Alabama was arguably the greatest college football program of all time prior to the run of historic dominance they’re currently enjoying and it looks like there’s no end in sight. There’s a documentary that does a pretty good job of explaining why the Alabama football program is so important to the state and region. It has a lot to do with the reconstruction era following the American civil war. I’m sure it’s on CZcams if you’re interested.
Also Aiden had a great point about why college football fans in states without an NFL team are so passionate! A lot of these college towns are 3+ hour drives away from the nearest NFL team at least so they end up getting really into their local college teams.
Well, the truth is the Colleges created fan interest, there was no Pro football until the 20s and it was not even cared about until the 1960s. The truth is most New Yorker types are not real football fans via the knowledge of the game like Bama, UGA, Tenn. or Oklahoma fans, we start out playing at 5 years old and the women know football, most of those city dwelling football fans really don't know much.
True I live in Bama about 1.5hrs from Tuscaloosa Al. They are our NFL team lol. I've only just started watching the NFL cause we have 3 starting QBs playing last yr in the NFL.
Sorry, didnt agree with that. This not simply a matter of allocating teams to states or something. The Crimson Tide are older than the NFL, and you cant cop it off to "well, its popular because there is no NFL team there" for arguably the best and "biggest" college team in the country.
@@jessesleight9631 that’s why I said great point and not the entire reason! There are obviously multiple factors but I don’t think that the majority of fans now a days root for teams because they were around in the 1800’s.
The Oregon one is crazy. Phil Knight, the founder of Nike and one of the richest people in the world not only if from Oregon, went to school there, and founded his company there, but he was also an athlete at Oregon. I think his total donations to the school are now in the billions with several hundred million for athletics.
My people I live in the American south, Mississippi. Alabama "BAMA" the fans call themselves are a unique group. The fan base has moved all over the place! It's relatively an old idea, people tend to follow winners. Alabama got all three of my son's and made them fans by winning. The rivalries are harsh in the SEC. The "South Eastern Conference" is a bitter conflict. We all hang out together and make fun of each other, it's just cool to do that in the south. 🇺🇸
North Carolina State University built a 120,000 football training center. They got a call from Miami asking if they could tour the facility to get ideas for their planned new one. Their architects would come along and take notes. The coach said "sure....always to help a fellow ACC team", thinking it was college Miami Hurricanes. The man on the other line said "actually we're the Miami Dolphins", a professional NFL team. You know you did things right when an NFL team wants to copy a college building. The place in Raleigh has hot pools, cold pools, underwater treatmills, Olympic quality weight machines, a mini hospital for emergencies during practice, and free healthy fruit and snacks for all the players 24 hours a day.
In college football each team partners with their own brand for equipment. Nike is the most common, but other teams have Under Armour, Adidas, Jordan, etc. It's cool because they all put their own unique details into each team!
What’s crazy is that the facilities have gotten bigger and more advanced since then. The locker room is way more high tech at Alabama now. I think they have an updated video.
The 3 big uniform manufacturers for college are Nike, Adidas and Under Armor The universities choose which company to represent. Usually based on how much they can get out of the company.
What you have to realize is that there is a lot of money coming in from TV rights. Each team gets a lot of money from the NCAA and each conference (like the SEC). The money gets distributed equally. Plus, they get extra money for different bowl games and more the National Championship game.
As a UGA fan and a Georgian I can appreciate this sort of attention to detail for collegiate students. Outside of competition, you actually feel like a ‘somebody’ going through this process. Good for Bama on that.
The schools make a ton of money through TV rights and sponsorships. The last Big 12 Conference TV deal was for $2.3 billion over 6 years. And that's only split between the 12 schools. Many other conferences getting their own deals.
Student tickets were $70 a year when I was in school at Alabama. That’ll get you about 7 home games every year. The student section is GA seating so if you get there early you can get front row seats for the equivalent of about $10.
@@SomethingSeemsOff They’re expensive, especially for big games like LSU, Auburn or Tennessee. The thing to do is find a student who has tickets but doesn’t want to go. They can “upgrade” their student ticket for like $100 and then sell them to anyone. You’ll be in the student section so it’ll be loud and you’ll have to stand the entire time but it’ll be fun.
I graduated from Bama in 1993 (with Dabo Swinney, although we were in different colleges within the university) and I had friends on the team so I saw some of the facilities back then. I thought the guys were spoiled back then but all these newer facilities are amazing. We are the top program in CFB history. While other teams’ fans will say we’ve won 40 or 50 national championships, it’s really only 13 AP/UPI/BCS/CFP recognized championships. We won 4 recognized (I don’t count 1941 like some people) championships before the AP/UPI era began in 1938, and we arguably should have won 3 more during the 1960s and 1970s. We’re OK with just the 13 though because it’s still more than any other program. ROLL TIDE!!!
it Depends on what you are really looking at, as several Sports outlets intertwine Alabama, Oklahoma and Ohio State within the top 3. While Alabama has more "National" titles than others, there are things For instance Oklahoma has that no other team. For instance Oklahoma has the longest consecutive win streak in College Football History, And Oklahoma has the most wins ever since the BCS era, along with producing 7 heisman winners. So as I said, Bama, Ohio state and OU can easily bounce around in the top 3 depending on what stats you are looking at. I am looking forward to getting in to the SEC after this season. BOOOMER SOOOONER!!
