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And btw- I'll be doubled over laughing once more when Croom and his Mississippi boys beat Bama again this year......yeah, they beat us, too, but poetic justice is so sweet.....LOL!

I come in PEACE....Ha,ha.I bring no fury lol.You guys(and lady) have good points and I cant argue with any of it.Croom would have been great and would have done good things at Bama but thats out of my hands.I respect him alot and the passion he shows for the game is that of a great coach and person if you noticed how emotional he was to his players after they beat Auburn & Alabama.I only have one thing to say about this problem and Im sure you will agree with me.The pride and discipline needs to start being instilled in them by their parents.When the coach gets them he faces an up hill battle because they are 18 or 19 years old and by then the criminal ways have long begun.I hope he(Saban)can get things turned around for the better but I dont think Croom,Tuberville or anyone else could have made any difference In what some of these players do.IT STARTS AT HOME.Maybe thats just my way way of thinking but anyway, Peace fargingbastige and Katie.

Crimsonartist- I can appreciate your coming in peace and I certainly agree with your comment. It does start at home, but on the other hand, everyone doesn't have that strong home-base that would be ideal. So what about those people? Most of them play sports or some other extra-curricular activity where their coach/sponsor becomes their mentor. To be honest, Saban didn't like Johns too well anyway, so I would be willing to bet that there wasn't a great relationship fostered there. Now mind you, I know nothing about this person or Saban- I'm just making a generalization. I agree that it does start at home, but what about those people who have no home to begin with? But anyway, your peace is appreciated, as well as your logic.

Janny- I could care less about what Saban or Tuberville is paid. I simply made an observation. And jealousy DOESN'T motivate me at all!! Toodles!!!!

Got it hon! No problem....TJ is always starting stuff....lol...

Good point crimsonartist - excellent counterpoints, Katie. Here's the bottom line: we all have choices and we all have decisions to make. We're all individuals.

Maybe the guy didn't "get it at home". But often I see kids who do "get it at home" have some of the same issues in their late teens and early twenties, so that rationale doesn't hold a lot of water with me. Likewise, despite how one is raised or what they do or do not get at home, they soon should be able to recognize good from bad; right from wrong. I agree that as people (kids, in this case) get older, it is more difficult to deal with them and thier issues.

But, the fact remains that they have to make the decisions - they can choose to follow someone who sets the right example or they can cjhoose the same old wrong path - then try to play on the sympathy of others because "they had a rough childhood".

Thanks for coming in peace. I will always appreciate a debate and an opposing view. I may not always agree with it, but I appreciate the fact that we have this opportunity to freely voice opinions.

For the record, I don't think any coaches are worth what they're paid in college sports - or any other level for that matter. I think we (collectively) have our prioties messed up. Competent teachers (not administrators, coaches, etc.) should be the ones making a few extra bucks. They are the ones truly doing the job of shaping our youth (outside the home and church).