He then proceeded to describe these kinds of unnecessary dramas that happen as a result of the current system. What a crying, f——— , shame. When are adults going to quit doing this to kids? It makes me sick to my stomach.

If you look at how many defensive linemen Alabama already has lined up. It would make me very uneasy.

Seems like Philon didn’t actually have one, so him leaving shouldn’t have opened any up….

For what it’s worth, ESPN lists Bama as having 26 signees, which I believe is one over the SEC mandated limit.

Now Tomlinson is saying that he was committed to Alabama all along and Tech and Georgia were never in it. Everyone speaks of his good character but this begs the question of why he strung Coach Speed along right up until the week before signing day forcing Tech to keep a scholarship open for him. And why did he have three caps on the table and briefly touch Tech’s on signing day? People with good character do not usually engage in drama for the sake of drama.

I am willing to believe that maybe Tech and Georgia were never in this but why did Tomlinson not just come out early and say he was going to Alabama? He could have even done early enrollment if that is who he wanted all along. My hunch is that if he had committed as early as he said he had other schools would have begged off. I believe CMR and CPJ when they say in so many words that they do it like this. “I see that you are committed to Alabama but we would love to have you come visit so we could tell you about our school. No? O.K. then, congratulations and best wishes to you for your future.”

Tomlinson has implied that the only school that treated him fairly was Alabama even though he has never been specific. His high school coach backs him in saying that he was committed to Alabama all along but then he turns around and says that Tomlinson did not come clean with Tech until the very last week.

When asked about Tech Tomlinson only said that they spoke of how Alabama’s numbers were not adding up -just a caution about how many scholarships they may or may not have available and that Tech was holding one open for him.

The last minute gray shirt offer to the other lineman who had been openly committed to Alabama for almost a year seemed to come around the same time we started hearing that Tech was no longer in the lead for Tomlinson and that Alabama had now entered the picture.

It may sound like sower grapes to say this but Tomlinson’s comments raise questions for me about his character and I am now convinced that it is probably a good thing that he did not come to Tech.