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re: How many of y’all have kids who attend a different SEC school than you’re a fan of?

Posted on 3/28/23 at 7:56 am to
Posted by Kirby59
Rocket City
Member since Nov 2016
698 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 7:56 am to
My son went to LSU. I found this website so I could keep up with LSU sports to have good conversations with him. I happen to like it much better than the Gator sites I peruse.
Posted by paperwasp
11x HRV tRant Poster of the Week
Member since Sep 2014
23107 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 8:04 am to
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I found this website so I could keep up with LSU sports to have good conversations with him

Damn dude, that hit me right in the feels. Good on you.

I can picture both of you in the stands now, sharing quality father/son time, hurling piss balloons together.

Posted by Hback
Member since Aug 2017
9213 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 8:09 am to
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I can picture both of you in the stands now, sharing quality father/son time, hurling piss balloons together.


Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
3802 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 8:18 am to
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One went to Alabama


Why?
Posted by Afrojedi
Member since Jul 2017
473 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 8:19 am to
Not my kids but we all grew up Memphis fans but my younger brother went to Miss State and i have 3 cousins that went to UT. Did create a more lively fall in the extended family which is fun.
Posted by Tridentds
Sugar Land
Member since Aug 2011
20378 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 8:24 am to
I don’t care where mine go. More concerned about the town/city purely from a safety perspective.

Posted by Leto II
Arrakis
Member since Dec 2018
21282 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 9:00 am to
My oldest is a freshman at Auburn. I doubt my younger one will go there. If he does I need to start looking to sell a kidney.
Posted by BamaMamaof2
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2019
2390 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 9:26 am to
My family were all GA Bulldogs, everyone went to GA in my family! I was the youngest and always kind of did things my own way, so I went to Alabama.

I raised my 2 going to Bama games and they knew how much I loved Bama, but I never pushed them to attend Bama like my parents pushed me to attend GA. In fact when my oldest was deciding where to attend college, we visited numerous different schools, from VA Tech to ND, to GA. I had scheduled all his tours. Finally one day he asked me, "When are you going to schedule a tour for me of Alabama?".
The rest is history, 2 kids at Alabama!
Posted by Auburntiger
BTR area
Member since Mar 2005
13305 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 9:28 am to
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My oldest is a freshman at Auburn.


despite growing up in Baton Rouge - my oldest is currently a freshman at AU has well!

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I doubt my younger one will go there. If he does I need to start looking to sell a kidney.


ditto!!! I think my younger will go somewhere in the state of La.
Posted by schmoo
marietta ga
Member since Jul 2017
1392 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 7:46 pm to
My daughter went to Georgia, which is not bad, considering we play them every 8 years.
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
37618 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 9:35 pm to
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I grew up an LSU fan.

Daughter about to graduate from South Carolina. I’ve really enjoyed rooting for the Gamecocks (unless vs LSU) these past 3 years. Great football atmosphere and really solid across a number of sports.

Welcome to the family.
Posted by morriscat2
tennessee
Member since Jun 2012
1934 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 10:09 pm to
My cousin went to Nashville Diesel College, does that count?
Posted by WaterLink
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
17240 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 10:34 pm to
My kid is only 3 months old so I hope I raise him right. But I have five younger siblings and the closest in age to me is 7 years younger, the rest are all more than a decade younger than me, and of course I had to babysit a lot in my teens so they feel like pseudo-kids to me. Not a single one went to LSU like I did or my parents or my grandparents did. Only one even roots for LSU anymore. My youngest brother is currently a Bama student and pulls for Bama and it made me vomit during March Madness when he was home for spring break and referred to Bama as "we" recently and it just set in that he's a Bama fan now. Growing up he was the biggest LSU hoops and football fan and we all attended games together.

The rest either went to Southeastern or my middle brother hopped from college to college each year playing baseball at whatever school would give him a spot and now he lives in Ohio
Posted by BevoBucks
H-town
Member since Dec 2022
3956 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 10:40 pm to
If my three don’t choose Austin when they get older, I’ve got immediate family connections to A&M, Florida, Auburn, Vandy, Troy, Oxford (UK) & University of Mobile. Would be happy with any of them.
This post was edited on 3/29/23 at 8:48 am
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 10:43 pm to
People who let their sports fandoms affect their real world feelings about schools, as educational institutions, are weird. Especially when it comes to family.
Posted by Jenar Boy
Elsewhere
Member since Aug 2013
12535 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 11:21 pm to
My oldest is going La Tech for his undergrad but will end up at either LSU or Tulane for medical school. My youngest is 10 and gives zero fricks about school
Posted by ColdTurkey
Where the Buffalo roam...
Member since Nov 2019
7608 posts
Posted on 3/29/23 at 4:45 am to
No kids yet, but my little brother will be going to A&M to become a neurosurgeon in a few years and I could not be more proud of him. Smartest kid I've ever known. He's already studying for it at 15.
Posted by Reb32
Crystal Springs, Ms
Member since Nov 2020
52 posts
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:28 am to
Oldest son got his BS from Boise State and went on and got his law degree from Alabama. I had four uncles that played for Alabama in the '50s but I've been an Ole Miss fan all my life.
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
3802 posts
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:46 am to
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My youngest brother is currently a Bama student and pulls for Bama and it made me vomit during March Madness when he was home for spring break and referred to Bama as "we" recently and it just set in that he's a Bama fan now. Growing up he was the biggest LSU hoops and football fan and we all attended games together.


I can't fathom this as a Hog fan. Everyone here is a Hog fan. I would ban him from the family.
Posted by The Architect
KENTUCKY
Member since Jun 2016
279 posts
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:55 am to
My oldest uttered the words North Carolina in reference to her early college choices. I said "No daughter of mine will ever be a Tar Heel" (obviously not an SEC school, but a big Bball rival).
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