Greetings from Tuscaloosa, Alabama
by kleph on Apr 6, 2010 10:06 PM EDT
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A thing of beauty. A joy forever.
Greetings yankee miscreants!
I'm kleph from Roll Bama Roll. I'm stopping by because we've had a couple of Penn State fans drop into our little corner of the SB Nation neighborhood asking for a few tips to help plan a trip to Tuscaloosa in the Fall. For the most part, our commentariat gave pretty good info to psupride's inquiry but the response to smashmouthsteel's request dissolved into anarchy pretty quick.
So, in an effort to make sure ya'll get the information you need if you are starting to make travel plans I've culled together the gist of the responses and posted them here. It is very likely we'll try and produce some kind of visitor guide closer to the date of the game but this should be enough information to get you started.
Tickets: Prepare for the worst. Demand is likely to be high no matter what. Some folks are predicting these are likely to be in the $250-$300 range especially if it is a night game. If you buy from scalpers keep on the lookout for counterfeit tickets which have become much more common in the past few years. You can have the ticket office verify the tickets if you need, don't buy them if the seller balks at doing this. Also, you might pay a higher price if you are identifible as Penn State fans.
Lodging: Book your rooms now or forever hold your peace. It's already unlikely you'll find an open reservation in T-town but you might get lucky. You can probably get a room an hour up the road in Birmingham or Columbus, Miss and drive in the day of the game. An RV is possible but let us know if you are seriously planning this and we'll do more homework about getting parking passes and such.
Tailgating: Get thee to The Quad. This is in the heart of campus a few blocks from the stadum and it's where everyone will be on gameday. You can reserve a spot but it's probably sold out (again, if you need the info on this, let us know and we'll check into it). But if you go it's certainly worth wandering through and meeting folks. You'll probably be able to find any number of tailgates going on the blocks around campus and in the parking lots. It's not hard to find friendly folks who'll share their beer if you are willing to talk about the history of the rivalry.
Restaurants: If you get to town early head to Dreamland. It's considered the best barbecue in town but you might want to ignore their health inspection score. City Cafe in Northport is a great place to fill up on the cheap and get that classic southern Blue Plate restaurant feel (I ate there A LOT as a student). Cypress Inn is a decent place on the river but it’s not open on saturdays, so hit this one up during the week. Kozy’s is also decent, looks like a house on the outside, nice on the inside.
Bars: The Strip is the place to go. Its just a few blocks from the stadium and where all the cool kids go after the game. RBR's home away from home is Egans. It's the classic southern dive bar and it's glorious. Ask for "Bo" the bartender and mention us and he'll take care of you. The Bloody Marys are reccomended. The Houndstooth is the tourist trap/meat market. Major label beers and a lot of the Greek crowd. The eye candy makes up for a lot of it's more egregious sins. There a bunch of other places you can pop into and check out. You are certain to find one that fits your style.
To Do: If you love football you have to stop at the Bryant Museum. It's a short walk from the quad and open on gameday. It has all kinds of memorabilia and such from the long history of Crimson Tide history. All the trophies will be on display there as well. You don't have to be an Alabama fan to enjoy it. There will be tons of stores on the strip selling Bama merchandise you'll not have any interest in but you might want to pop into The Little Gallery and see some of the works of artist Daniel Moore. You can even pick up a mini print or poster of one of his more famed works like, say, this one...
I might not know much about art... but I know what I like.
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most of our fans are already considering this game a loss
appreciate the hospitality, but don’t go out of your way.
Why did I know that the "Goal line stand" would be the print you posted?
Is it because I’ve lived back in Alabama for six years now? It has to be the most frequently referenced play in a Penn State/Alabama conversation. LOL!
Thank you for kindly sharing your advice. The Alabama Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association will be hosting events in Birmingham the day before and may get buses to Tuscaloosa for game day. We’ve already been told that all Tuscaloosa hotels are booked. We’re also talking about trying to get a golf tournament together with the Alabama Alumni Association that Friday. Stay tuned for more information. If we manage to get something with both alumni associations together, I will post the information on your site.
Penn Staters who are visiting, stay tuned. I’ve already offered to host a Black Shoe Diaries tailgate in Tuscaloosa. I will have lots of Yuengling, but y’all can also pick some up on your way from Birmingham to swell the supplies! You can buy it in any grocery store and most gas stations.
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was wondering if they serve Yuengling down there
by Mr. Rosewater on Apr 6, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
hmmmm I do no think it made its way into alabama yet. TN and FL for sure tho
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by psu in the w-b on Apr 6, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I am sitting at a Buffalo Wild Wings in a Birmingham suburb
drinking Yuengling on draft (draught?) right now. We have it in many bars. It’s about $18 for a case a Sam’s, $10-$11 for a 12-pack at a grocery store, and about $6-$7 for a six pack at a convenience store.
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did you tell the bartender to send it into overtime?
by Mr. Rosewater on Apr 6, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Are you kidding?
Yes, I know the commercial, but Penn State in overtime sends me into complete hysterics. Why would I wish that on anyone else (except for Butler last night).
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Those fans get whatever they deserve.
What if their players all get knee injuries in the OT?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I figured they either
1) were just watching b/c it was gameday and weren’t fans of either team
or
2) were fans of the team that was about to lose.
Wow, I put too much thought into that commercial…
by billycthulhu on Apr 7, 2010 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Just to show you're not alone
If you look, they’re fans of the team that was about to win. In fact, I think that’s the case in all their sports commercials (which are all variants on the theme).
I only noticed because stuff like that annoys the heck out of me.
No, I just love those commercials in a "I absolutely hate them" kind of way
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
I hate those commercials so much.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
We do have Yuengling in Alabama. We have running water too.
"Sympathy has expired Longhorns" WallaceWade04
by The Voice of Reason on Apr 7, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
“it was exciting times in Iowa, we just got cable tv!”
"Want a donut go to dunkin donuts, want a linebacker go to Penn State." - Chris Carter
“That really made me mad.”
“The stuff Roethlisberger was saying?”
“No, the fact that they preempted Bassmasters with the football game. I really love fishing.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
“Two words: Iowa Hawkeye pride.”
God Bless Kenny Mayne.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Although...
I hope you PSU fans don’t mind using a hole in the ground inside a wooden shed to errrr…do your business. Good news though…we did do away with the tobbacco leaves in point of toilet tissue two years ago…although that tobbacco left a nice moist soothing feel. ; )
Hey, do you guys know Atticus Finch?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
of course...
more importantly, he knew of Dixie Howell.
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I think that was intended
to make reference at old southern stereotypes(yankee elitism imo). But as you pointed out, Attticus Finch is a morally sound and righteous character. Perhaps he/she intended to reference Bob Ewell, the antagonistic and morally ambiguous character in TKAMB.
Um, no.
There was no attempt at a reference of old stereotypes. I’m from central Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh and Philly with Alabama in between”), I don’t want to be hypocritical. There’s people here with Confederate battle flags, and their ancestors fought for the union.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
And Pittsburgh is the Birmingham of the North
At least that’s what we always used to say when people in Pittsburgh would ask us, “Isn’t Birmingham called the Pittsburgh of the South?”
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Yeah, but there's no Pensblog in Alabma.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
But on the plus side,
we have more than 30 days of sunshine a year and hardly any snow!
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Eww.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
do you remember the book you're referencing?
what about the part where Scout delights in the news that Bama had just won the Rose Bowl and everywhere all over the South, the people were celebrating?
yeah it’s a good book…
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She was wrong.
They didn’t celebrate in Florida because it’s a uninhabited swamp.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Florida isn't part of the South...
…most of it, anyway (culturally speaking, of course)….
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by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 7, 2010 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, Florida:
Where one must travel North to go South.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
it is a reference to alabama's victory
in the 1935 rose bowl against stanford. scout specifically mention’s alabama’s star player “dixie” howell when she’s trying to cheer her brother up.
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Running water?
That’s a brisk walk at best; by the time she gets to the porch that couch will be ash.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Allright the Iowa boys are here.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Just passing through...
…or driving by, depending on your viewpoint.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
i think i remember our resident bar expert at RBR
mentioning someone in town does. i’ll check with him and have him post here.
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I dunno
if it was me, I’d rather try out the local breweries. what’s the point of drinking Yuengling wherever you go? defeats the purpose of traveling.
by Mr. Rosewater on Apr 6, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Bad news, good news on that front
You can ask Bo (chinesedentist on SBNation/RBR) for more about the situation, but basically Alabama has some pretty backwards alcohol laws. Fortunately, we just recently passed a bill that (finally) allowed high gravity beers. I don’t know of any Tuscaloosa breweries, but there is a Birmingham brewery called “Good People” that I think has some pretty fantastic brews, and there are a few places that will sell it in T-town.
by billycthulhu on Apr 7, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
My only experience with the Good People Brewing Company
was a beer tasting where I paid $10 to try two beers – an IPA and a stout. I wasn’t that impressed with either of them, but then again, I don’t stray too far from Yuengling if I can help it.
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Guess it depends on what you like
I’ve tried 2 IPAs from them I believe. I have to admit I thought one of them was just a little too hoppy, but I thought the other one had a really great flavor.
by billycthulhu on Apr 7, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
The IPA that I had was too hoppy,
but in general I’m not fan of IPAs. The stout was made from coffee and I don’t drink coffee. I’m not saying they aren’t good, I just didn’t like them (or paying $10 for samples of only two beers). I’m sort of an Alabaster beer snob, compared to a Mountain Brook or Vestavia beer snob (only Birmingham people will get this reference, but for the Penn Staters it’s too country!
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I'm not generally a fan of IPAs either
but I really enjoyed the one that wasn’t ultra-hoppy.
I went to Hoover for high school and we made fun of people in Mtn Brook for being too snobby
by billycthulhu on Apr 7, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Go Bucs?
that 2-a Day show was crazy and was the first time most of the country got a good look at Bama Bangs
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
I have never seen an episode of that
and never plan to. I think they came in a year or two after I graduated. But after my experience with many of my classmates, whatever crazy crap was on that show was probably actually a pretty fair assessment of Hoover people
by billycthulhu on Apr 7, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I saw a Homewood High kid with a shirt that said,
“We only have to practice once a day.”
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the people were all normal except for the coach. I was afraid a kid would die practicing in that heat
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
You don't even know the half of it about that coach!
He had another family on the side and got into other troubles. Billycthulhu probably knows the details better.
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I read about it. Douchea
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
I meant he is a dbag, not you! I just saw how that looked.
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
I got it.
I would hope that I’ve been on here long enough that someone would have told me before if I was a douchea. But Roll Bama Roll has probably been thinking that about me all night.
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not really...
we don’t get too worked up about faux-barner backers. there’s plenty of the real thing to keep us occupied.
as for me personally, i rewatched the first half of the SECCG and drifted off to blissful and contented slumber with visions of this lulling me to sleep.
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Well, then you at least get my reference
of Alabaster/Shelby County vs. Mountain Brook. Hoover’s more high class than we are! LOL!!
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haha
I always got the feeling people felt like Hoover was the high school of rich snobs, so I thought it was pretty telling that we thought that way about Mtn Brook. (of course, with a 700+ size graduating class I feel like there was room for plenty of contingents)
by billycthulhu on Apr 7, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn't mean to get so off topic
But yeah. I like beer.
by billycthulhu on Apr 7, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
mmmm, beer
(insert Homer Simpson image)
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"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
Doesn't everyone feel that way about Mountain Brook?
All the UAB MDs that I work with send their kids to ASFA (Alabama School of Fine Arts) it seems.
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I figured...
…there’d be quite a few at Altamont and Indian Springs too.
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Some of Birmingham's...
…alcohol laws are pretty great though in that bars can stay open as late as they want.
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Good Point...
I have always thought Yueng was good but a bit overrated. I would suggest trying some of the local/regional brews. There are some tasty ones here.
I’ve heard the brew from FL does not taste the same
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
I don't know about that...
I was in Philly last November and didn’t notice a difference, but sometimes can tell a difference between bottle and draft.
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I didn't personally have it, I was told by a friend in Atlanta
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drink it during the Orange Bowl in 2005 and couldn't taste a difference
but then again I was pretty bombed
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face
i currently live in florida
and when i first got down here i could taste a slight difference, it was if the quality of the water used wasn’t as good
that's probably because Tampa has the worst water I've ever tasted
it was if the quality of the water used wasn’t as good
my old well in Harrisburg tasted like sulfur and it was still better than the crap they have down here!
I went to Denver not too long ago and I was in awe of their water. So crisp and clear and cold. No wonder they pimp that stuff out in the Coors commercials…
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
We've had Yuengling...
…for at least a decade.
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Yuengling rumor??
We have had Yuengling for at least 10 years. The rumor I heard was that a daughter of the owner attended the University of Alabama and wanted her family’s beer to be sold in Alabama. So we have it everywhere even Costco.
I know that she did go here
but I think that it was a more then that that brought it here
by chinesedentist on Apr 8, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
barry krauss is god's own badass.
that play is easily part of the top five of all-time most famous in modern alabama football history. up there with the sack, the strip, the kick and, now, rocky block.
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That's not possible.
God is a Penn State fan, as evidenced by the sky.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 6, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i heard that all the time when i lived in North Carolina
and they got stuck in the NIT this year.
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Our shade of blue is nicer.
Plus, God doesn’t care about basketball.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 6, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
God wrote my letter of recommendation
That’s how I got into Penn State. Terrific guy. Smells great.
by Mr. Rosewater on Apr 6, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
just be sure to call him "coach"
only sportscasters ever called him “bear”
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by kleph on Apr 6, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What’s not to love about the aroma of Chesterfields and Old Forrester?
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by Stuck in the Plains on Apr 7, 2010 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
FTW
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by BamaReturns07 on Apr 7, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
we didn't choose our colors, though.
UNC did.
