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Thanks to Travis Reier

  • Don't know if this has been noted - I have been out running errands and have not been on the board. Anyway, we all should thank Travis for calling the OD on WJOX this morning and setting those two mental midgets - Del Taco and the laughing hyena Tony Kurre- straight. They were spewing the AJC garbage about the evil Nick Saban and how terrible he is being to Justin Taylor. Travis very calmly explained that grayshirting is a common practice - not illegal in any way. It has been done at Bama since the Shula era with no problems. He explained how Justin could even enroll in school on a part-time basis in the fall and then go on scholarship in January of next year. The two twits were of course trying to insinuate that Saban was doing illegal and underhanded things. Thanks Travis - you stopped them for awhile anyway!

    This post was edited by phyllis618 on 1/16/2012 at 11:32 AM

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  • phyllis618 said...

    Don't know if this has been noted - I have been out running errands and have not been on the board. Anyway, we all should thank Travis for calling the OD on WJOX this morning and setting those two mental midgets - Del Taco and the laughing hyena Tony Kurre- straight. They were spewing the AJC garbage about the evil Nick Saban and how terrible he is being to Justin Taylor. Travis very calmly explained that grayshirting is a common practice - not illegal in any way. It has been done at Bama since the Shula era with no problems. He explained how Justin could even enroll in school on a part-time basis in the fall and then go on scholarship in January of next year. The two twits were of course trying to insinuate that Saban was doing illegal and underhanded things. Thanks Travis - you stopped them for awhile anyway!

    For the record, the show's producer called me unsolicited. Wasn't listening to the show and had no idea what they were talking about specifically until they put me on the air. I try not to comment on articles myself or other BOL staff don't author. Not sure why they called me but did the best I could to explain the basics of grayshirting.

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    This post was edited by Travis Reier on 1/16/2012 at 12:35 PM

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  • JOX at it again. These guys are incredibly lazy. They just get the newspapers (on the internet, no less) and read the
    headlines and stories for their discussion fodder of the day. They do no research or investigating to see if the stories
    are factual and just throw them out there. This AJC article was likely agenda-driven to throw cold water on Saban and
    Alabama, both of which are red-hot right now with #14 aboard. They were trying to dampen our recruiting in Georgia and
    cast dispersions on CNS and Alabama. TR came through with a calm, reasoned opinion and punched holes in the largely-
    fabricated article and set the record straight. Advantage Travis and BOL. Again. RTR!

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    JOX at it again. These guys are incredibly lazy. They just get the newspapers (on the internet, no less) and read the
    headlines and stories for their discussion fodder of the day. They do no research or investigating to see if the stories
    are factual and just throw them out there. This AJC article was likely agenda-driven to throw cold water on Saban and
    Alabama, both of which are red-hot right now with #14 aboard. They were trying to dampen our recruiting in Georgia and
    cast dispersions on CNS and Alabama. TR came through with a calm, reasoned opinion and punched holes in the largely-
    fabricated article and set the record straight. Advantage Travis and BOL. Again. RTR!

    Worked in sports radio for a few years. This sums it all up, state wide.

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  • Travis, and the whole BOL gang is only going to speak the truth unless it would be a honest mistake. That is what I love about being a BOL member. You know your getting correct and true info not just what sounds good. I am thankful and proud to be a member of BOL.

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