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Nick Saban changes and then gets mad that Alabama fans have taken on his old persona
Posted on 11/25/21 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 11/25/21 at 12:35 pm
Nick Saban used to get pissed after winning when opponents scored too many points. Fans would just be happy to win.
Now the roles have reversed and Bama fans are unhappy with close wins and Saban calls them self absorbed.
Saban is responsible for the expectations he’s created. By being unhappy with close wins or too many points allowed, he conditioned the fans to be the same way.
I have noticed his softened stance on winning close or losing this year and this recent rant puts the icing on the cake. What changed? Is he getting more sympathetic towards players in his old age? Does he have a new outlook on life and decided to be more appreciative of just simply winning now instead of blowing teams out?
Now the roles have reversed and Bama fans are unhappy with close wins and Saban calls them self absorbed.
Saban is responsible for the expectations he’s created. By being unhappy with close wins or too many points allowed, he conditioned the fans to be the same way.
I have noticed his softened stance on winning close or losing this year and this recent rant puts the icing on the cake. What changed? Is he getting more sympathetic towards players in his old age? Does he have a new outlook on life and decided to be more appreciative of just simply winning now instead of blowing teams out?
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Posted on 11/25/21 at 12:36 pm to FlexDawg
Time to retire
Posted on 11/25/21 at 12:39 pm to FlexDawg
Maybe it's a pendulum, and it has swung too far to the other side. Nick is just trying to balance expectations on both sides.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 12:41 pm to FlexDawg
Complacency demon got this team bad after such a dominating year unfortunately. Too much loss of leadership has the overall team’s attitude in a different place than people are used to seeing. Saban likely realizes this and is adjusting his approach accordingly.
As condescending as this will probably sound, I realize this is a difficult concept to grasp for a lot of programs/fanbases. The reality is not many programs/fans outside of Bama have experienced such a tremendous amount of success for such a sustained period of time. Not much of a precedent for how to deal with it tbh
As condescending as this will probably sound, I realize this is a difficult concept to grasp for a lot of programs/fanbases. The reality is not many programs/fans outside of Bama have experienced such a tremendous amount of success for such a sustained period of time. Not much of a precedent for how to deal with it tbh
This post was edited on 11/25/21 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 11/25/21 at 12:46 pm to FlexDawg
He's been way off this whole year.
Vaccine is frying his brain.
I'm just kidding. Let's say half kidding.
Vaccine is frying his brain.
I'm just kidding. Let's say half kidding.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 12:55 pm to FlexDawg
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Bama fans are unhappy with close wins
Meh.
Maybe we'll be pissed when he throws away a championship by faking a punt on 4th and 10 at midfield with 2:00 left. Until that happens, we're pretty much OK with him.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 1:01 pm to FlexDawg
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Nick Saban used to get pissed after winning when opponents scored too many points. Fans would just be happy to win.
Now the roles have reversed and Bama fans are unhappy with close wins and Saban calls them self absorbed.
Saban is responsible for the expectations he’s created. By being unhappy with close wins or too many points allowed, he conditioned the fans to be the same way.
I have noticed his softened stance on winning close or losing this year and this recent rant puts the icing on the cake. What changed? Is he getting more sympathetic towards players in his old age? Does he have a new outlook on life and decided to be more appreciative of just simply winning now instead of blowing teams out?
Basically what you said is you do not understand Saban, or parenting in general.
When your team is up, you beat them down. When your team is down, you pick them up. And when your team is doubting/being doubted, you go out there and stick up for them so they know who has their back.
He doesn't give a shite about fans, and knows nothing he says is going to change the fanbase.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 1:06 pm to FlexDawg
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FlexDawg
You know times are bad when a UGA post has the Gumps melting more than usual, on a holiday nonetheless. Excellent job Flex.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 1:07 pm to FlexDawg
Ms. Terry has done this. She’s gone woke and as a result Nick has turned soft.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 1:15 pm to FlexDawg
Interesting how he mentioned that the players “aren’t paid.”
Yeah.
Yeah.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 1:17 pm to FlexDawg
So much Alabama tension in here
Posted on 11/25/21 at 1:22 pm to FlexDawg
Nick, it comes with making 10-12 mill a year.....
Posted on 11/25/21 at 1:36 pm to FlexDawg
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Now the roles have reversed and Bama fans are unhappy with close wins and Saban calls them self absorbed.
This should give you a head start on Kirby's new position about winning this spring.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 1:36 pm to FlexDawg
It’s a really old coaching technique. If your talent is rolling over opposition you take every opportunity to rip them a new one because the media is kissing their arse. If they’re struggling and the is media critical, you lift your team up. There’s a narrow band of attitude that players learn and focus best at.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 2:18 pm to FlexDawg
What's changed is this year we are weaker, and we all see it and know it, and I expect he is shielding the current team psychologically. If they see him defend them it will continue to show them he has faith in them.
It's always a mind game.
But, when you're paid 9m a year and the fans see something is awry, you can't get pissed at them for noticing. Stop being a sensitive bitch about it. Just fix the problem before next season.
It's always a mind game.
But, when you're paid 9m a year and the fans see something is awry, you can't get pissed at them for noticing. Stop being a sensitive bitch about it. Just fix the problem before next season.
This post was edited on 11/25/21 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 11/25/21 at 2:51 pm to FlexDawg
Tide fans are mouth breathing tards that don’t know what to think. They’re fat worthless sacks of shite that have never and will never contribute to anything.
I don’t blame Saban for hating those miserable losers.
I don’t blame Saban for hating those miserable losers.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 2:57 pm to FlexDawg
what he does is say what he thinks needs saying to try his best to get that team to win a national championship, which he has successfully done 7 times since your last title.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 3:05 pm to FlexDawg
BS
He knows this isn’t a great team and he’s trying to motivate them for the stretch.
He knows this isn’t a great team and he’s trying to motivate them for the stretch.
Posted on 11/25/21 at 5:13 pm to FlexDawg
quote:Thats a fair summary.
FlexDawg
Posted on 11/25/21 at 5:27 pm to FlexDawg
Eli gold knob slobbing little man at the end was kind of pitiful
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