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re: Tide Football Thread in honor of TidalSurge
Posted on 1/18/24 at 11:27 am to Diego Ricardo
Posted on 1/18/24 at 11:27 am to Diego Ricardo
I’ve been catching up with reading the posts in several threads and I’m reminded of what I often have to tell myself (and sometimes people on the work floor): to stop complaining.
There’s a difference between criticizing for the sake of criticism on the one hand, and constructive criticism in order to identify issues and make improvements on the other. The first version often leads to complaining or worse. While it can be fun for a while, e.g. when you’re among friends or in a small group of like-minded people, it can become annoying and tiresome after a while (or sometimes quickly), especially when you’ve heard it all before and the complaining doesn’t lead to anything positive or relevant. Constructive criticism I’m fine with, although it is not always fun to be on the receiving end of it. It’s much more interesting, however, because you’re actually trying to identify ways to make improvements and find solutions. Challenging but fun.
In some of the threads it has just been criticism for the sake of complaining, finding the negative in everything, the glass is always empty, etc.
Of course, it’s easy and understandable to feel down as an Alabama fan right now: no more Coach Saban, no more reassurances that the GOAT will somehow find ways to fix whatever problems lie ahead, big name players hitting the portal, big name recruits decommitting, being out-nilled by Texas et al, Uga having Smart, etc.
We KINDA knew that Saban at 72 wouldn’t be around forever, but we weren’t ready or prepared for his retirement. And it only makes sense that we’ve grown accustomed to Saban’s standard of success: to Bama being a winner in every way (on the field, in recruiting, even in the portal). Consequently, the fall-out of HCNS’s retirement is just terribly deflating. We understand that Saban’s retirement changes everything, from roster turn-over (exacerbated by NIL and the portal), to recruiting taking a hit, to Alabama no longer being the place both players and coaches flock to because of Saban. The situation sucks. But it should not be a downer to go through the threads on this board.
There’s a difference between criticizing for the sake of criticism on the one hand, and constructive criticism in order to identify issues and make improvements on the other. The first version often leads to complaining or worse. While it can be fun for a while, e.g. when you’re among friends or in a small group of like-minded people, it can become annoying and tiresome after a while (or sometimes quickly), especially when you’ve heard it all before and the complaining doesn’t lead to anything positive or relevant. Constructive criticism I’m fine with, although it is not always fun to be on the receiving end of it. It’s much more interesting, however, because you’re actually trying to identify ways to make improvements and find solutions. Challenging but fun.
In some of the threads it has just been criticism for the sake of complaining, finding the negative in everything, the glass is always empty, etc.
Of course, it’s easy and understandable to feel down as an Alabama fan right now: no more Coach Saban, no more reassurances that the GOAT will somehow find ways to fix whatever problems lie ahead, big name players hitting the portal, big name recruits decommitting, being out-nilled by Texas et al, Uga having Smart, etc.
We KINDA knew that Saban at 72 wouldn’t be around forever, but we weren’t ready or prepared for his retirement. And it only makes sense that we’ve grown accustomed to Saban’s standard of success: to Bama being a winner in every way (on the field, in recruiting, even in the portal). Consequently, the fall-out of HCNS’s retirement is just terribly deflating. We understand that Saban’s retirement changes everything, from roster turn-over (exacerbated by NIL and the portal), to recruiting taking a hit, to Alabama no longer being the place both players and coaches flock to because of Saban. The situation sucks. But it should not be a downer to go through the threads on this board.
This post was edited on 1/18/24 at 11:36 am
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Posted on 1/18/24 at 11:28 am to RollTideNL
Now,
- Should Greg Byrne, like Mal Moore before him, have waited 30+ days with hiring a new coach in order to find the next Nick Saban? Probably not, because HCNS’s the GOAT for a reason and there is no next Saban around. Kirby? He’s not coming. Sark? Safer to stay at Texas. Pete Carroll? He’s not returning to college football at 72. Kiffin? Too much uncertainty (among other things).
- Should Saban have waited with retiring until after the second signing period? Probably not, because then hiring a replacement would have been even more difficult. DeBoer could by then have signed his extension, making his buy-out unaffordable.
- Should DeBoer have waited with hiring his staff until the Harbaugh/NFL situation plays out and then convince Minter and Partridge to move to Alabama as DC and LB coach, respectively? Fair question, but I don’t think as a manager/leader you can do that: it comes with way too many uncertainties.
- Should we be concerned about leading players hitting the portal? Yes, it is concerning. But it should not surprise us and we shouldn’t blame them. If the fans are (deeply) worried about the state of the Crimson Tide moving forward, why shouldn’t players and recruits be? It’s their future and livelihood that are on the line. Also, they are incredibly young and inexperienced, not to mention heavily influenced by negative recruiting. And what would we do if people are willing to throw hundreds of thousands of dollars at us? Would we be loyal?
[When I posted this I was not yet aware that Partridge had been fired by UM as part of the sign-stealing business, sorry]
- Should Greg Byrne, like Mal Moore before him, have waited 30+ days with hiring a new coach in order to find the next Nick Saban? Probably not, because HCNS’s the GOAT for a reason and there is no next Saban around. Kirby? He’s not coming. Sark? Safer to stay at Texas. Pete Carroll? He’s not returning to college football at 72. Kiffin? Too much uncertainty (among other things).
- Should Saban have waited with retiring until after the second signing period? Probably not, because then hiring a replacement would have been even more difficult. DeBoer could by then have signed his extension, making his buy-out unaffordable.
- Should DeBoer have waited with hiring his staff until the Harbaugh/NFL situation plays out and then convince Minter and Partridge to move to Alabama as DC and LB coach, respectively? Fair question, but I don’t think as a manager/leader you can do that: it comes with way too many uncertainties.
- Should we be concerned about leading players hitting the portal? Yes, it is concerning. But it should not surprise us and we shouldn’t blame them. If the fans are (deeply) worried about the state of the Crimson Tide moving forward, why shouldn’t players and recruits be? It’s their future and livelihood that are on the line. Also, they are incredibly young and inexperienced, not to mention heavily influenced by negative recruiting. And what would we do if people are willing to throw hundreds of thousands of dollars at us? Would we be loyal?
[When I posted this I was not yet aware that Partridge had been fired by UM as part of the sign-stealing business, sorry]
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 2:08 am
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