Way back in Week 1, when preseason No. 14 Washington was beating lowly Rutgers pretty badly:
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(At the time, many UW fans claimed the sign was Photoshopped, but other images taken before the game and inside the stadium showed it was definitely real.)
Saturday in Seattle, where the No. 4 Huskies were hosting College GameDay ahead of a game against No. 20 USC, business picked back up.
There were a few like this:
If you say so... pic.twitter.com/HNuQNYSwzl
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 12, 2016
And from the day prior:
#WeWantBama signs already popping up in Seattle pic.twitter.com/XrcG3qsxT0
— John Hayes (@johnP_hayes) November 11, 2016
And at one point, a “WE WANT BAMA” chant broke out.
Everybody had the same reaction, as usual:
Oh boy...UW chanting "we want bama". Better make sure they take care of business first.
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) November 12, 2016
I love seeing all the "We want Bama" signs because we all know that no one actually wants Bama.
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) November 12, 2016
I feel like the "we want bama" always ends terribly..
— Z (@Zach_Attack28) November 12, 2016
It's crazy there are still "we want bama". As a fan of a team who plays bama today, y'all are more than welcome to come take our place
— Will Lawrence (@WBLawrence33) November 12, 2016
“We want Bama” is a college football meme that translates in funny ways to the real world. For years, fans have been holding up signs and chanting about wanting Bama, whether they really do or not.
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Sometimes it’s serious, like when Mizzou fans chanted it after winning the SEC East (and before losing to Bama).
Often, it’s not.
And sometimes, it gets tweaked, like by this Mizzou fan during a season that certainly did not involve winning the SEC East:
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So anyway, good luck, Washington! If the season ended right now, you’d be playing Bama in the Playoff.