For non-Alabama natives, the IronBowl is THE game of the year. It is the day which the other 364 days revolve around. It is one of the two days no one in their right mind would attempt to get married on (the other being first day of deer season), and the day everything somewhat stops, including Black Friday shopping. If you thought the after 3pm sales were created for everyone, you're wrong. It was to give people something to do to release pent up energy after the game that Friday.
In the state of Alabama, you must choose one of two teams: Alabama or Auburn. Anyone who doesn't shows they are either a poorly watered transplant or simply an alien. And a mixed marriage in Alabama has nothing to do with race; it means an Auburn fan married and Alabama fan.
My husband likes the t-shirt that says "Alabama - we don't play football. We LIVE it!" And sadly, it's true.
And then there's me. Football is an interesting thing. But I don't live it.
I helped feed the frenzy with cookie cutters in elephant and tiger paw shapes, along with football helmets and the state of Alabama. My nephew and niece got creative by creating scoreboards, even going so far as to etch in their predicted scores. And I enjoyed all the football food. :)
And then came gametime. And I horrified certain family members (but not my Mom, who heartily approved) by QUILTING during the game. It's a wonder they didn't send me to the mental hospital! If that weren't bad enough, I then proceeded to be "rational" about a few things (such as questionable ref calls, etc), which prompted a few people to question my Alabama "fan" status. And posting the following picture of my cousin's shirt (which I thought was cute) will probably forever seal my status as a counterfeit fan (and could even start false charges of "traitor"), but so be it.
I think the tiger looks like Hobbes from Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes comic strip, and I really like the polka dots. It actually gives a football shirt a fun look (fun meaning something other than football here, which yes, I realize is an absurd statement).
I would have loved for Bama to win, but quite honestly, they played like they spent the day before eating turkey all day long. And now that Auburn won, I hope they keep their undefeated status and make it all the way to winners of the championship team. Heresy, I know, but in my mind they're just as much from Alabama as I am, and I liked the way their coach gave God the credit for things. I'm even more thankful that Auburn's quarterback has been cleared of corruption charges, and think all the $Cam Newton Alabama shirts ought to be burned. How tasteless can we be?
Meanwhile, there's always next year.
Roll Tide Roll.
In the state of Alabama, you must choose one of two teams: Alabama or Auburn. Anyone who doesn't shows they are either a poorly watered transplant or simply an alien. And a mixed marriage in Alabama has nothing to do with race; it means an Auburn fan married and Alabama fan.
My husband likes the t-shirt that says "Alabama - we don't play football. We LIVE it!" And sadly, it's true.
And then there's me. Football is an interesting thing. But I don't live it.
I helped feed the frenzy with cookie cutters in elephant and tiger paw shapes, along with football helmets and the state of Alabama. My nephew and niece got creative by creating scoreboards, even going so far as to etch in their predicted scores. And I enjoyed all the football food. :)
And then came gametime. And I horrified certain family members (but not my Mom, who heartily approved) by QUILTING during the game. It's a wonder they didn't send me to the mental hospital! If that weren't bad enough, I then proceeded to be "rational" about a few things (such as questionable ref calls, etc), which prompted a few people to question my Alabama "fan" status. And posting the following picture of my cousin's shirt (which I thought was cute) will probably forever seal my status as a counterfeit fan (and could even start false charges of "traitor"), but so be it.
I would have loved for Bama to win, but quite honestly, they played like they spent the day before eating turkey all day long. And now that Auburn won, I hope they keep their undefeated status and make it all the way to winners of the championship team. Heresy, I know, but in my mind they're just as much from Alabama as I am, and I liked the way their coach gave God the credit for things. I'm even more thankful that Auburn's quarterback has been cleared of corruption charges, and think all the $Cam Newton Alabama shirts ought to be burned. How tasteless can we be?
Meanwhile, there's always next year.
Roll Tide Roll.
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