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Alabama Fans - Do You Still Get Chest Pains on an NC Run?
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:31 pm
I am super hyped and stressed TF out. I just want it over with.
With all your success, do you still get this way as fans or is it just routine now?
With all your success, do you still get this way as fans or is it just routine now?
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Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:32 pm to deeprig9
Nah it's like going to the grocery store for them now.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:34 pm to deeprig9
This year is a little different, because nobody really expected us to be here anyway - so it kinda feels like playing with house money. Excited as hell to be here but won’t be devastated if we lose. But to answer your question, yes, the week leading up to the game is generally anxiety filled. That’s what makes it fun. If it didn’t mean anything, it wouldn’t be fun to win, and it wouldn’t suck to lose.
Both fan bases are very fortunate to experience those emotions.
Both fan bases are very fortunate to experience those emotions.
This post was edited on 1/6/22 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:34 pm to deeprig9
I only get nervous on GameDay and no matter who is on the other side of the field.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:35 pm to deeprig9
I hate to say this but no. In a strange Way it’s kinda like being a player. I get a little nervous before kick but I’m fine the rest of the time. After the game is kicked I settle down and get involved in the game.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:37 pm to deeprig9
Not really but I get why you feel the way you do. I remember the day of the 2009 SEC Championship, it was my daughters fifth birthday party and I was sick to my stomach and so stressed about the game. I mean I got to live through Bama creating the greatest college football dynasty ever and it will almost certainly never be created again so I am grateful. Who ever the losing team is on Monday night the fans will be disappointed some it will take weeks to get over others maybe a few hours but whichever side it is they will get over it. Life will move on
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:38 pm to Leto II
Not a bama fan, but for LSUs run in 2019 the only game where I was really on edge the whole time was against bama. I guess losing 8 in a row and seeing the chance of ending that then watching bama hang around had me really worked up. The other games that season I was excited but never really super nervous. I doubt bama fans get too nervous anymore, they’re a damn machine, every once in a while there will be a little malfunction, but they usually operate without a hitch.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:39 pm to Tuscaloosa
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his year is a little different, because nobody really expected us to be here anyway - so it kinda feels like playing with house money.
True. We lost so much from last year. I mean winning the SEC and making the championship game was great in and of itself.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:40 pm to deeprig9
Have to admit it isn't as exciting as it was at first. The first 2 - 3 times we played for it, I could get hyped to nausea as the game came near. Now, it's like any other "big" game. This year is really like that because I never expected us to get to the NCG, so it's like playing with house money.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:41 pm to deeprig9
I agree with Tuscaloosa.
Typically, it is nerve-wracking from NOV forward.
But, this year has been incredibly enjoyable knowing we've overachieved and still beat an all time great SEC team for the SEC Championship.
Very glad for Bama to be playing in the finals and am extraordinarily proud of the work this team put in to come together down the stretch and when it mattered most.
A NC would be great, but it truly is house money right now. UGA could win by 35+ and it won't take away that drive at AU or punching the eventual champs in the face in their home state for a conf title.
That said, I'm sure the nerves will settle in this weekend as it all becomes more real.
P.s.: Monday night college games suck
Typically, it is nerve-wracking from NOV forward.
But, this year has been incredibly enjoyable knowing we've overachieved and still beat an all time great SEC team for the SEC Championship.
Very glad for Bama to be playing in the finals and am extraordinarily proud of the work this team put in to come together down the stretch and when it mattered most.
A NC would be great, but it truly is house money right now. UGA could win by 35+ and it won't take away that drive at AU or punching the eventual champs in the face in their home state for a conf title.
That said, I'm sure the nerves will settle in this weekend as it all becomes more real.
P.s.: Monday night college games suck
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:45 pm to RollingwiththeTide
After the Auburn game I did not think we had a chance in hell to beat UGA in the SEC championship game, beating them was a real surprise. Felt like it would be embarrassing to lose to Cincinnati, don't feel that way about playing the Dawgs again. More excited about the chance of winning than anxious about losing, especially since this really is a rebuilding year for us.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:46 pm to Tuscaloosa
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This year is a little different, because nobody really expected us to be here anyway - so it kinda feels like playing with house money.
This... Definitely different this year. Don't have any expectations really
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:49 pm to Tuscaloosa
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but won’t be devastated if we lose.
No way Jose, not for me
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:51 pm to deeprig9
Not nervous or worried at all. I stopped worrying Jan 4 2007. The day we hired St Nick.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:53 pm to deeprig9
My wife will be watching at her parents as usual.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:57 pm to deeprig9
I am just as excited about Alabama possibly winning another NC, as they never get old. During my life I have seen Alabama win 3 NC in person, and Alabama has won more than 3 since then.
I have a tendency to pace during games, and if the game is really close I head out the door and walk the neighborhood. I guess it is me being superstitious.
I have a tendency to pace during games, and if the game is really close I head out the door and walk the neighborhood. I guess it is me being superstitious.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:57 pm to Leto II
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Nah it's like going to the grocery store for them now.
Some of the married ones probably go to the grocery store less.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:59 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Excited as hell to be here but won’t be devastated if we lose.
Kind of the way I felt leading up to the 2017/2018 game. The way we lost kind of made it hurt a bit more. But yeah. I was excited to be there and felt like it was house money.
quote:Exactly.
Both fan bases are very fortunate to experience those emotions.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 2:59 pm to deeprig9
It's sad really. I don't get nervous over any games anymore, nowhere like I use to and don't know when it stopped.
Posted on 1/6/22 at 3:00 pm to deeprig9
Not so much until NC game day morning---then
the anticipation mounts but as an older guy, I
don't get too bent out of shape over the game.
I don't think it has anything to do with winning a
lot, rather mellowing with age.
Just very appreciative of having lived through
the Saban era of Alabama football---and that
there's still more left. It's been a ride.
the anticipation mounts but as an older guy, I
don't get too bent out of shape over the game.
I don't think it has anything to do with winning a
lot, rather mellowing with age.
Just very appreciative of having lived through
the Saban era of Alabama football---and that
there's still more left. It's been a ride.
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