@@alphadragongamingFTW I'm looking forward to y'all getting into the SEC as well. Just another notch on Bama's belt each year! JK! I hope we can get some really classic slobber knocker games with some old school defensive struggles. I'm not a really big on this new era of college football with all these rule changes promoting the offense over the defense.
Finally a Bama fan that rejects the fake titles. Of all schools, yours is the biggest head scratcher, for doing that fake stuff. I'm sure some of these have merit, but I feel like it's cheating to claim a title you didn't claim in real time, when it happened. The worst is Oklahoma State claiming one over Army, over one of the greatest teams of all time. It's just foul.
@@alphadragongamingFTW Before Saban came to BAMA they were arguably No. 3 out of that group but what they have done since 2007 pushes them to the top. Most lists I have seen in the last year or two have them at the top now. OSU nor Oklahoma have had a 15 year run like Alabama has experienced since Saban showed up.
College football also get tens of millions worth of donations from Alumni. On top of ticket sales and at Clemson at least they only give out a few thousand free tickets while the rest of the 80 thousand tickets are sold. Companies also sponsor football programs like Nike, State Farm insurance, Lululemon, and Ford motors. The scale and environment of football weekends is truly unbelievable.
Daz went to pause it right as the guy went to touch the screen on the shoe sizing machine. Almost seemless. Thought Daz stuck his hand in the Alabama video 😂
When I attended UA student tickets were $5 per game. Regular tickets had a face value of $55-$90 depending on where they were and who the opponent was but they never really “went on sale” because the waitlist for season tickets is years if not decades long.
Love these college football vids. The reactions are awesome. I especially love the SEC vids as that’s the conference my tram is in-The National Champions, the Georgia Bulldogs. Go Dawgs! 🏆🏆 Oh, and Stickum is illegal in college and the Pros.
College about 6 home games. Most of the players of the team are on full scholarship. Each D1 (Division 1--largest schools) school can offer 85 full-tuition (4 years of college) paid scholarships. Since college is so expensive in the US, that turns out to be alot of $$. Players must maintain a certain grade point level (I don't know what it is now) to remain eligible to play. Players with lower academic aptitude or who have not come from a good high school district and may be behind academically will typically get free tutoring provided to help them maintain their grade point average and thus their eligibility.
I'm going to be really honest. A lot of the good athletes in football and basketball do the bare minimum for school. They are put in classes favorable to athletes, get special allowances and exemptions, are given tutors, and have others do work for them. There are some exceptional students, but I haven't worked with many of them quite honestly. It's insulting to make the athletics more important than the schooling.
About the question of if you’re a good player but crap with grades: some players will just give up the sport, there’s also ‘junior colleges’ or community colleges that have teams that you don’t have to have the same level of grades to play there. Usually those schools are 2 years so they’ll attend and play for 2 years and then transfer to the division 1 schools then if they’re really good onto the NFL. There’s a really good Netflix show about some of those schools can’t remember the name though
These are educational programs first and foremost. These guys also want to provide their athletes with an experience that prepares them for a life after college that represents the school well. These guys are educators ( coaches, equipment managers, etc) first. The money that we spend on education, though we complain it's not enough; is a lot compared with most countries.
The main funding for college football programs comes from television contracts. Bama is in the Southeastern Conference, which has something like a 10-year, $3.2 billion contract with network ESPN. Also, 100,000 attendance at games helps too.
They should do the facility for the Black knights which is the name of the football team at the United States military academy at West point., Which plays against the u.s. naval academy every year in a rivalry which has lasted since 1890
Each college signs with their company of choice (Nike/ Adidas/ Under Armour). Some high schools have affiliates too here in the US. Free tickets for students depends on the school.
They have full time tutors, the player never go into a classroom. Their diet is controlled by what each player needs. All of this is also paid for each player. If you look in moat states the highest paid employee is the football coach. Alabama coach is the highest paid. I live in Georgia and since we are back to back National Champions Coach Smart just signed a new contract for 112.5 million for 10 years. The Stadium is also getting a 68 million update. To say college football and especially the SEC is big is a understatement. SEC = Southern Eastern Conference
Until just a couple of years ago, college players couldn't get any money. The universities and video game companies could make money using the players pictures but the players got nothing. The NCAA has allowed players to receive money for letting others use their name, image and likeness. The schools don't pay them but they can now get endorsement deals. Olivia Dunne, from LSU gymnastics made $2.7 million. Bijan Robinson, the RB from Texas managed to pick up $1.8 million in endorsements. So, basically, until last year, these facilities were one of the prime perks the schools would use to get kids to come to their school.
I went to Eastern New Mexico University in the town of Portales. The newer stadium has a capacity of 4000. The town has a population of 12,000. Used by the University and the high school. About 2000 fans for the college games but every high school home game is sold out. It is a division 2 school in the Lone Star Conference. There are 4 different divisions, Division 1 is what you reacted to, Division 2, Division 3 and the 4th is the NAIA, all have had playoffs for years before the Division 1.
