February 4th, 2013 at 11:24 PM ^
Alabama's class isn't even going to be fair.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:27 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 12:00 AM ^
Unlike Saban and his tactics.
February 5th, 2013 at 12:02 AM ^
Dreaded Double Post
February 5th, 2013 at 12:12 AM ^
as a porn star's boobs.
February 5th, 2013 at 9:17 AM ^
at least a porn star's boobs are fun to watch. Rooting for Alabama and Saban these days is like cheering for the house to win when you're gambling in Vegas.
February 5th, 2013 at 12:06 AM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 12:08 AM ^
Believe he is referring to oversigning and mysterious medical redshirts, which Saban most certainly does indulge in.
February 5th, 2013 at 12:36 AM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 7:44 AM ^
My rebuttal:
1. 27 open roster spots - attrition happens, its part of college football. Players want to get time on the field, when they don't they find somewhere that they can play.
2. Jeremy Clark greyshirt - Hoke offered him a greyshirt first, Clarke accepted it fully knowing what he was doing (and then was rewarded with a full scholarship later), this is totally different from telling a recruit they have a full scholarship, then when they get on campus telling them they either have to greyshirt or leave. This is a common theme among some coaches in the SEC, namely Saban and Miles. Link, Link2.
3. Medical Scholarships - It is also well known that Nick Saban loves to use medical scholarships. Link1, Link2. (Got ya on the medical scholarships with a WSJ and an SI article, how ya like them apples?)
February 5th, 2013 at 7:20 AM ^
Just wondering who else would make such a stupid defense of Alabama's unprecendented and unmatched use of the medical hardship rule without being even a tiny bit suspicious. If you want to use our players as examples, you might want to learn how to spell their names. Clark isn't that difficult. What was the point of that example - that Michigan's coaches were upfront with a recruit and his family early in the recruiting process? Just because you can't count 27 open roster spots does not mean they don't exist. I think that's exactly how many we have if one player is not invited back for his fifth season. That's not allowing for the blindingly obvious fact that the coaches know a lot more about their players' plans than we do.
February 5th, 2013 at 7:49 AM ^
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February 5th, 2013 at 11:02 AM ^
February 4th, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
Of his three finalists I thought they were the least likely. He seemed to like the fact that Georgia wanted him to be their new Jarvis Jones, and he already had Auburn ink. Now he chooses the school whose biggest rival's logo is permanently on his body. The dude certainly isn't the brightest crayon in the box...
February 4th, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
Nick Saban will remove that tattoo with the lasers in his eyes.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:27 PM ^
he didn't go to Michigan. He totally mentioned us that one time!
February 4th, 2013 at 11:30 PM ^
FWIW, Poggi was supposedly the one recruiting him to Michigan at the UA game.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:30 PM ^
Uhhhh pardon my french, but the kid sounds like a nut.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:32 PM ^
I'll pardon your French as long as you translate "nut" for us.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:37 PM ^
Pardon my nut, but can someone translate the above written French?
February 5th, 2013 at 2:14 PM ^
écrou
February 4th, 2013 at 11:31 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 8:48 AM ^
There are a couple stories about how the Auburn tattoo sort of took on a different meaning for Foster, at least in his own words. (LINK). This is an older story, written just after he had decommitted from Auburn, but it discusses this part of the mystery anyway.
According to the report, he tweeted back in December that the tattoo would not be removed in honor of his cousin - former Auburn football player Ladarious Phillips - who was killed in a shooting near Auburn's campus. Definitely not the reason he got the tattoo in the first place, but this is his reason for keeping it now.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:37 PM ^
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February 4th, 2013 at 11:47 PM ^
February 4th, 2013 at 11:35 PM ^
February 4th, 2013 at 11:45 PM ^
NO, just no.
February 5th, 2013 at 12:19 AM ^
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February 4th, 2013 at 11:37 PM ^
This kid seems to scream highest risk, highest reward. I wouldn't be surprised if he is an all-American and a high 1st-round pick in 2016 and I'd be equally unsurprised if he never plays a down at Bama (or wherever he signs).
February 4th, 2013 at 11:42 PM ^
He will never play a down in college, yet Al Davis will take him #1 from beyond the grave.
February 5th, 2013 at 12:11 AM ^
When you just state the obvious.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:40 PM ^
It probably didn't help that Auburn's center called him the N word on his offical visit this weekend. He left early because he was so pissed off.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:44 PM ^
Alex Kozan strikes again!
February 4th, 2013 at 11:50 PM ^
LOL seriously is this confirmed? Link or it didnt happen.
February 5th, 2013 at 12:13 AM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 8:17 AM ^
Really should just break away from the NCAA and play in its own league.
No one EVER deserves to be called that word, but I can only imagine what Foster was doing to spark the situation so much that it was said and then not even apologized for.
This kind of stuff is SICK. And what's sad is grown men don't even try to stop or control it.
I can't imagine this is the last time we hear from Mr. Foster.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:50 PM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 9:24 AM ^
and that Poggi will make the entire Michigan fanbase feel like Jerry Maguire tomorrow. Someone get the clip ready of Rod Tidwell mocking Maguire on the plane ride back from the NFL draft immediately after he lost Cush and Avery, just in case.
At least the bright side is that Poggi's talent level/expectations are much more in line with Tidwell than Cush, so we'll have that going for us if he bails.
February 5th, 2013 at 12:10 AM ^
Couple it with the commitment of that DT from Texas the other day, and Nicky is maintaining his dominating defense.
February 5th, 2013 at 12:35 AM ^
February 5th, 2013 at 12:30 AM ^
I was thinking that nothing could be worse than Justin Boren leaving UM and going to play for OSU...