Re: New Story: The Painted (Orange) Desert

BigDan

Trainer [30]

TigerPulse: 97%

Posts: 54

Joined: 11/16/08

Jan 11, 2016, 9:06 AM

This is what tries my patience about Alabama fans (and fans of most SEC teams in general) the most. When you give them all the evidence to support why we are every bit as good as they, we aren't here by fluke or accident, and are actually better in some aspects, they still challenge our legitimacy with statements like like this.. "Yes but they weren't as physical when they did it." I know he can't prove that, so does he, we all know that. But it shows how they continue to lack respect for this team and this program. They continue to belittle our accomplishments as second rate triumphs because they don't match their phony standards. This is how I think we stay (and have stayed) motivated all year. The world wide leader said we shouldn't feel disrespected because we've been #1 all year.. we earned that, you didn't give us that (in fact you had nothing to do with that besides displaying it on TV), don't pretend that is your show of respect to us. We're #1 because we met every challenge along the way and overcame it.

Yet they need more proof.. well tonight is a coming out party 5 years in the making. And I guarantee we enjoy it more because it was earned over those years and not handed to us because of some prestige we pretend is valuable but has no bearing between the lines. Let me make myself clear, THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT. We have announced ourselves on this stage, win or lose, and I believe Dabo when he says we're not going away anytime soon.

"You have chosen the wrong one to tell they can't do something"

flag link

military_tech

thumb_down

thumb_up

I can sort of see why everyone thinks they are going to beat us. Alabama has won enough that people are starting to talk about Saban possibly being better than Bear Bryant. They have beaten us twelve straight over the last 120 years.

Past results do not necessarily equate with future returns.

Yes, ESPN has been trotting out a bunch of Alabama Homers but they have been a pipeline to the NFL for generations, which is a pipeline to ESPN.

Our Homers are all picking us too, it's just that our pipeline to the NFL had a little dry spell so our Homers either predate ESPN or are still in the NFL.

Respect isn't given, it's earned. I fully expect us to earn some (more) tonight but I wouldn't be at all surprised to beat them this year and still be the underdogs next year.

Sometimes respect is earned slowly...and we have some catching up to do.

That said, I'm proud of our team win, lose or draw.

...but I'm a Tiger, so I choose WIN!

New Story: The Painted (Orange) Desert

It's not how many yards, it's how "physical" you are......***

Re: It's not how many yards, it's how "physical" you are......***

EYE TEST......it's the EYE TEST***

More carries, more yards, and more YPG are all tempo related

Re: More carries, more yards, and more YPG are all tempo related