If Arie's Twitter Feed is to be Trusted, Cyrus Kouandjio to Alabama (Updated: Cyrus Signs LOI, Faxed to Tuscaloosa)
by Todd on Feb 5, 2011 4:41 PM CST
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Ending (?) one of the strangest recruiting sagas at Alabama that I can remember, Five Star OT prospect Cyrus Kouandjio has chosen to play his college ball for the Crimson Tide after committing to Alabama months ago, flipping his decision to Auburn on signing day before immediately backtracking and refusing to send in an LOI, and now letting his older brother Arie, who is already on the roster at Alabama, make the announcement without much warning or fanfare via Twitter. Consider me elated for now, but until the signed LOI is in Tuscaloosa I'm not willing to count this chicken as hatched just yet. Second biggest upside to all this, after the obvious win in grabbing such a highly regarded player and screwing with your in state rival in the process, has to be the possibility that fax cam girl will be back in action to receive his LOI.
Update via Andrew Bone:
Cyrus Kouandjio signs letter of intent with Alabama. Arie posted the news on Twitter. @kristenkenney was informed earlier. It is official.
OTS: No use in trying to maintain even a shred of self-respect, I'm as giddy over this one as a school girl in the middle of Justin Beiber guest appearance on Glee.
The fact that we somehow stole this one away from Auburn -- and how in the hell we managed this one I'll never know -- has to be considered to be a huge coup. And oh yes, there will be a meltdown piece, and it will be epic...
Update II: Several folks are reporting that the LOI has been faxed, including Kristen Kenny and Chase Goodbread, so even though we don't have the concrete confirmation of fax cam girl posting his name, I'm ready to count the chicken as hatched now and join OTS in the squealing.
Update III: Chicken hatched, folks:
UA officially confirms Cyrus Kouandjio signing.
With Clowney more or less out of the picture at this point, I would say this year's signing class is finally complete, and with Kouandjio now in the fold we officially hold the #1 class per Rivals, #2 per ESPN, and #6 per Scout.com.
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Not to nitpick, but he never committed to us a few months back.
Roll Tide though
"Can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover." - Jesse Williams, 6'4" and full of muscles.
by Thomas Walker Esq on Feb 5, 2011 4:45 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Roll Tide
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by Chadaristic on Feb 5, 2011 4:47 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
ROLL TIDE!!
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"Last year we were good but I think this year we can be better," Ingram said.
Roll Tide ROLL!
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by TiderUpNorth on Feb 5, 2011 6:23 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Roll Tide
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Feb 5, 2011 6:30 PM CST up reply actions
Roll Tide!
"The Rose Bowl is the only bowl I’ve ever seen that I didn’t have to clean." (Erma Bombeck)
Apparently blood is thicker than trooper taylor's bullshit.
Roll Tide!
"Those are just facts and facts are just opinions and opinions can be wrong"
-Veronica, Better Off Ted
by Zoltar on Feb 5, 2011 4:47 PM CST reply actions 17 recs
And smells better.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Ding...ding...ding
We have a winner!
Roll Tide!
hot damn shit, please be true (and yes i have been drinkin)
It was a woman who drove me to drink and I never got a chance to thank her.
Man this sets the tackle position up real nice
for years to come. Roll Tide !!!
Hold my beer and watch this.
Completely out of left field, but...
why the hell is that position called a “tackle?” They’re not supposed to actually tackle anybody, unless something has gone horribly wrong for the offense. I guess the name “holder” was already taken?
Thirteen.
Wikipedia says:
“The term ‘tackle’ is a vestige of an earlier era of football, in which the same players played both offense and defense.”
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
Enjoy your one year of being on top, Aubturds, cause the end is nigh for you.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
Kristen has it up on Twitter, so if she was supposed to be the first to know…
Biggest steal ever
I feel pretty certain that if Cyrus signed his LOI with Alabama this is the greatest recruiting coup ever. This is clearly the story of the 2011 class.
by Kenny483 on Feb 5, 2011 4:54 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Now if Scouts Recruiting would
Take that shitty AU logo off his profile and move the barn down a notch or two, my day will be complete.
Roll Tide!
Bama's leading UT at the half by 11
after we win this one my day will be complete too.
Hold my beer and watch this.
A complete day has the four S's.
