— Gentry Estes: UA did not have a spot for Keenan Allen's brother It should come as no surprise whatsoever that Nick Saban took the high road when discussing Keenan Allen -- and to be absolutely certain, that was clearly the right move on his part -- but as one of the readers pointed out yesterday, the notion that we did not take Allen simply because we did not have a scholarship for his brother is completely and undeniably incorrect. We did have at least one more scholarship in hand (see Coleman and Stone), and we certainly could have given that to Maynard if the issue with Allen were so simple as finding a spot for his brother. In reality, that was not the issue that kept Allen from signing with Alabama, as anyone who is closely following the situation knows. Now, again, I certainly don't blame Saban for publicly saying what he did -- again, clearly the right move on his part -- but the point remains that in terms of objective truth, Saban may as well have followed up the statement on Allen by saying, "Look, I don't know how many times I gotta tell you, but I'm not going to be the Alabama coach, aight?"