Rooting for bama? Why or why not?..

[thekimmer]

I must admit I'm just a tad torn over this one but I am not. Bama getting even stronger and adding yet another NC does not bode well for us in recruiting or competing in the west. On the other hand, the ACC winning a football NC over an SEC school is a bit distasteful. I suppose the clear choice for me is Clemson since we compete less with them for players and the school has a connection with State as it was initially patterne

 

[The Peeper]

I'll be pulling for the SEC, I'd never pull for the pachyderms from South Birmingham. I think that Sabans near the end of his tenure there and we'll see an opportunity to make more inroads into AL recruiting

 

[RocketDawg]

The competition with Alabama for recruits couldn't get any worse than it is already, so I don't see that as an issue. So I'll pull for Bama ... can't stand the idea of an overall weak ACC beating out the SEC. It's just not natural. And to me, Dabo Swinney is a bit Freeze-y ... may be sincere ... don't know ... but it just rubs backward.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Pray tell me which recruits are we going to keep if Bama doesn't win the national championship but lose if they do win it? Bama is in a whole other world when it comes to recruiting. Yeah, we land some big-time recruits occasionally who may have even been recruited by Bama, but they're not the type who would have gone if only Bama had one more national championship.

 

[57stratdawg]

Brown, Simmons, and Knott all have Bama offers. Who knows where they are on their board though.

 

[thekimmer]

Agreed but you gotta start somewhere. I just hate seeing the mega-rich get even richer.

 

[512taylor]

Hold my nose and pull for Bama.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

Not bammers. 17 them. 17 them all. 17 them hard. Because: they're the most spoiled entitled obnoxious loudmouth fan base on the planet. Pulled for Texas. And notre dame. And Ohio state. Hope Clemson beats the brakes off em. Sorry but SEC loyalty only goes so far for me. Nothing against them til we moved to AL. Listening to their **** 24/7/365 will do this to you. I used to be a nice fella.

 

[amcdan2000]

ABB (anyone but Bama)

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

I must admit I'm just a tad torn over this one but I am not. Bama getting even stronger and adding yet another NC does not bode well for us in recruiting or competing in the west. On the other hand, the ACC winning a football NC over an SEC school is a bit distasteful. I suppose the clear choice for me is Clemson since we compete less with them for players and the school has a connection with State as it was initially patterne

Bama is Bama. They already have that reputation. There is nothing another NC is going to do add to them. And just keep this in mind....17-18 year athletes don't necessarily care about what fans do. They want to PLAY! Wherever there is the best place for them to do that early is where they are going.

 

[DerHntr]

I'm pulling for Clemson. They are the one team outside the SEC that I like to watch consistently. They have a very SEC-like fan culture there. Plus, Bama winning doesn't hurt us (recruiting) and Bama winning doesn't help us either (SEC dominance).

 

[was21]

No but don't like Clemson either. Wanted Michigan State to win the whole thing....pipe dream

 

[DawgatAuburn]

 

[kired]

It would not hurt my feelings one bit if Bama never won another game... ever.

The only circumstances where I would pull for them - if it helped us win the west, or to keep UM from winning it.

 

[EurekaDog]

"No!!!" Why? I live among them. If you don't, you DO NOT & CANNOT understand.

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[RocketDawg]

I don't care for Clemson, but I agree that they have an SEC-like fan culture, and they probably should have been the school that moved up to the SEC rather than South Carolina.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

ditto

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[CochiseCowbell]

^^This^^. Plus my sister goes to Clemson & I've spent a good amount of time there. I was there this past weekend. Great college town. The majority of the fans are good down to earth people, more excited & hopeful than elitist & arrogant.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Should be easier to blend in at Wal-Mart buying bama gear.

 

[Sandman.sixpack]

I can't stand Saban, but I always pull for the SEC against other conferences.
No exceptions.

 

[dogfan96]

As another Alabama resident, not no..

but HELL NO... you can only understand it if you live here. I'd pull for Bama against the Barn and tsun. Maybe ND too. But nobody else.

 

[mcdawg22]

17 no!!

Here is the perfect reason why. We had planned on a branch dinner for 1/11 a couple of weeks ago. I said today I can't make it because I will be watching that NC game. I don't care about the combatants but it is the last CFB I get to watch in 8 months. A "die hard" Alabama fan asks who is playing? I tell her Alabama, and she says oh I can't make it I'll be watching that. The other Alabama fan who is from St Louis says oh yeah I'm watching that game with my friends. Then later asks me who are they playing? I ******* hate Alabama, close to Ole Miss levels. Anyway, Go Tigers 17 you Tusk!