Good sleep, a good shit, a good supper, and some good sex.
Any good Bama news is just gravy.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
by J Tadpole on Feb 5, 2011 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Sounds like one Hell of a day.
by Tide in the 865 on Feb 5, 2011 5:01 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Well then my day has been great!
I’ve had all four S’s, and one of them twice. Can you guess which was accomplished twice? Hint: it is the best of the four…
by ApothecaryMark on Feb 5, 2011 6:02 PM CST up reply actions
Sleep.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Feb 5, 2011 6:30 PM CST up reply actions
good shits
are hard to come by for this cracker
"The North isn't a place. It's just a direction out of the South."
--Roy Blount, Jr.
I'll make your boom boom go zoom zoom.
by animalcracker on Feb 5, 2011 6:37 PM CST up reply actions
T...M....I
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
I know...
SenseOfvictoryOverTheAuburniteAndTennesseeDespiteTheFactThatTheAuburniteIsDefendingNationalChampion?
Thirteen.
AU logo is gone
Bama's Pluck and Grit have Writ Her Name in Crimson Flame
by TideFanAtlanta on Feb 5, 2011 5:12 PM CST up reply actions
awesome news
but i’m not going to rest easy until i hear the confirm from the UA athletic department.
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I'm All In!!
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success." -Coach Bear Bryant
"Last year we were good but I think this year we can be better," Ingram said.
im already hearing...
That saban told JC K that if Cyrus didn’t sign with bama, Arie was losing his scholarship. Buffalo nickel to the first person who guesses what side that’s coming from.
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant
by TopDaddy on Feb 5, 2011 5:05 PM CST via mobile reply actions
close, but just a tad back this way…
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant
by TopDaddy on Feb 5, 2011 5:17 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
yeah that makes sense
Yank the ride from our 4 star Tackle that we recruited last year who has grown 3 inches since arriving on campus in a fit. Sure that sounds about right….man those people over there are idiots….and….Cam didn’t know.
Roll Tide!
So, assuming this is real,
Cyrus used this time to discuss his options with his family then announced his decision in an understated way? Hmmm. I thought he was just trying to create a circus.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
turns out you end up pretty humble after deprogramming
I knew it was coming, but I wasn't thinking about it. So the intensity of the dump was the problem. - Nick Saban
by TheRedTideConsumes on Feb 5, 2011 5:08 PM CST up reply actions
Hell Freakin Yes!!!
"I do whatever they want me to do," he said. "I’ll punt it if that’s what they want." Julio Jones after rushing for a 56 yd TD vs Miss. St.
Very surprised, but very, very pleased.
The kid let his head rule his heart.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
family > fambly
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by TopDaddy on Feb 5, 2011 5:19 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Good news
Hope it comes out to a good completion. Also… Good news Fairley is gone. You know he would’ve pulled something on Cyrus as revenge.
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
by DocFumbles on Feb 5, 2011 5:21 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Can we fire up the fax cam for this one?
"Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." -- Milton Friedman
by outsidethesidelines on Feb 5, 2011 5:23 PM CST reply actions
are you kidding?
i’m hoping they start airing it 24 hours a day.
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^^ This
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Feb 5, 2011 6:32 PM CST up reply actions
I mean, I guess he did trade his allegiance.
Stupid barners.
I fell in love with Rolando McClain the first time I saw him. Unfortunately, he still doesn't know my name ;)
by SoGladILeftTheACC on Feb 5, 2011 5:25 PM CST up reply actions
Nothing wrong...
…with free marketeer
by Kenny483 on Feb 5, 2011 5:26 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Okay, now how about that Boog meltdown thread
As promised!!! Roll Tide!
by Tider1701 on Feb 5, 2011 5:32 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Great news!
Now if we can beat these Tennessee bastards!
by UNVNSABAN on Feb 5, 2011 5:34 PM CST via mobile reply actions
ROLL TIDE!
This feels so much better than just landing a top recruit. Knowing that he was snatched away from the boogs.. whoohooo!
Good news
And all the running backs say
Doo do doo do doo do do doo..
by cal n on Feb 5, 2011 5:38 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Oh Hells yeah.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
It couldn't have ended better
It’s almost like taking the air out of auu auu auu..them damn barners balloon.. Great pickup and definitely a WIN for the good guys.
by UNVNSABAN on Feb 5, 2011 5:43 PM CST via mobile reply actions
And the Stars
fell on Alabama! Roll Tide, Saban Tsunami Roll!
Have a Crimson Tide Day!
Roll Tide, Saban Tsunami Roll!
+ 1 million
"Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." -- Milton Friedman
by outsidethesidelines on Feb 5, 2011 6:22 PM CST up reply actions
What is Auburn doing down there?
With guys like Calloway and Cyrus going down there and having such an immediate change of heart, one has to wonder just what the charm is. I don’t think it has anything to do with money or illegal benefits, I think it’s more of a psychological thing. What are they selling these kids? I love Alabama but seriously, who in the world (that’s not already from the state) would say “I’m gonna grow up and become a top prospect and move to a little town in Alabama!” That’s ridiculous when you think about it. UA, with its tradition and with Saban is one thing, but Auburn is another. When you have all the options in the world, why would you choose these guys? I don’t get it.
Sports are a culture's way of getting at 5 or 6 great men... and then assuring that their greatness remains petty.
honestly
this looked more like cyrus got put on the spot due to the big television to-do over his announcement. he hadn’t made up his mind but once the red light on the camera came on he had to say something. bottom line, i love that he decided to come to the capstone but what is important is that he goes where he wants to be for the next three years of his life. if he goes where he’s not happy it won’t work out for anyone.
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But you have to admit
he hadn’t made up his mind but once the red light on the camera came on he had to say something.
doesn’t explain why “Auburn” came out with his brother at Alabama.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
scrying the tea leaves over that seems a bit futile to me
if you want to know how bad something like that can end up… watch this.
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the last visit before making his announcement
Not enought time to unpack all he had expereinced
Baptman
My understanding
is they are trying to play the religious-guilt card. Which to me, is an all-time low. Which is right where you’d expect those clowns to stoop.
"...because you've got your mind right, and that's the way we like it." Nick Saban
I was telling the Q
that they told him, “God wants you to play for us”. Hell, if they can claim God wants them to win then way not.
note: The Q is the wife.
"its that puke, inside of a pumpkin orange....and i dont like pumpkins"!
The Auburnite does know...
that he attends a public school, right? Whence cometh all of this religiosity?
Thirteen.
I think alot of it is
the high-fiving, hanging , we’re your family, lets wear our caps backwards, etc…I think is was funny that Calloway’s dad spoke out against this stupidity
Baptman
Nice...
I won’t say we didn’t need him, but, if this is legit…Roll Tide Roll!
"...because you've got your mind right, and that's the way we like it." Nick Saban
Finally
Finally I can get some sleep, instead of checking In every 15 min.
theodis young jr
by runningman322 on Feb 5, 2011 5:54 PM CST via mobile reply actions
This.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87P7ESNuTcs
"Have you ever been so pissed off that you start swinging a cactus?"
the first comment: priceless
HAHAHAHA! Best video ever. It will be used to taunt Barners for a long, long time.
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That was actually my comment. Ha!
"Have you ever been so pissed off that you start swinging a cactus?"
if i were a sad and twisted individual
id dig through the comments for the anti-alabama asshattery and post it.
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That's cold.
Kick his ass, Paul.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
you think that's impressive?
just imagine what it’s gonna be like after two years of coach cochran yellin’ YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!! at him in the gym.
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"It's simply beyond words. It's incalculable." -Michael Scott
"Have you ever been so pissed off that you start swinging a cactus?"
damn he's HUGE
Would LOVE to see him come in and take over at LT
"I do whatever they want me to do," he said. "I’ll punt it if that’s what they want." Julio Jones after rushing for a 56 yd TD vs Miss. St.
No relation? Really?
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'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
More like this
Right?
formerly 'ud2'
by Orlando McCain on Feb 5, 2011 7:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Ha ha ha
Cyrus is an Auburn LOI troll
Hand-crafted rugged paracord gear: http://www.etsy.com/shop/8LegsWebBelts
He was full on Alabama the whole time,
just decided to troll Auburn for a few days. Pretty epic trolling, IMO.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
formerly 'ud2'
by Orlando McCain on Feb 5, 2011 11:10 PM CST up reply actions
Then they need to grow a pair and win it.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
TWSS
all of it.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
That's a brave man right there, folks.
