The insult that changed College Football. Seventeen years and seven months ago, Paul Finebaum insulted Rich Rod's wife. Was that the reason that Rich Rod turned down Alabama? Maybe we will never know, but did the insult change the course of modern college football. Why Rich Rod turned down Alabama. Maybe we will never know the real reason Rich Rod turned down Alabama, nor what would have been had he come to Alabama, but I think we are all pleased that he did not come.
