A few years ago, I remember watching the WWF/WWE and listening to "Good 'Ol J.R." Jim Ross and others constantly refer to Kane (a wrestler in the WWE) as sick, twisted, and demented. Well, these terms now describes someone else or should I say a group of people...Alabama Crimson Tide football fans.
Never in my life have I heard as much classless rhetoric from a bunch of yokels in all of my life. I'm referring to their comments concerning Urban Meyer's resignation as the University of Florida football coach yesterday. Their shots are simply cruel and uncalled for. Meyer has a wife and three kids to think about. I wanted him to be the coach as much as the next fan, but I can certainly understand quitting and putting family first. It seems like no one around these parts (in the state of Alabama) has a concept of family first. Now, I know for a fact football in the state of Alabama is a religion and God takes a back seat to Alabama football (sad, but true).
The sportswriters such as Kevin Scarbinsky riling the fans up looks awfully familar. I'm talking about former Alabama governor George Corley Wallace making his infamous "Segregation now, tomorow, and forever" speech at the University of Alabama in 1963 to a roar of thunderous cheers and applauses. Granted, the context and timeframe are different, but the coldness and bitterness remains. Back in 1963, Alabama fans could've cared less about integration. They had "Bear" Bryant whipping teams every Saturday and adding to his folklore in the state. Fast forward to 2009, Alabama fans don't give a damn about a coach resigning due to health concerns. My point is Alabama fans simply don't give a damn about anything, but football. If they didn't care about integration, why in the world would they care about a man's life. It's so sad that football is the only thing that they care about. They don't care about Meyer's life being in danger if he continued on. They wouldnt've cared if the stress had gotten to him and killled him. They wouldnt've cared if his wife, two daughters, and son would've been left without a husband, father, and provider. These psychotic fans don't even care about the economy being in the worst shape since the Great Depression. Hearing sad things like this will put things in perspective. That's why I agreed with Tim Tebow after the team's loss in the SEC Championship game. He said as much as the loss hurt, football was not the most important thing. Try telling that to this group, Tebow.
The same classless fans who mocked Tebow for crying after losing, are now mocking Meyer for resigning. People seem to think Florida will be this terrible 4-8 team next year with the talent they're losing. These fans have said he's leaving because Tebow and Co. will be gone, and his fear of Nick Saban. That's absolutely ridiculous.
I should thank you Alabama fans for something, though. I seriously underestimated your coldness and thoughtlessness. I remember my mother talking about how bad Alabama fans were. I never believed her. I even defended the Alabama fans. I thought she somehow misinterpreted their behavior. I felt bad when the NCAA posed sanctions in 1993, and again from 2002-2003. I really felt bad for the program. I had no problem pulling for Alabama because my brother and father are die hard fans. But now, I see the true colors of these Alabama fans. I will never, ever pull for Alabama ever again. My disdain for Alabama now exceeds any disdain I have for Florida's rivals: Florida State, Tennessee, Georgia, and Miami. Yes, Georgia did the "Gator Stomp" two years ago. Yes, Florida State has danced on Florida's "F" at the 50 yard line at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Yes, Tennessee has been given games over Florida thanks to poor officiating (2004). Yes, Miami talks a ton of trash whenver they play the Gators. While I may not speak on behalf of these teams often, I've never heard their fan bases show the lack of class by ridiculing a coach who resigns due to an illness. I suppose these same Bama fans mocked the late Terry Hoeppner (former head coach at Indiana) as he courageously battled his brain cancer or (former walk-on quarterback at Florida) Michael Guilford for tragically dying in a motorcycle accident. I don't have an issue with the players or coaches, but I despise what Alabama football means to these fans.
By the way, I know and understand that all Alabama fans are not so arrogant and hideous. To those who are honorable, decent human beings, please disregard yourselves from this little diatribe. It's those deplorable, vile, pathetic freeloading bumpkins that I am referring to. I will laugh when (not if) Alabama gets caught cheating. This time the NCAA won't be so generous. Knock, knock. Who's there? Death penalty. Death penalty who? Death penalty on Alabama's program.
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