"Have you ever been so pissed off that you start swinging a cactus?"
65-60 Bama wins in OT
BIG win… fah-q UT
by UNVNSABAN on Feb 5, 2011 6:26 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
SAINTS BE PRAISED
Alabama confirms he’s signed!
http://twitter.com/CecilHurt/status/34044466654351361
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STOP THE PRESSES
JOE SCHAD CONFIRMS IT!!!!
#daylatedollarshortasshole
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'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Mesmerizing.
You may be wondering how I love Alabama AND I love the Jets... I'll just tell you that the answer is complicated and will take too long to explain.
Probably not in the 60s.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
65-60 ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I do whatever they want me to do," he said. "I’ll punt it if that’s what they want." Julio Jones after rushing for a 56 yd TD vs Miss. St.
That must be inaccurate.
Says we only signed 24 this year… that can’t be right. Doesn’t El Saban sign 75 every year, then have 50 executed as an example to the others?
Thirteen.
WAY too busy on the b'ball thread to post my joy
"I do whatever they want me to do," he said. "I’ll punt it if that’s what they want." Julio Jones after rushing for a 56 yd TD vs Miss. St.
i will never forget this day. and i made this.
by YellowhammerLA on Feb 5, 2011 6:36 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Laughed. hard.
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is." -Sir Francis Bacon
by Stuck in the Plains on Feb 5, 2011 7:22 PM CST up reply actions
Sabamatic strikes again!
He said he wants to build “a legacy” at Alabama. Well, this “legacy” is going up quicker than the Empire State Building. ROLL TIDE!
Charles Martel, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Raymond IV the Count of Toulouse, Godfrey of Bouillon, Baldwin of Boulogne, Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, St. Joan of Arc and Napoleon Bonaparte -- all of good stock.
by TiderUpNorth on Feb 5, 2011 6:36 PM CST via mobile reply actions
can today get any better!
Talent can only get you so far. Give me a player who may have less talent, but has the heart of a champion and the will to succeed.
by Bamapride on Feb 5, 2011 6:40 PM CST via mobile reply actions
You're doing it wrong
melt…DOWN
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
OK, SBNation thought there was an image there.
melt … DOWN! …. melt …. DOWN! …. melt ….DOWN!
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
There is really no reaction over there. Not that I see anyway.
"The first person I would like to thank is the good Lord, for giving me the ability to play the game of football. Because without the ability to play the game I would have been at Auburn." - Marty Lyons
by crimsonpride19 on Feb 5, 2011 6:55 PM CST up reply actions
You're looking at TET probably.
They only have about 8 regulars. ITAT is the place to go but requires subscription.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
my bad
"The first person I would like to thank is the good Lord, for giving me the ability to play the game of football. Because without the ability to play the game I would have been at Auburn." - Marty Lyons
by crimsonpride19 on Feb 5, 2011 6:59 PM CST up reply actions
THAT'S WHAT YOU FUCKERS GET FOR DEFILING COACH BRYANT'S STATUE!
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by kleph on Feb 5, 2011 6:45 PM CST reply actions 17 recs
+1
And should be green shortly, I’d imagine…
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Lady Karma owes us so after last year I expect about 5 national championships in a row and for the barn to get the death penalty.
Not like SMU’s death penalty. I mean they get the actual death penalty.
It worked the way you typed it too.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
I just thought he missed punctuation between us and so.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
on a side note
Had a tn fan talking about how they are a bball school now and they were looking forward to the game…
Priceless.
Talent can only get you so far. Give me a player who may have less talent, but has the heart of a champion and the will to succeed.
by Bamapride on Feb 5, 2011 6:47 PM CST via mobile reply actions 2 recs
little brother loses little brother?
Applejack drove.
by MobileBayCityRoller on Feb 5, 2011 6:56 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
damn near drove that off a cliff.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Feb 5, 2011 7:34 PM CST up reply actions
Still pumped about Cyrus.
I’d love to see Cyrus at LT, Arie at RT, Fluker at LG, Vlahos & Jones next year on the line, they’d be young, but could be unstoppable. (I really think Fluker is a OG.)
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
A 6'7" guard?
