re: Do Bama fans really not see the hypocrisy?

I keep seeing all these people from Alabama (and some from other programs) bitching about how college football is set up now, but I have to ask, why?

The old system for college football would not fly at all in any other situation. The only reason we accepted it was because "that was how it always had been".

A 16/17/18 year old kid makes a commitment that will effect his entire future going forward and he should be forced to stick with it regardless of how the situation changes or suffer the penalty?

I don't recall having to pick what major I am going to study or what job I will have out of high school and being forced to stay with it a minimum of 3 years. I don't recall when I wanted to change job or majors that I had to sit out for a year before I could do so.

Should there be some changes to the system? Absolutely. But right now every school in the US plays by the same rules. Some have more advantages than others, but we had that previously as well.

Bama is going through what LSU went through after O nuked our program. We got over it and won the SEC West the next year. We had a Heisman winner the year after. Bama can put on their big boy pants and be just fine.