins and Cedrick Wright will not be at the U for the first day of fall drills on Thursday.... both will arrive in the middle of the month - as the final day for add/drop is Aug. 31.

At this time it's unclear if they will be redshirt or will play.. Mullins is needed more this year now as safety is rather deep now. M. Smith the Alabama transfer sill also arrive sometime in August.
 
Link to Aug 2, 2016 article from Dawg Nation convering how Baja is still blocking Maurice Smith from transferringl.
https://www.dawgnation.com/football/alabama-is-blocking-defensive-backs-transfer-to-georgia-according-to-players-mother

Alabama is blocking defensive back’s transfer to Georgia, according to player’s mother

ATHENS — Maurice Smith, a defensive back who is set to graduate from Alabama this month, wants to transfer to Georgia, where he would be eligible to play this season. But Smith’s mother said the potential move is being blocked by Alabama head coach Nick Saban.

“He wants to go to Georgia. Period,” Samyra Smith said on Tuesday night. “That’s where he wants to go.”

Samyra Smith said she met on Tuesday with Saban in his office in Tuscaloosa. Smith drove from Houston, Texas, in the morning for the meeting, which did not result in a resolution.

“The university is continuing to be resistant to any request to release my son. That’s where we are,” Samyra Smith said. “In (Saban’s) mind, the best decision is for him to stay here. And he doesn’t think anything other than that is best for the kid. Those are his words.”

Alabama begins practice on Thursday. Georgia began practice on Monday. As a graduate student, Smith would be eligible to play immediately, but must receive a release from the former school.

Smith and his family have gone through what his mother referred to as an appeal, a hearing, and a written request to be released to Georgia. She said her son has only had limited contact with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and defensive coordinator Mel Tucker, who were both at Alabama last year.

Smith was Alabama’s first team nickel-back during the spring. He was a backup defensive back the past few years, but played extensively on special teams, finishing last season with 15 tackles and a sack.

Smith, listed in last year’s media guide at 6-foot and 195 pounds, is from Sugar Land, Tex.. He was a consensus four-star prospect coming out of high school, and played in the Under Armour All-American game.

When Smith initially decided to leave Alabama, according to his mother, his first choice was Baylor. It was closer to home and he knew the secondary coach there.

But then the scandal at Baylor broke out, and Smith turned his attention to Georgia, where Smart and Tucker were. But Alabama has continued to decline to agree on a move anywhere within the SEC, and in her mind has delayed the process.

“They’re being difficult. Intentionally,” Samyra Smith said. “It’s his choice. It should be his choice, if he wants to leave here, he should be able to do that. ….

“He wants to go where he feels like he’ll have the level of success he wants to have. It may work, it may not. But it should be his choice.”

Earlier this year, Alabama did not put a block on Chris Black, who graduated from Alabama and transferred to Missouri.

An Alabama spokesman did not immediately have a response when contacted by SEC Country on Tuesday night. Last month Saban was asked about the situation at SEC media days.

“Maurice Smith has been a good player on our team,” Saban said. “He’s a good person, and he would be a significant contributor to our team this year if he decided to stay at Alabama. … We have told him, ‘Because we support the SEC rule, it would not be in your best interest to have to sit out. If you want to go some place else (outside the SEC), we’d be glad to help you do that.’”

The SEC’s rule on in-conference transfers is the same for graduate transfers as it is for regular ones.
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Paranos said:
Link to Aug 2, 2016 article from Dawg Nation convering how Baja is still blocking Maurice Smith from transferringl.
https://www.dawgnation.com/football/alabama-is-blocking-defensive-backs-transfer-to-georgia-according-to-players-mother

Alabama is blocking defensive back’s transfer to Georgia, according to player’s mother

ATHENS — Maurice Smith, a defensive back who is set to graduate from Alabama this month, wants to transfer to Georgia, where he would be eligible to play this season. But Smith’s mother said the potential move is being blocked by Alabama head coach Nick Saban.

“He wants to go to Georgia. Period,” Samyra Smith said on Tuesday night. “That’s where he wants to go.”

Samyra Smith said she met on Tuesday with Saban in his office in Tuscaloosa. Smith drove from Houston, Texas, in the morning for the meeting, which did not result in a resolution.

“The university is continuing to be resistant to any request to release my son. That’s where we are,” Samyra Smith said. “In (Saban’s) mind, the best decision is for him to stay here. And he doesn’t think anything other than that is best for the kid. Those are his words.”

Alabama begins practice on Thursday. Georgia began practice on Monday. As a graduate student, Smith would be eligible to play immediately, but must receive a release from the former school.

Smith and his family have gone through what his mother referred to as an appeal, a hearing, and a written request to be released to Georgia. She said her son has only had limited contact with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and defensive coordinator Mel Tucker, who were both at Alabama last year.

Smith was Alabama’s first team nickel-back during the spring. He was a backup defensive back the past few years, but played extensively on special teams, finishing last season with 15 tackles and a sack.

Smith, listed in last year’s media guide at 6-foot and 195 pounds, is from Sugar Land, Tex.. He was a consensus four-star prospect coming out of high school, and played in the Under Armour All-American game.

When Smith initially decided to leave Alabama, according to his mother, his first choice was Baylor. It was closer to home and he knew the secondary coach there.

But then the scandal at Baylor broke out, and Smith turned his attention to Georgia, where Smart and Tucker were. But Alabama has continued to decline to agree on a move anywhere within the SEC, and in her mind has delayed the process.

“They’re being difficult. Intentionally,” Samyra Smith said. “It’s his choice. It should be his choice, if he wants to leave here, he should be able to do that. ….

“He wants to go where he feels like he’ll have the level of success he wants to have. It may work, it may not. But it should be his choice.”

Earlier this year, Alabama did not put a block on Chris Black, who graduated from Alabama and transferred to Missouri.

An Alabama spokesman did not immediately have a response when contacted by SEC Country on Tuesday night. Last month Saban was asked about the situation at SEC media days.

“Maurice Smith has been a good player on our team,” Saban said. “He’s a good person, and he would be a significant contributor to our team this year if he decided to stay at Alabama. … We have told him, ‘Because we support the SEC rule, it would not be in your best interest to have to sit out. If you want to go some place else (outside the SEC), we’d be glad to help you do that.’”

The SEC’s rule on in-conference transfers is the same for graduate transfers as it is for regular ones.
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"We have told him, ‘Because we support the SEC rule, it would not be in your best interest to have to sit out. If you want to go some place else (outside the SEC), we’d be glad to help you do that.’”
 
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Saban's a ****. The kid is graduating, and if he wants to play for your rival maybe you should take a look in the mirror. Ask yourself why he'd want to not only leave, but leave for a team that will play against you this year.
 
I hope you guys saying Smith is coming aren't citing Ferman. He'll write anything for clicks, even if it's unsubstantiated.

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MedleyCane said:
RiDLer80 said:
I hope you guys saying Smith is coming aren't citing Ferman. He'll write anything for clicks, even if it's unsubstantiated.

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Does Ferman write for DawgNation?
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I was referencing one poster who specifically said Rivals said all three will be on campus and then anther in this thread saying that Smith would be here as an absolute next week.
 
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