Yes, they really DO take football that seriously in Alabama

[Adam]

Woman shot dead after Iron Bowl game; sister says person charged was upset over Alabama loss

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – A woman charged with killing a fellow Alabama fan after the end of last weekend's Iron Bowl football game was angry that the victim and others didn't seem upset over the Crimson Tide's loss to archrival Auburn, said the sister of the slain woman.

Adrian Laroze Briskey, 28, was charged Monday with murder in the killing of 36-year-old Michelle Shepherd.

Hoover police Capt. Jim Coker said both Birmingham women were Alabama fans and at the same party for the annual game between intrastate rivals. With no time left on the clock, Auburn returned a missed Crimson Tide field goal more than 100 yards for a 34-28 victory, dashing any hopes of Alabama playing for a third straight national championship.

The victim's sister, Nekesa Shepherd, said she witnessed the killing and had no doubt it was about football, even though it was unclear to investigators whether the violence was motivated by the game.

"That's one of the things we are investigating," Coker said Monday.

Nekesa Shepherd said Briskey flew into a rage when she saw the sisters and others joking that the Crimson Tide's loss wasn't as bad as if the NBA's Miami Heat had lost a game.

"She said we weren't real Alabama fans because it didn't bother us that they lost. And then she started shooting," Shepherd told The Associated Press.

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[Tom Servo]

This is just a terrible story on so many levels. I really hope that drugs or alcohol were a contributing factor, because Alabama fans are already getting this reputation as being a bit too crazy.

The really crazy ones are ruining the fun for everyone else. I would not be surprised in the least if Nick Saban finds himself another job elsewhere in football after this year. Seriously. He's seen the bad attitudes of the fans and I'm told he's very unhappy with the situation.