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
The drive before OMG DESPERATION BLOCK was more than 12 plays and every single play was a handoff to Blair Thomas (info courtesy of jesse., who you'll enjoy reading later this year).
Shame he got drafted by Rich Kotite.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
and something to keep in mind
a hell of a lot of alabama fans are not alumni. a large portion of the fanbase are alabama residents who never attended the university. the importance of the team to the state is difficult to discribe, its much more of the dynamic of a professional football team but even that doesn’t quite cover it. during the horrors of the depression the football team was about the only positive thing the region had to take pride in and that’s something that has stuck in the mindset of the place.
as crimson tide fans we embrace that as part of our unique culture but it’s part of the reason we get a lot of crap about how our fans are all rednecks and whatnot. i am an alabama fan because i chose to go to school there but on gameday i’ll meet people who never took a class but whose family have been fans for generations. it’s really amazing and awe inspiring.
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So...
Are Auburn fans like the Basque separatists of Alabama?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 6, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i don’t think you should be insulting basque separatists like that.
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by kleph on Apr 6, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I knew this response was coming. And I loved it.
While I’m here, I’ll also say I find Alabama-Auburn about 2000 times better than Michigan-Ohio State. This is mostly because I despise Michigan and Ohio State with all of my breaths, but also because I don’t think Alabama and Auburn secretly love each other and need each other like Michigan and Ohio State.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 6, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
well, basque separatists speak their own language
you’d be lucky to find an auburn grad who can read and write.
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So Auburn fans are Kentucky fans?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 6, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Certainly.
I was just thinking after reading this: http://www.sbnation.com/2010/4/4/1405067/erudite-kentucky-fan-airs
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 6, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
oh we can set you up with plenty of that.
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by kleph on Apr 6, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you.
I will enjoy this for days.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
The "Redneck Auburn Fans" one is just...awesome.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Nope, I think it was from 2008, but I'm not sure.
I also could understand about 10% of what the Auburn redneck fans woman said.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
that one is in the 2009 list but it’s clearly after the 2008 iron bowl. it’s worth checkin out.
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Euskera!
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think Alabama and Auburn secretly love each other and need each other like Michigan and Ohio State.
You might have gotten a different impression if you’d been talking to Auburn fans
by billycthulhu on Apr 7, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I kid, I kid
but yeah, it’s a pretty heated rivalry
by billycthulhu on Apr 7, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
So I guess you're not one of those that will claim
“I cheer for Auburn except when they’re playing Alabama”? I hope not. As much as I dislike hearing the snarky comments, I dislike that comment even more.
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I cheer for Iowa except when they're playing Penn State.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 6, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That's comparing apples to oranges
Unless Iowa continues to ruin our perfect seasons for many years.
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I know, I just felt like saying it.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Is that a rivalry?
I mean, I root for a number of SEC teams that I don’t consider rivals, unless they’re playing Alabama (see: MS State, UGA)… Okay, maybe just a couple…
by billycthulhu on Apr 6, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not a rivalry until Penn State beats Iowa.
Ahem.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Will you come back to the light side if we beat Iowa this year?
Note: My current mindset is seeing Iowa as a loss, but the unpredictability of the Stanzi Factor can make things more interesting then they are expected to be. See: ummmm…just about every Iowa game from last year, lol
Right back at ya!
My enmity of Alabama goes deeper than my hatred of Michigan and Ohio State. I have a nice t-shirt from 2001 – On the front, “Dear Mr. Bryant,” on the back, “Sorry Bear, it’s 324 time in Happy Valley.”
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I wasn't patronizing you,
I was just sticking up for Auburn fans. I’ll now revert back to being the nice, charming Penn State fan that I am and not make any more comments about Alabama.
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hey, i'm in your territory... you can do what the hell you want.
i’m just providing advice for if you decide to head to t-town for the game.
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i think so...
but i meant the website. stirring shit is not the intention of this fanshot.
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You're right and I think that you can see from my first posts
That was not my original intention. I thanked you for your advice, I agreed that not all Alabama fans are obnoxious (particularly those who went to Alabama). I just got my back up when you started posting about Auburn. I’m the oddity here since I was raised an Auburn fan and went to Penn State and still love both teams.
Seeing how this is a Penn State site, as I said before, I will refrain from commenting on that, and go back to being a genial Penn State fan.
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darlin,
we’ll match you hate for hate when it comes to the iron bowl rivalry. any time. any where. but since this is a penn state blog i figured it would do better to not get that kind of nastiness started and focus on the rivalry in question. that said, we cordially invite you to drop into RBR during november in the lead up to our next beat-down of the barn.
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Yes, yes & yes
I went to Alabama for graduate school. Loved my time in school, loved living a block from the stadium during football season but I was over Tuscaloosa after about 18 months. I moved back to Birmingham and became a commuter student.
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err... sorry. got the wrong reference.
yes, paterno passed coach bryant. but that’s not much of a point of contention for bama fans. any good coach that lives long enough had a chance of doing that. the six national championships are much more important to us.
but the crimson tide won in happy valley on Nov. 14, 1981 to tie coach bryant with alonzo stagg’s all-time record. despite the loss, the penn state fans gave bryant an ovation, an act quite a few alabama fans still remember and is cause to hold you guys in high esteem.
the next game was the iron bowl and that’s when bryant became the winningest coach in college football history.
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Forget national championships.
Sportswriters are morons. We prefer undefeated seasons here. ;-)
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure, but as far as I know, in a single season...
Boise State never beat:
USC by several touchdowns
Michigan (at Michigan)
Ohio State…. by a score of 63-14!
The champions of the Pac 10
We won’t even discuss ’69, because we got our revenge on Texas in the Cotton Bowl a few years later.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
But at least they beat all those WAC teams!
by billycthulhu on Apr 7, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
We have one of those where we were denied...
…‘66. We were the only undefeated, untied team in the country. Beat the ever lovin’ crap out of Nebraska in the bowl and we were coming off of back to back MNC’s. F ND and F MSU.
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
Not to mention we started the season...
…ranked #1
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Yeah, but...
MSU’s best player was named Bubba Smith. Gotta give the title to a guy named Bubba.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
That reminds me of a special...
…ESPN had about the ’66 ND-MSU game. The commentator said something along the lines of Alabama has a legitimate gripe about the way the polls turned out. Bubba Smith was on the panel and said “We woulda whupped them boys, I played in the Senior Bowl against one of those BAMA boys and whupped him all day long.” I would like to know, since when is one player a team?
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
that is how I feel about Ohio State and Michigan
when they play each other we root for the meteor
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Not the
unseen fault line?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Too untrustworthy.
Might just graze them.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Being a native Alabamian,
and raised an Auburn fan, I’ve had plenty of experience with the obnoxious Alabama fans who never stepped foot on campus (I’m related to some of them). The fans who actually went to Alabama are generally much classier than the ones who didn’t.
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I am one of those sidewalk alums...
…I did not attend UA. I planned to but they didn’t offer me a full ride coming out of HS, Jacksonville State did. So I went to JSU. My brother did play for Bryant at UA and I am a season ticket holder. Do I count?
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
If you're polite, then you're a classy Alabama fan.
I was making a sweeping generalization based on one of kleph’s comments. Maybe I should qualify it as “many Alabama fans who have never stepped foot on any college campus are obnoxious.” I was just surprised when I moved back here at the difference in the behavior and attitude between the people I met who went to Alabama and the rednecks I met at BWWs and other places. I live in Shelby County, we have a lot of rednecks.
I understand you had to go to school where the money was. That’s how I ended up at Penn State and not at Auburn. For what it’s worth, my dad is a JSU alum. He helped found the Kappa Sig house there.
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well, my point about being patronizing
is we really don’t give a damn if someone classes us as acceptable or unacceptable in their estimation (particularly a barner partisan). that said, there really doesn’t seem to be much point in being a dickbag either.
but to say that non-alumni alabama fans are, as a group, despicable and to be looked down on is something we bristle at because it’s actually rather elitist. there a lot of very good reasons for our fanbase to be the way it is and any true alabama fan embraces that. (and, as our polar opposite, these conditions also hold true for auburn fans. ergo, you consider yourself a barner although you didn’t attend the school)
for most schools the fans are made up of a group that attended the school i.e. college educated. suddenly there’s a very real socio-economic divide between that fanbase and ours. and it manifests most often in the tossing around of the “redneck” stereotype. you have to keep in mind, we don’t apologize for this element of our fanbase, we embrace it. and anyone who looks down on us about it can go to hell.
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by kleph on Apr 7, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not saying that a fanbase has to be alumni
Penn State has a lot of fans who never went to school there. The point that I was making is that there seems to be a difference in the way that Alumni fans and non-alumni fans interact with fans of other schools.
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i understand that...
what i’m trying to emphasize is that distinction doesn’t quite work when you are discussing alabama.
one of the best examples is warren st. john who penned the superb book on crimson tide fandom, rammer jammer yellow hammer. he’s a birmingham native that got his degree from colombia. he’s been an alabama fan his whole life and even met coach bryant, for chrissakes.
every team has a certain portion of their fanbase that are complete and utter assholes. and alabama is no different. what we reject is the contention that there is a higher proportion of dickhead fans in the non-alumni portion of our fanbase.
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by kleph on Apr 7, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I get him Kelph. As a “sidewalk alum” who hasn’t pursued a degree in anything (school of hard knocks ftw) I do not take offense to what he is saying, but he is painting with a broad brush. Don’t believe there’s any good way to put it in any situation; most dickheads are the outsiders.
Now with that out of the way, nice to see an Aubie make it to Happy Valley. How long of a walk was that? Or did you happen to have a horse and buggy the patriarch let you use? ;-)
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 7, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
OK
Now that paragraph sums it up darn well! Well played sir!
by d12 on Apr 7, 2010 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a covered wagon actually
I had a lot of stuff to take to the dorm room! Lol! I went to Penn State because I graduated from high school in the Pittsburgh area. We had upgraded to a car by then.
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by Paige2PSU on Apr 7, 2010 7:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Pittsburgh? Talk about a fish out of water. Or with running water. LOL
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 7, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
This statement
from folks always drives me up the wall. Why do I have to actually attend a specific school to root for it? Do I have to have played for the New York Giants to root for them? No, but my Father was born and raised in Manahattan and he loves the G-men… so I as well root for them.
My ultimate desire was to attend the University of Alabama, but, like bamachine, I was afforded another opportunity on the east coast that I took. My Mother and my Cousin both attended Alabama. So maybe I am just a legacy fan? I don’t consider myself an obnoxious Alabama fan. In fact I LOVE going to Bama games and talking to fans of the otherside. It’s what makes it fun and is always a lesson in culture for both myself and the other party. Sharing a beer and some friendly smack talk with enemy is so much more fun and worth the experience than just berating each other. That ruins the experience altogether.
Granted, you are right, there are some obnoxious Alabama fans, both that attended the University as well as not… just like there are obnoxious Auburn fans, Penn State fans, Ohion Sate fans (the list goes on) that both may have or may not have attended said university.
To clump me in with what you call is an obnoxious fan base, based on having not attended Alabama is just wrong.
That being said I am looking VERY forward to this meeting and the year after in Happy Valley as well! Can’t wait!
My generalization was based largely on experience with family
and people I’ve met in Birmingham. Not all non-alumni fans are obnoxious and not all alumni-fans are nice. Therefore, I apologize for the sweeping generalization. I was actually trying to give you some kudos, in that before moving back here in 2004, I didn’t think there were any nice Alabama fans.
It’s actually pretty funny really, how Alabama fans react when I introduce myself as a Penn State fan and then how that changes when I tell them I’m an Auburn fan, too. We’ll talk very politely until the subject of Auburn and Alabama comes up. When I say that I’m an Auburn fan, too, the entire conversation changes and goes downhill.
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well, it does raise some serious questions about your character.
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Now you are getting it ;)
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
is this the part...
where you are supposed to go OH SNAP! or something? it’s like something’s missing there.
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Your mom is missing he...
Whoa, thought I was at BHGP for a second.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
For an hour actually.
Then you lost in the clutch.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
Only if you have hopes and dreams and a non-Italian QB.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, I should have ended with a :o)
Trying to move back and forth between work and the blog – not doing it very successfully.
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If you rec this post, Alabama will give you half of their 500 national champions.
Just joking, kleph. Sorta.
Thanks for the post. See you in Sept.
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national championships
I really should read my comments before I post them.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 6, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
no worries...
we’ll be glad to explain to you at length and in amazing detail about our case for the 13 national championships we claim as well as the eight others we believe we have a case for.
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You seem like a nice fellow
I feel as though trumpeting a # of “national titles” is so bogus. Not just for Alabama, for everyone. Our former dear little brother Pittsburgh claims 137 of them for crying out loud.
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For the record, kleph.
He’s exaggerating, but only slightly. I believe they claim, what, nine? But what’s great is that they have banners for them with the BCS trophy. And all of their claimed titles came before the BCS era.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
They claim 11
And that banner is just hilarious. The best part is they take it down for big games because they know people will laugh at it.
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this is actually the correct answer
there is no ncaa-recognized national champion in college football. once you note that and agree every championship is determined by outside organizations of varying repute and longevity then you can actually begin this discussion.
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I guess that is where you'll run into problems, at least 'round here.
Sure we can (and JoePa has been know to) claim championships from at least 5 other years. I guess I like to recognize the ones that are nationally recognized. Further, I really only start counting championships since the face mask was invented. This partially has to do with me arguing with my fiance’s michigan friends (who claim like 104 pre-WW1 titles) and partially has to do with the fact that real college football, as I imagine it, didn’t become title-worthy until after the Second War to End All Wars.
