Yeah, I’m curious who will win and go on to win the Conference and then have to play a team from the Real BCS conferences (including Mountain West) that drew the short straw to have to play the winner.
Sorry, but Big East is on par with Conference USA this year.
I’m a Crimson Tide fan, but have a close friend who is third generation Auburn graduate. When I lived in Atlanta that made for interesting times at Iron Bowl time. I always made it a point to sit well out of arm’s reach from him.
It got even worse when Auburn played LSU. I will tolerate someone beating Alabama but not my LSU Tigers. Of course, all the screaming about “Geaux Tigers” and “Go Tigers” got a little confusing.
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burnspbesq
At the airport, heading up to Portland for tomorrow’s Duke – Oregon basketball game. Hopefully the Ducks will put up at least some resistance. It’s a long way to go to watch the walk-ons get significant minutes.
ah, football. i remember when i used to watch it. i still like the occasional college game at the stadium, for all i can’t stand the pro stuff anymore. all that militarism and those super-annoying commercials really turn me off. not that i have a TV to watch any of it on, but still. men in tights beating the shit out of each other over possession of an oddly shaped ball? somehow, strangely appealing. but then again, i played (not fluff, not tag) football until the 9th grade. that’s when they told me “girls aren’t strong enough, you’ll only get hurt.” these were the same coaches who also told me “girls can pole vault, they don’t have the upper body strength.” someday i’ll go back and find coach Don and rub that one in his snide, misogynist face with a big picture of Stacey D and her long, hard, well-handled phallic signifier.
@Jim C: Uh huh. I hope the Gophers at least show up. Sigh.
And, can I say how much I’m loving the fact that there’s a woman doing the play-by-play for the WVU v. Pitt game? Added note: Can I tell you how much I hate the fact that the first link in Google when I tried to find her name (Beth Mowlins) says how he ‘just cannot listen to a woman doing play-by-play’? Well, sucks to be you, then.
I am refraining from much commentary in this thread due to my extreme investment in this game and the fact that it’s on the opposte side as Mr. Cole. But I’m with you on the pleasure of a smart and knowledgeable female doing play by play.
@Jim C: Huh. Did not know the history. Fascinating–especially the racially-charged aspect of it. I have a hunch Iowa will win big. Sigh.
@geg6: I am on your side, but don’t tell Cole. With his vindictive streak, I will never see another pic of Tunch again.
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4jkb4ia
The first half is described by “inefficacy” and “turnovers”.
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sb
The Steelers are in a bowl game? I thought they were an NFL team. But they do have a quarterback that behaves like a frat boy, so there is that.
(pause)
Yeah, my trash talk sucks.
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Mr. F.L. Atulent
How funny would it be if Oregon and Auburn both lost today leaving Boise State and TCU as the top two…?
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2th&nayle
@efgoldman: Pretentous twits notwithstanding, the game is called the “Iron Bowl” because it used to be played in Birmingham, Alabama (a neutral site), a historic steel and iron town. But you probably already knew that. Pretentous twits indeed.
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Bnut
Wooot, kickoff! Julio Jones is going to tear through this weak ass Auburn secondary.
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sherifffruitfly
Drinking game: Drink every time announcer says “chippy”, “in space” or “the big tight end” (they never say just “tight end”).
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lacp
My GF is a serious Tide fan, but I don’t give a shit. However…..a Stillers/Iggles Superbowl could definitely get me wide awake (posting from Philly, natcherly).
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lacp
@sherifffruitfly: Perhaps ’cause that “big tight end” thingy can appear in multiple contexts outside of football?
There are Forces that doesn’t want Auburn anywhere near the BCS Title Game; that force could either be Karma or the NCAA (that call on the sack on 90 was horseshit, but it won’t matter, given McElroy could pass for 1000 yards today if he wanted).
@The Dangerman: I’m a biased Bulldog who works with a bunch of War Eagle knuckleheads so pay no attention to me! It is interesting to listen to Danielson babble on about “some coaches” complaining about Fairley when her was all over him in the Georgia game from the outset.
“After being inadvertently hit with an opposing player’s elbow in the lip while playing basketball with friends and family, the President received 12 stitches today administered by the White House Medical Unit. They were done in the doctor’s office located on the ground floor of the White House.”
Now let’s hear that fat motherfucker Limbaugh talk about what an elitist Obama is. His pansy ass would die in 5 minutes on the court.
