Beer flooded basements, empty shelves at Bed, Bath &
Beyond and Red Bull’s stock price rising can only mean one thing…college is
back in session! With the beginning of
college comes the beginning of college football – one of the most anticipated
seasons all year, especially for states without an NFL team.
The wonderful thing about college football is that every
state has at least two teams that they can root for. For example, the state of Alabama divides into
two different states in the fall; you’re either a ‘Bama fan and “Roll Tide” runs off your tongue faster than a
cheetah looking for it’s next meal, or you’re an Auburn fan and you walk around
saying “War Eagle” to anyone with Auburn apparel on because no one else has any
idea what you’re referring to. (What are you referring to?) Either way, you
feel like you have a purpose in the fall since the NFL forgot
about your state when they approved the cities with the 32 football teams.
Anyway, back to college football 2013. What can we expect this year….
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No named quarterbacks making a name for
themselves - Georgia quarterback, Aaron Murray, named #1 quarterback in pre-season
and he’s only been in the media a few times.
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Ohio State is back in the mix for the BCS Championship and USC is looking to make this year matter. Ohio State and UCS have both been serving NCAA suspensions, and USC struggled last year, which was its' first year back being eligible for the BCS championship. You can anticipate both teams to come out strong!
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Continuing conversation of SEC dominance. An SEC team has won the BCS Championship for the past
7 years. There are technically 9 other conferences that have a chance to win it as well.
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Debate over whether college athletes should get
paid or not. Right now college athletes
do not make any money from their names being used on
paraphernalia, they only have the stipend that the NCAA gives them to live
on. Fair? Or Not? You decide!
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Saturdays full of fun, competition and student
sections filled with drunk college kids wearing blazers and dresses (thank you Southern schools for
turning college football games into cocktail parties…blah)
So get your pom-poms ready and welcome in the 2013 college
football season aka the last season of the existing BCS system (more to come on
that in a later post)! Season starts on Thursday, August 29th!
Maybe you can do a post on coping with a grouchy husband when his (eww Nebraska) team loses.
ReplyDeleteThe Story of the War Eagle (according to Auburn University)
ReplyDelete"War Eagle" is Auburn's battle cry, not a mascot or nickname. The most popular story about the battle cry dates back to the first time Auburn met Georgia on the football field in 1892 and centers around a spectator who was a veteran of the Civil War. In the stands with him that day was an eagle the old soldier had found on a battlefield during the war. He had kept it as a pet for almost 30 years. According to witnesses, the eagle suddenly broke free and began majestically circling the playing field. As the eagle soared, Auburn began a steady march toward the Georgia end zone for a thrilling victory. Elated at their team's play and taking the bird's presence as an omen of success, Auburn students and fans began to yell "War Eagle" to spur on their team. At the game's end, the eagle took a sudden dive, crashed into the ground, and died. But the battle cry "War Eagle" lived on to become a symbol of the proud Auburn spirit.