Title: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: KoKoPuf on August 27, 2013, 10:42:46 AM I don't feel bored, how about you?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324906304579037120239331200.html?ru=yahoo?mod=yahoo_itp Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: 2Stater on August 27, 2013, 10:55:30 AM No. He is absolutely no Bama fan if he feels that way. Prolly a barner troll.
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Chechem on August 27, 2013, 10:58:49 AM Nonsense. Follow the popcorn...
:popcorn2: :popcorn2: :popcorn2: Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on August 27, 2013, 11:00:57 AM I wouldn't say that bored is the right word for it, but it's certainly changing our perception. Sometimes I imagine the disappoint I will feel if we have a 2-loss season or a 1-loss season and don't make the big game. Or, heaven forbid, we get beat in the big won.
I mean, with any of those scenarios, with the worst being an 11-2 season, it's a good year. However, I don't think we can appreciate a "good" year anymore...I think our success has spoiled that for us. Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Chechem on August 27, 2013, 11:08:40 AM I wouldn't say that bored is the right word for it, but it's certainly changing our perception. Sometimes I imagine the disappoint I will feel if we have a 2-loss season or a 1-loss season and don't make the big game. Or, heaven forbid, we get beat in the big won. I mean, with any of those scenarios, with the worst being an 11-2 season, it's a good year. However, I don't think we can appreciate a "good" year anymore...I think our success has spoiled that for us. We've raised the bar of expectation. (http://www.rtvgames.com/images/smilies/bb/toast.gif) Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: pmull on August 27, 2013, 11:10:10 AM My daughter told me during a game last year "We are so good the games are not fun to watch anymore". We were blowing out Arky at the time. I disagreed. Winning and winning big is not boring. Actually it is a heck of a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: SUPERCOACH on August 27, 2013, 11:14:12 AM You have never seen a party like I will have when we hit 98-0 over the barners. Onwards and upwards!
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: ricky023 on August 27, 2013, 12:01:20 PM I have never been bored with anything of Alabama. Winning is really fun. Bored? They must not have much blood flow if they are bored. RTR!
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: bama87 on August 27, 2013, 12:53:41 PM Never bored. It is about the process. Winning breeds excellence.
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on August 27, 2013, 01:36:42 PM My daughter told me during a game last year "We are so good the games are not fun to watch anymore". We were blowing out Arky at the time. I disagreed. Winning and winning big is not boring. Actually it is a heck of a lot of fun. I can understand a little of where she's coming from. I made the trip to Dallas last year. Trust me, with three big Bama fans on a 10-hour ride out and seeing the Bama/Michigan folks everywhere we went in Dallas before the game, we were plenty amped up. But the climax came in the first quarter of the game, really. By midway through the 2nd quarter the only questions left were how bad Saban wanted to let it get, which of the freshmen would play, and how many Jack and diets I'd have. It was a little unsatisfying after the build up. Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: 2Stater on August 27, 2013, 01:58:19 PM I love blowouts. They are my favorite type of game involving Bama winning. The Jawja game about gave this ole boy a heart attack. I can't take too many of those. Just sayin'....
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: N.AL-Tider on August 27, 2013, 02:11:47 PM I got bored reading the article but have yet to get bored watching Bama football...
