Coach Saban I Take GREAT Umbrage at your words

How dare you stand up in public and tell the world that you are pissed off at the fans. As someone that was there to watch the Bear win 100+ games in 10 years I can say that he would have NEVER insulted the fans of Bama in such a way. You sir are probably as good or even better as a coach than the Bear was. But the Bear had CLASS.

When Bama won a game he would give all the credit to the players. When Bama lost HE TOOK ALL THE BLAME! Saying things such as: "I didn't prepare them as well as I should have."

He never ever criticized the fans. That's why he was loved by all. But we knew when the team was playing as well as they could or not.

Look at the A&M game compared to the Ol' Miss and Ark games. Where were the penalties? Where were the dropped passes? Where were the quarter back sacks? Common! The offense played like 4 & 5 star players against A&M. Like a Jr. High team in the previous 2 games. Even you were yelling when C Jones made that bone head play on the punt return. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

Coach I think maybe you are under a large misconception. Namely: We are not there because you are there, you are there because we are there. Let me explain:

Who do you think built Bryant-Denny Stadium? We the fans built that stadium. ALL of the money came out of our pockets. Where do you think your salary and that of your coaches comes from? We the fans. Who do you think pays for the ALL the scholarships for the team? We do, the fans. All of your equipment came out of our pockets. Who pays hundreds and even thousands of dollars for the tickets. We burn 10's of thousands gallons of gas going to from the games. For crying out loud we pay $4.50 for a cotton pick'en bottle of water. Who do you think buys all the hats, t-shirts, flags, pompoms, jackets, jerseys, and countless other junk? Who do you think buys the products advertised on TV so the University gets those lucrative TV contracts. We the fans that's who.

Who do you think braves rain, snow, sleet, tornadoes, and 105 temperatures (at $4.50 for a bottle of water) just to celebrate when OUR team wins. The team REPRESENTS THE UNIVERSITY. It's not the other way around.

Do you really think that if the stands were empty every Saturday that there would even be a team? Do you even think there would be a stadium to play in?
So when I pay hundreds of dollars to cheer the Tide on and am faced with watching a game where the players appear to be so enamored with their press clippings or day dreaming about their lucrative NFL contracts to do their best on the field I'M GONNA EXPRESS MY DISPLEASURE!

So why is it that you expect us to cheer when the team does good but sit in pained silence when they are flopping around on the field like a fish out of water?

So if this pisses you off again then I guess I'll just have to live with that. I am, though, sure of one thing. There were probably many times when Coach Bryant got pissed off over the years. But he never said so.
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