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You come to a crossroads and the expectations get so great, people get spoiled by success and there gets to be a lack of appreciation
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We can't change expectations or change lack of appreciation.
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The way I am reading her quotes is she is feeling the tension when Alabama is on the verge of something unique: winning three straight titles. She is probably feeling like the fan base we be ungrateful if we fall short. Considering the way, we view the 10-3 2010 season, she has somewhat of a point.

I also imagine its real easy to say something you don't completely mean in a long informal interview. I've wrote more than a few thing on here that didn't come off the way I wanted them to sound. And if we are going to concentrate so much on everything about the Sabans, we are going to hear something we don't like.


 
If they want to see a stadium full, they should schedule better opponents and lower ticket prices. Maybe start selling unused tickets as $20 walk-ups fifteen minutes after kickoff or when the second quarter starts.
 
Personally I've been more disappointed in some of the statements made in this thread than in that article. All she is saying is when you reach this level of success people take it for granted. It's just human nature. She notes they haven't been in this situation before and are trying to get adjusted. I will say this, the surest way to to tick a man off is to go after his wife. Think before you post.
 
bamanut_aj said:
I'm not down there, so it's not as if I've 'turned' on her. I've mostly been ambivalent, with maybe a lean towards 'she's coach's wife; that's good enough for me.' But yeah, that attitude chaps my hide


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Remember coaches wives can be touchy creatures, Rita Rod pulled the plug on coming to Bama because Finebum mocked her trailer park hair-do. I don't mean to suggest Ms Terry is anywhere near that touchy, it just seems like a bad idea for us to take public swipes at her, and certainly at least hold up until we get a little more info.

I bet the writer stretched things for maximum shock value to Bama fans, intentionally.
 
Chukker Veteran said:
Remember coaches wives can be touchy creatures, Rita Rod pulled the plug on coming to Bama because Finebum mocked her trailer park hair-do. I don't mean to suggest Ms Terry is anywhere near that touchy, it just seems like a bad idea for us to take public swipes at her, and certainly at least hold up until we get a little more info.

I bet the writer stretched things for maximum shock value to Bama fans, intentionally.
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Unless the writer made things up, calling the fan base 'unappreciative' is pretty hard to stretch


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bamanut_aj said:
Read my above post. If all the money the man could want, every resource available, A-day attendance, record sales for Bama gear, etc aren't enough, then the woman will never be happy; and frankly, I couldn't care less. Unless she was SEVERELY misquoted, that was the most narcissistic thing I've read, coming from a coach or his 'camp', so to speak.

No, I would pitch in to buy poor, under-appreciated Terry a dozen roses to convince her we appreciate her. Have some dignity, people


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What is the writer's intent writing this article and what is Miss Terry's intent in saying what she did? Let's wait and see.

Maybe some people don't understand what HER role has been in what has been achieved at Bama under Coach and Miss Terry's leadership.

They give to the community. They feel a part of the community according to the article.

I just have a concern with the writer's intent. Should I have a concern with Miss Terry's statement? I just don't know at this time. So I will not let myself have a negative feeling about it.

Is the writer an alumnus of Auburn (API) or the University of Texas? What is his motivation for this article other that a negative one.

We do have a big game on Saturday and sure don't need this. We have a chance at 3 consecutive BCSNC's and sure don't need the negativity. I don't want it to hurt next year's recruiting class either.

Will she be a guest on GameDay on Saturday? I just don't think so.
 
JIB said:
Wow, some fans have turned on Ms Saban so quickly.

I was alarmed by the article, but will wait to see if she has any other comments before burning a Saban effigy.
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I don't think it's so much that people are turning on her as it is surprise that she would feel that way, much less voice those opinions. This relationship between the coach and the university has been mutually beneficial, and I'm not sure that either side has much of a reason to disparage the other. I don't doubt the possibility that some of this came out wrong or was taken out of context and that she will probably end up regretting saying it in the long run, but I also don't think anyone would argue that the comments seem ungrateful in and of themselves.

C'est la vie ... time to get back to football talk.
 
TIDE-HSV said:
As above, they've never stayed anywhere long enough, with this degree of success, to have anything to compare it with. Is it short of what I'd like to see? Sure. The only team in the SEC which I can think of with a better % of attendance would be USC. I think they're just happy for any success. With all the other teams, there would be falloff for the minor teams. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to pack the place for that first A-Day game. I hate to put it quite this way, but she is the one who seems to come off with a bit of a sense of "entitlement." I think it's a total misread of how the fans feel about Saban and the program...
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Earle, I don't think I could stated it better.