The thing that differentiates College Sports Fandom over Professional Fandom is that Colleges don't ever move. They could shutter their doors for good (and many have, believe it or not), but they'll never move locations. So their Fandom will remain loyal for as long as they want to. And there's some sense of community with a College team. With a professional team, they are free to move to different cities whenever they want to. Some fans will follow them, but many consider such a move as a betrayal. Just ask any Raider fan. They've been in Oakland, L.A., and now Vegas.
Wide Receiver gloves are already pretty tacky. Stickum was outlawed in football in 1981. I've always been a great pass catcher and I only started wearing gloves in my mid 20s. Pro tip: Sitting flat with your legs out in front of you while catching passes will give you better body control and hands when you're mid air. If you're not aware of what your hands are doing when you're mid air it's a great way to get a jammed finger. Point your palms towards the football and keep your hands loose 👐
The colleges themselves may be state owned, but the football programs take "Donations" from people who have played there or just went to the school and have done well in life and want to donate money to make sure the school has everything it needs to succeed. The endowments and trusts that pour money in, plus the actual football program made 216million USD dollars last year in sales (Tickets and merchandise) and made a profit of 18 mil USD after expenses. Most every other school sport loses money, so football basically pays for all the other sports. Donations and trusts pay for the facilities.
This is an old one. They have updated since then. Its even better now. You should see the new locker room now. Plus the tunnel is awesome. But really all the top college programs have crazy facilities. Texas is nice, Oregon is fine, LSU, Georgia, Clemson...... I could go on for a while. Basically every five years its being updated.
Saw a local player who got rich in the NFL come back to his college and said to his former team mates "look out the window". He drove up a matte black Lamborhgini Aventador and his girlfriend an orange Lamborgini Murcielago convertible. "The lesson boys....stay in school...".
...I'm from Ohio State.....Our team is the Ohio State Buckeyes !!!!! Go Bucks !!!!!!! In college football in the US, they are allowed to wear gloves that are made from silicone or neoprene on the front of the gloves. In the US I don't think there are very many colleges who don't have an amazing football facility. All of them are impressive....Also if a player at Ohio State does not keep up the required GPA they can lose their scholarship.
I think this may be the older one as they have newer lockers with TV screens, recliners, etc. You can also look up schools like Oklahoma, Florida, Texas where you can see not just the football facilities but also college baseball, college basketball...gone are the days of a small locker for a baseball player or a row of folding chairs. Everything is high tech & posh. Florida has a "beach" with outdoor pools, basketball courts outdoor for football players, etc. It's a facilities arms race to get recruits. As much as other people complain about football, most schools use football profits to pay for most women's sports, put money into the general scholarship funds for regular students, put money into buildings, and other things that wouldn't be possible without profitable football programs. Just sharing part of why so much goes into college football.
Roll Tide Roll. Every one hates us cause we are the program they wanna be or wanna beat. The most national championships and conference titles. Watch the stadium light up at night to thunderstruck and the entrance of the team in GameDay. Its bad ass
You mentioned the name Jason Bell so I decided to look him up. I discovered that he works with one of your countrymen, Osi Umenyiora. I then researched Mr. Umenyiora and discovered that he also played in the State of Alabama for what was at the time known as the Troy State Trojans, now known as the Troy Trojans--just a bit of trivia that i thought you may, or may not, find interesting. My father graduated from the University of Alabama in 1950 and I am a native and current resident of the State of Alabama, so, cheers Mates, and y'all come see us!
The maximum amount of games a team can play is 15, but not all teams are eligible to play that many...half the teams only get to play 12 games, not enough regular season wins to qualify for a bowl game...many teams will play 13 games , some 14, etc... and some teams that play in their conference championship games can also play up to two additional CFP games to reach 15 games total for teams making it to the CFP Final...
Every top football player takes minimum credits and has a "tutor" for every class that "helps" with assignments. You have to be a REALLY bad student to fail with the advantages a football player gets. Should also note there are tons of super smart NFL players. Valedictorian level students are common in the NFL due to the work ethic
I love it! I would LOVE to send you some stuff from the stadium! Idk how to contact you tho lol.... I would definitely check out alabama light show... if you want a team to follow its definitely alabama or georgia! Roll Tide yall
Also each college team has different gear sponsors. You will see Nike for most teams, but under armor and maybe Russell sponsors teams as well. I think they provide the schools with the uniforms, cost free, as long as their brand is displayed.
Alabama fan here. Alabama has been the most successful college football program over the last decade and has been able to reinvest in their facilities. Not every college program have on this same level. If fact most don't. The major programs may have something on par as they my have major donors supporting the program. Not every college is lucky enough to have these resources there are a lot of small colleges who can only maintain their program by playing other college that they are severely outmatched by in order to receive a payout of 500,000+ dollars. In some case the payouts are over a million. In college up to 85 players receive a free scholarship and room and board to play for the team. Other students can try out for the team as walk-ons but even if they make the team they receive no support from the school, though it is still possible to earn a scholarship later. And per university rules you have to maintain a passing grade to stay in school. A recent change is to allow players to have Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal to be paid by outside entities The schools aren't legally allowed to pay the players. They didn't show it in this video but they do have a nutritionist at the Alabama facilities. Most college fan bases are regional, where the primary fanbase is local to the schools. Though with television coverage fans can follow some teams from all over the world. College fans are perceived as being more passionate about their teams as the team to support all sports that they university has though football and basketball are generally the most popular sport of most schools.
