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Originally posted by 007tider:
I don't think anyone has "earned" their right to not yell, .

Actually, they "earned their right not to yell" when they bought their ticket....just like you earned your right TO yell when you bought yours.

This debate has gotten ridiculous. It's really pretty simple. Show some class and respect your elders. Some of you are forgetting that. You'll understand one day, and sooner than you think. I'm 58 and it seems like I was a kid watching Pat Trammell, Joe Willie and the Snake just a few weeks ago.

This "stand and yell the entire game" BS was never an issue then, and we won three NCs in those days standing and yelling on kickoffs, opponents' key third downs, opponents' fourth downs, and when lightning would strike (pick 6, kick return TDs, and sudden bust out "explosive" plays. Anyone who stood at some random time would get "down in front" from 50 people.

Look. There will soon be 95-100,000 Bama fans at BDS. Let people choose whether they want to yell and stand and show some common sense. Yell when the bad guys have the ball. Keep it down when we're on offense. If you can't see because the people in front of you are up, then stand up.

But show some respect for your elder fellow Bama fans. You will be there before you know it, in the BDS Dome, talking about the great Saban teams. If you have to yell like a banshee for four hours to enjoy a football game, there's a team in East Alabama that would love to have you. They have always been noisy and rabid the entire game.

You're absolutely right about respecting elders, however the crowd can be a factor. Maybe not back in the day; but it can be helpful nowadays. Otherwise, why would Coach Saban ask for the crowd to be jacked up?

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Originally posted by mhward518:
I'm one of the "old farts" that y'all are referring to and I'd like to give you permission to kiss my @ss. I do and have supported Alabama athletics before most of you were even gleams in your daddy's eye so go to the games, yell your heads off, have fun (within stadium rules) and create many wonderful memories...and leave me the **** alone! Thanks

I don't care what all the old people do (I actually do, but I won't argue about it), just don't tell me to sit down. I've had the "old fart" behind me tell me to sit down a few times and I'm just not going to do it when our defense is on the field.

If you want to sit down and be quiet, fine, I can't make you make noise. But I don't think anyone has "earned" their right to not yell, just because they've supported Alabama before I was born. That's just horrible logic. If you want to call yourself a true fan because you've supported the team longer, whatever. I'll not only support it when I'm an "old fart", but I'll make noise as long as I can and when I can't yell anymore I'll give the tickets to my grandchildren or someone else who can help our team win.

So you don't think that being a supporter and booster for over 50 years makes any difference? Well son, your line of reasoning certainly parallels your maturity level. You refer to a person's right to "not yell"....what the hell does THAT mean? The idea that some snotty-nosed kid is going to scold me for not conducting myself to his/her expectations pisses me, and obviously a lot of others on this forum off. I could continue about the drunk, loud, vulgar and obnoxious 20-somethings all over the stadium during games, but I won't go there....I think you're getting the picture. And, by the way, don't tell me what you will or won't do when/if you become an "old fart"...it never turns out like you think...a little FREE wisdom from an "old fart".

Don't call me "son". And if you can't understand what I'm talking about when I say that I'm fine with old farts not yelling, then that's just your problem. I'm sorry you have to put up with the drunk 20 year olds, but I'm not one of them. I'm just a young guy who goes to games and likes to help my team how I can, by being loud. And as much as it pisses you off to see the drunk students, it pisses me off to be told to sit down by a 95 year old woman.

...but when that 95 year old woman tells you....you'll sit your @ss down..and like it! And, by the way, the term "son" that I used to address you was the short version of what I meant.