🏈 TimesFreePress.com - Mark Wiedmer: Is Alabama dominance good for football?

[TerryP]

What's scary for the rest of college football are the signs that Alabama football under Nick Saban could become what Wooden's UCLA teams were to college basketball more than 40 years ago.

"I'm not anti-Alabama, even though I was an assistant at Auburn," McCarthy said. "But for college football, it is a little worrisome what they're doing."

More worrisome was another point McCarthy made.

"You could make a case that it's much more difficult today to do what Alabama's doing," he said. "There's more scrutiny. There's more accountability. Academic requirements are more stringent, all of which makes this run they're on all the more amazing."

And that's not all.

"In UCLA's day there were less people really trying to win a national championship," he said. "There weren't that many programs in either football or basketball realy committed to doing whatever it took to win it all. That's much different today."

A lot of folks today are hoping that the next BCS title game won't include Brent Musburger in the ESPN broadcast booth after his frat-boy comments about 2012 Miss Alabama USA Katherine Webb dating Tide quarterback AJ McCarron.

And if the 73-year-old Musburger loses his job, perhaps he should. But before everyone rips him for "objectifying" Miss Webb, when there are pictures of you donning a skimpy bikini for a beauty pageant all over the web, haven't you kind of "objectified" yourself?

But perhaps we digress, for the object of concern for college football fans should focus on the similarities between Wooden and Saban.

Each is an unmatched recruiter. Each is wedded to a system for preparation — Wooden's Pyramid of Success, Saban's Process — yet each bends his style of play to fit his changing talent.

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[tidentrue]

Seeing as how she didn't complain in the least little bit, this statement is completely uncalled for....

But before everyone rips him for "objectifying" Miss Webb, when there are pictures of you donning a skimpy bikini for a beauty pageant all over the web, haven't you kind of "objectified" yourself?

 

[BAMA JAMMA]

I'm not understanding the premise behind "if it's good for college football or not".

i do however get that people are tired of Alabama being so dominant. The fact we are in the SEC also chaps their ass. But that shouldn't mean it's not good for college football. If anything it should tell the rest of college football, including inside the SEC, to step their game up. To excell. To strive for success. Now whether or not they want (or are able) to fully commit to that like Alabama does is another story.

It sounds like the rest of the country wants us to 'water it down' so everyone else can catch up. Unreal where society is at today.

 

[RollllTide!]

I'm not understanding the premise behind "if it's good for college football or not".

i do however get that people are tired of Alabama being so dominant. The fat were in the SEC also chaps their ass. But that shouldn't mean it's not good for college football. If anything it should tell the rest of college football, including inside the SEC, to step their game up. To excell. To strive for success. Now whether or not they want (or are able) to fully commit to that like Alabama does is another story.

It sounds like the rest of the country wants us to 'water it down' so everyone else can catch up. Unreal where society is at today.

Amen brother, I can see that in my world, we have a country that want's BAMA to dumb down it's effort so that the rest of the country can catch up. In Alabama we do not have the NFL or other distractions so we can concentrate on a great NCAA football program state wide. I am including Allbarn in that assessment. I grew up in South Ga where High School Football was the greatest entertainment we had. Valdosta, GA always won the State championship and when I moved to AL I found a whole state with that attitude of Winnersville. I am very happy with BAMA and how we win. Let the rest of the country catch up. They won't because they can't.

 

[0LDSCH00L]

First of all I have never heard the term "objectifying" and since when does striving to be the best in any sport hurt that sport?

Does Tiger Woods hurt golf? Did Carl Lewis hurt track? Did the Celtics or the Lakers hurt the NBA? Did the Yankees or the St Louis Cardinals hurt baseball? Did the Dallas Cowboys or the Green Bay Packers hurt the NFL? Did Muhammad Ali hurt Boxing? Does Roger Federer hurt Tennis? Does Duke or did UCLA hurt College Basketball? Did the Montreal Canadiens hurt Hockey? Did Secretariat hurt Horse racing? Did Richard Petty or Dale Earnhardt hurt NASCAR?

What the hell is this idiot talking about?