re: Corey Grant lied to in the recruiting process

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Corey Grant lied to in the recruiting process

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Yup, just like a lot of other kids. It happens everywhere. It's a recruiting tool that nearly all coaches use, and it works. Get them committed, get them signed, get them on campus, let them try to position they wanted to play, and then switch them to the position the coaches want or need him to play. Not a big deal, IMO.

As for the thread, yes, Corey Grant was lied to. Yes, Auburn fans called that. Yes, he should have gone to Auburn out of high-school. Do I care? No, just glad to have him where he really wanted to be.

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Par for the course. Saben knew he was not going to use him as RB, told him he would, and therefore kept him away from a rival school - temporarily. "

The players would do themselves a favor to think for themselves sometimes though and try to see through these promises.

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How is Rudy Ford doing at running back?

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Bryan Matthews hates Alabama almost more than he loves Auburn. He is the ultimate homer on recruiting sites second only to Hamm.

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I read his stuff all the time and I don't get this line of thinking. Maybe you have him confused with Jeff Lee... Anyways, of course if he going to post articles that shed positive light on Auburn and negative light on Alabama. It's an Auburn board.

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Why would I want to read his biased opinion on an SEC recruiting board? It is the equivalent of a Bama fan posting the Capstone Report or an article from Tide Fans on here.

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Considering it was a CBS article...wut? This was already established ITT.

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I read his stuff all the time and I don't get this line of thinking. Maybe you have him confused with Jeff Lee... Anyways, of course if he going to post articles that shed positive light on Auburn and negative light on Alabama. It's an Auburn board.

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Currently his CB predictions are 100% for Auburn in 2015 including Daron Payne. He rarely picks against Auburn for a desired target. Compare that to Charles Power's picks. It's a stupid thing to argue about. If you think Bryan Matthews is unbiased that is your choice. From a Bama perspective he is a big homer just like y'all view Bone.

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Considering it was a CBS article...wut? This was already established ITT

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Point being is that the cbs article should have been linked, not the one by BM. If I wanted to read BM opinions I'd go over to AUC.

So no mention that he picked a guy like Ronnie Clark to Bama then? Or Casher? Or Humphrey?

Interdasting...

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Currently his CB predictions are 100% for Auburn in 2015 including Daron Payne. He rarely picks against Auburn for a desired target. Compare that to Charles Power's picks. It's a stupid thing to argue about. If you think Bryan Matthews is unbiased that is your choice. From a Bama perspective he is a big homer just like y'all view Bone.

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How many of those were made a long time ago? I don't see it as a big deal. He can always change them when the prospect is ready to announce.

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Point being is that the cbs article should have been linked, not the one by BM. If I wanted to read BM opinions I'd go over to AUC.

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Then why attack Bryan Matthews?

You're really fricking reaching now.

Let's see, he also picked Nick Chubb, Zo Carter, & Kendall Baker to UGA.

Picked Brandon Harris to LSU.

What's the excuse this time?

Outside of Auburn circles, Matthews is considered a homer.

For the record I don't consider all other site reporters to be homers. I think Niebuhr is usually pretty solid (except when he deals with UGA ). I also think Gentry does a great job of reporting what he hears even if it's not what his subscribers would like. Sonny and Shea are somewhat decent aside from 545.

But if y'all want to look at Matthews as an objective beacon of information, I will not stand in your way. Point being is I'd rather not have to sift through the BS in an article to get the news on the SECrb. It's as simple as linking the CBS article instead of AUC. Just like y'all would appreciate Bama fans not linking to Bama Mag or Capstone Report for an article on Auburn. Common courtesy

Saban also told him while he was being recruit that, (obviously paraphrased) "We're going to switch to a spread offense to keep up with the times and we want you to be the feature back."

I mean, honestly, if you're gonna actually buy that, I really don't know what to say