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: SUPERCOACH on August 27, 2013, 02:13:30 PM I got bored reading the article but have yet to get bored watching Bama football... :lol: I didn't even click the article. :-[ Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on August 27, 2013, 02:17:16 PM I got bored reading the article but have yet to get bored watching Bama football... :lol: Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Chechem on August 27, 2013, 02:18:24 PM I love blowouts. They are my favorite type of game involving Bama winning. The Jawja game about gave this ole boy a heart attack. I can't take too many of those. Just sayin'.... I heard a discussion on ESPN a few days ago. They were discussing how to beat Alabama. I forgot the exact stats, but one was something like, "Saban doesn't have a good record in close games. In games of ~5 points or less, he's just 5-4." Then they concluded, "The way to beat Saban is keep it close."Talk about stretching stats!! Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Catch Prothro on August 27, 2013, 02:27:29 PM I got bored reading the article but have yet to get bored watching Bama football... #+Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: SUPERCOACH on August 27, 2013, 02:28:33 PM I love blowouts. They are my favorite type of game involving Bama winning. The Jawja game about gave this ole boy a heart attack. I can't take too many of those. Just sayin'.... I heard a discussion on ESPN a few days ago. They were discussing how to beat Alabama. I forgot the exact stats, but one was something like, "Saban doesn't have a good record in close games. In games of ~5 points or less, he's just 5-4." Then they concluded, "The way to beat Saban is keep it close."Talk about stretching stats!! :lol: Did they check his record for when his team has fewer points than the other team? I'll bet that is the secret. Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Catch Prothro on August 27, 2013, 02:30:03 PM My daughter told me during a game last year "We are so good the games are not fun to watch anymore". We were blowing out Arky at the time. I disagreed. Winning and winning big is not boring. Actually it is a heck of a lot of fun. I can understand a little of where she's coming from. I made the trip to Dallas last year. Trust me, with three big Bama fans on a 10-hour ride out and seeing the Bama/Michigan folks everywhere we went in Dallas before the game, we were plenty amped up. But the climax came in the first quarter of the game, really. By midway through the 2nd quarter the only questions left were how bad Saban wanted to let it get, which of the freshmen would play, and how many Jack and diets I'd have. It was a little unsatisfying after the build up. I don't mind the blowouts -- they're fun to watch with no stress about the outcome. Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Chechem on August 27, 2013, 02:30:54 PM I love blowouts. They are my favorite type of game involving Bama winning. The Jawja game about gave this ole boy a heart attack. I can't take too many of those. Just sayin'.... I heard a discussion on ESPN a few days ago. They were discussing how to beat Alabama. I forgot the exact stats, but one was something like, "Saban doesn't have a good record in close games. In games of ~5 points or less, he's just 5-4." Then they concluded, "The way to beat Saban is keep it close."Talk about stretching stats!! Did they check his record for when his team has fewer points than the other team? I'll bet that is the secret. Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Catch Prothro on August 27, 2013, 02:42:10 PM All those stats are just like saying the team won the game.
More rushing yards? Check. Won the turnover battle? Check. Longer time of possession? Check Team leading at half-time? Check Team that played the most players? Check Team with more time outs left? Check Team with the most first downs? Check Team with the better third down conversion rate? Check Team that had the most tackles for a loss? Check Team that had the fewest penalties? Check I hate it when the announcers turn to stats like they mean anything. Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Catch Prothro on August 27, 2013, 02:43:27 PM As fans, we have to hold ourselves to the same standards as the team.
No complacency. Cheer every touchdown, every defensive stop, every blowout like the game is still on the line. Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 27, 2013, 06:06:45 PM Personally, I am very bored. I much preferred it when we lost most every close game to teams like LSU, Auburn, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Florida, etc. Much more exciting to see us play such close games & being beat because of the ineptness of the coach or a player.
:yawn: Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: ALTideUp on August 27, 2013, 07:43:57 PM The very question belies the "process". If you have bought into the process, the winning isn't the point. Winning is simply a by-product of the continual striving for excellence; for the penalty-free game, for no missed tackles or missed defensive covers, for exceptional strength and endurance, and good decision-making. You can't get bored with a team striving for a perfection that is ultimately unachievable. If every game they get half-way to perfection, then they never end up achieving it. But it's a beautiful thing to watch them move in that direction.
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: 2Stater on August 27, 2013, 07:52:50 PM The very question belies the "process". If you have bought into the process, the winning isn't the point. Winning is simply a by-product of the continual striving for excellence; for the penalty-free game, for no missed tackles or missed defensive covers, for exceptional strength and endurance, and good decision-making. You can't get bored with a team striving for a perfection that is ultimately unachievable. If every game they get half-way to perfection, then they never end up achieving it. But it's a beautiful thing to watch them move in that direction. You're going to need a bigger crystal egg carton. Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: SUPERCOACH on August 27, 2013, 07:58:21 PM The very question belies the "process". If you have bought into the process, the winning isn't the point. Winning is simply a by-product of the continual striving for excellence; for the penalty-free game, for no missed tackles or missed defensive covers, for exceptional strength and endurance, and good decision-making. You can't get bored with a team striving for a perfection that is ultimately unachievable. If every game they get half-way to perfection, then they never end up achieving it. But it's a beautiful thing to watch them move in that direction. Some of the girls on my soccer team tonight didn't care too much for the process. :-[ But it is soccer. You run in soccer. So we run in practice. Sure, it was a little tough physically, but certainly not more than they can handle. The shocker for some of them was that the coach was insisting that they do something they didn't want to do. We might be -2 girls at the next practice. I know this sounds harsh, but if they aren't committed to putting forth a little effort to run some at practice, we don't need them on the team. It isn't fair to the other girls to have a slacker on the field taking up a spot. The other team will find that slacker every time and exploit that weakness. Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Old Tider on August 27, 2013, 08:26:01 PM And I never got bored during Coach Bryant's 25 years.
