Reuben Foster flips from Alabama to Auburn
Definitely OT.
I thought maybe OT, but figured big news about an upcoming opponent (even though not game-related) and huge recruiting news (consensus top 5 player flips) was on-topic.
However, I'm still a bit fresh to the MGo world.
USC is also right behind U-M. There is still a lot to shake out before all is said and done.
MGo world, where the keyboard elitists come to express how much more sophisticated they are than you.
He has a slightly negative interpretation of this news, but he explains it glass-half-full for it's potential upside after a thought provoking post by WIAB
Last year 5-star RB T.J. Yeldon switched from Auburn to Alabama.
To make matters more interesting Foster copied Yeldon's press release.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/07/with_nod_to_tj_yeldon_auburn…
What Yeldon said:
Over the last few weeks, I've really put a lot of time and thought into where I want to go to school and continue my football career. I am blessed to be in a situation where I have several great opportunities and I appreciate everyone involved who has helped me get to this point. I want to make an announcement so I can put this behind me and get to work on the things I need to do to prepare for college both athletically and academically. I am going to enroll at the University of Alabama in January. I have a lot of respect for Auburn, the coaches, and all of the people there, but at the end of the day I feel like the University of Alabama is the best situation and fit for me and my family. I am 100 percent confident with my final decision. I feel great about it and I'm excited to get started.
What Foster said:
Over the last few weeks, I've really put a lot of thought and time into where I wanted to (continue) my football career. I am blessed that I am in the situation where I have several great opportunities, and I appreciate everyone attending this meeting. I want to make an announcement so I can put this behind me and get on with all the work that I need to do for high school and get prepared for college, both academically and athletically. I am going to enroll at Auburn University. I have a lot of respect for Alabama and the coaches and all the other people and the fans. But at the end of the day, I felt like Auburn University is the place for me and my family and had the best situation for me and my family. I am 100 percent confident with my final decision. I feel great about my decision, and I'm excited to get started.
plagiarizing already. go SEC student-athletes!
Is that for real?
I don't know if al.com is a legit source. They might be Alabama's version of the Freep.
is reliable if mlive is.
Must have been expensive for Auburn.
Foster is from Auburn so either he's been catching a lot of hell this whole time and just gave in or Auburn U has coughed up some money.
Anyone think Alabama wouldn't match?
Details now mandatory. Where's the 1% coming from?
how big a pay day are you alleging? 6 figure?
pics or it didn't happen
/s
in all seriousness, these are serious accusations you are making. These could amount to catatrophic consequences if what you are saying is true.
Did I get that right?
Cam Newton is shocked! SHOCKED!!!
I pray to God his family doesn't own any priceless trees.
I'm speechless
Hide the tree poisoning guy...This kid should fear for his life.
Reports are that his family has set up a projector in their front lawn with his highlight tape on loop to scare off mere human beings.
I'm sufficiently terrified. This kid has like... Football Krav Maga. "Are you trying to tackle me?! Neck strike!"
if this kid got 180k then he got ripped off
A highlight film is just that, but he is wow.
Yeah I would be surprised if some of those quarterbacks got back up after some of those hits. That kid is a beast and will be a terror in college.
WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm pumped, but honestly, I thought somehow Michigan would beat us for this kid.
You are hilarious in a "I have no idea if I can trust you" way.
I mean WDE...
so i suppose i get bama fans perusing around mgoblog since we play each other in sept, but what in the heck is an auburn fan doing on mgoblog? roll damn tide, dat u?
That's the joke. When RDT was first uncovered, he showed up as a joke. Look at his 5 posts
Would have liked to have Foster, but his loss is not a big deal. One recruit does not a team make. He could flip back, as a few recruits have done from auburn, but still not a big deal. Bama will have another stellar class to go with all the rest. He, by he way, was not our "best" recruit, but simply one of the best. I put little credence in the minor ratings differences in top recruits.
It simply opens another spot for someone else. Saban tells every recruit, "We'll win with you or without you," and that remains true.
Regarding paying for players, there is no evidence whatsoever Bama has ever played a player. Auburn was caught paying players in the 90's and put on probation, and the same people still run that program. There has been smoke in that department around auburn for 25 years.
Foster is not from auburn. He's from Geoigia, but transferred to auburn high school for this school year.
I don't mean to laugh, but I can't help it because this is pretty much the same attitude buckeye honks have when they lose a recruit to someone else. They go on the "Oh, it's not a big deal and we will be fine" rant when in the backs of their minds, they're pissed off.
...for something else entirely. I'd love to have Foster - he's a great player. But based on Saban's track record, it's not a big deal to lose one recruit, not matter how talented. We are very much trying to take several bigtime linebackers, and we'd have loved to have Foster, but ever since he moved to auburn high school, every Bama fan with sense knew he might flip. He's not the first commit to flip from Bama and he won't be the last.
Alabama recruits well enough under Saban that we'll get our share of excellent recruits, and we'll continue to win. I don't believe there will be a single loss in future years that can be attributed to not having Reuben Foster on our team. Again, i would love to have him, but it doesn't make or break our class or team. Period. If you want to lump me in with other's whose words and mneanings you can't sepearate from mine - have fun. Your loss.
comes to mind. I think that backfired on them with other recruits too.
Is that Albert Means I see over yonder?