The Curse of the Riverboat Gambler
This off season has been fairly tame, as you can tell from the lack of posts around here, but this story should get you appropriately fired up.
I found myself recently visiting the construction site of our current stadium expansion. The construction is being undertaken by the Brasfield & Gorrie company, based out of Birmingham. While talking with some of the crew, it was mentioned that there was some Auburn contingent amongst the workers. This seemed harmless enough, and is common for any place of business in this state. However, it was the phone conversation that I overheard while in an office that prompted this post.
I had been left alone momentarily when a gentleman entered while talking to a friend on his phone. He seemed to be paying me no mind, and starting talking about cursing the stadium. How? By laying a picture of Tommy Tuberville into the concrete of the to-be completed southern expansion. Sadly, no specific locations or dates for the burial were given. I had just wrapped up my business and proceeded for the exit thinking, “You just told the wrong dude about this. I write an Alabama blog, asshole!”
I am not a superstitious man. To me, this only represents the idiotic and desperate measures to which Auburn fans have been driven to by their recent mediocrity. But not all bama fans feel this way. Superstitions and fandom go hand in hand for most people; be it a lucky shirt, favorite seat, chants or what-have-you. Now that I think of it, most fans that I know have some form superstition. Is it that far of a leap to also believe in a curse? It is not for me to decide. I was only privy to the information and I’ll leave it for the bama faithful to make the next move. This post may not make the slightest ripple, with people saying that this curse isn’t worth the 8×10″ glossy photo it’s based on. But if history is any indication, fans may take this issue to heart. During the construction of the new Yankee Stadium, it leaked that some contractors/Red Sox fans had buried an Ortiz jersey in the stands. Fans and Yankee staff were upset by the stunt enough to jackhammer the jersey out of its hiding spot.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:37 am
I have it on good authority that one of Bo Jackson’s old hips is cast inside the Gene Stallings statue
June 30th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Are they the same pair of hips that watched Roy (i waxed that dude) Turner stuff Fullwood on the 2 yard line and preserve a Bama Victory?
June 30th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
How ironic that Tuberville’s career was buried there last fall
36-0
August 13th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Its appropriate that there is Auburn memorbilia bured there considering how Auburn owns the place. Just take pride in the fact that uat was actually able to win a game there eventhough it was against the worst Auburn team in a decade who didn’t even have an OC. Looking forward to reestablishing the dominance this year when we bring our party to Jordan Hare west. Look out punks 7 of 9 is own the way. Btw, the reason for the lack of post is because this blog sux. Waarrrrr EAGLE….HEY!
August 13th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Typical Barnie delusion… I hope you’re at least sharing some of the crack (or cow pasture shrooms) that’s being handed out in the trailer parks of Wire Road. You represent that prestigious Aubarn (AL) creed well; a very fine Aubarn (AL) man indeed!
It’s appropriate that Aubarn (AL) only won 6 in a row, simply due to the fact that Alabama underwent harsh scholarship restrictions and half a dozen coaches over the course of that six game win streak and that’s a fact due in large part to Alabama winning 8 OUT OF 12 PRIOR TO THAT DOWNFALL (from 1990-2001). It’s pathetic knowing the barn CAN ONLY BEAT Alabama when they’ve got two hands tied behind their backs.
But don’t worry, Alabama has picked up the broken crockery and we’re BACK to where we left off in 2001, the year before your “streak” began, and also the year prior to our temporary downfall.
You can have those irrelevant wins in Bryant-Denny (36-0), but just know that Alabama can legally claim property taxes over Aubarn (AL) simply because Alabama OWNS you AUtards in all three major sports (football, basketball, and baseball).
If I were you, I’d spend my time plotting ways to retain Gus Malzahn, because when he leaves, you can kiss those 8 win seasons and 70-point blowouts over Popcorn State goodbye… you know Cheez-whiz aka coach 13-24 (BWHAHAHAHAHA!) can’t succeed without him, just as Arkansas (under Nutt) and Tulsa proved after he left (and factor in your coach is the biggest joke in SEC history).
Don’t worry though, Barntards, you will sneak up and win a few “Iron Bowl National Championships” in the distant future, after Daddy Saban is long and gone. But until then, you can always think back to “Fran’s leaving and Alabama is facing the NCAA gun” and remember the good ole’ days of hammering Alabama when they were down. Those were the days, weren’t they?
By the way, who purchased the corvette for Corey Lemonier and who gave that poor redneck, Dakota Mosley, thousands of dollars worth of cash (which both popped up on their facebooks after signing day)? After all, who in their right mind would want to play for a proven loser (with a 13-24 record), a football program who is the Tulane of the state of Alabama (and will NEVER win a championship, other than the 8 win season title), the punch-line known as Ted Roof, and a racist, backwoods university who houses its students in trailer parks and endorses rodeos (seeing how there’s nothing else to do in that podunk town)? You’d definitely have to pay me…
Got Saban? Got 13? Got 22? Got 32 Bowl Wins? You most certainly don’t! Go back to ITAT and jerk off to all things Alabama, with the rest of your envious and Alabama obsessed redneck barn rat brothers.
August 14th, 2010 at 6:54 am
As I started to read the respone I realized it was just another bammer excuse making reply of “we were on probation,” typical crybaby BS. Let me guess it Phil Fulmer’s fault uat paid $100k for Albert Means. And whats worse during 2 page rant (like I’m going to waste my time reading half of and which just shows how bad I got under you skin. snicker,snicker) you want to talk about Auburn cheating? Well news flash punk. uat has been on probation more in the last 15 years than Auburn has in the last 60. As a matter of fact, by the time uat’s current probation ends, there is going to be a graduating of seniors who have never even seen a year where uat wasn’t on probation.
Btw, neck the 70′s are over and the great, drunken, womanizing bear is dead. Enjoy how it was, “back in the day,” because without the drunken bear and his $100 hand shakes uat would actually have a losing record v.s Auburn. On a side note, atleast this suck blog is getting hits. Waarrrrrr EAGLE…HEY!
August 14th, 2010 at 7:45 am
Oh and since forgot to tell the first time, you can pull your panties back up Nancy. I’m done.