Something I would Like to Get off My Chest

[Choctaw Dawg]

At the ball game last night sitting in front of me was a family of six- parents, two daughters and two sons. None of the Children were over the age of 12. The two parents were decked out in state gear as well as the two daughters. The two sons on the other hand...... decked out in Dollar General looking Alabama gear. The entire night last night and especially at the end they were annoying their dad constantly screaming at him "Roll Tide" while the dad would look back at them sarcastically and say "no! Hail State" with a smile on his face the entire time. The kids at the end were hellacious to their and their dad just handled everything like it was nothing

If you were the parents of these children who happened to end up with Bama gear and wanted to wear it to the game (Believe me, I wouldn't have spent a dime on it) would you......

A. Tell them they couldn't come unless they cheered for state and wore state gear
or
B. Leave them at home

Made me sick to see that dad bring that shit on himself and let his kids do that, its had me seething since yesterday.

[BeardoMSU]

Easier solution: drown them in the bathtub*****

[CowbellClanga]

I would have already put them up for adoption.

[MeridianDog]

You must stop worrying about trash.

They will always be with us.


Oh - you could take steps to raise your kids better.

I have a son who went to USM, but he knows better to disappoint his father and if he couldn't behave himself, he would stay the hell away from a game where MSU played USM.

He lives in Pittsburgh and I see him maybe three times a year, usually twice (Summer and Christmas), so I can make that bold statement. Also he hates USM football - Plays old guy rugby and roots for New Zealand (All Blacks?)

[Dawg61]

Coulda been sidewalk step sons

[Randolph Dupree]

Easier solution: drown them in the bathtub*****


At the ball game last night sitting in front of me was a family of six- parents, two daughters and two sons. None of the Children were over the age of 12. The two parents were decked out in state gear as well as the two daughters. The two sons on the other hand...... decked out in Dollar General looking Alabama gear. The entire night last night and especially at the end they were annoying their dad constantly screaming at him "Roll Tide" while the dad would look back at them sarcastically and say "no! Hail State" with a smile on his face the entire time. The kids at the end were hellacious to their and their dad just handled everything like it was nothing

If you were the parents of these children who happened to end up with Bama gear and wanted to wear it to the game (Believe me, I wouldn't have spent a dime on it) would you......

A. Tell them they couldn't come unless they cheered for state and wore state gear
or
B. Leave them at home

Made me sick to see that dad bring that shit on himself and let his kids do that, its had me seething since yesterday.

Had a similar situation going on about two rows behind me. The normal season ticket holders weren’t there, there was a guy and his son, Dad is in a state jacket and hat and the kid is in an Alabama hoodie. Kid might have been 10-11.

[Cooterpoot]

Throat punch to mamma’s throat, because it’s obviously her fault.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

If you are sitting in the upper deck, just toss them over the railing.

[BrunswickDawg]

When my daughter was 5, a friend at UF took us to a State v UF baseball game in Gainesville. His wife worked in the athletic department, and he worked at the Musuem of Natural History. My daughter got royal treatment from the UF baseball team and tennis teams and they hooked her as a fan. It was all UF. She even wore Gator clothes to the 2010 football game in Gainesville. Have a great post game pic of her and her maroon clad little brother making fun of her after the loss. Kids are kids. They like who they like. My only rule is not a penny would go to buying Ole Miss gear or Ole Miss tuition.

That little Gator fan is now a freshman at State, and a maroon blooded bulldog.

[Commercecomet24]

When my daughter was 5, a friend at UF took us to a State v UF baseball game in Gainesville. His wife worked in the athletic department, and he worked at the Musuem of Natural History. My daughter got royal treatment from the UF baseball team and tennis teams and they hooked her as a fan. It was all UF. She even wore Gator clothes to the 2010 football game in Gainesville. Have a great post game pic of her and her maroon clad little brother making fun of her after the loss. Kids are kids. They like who they like. My only rule is not a penny would go to buying Ole Miss gear or Ole Miss tuition.

That little Gator fan is now a freshman at State, and a maroon blooded bulldog.

Teach them right and they?ll always return

[Choctaw Dawg]

Coulda been sidewalk step sons

Trust me, they looked like their dad.......

[Todd4State]

I don't know how it will all turn out obviously but I wouldn't be surprised if about 6-8 years from now those boys end up MSU students and cheer for MSU.

People like winners and tend to cheer for them. Once people go to a college especially a big one like MSU they tend to become a "part" of the school and then cheer for the school. In general.

[BeardoMSU]

Throat punch to mamma’s throat, because it’s obviously her fault.

Should'a had better genes***

[Dawg61]

Trust me, they looked like their dad.......

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[BeardoMSU]

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[Dawg61]

this gif is completely irrelevant to this topic but it's one of my favorite clips in any movie ever

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[BeardoMSU]

this gif is completely irrelevant to this topic but it's one of my favorite clips in any movie ever

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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Dawg61 again.

Easily one of my...All. Time. Favorite. Films.

[Reason2succeed]

Chris Rock once said that you know you have failed as a parent if your daughter ends up on a stripper pole. I will add that you are also a failure if your kids cheer against your alma mater. Those kids are crying out for counseling because they obviously have some unexpressed resentments towards their parents.

[Bothrops]

What the hell you thank yo doin...

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[ShotgunDawg]

Mississippi natives that cheer for Bama or LSU, without connections, are trash imo.

