🏈 Y/N? In a lot of ways, Alabama’s biggest recruiting obstacle is part of its own fan base.

[Max]

 

[Justneedme81]

?????

 

[mando]

Must not be to much of an obstacle smh... Lets see demand excellence that is the problem got it.

 

[TerryP]

Must not be to much of an obstacle smh... Lets see demand excellence that is the problem got it.

Do you see truth here?

 

[alabama mike]

I vote NO!!!

 

[64Tide]

BS

 

[BamaFan334]

Isn't this exactly what Oklahoma has been doing to Spencer Rattler during games?!?

This guy is a goofball.

 

[Tidestalker]

Maaaaaaan... Bama fans are what makes Tuscaloosa THE SPOT. And of course CNS. Pressure is a privilege. Find some dudes who play on generic campuses and ask them if they'd like some fans who care too much....

Not to mention, where does that $ for grade A facilities come from..... The $ to hire top level coaches, travel & recruiting budgets. The same fans who bitch & gripe about things not being up to standard are the same ones who pack a damn Spring game to the tune of 100K, or pay a couple hundred bucks for the fam to go watch Southern Miss. Know that!

 

[mando]

Do you see truth here?

So who is this guy anyway? Recruits are wetting themselves when they get a bama offer.

 

[Destiny's Child]

That is such a Barner question. My friend who is the lead Boogs of all Boogs asks me shit like that.

• 1st we recruit better and more consistently than anyone else in the country
• Coach Saban recruits a specific type of player one not scared of competition and one that loves that Alabama is all about football all the time
• We have the best coaches, facilities, nuitrition, sp3ed and agility, access to pro coaches and to lucrative NIL deals to make them successful as possible
• each player has a plan and all tudors and resources they could ever want to graduate in three years, if the redshirt they can leave with a graduates degree

All of this stuff is paid for because Alabama has a loyal and invested fanbase that shows up, watches on tv and buys apparrel and stuff

Anyone who asks that question seriously is either a hater or a retard.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

They must only go to Bama boards to find criticism of Bama players. They could always just watch an OU game and hear the "support" Rattler is getting.

 

[alabamajack]

It's pretty much held in check on here, and even if we all occasionally get upset with a game, in reality, we ain't going 14-0 every year. People need to remember the down years we had and then just enjoy the ride we are on

 

[XXL TideFan]

The fanbase is the frosting on the Championship Cake.

 

[Bama Guy]

If this were true, it would have affected recruiting long before now. I call BS.

 

[Davestwin]

Dominate teams in every sport have one thing in common. They all have fan bases that demand excellence and aren’t happy with any season that doesn’t end in a championship -NY Yankees, LA Lakers, Boston Celtics, Kentucky BB, Manchester United, NE Patriots, Montreal Canadians et al. Bama fans are the reason Bama’s won NC’s in nine of the past eleven decades! That fact alone is unprecedented in college football and may never be matched. Look at little brother … their fans only care that they beat Bama. To them an 8-5 season’s a success as long as they beat the Tide. Bama fans aren’t happy even with 14-1 seasons. In fact, in many respects they’re more painful. Now, this doesn’t mean I agree with beating up on individual players relentlessly but that could change if they all start making more than me .

 

[Davestwin]

Dominate teams in every sport have one thing in common. They all have fan bases that demand excellence and aren’t happy with any season that doesn’t end in a championship -NY Yankees, LA Lakers, Boston Celtics, Kentucky BB, Manchester United, NE Patriots, Montreal Canadians et al. Bama fans are the reason Bama’s won NC’s in nine of the past eleven decades! That fact alone is unprecedented in college football and may never be matched. Look at little brother … their fans only care that they beat Bama. To them an 8-5 season’s a success as long as they beat the Tide. Bama fans aren’t happy even with 14-1 seasons. In fact, in many respects they’re more painful. Now, this doesn’t mean I agree with beating up on individual players relentlessly but that could change if they all start making more than me .

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[bama alum]

Isn't this exactly what Oklahoma has been doing to Spencer Rattler during games?!?

This guy is a goofball.

That's the point I was going to make, too. Bama fans aren't booing a player who was an early favorite for the Heisman. Bama fans aren't being called out on national tv like Sooner fans are.

