fair weather fans in the world. Just a couple of weeks ago, we were on top of the college basketball world and marginal fans were coming out of the woodwork, jumping on the bandwagon. Now, after going 3-4 over our last 7 games, we're ready to fire the coach and start all over again.
Listen gang, the SEC is one tough basketball conference. Have you looked at the polls lately? There are 5 teams in this week's ESPN coaches' poll, two of which are in the top 10. Even the barn is pushing hard for a spot in the same poll so that means there are 6 out of 12 SEC teams among the top 27 teams in the country. Couple this with the fact that out of all games played in SEC basketball arenas, there have been only 16 games won by visiting teams on SEC courts. That means it's tough to win on the road.
So what is my point? We play basketball in a very tough conference and we're going to lose a few games. Hey, even Duke has lost its last two games so it happens to the best of teams.
What BAMA needs right now is some LOYAL fan support. We need to support our team. We need to attend the games. It's a shame that we didn't have a sellout until January. Those of you who live in Alabama need to attend the games and support the team. Those of us outside the great state of Alabama need to go to the games that we can. I have already purchased tickets to the Tennessee game in February, and I am trying to make plans to attend the SEC Tournament in New Orleans.
Do we have a right to grumble when our team plays lousy? Of course we do. But calling for our coach's job is not the answer. Coach Gottfried has brought our program a long way in five short years so we don't need to run him off. Let's show our support by attending the games and yelling as loudly as we can. Let's help our team out of its rut by showing undying support. I will do the same from North Carolina.
Thank you for reading to my rant.
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2001, allbarn! 2002, tutorsee! 2003, AP National Champions
Axis of evil: AU UT UF
Tommy Burgess
tomkandi@bellsouth.net
Listen gang, the SEC is one tough basketball conference. Have you looked at the polls lately? There are 5 teams in this week's ESPN coaches' poll, two of which are in the top 10. Even the barn is pushing hard for a spot in the same poll so that means there are 6 out of 12 SEC teams among the top 27 teams in the country. Couple this with the fact that out of all games played in SEC basketball arenas, there have been only 16 games won by visiting teams on SEC courts. That means it's tough to win on the road.
So what is my point? We play basketball in a very tough conference and we're going to lose a few games. Hey, even Duke has lost its last two games so it happens to the best of teams.
What BAMA needs right now is some LOYAL fan support. We need to support our team. We need to attend the games. It's a shame that we didn't have a sellout until January. Those of you who live in Alabama need to attend the games and support the team. Those of us outside the great state of Alabama need to go to the games that we can. I have already purchased tickets to the Tennessee game in February, and I am trying to make plans to attend the SEC Tournament in New Orleans.
Do we have a right to grumble when our team plays lousy? Of course we do. But calling for our coach's job is not the answer. Coach Gottfried has brought our program a long way in five short years so we don't need to run him off. Let's show our support by attending the games and yelling as loudly as we can. Let's help our team out of its rut by showing undying support. I will do the same from North Carolina.
Thank you for reading to my rant.
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2001, allbarn! 2002, tutorsee! 2003, AP National Champions
Axis of evil: AU UT UF
Tommy Burgess
tomkandi@bellsouth.net
