Saban says some reporters for recruiting fan sites have been unfair in what they are telling prospects about Alabama's situation. He said that the writers have been passing on to 2010 prospects incorrect and potentially damaging information about what the sanctions mean for UA.
"That should be addressed by somebody and should be brought to bear," Saban said. "If people are just covering recruiting with honesty and integrity, (there's no problem). But all those guys that work out there for (recruiting sites) are for the school. Everybody roots for a team. And they get information for a team."
Saban asks for integrity from recruiting sites - al.com
Good points in this article about the shadiness of various recruiting services. The guys that work for them are obviously interested in their team's success, and considering they have unlimited access to these kids while coaches can only have (limited) contact with them for certain periods of time, it's not hard to believe that a) recruiting service writers could use their positions to influence a recruits thinking and b) some unscrupulous coaches would take advantage of this loophole to make sure prized targets continue to hear their "sell" while also feeding them the negative line about rival programs. Hopefully something will come of this.
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Name names
I wish Ian had named names in that report, so we could know exactly who’s doing wrong, although I have some guesses.
I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk.
by That Other Dave on Jun 20, 2009 9:19 AM CDT reply actions
I think...
… it’s plain as day who is doing it. Just look at all of the biased homers on the Scout.com network alone… Mark Murphy, Jason Higdon, Yancy Porter, Sonny Shipp, on down the line. All of those guys are just homers looking to spin a yarn to help the home team and sell the sunshine pumping to a bunch of homer rubes.
by outsidethesidelines on Jun 20, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
That homer that works for the Auburn recruiting service
and was on the OD yesterday morning…
Apparantly, according to this guy, Auburn is getting half of the top ten players in the state and look good to have a number 1 recruiting class in the history of recruiting.
"When people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears their people, there is liberty" - Thomas Jefferson
It is a down year as far as in state talent goes...
….so it is entirely possible Auburn will take half the top ten. You know, the half we don’t want.
FTW
I just won a t-shirt tearing contest against the Tennessee coaching staff
by Stuck in the Plains on Jun 20, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Exactly...
… it doesn’t really matter how many of the top ten you get, because we are likely to make a run on the top five. Furthermore, we’ll get every in-state prospect we want with the exception of Ladarius Owens. You can spin the top ten however want to show “success,” but that’s the underlying reality of it.
by outsidethesidelines on Jun 20, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
The UGA guy is just as bad if not worse...
…you should see his John Fulton report, I mean blog. Having lived in Georgia, the Dawgs make the Weagles look tame by comparison, in terms of blind homerism.
Offense sells tickets. Defense wins games. - Paul W. "Bear" Bryant
by TheRedTideConsumes on Jun 20, 2009 10:03 AM CDT reply actions
Last year at SEC Media Days the AU people were asking negative questions about Alabama's arrests
This year the Rivals site edits video to hide recruiting violations.
This is a serious issue when essentially boosters are functioning under the cloak of the First Amendment.
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