The biggest reason these facilities are so fancy is for recruiting. Alabama loses 20-25% of their roster every year to graduation or more likely players running out of their 5 years of college eligibility. With the need to reload the roster every year. college teams need to impress the best recruits to sign them. A school like 'Bama doesn't need to try too hard though.
You should look at the colorado university buffalos facilities. They have probably the best in the nation. They definitely have the largest equipment room in the country.
Alabama also has a complete personal nutrition, academic, N.I.L assistance, and many more staff . They didn't show the hydro zero gravity rehab. treadmill pools. Roll Tide!!!
Each college in the US has contracts with different brands to wear the brand(Adidas-Nike-Underarmor). Im not sure if its free but there on contracts forsure. There are several colleges in each state with new locker rooms being updated yearly. Oregon Ducks have a amazing locker room. The CEO of NIKE graduated from Oregon University. Huge Donor and there players get exclusive gear. The same guy in this video has a video taking a trip to Oregon and many other locker rooms around the country.
Aiden is 💯% right that some colleges that dont have NFL teams in their state get massive attendances but I would put like if you were born into a team in the EPL, usually students of those schools had their parents or close relatives go to that school and have been fans since childhood and continue to be after graduating. Some of these schools get a lot of money from alumni who became famous or really successful and donate money for their sports department and in exchange they get zones or whatever it may be named after them or get more public recognition. In some instances people have more allegiance e for their college team then for their professional team they follow because your college is for life were a NFL franchise might move somewhere else which has happened on many occasions.
Schools that have the term “state” included in the name are public schools. Michigan Wolverines is a private school. Michigan State is a public school. The alumni at private schools are usually wealthier. Public schools have the benefit of state funding.
My Jersey was pretty expensive. So much so in fact I rarely wear it. It’s special to me. I’d like to get fitted for a whole uniform though. Or get a game worn uniform would be like a dream come true. I’ll probably never get it but a dream come true.
They actually are sponsored by Nike, all the big manufacturers sponsor different teams. They give them free gear. We were sponsored by Under Armour in High School.
in many states the uni coach is the highest paid state employee. the big schools put a ton of funds into their programs as they make so much from them.
Ahhh I love when my State gets attention overseas. Roll Tide yall!🇺🇸🐘
For what it's worth, good luck to the Crimson Tide against Georgia.
RTR !
ROLL TIDE!!
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young made $3.5 million in 10 weeks this past season.
He prolly deserved more lowkey
The university probably made more. That's what Northwestern students suit was all about.
@@jmcg6189 of course, that's how a business is ran. If Lebron is getting paid 50mil he's makin his team like 250mil
@@tracial3730 high key!
Less than 1% of college athletes get any money.
Football in Alabama is not just a sport it's a way of life here.
Roll Tide Roll
I can confirm that for a fact🐘🏈
I've been hearing those very words for a long time now.
Alabama was arguably the greatest college football program of all time prior to the run of historic dominance they’re currently enjoying and it looks like there’s no end in sight.
There’s a documentary that does a pretty good job of explaining why the Alabama football program is so important to the state and region. It has a lot to do with the reconstruction era following the American civil war. I’m sure it’s on CZcams if you’re interested.
Also Aiden had a great point about why college football fans in states without an NFL team are so passionate! A lot of these college towns are 3+ hour drives away from the nearest NFL team at least so they end up getting really into their local college teams.
Most college fans are alumni or students at the school. That is why there is deep passion.
Well, the truth is the Colleges created fan interest, there was no Pro football until the 20s and it was not even cared about until the 1960s. The truth is most New Yorker types are not real football fans via the knowledge of the game like Bama, UGA, Tenn. or Oklahoma fans, we start out playing at 5 years old and the women know football, most of those city dwelling football fans really don't know much.
True I live in Bama about 1.5hrs from Tuscaloosa Al. They are our NFL team lol. I've only just started watching the NFL cause we have 3 starting QBs playing last yr in the NFL.
Sorry, didnt agree with that. This not simply a matter of allocating teams to states or something. The Crimson Tide are older than the NFL, and you cant cop it off to "well, its popular because there is no NFL team there" for arguably the best and "biggest" college team in the country.
@@jessesleight9631 that’s why I said great point and not the entire reason! There are obviously multiple factors but I don’t think that the majority of fans now a days root for teams because they were around in the 1800’s.
We love our Crimson Tide here in Alabama!
The Oregon one is crazy. Phil Knight, the founder of Nike and one of the richest people in the world not only if from Oregon, went to school there, and founded his company there, but he was also an athlete at Oregon. I think his total donations to the school are now in the billions with several hundred million for athletics.
My people I live in the American south, Mississippi. Alabama "BAMA" the fans call themselves are a unique group. The fan base has moved all over the place!
