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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: Townhallsavoy on December 29, 2009, 03:14:58 PM
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I'm just curious about something. Why do Alabama fans always expect more when they've already achieved so much?
Is there a reason why Mark Ingram isn't good enough for you? Why would I hear multiple fans state that Trent Richardson is the better back and will also win a Heisman.
Why is this year's BCS championship game not the peak of what the program is striving for? Why am I hearing multiple fans state that Saban's recruits are still young and that the next few years are the REAL years Bama will dominate?
BsOL published an article a few weeks ago that stated this BCSCG will vault Bama recruiting into something the country hasn't seen before. Are two #1 recruiting classes not the top of the mountain? Does it really have to get better?
I think this mindset delivers much comedic relief for rival fans. When Saban doesn't win three straight NCs, fans will only feel let down instead of appreciative for what they've accomplished.
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Maybe their fans are thinking they've only reached the top once they've won a Super Bowl.
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It'll never be enough for those people because Alabama football can't give them what they need. They think it will, but it can't. What they need is sterilization.
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I'm just curious about something. Why do Alabama fans always expect more when they've already achieved so much?
Is there a reason why Mark Ingram isn't good enough for you? Why would I hear multiple fans state that Trent Richardson is the better back and will also win a Heisman.
Why is this year's BCS championship game not the peak of what the program is striving for? Why am I hearing multiple fans state that Saban's recruits are still young and that the next few years are the REAL years Bama will dominate?
BsOL published an article a few weeks ago that stated this BCSCG will vault Bama recruiting into something the country hasn't seen before. Are two #1 recruiting classes not the top of the mountain? Does it really have to get better?
I think this mindset delivers much comedic relief for rival fans. When Saban doesn't win three straight NCs, fans will only feel let down instead of appreciative for what they've accomplished.
I haven't really seen any examples of what you're talking about, so I don't know how to answer this. I don't know if you've just seen a post or two on a few boards or heard some people on the radio, and you're just generalizing everybody in the fanbase, or what. I'm looking at the first page of BOL and Tidesports right now, and I can't really find any of what you're talking about.
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Those houndstooth baseball hats don't exist. Nobody wears them.
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Those houndstooth baseball hats don't exist. Nobody wears them.
Nope. In fact, I scanned the Alabama crowd on my HD television tuned to CBS, and I didn't see any. Well, maybe just one, but not really anything like you Auburn fans claim.
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Look, they're already changing their tattoos to say "13 National Championships."
I know several people that booked their plane tickets to Pasadena in early October.
What do you expect... they're bammers. *shrug*
I think that over the years people have proved that no one program can remain a total dominant force of nature in NCAA football for decades on end. USC, for example, or Florida as another.
UA recruits great. Yes. But think about 2004 for AU... how high was that recruiting class? And we laid down the pain for a good solid year. Coaching and synergy (oh yeah, I just went there) between players has a LOT to do with it.
UA is great, yes. But the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
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I'm just curious about something. Why do Alabama fans always expect more when they've already achieved so much?
Is there a reason why Mark Ingram isn't good enough for you? Why would I hear multiple fans state that Trent Richardson is the better back and will also win a Heisman.
Why is this year's BCS championship game not the peak of what the program is striving for? Why am I hearing multiple fans state that Saban's recruits are still young and that the next few years are the REAL years Bama will dominate?
BsOL published an article a few weeks ago that stated this BCSCG will vault Bama recruiting into something the country hasn't seen before. Are two #1 recruiting classes not the top of the mountain? Does it really have to get better?
I think this mindset delivers much comedic relief for rival fans. When Saban doesn't win three straight NCs, fans will only feel let down instead of appreciative for what they've accomplished.
Because #1 is Alabama's rightful place, and we were born to be there.
That's what you're looking for, right?
If I had the time or energy to spend the next 10 pages with the back and forth bullshit, I'd write a 3000 word essay on the similarities between Alabama and Auburn's fan base. "Nothing's ever good enough for Bammer" says the fan of a University who was ready to throw bricks at a damn good coach a little over a year ago. Not just a damn good coach, but a damn good man who ran a clean program for the better part of a decade. Statistically speaking, one of the best coaches to ever walk the sidelines of Jordan-Hare Stadium. One bad season, and that dude needs to get the fuck out.
Bad fans? I had a snaggle toothed Auburn fan wearing a flat bill black and white Auburn hat, yell "Rammer Jammer yeller hammer go to hell alabammer" at me and my 5 year old in the Gadsden Mall while my kid was riding the kiddie fire truck. Not from across the mall either. No, he was less than 10 feet away. I should have hit that bitch in the mouth. And shaped the bill of his stupid fucking hat.
So fuck your generalizations.
And don't drink and drive.
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Because #1 is Alabama's rightful place, and we were born to be there.
That's what you're looking for, right?
If I had the time or energy to spend the next 10 pages with the back and forth bullshit, I'd write a 3000 word essay on the similarities between Alabama and Auburn's fan base. "Nothing's ever good enough for Bammer" says the fan of a University who was ready to throw bricks at a damn good coach a little over a year ago. Not just a damn good coach, but a damn good man who ran a clean program for the better part of a decade. Statistically speaking, one of the best coaches to ever walk the sidelines of Jordan-Hare Stadium. One bad season, and that dude needs to get the fuck out.
Bad fans? I had a snaggle toothed Auburn fan wearing a flat bill black and white Auburn hat, yell "Rammer Jammer yeller hammer go to hell alabammer" at me and my 5 year old in the Gadsden Mall while my kid was riding the kiddie fire truck. Not from across the mall either. No, he was less than 10 feet away. I should have hit that bitch in the mouth. And shaped the bill of his stupid fucking hat.
So fuck your generalizations.
And don't drink and drive.
This.
I'm still waiting to see where all of this comes from. I haven't seen it on any of the boards I go on. And I totally agree on the part about CTT. As much as Alabama has been laughed at over the years for making boneheaded coaching moves, and knee jerk reaction, AU firing CTT was the mother of all knee jerk reactions. The guy gave AU 10 pretty good years, and a 6 year streak against Alabama. AU fans bitched and moaned about how AU was winning, but not beating teams into the ground as they wanted. AU's offense was too plain-old-jane, and needed to spice it up. So, he brings in a different OC. Fine, its what the fans wanted.
He hired the wrong guy, realized it, and fired him halfway through the season. Auburn made a TOTALLY knee-jerk reaction and canned CTT before he was allowed to completely un-fuck the situation. Its a damn good thing AU's BOTs do not run Alabama. I suppose Saban would have been fired after 2007. If people think CTT couldn't un-fuck the situation, that is just ridiculous. He already had it halfway un-fucked by firing Franklin. For all we know, CTT could have hired Malzahn for the 2009 season, since the groundwork had already been laid for such a system. It was that easy.
Anyways, ever since Chizik's hiring, I have never heard so many AU fans sound like some of those in our fanbase who always bullshitted about what was going on during Shula's tenure. Some of you here may not realize it, but alot of AU fans are the same as some of our fans, just wearing different colors.
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On the brightside, there are a shitload of Rosebowl tickets on ebay.......seems bama fans thought they were buying tickets to the championship game.
True story. :)
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On the brightside, there are a shitload of Rosebowl tickets on ebay.......seems bama fans thought they were buying tickets to the championship game.
True story. :)
And they specifically say thats why they are selling the tickets? I would like to see a few of those......
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Some of you here may not realize it, but alot of AU fans are the same as some of our fans, just wearing different colors.
Bullshit. Straight up bullshit.
I went to a visitation at the local funeral home. I estimated 100 people in attendance. Of these, 8 wore bama football shirts, and 4 others wore their crimson hats into the parlor. Didn't even remove them when they approached the coffin.
Not 1 Auburn shirt was seen the entire evening, and it wasn't for a lack of Tiger fans.
Tacky, classless, and totally disrespectful.
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I found it funny when the bammer delivering my pizza saw my Outback Bowl Ticket pack sitting on the table close to the door, and gave me a snarky "roll tide" as I was ready to "pen" his tip onto my receipt. I told him I'd give him one dollar, or two if he could give me the words to the first line of the fight song. He just looked at me funny, folded his little tip receipt and walked off.
