Kansas – Georgia Tech: Wow, the Kansas fans—including the usually reliably attractive student body—are a pretty unattractive lot. And I mean even beyond the standard Midwestern….er….”largeness.” But they’re up (surprisingly) 14-7 on Tech so they undoubtedly couldn’t care less how attractive (or not) I find them. And I’m sure they’re relieved to hear that I’m still rooting for them!
Oooh, snap! S. Florida just marched 95 yards down the field for a touchdown against SEC bigwig Florida.
Here’s why Urban Meyer is a slimeball: South Florida gets an outrageous “personal foul” called against them, that both announcers agree is a ludicrous call. It finally gives Florida a first down and Meyer is shown on the sidelines getting WAY too excited and pumping his fist about a bad call to give his pathetic offense a break. But of course there is such a thing as Karma, and Florida gets the very next long downfield run nullified by an obvious penalty. Way to jinx your team, loser!
Miami-Ohio State: What a joke: a Miami defensive back gets an easy interception ripped out of his hands, his team is down 10 and on defense, and he’s woofing/popping off? Probably part of why you guys are losing. Jeez.
Halftime score – Oklahoma: 34 Florida State: 7 Looks like reports of the Sooners’ demise are a bit premature. Nyahh nyahh nyahh! :)
Example of the not-talked-about-enough dirty underbelly of football: the glorification of violence. This FSU safety just laid out a Freshman OU receiver. So of course he has to bark and whoop it up over the young man’s prone body. When it’s obvious the guy is not getting up, the Safety is still woofing it up, high fiving his teammates, etc. Savages.
Incredibly, as the kid continues to lay there, unmoving, surrounded by an increasing number of medical personnel, the safety is STILL getting high fives and smiles and nods at the prone player. Disgusting.
The kid was down for quite awhile before you started to see ANY remorse on the other side. He ended up being put on a stretcher and carted off the field. I mean, I love football, but I appreciate MUCH more the guys who can make good, solid body tackles without having to showboat, without having to consciously make an effort to hurt someone to show what a “stud” you are—those guys are pathetic and a black eye for college football.
Oh happy day – not only does OU crush Florida State, but Notre Dame loses in heartbreaking fashion. I guess “Touchdown Jesus” loves savage Wolverines more than Catholics—but then who doesn’t? Ha! That Michigan QB is something else.
Alabama-Penn State: Talk about “Homer-ism” – an Alabama player just dove into the end zone—specifically prohibited by the rules—but the SEC official doesn’t throw a flag. He makes a show of trying to talk to the player but gets elbowed away by more excessive celebration. Still doesn’t throw a flag.
Oregon-Tennessee: My god, SEC fans are savage, gap-toothed, violent freaks. A Tennessee defender speared a defenseless Oregon player down on the field, they miraculously call a personal foul penalty on an SEC team, and the home town crowd boos loudly for a good 5-10 minutes. Heaven forbid they get punished for playing dirty. I can hear one of them now, “Well, that there’s just how yew is sposed to play!”
I know the endless braying of “Rocky Top” at Tennessee games is a point of “psyche out” pride for the slack-jawed locals, but there comes a point when it’s repeated SO much that it becomes juvenile and kind of dysfunctionally scary. Kind of like a 5-year-old constantly chanting, “I know you are, but what am I? I know you are but what am I? I know you are but what am I?” And I used to love the song! :(
As if to confirm their boorishness, as I was typing the above you could overhear a Tennessee fan in the stands during an injury timeout wherein they were helping an Oregon player off the field—the Tennessee fan yelled out, “Get your fat ass off the field.” There’s that classy Southern hospitality you hear so much about.
Am I saying “Blue state” fans are any better? Not necessarily—although they are obviously more laid back (blasé?) about it. But then we don’t go around bleating about what good “Christians” we are while we’re savagely rooting against any team but ours.
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