Your RBR Word of the Day: prate

by Todd on Aug 11, 2008 7:00 AM CDT in Word of the Day Comment 8 comments

prate /preyt/ verb:
1. to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble
2. to utter in empty or foolish talk

The rest of the conference's coaches and fans can prate on about Alabama's "irrelevance" for now; with the current and future influx of talent and a coaching staff that knows how to use it, remembering their words while we're busy beating them will make the victories extra sweet.

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CURSES!

Another word that’s gotten my goat this morning Todd.

Seems like Auburn and fUCLA fans should change their names to The Praters! (hey now! ZINNNNNG!)

by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 11, 2008 2:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

with Olson hurt

i don’t think UCLA will be talking much at all

Don't take life to seriously, you'll never get out alive.

by bammer on Aug 11, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heard that

I’m in a weird position here in L.A. First off, I wasn’t born here- wasn’t raised here- and CANNOT for the life of me get into this whole USC/UCLA rivalry thing. These guys don’t know sh_t about rivalry unless they’ve experienced rivalries like they have out in the SEC. Now I’m not saying any of that because I dig all you folks here at RBR and my favorite team growing up was the Tide. I’m saying that because people in my extended family attended/graduated from 2 SEC schools (Alabama and Georgia) and a host of my high school friends went to schools in and around there (Emory, Vanderbilt, Miami, and Florida). Now I’ve witnessed firsthand a homecoming game (at least I think it was- it was in 1994 Georgia vs. Georgia Tech at Stanford Stadium) and that was the most bananas-atmosphere I’ve ever experienced at ANY football game before or since. Generations (GENERATIONS I TELL YOU) of families were all parked and picnic-ed IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREETS from 4-Points all past the practice fields in and up to the steps of Stanford Stadium. And THEY WERE INTO IT! It wasn’t hate, it was HISTORICAL PARTISANSHIP! I was verklempt. Bedazzled. Left in a wake of wonder!

Now that’s RIVALRY.

Out here, I’ve got just as many UCLA friends and co-workers as I do Trojan. I live 3 miles from the Wastewood campus, whereas my campus was almost 24 miles away on the 2nd WORST freeway in Los Angeles (they’re all the worst, depends on which one you happen to be driving on at the time). I hardly spent time on the Figueroa campus (main campus that’s close to LA Memorial Coliseum and has the famous Heritage Hall- all those Heisman’s, it’s pretty awesome)- my campus is the Health Services Campus at the Keck School of Medicine right smack dab at County-USC Medical Hospital (my ER rotation was sickening. from Mon- Sun: stabbing, gunshot, car accident victims galore. Blood, blood, blood!).

So, it’s weird for me. I can’t get into hating all things Bruins. But. . . . .those knuckleheads around town like those that frequent BruinsNation- luckily they’re far and few in between. If this place was littered with them, no. . . . uh-uh. . . .I definitely couldn’t get along out here.

No thanks. NorCal is my culture and sensibility. SoCal is a little too laid back or. . . it’s TOO MUCH HATE. Nothing in between.

by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 11, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

so bammers haven't ...

“talked excessively” about how recruits will drag them from the muck?

ironic that when you use the word in context, you reference the number one thing all fans of football are sick of hearing your fanbase “babble” on about.

Do you guys wear your “Got Recruits” shirt out in public or no?

holds up six fingers

by guilded on Aug 11, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No on the Got Recruits shirt

And after I wrote all that above, I ended it abruptly and posted it because I was becoming late for a meeting. Just got back and realized how much I prated! And OMIGOD, all I wanted to say was- that’ s big fat bummer for Olson. That guy can’t buy good luck if it were sold at the UCLA bookstore! I hope he gets well soon and goes out and proves right the hype that came before him. (just not against us?)

- RBR’s King of Prate (sorry Spock, had to)

by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 11, 2008 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

guided...

Are you a little confused with your “holds up six fingers”? No wonder I hate orange – it’s freaking contagious. Oh yeah, you had to copy someone like the Barners, since that 41-17 Rammer Jammer must still reverberate in your head. You better believe we talk excessively about our NUMBER ONE recruiting class and anyone that would say different if it was their team is a liar.

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

by bamavicki on Aug 11, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

meant guilded above...

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

by bamavicki on Aug 12, 2008 6:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ohhhhhhh! (that m-fer was actually talking REAL smack?)

I actually, just now, just got all that! (I seriously gotta LAY off coffee, yesterday was a doozy. ask me how that meeting went? couldn’t tell you. i was counting people’s freckles)

So, homepiece is talkin’ ‘bout this year’s class? Hey, Mr. Magoo- what about your undefeated season? What about you? Got Vindictiveness? Or Got a Championship? (whatever)

Carry on bamavicki. . . . .

by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 12, 2008 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs