Kentucky Tailgating

UK had a HUGE win this past Saturday over the evil Gamecocks and their emperor of terror, Steve Spurrier. However, there has been some controversy because of a tweet that Randall Cobb posted following the emotional win. he basically lambasted the fans for things we really deserve being lambasted for. However, it gets bad publicity for the school and was a poor choice. he later came out and apologized saying he made a mistake.

This brings up an interesting subject about fandom and what both frustrates me and fascinates me. I hate it when I hear fans booing their own team. I don’t care if you are meaning it for just the coaches poor decision. The players, kids by the way, hear it and take it personally. They are giving their best. However, it fascinates me that this is not just a UK phenomenon.

Growing up in Chattanooga, TN, I was not around the UK fan base. I was around a lot of fan bases. Chattanooga is on the southeastern border of Tennessee where Georgia and Alabama intersect. As far as fans, there is a large diversity. And one thing I learned, all fan bases are fickle and unreasonable. Any little setback, perceived or real will bring out Jim Bob on the call in shows asking for the guy he wanted fired last year. There will be Bobby Joe booing everyone from the equipment manager to the University President because a draw play was called when it is 3rd down with 7 to go. The problem is, that when people are as passionate about their team as we in the South our with our teams, there are going to be a good amount of crazies who act crazy when the team is not a perfect 13-0 and crown national champions.

People need to remember, including myself, fan is short for fanatic. And we all are crazy football fanatics. Some just hide their crazy better than others.

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