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Caleb Downs on biggest lessons Saban taught him: "He taught me a lot about commitment..."
Posted on 1/30/24 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 2:53 pm
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But the lessons learned in Tuscaloosa will move with Caleb Downs to Columbus.
“He [Saban] was committed every single day to being his best self,” he said. “Not many people can say that and be truthful with that. He was the same person every single day. Taught me a lot about commitment, being disciplined and consistency. Everything that goes with that and being great. That’s what he embodies.”
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:09 pm to RollTide1987
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RollTide1987
You really have zero self awareness.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:10 pm to RollTide1987
Probably not talking about commitment to a team, but a commitment to taking the steps necessary to be successful in life.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:12 pm to Dubosed
Downs said he had over 100 calls the day he hit the portal. Recruiting on steriods.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:16 pm to Dubosed
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You really have zero self awareness.
What am I supposed to be self-aware about? I bitch, I moan, and I melt like any other die hard fan does. I also pay into Tide Pride, Yea Alabama, the University of Alabama's National Alumni Association, and have dedicated hours upon hours of my time editing down over 300 Alabama Football games into highlight videos on a channel that boasts nearly 10,000 subscribers.
Yet because I publicly declared in an intoxicated rant that I was done with the 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, that suddenly means I have commitment issues? Whatever.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:51 pm to RollTide1987
I have to admit you have certainly done what you said. You might be an authority on the history of Alabama football.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:11 pm to My2Bits
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I have to admit you have certainly done what you said.
I have. Because I’m self-aware.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 12:09 am to remaster916
Well Bama will survive him leaving but I wish he had more commitment to his team mates.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 12:09 am to remaster916
Well Bama will survive him leaving but I wish he had more commitment to his team mates.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 4:28 am to Syd
Huge Freeze’s call started like…
“Caleb, my man! Do you like women?”
“Caleb, my man! Do you like women?”
Posted on 2/1/24 at 4:00 pm to CrimsonPlanet
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Well Bama will survive him leaving but I wish he had more commitment to his team mates.
How much commitment would you have to your employer and coworkers if someone offered you multiple times your current salary? Probably not much.
Let’s not pretend football isn’t a business for these players. And let’s also not pretend fans wouldn’t support putting a “committed” player on the bench in favor of a mercenary transfer who’s better.
Posted on 2/1/24 at 4:31 pm to Globetrotter747
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Let’s not pretend
I won't pretend if he doesn't pretend he's "committed." They can spare us the bullshite. He went to OSU because he and/or his momma and daddy wanted some immediate cash.
This post was edited on 2/1/24 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:13 pm to Teague
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I won't pretend if he doesn't pretend he's "committed."
I agree with what an earlier posted said below.
Saban always talked about players creating value for themselves, not charging down the guns for UA.
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Probably not talking about commitment to a team, but a commitment to taking the steps necessary to be successful in life.
Posted on 2/2/24 at 7:21 am to Globetrotter747
The problem with what you're saying is that transferring to Ohio State is not a step that's going to make him more successful in life. Just the opposite, actually, because their defensive coaching has been horrible in recent years. His development will be worse and of course if you know anything about the Buckeyes culture historically, you know there won't be any effort to teach him anything about character , which he's suggesting is important.
There's a handful of people for whom athletes can do no wrong and must always be protected from mean people on the internet. Besides them, everyone would respect Downs more if he was just honest and spoke on this like Randy Moss once did - "Straight cash, homie."
There's a handful of people for whom athletes can do no wrong and must always be protected from mean people on the internet. Besides them, everyone would respect Downs more if he was just honest and spoke on this like Randy Moss once did - "Straight cash, homie."
This post was edited on 2/2/24 at 7:22 am
Posted on 2/2/24 at 9:49 pm to Globetrotter747
"Let’s not pretend football isn’t a business for these players. And let’s also not pretend fans wouldn’t support putting a “committed” player on the bench in favor of a mercenary transfer who’s better." -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------It must not be all business for some of the players because some that could have left choose to stay.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 12:24 am to CrimsonPlanet
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Well Bama will survive him leaving but I wish he had more commitment to his team mates.
