Official SEC Football Thread 2012

[OLS]

Originally Posted by rizzle

Actually, there's only one of us that fits that bill, but carry on...

Hey now wait one darn minute.......


PERSONALLY, and I will get no help here, I kind of LIKE the attitude. Misguided, sure, and Michael, classic line,
congratulations on beating a basketball school, lolol...

But that kind of bravado and challenge is what makes this thread so popular throughout the year. I could care
less who I insult in SEC 2012 thread, and they F-ing KNOW IT. This is not a thread on how to cut a cigar, it's a
GD football thread. And the SEC at that! WE ARE football, you can bet we ARE holier than thou. As Michael
always points out in post #1, the records speak for themselves. The best game of the year for Ole Miss is when
they go to some bowl and murder some team that considers them the bottom of the SEC and treats em like it.
People here call me obnoxious because A.) I am, and B.), I pull for the team they consider the most objectionable.
But they, like the classic bible quote, can't see the log in their own eye. Is ANY SEC fan worse than a Bama lover,
for whom total obnoxiousity is simply fandom? Who else would go out and kill an innocent grove of trees to snub
the other team? THAT'S FANDOM. (I guess there are times when stealing a goat is just not enough anymore.)
But you tolerate me and I tolerate you because we have to. This is a civilized board with civilized rules. I have
the right to be as bad as you. And in the end the only one I ever permanently put on ignore is not even a SEC fan.

It's all good as far as I'm concerned. Sure the Championship game hurt badly for me. I never dreamed it was possible
to lay an egg in that situation. But we did. (and by the way I finally found out what "the Ship" was....that confused
the ship out of me.) I thought they were implying the Superdome looked like a spaceship, lol. CHAMP-ion-SHIP...derh.

Talking ship is what we do on this thread. I am cool with ALL OF IT. But this year we will see if those who dish, can
also take, ship. This year, however, I might not talk too much about Bama-LSU before the game....that game in the
dome really messed me up psychologically....and I didn't have much farther to go in that regard.

[Powers]

Glad to have some input from one of the new SEC teams. Not sure where the hostility came from though

1.) How are we all "holier than thou"?

2.) Isn't every fan a homer and optimistic about their team, guess you would call that "cocky". "Georgia is going down in Columbia on Saturday" seems pretty cocky to me

3.) All our teams have nowhere to go but down? Have you ever watched Vandy or Kentucky or Ole Miss play? As a Florida fan, I think the Gators can go up considering our 7-6 record last year

4.) North Carolina is not in the SEC. But congrats on beating a basketball school

I think if you didn't come in guns blazing and managing to insult every team and fan of your new conference in a Lane Kiffin-esque manner you'd have been met with a warm welcome as a Missouri fan.

Nonetheless, I hope y'all do beat Georgia this week

PS - Here is the definition for "tact: a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense"

[Mr. Ed]

Originally Posted by Powers

Glad to have some input from one of the new SEC teams. Not sure where the hostility came from though

I think this may have ruffled some feathers:

Originally Posted by Mr. Ed

I hope they put a whooping on Mizzou after one of their DTs said they play "old man football". I think Mizzou is going to have a rough welcome to the SEC.

Sorry, I guess.

For the record, I'm not a homer of any team. I just love watching some SEC football. Best football conference in the country.

[jsnake]

Football season is time for talking smack. Wasn't being hostile just having fun and butting in. You know how passionate everyone is about their teams. Any team no matter how good is beatable any time they walk on the field is all I am saying. The MIZZOU can't compete or handle the SEC talk is just old and it isn't just fans. Some of these sportscaster guys are so biased it drives me nuts listening to them. I think MU will surprise a lot of people and doubters this year. If any of you come to town for a game hit me up. We might wear different colors but we can smoke some sticks and annoy the crap out of each other talking smack. I will be at every home game this year. Can't wait to see all the new teams we play.

By the way Georgia is one of my favorite teams to watch because I love the way they play. Really excited about Saturday's game. I am also a huge Iowa Hawkeyes fan.

P.S. - I know NC isn't in the SEC. Was just making a point about the doubters at the time including the sportscasters.

[maninblack]

As a Husker fan, I hope Mizzou chokes on their new venture in the SEC. I work with alot of loud mouthed Tigger fans and they never have a valid argument on why they think they are better than the Huskers. I back up my arguments with facts, they just say NU are cheaters and full of criminals. Hope the Dawgs put a hurting on them.

[OLS]

And I DO have to say, ONE DAY I will let that Auburn Tree issue drop, but I just can't yet.
I am a true lover of nature and my jaw dropped when I heard how low a fan would stoop
to get a dig on another school. I am sure alcohol was involved, and low intellect, and
maybe a serial killer, instead of killing coeds, found another outlet for his kitten-killing
urges. And I do understand that it in no way represents the level Alabama fans in general
are prepared to drop to hate on Auburn. But it is a HUUUUUuuuge deal to me still, and
again, one day I will just drop it. But as of 2012, not yet. That was just wrong on
every level and it is nearly impossible to shake it from my head. I grew up in a city that is
renowned for it's beautiful thousand year old oak trees, and I can't imagine an idiot could possibly
believe he had the right to kill something that could have been alive LONG before his parents were
conceived and should have been around hundreds of years after he was gone. Its just not right.

[Mr. Ed]

What is 100 yards long and has 3 teeth? The front row at an Alabama home game.

Did you hear about the Rebel fans that missed last years game? They saw a sign that said "LSU LEFT" so they went home.

Why did LSU replace the stadium grass with astroturf? To keep the cheerleaders from grazing during the games.

What is the definition of safe sex down at LSU?
Placing a sign on the animals that kick...

