Ok, Who do you want to win in the bowls?
by 5026 on Dec 5, 2010 8:16 PM CST
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Well, the SEC has ten teams in bowls this year. I think it was a actually a down year for the conference (and CFB in general) and don’t think for a minute we have 10 teams worthy of bowls. However, thanks to weak nonconference schedules we landed ten so a big pay day will be had by all.
Now, some of y’all are just total SEC fans and are going to pull for every SEC school. Sorry, I’m just not that loyal to the SEC and furthermore I have little use for Slive. So, I’m only going to be rooting for SEC schools in half of the bowls. Anyway, here is who I’m pulling for and why. I’d like to know whom the rest of you all want to win and why.
Birmingham: Kentucky vs. Pitt. In this game I’m rooting for UK. Kentucky is actually my favorite SEC team besides Bama (Bear coached there.) There is no team in the Big East I care for.
Outback: Florida vs. Penn St. In this game I want PSU. I don’t like Urban and PSU fans were very nice when they came to BDS, something UF fans have never been. Besides, in the long run, in spite of AU’s magical season, UF is the biggest threat to Bama in the SEC. Any time they can lose some prestige that is a good thing.
Peach: SC vs. FSU. In this game I want SC. I think a strong SC only helps Bama as it keeps UF from totally dominating the East. I’m not against FSU as I like what they did to UF. This is as close to "I don’t care" as I’ve got but it is still SC.
Liberty: UGA vs. UCF. In this game I want UCF. Normally I’d pull for UGA in a bowl game, but I am actually a UCF graduate and member of the UCF letterman’s club so I have to go with my alma mater. Besides we are in tight battles with UGA for some top prospects. Them having a losing season couldn’t hurt. GO KNIGHTS!!
Cotton: LSU vs. Texas A&M. In this game I want A&M. I always liked A&M because of their cool traditions until they got Fran. Anyone is entitled to one mistake, so now I’m back with them. If I had been born in Texas, I’d definitely be an Aggie.
Sugar: Arkansas vs. Ohio State. In this game I want Arkansas. I hate Ohio St. and always will. Arkansas fans were very nice to me this year when I went to our game in Fayetteville. I’m not big on BP, but I guess the Hogs are now my second favorite SEC West team.
Gator: Miss. St. vs. Michigan. In this game I want Miss. St. I like Mullen and appreciate MSU not paying Cam although they could have done a better job of collecting evidence to fry him. I’m somewhat neutral on Michigan, although I don’t care for Rich Rod one bit.
Music City: Tennessee vs. North Carolina. I hate UT thus I’m for NC 100% in this one. Personally I don’t think UT should even be in bowl. Furthermore, any win just helps their recruiting and I want them to be down a long, long, time.
BCSNCG: Auburn vs. Oregon. Is there any rational reason to want Auburn to win? Absolutely not! I am for the Ducks all the way. Let me say though that unless Cam is declared ineligible BEFORE the game this is going to be a tough one. People picking Oregon the favorite are making the same mistake as they did when the picked Bama a favorite over Auburn. As a side note, if you live around any Aubies, and you think they are bad now, just wait until they win a NC, they will be impossible.
Capital One: Alabama vs. Michigan State. Obviously Alabama. But, there is a lot at stake in this game for Bama and it is no "exhibition." To begin with we have some great seniors on this team and I want them to go out as winners. Secondly, CFB is all about bragging rights. One of Bama’s main bragging rights is that we have the most bowl victories of all time. We need to add to that number. Thirdly, do you realize we have not won bowl games in two consecutive years since we won 4 straight from 91to 94. That needs to change this year. Fourth, a win gives us 10 wins for the year and could bump us into the Top 10 as well. Finally, this game is really all about pride for Alabama. We can win no title, we can erase no defeat, and we have every reason to mail it in. We are going to find out how much pride Bama has come Jan. 1 and I’ll be there.
So, I want UA, UK, MSU, SC, & Arky and the other 5 I really want to lose. I guess I’m really not much of an SEC fan at all.
Anyway, which way do you want these games to go?
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I'm not pulling...
for anyone who beat us or who wears any shade of orange. Beyond that, I really don’t care.
