Sunday, October 30, 2011

BAMA FAN BASE GROWS AROUND THE BIG EASY

To chat with Julie Moreau about college football is to find a kindred spirit. She's cordial, pleasant, well-schooled in the Southeastern Conference and the storied traditions that make Saturdays so special each fall. Until she goes for the jugular.
"Roll Tide!" the Mandeville resident says cheerily, with nary a hint of trepidation, as if it's something to be accepted.
Certainly "Roll Tide" doesn't carry the clout of "Geaux Tigers" in these parts, but Moreau is part of a larger-than-you-probably-realize group of University of Alabama football fans living in metro New Orleans.
For full article:  http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2011/10/bama_fans_infiltrating_traditi.html

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