Everything You Need To Have To Roll With The Tide
With another run at a National Championship contending team, Alabama fans are rolling again in 2015.
Because of this there is more – much more – to attending a football game at the University of Alabama than just showing up with a ticket.
And even before the pre-game tailgate on the Quad and the march to Bryant-Denny Stadium, it’s essential to look the part of a Crimson Tide fan and to fit in with the tens of thousands of Crimson Tide fans.
This is a guide for those fans new to the Alabama experience, with a bit of humor thrown in for fun.
• Lunch or dinner at Dreamland Ribs, the quenessential college town eatery (and the best ribs anywhere): About $20.
• Alabama t-shirt to wear for Friday’s campus visit and bar hopping: $20
• Alabama t-shirt to wear to game: $20.
• Alabama hat to wear to game: $20.
• Alabama-branded pants to wear to the game: $35
• Alabama tennis shoes and socks to wear to the game: $75
• Bear Bryant houndstooth hat to wear to game: $24.95 (plus tax).
• Nick Saban straw hat. These are now becoming almost as popular as the houndstooth hats. $30.
• Alabama shakers for the game: Free.
• Big crimson “A” pained on your face by attractive Alabama gal with knee-knocking Southern accent because you just can’t say no: Free.
• Alabama souvenir “Big Al” elephant: $25.
• Alabama pennant to put on your wall back home: $20.
• Alabama souvenir helmet to display back home: $25-75, depending on the size you choose.
• DVDs of great Alabama teams/moments of the past: $49.95 each (plus tax).
• “What it Means to Be Crimson Tide” book by former national. championship coach Gene Stallings: $19.95 (plus tax).
• Every book ever written about Bear Bryant: $500.
• Admission to Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Museum: $2.
• Admission to Coleman Coliseum to admire all of Alabama’s football trophies and awards: Free.
• Beer & whiskey money, including drinks for sexy Bama coeds/alumni ladies with that knee-knocking Southern accent: $300 for the weekend (hey, we like to party!).
And, of course, the experience of attending an Alabama football game is beyond a pricetag.
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