It's relatively an old idea, people tend to follow winners.
Alabama got all three of my son's and made them fans by winning.
The rivalries are harsh in the
SEC. The "South Eastern Conference" is a bitter conflict.
We all hang out together and make fun of each other, it's just cool to do that in the south. 🇺🇸
North Carolina State University built a 120,000 football training center. They got a call from Miami asking if they could tour the facility to get ideas for their planned new one. Their architects would come along and take notes. The coach said "sure....always to help a fellow ACC team", thinking it was college Miami Hurricanes. The man on the other line said "actually we're the Miami Dolphins", a professional NFL team. You know you did things right when an NFL team wants to copy a college building. The place in Raleigh has hot pools, cold pools, underwater treatmills, Olympic quality weight machines, a mini hospital for emergencies during practice, and free healthy fruit and snacks for all the players 24 hours a day.
In college football each team partners with their own brand for equipment. Nike is the most common, but other teams have Under Armour, Adidas, Jordan, etc. It's cool because they all put their own unique details into each team!
Is Riddell still around? They supplied my high school's pads back in the 80s.
@@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay They supply a lot of helmets but I don't think they do uniform partnerships!
What’s crazy is that the facilities have gotten bigger and more advanced since then. The locker room is way more high tech at Alabama now. I think they have an updated video.
The 3 big uniform manufacturers for college are Nike, Adidas and Under Armor
The universities choose which company to represent. Usually based on how much they can get out of the company.
Jordan For Michigan which IDK why
Alabama Here. ROLL TIDE 🏈
Alabama is definitely up there as best team historically. Also in comparison to other universities they are very wealthy.
Vanderbilt is wealthy…not translating to football success lol
I think the Carolina hockey team are called the Hurricanes.
What you have to realize is that there is a lot of money coming in from TV rights. Each team gets a lot of money from the NCAA and each conference (like the SEC). The money gets distributed equally. Plus, they get extra money for different bowl games and more the National Championship game.
ALABAMA Most National Championships in College Football- ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!
As a UGA fan and a Georgian I can appreciate this sort of attention to detail for collegiate students. Outside of competition, you actually feel like a ‘somebody’ going through this process. Good for Bama on that.
The schools make a ton of money through TV rights and sponsorships. The last Big 12 Conference TV deal was for $2.3 billion over 6 years. And that's only split between the 12 schools. Many other conferences getting their own deals.
I was going to say that. Television is the main reason these big teams have enough money to do this.
Not every college team has dream facilities like Alabama.
bro i live in tuscaloosa, Al home of the tide...1.5 miles from the stadium. Football is a religion here. This is college football Mecca. Roll Tide!!!
Student tickets were $70 a year when I was in school at Alabama. That’ll get you about 7 home games every year. The student section is GA seating so if you get there early you can get front row seats for the equivalent of about $10.
Do you know how much tickets cost for non-students? Just curious because those student prices are way cheaper than I thought!
@@SomethingSeemsOff They’re expensive, especially for big games like LSU, Auburn or Tennessee. The thing to do is find a student who has tickets but doesn’t want to go. They can “upgrade” their student ticket for like $100 and then sell them to anyone. You’ll be in the student section so it’ll be loud and you’ll have to stand the entire time but it’ll be fun.
I graduated from Bama in 1993 (with Dabo Swinney, although we were in different colleges within the university) and I had friends on the team so I saw some of the facilities back then. I thought the guys were spoiled back then but all these newer facilities are amazing.
We are the top program in CFB history. While other teams’ fans will say we’ve won 40 or 50 national championships, it’s really only 13 AP/UPI/BCS/CFP recognized championships. We won 4 recognized (I don’t count 1941 like some people) championships before the AP/UPI era began in 1938, and we arguably should have won 3 more during the 1960s and 1970s. We’re OK with just the 13 though because it’s still more than any other program.
ROLL TIDE!!!
it Depends on what you are really looking at, as several Sports outlets intertwine Alabama, Oklahoma and Ohio State within the top 3. While Alabama has more "National" titles than others, there are things For instance Oklahoma has that no other team. For instance Oklahoma has the longest consecutive win streak in College Football History, And Oklahoma has the most wins ever since the BCS era, along with producing 7 heisman winners. So as I said, Bama, Ohio state and OU can easily bounce around in the top 3 depending on what stats you are looking at. I am looking forward to getting in to the SEC after this season. BOOOMER SOOOONER!!
@@alphadragongamingFTW I’ll drink to that. I lived in Oklahoma when I was young and claim the Sooners as my second team.
@@alphadragongamingFTW I'm looking forward to y'all getting into the SEC as well. Just another notch on Bama's belt each year! JK! I hope we can get some really classic slobber knocker games with some old school defensive struggles. I'm not a really big on this new era of college football with all these rule changes promoting the offense over the defense.
Finally a Bama fan that rejects the fake titles. Of all schools, yours is the biggest head scratcher, for doing that fake stuff. I'm sure some of these have merit, but I feel like it's cheating to claim a title you didn't claim in real time, when it happened. The worst is Oklahoma State claiming one over Army, over one of the greatest teams of all time. It's just foul.
