The SEC

[rcc94]

Because this is where all the college football action is.

I went to my first ever football game in 2nd grade at Neyland Stadium. I've been back for a game almost every year since - Dad has season tickets.

I haven't decided which game I'm going to yet this year, but it will probably be Georgia.

Go VOLS!

[Jonathan]

Because this is where all the college football action is.

I went to my first ever football game in 2nd grade at Neyland Stadium. I've been back for a game almost every year since - Dad has season tickets.

I haven't decided which game I'm going to yet this year, but it will probably be Georgia.

Go VOLS!

Is USC coming to Knoxville this year? You should totally go to that game. Spurrier in the house!

(as a possible future USC student, my friend Jarrett has offered to bring me up to speed on the ways of being a Gamecocks fan this season)

[rcc94]

Is USC coming to Knoxville this year? You should totally go to that game. Spurrier in the house!
Yes, USC will be there 10/29 time TBA. Steve Spurrier - don't get me started!

(He's still wishes he could have played at UT. Just because they weren't QB U at the time...)

[crazybob60]

My fav. team, period, is UK...but just like the boys from Wake, they will most definitely not make any noise this season in football.

Hypothetically thinking here, but I want to throw this out there, because I am wondering about this even though it will probably never ever ever happen. Since the SEC pulls such national favor and such and can get a team to a National Championship...well if a team such as KY, even though they aren't ranked preseason, would happen to run the table for the whole season and go undefeated including their key wins over teams such as Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, etc...well do you think they would have the chance at the National Championship and be in teh big games or would the fact of them not being ranked preseason hurt them terribly? Please someone help with this question or just moment of stupidity on my part, can't tell which it is.

[crazybob60]

And just remember how ferious Tennessee fans are about football. Almost as bad as UK fans are about basketball. But anyways remember a few years back I think it was that the Knoxville area changed their area code to 865 I believe so that it would be VOL....can you imagine the person that was stuck with the number (865) 868-3377. I am thinking that it had to be like the stadium or univesity because that flat out spells VOLUNTEERS.

[sabos_glasses]

Is USC coming to Knoxville this year? You should totally go to that game. Spurrier in the house!

(as a possible future USC student, my friend Jarrett has offered to bring me up to speed on the ways of being a Gamecocks fan this season)

USC was so lucky to get Spurrier. If something was going to stop Clemson's dominance in the series, this would be it.

[sabos_glasses]

But anyways remember a few years back I think it was that the Knoxville area changed their area code to 865 I believe so that it would be VOL....can you imagine the person that was stuck with the number (865) 868-3377.

What? No way. Is this true?

[clemsonfan]

Is USC coming to Knoxville this year? You should totally go to that game. Spurrier in the house!

(as a possible future USC student, my friend Jarrett has offered to bring me up to speed on the ways of being a Gamecocks fan this season)

I just threw up a little in my mouth. :eek:

[FOBAgain]

Hypothetically thinking here, but I want to throw this out there, because I am wondering about this even though it will probably never ever ever happen. Since the SEC pulls such national favor and such and can get a team to a National Championship...well if a team such as KY, even though they aren't ranked preseason, would happen to run the table for the whole season and go undefeated including their key wins over teams such as Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, etc...well do you think they would have the chance at the National Championship and be in teh big games or would the fact of them not being ranked preseason hurt them terribly? Please someone help with this question or just moment of stupidity on my part, can't tell which it is.


I think if UK ran the table in football, they would have a chance at the National Championship because the world as we know it would be ending, hell would be freezing over, impending armaggedon, etc, etc. :p

Seriously... it would really depend on what happened with the other teams across the country. If they were the only undefeated team, then they probably would have a shot. If they weren't, it's a crapshoot. Just look at Auburn last year. A lot of people speculated that their lack of preseason hype caused them to start ranked much lower and made it much more difficult to get high enough in the polls to make it into the top 2 in the BCS. Of course, others argue that their soft non-conference schedule was the problem.

