Former Alabama Crimson Tide AJ McCarron has had it with the new-age players.
It’s been over 10 years since McCarron last suited up in an Alabama uniform, but his fire still burns the same.
Appearing on the McCready & Siskey podcast this week with hosts Neal McCready and Tyler Siskey, AJ McCarron did not mince any words when he tore into what he called a “different era” at Alabama, one that has seen a noticeable lack of discipline.
The former National Champion claimed that players are too focused on social media apps like TikTok and on the “personal gain” they can get from NIL initiatives.
“I think for sure the standard that everybody was used to for so long after Alabama went through a bunch of hell leading up to those glorious years, I think it’s definitely a different era,” AJ McCarron said on the podcast. “I don’t think you’ll see the same standard from discipline, just things that the team seems to do.
“And it’s a new day and age. Everybody’s worried about f—ing TikTok and having a reel and being on highlights from their personal self and personal gain and how much money they can get from NIL. I mean, we just didn’t have that s*** back then. So, it was a team sport. You came together as a team because you had one common goal, because you knew that’s how you were going to make your money was by winning.
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“Winning attracts people to that program. It attracts scouts, GMs. It attracts ownership to allow yourself to have that opportunity to go make yourself a lot of money and change your family tree for a long period of time. You can just tell it’s not the same. So, I would think ‘Bama fans should get used to that in a way of, ‘Hey, it’s not gonna be what you knew from 2008 up ’til last year where there was just a certain standard.’”
For the first time since 2007, Alabama football has lost two games in a season before the month of November.
Tennessee rallied to beat No. 7 Alabama 24-17 Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
The loss dropped the Crimson Tide to 5-2, and now they are ranked No. 7 in the nation.
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AJ McCarron Knows What Success At Alabama Looks Like
AJ McCarron expressed his frustration with the current state of Alabama football on a recent podcast. He ripped the new-age payers for caring more about NIL and TikTok.
McCarron played for Alabama from 2010-2013.
He was a part of two national championship teams and enjoyed four victories against the Tennessee Volunteers.
AJ McCarron was the most prolific quarterback in Alabama history, amassing 686 completions for 9,019 yards and 77 touchdowns.
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