That article made me projectile vomit.
Shane epitomized the very worst that the Alabama fanbase has to offer. He was the sidewalk fan, the uneducated racist rabble, the unwashed mass of ignorance that is stereotypical of the entire populace of Alabama fandom.
What's sad is that the author of that piece applauded those traits. He celebrated the bottom of the barrel trash that Shane represented.
His ill-informed diatribes, his venomous rants, his outright lies in a continued effort to degrade Auburn, its players, its coaches and its fans helped poison the always frail relationship that exists between Tide and Tiger fans.
Is it truly something to celebrate that his braying jackassery paved the way for a stream of moronic, ill bred rabble rousers in the manner of Tammy, Legend, Darryl and Phyllis?
Shane's contribution to this world was cloaked in jealousy and hate. Are we really going to hail a pitiable excuse for a human being whose life served only to heighten the degradation of civility and amplify crudity?
That is his legacy. Shame, disgrace and the debasement of basic decorum.
Shane was no journalist. He was an incompetent hack hoping and praying that the filth he perpetuated would somehow stain the institution he loathed out of nothing more than fear.
That people bothered to read his ham-handed attempts to express his vile thoughts in word and even more that some accepted those efforts as quasi-journalism is disgraceful evidence of just how far standards have fallen in this world.
I would like to say I'm sorry Shane is dead, but the hard truth is that I don't give a shit either way. I'm not celebrating his death, but I'm not mourning him either. Dead or alive, I couldn't care less about Shane.
I'm not going to offer insincere platitudes or make phony promises to keep him or his family in my prayers. I find that sort of behavior to be hypocritical. I wouldn't have wasted my spit on Shane when he was alive. I won't pretend that his death has any impact on me.
Shane wasn't a great crusader fighting for some elusive truth. In life, Shane was a shallow, bitter, frustrated, vile, hateful, frightened, little pissant of a man who exhibited a classic case of perpetual little brother jealousy. In death he is silent.
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BTW, what I just wrote up there apparently makes me not a true Auburn fan. Samplings from around the web:
Wow. You guys are placing your alledgiance to a team ahead of real life compassion. I couldn't stand hearing him, but to judge him and pay dis-respects is disturbing to me. Go ahead bash me, but if you have posted or have a notion to post something negative about a guy whose time has come; you need to take a second to check yourself! Did you learn spelling at the Shane School of Journalism?
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Updyke = Stupid
Paying Disrespect to the passed = ???...No words to describe!
I'm glad people that have the desire to post something like this makes up the minority of Auburn fans that I hope I never have to associate with. Good.
I'm so thankful that God didn't think like you! You and I, being a Gentile, would have no hope!
Seriously people, read this thread and tell me it doesn't make you sick!
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Guys,
He was a caller on a radio show. He wasn't evil, he wasn't even a "bad person".
He was a man with aspirations above his current lot in life and was trying to emulate someone he obviously admired very much.
Now, all his dreams and aspirations for life are for naught and his family had to pick up the pieces.
This is bigger than football. I will pray for his family and for my own: may God not rip my family apart at such a young age. Pffftttttt
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this guy has family that is in agony this morning and all some can think to do is to post our own Hatred Eulogy on a message board for him. At the least, just refrain from commenting on him! This is the kind of stuff that makes the intense rivalry turn to hate. I may be a minority thinking this way, but if I am,..I'm truly disappointed. I don't know who you are and you have your "Freedom of Speech" and freedom to have your own opinion but come on.......I don't know why this is bothering me so much but do you honestly think that this defines a character of "class" for an Auburn fan? You sow hate, you reap it.
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There were times when he was infuriating to listen to but you have to respect his passion and loyalty. When he didn't let his hatred for all things Auburn get the best of him, he made some good points. Yes during the Cam allegations he was especially unbearable; however, I noticed after Auburn won the NC, he finally seemed to accept it and move on. Since then, he seemed to have mellowed out and he's been a rather likable caller. Perhaps that coincided with his diagnosis, I don't know. Anyway, I for one am sad to hear of his passing and I will miss his "character" on the radio show. Respect passion and loyalty? To what?
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I was not a big fan of Shane, but I will not celebrate the death of another human being. I will pray that his family and friends find peace. Wonder if he celebrated the death of Bin Laden? Or Hitler?
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