As I sit here writing to all of you, I just can’t shake the thoughts of today’s game from my head. I’m drained. Physically, mentally, and emotionally drained. It is extremely hard to get motivated to do anything tonight. As I sit here, I ponder the what ifs, the how’s, and the whys. I replay play after play in my head wondering if Alabama was even there today. I know one team was and it was the Tide. I’m frustrated. I’m confused. I’m defeated at this moment, but I will bounce back.
So what went wrong? I guess the logical and simplest answer would be, well, everything. But it’s more than just execution. It’s more than just X’s and O’s. It’s more than preparation, or lack there of. It’s about pride. It’s about heart. It’s about determination. It’s about fight. It’s about something I didn’t see at all on Saturday. Even the fans disappointed me. I couldn’t believe the amount of empty seats. The student section was bare. The upper-decks were bare. And the high roller sections were bare. To be honest, it was embarrassing. I’ve had my struggles over the years with being a Bama fan, but today might have topped them all. It’s hard to believe that that was the same team that I boasted about a few weeks ago after a heart-breaking loss to LSU. But you know what? The sun will come up tomorrow. We will move on. There is no time to sulk in self-pity.
I realize that Alabama will be the laughing stalk of college football for this week, but I can handle it. Heck, I’ve been taking it for the past 7 years. What’s new? And each time I take my verbal abuse and turn the other cheek. This time will be no exception. Even though we did lose to Louisiana-Monroe, at home, on senior day, I’ll be there backing my team. No one can kill my will, or my pride, or my passion for Alabama. I will be there this Saturday for our beating down on the plains with my $250 ticket. No, that’s not a typo. $250 for my Iron Bowl ticket. Do I care? Not at all. I’m ready. If we played at 4 am in negative 30 degree weather and snow, I would be there supporting the Tide. It’s times like these you learn to live again. It’s times like these you give and give again (Thank you Foo Fighters for the lyrics). It’s times like these, the roughest of times, that you show your support the most. Hold your head up high. Pick up the weak that are around you and carry them. I’m behind my team 110% everyday, and today is no different. I don’t care who is out there on that field. I love and support each and every one of them.
But as the title says, it hurts. It’s a blow below the belt. It’s lost respect, although we didn’t have much to begin with. Once again, though, I will manage. We as Bama fans will manage. We will bounce back. Maybe not this year, but it’s coming. It’s a matter of time. I know it may seem like that’s said all the time, and it probably is. But I’m a realist. I can see the problems and I can see that they will work themselves out. Some would argue that they have waited long enough. Fair enough, but as the old saying goes, patience is a virtue. We have shown signs of life. We have destroyed one of our rivals this year. We have competed with the best, and we will continue to compete with the best. No matter what anyone says to me, I’m excited, and nothing can change that.
When I finally put my head on my pillow tonight, I will be just fine. I’m not going to lose any sleep. I’m not going to break down like so many others do. Tomorrow, I will be saying ”Roll Tide!” I will hold my head high. I will wear my Alabama hat and fly my Bama flags. I just ask my fellow Bama fans to do the same. Don’t give up on Alabama now, these are the moments when our players and coaches need us the most.
The Capstone King
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