This is what former first round pick Aaron Curry says about Rolando McClain

[CCBoy]

Nothing hurts a good cry than be presented with facts defining the contrary...but it makes for good folklore.

 

[speedkilz88]

Oh and if you're gonna try and post an espn article and cite it as fact then maybe you should do a little more research instead of accepting their BS as gospel

Do you think maybe the "benching" was him losing his starting spot for 5 games?

2007 (FRESHMAN): He was a first-team Sporting News Freshman All-American ... also a first team Freshman All-SEC selection by league coaches ... played in all 13 games with eight starts, including starting in each of the first five games of the season ... was fourth on the team with 75 tackles on the season ... also had five tackles-for-loss, a sack, four pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and two interceptions ... had his best game at Auburn in the regular-season finale ... recorded a career-high 15 tackles to lead the team against the Tigers ... also made his first career interception and returned it 23 yards to the Auburn 19-yard line in the second quarter of the Iron Bowl game ... made five stops, including 0.5 for loss, to go with two pass breakups and his second pick against Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl ... intercepted a pass on the first CU play from scrimmage, returning it 17 yards to set up an Alabama field goal and played the remainder of the game with a broken thumb ... had 11 tackles, including six solo stops and one for a loss against Georgia ... had eight tackles, including one TFL, against Florida State ... made eight tackles in the win over Arkansas ... recorded seven stops against No. 3 LSU ... had seven tackles, including one for loss, to go with a pass breakup in his collegiate debut against Western Carolina ... made six stops, including a sack and a pass breakup, at Vanderbilt ... earned coaches Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors at Auburn ... McClain was awarded the 2008 Lee Roy Jordan Headhunter award following 2008 spring practice.

 

[BigD5]

Do you think maybe the "benching" was him losing his starting spot for 5 games?

Here's Latinminds quote: "He was suspended for 5 games by Saban. They officially called it a benching for 5 games. But he wasnt even at the games"

He didn't say he was benched. He said he wasn't even at the games. That is not true.

 

[speedkilz88]

Here's Latinminds quote: "He was suspended for 5 games by Saban. They officially called it a benching for 5 games. But he wasnt even at the games"

He didn't say he was benched. He said he wasn't even at the games. That is not true.

He definitely got some of the details wrong. But the story appears to be true nonetheless.

 

[xwalker]

Here's Latinminds quote: "He was suspended for 5 games by Saban. They officially called it a benching for 5 games. But he wasnt even at the games"

He didn't say he was benched. He said he wasn't even at the games. That is not true.

It appears that you and Latin were both wrong and Speed is the only one that did enough research to verify the details.

You (BigD5) harshly called out Latin for not doing the research and then proceeded to fail to do enough research yourself.

Maybe next time you should consider just presenting what you believe to be true and showing any evidence you have without implying that another poster is an idiot.

 

[CCBoy]

As a freshman, McClain got away with such attitude and disrespect, the Seniors and lettermen didn't have much as to pride, going for them.

When I played, the freshman would have looked like a raccoon. Then, what problem?

Gloves would have been donned, with a Coach making sure no one hit a wall in the ruckus.

All first year lettermen, were invited to a 'function' for the student body, and two linebackers were given a two foot broomstick wrapped with only trainer's tape. Both linebacker's hands were taped to the stick. When the bell for the boxing ring rang, the first person to get the stick away from his opponent, was allowed to beat him until he got out of the ring.

A boxing ring full of blind folded players with a single boxing glove hand and the other taped securely behind their waste. At the bell, last man standing won.

No room for All American High School attitudes...we had Collegiate All Americans on the squad.

 

[BigD5]

He definitely got some of the details wrong. But the story appears to be true nonetheless.

Well believe what you want man but as somebody that is particularly close to that program I am telling you that's not what happened. He didn't start a few games because he was having trouble getting the defense in the right sets but he was too talented to keep off the field even with the few mistakes he made. But Alabama had another LB who knew what was going on but lacked the talent. If he had yelled at Coach Saban like the article claims, I guarantee you he would have had a tremendous uphill battle to get back on the field if he ever did at all

 

[BigD5]

It appears that you and Latin were both wrong and Speed is the only one that did enough research to verify the details.

You (BigD5) harshly called out Latin for not doing the research and then proceeded to fail to do enough research yourself.

Maybe next time you should consider just presenting what you believe to be true and showing any evidence you have without implying that another poster is an idiot.

What did I get wrong? Everything I posted is the truth in that situation. Not an article from an ESPN writer who has maybe been to Tuscaloosa once in his entire life.

And I never implied that anyone was an idiot. I just said that Latinmind had come to the wrong conclusion based on an article that was factually wrong. If he or anybody else took that as him being an idiot then so be it. All I was saying was don't take ESPN's BS for absolute fact.

The E in espn does stand for Entertainment after all. Facts be damned

 

[xwalker]

What did I get wrong? Everything I posted is the truth in that situation. Not an article from an ESPN writer who has maybe been to Tuscaloosa once in his entire life.

And I never implied that anyone was an idiot. I just said that Latinmind had come to the wrong conclusion based on an article that was factually wrong. If he or anybody else took that as him being an idiot then so be it. All I was saying was don't take ESPN's BS for absolute fact.

The E in espn does stand for Entertainment after all. Facts be damned

McClain did get benched as a starter which is something that you didn't report. You didn't present any evidence that his benching was not because of the issue with Saban. You only presented opinions as to why he was benched as a starter.

I think everybody around here knows that a lot of BS comes from ESPN; however, there's no reason to start ripping into another poster because he referenced the article.

 

[CCBoy]

One doesn't invalidate integrity through being right or wrong...only being human.