Yall, I really miss coach already….

This isn't really a response to your OP Kenny, but I saw an al.com article yesterday highlighting, and listing observations on how "odd," "surreal," "awkward", etc Saturday's a-game was with Saban not leading the helm. Article was very melancholic, and drab. I just heard Chris Lowe say similar things.

I mean, no shite its going to be different. I think that the fans have fully accepted the change, are on board with, and excited about the future. Annoying seeing journalists try and frame post Saban a-day as a depressing affair, when to me it seemed like everyone had a good time, and enjoyed and embraced it.

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But Saban being gone just seems unreal at the moment.

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It's tough because as far as I'm concerned, Saban's philosophy was perfect on just about everything. It's weird having a new coach and sometimes wondering if his approach will work.

I believe Saban still had a couple of years left in him even though Father Time was knocking on the door. He made it pretty clear why he retired.

I’m thankful for seeing firsthand in my lifetime the best two college football coaches in cfb history. You can decide who’s 1 or 2. But there is no wrong answer, both are equally deserving.

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bringing up your religion where it has absolutely no place, like a football board

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I will never understand why some people believe they have the right to determine what is and is not acceptable to post here, like you own speech. It’s infuriating.

The truth is everyone should have the right to say what they want to say, even this idiocy.

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Why would the OP do that when he genuinely believes, as I do, that what he is saying is true?

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So it would be totally appropriate for me to just randomly post:

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Not even talking about football success. Just sitting here thinking how we are all getting old. Seems like just yesterday we landed the goat and now he’s retired.

Life just absolutely flys by.

In the blink of an eye, everything is over.

I hope y’all are making the most of this incredibly short time we have, as soon you will cease to exist and re-enter the nothingness you knew before you were born. Time is really precious and your consciousness will not exist forever so enjoy it will you are here.

Roll Tide and have a good time before you re-enter the void.

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The thing that baffles me is mankind's inability to simply say

"I don't know what happens."

I think some of the Simulation Theory, Multiverse theory, and Quantum principles crack the door to a possible experience of some kind after this life.

To think everything around us is random seems unlikely to me, and then there's the apparent need of the universe to be observed by a sentient mind which is exactly why it found a way to bring them into existence. (If there is no sentient being to observe then on what level can anything "exist.") All things are in all places until they are observed. I'm not gonna explain that - Google it.-

Once I found out that particles behave differently when observed by man, and began reading about Quantum entanglement I realized nobody knows shite, and anything is possible.

However the worlds different religious types that all think Their God is the one and only and all others are going to hell are batshit crazy. How can all of you not understand that if you had been born in the Middle East somewhere you'd be 100% certain that a different God is your one and only savior and all others are going to hell. lolololol

Anyone trying to tell you they KNOW everything about what lies beyond is a delusional, scared shitless, simpleton. All that said It feels likely the next 15 billion years will be similar to the last 15 billion years that I can not recall, but I'm certainly hoping for a surprise. I have no problem saying, "I have no idea what happens after this." If everyone could do that throughout time imagine how different the world would be

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I miss Saban.

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It isn't the same anymore... and I am pretty reticent about the new guy. He talks too much

And I really don't care who that makes mad

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I will never understand why some people believe they have the right to determine what is and is not acceptable to post here, like you own speech. It’s infuriating. The truth is everyone should have the right to say what they want to say, even this idiocy.

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keep religion and politics off the board...thanks

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Why should a person who knows the Bible is the word of God, pretend that he does not know what happens

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You are in denial about the fact had you been born in Muslim country, you would be saying the exact same thing about their beliefs being the word of God.

It's comical. It's gotta be weird to have your environment dictate everything about you, since you have no original thoughts or ability to understand the impact your environment is having on your beliefs. It's truly crazy, and everyone like you has been a cancer on this planet since day 1.

I recently relocated my family away from Utah because the Mormons, and all their truly insane beliefs were an oppressive cult blanketing the city. They are all Mormons because they were born in Utah. The ones that get an education usually revolt and become estranged from their families when they realize they've been brainwashed their entire life.

You're no different

Hope we can stay away from the divisiveness here, there's just no need.

Not gonna lie, it hit me hard. What are you gonna do. I blame myself because nobody should get that invested in sports, but here we are...and there are certainly far worse ways to live one's life.

Coach Saban was always a steadying force for me. Sometimes, when I was having a bad day, I'd just think there was that guy out there who was just tirelessly grinding through much greater obstacles every day, for years on end. And always doing the right thing, while remaining a decent human being.

I think the greater sin would have been to not appreciate it along the way, which I never did. Never took a second of the ride for granted.

All that said, glad he left when he did. As always, he called his own shot!