This has got to be a joke. Bama bans tank tops and adidas?

By Clint Hamilton
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TUSCALOOSA - Be prepared for some changes Crimson Tide fans, and not just with the coach walking the sidelines.

This week, the Alabama Athletic Department will begin mailing season ticket holders and running ads in newspapers across the state, the new game day policy which covers everything from tailgating rules to the attire you can and can't wear inside the stadium.

Gone are the days of fans sitting outside the stadium getting inebriated and coming into the stadium causing trouble. According to University officials, State Troopers will be stationed at random gate entrances and if they, or the gate workers, suspect you of drinking, you will be asked to take a breathalyzer test.

If you blow more than a 0.08%, you will be asked to leave the stadium, and if you are a season ticket holder, your tickets will be revoked and you will not be able to renew them.

"We sat down and looked at most of the problems we have inside the stadium on game days, and 80% of them are alcohol related. We understand that some people are going to drink a little, but we are not going to tolerate drunkenness inside our stadium any longer" said one University official.

Eddie Kines, a Piedmont resident and family member of Joe Kines, has been coming to Alabama football games for 40 years. Over the last 15 years, he has been a strong advocate for these changes. "I remember when Coach Bryant was here; our fans didn't act this way. We came to the games, sure, we might drink one or two cold ones before hand, but we didn't get drunk, and we certainly didn't cause problems in the stadium. We just liked to come in, watch some good football and contribute to the atmosphere. That is Alabama football.

"Our football team played with class and our fans cheered with class. Once he left, it was like he took our class with him - we stopped acting like champions, and I think that has hurt the football team, too.

"I took my grandson to the LSU game a couple of years ago
and I was truly embarrassed. It was like I had taken him to a race at Talladega rather than a Crimson Tide football game".

Among the many changes, the one that may cause the most
problems is Alabama's new policy pertaining to what you
cannot wear into the stadium.

"It's not a 'dress code', per se. We will just not allow a few certain articles of clothing into the stadium. We have had numerous complaints about obscenity in the stadium, and
most of the time, it's directly related to what some fans are wearing" said one University official. Some articles of clothing that will no longer be allowed into the stadium:
• Tank tops or shirts with the sleeves cut out

• Halter tops and cut-off t-shirts

• Cut-off blue jean shorts

• Jerseys worn into the stadium must be Nike

• Attire with vulgarity or obscene photographs

• Shoes must be worn at all times

"We are not asking for much. We just want Crimson Tide football games to be family oriented, and at this time, we don't think that is the case" said one University official.

While these changes may come as a shock to some Crimson Tide fans, Kines says they are a long time coming.

"This has been a long battle, but if I can finally take my grandson to a game and he can see what Alabama football is
really about, it was all worth it."

Clint Hamilton covers the University of Alabama for the Piedmont Gazette

 

this story has made its rounds its about as popular as the dancing baby:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W4EBoQmWPs

 

I realize it's not a new story but it's the first I've seen it. What's the scoop? Total fabrication? The obscenity/tanktops correlation tipped me off that it may not be real but the Nike thing sealed the deal. Still, I'd like to know the back story.

 

"I took my grandson to the LSU game a couple of years ago
and I was truly embarrassed. It was like I had taken him to a race at Talladega rather than a Crimson Tide football game".
I think they're trying to discriminate against LSU fans knowing full well how many are going to show up for this year's game and since we're all boozers, this is the easiest way to get rid of the opposing fan impact. Somebody's awefully insecure...:thumb:



• Tank tops or shirts with the sleeves cut out
I have seen some pretty flabby batwings in my short time. This must be an epidemic in T-town:grin:

• Halter tops and cut-off t-shirts
Again, flabby trailerpark party-ball guts his/hers need not be displayed:wink:

• Cut-off blue jean shorts
Think of the long-standing tradition of hemmed jean shorts in T-town:cry:

• Jerseys worn into the stadium must be Nike
Or Nike representatives will fine per contract:hihi:

• Attire with vulgarity or obscene photographs
Big Johnson only creates envy among the Gump crowd even if not taken to scale

• Shoes must be worn at all times
Maybe these are the corndogs we keep hearing about but thought Auburn had it patented:shock:

Later,
Fur

 

:angry:

 

complete and utter fabrication, its a joke, the funny thing is a news team reported it as fact..and looked really stupid.

 

See, I told you that you were fat.

EDIT: I think are all listed in the common sense rulebook.

Though, I know Bama does have some new alcohol policy. Ridiculous...

 

If the breathalizer tests was done that way at Tiger stadium we wouldn't even have a band in the seats. And surely not many fans.

 

Is that a confirmation or denial?:grin:

Later,
Fur