Not bothered by the current rendition personally but Auburn Sucks would work just as well (moreso than Beat Auburn), still be fun thing to shout & not cause any drama.
“Dixieland Delight” Has Been Set Free
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Trying to “legislate” behavior of drunks is a noble endeavor (Blue font).
I’ve never understood why they play it anyway - with the legit lyrics. Just doesn’t seem like a song for a football game. I know it’s a tribute to the group, but still...if you’re playing a song to appeal to the libido of drunks, Jimmy Buffet has a good one and he’s from Alabama (not sure if he’s a fan, he went to USM).
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I’ve never understood why they play it anyway - with the legit lyrics. Just doesn’t seem like a song for a football game. I know it’s a tribute to the group, but still...if you’re playing a song to appeal to the libido of drunks, Jimmy Buffet has a good one and he’s from Alabama (not sure if he’s a fan, he went to USM).
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You are way out of touch with reality here in the south if you disagree with or discount anything Earl said above. He is dead on about this whole topic. You dont have to agree with him and others of us who have the same beliefs but you are way off of this if you don’t think there is a large population in the south that agrees with us.
I almost fell out of my chair reading your quote about movies amd Tv and how those represent southern family morals and beliefs.
Now, I dont think this goes over well because college kids do as they please. If they are smart they will play the long con and follow the rules till the barn comes to town. Then they get their money’s worth.
I think you need to simmer down because nothing I said warranted such a post. I just merely disagreed with certain aspects of his post. He left it as he “agree to disagree” and you probably should follow suit instead of being the morality police.
Thanks Earle!
I think this is the answer. How many other songs would create excitement and maybe start a new tradition.
Heard someone on Twitter suggest the song "Let's go Crazy" by Prince.
The environment the Va. Tech creates with "Enter Sandman" is incredible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkwedgEH3gs
Surely Alabama is creative enough to figure something out other than shouting curse words in unison to a song that is about a Tenn. Sat. night.
Simmer down?
I dont think my post was any more subjective or presumptuous than yours was. Nor did I break apart your whole post and pick at each part as you did Earl’s, like he was on the witness stand or something. He definitely doesn’t need my speaking up for him, but I was speaking for others of us who you did discount as being relavent.
LOL at the “morality police” comment. Did you not read my full post? I even suggested the students should play it smart and get their moneys worth against the Barn. That doesn’t sound like something from the morality police. I dont agree with vulgar language, and definitely dont use it personally. And I agree there are families and kids at the games that should not be subjected to it. But the reality is, its not going anywhere. So the parents have to make that decision of whether or not to go and take their kids. And I can tell you from experience. There are hundreds and likely tens of thousands of parents that would not take their young kids to college and pro sporting events because of the foul language. That is their choice but its real.
Show me where you don’t agree instead of basically calling me a moron. I just simply disagreed with some things Earle said, and wasn’t a donkey about it or did I insinuate he was an idiot like your post suggested about me. It’s not what you say it’s how you say it.Simmer down?
I dont think my post was any more subjective or presumptuous than yours was. Nor did I break apart your whole post and pick at each part as you did Earl’s, like he was on the witness stand or something. He definitely doesn’t need my speaking up for him, but I was speaking for others of us who you did discount as being relavent.
LOL at the “morality police” comment. Did you not read my full post? I even suggested the students should play it smart and get their moneys worth against the Barn. That doesn’t sound like something from the morality police. I dont agree with vulgar language, and definitely dont use it personally. And I agree there are families and kids at the games that should not be subjected to it. But the reality is, its not going anywhere. So the parents have to make that decision of whether or not to go and take their kids. And I can tell you from experience. There are hundreds and likely tens of thousands of parents that would not take their young kids to college and pro sporting events because of the foul language. That is their choice but its real.
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It’s their choice, indeed. And it’s life and the state of our world.
And none of these venues are suffering due to the absence of those offended by the behavior of the “rowdies”. And that behavior is not going to change because the vast majority either approve, accept, tolerate or choose to ignore such behavior.
Dylan said “you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows”. If you don’t like the direction, you can escape the breeze but odds are you won’t change the direction.
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I will bow out as well at this point because this is not adding to the group discussion. Keep in mind I called no one any names, and I have been called the morality police and a donkey in return for my own personal thoughts.
My mother-in-law couldn't pronounce Fuddrucker's (restaurant). She rarely got the first syllable out correctly, and would try to correct and do it again, and again. She was somewhat naive and didn't really appreciate why we thought it was so funny, barely concealing our laughter. Bless her heart.
Come Saturday night, I am not so much anticipating what words will be used, but the roar when they strike up the music. I'm sure it will be another great Bryant-Denny moment to remember.
Come Saturday night, I am not so much anticipating what words will be used, but the roar when they strike up the music. I'm sure it will be another great Bryant-Denny moment to remember.
Lol the movie idiocracy makes me chuckle everytime I pass a fudruckers and cry for the future that is outlined for us.
But anyways the DD is not the highlight of the night so I probably won’t pay too much attention to it. RTR
Still, Alabama is the “Heart of Dixie”.
It’s kind of like, if “Born in the USA” is an anti-patriotic song, but everyone treats it like a patriotic song, is the joke on everyone, or is it on Bruce Springsteen that he utterly failed in his point?
It is about blind nationalism, so those who suffer from blind nationalism miss it entirely.
I suspected this might be the case. However, the students like Dixieland Delight because they get to be a little raunchy with some chants. Take that away and they won’t give two flips about the song playing.
Overall I’m just disappointed that a lot of fan participation has been sucked out of the whole game experience. No cheers, no band songs, just piped in pop music over every last break in action. If they wanted to get it back with DD they are doing it wrong.
To use the "F" word in public is classless and ignorant...shows a total disrespect for others. Earle, you are right on...this is not the image UA wants in any shape or form.
They could learn a ton from the guys who ran the crowd entertainment side of the business for the original Arena Football League and the XFL. Those games were fun, no matter what happened on the field, you had a good time at the games.
The funny thing about the XFL is that it actually made the entertainment of the experience better for football. Think about the revolutions it had with how we watch games. It’s actually incredible it took Vince McMahon to figure out how to properly shoot a football game.
But yes those leagues had fun experiences to offer but the problem is that they felt like glorified exhibition games because of the level of play.
Arena was insane concept that was super fun to go to. But still a lesser product than NFL and NCAA.
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