I've been lurking on this board for about three years. This is BY FAR the best Alabama Football message board. Let me start by saying a thing or two about my obsession with University of Alabama Football. I've been an Alabama Fan for thirty-three years now. I may be somewhat unique among fans in that I remember exactly where I was when I became an Alabama fan. I was four years old standing in the living room on a Fall day, probably playing some imaginary game, I don't remember exactly what I was doing...(that was a long time ago)....anyway, my older sister (13yrs.) came in from outside holding one of those triangle felt covered pennants on a dowel stick. The pennant was crimson with white "Alabama" on it. She came in and said "Yea Alabama". I asked her what the pennant was and why she liked Alabama, "Because we're #1" she said. I vaguely remember that we weren't number one at the time and wondered why anyone would root for a team that wasn't #1 (such are the thoughts of a four year old). Idolizing my oldest sibling however, I immediately hitched my wagon to Alabama and became a declared Alabama fan at that moment. That was in 1971 and in the thirty-three years since I've enjoyed the ups, suffered the downs, and developed a fierce passionate loyalty to Alabama Football.
I always defend Alabama in discussions and am keenly alert and forever on the lookout for things that could be potentially damaging to the mystique of the greatest tradition in college sports.
Here we go.......... Rammer Jammer is perfectly fine.
I have no problem with the word "hell" in the cheer.
But there absolutely should be some unspoken guidelines to govern when the cheer is turned loose.
For example:
The cheer should never be done against an out of confrence team ranked lower than us.(there is an exception clause for teams that bad mouth us in the media).
The cheer should be governed by a margin of victory trigger of at least 17 points.(I mean, come on, it just flat out sounds stupid to bellow out "we just beat the hell outta you" when we just eeked out a close win).
Of course the cheer should be used against D-1A opponents only.
(exception clause when neccessary).
But friends, please, there is no exception clause for the last and most important guideline:
Under no circumstances do you ever.....I mean you Never! Ever!! say the cheer BEFORE a game. (If this has to be explained to you, then quite frankly, You're an idiot). But I will explain anyway. Turning loose Rammer Jammer BEFORE a game is inviting embarrasment of disastrous proportions (Hello.....earth to dingbats.......WHAT IF WE LOSE THE GAME!!) You'll make the whole Bama Nation look stupid!
Turning loose the cheer after every win cheapens the cheer.
Don't cheapen the traditon of the cheer!!
If you follow the guidelines, You'll still get to turn loose the cheer, and it will be administered under the proper circumstances. This allows the cheer to be kept and preserves the integrity and the tradition of the cheer.
Hey, if these guidelines are followed, NO ONE will complain about Rammer Jammer. Personally, I like the cheer............(see GUIDELINES).
I always defend Alabama in discussions and am keenly alert and forever on the lookout for things that could be potentially damaging to the mystique of the greatest tradition in college sports.
Here we go.......... Rammer Jammer is perfectly fine.
I have no problem with the word "hell" in the cheer.
But there absolutely should be some unspoken guidelines to govern when the cheer is turned loose.
For example:
The cheer should never be done against an out of confrence team ranked lower than us.(there is an exception clause for teams that bad mouth us in the media).
The cheer should be governed by a margin of victory trigger of at least 17 points.(I mean, come on, it just flat out sounds stupid to bellow out "we just beat the hell outta you" when we just eeked out a close win).
Of course the cheer should be used against D-1A opponents only.
(exception clause when neccessary).
But friends, please, there is no exception clause for the last and most important guideline:
Under no circumstances do you ever.....I mean you Never! Ever!! say the cheer BEFORE a game. (If this has to be explained to you, then quite frankly, You're an idiot). But I will explain anyway. Turning loose Rammer Jammer BEFORE a game is inviting embarrasment of disastrous proportions (Hello.....earth to dingbats.......WHAT IF WE LOSE THE GAME!!) You'll make the whole Bama Nation look stupid!
Turning loose the cheer after every win cheapens the cheer.
Don't cheapen the traditon of the cheer!!
If you follow the guidelines, You'll still get to turn loose the cheer, and it will be administered under the proper circumstances. This allows the cheer to be kept and preserves the integrity and the tradition of the cheer.
Hey, if these guidelines are followed, NO ONE will complain about Rammer Jammer. Personally, I like the cheer............(see GUIDELINES).
