Tim Tebow takes Nick Saban’s side, agrees Alabama students are ‘entitled’
By Adam Spencer
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This week, Alabama coach Nick Saban called out Alabama students for not showing up to watch the team’s blowout of Louisiana.
That sparked a debate over whose fault the lack of attendance was — entitled students who only want to see big games, or the Crimson Tide for scheduling weak opponents?
On ESPN’s “First Take” on Friday morning, Saban got a powerful ally in the form of SEC legend (and current SEC Network analyst) Tim Tebow. Tebow said he agrees with Saban’s assessment of the lack of student turnout (via 247Sports):
“Listen, I agree with (Saban),” Tebow said. “I love it. I think the fans are getting so entitled there at Alabama, specifically the students. Listen, as a student, you’ve done nothing to win all of these titles, okay? You spend a little bit of daddy’s money to show up at a game and to go to school there. You say you’re the best fans in college football, but you need to show up. I don’t care if you’re playing Louisiana-whoever or Hoover High School. You show up to the game and you support the team. If you want to say you’re the best fans in the country, you show up every game no matter what. Coach Saban is right. Alabama students, you need to show up for your team.”
The Tide are the No. 1 team in the country, and QB Tua Tagovailoa is playing like the Heisman front runner. If fans don’t want to show up to see that, that’s on them.
Saban and Tebow have a point, but still, the game in Week 12 against The Citadel isn’t likely to draw many students, either.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