…the President received 12 stitches today administered by the White House Medical Unit.
The Right will complain that basketball is a non-contact sport (unless, of course, one plays in the paint, and, at 6’7″, I know a little about trips to the Mash Unit after a game).
congrats to west virginia, some couches are going to burn! just remember you hate us more than we can ever care about you, the best you will ever be, is a replacement rival to pitt fans…
as to the alabama vs the other alabama, whomever isn’t on probation is going to win, as usual. but who can keep track of all the probation between those two “schools”.
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The Dangerman
I took a thumb in the eye playing ball once and … well, once was enough. In the top few of most pain ever.
@The Dangerman: I bet, that eye stuff is nasty. My last one was about 5 years ago playing grab-ass one on one. Dislocated my left pinky and I’ve been a swimmer ever since.
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The Dangerman
Crud, this Bama game should be over; my Karma thing may be a wee bit premature.
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The Dangerman
CNN reporting the guilty elbow wasn’t Reggie Love.
Is that when some smelly losers from Pittsburgh share a big container of pink punch because they can’t stand to watch the Patriots kick somebody else’s ass?
Hey, hey, I keed, I keed. And remember: Tom Brady is much better looking than you.
i find it really sad that retards from massachusetts don’t say the word “retard” all that much, because them saying it. would sound, well, retarded.
as far as super bowls go, the massachusetts version was held in october, and the yankees were in it, but the red sox weren’t.
as far as bragging about tom brady’s looks, why not brag about how gangsta your qb is instead. i mean even nino brown didn’t shoot first, he was gangsta, but not as gangsta as tom brady.
oh yeah, and are the bruins planning any 40th anniversaries of the last time they the stanley cup. maybe ray borque can come back in and tell your fans what it felt like, i mean y’all had a parade for him when he won it, for another team…mario always owned him…and cam neely’s knee, yeah take that…
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burnspbesq
Y’all have no idea how much it pains me to say this, but ROLL TIDE!
Bnut
RROOOOLLLLLLL TTTIIIIDDDEEE!!!!!!
BGinCHI
Oh, I thought the title referred to a famous Cole family holiday tradition.
Was hoping for pics.
me
I hope the Badgers don’t blow it against Northwestern. Bleh, got day screwed up.
Bnut
@BGinCHI:
Here’s a good one.
freelancer
John is, of course, referring to Nebrasa vs. Colorado.
Jim C
Nah, the biggest game is tomorrow: Iowa vs. Minnesota, battling for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy.
Erikthe Red
IF there is a Steelers Super Bowl, it won’t be until next year. Just sayin….
Bnut
So kickoff for UA-AU is 2:30. I think the last time I was drinking 2 days in a row before the sun sets was Spring Break 2004.
freelancer
@freelancer:
My head cold is affecting my spellin’. You betcha. Goddamnit.
4jkb4ia
I turned on the Internet for the sole purpose of giving John a hard time today.
“Hail to Pitt”–Pitt band trumpet section–YouTube
Anonymous At Work
Yeah, I’m curious who will win and go on to win the Conference and then have to play a team from the Real BCS conferences (including Mountain West) that drew the short straw to have to play the winner.
Sorry, but Big East is on par with Conference USA this year.
4jkb4ia
(This is not going well)
pablo
Sorry, yesterday was “the big game”. Anytime the Cowgirls lose is BIG!
Bill H.
I’m a Crimson Tide fan, but have a close friend who is third generation Auburn graduate. When I lived in Atlanta that made for interesting times at Iron Bowl time. I always made it a point to sit well out of arm’s reach from him.
It got even worse when Auburn played LSU. I will tolerate someone beating Alabama but not my LSU Tigers. Of course, all the screaming about “Geaux Tigers” and “Go Tigers” got a little confusing.
burnspbesq
At the airport, heading up to Portland for tomorrow’s Duke – Oregon basketball game. Hopefully the Ducks will put up at least some resistance. It’s a long way to go to watch the walk-ons get significant minutes.
chicago dyke
ah, football. i remember when i used to watch it. i still like the occasional college game at the stadium, for all i can’t stand the pro stuff anymore. all that militarism and those super-annoying commercials really turn me off. not that i have a TV to watch any of it on, but still. men in tights beating the shit out of each other over possession of an oddly shaped ball? somehow, strangely appealing. but then again, i played (not fluff, not tag) football until the 9th grade. that’s when they told me “girls aren’t strong enough, you’ll only get hurt.” these were the same coaches who also told me “girls can pole vault, they don’t have the upper body strength.” someday i’ll go back and find coach Don and rub that one in his snide, misogynist face with a big picture of Stacey D and her long, hard, well-handled phallic signifier.
asiangrrlMN
@Jim C: Uh huh. I hope the Gophers at least show up. Sigh.
