re: Does one of CFBs biggest frick up get corrected in May?

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After Bruce Feldman of CBS Sports tweeted about Thomas on Wednesday, an interesting conversation took place in the replies between Zach Barnett of Football Scoop and Birmingham sports anchor Patrick Claybon.

Barnett, who says that he worked at the NFF for two years, and in whom there is no overt reason to mistrust, claims Thomas has been kept out because Alabama's athletic department wanted to get other Tide players in ahead of him:


“@BFeldmanCBS Fact: Derrick Thomas isn't in because Alabama wanted other former Tide players in before him.

— Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) March 5, 2014”

When pressed later in the conversation, Barnett calls the Hall of Fame balloting process "nuanced"—a word smart politicians use in place of "corrupt"—and contends that the NFF collaborates with universities to decide who gets inducted:


“@PatrickClaybon I've said more than I probably should, but HOF selection is often a collaborative process between schools and the NFF.

— Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) March 5, 2014”

I have never been big on conspiracy theories, but this one sounds totally plausible.

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