[crazybob60]

What? No way. Is this true?

apparently true...when I went white water rafting down in Tennessee this past month, our guide was just shooting the breeze with us and that's one of things he told us. It used to be something different but it was changed a few years back. I looked up Knoxville's area code and it is truly 865. I don't remember talk of this though when I went to a small college about 40 minutes or so outside Knoxville, but the change could have happened before or after I went there.

[MorningTheft]

Yes, USC will be there 10/29 time TBA. Steve Spurrier - don't get me started!

(He's still wishes he could have played at UT. Just because they weren't QB U at the time...)

Come on..."You can't spell Citrus without U T"? Funniest quote ever by a coach. I don't like the guy, but he is funny and he's good for CFB.

[sabos_glasses]

I agree Spurrier has the funniest quote, but I think it was after a fire in Auburn's football dorm had destroyed 20 books:

"But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet."

[MorningTheft]

ooh, I forgot about that one. He is such and ass...I love it.

[Jonathan]

can you imagine the person that was stuck with the number (865) 868-3377. I am thinking that it had to be like the stadium or univesity because that flat out spells VOLUNTEERS.

Maybe we should call that number and find out who has it.

Only one of us should, though...don't want to flood the poor person on the other end of the line with phone calls. Who wants to...um...volunteer?

:D

[aqualou]

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/gsc/5a30000/5a30000/5a30029r.jpg

[sabos_glasses]

Maybe we should call that number and find out who has it.

Only one of us should, though...don't want to flood the poor person on the other end of the line with phone calls. Who wants to...um...volunteer?

:D

Do you want to?

[Jonathan]

No, I just want to continue to make bad jokes.

[rcc94]

E-mailed to me from my mom.

SOUTHERN vs. NORTHERN FOOTBALL

Women's Accessories: NORTH: ChapStick in back pocket and a $20 bill in the front pocket. SOUTH: Louis Vuitton duffel with two lipsticks, waterproof mascara, and a fifth of Captain Morgan/Crown. Money is not necessary - that's what dates are for.

Stadium Size: NORTH: College football stadiums hold 20,000 people. SOUTH: High school football stadiums hold 20,000 people.

Campus Decor: NORTH: Statues of founding fathers. SOUTH: Statues of Heisman trophy winners.

Homecoming Queen: NORTH: Also a physics major. SOUTH: Also Miss America.

Cheerleaders: NORTH: If you are slightly coordinated, you make the varsity squad. SOUTH: You begin cheer camp at age two, complete with ballet, dance, & gymnastic training.

Getting Tickets: NORTH: 5 days before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus and purchase tickets. SOUTH: 5 months before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus & put name on the waiting list.

Friday Classes After a Thursday Night Game: NORTH: Students and teachers not sure they're going to the game, because they have classes on Friday. SOUTH: Teachers cancel Friday classes because they don't want to see the few hung-over students that might actually make it to class.

Parking: NORTH: An hour before game time, the University opens the campus for game. SOUTH: RVs sporting their school flags begin arriving on Wednesday for the weekend festivities. The really faithful arrive on Tuesday.

Game Day: NORTH: A few students party in the dorm and watch ESPN on TV. SOUTH: Every student wakes up, has a beer for breakfast, and rushes over to where ESPN is broadcasting "Game Day Live" to get on camera and wave to the idiots up north.

Tailgating: NORTH: Raw meat on a grill, beer with lime in it, listening to local radio station with truck tailgate down. SOUTH: 30-foot custom pig-shaped smoker fires up at dawn. Cooking accompanied by live performance by "Dave Matthews' Band," who come over during breaks and ask for a hit off bottle of bourbon.

Getting to the Stadium: NORTH: You ask "Where's the stadium?" When you find it, you walk right in. SOUTH: When you're near it, you'll hear it. On game day it becomes the state's third largest city.

Concessions: NORTH: Drinks served in a paper cup, filled to the top with soda. SOUTH: Drinks served in a plastic cup with the home team's mascot on it, filled less than halfway with soda, to ensure enough room for Captain Morgan/Crown.

When National Anthem is Played: NORTH: Stands are less than half full, and less than half of them stand up. SOUTH: 100,000 fans, all standing, sing along in perfect four-part harmony.