And, can I say how much I’m loving the fact that there’s a woman doing the play-by-play for the WVU v. Pitt game? Added note: Can I tell you how much I hate the fact that the first link in Google when I tried to find her name (Beth Mowlins) says how he ‘just cannot listen to a woman doing play-by-play’? Well, sucks to be you, then.
ETA: And, she knows her shit.
2th&nayle
@Bill H.:
I’m very sorry to hear that. Intolerance can prove to be such a harsh mistress. Go Hogs!
sherifffruitfly
\o/ Best Football Day Of The Year!
Jim C
@asiangrrlMN:
Well, there’s always the chance that Iowa won’t really show up, either.
In the NYT today there’s an article about the origins of the trophy.
Floyd allegedly died of cholera. I was always told that they ate him.
geg6
@asiangrrlMN:
I am refraining from much commentary in this thread due to my extreme investment in this game and the fact that it’s on the opposte side as Mr. Cole. But I’m with you on the pleasure of a smart and knowledgeable female doing play by play.
That said…GO PITT!
Origuy
@chicago dyke: Ever heard of Shannon Hartnett? A legend in the Scottish Highland Games circuit.
ThresherK
The unis are listed as Nike’s “Pro Combat” line for both WV and Pitt.
Details here, a place one can lose a lot of productivity at.
asiangrrlMN
@Jim C: Huh. Did not know the history. Fascinating–especially the racially-charged aspect of it. I have a hunch Iowa will win big. Sigh.
@geg6: I am on your side, but don’t tell Cole. With his vindictive streak, I will never see another pic of Tunch again.
4jkb4ia
The first half is described by “inefficacy” and “turnovers”.
sb
The Steelers are in a bowl game? I thought they were an NFL team. But they do have a quarterback that behaves like a frat boy, so there is that.
(pause)
Yeah, my trash talk sucks.
Mr. F.L. Atulent
How funny would it be if Oregon and Auburn both lost today leaving Boise State and TCU as the top two…?
2th&nayle
@efgoldman: Pretentous twits notwithstanding, the game is called the “Iron Bowl” because it used to be played in Birmingham, Alabama (a neutral site), a historic steel and iron town. But you probably already knew that. Pretentous twits indeed.
Bnut
Wooot, kickoff! Julio Jones is going to tear through this weak ass Auburn secondary.
sherifffruitfly
Drinking game: Drink every time announcer says “chippy”, “in space” or “the big tight end” (they never say just “tight end”).
lacp
My GF is a serious Tide fan, but I don’t give a shit. However…..a Stillers/Iggles Superbowl could definitely get me wide awake (posting from Philly, natcherly).
lacp
@sherifffruitfly: Perhaps ’cause that “big tight end” thingy can appear in multiple contexts outside of football?
sherifffruitfly
@lacp:
Guess I’ll wait patiently for “the big split end” to make its way into announcer-speak, then. :P
Bnut
@efgoldman:
Next season Bama is visiting Penn State. Might be the biggest game in the Northeast in awhile.
NobodySpecial
Semi OT, but Jesus did NIU take it to Eastern Michigan.
Whispers
So you’re saying it’s the biggest game of the year.
The Dangerman
Posted a few weeks ago Auburn was a fraud; Bama might be exposing them.
4jkb4ia
Did not have opportunity to give John any hard time at all. Too disgusted to congratulate him.
Bnut
@The Dangerman: Auburn is not a team, they are a quarterback.
The Dangerman
@Bnut:
Bought or unbought, the best QB in the land.
Best team? They may have to go shopping for a secondary.
stuckinred
Fuck Auburn. GO DAWGS!
stuckinred
If it was a fight they’d stop it! 21-0 thanks to the mensa nose guard!
