calling Jalen Hurts the N-word

[aubiefifty 18,398]

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Bad play aside, calling Jalen Hurts the N-word awful

Duane Rankin, Montgomery Advertiser

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Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 177 yards and a touchdown in the 26-14 loss to Auburn on Saturday. Kamarri Darrington/Advertiser

Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) is chased by Auburn defensive lineman Nick Coe (91) in the Iron Bowl in Auburn, Ala. on Saturday November 25, 2017. (Mickey Welsh / Montgomery Advertiser)(Photo: .)

Jalen Hurts can come off cocky. A little standoffish.

But he didn’t deserve to be called the N-word on Twitter.

He wasn’t playing well in the Iron Bowl. But he shouldn’t have been called a racist word.

Let’s just cut to the chase here.

There is a big elephant in the room when it comes to having a black quarterback leading Alabama.  

Has it happened before Hurts? Yes. Probably will happen again, but when you have ignorant people out there resorting to calling him the N-word just because he’s not playing well in the Iron Bowl, it further feeds to the idea that there is still significant racial issues in the state.

If you don’t care what color the quarterback is at Alabama, good for you. Those who do, they know who they are and should be ashamed of themselves.

Let’s make another thing clear.

Not all Alabama fans feel that way about Hurts. Some truly love to watch him play. Even the ones who hated how he was performing still have love for him. 

However, some chose to go racial when criticizing him. See, whenever someone is touched to his or her core emotionally, the truth comes out. If you're really a nice person, that part of you will emerge when bad times arise.

If you're just ugly on the inside, it'll show when push comes to shove. That that happened on both side on Twitter when it came to how Hurts was playing.

Got to give Twitter props for shutting down the account of @BradCabs, but it should've never come to that because he shouldn't have gone there.

What's just as sad is he's not the only person who feels that way

Also have to give props to Alabama fans for their reaction to the racist tweet. Former Tide linebacker Nico Johnson later apologized for how he reacted, but he said something that shows how racism lights the emotional fire.

However, there must be some serious short term memory going around. Didn’t Hurts just throw the game-winning touchdown pass with 25 seconds left to beat Mississippi State two weeks ago?

Now he’s the N-word. Really? Hurts is 24-2 as a starter, not 2-24. He could be 25-1 with a national championship ring and MVP for scoring the game-winning touchdown against Clemson had Deshaun Watson not pulled off an epic final drive.

Now Hurts is a N-word? Wow. Truth is, there are fans who saw him as that before Saturday's Iron Bowl. The loss just gave them reason to go there.  

Has he had great players around him and the best coach in college football? Yes, but he’s gotten the job done for the most part and one loss, even if it is to Auburn, shouldn’t have fans calling him the N-word.

The most popular player on any football team is the backup quarterback. There have been Alabama fans calling for Tua Tagovailoa to play all season.

That was taken up a few notches during the Iron Bowl, but fans didn’t have to go racial in calling for Tagovailoa to replace Hurts.  

Hurts got off Twitter and Instagram before the season, but I’m sure he’s heard about what is being said about him. Truth be told, Hurts wasn’t the only Alabama player playing bad in the Iron Bowl.

Plus, Auburn’s defense had something to do with it, too. The Tigers got after Hurts as well as took away his favorite target, Calvin Ridley.

You win as a team, you lose as a team, but the success and blame usually goes toward the quarterback. So criticism was going to be heaped upon him after a game like that in a loss to Alabama’s hated rival.

That doesn’t mean fans have use the most hateful and racist word ever in criticizing Hurts.

 

 

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just wow. how do the bummers continue to recruit like they do with fans like this? IT is beyond shameful.

 

[lionheartkc 6,150]

bama fans gonna bama...

Also, points to the writer for giving our D credit for Hurts "bad play"

[Tigerbelle 5,299]

That just disgusts me. Shameful!

[lionheartkc 6,150]

Just now, Tigerbelle said:

That just disgusts me. Shameful!

