Most likely suspect theory:

[11thEagleFan]

So the Tunsil thing really is fascinating to me. At times it felt like something straight out of Hollywood. So whodunnit? My take is...

The University of Alabama. This just seems like the most obvious to me. Yesterday was supposed to be a big day for Ole Miss, with 3 guys taken in the 1st round. On the same day that a Bama coach resigns for recruiting violations, that just can't stand. Alabama knows Ole Miss is cheating. Hell, Bama invented it. Beating Alabama 2 years in a row may be forgivable, but doing it with recruits they feel like you're not entitled to?Just a couple months ago Bama and Ole Miss were battling it out on NSD for blue chip prospects. It was too much. And did my eyes deceive me, or was Nick Saban there to shake Tunsil's hand before he went onto the stage? Eerie.

And they're happy to let people think that some crazed MSU superfan did this, but I just don't buy that. Coach 34 frankly isn't smart enough to pull off a coup of this magnitude, nor could he sit on this for long. This was calculated to send a message, and it did. Stop flagrantly playing the game, Ole Miss. This is what happens. I actually feel sorry for Tunsil. This coordinated attack cost him 8 figures. Thoughts? Am I being crazy?

 

[Shamoan]

if its a state superfan, where is the stuff on aj brown, cj johnson, brassell, nkimdicheese, treadwell? they all have similar accounts no doubt. we have been seeing it for years and NOW we spring the trap. i just dont buy that. whoever it was, they were sneaky af and a legend, but if it was one of us, they waited far too long. my guess is bama maybe even georgia ties, but who knows.

 

[Dog316]

if its a state superfan, where is the stuff on aj brown, cj johnson, brassell, nkimdicheese, treadwell? they all have similar accounts no doubt. we have been seeing it for years and NOW we spring the trap. i just dont buy that. whoever it was, they were sneaky af and a legend, but if it was one of us, they waited far too long. my guess is bama maybe even georgia ties, but who knows.

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My guess: the stepfather. He would could have had access to LT's cell phone at some point, and he has an ax to grind. But then the Bears have caused a number of people and institutions to have that same ax to grind! Karma.

 

[00Dawg]

I was leaning stepfather, but now I'm trending towards jilted UM-associated guy since there was an attempted sale to Deadspin, marking money as a big factor versus revenge; plus, his best chance at money is the lawsuit. An ex-coach, GA, or handler-type who expected to have a money train or at least a job, and got left at the altar...that's the kind of guy looking to make a few grand, and then blows things up when he can't find a way to cash in.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

if the stepfather was suing him for $$$ why would anyone associated with the stepfather want to reduce the amount that the golden cow is worth?