re: Alabama in top 3 sports

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It's all quite bizarre....he lives in Birmingham and finds it very odd that there are all these Bama fans who think highly of their team.

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No, you don't understand.

Alabama fans think highly of their team when their team is winning.... just like the fans of Auburn, Florida, Tennessee, LSU, etc. all do when their teams are winning.

It has nothing to do with Alabama fans' opinions of their own team, its Alabama fans' expectation of how fans of opposing teams should act that's the problem.

Here's an example:

Say Alabama plays a football game in the 2:30 PM CT time slot on CBS. Alabama wins and they win big. On Monday morning at the office, it would be one thing for Alabama fans to say, "Yeah, we had a fun time at the game Saturday. I think our team is pretty good. We'll be hard for anyone to beat."

There is a lot of this, and that should be expected. It's these questions that come from Bama fans that don't come from other fan bases:

"What did you think of my team's win last Saturday?"
"As a Georgia fan, what is your opinion of the Alabama football program?"
"How do you think Nick Saban compares to other coaches in the SEC?"

When I give a simple answer like, "Yeah, they are really good." Typically that answer is not long enough so a follow up question like, "Do you think anyone will be able to beat us this year" gets asked next.

It's strange. As long as I've lived in Birmingham, when Auburn is winning, the Auburn fans in my office will talk about their team and talk about college football in general, but I've never felt like they were prompting me to heap praise.

With Bama fans, its weekly. And its most all the bama fans I know. They are not satisfied until they hear me state how great their team is. It's honestly so strange, but its an epidemic.