It was May, 2012, and Tommy was having a few suds with his buddies at an off campus party, when someone called the cops. Tommy was one of five to scale a fence and flee.
Now, Tommy was never fleet of foot and was the only one that got caught. He fought valiantly, though, kneeing a cop before he was sacked.
Meanwhile, his teammate, Carlo Calabrese, protested too aggressively, and was arrested, also. That prompted his famous line: "My people will get you."
The SBP were stunned. What did that mean? Was Carlo a made-man in a Jersey crime family who would have them wacked? Look at Carlo's mug shot and tell me you wouldn't be afraid if he came to your door when you were late on a juice payment?
Luckily, Carlo called off the dogs and Tommy's original felony charge was dropped to a misdemeanor, and their youthful indiscretions faded like a pass to Michael Floyd.
Tommy's now Alabammy bound. Saban has hired a deprogrammer to remove all vestiges of the Brian Kelly offense from his brain, and inserted an AI chip in his head. Nick's taking no chances.
But Tommy's happy now. He will make millions and be able to beat his old boss and tell him: "Get used to it, Purpleface!"
Link: Roll Tide, Roll Tommy!