Oooohhh... He thought he was the best player in the state. What a phukup!! All players should think they suck in comparison to other backs who have similar stats especially when those similar stats were compiled against lesser competition.
I can't for the life of me think of a single reason Ben should consider himself in the same universe as Ingram. He shouldn't have committed the blasphemy of thinking he could compare to a mighty Bama player.
Fuck off, RWS. I generally don't think you're a total idiot but on this topic you've become king puss of mommy partville.
Here's a little nugget for you. Ingram just finished his sophomore year. He better leave now. Because he won't be starting if he sticks around until he's a senior. He isn't that good.
No, I don't think he should have said that he sucks. He should have done what other players and coaches do when a reporter tries to trap them with a question and get them to say some stupid shit. Avoid the question, or at the very least, if you are going to compliment, don't give a backhanded one. Thats what it was. If the roles were reversed, even though I think Ingram is the better back, I wouldn't be happy if he went out proclaiming it in the media. You just don't go out in the media saying that shit. I realize the person asking the question was trying to trap him into it, but still. The guy is a senior, and he should know better than to fall for that.
I don't think Tate is classless or anything like that. I still think he's a pretty good back, and I'm sure he's a good guy. He simply ran his mouth a little. It doesn't make him a horrible person, but it does open him up to take a little shit on down the road.