I guess my point is that we have 2 titles, have a feasible claim to at least 4-5 more, but I don’t really recognize the older titles unless it is widely accepted. Some of those pre-WW1 years had, by your understanding, like 6 national champions.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions
you miss my point...
once we agree that the sanctioning body of the sport does not recognize the champion we have essentially said every means of evaluating the best team in the land is arbitrary to some degree. it’s clearly ridiculous to dismiss the issue altogether but you have to accept there will be limitations on the result.
arguments typically then break down into 1) relative merits of a given team’s season 2) value of evaluating agencies 3) personal preference. and once you start dropping first person pronouns in your argument, you’ve pretty much regulated yourself to door No. 3.
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I'd like to think I'm in a hybrid of all 3
I will give more weight to an AP champ than a Toronto Sun-Times champ and will certainly recognize the merits of an great season (of which Alabama and PSU have had plenty). I guess I’m mostly in door 3, but that’s only because teams like Pitt and Alabama (and that is not meant to be derogatory) can claim multiple national championships for years that other teams can claim national championships.
And first person pronouns is how I roll. Unless you’d rather I start posting in the third person. PSUJunny does not want to do that, though.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions
but giving extra weight to the AP poll...
leaves you at a loss over the past several years since they opted out of the championship arrangement. but i think your description of “a hybrid of all three” is pretty much where most folks tend to fall. the bigger problem happens when folks confuse the argument over the polling method and the merit of a team’s performance.
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Well the last several years is a discussion of its own, as there is clearly a "national" champ.
Other than that one year (2003?) where USC and LSU claimed titles, one a BCS and one an AP, I think its safe to say the BCS champ is national champ.
I know, I know, the BCS doesn’t award a national championship per se, but poll the country and ask who was national champs last year and everyone will say Alabama. That is why the past decade or so has been easier for title-claiming. My problem lay with the 50 years before the BCS.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess that's another one of my points.
While it is technically true that college football was invented over 100 years ago, were those guys actually playing college football? Or was it a bunch of Sillynannies running around trying to figure out what the hell was going on? That’s why I relegate my title-talk to post-1950ish.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions
but that's as arbitrary a point as any other
like any history, college football’s past has to be seen as a continuum. while comparing different epochs to each other is clearly foolish, disregarding the accomplishments of the past is folly as well.
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I don't disagree.
Like I said, I chose 1950ish because Michigan won their last of 214 titles in 1948 before winning an (arguably) real one in 1997, and I like to get after my future-wife’s friends about that. But also I feel the 1950’s was when college football really started to be “real.” Like it or not, there is some serious truth behind the movie Leatherheads.
But I agree on arbitrarily picking a starting point for discussions. Obviously, as Bama fans, you guys want to start the discussion in the 20’s, and that’s fine. I’m just saying that, IMO, the debate should be around a 60 year debate.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
honestly,
we want to begin the discussion in the 1910s. the accomplishments of thomas kelly and xen scott are as important as those of wallace wade and frank thomas even if they don’t have statues in front of BDS.
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Well then we'll have to agree to disagree.
If I were a Bama or Princeton or Harvard fan, I’d probably want to start the discussion then too. Hell, Penn State can “claim” as early as 1911, but that time in college football just wasn’t as (and I hate to use this word in this debate) relevant as it is today. A crew championship in 1911 probably got more kids laid than a college football title.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
but college football would be relevant today
if not for the accomplishments of those teams in that era.
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Obviously the groundwork was done by the "pioneers" of CFB.
But that doesn’t mean that 1-0 Princeton team deserves a national title just because they played one game. I beat my brother in ping pong once. Do I deserve a national title because I went 1-0?
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Were you the only two people playing competitive ping-pong when that happened?
I'm wrong all the time.
No, but that doesn't mean I didn't earn it by going 1-0.
Princeton won a CFB title with that record in 18dickety9, but that doesn’t mean that USC or Penn State or Oregon couldn’t have played as well. They just didn’t know the sport was around or the ONE GAME TO RULE THEM ALL was being played.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
They just didn’t know the sport was around
If they don’t have a football team, they can’t be national champions. The fact that they might have been able to field a team that might have beaten the best team in the country doesn’t mean squat.
I'm wrong all the time.
I guess its meh to me before the modern CFB era.
That’s where the “agree to disagree” thing comes into play.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
well this is our point
it’s not “meh.” it’s very much a part of why the teams and schools involved today are who they are. the “fascination” with the past folks mock us for is less an interest in claiming as many titles as possible than understanding the importance of teams, coaches and players that have paved the way for today’s squad.
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I agree with that statement.
This debate started over claiming national championships. I in no way discredit the CFB pioneers. Without them we wouldn’t be here, so they are extremely important.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
We’re very used to teams with fewer claims believing many of ours to be "meh’. It’s something of a point of pride for us.
Also: When does the “modern age” start, exactly? 1982?
I'm wrong all the time.
I said above I keep it in the late 40's, early 50's
For some of my own reasons, but also because that is when the college football as we know it today began – the leather helmet was still used in 1948!
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Defend what?
I thought that’s what I had been doing.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
no
you’ve argued against other definitions, you’ve simply said “i prefer it” as to your reason for starting at that decade.
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No, I've said that is when CFB seemingly, at least IMO, began to take shape as what we know it as today.
The “real” helmet, the face mask, organized polling units (even if there were more than one or two)…
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
so we have to take your word for it?
you’ll understand if we find that reasoning… flimsy.
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I'm not saying you have to take my word for it.
I’m saying that’s my view, just like you guys have been giving me your view. We’re not going to see eye to eye, and I agree with your “respect the past legends” comment, but it is, like I said, an “agree to disagree” debate.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
and our response to that is
“defend it” and you then go back to a) other years aren’t as deserving or b) you prefer this. what we are asking for is a specific basis supporting this argument.
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I thought that's what I just gave.
Maybe we’re talking about different things now, but your argument is to claim 13 (or whatever #) titles from the beginning of time, whereas my argument is too recognize college football since around the time the leather helmet went away. Is it arbitrary? Yes. But that’s just when I feel that college football evolved into something it looks like today. I don’t know how else to defend it.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
You know what I mean.
I’m not trying to be deragatory. Really, I’m a decent guy. Your point is that we should recognize CFB titles from day one (188whatever) and my point is that I recognize the national titles from 1950ish. At least I think those are our points. I’ve gotten lost a few times in this thread.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
So… the helmet and facemask are what defines “modern football”, then? That’s the standard?
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Among other things.
To be sure, there are a million aspects of “modern football.” Once again, my point is that around that time, college football began to look like what it does today.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
ok then...
check out the photo in this entry about alabama’s 1915 squad. they are clearly wearing face protection.
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Ahead of their time, I guess.
I’m sure there were face masks before, and I don’t know why the face mask sticks out in my mind as so important, but they weren’t widely in use until the 50’s.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
The fallacy here
is in the notion that there was an instant during which football started “looking like it looks now”. The fact is that football (like other sports) have been evolving, in ways small and large, since they started being played.
Drawing lines in the middle is pretty difficult to do without looking like you’re just being arbitrary and then trying to justify it somehow.
I'm wrong all the time.
Again, I agree with this.
I know its an arbitrary line. The only non-arbitrary line is the beginning of CFB. My whole point, though, was that national titles in the early years were almost like a popularity contest, with a smattering of groups giving out titles to whomever they saw fit.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
but then, of course,
your arbitrary line is just as nonsensical. this argument invalidates you contention that any team’s national title is valid. you either have to agree with this or bite the bullet and back up why you feel some titles are more valid than others.
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I feel that all pre-WW2 titles should go to Jim Thorpe retroactively.
I mean, no one really cares about national championships won back then, right? Right?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I have no idea who's right here because I haven't been paying attention and there's too many posts here to read.
But I like you because you’re new and most of our new readers are like Skins4ever and Richie Aceto, plus Junny is my nemesis, so I agree with you.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
arch-nemesis
And your arrival probably signals the end of this, at least for today. Which is a good thing.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Hail! To the Bama valiant! Hail to the something Bama! Hail! Hail! to something something Bama beat Junny!
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Like I said.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
actually...
it’s traditional to do the Rammer Jammer, on occasions such as these. don’t worry if you don’t catch all the words, we’ll teach them to you in september.
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No!
We’re already so used to “In Heaven There Is No Beer”.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Rosewater is my arch-nemesis.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Ooh! Can I be your arch ally?
I call REO, but only because Dennis DeYoung is an embarrassment to Chicago.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Ok!
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
By the way,
my wife wanted to see the link of your Village People knock-off you posted the other night but I couldn’t find it. Repost?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34sqrLWF_tQ
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Haha!
Ridiculous…thanks, I think.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Hup! Shoot 'em up! Hup! Ride!
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I sent it to her
and can now hear it playing from the next room peppered with “hah!’s” & “huh?’s”
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Hup! Shoot ’em up! Hup! Ride! Hup! Shoot ’em up! Hup! Ride!
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
She has now declared
“I want those four minutes back.”
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
If she would just give her love to a cowboy man, she would feel better.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
So........
She has now declared “I want those four minutes back.”
how is that any different than what you usually hear?
Because she's normally
asleep…
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Reclaiming space?
That figures.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Somewhere between REO/STYX and …that…, you two have seemingly killed an otherwise nonsensical. Good work, gumshoes – I salute you both!
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
Well, my work here is done.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Its not that it was nonsensical.
It started alright. Then we started repeating each other and trying to convince the other and it kinda went downhill right around the time we started debating the face mask.
We’ll start it back up once Cairo gives us some HATE.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
It was an argument on the internet
that makes it, by definition, nonsensical from the start.
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
ohhh... he goes meta on us.
with a bonus topping of cynicism.
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haha...To be honest
I’m kinda sad nobody Godwin’d this entire convo.
/only Nazi’s claim pre-WW2 championships
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
The HATE WEEK for this game will be epic
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actually it was because it gave you leverage against Michigan fans...how coincidental
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by The Voice of Reason on Apr 8, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
you cant be an absolute relativist in terms of the definition
but then insist there is an absolute standard as well.
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The relevance of the sport doesn't determine the legitimacy of the title
Turn it around: how many crew national champions do you think believe their championships to be “illegitimate” because nobody watches rowing?
I'm wrong all the time.
I love watching RBR guys tear open the opposition in debate.
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by The Voice of Reason on Apr 7, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
When did that happen?
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Depends on how many crew teams could "claim" the title in a given year.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Because when 5 teams claim a title
the title is inherently discredited a bit. See 1919 or 1921.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
As kleph and I debated above, why = the credibility of the awarding agency. Would you, as a true Bama fan, really claim a title if something like The Jake the Snake Fan Club bestowed the award upon you but the BCS, AP, etc all awarded the title to PSU?
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
i don't know if we debated it
i just was elucidating the types of avenues these discussions tend to break down within.
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You’re mixing your arguments now. There is no “the awarding agency” — and the reason why multiple titles can be claimed is because there are multiple groups that hand out titles.
Given the number of teams and the distinct lack of overlap in the scheduling of them, it is possible that there has been a time when there were 3, 4, or even 5 teams with legitimate claims to the title.
Once you admit that more than one team could claim a title, that it doesn’t require an undefeated and untied record, and that a team with zero losses isn’t necessarily better than a team with one loss, a lot of these arguments just cease to be meaningful.
I'm wrong all the time.
This conversation is epic
Please continue.
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by BamaReturns07 on Apr 7, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Do earlier Superbowls not count
because the league was smaller and other cities could have formed a team but didnt?
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by BamaReturns07 on Apr 7, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Only Sixburgh's count. Duh.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
P.S. all Stanley Cups won by Washington in the future don't count because Ovie is very ugly.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, wait a...
This will not stand—far too preemptive. Plus, everybody knows that Ugly in Hockey=awesome. Pretty, otoh? =douchea.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Ugly in hockey is usually like missing teeth.
Not freak radioactive accidents.
/still ticked they went empty net for no good reason and let him tie Crosby.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
No titles...
in any sport should really count until the sport was fully integrated.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
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by Esteban d' Amur on Apr 7, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
you know, i think you are right...
this whole nonsense about national championships is kind of silly.
so, have you guys won another rose bowl yet?
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I just realized that I generated about 5000 replies with this above post.
Impressive, huh?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Location, location
LoLqation!
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by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 7, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
ok. we'll look into it.
but, for now, we suggest you pick up this book and give it a read.
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here is a little info on RV's
This link is from last year but will give you a few pointers. Me or Kelph will do some digging and find some more up to date RV info as soon as it is posted.
by chinesedentist on Apr 7, 2010 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions
We've got the fire power.
I can count no less than 10 BSD regs with JDs.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
non-staying question for kleph:
I’m gonna most likely be incredibly busy around the game, but I’m considering flying down with my dad for just the game. What are the logistics behind flying down on a red-eye and leaving after the game? (obviously, if when it’s a night game, I’ll probably have to stay the night, but we’ll cross that bridge later)
Where should I fly into, how long a drive, etc?
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-J.V.Pa.
It could easily take you twice as long to get to the game from the airport (Birmingham is your best bet, unless you can somehow get a cheap flight into tuscaloosa regional) on a gameday. There’s really only one major road into/out of Tuscaloosa I-20/59 and pretty much everyone who shows up for the game drives along that route.
It’s really, really bad after the game. Depending on where you end up parking, it can be worse than getting out of West Lafayette after a Purdon’t game. You will want to leave yourself 3 or 4 hours after the game to get back to Birmingham. You might get lucky and make it more quickly than that, but don’t count on it.
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i typically fly in the day before and fly out the day after...
its an hour or so drive between tuscaloosa and birmingham so you have to take that into account when figuring out the logistics. and don’t forget, on gameday traffic in t-town is going to be horrendous.
the upshot of doing it this way is you get to start the gameday experience in the departing airport. the downside is it’s a pretty brutal way to do it. the reason being flights will be packed with folks doing the same thing you are planning. if you are going to try it you need to get your tickets pretty soon.