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I understand what she is saying. I was born in '56 and never knew Bama to be anything but a winner ... until that era came to an end. Those of us that grew up watching Coach Bryant inflict "Bama fatigue" on the rest of the country, never knowing leaner times, were guilty of the exact same "lack of appreciation." I doubt she means that we don't appreciate her husband. We could probably get a dozen idiot fanatics to carry him across hot coals. (Don't make me do it by myself please)

I really thinks she means there are many of us that do not appreciate the moment we are living and do not understand the magnitude of CNS's success since coming to Alabama. Coach Saban is on the verge of doing something that has not been done in anyone's memory. To be honest, I am not sure anyone will fully grasp it until 100 years from now when someone repeats the feat (hopefully again at Alabama).

Meanwhile, someone needs to pick out a nice street that needs a new name and while you are at it, find Mrs. Terry one too. It will be okay ... they are staying! Write a check! Meanwhile for Mrs. Terry, win about 4 more and we'll start carving a new sign for the stadium.
 
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Aledinho said:
The way I am reading her quotes is she is feeling the tension when Alabama is on the verge of something unique: winning three straight titles. She is probably feeling like the fan base we be ungrateful if we fall short. Considering the way, we view the 10-3 2010 season, she has somewhat of a point.

I also imagine its real easy to say something you don't completely mean in a long informal interview. I've wrote more than a few thing on here that didn't come off the way I wanted them to sound. And if we are going to concentrate so much on everything about the Sabans, we are going to hear something we don't like.


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Hold on a second there. I agree with what you're saying. And yes, most fans were disappointed with 2010.

But assuming for a second that how the article represents Ms. Terry's feelings is in fact accurate (which I'm not ready to do), what fans were disappointed with in 2010 wasn't Coach Saban's accomplishments. It was with perceived complacency on the part of some of the players who hadn't fully grasped the principles of Coach Saban's process.
 
Heck I just realized the title of the thread is wrong and a bit misleading. The story said "Terry Saban, Nick's Wife, Says Alabama Fans Aren't So Appreciative, but He Isn't Leaving"
 
Al A Bama said:
What is the writer's intent writing this article and what is Miss Terry's intent in saying what she did? Let's wait and see.

Maybe some people don't understand what HER role has been in what has been achieved at Bama under Coach and Miss Terry's leadership.

They give to the community. They feel a part of the community according to the article.

I just have a concern with the writer's intent. Should I have a concern with Miss Terry's statement? I just don't know at this time. So I will not let myself have a negative feeling about it.

Is the writer an alumnus of Auburn (API) or the University of Texas? What is his motivation for this article other that a negative one.

We do have a big game on Saturday and sure don't need this. We have a chance at 3 consecutive BCSNC's and sure don't need the negativity. I don't want it to hurt next year's recruiting class either.

Will she be a guest on GameDay on Saturday? I just don't think so.
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Well said. I would think anybody would realize this without having to have it spelled out, but you did a good job of it.
 
bamanut_aj said:
Well excuse us. I can understand how the high salary, and every resource available to you, comes across as unappreciative. How thoughtless of us.
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Keeping in mind that we don't know how reliable the source is... I agree with Miss Terry.

We love the Sabans. We love what Coach Saban has done for our program. I attribute the fact to my grandfather still being alive (in his 90s) to Alabama's football success (somewhat jokingly, but his blood pressure has remained relatively low over the past few years). I love Alabama fans. I love how much our fans love our team. I'm not sure you will find a more loyal group. How many of us have spent thousands of dollars to attend games?


But go back and read some of the game threads this year, even when we were winning by 3 touchdowns...


I'm not sure this article has anything to do with money. Coach Saban demands the pursuit of perfection from his players, and because we have seen glimpses of this perfection, we are spoiled when we don't see it all of the time.

Maybe I'm in the minority (I don't think I am), but with all that Coach Saban has accomplished, I do not question him when he wants to run a vanilla offense or throw obstacles at our defense that may seem unnecessary. I trust that this is part of his process to prepare our boys for anything that they will face at the end of the season.

And based on our complete domination in the last two BCS title games, the master plan works.
 
1. We also have to realize that she lives in a world where a few nut jobs would probably dig through their trash to find a little Debbie oatmeal pie wrapper.
2. As some have mentioned, this quote may be completely out of context.
3. Not many people in these parts who make $5 million in a lifetime, much less in a year, so it is often difficult to fill the stands at today's prices. My family's future is a much more important investment to me than Alabama athletics, even though I do love my university and its athletic programs.
4. I don't know any Bama fan who doesn't love and appreciate where Coach Saban has taken our program.
5. Speaking of $5 million per year, that seems like a heck of a lot of appreciation to me, but I'm sure we would bump up his salary if he were to request it. The return on that investment has been outstanding.
6. Roll Tide!
 
I think some of y'all are jumping to conclusions way too fast. There's probably lots more to this than what we see. I'll be really surprised if this isn't cleared up shortly.
 
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