SEC fans, why?

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by rizzle

I understand your point Peter, and with me it certainly isn't "all about Southern Pride". But mainly within the SEC, the members are the flagship universities of their respective states and their red-headed step-brothers.

Florida State was a girls school actually invited to join the SEC at the last expansion. But then again, Auburn, still is a girls school.
Geogia Tech used to be in the SEC but left, as did Tulane and Sewanee.
Miami deserves to be flattened like the Orange Bowl was.
I'll pull for a lot of other Southern schools in neutral games if I have to pick a side.

I guess it just comes down to "either you're with us, or you're against us". Or something. And again, you're not going to understand so go have a smoke instead and leave us to our crazy idiosyncracies.

Ah, but I do. That is an explanation I understand.

Originally Posted by Tombstone

I guess you are baiting me for an argument....The SEC is the best conference in the south. It is comprised of the best teams, athletes, and coaches. It is for this reason that I support the SEC. It is a conglomerate of the best the south east has to offer. BTW I wouldn't expect anyone from California to understand southern pride.

I'm not baiting you for an argument.
As for your last statement, that is based on ignorance. While I live in California, I am not from California. Where someone is from does not preclude their ability to understand something. And I certainly wouldn't generalize that, as a southerner, you wouldn't understand that.

Originally Posted by pnoon

Ah, but I do. That is an explanation I understand.


I'm not baiting you for an argument.
As for your last statement, that is based on ignorance. While I live in California, I am not from California. Where someone is from does not preclude their ability to understand something. And I certainly wouldn't generalize that, as a southerner, you wouldn't understand that.

You know us southerners... jus clinging to our guns n religion.

[King James]

Originally Posted by Tombstone

You know us southerners... jus clinging to our guns n religion.

Don't know why there is any reason to get rude. not everyone has to share your opinion. While you may root for the entire conference, others may find that to be odd.... guess what, thats okay

[zmancbr]

I'm not sure why we root for our conference, but I do the same thing with the Big 12! I pull for every team in the big 12 to do well in bowl games except for Oklahoma... they can kiss my A$$!! I absolutely HATE that snake of a coach over at OU... if he wasn't there I might root for them more since I was born there... Why I went to Texas instead of being a Sooner fan idk...

Originally Posted by icehog3

Alabama beat my team, Florida. If Texas beats Alabama, my friends who are Texas fans start hypothesizing that Texas would have beat Florida. Maybe it makes no sense to some, but that's how I think.

Makes perfect sense to me Tom and that's exactly how I think most conference people see it as well... if Texas beats Bama, then we can say that Texas "would" have beat the Gators, etc... I have lots of friends who are Big 12 fans (living in Buffs country and close to the Huskers) and its a good rivalry, but when it comes to bowl games we all band together.

Another way to look at it is like this, if the Big 12 wins more, we get more air time on the Networks and more money coming into the conference. With more money comes more coaches to recruit which should improve the players in the conference and make it more prestigious. In short, whats good for the conference benefits the teams in that conference!

Hook 'em!!

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by andysutherland

It's not that way in the ACC. We have plenty of southern pride, but Carolina fans sure won't pull for Duke fans. State fans sure won't pull for Carolina.

I think it is, with one exception. Everybody tends to pull for everyone else, except the Tarholes. And the most Tarholes don't root for Duke.

I, for one, am an ABC'r. Anybody But Carolina. (that goes for NFL too!)

I totally understand rooting for your conference teams against other conference teams.

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by andysutherland

It's not that way in the ACC. We have plenty of southern pride, but Carolina fans sure won't pull for Duke fans. State fans sure won't pull for Carolina.

Oh really? I'm not a Tar Heel fan - I am a Tar Heel, born and bred, matriculated and graduated, and with enough seasoning on me to take the larger view. I will pull for any ACC team over another conference, or in a bowl game or a tournament game, and as for in-conference I will pull for State or Duke or Wake or whoever else I need to win in order to help the Heels' standing. The only time I "hate Dook" or "hate Moo U" is when they play UNC. Some of my best high-school friends went to State, and some of my better friends at Chapel Hill came from Durham.

The above has nothing directly to do with the original SEC question, but it does apply to the general principle. Why is it wrong for school pride to extend to conference pride? When any team in "your" conference does well, it can improve your own school's program with the added exposure, status, reputation, and - dare I say it? - money.