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I'm not 100% sure I could fly in the day before, but I'll look into it.
Thanks!
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-J.V.Pa.
You actually managed to write this post
in a southern drawl. Impressive.
gone but not forgotten
by chicken cosmo on Apr 7, 2010 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
aw shucks.
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by kleph on Apr 7, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Info on bars and enjoyment in Tuscaloosa
I’m Bo and I run the show at Egan’s during game days. Much like Kelph said The strip which is a block or so from the quad and the stadium is your pre-game best option. Egans is a smoky dive bar with the best beer selection and we pride ourselves on enjoying football with other fans and draw a little bit more of the “went to school there crowd”. I don’t like anyone being obnoxious I agree that everyone should root and cheer but when people start insulting other people or just being a d-bag they have to go. There are always a couple of d-bags that slip through but for the most part we have a educated crowd that likes to party and have fun. The Houndstooth is tempting because of its huge ass patio but they built a new building that makes you feel like your drinking in a Sam’s club with Alabama memorabilia on the walls. The place will be swamped and their beer selection is a little weak and over priced. I do know several people that love it but it just seems a little soulless to me. There are also a few more bars up and down the strip so I’m sure there will be something for everyone.
As for Mr. Rosewaters comment about Yuengling is everywhere. Even the gas sations have the Black and Tan as well as the Bock. Bars that don’t even sell any nice beer will have this as their on “import?”. Also Rosewater brings up a good point about whats the point in traveling just to have stuff that you can get back home. Alabama has one really good brewery and thats Good People. The problem is that they are only available in draft and because of different contracts with different distributors they are only available Down town (which is only a half mile down the road but with traffic and the need to be close to the stadium is probably better for after the game . That being said there are a few really good semi local beers : Lazy Magnolia from Klin Mississippi (their Southern Pecan is a great brown), Terrapin from Athens Georgia and Yazoo from Nashville Tennessee . They all make good beers that you might not be able to get up in your neck of the woods.
I open Egans myself at 8 am before any football game and have gained a decent rep for my Bloody Marys. I try to make them have a little some thing of everything that will turn your morning around if you had too much fun the night before. Why we open so early is because its easier to park and some people like to get there that early. Its also one of the best times to have non drunk conversations with other fans and just get going. Here is a link to a piece on RBR about egans. I’m the guy who someone commented looked like Kevin Smith. That really got me back to the gym. Please don’t think tis is a really long add about Egans. Egans is not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. I’ll be glad to help people find what suites them best for there gameday experience. As many a person has done for me when I have been a guest in another city.
All in all I think most everyone is looking forward to a great game between two great schools with a lot of history and respect. There are going to be gooberhead fans that have no tact and a very sub par intelligence that makes the rest of us look like asses but from what I can tell every fan base has those people. So if you have any questions feel free to stop in and see me or you can email me at boandnick(at)gmail(dot)com and I’ll be glad to help. Oh and also I run an entertainment podcast and blog about Tuscaloosa were We list everything bands events and so forth on our page wellthatscool.com . Its sort of a Tuscaloosa version of Wayne’s world with a really good events calender.
I'll ditto the terrapin.
LOVE it. I drink it all the time up here in Pittsburgh (at Hough’s). not sure where else to find it.
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-J.V.Pa.
Egan's is the balls
I, for one, love it. Great college bar atmosphere, and the staff is phenomenal. the patrons are fun and knowledgeable, and even though it is packed on gameday, you won’t have a problem seeing or hearing the game.
Plus you get the benefit of hearing the cheers from the stadium a couple of blocks down. Well, I say benefit but CBS provides an annoying delay.
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by BamaReturns07 on Apr 7, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
You've got to get...
…the BBQ Nachos at Big Bad Wolves across the street from Egan’s. It’s not a permanent establishment, just a tent that shows up on game weekends. You will love it though.
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Nico is right
Not the best example of Southern BBQ, its good just not the best but it is a beacon of light for a hunger that only a game day can bring on, those nachos are the jam.
by chinesedentist on Apr 7, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah...
…definitely not the best…but in terms of “I’ve been drinking all day/night and have been outside for 18 hours straight and it’s 2am and I’m hungry”…it’s essential dining.
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Some other questions.
- Could you indicate which roads are paved in Alabama? I don’t want my pricey luxury automobile sullied with a mixture of dirt, poultry waste, and discarded banjo strings.
- Do you have an interpretive tour of all of the book stores where NCAA recruiting violations occurred? How much is an English-speaking guide? How much is an English-speaking guide that pronounces things correctly and refrains from using phrases like “yonder there”?
- Why does Paul Finebaum insist on only putting taking calls from the most educated, well-thought, insightful persons from the state of Alabama? I want to know what the common man thinks.
- Does the war eagle come out before the game or at halftime? I want to be sure to be in my seat when it’s flying about.
- If PSU loses, can we blame it on not having a week off before playing the Crimson Tide?
- What should I say to defend Penn State when the diehard Alabama fan who bags my groceries starts talking smack? (this one is actually 100% true)
It’s only April, but it’s always HATE HATE HATE season.
by Cairo on Apr 7, 2010 9:58 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
1. learn to use the < list> tag
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by kleph on Apr 7, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
now now
I believe your hate is misplaced sir. I see nothing but respect and goodhearted fun. If thats what you intended my bad. I just think the whole all Alabamians are slack jawed yokels is played out. We look forward to welcoming y’all.
by chinesedentist on Apr 7, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
You will have a good time..
In Tuscaloosa and like I said there will be idiots but I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised in the knowledge of a lot of the fan base. I pride myself on getting to know the other sides perspective and learning where they come from. This is doubled when we host another great program like PSU.
by chinesedentist on Apr 7, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope not
I don’t know your opinion on them but this kind of reminds me of the home and home we had with OK several years back. Great fans traditional football power a great time was had by all.
by chinesedentist on Apr 7, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I wish PSU would do it more often.
Series against Rutgers, Virginia, and Syracuse don’t have the resonance of Alabama or Nebraska. Even non-traditional powers can be great if they bring a fun environment and strong fan support like Oregon State did in Happy Valley a few years ago.
Your right..
The problem we have is that we’ve been doing the neutral site games which are all fine and good but as a native Tuscaloosa resident it kind of takes away from the college town field trip vibe I love so much from going to away games. It also means less of a boom for the local economy.
by chinesedentist on Apr 7, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
But I want more games with COASTAL CAROLINA!
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
Correct...
…we can actually beat SEC teams.
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by Nico2.0 on Apr 7, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Crap.
Read that as “You’re not like Ohio State” at first…so my response doesn’t make as much sense. Oh well, it’s still fun to bag on the Buckeyes.
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No Need, Sir
We knew what you meant. Please bag away…
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by WestPointLion on Apr 7, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Or an Iowa fan.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Still, LOL
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by BamaReturns07 on Apr 7, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
This is kinda sad, actually. I know some barely high-school educated Auburn alums who have better material.
Also, you’ns in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
I'm wrong all the time.
Tread lightly with the NCAA stuff
…unless you want things to move out of the “good natured fun” arena — some folks are a bit sensitive about that sort of thing.
I'm wrong all the time.
I work with two Auburn grads and a Mississippi State grad
plus I’ve worked at LSU, Vandy, and Kentucky. There probably isn’t anything I haven’t heard about Bama.
sounds like you are involved
with a lot of manual labor.
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by kleph on Apr 7, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
...and bestiality....
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 7, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
and having sex with animals
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by The Voice of Reason on Apr 8, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
PORKING
the PIGLETS
Lee Corso: How would you describe tailgating at Alabama?
Kirk Herbstreit: Barbecue and Ralph Lauren
by animalcracker on Apr 8, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate Ralph Lauren.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate yanks.
Lee Corso: How would you describe tailgating at Alabama?
Kirk Herbstreit: Barbecue and Ralph Lauren
by animalcracker on Apr 8, 2010 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh, hell, I'm already over 1000
My work is already done
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
How about
soft tugs?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, and: it was awfully hurtful for you to suggest that we wouldn’t take better care of our banjos than that.
I'm wrong all the time.
by PeteHoliday on Apr 7, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I smell a HATE WEEK post coming REAL SOON!
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
All those questions can be answered for you...
Just please when you come don’t open up your carpet bag and start trying to sell us snake oil and herbal health remedies made by some indian tribe from the mid-west. We will be eating, drinking, gawking and trying to get ready for the event at hand.
We're not the B10 team you should be worried about selling you snake oil.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thank god everyday
That finebaum made fun of his wife and he backed out on us.
by chinesedentist on Apr 7, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
We only do that to guys from Missouri
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
...that's "Mizzourahh"...
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by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 7, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll be dead in cold, cold ground before I recognize the state of Missourah!
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I have just now decided to booby trap the visiting sections with punji sticks
I’ve baited them with hair gel
drunk comment of the week: Stop talking about Nick Saban's crotch
by Wallacewade04 on Apr 7, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Could you indicate which roads are paved in Alabama? I don’t want my pricey luxury automobile sullied with a mixture of dirt, poultry waste, and discarded banjo strings.
you drive yourself? plebian.
Do you have an interpretive tour of all of the book stores where NCAA recruiting violations occurred? How much is an English-speaking guide? How much is an English-speaking guide that pronounces things correctly and refrains from using phrases like "yonder there"?
we defer to auburn in such matters. they are the acknowledged experts in this area of study.
Why does Paul Finebaum insist on only putting taking calls from the most educated, well-thought, insightful persons from the state of Alabama? I want to know what the common man thinks.
thank god you haven’t found the message boards.
Does the war eagle come out before the game or at halftime? I want to be sure to be in my seat when it’s flying about.
sorry, that’s some other team. you’ll just have to make do with this.
If PSU loses, can we blame it on not having a week off before playing the Crimson Tide?
no. you can chalk it up to The Process.
What should I say to defend Penn State when the diehard Alabama fan who bags my groceries starts talking smack? (this one is actually 100% true)
doesn’t matter. just make sure to call him “sir.”
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by kleph on Apr 7, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Question about the jet flying overhead in your video:
did the bomb bay doors fail to open due to human error or mechanical failure?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
The big plane wasn’t a bomber, and the other two were F-15s which were built under the policy of “Not a pound for air-to-ground”.
Should have sent an Apache.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
An Apache?
But he can no longer “grow big”…
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 7, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
That's what she said.
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Apr 7, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, as seeing that joke is the crux of the episode pictured above...
Yes…well played?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
What's The Process?
Is that a Jersey Shore reference?
by Illegal Formation on Apr 7, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
it's one of those things you have to experience first hand
to truly understand.
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To Kill A Mockingbird: 21st century version
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
What's the 21st century version of a chiffarobe?
by Illegal Formation on Apr 7, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
An iPad?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe you could use your iPad to order a chiffarobe online, then bust it up.
by Illegal Formation on Apr 7, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Finebaum
To really enjoy Finebaum, first you must realize that he is a master at trolling. That is where all of the fun is.
Now Pawl, Pawwwwwwwl!
Do you believe that Nick Saban is the living embodiment of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, ‘cause I believe he is. I’ll hold on the line and listen’ to your response.
"You did it again, bitch!" from 2007 is gold.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Its fun to listen to it now with the constant Auburn bashing, but when we were down, he let Alabama fans have it on the constant. We just dont have anyone as annoying as Charles from Reeltown…now that Phyllis from Mulga has disappeared.
Check out the Iron Bowl Montage from the 2008 section, it is a classic.
another dining suggestion
rama jama’s across from the stadium. it’s got all the memorabilia and atmosphere you’ll be looking to take pictures of and show to your amazed friends back home. but they also make a mean breakfast as well. brave the line and fill up at the start of gameday and you’ll be set to begin a day of serious drankin’ and carryin’ on.
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boy howdy
I do love carryin’ on and don’t get me started on the drankin’. Cairo I did kind of chuckle at the banjo strings.
by chinesedentist on Apr 7, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
My apologies about the banjo strings
I confused Alabama with Arkansas. Anyone who’s driven to Fayetteville can understand the concern.
You reminded me of my favorite MST3K character.
Old Man Crenshaw!
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Classic.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I know you've not been to Fayetteville...
…or else you purchased another high dollar vehicle with the insurance monies.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 7, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
also....
Dreamland is the most famous BBQ staple in T-town, but serious BBQ fans might want to compare that with Archibald’s…it is a BBQ joint run out of the dude’s garage, but it is absolutely amazing
dude
I keep passing by that every day on my way home but I haven’t tried it yet. I’ve been otherwise disappointed with the BBQ selection in town… I need to check this out.
its the one on MLK its a cinder block shack
Its scary as hell but the BBQ will bring a tear to a glass eye. Just thinking of the sauce gives me a soft on.
by chinesedentist on Apr 7, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
….unless the pit was rebuilt, I believe he started with his wife in 1962.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 7, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
damn. that's pretty sweet.
i’ll definitely be stopping by when i’m in town.
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…gotta give Todd Blackledge some props, when he did taste of the town and rolled by the joint, it was great. Can only hope it boosted sales.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 7, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
i'd like "taste of the town" a hell of a lot more
if they didn’t run it during key plays of important drives.
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Blackledge has a habit of ruining important drives in Alabama
But, he sure could make amends.
Of course I'm home. I'm always home. I'm uncool.
by WestPointLion on Apr 8, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
If I were you, I would have said Matt Kizner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp69JctTYaI&feature=related
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
But, Kizner Doesn't have as much gusto for regional foods.
At least I don’t think so. I haven’t seen a recent picture.
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by WestPointLion on Apr 8, 2010 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
What was "85" for on the helmets?
Did we forget what year it was?
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by WestPointLion on Apr 8, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
if you do this on google street view ..
and twist around and such you can see it,well the sign more then it.
1318 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Northport, AL, United States .