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I found it funny when the bammer delivering my pizza saw my Outback Bowl Ticket pack sitting on the table close to the door, and gave me a snarky "roll tide" as I was ready to "pen" his tip onto my receipt. I told him I'd give him one dollar, or two if he could give me the words to the first line of the fight song. He just looked at me funny, folded his little tip receipt and walked off.
Do you really take football shit that seriously?
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I found it funny when the bammer delivering my pizza saw my Outback Bowl Ticket pack sitting on the table close to the door, and gave me a snarky "roll tide" as I was ready to "pen" his tip onto my receipt. I told him I'd give him one dollar, or two if he could give me the words to the first line of the fight song. He just looked at me funny, folded his little tip receipt and walked off.
I take football to that level when warranted. And that was warranted IMHO. That's some funny shit.
The Bammers better enjoy this year and savor it because there will be November 2010 to endure.
:rofl:
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I found it funny when the bammer delivering my pizza saw my Outback Bowl Ticket pack sitting on the table close to the door, and gave me a snarky "roll tide" as I was ready to "pen" his tip onto my receipt. I told him I'd give him one dollar, or two if he could give me the words to the first line of the fight song. He just looked at me funny, folded his little tip receipt and walked off.
Ok. AU/UA bullshit aside. As much as you travel, you should know that people handling your food aren't the people to fuck with. I hope you were on the road and ordered a pizza from some place you never plan on eating at again, because you know that delivery boy will rub his balls on your pizza the next time you order.
Trust me. They remember names and addresses.
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Ok. AU/UA bullshit aside. As much as you travel, you should know that people handling your food aren't the people to fuck with. I hope you were on the road and ordered a pizza from some place you never plan on eating at again, because you know that delivery boy will rub his balls on your pizza the next time you order.
Trust me. They remember names and addresses.
Haha. Point taken, but still pretty funny.
Do you really take football shit that seriously?
Fuck you in da mouf.
Especially when trying to defend a dufus that should have kept his mouth shut. I didn't initiate that shit.
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And they specifically say thats why they are selling the tickets? I would like to see a few of those......
I actually heard it from a girlfriend of mine who happens to be a bammer. Her aunt and uncle did it, and she said they weren't alone....there were a shitload of people who made the same mistake.
Hence, why I said it.
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Bullpoop. Straight up bullpoop.
I went to a visitation at the local funeral home. I estimated 100 people in attendance. Of these, 8 wore bama football shirts, and 4 others wore their crimson hats into the parlor. Didn't even remove them when they approached the coffin.
Not 1 Auburn shirt was seen the entire evening, and it wasn't for a lack of Tiger fans.
Tacky, classless, and totally disrespectful.
And at someone's funeral, when most people are grieving and sharing memories of their loved one's life, you notice those damned bammers.
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You're damned straight I did. Why would anyone go through their closet - knowing full well what event they were dressing for - and choose to wear this? I am an Auburn man to the marrow of my bones, but I would never even think of wearing this type of clothing to this kind of a gathering.
It's called having class.
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You're damned straight I did. Why would anyone go through their closet - knowing full well what event they were dressing for - and choose to wear this? I am an Auburn man to the marrow of my bones, but I would never even think of wearing this type of clothing to this kind of a gathering.
It's called having class.
I agree 100%. BUT, I wouldn't spend 1 second at a loved one's funeral noticing things as petty as what other people are wearing.
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I agree 100%. BUT, I wouldn't spend 1 second at a loved one's funeral noticing things as petty as what other people are wearing.
C'mon now. If there was an elevator in the shithouse, sure you'd be focused on taking a shit, but hey, there's a fuckin' elevator in the shithouse! Sometimes things just stick out, or look out of place.
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I agree 100%. BUT, I wouldn't spend 1 second at a loved one's funeral noticing things as petty as what other people are wearing.
I don't see it as being petty; just tacky. I'd feel the same way if a smoking hot chick walked up to the coffin wearing a thong bikini. It's about time and place.
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C'mon now. If there was an elevator in the poophouse, sure you'd be focused on taking a poop, but hey, there's a phukin' elevator in the poophouse! Sometimes things just stick out, or look out of place.
Eye of the beholder, I suppose.
I look at someone with an Auburn shirt, I see a person wearing an Auburn shirt.
