🏈 ROBERT DEWITT: Bama has always been hated for being the best

[TerryP]

Sitting in a seafood restaurant near Morgan City, La., in 1982, a bumper sticker pinned to the wall caught my eye.


“My two favorite teams are LSU and whoever is playing Bama,” it said in purple letters. It had been plastered on cars with Louisiana license plates throughout the late 1970s and early ’80s. Bet whoever has the original plates for that one could sell a few down there these days.


Being an Alabama fan has its rewards. Jan. 9 was rewarding, particularly for me, because Alabama’s 21-0 victory securing the 2011 National Championship came over LSU.


The one year I happened to live in Louisiana was the year that LSU beat Alabama for the first time after 11 straight losses. After losing 11 straight, I’m sure I’d enjoy it too, but LSU fans are pretty insufferable in victory. At least in defeat they are quiet.

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[CrimsonPirate]

Glad you posted this, Terry. Robert was, as indicated in his column, the sports editor for The Morgan City (LA) Daily Review. I've been the office manager here since 1978. Robert and I were two lone Bama fans against the world and he still contacts me just before the regular season game with the Tigers.

He emailed a link to me and I was just about to post it. Rob's a good ol' boy from Demopolis. Wish he was still down here with me in the swamp.