@@alphadragongamingFTW Before Saban came to BAMA they were arguably No. 3 out of that group but what they have done since 2007 pushes them to the top. Most lists I have seen in the last year or two have them at the top now. OSU nor Oklahoma have had a 15 year run like Alabama has experienced since Saban showed up.
College football also get tens of millions worth of donations from Alumni. On top of ticket sales and at Clemson at least they only give out a few thousand free tickets while the rest of the 80 thousand tickets are sold. Companies also sponsor football programs like Nike, State Farm insurance, Lululemon, and Ford motors. The scale and environment of football weekends is truly unbelievable.
I’m born in IPSWICH,ENGLAND, But raised here in ALABAMA!!! ALL I CAN SAY IS ROLL DAMN TIDE!!!😂😂
Very nice but I personally like the LSU facilities a little more.
Daz went to pause it right as the guy went to touch the screen on the shoe sizing machine. Almost seemless. Thought Daz stuck his hand in the Alabama video 😂
Lol it was a mind f$&k 😂
When I attended UA student tickets were $5 per game. Regular tickets had a face value of $55-$90 depending on where they were and who the opponent was but they never really “went on sale” because the waitlist for season tickets is years if not decades long.
Yup 5 for the per game 98- 2021
Daz listens to his subscribers! You the man m8!
Love these college football vids. The reactions are awesome. I especially love the SEC vids as that’s the conference my tram is in-The National Champions, the Georgia Bulldogs. Go Dawgs! 🏆🏆 Oh, and Stickum is illegal in college and the Pros.
GO DAWGS!!!
The former Bama defensive coordinator went over to be the head coach of Georgia. They have won the national championship 2 years in a row.
College about 6 home games. Most of the players of the team are on full scholarship. Each D1 (Division 1--largest schools) school can offer 85 full-tuition (4 years of college) paid scholarships. Since college is so expensive in the US, that turns out to be alot of $$. Players must maintain a certain grade point level (I don't know what it is now) to remain eligible to play. Players with lower academic aptitude or who have not come from a good high school district and may be behind academically will typically get free tutoring provided to help them maintain their grade point average and thus their eligibility.
keep these up. these are the best. showing the difference in sports
I'm going to be really honest. A lot of the good athletes in football and basketball do the bare minimum for school. They are put in classes favorable to athletes, get special allowances and exemptions, are given tutors, and have others do work for them. There are some exceptional students, but I haven't worked with many of them quite honestly. It's insulting to make the athletics more important than the schooling.
Very good observation daz and you're right. Most quarterbacks won't use gloves and the opposite is true for receivers.
Cool you brought the whole gang out for this reaction! great video
Great video, y’all!
#RollTide🐘🏈
There are 2 teams in Alabama, Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers. also Nick Saban was LSU Coach before going to Alabama!
About the question of if you’re a good player but crap with grades: some players will just give up the sport, there’s also ‘junior colleges’ or community colleges that have teams that you don’t have to have the same level of grades to play there. Usually those schools are 2 years so they’ll attend and play for 2 years and then transfer to the division 1 schools then if they’re really good onto the NFL. There’s a really good Netflix show about some of those schools can’t remember the name though
These are educational programs first and foremost. These guys also want to provide their athletes with an experience that prepares them for a life after college that represents the school well. These guys are educators ( coaches, equipment managers, etc) first. The money that we spend on education, though we complain it's not enough; is a lot compared with most countries.
Roll Tide...come visit us during football season and join us for a tailgating experience.
The main funding for college football programs comes from television contracts. Bama is in the Southeastern Conference, which has something like a 10-year, $3.2 billion contract with network ESPN. Also, 100,000 attendance at games helps too.
They should do the facility for the Black knights which is the name of the football team at the United States military academy at West point., Which plays against the u.s. naval academy every year in a rivalry which has lasted since 1890
I've lived in Huntsville, Al going on 35 years now....Rolllllll Tide.
They are called "Student Athletes" and have to maintain a certain grade point average to remain on the team. Some of the athletes may have tutors.
University of Michigan has a 280,000 ft² football facility with a 32,000 ft² weight room.
Each college signs with their company of choice (Nike/ Adidas/ Under Armour). Some high schools have affiliates too here in the US. Free tickets for students depends on the school.
Gotta watch part 2!
ROLL Tide!!! I live in Alabama , big BAMA fan!!!!!
You've got to react to the Part 2 of this as well
Great big guy glad you showed your family this one 🥃
You guys should check out Oregon’s football facilities
We gotta get back to being massive n physical on both sides of the ball Rolltide
They have full time tutors, the player never go into a classroom. Their diet is controlled by what each player needs. All of this is also paid for each player. If you look in moat states the highest paid employee is the football coach. Alabama coach is the highest paid. I live in Georgia and since we are back to back National Champions Coach Smart just signed a new contract for 112.5 million for 10 years. The Stadium is also getting a 68 million update. To say college football and especially the SEC is big is a understatement. SEC = Southern Eastern Conference
Look at the Syracuse University Lacrosse facility. A sport you’ve never heard of, but awesome support from the school
I loved that !
