Landon Collins Video: Watch Safety's Mom Criticize Alabama Commitment

A joyous occasion turned awkward when prized prospect Landon Collins decided to head to Alabama, against his mother's wishes. 

The top safety in the nation had two choices presented to him: LSU and Alabama. You could also divvy those up as one school his mom loves and another she despises, respectively. 

Collins chose to go with Alabama. 

It was a moment that should have been met with poignant exuberance as a young man decides the biggest thing in his life. Instead, his mother met the moment with disdain, bringing a pall on what should have been such a happy moment. 

Let's first say that we have no idea what kind of relationship Collins and his mother have. I am hoping that they are extremely tight and they joke around.

Perhaps she already knew the decision and was lovingly chiding her son who was to play for the enemy. After all, no mother could root against her son, right?

That is about as far as I can go with the optimistic view of things. Here is a young man who is nervous and really just wants support, as he states at the end of the video. 

Instead, his mother decides to battle cry LSU like a fan. Please, stop it. Coming from a man who loves sports, we have gone a little too mad over the stuff. Let me clue you in on a little secret: sports mean crap. 

What matters is hard work, schooling and treating others correctly. So your son is going to the rival school, so what? Get an Alabama sweater and show some support. I am positive that is what happened behind the scene, because nobody could be that brainwashed by loyalty to a college over her own son's decision. 

I sincerely hope her disdain goes beyond the realm of football pride and has to deal with schooling and proximity to home. If not, my incessant head shaking has been proved valid. 

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