I didn’t believe this until I went to Alabama last winter with Beau - who spent a good chunk of his high school years in Alabama - Albertville area - playing football.
Wow. Literally everything revolves around football down there - and I thought being a rabid Badger Fan or Packer Backer was intense! These people live, breathe, eat, sleep football every day. I thought Beau was exaggerating.
Kids that aren’t built for football are practically given up for adoption by their families! ;)
its because down here we still love winners
It’s not just Alabama, it’s the South. SEC football is king and has been for decades.
My dad was at Alabama when the Bear was playing. Bear tried to get dad to play because he was a big guy. Dad was in pre med and just didn’t feel he could do both. In our family supporting Alabama is the only option. The first thing I bought for my granddaughter was a pair of Alabama booties to wear home from the hospital. ROLL TIDE!
Ditto Georgia and High Skoo football....if there's a game on Friday night, much of Gainesville looks like the crowd at the Rose Parade.
The SEC is what Big Ten football was 30-40 years ago, and Alabama is the heart of SEC football.