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Is Rivals owned by Gumps.
Posted on 2/9/09 at 8:02 am
Posted on 2/9/09 at 8:02 am
I know that yahoo either bought them out or has an agreement with them but lastnight a friend of mine said Gumps started rivals and Alabama will always get high marks for recruiting..Anyone know.He also said Rivals got caught doing something illegal recently...Hum...
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Posted on 2/9/09 at 8:07 am to Durrell
Something like that.
Posted on 2/9/09 at 8:07 am to Durrell
All I know is they're home offic is in Alabama.
Posted on 2/9/09 at 8:08 am to Durrell
Ahhh...still going for that Recruiting National Championship. Let'em have it.
We'll win the Championship that counts.
We'll win the Championship that counts.
Posted on 2/9/09 at 8:49 am to MStreetTiger
Home office is located in Brentwood, Tenn...there is an Alabama Grad that is pretty high on the ladder...
Posted on 2/9/09 at 9:27 am to Durrell
A gump alum started it. I'm not saying that it is or is not equitable in rankings, but a gump alum did start the website.
Posted on 2/9/09 at 9:30 am to lsujj2008
The guy who started Rivals grew up in Alabama as a gump, but he attended Belmont College in Tennessee on a basketball scholarship. The guy is still a die hard Bammer fan however.
Posted on 2/9/09 at 9:40 am to calhountiger
I thought Al GOre invented Rivals...
Posted on 2/9/09 at 9:59 am to Roovelroe
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I thought Al GOre invented Rivals...
lame...and Al Gore never said he invented the internet...that was bs spun in the media to hurt his campaign. He helped pass legislation that lead to funding for research that eventualy lead to the internet
Posted on 2/9/09 at 11:04 am to stowns
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Home office is located in Brentwood, Tenn...there is an Alabama Grad that is pretty high on the ladder...
I stand corrected.
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lame...and Al Gore never said he invented the internet...that was bs spun in the media to hurt his campaign. He helped pass legislation that lead to funding for research that eventualy lead to the internet
you're no fun at all.
Posted on 2/9/09 at 11:17 am to TheEye
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lame...and Al Gore never said he invented the internet...that was bs spun in the media to hurt his campaign. He helped pass legislation that lead to funding for research that eventualy lead to the internet
Wow
Who pissed in your corn flakes?
Posted on 2/9/09 at 11:21 am to Roovelroe
We must have a stake in Scout and ESPN too. 
Posted on 2/9/09 at 11:25 am to Roovelroe
Watch it Stowns - they gonna get a rope and look for a low hanging oak tree branch - don't ever come on the rant and correct an internet spoof!!!
Posted on 2/9/09 at 11:30 am to skinny domino
if you base it strictly off of Rivals rankings, Bama did have the best class.
if you base it off ESPN, we did.
but who cares
if you base it off ESPN, we did.
but who cares
Posted on 2/9/09 at 11:55 am to iwyLSUiwy
Bobby Burton's National Recruiting Advisor mag was bought out by Rivals, inc in 1999.
They started up the internet website in 2001. They put Burton in charge of finding the scouts and evalualting the players.
Bobby Burton is a huge Texas homer. If anything, Rivals should have a Longhorn bias, which has been evident at times in the past.
They started up the internet website in 2001. They put Burton in charge of finding the scouts and evalualting the players.
Bobby Burton is a huge Texas homer. If anything, Rivals should have a Longhorn bias, which has been evident at times in the past.
Posted on 2/9/09 at 2:27 pm to LSUFreek
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If anything, Rivals should have a Longhorn bias, which has been evident at times in the past
Dude. Cudos on the avatar. I'd eat that like ice cream all day long.
Posted on 2/9/09 at 3:12 pm to LSUFreek
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Bobby Burton's National Recruiting Advisor mag was bought out by Rivals, inc in 1999.
They started up the internet website in 2001. They put Burton in charge of finding the scouts and evalualting the players.
Bobby Burton is a huge Texas homer. If anything, Rivals should have a Longhorn bias, which has been evident at times in the past.
The CEO of Rivals.com is Shannon Terry. Rivals main henchman, Bobby Burton works directly for Shannon Terry who also coincidentally created the first "Rivals.com Franchise" - Bamaonline. He is a huge Bama Booster who grew up in Woodville, AL. The Rivals CEO - Shannon Terry is occasionally in radio personality Paul Finebaum's studio, as is Alabama's Head Coach.
Rivals.com Management
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From Bamaonline's Home Page:
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Shannon Terry, aka Lucky – BOL Staff
Founder
Terry established BOL in June 1996 as the first team site on the Rivals.com network. Terry's serves as Chief Executive Officer of Rivals.com and is a regular poster to the BOL Round Table. Terry is a native of Woodville, Alabama and now resides in Brentwood, Tennessee.
LINK
This post was edited on 2/9/09 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 2/9/09 at 7:45 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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if you base it strictly off of Rivals rankings, Bama did have the best class.quote:
if you base it off ESPN, we did.
Actually, ESPN only has LSU ahead of Bama because they have yet to switch JJ to UT. They still have him counted towards LSU. Once ESPN straightens that out (if they do)...then Bama will have the consensus #1 class in the SEC in all three major sites. But like you said, when two great classes are this close in quality and size, you're really splitting hairs. The talent and depth has been leveled, now it will come down to coaching most years. I like who we have in our corner.....
This post was edited on 2/9/09 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 2/9/09 at 8:03 pm to tider04
do you mean you like who we have in our cell.
Posted on 2/9/09 at 8:18 pm to tider04
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I like who we have in our corner.....
There's more than one "who" in our corner that I like
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