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I don't think there's been in a recruit in the last 5 years that we've been less likely to get.
 
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wspcane said:
Go to USC, UCLA, Washington, Stanford, Miami, Texas or just about anywhere else. It is not like Alabama had some run of QBs drafted in the 1st round. Miss me with that.
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So did they pay all of the other highly regarded QB recruits that have signed there under Saban?

All of those schools have a pretty high cost of living compared to Alabama. We have no idea what his families financial situation was, but those islands cost a fortune to live on and for all we know their family was on a sinking ship financially.

He wasn't going to Hawaii and like other Pacific cultures, families stick together. So naturally wherever he went they were sure to follow. Bama, say what you want, but there is no bigger offer in the country.

It's all about the Benjamin's for you all though. If you knew anything about their culture, you would know how unlikely it is that they're in the take.
 
SayWhat said:
So did they pay all of the other highly regarded QB recruits that have signed there under Saban?

All of those schools have a pretty high cost of living compared to Alabama. We have no idea what his families financial situation was, but those islands cost a fortune to live on and for all we know their family was on a sinking ship financially.

He wasn't going to Hawaii and like other Pacific cultures, families stick together. So naturally wherever he went they were sure to follow. Bama, say what you want, but there is no bigger offer in the country.

It's all about the Benjamin's for you all though. If you knew anything about their culture, you would know how unlikely it is that they're in the take.
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Politely, if you are that hard for cash, how are you moving an entire family from Hawaii to the mainland? What are you doing for a job once you get there? I am assuming you aren’t moving to flip burgers and stay poor.

If you don’t think that Alabama is likely paying Elite 11 quarterbacks, then I do not know what to tell you. Again, at any position other that QB, Bama has an incredibly strong track record of putting guys in the first two rounds. While Bama may be the biggest offer (in multiple ways), if the goal was getting to the NFL, that was simply not Bama for QBs.
 
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They moved from a Low Income area of Hawaii to Alabaster one of the higher income areas of Alabama.

Miss me with the they didn't get paid BS
 
wspcane said:
Politely, if you are that hard for cash, how are you moving an entire family from Hawaii to the mainland? What are you doing for a job once you get there? I am assuming you aren’t moving to flip burgers and stay poor.

If you don’t think that Alabama is likely paying Elite 11 quarterbacks, then I do not know what to tell you. Again, at any position other that QB, Bama has an incredibly strong track record of putting guys in the first two rounds. While Bama may be the biggest offer (in multiple ways), if the goal was getting to the NFL, that was simply not Bama for QBs.
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Property values go up, taxes, overall cost of living exceeds income increases, etc. Who knows when they bought their house or if it was left by their parents, but if they have a property tax, that goes up in time as well.

We don't know, but there are all kinds of plausible reasons why they could be upside down, barely staying afloat, or even financially set but making a sound investment by cashing out and following their son. One thing I am certain of, their cost of living dropped dramatically with the move.

What their job is, again we have no clue. They might not have a job as they could've come out so far ahead that they're good for right now. Home values in Hawaii are astronomical compared to Alabama.

As for why elite QB's would pick Alabama, they're sold the dream. They are told that they can be the man and the offense will look like this and that with them at the helm. You'll be protected by a stout OL, have a backfield full of stud tailbacks, and a complement of blazers at the wide receiver position. I would also bank on job availability being much higher in Alabama rather than Hawaii.........unless you want to sell trinkets to tourists.

Stud recruits are winners who think they'll go wherever, change the game, and conquer college football on the way to the NFL with a final landing spot in Canton. You sell them the dream and they'll keep coming as they have.

As for the next response, the median home value in Alabaster, AL is $171,000. That wont buy you jack in Hawaii. Even lower income homes go for more than that.

The median home value in Hawaii is $615k compared to $126k for the state of Alabama. For comparison sake, FL is $224k. You're talking different a stratosphere as land is a precious commodity on the islands so the value of even cheap homes there is high.

Don't miss me with that.
 
We got a better chance of recruiting Saban himself to play QB than we do little Tua..
 
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