🏈 Paul Finebaum: Will Nick Saban's assault on Crimson Tide fans hurt him or will they say, 'Thank you,

[Swamptick]

I do not appreciate your thoughts and feel they should not be expressed.

HAHAHAAA!! Lol. Another WIN post.

*sits back and eats some popcorn.*

 

[kc]

You really think the excitement of the fan doesn't affect the overall mood of a player? Because I certainly remember it doing that for me...and heck I never got past middle school athletics

It was the same in HS, JR etc. It was always nice to hear the crowd cheering, ...students, teachers, family and friends telling you how they are behind you and support you. They printed up tees and had themes just like college for the week. Seeing a sea of red as I walked out the tunnel was always something that got me pumped. It does affect you, just like the attitude you take in practice relates to the how you play on game day. Hell our fans cheered even more if we were down by an score. It is all relevant to the success of a team.

 

[Kozlowski]

A fans mindset does ZERO in preparing a team. You can say crowd noise can lift spirits of players (or work against) but in the end fans outcome on a game in extremely minimal.

Much like bulletin board material it lasts about 2 plays and then its gone

 

[BamaDelta]

A fans mindset does ZERO in preparing a team. You can say crowd noise can lift spirits of players (or work against) but in the end fans outcome on a game in extremely minimal.

Much like bulletin board material it lasts about 2 plays and then its gone

I agree. Every now and then I do feel a crowd can almost will a team to win, but in all my years of following Alabama football I can only think of TWO times that it's happened....'93 Miami game for NC and '05 Florida game.

Trust me, I took Utah very seriously. I urged many Bama fans to do the same. It was still 21-0 before I even turned around. That particular game had zip to do with our fans that had spent lots of time and money to get to New Orleans.

 

[Nothing_But_A_Winner00]

Trust me, I took Utah very seriously. I urged many Bama fans to do the same. It was still 21-0 before I even turned around. That particular game had zip to do with our fans that had spent lots of time and money to get to New Orleans.

I agree with most of what you said. And the poor start of the Utah game can't be contributed to the fans. I wasn't there so I don't know for sure, but I assume the fans along with the players were stunned. At that point, and I know it's tough because I watched us lose to ULM, the fans can I have an impact with their enthusiasm to help pick a team up when they're down, IMO.

 

[UAgrad93]

I'll be honest with you all. As a former athlete, I never paid attention to the crowd whether it was football, basketball, or baseball.I tuned whatever noise there was out to concentrate on the task at hand. I think noise level makes the fan feel as much a part of the game as possible. I was in New Orleans and I was stunned about 8 minutes into the game. Personally, I don't care one way or the other as to what was said by CNS, it's been said and it's over.

 

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[reger60]

While it may not actually have any bearing on the outcome of a game, I do think a wildly enthusiastic crowd on a nationwide broadcast can shed a positive light on a program or more importantly a vocal fan base might be able to influence a potential recruit while he's attending a game on a visit.

 

[Nothing_But_A_Winner00]

These guys didn't help their team out. And they looked like this after out first score.

 

[psychojoe]

I know we are mainly talking football here, but I have seen Kentucky, at home in basketball, behind and looking like they were about to be blown out, bring the ball up court. The home crowd would start roaring in support, willing the team to get back in the game, and the team seemed to draw energy from the crowd. Much more often than not they would turn it around and win the game. I wish our crowds had that kind of culture of support.

CNS kindof touched on that duringthe season, and our crowds became much more vocal, instead of the typical BDS (and Coleman) crowds that sat on their hands unless we were playing well.

 

[reger60]

I know we are mainly talking football here, but I have seen Kentucky, at home in basketball, behind and looking like they were about to be blown out, bring the ball up court. The home crowd would start roaring in support, willing the team to get back in the game, and the team seemed to draw energy from the crowd. Much more often than not they would turn it around and win the game. I wish our crowds had that kind of culture of support.

CNS kindof touched on that duringthe season, and our crowds became much more vocal, instead of the typical BDS (and Coleman) crowds that sat on their hands unless we were playing well.

I had the same feeling about the "Cameron Crazies." That's a fan base that has certainly carved out it's own identity.

 

[bamadezz]

We've played into Finebaum's hands.

So true! Finebaum had nothing else to talk about and ended up blowing this thing waaay outta proportion. :lance: