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re: Najee Harris opens up on Alabama Struggles, Culture Shock and No Regrets - AL.com
Posted on 4/23/21 at 2:32 pm to LovetheLord
Posted on 4/23/21 at 2:32 pm to LovetheLord
Those crappy fans he references - were from twitter, I think. Twitter is a cesspool of toxicity
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Posted on 4/23/21 at 2:36 pm to Globetrotter747
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I don't like that at all. I wouldn't say that about an equipment manager, much less the GOAT coach.
It was used as endearment. They obviously have a close relationship. Y'all looking way too deep into all of this.
The dude felt like he didn't fit in. No big deal. Not everyone is going to. The state isn't for everyone. That's okay. No place is for everyone.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 3:23 pm to Fells
I wonder if Najee is slightly on the spectrum.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 3:57 pm to LovetheLord
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he talked about how much those guys hear and know about the crappy self-centered fans who sit around and bash them when things don’t go perfectly
and what? You ever read the game threads?
Posted on 4/23/21 at 3:58 pm to Fells
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It was used as endearment. They obviously have a close relationship. Y'all looking way too deep into all of this.
Yeah, it's pretty obvious too. people always looking for something to get outraged over.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 4:25 pm to Funky Tide 8
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Yeah, it's pretty obvious too. people always looking for something to get outraged over.
Complainer. There is one in every group.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 7:29 pm to ATLabama
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speaking his truth.
I bet you wear two masks.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 8:30 pm to Grievous Angel
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I bet you wear two masks.
Nah. I got my vaxxes. Just a reasonable person who can see two sides of a coin.
Some of the comments in this thread just reaffirm everything I said previously.
Posted on 4/23/21 at 9:36 pm to ATLabama
First, I don’t believe there is a “his truth” or “ her truth”. I believe there is the truth and there is fabrication.
I have no hard feelings at all for Najee not feeling right in Alabama. It isn’t for everyone. I’m thankful that he chose Alabama and that he stayed all 4 years, even though he felt that he didn’t fit in. I wouldn’t fit in on the West coast, and I don’t know if I would would have had the mentality to stay, after I had such a “insignificant “ first season. I thank Najee for being a great representative of UA while he was here, and I hope that he continues to do the same
I have no hard feelings at all for Najee not feeling right in Alabama. It isn’t for everyone. I’m thankful that he chose Alabama and that he stayed all 4 years, even though he felt that he didn’t fit in. I wouldn’t fit in on the West coast, and I don’t know if I would would have had the mentality to stay, after I had such a “insignificant “ first season. I thank Najee for being a great representative of UA while he was here, and I hope that he continues to do the same
This post was edited on 4/23/21 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 4/23/21 at 9:37 pm to Cobrasize
Well said
Posted on 4/24/21 at 12:33 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Not only that, he's not only one on the team who feel the same way.
Posted on 4/25/21 at 9:06 am to Fells
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It was used as endearment. They obviously have a close relationship. Y'all looking way too deep into all of this.
If you take away his athletic ability and name recognition, are you left with a kid you would want to hire for an entry level job at a bank or something?
Coaches at the big-time college and NFL levels tolerate more shite than they would like (and will admit) because millions are on the line and so few people have the genetics to succeed at that level. It also looks bad for recruiting if a coach has a publicized falling out with a player.
I doubt Saban cared too much for a lot of Najee’s antics and actions, and I think his attitude was tolerated way more than celebrated.
Posted on 4/25/21 at 10:49 am to Cobrasize
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I have no hard feelings at all for Najee not feeling right in Alabama. It isn’t for everyone. I’m thankful that he chose Alabama and that he stayed all 4 years, even though he felt that he didn’t fit in.
I have been all over the country and Tuscaloosa is a very normal American city with no real extremes and shouldn't be a culture shock to anyone from anywhere. We're not talking about a kid from the sticks figuring out the New York City Subway, or a kid from the big city with nothing to do but hunt and fish.
He spent 90% of his time in a controlled, very supportive environment around like-minded football players and coaches that hail from many different states with many different backgrounds. How can you not fit in? He wasn't out setting trotlines or plowing fields.
Other than the grind of being a college football player in general, I'm not seeing the difficulty.
Also, when he talked about being unfamiliar with the phrase "Roll Tide" and Bear Bryant, that's not culture shock. That's just frickin' stupidity - or perhaps a lie used to make fun of Alabama fans. It would be like a computer kid from Alabama wanting to fly out to school in Silicon Valley and eventually work for Apple being unfamiliar with Steve Jobs.
I mean, come on. Trying to weave through California traffic when you've lived in Linden, Alabama, all your life is a culture shock. Having never heard of the Golden Gate Bridge is just being a dumbass.
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I thank Najee for being a great representative of UA while he was here, and I hope that he continues to do the same
Great football player, not a great representative.
This post was edited on 4/25/21 at 10:50 am
Posted on 4/25/21 at 4:30 pm to Globetrotter747
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If you take away his athletic ability and name recognition, are you left with a kid you would want to hire for an entry level job at a bank or something?
Sure, why not?
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. It also looks bad for recruiting if a coach has a publicized falling out with a player.
What "falling out" are you referring to?
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I doubt Saban cared too much for a lot of Najee’s antics and actions, and I think his attitude was tolerated way more than celebrated.
This is based on literally nothing.
Posted on 4/25/21 at 6:37 pm to Globetrotter747
Posted on 4/25/21 at 7:39 pm to Funky Tide 8
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Sure, why not?
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What "falling out" are you referring to?
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This is based on literally nothing.
We're beating a dead horse, but I believe the kid acts like a turd and has issues when things don't go his way whether it's playing time, criticism, or someone says "Roll Tide" when he's buying a cheeseburger.
Posted on 4/25/21 at 8:08 pm to Globetrotter747
Wow, folks in their feeling over what Najee said.... wow.
Posted on 4/26/21 at 12:17 am to Panthers4life
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Wow, folks in their feeling over what Najee said.... wow.
Read the first three pages. Lots of you are proving why he said what he said.
Posted on 4/27/21 at 7:55 am to BamaDude06
Hall of Fame running back a fan of Alabama's Najee Harris (247Sports)
This post was edited on 4/27/21 at 9:08 am
Posted on 4/27/21 at 8:07 am to Globetrotter747
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Globetrotter747
For someone who tries so hard to brag about being a cultured world traveler you sure are a judgmental, closed minded a-hole.
This post was edited on 4/27/21 at 8:07 am
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