[LC Dawg]

The guy took a wife and 4 kids under 12 to a football game. He obviously doesn't take football as seriously as some of us on here or he would have left them at home so he could actually watch the game.

[BulldogBear]

It could just be something like Grandma and Grandpa are Bammers. Maybe the wife married into MSU. One of my daughters is going to go to USM. Dont you know I'm still going to try to turn future grandchildren into little Bulldog pups? At least I'm my case it probably won't be hard because she is not much of a sports fan.

Y'all could be over thinking this.

[Jarius]

A lot of people don't take things as serious as we do on here. There's no way in hell any one of my kids will pull for anyone besides MSU because they will be brainwashed for the next 20 years about MSU athletics. Some people just don't give a shit that much. It is irritating, but it's not really any of my business.

[99jc]

When I was 8 I cheered for ole miss against state once just to piss my dad off. After the game I egged it on and he whooped my ass with a belt and I have been a state fan ever since. True story....I miss my dad.

[Jack Lambert]

Start wearing condom myself and castrate kids immediately.

[TrapGame]

If you come from my loins and attend a State game with me you WILL wear maroon. There are no other options. I run a benevolent dictatorship.

[Maroonthirteen]

Mississippi natives that cheer for Bama or LSU, without connections, are trash imo.

I agree with this 100%. No connection, stfu. Your opinion and fandom have zero value to me.

However I probably disagree with most of you in that I will not force my kid to be a State fan. I have one kid that is a State fan. She cried when time expired Saturday night. I felt terrible for her. I have another that could care less about football and will probably go to OM because all her HS friends are OM fans and she wants to study law.

The problem I have with this story is the fathers handling of the kids. I wouldn't allow my kids to be disrespectful in public or in private for that matter. However I may take Msu football way more serious than that guy.

[Cooterpoot]

At least he won't have to pay for them on his dental plan.

[Jarius]

I agree with this 100%. No connection, stfu. Your opinion and fandom have zero value to me.

However I probably disagree with most of you in that I will not force my kid to be a State fan. I have one kid that is a State fan. She cried when time expired Saturday night. I felt terrible for her. I have another that could care less about football and will probably go to OM because all her HS friends are OM fans and she wants to study law.

The problem I have with this story is the fathers handling of the kids. I wouldn't allow my kids to be disrespectful in public or in private for that matter. However I may take Msu football way more serious than that guy.

I'm not going to force my kids to pull for State. I have just taken them to every single State event that I can at this point in their life and made it fun for them which makes them like State naturally. Like I said, some people don't give a shit who their kids pull for and that's fine. If you put forth effort to ensure they like your team (not force them) then there's an exceptionally high chance that they like your team and pull for them with you. It's how I bond with my kids.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

How do you know it was all one family and not maybe friends of the man's kids?

[bgover4]

I am torn on this issue. Forcing kids to like a team just sets them up to rebel later. I have twin 7 y/o daughters, obviously they are treated the same. One has dreams of going to State and going to vet school. The other won't utter the words "Hail State" 'cause her grandparents have brain washed her with "roll tide." I hate it but the more I try to bring her back from the dark side the more she resists. As a father though I hope that as they mature and schools become more important they use their heads to pick their schools and not their hearts. (MSU will win that in most categories)

[shannondawg]

I had a friend (dead now) that was a State grad and was an avid bama fan. His younger brother even played baseball for State and went on to the pros. His brother couldn't figure it out either!

[Maroonthirteen]

Yep Jarius. My oldest may know where she wants to go to school but she was watching and pulling for the Bulldogs Saturday. She'll be wearing maroon on thanksgiving as well.

[BrunswickDawg]

Fandom is a strange, strange thing.

I grew up an UGA, my Dad is still a big UGA fan. Which was strange, because his whole family is GT - mainly because his brother played there.
My BIL is a big UGA and Falcons fan. His teenage son likes Ole Miss, the Patriots, and Man U (that kid is the Devil). His daughter likes GT.

You just never know what is going to create an attachment.

[Jarius]

I am torn on this issue. Forcing kids to like a team just sets them up to rebel later. I have twin 7 y/o daughters, obviously they are treated the same. One has dreams of going to State and going to vet school. The other won't utter the words "Hail State" 'cause her grandparents have brain washed her with "roll tide." I hate it but the more I try to bring her back from the dark side the more she resists. As a father though I hope that as they mature and schools become more important they use their heads to pick their schools and not their hearts. (MSU will win that in most categories)

Her grandparents would be having a serious talk with me over that shit. Not saying that you should do that cause it's your business, but if anyone in my family tried to do that shit to my kids I would have a really big issue with it.

[bgover4]

Her grandparents would be having a serious talk with me over that shit. Not saying that you should do that cause it's your business, but if anyone in my family tried to do that shit to my kids I would have a really big issue with it.

Funny thing is, they are pretty neutral with State-Bama 'cause they sent me and my sister to State and my brother to Bama. Grandpa even wore a state shirt for the game this weekend because the game was played in Starkville. The kid just made up her mind and no one is gonna change it. Just how kids can be. In fact her # 2 team is Arkansas (the piggies in her words) and we have no tie to them. This coming weekend she will be dissappointed, but honestly I'm just proud that the kid can name all the schools in the SEC, their mascots and their colors and quiet a few of their coaches.