Crimson Red Sports

There are a few things I want to get off my chest and direct them to the Alabama Football team.  First, you have the chance to be part of one of the greatest dynasties in college sports.   Do you know how many teams/players would love to have the opportunity to do what you have a chance of accomplishing?   You get to play for one of the greatest college football programs of all time.  It is not a right it is a privilege.  There are players who give up the opportunity to attend other schools on scholarship, but turn them down and walk on at Alabama.  The coaches who recruited you saw something special in you and it is time for you to show them they were not wrong.  I will be honest.  If I was one of the voting members of any poll, I would not vote for Alabama to be the number 1 team.  I would put Oregon and LSU ahead of you and probably someone else if I didn’t what Bama so much.   You don’t win a championship because you are Alabama, Alabama wins championships because they get the best recruits and they have the best coaches.  You are not entitled to be number 1 because you wear crimson and white, you earn it.   I really can’t understand how some players can look their teammates in the eye after some of the subpar performances I have seen.  If I was a running back I would kick some of you linemen in the butt and tell you to pick it up or get off the field.  There is no question there is talent on this team, but when are you going to go out and prove you are one of the top teams in the country?  There used to be a time when Ole Miss dreaded coming to Tuscaloosa because they knew they would be beat done physically and there was a snowballs chance in hell of beating you.  Not only are they coming to town they are talking about how they are going to beat you on your home field.  They are not scared of you because you are Alabama; they are not scared of you because they have seen the inconsistency of your prior games.  You see some teams have been improving each week, can you say the same?  There is no doubt many players have played their butts off all three games, the problem is all players have not.  People have even been questioning your heart.  When you have heart you can be a champion.  Without it, you are just another team.  Maybe we fans are too critical, but maybe it is time for you to be a little critical of yourself and step up and play the way you are capable. 

My question is Do You Have Heart?
H- Hard work on the practice field and in the game in all situations.
E-Effort are you willing to give the effort necessary to win, you have to do it in practice also.   
A-Assignments, you have to take care of your assignment and know that the player next to you will do the same
R-Relentless, are you relentless in your pursuit to be the best player for your team and be part of the greatest dynasty in college football?
T-Tenacious, are you tenacious in you play, your desire to get better, your desire to not let your teammates down?

There is no doubt in my mind that you have the capabilities to win a National Championship this year.  The question is when are you going to wake up and prove this?  Ole Miss is coming to town and planning on leaving with a victory.  Are you going to let this happen?  Or are you going out and prove they haven’t gotten quite as far as they think they have.  They still cannot play with one of the most storied programs in college football. 

Only you can answer this question.  It is time to prove to the rest of the college football world you are number 1 and NOONE will take if from you without a fight.

Durn coach, you're getting serious on us. I know you're frustrated, just like the rest of us. I think this next game will be very instructive.


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgB3COEQIyM

"Only you, and the man in that mirror, knows if you did the best you could."

Coach you got me ready to run through a brick wall.

Bravo, Coach!!  #+ #+

Let us all hope that something like this was said at some point after last weeks game.

I'm like SC. I'm ready to pad up again and bring it. My dogs are running for the hills.

SC:

You all right, looks like you have a technical problem.


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You don't see the video?  ???

 #+, well said hscoach and I hope to God some of the players read this. I say you said it perfect for us all.  :o RTR!

Coach, you nailed it again.  Bama ranks 13th in the SEC for offense, even after the Aggie shootout.  How the mighty have fallen, undefeated or not. 

It says missing plug-in. I thought it was talking about you, but it looks like it's me having the problem. I just bought a new MacBook Air & I've never had an Apple computer or other Apple stuff.


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Choke that thing to death MD. If you choke an APPLE to death all the juice in it will be gone. RTR!

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