The kids who aren't from this city dnt have to deal with the bull**** politics that HS coaches play down here. Half these recruits can't even think for themselves cause they get told so much bull**** on a daily basis from their coach, to their recruiters, to their uncles
They also hear all the constant negativity from purported UM fans and from the local media covering UM. Very negative environment down here that lacks the homer mentality of most successful college programs.
I don't believe it's any different here than other schools...
I disagree. While at times you may have individual players getting ripped by fans and some coaches being questioned, for the most part it's nothing like Miami. Heck, I'm here in Auburn and while Sportscenter likes to show the people that left after halftime this year during AU games, the truth is that stadium was **** near full at the beginning of most games. AU has had NUMEROUS off the field incidents over the last couple of years ranging from battery to armed robbery to players being murdered, and rarely if ever did you see articles as negative as what we've seen from the "hometown" guys concerning UM's sanctions. As franchise said, I won't even talk about Tuscaloosa.
Also, I think part of it has to do with the school and how it gets handled. There's no doubt in my mind that these other schools don't put up with that bs and handle it behind the scenes. Idiot reporter wants to do something stupid in Tuscaloosa? There's no doubt that a high level booster relays a message from Saban to the guy's boss that he's doing more harm than good and that his actions could directly affect the program's results. That's the end of it right there.
