re: What is it like being an Alabama fan?

99% of the Alabama fan base are bandwagon riders. You're asking the wrong bunch what it's like to be an Alabama fan. The vast majority of the posters here couldn't tell you anything about the University of Alabama.

The only thing they can tell you is the closest Walmart to buy a hat and t-shirt.

It's never been lost on me. Not for one second. I'm 40, so I've watched every game since I was around 10 years old unless something -major- kept me from it. I do have a greater appreciation, I believe, than fans that are roughly 25 or younger.

I would like to think people like myself have educated them on what it's like to not live in a fairy tale. One day, this too shall end. Soak that shite up if you like it.

Fortunately, it looks like we got our cyborg for another extension. Predictably.

How does it feel? It still feels fake (b/c it's so amazing*) every fking game.

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o me it almost makes the seasons less fun.

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Do you think going 8-4 every year with a upset win over Bama is more fun or something?

When Saban took the job, all I wanted was consistency. I was tired of losing to Auburn, Tennessee and LSU every year. I was tired of scratching and crawling for six wins. I was tired of our players talents being wasted. I wasn’t expecting National Championships as much as I wanted to beat our rivals more often and being in the SEC hunt.

He has above and beyond delivered more than I could have delusionally imagined. Nobody ever thought Bryant’s record would be broken. Not too many people thought we’d get a Heisman winner, much less four of them. People can say that winning isn’t fun for us and that the title game is the only one that matters. Tell that to the players because they take losing harder than we do. Their the ones who set the expectations that high.

Saban recruits good players, but he recruits the ones that fit his personality. The ones that hate losing more than anything. It’s been a magic carpet ride for sure, but our day will come when we fall back to mediocrity. People don’t understand how hard it is to do what he’s done. It’s a 24/7/365 job and I’d say his success is due to his ability to adapt. I think we’ve won most of our games because he’s out coached the other guy. Bryant beat a lot of tough teams due to his outworking and coaching the other team.

Just enjoy the ride cause you won’t see another team do this in your lifetime.

You quickly learn when something doesnt go tour way you make a massive list of excuses.

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since Saban’s run, they go in to pretty much every season with an expectation of a natty, and if you don’t get it it’s a total failure.

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Disappointing yes. Failure? Not at all. We’ve lost several championship games and it sucks, but we know Saban will reload, rebuild and be in the hunt again the next year. Two straight after 2010 Iron Bowl. Three more after the Kick Six. Bounced back again after the CFP Ohio State loss and to Clemson. I think we’ll live.

For those of us who were born post-Bear but can vividly remember basically from Curry era on?

I'm enjoying it while I can, and trying to remind myself I'm witnessing history. I don't know if those folks watching the Yankees or Celtics go on their historic runs knew what they were watching, but I'm just trying to savor it as much as possible. Of course living in the era of YouTube highlights makes it very easy to remember every championship.

A successful season is one where we beat Tennessee.

Anything else is just gravy.

Your family tree doesn’t have a lot of branches.

I honestly cared WAY more in the Shula days. I’m so glad Bama is on this historic run, but at the same time I miss waking up and being nervous all day about if we were gonna win. Nowadays most games are over by halftime. Don’t get me wrong, I like it better this way. I just miss every week being a close game sometimes.

I know this run will end at some point. I’m just glad my sons and I were here to see it.