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Alabama fans have pretty much melted down over the how Alabama played in the last two games. Those losses could best be described as an embarrassment. What do you expect from a program that has suffered some hard times of late? Any Alabama fan would love to win a national championship in basketball. A lot of so-called "fans" don't care if the team even played a game. What is realistic for the Tide? I would never quit trying to win the national championship. We have the third most wins in SEC history. We should expect at least that much in the future. Why? We've done it in the past. Or perhaps you think that mediocrity is fine for basketball. I mean, after all, it's just basketball right.
Let's assume we can continue having the third best record in the SEC. What would that mean? For starters, the Tide would not have to play the 'do we make it to the NCAA' game every year. Every game would be close to a sellout. This is especially true when Alabama builds a real facility. Let's say if Alabama builds one. A program that competes at that level would make money. It could pay its own way and have the ability to help pay for other sports. It might dispel that Alabama is more than a football factory.
There is no reason to accept where the program has fallen. Wimp Sanderson and C.M. Newton made Alabama a top 15 national program. Had Alabama maintained that level of play it would have attracted top recruits every season. No more of this perpetual problem of being one or two players short. Many out there remember when the name Alabama struck fear in the hearts of other coaches. A road game to Tuscaloosa was a death sentence, and you might lose your home game with the Tide to boot.
We might have to pay a coach a few million dollars more money. Try telling Alabama football fans we shouldn't pay top dollar to get a great coach. That wouldn't work, in football would it? Try telling G.M. they can hire a CEO for less money and believe you will get killer results. Pay assistant coaches so much money you could hire the best. Let basketball fans and the media know that it is no longer acceptable to be average. Surely, that is cheaper than allowing our program to be laughed at.
Am I satisfied with the state of our program? No, and you shouldn't be either. We should demand better. I hope Avery Johnson gets his butt in gear. Perhaps he makes the NCAAT. I'd be shocked but it is possible. But, even if he does, the problems are not fixed yet. Better effort and coaching would be a start. I'd love for Sanderson to be a paid consultant to help Johnson. Is this acceptable to be this bad? Ask Kira Lewis, Jr. It sure isn't with this young. It shouldn't be with any of the players or coaches.
Alabama fans have pretty much melted down over the how Alabama played in the last two games. Those losses could best be described as an embarrassment. What do you expect from a program that has suffered some hard times of late? Any Alabama fan would love to win a national championship in basketball. A lot of so-called "fans" don't care if the team even played a game. What is realistic for the Tide? I would never quit trying to win the national championship. We have the third most wins in SEC history. We should expect at least that much in the future. Why? We've done it in the past. Or perhaps you think that mediocrity is fine for basketball. I mean, after all, it's just basketball right.
Let's assume we can continue having the third best record in the SEC. What would that mean? For starters, the Tide would not have to play the 'do we make it to the NCAA' game every year. Every game would be close to a sellout. This is especially true when Alabama builds a real facility. Let's say if Alabama builds one. A program that competes at that level would make money. It could pay its own way and have the ability to help pay for other sports. It might dispel that Alabama is more than a football factory.
There is no reason to accept where the program has fallen. Wimp Sanderson and C.M. Newton made Alabama a top 15 national program. Had Alabama maintained that level of play it would have attracted top recruits every season. No more of this perpetual problem of being one or two players short. Many out there remember when the name Alabama struck fear in the hearts of other coaches. A road game to Tuscaloosa was a death sentence, and you might lose your home game with the Tide to boot.
We might have to pay a coach a few million dollars more money. Try telling Alabama football fans we shouldn't pay top dollar to get a great coach. That wouldn't work, in football would it? Try telling G.M. they can hire a CEO for less money and believe you will get killer results. Pay assistant coaches so much money you could hire the best. Let basketball fans and the media know that it is no longer acceptable to be average. Surely, that is cheaper than allowing our program to be laughed at.
Am I satisfied with the state of our program? No, and you shouldn't be either. We should demand better. I hope Avery Johnson gets his butt in gear. Perhaps he makes the NCAAT. I'd be shocked but it is possible. But, even if he does, the problems are not fixed yet. Better effort and coaching would be a start. I'd love for Sanderson to be a paid consultant to help Johnson. Is this acceptable to be this bad? Ask Kira Lewis, Jr. It sure isn't with this young. It shouldn't be with any of the players or coaches.
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