| FTBL One thing that is nice to hear from Saban today...

[Guest]

If you really want to get deep I think it's a product of our society and not isolated to an Alabama football game. Without being generational many of us want what we want when we want it or we'll let everyone else know about it. It's that whole instant gratification notion.

Guess what? Life isn't like that and neither is college football unless you're USC or another current dynasty. Then, even they will fall and those people will have to face what we're enduring.

Class isn't a characteristic you're born with. You develop it through life circumstances and how you deal with those circumstances and the people that have been instrumental in those life circumstances.

Many times we lack class at Alabama. I don't like it, but I know that ultimately I can only control myself and you do the same for yourself. I can influence others around me but only if they're ready to put all that other aside. Too much to go any further, but that's why we're having to deal with boos at Bryant-Denny. :wink:

 

[Guest]

I havent had to boo yet since Saban arrived (although I wasnt in attendance for La Monroe)

I did wear out some vocal cords in the Shula and DuBose eras however.

 

[billfish]

Microwave class along with microwave NC's right? :wink:

Maybe more should listen to The Eagles song.....Get Over it !?

 

[Red_Tsunami]

I didn't understand the booing this past Saturday. It was a freshman kicker. However, If the team is playing like crap, are we suppose to just sit there and watch. How can a crowd display their displeasure for terrible effort? There should be some kind of chant. It is not the booing. It is knowing when to boo. Considering the circumstances, this Saturday's performance did not warrant booing.

 

[imported_Porter]

I didn't understand the booing this past Saturday. It was a freshman kicker. However, If the team is playing like crap, are we suppose to just sit there and watch. How can a crowd display their displeasure for terrible effort? There should be some kind of chant. It is not the booing. It is knowing when to boo. Considering the circumstances, this Saturday's performance did not warrant booing.

Simple. Don't buy tickets next time. You don't boo college athletes. Anyone who does is lower than whale shit.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

Well if he has the negative thinking out, half the battle is won. Glad to hear they had positive attitudes. If these young men buckle down they could have a great season.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Booing your own team?? I have NEVER done it and I have been pi$$ed off at Bama several times over the last 30 years of my life, but I would never boo them.

The fans that are on this board that have booed Bama at home please save the b.s and stay home. Pathetic!!

Paying big money to see a product is one thing I find it a privalage to be able to watch Bama play football either in person or on t.v.

When I was in Afghanastan for 15 months with my Nat Guard unit I didn't get to see Bama play once, so I consider it a honor that kids would want to come to UA and play football and entertain me for 4 hours on Sat.

Please booing fans grow up or stay the heck home.

Cory

 

[Guest]

In this country you have the right boo if you choose.


Shula and DuBose both deserved to be booed on many occasions.

 

[imported_Porter]

In this country you have the right boo if you choose.


Shula and DuBose both deserved to be booed on many occasions.

The problem with that is, the players are often times the ones that feel the brunt of the booing. Booing a bad call by an official is one thing, but booing the performance of the players is inexcusable. There were times when Shula was booed (for playcalling), but the players felt as if they were the ones that were being booed. 90% of the time, they can't tell who it is directed at... especially if it comes AFTER a play.

I don't mind fans booing players in pro sports, though it still isn't my thing (in terms of booing my own team)... but I jut can't fathom booing a college athlete based on his performance. Nothing good comes from that. Of course, I won't even leave my seat during a loss (or 90% of the wins) until the clock hits 0:00 either. I'm weird that way.

 

[TerryP]

In this country you have the right boo if you choose.


Shula and DuBose both deserved to be booed on many occasions.

The problem with that is, the players are often times the ones that feel the brunt of the booing. Booing a bad call by an official is one thing, but booing the performance of the players is inexcusable. There were times when Shula was booed (for playcalling), but the players felt as if they were the ones that were being booed. 90% of the time, they can't tell who it is directed at... especially if it comes AFTER a play.

I don't mind fans booing players in pro sports, though it still isn't my thing (in terms of booing my own team)... but I jut can't fathom booing a college athlete based on his performance. Nothing good comes from that. Of course, I won't even leave my seat during a loss (or 90% of the wins) until the clock hits 0:00 either. I'm weird that way.

Somewhat ironic that as a professional, Vince Young had trouble handling the boo-birds this past weekend.

 

[Guest]

Whats ironic about that Terry?

Young clearly is having mental issues.

 

[TerryP]

Whats ironic about that Terry?

Young clearly is having mental issues.

Which would suggest that if a guy a few years removed from college ball has issues that a young guy would as well...

 

[Guest]

Whats ironic about that Terry?

Young clearly is having mental issues.

Which would suggest that if a guy a few years removed from college ball has issues that a young guy would as well...

Youngs issues CLEARLY go WAY deeper than booing.

 

[Guest]

Whats ironic about that Terry?

Young clearly is having mental issues.

Which would suggest that if a guy a few years removed from college ball has issues that a young guy would as well...

Youngs issues CLEARLY go WAY deeper than booing.

I really wonder what is going on in his head. Hopefully, he gets it together.

 

[imported_Porter]

Whats ironic about that Terry?

Young clearly is having mental issues.

Which would suggest that if a guy a few years removed from college ball has issues that a young guy would as well...

Youngs issues CLEARLY go WAY deeper than booing.

I really wonder what is going on in his head. Hopefully, he gets it together.

He is probably realizing that the NFL ain't college football and he can't get by on talent alone. I haven't seen what happened to him on Sunday, but is it being suggested anywhere that he faked the injury? Sure seems like an odd sequence of events.

 

[TerryP]

Whats ironic about that Terry?

Young clearly is having mental issues.

Which would suggest that if a guy a few years removed from college ball has issues that a young guy would as well...

Youngs issues CLEARLY go WAY deeper than booing.

It doesn't change the fact those boo-birds had some effect on him.

And, FWIW, I don't see anything about Young that can be described with the adjective, "clearly."

 

[Guest]

good point on the clearly....

How are you to know whether the boo birds had any effect on him? (clearly not a fact)

 

[Guest]

I remember the days when booing was almost strictly the NFL. College was more of the disappointing AHHHHHH!!!! Because winning is everything now, society has shifted the pressure toward amateur athletes as well. People are booing at all college venues and even the Olympics.

Oh and if Vince Young didn't feel the boo bird pressure too much. His disappearing all day Monday following the game and relentless media negative response may be the nail in the coffin. The Titans just turned it up a notch by trying out five different qbs and signing Chris Simms yesterday.

Rumour has it that Young may not play another down of football.

Can you say Ryan Leaf

 

[RollTidePGH]

I think at one point Young even said that he might retire after last season. He basically said that he doesn't like the pro game and that it's not any fun for him. I'd really like to talk to him and let him know, that at a basic level all jobs suck, but good luck finding one that pays better than what he's doing now.

As for the boo birds.. simple leave that behavior to people from Cleveland and Philly. They have no respect for what it takes to play sports at a high level and simply put, their just plain better at it than any Bama fan could hope to be.

I'd just like to ask the people booing. Has anything better ever come from that behavior?

 

[Red_Tsunami]

These college athletes are getting a free education, the same one that I will be paying for for a long time. If they don't hustle and then get upset when they get booed, they shouldn't be playing football. If I heard boos, I would try to prove the boo birds wrong. Most of these athletes have everything handed to them. They are treated like royalty, they should play like royalty.