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We now know Miami Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa as Alabama's former star QB, but he almost ended up at another big program... (The Spun)
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lsusteve139 months
Bama was NIL'ing way before it was a thing.
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LCL0839 months
LSU was as well!
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atltiger648739 months
every major school has been doing this for decades. Including our beloved LSU.
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mbogo39 months
Fans have to have something to rationalize the success of a rival school. The most common is "they cheated."
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Tshiz39 months
Daddy got the check cleared
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3down1039 months
This is kind of old news. It was talked about back in 2019 because Sark was the old coach of USC and he still ended up coaching Tua at Alabama.
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Tua is telling us the school he wanted to go to, but his daddy said the money was too much.
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jeff7012139 months
Who gives a shite?
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This guy larry39 months
Bama paid for the family to move. USC was not going to…..at that time…
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tigerterrace39 months
Daddy got a sweet job at Mercedes and brother got a starting QB slot at a AL HS. Probably got a free house and all the perks.
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The Boat39 months
No surprise. Tua's dad owns him and beats him. Whatever dad says goes.
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3down1039 months
That's not as bad a thing as you think it is honestly. I am thankful I got my arse beat as a kid after seeing the generations who didn't.
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RazzleDazzle39 months
Who cares?
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Godfather139 months
Daddy popped that belt a couple of times and Tua dutifully complied.
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cajunmud39 months
History has been mostly guys from the islands want to stay relatively close to home...the west coast.
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MWP39 months
True. Getting on one plane instead of two.
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TouchdownTony39 months
He was REAL close to going to USC. He's talked about many times.
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beauchristopher39 months
His dad sure is strict. Also made him throw left handed even though he is naturally a righty.
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Dragula39 months
Crazy what a bag of cash can do...
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sportjunkie6939 months
He's a daddy's girl.
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GatorPA8439 months
He almost went to a different school to play football for college but picking to play at alAbama instead of going to USC
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eugene1928LSU39 months
Gumps got him a Charger
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RidiculousHype39 months
Always been an SEC fan.. but when the top 5 stars from out west stopped going to the PAC 12 schools it was bad for CFB. No regional balance.
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panzer39 months
Ya know the free house, cars, jobs, private s hook tuition… gumps gonna gump
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PeleofAnalytics39 months
Yet tell us... LSU or Bama... who has a coach on FBI audio tape talking about paying players.
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mbogo39 months
It was nice of the rival schools not to document these illegalities and alert the NCAA.
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BurrowToChase39 months
Dad took the money for the best corrupt program in history
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The Dude Abides39 months
Tua didn't go to Auburn.
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