They have 15 practices. I assume A-Day is counted as one practice. So, Rich Rod is telling us that 14 practices is not enough, he needs that 15th practice?:conf2:
Cancel Spring Game: the new fad
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Yep - it counts as a practice, as do the other scrimmages. I read that he eliminated all spring scrimmages in lieu of additional practice (schools have as many as 3 scrimmages in the spring). I am not sure if this "fan day" counted as a practice or not.They have 15 practices. I assume A-Day is counted as one practice. So, Rich Rod is telling us that 14 practices is not enough, he needs that 15th practice?:conf2:
It's a no-win situation for the player. He just kinda stands there and lets the guy push him around a little bit, trying not to hurt him, or get hurt, and this is what we have.
If he pancakes the guy, all but the true football fans (and we are outnumbered, especially the PAC 12) think it "he should've taken it easy on the guy, it was just for fun."
Yep, that type of interaction is a lawsuit waiting to happen, even with a signed waiver.
So it is O.K. to let fans push the players around in some kind of fan practice. I am sure the team really got a lot out of that practice! I think I could say a real A-Day would have been more beneficial.
I'm going to be asking that fan if he wants a job as an OL coach.After a fan does this to one of my OL, I think I would be hesitant to have any kind of game.
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He's right. IF ... you rely on scheme and your star player(s) not getting hurt and not on the *men* you train ...
To be fair though in this case, if you're the player, it's a no-win. If you pancake the fan, you're a jerk. If he takes you to Mars (forget the backfield), you definitely lost like this poor sucker did.
If I were an up-and-coming head football coach, I would do the opposite of everything RichRod does for a successful career.
I agree that the spring game is not the best use of our team's time. Think about this - the NCAA limits how many days and how many hours that coaches get to spend working with the players to help them get better, and to put in good plays. The spring game is a very vanilla performance, due to not wanting to show the general public what you've been working on behind closed doors. I'd much rather our team get another quality practice in private, working on things that we don't need to see. Just my 2 cents, and they're a selfish 2 cents because i want Alabama to be as great as they can be. Something that doesn't get helped by having a vanilla public scrimmage. The only thing i will say that could be helped by a spring game, is to see how young players perform in front of a big crowd. Other than that, I don't see the point.
Hell, i'm 50 years old and 6'2" 265. I could do that for one play. I certainly wouldn't be scared of any 21 year old kid.After a fan does this to one of my OL, I think I would be hesitant to have any kind of game.
Well we will just have to get you to line-up against Cam Robinson and see if you can do that.:wink:
So far we have focused on the negatives of Spring games. Is there any positives? I seem to remember a player or two having their "breakout" game in A-Day.
Mark Ingram, I believe, broke out in A day as a freshman. That continued into the season in 08.
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I had no idea that was a fan bull rushing that guy. That just looks like a bad idea on all parts involved.
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Some of y'all need to realize college football is viewed differently in other states. Personally, it wouldn't bother me if A-Day was cancelled, but it isn't 'for' me in that sense, either - it would freak a lot of our people out.
I pay no attention to it whatsoever. I don't even watch it on ESPN.
But again that's me and others view it differently. If a coach views it that way as RRod does, they probably ought to do away with it. I mean, it's not like Arizona is going to be celebrating any national championships any time soon.
I pay no attention to it whatsoever. I don't even watch it on ESPN.
But again that's me and others view it differently. If a coach views it that way as RRod does, they probably ought to do away with it. I mean, it's not like Arizona is going to be celebrating any national championships any time soon.
I have never been to an Alabama spring game, but the one at OSU is not so much a game as an event for the fans. The event is far more popular than the game itself. I love the event, but the game puts me to sleep if I watch on TV.
I'm sure it's that way in T-Town, too - which is why I'm not calling for its removal.
But saying this applies to other schools as is the implication here is failure to consider the different emphases is my only point.
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