I'll be the first to admit that Bama fans, like myself, can be demanding and expect the football program to be competitive nationally year in and year out.
A Bama Coach with an inferior record will eventually be called ex-coach.
At the same time I feel like our fan base, in most cases, is fair, and is at least willing to give a coach a reasonable amount of time to rebuild and be successful
unless it looks like the program is going nowhere or backwards fast.
LSU fans, on the other hand, to me, can be, and are being, flat out ridiculous.
You guys and gals would not believe the large number of LSU fans down here who truly believe Les Miles should be fired because they lost the BCS Championship Game.
I have not heard one good word spoken about the man since the game. Not ONE.
The only perceived hero here is Bobby Hebert who in my opinion made a total butt out of himself in the post game presser by trying to make Miles look like a total idiot.
Miles handled the situation with class but the entire scenario was ridiculous.
I was also here in 2004 when the year after Coach Saban won the National Title the Tigers went 9-3.
Trust me, most of them were saying he couldn't win the big games consistently rather than saying, "Hey, it wasn't as good as last year but it was a good year."
I personally think that type of attitude was one of the reasons Coach Saban left for the Dolphins.
My conclusion is this. Bama fans might be demanding, but we know when we have a great coach and we not only support but appreciate his efforts.
LSU fans seem to expect total perfection and anything less is met with scorn, contempt, and a general lack of respect.
Just my opinion.
sip
A Bama Coach with an inferior record will eventually be called ex-coach.
At the same time I feel like our fan base, in most cases, is fair, and is at least willing to give a coach a reasonable amount of time to rebuild and be successful
unless it looks like the program is going nowhere or backwards fast.
LSU fans, on the other hand, to me, can be, and are being, flat out ridiculous.
You guys and gals would not believe the large number of LSU fans down here who truly believe Les Miles should be fired because they lost the BCS Championship Game.
I have not heard one good word spoken about the man since the game. Not ONE.
The only perceived hero here is Bobby Hebert who in my opinion made a total butt out of himself in the post game presser by trying to make Miles look like a total idiot.
Miles handled the situation with class but the entire scenario was ridiculous.
I was also here in 2004 when the year after Coach Saban won the National Title the Tigers went 9-3.
Trust me, most of them were saying he couldn't win the big games consistently rather than saying, "Hey, it wasn't as good as last year but it was a good year."
I personally think that type of attitude was one of the reasons Coach Saban left for the Dolphins.
My conclusion is this. Bama fans might be demanding, but we know when we have a great coach and we not only support but appreciate his efforts.
LSU fans seem to expect total perfection and anything less is met with scorn, contempt, and a general lack of respect.
Just my opinion.
sip
