For those that attended the game - Auburn fan feedback?
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back in 87 (i think) went to Pitt game at Pitt. Me and a few of my buddies were catching shit from an old old timer, super harsh. Finally my buddy turns around and yells in his face "shut the f*ck up old man, your life is almost over". Guy had no response.
auburn athletic supporters didn’t like our scoreboard.
Or our concession stands and access/egress from same - I hate us!
The Auburn fan next to me was kind of a dud. I asked if he liked the under or over and he said “I don’t bet”.
We talked with several Auburn people. At gameday we talked with several Auburn students. They could not have been nicer. At the creamery, we were with Auburn fans. They were great and joked around and were non adversarial. Then, at the games I sat right next to four Auburn alumni. We talked all game and had a great time. Afterwards, we shook hands and they invited us to come to Auburn next year. If you take the time to be pleasant and respectful, people respond positively to that. But, if someone acts like a jerk, how do you think they will respond?
Carville ran Democratic campaigns during the 80's in Pennsylvania. I heard him make that statement sometime in the 90's and it was in response to someone asking him how Pennsylvania could vote Republican in Presidential and Senate elections. His answer was a commentary on politics within the state; Democratic strongholds like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were out numbered by "Alabama."
Actually the quote was, Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh on one and Philadelphia on the other and Alabama in the middle.
I actually knew Carville in the 80's. We lived in Richmond, Va and he was dating a woman we were friends with. I knew he was working on the Dem governor candidate's campaign in PA at the time. He wasn't well known. He and Joan stopped seeing each other at some point. My wife and I were watch CNN a year or so later and there he was. LOL. Had no idea at the time.
Actually the quote was, Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh on one and Philadelphia on the other and Alabama in the middle.
Yes, that is the way I remember it.
Our interactions with the Auburn fans were great. Invited several passing by our tailgate to join in the fun at our tailgate, which they did. Auburn fans included the family of the Tigers starting center, Nick Brahms. Super nice parents and family.
From what I can tell, he actually said, "Between Paoli and Penn Hills, Pennsylvania is Alabama without the blacks. They didn’t film The Deer Hunter there for nothing—the state has the second-highest concentration of NRA members, behind Texas."
Except Deer Hunter not filmed in PA, at least not the hunting scenes. But he's absolutely right about the vast majority of the area in the middle of the state. The only places not predominantly Blue are the pockets where there are colleges like State College, York, Allentown, etc.
