BamaFan334
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You pretty much summed up today's society. Zero respect for the older generation that laid the foundation and tracks for the newer generation to reap the benefits, and the newer generation isn't thankful/grateful and only wants to combat everyone.
Old Guard - played for a free education, room and board, and the opportunity to play professionally and make millions. Sat out a year if they wanted to transfer schools when they did not get what they wanted from their committed school. Loved their university, hated rivals, and built college football to something that could never be matched, even by the NFL with all their money. Win at all costs and respect the program and administration.
New Generation - playing for whomever pays them the most, wants everything for free plus more, broadcasts everything on social media, wants to leave school and play immediately elsewhere when they don't get what they want from their initial commitment. Coddled due to ability to leave school with no consequences. Free reign to do whatever they want with zero consequences, but gets upset if they aren't treated like kings. Friends with players, no hate for rivals, and all about the money and their brand. Win or lose, who cares, as long as I get paid. Few good apples that still do it right, but a majority of them are more concerned about posting social media, likes, and revenue they can create for their brand.
Understand these are very general comments. Of course not 100% of the old guard fell into these categories, just like not everyone in the new generation does. But college football is a shell of it's former self, and a lot of that is because of money, but even more of it is the attitude of the newer generation that pitches fits until they get what they want, rules are changed, and the landscape forever altered. We see amazing plays, but the quality of football has gone downhill. Respect is gone, although every one of them demands it be given to them when they do not forward it to others. It says something when you see almost on a daily basis where a coach explains frustration with the ways things currently are. Even Saban said he was glad to see all the transfers go, except one. I would like to think he meant trey Sanders, but it speaks to the issues it creates. issues that haven't always been a part of college football. So yes, the older generation has the right to talk about the play on the field. They've lived it, played by the rules, dominated, and left an empire to the current teams. Undisciplined, social media, talking the talk, and underperforming, yet it's not ok to say a word because it may hurt their feelings. Please. These aren't kids anymore, even at 18 as they have guys their same age dying in war. They need to grow up is all and not have so many feelings about anything and everything. otherwise the world will chew them up and spit them out.
