How are y'all handling the haters?

I have only had a few come up to me and say “what happened to Bama” but when I did I politely said “they got beat” I don’t elaborate on it and I don’t make excuses for the Tide and I don’t have to defend them. Their record in their last two seasons speaks for itself. I am like you, when Bama was rolling I was glad they were winning and enjoyed the ride. I wasn’t obnoxious about it. I am married to a huge Auburn fan but she said nothing because I say nothing when Auburn gets their ass handed to them. This season isnt over and I know that we will get better and if the good lord is willing we may even get to see Alabama play SC again. It could happen….

 No more hearing the “McElroy hasn’t lost a game since 8th grade” line. It was getting old last season. Small bright spot, but it’s something. And any non-Bama fans are just jealous haters anyway… so I could care less what they say.

meaning the team and me. No really, that defuses it usually.

vomit in this one guy’s face. I don’t talk football with him but he finds me when we lose. I would vomit Exorcist style in one, indefensible motion, and I’d cover his ass.

and the few outcast in my family that pull for the Booger eaters . Like me enough not to be dicks. I guess being in Tuscaloosa it’s a little easier then being anywhere else.

I live in Louisiana so you know all my close friends, family, neighbors, people on every street are LSU fans. And I am quite an energetic fan when I watch games and I get really into football. But I do not get in anyone’s face or tell them about their team. Never.
My phone rang all Saturady night and received text messages all night. After some colorful conversations and threats, I now have a few less friends for a couple of weeks.
People are dicks.

But they pull for Tennessee so they know they have no room to talk.

why people call or yell at others after a game. My friends and family know how I get so to do things like call, text, put shit on my truck from opposing teams (yeah no shit).

They know you’re pissed off and want to end your life so they do it just to either make you feel worse or to make them feel better – both are f*%ked answers.

First, want to say I love your posts and you have my respect.

As for the Haters…

1. AU and Tenn fans can kiss my arse and they can F off. The AU fans are a special kinda ass.

2. The Virginia Tech fans (I live in Va) are a special kind of arrogant. I just say how was that JMU game and at least we lost to a ranked SEC team and not JMU.

3. The USC fans were classy about winning. At least the ones I know.

4. The random jackass fans, showed up in my moment of darkness to kick me. My answer, our team is better than the Washington Redskins you ass.

Let’s not forget the “you take Alabama football to seriously people.” Who say its just a game and there is always next year. My answer, I live, breathe, and bleed Alabama football. No it is not just a game and this loss does matter. There is no next year, only this year, next year remains to be seen. There is a minimum of 6 games left and each game matters no matter our record. So Roll Tide and F off. Go watch lifetime you twit.

Other than that, all is well. How bout you BamaGrad?

Not many out here. Most of them are UH fans or USC/UCLA fans. USC and UCLA are effectively dead programs, so that has shut up that obnoxious group. And, any small victory that UH gets, makes people excited much more than they feel like hating (including this weekend’s mainland romp at Fresno).

not that seroius kind of talk drives me. First, there are not to many things I think are important otherwise. Second, I do not tell you what is important in your life.

Bama football has been a part of my life since I was 6 in 1983. It’s very important.

are UT fans. So, seriously, what are they gona say?

Please football Gods, I beg you, let it happen!

“Who is your team?….And why doesn’t anybody ask you what happened when they lose?

that after the game someone sent me something that rubbed me the wrong way in a post. here on RBR. But I will tell here exactly what she did. I got a message from Facebook saying that I had been tagged in her post. I read her post and it said that her daughter’s alma mater (So. Car.) was 5 minutes away from beating Alabama. She then went on to say that she bet I was having a heart attack and linked back to my FB account with my first and last name as the link. This left me open to getting messages from all her friends and all her daughter’s friends. I quickly unlinked myself from her post and decided to sleep on it before I did anything. So I posted my little response here on RBR and linked it to my FB.

My husband thought that I was being overly sensitive. And I am sure I was. But she is just as big of a fan of her team as I am, so she should understand. Apparently not. I would never leave her open to getting a ton of messages from FB people that she didn’t even know if she lost. I would send her a private message and tell her that I was sorry she lost. Seriously, I would.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that the person who did this is actually an Ohio State fan whose daughter goes to So. Car.

and they are all immune to logic and reason and look at me like I have a scrotum growing out of my forehead when I bring up strength of schedule and 6 games against opponents just coming off of bye weeks.

My love for the Tide will overcome all the jealous douchebaggery. It’s going to be fun watching this young team forge themselves in the fires of scrutiny and skepticism.

ROLL TIDE ROLL!

“Are you a South Carolina fan?”
 
To which everyone that had harrased me respond “no.”

I then said, “So you must be either an Ohio State or an Oregon fan because apart form those two schools I don’t see what it really mattered to anyone else. So tell me, are you a Duck or a Buck?”

By the way, there is this Texas fan that works at a resturant I eat at every Monday. He knows I like Alabama and I know he likes Texas and we had some good fun kidding each other last year. Anyway, when I saw the guy today, he did not say anything about Bama. I said, “Aren’t you going to give me a hard time?” He said, “Man, I’ve got too much respect for your program to do that.”

Let me tell you, I started to like Texas today.

Flew my flag all day.

I have found over the years that the most valuable tool in turning the haters away is showing them straight up that you are firmly affixed to the team.

