| Although I'm not a sports writer by
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| | harmless idea, I suppose, unless you get
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| trade, it would have been considered bad
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| | pulled over by a state trooper who roots
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| journalism if I had come out on the side
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| | for the other side."Mr. Jones, I'm only
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| of Alabama or Auburn before last
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| | going to issue you a warning this time,
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| Saturday's big game. But now that the
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| | but... uh oh, says here on the back of
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| Iron Bowl is over and the season is
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| | your license that you're an Alabama fan.
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| almost at its end, I can finally reveal
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| | That changes things a bit. It's a good
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| which team I claim as my own.I was
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| | thing you marked this organ donor box.
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| rooting for . Fact is, I've been a huge
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| | You're about to make some kidney patient
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| fan for thirty years! I want all my kids
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| | very happy. Step out of the car
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| to graduate from !Okay, I know what
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| | please..."Football fanaticism has been
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| you're thinking: "Hey, Tim, why are you
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| | known to break up families, cause
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| using that annoying instead of the
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| | domestic violence, and drive otherwise
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| actual team name? Why are you so hesitant
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| | sane people to do really stupid things.
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| to reveal the name of the team you were
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| | Take my brother, Shemp, for example.
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| rooting for? Huh? Why?"I'll tell you why.
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| | Shemp is a rabid fan who somehow managed
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| It's because the game is not really over.
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| | to hitch his marital wagon to a lovely
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| Alabama and Auburn fans will be replaying
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| | woman who is an equally rabid fan. Talk
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| every second of that Iron Bowl until the
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| | about your mixed marriages. I don't think
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| next one comes around. And the Monday
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| | that "Men Are From Mars" guy put this
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| morning quarterbacking began even before
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| | chapter in his book.Shemp and his wife
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| the game was over. Within five minutes of
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| | get along as well as any married couple,
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| the end of the game here's a small
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| | until their teams play each other. Then
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| sampling of the email that was coming
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| | things turn ugly, Veeeery ugly. Shemp
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| into Alabama Live's feedback line.Let's
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| | takes over the house like a Branch
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| begin with this one from a member of the
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| | Davidian at a real estate auction,
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| fairer sex:
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| | refusing to let his wife in until after
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| "Please print the real reason 'Bama lost
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| | the game, which is just fine with her.
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| to Auburn: DUMB coaching. DuBose should
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| | She would rather watch the game at her
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| have been fired on the spot, along with
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| | sister's house because her husband is,
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| whoever called the dumbest play in the
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| | and I'm quoting her, "an obnoxious
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| history of Alabama football. The players
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| | fan!"Hmm, I didn't know there was any
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| played great, and should have won. The
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| | other kind.It is worth noting that we
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| coach lost the game."
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| | Alabamians are not the only ones who go
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| And this from an Alabama fan living in
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| | nuts over college football. Take last
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| Florida:
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| | weekend's Michigan/Ohio State game, for
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| "Dumb Bose" has got to go! That pass
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| | example, which Michigan won 20-14. 120
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| play was, without a doubt, the stupidest
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| | people were ejected from the stadium for
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| call I have ever seen in 30 years of
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| | being drunk. Seven fans were ejected for
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| football. There is only one to blame.
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| | disorderly conduct, six for urinating in
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| "DUBOSE!" GOT TO GO!!! FIRED TODAY."
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| | public, four for being on the field
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| And this little ditty that says what the
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| | during the game and two for possession of
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| majority of Alabama fans were probably
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| | marijuana. One fan was also ejected for
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| thinking:"The Alabama offensive coach
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| | assault. Someone must have drank his beer
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| should be taken out behind the Auburn
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| | while he was down urinating on the goal
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| stadium and shot. That 3rd down pass play
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| | post.When this year's Iron Bowl came to a
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| was the dumbest play in the history of
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| | close, the Auburn Tigers came out the
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| Alabama football. Get some new coaches, I
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| | winners by one very slim point. I
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| can give you some names."The great thing
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| | discovered something then, watching the
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| about football mania is that it is the
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| | Auburn players celebrate and the Alabama
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| most honest kind of fanaticism, breaking
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| | players cry. I discovered that it really
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| all barriers of race, gender and age.
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| | didn't matter which team I had been
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| Even the teachers in our elementary and
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| | rooting for because in the end, I was
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| middle schools fan the fire. Chelsea, my
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| | happy and sad, elated and disappointed,
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| 9 year old, came home Friday with tears
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| | amazed and upset.Both teams played their
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| in her eyes because her teacher, a woman
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| | hearts out and I think we should, as a
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| she respects and loves, wore a jersey to
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| | state, be proud of Alabama and Auburn.
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| school. My little girlwas
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| | It's just a damn shame that in football
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| devastated."Mrs. Smith is for , daddy. I
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| | somebody has to lose.And still you ask,
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| can't believe it. I'm never going back to
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| | which team was I rooting for?None of your
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| school again! Never!" Great, a 9 year old
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| | business.From "Small Business Q&A" With
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| dropout. Thank you for ruining my baby's
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| | Tim Knox
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| life.Sometimes I wonder if we take our
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| | Tim Knox is a nationally-known
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| football too seriously in Alabama. It
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| | entrepreneur, author, speaker, and radio
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| wouldn't surprise me if legislators in
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| | show host.
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| Montgomery passed a law requiring
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| | Tim has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs
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| everyone to put their team preferences on
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| | realize their business dreams.
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| the back of their driver's license. A
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