📡 Alabama football players, coaches to march on Monday in protest of racial inequality - TideSports.com

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

Fake News. Fake Narrative.

Would you mind expanding on your comment?

I believe the BLM and people supporting black lives matter are two different things and believe you can support one and not the other. I fully support black lives, but I have a FAR different opinion of the organization and their beliefs on some things

This is exactly my sentiment as well because my research has shown me the BLM organization (entity that owns the trademark, manages donations, & maintains the leadership structure) is a Marxist movement that has no issues whatsoever with the infrastructure of the US dissolving. There is no way I will ever support that organization. EVER. However, I have no problem whatsoever sending a message that black lives are just as important as any other race.

Just a side to note to this very point. Najee Harris has always been very conscientious of societal issues & I thought the shirt he was wearing for yesterdays march was a direct way of saying that he too does not support the BLM organization but we should "Defend Black Lives" just like his shirt said. And I will happily put my time & financial support behind this once I can be sure of those who run that organization, if it even has gotten that far.

 

[LeGarrette]

Fake News. Fake Narrative.

Negative. A little bit of research would open your eyes

 

[RollllTide!]

I used to get out of the car when pulled over. Not now. Was told by a deputy sheriff to put your hands on 10 & 2. Didn't know that was a black thing.

 

[ElephantStomp]

I used to get out of the car when pulled over. Not now. Was told by a deputy sheriff to put your hands on 10 & 2. Didn't know that was a black thing.

I’ve always kept my hands on the steering wheel even now and I’m one of them.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Would you mind expanding on your comment?



This is exactly my sentiment as well because my research has shown me the BLM organization (entity that owns the trademark, manages donations, & maintains the leadership structure) is a Marxist movement that has no issues whatsoever with the infrastructure of the US dissolving. There is no way I will ever support that organization. EVER. However, I have no problem whatsoever sending a message that black lives are just as important as any other race.

Just a side to note to this very point. Najee Harris has always been very conscientious of societal issues & I thought the shirt he was wearing for yesterdays march was a direct way of saying that he too does not support the BLM organization but he we should "Defend Black Lives" just like his shirt said. And I will happily put my time & financial support behind this once I can be sure of those who run that organization, if it even has gotten that far.

Where organizations and people lose me is when they start yelling “defund”. I’m willing to talk/debate/discuss etc with anybody about any issue in law enforcement, any use of force, etc, but when they say they’re pro defund I don’t even start a convo because no matter what I say they’re going to argue.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Where organizations and people lose me is when they start yelling “defund”. I’m willing to talk/debate/discuss etc with anybody about any issue in law enforcement, any use of force, etc, but when they say they’re pro defund I don’t even start a convo because no matter what I say they’re going to argue.

And they dont have a clue ith what that means,....
Reduced funding means cut in training....
Reduced funding means least new technologies
Reduced funding means smaller police force doing same job....
On and on

Reduced funding is actually 180 degrees from what the street legals should be asking for

 

[ElephantStomp]

And they dont have a clue ith what that means,....
Reduced funding means cut in training....
Reduced funding means least new technologies
Reduced funding means smaller police force doing same job....
On and on

Reduced funding is actually 180 degrees from what the street legals should be asking for

Right and you don’t get better trained cops or less bad ones by reducing money. I agree that this profession needs to change somethings, but reducing funding is just stupid.

My agency has so much funding that we have to pay for trainings out of pocket, I put myself through swat and K9 handler school because lack of funding and we’re the biggest agency in the state outside of the highway patrol

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Right and you don’t get better trained cops or less bad ones by reducing money. I agree that this profession needs to change somethings, but reducing funding is just stupid.

My agency has so much funding that we have to pay for trainings out of pocket, I put myself through swat and K9 handler school because lack of funding and we’re the biggest agency in the state outside of the highway patrol

Damn.... thats not right...
And teachers do much the same,...( ms50+ was a teach)...

Just not right....!
So when i hear "reduce funding" i think. ....the illegals are wanting this bad

 

[XXL TideFan]

Senior Chris Owens, who has been very vocal over social media, is at the podium now. He said there are many social norms that Black people have had to adapt to like leaving your hands on the steering wheel when getting pulled over. “Equality, that’s all we want.”

