Exactly. This is what made the probation under Mike DuBose so enraging. Several other schools, including Tennessee, were bidding on Albert Means. Their coaches were told - by the sec office - to back off. Our coaches were not told this. And the rest is history. And the biggest snitch of that whole affair was Phil Fulmer.
Maybe Simmons is right and maybe he's not. But his explanation passes the smell test -- simple, plausible, and ties up all the logical loose ends....except of course what Davis would have been thinking when / if he set up the meeting.
Of course, there's a difference. Never claimed there wasn't.
Really don't understand what you're trying to say here. My comments this morning have solely been to say no fan should act like his/her program is the cleanest program in the country because every program is breaking a rule whether it be a secondary violation or worse. Every program is doing it. Just depends on well the program covers it up.
Where are you getting someone trying to compare Tunsil and Bo? I've not tried to do that.
Absolutely. And that`s really about the best you`re going to be able to do, IMHO. There`s almost no accounting for some rogue booster out there that could go crazy at any moment and throw a program on the junk pile through their hubris. And that applies to every school.
I think Nick Saban has a moral code, and that the school's approach to both recruiting and apparent violations of the rules reflects that. To your point, too many egos and glad hands are involved for any school to be without sin, but I believe Saban controls what he ought to be controlling.
TE, we were set up because several of our coaches and boosters were stupid and corrupt. No one forced us to get into a bidding war for a borderline obese teenager. To my mind, that makes us complicit, not victims.
The worth of a "Man's Word" is plummeting. Kid's today are so flippant and wishy-washy about everything. Their whole life is one big hot-take; one long string of knee-jerk reactions. Couple that with the ego-centrism found in recruiting and it's easy to see how monster's can be created. That's why I like this Bama program. How man stars? Don't care. Sit on the bench until you can win the job. Enjoy the ride Hollywood Marv.Kids these days SMH..
He's probably 17 or 18 years old - I somehow doubt you were the pillar of wisdom you are today at that age.
I understand what you are saying
