re: Everybody needs to chill about Cam Rob

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Just saying I don't blame the kid if he thinks BAMA is the best decision for him.

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From a football fan perspective your assertion has some merit, but from the view of pedagogical teaching styles, it is a fact that teachers who use fear, humiliation, and intimidation to teach do damage to their students. Those motivations -- or the avoidance of same -- can be effective, but the damage to the human psyche is significant, especially the foundations of authentic self-esteem. Athletes who are attracted to this style are already afflicted with false foundations for their self-concept. It is fundamentally unhealthy. Saban has anger issues and no anger management skills. All students learn lessons quicker if their attention on the subject at hand is not split by irrelevant distractions -- like someone in their face angrily screaming at the top of their lungs. That is a simple fact. The athlete who seeks this out is already in psychological trouble and the last thing they truly need is a Saban. There are lots of people with flashy rings who are psychologically screwed. The student-athlete may be served athletically, the student, not so much.

Coaches like Dale Brown and Les Miles continue to be positive influences in their players' lives long after their playing days are over. Saban's style only offers negativity; when his players are done playing, there's nothing positive there because there never was. Looking at his ring as he browbeats his kids does not count.

Cam Robinson the football player may believe going to Bama is the best decision for himself. Like many decisions made by 17-18 year-olds, Cam Robinson the person will suffer the consequences of that unwise, unhealthy choice.