'Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, Give 'Em Hell Alabama'
Students come to UA for Football, not the British kind, but the massive men built like a brick wall wearing a lot of armour and kicking about an egg shaped ball kind. The impression I get is the University is funded by wealthy donations towards the football team and this creats an overwhelming support for the game through the university. The main pre game areas where food and drink is put on costs more than $200,000 to be part of. I have said 'Roll Tide' in one week more times than i can count on one hand! Everyone wears school colors around campus and Alabama merchandise creating a culture that runs throughout the whole town of Tuscaloosa. I have to say, I have already bought into this culture by purchasing my first University of Alabama T-shirt and Crimson Tide shorts. It was hard to chose between the UA printed handbags and purses to the Big Al writting paper or the UA phone covers. I was fascinated by the amount of support given by the community to the college team. A trip to Wall-Mart was eye opening in more ways than one. The main thing I noticed after taking in the sheer size of the place was the amount of UA football merchandise on sale for the public to buy. Car stickers galore all over their gas guzzling trucks and window stickers and flags all over their hundreds of fast food outlets along the highway and the season hasn't even begun yet! I have been told Game days are like nothing I will have ever seen before, even Tail Gating is a massive spectacle with members of the town flocking to the Quad on campus and setting up their own areas to watch the game on their big screen tvs next to their massive SUVs and their pets come along for the ride too! I cant wait to see all that for myself when the season kicks off in a few weeks. It is interesting to look in from an outsiders point of view, wondering how one school can be so overwhelmed with pride for their football team but you cant really help but get sucked along for the ride. ROLL TIDE.
"Yea, Alabama!"
Every 'Bama man's behind you;
Hit your stride!
Go teach the Bulldogs to behave,
Send the Yellow Jackets to a watery grave!
And if a man starts to weaken,
That's a shame!
For 'Bama's pluck and grit
Have writ her name in crimson flame!
Fight on, fight on, fight on, men!
Remember the Rose Bowl we'll win then!
Go, roll to victory,
Hit your stride,
You're Dixie's football pride, Crimson Tide!
ROLL TIDE.
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