— The Crimson White Sports (@CWsports) August 31, 2020

Horse shit. Make excuses for bad judgement calls under the guise of “my culture“. As to BLM the org, you can’t support parts of them without being tainted, period. That would be like eating parts of a shit sandwich.

 

[PurlJam]

Live by one simple rule... always has worked for me. Don't do stupid shit where the police has to be brought in on your situation, be it speeding or domestic violence, armed robbery...etc., etc, etc, ..... Pretty sure every situation that all these folks are protesting started with a phone call from someone to the police. They are not coming in there to give you a hug and it's possible you may get one that's not good at handling these type situations. Bottom line and this is JMO.... take responsibility for your actions, it ain't nobody's fault that you have put yourself in these situations but you. The kid in Kenosha, dumbass move going there with an assault rifle, now he's killed 2 people, the people he shot, dumbass moves going after someone who has an assault rifle, but with no police presence, this is what you get without any law and order. But today's culture it's always someone else's fault.

 

[BamaFan334]

Fake News. Fake Narrative.

Directly from their website. The whole village mentality is straight bullshit as well. Plenty of studies done to show minorities not getting the dual parenting and care they need. Where is the village support when we see so many left behind?


https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-w...bHkv_T53aCcuXeO0a2IiZYA1CH5xFljQjV-Pj4BO_2JLB

"We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and “villages” that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable."

 

[mando]

With all of this I keep hoping cooler heads will prevail. Improve some areas of police sure we all can retrospect and improve. Make sure any bad apples are dealt with which I believe is in the minority. Same with the rioters. I am hopeful the peaceful protesters trying to do it right will eventually over come the radicals. I believe the rioters are also in the minority and in select cities but that is what makes the news. I also think these communities need to do a real honest look at many other factors that have a profound impact on their race and communities. In my view some of these are just as if not more damaging than some of the things being protested. Will that happen? I have my doubts.

What the team is doing under the leadership of Saban is a more thoughtful healthy approach (hope it stays that way). He is walking a fine line but no one should be more equipped to do this than he is. He has a culture and foundational principles that are designed to handle things in a way that unites the team based on observing him since he has been at Bama. No reason to believe that will not occur here as well. Glad we have him to help work through these major obstacles that could rip a team apart. Just look across the state as an example.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

What the team is doing under the leadership of Saban is a more thoughtful healthy approach (hope it stays that way). He is walking a fine line but no one should be more equipped to do this than he is. He has a culture and foundational principles that are designed to handle things in a way that unites the team based on observing him since he has been at Bama. No reason to believe that will not occur here as well. Glad we have him to help work through these major obstacles that could rip a team apart. Just look across the state as an example.

He just treats all the players the same despite wins, loses, pandemic, social crisis, races, etc. Everyone has their roles & responsibilities to play. Do you job because there is no reason you can't do what you can control. ALL are capable despite their socioeconomic backgrounds & when you raise that level of expectation it is amazing to me how people of all backgrounds will not just meet expectations but surpass them. That is the kind of enabling that I am a part of when raising my boys, when I mentor kids, & advise my clients in financial matters as a fiduciary. We are ALL extremely capable.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

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Can you have it both ways? You don't see the MSM working the ChiCongo account not the NFL or NBA players.

 

[mando]

ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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Can you have it both ways? You don't see the MSM working the ChiCongo account not the NFL or NBA players.

In some of these cities this has become the norm and thus background noise. Sad to say it but I think that is part of it. I do think this is one of those other factors I mentioned that people are going to have to be honest about and admit it is happening and is extremely damaging to the communities.

 

[UAgrad93]

ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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Can you have it both ways? You don't see the MSM working the ChiCongo account not the NFL or NBA players.

It doesn't fit the narrative though. As of last night, according to the Chicago Tribune, there have been 497 murders.

 

[NickelDoubleDog]

Pretty disappointing that Coach Saban's daughter was the target of all kinds of hate on social media for supporting her father's incredible leadership as a head coach and leader of young men from all different kinds of backgrounds.

I think the fanbase just culled itself to a degree. Huge net-positive.

