I wish but this is gumpland and Birmingham. By the start of spring training it will be wiped clean, I mean fixed, I mean forgotten and by the start of next season those who are needed will be choir boys all showing the great character that Nicky always recruits.
Bama? That relatively new implemented rule is known by other conferences' fans as "The SEC Rule." We. as a conference, wrote the book on oversigning.
This is nuts. Could you imagine a gang of LSU football players who were among our highest-profile recruits going around campus in an SUV jumping and robbing LSU students? This is insane news S Eddie Williams (beginning 3rd yr @Bama) -#8 on Top247, #2 ATH, 5-star -#11 on ESPN250, #2 ATH, 5-star -#24 on Rivals250, #1 ATH, 5-star -#53 on Scout300, #3 S, 4-star - Under Armour All-American - 2013, Sunday: charged with carrying a pistol without a license - 2013, Monday: charged with second-degree robbery, and with fraudulent use of a credit/debit card RB Brent Calloway (beginning 3rd yr @Bama) -#38 on Rivals250 -#91 on Top247 -#125 on Scout300 -#140 on ESPN250 - U.S. Army All-American -ran for 1,974 yards, 29 TD as HS senior -Alabama 2010 5A Back of the Year - 2011 - arrested for second-degree marijuana possession for bag of marijuana as passenger in car driving without lights at 12:49 a.m. on a Friday - 2013 - charged with fraudulent use of a credit/debit card LB Tyler Hayes (beginning 2nd yr @Bama) -#117 on Scout300 -#121 on ESPN250 -#126 on Top247 -#151 on Rivals250 2013: charged with two counts of third-degree robbery (or second degree robbery per Reuters) DL -- D.J. Pettway (beginning 3rd yr @Bama) -#82 on Top 247 -#153 on Rivals 250 2013: charged with second-degree robbery
I think were told during the recruiting process, anything in Tuscaloosa you want, it's yours, so naturally they were just taking what was promised.
I may be in the minority here and believe me I'm no Saban fan, but I think he comes down hard on these guys. He's won 3 of the last 4 BCS and has nothing to prove to anyone. He can't let a few bad apples bring down the dynasty he has created and makes an example out of them. That's just my opinion and I could definitely be wrong. However they have recruited great classes one after another and shouldn't be hurt too bad if he nails them to the cross. He runs a bigger risk by letting them slide than he does by making an example out of them. Again, just my opinion and it doesn't take his ego into account.
