Rambling On

Word Up. Big news, well kinda. Raifords is opening another location. The original location where many of you may have grinded, and will continue to grind will still be around, that location is off of Vance and Main, by the Fedex Forum. It is owned by 2 guys who bought it from Raiford 2 years ago. For those of you who don't know what the hell Raifords is, well its amazing. It's loud rap. There is a drum set that anyone can play. Fog so think in there you can barely see the end of the room. A dance floor that lights up blue, red, pink and green. A zebra wall and floor. Leather couches, stripper poles and strobe lights. They only sell 32 oz beers. And it's open from 11pm-4:30am Wednesday - Sunday. A place where many hook ups have blossomed into relationships, STDs, and small children. Well, the original Raifords and his daughter, Paula, will be opening up a new location on April 3. It will be on the corner of Main and Monroe. What a better location. The Raifords 5K will be cut in half for those of you who try to run home after the bar back to Mud Island. Not to mention it's in a better part of downtown, you will have Bardog, Flight and Sauces, all a bit tredier than Ernsiens and Green Bettle, but hey to each their own right. This location is slatted to look pretty much the same except be 4X bigger. Thats amazing. I am excited about it. Read more about it here.....

http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/mar/18/get-out-water-hoses-raifords-back/


So I thought more about the rules of engagement on cheering for another school, as my post yesterday and status on the shitty new facebook garnered a decent amount of attention from Tiger High fans.

Here are the rules of being a fan.

1. You will be 100% committed to your Alma Matter, if you got a degree from that school or spent at least 3 years at that institution you will pledge alligance to that school. You are exempt from that rule if you school does not have a division 1 team or does not offer that sport, say you are a University of Vermont grad, you can then choose a football team to cheer for, and it can be anyone and nobody will hold it against you.

2. If you graduate from your Division 1 school and do not visit but once a year, you are bush league and should be slapped in the face. Unless you must travel overseas to get to the game.

3. In no way, manner, or fashion is it ok for you to attend an institution and like another school. If you were to stupid to get into that school, go to community college, and then transfer. Do not walk around campus wearing "Wish I went to XYZ U". That is also grounds for a bitch slap.

4. You may like another school for fun and for when your team is not playing. And when I say like, I mean like a cute little ugly dog or animal. You want them to do well, but it's not really gonna matter if they fail. You do not get emotionally attached to another school. IE, my other teams Colorado, USC and Georgia are fun to root for on all occasions but when we play them. And, when/if they loose, I could give two shits and continue on. When my Rebels play and we lose, I feel like someone kicked me in the nuts, don't want to go out and become anti-social. That is the right way to feel about your institution. You cannot carry those feelings on with a second team.

5. You may temporarily carry thoses feelings if you are wagering a large sum of money, say $150+. In that case, you can cheer for who you like and be pissed and depressed if they lose. But this is just temporary.

6. The only time you can claim a team is:

They are a professional team, I cheer for the Grizzlies because I have a connection to them, I live in Memphis now. If you live in LA you cheer for the Lakers, ect. This does not apply to college teams AT ALL. The college team in your town/city will always take the backseat to your own university, ALL THE TIME. IT is however acceptable to attend games if you live in say State College, PA to go cheer on Penn State as it would be more difficult to get to your alma matter of Arizona State. But again, being depressed will not be acceptable and no facebook posts should ever include you hoping another school wins unless they are playing your Rival or you are in a pool/gambling on it.

You have added a diploma from that institution, say a masters or a PHD, however again, if you spent 3+ years at one place. Your fanhood stays there regardless of what your diploma reads. And even if you get a masters/PHD from another school that will always be your second team.

You attended a small school, University of Phonenix, School of Hard Knocks, or aquired a GDI will you then have the liberty to pick your school.

7. Lastly, you are welcome to cheer for your home state/city school. BUT, I cannot stress this enough. You cannot advertise openly, post facebook statuses, twitter posts, or own any t-shirts that may stake your claim to that school. That is just like cheating on a girl friend. A girl would dump you if she saw you making out with another dude. If I were Ole Miss and you were cheering for the tigers, I would yank that damn diploma right off your wall and ask you never to step foot on campus again, as you have tarnished your reputation and the repuation of our institution.

PS, it is ok to wear a article of clothing/another school colors to another game as long as you are a visiting fan, and your team is not playing. I did it in Austin when Texas and Ohio State played back in 06. I wore a burt orange polo with an OLE MISS hat. And I still felt like I was cheating on Ole Miss. The whole day I felt like I was going betraying my university, but my friends that visity the Grove wear red and the same is acceptable if you are visiting another school with a friend. **this is not allowed all the time though, as then you begin to think that is your school.

I hope I have cleared some things up for you. Enjoy your NCAA tourney, and I hope the Tigers get pooped on.