Let's Enjoy It, TideFans! A Plea for a more Positive Attitude!

:cool2: Ain't worried. Ain't reading too much into it at this point. Bama football has been the best in the nation over the last 7 years. We may not win it all every year but I'll take what we have now ANYTIME over the "3 Mike" era.

ROLL TIDE!

We just need to do better job of supporting each other on this board. It's not just about football, but basketball as well. Baseball too. Lot of the time we're worrying about wrong things, and we just need to enjoy football.

BamaMoon said:

I've been around this board for a long time, but I never remember it being more negative than in the last year or so.

It seems that we can't even enjoy when something good is happening for worrying and being pessimistic about how it will all fall apart.

Examples include:

Worrying over a recruit not sticking.
Worrying that CLK (or any other coach) is going to leave.
Worrying that a quarterback is going to transfer.
Worrying about the lack of attendance at A-day.
Worrying about the rising cost of going to a game.

Not to preach, but worrying robs us of a lot of joys in life. Let' just enjoy the great run we are on, because, as history suggests, it will not last forever.

RTR brothers!!! :BigA:

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BamaMoon said:

I've been around this board for a long time, but I never remember it being more negative than in the last year or so.

It seems that we can't even enjoy when something good is happening for worrying and being pessimistic about how it will all fall apart.

Examples include:

Worrying over a recruit not sticking.
Worrying that CLK (or any other coach) is going to leave.
Worrying that a quarterback is going to transfer.
Worrying about the lack of attendance at A-day.
Worrying about the rising cost of going to a game.

Not to preach, but worrying robs us of a lot of joys in life. Let' just enjoy the great run we are on, because, as history suggests, it will not last forever.

RTR brothers!!! :BigA:

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I agree and thank you for this post.

I love this site but I have also noticed that there seems to be a negative undertone that we just can't seem to shake. Even when a thread starts out very positive or celebratory, someone will complain or find a way to steal the joy. Why can't we be a happy fanbase and enjoy the success of our football program? It's like someone convinced us to believe that being too happy or excited about the Crimson Tide was a bad thing. Might as well let the LSU fans back on here so that we would at least have a common enemy instead of turning on each other.

Bama fans used to have an us against the world mentality. I miss it and am ready for our "crimson-colored prospective" to return. The early and mid 2000s was a dark time for us but we weren't as pessimistic then as we seem to be now. Instead, we were hopeful that we would get out that funk. Well, we made it out of the abyss and life is good for Bama football. We are on a run like in the 70s. Let's just relax and bask in the glory. As alway, Roll Tide!

CajunCrimson said:

I almost preferred the days when my information came from Athlon and Street and Smiths....and then I just waited until the first game....

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I was talking to my wife yesterday about those...It was almost like a countdown to see when they showed up at the store...it was exciting...I miss those days...and I still have a bunch of those to look at...good memories.

wishbonedays said:

I was talking to my wife yesterday about those...It was almost like a countdown to see when they showed up at the store...it was exciting...I miss those days...and I still have a bunch of those to look at...good memories.

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Right there with you, wishbone! You have to be a certain age to remember all that. It all seemed a little more exciting then.

I don't worry about the prices because they priced me out many years ago. I have a front row seat on my couch, in front of a nice big HDTV, every Saturday. Plus, my couch comes with free child labor to serve me snacks!

Man I used to love to collect those magazines. My mother probably still has a stack of them stored somewhere in her house.

CajunCrimson said:

I think the negativity you discuss is more of a "state of sports" than anything. I find the negativity all over in all sports -- for all teams. Social media and technology make things seem 10x better or worse than they are. I almost preferred the days when my information came from Athlon and Street and Smiths....and then I just waited until the first game....

I think the easy access to info -- and easy access to rumor -- and now universal access to technology for all people: smart, or not-so, happy, or not-so, fans and trolls.....makes enjoying college football, etc harder to do. We have quite a few fans on here in the "not so" category -- and I paranoidingly (ha!) believe more trolls than we realize.

And actually, it's not just sports -- have you ever tried to search for information on your favorite show, or music, movie, etc? There are people deployed just to make it miserable for those that are fans.

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Well said Cajun, lots of truth in what you said.

CrimSonami said:

:cool2: Ain't worried. Ain't reading too much into it at this point. Bama football has been the best in the nation over the last 7 years. We may not win it all every year but I'll take what we have now ANYTIME over the "3 Mike" era.

ROLL TIDE!

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I honestly think we've been the BEST in the nation over the past 90 years. 1925 to 2015.

Now I wish we could have subtracted Ears and the Mikes. But the Ears and the Mikes gave us a reason to go after the BEST there is to lead the Tide!

CajunCrimson said:

I think the negativity you discuss is more of a "state of sports" than anything. I find the negativity all over in all sports -- for all teams. Social media and technology make things seem 10x better or worse than they are. I almost preferred the days when my information came from Athlon and Street and Smiths....and then I just waited until the first game....

I think the easy access to info -- and easy access to rumor -- and now universal access to technology for all people: smart, or not-so, happy, or not-so, fans and trolls.....makes enjoying college football, etc harder to do. We have quite a few fans on here in the "not so" category -- and I paranoidingly (ha!) believe more trolls than we realize.

And actually, it's not just sports -- have you ever tried to search for information on your favorite show, or music, movie, etc? There are people deployed just to make it miserable for those that are fans.

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^^This 100%^^

I have never been less worried over the state of Alabama athletics and especially the football program as I am right now, save for when Coach Paul William "Bear" Bryant was at the helm. I don't consider myself complacent, but I'm not worried and I am enjoying the ride. So don't harsh my mellow, man.

The internet seems to make 12 year old drama queens out of virtually everyone. I check here daily for relevant headlines but otherwise steer clear for the most part. The truth is that while seemingly everyone will complain about negativity in all aspects of media/sports/entertainment, the old adages remain true: What sells (drives clicks/attracts viewers/listeners) is sex, violence, gossip, and scandal. My suggestion is to simply log off until August and go outside. Your body and mind will be thankful that you did.

BamaMoon said:

I've been around this board for a long time, but I never remember it being more negative than in the last year or so.

It seems that we can't even enjoy when something good is happening for worrying and being pessimistic about how it will all fall apart.

Examples include:

Worrying over a recruit not sticking.
Worrying that CLK (or any other coach) is going to leave.
Worrying that a quarterback is going to transfer.
Worrying about the lack of attendance at A-day.
Worrying about the rising cost of going to a game.

Not to preach, but worrying robs us of a lot of joys in life. Let' just enjoy the great run we are on, because, as history suggests, it will not last forever.

RTR brothers!!! :BigA:

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Well lets remember---We won the West--We won SEC Championship--We won the State Championship--I agree DON'T worry :BigA:

To me it's just the way we finished the last two years. Plus most of the news this spring has not been of the positive variety and most of the discussion has seemed more negative because of it. I hope and expect that to change through the summer if our guys mind their ways and anticipation for kick off to another great Bama season builds. Roll Tide.

We've seemed to have forgotten the bad times. We had a lot of negative talk last season, mostly from the newer members. I hope the mods nip it this season.


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