re: The truth about the difference between Auburn fans and Bama fans

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People who choose a team based on nothing more than a little bit of winning are pathetic and weak people

And there are also Alabama students who remain Auburn fans, so I'm not sure what your point is there. Lifelong allegiances die hard

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You answered your own question. Parents graduated from a school, the child becomes a fan. Athletics should not be an issue when picking a school for academics. I am sure there are many Auburn fans attending Alabama.

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People who choose a team based on nothing more than a little bit of winning are pathetic and weak people

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Maybe so, but that defines probably half, if not more, of professional sports fans. As a long-suffering and lifelong fan of Atlanta pro sports, most of the folks I grew up around in Georgia were fans of other teams (Cowboys, Yankees, Celtics, etc) even though most of 'em had never even been to that state. The Patriots sucked back then and we never saw anyone wearing a Pats jersey...now I see lots of folk wearing Tom Brady jerseys...

When we'd go to Atlanta games (back in the 70's and 80's) most times there'd be more fans in the stadium for the visiting teams. Only when we made the rare play-off runs did Atlanta fans come out of the woodwork, most of 'em bandwagon...and most were gone the very next season...

Very few teams make a run like Bama has...naturally, it'll draw new fans, mostly bandwagon. Where are all the Miami-FL fans from the 80's & 90's? Used to couldn't go anywhere without seeing folk sporting Hurricane jerseys. And when this run ends, while our fanbase will still be fairly large because of tradition and the fact that football is the most important sport in the state of Alabama, our bandwagon fans will drop by the wayside...