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.

Another thing is that you see alot shit your standard alabama fan doesn’t. Example: Just this morning I saw Julio Jones eating breakfast at the Ferg. This isn’t an attempt to impress you, cause that’s not impressive anyway. It’s just an observation I had, and that some dude in Gordo did not. Here’s another observation I made today. I even took a picture.

My first thought was that the flags had been removed in solidarity with The Snake, who had been arrested the night before. My second thought was that a barner had snuck in (which is surprisingly easy) looking to take down the flag representing the controversial 1941 championship, and decided while they were up there, they might as well remove every goddamn one.

Logic slowly crept in, and I realized it was probably laundry day. Anyway, this is the kind of groundbreaking news you can come to expect from Tower of Bammer during the off-season. I’m working on some regular features, and hopefully we won’t be embarrassing by the time the season starts.