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Ever wish the Alma Mater was a bigger part of Bama tradition?
Posted on 8/10/14 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 8/10/14 at 9:17 pm
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Yeah, ours is a little cookie cutter considering it features the most used melody for an alma mater ever, but it's still our school song that reminds you, hey we're more than a football team, we're a university.
Oddly enough I heard it a few times outside of the Million Dollar Band, who sing it at the end of each game, in the months after 4.27.11 and John Servati's death as the ending lines "Until in Heaven we meet" had special significance.
Do you wish we, as a fan base, involved it more or are you fine.... or just not care?
Yeah, ours is a little cookie cutter considering it features the most used melody for an alma mater ever, but it's still our school song that reminds you, hey we're more than a football team, we're a university.
Oddly enough I heard it a few times outside of the Million Dollar Band, who sing it at the end of each game, in the months after 4.27.11 and John Servati's death as the ending lines "Until in Heaven we meet" had special significance.
Do you wish we, as a fan base, involved it more or are you fine.... or just not care?
This post was edited on 8/10/14 at 9:18 pm
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Posted on 8/10/14 at 9:20 pm to Lordofwrath88
I really don't care about the alma matter. Maybe if it wasn't something so cookie cutter like you said. After going to school there for 4 years, I think I heard it a total of maybe 4 times.
Posted on 8/10/14 at 9:25 pm to pvilleguru
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I think I heard it a total of maybe 4 times.
I think that is the root of the problem, it has no 'marketing' and most people don't know the words, even at Mal Moore's memorial.... in Coleman Coliseum.... with alums, admins and about 8 full varsity teams in attendance, when the announcer asked everyone to sing at the end... like 12 people even knew the words. (pretty sure they were all MDB members).
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Posted on 8/10/14 at 10:38 pm to Lordofwrath88
They used to play it before kickoff right before the Star Spangled Banner. IMO, they need to bring it back.
I'm sure a lot of our sidewalkers could benefit by listening to it.
I'm sure a lot of our sidewalkers could benefit by listening to it.
This post was edited on 8/10/14 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 8/10/14 at 11:56 pm to Lordofwrath88
Couldn't care less... no cheerleaders, MDB, or non relatives showed up to support my team. I don't think we even had "yea, alabama" on tape to play at meets lol. I have no shame in admitting I know 0 words of it.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:48 am to ehole
...........ok?
And to the op yes, I wish we played our Alma Mater more. It's not too long, and if we put the words on the jumbotrons everyone would know it. Marketing only gives us so much field time for pregame, I guess we don't have enough time to play. We do sing it after every game though.
And to the op yes, I wish we played our Alma Mater more. It's not too long, and if we put the words on the jumbotrons everyone would know it. Marketing only gives us so much field time for pregame, I guess we don't have enough time to play. We do sing it after every game though.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 7:01 am to Carolina Tide
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We do sing it after every game though.
When no one is left in the stadium.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 8:22 am to Lordofwrath88
I'm not sure I've ever heard it before
Posted on 8/11/14 at 8:36 am to Lordofwrath88
I would like to see it be a bigger deal, but really, it is so completely generic, that I don't really care. It doesn't mention anything that makes UA special at all and is a bit too long, so it certainly has that going against it.
ETA: I have seen a few students stay and sing it, but most probably wouldn't know it if they heard it. Isn't the band playing it relatively new?
ETA: I have seen a few students stay and sing it, but most probably wouldn't know it if they heard it. Isn't the band playing it relatively new?
This post was edited on 8/11/14 at 8:37 am
Posted on 8/11/14 at 9:51 am to UAFanFromNOLA
The only time I've heard it sung has been at commencement. I think they should try to incorporate it more personally.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 11:55 am to Lordofwrath88
Yes.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 5:15 pm to UAFanFromNOLA
We've been singing it for as long as I can remember. In fact we taught the rookies today.
We DO, however, play it at half time during homecoming.
We DO, however, play it at half time during homecoming.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 6:48 pm to Lordofwrath88
Think I heard the alma matter one time during my entire time at Bama. Couldn't tell you any of the words if you put a gun to my head.
Posted on 8/11/14 at 7:03 pm to Carolina Tide
quote:I could have sworn we didn't play it after the fight song in 2009 when I was a freshman. I know I stayed pretty late a few times especially after the LSU game.
We've been singing it for as long as I can remember. In fact we taught the rookies today.
We DO, however, play it at half time during homecoming.
Posted on 8/12/14 at 1:18 pm to UAFanFromNOLA
I'm not sure about that game, since I wasn't there. But as far as I can remember, we sang after every game (except the Iron Bowl last year).
Posted on 8/13/14 at 3:31 pm to Lordofwrath88
I think it would be nice to see the team go over to the MDB and then sing it after every game.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 5:26 pm to David Cornwell
I'd wish they do that too.
Posted on 8/13/14 at 11:27 pm to Carolina Tide
When Stephanie Smith was the WBB coach she had her team do that after the game. Nothing like watching them get beat by 20+ every game then having them stand there chatting with each other while we played the Alma Mater in an empty Coleman 
Posted on 8/14/14 at 6:32 am to Lordofwrath88
I don't.
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