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NY Times Article on LSU/Bama fan day
Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:42 pm to St. Pete Tiger
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The first fan in line at L.S.U. was Tuck Freyer, a lawyer. He had claimed his spot around 8:30 a.m. His counterpart at Alabama, Bobby Hunter, a Walmart employee, arrived four days before the event to be first in line.
Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:44 pm to hg
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¶ When I arrived in Baton Rouge, the cabdriver who brought me to my hotel talked almost exclusively about the heavy rain the area had been getting. The driver who brought me to my hotel in Tuscaloosa asked if I thought Alabama would repeat as national champion almost as soon as I climbed into his cab.
¶ I popped into Mexican restaurants near both university campuses. In Baton Rouge, the employees wore uniforms that reflected the theme of the restaurant. In Tuscaloosa, employees dressed as if they would be attending an Alabama football game when they finished work.
¶ The breakfast buffet at my hotel in Baton Rouge was listed on my receipt simply as a “breakfast buffet.” The breakfast buffet at my hotel in Tuscaloosa was listed as the “Walk of Champions buffet.”
Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:47 pm to mattz1122
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After lunch, Ted and Suzan, now with her husband’s ashes lovingly tucked away inside one of her pants pockets, joined a few thousand of their fellow Alabama fans inside the stadium. With her brother by her side for emotional support, Suzan walked down from the stands and made her way to the stadium’s aforementioned brick partition, right next to yours truly. I then watched Suzan — clearly a bit frightened, but determined — reach into her pocket, pull out the plastic baggie holding John’s remains and empty its contents onto the field.
“Excuse me, but did you just pour someone’s ashes out onto the field?” I asked before Suzan and Ted could scurry away unnoticed.
“Yes, I did; it was my husband,” she replied nervously, her voice cracking slightly. “I was worried I’d get arrested doing this, but he loved Alabama football and wanted to have his ashes spread on the field here. I was worried I’d get arrested, but this was his dying wish, and I didn’t want him to haunt me for the rest of my life if I didn’t do it.”
RAHL TIDE
Posted on 8/25/12 at 7:06 pm to hg
Anyone know if the author is cajunboy? Looks a lot like his writing style but a bit toned down for the public.
Posted on 8/25/12 at 8:44 pm to dreaux
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No wonder they are the dirtiest program of all time.
No other school even comes close.......
Posted on 8/25/12 at 8:51 pm to St. Pete Tiger
Football is religion in that state.
Posted on 8/25/12 at 8:59 pm to hg
Keep them coming.. this is classic
Posted on 8/25/12 at 9:11 pm to St. Pete Tiger
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I started to consider how incredible it would be to be arrested over a photograph taken of an Alabama football practice from a parking lot.
I had a very similar experience as I was jogging around the outskirts of the practice facility at LSU a few years ago. Took a peak through the hole in the fence during practice, and was immediately driven up to by someone demanding I keep going
Posted on 8/25/12 at 9:38 pm to YogaPants
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To put it bluntly, on any given day, Tuscaloosa is probably the closest thing to a college football theme park that a person could visit.
Gumps = Carnies
I think it's a fair assessment.
Posted on 8/25/12 at 9:50 pm to razer
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Anyone know if the author is cajunboy? Looks a lot like his writing style but a bit toned down for the public.
It is, he got a solid hat-tip over @ deadspin.
Posted on 8/25/12 at 10:22 pm to St. Pete Tiger
Who is Cajun Boy?
Amusing article
Amusing article
Posted on 8/25/12 at 10:25 pm to towncryr
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No other school even comes close.......
I don't know about that. fUSC has been on probation at least 4 separate times since I started watching college football.
Posted on 8/25/12 at 10:40 pm to hg
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Tuck Freyer, a lawyer.
That's awesome.
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