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Good marketing, but it wasn't done purely out of the goodness of Nick's heart.

Did Georgia offer him the same deal? I've read that Saban and his staff were the only group to stick by him from start to finish.

And that's great for Shaw. All I'm saying is that there is an ulterior motive here. And since it hurt's Alabama's scholarship #s not a whit, it's not like Saban is sacrificing anything. What he is doing is getting in very tight with Tucker H.S.

Great idea as it helps with future recruiting without hurting his current numbers. But not exactly the feelgood story of the year, imo.

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Posted by Riseupfromtherubble

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Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:56 pm to GoldenDawg

This is SEC football dude, decisions aren't made without an ulterior motive. The fact is still that any other school could have given this kid a free ride and it wouldn't have hurt their numbers either. They didn't. In the end Saban honored this kids offer and he is getting a free college education.

If anyone was worried about Saban getting in tight at Tucker then they could have offered shaw the same deal and kept recruiting him.

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Posted by ReauxlTide222

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Posted on 2/6/14 at 12:58 pm to GoldenDawg

We get what you're saying. But at the end of the day the kid gets to go to college when he might not have had a chance to. Either way, that's a feel good story. Plus, I guarantee you he has it in his head that he can come back from the injury, nobody but Alabama is giving him that chance.

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