Comments on: Bama’s NCAA troubles a concern for North Gwinnett’s James

By: The Aub

The Aub — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:01:41 +0000

I hope the kid is paying attention to all of the unbelievably arrogant things I see being said here by BAMA fans. And you have the gaul to wonder why so many people in the SEC hate Bama?

By: Pooh B3@r

Pooh B3@r — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:27:01 +0000

This is for BAMA Ride JaWuan James is a outstanding football player and does a great job in his classes. While you are askin who gives a crap about him answer this… Who are you to come on here and say that about him any way. I am one of North Gwinnetts football water girls and if you could see the way that JaWuan play’s out there. He doesn’t play for you nor for me. He play’s because he loves it and its his passion. So the next time you think its ok to crush someone’s dreams think about all the hours they put into that dream. Mon.-Thr. 2:30-6:00. I don’t see you goin to school from 7:10-2:10 and going on to the practice field til 6. My name is Shakara McClam and I love every last one of those players and I give them total respect for playing with their hearts and soul!!!!!! Much respect for JaWuan!!!!!!!!1

By: '10 GA OT Jawuan James - Recruiting Forums

'10 GA OT Jawuan James - Recruiting Forums — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:38:56 +0000

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By: Sammy Jones

Sammy Jones — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:51:03 +0000

hes all VOL!! Book It

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CGzIME5e70

By: Saban for President in 2012!

Saban for President in 2012! — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:21:06 +0000

Who cares whether he changes his mind or not? Fact of the matter is that it opens up a spot for Saban to recruit another 4-5 star OT to replace him. Does anybody out there REALLY think that BAMA will now be so screwed over this that they’ll have to offer a scholarship to a guy that is considerin Middle Tennessee State, UAB, & Georgia Southern!?!?!? Let’s be real—BAMA replaces him with someone as good or most likely, BETTER, than James! This is not Mike Shula we’re talking about here, it’s Nick Saban. Plus from what I understand, James is a more athletic, quick, type finesse OT than he is a “smash mouth” type physical player….that means he might not have been that good a fit for BAMA anyway. I say let the kid do as he pleases & open up the door for a guy that WANTS to be at Alabama to come take his place. BAMA will be ok, I promise!

By: Bama Nation

Bama Nation — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:16:08 +0000

I’m a Bama fan through and through. The more I read comments left from so called fans, the more embarrassed I am as a Bama fan and fan of college football.

There is no need to degrade this high school student because he may change his mind. There is no need to insult each others programs. Be a good fan, cheer for your team. If your coach offers someone a scholly, and he chooses your favorite team, embrace him. If he goes somewhere else, then just let it go. But have some respect for the game and for other people. Roll Tide!

By: Grady Pinchon

Grady Pinchon — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:59:14 +0000

This kid will never make it at another school, because seems like he is carring some baggage like a new SUV in the picture from other school. The best coach in the nation right now is Nick Saban to put him on the right track. I hope we get him we have nothing to offer but a college education and a good time in football. Roll Tide Roll.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:45:47 +0000

If he decides he wants to be a part of a soon-to-be dynasty, then ‘Bama will take him back. If not, others are lined up. Alabama will be fine without him. Good luck to him wherever he goes.

By: dap01

dap01 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:50:04 +0000

Don’t trash the guy just because he is having second thoughts. Bama is a fine school but the Tide has been on probation since World War II, so give the guy a break.

By: Bama Rules

Bama Rules — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:13:08 +0000

Mikey, that is how Saban works. Like Ladarious Owens at the Barn. Alfy Hill was coming and he gave Owens a heads up. As for you Dawgs, I would be bitter too after that azz whooping you got last year.

Barners – no need to say anything to you, I really hope you little brothers get back on track. Start by selling out your stadium for a home game this year.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:14:48 +0000

C.B. wrote: “To say that he is starting from a blank slate makes me think that Alabama has been told by a higher ranked OL recruit they are coming to Tuscaloosa and Saban encouraged James to re-open his options….”

Ah, I see. It’s the old bamzo; “We didn’t lose him, we decided we didn’t want him” trick. Similar to the patented UAT “We didn’t lose, we got cheated” excuse. Pathetic.

By: BufordTiger

BufordTiger — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:04:44 +0000

UofA Roll Tide….I feel dumber for reading your post. What is that? Where did YOU go to school? Did you matriculate at the Crapstone? Your grasp of the English language which includes both grammar and spelling is horrifying. I am embarrassed for you. Please understand, I’m not trying to ridicule bammers in general in this post……I am ridiculing you specifically. I do want to commend you for the way that your team fought back for a well earned comeback victory over “Florida Something or Another.” Perhaps JuWuan actually wants an education with his football scholarship and after reading garbage like this, decided to look elsewhere?

