Why do they (PTB) hate Alabama? Do they give Bama these times, just like at least 6 teams used to have "BYE" weeks before playing Alabama?
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Why do they (PTB) hate Alabama? Do they give Bama these times, just like at least 6 teams used to have "BYE" weeks before playing Alabama?
Great point that Alabama should make some demands. It took a lot of noise from Coach Saban to get some or our opponents in conference to not ALWAYS HAVE A BYE before they play us. One season, I believe 6 teams on the schedule had a bye the week before. And LSU and us almost always have a bye prior to it, I'm assuming due to LSU demanding it, and the league giving it to Bama too, as a consolation.
Who's in Baton Rouge? Texas and DKR Memorial Stadium superintendents sure didn't care....
I don't know, but it goes back a long time. I've watched officials make calls not in Alabama's favor, where it was clear to everyone there, they were wrong. The era of instant replay has curbed some of that, but, I'm not the best source, as a Tide alum and lifelong fan.
I will say that the hate was more obvious around the turn of the century. Just before 2000, and immediately after, when the program was mired in mediocrity, to put it mildly, it was quite obvious that Tennessee was given a lot of special treatment, and others were too. Again, I don't know why, other than the obvious dark, shadowy, internet conspiracy stuff.
Could it be that Baton Rouge and Louisiana in general just has an appeal to the night game, rowdy, drunken party, that us fine Christian folks in Alabama would never partake in? I'm kind of serious here in my point. Alabama is a painfully conservative state, in public. In the shadows, there's nothing conservative about this place. Check the average politicians internet browser history, if you dare
I just think that perhaps a lot of this goes back to a fanbase that used to fill that stadium that had to hurry home after a ball game so as to be prepared to head down to the church-house on Sunday morning. I DO NOT WANT TO OFFEND ANY OF THE FAITHFUL HERE ON TIDEFANS, of which I consider myself one. But, might it go back to those origins?
I've gotten to where I just won't go to 11am games. We have to leave at least by 8am at the latest just to make the game, much less be able to do anything before and afterwards you're so hot you're just ready to go home. At least night games we can hang out, eat locally and we get home before midnight so it's more worth it to me. Save 11am for the crappy games way late in the season, not when it feels like we're literally living in hell while watching a football game.
If it is just about fans being too lazy to get up early enough for an 11am game, I could not care less. Let Byrne and the fans pound sand. If this is about the heat, then I get it.
That is what I said, "....many Bama fans don't want 11am CT start time in Sept". So, we agree - at least on that point :smile:. Btw, I agree with the sentiment expressed by the University admin and the vast majority of the posters in this thread as one could see from my numerous "Thank"s and "Like"s. Alabama is a benevolent "flagship" institution, always has been. The "schedule better" complaint by some is sometimes misguided, sometimes just an excuse to further an agenda.
Again, LSU has had 12 G5 home games in September since 2014.... ALL 12 have been NIGHT games. Alabama has also had 12... 11 have been DAY games.
It's the heat and now it's also about the inequity. Southerners may be relatively lazy (can't believe you put that out there, you are usually quite the diplomat :smile
but not when it comes to football.
Heat stroke kills more people than lightning. If there is lightning in the area, the game is delayed until it is safe to play. Why is there not a similar condition placed when the heat index is above a certain degree?
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It's the heat and now it's also about the inequity. Southerners may be relatively lazy (can't believe you put that out there, you are usually quite the diplomat :smile
Never said that Southerners are lazy. My wife is from Alabama - no one would ever accuse anyone in her family of being lazy. Just saying that complaining about getting up early enough to watch an 11am game reeks of lassitude. Maybe you guys need to get to bed earlier?
As for the inequity - I get it. But you guys are famous for saying that life isn't fair. :biggrin2:
It's the heat and now it's also about the inequity. Southerners may be relatively lazy (can't believe you put that out there, you are usually quite the diplomat :smile
I'm 63 years old, I've earned my laziness, thank you very much. :smile:
Worried about six hours extra to prepare for TAMU like he's using all of this week to prepare for Kent State. :rolleye2:
Let him keeping popping off so his mockingbird mouth overloads his hummingbird rear end. Come December he’ll be the one asking Kristi “how do you spell guru? I need it for my resume’.....â€Â
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So Cecil Hurt responded on Finebaum. I saw a clip of it on Twitter. LOL, classic Cecil. With the very slightest hint of sarcasm he basically said he agreed with Gus and hoped that Auburn would play every single one of its games at 11:00 AM, because Auburn needed the extra prep time and it was only fair.
Seriously, this has turned into absurdity because God forbid Alabama have the audacity to mention the fact it is being treated unfairly.
I do look forward to the Auburn game this November.
This, so much this.
I can't believe I hear so many commentators simply omitting this.
LSU even got the CBS game time moved so they could play at home, at night. It's nonsense, what did LSU do to warrant such special consideration? On the other hand, Alabama has to always play day games? It isn't much to ask for something closer to an even split, this isn't an unreasonable expectation and anyone who says otherwise is either pushing an agenda or likes the fact that Alabama is getting screwed.
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