TIDE NEEDS A WIN AGAINST 'VOLS
Alabama has lost two home games. Another home loss against a team they can beat will be a heavy blow for the season. You'd like to see this hard working team win some games. Surely, all this sweat will lead to a couple of nice wins before the season is over. Tennessee is one game the Tide cannot let slip away. If you have ever played on a team that loses a lot, it can be hard to break that cycle. The Crimson has now lost five of their last six games. The 'Vols are not a great team. They have played well and frankly have stunk the gym up on a few occasions. Like Alabama, the 'Vols are rebuilding. Under ex-Texas coach Rick Barnes, the 'Vols have made a significant monetary investment to bring them back to the glory years.
I hate to use the overused cliche "make or break" a season, but this may be the case for Bama. Alabama fans have shown the good sense and loyalty on the Tide's road back to being a factor in SEC and NCAA basketball. A loss to Tennessee will virtually end any hope of the Tide making the NIT. Teams can get on a run and fool a lot of people, but I don't see the Tide getting a postseason bid.
Under Grant, it seemed like we were always holding on. We watched players leave the program like it was a bus stop. I think all that is over with Johnson. He is building a solid foundation for the future. Year three for Johnson will give us a more realistic view of where he can take this team. I've seen a lot of games and have written hundreds of blogs about Alabama basketball. I'm tired of being average. It gets tiring to continue to pour your heart into average at a school where the average has never been acceptable. The other day I talked with a man wearing an Alabama tee shirt. He got around to telling me he didn't keep up our basketball program. He was a football man. I told him he was a football fan but not an Alabama fan. Alabama fans care about all their teams. He got pretty upset with me.
Alabama fans demand a lot from our teams. We should all demand as much from ourselves. I've ridden this limp horse for ten years as a basketball fan. I am impressed with our loyal fans. I believe in the next three years we are going to rewarded for our loyalty. What do you think?
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I hate to use the overused cliche "make or break" a season, but this may be the case for Bama. Alabama fans have shown the good sense and loyalty on the Tide's road back to being a factor in SEC and NCAA basketball. A loss to Tennessee will virtually end any hope of the Tide making the NIT. Teams can get on a run and fool a lot of people, but I don't see the Tide getting a postseason bid.
Under Grant, it seemed like we were always holding on. We watched players leave the program like it was a bus stop. I think all that is over with Johnson. He is building a solid foundation for the future. Year three for Johnson will give us a more realistic view of where he can take this team. I've seen a lot of games and have written hundreds of blogs about Alabama basketball. I'm tired of being average. It gets tiring to continue to pour your heart into average at a school where the average has never been acceptable. The other day I talked with a man wearing an Alabama tee shirt. He got around to telling me he didn't keep up our basketball program. He was a football man. I told him he was a football fan but not an Alabama fan. Alabama fans care about all their teams. He got pretty upset with me.
Alabama fans demand a lot from our teams. We should all demand as much from ourselves. I've ridden this limp horse for ten years as a basketball fan. I am impressed with our loyal fans. I believe in the next three years we are going to rewarded for our loyalty. What do you think?
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