This is professional football now. You're only committed to your teammates while you're on the team.
These guys now play for money and we all have to reconcile with this.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 12:29 am to CrimsonCrusade
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The problem with what you're saying is that transferring to Ohio State is not a step that's going to make him more successful in life. Just the opposite, actually, because their defensive coaching has been horrible in recent years. His development will be worse and of course if you know anything about the Buckeyes culture historically, you know there won't be any effort to teach him anything about character , which he's suggesting is important.
There's a handful of people for whom athletes can do no wrong and must always be protected from mean people on the internet. Besides them, everyone would respect Downs more if he was just honest and spoke on this like Randy Moss once did - "Straight cash, homie."
Fans always know what's best for the players, don't they.
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 12:31 am
Posted on 2/3/24 at 12:42 am to Crimson Dreams
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Yes, it's all business. The guys who stayed didn't have better options, or they had a good financial package with Alabama, or maybe the financial packages weren't as good but when combined with potential development, it evened out.
None of these guys are hanging around out of a deep abiding love for Alabama. That's for us, not them.
These guys are professionals now and like all professionals in any field, they're looking out for themselves (as they should). Some will make good decisions, some will make bad decisions but all of these decisions are made with themselves and their families first, just as mine are.
The players that stayed did so because it was best for them. Not the university or the team.
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Let’s not pretend football isn’t a business for these players. And let’s also not pretend fans wouldn’t support putting a “committed” player on the bench in favor of a mercenary transfer who’s better." -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------It must not be all business for some of the players because some that could have left choose to stay.
Yes, it's all business. The guys who stayed didn't have better options, or they had a good financial package with Alabama, or maybe the financial packages weren't as good but when combined with potential development, it evened out.
None of these guys are hanging around out of a deep abiding love for Alabama. That's for us, not them.
These guys are professionals now and like all professionals in any field, they're looking out for themselves (as they should). Some will make good decisions, some will make bad decisions but all of these decisions are made with themselves and their families first, just as mine are.
The players that stayed did so because it was best for them. Not the university or the team.
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 1:10 am
Posted on 2/3/24 at 12:58 am to remaster916
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Probably not talking about commitment to a team, but a commitment to taking the steps necessary to be successful in life.
That's exactly what he's talking about and that's good enough. He's committed to a set of principles, just like every successful professional. And like all professional athletes, he's committed to a team while he's on that team.
Nick Saban for instance was committed to Kent State, then Michigan State, then LSU, then Alabama. But above that, he was committed to a set of principles.
Caleb Downs was committed to Alabama and did a good job. Soon he will be committed to Ohio State and will very likely do the same.
Now I personally don't believe he should have this opportunity, but he does and as long he and every player has it, they would be foolish not to take advantage of it when it benefits them.
Caleb Downs is doing what people who have marketable job skills do. Maybe it's a mistake, maybe it isn't but how could anyone fault him for this?
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 1:16 am
Posted on 2/3/24 at 2:02 am to CrimsonCrusade
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The problem with what you're saying is that transferring to Ohio State is not a step that's going to make him more successful in life.
Right or wrong, it should be his decision to make, and it doesn't really make a frick what you, me, or anyone else thinks about it.
All you folks who want to chain these players to a program so you can have the guise of loyalty are really just selfish. And if you don't like young adults having opportunity, then pull your money and interest and that will do it to some extent. But you all can't do that because the sport and winning are too important to you. Well, these guys have the right to take advantage of your obsessive interest in college football.
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must not be all business for some of the players because some that could have left choose to stay.
Bahahahahaha!
Does everyone in the Real World accept every job offered to them? There aren't a lot of schools with opportunities equal to what can be found at Bama, so it's not a surprise that many are staying. But you give someone (especially an ambitious person, which high level athletes tend to be) an opportunity to significantly better their situation in life - whether it's changing jobs, changing schools, getting a better home or car - they're pretty much always going to take it.
No one is turning down life changing money and opportunity for the sake of a fricking school.
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