Until just a couple of years ago, college players couldn't get any money. The universities and video game companies could make money using the players pictures but the players got nothing. The NCAA has allowed players to receive money for letting others use their name, image and likeness. The schools don't pay them but they can now get endorsement deals. Olivia Dunne, from LSU gymnastics made $2.7 million. Bijan Robinson, the RB from Texas managed to pick up $1.8 million in endorsements.
So, basically, until last year, these facilities were one of the prime perks the schools would use to get kids to come to their school.
Less than 1% of college players get any money.
I went to Eastern New Mexico University in the town of Portales. The newer stadium has a capacity of 4000. The town has a population of 12,000. Used by the University and the high school. About 2000 fans for the college games but every high school home game is sold out. It is a division 2 school in the Lone Star Conference. There are 4 different divisions, Division 1 is what you reacted to, Division 2, Division 3 and the 4th is the NAIA, all have had playoffs for years before the Division 1.
As a second hand Alabama fan, I prefer LSU and their facility and it breaks my heart to say that
That video is years old. Go check out the guys newer video on the newest additions it’s way better
ROLL TIDE ROLL! ❤
Notre Dame Will Always be on a Main Channel and Plays some of biggest names in college Football.
Historic Team. The 4 Horseman
I live 2 miles from nike.. 15miles from addidas.. let's just say Nike campus is gigantic. 30+ yrs ago I went to Phil nights house. Amazing..
The thing that differentiates College Sports Fandom over Professional Fandom is that Colleges don't ever move. They could shutter their doors for good (and many have, believe it or not), but they'll never move locations. So their Fandom will remain loyal for as long as they want to. And there's some sense of community with a College team. With a professional team, they are free to move to different cities whenever they want to. Some fans will follow them, but many consider such a move as a betrayal. Just ask any Raider fan. They've been in Oakland, L.A., and now Vegas.
Bama has renovated their facility again since this video
Wide Receiver gloves are already pretty tacky. Stickum was outlawed in football in 1981. I've always been a great pass catcher and I only started wearing gloves in my mid 20s. Pro tip: Sitting flat with your legs out in front of you while catching passes will give you better body control and hands when you're mid air. If you're not aware of what your hands are doing when you're mid air it's a great way to get a jammed finger. Point your palms towards the football and keep your hands loose 👐
Yes must be passing classes to play sports in college and highschool.
But athletes get free tutoring especially in college.
IDK about college but I do know in HS if you're failing an important class like math, history or, language arts, you've get benched
The colleges themselves may be state owned, but the football programs take "Donations" from people who have played there or just went to the school and have done well in life and want to donate money to make sure the school has everything it needs to succeed. The endowments and trusts that pour money in, plus the actual football program made 216million USD dollars last year in sales (Tickets and merchandise) and made a profit of 18 mil USD after expenses. Most every other school sport loses money, so football basically pays for all the other sports. Donations and trusts pay for the facilities.
i played D3 basketball and i was certainly blessed… this is just a different level lol
This is an old one. They have updated since then. Its even better now. You should see the new locker room now. Plus the tunnel is awesome.
But really all the top college programs have crazy facilities. Texas is nice, Oregon is fine, LSU, Georgia, Clemson...... I could go on for a while. Basically every five years its being updated.
Saw a local player who got rich in the NFL come back to his college and said to his former team mates "look out the window". He drove up a matte black Lamborhgini Aventador and his girlfriend an orange Lamborgini Murcielago convertible. "The lesson boys....stay in school...".
Plus the new medical facility is just crazy. Well I think its called the Sports Science Building.
...I'm from Ohio State.....Our team is the Ohio State Buckeyes !!!!! Go Bucks !!!!!!! In college football in the US, they are allowed to wear gloves that are made from silicone or neoprene on the front of the gloves.
In the US I don't think there are very many colleges who don't have an amazing football facility. All of them are impressive....Also if a player at Ohio State does not keep up the required GPA they can lose their scholarship.
I think this may be the older one as they have newer lockers with TV screens, recliners, etc. You can also look up schools like Oklahoma, Florida, Texas where you can see not just the football facilities but also college baseball, college basketball...gone are the days of a small locker for a baseball player or a row of folding chairs. Everything is high tech & posh. Florida has a "beach" with outdoor pools, basketball courts outdoor for football players, etc. It's a facilities arms race to get recruits. As much as other people complain about football, most schools use football profits to pay for most women's sports, put money into the general scholarship funds for regular students, put money into buildings, and other things that wouldn't be possible without profitable football programs. Just sharing part of why so much goes into college football.
The facility gets annual upgrades and additional square footage added as we speak . Roll Tide!
Roll Tide Roll. Every one hates us cause we are the program they wanna be or wanna beat. The most national championships and conference titles. Watch the stadium light up at night to thunderstruck and the entrance of the team in GameDay. Its bad ass
Banger video man💯💯
You mentioned the name Jason Bell so I decided to look him up. I discovered that he works with one of your countrymen, Osi Umenyiora. I then researched Mr. Umenyiora and discovered that he also played in the State of Alabama for what was at the time known as the Troy State Trojans, now known as the Troy Trojans--just a bit of trivia that i thought you may, or may not, find interesting. My father graduated from the University of Alabama in 1950 and I am a native and current resident of the State of Alabama, so, cheers Mates, and y'all come see us!
