A bit about Alabama:
Colors: Crimson and White
Mascot: Crimson Tide
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Last Meeting : Georgia won 26-23 in OT (2007)
All-Time Record: 26-35-4 (Alabama leads)
Did you know?
What is The Rammer Jammer Cheer? The "Rammer Jammer Cheer"
is a traditional and controversial cheer. The university briefly forbid the
Million Dollar Band from playing it, a move that was met with a significant
amount of criticism. Before the university's attempt to remove the cheer it
was played before kickoff and at the end of the game. The cheer is now only
played in the closing minutes when victory is certain. Fans cheer:
Hey Tigers!
Hey Tigers!
Hey Tigers!
We just beat the hell out of you!
Rammer Jammer, Yellowhammer, give 'em hell, Alabama!
The name of the current opponent's mascot is substituted for "Tigers",
except when the opponent is Auburn, in which case the name "Auburn"
is used rather than their mascot. Also, when the cheer was played before kickoff,
fans would replace the lyrics "We just" with "We're gonna."
The lyrics originate from "The Rammer-Jammer," a student newspaper
in the 1920s, and the yellowhammer, Alabama's state bird. The cadence of the
cheer was adapted from the Ole Miss cheer "Hotty Toddy" after then
Ole Miss marching band director Dr. James Ferguson was appointed director of
the Million Dollar Band. The cheer was long referred to as "Ole Miss",
and today the drum major's signal is still the motioning of one arm in a full
circle (an 'O').
The cheer has recently come under fire on account of its taunting nature and
its use of the word "hell". In a vote at Homecoming 2005, the question
was posed to students of whether the cheer should be banned. 98% of students
voted in favor of keeping the cheer, while only 95 students voted to have it
banned.
Today the cheer has been banned from usage until after an Alabama victory.
Source: Wikipedia
Alabama
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Alabama's schedule:
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
RESULT/TIME |
| August 30 |
at No. 9 Clemson |
W 34-10 |
| September 6 |
Tulane |
W 20-6 |
| September 13 |
Western Kentucky |
W 41-7 |
| September 20 |
at Arkansas |
W 49-14 |
| September 27 |
at No. 3 Georgia |
7:45 PM ET |
| October 4 |
Kentucky |
TBA |
| October 18 |
Mississippi |
TBA |
| October 25 |
at Tennessee |
TBA |
| November 1 |
Arkansas State |
TBA |
| November 8 |
at No. 5 LSU |
TBA |
| November 15 |
Mississippi State |
TBA |
| November 29 |
No. 15 Auburn |
TBA |
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