Link: Good Article on Ali Sharrief - (Much Needed Good News)

[RollTider]

Thought this article might serve as a contrast to the doom and gloom that we've been reading lately. It won't get nearly the press coverage, but it's a much more pleasing read.



Sharrief Reaches Out


Edit: Sorry, just noticed the same letter was published in T-Town news a couple of months ago and was linked on here. I saw the June 25 date on this article and hadn't seen it posted since then so thought I was safe from a duplicate.

 

[P. C. Pachyderm]

I didn't see it before ... that's a great story.

Ali took me aside and asked me if there were any boys that might respond to him coming and spending some quality time, just talking about problems, temptations and issues that they are facing growing up.

 

[RTR_UA#1]

Great article.
I missed it also.
Of course the bad news always gets more press than the good.
Everyone wants to stomp us BUT we will rise above it!!

RTR

 

[RkyMtnTide]

Thanks for the read! That's a great article and much needed.

Wouldn't it be amazing if you looked down at the ESPN ticker and saw:

"University of Alabama corner back Ali Sharief was honored by school teacher for making a difference in the lives of her students":eek2:

The only news on sports you ever see reported is win, lose, stats, or trouble...
And that is sad.

Thanks again.

 

[CaliforniaTide]

Very awesome story and it's something that Stephanie Godfrey really pushes for all of the UA athletes to do.

 

[derek4tide]

One classy young man.:BigA:

 

[RT1941]

Excellant article. Why didn't the Tusaloosa News pick this up? Too much news on JJ I guess...

 

[bayoutider]

Excellant article. Why didn't the Tusaloosa News pick this up? Too much news on JJ I guess...

It appears us fans have come to expect the good and feed off the bad. Bad news always gets more press than good.

 

[Bama323]

Controversy = ratings and newspaper sales. Unfortunately, I don't see that changing any time soon. It's good to see that we have players doing good things in the community. My guess is that we have much more of them doing good things than we have doing bad things.

 

[Crimson Hawk]

I live and work in the same part of the world as Ali is from, and I can tell you he comes by it honestly. His parents instilled the proper attitude, and values early on. Even though Ali & his family took Chris Keys in, and treated him as their own, and even though Ali & Chris were "like brothers" Ali still had the good judgment to recognize, then separate himself from Chris's bad behavior. He even went out of his way to try & guide Keys in the right direction, to no avail. That is character, pure & simple. We need a dozen more just like him. He will be an asset to anyone he is around, and is proving it with his actions!

 

[GreatDanish]

See the 25 or so page thread on Johns, and then notice that this one might to three pages before it falls off the front board.

 

[pcfixup]

Here is a post to keep this one up... Great article. Let's keep this post up near the top for a while.

 

[capnfrog]

Controversy = ratings and newspaper sales. Unfortunately, I don't see that changing any time soon. It's good to see that we have players doing good things in the community. My guess is that we have much more of them doing good things than we have doing bad things.

Only way I could see that I could do my part was when I cancelled my subscription for the B'ham news. I had all the negativity I could stand. I would like to start a movement towards all Bama fans cancelling their B'ham news subscriptions until they fire their idiot sports writers with their slanted views. I've had all I can stand and I can't stand no more. Only when they show scarborough(or whatever his name is) the door will I ever read the b'ham news again.

 

[derek4tide]

Only way I could see that I could do my part was when I cancelled my subscription for the B'ham news. I had all the negativity I could stand. I would like to start a movement towards all Bama fans cancelling their B'ham news subscriptions until they fire their idiot sports writers with their slanted views. I've had all I can stand and I can't stand no more. Only when they show scarborough(or whatever his name is) the door will I ever read the b'ham news again.

Throw the Huntsville Times and Mobile Fish Wrapper in there as well........

 

[peteswell4]

That is a great story. Hopefully he will get a chance to shine on the field this season as well as off of it.

 

[SaBAMArina]

Awesome, awesome story. I emailed the link to a few people, hopefully it will make the rounds and more people will read it than we hope...

 

[IMALOYAL1]

I think it starts at the top...as in his dad and family. They took in Keys the troubled linebacker and tried to help give him guidance. It didn't work out for Keys but this family is top notch, nothing but good caring people.


:BigA:

 

[BamaFossil]

Terrific story! I'm always proud to proclaim my Bama heritage; Ali makes me even prouder. :BigA:

 

[doliver25]

This world needs more of Ali Sharrief. He gets "it." I remember Jay Barker in 1991 telling me that in order for us to do good in football we had to put family and schoolwork first. I told the same thing to my alma mater after I had gotten a football scholarship. I asked a kid what he wanted to do after HS and he said play college football. He was young 8th grader named Nikita Stover. Pay it forward gentlemen.

 

[alextupelo]

Throw the Huntsville Times and Mobile Fish Wrapper in there as well........

theres always the Crimson White