Yesterday I turned to The Crimson White opinions page to find a letter entitled ‘Students are not classless.’ While it is unfair to generalize all UA students as classless, it is completely ludicrous to defend the actions of some students who chose to trash their own school’s field this past Saturday.

The game was a great display of two teams who are both great at what they do, but someone had to lose. This time that someone had to be us. One thing is for sure – Saturday was far from a losing effort.

Our team members played their hearts out, and came up a bit short. There is no shame in that. There is shame in the reaction after the game, and there is shame in defending those actions.

A five-year-old can pitch a fit if he doesn’t get his way, but college students should know better. Losing a football game is no excuse for acting like a fool on national television and in front of your own team and fans. If you want to act that way then please do not come to the games.

There are plenty of people who can act respectfully who would take your ticket. We are about to have four straight seasons of 10 or more wins, and one loss to a top ranked foe is nothing to pout about. We are spoiled with how much success our team has had in the past few years.

I’m as passionate as any fan here at UA, and I share the same attitude as Cody Jones in his letter on Monday that we must support our team whether we win or lose. No matter the outcome of any game, we must show class and show our team that we are proud to call ourselves Alabama fans.

Hunter Harris is a junior majoring in political science and economics