There has been much volley of blogs between the LSU faithful and Alabama fans due to the two schools' recent rivalry since former Tiger, now current Bama head coach Nick Saban left Baton Rouge.
There has been little spared in the heated discussions that have surfaced between the two fan bases, but tragedy struck as an apparent argument turned to bloodshed.
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Dennis James Smith, 41, and Donna Kaye Hall Smith, 39, of Brewton, Alabama were shot to death by Michael W. Williams, 28, about 7 p.m. Saturday in the rural community of Owassa in southern Alabama.
Police are still investigating the motive but witnesses say that the shooting was due to an argument of the recent LSU-Alabama game.
I’ve heard of fan loyalty, but this reaches an all-time low.
As tragic as it may be, the fact is that you never know who your going to upset when your standing up for your hometown team.
And I thought blogging was dangerous.
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about 1 month ago
This article is inaccurate and misleading. According to reports, Mr. Smith threatened Mr. Williams with a gun first. After Mr. Smith produced a pistol, Mr. Williams got a shotgun and killed him. The argument apparently started over the phone, and then the Smiths drove to the Williams' house (with a loaded pistol) to continue the argument in person. You are correct to call this an all-time low and to say that Williams went beserk. However, your article implies that the Smiths were merely "standing up for [their] hometown team". From what the media has said, the Smiths' behavior was almost as (if not equally) deplorable.
Furthermore, subsequent reports have stated that the Smiths were Alabama fans, not LSU fans, and that this was not simply an argument over a football game.
This was a case of drunk rednecks with guns gone wild. As this is investigated, you are likely to find that the rift between these people went much deeper than a fight over one game. The original story has already been refuted to some extent.
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