I hate orange
I hope all the SEC teams without orange on their uniforms win.
GO DUCKS!
by MDB Tide Roll on Dec 5, 2010 9:43 PM CST up reply actions
Normally, I would be pulling for all of the SEC teams.......normally.
I really want Arky to smash OSU.
Bama's Pluck and Grit have Writ Her Name in Crimson Flame
This *100
Every time OSU loses big and then gets a nice pre-season ranking makes me want to puke. I’m just afraid we’re going to see more of a 60/40 or 70/30 split with SEC teams this year. Two games I think could go either way are TN vs. UNC and Bullies vs. Wolverines. Mich D is terrible but they can usually hang some points. Miss St. has had trouble scoring alot of points as they went later in the season – but the Arky game gives me hope – Go Bullies!
Kentucky vs. Pitt – UK
FLA vs. Penn St – Penn St.
SC vs. FLA ST – FLA St
UGA vs. UCF – UGA
LSU vs. A&M – LSU
Arky vs OSU – Hogs
Miss St vs. Mich – Want to say Bullies
TN vs. UNC – Tarheels
AU vs. Ducks – AU (sigh)
AL vs. Sparty – Tide rolls of course!
Yes GMAC, I am your father!
I'm not an SEC homer at all either
I’d like to see Kentucky win, maybe Mississippi State, maybe Arkansas. I will actively be pulling against the rest of the SEC because I can’t be for them even if I try.
I hear you.
I’m going to pull for SC just because I want them to beat UF & UT as much as possible.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
I root for all the SEC teams except UT, AU, and LSU
I really don’t hate Florida so I don’t typically root against them. However, I definitely respect Penn State so I will be rooting for them in that game. Otherwise, I want SEC wins. The more that the SEC shows it can dominate the other conferences, the bigger boost that gives us when we do well in our conference. Since college football is all about rankings, it’s important to show the people who are doing the ranking that we are the best conference in the league, and going 11-1 in the SEC is far better than going 11-1 in any other conference.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
It’s important for the SEC to do well in these matchups. That having been said, go ducks!
Books for Bama fans: My E-Cubby - UA
9-1
You can guess the one
Auburn and Tennessee fans are a lot like Slinkys...neither are worth much but you do get a sense of satisfaction from pushing them down a flight of stairs
even going for tennessee?
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
by billycthulhu on Dec 5, 2010 10:56 PM CST up reply actions
Yep
I like Dooley and despite my tagline, UT used to be my second favorite SEC team(aside from Vandy, for pity’s sake). I won’t go so far as to say they have redeemed themselves but my venom is a bit less except on the TSIO.
Auburn and Tennessee fans are a lot like Slinkys...neither are worth much but you do get a sense of satisfaction from pushing them down a flight of stairs
Well I can understand that
I like Dooley too and I think they are much more respectable under him than Kiffin or Fat Phil
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
Same here.
"I’d love to be inoculated against stupid" - Thomas Walker Esq, RBR Knowledge Dropper
by Slice of Life on Dec 6, 2010 11:31 AM CST up reply actions
some barn people asked me if i was cheering for them
to which i replied of course not, none of yall cheered for us last year. Even if they had, I still wouldn’t though. And to those who say SEC pride, while I like it in theory, I hate about half the teams in our conference, and i enjoy it when they lose, so I can’t really say I’m a SEC fan. The only one i’ll go against you on is cheering for Georgia. I’ve always like them for some reason, maybe it’s because they hate Auburn, and Athens is a cool city.
by dixiefootballpride44 on Dec 5, 2010 11:36 PM CST reply actions
Pretty much a homer--pull for SEC in most bowls and most Non-conf regular season games usually.
This year will pull for all SEC teams in bowls except Auburn—would normally pull for them but I just can’t do it with Cam situation. Go Ducks!
"Wizard: Look at it this way. A man takes a job, you know? And that job - I mean, like that - That becomes what he is. You know, like - You do a thing and that's what you are...One guy lives in Brooklyn. One guy lives in Sutton Place. You got a lawyer. Another guy's a doctor. Another guy dies. Another guy gets well. People are born, y'know? I envy you, your youth. Go on, get laid, get drunk. Do anything. You got no choice, anyway. I mean, we're all f*****. More or less, ya know."
From the movie "Taxi Driver"
I'm with you but...
would normally NOT pull for the barn and the Cam situation makes it that much worse!
Go Ducks!
Well...
Fuck the Barn.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
by J Tadpole on Dec 6, 2010 2:41 AM CST reply actions 5 recs
And another....
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Dec 6, 2010 4:26 PM CST up reply actions
I'm glad to see the hate is still strong here.
Conference allegiance is bullshit. We can chant S-E-C all day but in reality it doesn’t mean a thing. I hate UT and AU with every fiber of my being so they could be playing against a half Nazi/half Taliban team and I’d still say Fuck Auburn. Go Ducks, stomp Cam and most importantly beat that smirking Sparty, Bama boys.
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by SpockJenkins on Dec 6, 2010 2:59 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I wonder if the Barners will chant SEC if they win, and indirectly acknowledge us?
I’m an SEC homer for everyone but the barn and the viles, so I chanted it in the Rose Bowl last January, to brag about the SEC’s 4 in a row. But I wouldn’t have been so quick about it if AU had won it the year before.
If I'm wearing a turban, it means Auburn is playing Iraq.
I'm handing...
…out recs like candy today, boys and girls….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Dec 6, 2010 4:26 PM CST up reply actions
Other than my Tide, pretty much just Kentucky...
I’m fairly ambivalent towards Mississippi State (and I hate Michigan) but I hope the rest, especially the cowhumpers, go down in bright, white – hot flames.
My picks
UK vs Pitt: Kentucky
UF vs PSU PSU (It’s a matter of class)
SC vs FSU SC (Really indifferent)
UGA vs UCF UGA (But only barely)
LSU vs TAMU A&M (I’ve alwasy liked A&M, Bear was there)
Ark vs OSU Ark (I’ve never liked OSU)
MSU VS Mich MSU (I’m so glad Bama didn’t get Rich)
UT vs UNC UNC (Hey, it’s UT. And NC’s coach went to Bama)
au vs UO Before I discovered the internet, I used to pull for ua in everything until the
IB. I can’t pull for au anymore. I don’t hate them, I just have no use for them.
Bama vs MSU BAMA! (MSU: Saban’s old job, Top 10 Team, Big 10 conference. Total
amout of Bowl victories. Beating a team in first ever matchup.
Bama’s my favorite team, and Bama needs this victory for so many
reasons, this ones’s a given. BAMA NEEDS this victory
Have a Crimson Tide Day!
Roll Tide, Saban Tsunami Roll!
And NC’s coach went to Bama
That was Duke’s coach. Butch Davis went to Arkansas.
If I'm wearing a turban, it means Auburn is playing Iraq.
Damn
is my face crimson. I don’t know why I have always thought that BD went to Bama. Thanks for straightening me out on this one. I have to say I am totally embarrassed about this one.
Thanks again.
Have a Crimson Tide Day!
Roll Tide, Saban Tsunami Roll!
No worries.
I had to wikipedia it, but I didn’t think it sounded right.
If I'm wearing a turban, it means Auburn is playing Iraq.
UA, Aksas, UF, SC, UGA, TAMU. MSU, UNC, UO, UK
"It's not the size of the cat in the fight, it's size of the fight in the cat"
"Pep talks... only work when they touch that ember of truth learned the hardest possible way on the field.-Kleph
Philosophically, I'll want an SEC team to win by default
except, of course, for AU and UT. So I’ll be happy to see LSU and UF win, but while I’m watching the game I’ll likely be rooting against them in my gut. I’ll actively be rooting against tOSU and Michigan, and would genuinely like to see SC, MSU, and Kentucky win. Again, philosophically, I’d like to see UGA win, but I might end up rooting for UCF since they are an underdog and I took one class there during a summer, but I won’t know how I really feel until I’m watching the game.
Love the Ducks
I bleed crimson, and always will, but as I live in Oregon I hope the Ducks slaughter that blue and orange team. Oregon has never won an NC and has never before had an undefeated season or been ranked #1. I can’t think of a sweeter ending than to see them beat the stuffing out of AU their first title.
by TiderInOR on Dec 6, 2010 1:38 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I'll cheer for all of the SEC except the barn and the viles.
A strong SEC is good for Bama.
If I'm wearing a turban, it means Auburn is playing Iraq.
I disagree...
…with this:
A strong SEC is good for Bama.
…but as neither case can be proven, I will refrain from arguing about it.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Dec 6, 2010 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
I think a strong SEC in one year is good for its teams the next year.
That said, if the entire SEC decided to suck wind one year, I dont’ think the polls are agile or ballsy enough to tell an undefeated SEC champ to get bent.
I'm wrong all the time.
I think a strong SEC in one year is good for its teams the next year.
Why is that? If a team’s previous years are not relevant to judge a team the following year, why should a conference’s previous years be relevant to judge a team the following year?
Preseason rankings
sadly, they matter.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Maybe not but the AP poll makes up 1/3 of the BCS formula and their first impressions matter. Look how long we got a big benefit of the doubt as a one-loss team this season.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
The AP poll makes up 0/3 of the BCS formula
But I get your point. The BCS is still in large part based on subjective polls in which people are keeping in mind last year’s accomplishments, whether they should or not.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
Really I was busting Pete’s balls because when I brought up that Boise’s record in prior years indicates that their preseason rank may have been deserved (which it looks like it wasn’t) he said that prior years are never relevant. I realize that each voter (2/3 of the BCS) is going to have a different standard and each judges prior years’ records differently.
Yeah, yeah
Coaches’ poll then. Same concept. I always forget about that little controversy.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
That one replaced the AP
but doesn’t do preseason polling.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
Are you saying that a team/conference’s prior record doesn’t inform polls later in the season? It may matter more in the initial poll but it still affects later polls.
Like you said, we got the benefit of the doubt as a one-loss team. It seems the Harris voters thought that in their initial poll as well. At 5-1 we were ranked higher than undefeated LSU, Utah, Michigan State, Ok State, Mizzou, and Nevada. We were also ranked higher than the team that had beaten us.
If you look at the Harris poll voters
many of them are in the media and would likely vote along the lines of the AP and Coaches polls; frankly, they are probably somewhat influenced by them. Fact is, we came in as defending champs with enough returning starters that people assumed we’d be great again. Preseason prejudices absolutely play a role.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
5026...
…this is the best thing you’ve ever published here (in other words, I agree with all your picks)….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Dec 6, 2010 4:29 PM CST reply actions
I think
we should all root for the barn….we have all rooted against them in every game and they won them all. Maybe if we root for them they will get their ass handed to them. Nothing else has worked.
I'd rather puke
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Damn...
that’s asking a lot.
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by SpockJenkins on Dec 7, 2010 12:45 AM CST up reply actions
OK, here goes...
UK – although the fact this game is even being played is laughable – but thanks for the donation to the conference payday anyway
PSU – I wouldn’t chear for the GayTurds under any circumstance, I am just disgusted by their fanbase
Gamecocks – no particular reason, more ambivalent about this matchup than probably any other SEC bowl
UGa – have always considered that school as the closest equivalent, culturally, to Bama
LSU – don’t really care for their fans much but I do have two close friends who teach there and I am still clinging to the hope that this will keep Les in BR and that his antics will someday catch up to him
Pigs – cause watching the B-10(11, whatever) send their best to get hammered by and SEC team is particularly gratifying
MSU – see above comment and, oh yeah, RichRod is a fraud and a dirtbag
UNC – I wouldn’t piss on the Vols if they were on fire
Oregon – cause watching AU have their hopes and dreams crushed would really start my year off nicely
Bama – my beloved Tide
In Orbe Terrum Non Visi
I do think UGA and Bama are
actually very close culturally. We have way more in common with them than AU.
Don’t worry about LSU getting rid of Miles anytime soon. The guy has some voodoo power.
By the way, I’m not sure Saban would not do better coaching against a more traditional coach such as a Mark Richt type coach. What I mean is that Miles is totally unpredictable. You can not get a read on anything he is going to do. The result is that well coached teams often lose to Miles. I don’t think Miles has any master plan or anything I just think his hunches or guesses or gambles or whatever you want to call them are so off the wall it catches you unprepared. By being bad, he is actually good. As long as he can recruit studs he will win.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
I am in agreement here
I said as much a few weeks ago to my brother. My analogy was in poker (I play a lot of poker). If you are in a game against one (or more) ‘new’ or ‘bad’ players, you can try setting up situations, bluffs, check-raises, whatever, and you can NOT beat them with your knowledge, advanced play or experience. You end up having to ‘out-luck’ that type of player. Good luck with THAT. They just aren’t seeing what you are representing. The result is that they keep playing and winning chips, while you are trying to finesse them in situations that they just don’t see. You can be the best poker player in the world, but the inexperienced player will not know that they should fold/raise/check/etc so they keep calling you down until all your chips are gone and you are left scratching your head.
I need to start calling this type of play “Les Poker” or something.
"I have tried to teach them to show class, to have pride, and to display character. I think football, winning games, takes care of itself if you do that." -Paul W. Bryant
Trust me, it doesn't work as well as you would hope
I need to start calling this type of play "Les Poker" or something.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
Yeah...
As much as the sentiment has been that we want Miles to stay in LSU, it hasn’t really helped us in terms of beating them… Honestly given the right kind of year I could even see him getting another national championship.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
I certainly think he could win another NC.
Even if Auburn wins it all I just don’t see Chizik as being that good. A NC will secure his job for 7 or 8 years, but I think he will be about 7-5, 8-4 most years. When he per chance has 12-14 seniors starting he may be 9-3 or even 10-2. But unless Auburn somehow finds a new “greatest player in football history” no way they come close to duplicating this year. In the end I think Chizik is seen as a one hit wonder.
LSU and Miles on the other hand is another story. We all know he is nuts but he gets results. Maybe his wins leave you scratching your head, and sometimes his loses are a result of shear stupidity, but the bottom line is he can win. A lot of it has to do with recruits, but that is 50% of CFB anyway.
Yeah, Les could win another NC and pulling in guys like Mettenberger will certaintly help.
I would not cry if he ran away to Mich.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
everything aligned for Chizik this year
Newton, Fairley, and an offensive line entirely made up of seniors. Add to all that the luck they needed to win a few of their games (though of course any team needs some luck to get to the National Championship). I doubt it happens for him again.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
Yeah, I definitely believe it will all crumble on Chizik
once Malzahn, Newton, and that OL are all gone. He will never have another season like this. Heck, he’s not half the coach that Meyer is and you see what’s happened to Meyer since Mullen and Tebow have gone.
If I'm wearing a turban, it means Auburn is playing Iraq.
Celibacy?
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Dec 8, 2010 11:40 PM CST up reply actions
I agree, there is often no way to predict
what Miles is going to do in any given situation. Best way to play him is to think of what you would be least likely to do, then expect him to do that. But you have to agree that he is the luckiest SOB on earth. I just hope he runs out of souls to sell before long!
This:
As a side note, if you live around any Aubies, and you think they are bad now, just wait until they win a NC, they will be impossible.
is spot on. I’d have to sell my house and find a new job. I will be wholeheartedly pulling for Oregon.
"I'm no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work." --Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant
I'd support that asshole Al Quaeda (pretty sure that's his name) over Auburn.
And that’s saying A LOT. In the big scheme of things, how Al runs his ghetto-ass cell phone store is his business. But it’s all about semantics and that whole ordeal where he confronted the florist next door was in bad taste.
Did Al receive a focus-strike in his sack from the lady’s cane? Oh yes… I know… I was there! However, Myrtle jumping up and down on poor the poor guy like she was on a trampoline was a trifle overboard, deserved though it was.
In conclusion, Auburn Nation can collectively sit ’n spin on a stick of lit dynamite.
Charles Martel, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Raymond IV the Count of Toulouse, Godfrey of Bouillon, Baldwin of Boulogne, Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, St. Joan of Arc and Napoleon Bonaparte -- all of good stock.
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