Alabama football fans have about as much appetite for rebuilding as we do losing national championship games. Even when a recipe for patience is warranted, we want immediacy. Which made this year’s A-Day game even more dissatisfying than normal.
Spring games are in general overblown events bearing little resemblance to real football. Which is not to say players are not trying hard or that coaches don’t dissect every performance component from every play.
Once spring games are over, coaches are prone to remind fans and media to not make too much of it. Few members of the media and almost no fans heed the advice.