You look at someone with an Alabama shirt, you see a fucking classless asshole who just beat the fuck out of his wife, fucked his sister, refuses to take care of his kids, doesn't have a clue how to get to Bryant-Denny, doesn't have a dental plan, and probably wears the same Alabama shirt to every meaningful event because it's the nicest shirt he has.
I guess I can understand how one viewpoint could stick out more than the other.
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For the record, I would have the same opinion had the people worn Auburn, Tennessee, LSU, or Real Madrid Tee's. Common decency dictates a collared shirt in this type of gathering.
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Ok. AU/UA bullpoop aside. As much as you travel, you should know that people handling your food aren't the people to phuk with. I hope you were on the road and ordered a pizza from some place you never plan on eating at again, because you know that delivery boy will rub his balls on your pizza the next time you order.
Trust me. They remember names and addresses.
Haha, I don't get delivery. I pick up my pizza and they all wear uniforms that don't resemble UA attire. No Balls in my pizza thank you very much. On another note, I do have Chinese delivery and all of those people are smart enough not to choose UA over AU. At least that's what I'm able to understand of them.
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I love hearing the bammers claim that they're going to the Rose Bowl and that it's their destiny to win that game, because it's in one of their bammer songs. But then, whenever ESPN shows previews of the Oregon/OSU game they call it the Rose Bowl. Hmmm, looks to me like the bammers are wrong...shocking.
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Eye of the beholder, I suppose.
I look at someone with an Auburn shirt, I see a person wearing an Auburn shirt.
You look at someone with an Alabama shirt, you see a fucking classless asshole who just beat the fuck out of his wife, fucked his sister, refuses to take care of his kids, doesn't have a clue how to get to Bryant-Denny, doesn't have a dental plan, and probably wears the same Alabama shirt to every meaningful event because it's the nicest shirt he has.
I guess I can understand how one viewpoint could stick out more than the other.
Na. I know some here that are as intense as your discription. However, I'm fine until I see bubba on the side of 280 making a special effort to get to the side of the highway to stick the iron bowl score shirt in my face simply because I had the audacity to drive down the street the day after with my AU flags flapping in the breeze. Or, like the 24 year old pizza guy, that could have just been the pizza guy in a bama hat had he not chosen the perfect opportunity to mock the poor Aub who has the misfortune of traveling to Tampa and actually go to the New Year's game.
Bammer's in bammer shirts don't bother me. Seeing some little hottie sorostitute from Bama tooling up and down 280 as she pulls into Greystone or Highland in her, or her daddy's Porsche... Don't bother me. Loser bammers that have NO idea what the fuck their doing socially in this world, and have no clue as to when the fuck to be a bama fan, and when to just be normal are the one's that bother me. They're all handled accordingly, or viewed as the pure comedy they portrait.
Like Pell said, it's time and place. Pretty simple.
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Na. I know some here that are as intense as your discription. However, I'm fine until I see bubba on the side of 280 making a special effort to get to the side of the highway to stick the iron bowl score shirt in my face simply because I had the audacity to drive down the street the day after with my AU flags flapping in the breeze. Or, like the 24 year old pizza guy, that could have just been the pizza guy in a bama hat had he not chosen the perfect opportunity to mock the poor Aub who has the misfortune of traveling to Tampa and actually go to the New Year's game.
Bammer's in bammer shirts don't bother me. Seeing some little hottie sorostitute from Bama tooling up and down 280 as she pulls into Greystone or Highland in her, or her daddy's Porsche... Don't bother me. Loser bammers that have NO idea what the phuk their doing socially in this world, and have no clue as to when the phuk to be a bama fan, and when to just be normal are the one's that bother me. They're all handled accordingly, or viewed as the pure comedy they portrait.
Like Pell said, it's time and place. Pretty simple.
Then on the other side of the fence, you have people sending rivers of emails to business owners because they had the audacity to place the words "Roll" and "Tide" next to each other, somewhere on their property.
Like I said, classic spy vs spy.
And fuck you THS, for starting this shit before the off-season is official.
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Then on the other side of the fence, you have people sending rivers of emails to business owners because they had the audacity to place the words "Roll" and "Tide" next to each other, somewhere on their property.
Like I said, classic spy vs spy.
And fuck you THS, for starting this shit before the off-season is official.
