No, that “clown” was G. Estes, but nice attempt to alter the little things to get your point across, which is what your fanbase is known for.

But I am just part of this jealous nation b/c I’ve seen the future and the ass-whoopings are-a-comin…The other note-worthy aspect of your fanbase: “Wait till next year”…

Damn, if you can’t be humble in the darkest period of your storied program chances are you never will be, shame.

What a joke.

Funny you should ask that. And it’s not so much that he couldn’t ask the question, it’s that there’s no way that Saban could answer it. And yes, Ian Rappaport, the reporter asking the question, did know that the answer to the question before he asked it. He knew b/c he has asked Saban many times before and given the same response before. It really comes off that Rappaport was purposefully asking it to get the response that he did (hey, if you can’t report the news, just make it, I guess).

This is the same clown that posted a blog crying b/c the big bad football department wouldn’t give him full access to whatever he wanted. Pretty much he’s trying to make a name of himself by pissing off Saban b/c he knows that the Saban/Bama hate is such that a ridiculous exchange like the one we’re talking about will make ESPN b/s there is enough to put both Saban and Bama in a bad light.

Anyway, sorry for mistaking you for a Vol. Just assuming, and you know what that does.
Anyway, we do have some very enthusiastic fans who are going to do that kind of stuff (t-shirts, son-naming). It’s part of what makes it great to be a southern football fan. I certainly remember Florida fans being quite proud and vocal about their recruiting successes under UM in his # 1 recruiting class year (as they should be, since recruiting successes are usually a strong indicator of future on the field successes).
Remember, not all Florida fans are Rhodes scholars either, and thinking such would be quite naive. The difference is there is absolutely nothing going on in Alabama except for college football year round, so these Bama fans seem to find their way to the news a whole lot more than the comparable Florida fan.

Don’t apologize for your enthusiasm. But shit like T-Shirts talking smack about a #1 recruiting class? That’s a little much. Fans naming their newborn son “Saban” before the coach had even coached a game? Ridiculous.

If by answering the question, Saban would violate the private situations of players both currently enrolled at Alabama and those that have signed LOI’s to Bama, then wouldn’t the reporter whose job it is to cover it know that he couldn’t ask it? Was he asking it just to make Saban uncomfortable and make a scene? Judging by Saban’s body language he was very uncomfortable by the question.

Correct. Football is not cyclical, and what happened in recent history is the only thing that will happen from now until the end of time. Bama will never get better and never beat Auburn again.

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I love how much hate you have to interject when speaking about Paul Bryant. You are so pathetic.
Also, sorry we’re happy that we’re bringing in real talent so we don’t have to go through many more years of no Bama players being drafted. Sorry that our fanbase is enthusiastic and 100% behind our program, players and coach instead of having gay internet bitch fights over blogs about the program.
And as far as the strength in numbers/oversigning issue -
Rivals rates class rankings only on the top 20 players in a class, so that keeps people from being the top class just by bringing in a ton of people. It does help, however, that after our best 20, we’re still left with a number of 4 stars that will probably be contributors in the next few years.
As for the oversigning issue (or, really, nonissue) – Saban has tried to answer that question multiple times to the reporter who asked it in the video that you are referencing. The truth of the matter is, Saban cannot give an answer b/c there are a few variables still not known yet (such as the final number of qualifiers, who will be there from the prior year, etc.), but he has a scenario for each situation. Multiple players are willing to greyshirt if needed and have no problem doing so b/c they get the chance to play for Alabama.
So why does Saban owe an explanation to something that he can’t fully answer (considering the last time he was forced into answering a question like that he was vilified for it for a year)? Especially when trying to answer the question would violate the private situations of players both currently enrolled at Alabama and those that have signed LOI’s to Bama (in other words, still in high school).
Oh, but you don’t care about that. You just want to put Alabama in the worst light possible without looking objectively at anything. I guess that’s easier to do than focusing on the positive aspects of your own team like those “Bammers” are doing, huh?