When NOT to play Rammer Jammer: Merged threads

[GoBamaJags]

Play Alabama. Loose.

HEAR IT LOUDLY!!!

 

[37bamagrl]

i think it should be played before every game, and after every win!....it's one of my favorite parts of the game. the fans love it...saturday i was sitting right by the band and at the end of the game they all let out this loud cheer, and we were wondering what they were doing, well they were happy cause they were getting to play it! the fans love it, band loves it, sure the players love to hear it. PLAY IT EVERY GAME (before and when we win, after)!!!!!!!!!

i have heard mock rammer jammers at other stadiums when they beat us...and while i didn't like to hear it....it's just in fun...part of the game.
putting guidelines on when we can play it is RIDICULOUS!

PLAY IT!

 

[BamaMark71]

This happens every year after we win a game. Should we or shouldnt we sing Rammer Jammer. Personally I agree with everyone else who says we should sing it. There is nothing wrong with it. Im sure if the other schools were able to come up with a cheer that on some part said the same thing they would sing it loud when we came to town. The cheer is a part of Bama. Good grief we have it printed on shirts,tags and so forth. Opposing fans are used to it and they know they have it coming if we should win. Its not like were rocking there bus as they leave or hosing them down or even throwing objects at them. We sing the sone once or twice then we make our way to our cars. Nothing more of it......Until the next week :biggrin:


So I say Roll Tide Roll and Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer Givem **** Bama

 

[BamaFanKyle]

As far as I'm concerned, you are alone. I could care less what team we're playing... I want to hear Ramma Jamma at the end if we are winning.

Honestly, if you want something to be embarrased about... be embarrased about the people who left mid-way through the 4th quarter. Nothing annoys me more than that, whether we are winning or losing.

AMEN!!!! It was ridiculous to see the so called fans up and decide to leave during the middle of the 4th quarter. And if the reason is b/c they wanted to avoid traffic, You're gonna be stuck in traffic no matter what time you leave the game...It's Tuscaloosa and on a gameday! I agree with it being embarrassing.

 

[RollTider82]

After all this team has been through...

they DESERVE to hear it when they win. As long as the team wants to hear it, we will continue to sing it.

Would it change your opinion if we had just barely squeeked by them? Then we wouldn't really have beaten the "hell" out of them, now would we?

 

[Root4Bama]

Sounds like the PC crowd is getting ready to attack our beloved Rammer Jammer. :rolleye2: I say play it before the game and after the wins.
:biga: :biga2:

 

[TommyMac]

During the final seconds of the game on Saturday night, I was personally appauled to hear the Million Dollar Band strike up two choruses of the Rammer Jammer cheer. "We just beat the hell out of Utah State?" So what ... who doesn't? Humble USU was at no point any real threat to Alabama, talked no trash during game week, isn't a rival of the Tide, and therefore didn't deserve the rub-in.

This is fact - there are times to be arrogant and times to show modesty and refrain. If Bama beats a conference team, a top 20 team, or a squad that beat the Tide the year before, then the cheer has merit. Otherwise, it's uncalled for. Personally, I was embarrassed when those who hadn't already left for the exits belted out that tune, as if beating a lowly Division I school was some great accomplishment.

Am I alone in my principals here? If not, Alabama post-20th century is not the school I've grown routing for ...

If I were a USU player or fan, I'd be more pi$$ed off at your demeaning comments about my team than the singing of Rammer Jammer.

In case you haven't noticed, folks are about fed up with having all this political correctness crammed down our throats.

 

[BamaArrived2006]

If I were a USU player or fan, I'd be more pi$$ed off at your demeaning comments about my team than the singing of Rammer Jammer.

In case you haven't noticed, folks are about fed up with having all this political correctness crammed down our throats.

T-Mac I love you!!!!! LOL!!!!

Give me a frickin break I'm gonna sing Rammer Jammer when I want to, and if you don't like it become a barner I don't care your opinion. A win's a win and I'm gonna sing Rammer Jammer after every win, so get over it or become a "fan" of a different team because Rammer Jammer is applauding ALABAMA's players for just winning, and if you don't applaud them for winning go to a different team because aren't a fan of ALABAMA.

:biga2:

 

[Scott4UA]

Part of our TRADITION!

Give me a break.... Rammer Jammer is part of our tradition. If we start putting exceptions to a cheer, then just take it out of the MDB's list of cheers!

I am with the rest of you guys- Heck play it before the games as well, like back in the glory days!! I have a copy of the Cotton Bowl when we played Baylor and the Million Dollar Band can be heard playing Rammer before kick off!! And guess what, we beat them 30-2!

The first one to start messing with the cheer was Hootie Ingram and you see what happened to him!!!!!!!

 

[TommyMac]

BB2006,

I noticed that young Will was in street clothes Saturday night.

Did you have anything to do with that? Fess up Missy.

 

[rolltideinkpttn]

It's classless and unsportsmanlike.

