Poll: Do you think it's childish for a grown man or woman to wear a Bama jersey?
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i've never understood the need for people to "look nice" or "dress up" to go to FOOTBALL games. if you think i'm going to go sit in 90/80 degree weather in alabama in button up shirt and everything else, you are out of your mind.
I actually find it more comfortable to wear khaki's/chino's to a game instead of shorts or jeans.
I used to wear jersey's all the time, but I have changed my mind. As I have grown up I have begun to dress more like a man. Men do not wear football jerseys. I am not saying you have to wear a suit, but at least a golf shirt and khaki's. Take a look at the pictures of Bama games from the 1960's and look in the stands. Men wore suits and women wore dresses. Is that so hard? People used to dress for Bama games because they were considered to be big events and people dress up for big events. The way a person dresses for an event displays the respect they show for that event. So when a man wears a jersey and shorts to the ball game he is saying he has little respect for the team and for the games itself.
I 2nd that. I go to a few Braves games a year, and I wear a t-shirt and shorts. The first time I took my sister-in-law with me, she dressed up like we were going out to eat at a fancy restaurant. I was like what, but she dresses up all the time. That is just what she likes to wear. I am more of a t-shirt wearing chick myself. It's whatever people are comfy in.
I feel comfortable when I'm confident. I feel confident when I dress nice. Not saying it's that way for everyone, but it is for me.
Right. I think that is the way my sister-in-law feels. I wish I liked to dress up, but I just don't. I do if we are going out to eat or to church, but not everyday.
That part I will disagree with. My autographed Jay Barker football, and my autographed Bear Bryant photo look great sitting behind my desk, or at least they do to me and the Bama fans who come around my office. What's wrong with autographs? :conf2:Jerseys and autographs are just for the kiddos.
If someone is going to judge me on how I dress, I don't care to know them anyway. I consider myself fortunate that I don't suffer from any personal lack of confidence and I've never cared one way or the other how other people view, or judge me. If I did, I'd spend way too much time worrying about it and get nothing else done. Therefore, if I want to wear a jersey occasionally, which I find comfortable, I will do so without the slightest thought of another's opinion. I'm 64 years old and anybody that think jerseys are for kids only is wound a little too tight in IMHO.
I agree. I like getting/collecting autographs as well. There is nothing wrong with it.
I never was able to afford a jersey when I was a kid so now that I'm an adult, of course I wear my Alabama jersey. Not sure how jerseys became a kids things
Every so often I see a thread like this: "is it okay to bring a glove to a baseball game" "is it childish to wear a jersey" "are bumper stickers tacky" etc. It's always the same responses. A select few ridicule people for being themselves but a majority of the people respond with posts like BlackWarrior.
Every so often I see a thread like this: "is it okay to bring a glove to a baseball game" "is it childish to wear a jersey" "are bumper stickers tacky" etc. It's always the same responses. A select few ridicule people for being themselves but a majority of the people respond with posts like BlackWarrior.
Heck no, Wear youre jerseys tide fans!!!! Oh yeah i think the one with the houndstooth collar is cool!!:biggrin:
Can we all agree that it is not immature to wear a Bama jersey, but highly immature to wear an Auburn or Tennessee jersey? :biggrin2:
I'm with you. To me, people need to do what makes them feel comfortable within reason. During a September game you will see me in a Bama tee shirt and a pair of cargo shorts. If its getting colder, a hoodie. I show respect for my team by wearing our colors proudly. I don't even dress up for church. Hardly anyone in our congregation does. Its come as your are. To each their own.
I still prefer the chinos and sundresses look at games, but I will say that if I were ever to live in a NFL town, I'd buy my wife one of those feminine cut jerseys. They do look nice on her.
Having said that, I do think the jersey issue for me is that it is too NFL. It reminds me too much of boorish fans of the Steelers and Browns.
Having said that, I do think the jersey issue for me is that it is too NFL. It reminds me too much of boorish fans of the Steelers and Browns.
Is it childish to get on a football site like this and pour your heart out, like I do?