[jsnake]

My original comment was just in reference to fans and not anyone here specifically. The responses are great though. It is all in good fun and I enjoy good smack talk during football season. Some of it is kind of educational too. These schools all have rich traditions and history.

I trolled this thread last year and found it very entertaining. Now I get to be the new guy. Hopefully I won't spend the entire season in the corner with my foot in my mouth. I think I will be doing some of this actually while the rest of you think I need this

There is always a Nebraska Cornholer fan somewhere that has to throw in their . You just have to understand they have nothing to live for in this God Forsaken state. Lincoln Nebraska has a football stadium and that is about it. Nothing better then waking up in my hotel in the morning here in Stinkin after a Cornholer loss. You would swear everyone's mother died. Go Hawkeyes!

[Powers]

Originally Posted by jsnake

My original comment was just in reference to fans and not anyone here specifically. The responses are great though. It is all in good fun and I enjoy good smack talk during football season. Some of it is kind of educational too. These schools all have rich traditions and history.

I trolled this thread last year and found it very entertaining. Now I get to be the new guy. Hopefully I won't spend the entire season in the corner with my foot in my mouth. I think I will be doing some of this actually while the rest of you think I need this

Live and learn brother, no worries! I'm excited as well to have new blood in the SEC to add even more nuances and energy. Looks to be a fun year

[maninblack]

I live in Missouri . I root for the Huskers. Why? Because Missouri wouldn't know a good football team if it bit them in the ass. Some of us in Missouri have taste. The others root for good ol Mizzou. And speaking of a basketball school, isn't that the only sport the Tiggers are "decent" at? But I digress. Nebraska fans can sleep comfortably knowing Mizzou will never be in the same class as NU. Good luck and enjoy being a cellar dwellar in the SEC, much like you were in the Big 8.

[Powers]

Originally Posted by jsnake

There is always a Nebraska Cornholer fan somewhere that has to throw in their . You just have to understand they have nothing to live for in this God Forsaken state. Lincoln Nebraska has a football stadium and that is about it. Nothing better then waking up in my hotel in the morning here in Stinkin after a Cornholer loss. You would swear everyone's mother died. Go Hawkeyes!

Originally Posted by maninblack

I live in Missouri . I root for the Huskers. Why? Because Missouri wouldn't know a good football team if it bit them in the ass. Some of us in Missouri have taste. The others root for good ol Mizzou. And speaking of a basketball school, isn't that the only sport the Tiggers are "decent" at? But I digress. Nebraska fans can sleep comfortably knowing Mizzou will never be in the same class as NU. Good luck and enjoy being a cellar dwellar in the SEC, much like you were in the Big 8.

[longknocker]

I Agree That BAMA Has A Tough Schedule Ahead, My Friends. They Seem To Play To The Level Of Their Competition, But I Think They Can Compete With Any Team In The Country. We Shall See.

[OLS]

Originally Posted by longknocker

They Seem To Play To The Level Of Their Competition, But I Think They Can Compete With Any Team In The Country. We Shall See.

What we hear locally, and I am sure this is old news to you guys, but its that Nicky holds back his
horses when he is playing a friend and cuts it all loose when he is playing an enemy or just anyone.
Former coaching partners, mentors, pals, butt-buddies, they all get the easy treatment. Not sure if
that is true, but a lot of what I hear in Memphis is a load of hooey anyway.

[Bleez]

Originally Posted by OLS

What we hear locally, and I am sure this is old news to you guys, but its that Nicky holds back his
horses when he is playing a friend and cuts it all loose when he is playing an enemy or just anyone.
Former coaching partners, mentors, pals, butt-buddies, they all get the easy treatment. Not sure if
that is true, but a lot of what I hear in Memphis is a load of hooey anyway.

I believe it...Held back from tearing FIU a new one supposedly bc Nick coached with Bo Pelini at LSU. FIUs HC is Pelinis brother.

[Powers]

Originally Posted by OLS

What we hear locally, and I am sure this is old news to you guys, but its that Nicky holds back his
horses when he is playing a friend and cuts it all loose when he is playing an enemy or just anyone.
Former coaching partners, mentors, pals, butt-buddies, they all get the easy treatment. Not sure if
that is true, but a lot of what I hear in Memphis is a load of hooey anyway.

So your telling me Nick Saban has the capacity for human emotion?

[Mr. Ed]

Originally Posted by maninblack

I live in Missouri . I root for the Huskers. Why? Because Missouri wouldn't know a good football team if it bit them in the ass. Some of us in Missouri have taste. The others root for good ol Mizzou. And speaking of a basketball school, isn't that the only sport the Tiggers are "decent" at? But I digress. Nebraska fans can sleep comfortably knowing Mizzou will never be in the same class as NU. Good luck and enjoy being a cellar dwellar in the SEC, much like you were in the Big 8.

[Mr. Ed]

What's the difference between a litter of puppies and Mizzou fans?

Eventually puppies grow up and stop whining.

Anyway, Auburn vs MSU should be one of the better games of the weekend IMO.

[jsnake]

Originally Posted by maninblack

I live in Missouri . I root for the Huskers. Why? Because Missouri wouldn't know a good football team if it bit them in the ass. Some of us in Missouri have taste. The others root for good ol Mizzou. And speaking of a basketball school, isn't that the only sport the Tiggers are "decent" at? But I digress. Nebraska fans can sleep comfortably knowing Mizzou will never be in the same class as NU. Good luck and enjoy being a cellar dwellar in the SEC, much like you were in the Big 8.

I don't normally talk to Nebraska grads but when I do I tell them to Super Size it.

How about that Nebraska game!

[Powers]

You mean the Mississippi State team that had a little trouble with the fog machine last Saturday:

[Mr. Ed]

Originally Posted by Powers

You mean the Mississippi State team that had a little trouble with the fog machine last Saturday: