I don't know where you get that Alabamians are all poor welfare recipients. While there is a large percentage of those on welfare the majority of the population is comprised of hardworking tax paying Americans. The majority of the state's population leans to the right which historically is against the current entitlement programs.
While you can bash a number of the "sidewalk" fans (mainly UA fans) for their lack of education you have no grounds to bash the alum of any of the state schools. Speaking more specifically about Auburn, we have many distinguished alum. Maybe you have heard of Tim Cook just to name one. Auburn also consistently ranks as one of the top 50 of America's public universities.