 

[TerryP]

That's the point I was going to make, too. Bama fans aren't booing a player who was an early favorite for the Heisman. Bama fans aren't being called out on national tv like Sooner fans are.

There are a good number of Bama fans that are "calling out players" on any platform available. As one example:



A few things I can't help but go back to:

Stallings: "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem."

Fans: "Recruits and their families don't read social media comments."

True. And, blatantly false.

I'm falling back to a golf analogy. "So many are concentrating on the bogey on the last hole instead of concentrating on their next shot." I guess I'm cut differently than a lot with avoiding negative thoughts and outlooks.

Saban's comment struck me from Hey Coach last night.

...told Saban he was disappointed in the way Alabama’s fans have reacted to the loss in wanting to fire both coordinators. He said people need to realize what they have.​

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“I certainly appreciated that, but I’m not affected by that stuff. The thing that’s most upsetting to me is I want to do a good job… for the fans. I want everybody out there to know that [negative talk] does not affect me or impact any decision we make.​

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“One thing fans should understand: it means a lot to the people who work all the time. There were players in that locker room crying. We try very hard to get the outcome we want and you want. A positive outlook… fans, need understand that if you are positive about the program and the players, we’ll have a much better chance of being successful.​

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“We don’t mind the criticism. We understand that.”​

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Definitely two sides to this.

 

[BamaFan334]

There are a good number of Bama fans that are "calling out players" on any platform available. As one example:



A few things I can't help but go back to:

Stallings: "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem."

Fans: "Recruits and their families don't read social media comments."

True. And, blatantly false.

I'm falling back to a golf analogy. "So many are concentrating on the bogey on the last hole instead of concentrating on their next shot." I guess I'm cut differently than a lot with avoiding negative thoughts and outlooks.

Saban's comment struck me from Hey Coach last night.

...told Saban he was disappointed in the way Alabama’s fans have reacted to the loss in wanting to fire both coordinators. He said people need to realize what they have.​

​

“I certainly appreciated that, but I’m not affected by that stuff. The thing that’s most upsetting to me is I want to do a good job… for the fans. I want everybody out there to know that [negative talk] does not affect me or impact any decision we make.​

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“One thing fans should understand: it means a lot to the people who work all the time. There were players in that locker room crying. We try very hard to get the outcome we want and you want. A positive outlook… fans, need understand that if you are positive about the program and the players, we’ll have a much better chance of being successful.​

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“We don’t mind the criticism. We understand that.”​

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Definitely two sides to this.

Understand what we have? He's happy with the defense outside of the Ole Miss game? I don't see a problem with the offensive side of the ball like others, but I refuse to accept our defensive product. That's not being a bad fan, that's being someone that doesn't accept mediocrity. I don't accept it from myself, my wife, my kids, so why would I accept it anywhere else?

When people are making the money they are in that building, boosters, students, and donors have the right to say whatever they want, right, wrong, or indifferent. Players wanted to make money, so unfortunate for them they now have to deal with those same pressures they thought they wanted with the responsibility. Welcome to adulthood, guys.

 

[TerryP]

I don't see a problem with the offensive side of the ball like others, but I refuse to accept our defensive product. That's not being a bad fan, that's being someone that doesn't accept mediocrity.

That's also someone expecting perfection which simply isn't realistic.

While I don't think it's original to him, Paul Finebaum has a better grasp on things that most fans when he says, "Alabama fans judge the team versus perfection whereas other teams judge their own versus Alabama." (sic)

As I've always contended there's never anything wrong with critique. There is a fundamental lack of understanding that rears its head with "this player shouldn't be on the field" and "this coach needs to be fired."

This really isn't difficult to see and admit. Think back to '10 with Mac's second interception against Auburn; it was easy to see the tight end missed his chip block which threw the play off. However, there's a lack of understanding which will happen every time when fans don't know the play call or assignment. I've pointed to this, casually, the last week or so. I see a lot mention how the interior 'backers have had problems hitting the correct gap with little to no attention place on whether the defensive line hit their correct gap. If one blames the former when the fault lies with the latter it's a lack of understanding what's going on.

that's being someone that doesn't accept mediocrity. I don't accept it from myself, my wife, my kids, so why would I accept it anywhere else?

Now THAT's a thread for Our Lives.