The maximum amount of games a team can play is 15, but not all teams are eligible to play that many...half the teams only get to play 12 games, not enough regular season wins to qualify for a bowl game...many teams will play 13 games , some 14, etc... and some teams that play in their conference championship games can also play up to two additional CFP games to reach 15 games total for teams making it to the CFP Final...
Every top football player takes minimum credits and has a "tutor" for every class that "helps" with assignments. You have to be a REALLY bad student to fail with the advantages a football player gets. Should also note there are tons of super smart NFL players. Valedictorian level students are common in the NFL due to the work ethic
Nike makes alot of football uniforms but you also got under armor that makes uniforms for Oregon in addias makes uniforms as well
I love it! I would LOVE to send you some stuff from the stadium! Idk how to contact you tho lol.... I would definitely check out alabama light show... if you want a team to follow its definitely alabama or georgia! Roll Tide yall
Roll Tide Roll Ya'll!
Also each college team has different gear sponsors. You will see Nike for most teams, but under armor and maybe Russell sponsors teams as well. I think they provide the schools with the uniforms, cost free, as long as their brand is displayed.
Alabama fan here. Alabama has been the most successful college football program over the last decade and has been able to reinvest in their facilities. Not every college program have on this same level. If fact most don't. The major programs may have something on par as they my have major donors supporting the program. Not every college is lucky enough to have these resources there are a lot of small colleges who can only maintain their program by playing other college that they are severely outmatched by in order to receive a payout of 500,000+ dollars. In some case the payouts are over a million.
In college up to 85 players receive a free scholarship and room and board to play for the team. Other students can try out for the team as walk-ons but even if they make the team they receive no support from the school, though it is still possible to earn a scholarship later. And per university rules you have to maintain a passing grade to stay in school. A recent change is to allow players to have Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal to be paid by outside entities The schools aren't legally allowed to pay the players.
They didn't show it in this video but they do have a nutritionist at the Alabama facilities.
Most college fan bases are regional, where the primary fanbase is local to the schools. Though with television coverage fans can follow some teams from all over the world. College fans are perceived as being more passionate about their teams as the team to support all sports that they university has though football and basketball are generally the most popular sport of most schools.
The biggest reason these facilities are so fancy is for recruiting. Alabama loses 20-25% of their roster every year to graduation or more likely players running out of their 5 years of college eligibility. With the need to reload the roster every year. college teams need to impress the best recruits to sign them. A school like 'Bama doesn't need to try too hard though.
You should look at the colorado university buffalos facilities. They have probably the best in the nation. They definitely have the largest equipment room in the country.
Alabama also has a complete personal nutrition, academic, N.I.L assistance, and many more staff . They didn't show the hydro zero gravity rehab. treadmill pools. Roll Tide!!!
Each college in the US has contracts with different brands to wear the brand(Adidas-Nike-Underarmor). Im not sure if its free but there on contracts forsure. There are several colleges in each state with new locker rooms being updated yearly. Oregon Ducks have a amazing locker room. The CEO of NIKE graduated from Oregon University. Huge Donor and there players get exclusive gear. The same guy in this video has a video taking a trip to Oregon and many other locker rooms around the country.
Aiden is 💯% right that some colleges that dont have NFL teams in their state get massive attendances but I would put like if you were born into a team in the EPL, usually students of those schools had their parents or close relatives go to that school and have been fans since childhood and continue to be after graduating. Some of these schools get a lot of money from alumni who became famous or really successful and donate money for their sports department and in exchange they get zones or whatever it may be named after them or get more public recognition. In some instances people have more allegiance e for their college team then for their professional team they follow because your college is for life were a NFL franchise might move somewhere else which has happened on many occasions.
Play 6-7 home games. Now there are 12 games per season. Then come conference title game followed by Bowl games for sone teams.
There's no place like Tuscaloosa and the great University of Alabama! Roll Tide Roll!!!!!!
Roll Tide Roll wearing my shirt and shoes right now
Schools that have the term “state” included in the name are public schools. Michigan Wolverines is a private school. Michigan State is a public school. The alumni at private schools are usually wealthier. Public schools have the benefit of state funding.
Phil Knight a founder of Nike went to Oregon State and donates millions to the University. They always have brand new Nike stuff.
You guys should react to the Oregon Ducks football facility. The founder of Nike attended Oregon.
You can play up to 15 games a season
12 regular season
1 conference championship
2 (bowl) playoff games including national championship game
My Jersey was pretty expensive. So much so in fact I rarely wear it. It’s special to me. I’d like to get fitted for a whole uniform though. Or get a game worn uniform would be like a dream come true. I’ll probably never get it but a dream come true.
Gayna is right when it comes to alumni for a good amount of schools. Normally they are free or reduced price compared to ta non-alum.
They actually are sponsored by Nike, all the big manufacturers sponsor different teams. They give them free gear.
We were sponsored by Under Armour in High School.
in many states the uni coach is the highest paid state employee. the big schools put a ton of funds into their programs as they make so much from them.