By: brick

brick — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:58:32 +0000

I think some of those 9 guys that left a day before numbers had to be met probably had a talk with him. Yeah I know scholarships are for one year, but Saban has a way of removing players that don’t live up to expectations, its legal, but there isn’t a kid that signs who feels he isn’t going to make it on the field and thinks the scholarship will be renewed each year, making it good for 4-5 years. This practice can’t help with recruiting, I can promise you he isn’t sitting in recruits homes telling them, “Come to Bama, you got 2 years to be in the 2 deep or you are out”. My guess is its something alone the lines of “come to Bama where we care about you as a person and will see that you get a degree and an opportunity to compete for championships”. Of course Bama fans are all for this practice.

By: UofA Roll Tide

UofA Roll Tide — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:08:37 +0000

Sam. your lucky that au didn’t have to loss all the wins in 04. Half the team would have been ineligible if they had to show up for class to get a A. One player player was admitted to take a class 2 weeks before the end of the semester and pased with a A after doing 1 book report so he could play in the bowl game. Lol yall better watch out fsu might point that out to the NCAA and you might have to vacate the wins.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:34:06 +0000

I guess he is considering UT and UGA since those schools do not require textbooks as part of the curriculum so no textbook scandals to worry about.

By: Sam Floret

Sam Floret — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:28:00 +0000

You gotta love Bama fans. They told us in 2004 that it didn’t matter that we won the SEC because we didn’t win it all. Now, they claim they own the SEC when they haven’t won anything at all. I’d say, As Urban goes for his third national championship in four years, he’d probably be a little amused at the idea that Saban is going to own the SEC.

By: Gerald Tinnon

Gerald Tinnon — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:44:30 +0000

I guess the bottom line is that he just doesn’t want to be a part of a national championship team. That is certainly his choice.

By: C.B.

C.B. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:34:48 +0000

He can use whatever silly excuse he wants to, but this sounds like a Gerald West situation all over again to me. To say that he is starting from a blank slate makes me think that Alabama has been told by a higher ranked OL recruit they are coming to Tuscaloosa and Saban encouraged James to re-open his options. We only have 7 scholarships left, and this is the ugly part of recruiting right here whenever you are loaded with talent. I wish James success where ever he ends up, but I don’t think this will be the last situation like this we may have this year.

By: super chicken

super chicken — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:16:06 +0000

don’t you just love college football. i love the trash talking. its funny to read. Truth is, no one knows what is going through this guys mind. He may have rushed to commit, and he may have second thoughts. regardless, if he comes to the tide, i’ll cheer for him just like i do everyone else and if he plays elsewhere, i’ll boo the hell outta him. but lets keep the trash talking going. its what makes college football the greatest sport on earth. ROLL TIDE and to hell with everyone else….lol. and for the auburn person who said saban was a 4 million dollar a year fraud, all i have to say is 36-0! thats an ass whipping no matter how you look at it.

By: UofA Roll Tide

UofA Roll Tide — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:06:16 +0000

BAMA doesn’t need players that don’t want to be here and compete for a spot. If he wants to go to a school that will give him one and never push him to reach his potential that’s up to him. Unlike most schools that’s probably lying telling him they will start him saban told him he had to earn it. I hope he picks a school that’s best for him. As for all these haters your going to feel stupid if he signs with the TIDE. RTR

By: Got 12?

Got 12? — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:03:50 +0000

Tell em Otis. Everyone needs to worry about there own teams. Bama will have the top recruiting class nomatter what this kid does.

RTR!!!

By: SickandTired

SickandTired — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:27:34 +0000

Looks like the pot has been sweetened by UGA and Tenn. Money talks…ask Rodney Garner, he’s been at both Tenn and Georgia. That black satchel of his has cash flowed more money than 42% of the small businesses in Georgia.

By: otis

otis — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:26:35 +0000

most of you people need to get a life!

By: No Huddle

No Huddle — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:18:02 +0000

This is a huge decision and one that I am sure no one on this board has had to make. I hope he comes to Alabama but if he does not I wish him good luck. Roll Tide and be afraid the tide is rising and it is reaching epic proportions.

By: Mister NFL

Mister NFL — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:02:39 +0000

Bama’s redshirting a 5-star OT right now. I’m sure he’s worried about playing time.

By: GeneralTso

GeneralTso — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:53:12 +0000

I love reading the “stupid@ss jack” comments of bammers, especially the ones claiming the Curtis Anderson guy was an Auburn plant. Let’s think this out: If it was planned in advance to get uat in trouble, wouldn’t he be claiming to be the biggest bammer fan of all time the second this was uncovered? After all, why would he be taking players on trips personally if he didn’t want to be involved? This is a conspiracy, after all, the bammers say.

Further, why wasn’t this guy giving money to uat so that he could be categorized as a booster? If he was trying to get the tahd in trouble with this scheme, you’d think he would have planned it through the “discovery” phase. It’s funny how all this wraps up so well for the bammers. They get to point fingers and absolve their players of any wrongdoing.

This was all some elaborate scheme, and it was an elaborate scheme — a scheme concocted by bammer boosters. A scheme that takes advantage of an intermediary to funnel “clean” benefits to players and possibly recruits. That way if/when this person is caught, no association can be made back to bammer. So this Curtis Anderson guy … what of his relation to Billy Neighbors, eh? You almost fooled people with the “Julio knew this guy since he was a kid because his aunt cleaned his condo” bit, but now we have news of Jerrell Harris getting a laptop from the same shady character.