Well, it is child-LIKE. To think that anybody in this life can spend it like a stuffed shirt -- THAT is childish.
The most well-rounded people are those who understand that there is a time and place for everything. (I'm not sure I always do.) Are you going to wear a Bama jersey with a '12' on it to the most important job interview of your life?
This fall over 100,000 people are going to crowd together at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and they are going to scream their lungs out when Mark Ingram scores a long touchdown. They every one will be "in the child," to use 'Transactional Analysis' terminology.
One of the greatest people I have ever known is my former college roommate at Howard College, Wayne Atcheson. Ray Perkins brought him from Old Dominion as SID at Alabama. After Perkins left, Wayne worked for Tide Pride several years. Wayne, last I heard, is head librarian for the Billy Graham library in North Carolina.
One of the several articles Wayne wrote while at Alabama was one in which he documented the fact that the dress at Alabama football games had moved more and more 'down,' away from the white shirt and tie that was worn during the sixties when Bryant himself sort of set the standard.
Wayne got me two tickets for the 1993 Sugar Bowl. Since I lived in New Orleans, I was used to seeing people in flip-flops and bermuda shorts at Saints games. My son and I simply dressed as if we were going out for a regular, ordinary evening in New Orleans. In fact, we had already dressed that way weeks earlier, when Alabama played Tulane, also in the Superdome.
When we got to our Superdome seats on that balmy day in January, though, we found that we were in the midst of Baptists, all of whom were dressed up in their Sunday best. (We were located directly caticornered from the steal of the ball from the Miami runner at the other end of the field.) The two most prominent Baptist pastors in Tuscaloosa were seated to my son's immediate right, and to my immediate left was an executive of the Alabama Baptist Convention. Behind us was Wayne and his family.
I have always felt, well, childish, about this. If I had had any sense, I would have dressed better for that game. Every time we all stood up and cheered, I felt a little silly.
Well, it is child-LIKE. To think that anybody in this life can spend it like a stuffed shirt -- THAT is childish.
The most well-rounded people are those who understand that there is a time and place for everything. (I'm not sure I always do.) Are you going to wear a Bama jersey with a '12' on it to the most important job interview of your life?
This fall over 100,000 people are going to crowd together at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and they are going to scream their lungs out when Mark Ingram scores a long touchdown. They every one will be "in the child," to use 'Transactional Analysis' terminology.
One of the greatest people I have ever known is my former college roommate at Howard College, Wayne Atcheson. Ray Perkins brought him from Old Dominion as SID at Alabama. After Perkins left, Wayne worked for Tide Pride several years. Wayne, last I heard, is head librarian for the Billy Graham library in North Carolina.
One of the several articles Wayne wrote while at Alabama was one in which he documented the fact that the dress at Alabama football games had moved more and more 'down,' away from the white shirt and tie that was worn during the sixties when Bryant himself sort of set the standard.
Wayne got me two tickets for the 1993 Sugar Bowl. Since I lived in New Orleans, I was used to seeing people in flip-flops and bermuda shorts at Saints games. My son and I simply dressed as if we were going out for a regular, ordinary evening in New Orleans. In fact, we had already dressed that way weeks earlier, when Alabama played Tulane, also in the Superdome.
When we got to our Superdome seats on that balmy day in January, though, we found that we were in the midst of Baptists, all of whom were dressed up in their Sunday best. (We were located directly caticornered from the steal of the ball from the Miami runner at the other end of the field.) The two most prominent Baptist pastors in Tuscaloosa were seated to my son's immediate right, and to my immediate left was an executive of the Alabama Baptist Convention. Behind us was Wayne and his family.
I have always felt, well, childish, about this. If I had had any sense, I would have dressed better for that game. Every time we all stood up and cheered, I felt a little silly.
I prefer wearing a polo, but I won't bash people who wear jerseys. Now if you wear one of these you might be a bit strange....
I wouldn't wear a Bama jersey or T-shirt with HUGE letters out in public....but whatever helps people express their joy and enthusiasm for the Crimson Tide is fine with me!
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