I know I'm late with this,

[volinbham]

Living in Alabama has changed my perspective on college football. The fans are so wrapped up in football it is disturbing. Everything revolves around football - beautiful Fall weekends are wasted, dad's threaten to shoot their kids, dogs are kicked, children are named Saban and Tide, etc.

I've become much less of a rabid fan as a result. I live and die with the Vols on Saturday but it's over when the game is over.

 

[byobbio]

Living in Alabama has changed my perspective on college football. The fans are so wrapped up in football it is disturbing. Everything revolves around football - beautiful Fall weekends are wasted, dad's threaten to shoot their kids, dogs are kicked, children are named Saban and Tide, etc.

I've become much less of a rabid fan as a result. I live and die with the Vols on Saturday but it's over when the game is over.

I couldn't agree with you more. That is just sick how those people down in Alabama are so rabid. I just had the same conversation with my daughter peyton.

 

[General Jack]

It's a passion.

This kind of passion doesn't blend very well with reality or maturity.

Fans live vicariously through their teams. Some more absurdly than others but when you put your belief into the team, you follow their up's and downs, you rock the insanely loud colors, you talk smack to rival fans. When you invest that much emotion you feel like you're connected with them. Your team becomes part of your defining characteristics. Of course nothing we do makes a real difference outside of that much more noise about whatever is happening at the time. For better or worse, what people do during games is an emotional release.

As mere fans...that release whether it be good or bad, is really all we have.

Very well said Crew.

 

[byobbio]

Living in Alabama has changed my perspective on college football. The fans are so wrapped up in football it is disturbing. Everything revolves around football - beautiful Fall weekends are wasted, dad's threaten to shoot their kids, dogs are kicked, children are named Saban and Tide, etc.

I've become much less of a rabid fan as a result. I live and die with the Vols on Saturday but it's over when the game is over.

Wait a minute. They name their children "tide"? I'm sorry, but you would have to travel to a trailer that is so far away from civilization to find a kid named Tide that it would be all the way to Georgia.

Please don't tell me what they name their kids in SC!

 

[utmba93]

I never underestimate a passionate fan base. Actually, I never underestimate passion of any kind. Life would be quite dull without passion!
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I've always thought that fans (in person) can help swing momentum. And 100,000 strong? Absolutely? I look at pictures we've taken over the last five years inside Neyland, and man.....I will never forget that atmosphere. It is truly powerful and moving and amazing. I cannot imagine anything more exciting than that. And just looking at those pictures brings back every emotion and sound and smell and feeling that I went through.

Something I will never forget.

One of my favorite VN posts ever... thanks, FosterMom!

All the best to you and Arian!

 

[justingroves]

Is Arian with a team now?

The Texans I believe

 

[onevol74]

Absolutely!
I'm ruined for life. :wink2:

FOSTERMOM, Good to see you over here. I wrote you on the other board a couple of years ago that you should just move to Tennessee and that you had that orange blood disease. It is beginning to look like I hit the nail on the head.
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[joeydupree]

I couldn't agree with you more. That is just sick how those people down in Alabama are so rabid. I just had the same conversation with my daughter peyton.

If nobody else will...


I commend you Mr. Funny Man. :lolabove: