I Keep Trying To Explain This, But You Don't Believe Me

The Cowboys kick-off today at 3:15PM...and in this town, they think they're football crazy. They get all the coverage in the media and all that jazz.

But football really is a religion in the Deep South, and
this article (about a book by a former professor of mine at Auburn) describes some realities about the state of Alabama's passion for Auburn and Alabama football.

A quote to entice you to read the article:

"This conservative population would begrudge every cent levied on their property for education but would spend lavishly to finish in the top 10. This Bible-believing citizenry would mobilize politically to pulverize advocates of a state lottery for education but would blithely ignore coaches and alumni who broke NCAA rules."

I keep trying to explain it, but the passion for the Cowboys doesn't even get in the ballpark...and even I'm kinda into the Cowboys after having lived here for a decade.