http://www.tidesports.com/article/20070318/NEWS/703180383/1067/SPORTS0106
QUOTE FROM ARTICLE: "Now, of course, the expectation is for Saban to put that relevance into effect on the field and, eventually, on the scoreboard. That process begins with spring practice. Hence the excitement.
It’s only a beginning, though. That’s what Alabama fans are going to have to keep in mind in the fall. Saban’s dramatic hiring has assumed such mythical proportions to some Tide fans that they expect him to field a full-strength, fire-breathing team simply by waving some sort of magic wand with a replica of the BCS Championship Trophy on its tip......
....There is nothing wrong with the excitement that will attend this week’s opening of spring training. Any positive energy is a good thing at Alabama at the moment. But the excitement should be based on the fact Alabama is rebuilding in pursuit of a lofty goal -- and not on the assumption that any goal has been reached yet. Saban will get there -- but it could take more than one spring practice."
Part of that sounds a little like the speech in Braveheart, but it does seem to underscore what has been repeated so many times on this site for the last few months. This is a process, and when we watch football this Fall we need to look at which direction we're headed and the progress we're making rather than our "location" (scoreboard/standings) at a particular point in time.
QUOTE FROM ARTICLE: "Now, of course, the expectation is for Saban to put that relevance into effect on the field and, eventually, on the scoreboard. That process begins with spring practice. Hence the excitement.
It’s only a beginning, though. That’s what Alabama fans are going to have to keep in mind in the fall. Saban’s dramatic hiring has assumed such mythical proportions to some Tide fans that they expect him to field a full-strength, fire-breathing team simply by waving some sort of magic wand with a replica of the BCS Championship Trophy on its tip......
....There is nothing wrong with the excitement that will attend this week’s opening of spring training. Any positive energy is a good thing at Alabama at the moment. But the excitement should be based on the fact Alabama is rebuilding in pursuit of a lofty goal -- and not on the assumption that any goal has been reached yet. Saban will get there -- but it could take more than one spring practice."
Part of that sounds a little like the speech in Braveheart, but it does seem to underscore what has been repeated so many times on this site for the last few months. This is a process, and when we watch football this Fall we need to look at which direction we're headed and the progress we're making rather than our "location" (scoreboard/standings) at a particular point in time.