 

[Cubswillwinitonedaydawg]

Go tigers. I have lived in AL (Mobile) and now live close to Meridian. Luckily there are plenty of dawgs - not far from Starkville and the MSU branch is here - but it's filled with Bammers including some I work with. Anybody that has lived in Alabama and/or in a town with a lot of sidewalk alums will understand why SEC pride is not in play when it comes to them. The fanbase is too obnoxious and unbearable, and it gets worse each year they win a title. Plus I like Dabo.

 

[CoastDawg18]

I just don't like Clemsom or Dabo. I'm pulling for Bama.

 

[leeinator]

Roll Tide!!

 

[leeinator]

So does Lashley, and maybe Kobe Jones, but not totally sure.

 

[lanceharbor7]

Clemson is a great college town like Aberdeen is the Paris of the South **

^^This^^. Plus my sister goes to Clemson & I've spent a good amount of time there. I was there this past weekend. Great college town. The majority of the fans are good down to earth people, more excited & hopeful than elitist & arrogant.

Starkville looks like a booming metropolis compared to Clemson. It's two blocks with four bars, a bunch of burrito and sandwich joints, and 8 stores that sell all the same Clemson gear. Not so special....

 

[dickiedawg]

You literally just described Starkville (except With 3 new hamburger joints, that's overtaking "deli" as the food of choice).

As for the question, 17 Alabama. I root for them against Ole Miss and that's pretty much it unless them winning helps us or hurts OM.

My wife's stepdad, huge Aubie guy who hates nothing worse than Alabama, is rooting for Alabama because he's convinced Saban leaves if he wins this year. That's a decent enough reason to hope for that scenario, but no way do I actively pull for them.

 

[lanceharbor7]

Starkville

True, but Starkville has 3 times the bars, two to three times the population, a live music scene, actual fraternity and sorority houses (if you're into that type of thing) and better BBQ. What Clemson has is access to mountains and lakes and more money.

You literally just described Starkville (except With 3 new hamburger joints, that's overtaking "deli" as the food of choice).

As for the question, 17 Alabama. I root for them against Ole Miss and that's pretty much it unless them winning helps us or hurts OM.

My wife's stepdad, huge Aubie guy who hates nothing worse than Alabama, is rooting for Alabama because he's convinced Saban leaves if he wins this year. That's a decent enough reason to hope for that scenario, but no way do I actively pull for them.

 

[msudawg12]

I'm tired of pulling for the SEC. We need a few other programs to start sucking before we can pass them. I'm tired of Saban being able to walk in and tell every parent they can win a NC and go pro.

We need the other teams to have down years badly

 

[Dawg1976]

I pull for whomever is playing AL except for OM.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

While that is probably true, I suppose I meant the tri-county area. Clemson itself is smaller than Starkville, but Greenville has a music scene & Anderson is not far away. I'm not saying it's the end all be all of college towns. But, it's far from the dump you describe it as.

 

[Joe Schmedlap]

Starkville looks like a booming metropolis compared to Clemson. It's two blocks with four bars, a bunch of burrito and sandwich joints, and 8 stores that sell all the same Clemson gear. Not so special....

But Greenville, SC is not far away and is >>>> to Infiniti and beyond greater than Greenville, MS

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Welcome to my hate of UGA fans.

 

[Palos verdes]

Clemson all the way. **** Bama, because if they win, it only makes it more enticing for uncommitted prospects to wanna go.

Also, **** the ******* SEC and all the league huggers. Why would we cheer for these teams? Do they help us? **** no they don't, and when they have success it only makes it that much tougher for us to compete against them..

 

[lanceharbor7]

True. Greenville SC is a fantastic place.

But Greenville, SC is not far away and is >>>> to Infiniti and beyond greater than Greenville, MS

Greenville, SC is a not so hidden gem of the South.

 

[lanceharbor7]

Tri County area, yeah. Greenville is awesome, though it doesn't have much of a music scene either (though that is being worked on). Anderson is a Meth/Gang Ridden dump. Clemson is not a dump by any means, but if you talk to someone who went there, you'd think it was the top of Mount Olympus, similar to the alums of the school in Lafayette County. There just isn't anything in Clemson. Football games are lots of fun though.

While that is probably true, I suppose I meant the tri-county area. Clemson itself is smaller than Starkville, but Greenville has a music scene & Anderson is not far away. I'm not saying it's the end all be all of college towns. But, it's far from the dump you describe it as.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

Love Greenvile SC. Can't believe anyone would mention that Greenville MS is in the same republic. River walk in GVSC quite better than crack-house-***** row on Theobald.

 

[amcdan2000]

ABB (anybody but Bama). Too much arrogance there.