The Tide fans were so giddy after the crowning. Had they pulled a royal flush and fished out Mr. Randle from the bayou, it would have been enough for the Bear to ascend from heaven's gates ready to coach ’em up. (No, they still have not let Bear into heaven yet. God doesn't allow houndstooth hats to be worn inside).
I guess for those you who are not 'Bama fans, there are positives. If Alabama placed anywhere other than first, Rivals subscriptions would have dropped 60 percent. Rivals executives would have to lay off all of their 'Bama graduate employees. Ultimately, the corporation would have to stand in line begging for millions from the government. So there you go, a few tax dollars were spared.
As if it was not bad enough for those Tiger fans who watched the slobber bath from Rivals over Alabama, remember what happened to No. 1-rated prep star wide receiver DeAngelo Benton. He shocked the college football recruiting world when he signed with Auburn; he was a five-star recruit on the Rivals Web site up until that moment.
Two minutes after he signed with Auburn, his picture was removed from Rivals' website and he dropped to four stars. How does Rivals expect to maintain any credibility after that? They can't. One more reason why intelligent people put all of their faith in these so-called recruiting experts: they are human and, ergo, motivated by greed.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm not bashing Alabama, but rather the crazed fans of any team who will cling to any bit of recruiting news, spend money on expensive sites, denigrate players who don't sign with their school, and generally exhibit crapulence during the recruiting year. They're just football players. It's not life or death.
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