Only in Alabama

There have been lots of things about living in Alabama that I have had to get used to this past year and a few months or whatever. (especially after living in New England for 4 years before this--can you say SLOW DRIVERS!??!!??!?!) One big thing is the obsession with college football. If you think you "got the idea" from my post about our trip to the Alabama game, you are so wrong. You see, college football is religion around here. Upon moving to Alabama you are asked 2 big questions--"do you want to come to our church?" and "who do you go for? "or "who are you for?" which means "Do you like/cheer for the University of Alabama or Auburn?"
Most people have at least one of these to demonstrate their loyalty: a flag outside their house, 2 flags on their cars, decals on their cars, bumper stickers on their cars, personalized license plates with something like "JJ4AU" on them, UA or AU license plates, 500 items of clothing from their school of choice, etc. Another example is our neighbor around the corner. He goes to every Alabama game in his huge crimson truck with his Directv satellite and tailgates all day before the game starts. Since Alabama was away this last weekend, he instead had all his kids, grandkids, and friends over to tailgate and party at his house. They had the Directv satellite set up in the driveway and the HUGE TV out there too. No joke.
This picture is an example of a true fan (please notice the two orange "T" flags in his windows). He was obviously on his way down to Auburn for the Auburn vs. Tennessee game last weekend. And he was going all out with his tailgating as you can see.