Finally got a chance to read this morning's paper...

by Todd on Jul 17, 2008 11:06 AM CDT in Football

...and what do I find on the front page of the sports section?

Stories about UAB being picked last in C-USA and Alabama in talks to open next season with Va. Tech. Flipping on through to the rest of the Va. Tech story, what do I find just below it on page three?

Auburn is beefing up their OOC slate by adding Furman to their '09 schedule (because that should help with recruiting [/snicker]).

Ed. - Perhaps I should elaborate on my "snicker" and "recruiting" comments. I am well aware that the boogs have a strong OOC opponent in WVU next season, but the humor I found while reading the sports section (and thus felt obliged to share with you all) is in the perception that today's paper gives off, i.e. "come play for Alabama, young recruit, and you'll have plenty of chances to play against top tier opponents in front of a national audience, or go play for Auburn where you can take on the mighty Paladins of Furman and pray it gets on pay-per-view."

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Glad

Auburn has Furman on their schedule. I love it when they are scared, and scheduling Furman shows me they are hard up for a win. We need to add VT.

by 5026 on Jul 17, 2008 12:01 PM CDT reply actions

I really don't think...

...we can talk when we still have FIU on the schedule in ‘09. I realize FIU is probably better than Furman, but we’ve played Western Carolina and other pushovers a lot too lately.

Also, I believe Auburn has West Virginia at home next year too.

by Nico2.0 on Jul 17, 2008 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah...

With WVU on the home schedule next year, you knew Auburn was in search of a cupcake.

It is funny because they had it right alongside the story about the Alabama v. Virginia Tech game, but I wouldn’t read much more into it than your typical comic value.

by outsidethesidelines on Jul 17, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions

We also...

can’t talk unti the sting of the ULM game last year passes. I personally, having grown up in Monroe, LA, may never recover.

by TexasTideGirl on Jul 17, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions

It would be way hard...

...to see that billboard(notice I am not posting a link) every time you visit Monroe. Sometimes it’s not so bad living far away, plus I don’t have all the Aubies that won’t shut up.

"I hate everything orange"
It's all about Crimson - ROLL TIDE!!!

by bamavicki on Jul 17, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions

You have no idea...

I had to go home the week after the game for Thanksgiving. They’ll live through that one game for the next 50 years. In addition, I’m unfortunately related to some Aubies!

by TexasTideGirl on Jul 17, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Me too on the Aubies...

I’m originally from Columbus, Ga which is pretty close to The Barn. I don’t know what made my father go to Alabama, except to either get further away from home or to be different from his older brother. I just thank God he made the right decision since he met my mother there. Anyway, my uncle and a few cousins chose the dark side. My uncle’s ok, but win or lose, I don’t choose to associate with the obnoxious cousins.

"I hate everything orange"
It's all about Crimson - ROLL TIDE!!!

by bamavicki on Jul 17, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions

I lived in Orlando...

...for a while and you couldn’t meet a UCF fan that wouldn’t remind you of 2000 Homecoming. I also have a friend that went to NIU and hear about that one quite a bit as well.

by Nico2.0 on Jul 18, 2008 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Need to...

On the great day when Alabama finally returns to glory, that billboard space must be rented and the phrase "Roll Tide: 2009 SEC Champions" or "2010 National Champions" plastered on it. I know I would throw in a few bucks for the cause

by CJackson on Jul 17, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions

Aubsession

My good buddy, and yours, BamaFrazier sent me this link today from The Capstone Report on Auburn obsession with Alamama. The author does the best job I have ever seen of explaining my biggest question “Do Auburn fans know that Auburn has a football team?” He then cuts it loose for comment and the barners did a wonderful job of proving his point and didn’t even realize they were doing it…... It’s beautiful!!!!

target="new">http://capstonereport.com/?p=763

by LifelongBammer on Jul 17, 2008 8:42 PM CDT reply actions

(i'm having grave difficulties staying web connected and i've already lost 3 other comments)

This one I hope gets through?

Read the Capstone link. Had me in stitches. Are those m-fers FOR REAL? (no way, really?)

My dad used to tell us when we were kids (there are 7 of us), “Let there be SILENCE! And if you should HAVE TO speak, let it be better than silence.” (we weren’t dummies. dad was talkin’. we all just shut the f_ck up for a long ass while)

Aubsessed Barners shoulda just turned their computers off for a day. How hard is that?

by BixBeiderbecke on Jul 18, 2008 5:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Like Pavlov's dogs ...

Aren’t they? They can’t even talk about Auburn when YOU’RE talking about Auburn. Try this: Say something negative about Auburn football to your typical obnoxious Auburn fan, even something that is demonstrably false. Rather than argue the point with you, they’ll respond with something that is equally negative and demonstrably false about Alabama.

EXAMPLE:

Bama fan: “I really don’t think the 2004 Auburn defense was all that good. USC would have run all over them if they had played them in the BCS championship game.”

Correct response: “That’s utter B.S. Auburn allowed only 11.3 points per game that season, including holding LSU to 9, UCheaT to 10 (in the regular season), and Georgia to 6. We might have lost to USC, but it would not have been a high-scoring affair.”

Typical Barner response: “Oh yeah?! Well, at least our team isn’t a bunch of cokeheads like Bammer! ... Bear is dead, you know!”

BamaFrazier

by BamaFrazier on Jul 19, 2008 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions