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Posted on 12/23/25 at 10:19 am to
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
11528 posts
Posted on 12/23/25 at 10:19 am to
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When Indiana loses, it will most certainly be the "they beat themselves" narrative. Would love another shot at Georgia in the finals



My homer bracket on ESPN is Alabama v. Georgia final with Alabama winning.

My dispassionate arm-chair prognosticator bracket is Texas Tech v. Ohio State with Ohio State winning.
This post was edited on 12/23/25 at 2:26 pm
Posted by 1BamaRTR
In Your Head Blvd
Member since Apr 2015
24505 posts
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:53 am to
I’m not saying politics doesn’t have any part but I really doubt Auburn would be hated this much

Saban utterly dominated the sport for 15 years. Everyone wanted Bama to turn into Nebraska. So this is pissing them off
Posted by bamatide07
Member since Jan 2019
5688 posts
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:19 pm to
Georgia has dominated the sport in many ways for the better part of a decade. The media doesn’t hate on them. It’s a progressive swing state in election cycles. Columbus, OH is more progressive than Tuscaloosa. Not saying that all the winning that Saban did doesn’t matter in the debate. It does. But there has always been a stigma around Alabama, the state and university, because of the ugly incidents that occurred during the 1960’s.
Posted by Amarillo Tide
Amarillo, TX
Member since Aug 2023
1576 posts
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:38 pm to
This ^^^^^^^. The state of Alabama will ALWAYS have the civil rights era held against them for all eternity. What I find comical is 99% of the media types who feel this way have never stepped foot in Alabama and have zero idea about anything about the state as it is now.

I've met countless people from up North and the west coast who honest to God think we don't have paved roads and in door plumbing.
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
4918 posts
Posted on 12/23/25 at 2:07 pm to
I got to travel a lot in my job and I absolutely ran into that. Honestly, the worst place I ever encountered such crap was Missouri, you could tell that every time someone looked at me as being from Alabama, they were seeing Gomer Pyle. People in NYC weren’t even close to them as far as snootiness. I guess they forgot they were basically an outlaw border state during the Civil War.

One of the most welcoming places for Southerners is in Washington state, up above Seattle, where we have relatives. People in that area are country folks, only difference is the trees are pointy and they drink as much wine and cider (both outstanding) as they do beer.
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