Situational context to inform curious reaction of Landon Collins' mother during UA game.

Interesting story. I was one who raised my eyebrows at her reaction, but I knew that there may be hidden reasons behind her so called "upstaging" of his moment. It's unfortunate how this has played out, but I think it's a good thing someone at ESPN dug deeper to provide some backstory. Rumor and innuendo deriving from her reaction went so far as to suggest that LSU had offered more money for her son's services. It's unfortunate that the college football landscape today, particularly surrounding the SEC, has led to such a scenario being one of the first hypotheses to explain her reaction in the minds of so many. Thoughts?

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Saban

Say it ain’t so….top NFL draft pick? Way to stereotype. Next year the kid will be sent packing by another over signed class. Ha. Tough situation though with a split family and then Katrina. Best that he follows his heart. I don’t think either program represents the up and up on morality and ethics anyway.

by UT Fanatic on Jan 25, 2012 5:35 PM CST reply actions

same thing stood out to me:

“She says the coach offended her during his stay by promising that her son would be a high NFL draft pick and receive a multimillion-dollar contract. “I think he stereotyped me,” Justin says. In her mind, Saban had told her what he thought she wanted to hear, when her real concerns were about academics and how a program would take care of her son."

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by UTLawGrad on Jan 25, 2012 5:57 PM CST up reply actions

Saban and Miles

two men I would not want my kids to be anywhere near

by RQ on Jan 26, 2012 10:16 AM CST reply actions

Irrespective of what Saban said

she would have found fault. Spare me the jilted mother bullshit.She didn’t give specific reasons she preferred LSU only one reason she didn’t like Alabama / Saban. Her behavior was selfish & irresponsible.
What I got out of the article was that she was less & less involved in Landon’s life, jealous of people who were more involved & a person of questionable morals. From the article it sounded like his father’s home was more stable & offered better support than she could. Those are the people who supported his decision.

by ole tnhorn on Jan 26, 2012 10:40 AM CST reply actions

articulated some of what i felt when i saw the video...

… Im glad the kid is following his heart. He seems like a good kid which is especially great to see after seeing how his mother seems to be

by vanterminatorhorn on Jan 26, 2012 11:39 AM CST up reply actions

Didn't Corey Redding's Mom do the same thing?

I’m not going to assume anything at this point, other than Collin’s mom seems to be ignorant as hell.

by Hippie Killer on Jan 26, 2012 3:35 PM CST reply actions

I don't know about that

Granted, it’d be better to just support her son’s decision, but I can’t even stand Saban’s sliminess, and I’m not the one about to watch my kid go learn from him. Can’t blame her for thinking her son’s going to be molded by an asshat.

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by burntorangehorn on Jan 29, 2012 11:32 AM CST up reply actions

I am surprised reminding everybody that Corey Redding's Mom...

did the same thing slowed this conversation down to a dead stop.

by Hippie Killer on Jan 27, 2012 1:15 PM CST reply actions

I was shocked by her behavior.

Thanks for providing context

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by the thin red line on Jan 29, 2012 2:36 AM CST reply actions