you guys have wimped out on us!!!!....Jamie --- Steven Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > IAWTP. > > RTR > LC > --- "Rick Mc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > FWIW, I don't have a problem with this change. I > > always sorta cringed > > when we'd do the cheer BEFORE the fscking game > even > > kicked off. I'm of > > the opinion that it shows much arrogance on our > > behalf. Now when the > > game has finished and Bama has kicked their ass, > > then we can let'em have > > it!! It is a great cheer but should only be used > at > > the appropriate > > time. I'm cool with it. > > > > ROLL DAMN TIDE!! > > Rick > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > http://www.al.com/sportsflash/regional/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?j9325_BC_AL--RammerJammer&&sports&statesports > > > > > > Million Dollar Band to quit playing "Rammer > > Jammer" during games > > > > > > The Associated Press > > > 9/11/03 1:54 AM > > > > > > TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- "Rammer Jammer," a > > popular cheer at University of Alabama football > > games that's seen by some people as an example of > > poor sportsmanship, can't be played during games > any > > more, the UA Athletics Department ruled. > > > > > > The department has instructed the Million Dollar > > Band to hold off on playing the cheer until after > a > > victory. > > > > > > "What we have asked is that they not play it > > before the end of a game," said Larry White, > sports > > information director. "This is in the spirit of > > sportsmanship and a ruling by the Southeastern > > Conference trying to tone things down." > > > > > > The cheer, which is about 25 years old, has been > > criticized because of its perceived use of > > inappropriate language. > > > > > > The line, "We just beat the hell out of you!" is > > seen by some as overly aggressive and arrogant, > said > > Brian Murphy, president of Yell Crew, a student > > spirit organization. > > > > > > SEC athletics directors approved a news > statement > > on sportsmanship last month. It reads, in part, > "It > > is the responsibility of each member institution > to > > establish policies for sportsmanship and ethical > > conduct in intercollegiate athletics consistent > with > > the educational mission and goals of the > > institution." > > > > > > The cheer was banned in 1994 in response to an > > NCAA plea for member schools to quell the taunting > > and fighting that had occurred during games the > > previous season. The athletics department > reinstated > > the cheer in 1996. > > > > > > The phrase "Rammer Jammer" referred to the name > of > > a student humor magazine from the 1920s. [...] > > > > > > kurt > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics > > Discussion List > > > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to > your > > subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics > Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your > subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
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