Its a tiny cinder block place behind the sign. The real address is 1211 MLK Boulevard Northport, Alabama 35476. Don’t confuse this place with woodrows , Archibald’s different place
by chinesedentist on Apr 8, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE THIS MORNING?
by Tailgate Shogun on Apr 7, 2010 12:20 PM EDT reply actions
I know.
You’d think Skins4ever had stopped by.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
...kinda hard to 'catch-up' in the midst of 270 comments!
> but I’m trying…
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by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 7, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Just skip the national championship discussion and you'll be alright.
by The Mexican't on Apr 7, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Iowa TOTALLY would have whupped Bama last season
Unproductive since August 21st, 2008.
by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
not if we found a way to knock colt mccoy out of the game early.
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I guess that makes Alabama the Northwestern of national championship games.
The game doesn’t count if you injure the star QB. Everybody knows that.
by The Mexican't on Apr 7, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
just Alabama
jAU?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the problem.
If a team takes out the Manzi, they have to deal with the Mandenberg.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
as the BHGP guys put it...
the first to two points would be declared the winner.
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I'm sorry.
I couldn’t resist. I opted against the photo so as not to ruin the Alabama-PSU HATE.
by The Mexican't on Apr 7, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
OH SNAP GO HAWKS.
(No, seriously, please leave us alone. We’re tired of this.)
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
aw quit hurting feelings you mean ol hawkeye
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by The Voice of Reason on Apr 8, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
...as usual; right!
When in doubt, TANGENT!
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by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 7, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
YOU CAN TOUCH THAT LLAMA TILL HELL FREEZES OVER!
Unproductive since August 21st, 2008.
by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Another question:
Is James Ingram your Heisman Trophy winning RB or is he the guy that sang “Ya Mo Be There” with Michael McDonald? I get them confused.
by Cairo on Apr 7, 2010 12:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
TOO MUCH HATE TO WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER, huh, Cairo?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 7, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
From "I do" forward...hate is eternal.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Hate does not abide by rules limiting offseason practices and workouts
like Michigan.
by Illegal Formation on Apr 7, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i take it this is the reason
you guys didn’t recruit him.
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If I have to hear "Ya Mo Be there" one more time
Ya Mo bring a gun into the store and shoot everyone
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I prefer “Somewhere out There” with Linda Rondstadt
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if you are going to listen to rondstadt
make sure it’s a song warren zevon wrote.
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*queue up the debate of Warren Zevon
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 7, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
"...send lawyers, guns and $$$..."
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by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 7, 2010 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the title of my autobiography.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 7, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
really?
the title of mine will be “Thank God for Penicillin”
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by Wallacewade04 on Apr 7, 2010 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
My apologies.
Just figured there would be some contrarian viewpoints. God knows they should be drawn and quartered. Warren would have wanted it that way.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 7, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
imo...
…being a resident of tuscaloosa for the last five years, i have a few revisions. the strip isn’t really the place to go party anymore. the current university pres. did his damn best to shut the strip down so daddy’ll feel okay sending his daughter to college, since the strip is so close to campus. he failed, but he definitely made a dent. egan’s is certainly a dive, and the houndstooth is certainly loaded with frat boys. other than that, the rest of the bars on or near the strip (also) suck, with the possible exception of the red shed. down the road about a mile is “downtown” or the “temerson square” area. that’s where the vast majority of bars are in tuscaloosa these days.
also, dreamland’s overrated. full moon and mike and ed’s are both easier to get to and, in my opinion, better. the rest i agree with.
Or ignoring Archibalds.
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And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 7, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
…on Dreamland; if you’ve only been sampling it for five years, then you’ve not enjoyed the real Dreamland. Since the old man passed and his little girl took over, it’s gone to pot. It’s added a bunch of junk to what was a simple menu and a great place to eat.
No sir, I would say you haven’t had Dreamland, but some amalgam of poorly cooked and placed food. Wander over to Archibalds unless you can’t stand a good vinegar sauce.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 7, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe that's why I don't like Dreamland
But like it or not, it seems that IS what Dreamland is now. I do plan to visit Archibalds after I take my comps… I love a good vinegar sauce
by billycthulhu on Apr 8, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Dreamland in Tuscaloosa is more of a novelty now
Dreamland in Huntsville, mmmm half-chicken, mmmmmmm marinated smoked sausage(half of pound of it), mmmmmmmmmmmm nanner puddin’. I have always thought their ribs were so-so, especially compared to Sticky Fingers Memphis dry rub.
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
its just hard to get from downtown to the game
thats why I’ve always said strip before and downtown after
by chinesedentist on Apr 8, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
you also have to remember...
a lot of folks from out of town want a place close by to drown their sorrows/enjoy the victory that has a flavor of the place. these recommendations are not tips for t-towners on where to go drink and not mess with all the nonsense.
that’s the strip.
but blaming dr. witt is kind of missing the point. alabama football has always been a big deal in tuscaloosa but now its a big business as well. until the last quarter century half the home games were played in birmingham. as BDS has expanded and television has brought more dollars into the mix, tuscaloosa has boomed as well.
and for old bastards like me, the strip was the only place back in the day. you didn’t really have a choice about where to go drinking. and you sure as hell didn’t need a sign telling you when you had arrived there.
the strip, by virtue of it’s proximity to the stadium has changed as well. if it’s become more of a gameday disneyland catering to the tourists (and that includes former students like myself who return for the games) then that’s because they have the $ to spend and the various establishments recognize that – not some administration-driven conspiracy against the old guard.
but that’s part of why i like egans so much. you can swoop through the houndstooth and get a flavor of the full on spectacle of the modern strip, stop by a few other nice enough places and then park yourself at a place just scroungy enough everyone is pretty cool to hang out with.
and if there are any middle-aged nittany lion fan that remembers that road trip to tuscaloosa in the mid-1980s and wants to revisit this or that bar he stopped into all those years ago. they will be unlikely to find it but if they go to egans, squint a bit and get two or three beers in – it’ll hit them. i promise.
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I refuse to believe that going to a football game in the south
required 400 comments.
I know about your diabolical plan.
I am more or less a typical yankee, just for the record. Which can be confusing because I HATE HATE HATE the yankees.
I know about your diabolical plan.
by KevinHD on Apr 8, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
About 150 were a confusing debate between Junny and the State of Alabama (which was inevitable).
Then another 100-150 were tangents. So it’s not as bad as you say.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I maintain it was a friendly debate over semantics.
Confusing? Yes. A tangent? Yes. Arbitraily marked historical waypoints? Yes. So, all in all, a successful internet debate.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I tried to follow this for about 75 comments and got lost. My impression was basically that Junny was trying to make a reasonable point that he’s not really interested in what happened before modern football, to which bama fans did the thing I used to when I was a kid: innocently asking “why?” To which Junny should have just responded “because the sky is blue” or something. I’m still not really sure where that was suppose to be going. Bama fans respect the 1910s, PSU fans are indifferent even though we have the same (or at least “a similar”) kind of success. Which is fine, on both ends.
I know about your diabolical plan.
…difference between history and revisionist history, sir.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
the more I read this the more I have no idea what the hell you’re talking about.
I know about your diabolical plan.
by KevinHD on Apr 8, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did a Southerner just make a comment regarding revisionist history?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
BEST. THREAD. EVER.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
You clearly mean
best non-in-game-open-thread ever, right?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Um.
I dunno. Watching my online nemesis Junny go up against an entire State is kinda fun, you know?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
It is fun. My employer, however, would probably be upset by now.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Because he's the junior senator from the great state of Alabama?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
No, the crazy Florida congresswoman.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Which one?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Gradulations.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Corch Meyer's biggest fan?
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
Yea, Earvin Myers and the BSBCS National Champs.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, she should be a blast to work with
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
I cannot wait until September.
Next year should be fun too.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I have a slightly different take on it:
“I don’t like championships that happened before a year that I will not define because they didn’t have facemasks before then. What’s that? They did? Well, I like that arbitrary year anyway because it was significantly before PSU’s first claimed title and, therefore, only serves to lessen the gap between other teams who claim more titles and my team, and if you try to ask me to clarify or justify or explain, I’ll just say we should agree to disagree, but that you are wrong.”
I'm wrong all the time.
I regret getting involved in this.
I don’t see how Junny’s timeline has anything to do with PSU’s success. He didn’t call modern football 1980, and although I didn’t read that whole strong of nonsense, I don’t think “agree to disagree” was ever followed by wrong.
I know about your diabolical plan.
It’s just awfully convenient that none of PSU’s titles are in any way impacted by his arbitrary pick. Makes me wonder if it would be the same if PSU claimed a title from the 20’s. (My guess: no way in hell)
But, yeah, the “agree to disagree” was never followed DIRECTLY by that, but it always came.
I'm wrong all the time.
FWIW, I’m willing to bet Junny’s decision has less to do with ’Bama, and more to do with Pitt trying to claim 437 championships from that era.
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
Really?
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I like projecting opinions on others
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
But there are PSU titles back then.
We just don’t claim 7 titles like Pitt does (or whatever their exorbitant number is). I thought I made it pretty clear why I chose the ~1950 start point, but I’m not starting this back up.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, I didn't start it back up. Kevin did.
And its nice to have someone see where I’m coming from. Thanks Kevin. You’re a gentleman and a scallop.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
Yes.
The BHGP suck it dog.
BEST THREAD EVAR! EVAR
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I hate that damn thing.
How does it constantly find its way into every thread on SBN?
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you're kind of crazy and also making things up.
Penn State has 7 undefeated seasons before 1930. If he claims they are all MNCs, does that somehow validate his decision to not care about football before 1950 (or whenever he picked).
I know about your diabolical plan.
Undefeated seasons are not championship seasons, no matter how much you might want them to be.
Just ask Boise State or Utah.
I'm wrong all the time.
How many undefeated seasons does Bama have before 1930
in which you don’t claim an MNC?
I know about your diabolical plan.
I just looked it up
Bama has zero undefeated seasons, in it’s history, in which you don’t claim an MNC.
I know about your diabolical plan.
Which is fine by me.
I’d do the same.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
But you don't Rambler
in all our historical debates, I’ve never heard you talk about the glorious championships of 1887, 1894, 1909, 1911, 1912 and 1921.
I know about your diabolical plan.
Ok, fine, I don't.
Whatever.
I guess I really don’t care about this debate.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, The Dark Knight was on TV yesterday.
Call it inspiration.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
yea but when we go undefeated
people notice
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by Wallacewade04 on Apr 8, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
That's because of the contract with Hearst you signed in 1890
Damn media SEC bias!
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
1897
ahem
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
1966 is not one of the 13 claimed
Although I would rather us claim it than ’41
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
This is a silly argument. Going undefeated doesn’t make a title. Going undefeated doesn’t make it NOT a title, either… which it seems that you are implying.
If you think we have seasons that are, on their merit (rather than on some arbitrary timeline), not legitimate titles, let’s talk about those.
if you think there are years Penn State deserves a title… claim them. You’ll hear no argument from us.
I'm wrong all the time.
you'll note those first three are also seasons
we won the rose bowl. which was the de facto “championship game” of the era. how many has penn state won?
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Won it in (19)94
And we all know how that turned out.
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
by Adam Bittner on Apr 8, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
just one?
dear lord. even tennessee has more than that.
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There was a bias against Eastern football.
They were too afraid to bring us out west. Just ask the 1912 Ohio State Buckeyes.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, they gave us that crap as well...
till we pounded some sense into them.
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Just for the record, though it is mentioned elsewhere: this is patently false.
I'm wrong all the time.
Forgot 1945 too.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Then you two historians
can go correct this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football#National_championships
I’m moving on to making fun of Iowa to compensate for the (real, not mythical) heartache they’ve caused me for two years running.
I know about your diabolical plan.
You mean that list under the giant heading “National Championship Seasons” which clearly does not include 1966 or 1945?
I'm wrong all the time.
I was looking at the chart, so, uh, sorry?
Sue me for not seeing that list and thinking you all might actually claim that many MNCs. I’ve spent 15 minutes on this and I’m over it. It’s been insightful, though, in terms of culture.
I still want to know what this means, though:
…difference between history and revisionist history, sir.
I know about your diabolical plan.
My best guess:
He is suggesting that we’re just reporting the things that happened, while y’all are going back and adding/removing elements to make it more palatable to you.
I think it’s a way of saying “OUR version of history is the RIGHT one, yours is clearly WRONG.”
So… NANNY-NANNY-BOO-BOO
I'm wrong all the time.
by PeteHoliday on Apr 8, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think I ever said my view was RIGHT and yours was WRONG.
I was explaining my viewpoint. Obviously, you don’t have to agree.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Wasn’t talking about you — was trying to answer Kevin’s question as to what my compatriot meant by this comment.
I'm wrong all the time.
Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner!
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
My bottom line point is that if you want to try to take away decades of titles from teams other than your own, you need more than “I like that date” as rationale. The inability to even pick a specific year, let alone ability/willingness define what constitutes “modern football” in any meaningful way makes it pretty weak. If this were a more hateful discussion, I’d assume that he was doing it just so that the “other side” had no counters, because it’s a pretty weaselly way to present an argument. I suspect, though, that it’s just an issue of having never really put a lot of thought into it.
I'm wrong all the time.
But weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals.
Except the weasel.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
and relying on a humorous tangent
rather than responding to the point in question is the mark of a weak argument.
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Lincoln-Douglas'd?
See my argument, supra. I’m not going to rehash all of this.
This smells of a great pre-game roundtable. We can revisit it then when I’ve had time to clearly lay out my proposal for an argument, and highlighted bullet points for your approval.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
And I have put thought into it.
