I don't always agree with McCready's opinions and I actually believe he's about as objective as a sports journalist can be in this state. Rarely have I found his comments so idiotic that I change the radio station (or move to the Metro section in the Mobile Mullet Wrap). But yesterday... The dude was so out of touch with the real world that I began to wonder if he has started listening to the voices in his head.
The comments that were the least founded in reality: Auburn's football program is in a different stratosphere than Alabama's, and that there is no end in sight. Hello? The lights are on, but there doesn't seem to be any brain activity.
I can't remember exactly when it was, but several months (maybe a year) ago, on the very same show, he said (and I'm paraphrasing): "But for the NCAA sanctions, Ben Obamanu, Brandon Cox and probably Carnell Williams play for Alabama."
What McCready and many of his colleagues fail to acknowledge is why Tommy Tuberville has been so successful the last two years. It's because of the recruiting windfall he got from Fulmer, Culpepper, Johanningmeier and Yeager. It's NOT because Tuberville or the "braintrust" at AU are the sharpest nails in the can. These people were not exactly building a powerhouse, losing four and five games a year and blowing every big chance they had. Their job performance through the 2003 season led to Jetgate, for cryin' out loud!
Every now and then, even a blind hog can find an acorn. Tuberville had SEC Championship talent handed to him on a silver platter. Ladies and Gentlemen, the next football game I coach will be my very first. But even I could win an SEC title with the talent handed to him.
What McCready and many of his colleagues ALSO fail to acknowledge is that the window is now CLOSED. There will be no more Ben Obamanu's or Brandon Cox's any more.
Tuberville has an SEC championship and one SEC loss in two years because Alabama couldn't sign all of the kids who wanted to play for Alabama. Period. LSU also benefitted from the sanctions, as did Tennessee. Are you telling me that an Alabama program with all of those players wearing Crimson isn't beating LSU, Auburn and Tennessee like the stepchildren they've always been? Come on. Get a grip on reality.
These knuckleheads are standing in the middle of a forest, and they keep getting lost because they're too busy looking at the damned trees. I can only wonder what they're going to say when Tuberville returns to his standard 8-3 or 7-4 seasons, and Alabama returns to perennial SEC and national title contender. And look... We ALL know that this is going to happen.
Get out of the forest, Neal.
The comments that were the least founded in reality: Auburn's football program is in a different stratosphere than Alabama's, and that there is no end in sight. Hello? The lights are on, but there doesn't seem to be any brain activity.
I can't remember exactly when it was, but several months (maybe a year) ago, on the very same show, he said (and I'm paraphrasing): "But for the NCAA sanctions, Ben Obamanu, Brandon Cox and probably Carnell Williams play for Alabama."
What McCready and many of his colleagues fail to acknowledge is why Tommy Tuberville has been so successful the last two years. It's because of the recruiting windfall he got from Fulmer, Culpepper, Johanningmeier and Yeager. It's NOT because Tuberville or the "braintrust" at AU are the sharpest nails in the can. These people were not exactly building a powerhouse, losing four and five games a year and blowing every big chance they had. Their job performance through the 2003 season led to Jetgate, for cryin' out loud!
Every now and then, even a blind hog can find an acorn. Tuberville had SEC Championship talent handed to him on a silver platter. Ladies and Gentlemen, the next football game I coach will be my very first. But even I could win an SEC title with the talent handed to him.
What McCready and many of his colleagues ALSO fail to acknowledge is that the window is now CLOSED. There will be no more Ben Obamanu's or Brandon Cox's any more.
Tuberville has an SEC championship and one SEC loss in two years because Alabama couldn't sign all of the kids who wanted to play for Alabama. Period. LSU also benefitted from the sanctions, as did Tennessee. Are you telling me that an Alabama program with all of those players wearing Crimson isn't beating LSU, Auburn and Tennessee like the stepchildren they've always been? Come on. Get a grip on reality.
These knuckleheads are standing in the middle of a forest, and they keep getting lost because they're too busy looking at the damned trees. I can only wonder what they're going to say when Tuberville returns to his standard 8-3 or 7-4 seasons, and Alabama returns to perennial SEC and national title contender. And look... We ALL know that this is going to happen.
Get out of the forest, Neal.
RTR.
