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http://www.thecomebacktown.com/2015/03/3...ent-125494

Good stuff!

There is somebody who was associated with BBA and cares about Birmingham, unlike Johns.

Well done!

What is a schadenfreude?

If one can read Mr Cosby's blog through the covetous eyes of the UA BOT, one can see exactly why UAB football was destroyed. All of the good things for UAB and Birmngham that he lists that came or could come from a successful UAB program are, unfortunately, things the "Old Guard Bourbon" aristocrats want to block coming to Jeffco, B'ham and UAB. Anything that might shift the center of the state's universe from its Tuscaloosa axis is to be destroyed if at all possible. If they can't destroy it, they want to at least stunt its growth to keep it a manageable (by them) size. In Dr Ray Watts, they found their Quizling/Petain ally for their objctives.

(03-31-2015 11:47 AM)PTBlazer Wrote:  What is a schadenfreude?

Wiki
Schadenfreude (/ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə/; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʀɔɪ̯də] ( listen)) is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.[1] This word is taken from German and literally means 'harm-joy.' It is the feeling of joy or pleasure when one sees another fail or suffer misfortune. It is also borrowed by some other languages.

I was guilty of Säbanfreude during the College Football Playoff.

(03-31-2015 05:41 PM)FNblazer Wrote:  I was guilty of Säbanfreude during the College Football Playoff.

Very nice

(03-31-2015 05:51 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(03-31-2015 05:41 PM)FNblazer Wrote:  I was guilty of Säbanfreude during the College Football Playoff.

Very nice

Quite so! And an emphatic +1!

http://blog.al.com/comebacktown/2015/04/...ing_e.html

Having Tuscaloosa (and thus the rest of the state) control the Birmingham metro area's largest employer and financial engine is terrible for anyone who lives or earns their livelihood in this area. However, many (probably the majority of) bammers who fit this criteria happily take Tuscaloosa's side in any and every disagreement that arises due to their support of a teenage boy's sports team. I am not surprised though. Many of them put college football ahead of their own children.

(04-02-2015 11:53 AM)Blazer on the southside Wrote:  Having Tuscaloosa (and thus the rest of the state) control the Birmingham metro area's largest employer and financial engine is terrible for anyone who lives or earns their livelihood in this area. However, many (probably the majority of) bammers who fit this criteria happily take Tuscaloosa's side in any and every disagreement that arises due to their support of a teenage boy's sports team. I am not surprised though. Many of them put college football ahead of their own children.

And in the past have shot them as a result of a lost game. Notre Dame has what is called their "subway fan base" in New York and Bama has its "trailer park (manufactured home) fan base" in Alabama.

(03-31-2015 05:41 PM)FNblazer Wrote:  I was guilty of Säbanfreude during the College Football Playoff.

Did you feel the same about the Bama @ Miami NIT game?