The Smell in the Air After the First Score: NORTH: Nothing changes. SOUTH: Fireworks, with a touch of Captain Morgan/Crown.

Commentary (Male): NORTH: "Nice play." SOUTH: "D@mmit, you slow sumbitch - tackle him and break his legs." Commentary (Female): NORTH: "My, this certainly is a violent sport." SOUTH: "D@mmit, you slow sumbitch - tackle him and break his legs."

Announcers: NORTH: Neutral and paid. SOUTH: Announcer harmonizes with the crowd in the fight song, with a tear in his eye because he is so proud of his team.

After the Game: NORTH: The stadium is empty way before the game ends. SOUTH: Another rack of ribs goes on the smoker. While somebody goes to the nearest package store for more bourbon; planning begins for next week's game.

Nothing else in the universe comes even halfway close to the glories of Southern football!!

[sabos_glasses]

SOUTHERN vs. NORTHERN FOOTBALL

I'm surprised by all the people down here that are ONLY into college football. They can tell you where every Clemson and Carolina player went to high school, but don't half of the starting QBs in the NFL.

I assume this is because the area didn't have NFL before the the Panthers, but it still seems strange to me. It's like, to me, if you are into football, you are into football. I can see preferring one over the other, but this situation is really odd to me.

[rcc94]

I'm surprised by all the people down here that are ONLY into college football. They can tell you where every Clemson and Carolina player went to high school, but don't half of the starting QBs in the NFL.

I assume this is because the area didn't have NFL before the the Panthers, but it still seems strange to me. It's like, to me, if you are into football, you are into football. I can see preferring one over the other, but this situation is really odd to me.
Not having a NFL team is definitely a factor. I grew up in Tennessee, and have always been a college football fan. (Go Vols!) The extent of my NFL viewing was the Super Bowl. When I arrived at Miami, I didn't know what to think of all the Bengals and Browns fans. I was one of the few watching football on Saturday, rather than Sunday. Since I'm back living where the closest NFL team is almost three hours away, the focus is still on college football. It's strange to return to Nashville and see all the Titans fans.

My NFL allegiances now are based on where my favorite college players went, so currently it's the Colts and the Steelers.

[Artpunchehorse]

Can Boise take down UGA? This is the game I can't wait for. Better call the chicky and tell her she has a drunk boyfriend to pick up at the bar around 8 PM on Saturday

[sabos_glasses]

Can Boise take down UGA? This is the game I can't wait for. Better call the chicky and tell her she has a drunk boyfriend to pick up at the bar around 8 PM on Saturday

Gimme a break, UGA is gonna beat them down.

[Artpunchehorse]

Gimme a break, UGA is gonna beat them down.

I guarantee they will not beat them down. UGA by 10 -- at the most. UGA has a QB in Shockley that has yet to live up to his promise, they lost Pollack and Thurman, and a couple WR's. As long as that Zabrasky (sp?) kid is QBing at Boise they will put points up, plus they'll be fired up as this is their biggest game in the programs history.

I'm also wondering if Carroll will let the SC boys hang 70 on Hawaii

[fasteddie]

damn...this saturday...THIS saturday! life is good.

[sabos_glasses]

damn...this saturday...THIS saturday! life is good.

But it all starts on Thursday w/ Spurrier and the 'Cocks.

[Artpunchehorse]

But it all starts on Thursday w/ Spurrier and the 'Cocks.

And UC losing to a MAC bottom feeder

[fasteddie]

and UK getting there asses handed to them by the Cards. more than likely the ugliest game of the week.

[Artpunchehorse]

and UK getting there asses handed to them by the Cards. more than likely the ugliest game of the week.

USC/Hawaii?

[Handy Smurf]

Gimme a break, UGA is gonna beat them down.
Parking: NORTH: An hour before game time, the University opens the campus for game. SOUTH: RVs sporting their school flags begin arriving on Wednesday for the weekend festivities. The really faithful arrive on Tuesday.
My best friend is down at UGA this fall for grad school. I tried to prepare him for what he was getting into football wise...Im sure he'll still be blown away. I'd read and heard about the trailer nations that follow teams around the south, I specifically mentioned those to him.

[fasteddie]

USC/Hawaii?

good point. although i think USC will call off the dogs before UL does this weekend.

[Artpunchehorse]

good point. although i think USC will call off the dogs before UL does this weekend.

God I hope not. I have a hatred for the Rainbow Warriors since the jobing UC got down there years ago. Those guys fight with everyone that comes down to play

[sabos_glasses]

UGA and the Gamecocks coming up. You know the Bulldogs can't wait to roll over Spurrier.

[The_Deacon]

UGA and the Gamecocks coming up. You know the Bulldogs can't wait to roll over Spurrier.
I hope it is a good game, and I will be watching!

[rcc94]

It's the big game this week. At least the former big game of the 1990s.

In its honor, I've changed my avatar.

I'm ready to watch my too highly ranked Vols play the overrated Gators from behind my hands at 8 PM on Saturday. I'm not really sure why they are ranked 5th and 6th, respectively, but they are (or 4 and 7, if you believe USA Today).

Also, please note the following regarding the Top 10:

1. USC (56)
2. Texas (8)
3. LSU
4. Virginia Tech
5. Tennessee
6. Florida
7. Georgia
8. Florida State
9. Ohio State
10. Notre Dame

I don't see any other conference with more than one team on the list. :D

[rcc94]

Oh, the season doesn't get any easier for the Vols.

Next week: #3 LSU
October 8: #7 Georgia (I'll be at that one.)
November 5: #10 Notre Dame

That has to help the strength of schedule!

[sabos_glasses]

Also, please note the following regarding the Top 10:

1. USC (56)
2. Texas (8)
3. LSU
4. Virginia Tech
5. Tennessee
6. Florida
7. Georgia
8. Florida State
9. Ohio State
10. Notre Dame

I don't see any other conference with more than one team on the list. :D
ACC. But point taken.

[rcc94]

ACC. But point taken.
Oh, yeah. Oops. :o

So make that more than 2 teams! :D

[Patas]

I'm ready to watch my too highly ranked Vols play the overrated Gators from behind my hands at 8 PM on Saturday. I'm not really sure why they are ranked 5th and 6th, respectively, but they are (or 4 and 7, if you believe USA Today).

I got a free ticket to the game. I'll be there.

[rcc94]

I got a free ticket to the game. I'll be there.
I wondered if you might. Have a great time!

[Patas]

I wondered if you might. Have a great time!
Thanks, I will. You're lucky I'm not a big gator fan (my heart is with the Boilermakers), or else I would be talking lots of smack.

[Louisianagrl]

Thanks, I will. You're lucky I'm not a big gator fan (my heart is with the Boilermakers), or else I would be talking lots of smack.

Hey, Patas, what's the "Breakfast Club?" (I ask because you say your heart is w/the Boilermakers).

And oh yeah-Geaux LSU!

[Patas]

Hey, Patas, what's the "Breakfast Club?" (I ask because you say your heart is w/the Boilermakers).


Breakfast club is a Purdue legacy. It's like Halloween every home football game. Essentially everyone gets up real early on saturday morning. Probably around 6 or 7am. The dressup in various ridiculous costumes and go out to the bars. By the time the game rolls around no one can really standup on the bleachers, but it's a good thing that there are so many people at the games, becuase it helps everyone keep their balance.

What's really amazing is that bars stay open until 4am or so the night before close for two hours and reopen for breakfast club.

[Artpunchehorse]

It's the big game this week. At least the former big game of the 1990s.

In its honor, I've changed my avatar.

I'm ready to watch my too highly ranked Vols play the overrated Gators from behind my hands at 8 PM on Saturday. I'm not really sure why they are ranked 5th and 6th, respectively, but they are (or 4 and 7, if you believe USA Today).