All agreed. No justification here whatsoever, but as a business owner, you HAVE to know what you're putting yourself out there for, if you choose to play with "Roll Tide", or "War Eagle". Especially if you choose one exclusively over the other. Unless you're in Tuscaloosa, or in Auburn, you're playing with a short fuse either way.
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All agreed. No justification here whatsoever, but as a business owner, you HAVE to know what you're putting yourself out there for, if you choose to play with "Roll Tide", or "War Eagle". Especially if you choose one exclusively over the other. Unless you're in Tuscaloosa, or in Auburn, you're playing with a short fuse either way.
So, would an Auburn fan be wrong for ordering pizza from the Pizza Hut in Foley since their sign outside says "GO JULIO ROLL TIDE" every Saturday that Alabama plays? Or do business with any business in Foley that mentions support of Julio, only the second player ever from Foley to have any sort of meaningful college career?
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So, would an Auburn fan be wrong for ordering pizza from the Pizza Hut in Foley since their sign outside says "GO JULIO ROLL TIDE" every Saturday that Alabama plays? Or do business with any business in Foley that mentions support of Julio, only the second player ever from Foley to have any sort of meaningful college career?
Yes. As a matter of fact, I will not shop in Foley as long as they have that crap on their signs. Well...except for the week of July 4th.
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So, would an Auburn fan be wrong for ordering pizza from the Pizza Hut in Foley since their sign outside says "GO JULIO ROLL TIDE" every Saturday that Alabama plays? Or do business with any business in Foley that mentions support of Julio, only the second player ever from Foley to have any sort of meaningful college career?
Pretty much......
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So, would an Auburn fan be wrong for ordering pizza from the Pizza Hut in Foley since their sign outside says "GO JULIO ROLL TIDE" every Saturday that Alabama plays? Or do business with any business in Foley that mentions support of Julio, only the second player ever from Foley to have any sort of meaningful college career?
I wouldn't order anything from them. Not one damn slice. However, if they just put "GO JULIO", it may be different. The second a business displays "Roll Tide", they are choosing sides and deserve to lose whatever business Auburn fans don't want to give them.
I wouldn't say it was "wrong" for an Auburn fan to do business with them, because some people don't take the shit that seriously, however, if I was at a social function, and Auburn fans was getting pizza from there, I would make my opinion known...
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And fuck you THS, for starting this shit before the off-season is official.
Dance, puppets! Dance!
Urban Meyer actually called me about creating this post. He said there's a full force ambush of all media outlets to get attention away from Bama.
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Dance, puppets! Dance!
Urban Meyer actually called me about creating this post. He said there's a full force ambush of all media outlets to get attention away from Bama.
Craig James and Mike Leach were having a good laugh over a beer last night at the sheer genius of this plan.
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So, would an Auburn fan be wrong for ordering pizza from the Pizza Hut in Foley since their sign outside says "GO JULIO ROLL TIDE" every Saturday that Alabama plays? Or do business with any business in Foley that mentions support of Julio, only the second player ever from Foley to have any sort of meaningful college career?
I think everyone answered your question pretty clearly. There's nothing wrong with a community rallying around a native son, or daughter, or team. However, when you're in a populated area with a large portion of that community being fans, or supporters of the other team, you have to decide how you need to handle it if you choose to ignore, or exclusively support one over the other. Pulls at people's strings. It's not rocket science.
The question I'd ask you, is while it's okay for an Auburn guy to order a pizza from that Pizza Hut, will it be possible for one of the bammer supporters in there to NOT say something about the Auburn customer's shirt, hat or whatever? I'd venture to say that 5 out of 10 times, they couldn't keep their mouth shut on the subject. I believe also, that 3 out of those 5 would say something disparaging, or something belittleing their support of Auburn over Alabama. Just a guess...and my opinion, but certainly based on experience.
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Do you really take football shit that seriously?
Damn straight I do, because that kind of shit isn't about football. It's more.
Fuck pizza boy. Not only would I have fucked him over on the receipt, but I would have called his boss and explained why I wouldn't be ordering pizza from their establishment any longer. As a consumer, I have choices. I can motivate and create action with my wallet.
