re: And here's Scarbo's take on Philon

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But they are 17 year old kids. You can't hold them to the same standards as you would a HC of a major university. Plus it's not like the kids are going around to schools begging to get an offer. A kid changing his mind about a school that asked him to go there is different than a grown man changing his mind about a kid he asked to play for him. Like many said, it's not as big of a deal if they are told well before. It still sucks but it's not as bad as telling them shortly before NSD.

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Why not? There may be grown men leading these football programs that make millions of dollars, but all of that is based on getting the best kids they can to said program. Coach Saban did what was best for the long term benefit of his program. It may not be the popular thing, or even the ethical thing in some eyes, but it was what was good for "business". That being said, I really do hate it for Darius Philon. He seems like a great kid.