Former Alabama QB takes the bait regarding conspiracy theory from Tennessee Vols' win over Crimson Tide
The Alabama Crimson Tide had a very short but simple message listed prominently on the wall inside their facility during Nick Saban's tenure, and it read "no excuses". After the Tennessee Vols' second straight win over the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday in Knoxville, this time 24-17, that statement has been exposed – for a […]
The Alabama Crimson Tide had a very short but simple message listed prominently on the wall inside their facility during Nick Saban's tenure, and it read "no excuses".
After the Tennessee Vols' second straight win over the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday in Knoxville, this time 24-17, that statement has been exposed – for a second time.
Alabama radio announcer Chris Stewart threw out a wild accusation out of left field during the game that the University of Tennessee pumped additional crowd noise through their speakers while Alabama had the ball. Naturally, that was met with lots of skepticism and ridicule from fans and pundits, largely because said accusation was made without any proof or explanation for how he came to that conclusion.
Well, as social media does, said misinformation was accepted and repeated as true by one prominent former Alabama player, QB AJ McCarron. A fan tagged the Crimson Tide signal caller and asked him about the issue. He responded "100% they do".
Unsurprisingly, he was fact checked with a community note by Twitter/X and ridiculed by fans in the replies for making such a comment without anything to back it up.
Tennessee athletic director Danny White denied the allegation on Monday with a nod to the fans in attendance.
CBS Sports national college football radio host Josh Pate was also at Neyland Stadium and says he was near the speakers and heard nothing except music from them.
It's not the first time the Crimson Tide have complained during a loss to the Vols in Knoxville. After the 2022 game, Alabama fans took to social media to gripe about the calls they felt they were not getting during the game, particularly with a pass interference call late in the second half that showed a Crimson Tide player draped all over Tennessee tight end Princeton Fant.
Alabama fans (and apparently former players), for having such a pious mantra of "no excuses", sure do enjoy having boatloads of excuses, perhaps more than any fan base of a team that Tennessee has defeated in recent memory.
But that could just be frustration with losing, something they haven't had to deal with much over the last almost two decades. They might want to start figuring out how to handle it more maturely – both fans and former players. With the way the first season without Saban has gone, it looks like they could be getting more and more practice at having to deal with it in the coming years.
Tennessee Vols will see a trend some players don’t like continue against Kentucky next weekend
Fans of the Tennessee Volunteers who are hoping for plenty of tailgating time for the team's next home game are surely thrilled about the kickoff time revealed by the school on Monday. However, some of the players might not be quite as enthusiastic about it. The school announced on Monday the Vols will be taking […]