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
brings the lulz
LSU did it with Herman Johnson a few years back. I think he was 6-8. But yeah, that seems awfully tall for a guard.
by Bama philosophe on Feb 6, 2011 12:29 AM CST up reply actions
Original Gangster?
"The first person I would like to thank is the good Lord, for giving me the ability to play the game of football. Because without the ability to play the game I would have been at Auburn." - Marty Lyons
by crimsonpride19 on Feb 5, 2011 7:03 PM CST up reply actions
that's one ginormous guard.
not opposed to it, but you don’t typically see inside guys as big as him. might cure our interior running woes. could you imagine being a defender with that guy pulling full speed towards you? scary.
Applejack drove.
by MobileBayCityRoller on Feb 5, 2011 7:03 PM CST up reply actions
A Kid Named Douglas
Amazing how people forget about him. All-SEC freshmen two years ago. Tackle. UT. Plays for us now.
Will play for us
if he can keep his ass out of trouble.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
I haven't forgotten him
but I think Cyrus can start as a freshman as did Smith and do quite well.
Douglas adds some depth if we lose a starter.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
The article from Kenney
says Cyrus turned to his fans on facebook to help him make his decision. . . says the people wanting him to come to alabama were “overwhelming”. That just seems odd to me for some reason.
"The first person I would like to thank is the good Lord, for giving me the ability to play the game of football. Because without the ability to play the game I would have been at Auburn." - Marty Lyons
Cue the "them cheating bammers"
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Feb 5, 2011 7:35 PM CST up reply actions
Not as a basic marketing maneuver..
…no, it doesn’t.
That's a truly bad precedent.
That’s all we need is squadrons of fake facebookers manning the interwebz every January building fake giant bubbles of asskiss for top recruits. You also know there’ll be a thousand fake accounts designed to make the other side look lame. This is bad ju ju.
by Bubdylan on Feb 5, 2011 7:38 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Not sure if I'm being called a dumbass or a district attorney.
But I’m glad ya laughed.
I always have the same question...
NCAA rules state that “representatives of an institution’s athletic interests,” which include members of boosters associations and season ticket holders, cannot contact prospective student athletes in writing.
Pete, or anyone else who knows, how does this apply to fans posting to recruits’ FaceBook pages and such?
Thirteen.
I can't speak to what the NCAA thinks of it,
but there’s really nothing they can do about it anyway.
formerly 'ud2'
by Orlando McCain on Feb 6, 2011 8:40 AM CST up reply actions
ok. this has to be the most stupid fucking thing ever posted about recruiting
from the comments of the CFT post (my italics):
It is sad to see that a recruits family can not be happy for their kid to make a big decision. Too many stories of this recruiting signing day where parents interfere with these kids decisions. I wish Cyrus was big enough to stand by his own decision. But it didn’t work out that way. It is a shame to lose a talented guy like him, but we have a great tackle in our own right coming to the Plains. I wish Cyrus the best of Luck at Bama. WAR EAGLE!!
HE’S A 17-YEAR-OLD KID AND IT’S HIS FUCKING PARENTS! THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO INFLUENCE HIS DECISION DUMBASS!!!
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by kleph on Feb 5, 2011 8:04 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
Boog logic: it’s only ok if his father is a preacher. Those men are always honest, hard-working individuals.
"Can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover." - Jesse Williams, 6'4" and full of muscles.
by Thomas Walker Esq on Feb 5, 2011 9:07 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
But Calloway's daddy is, right?
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Sad, really.
If only this person’s parents had cared enough to step in when they made a poor decision regarding which school to support.
by TiderInTN on Feb 6, 2011 9:17 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
My question is...
how in the #$@! did it even get to this point? How does playing with your bro all the sudden take a backseat to playing with 4-5 guys you just met at a all-star game?
"It's not the size of the cat in the fight, it's size of the fight in the cat"
"Pep talks... only work when they touch that ember of truth learned the hardest possible way on the field.-Kleph
My question is how can Scout have us #6?
