Completely Crimson Campaign

by Nico2.0 on Aug 30, 2006 6:20 AM CDT in Football Comment 4 comments

I was reading the Block U blog recently and was very impressed by a crowd shot of Rice-Eccles Stadium that was posted there.

Notice that almost the entire crowd is decked out in the bright red of the Utah Utes.

Compare that with this crowd shot of Bryant-Denny Stadium:

It's impressive, and mostly crimson, but there is a whole lot of white sprinkled in as well. I think it would be a fantastic idea to have BDS be a sea of 100% crimson every week. It would be an amazing visual and a great addition to our incredibly rich tradition.

Just imagine 92,000 people ALL wearing crimson singing Rammer Jammer. We cheer as one, we sing as one and as odd as it may sound, we should all dress as one. The players all have the same uniform, why should the fans be any different? We're there to cheer them on, to be their 12th man (please don't sue me Texas A&M), so let's all dress like we're part of the team and WEAR CRIMSON. Take a look at any Bama store and you can find every variety of clothing on earth in crimson: t-shirts, dress shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, ponchos, tank tops, baby clothes, etc.

Spread the word. Forward this post to your friends via email, post it on message boards, but get the word out and let's make Bryant-Denny Stadium COMPLETELY CRIMSON.

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Texas A&M

If you guys do steal the "12th Man" from Texas A&M, let's hope stealing from A&M works out better for Alabama than stealing from Alabama worked out for Texas A&M.

Think Fran is longing for Tuscaloosa these days?

Cola
http://www.classiccolaforthesoul.com

by Cola on Aug 30, 2006 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The 12th man thing...

...was really just a joke. I'd hate to see us immitate another school in that sort of thing.

by Nico2.0 on Aug 30, 2006 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bama fans

Nico, I went to college near Los Angeles and as such was able to go to the UCLA-Bama game at the Rose Bowl to open the '00 season. I know it's a dreadful memory for you, seeing as you guys were ranked third and lost, but I must say that on our end of the stadium was a sea of red, likely 25k strong. It was amazing. My friend, who's 6'1" 300, was wearing his Cade McNown jersey and the powder blue stood out like a sore thumb in that section, and probably could have been noticed from across the stadium. There were a couple tongue-in-cheek remarks from the Bama fans around us, but never anything hostile, and boy were they loud. In the end, nothing but gracious remarks from any Bama fan we encountered on the way out.

As an LSU fan, I may never particularly like Bama, but I have to tip my hat to your fans. Now, my opinion may change if I ever get a chance to come watch LSU play in Tuscaloosa...'till then though, kudos!

by GeauxTigers on Aug 31, 2006 11:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm not implying...

...that our fans aren't getting the job done, I'm just saying we shouldd to crank it up in every way possible just to get better and better.

(That whole '00 season was a nightmare, we finished 3-8 and even lost to UCF. That's what happens when a coach's problems infiltrate the whole team.)

I know our fans are passionate and that's something I'm proud of, I'm even more proud of the fact that 99.999999% of them are kind to opposing fans.

If I remember correctly, the first time we played Hawai'i at Hawai'i we had something like 15,000 fans there and our fans were drowning them out. We were watching the game on TV and you could hear our trademark "Rooooooooooooooooooollllllll TIDE ROLL!" on kickoffs...in Hawai'i!

I'm just suggesting to those that wear white that they should wear crimson instead just to take it up a notch further than it is already. I'm just one of those "even if we are the best, it doesn't mean we shouldn't get better" kind of people when it comes to sports. :D

We know everyone can get loud and I hope this Florida game was the new standard for our fans: