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

[Guest]

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.

I wouldn't say they have everything handed to them. Many come from middle class homes like me and you. They work hard physically and in the classroom, to get into a college(see Terrence Cody interview). They also have to maintain grades to participate in sport. My point is, they aren't all spoiled brats.

 

[TerryP]

good point on the clearly....

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

It was a comment made by one of the sideline coaches for the Titans...can't recall which one...just something I overheard with ESPN Radio in the background at work. The way I took the comment was Vince had mentioned something along those lines to the coach when he came off the field.

I was collating some proposals a few feet away from the computer so I may have misunderstood what he was saying but it didn't seem so considering the way the conversation continued by the hosts.

 

[ExiledTidefan]

I think it's the Madden curse....

 

[Red_Tsunami]

I wouldn't say they have everything handed to them. Many come from middle class homes like me and you. They work hard physically and in the classroom, to get into a college(see Terrence Cody interview). They also have to maintain grades to participate in sport. My point is, they aren't all spoiled brats.

You make some good points. And I realize some of them come from some rough backgrounds to make it this far. However, there are a lot of students who are not athletes that worked just as hard. They work to maintain grades and many have jobs. Guess what happens when they do a half ass job at work? When a player doesn't do his job, he may not start, but he still gets free education, and a free pass from people like Porter just for being on the football team. Go hard or go home is what I say. How may people booed the crackhead for fumbling last year against LA Monroe? Did he deserve it or does he get a free pass too?

 

[jocephus8179]

About the Tulane game, while other people are questioning the way Bama played, I'm trying to keep a positive attitude about the game. I know Bama didn't play like they really know how to play but I think they just winged that game. I know it sounds crazy but CNS only has 2 moods, pleased and pissed. He never really seemed pissed after the game like he usually would. I just wonder if they took it a little easy on Tulane since they were going through alot. :roll: . I HOPE the game plan was just to play enough to win and let Tulane have a good game instead of getting slaughtered. But like I said, it's just trying to be positive. I'm tired of having negative thoughts about the way Bama plays like I have the past few years. So before yall start thinking I'm crazy, I'm just thinking positive so don't PLEASE don't start bashing me. Please?

 

[BamaFan19]

All I'm gonna say is if I hear a boo from anyone near me about our team, there'll be something said.




That is all.....