And thought I made a pretty clear explanation. But its ok.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
HAIL! to the Bama valiant! Hail! to the something Bama! Hail! Hail! to something something Bama beat the Duke guy!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it's pretty fair to start that debate around 1955
when the networks started allowing multiple televised games (8) per week. This is the first real point in which polls became less arbitrary/regional (although still very much so) because voters were exposed to schools they had only previously heard about. Just my two cents (and for the record, my school [Iowa]) has exactly 0 MNC, so I have nothing to gain here).
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Iowa was the best team in the country in 1985 because Oklahoma was coached by Switzer, thus making their title illegal.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
You Hawkeye guys are OK, did I ever tell you that?
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Pfft.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
As people? Thanks.
In the head? ARE YOU FUCKING DRUNK? (hey, do they swear on this site?)
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he's had a Road to Damascus moment because CUNK likes Duke.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I saw that and was disgusted
until HS’s “It’s not plagiarism…” post from this morning invoked the same logic to support our wrestling team. (sigh)
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, Kyle, I'm not sure what you mean.
Could you quote this for me?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Its section header is "Rebuilding is for suckas"
and is technically quoting Minnesota’s coach, but is obviously posted in support of this concept.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Know what, I support it.
BSD. YOU ALL JUS HATE IOWA CUZ WE AWESOME.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Nevermind, I get it.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
We try to keep it to a minimum
but at this point, your comment is likely to be lost amongst the mass amounts of other fun going on in here.
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
HAHAHAHAHA!
I’m so disoriented by this thread that I actually thought I was on “Roll ’Bama Roll” (seriously)
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
CRIMSON, DAMMIT
I'm wrong all the time.
by PeteHoliday on Apr 8, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You should go hang out with some IU people.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
'Bama should ditch white in favor of cream...
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Why you gotta bring race into it?
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm bringing Prince into it.
Does he belong to a race?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Has he been drafted yet in the Race Draft?
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Romulans took him with their first pick.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
thanks, but no
texas is pissed off with us enough as it is.
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well, since we're here
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
Since we're here?
When are we not “here”?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
You've mistaken my comment.
These threads often descend into tongue-in-cheek accusations of racism. I live in one of the country’s most segregated cities.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I think you may have missed something.
Or maybe I’m confused.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, man
The royal “we”, you know, the editorial…
…oh dear, I’ve lost myself again…
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
My dirty undies. The whites.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
You wear underwear? What a loser.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
This isn't Nam, Rambler. There are rules.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually, you little VC loving punk, when we were in the shit in the Nam
We had to wear underwear so the VC couldn’t smell us.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Obviously your not a golfer.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I use grenades instead of balls.
More of a challenge.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Cinderella story. Former groundskeeper. From out of nowhere.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
False.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree, but only because I've never seen Big Lebowski.
Dont’ tell BHGP that, or they’ll ban me.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Sigh. Kids these days.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
You need to stop what youre doing right now and watch it.
Shit will change your life.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
No.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I've know this about you for some time
as you have never once followed a Lebowski quote with an accompanying quote.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I figured as much.
You’re too smart for me, McCann’t.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Do androids dream of electric sheep?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
They’re programmed t- YOUR MOM
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
My dead mom?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Titles...
prior to racial integration shouldn’t count in any sport. Does anybody really care how many MNC’s a school claims or won or whatever? I only really care about who wins this September.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Apr 8, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
1912 Carlisle Indians: greatest of all time.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
"Sympathy has expired Longhorns" WallaceWade04
by The Voice of Reason on Apr 8, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, that's what we get after OOC of
Syracuse, Temple, Directional Midwestern State…
Of course I'm home. I'm always home. I'm uncool.
by WestPointLion on Apr 8, 2010 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
They're big rivals
of the Ivan Brothers’ school…
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
you need at least 400
to give enough respect to that ESS EEE SEE SPEED
SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC! SEC!
(little fact: this chant was invented to cause aneurysms for yankees)
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by Wallacewade04 on Apr 8, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Why are you shouting?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I love lamp
and am happy to state it in a calm voice.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I SAY SEGREGATION NOW, SEGREGATION TOMORROW, SEGREGATION FOREVER!
Huh, that was easy.
/Wallace’d
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
now that you mention that...
the university is in the process of restoring foster auditorium where the “stand in the schoolhouse door” occurred. if you’d like to stop there during your visit we’ll check on if it is open.
http://tour.ua.edu/tourstops/foster.html
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I will not be stopping down
as I am an Iowa fan. My uncle (who is a preacher in Anniston) is considering it, though. I’ll let him know. Thanks for the tip.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
if i'm not mistaken...
they are looking to incorporate some kind of way to recognize the importance of the event. i wouldn’t say a memorial but some way to indicate the importance of what happened to the civil rights struggle. you have to remember, the university was complying with the order to admit the students but the governor used it as a way to make a political statement.
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winston groom incorporated the event
into his novel which was later used in the film. i actually would urge to to pick up the book and read it if you are planning to go to tuscaloosa for the game and are not familiar with alabama.
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Somewhat familiar, although I likely wont be going.
I have family there, Helena I believe. I nearly had to move there after the 8th grade. Thank goodness.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
I'm completely aware of the circumstances
no need to defend, just having fun with you.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
i understand
but it is an excellent suggestion for folks that are interested in things to see while in tuscaloosa. as controversial as the incident is, it is undeniably of historical importance.
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Thank god this thread is here so everyone will be able to find that suggestion.
I'm wrong all the time.
Thank God you repeated it
so we couldn’t miss it.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
as i mentioned in the first post
we’ll most likely put together a visitors guide to t-town the week of the game. this thread is for folks making longer-term plans – you know, the type of die-hard zealots that will dig through 500-post threads for info like this.
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You must not be familiar with BSD or BHGP
you know, the type of die-hard zealots that will dig through 500-post threads for info like this
because that’s most of them.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Where?
Cape Town?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I always thought Cape Town sounded like a fake town in Massachusetts on the WB.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
That's Dawson's River.
Ten Things I Hate About You’d!
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
That sounds like something FOOGE would watch.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Not a bad flick. Slowly rising my Best RomCom List.
And its based on the Bard. So there’s that.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Robert Burns?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
My wife tried to watch it the other day.
Made it ten minutes into it and remarked “guess this was a lot better when I was 22”
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
update on the foster auditorium renovations
from today’s Crimson & White (the UA student newspaper):
The UA System Board of Trustees is set to approve the final design of the Malone Hood Plaza at Foster Auditorium, which will serve as an entrance to Foster as well as a commemoration of the building’s history.
The design will include the 40-foot Autherine Lucy clock tower at the center of the plaza with plaques around the base to tell the history of the Stand, the integration, Autherine Lucy Foster, Vivian Malone Jones and James Hood.
Foster was the first black student to be admitted to the University in 1956, but was later expelled over safety concerns by UA officials. The plaza is named for Jones, the first black student to graduate from the University, and Hood, who was admitted in 1963 along with Jones.
If this passes work will occur over the summer and should be completed by october. so it might not be open when the penn state game occurs. as we’ve mentioned before, let us know if you are interested in this and we’ll keep tabs for you.
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He hasn't left Anniston yet?
That has quickly became the crime capital of the state. Ever sinced Ft McClellan shut down, Anniston has become a hellhole. Oxford is booming though.
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
Fully aware of this
although he has to go where his Parrish places him. It’s not like he can switch denominations for lateral mobility.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Then who did he piss off?
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
God?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
It does say that he is a vengeful God.
I feel for your uncle. I work in Anniston but I live 65 miles Northeast of that cesspool.
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
He's glad to be anywhere that enables him to golf year-round.
He’s used to hibernating for the winter as he lived in Iowa for the first 48 years of his life.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
The South Shall Rise a Blood Clot in Your Brain!
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by Wallacewade04 on Apr 8, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
“We heard all that talk all week about the SEC and their speed, but we knew personally that they weren’t nearly as tough as us and you know it showed.”
/tony hunt’d
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
The SEC: Looking to Japanese Animators For Inspiration Since 2003.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
well
if you speak well of Auburn you do have to commit ritualistic suicide
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by Wallacewade04 on Apr 8, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Did they throw tomatoes at him?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
paintball
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
ROR
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Hirarious.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
…it always goes back to this. Ad hominem anyone?
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
It's just like Hitler references in online political debates.
It’s bound to happen.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
+1
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Or in Marge Schott interviews...
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Ad Hominem arguments are not automatically false, just because sometimes they can be.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
…but they’re all as much dispicible as playing the race card to stop debate.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Ad hominem arguments are invalid (I’m not sure what “false” means in this context) because they draw on irrelevant data (who the author is) to try to logically dispute the content of the author’s argument. What the author says is either correct or incorrect without regard for his/her personal preferences or traits.
So, yeah, ad hominem arguments are “false” insomuch as they (by definition) argue that a person’s argument is incorrect because that person has some trait.
I'm wrong all the time.
Hey, Roland
You just got Junny’d.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Is Junny a modern Strong Vincent?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
If I knew what in the hell a fiddle-em-bens was, I might be inclined to take offense.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Vietnam or Korea?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Ossetia.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Jacobites
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
That was southern aggression, friendo!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
…look. I see it like this. You come into my front yard and say we better do what you say cause you have guns, I’m going to shoot first too.
Next you’ll say some poor thug shot in someone’s house was the fault of the homeowner for having enticing goods inside to draw the perp into a deadly situation. Egads!
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
You do realize he's speaking of an 18th Century British conflict, right?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
This was the 600th comment. I'm just saying.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Bloody English turned the Hielands into sheep pastures!
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
There it is.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I need to ask you Bama guys some questions about your blog:
a) Do you have a Devon? A guy who likes to swear and is obnoxious to fellow users?
b) Do you have a FireJayPa? A guy who likes to tell others not to swear, while swearing himself. I.e. a hypocrite.
c) Do you have lots of tangents? Bacon-y tangents?
d) Do you have several posters with user names that follow a pattern of letters and numbers? Do these posters all seem to say the same thing?
e) Do you like naked mole rats?
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 11:38 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
- how could he forget!?
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 9, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
DO YOU LIKE SELENA GOMEZ?????!!!!
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
by Adam Bittner on Apr 8, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll answer what I can
c) manna from heaven specificaly isn’t a tangent, but it does have bacon-y goodness, and lard cooked fries references
e) depends on if the sheep are sheared or not.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Doubt it. Bandwidth is already stretched pretty taut. Or tautly?
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by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
It's like living with a six-year old
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
…no, a Three Amigos callback.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
tee hee hee
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Reminds me
of this.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
If I want 1000, we'll get 1000.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
+1 on misspelling Lynyrd.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
…..Southern man don’t need him around, anyhow.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
You take that back!
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
…and now you’re going to expect me to believe your definition of terrible includes an irate warmongering Gene Hackman locked in an underwater metal tube full of seamen and nuclear missles facing off against a Hippie Malcom X first mate. It’s a powerful metaphor dude. Its about sexual assault, interracial relationships, huge propellers, sonar. You just gotta soak it in, man. Think Hunt for Red October meets Do the Right Thing meets Woody Allen or something.
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 8, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
See my above response to Junny.
I want 1000.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
fine
just don’t go spouting falsehoods. bryant did, in fact, wrestle a bear. but he was the second alabama coach with the nickname “bear”
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Bama bangs > Italians
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Wally Richardson > Andrew Zow
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I know you don't know who Wally Richardson was.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
…and I simply don’t care. 1k is all we’re after, right?
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
It must be done in style
or it doesn’t count.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
My apologies...
…I’ll grab some hair gel and see if I can style my hair.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Did they name "Wally World" for him?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
They named “You suck, but at least you beat Michigan twice World” after him.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Sometimes all that counts is beating your rival.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
It does at Iowa State.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
When is the last time the Cyclones knicked the Hawkeyes?
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
2007
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Texas
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
East or West?
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Coastal...
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
no, seriously, east NC and west NC have two different styles and sauces… I’m more of a west NC fan myself.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Aware
just love mocking made-up parts of states to name universities after: See Iowa, Upper.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Touche. Took it as an answer, but then again the coast is on the east… LOL
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
It's just so vague
Florida Atlantic also comes to mind as well as the University of the Pacific…is it in Atlantis?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
SOUTH Carolina
mustard sauce, represent!
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Texans are despicable animals, even worse than a Missourian
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I tell my Texan wife this everyday as I feed her through her cage.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
but if you remove their colt mccoy
they are completely harmless.
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by kleph on Apr 8, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What about
their Drew Brees?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
/end thread
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Then you beat John Cooper.
Not that that’s a big deal.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
...I don't think much of 'Hoosier's neither...
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by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 8, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
damn! wrong movie!
Say friend, your a mighty curious type, where are you from…
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 8, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
The first Alabama coach to be named "Bear" was an actual bear.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
I don't care you say.
I’m going to pretend it was an actual bear. Not a HOCKEYBEAR, but a bear nonetheless.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought he was "Bear" for this:
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
*queue up a pic of pink assless chaps
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Please do not.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Thus, Iowa corn whiskey > Alabama corn whiskey
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Hawkeye Vodka?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually made in Finland.
Cheap Finnish vodka.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Or just cheap finish...
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Pittsburgh is the Birmingham of the north.
No wonder everyone left Pittsburgh.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
Birmingham doesn't have the charm
God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...
…nor the pollution.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Or the six rings.
Or the Stanley Cup.
Or gosh, even Honus Wagner.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Again, I'm not a Pennsylvanian/PSU fan
and I must say I like Pittsburgh. Hell, just by virtue of having PNC Park that city is more alluring to me than Birmingham (AL or UK)
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Birmingham and Pittsburgh are Twin Cities.
“You’ll love our abandoned steel mills!”
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Their soccer teams are equals...
Oh, you hear that Aston VIlla!?! Burned!!!
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't get it.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Soccer is like hockey
but cared about by people from inside and outside the Arctic Circle.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
SOCCER IS NOTHING LIKE HOCKEY YOU TAKE THAT BACK
Except for the hooligans at Flyers games.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s more like hockey that they both suck watching through the TV.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, you're southern.
I wouldn’t expect you to understand. If only Gary Bettman understood it…
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn you commercials!
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Like NASCAR
although that sucks live, too, so nevermind.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, give them time. I’m sure Birmingham can become even more of a cesspool than it presently is.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Alabama's Andrew Zow was Alabama's attempt at creating a Black Zug.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
When Bletchley Park cracked the enigma, the Germans switched to using redneck Auburn and Alabama fans from Finebaum's show.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
Alabama fans like puns.
Tuscaloosa? Elephant mascot? Get it? TUSCaloosa?
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
tuscaloosa was incorporated in 1819
the elephant wasn’t the mascot until 1979
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
And?
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
convivite nudem!
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
…alright, one I’ve never heard of, and google isn’t leading anywhere. Define please.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Party Naked!
Four years of proud and expensive baccalaureate study provided for this interpretive usage.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
NASCAR skills, yes. Helicopter skills...
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
BOOO
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
You love me. You really love me.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
What can I say – I’m a sucker for horribly mean jokes at the expense of sports stars I was a fan of.
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
I feel your Payne Stewart.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, man.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
He's got a permanent layover in John Denver International Airport...
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
man that sucks the wind right out of you
I'm sorry, Bruce. These boys get that syrup in 'em, they get all antsy in their pantsy. Captain O'Hagan
by psu in the w-b on Apr 8, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Bear Bryant once punched a hole in a cow, just to see what was coming up the road.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
Bear Bryant once punched Adolph Rupp for being such a racist jerk.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
And Bryant'
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn!
And Bryant’s fist instantly became racist just from touching it.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess there's no stopping it now.
Of course it “stopped” awhile ago, so…
Black Shoe Diaries
Success With Honor
ouch
I'm sorry, Bruce. These boys get that syrup in 'em, they get all antsy in their pantsy. Captain O'Hagan
by psu in the w-b on Apr 8, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Alabama is Birmingham and Montgomery, with Pennsylvania in between
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
No, it's not that civilized.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Your mom feels like an Audibles post.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Boom. Roasted?
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Griddled.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
The North's U.S. Grant
was emotionless killing machine.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
you’ll tout a guy from ohio as your champion in this argument? sad…
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
+1
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
He retired to Illinois
where I’m from.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
He won, didn’t he? Against an SEC bunch too.
Plus Hancock was the best general on our side and he was from Pennsylvania.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
In fairness, Grant fought on the Western Front through much of the war
which means there were plenty of SWC interlopers (Texas and Arkansas [they’ll always be more SWC than SEC]).
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
dont forget Meade Reynolds Gibbon webb vincent and a few others but The superb was clearly the best
I'm sorry, Bruce. These boys get that syrup in 'em, they get all antsy in their pantsy. Captain O'Hagan
by psu in the w-b on Apr 8, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
And Saban is not?
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He was after the 2005 Capital One Bowl!
Boom! Hawkeye’d!
Give me a high five, McCan’t!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
That was B.C. (before Crimson)
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you kidding? He was full of emotion after that game.
“I can’t wait to get on the plane to Miami where I’ll get paid like a king and establish myself as the greatest coach of all time in any sport! Mememememememe!”
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
[Citation needed]
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm telepathic.
Footnote: Me.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Halsey was so rash he just had to have been from Alabama.
No, I retract that. I would never insult a state by comparing their citizens to Halsey.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
(sigh)
This thread is dying. YOU HEAR ME RAMBLER?!? YOU’RE KILLING THIS THREAD!
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
…more like it’s on life support.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
We're still 260 comments short.
Don’t pull the plug, yet.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Then we'll need better fodder than dissing nationally branded condiments.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Professional wrestling?
Hacksaw Jim Dugan is a true American. Also, I miss the Bushwackers.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Again, where's the controversy?
Now if you were to tell me the Rockers were the greatest tag team ever then we’d have a debate on our hands.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
You go to hell! You go to hell and you die!
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
That also won't get much debate here.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
THE MISSSION IS OVER, RAMBLER!
NOTHING IS OVER, TRAUTMAN! NOTHING!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Heinz 57 doubles as a bad bbq sauce and the mark of the devil.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
try mixxing it with honey not to bad that way
I'm sorry, Bruce. These boys get that syrup in 'em, they get all antsy in their pantsy. Captain O'Hagan
by psu in the w-b on Apr 8, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Restuarant owner. Author.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought there was only one Jewish person from Alabama
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Is Pat Forde from Alabama?
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Pat Forde appears before this
in the encyclopedia’s listing of WASP’s.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Sun Ra is from Alabama
via outer space
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 8, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
This is actually true
and awesome.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Tom Watson is the clubhouse leader in Augusta.
Tiger will miss the cut on purpose so he can scout the “talent” in Georgia.
I'm pretty sure he already did that.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
If by scout you mean
Tapped that ass!
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Dear sir,
no one really hates Gump…
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 8, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate Gump
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Seconded.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
you think YOU hate gump?
THERE IS NO GREENBOWL ALABAMA
and no if I’m going somehwere I actually drive, I have no intentions of RUN-NING
I have a degree from the university of Alabama, he wouldn’t have gotten one
drunk comment of the week: Tim Tebow bless my bowling ball
by Wallacewade04 on Apr 8, 2010 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
What's your 40 time?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
THIS!
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 8, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah dude, when I’m traveling and I mention I’m from Alabama and someone says some Gump reference, I’m just like, yep, BOX OF CHOCOLATES, lets talk about something less painful, like racism or the Tuskegee experiments!
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 8, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm from Chicago
and everytime I’ve told someone this in another part of the world, the first thing I hear about is Al Capone. Really? Is that what we’re still known for?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean people don't ask if your house burned down in the fire?
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I would say the Chicago Fire
is less famous the world over than our gangster culture. Not many memorable movies on the fire…
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
It's the namesake of the local MLS franchise.
Are you implying that MLS is not world reknown, sir?
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Ask a Brit who Brian McBride went to play for after Fulham
and they’ll respond, “he’s still playing?”
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I would ask you if you ever met Blago or if you know Obama.
Have you ever met Blago? Do you know Obama?
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Blago lives five blocks from me.
And he looks super-funny when he jogs.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Are Cubs fans as annoying as I think they are?
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Just the ones
who move here and “claim” the Cubs because of the party atmosphere around Wrigley, don’t know shit about the history and don’t pay attention to the games. Actual fans, like myself, generally abhor the idea of living in Wrigleyville.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
The in line merging with the out line
to the pisser at Wrigley is an American sports classic. This is why Olde Style was created.
Are we to 1000 yet?
Of course I'm home. I'm always home. I'm uncool.
by WestPointLion on Apr 8, 2010 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Wrigley and its quaintness.
The restrooms are not included in this love. One of the reasons I don’t drink at the games.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Where'd the Weird Al hate come from?
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
RR is from tha 7 1 7...so
perhaps near Lancaster…therefore…“Aim-ish Paradise”
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Apr 8, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
have you seen our fans??? we ARE bacon!
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 8, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
You're thinking of Mississippi.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
oohh yeahhh, they can bring it home too
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 8, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
They just ranked as the fattest state for a second consecutive year
so I’d say they’ve kind of mastered the art.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
This has already been established as fact.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
My mistake
I forgot you’d listed her as a memeber of the JoViet Union.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Da
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I HATE YOU
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you prefer to operate
under false pretenses and foolish assumptions? HOCKEYBEAR clearly crossed the Bering Strait in order to settle in Anchorage and take up his mantle of Destroyer of Worlds/College Towns. Obviously he’s the creation of Soviet science gone awry.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
If HOCKEYBEAR is communist, why'd he destroy a SOVIET icebreaker?
Explain that, corn farmer.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Because it was harboring political dissidents.
Don’t you get the morning intel reports?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
A SOVIET icebreaker was harboring political dissidents?
WHAT?
And the morning intel reports told me that the Red October sailed from Murmansk last night.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't make me use my famous Soviet Sub Commander sense of humor...
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Knock knock
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Secret Police.
Da, da, I get, I get.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
Let’s try this again.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Knock knock.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh...
Who’s there?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Defective torpedoes!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
...
go on.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Defective torpedoes just blew up McCannt's new Kursk submarine!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
You've sunk my battleship?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
There are no battleships in the Russian navy, duh!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
"You've sunk my seawolf class nuclear sub"
doesn’t have the same resonance in pop culture.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
But it's cooler.
Seawolf subs are very rare, like fine wine or some crap.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
"You look lovely tonight, my dear.
You’ve aged like a Seawolf sub…" Nope, still doesn’t work.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You do know I have a four year old
I could be doing this with and enjoying myself a whole lot more.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I wasn't aware it had been rated anything other than "terrible".
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Bubba Gump shrimp, the official crustacean of the ACC championship game!
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 8, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
They have a location on Chicago's Navy Pier.
If you’re gunning for the tourist crowd you’ve pretty much made your own bed.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Bubba Gump Shrimp saved my ass in Hong Kong
I wanted authentic, but was by myself, there for only 48hrs, overwhelmed, ignorant (you know, American) and terribly douched up my first attempt at a local food joint. So at the top of the peak tram I find a Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. Couple yankee lagers and a pile a shrimp later, and I was doin alright again.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
There's no way the thread makes 1000
but it’s only 17 comments shy of 800. Lowering expectations makes reaching goals much easier.
leave the office to get some actual work done at aroudn 10:30
and at 3:00 people are still yapping
god bless america
drunk comment of the week: Tim Tebow bless my bowling ball
by Wallacewade04 on Apr 8, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm on paternity leave
what’s your excuse?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait, you get paternity leave?
Is it paid paternity leave?
Also, congratulations on the apparently recent newborn.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
It's paid
in that I get to use all my vacation time. But, no, Illinois has pretty sub-par labor laws; paid paternity is something I’d only get in California…or all of Western Europe.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
you are in an Alabama thread talking about “sub-par labor laws”???! we started a war over our “sub-par labor laws”!!
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 8, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
How'd that work out for you?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty crappy, but we are making progress on our sub-par beer laws. Next up, legalizing vibrators.
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 8, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a Beer Advocate (shameless plug)
and I’ve been following and am very pleased with your progress on beer laws. Iowa still has some ABV caps as well, but the tide is shifting. Hell, even Utah has legalized homebrewing!
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
a beer advocate
is that like a drunk who is recognized by the bar?
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Tsk, tsk!
Don’t hate on something you’re ignorant of. We’re doing God’s work.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't hate anything about Alabama football.
Find me evidence.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
you know
if you aren’t going to comply with my sweeping generalizations about your fanbase you are going to take all the fun out of baiting you.
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What are your generalizations of Iowa fans?
Other than that we’re one of the few in the Big Ten who combine SEC-type fervor sans Michigan/OSU-type arrogance.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's my generalizations for Iowa fans:
like wrestling a little too much.
always have their shirts tucked in.
secretly afraid of Ron Zook
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 8, 2010 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Afraid of Ron Zook?
What, that he’ll get hired as an Iowa assistant after he’s fired after this season? And there’s no such thing as liking Iowa wrestling too much. Saying so runs you the risk of having your arms ripped from their sockets.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I have such a deep admiration for guys that roll around on the floor with other guys.
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You sound like Europeans
who describe American football as men in armor running into one another and then stopping every 10 seconds.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, but I hate/am ignorant of Brat Pack movies.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Strange when you consider
that I grew up near where they were all filmed.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
its like they’re making biscuits out of people.
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 8, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Them Mormons'll occasionally surprise you
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Hey, kleph
have you tried chichal?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't think so
but i’ve had cuy and think it’s great.
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Sorry, it's Chica, not chical.
It’s the fermented corn drink created by village women sitting in a circle, chewing on corn husks and spitting into a pot. The pot’s contents then ferment and are consumed. Mmmmm!
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah. i've had it
chicha is actually any kind of fermented corn drink not just this particular stuff.
in fact, you can buy a crude version of it by the liter in any market to cook with. it’s the key ingredient for cabrito de leche, for example.
about any rural restaurant will offer a slightly more refined version for drinking. in fact, that last picture of the cuy has a glass of chicha behind it.
and then, if you go to the jungle, you can get the stuff you describe. it’s not that bad but doesn’t get you drunk enough to make up for the goofy viscosity. but it’s not even in the ballpark of weird things i’ve eaten here.
there is also chicha morada which is a non-fermented drink made from purple corn that is by far the most popular drink in peru.
but, yeah, i love me some ceviche. and i don’t have to go more than two blocks to get a great big serving of it.
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Hate you.
I love Latin food culture.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm lucky enough to live near three different Peruvian restaurants.
Not as good as the real thing, I’m sure, but few places in the states can make that claim.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
if they've got actual
aji amarillo to cook with, you’re doing as well as you can expect in the states.
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This is the best one. Take a look and tell me if it looks like I’m getting the real thing.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
well, judging by the website...
this looks like a mom-and-pop style restaurant making as good a version of these dishes as they can. and, most of the time, that’s about the best you can expect.
the prominent picture of machu picchu on the page is kind of a bad sign. it’s like saying PLEASE EAT HERE GRINGO! most places both here and in the states that serve the best stuff usually eschew this blatant lure.
it looks like they switch out aji amarillo peppers with bannana peppers. this is kind of not good. the former is really the heart of peruvian cuisine. it would be like cooking cajun food without a roux.
still, i’ve found amazing authentic food in less promising locales. so i really can’t tell you if the food is up to snuff or no.
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Too bad.
Still, I usually eat blind when I’m there. Any recommendations?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Now I'm just bummed out.
If I had to try something “indicative” of the cuisine, what should I get?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m gonna assume you know about the ceviche. i’m a little leery of the way they “cook it” in leche de tigre. typically the fish is just put into the lime juice and that’s it. leche de tigre is a different offering entirely.
choros a la chalaca is a very common and one they should be able to do pretty close to authentic. i’d give it a try.
papa a la huancaina is worth trying if for nothing else than the peruvian olives. i can’t stand them but they are a taste some people love.
i see they have anticuchos. ask them if they’ll do it with beef heart which is the way you get it here. sooooo gooood.
parihuela is fantastic when done right but it’s one of the kind of dishes that nobody but your grandma cooked correctly. i notice they make it with chicha de jora like i described above. good parihela at lunch will make you nap for two hours and then you are bulletproof for the rest of the night.
lomo saltado is one of these dishes that is done best at some scrungy restaurant on the street. but it’s almost impossible to screw up. ask if they have aji amarillo and if so, this is one they should get pretty close to right.
aji de gallina is similar as well. very much a stick-to-your-ribs dish. very hard to mess up.
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i wouldn't get bummed out
you are partly fighting economics.
peruvian cuisine rests on the unique ingredients as much as the style of cooking. there are more than 9,000 types of potatoes here, you just cant get a lot of the ones they use.
also, it’s one of the richest fishing areas in the world. you just can’t get the freshness nor the diversity.
and if you can get it, it’s probably a place that costs more than your average mom-and-pop-style restaurant. they can afford to ship in the stuff that i can get walking down three block to the market.
a lot of the menu rests on dishes they can do there with a pervian approach. chicharrones = batter fried. all they have to do is serve it with a peruvian style sauce.
peruvian cuisine is getting more popular in the states but chicago isn’t a known destination for peruvian expats. so it’s a bit behind the curve on this.
i’m a bit more harsh in my estimation than most people because i’m originally from louisiana and i see how that style of cooking has been raped by folks who have “popularized” it.
but if you are keeping an open mind about it and willing to keep looking, i’m sure you’ve got many wonderful discoveries ahead.
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Is it horrible that all I took from your response is:
you’re from Louisiana…and support Alabama?!?
Kidding, thanks for your time. I loooove talking food and am always looking to learn more. My father is from Mumbai and is of Iranian descent, so I can completely understand the things you’re saying about getting food from the source v. recreating dishes in a far-flung locales. I look forward to following your blog. Thanks!
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm assuming this is in response to your having gone to Alabama
and not my father’s country of origin.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
mumbai is almost certainly
more advanced that great swaths of the bayou state.
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It manages to be way ahead
and way behind at the same time. It’s a marvelously maddening and wonderful place. I miss it terribly.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm completely the opposite about La.
it’s great being from there but i’ll never go back.
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You must also
get your fair share of ceviche. I’m very jealous.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
At the risk of sweeping generalizations
Mormons are smart business people. When shown that homebrewers weren’t hedonistic drunkards, but rather craftsmen who in fact care more about the reputation of their beverage of choice than your local souser, they were happy to oblige.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
You've just summed up the philosophy of the Penn State basketball program!
Lowering expectations makes reaching goals much easier.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
How very mexican of you
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Or Goebbels just showed up on the History Channel.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I once wronte a paper on Goebbels
I remember next to nothing about him. But I did recognize the name when he was mentioned in Inglorious Basterds.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Well then your career as a DMAC history professor begins
NOW!
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
YUSS.
I’ve always wanted to teach at DMACC.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
nazi propaganda chief
really creepy. but a surprisingly effective philanderer. adamantly supported the holocaust. poisoned his six children then his wife before shooting himself.
real shithead.
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Only because he didn't shoot himself first.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
he might have
the details of his demise are kinda sketchy.
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The most effective philanderers
Usually are surprising.
"We just forgot our pants. Nothing against the team or anything like that." -- take a guess
Inglorious Basterds is both historically inaccurate and a cheap ripoff of the best Lee Marvin movie ever.
Thus, I hate more than I hate Duke.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Paint Your Wagon.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Go away.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
They Call the Wind Mario Lemieux...
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
WOOO MARIO LEMIEUX WOOOO
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
And sung by Clint Eastwood.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
No, Maxine Talbot with Evgeni Malkin on backup
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
NOW who needs to go away?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Um
Your mom?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
To each his own.
Although that and Liberty Valance are both good.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I was away do actually get some work done.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Oops
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Meant to say 1000
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Now you're using typos to further the post count?
That’s celver.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
BY ANY MEANS NECESSAURY
drunk comment of the week: Tim Tebow bless my bowling ball
by Wallacewade04 on Apr 8, 2010 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
necessary
drunk comment of the week: Tim Tebow bless my bowling ball
by Wallacewade04 on Apr 8, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
The Necessaurus is the most feared of the falsifying dinos.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Joe is short for Josephine Paterno
drunk comment of the week: Tim Tebow bless my bowling ball
by Wallacewade04 on Apr 8, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
And?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Jay isn't their son.
They took a Paterno-ty test!
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Fran-tastic.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
ok then...
this has turned from BHGP-style irreverence to full on CGB-syle nonsensical.
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Not true,
those guys are way more interested in human rights than we are. We’re just waiting for the fart joke/Nazi reference.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
are you kidding...
that had three threads as long as this one the day they hauled the hippies out of the trees and cut them down. and it wasn’t because they were upset.
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Is this a
problem for you?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
How many ADHD kids does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Let’s go ride bikes!
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, you should take that back.
If you don’t think BHGP qualifies as nonsensical after this and especially this, then I’m not sure how you would go about defining that word.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
What does an elephant have to do with a force of nature caused by the moon and other factors?
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Allrite, I'm going to go to Wal-Mart to get some assorted crap and then I'm getting supper somewhere.
When I get back, you people better have 1000!
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Why don't you just eat assorted crap while at Wal-Mart
since you’ve already degraded yourself at that point?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
…they have food a wal-mart?
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I never go inside of them
and even I know that.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Whole Foods FTW!
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
F* Whole Foods.
Apparently, only the wealthy deserve to eat well.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
…where’s my silver spoon, damnit?
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't even know where the nearest Whole Foods is.
Probably Chicago.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Bet there's one in Iowa...
…sorry, couldn’t keep a straight face.
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And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You have ONE in Alabama
and you’re talking smack?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Phoenix AZ
Been too long in the desert.
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Is Iowa considered more behind the times than Alabama?
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
It may be no Whole Foods
but Hy-Vee is actually a really damned good regional chain.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I spent 8 years working at HyVee
But I still have a hard time justifying the money required to shop there.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you Kurt Warner?!?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
No, sir.
I’m far too short to be considered an athlete. I think even Drew Tate is taller than me.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Shorter than
Cuauhtemoc Blanco?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Fred Russell?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Nipsy Russell?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
It is at BSD...
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Pennsylvania
is that state that makes me feel like I have the potential to be chainsaw massacred more-so than anywhere else.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you ever been to southern Ohio?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
it was replaced by shopping malls
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And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 9, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
My brother went to school in SE Ohio
although in fairness to Athens (or maybe not), it’s far more similar to West Virginia in “culture” than Ohio.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
guess I don’t fit the typical southerner model. I haven’t been in one since I was a child. Even then I think it was called something else. Sam’s Town I believe?
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not really a Southern model anymore
most of non-urban America has been Wal-Marted.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
True, I do pass by about thirty of them on my ten mile track to and from work. Speaking of, time to head out and enjoy the evening. 1000 posts, here we come.
It's not what you've done but what you are doing that matters.
And the roses in this grand ol' stadium are once again Crimson. - Eli Gold, CTSN Broadcast of the BCS Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, 1-7-2010
by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Later, time to go make dinner for the brood.
Good luck, Rambler or whoever is left. Have a night.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Where else will I find such great deals on crap?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Taiwan?
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Nick Saban looks into all your hearts
and finds you wanting
drunk comment of the week: Tim Tebow bless my bowling ball
I was part of his 95 recruit class.
But he cut most of us.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
We stopped talking about football a while ago
so probably not.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Pssssscht!
/opens beer
You may continue, gentlemen. After all, WE ARE
Of course I'm home. I'm always home. I'm uncool.
by WestPointLion on Apr 8, 2010 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
…well, you did leave men to do a boy’s job…
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Shula's job?
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
split
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the idea of a spilt title.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Crimson is a fancy way of saying red which is a fancy way of saying commie
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That's Impossible...
…improbable..
..look if you aren’t going to take this seriously…
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
...if you say Diesel Washington next...
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by AlabamaJammer on Apr 8, 2010 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
And that's 1000! Thank you Space Mutiny!
I’ll repeat the favor at Roll Bama Roll next year.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't believe you did that.
That was outlandish, even for you.
Black Shoe Diaries
Success With Honor
Once this got to 750, I had to do it.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
No one ever doubted you. If they say otherwise they're lying.
But I didn’t think you’d actually go through by yourself once the debates ended.
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Success With Honor
by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 8, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Rambler decided to go all MST3k on our collective asses
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
Rip Slagcheek
takes the cake for me.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I almost gave up, but they did so many of those riffs.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
You're like the Japanese soldiers who kept fighting
40 years after the war ended.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
...he's drunk on sake?
"I did my walk of shame this morning and everyone was so much nicer," she said. "People were inviting me to parties at 9 a.m."
Except I won the war.
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
In their own way, they did too.
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by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
THIS THREAD WILL NEVER DIE
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by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't believe I had to learn about western religions
While this went down.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Should have studied OPEN THREADOLOGY
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 8, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I have to miss the first round of the draft, too.
Not a happy camper.
by The Mexican't on Apr 8, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
As in Judeo-Christian
or Navajo?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 8, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
or your brain
But most likely just your work/school performance.
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils
by psu on Apr 9, 2010 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry Roland
Had to do it
Last!
"There are only three certainties in college football: all players will eventually leave, the ACC will be bad, and Joe Paterno ", Clay Travis, CNNsi Fanhouse
You have to be joking.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Can you reach 2000?
Black Shoe Diaries
Success With Honor
by Jeff Junstrom on Apr 9, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
That's uncharted waters.
I don’t think we’ve ever had a thread that large. I already have a lag when I type here.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
We're gonna need a bigger boat.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Then again, I would have a chance to reac 1000 comments in a single thread.
Has to be a BSD record.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
oops
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
reach
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
You know what?
I think I can. The question is: will I? Maybe someone else should step up for once.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Allenby!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Bradley!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Conway!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
De Gaulle!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Eisenhower!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Falkenhayn!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Gouraud!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Hindenburg!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Ishii
That bastard, may he pay eternally for his crimes against our POWs.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Jones (the Marine one)!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Koenig!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Ledger!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
er, Ludendorff!
Yeah, Ludendorff.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Montgomery
boom.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Marshall!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Nivelle!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Pershing
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Get out of here, McCann't!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
O'Connor!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Paulus!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Mine was better
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Mine was more obscure.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Um.
Qadhaffi!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
He was a colonel
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
He's a foreign dictator, his rank changes every week!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Is "Benevolent Leader" a rank?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Ritchie!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Schwartzkoff
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Nope! We didn't do the clap clap clap thnig you lose typung is hard right now
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
That and you igored all my previous answers...
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
They were out of order! Stop complaining!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
You're out of order!
This whole page is out of order!
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Schwarzkopf!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Tso!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Boring, goodbye.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Lemme guess
You have a job.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Underwood!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap lcap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Vlasov!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Westmoreland!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Xu Qiliang!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Yamashita!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
clap clap clap
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Zhukov!
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Zhukov?
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Close enough
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
do you people have jobs?
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
by kleph on Apr 9, 2010 9:27 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
We will use our nerd powers
To beat you next fall.
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils
by psu on Apr 9, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated
by Alabama ManDance on Apr 9, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Those aren't nerd powers you need
it’s a special education degree.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
This is my favorite post of all time and it will be my new signature.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
+1
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I have nothing big to say...
but I just had to have one comment in this epic thread.
Computers rank me number 1, blame the BCS...it's their fault.-Joe Budden
Nothing big to say?
I just played a 20th century generals alphabet game by myself.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I woke up...
had 2 chips ahoy cookies for breakfast, and read comic books. Sounds like a solid start to the day for both of us.
Computers rank me number 1, blame the BCS...it's their fault.-Joe Budden
That's actually not true,
you simply refused to acknowledge other participants.
Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.
by Kyle McCann't on Apr 9, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I was going to mock you for being whiny.
But instead, I’ll say: you think up a new game, Kyle.
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, yeah
I’m going to 2000
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
100 bottles of Hawkye Vodka on the wall
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
100 bottles of Hawkye Vodka
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Take one down, pass it around
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
99 bottles of Hawkye Vodka on the wall
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
99 bottles of Hawkeye Vodka
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Take one down, pass it around
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
98 bottles of Hawkeye Vodka on the wall
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
98 bottles of Hawkeye Vodka
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Take one down, pass it around
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
97 bottles of Hawkye Vodka on the wall
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
97 bottles of Hawkeye Vodka
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Take one down, pass it around
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Do you mean Hawkeye from Mash?
Because I think they were making grain alcohol
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils
96 bottles of Hawkeye Vodka on the wall
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
96 bottles of Hawkeye Vodka
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Take one down, pass it around
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
95 bottles of Hawkye Vodka on the wall
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
oops Hawkeye
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
95 bottles of Hawkeye Vodka
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Take one down, pass it around
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
94(!) bottles of Hawkeye Vodka on the wall
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
94 bottles of Hawkeye Vodka
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Take one down, pass it around
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
93 bottles of Hawkeye Vodka on the wall
"can your nerd powers explain what this dude is doing in the thread above? I think we’re already defeated"
by ReadingRambler on Apr 9, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay, enough of this.
"When it’s third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time" - Max McGee
by Run Up The Score on Apr 9, 2010 11:28 AM EDT reply actions
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