re: Congrats, Alabama fans

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I think it's funny to congratulate fans like they had anything to do with anything.

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Fans play a small role in a program's success. There are dollars contributed, atmosphere created at games (benefits both the game being played and recruits watching), purchases are made that the program benefits from, etc.

Players and coaches win games. Fans impact a program in the ways I've listed above. That's why players and coaches always reference their fans as being "the best fans in the world". If fans don't make any difference or have anything to do with a team's success, then why does Death Valley have any type of reputation?