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TUSCALOOSA | Nick Saban doesn’t want University of Alabama football fans to shower opposing players with garbage. He’s not too fond of late-night phone calls from irate fans, either.

The head coach of the 22nd-ranked Crimson Tide spoke out on fan behavior at his Monday press conference in the wake of the aftermath of Saturday’s overtime loss to Georgia, where fans in the UA student section threw cups and other objects onto the field where Georgia players were celebrating their victory.

“I don’t think it’s classy to throw something on somebody else,” Saban said. “I don’t think it’s classy to call somebody’s house at night and complain about something. I don’t think any of that’s classy.

“If anybody out there that’s our fans and our supporters don’t think all the coaches here … work hard and want to win as bad as anybody, as well as the players, trust and believe in that. Trust and believe in doing it right. If you want to do something, do something positive to support the program or don’t do anything at all.”

Saban didn’t get specific about the offending phone call, but said no one called him to complain, sparking speculation that a member of his coaching staff received a call from an unhappy fan.

“I don’t answer my phone anyway,” he said.

http://www.tidesports.com/article/20070924/NEWS/70924025/1011

 

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C'mon people ... how can we vote Georgia ahead of South Carolina when they both have one loss, and Georgia's one loss was AT HOME against South Carolina? We are better than that. Or we should be.

 

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Also, I would like more information on the ballot that was "challenged for objectivity based on performance."

That sounds interesting!

 

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I know you would like it. Not going to get it. I have had a discussion with the party and a need to pay careful attention to the games and scores played over the weekend and have been assured it won't happen again. Because it won't.

 

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Are you trying to say that Mizzou teams don't do well when there are high expectations or they are ranked?!?!?! I've never seen Mizzou be a preseason top 5 in basketball and then lose in the first round of the NIT or have a chance to win the North and choke or win a conference title in the last 10 years.

I think the Fighting Gary Pinkel's can beat Nebraska at home. They have the past two times, lets not talk about the 25 years before that or in Lincoln. It's once MU has control of the North that I'm scared at about. It's that point when you start to wonder "how will they screw this up?"

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And South Carolina played LSU tougher than anyone has this year. Don't understand Nebraska still being ranked and Penn State is iffy as well. If you rank them you might as well rank Michigan State.

 

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At least we ranked S.Carolina ahead of Va. Tech, unlike the stupid AP voters.

 

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Sorry; I think MU's games against Nebraska and Oklahoma should be billed "The Reality Tour."

Also: Didn't Mizzou just extend their AD's contract?

Imagine what kind of deal he would get if the damn school could win a Big XIII team title in ANY sport.

 

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The OU game will get ugly. But I think most teams that play them will see that game as a "reality tour"

You're right. Mike Alden did just sign a two-year extension. The KC star reported it on Saturday and the school put out a release on Sunday. He's now signed through the 2011-12 school year.

 

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Great. Will Missouri ever be rid of Slimy Mike? Would some unsuspecting school please take him off our hands?

 

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Probably one of those douchebag Cubs fans.