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The Young Bull - Player's Tribune Article by Collin Sexton
Posted on 4/14/17 at 10:45 am
Posted on 4/14/17 at 10:45 am
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A lot of top guys start getting calls from coaches from the time they’re in ninth grade, so relative to that, the recruiting process was something kind of new to me. I’ll admit it was cool to have famous coaches come out to watch me play, but there was another part of me that wasn’t really buying into it. So much of it seemed superficial, with a lot of programs just telling me how great I was. But that kind of stuff has never interested me. Like I said, save your likes and retweets.
Avery Johnson was different.
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“Alabama, man? That’s a football school.”
Yeah, I’ve heard of them. If I was just committing to a brand or a logo, maybe I would have picked differently. But my choice was about more than that. Of all the colleges I visited, Alabama felt the most like home. I think any person who’s decided between different colleges understands that feeling when you walk onto a certain campus and immediately the vibe just feels right.
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Yeah, I know that Alabama isn’t known as a basketball school, and that everyone thinks the SEC is a football conference. That’s changing though. Everyone just saw Kentucky, South Carolina and Florida play in the Elite Eight. The SEC is starting to make some noise on the basketball court.
And now, I think they’re about to get one more dominant team.
I’m excited to come into Tuscaloosa — as part of a great recruiting class — to try to bring energy back to Coleman Coliseum. I want to bring that noise you hear at Bryant-Denny indoors. Just imagine that. I want everyone to be excited about watching Alabama basketball. Yeah, football isn’t going anywhere, but basketball at Bama is on the up, y’all.
Tide fans: How does this sound — an SEC championship and an NCAA tournament bid.
This post was edited on 4/14/17 at 11:10 am
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Posted on 4/14/17 at 10:52 am to RTR America
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I’ll admit it was cool to have famous coaches come out to watch me play, but there was another part of me that wasn’t really buying into it. So much of it seemed superficial, with a lot of programs just telling me how great I was. But that kind of stuff has never interested me. Like I said, save your likes and retweets.
Avery Johnson was different.
I almost guarantee that Johnson graduated from the Saban school of recruiting.
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I’m excited to come into Tuscaloosa
Me too, Collin, me too.
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Tide fans: How does this sound — an SEC championship and an NCAA tournament bid.
Sounds amazing.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 11:10 am to RTR America
Kid may not be a great speaker, but that was a very well written article. Man, I'm pumped to get this kid on campus.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 3:23 pm to RTR America
fricking hell man, having he and Petty on the same team is going to be fun.
This post was edited on 4/14/17 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 4/14/17 at 5:02 pm to BigBird09
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Kid may not be a great speaker, but that was a very well written article.
The first of these player tribune articles got me. But after the next one came out, I knew something had to be up. Notice at the bottom they always list the player as a "contributor." They just talk to the kids, then use the jist of what they say to write a professional article.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 7:21 pm to Teague
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Notice at the bottom they always list the player as a "contributor." They just talk to the kids, then use the jist of what they say to write a professional article.
'Contributor' doesn't mean that they didn't write it. It means that they are a contributor to The Player's Tribune.
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The main approach will be that "The athletes will focus on issues and topics and will produce their own content. The Players' Tribune editors will edit their drafts but the athletes will have the final say regarding what we publish," Hoenig added.[6]
It looks like they write it, assuming that the editors don't completely rewrite the articles. I suppose that's possible, but that's not what they claim.
Posted on 4/14/17 at 7:34 pm to Funky Tide 8
I've read the articles. Those kids aren't doing much, if any, of the writing.
Posted on 4/16/17 at 9:46 pm to RTR America
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relative to
Clearly, he will fit in well at Bama.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 1:12 am to RTR America
I can't remember being more excited about a basketball recruit. Sexton is a savage on the court! Love his demeanor and he's got that swag thing these childrens are talking about nowadays.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:49 am to RTR America
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