Pastor Shares His Gripes About Alabama Football Culture

Well, it is officially football season, my friends.

That is a big deal in Alabama and in the DEEP SOUTH.

The NFL season is kicking off tonight with my Dallas Cowboys preparing to get destroyed by the Philadelphia Eagles (reigning Super Bowl champs), especially after the insane move to trade Micah Parsons! BUT, it's not about that at the moment.

Alabama football has everyone nervous after that awful season opener, but that should/better get turned around on Saturday.

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This is just a thought, NOT a sermon with our contributor Pastor Scott McCown from Central Church of Christ.

Brother Scott, why are you NEVER going to another football game?

I am through with football. I have been watching games and going to high school and college games for a long time now.

I have seen hundreds, if not thousands, of plays, touchdowns, fumbles, and injuries. I am tired of football. It has nothing to do with whether my team(s) lost or not this weekend. I have ten reasons I am finished:

The Public Address system was too loud at times and not loud enough at others.

2. There were teenage girls dressed inappropriately.

The referees made calls I disagreed with.
The coaches used the same plays they did in the last few games.
The High School Principal did not welcome me or shake my hand.
The band played songs I did not know or like.
They play the same songs every week. How many times do I have to hear Rock and Roll Part II (The Hey Song)? Do they have to sing the alma mater at the end of every game?
There were people there to socialize (gossip) and not watch the game — those hypocrites.
I had to pay to get in, pay to get a snack, pay for a program — football is all about making money for the school, not about guys playing ball anymore.
Large crowds are bad for my nerves and raise my blood pressure too high.