 

[BamaFan334]

I think Saban is a very down to Earth coach that truly cares about his players, #1. #2, I think he is in a position where he can really offer these players a better life and opportunity to support their families forever and for generations. That's not something many of us can offer, other than support them to be the best you can be. These guys respect him for that, and therefor that's how I feel he has such a way to keep his guys calm with all of this, and this march shows that. All of these loud mouthed professional athletes, how many people have they supported and continued to work with to see their full potential? That's the difference, coach sees it through and even after they're gone he takes care of them and checks on them. He doesn't simply "donate" to a cause and then never sees it through and where the money really goes. He is there from the time they are 15-16 years old and is with them throughout the rest of their lives. That's a real difference maker. You would think athletes would understand since most come from poverty and broken homes, but they only care about the money in the end, not the cause. Anyone can wear a t-shirt or tweet, but it takes a real man to work each day to make the difference that so many are begging for. Coach Saban hasn't kissed the ring of his players in efforts of keeping his team together, and that's why I'm glad he's my coach, because he does care and he wants everyone to be happy and feel appreciated. He demands their attention and for them to do it the right way though, and that's where he works his magic.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Coach Bryant.....true then and even more true today

“The old lessons (work, self-discipline, sacrifice, teamwork, fighting to achieve) aren’t being taught by many people other than football coaches these days. The football coach has a captive audience and can teach these lessons because the communication lines between himself and his players are more wide open than between kids and parents. We better teach these lessons or else the country’s future population will be made up of a majority of crooks, drug addicts, or people on relief.”

 

[Bama News]

Watch: Alabama football players, coaches march against racial injustice

Alabama football players and coaches marched Monday against racial injustice.

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Led by head coach Nick Saban and running back Najee Harris, the Alabama football team took a stand against racial injustice Monday, participating in an organized march across campus.

“Today I’m like a proud parent,” Saban said. “I’m proud of our team, I’m proud of our messengers over here and I’m very proud of the message.”

Monday’s march began at the Mal Moore Facility and concluded in front of the schoolhouse door at Foster Auditorium, the site where former Alabama Gov. George Wallace stood in front of the schoolhouse door to block integration at the university in 1963.

“We walked to this schoolhouse door intentionally because while much has changed in the last 57 years, too many things have not,” Harris said. “So in this moment, we as student-athletes need to play our part in bringing out positive change… We need change in our system of law enforcement. We need change in our community. We need change in our hearts.”

Alabama’s decision to march was spurred on by the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, who was left paralyzed from the waist down after he sustained four bullet wounds in the back from seven shots by a White officer. In June, Alabama released a video entitled “All lives can’t matter until Black lives matter,” which was written by offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood and served as a response to the deaths of both Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.

This summer, Saban has brought in a series of influential speakers including Condoleeza Rice, Tony Dungy, Stephen A. Smith, Joey Galloway and Charles Barkley to talk to the team about racial injustice. Monday, the head coach commended his players in how they have risen together.

“I’m very proud of the ’All lives can’t matter until Black lives matter’ video that we did early on that I think had a very positive impact,” Saban said. “That was something we did together as a team. This is something that the team decided to do together as a team, so I’m very proud and supportive of what they are trying to say, and in a peaceful and intelligent way. I’m very pleased to be here today.”

Harris was one of three Alabama players to speak at the rally as offensive lineman Chris Owens and outside linebacker Jarez Parks also delivered messages. Alabama President Stuart Bell and athletic director Greg Byrne were also among the speakers.

Both Parks and Owens discussed the daily difficulties they face as Black men in today's society.

“Every time I walk out of the doors of my house and I get the chance to come back home, I have to thank God tremendously, because I knew walking out could be my possible last time of doing so,” Parks said before getting emotional at the podium. “My life has been in a constant fear of being and knowing that no matter how educated, how intelligent, how skilled I am, that my skin can be a perception-changer.

“We don’t want revenge, we just want fairness and equality, which is something we can all achieve by togetherness.”

Owens brought up the "cultural norms" Black people have to learn to keep safe in society, including "keep your hands on the steering wheel; always keep a receipt in case you purchased anything."

"Why can’t we be equal?" he questioned. "All we want is to end systemic inequalities and have equal opportunity.”

In calling for change, Harris said it was the team's responsibility to play their part in building a better community. The senior is currently working with local community service programs including Alberta Head Start as well as Big Brothers and Big Sisters of West Alabama.

“This is not a problem that will simply come and go in a new cycle,” Harris said. “It’s not a problem that will eventually dissipate without action. Being here today is a huge step, but I ask you, what’s next?

“We certainly can’t let this momentum die. This has to be an ongoing movement until change happens. We must do more as a team and individuals to keep this movement going.”