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A Goodbye Letter from Jonathan Allen
Posted on 2/28/17 at 11:37 am
Posted on 2/28/17 at 11:37 am
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It’s like I don’t even have to ask people. I can already tell what they’re thinking. Here, let me try: It’s a boot camp. It’s a recruiting machine. It’s a football factory. It’s a college team in name only. It’s a “win first, everything else second” mentality. It’s a waiting room for the NFL. Pretty close, right? And listen … I get it. I thought that too. The truth is, I wanted that. When I first arrived in Tuscaloosa as a freshman, all I thought about — all I had been thinking about, since the moment I signed with Alabama — was results. I wanted results. I wanted to be great … and that’s it. I wanted to reach my full potential as a football player … no matter what.
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Posted on 2/28/17 at 12:04 pm to Cobrasize
"The night that I felt most loved, and most supported, by the supposed “win first, everything else second” Alabama football community was after a loss."
This is what most other fans fail to see, even when they feel the same way about their own university and team. The focus is often on the over-the-top or crazy fans who are not typical and embarrassing to us.
Alabama has a winning tradition and the hope for that will never change. Allen worried about his teammates and the fans after the loss to Clemson. True fans worried about the players after it. One game does not define the players and it does not define Alabama.
This is what most other fans fail to see, even when they feel the same way about their own university and team. The focus is often on the over-the-top or crazy fans who are not typical and embarrassing to us.
Alabama has a winning tradition and the hope for that will never change. Allen worried about his teammates and the fans after the loss to Clemson. True fans worried about the players after it. One game does not define the players and it does not define Alabama.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 3:20 pm to Cobrasize
That was an amazing read. Allen is a great ambassador for Alabama. I love that kid. 
Posted on 2/28/17 at 3:59 pm to Cobrasize
That was an amazing insight.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 5:04 pm to Cobrasize
Long, but well worth reading it all.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Posted on 2/28/17 at 6:46 pm to Cobrasize
Wow. That is awesome. Pretty touching too.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 7:12 pm to Cobrasize
great read from a great player.
rtr!
rtr!
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:43 pm to Kashmir
Damn...I'm going to miss that guy. What a class act. He just made my all time favorite Bama players team.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 12:56 am to Cobrasize
Every recruit should read that. Good stuff.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 8:09 am to Cobrasize
Great read.
Posted on 3/1/17 at 2:33 pm to Cobrasize
Man that's awesome. I remember sitting there in the stadium that night right after we loss and the only thing I could think of was how bad I felt for not just our whole team, but mostly that defense. Those guys were so damn good all year and played so hard for each other and fell just short in the end 
Posted on 3/1/17 at 5:04 pm to Cobrasize
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And finally, to Coach Saban: You were right — One game doesn’t define you.
But one decision can.
And in my case, I’m proud to say, one has.
I decided to come to Alabama.
Roll Tide.
Gonna miss that dude. Go wreck the NFL JA!
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