I don't know about anyone else in this forum, but I hope the pre-season rankings were harshly slanted against Clemson. I'm banking on the hope that Clemson wasn't given the number 9 spot, but rather they were placed lower in favor of a less deserving team. I absolutely hope that Clemson goes all the way in their conference. After all, isn't part of football fandom being able to look back after a long season and say: "Yeah, those guys are definitely a team to reckon with. Wasn't it great that we were the ones to put them in their place?"
As a lifelong fan, and recent graduate of UA, I was at times disappointed and disgusted at what I saw on the field. Through all that strife I learned to do one thing very well. It was to hope.
Maybe the beer on Saturday caused a chemical reaction in my body, because any hope I had about us beating Clemson transformed into an accelerated rush of endorphins and pure, unadulterated pride. Bama demonstrated to a nation of doubters (except for the Crimson Faithful) what they are capable of doing. Our team showed a nation of folks how to "dominate" a national championship contender.
It is a sweet time to be an Alabama fan, or at least I'll continue to hope that it will be. But then again, win or lose, it always is.
By the way, I'm new to the forum. It's nice to meet all of you.
-Feemy.
As a lifelong fan, and recent graduate of UA, I was at times disappointed and disgusted at what I saw on the field. Through all that strife I learned to do one thing very well. It was to hope.
Maybe the beer on Saturday caused a chemical reaction in my body, because any hope I had about us beating Clemson transformed into an accelerated rush of endorphins and pure, unadulterated pride. Bama demonstrated to a nation of doubters (except for the Crimson Faithful) what they are capable of doing. Our team showed a nation of folks how to "dominate" a national championship contender.
It is a sweet time to be an Alabama fan, or at least I'll continue to hope that it will be. But then again, win or lose, it always is.
By the way, I'm new to the forum. It's nice to meet all of you.
-Feemy.