[JohnR34231]

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I wonder if Town committing to Alabama so soon after he got the Stanford offer was just a coincidence. Can't help wondering a bit if the Alabama coaches saw he was offered by Stanford and called him up and said "Hey, Ricky, you're our number one choice but we need your assurance that we're yours. If we aren't we just might have to move ahead with someone else."

It's Alabama/SEC.  And he's a young man. 


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If he's going to college primarily to play football, yeah. no problem. I just can't see him picking Alabama over Stanford if he truly believes
the "overall person" stuff.

P.S. Another one I can't believe.
"People are going to be surprised a kid from California would go to the SEC and get out of California," Town said. "But it really fits Ricky's personality. He's more of a Southern-type person. He's all business. This is a really good fit."

What type of "business" are we talking here? Stanford grads have founded half of Silicon Valley. Alabama grads have founded....?
(Actually I translate "all business" to mean that he wants to go to a place where football is the unquestioned first priority).

Gotta give the Alabama recruiters credit, though. They did one hell of a sales job on him.

[JohnR34231]

[quote author=JPRI link=topic=7902.msg65212#msg65212 date=1375723488]
I wonder if Town committing to Alabama so soon after he got the Stanford offer was just a coincidence. Can't help wondering a bit if the Alabama coaches saw he was offered by Stanford and called him up and said "Hey, Ricky, you're our number one choice but we need your assurance that we're yours. If we aren't we just might have to move ahead with someone else."

It's Alabama/SEC.  And he's a young man. 


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If he's going to college primarily to play football, yeah. no problem. I just can't see him picking Alabama over Stanford if he truly believes
the "overall person" stuff.

P.S. Another one I can't believe.
"People are going to be surprised a kid from California would go to the SEC and get out of California," Town said. "But it really fits Ricky's personality. He's more of a Southern-type person. He's all business. This is a really good fit."

What type of "business" are we talking here? Stanford grads have founded half of Silicon Valley. Alabama grads have founded....?
(Actually I translate "all business" to mean that he wants to go to a place where football is the unquestioned first priority).

Gotta give the Alabama recruiters credit, though. They did one hell of a sales job on him.