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Scout is the same service that has
5 star players that are #6 at their position. Obviously, there is a lack of logic and critical thinking to their methodology. I don’t worry too much about their opinion.
by ApothecaryMark on Feb 5, 2011 9:18 PM CST up reply actions
Also they only give half points for jucos
Which we have 3 this year. Their logic is since you only get them for 2 years they are only worth half the points. I would argue that two (or one) year of a Mount Cody or a Cam Newton is worth more than 4 years of most recruits.l
he knew what he was doing
and he’s now eagerly awaiting the meltdown thread…
The Process of Champions
So I'm not the only one
that thinks he was just trolling Auburn.
formerly 'ud2'
by Orlando McCain on Feb 5, 2011 11:13 PM CST up reply actions
*dogies...
That’s right, I’m going to be that guy and use this as a “teaching moment.”
“In the American Old West, a motherless or small, runty calf was sometimes referred to as a dogie, (pronounced with a long “o”)4 though in the classic traditional folk song, Dogie’s Lament, also known as Git along little dogie, the “dogies” in question referenced cattle strong enough to be herded from Texas to Wyoming, including weaners, yearling steers and other young, not-necessarily-orphaned animals."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogie#Terminology
Thirteen.
ROLL TIDE...ROLL TIDE...ROLL TIDE
The kick is up it is in the air...its got distance...its good, its good, its good, its good, Van Tiffin has won the ball game...Alabama has beaten Auburn. Van Tiffin has kicked 52 yard field goal and the STATE of Alabama is CRIMSON!!
an interesting tidbit
about alabama’s approach to recruiting in the washington post:
The decision was much simpler for Arie, also a top recruit, who was enticed by Alabama’s 2009 national title. When the parents talked about college football, Alabama, Coach Nick Saban and his assistants often came up because of their familiarity.
As they recruited Arie, "they told Cyrus, ’We’re waiting for you,’ " Jean-Claude said. “Somewhere Cyrus was psychologically prepared for Alabama. As the time was going by, the advice Cyrus had most was from his friends.”
build bridges early, make the effort to foster the relationships and give them space to make up their own mind. why does there have to be a nefarious reason behind it all?
as for the much lauded influence of the facebook comments… “I really don’t care,” Cyrus said Friday. “I might occasionally check it out and see what they’re saying but half of it, most of the time its malarkey.”
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
by kleph on Feb 6, 2011 7:14 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Jesse Williams will not be happy about this...
I’d hold off a year on Cyrus anyway, since Saban doesn’t let freshmen speak to the media.
formerly 'ud2'
by Orlando McCain on Feb 6, 2011 8:43 AM CST up reply actions
If Jesse says "malarkey" in that accent, I'm all his.
#pureheterotalk
#manup
RBR's King of Hip-Hop...
Ok, hate me for it, but I had to do it.
Here’s some comments from TET. I’ll expect the RBR banhammer. Sorry.
Welcome to the bench, Cyrus
Maybe he will play as a Senior, because he will have to stay 4 years if he wants to play.
All part of the "process".
by AuburnJunky
I think he either sits the first 2 years….
Or redshirts and sits for 1.
Either way, he won’t get the exposure he would have gotten @ Auburn.
by AuburnJunky
I have a few thoughts…
First of all, the kid didn’t have the spine to announce it himself. His brother tweeted it to everyone. Wow, that is not really a good way to handle it. Secondly, he commits to Auburn on National TV and then he secretly sends his LOI to Alabama. Hmm…somebody else see something suspicious there?
It’s Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
by Sparkey
yes,the check didnt clear in time
The Duece is loose
by JimmyBamaDuece1
Or…
The car wouldn’t start.
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by KoolBell777
RBR's King of Hip-Hop...
OTS will find even better elsewhere, I bet.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Noob.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
FOR THE FORTHCOMING MELTDOWN...
I’d like to submit Auburn DB Zac Etheridge’s tweet about Cyrus:
“If some1 doesnt want to come to auburn and be a part of the BEST football program in the country then guess what…. WE DONT WANT THEM!!!!”
"So I want everybody to think here for a second, how much does this game mean to you? 'Cause if it means something to you, you can't stand still. You understand? You play fast! You play strong! You go out there and dominate the man you're playing against, and you make his ass quit! That's our trademark! That's our M.O.... as a team! That's what people know us as!"
also for submission...
"So I want everybody to think here for a second, how much does this game mean to you? 'Cause if it means something to you, you can't stand still. You understand? You play fast! You play strong! You go out there and dominate the man you're playing against, and you make his ass quit! That's our trademark! That's our M.O.... as a team! That's what people know us as!"
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