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You look at someone with an Alabama shirt, you see a fucking classless asshole who just beat the fuck out of his wife, fucked his sister, refuses to take care of his kids, doesn't have a clue how to get to Bryant-Denny, doesn't have a dental plan, and probably wears the same Alabama shirt to every meaningful event because it's the nicest shirt he has.
Okay. Now you've gone and offended RWS...
Come on. Don't make this personal.
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So, would an Auburn fan be wrong for ordering pizza from the Pizza Hut in Foley since their sign outside says "GO JULIO ROLL TIDE" every Saturday that Alabama plays? Or do business with any business in Foley that mentions support of Julio, only the second player ever from Foley to have any sort of meaningful college career?
Don't know about other Auburn fans, but I'd burn in hell before I'd give that Pizza Hut a dime of my money. Fuck them.
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All agreed. No justification here whatsoever, but as a business owner, you HAVE to know what you're putting yourself out there for, if you choose to play with "Roll Tide", or "War Eagle". Especially if you choose one exclusively over the other. Unless you're in Tuscaloosa, or in Auburn, you're playing with a short fuse either way.
A good business person takes advantage of both schools.
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I think everyone answered your question pretty clearly. There's nothing wrong with a community rallying around a native son, or daughter, or team. However, when you're in a populated area with a large portion of that community being fans, or supporters of the other team, you have to decide how you need to handle it if you choose to ignore, or exclusively support one over the other. Pulls at people's strings. It's not rocket science.
The question I'd ask you, is while it's okay for an Auburn guy to order a pizza from that Pizza Hut, will it be possible for one of the bammer supporters in there to NOT say something about the Auburn customer's shirt, hat or whatever? I'd venture to say that 5 out of 10 times, they couldn't keep their mouth shut on the subject. I believe also, that 3 out of those 5 would say something disparaging, or something belittleing their support of Auburn over Alabama. Just a guess...and my opinion, but certainly based on experience.
I just really don't look at it like that I suppose. I never say anything to somebody wearing Auburn, LSU, or whatever gear. I was wearing an Alabama polo at the Shrimp Festival and an LSU fan said "Roll Tide" to me, so I gave him a "Geaux Tigers" back. I thought that was pretty spectacular for an LSU fan. Maybe he was drunk or something, who knows. The ACE Hardware in Foley flies an AU and LSU flag out by the street, but I still shop there. I often find that if I don't act like an idiot about football to somebody, they won't act like an idiot towards me. Maybe your problem is birds of a feather and whatnot. I know not all Alabama, or Auburn fans for that matter, can keep their mouths shut though.
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On the brightside, there are a shitload of Rosebowl tickets on ebay.......seems bama fans thought they were buying tickets to the championship game.
True story. :)
I couldn't help but bring this back up. I changed over to a different shift today, and one of our jailers is an Auburn fan. Has been since he was 13, according to him. We were watching as the Rose Bowl came on and said "Uhhhhh.....I thought Alabama was playing in the Rose Bowl?" I wasn't going to take the bait, and I was like "Dude, I know better....." Come to find out, he was serious. After a 10 minute debate, and a quick trip to Google, he finally believed me that The Rose Bowl is an actual stadium, and the Rose Bowl is a bowl game played at that stadium.
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On the brightside, there are a shitload of Rosebowl tickets on ebay.......seems bama fans thought they were buying tickets to the championship game.
True story. :)
AHHH HAHAHA.....OHHH HAHAHA!!!!! Bunch of dumbasses. LOL, remember they're destined to win the Rose Bowl...it's in one of their songs, atleast that's what I've been hearing for the past week or two on the bammer talk show (f-baum).
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AHHH HAHAHA.....OHHH HAHAHA!!!!! Bunch of dumbasses. LOL, remember they're destined to win the Rose Bowl...it's in one of their songs, atleast that's what I've been hearing for the past week or two on the bammer talk show (f-baum).
The fact that you actually listen to Finebaum on a regular basis really explains alot.
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So, would an Auburn fan be wrong for ordering pizza from the Pizza Hut in Foley since their sign outside says "GO JULIO ROLL TIDE" every Saturday that Alabama plays? Or do business with any business in Foley that mentions support of Julio, only the second player ever from Foley to have any sort of meaningful college career?
Andy Benton was a great college player.