Come on Belle... you of all people should expect it from bama fans.

[aujeff11 6,243]

Some actions are indefensible and some people don’t deserve the oxygen that they steal from the environment everyday. There is a special spot in hell for those. But let’s not make this a Bammer thing. This is a racism thing and many fanbases have people like him including Auburn.

 

[lionheartkc 6,150]

4 minutes ago, aujeff11 said:

Some actions are indefensible and some people don’t deserve the oxygen that they steal from the environment everyday. There is a special spot in hell for those. But let’s not make this a Bammer thing. This is a racism thing and many fanbases have people like him including Auburn.

While I don't disagree with you, you also have to admit that bama has more than their fare share. No Auburn fan got called out for publicly doing something like that to Jeremy Johnson when we lost the last two Iron Bowls with him under center. Yet every year it seems that there are public displays of the idiocy of the bama fan base.

[Tigerbelle 5,299]

7 minutes ago, lionheartkc said:

Come on Belle... you of all people should expect it from bama fans.

That doesn't mean I still can't find it disgusting and shameful when something like this happens. Just because I know how trashy the bammers are doesn't stop my reaction to that kind of hate.

[alexava 6,976]

Awful as it is, who is this guy to deserve the attention he is being given? We all know this happens. don’t put it on public display. But if Jalen decides to leave turds, we’ll gladly take him. 

[lionheartkc 6,150]

6 minutes ago, alexava said:

Awful as it is, who is this guy to deserve the attention he is being given? We all know this happens. don’t put it on public display. But if Jalen decides to leave turds, we’ll gladly take him. 

Hopefully the result will be scorn from his fellow man, but odds are his redneck buddies will just think its cool.

[aujeff11 6,243]

2 minutes ago, lionheartkc said:

While I don't disagree with you, you also have to admit that bama has more than their fare share. No Auburn fan got called out for publicly doing something like that to Jeremy Johnson when we lost the last two Iron Bowls with him under center. Yet every year it seems that there are public displays of the idiocy of the bama fan base.

I think they have more of these incidents because the sidewalk Bammers moreso have to live vicariously through their team. When they cannot separate themselves from their team, and when their team loses, it’s like pressure on the sponge being exerted, and what’s on the inside comes out. Hence why an Alabama fan shot an Auburn fan in the leg last week, why an Alabama fan shot another for not caring about the loss enough only a couple years ago, or why Updyke poisoned the trees. The world can thank Auburn for winning because these characters are shown for what they really are over a football game.

On the other hand, we love our team but not enough to set us off. However what triggers harmful behavior for the Bammer fan in the OP may not be what triggers the same behavior in others.

[lionheartkc 6,150]

51 minutes ago, aujeff11 said:

I think they have more of these incidents because the sidewalk Bammers moreso have to live vicariously through their team. When they cannot separate themselves from their team, and when their team loses, it’s like pressure on the sponge being exerted, and what’s on the inside comes out. Hence why an Alabama fan shot an Auburn fan in the leg last week, why an Alabama fan shot another for not caring about the loss enough only a couple years ago, or why Updyke poisoned the trees. The world can thank Auburn for winning because these characters are shown for what they really are over a football game.

On the other hand, we love our team but not enough to set us off. However what triggers harmful behavior for the Bammer fan in the OP may not be what triggers the same behavior in others.

Excellent and insightful post.

[ToraGirl 5,498]

2 hours ago, alexava said:

Awful as it is, who is this guy to deserve the attention he is being given? We all know this happens. don’t put it on public display. But if Jalen decides to leave turds, we’ll gladly take him. 

I considered wanting to adopt him when I learned of his commitment to his faith.  But now...you nailed it.  AMEN!  He'd be a perfect fit at Auburn.