Well then if its "classless and unsportsmanlike" then Bama shouldn't play it after winning any game, inlcuding Tennessee and Auburn. It doesn't matter who you play, Rammer Jammer is a tradition and there's nothing wrong with continuing with tradition. It's not like we are intentionally offending USU, every team Bama beats hear's the same thing. It's just a part of playing Bama. I think it just gets the stadium even more excited about the win. I know that after hearing Rammer Jammer it got me even more excited about this upcoming season.

 

[BamaArrived2006]

BB2006,

I noticed that young Will was in street clothes Saturday night.

Did you have anything to do with that? Fess up Missy.

No...I wish I had though.....:biggrin2:

:biga2:

 

[BamaBuc]

The BEAR said it...........

"Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself." If THE COACH said it it's good enough for me!! :BigA:

 

[TIDEFAN17]

Hey Utah State wanted to play us in T-town. Thus, they must suffer the rammer jammer!!!

 

[Rolling Tide]

During the final seconds of the game on Saturday night, I was personally appauled to hear the Million Dollar Band strike up two choruses of the Rammer Jammer cheer. "We just beat the hell out of Utah State?" So what ... who doesn't? Humble USU was at no point any real threat to Alabama, talked no trash during game week, isn't a rival of the Tide, and therefore didn't deserve the rub-in.

This is fact - there are times to be arrogant and times to show modesty and refrain. If Bama beats a conference team, a top 20 team, or a squad that beat the Tide the year before, then the cheer has merit. Otherwise, it's uncalled for. Personally, I was embarrassed when those who hadn't already left for the exits belted out that tune, as if beating a lowly Division I school was some great accomplishment.

Am I alone in my principals here? If not, Alabama post-20th century is not the school I've grown routing for ...

If you dont like it dont go to the games. They have been playing that for years and they are not going to stop for you or anyone else.

 

[Streyeder]

During the final seconds of the game on Saturday night, I was personally appauled

Why? Because we did?

to hear the Million Dollar Band strike up two choruses of the Rammer Jammer cheer.

Actually, that's the song. Go but a MDB cd and you'll notice, the cheer runs through the corus twice. Why play half a song? There are plenty of cheers in which the chorus is played twice, even one version of "Yea Alabama"! Should we cut those in half too?

"We just beat the hell out of Utah State?"

No, it's sung to the turn of the mascot is it fits, if not then it's reverted to the school name. thus, it was sung to the tune of "Hey Aggies!". Personally, I found it quite satisfing in more than one context.

So what ... who doesn't? Humble USU was at no point any real threat to Alabama

They were as much a threat as any other team on the schedule.

, talked no trash during game week,

How would you know? Do you live in their locker room?

isn't a rival of the Tide, and therefore didn't deserve the rub-in.

Nether is Hawaii, but we'd have sang it none-the-less had we beat them by 31 with a band in attendance.

This is fact - there are times to be arrogant and times to show modesty and refrain. If Bama beats a conference team, a top 20 team, or a squad that beat the Tide the year before, then the cheer has merit.

Granted.

Otherwise, it's uncalled for.

Why? should we not celebrate? It's been 10 months since we have had the taste of victory and it's about time. I, along with most of the other 83k in attendance was quite ready to celebrate to the top of our lungs.

Personally, I was embarrassed when those who hadn't already left for the exits belted out that tune, as if beating a lowly Division I school was some great accomplishment.

After going 4-9, it is. If you are so embarrassed then by all means spend the $2 on a pair of ear plugs. When teams come to play Bama, they know if we beat the hell out of them then we're going to let them know it in the end. Even after this was said and done, as it has many times before, almost everyone from a rival school speaks VERY highly of how they were treated by our fans and school.

Am I alone in my principals here?

I don't think this is so much a "principal" (or principle for that matter) as it is your own personal feels on the matter.

If not, Alabama post-20th century is not the school I've grown routing for ...

post-20th century Alabama? Whay about pre-20th century? So you can justify a school that used to be the foreground of the segregation movement, but this one song has you questioning your allegiences? Wouldn't you say this is quite petty?

The facts of the matter are:
1. The University of Alabama is a great school, working towards excellence every moment that passes. the past is the past, and the present is independent thereof.
2. "Rammer Jammer" is an overwhelming fan favorite and that will probably not change any time soon.
3. We really did beat the hell out of the Aggies, whether or not we sing the aforementioned song.
4. If one song makes you question your allegience, maybe it's not the song.
5. I'm typing on a Mac and have yet to fully adjust to this keyboard so this post is likely riddled with msipeligns.

 

[chris]

i say play it............

over and over at the end of each VICTORY! ***!!!

 

[bama_fashion]

I don't know if any of you that watched on TV saw it or not, but the players were even singing along. Get over it. They deserve the chance to sing it after the year they had last year. I thought it was great to see that the players were enjoying the game and having fun.

 

[Chastide]

Its tradition, its a game, its fun...good heavens let it be. I doubt Utah State heard and/or understood what was said anyhoo. Stadiums aren't known for acoustics, and besides the use of the terms rammer jammer and yellow hammer would confuse most outside the SEC.

 

[tbonetide]

Mooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Thats what I think!