Our homes and workplaces are decorated with Alabama-themed memorabilia and Daniel A. Moore paintings. Our cars sport three or more items emblazoned with a Big AL logo, because let’s face it, we don’t know how to just put one sticker on our back window. If we see someone in Alabama attire, whether we’re in Tuscaloosa or on a cruise in Alaska (true story), we always give a big ROLL TIDE and expect one in return. In fact, the phrase has become our own form of punctuation:
“I just ACED that test! ROLL TIDE!” or “She said YES! ROLL TIDE!