I'm sure all of you have heard the various accusations leveled by Auburn's own Jeffrey Lee about Alabama's recruiting of Brent Calloway (I'm pretty sure the story doesn't require a subscription). Lee's is accusing an Alabama booster of driving Calloway to visits at Bama. The booster is also accused of offering Calloway's step-father money to pay his mortgage and offering Calloway a monthly check while he is at Alabama. We will see how this all plays out and whether or not the accusations are true.
Of course, I hope the accusations are true, but I have a problem with what is going in the state of Alabama right now. I have had several conversations with various Auburn fans about how we are living through the golden age of the rivalry. It couldn't get more intense than it is right now. This was already the best rivalry in sports in my opinion, but now it is at a whole new level. The passion side of it is great. However, this rivalry has taken a turn over the course of the last year and a half that could lead to both schools going down and taking many of the other SEC teams with them. Any other schools associated with the recruitment of Calloway are going to be looked at (including Auburn). At this point, I think it is just a matter of time before some other accusation surfaces about Auburn and Alabama's recruiting, and my bet is it will come from the rival school. This is a dangerous road to start going down and both schools could be in trouble before it is all said and done.
Thoughts?
I wish this Jeffrey Lee Ass hat would have just kept his damn mouth shut. The last thing I want any Auburn fan to be is a snitch. I just hope that neither one of us get suspended at this point. Its really not even fun to me when alabama is suspended.
ReplyDeleteI disagree about it being fun when Bama is suspended. I had a great time with college football while bama was still suffering from probation (see 2004). Also, I am of the opinion that what is bad for Bama is good for Auburn. Bama on probation is all good for Auburn.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember exactly where, but I'm pretty sure that in some older post that I more or less predicted that this would happen. Excuse me while I try to find that and gather my thoughts.
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