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Allowed to root for UGA?

BiffLowman

On another forum, they seem to have a problem with people rooting for schools that they did not graduate from. That's **** and I have lots of problems with that. I went to UGA and did not graduate from there. Does that mean that I can only root for them the 1st half of games? Following "their" theory, no child is allowed to root for any college team until they are enrolled.

If this is the case, I will say that more than 80% of Alabama fans would have to give them up as their team.

Thoughts?

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Savage

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/19296/allowed-to-root-for-uga

I think you're a little light on the estimation. Having had the (cough) pleasure of working all over that state for 3yrs I think it's closer to 99% & a big chunk of those didn't make it out of high school. I always found the we/us VS them/they argument amusing. I've always said "we" and feel even more confident in using it since I paid 10s of thousands of dollars in tuition....certainly that bought a couple of chairs or a pallet of sod somewhere on campus. We live & die, plan weddings & kids with our teams in the south...I say do what makes you happy & screw em if "they" don't like it.

JimWallace

I once considered a job in Alabama but the people there were so insistent I tell them whether I liked Auburn or Alabama it was a huge downer. They didn't seem to get it that I like the school which awarded me my initial college degree, Georgia. Did then, do now, always will.

Saying one should be a graduate to cheer on the Dawgs is insane. I suppose it means current students ought to stay home on gameday?

In this photo there are no graduates (not even high school) yet it's a typical group preparing themselves to attend games in The Swamp. Normal as apple pie in Gator World.

NOVADAWG

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/401202#Comment_401202

I graduated from Georgia Southwestern State in Americus. Been a fan since 99. I will say that every time I step on campus it’s like I have a sign that hangs over me that says I didn’t graduate from UGA. But my money is accepted.

i would venture to say that the vast majority of these people don’t even work in the field of study that they got their degree in.

AnotherDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/401184#Comment_401184

I'm gonna guess GT/Architecture.

moos

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/401225#Comment_401225

I heard you had to play for the team. That means no womin can root for football and most "men" can't either. Lady Dawgs? You better be a lady athlete, or work in Bangkok...

NOVADAWG

I’m saying Joel got his degree from Lagrange in cosmetology

AnotherDawg

Obviously everyone is "allowed" to root for whomever they like. This isn't Russia. (Is this Russia?)

On the other hand, I always assumed UGA fans fell into one of three distinct categories:

You attended the university. (Graduation is irrelevant.)
You grew up in Georgia and support UGA as the state's flagship university.
A family member went to UGA (parent, spouse, or child) and you became a fan because of them.

Does that about cover it? Am I missing another major category?

jwithnell

If you spent most of your life saying "up in Athens" you're qualified to be a Dawgs fan. (Georgia Southern here. Little known fact, when that school started its football program it tried to show student support by holding an election. We voted no and I never changed over to being an Eagles fan, though I did run into Erk Russell when he first moved to the 'Boro. That was kinda cool.)

Bulldawg1982

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/401347#Comment_401347

I used to spend alot in the Boro when my then-GF was enrolled there. Drank a bunch of margaritas out of sombreros at "El Sombrero" or as everybody called it, The Hat. Her last year we went down to the swamp when GSU beat the gators. Good times.

allyw

@JoelSidneyKelly I am dyin here! Where did you get your degree?!?

skidmarks

This sis an interesting thread ...thanks all for contributing and being GA fans !

Go Dawgs ..

4 years at UGA .. 80-84 ... BSA.

HBTFD !

allyw

Down here in Bainbridge we deal with a bunch of brainless FSU fans, so I tend to ask when they graduated. But otherwise it doesn’t matter to me. My hubby as y’all know went to Tech but grew up a Georgia fan as all of his siblings and parents got degrees from Georgia. Hubby cheers for Georgia and watched every game with me.

NomadDawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/401184#Comment_401184

Was "sooner" thrown in as a hint? Quick response, which is worse, longhorns or gators?

LowcountryDawg21

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/401374#Comment_401374

Gators. Even Sooners think so.

Houzdawg

https://forum.dawgnation.com/discussion/comment/401210#Comment_401210

I thought it was meatchicken

They have a great school kinda like Harvard of the north. Their usual fan can’t even get in