Also, please note the following regarding the Top 10:

1. USC (56)
2. Texas (8)
3. LSU
4. Virginia Tech
5. Tennessee
6. Florida
7. Georgia
8. Florida State
9. Ohio State
10. Notre Dame

I don't see any other conference with more than one team on the list. :D

UGA and UT haven't exactly set the world on fire. See UAB and S. Carolina

[rcc94]

Thanks, I will. You're lucky I'm not a big gator fan (my heart is with the Boilermakers), or else I would be talking lots of smack.
Glad you won't be talking lots of smack. Hope you enjoyed the game!

Sign the football world is all out of whack: Vanderbilt is leading the SEC East! Yes, Vanderbilt, the team normally battling for last.

[Artpunchehorse]

Glad you won't be talking lots of smack. Hope you enjoyed the game!

Sign the football world is all out of whack: Vanderbilt is leading the SEC East! Yes, Vanderbilt, the team normally battling for last.

I actually watched some of the Vandy game today. I found it humorous and telling that they acted like they won a national championship when they beat a pretty bad Ole Miss team at home.

That QB is pretty good though.

Guess they are looking good for a bowl game

[Patas]

Freakin' Hell, what a hot sweaty game that was. Neither team was impressive offensively, but defensively both teams played excellent.

It took me an hour and fifteen minutes to drive the <5 miles home. Getting off campus takes awhile, but the rest of the way is usually pretty quick. But tonight there was a major police presence blocking the street I live on and it was focused in the complex across the street from mine. It caused many traffic delays.

[rcc94]

"Tennessee was ready to forfeit to No. 3 LSU if Saturday night's game in Baton Rouge had not been rescheduled for Monday night because of Hurricane Rita."

more (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=AjkHICTn75bWZx4mPTVfTaIcvrYF?slug=ap-rita-tennessee-lsu&prov=ap&type=lgns)

[rcc94]

That was one of the best comebacks I've ever seen. Almost as good as the comeback in 1990 at Notre Dame. I hope the team that showed up after halftime is the one that continues to play the rest of the season. The offense and defense both showed up!

30-27 Tennessee over LSU in Overtime. Wow.

GO VOLS!

[Jonathan]

How the fuck did they win that game? Or rather, how did LSU lose it?

[rcc94]

How the fuck did they win that game? Or rather, how did LSU lose it?
That is not for me to wonder, only to appreciate.

Although I think it may have had something to do with LSU being held to only 58 yards in the second half and only 2 down conversions. Also, I think Rick wanted to show up his old team.

And maybe LSU forgot to show up in the second half, which I didn't mind either. :D

[The_Deacon]

How the fuck did they win that game? Or rather, how did LSU lose it?
I watched it, but I still don't know how the fuck that happened. WOW

[Patas]

Was anyone watching UFL vs. Alabama when Prothro broke his leg/ankle or whatever. It was one of the nastiest injuries I've ever seen. I wish him a speedy recovery.

[The_Deacon]

Holy shit, South Carolina is about to beat the VOLS in Tenn.......1:31 left...

[rcc94]

Yes, it's a very sad day in the Volunteer state.

Hopefully they can salvage a winning season.

[Jonathan]

They were doomed to lose that game as soon as they announced they'd be retiring Peyton Manning's number that night.

I know they chose that game because the Colts have an off week this week so Peyton's schedule was free. But still...you've got to push that back a year. You simply can't have Peyton Manning and Steve Spurrier in the same building if you want good things to happen for Tennessee.

The Vols athletic department has to take full responsibility for this loss. Poor planning.

[rcc94]

You simply can't have Peyton Manning and Steve Spurrier in the same building if you want good things to happen for Tennessee.

The Vols athletic department has to take full responsibility for this loss. Poor planning.
It should have been okay - Tennessee had never lost to South Carolina in Knoxville. They just didn't realize the Spurrier-Manning battle would take precedence.

The truth is, this is actually how I'd though Tennessee would be this year. I thought the pollsters were crazy ranking them as high as they did in the preseason.

[The_Deacon]

This Goergia vs. Auburn game is turning out to be the best game of the day

[The_Deacon]

This Goergia vs. Auburn game is turning out to be the best game of the day
Auburn wins 31-30