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: 2Stater on August 27, 2013, 08:51:13 PM The very question belies the "process". If you have bought into the process, the winning isn't the point. Winning is simply a by-product of the continual striving for excellence; for the penalty-free game, for no missed tackles or missed defensive covers, for exceptional strength and endurance, and good decision-making. You can't get bored with a team striving for a perfection that is ultimately unachievable. If every game they get half-way to perfection, then they never end up achieving it. But it's a beautiful thing to watch them move in that direction. Some of the girls on my soccer team tonight didn't care too much for the process. :-[ But it is soccer. You run in soccer. So we run in practice. Sure, it was a little tough physically, but certainly not more than they can handle. The shocker for some of them was that the coach was insisting that they do something they didn't want to do. We might be -2 girls at the next practice. I know this sounds harsh, but if they aren't committed to putting forth a little effort to run some at practice, we don't need them on the team. It isn't fair to the other girls to have a slacker on the field taking up a spot. The other team will find that slacker every time and exploit that weakness. Kinda like what Eddie did to T'eo and Barrett did to Nix? :lol2: Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: hscoach on August 27, 2013, 08:58:33 PM I never get bored telling these people out here in Texas about Bama winning.
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: cbbama99 on August 27, 2013, 09:01:41 PM Nope, not bored. Its rather enjoyable winning, and hearing all of the barners continue to whine about it. :D
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 27, 2013, 09:02:45 PM I never get bored telling these people out here in Texas about Bama winning. :lol: Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: 2Stater on August 27, 2013, 09:04:16 PM CNS is not bored, and has skillz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipAu0hwk0CU Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Jamos on August 27, 2013, 09:16:56 PM I really enjoy the blowouts because the guys that normally don't get to play finally get some real time on the field. I have stayed many 3rd and 4th quarters just to watch them get their chance on the field.
Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: hscoach on August 27, 2013, 09:26:10 PM If they get tired of winning can always bring this guy in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne_Y_vXk6js Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Jamos on August 27, 2013, 09:31:02 PM If they get tired of winning can always bring this guy in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne_Y_vXk6js Ezell was a hoot, one of the best liked players on that team, funny guy. :clap: Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Chechem on August 28, 2013, 05:51:57 AM (http://awkwardsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aj-mccarron-mom-girlfriend-hug.gif)
Will we (bored) fans see Katherine Webb this Saturday?? Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: N.AL-Tider on August 28, 2013, 06:08:07 AM (http://awkwardsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aj-mccarron-mom-girlfriend-hug.gif) Who knew Chechem was really Brent Musburger? :dunno:Will we (bored) fans see Katherine Webb this Saturday?? Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Jamos on August 28, 2013, 06:12:57 AM (http://awkwardsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aj-mccarron-mom-girlfriend-hug.gif) Who knew Chechem was really Brent Musburger? :dunno:Will we (bored) fans see Katherine Webb this Saturday?? :lol: Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: Chechem on August 28, 2013, 06:13:10 AM (http://awkwardsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aj-mccarron-mom-girlfriend-hug.gif) Who knew Chechem was really Brent Musburger? :dunno:Will we (bored) fans see Katherine Webb this Saturday?? Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: 2Stater on August 28, 2013, 07:23:52 AM (http://awkwardsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/aj-mccarron-mom-girlfriend-hug.gif) Who knew Chechem was really Brent Musburger? :dunno:Will we (bored) fans see Katherine Webb this Saturday?? And you didn't say "the gorgeous" Katherine Webb. :lol2: Title: Re: Bama Fans Bored With Winning? Post by: SeniorTSM on August 28, 2013, 07:51:51 AM I thought McCarron dumped her? but who knows and whoe cares.
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