The fact that you believe this is all part of some nonsensical Auburn trick to get your team in trouble only proves why Alabama consistently ranks last in education year in and year out. Maybe you need to go back to making racial epithets while watching games and posting it on YouTube … you must be proud.

By: TiderinTX

TiderinTX — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:49:52 +0000

What’s that sound…….UH OH! I hear screaching tires! Could that be the “Tiger Prowl” limo LOL!!!!!!

Hey “bank walker”; if you’re gonna talk trash, next time include YOUR affiliation (or continue to look like a coward). Florida’s run will be at an end with this year’s NFL draft and if you HANDED the crystal ball to UGA, they’d drop it. Thanks for helping UT ruin the SEC opening day win/loss record to a team that got beat by Houston, by the way.

By: Doc B.

Doc B. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:29:52 +0000

Where do you start?!? First thing I’ll say is all fans are bias so that was an idiotic statement to make. I live in Mobile and I know Solomon Patton very well. Before Lance Thompson took the job at UT, he filled Solomons’ head full of lies about Alabama. So I know for a fact that he lies. For the people that think Alabama fans worship CNS, well you’re wrong. We’re just glad to have a good coach. I’m not fool enough to say their aren’t fans like that out there. I’m sure there are a few but I’m not one of them. Where are all the people that said he would be gone in 2-3 years? Speak up, I can’t hear you. Juwan, do what you need to do. You are a great player and the real Alabama fans would be happy to have you back if you so choose to re-commit. If not, good luck.

By: General Feeling

General Feeling — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:29:10 +0000

He would have a greater opportunity to play early at Tennessee as they currently have four of five starters as Seniors. That is no lie. And, I imagine that is the story the Tennessee coaches are telling him.

By: bank walker

bank walker — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:14:36 +0000

Look, there are 4 certainties in life, death, taxes, bama and tennerssee cheating. Bama and UcheaT do not have the talent base of a Georgia or Florida, with the state of tennerssee being down right pitiful. They will always do what it takes to get the great recruits on campus. That is why those two are always feuding about recruits; they’re bidding against one another. Please, don’t try to deny it! You guys wouldn’t stay on probation or sanctioned every decade, if it wasn’t the case.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:14:15 +0000

Got 12,
Do you know anything about Alabama other than Nick Saban being the coach? That seems to be the only thing you talk about. I bet you have a life-sized stuffed Nick Saban doll that you cuddle with every night, dont you? Oh yeah, just to let you know, “your” does not mean “you are”, you’re does. “Your” shows possession of something. Used in a sentence: I know you would like to put your sac in Nick Sabans mouth more than anything in this world.” Someone needs to get you “Grammar for Dummies” for christmas.

By: Chuck Oliver

Chuck Oliver — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:56:53 +0000

Em,

What a nice day outside. I havent been outside in months. It is so cramped under Tommy Tuberville’s desk.

Did I mention Chizik is a failure as a human and that Saban is as sexy as a bucket of gravy poured on a hot chick. The only man that could replace Tommy is Coach Dye.

By: Got 12

Got 12 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:53:01 +0000

SEC Fan

Your such a hater. You cant stop Saban. Your alll scared. All of your recruits belong to Saban.

RTR!!

By: Scott Crittenden

Scott Crittenden — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:42:46 +0000

All you Barners are HAPPY right NOW, and that is good?!? You are the ones who constantly get on sites to bash BAMA?? You need to be worried about the plains and your recruiting I would think.. Most barn fans know more about BAMA football than they do the Barn and YOU KNOW THE REASONS WHY!!!! Because there is NOTHING to talk about in barn football!! Except maybe the Sociology classes maybe????

By: SEC Fan

SEC Fan — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:33:42 +0000

Reddawn,

Court and NCAA documents show that Albert Means (Player that Bama got busted for) was also offered $ by Michigan State. Who was the coach at Michigan State then? I’ll let you figure that one out. Some contend that MSU didnt offer the money until Saban left, but the timeline under that scenario doesnt really add up as Saban was there until November of 1999 and Means (class of 00′) certainly wouldve been recruited by MSU before November. Schools dont show up late in the process and offer cash – that is just asking to get nailed as the kid most likely has favorites already.

Even if everything happenned after he left that would mean Bobby Williams did the dirt. In case you were wondering Bobby Williams cut his teeth under Saban at MSU and is currently on his staff at Alabama.

LSU was accussed of academic fraud by two teachers and settled out of court. Guess who was the coach at the time? Saban was formally deposed in 2003 and would not comment per the advice of his legal team. LSU later acknowledged secondary violations and closed the case after the “settlement”. Legal documents indicate that Sbabn met with the head academic offender at least once a week during the time of the allegded offenses.

Most would admit that Saban is a control freak…..He micromanages everything he possibly can in his programs (see mentor Bill Belichek (sp) and his tenure with the Dolphins) do you really think he didnt know anything about EITHER of these?