An Alabama fan’s view on Tiger fans and the gameI work here in the library at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala.  I love Crimson Tide football.With that said I would like to pass judgment on LSU fans and the school as a whole.Awesome!  Last year visiting fans at Bryant Denny were passionate about Tiger football and great fun to be around. This year it was the same. The vast majority were simple LSU fans with great attitudes, a knowing grin and the best food on the planet.  Alabama fans, most not knowing what to expect, were greeted by real folks with quick humor, a friendly insult (no “mama” jokes – that’s serious business!) and were made to feel welcome to a beautiful place with history and tradition.  I lived in New Orleans for seven years on the Westbank (Bestbank).  I was the leader of the Marine Band there and traveled to many cracks and out-of the-way places throughout Louisiana and loved being made a part of the rich atmosphere among some of the nicest people in the world.  My God, and you can’t forget the food.My boss is an LSU graduate ,and several of my friends and co-workers are grads as well.  Some of the best professional musicians I served with in the Corps were also LSU-schooled.What a hard-fought game!  I remember sitting on my daddy’s lap back in the 60s, listening to a rainy Saturday night game at Death Valley.  Bear Bryant got out of Baton Rouge with a 3 – 0 win.  It’s always hard to grab a win against LSU. We were National Champs that year. That road always goes through LSU. It’s a difficult road.Your coach seems to be a fine, well-spoken man.  I have listened to his press conferences and am always impressed with his class.  There are many like him in the Marine Corps.  You all are fortunate to have him.Just saying. Scott Johnsonan Alabama fanThe presidential situation could be worseI keep reading what kids think about our president-elect; he’s going to bring about a socialist regime, and he’s inexperienced. That those who do not approve of him are going to Australia/Canada/Europe. On that subject all I have to say is that you need to stop, turn around and go back four years. Every Democrat in the country dreaded having Dubbya for another four years. We joked about leaving, just as I hope you all are. If anyone truly does leave, I hope you never come back. The great thing about our United States is that we can always strive for perfection and change. If this changing of the guard scares you enough to leave then I believe you have no faith in that which brought about the center of freedom in this world. Four years ago I was scared for my personal freedoms and thought that if things stayed in the same direction I might live to see every person having a chip in them, or the media being controlled by our government. I was afraid that gays and lesbians might be persecuted and ostracized more than they already are, possibly being labeled as criminals. I thought that old white men might tell women whether or not they could choose to try to rectify a personal/moral/sexual mistake. But leaving this country was out of the question. As Americans it is our right and duty as citizens to fight against any injustice we see. When President Bush was re-elected I had doubts about this country, but I did not yell out obscenities against him. I stayed quiet and at least gave the man the respect he deserves as our elected leader. I began thinking about what we could do to change what was happening. Four years later, we as a nation had that chance to change what we had done. We changed our direction and our world perception. To all those who absolutely despise Barack Obama, stick around for a few years. If we screwed up, then we’ll change it. We always have and always will. We are the United States of America. And that means we are the greatest place in the world. Don’t be afraid of change. Embrace it! And then try to change the world yourself.Patrick Radeckercivil engineering junior—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at [email protected]