[ToraGirl 5,498]

2 hours ago, aujeff11 said:

I think they have more of these incidents because the sidewalk Bammers moreso have to live vicariously through their team. When they cannot separate themselves from their team, and when their team loses, it’s like pressure on the sponge being exerted, and what’s on the inside comes out. Hence why an Alabama fan shot an Auburn fan in the leg last week, why an Alabama fan shot another for not caring about the loss enough only a couple years ago, or why Updyke poisoned the trees. The world can thank Auburn for winning because these characters are shown for what they really are over a football game.

On the other hand, we love our team but not enough to set us off. However what triggers harmful behavior for the Bammer fan in the OP may not be what triggers the same behavior in others.

Good stuff, Jeff.

 

[aubiefifty 18,398]

with this kind of stuff i really cannot get too mad if jalen does not wear an auburn jersey for his bet with sir charles. some bummer crazy is liable to come unglued and hurt the young man. and y'all forgot two more incidents. the tea bagging was bad as well. but no one ever mentions the auburn fan that had rat poison put on a burger in tusky because he would not take his auburn hat off for a bummer fan that worked at the burger joint. that is pretty bad and who be an awful way to die.

[corchjay 5,311]

I've never understood why UAT hasn't been held accountable for many years of racist actions.  The ghost of George Wallace definitely still stands in the entrance doors. 

Shame on people using a slur to describe anyone 

[doc4aday 1,887]

Hurts is hard nosed excellent football player and a fine young man in my book. He is a gamer and will win a lot of games before he goes pro. I hope this (wins games) except next years IB and possibly the playoffs. Bammer fans love bammer football. Auburn fans love Auburn University. This explains things in a nutshell.

[AU-24 3,130]

16 hours ago, ToraGirl said:

Good stuff, Jeff.

 

Yes good stuff. 

Now maybe all communities and people of all races and skin colors that use the N-word, will also be chastised, as they should be!

[WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737]

19 hours ago, lionheartkc said:

bama fans gonna bama...

Also, points to the writer for giving our D credit for Hurts "bad play"

This this and this. 

[gravejd 3,309]

I thought he played pretty well considering the circumstances. He ran hard when called on and gave his receivers chances to get the ball and make plays. AU defense just had bama on lock down all night. I guess he was just the target cause they were losing?

[Dan-0 479]

This is typical of UAT fans. So many of them are just bandwagon fans. Not saying AU doesn't have them as well but Bama is notorious for them. They are also calling for Daboll, who has lost one game as OC, to be fired. They can't come to grips with the fact that, up until the IB, their offense simply hadn't faced a D like AU's. Our D also held Clemson and GA to under 20 points and I don't think their fan base is coming apart over it.

[PowerOfDixieland 3,236]

-  Is it more (or less) hateful/menacing to throw a brick through the head coach's window at his home?

-  Is there anything to be discerned from the reality that the tweet was exposed by a "U" guy...not an Updyke?

-  Is there an egregiously equivalent name to call a white quarterback?  What did they tweet about Brody?

[Hopsing 634]

Regardless of win or lose race should not be involved. The media doesn’t help when discussing QB’s and they have to throw in he’s a black QB when describing one as such.

Don’t hear hear that the pitcher is a black pitcher in baseball!

He is a QB! 

[PowerOfDixieland 3,236]

On 11/30/2017 at 7:27 PM, Hopsing said:

He is a QB! 

It would appear that he is no longer the QB.  The tweet was obviously wrong but apparently Saban thinks the guy had the right idea.  For those that didn't see it, he was calling for Tua to play the second half against us.

[Hopsing 634]

19 minutes ago, PowerOfDixieland said:

It would appear that he is no longer the QB.  The tweet was obviously wrong but apparently Saban thinks the guy had the right idea.  For those that didn't see it, he was calling for Tua to play the second half against us.

He may not be a starter, who knows! He is still A QB!

[bigman334 56]

just now seeing this. but c'mon. lets not act like this exact same thing doesnt go on, on or off the football field.  some of you seem "shocked".. this is the world we live in