Lane Kiffin strolls right into the T-Town Ghetto and steals Lance Thompson, one of the top 5 recruiters in the south. Roids Damage Control, engage . The timing is sweet. And right before National Signing Day. Oh Lordy, it is way to early to think that some of those recruits won’t go to Knoxville for Tennessee Escalades either. The statements from the Blue-chippers are canned responses from the Bama Press. The shock has not worn off of the recruits.
Sweet stuff right here:
“And really, it’s the manner in which Thompson made his stunning and quick flight this morning to Tennessee. Offensive coordinator Jim McElwain told QB recruit AJ McCarron of St. Paul’s that “they were having coaching meetings. He just walked in and said he was resigning and said he was taking a job at Tennessee. It shocked everybody.” (Lulz, nobody wants to work for Nick!)
Richardson, who spent much of the day trying to call Thompson, finally tracked him down to get an explanation.
“It’s all in the business,” Richardson said. “There really isn’t anything you can do about it. They offered him a job. It’s the same job he had over there at Alabama, but he had a family situation. Family always comes first. You can look at it that way.” Bammer News Link
It has to be assumed that Saban and the Red Elephants were at least able to match Tennessee’s offer. At that point for Thompson, it became who is a bigger asshole: Kiffin or Saban? Saban won.
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