News Article: WR Marlon Brown Update

Crimson Surfer · July 8th, 2008, 02:51 PM

Alabama did not make his top ten list.

The Ultimate Decision Factor

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	Marlon Brown's top ten list reads like a who's who of college football and it's no accident. "I care about football history and I care about tradition," Brown said. "I want a school that is known for winning." Besides tradition, Brown says the most important decision factor is going to be the coaches. "I just want to play for great coaches. I don't care about their coaching style. For me..." Marlon Brown, the 6-foot-5, 205-pound five-star wide receiver from Harding High School in Memphis, Tenn., continues to deny a favorite from among approximately 35 scholarship offers.

RT3413 · July 8th, 2008, 03:14 PM

From the article, it sounds like he is California bound....

Crimson Cat · July 8th, 2008, 04:19 PM

Stanford???

Lol, winning? Really?

Seriously, sounds like he wants to play on the West coast. Prolly USC.

BigBama · July 8th, 2008, 04:40 PM

It seems strange that if tradition and good coaching are major factors in his decision making that Alabama isn't even in the top ten. I certainly understand most of the list. He is a good player and we don't get him I hope he goes Pac-10!

BamaSteve999 · July 8th, 2008, 05:04 PM

The sad fact is that for an 18-year-old like this young man, the schools he listed ARE the traditional powers in his lifetime. He is too young to remember the last NC. This is the biggest result of repeatedly shooting ourselves in the foot for the last 20 years. I shudder to think where we would be headed if we had not hit the home run with Saban.

BAMA504 · July 8th, 2008, 05:25 PM

	Quote:	bamasteve999
	the sad fact is that for an 18-year-old like this young man, the schools he listed are the traditional powers in his lifetime. He is too young to remember the last nc. This is the biggest result of repeatedly shooting ourselves in the foot for the last 20 years. I shudder to think where we would be headed if we had not hit the home run with saban.

hammer hit the nail on the head~!~

Crimson Hawk · July 8th, 2008, 05:57 PM

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	Brown's top ten list reads like a who's who of college football and it's no accident. "I care about *recent* football history and I care about tradition," he said. "I want a school that is known for winning.

Maybe he should qualify that statement with a "recent" added to it. Sounds more than a little full of himself. Good luck to him, wherever he lands.

Crimson Surfer · July 8th, 2008, 06:43 PM

Remember he is factoring in playing basketball in college also.

BEATtutorsee · July 8th, 2008, 10:52 PM

No big surprise to me, I never thought we had much of a chance in the first place. Hopefully he'll go West, it would be great to see the fat one get snubbed by another top in-state prospect!

Crimson Cat · July 9th, 2008, 08:32 AM

	Quote:	BamaSteve999
	The sad fact is that for an 18-year-old like this young man, the schools he listed ARE the traditional powers in his lifetime. He is too young to remember the last NC. This is the biggest result of repeatedly shooting ourselves in the foot for the last 20 years. I shudder to think where we would be headed if we had not hit the home run with Saban.

Some on the list are recent winners ala USC, FL and LSU. Not Stanford or UCLA. When's the last time they won anything? Basketball maybe? I don't follow basketball, so I'm only guessing.

crimson_blood · July 9th, 2008, 02:50 PM

I certainly wish him the best.

You have to believe that CNS backed off of him for some reason if we didn't even make his top ten.

drjamesm · July 9th, 2008, 03:20 PM

	Quote:	BEATtutorsee
	No big surprise to me, I never thought we had much of a chance in the first place. Hopefully he'll go West, it would be great to see the fat one get snubbed by another top in-state prospect!

Yes,to be honest,I never had him penciled in on my potential prospects list either.I have no issues with him, I just never felt Bama was in his list of potential schools of interest.