Started By
Message
1
Posted on 12/20/20 at 1:08 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:
He said they had conversations and specific instructions for the families during the last bye week, which is interesting, but not surprising.
Pure Nick Saban.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 1:09 pm to SummerOfGeorge
On one hand I do not like this. On the other hand I’ve heard that 75% of the team had already had it, so maybe the risk is not as high.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 1:10 pm to hnds2th
quote:
Did the team have a problem after thanksgiving? Didn’t they go home then too?
Don’t think they went home for thanksgiving, but I could be wrong. Pretty sure the last time they could go home was the bye. Think we had a couple pop positive, but no big outbreak
Posted on 12/20/20 at 1:17 pm to BamaGradinTn
No, they don't go into a bio dome.. but When you are around the same people everyday.. that creates a bubble. Even with other college kids, even within your town. There is a reason there is out breaks in certain areas.. and others have built a community bubble per say. Here in mississippi we have mask mandates for only certain counties.. there is a reason. Its not a NFL or NBA bubble.. but its a exposure bubble and heard immunity bubble. We canceled a game in north MS due to the county having such outbreaks, but we played one 30 miles away against another team with less out breaks in the community. 2 months later now that County with that had the most outbreaks is low on the list now for cases.. they built a county heard bubble.
This post was edited on 12/20/20 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 12/20/20 at 1:19 pm to hnds2th
Love Saban, but don’t like this decision.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 1:24 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Great opportunity for one of those “team leaders came together and decided for everyone to stay on campus for Christmas” decisions.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 1:33 pm to FairhopeTider
i wonder how many will decide to stay on campus rather than go home?
Posted on 12/20/20 at 1:45 pm to Bham Bammer
quote:
These guys sacrifice a lot. Mandating they miss the holidays completely doesn’t seem right to me. Hopefully it works out.
Yep.
Especially this year with all the struggles and challenges, it isn't right to ask them to miss Christmas.
Hopefully it works out ok, but even if it doesn't it's the right thing to do.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 1:49 pm to tider04
quote:
Love Saban, but don’t like this decision.
There are some things more important than football. Kids should not be separated from their families during this time of year. It's mentally taxing. Trust me...I know.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 3:21 pm to SummerOfGeorge
If Bama has several players miss playoff games do to covid or contact tracing, Saban will have no one to blame but himself.
Alabama was just getting back in the clear of covid after having problems for several weeks, likely as a result of letting the players go home on the bye week. Trey Sanders would still be playing had the players not gone home that week.
Alabama was just getting back in the clear of covid after having problems for several weeks, likely as a result of letting the players go home on the bye week. Trey Sanders would still be playing had the players not gone home that week.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 4:28 pm to SummerOfGeorge
These guys are kids, not robots. I understand Saban’s decision, because being stuck in Tuscaloosa away from family on Christmas could be a morale killer.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 4:28 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Agree with you guys - I think it's a risk but I think it's a risk that you have to take.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 4:45 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
quote:
This makes me very nervous.
If I were Saban I’d tell the playoff committee tough shite. OSU was able to avoid 4-5 games that everyone else played and the injuries to key players that would surely come with that and waltz into the playoffs. Spare me with the BS about Fields hurting his poor wittle thumb. We might be at full strength if not for playing our full slate. We’ve lost a top 10 pick at WR and arguably the best Center in the nation.
If we have COVID cases, tough shite. We deserve the OSU treatment and should postpone until everyone is ready to play. If Clemson experiences the same issues then Dabo should absolutely say the same thing. I’d argue the same for ND as well. The 3 of us toughed it out and experienced injuries to key players whereas OSU essentially got a cake walk.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 4:56 pm to RammerJammer91
Good for CNS. Folks want the kids to follow routine when it's convenient for them, until it's not.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 5:12 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Saban has earned the right to be unquestioned.
Posted on 12/20/20 at 6:07 pm to secuniversity
Saban probably gave them his antibodies and made them take the vaccine...lol
Posted on 12/20/20 at 10:58 pm to secuniversity
Gotta defer to Saban on stuff like this.
Might cost us against ND but I assume he thinks the team needs a break. Might help us against Clemson if we survive ND.
Saban might also just think it’s the decent thing to do too. He was a kid once who went off to school and he’s got kids himself.
Definitely hurts the Grinch narrative.
Might cost us against ND but I assume he thinks the team needs a break. Might help us against Clemson if we survive ND.
Saban might also just think it’s the decent thing to do too. He was a kid once who went off to school and he’s got kids himself.
Definitely hurts the Grinch narrative.
Posted on 12/21/20 at 7:39 am to secuniversity
quote:
Saban has earned the right to be unquestioned.
Saban himself recently said,
quote:
My opinion isn’t always correct, it’s just the only one that counts.
Posted on 12/21/20 at 10:29 am to Roll Tide Ravens
quote:
These guys are kids, not robots. I understand Saban’s decision, because being stuck in Tuscaloosa away from family on Christmas could be a morale killer.
Exactly and finishing the right way means a hell of a lot more to them than it does to us (or at least that should be the case.)
Gotta trust them to make the right decisions
Page 2 of 4
Latest Alabama News
Popular
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News