We have lost 1 regular season game in the last 3 seasons, we have nothing to be ashamed of.

“What happened to the Tide this weekend?” I replied, “Oh, they just wrapped up a 19-game win streak. What’s your team been doing during that time?”

He failed to reply.

…he asked why we lost?

I responded, “We have as many losses to FBS teams as you do wins to FBS teams.”

Too bad his Sun Devils suck.

are the ones that jump ship and bandwagon on the nearest opposing team with the best record that is still a rivalry school just so they can still f with me. Seriously, I work with a guy from Georgia that has converted to da boogs this year since we all know the abortion the dawgs have become this year. Talk about insecurities…anyways, thanks for all the ammo I need to serve Sir Douche sumthin’ proper tomorrow!

I’ve reminded them who’s coming to the Barn next week and suggested they concern themselves more with them than with how we’re doing. One laughed and agreed, reminding me why she’s still my friend despite her fandom.

I also had an old coworker who went to Ohio State this year on my facebook say “Number one! Go Bucks!” not 10 minutes after the final. It took all my strength not to go on the attack about strength of schedule. It felt better in the long run to just ignore it.

Disguised shots of devil’s asshole made with aristocrat.

Unfortunately, I received texts, calls, and Facebook messages from Auburn fans I haven’t spoken with in years.

I’m like the OP, I never talk trash to Auburn fans (or any fans for that matter), but unlike you, I refuse to even talk football with them because what’s the point? Talking college football with an Auburn fan is like talking Darwinism with religious kooks. It just doesn’t mix and it’ll only end bloody. Auburn is the greatest football program in existence and Alabama is the worst. Sadly, that’s their mindset, despite they don’t allow facts to get in their way.

When football is brought up around an Auburn buddy and myself, I immediately change the subject. But the average Auburn fan hates Alabama ten times more than they love Auburn and that has a lot to do with the inferiority complex of which they possess.

I’d love for it to not be this way, but unfortunately, the circumstances will never change.

But the average Auburn fan hates Alabama ten times more than they love Auburn and that has a lot to do with the inferiority complex of which they possess.

Great stuff. So true.

I prefer the view from this side. I’d much rather have to endure the occasional upset loss than only get to celebrate an occasional big win.

Bama got that arse beat. It happens. I was wearing a Bama cap yesterday and this young VT fan has a slight smile as he says, “Alabama lost.” I gave him the truth and explained I had been fortunate enough to go to the VT/BSU game and I felt bad that they lost. We had a good rapport after that. But believe me, if someone wants to get crappy about it, I have enough experience in verbal fencing to hold my own. It all gets down to how nasty one want to be. Of course, with Barners, you can hardly win because you can’t get through to them with the truth. See rhYno above. And they are really starting to get on my last nerve.

on Sunday and of course I wore my Bama hat…I really wasn’t wearing it on purpose or to show im a “real” fan. I was just doing what i normally would.

So anyways, im just walking around with my dad and this douche walks by us. I notice he’s got this smirk on his face..you know the one. He literally gets like 30 ft away from us and hollers “You’re still wearing that in public?” My dad and I turn around..i will remind you i’m about 6’3ish and 248 lbs and my dad is basically the same size + 20 lbs. So we aren’t small people. I remove my sunglasses and just stare at him. He stops and we litterally are dead locked for about 10 seconds….he then says “sorry” with a very “oh shit this guy is not in the mood” tone of voice…

I love intimidating people without saying a word…

the haters went so far as to name their team “nick saban is a hack” so i lobbied for out team to be named “haters gonna hate” but the lame ass folks on my team went with something entirely unrelated and equally as stupid. aside from the 2 major haters and my father in law (a half hearted hater. doesn’t watch football, just a hater) i have yet to deal with any of them, because i had the “team builder” thing yesterday. I’ll probably encounter a half dozen or so more “what happened to bama? what about coach Saban? he going to leave for Dallas now?” before noon PST today. for the Pac 10 and Big 12 fans i’m going to simply respond with “Bama would beat the ever living piss out of nebraska/oklahoma/oregon/arizona” and then just ignore them. hopefully that works…

Hopefully all my coworkers and students that are barners will have mellowed out by the time I have to see them.

the “haters” are more playful than anything. The only wholesale cockmonkeys I have come across have been Michigan fans. The Notre Dame fans are quietly loyal and the Ohio State fans seem to be in a holding pattern, or are just making sure their team is for real before they appear in numbers. Even the Badger fans are laissez faire on starting a debate.

Though I grew up in Brooklyn, NY (Red Hook no less! T’was meant to be!) and then Louisiana before moving here in 1991 (he worked for MetLife), my Dad always talked to me about Alabama. He’s a Notre Dame fan, but his respect for Bama has ALWAYS run deep. He never took me to an Irish game, but we went to 2 Bama games in Baton Rouge, and the ‘86 Kick Off Classic in New Jersey against OSU. I guess I’ve been around “haters” my whole life, so I’ve always been of this attitude: bring it.

so most people tend to leave me alone.
The only people who have said anything are either close freinds or family, so I cut ’em some slack.

know it’s best to just shut their hole and move along…either by my reputation or from firsthand experience…an experience that has been compared by some to poking a very pissed-off rattlesnake with a really short stick.