4jkb4ia
OTOH this 21-0 Alabama score is outstanding.
mr. whipple
OMG. This is amazing.
stuckinred
The JV game in Pittsburgh is over.
stuckinred
The best quarterback in college football my ass.
The Dangerman
@4jkb4ia:
There are Forces that doesn’t want Auburn anywhere near the BCS Title Game; that force could either be Karma or the NCAA (that call on the sack on 90 was horseshit, but it won’t matter, given McElroy could pass for 1000 yards today if he wanted).
stuckinred
@The Dangerman: That call on Fairley was the culmination of a season of cheap shots. What goes around comes around.
The Dangerman
@stuckinred:
True, he had at least one ugly cheap shot against Georgia.
JPL
Gee! I’m disappointed about Ingram’s fumble.. I wanted bama to be up by 28pts.
stuckinred
@The Dangerman: I’m a biased Bulldog who works with a bunch of War Eagle knuckleheads so pay no attention to me! It is interesting to listen to Danielson babble on about “some coaches” complaining about Fairley when her was all over him in the Georgia game from the outset.
Bnut
@JPL: Soon.
stuckinred
@Bnut: come mon
ET
ROOOOOLLLLLLLLL TIDE ROLL!!!
stuckinred
“After being inadvertently hit with an opposing player’s elbow in the lip while playing basketball with friends and family, the President received 12 stitches today administered by the White House Medical Unit. They were done in the doctor’s office located on the ground floor of the White House.”
Now let’s hear that fat motherfucker Limbaugh talk about what an elitist Obama is. His pansy ass would die in 5 minutes on the court.
stuckinred
DougJ started another football thread. My bad, it’s just an ope thread.
The Dangerman
@stuckinred:
The Right will complain that basketball is a non-contact sport (unless, of course, one plays in the paint, and, at 6’7″, I know a little about trips to the Mash Unit after a game).
stuckinred
@The Dangerman: I’m only 6’0 and I made my share! Rest Ice Compression and Elevation. . .cept on a lip!
fucen tarmal
congrats to west virginia, some couches are going to burn! just remember you hate us more than we can ever care about you, the best you will ever be, is a replacement rival to pitt fans…
as to the alabama vs the other alabama, whomever isn’t on probation is going to win, as usual. but who can keep track of all the probation between those two “schools”.
The Dangerman
I took a thumb in the eye playing ball once and … well, once was enough. In the top few of most pain ever.
12 stitches is pretty impressive though.
asiangrrlMN
@Mr. F.L. Atulent: I will be laughing madly and dancing in glee if this happens.
stuckinred
I wonder if Reggie Love got him?
stuckinred
@The Dangerman: I bet, that eye stuff is nasty. My last one was about 5 years ago playing grab-ass one on one. Dislocated my left pinky and I’ve been a swimmer ever since.
The Dangerman
Crud, this Bama game should be over; my Karma thing may be a wee bit premature.
The Dangerman
CNN reporting the guilty elbow wasn’t Reggie Love.
fucen tarmal
@stuckinred:
nah the only interesting aspect to limbaugh, is what sort of anesthetic was used, and what, if any, pain killers were prescribed.
fucen tarmal
@efgoldman:
never tell me that irony is dead, unless of course, you are saying so, ironically…
need we remind them its far more many than choking on a pretzel, or puking on the japanese prime minister.
Bill H.
Q: What do you call an Alabama receiver who does not wear the number eight?
A: Decoy.
joe from Lowell
“The Steelers Superbowl?”
Is that when some smelly losers from Pittsburgh share a big container of pink punch because they can’t stand to watch the Patriots kick somebody else’s ass?
Hey, hey, I keed, I keed. And remember: Tom Brady is much better looking than you.
fucen tarmal
@joe from Lowell:
i find it really sad that retards from massachusetts don’t say the word “retard” all that much, because them saying it. would sound, well, retarded.
as far as super bowls go, the massachusetts version was held in october, and the yankees were in it, but the red sox weren’t.
as far as bragging about tom brady’s looks, why not brag about how gangsta your qb is instead. i mean even nino brown didn’t shoot first, he was gangsta, but not as gangsta as tom brady.
oh yeah, and are the bruins planning any 40th anniversaries of the last time they the stanley cup. maybe ray borque can come back in and tell your fans what it felt like, i mean y’all had a parade for him when he won it, for another team…mario always owned him…and cam neely’s knee, yeah take that…