Talking about Alabama Football’s past does not carry much urgency with a new season starting soon. Also, college football fans in general are prone to a ‘what have you done lately’ perspective.
Lately, for Alabama football fans, has not been good enough. That our annual expectations are insanely high provides no comfort. Greatness often comes with a price. For Alabama, if that price is any season, not ending in a National Championship is a failure – so be it.
The flip side of such a standard is not always treasuring the past. A few days ago I saw the tweet below.