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re: SEC school you attended vs. SEC school you root for
Posted on 2/2/16 at 6:05 pm to Sid E Walker
Posted on 2/2/16 at 6:05 pm to Sid E Walker
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Was born in Alabama, grew up a Bama fan. The family moved to Atlanta when I was eight, was still a Bama fan. The family moved to Florida when I was in my teens, still a Bama fan. Was accepted at UF and went to school at UF, was still a Bama fan. My oldest son also graduated from UF, I'm still a Bama fan. The wife is a Gator and she doesn't even get it. Yep, still a Bama fan.
Did you enjoy your time at Florida? What is it about rooting for Alabama as a sports team that trumps your experiences at Florida? Are your parents Bama fans? I would like to understand what the emotional connection is that overpowers your connection to UF.
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Posted on 2/2/16 at 6:19 pm to GumBro Jackson
If it had been UAB instead of UF, would you still think it was weird?
Posted on 2/2/16 at 6:23 pm to GumBro Jackson
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Did you enjoy your time at Florida? What is it about rooting for Alabama as a sports team that trumps your experiences at Florida? Are your parents Bama fans? I would like to understand what the emotional connection is that overpowers your connection to UF.
Good questions, but I'm not sure that I could give a good answer to the last one. It's just that from my earliest memory, I was a Bama fan. When I was a kid, dad would pop a huge bowl of popcorn and we'd get our Coca-colas and watch the Bear Bryant show on Sunday...which was a little strange because I think that deep down my dad was really an Auburn fan. Mom was, and still is, a huge Bama fan. My two younger brothers are hardcore Gators.
I got to see the Bear and Bama destroy UF 40-0 in Gainesville in '79, was wearing crimson in the student section. I had a great time at UF and all of my friends knew that I loved Bama and I had no problems at all with it.
Probably didn't do your question justice with my answers.
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