re: The referee, side judge, and center judge in the UA-UT game were the same ones suspended

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So you’re trying to say……what?

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That Alabama fandom is a cult.

It’s their Doctrine of Perpetual Undefeatedness.

No team has ever beaten Alabama. Alabama cannot be defeated by another team. Alabama is therefore undefeated, perpetually.

Alabama can only beat itself. Or, in the alternative, Alabama can be beaten by the Officials. Alabama can play perfectly and have their perfect performance nullified and overwhelmed by the Officials or Alabama can beat itself and the Officials can solidify or enhance the loss.

A loss by beating oneself with or without the Officials’ contributions is not a defeat as the term is usually understood. Nevertheless, in all such cases, Alabama remains perpetually undefeated. Roll Tide! Amen. And, amen.

The Doctrine of Perpetual Undefeatedness.
-The Book of Gump. Chapter 1. Verse 1.

This Doctrine is closely related to the Doctrine of The Perpetual Purity of Officiating Enjoyed by Alabama’s Opponents which essentially states-although Alabama may be being hosed by hostile, biased officiating, Alabama’s opponents always enjoy an officiating advantage of pure and fair game calling.
This doctrine is elaborated upon in The Book of Birmingham and to a lesser extent in The Book of Irony. Roll Tide! etc, etc, and so forth.

Coming next week-
The Doctrine of Perpetual Melt (lacrimous alabamus).