[G G]

Mike, with that line about "Sweet tea, apple pie and momma" reminded me for some reason of Lewis Grizzard. Surely another southern icon.

[Volt]

Originally Posted by ggainey

Mike, with that line about "Sweet tea, apple pie and momma" reminded me for some reason of Lewis Grizzard. Surely another southern icon.

That man made more sense than almost any other I have ever listened too. If he were alive - I'd write him in for President.

[Powers]

SEC fans are even crazy enough to build this and ride it to games. We call it the Alligator Quadralator. Thats me on the far left:

[Starscream]

Ahhhh, it's only a game. Everyone relax and enjoy some "Southern hospitality"! I'm not a fan of the SEC, but it's all in good fun. It seems as if the NFL and MLB (my two passions) aren't near as emotional as NCAA rivalries... I just can't get into college sports since I was in middle school. I was a MAJOR DUKE fan when they Three-peated back in the early nineties, but I had a reason to root for them back then. I could care less about any college team nowadays. (My college just started their football program last year and are Division II, which no one gives a flying fugg about). Go UNCP!!!

University of North Carolina at Pembroke Braves!!!!!!

[longknocker]

The South Sticks Together! BTW, I Attended A Texas/Baylor Game In Austin Several Years Ago & The Texas Fans Behind Me Agreed The SEC Is "The" Toughest Conference To Play In!

I was born in PA then raised in Raleigh and Pittsburgh and after high school moved back to the south for 10 years now and I'll tell you the SEC is a institution here(SC). Theres a big clemson USC rivalry here but even Clemson fans will admit the SEC is the best conference. Like people said above its a southern pride thing and the SEC is the cream of the crop conference of the south. You have to figure also that until recently there were not many NFL teams in the south so college football is king down here and for some reason college baseball is brodcast on local radio. And sorry but alot of people born and raised in SC think anybody north of SC is a yankee which I think is funny. And I bet they would think its funny someone from DC thinks their a southerner. To get into the southern pride thing I attended high school in Pittsburgh and College in the south and the American history lesson for the civil war and are very different between the two (as for reasons fought.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by Steelergar

its funny someone from DC thinks their a southerner.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by Steelergar

To get into the southern pride thing I attended high school in Pittsburgh and College in the south and the American history lesson for the civil war and are very different between the two (as for reasons fought.

History is written by the winners, not the losers, so the Sothern cause has been very distorted. We're not all a bunch of racists and bigots down here.

[icantbejon]

So a car drove by me today with the following license plate - SECFan, with an Auburn symbol on it. It just made me think of this thread. If you're an Auburn fan, why not put that on your license plate? Why be a fan of the entire conference? That's all I really have to add to this conversation.

[rizzle]

Originally Posted by icantbejon

So a car drove by me today with the following license plate - SECFan, with an Auburn symbol on it. It just made me think of this thread. If you're an Auburn fan, why not put that on your license plate? Why be a fan of the entire conference? That's all I really have to add to this conversation.

That's an easy one bro...nothing at Auburn to be proud of except the conference they're in.

Apologies to my good barner friends.

[longknocker]

Originally Posted by rizzle

That's an easy one bro...nothing at Auburn to be proud of except the conference they're in.

Apologies to my good barner friends.

Good One, Ritchie!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by icantbejon

So a car drove by me today with the following license plate - SECFan, with an Auburn symbol on it. It just made me think of this thread. If you're an Auburn fan, why not put that on your license plate? Why be a fan of the entire conference? That's all I really have to add to this conversation.

Not enough letters allowed to make it understandable? Already taken? Could be several reasons.

[macpappy]

Originally Posted by icantbejon

So a car drove by me today with the following license plate - SECFan, with an Auburn symbol on it. It just made me think of this thread. If you're an Auburn fan, why not put that on your license plate? Why be a fan of the entire conference? That's all I really have to add to this conversation.

You put "SECFAN" on your license because you want to support a winner.

[OLS]

Originally Posted by icantbejon

If you're an Auburn fan, why not put that on your license plate?

Because AUBFAN was taken already, plain and simple.
OR, they are a fan of the Securities and Exchange Commission. They must have received a bailout of some kind.