College football

[billy.pilgrim]

Any team that loses to anybody named "Middle" anything, including the Middle Earth Hobbits, should just forfeit the whole effin' season.

There's East Tennessee, West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee, always has been, always will be. What else would you call it?

My parents met there and the University book store building is named after my uncle.

No offence intended for you or your family. I'm just expressing my big-school elitist snobbery toward what I refer to as "directional schools, some of which are, IRL, excellent. Certainly there is a lot about the football programs at either UNC or Miami to be ridiculed. Feel free.

It's named after the state. Little different than a Central U, or an east, north, west and south U. I agree than Middle sounds funny to most, but Tennessee people have been referring to the center of the state as Middle long before there was a school, so it sounds natural to us.

[billy.pilgrim]

No offence intended for you or your family. I'm just expressing my big-school elitist snobbery toward what I refer to as "directional schools ...

Like University of NORTH Carolina?

Yeah, there is that. Maybe I should have given that a bit more thought.

I'll grant that few states and counties use Middle over the more common Central and 4 compass directions.

Are there any schools called Upper or Lower.

[billy.pilgrim]

Upper Iowa University

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Upper Iowa University

I thought you made that up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Iowa_University

FL uses "Central" rather than "Middle". I wonder if either it or TN had a debate over the choice of descriptor.

Any team that loses to anybody named "Middle" anything, including the Middle Earth Hobbits, should just forfeit the whole effin' season.

Think he meant "Central", too?

[O Really]

I stand corrected and Tennessee-stomped.

[O Really]

Upper Iowa University

"Lower Columbia College" Longview WA

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Upper Iowa University

"Lower Columbia College" Longview WA

That makes more sense since the lower Columbia River is a real thing. "Upper" is an artificial construct based on our Eurocentric globe and maps. Northern Iowa, Northeast Iowa and Eastern Iowa were already taken, though. Maybe Far Southwest Wisconsin University?


AP Top 25

The Top 9 still suck, even with OK and Ark ousted.
10. North Carolina State, up 2, 4-0 - Nice!
13. Oregon, up 2, 3-1 - Cool!
15. Washington, up 3, 4-0 - GoLadyOGo!
18. Oklahoma, down 12!, 3-1
20. Arkansas, down 10! 3-1
21. Minnesota, up 12! 4-0

UNC down 4 to (#33)
App St, Auburn, MD and SDSU - 0 votes.

[billy.pilgrim]

Upper Iowa University

I thought you made that up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Iowa_University

FL uses "Central" rather than "Middle". I wonder if either it or TN had a debate over the choice of descriptor.

Any team that loses to anybody named "Middle" anything, including the Middle Earth Hobbits, should just forfeit the whole effin' season.

Think he meant "Central", too?

But there is no Middle Florida

There are Middle Tennessee everythings. Banks, car dealers, laundries, malls, stores, all have at least a few Middle Tennessees in their names. MTSU was name long after the region was called Middle Tennessee.

[billy.pilgrim]

https://www.outkick.com/alabama-footbal ... hant-fans/

Bama sang "we just beat the hell out of you at losing teams and fans since forever.

We sang it back to them during our 6 year run, so they took hell out of their cheer and piled on Auburn for using curse words in a cheer.

Now that they're winning again

It is safe to say that Alabama does not like Auburn. If that wasn’t clear before, it was very clear on Saturday night.

As is tradition in Tuscaloosa, the Alabama (the band) song ‘Dixieland Delight’ had Bryant-Denny Stadium ROCKING as the Tide put a beatdown on the Vanderbilt Commodores. However, after being asked to leave the colorful language out of the song, the fans did not hold back.

Here is how Alabama football fans’ Dixieland Delight chorus sing-a-long is supposed to go:
ALABAMA: “Spent my dollar”

FANS: ON BEER!

A: “Parked in a holler ‘neath the mountain moonlight”

F: ROLL TIDE!

A: “Hold her uptight”

F: AGAINST THE WALL

A: “Make a little lovin'”

F: ALL NIGHT!

A: “A little turtle dovin’ on a Mason-Dixon night”

F: F–K AUBURN!

A: “Fits my life”

F: AND LSU!

A: “oh, so right”

F: AND TENNESSEE TOO!

Everybody together: “MY DIXIELAND DELIGHT!”

Here they were on Saturday

Here is how Alabama football fans’ Dixieland Delight sing-a-long went on Saturday night:
After getting through the chorus, the Crimson Tide fans continued to express their dislike for the Tigers throughout the entire second verse.

ALABAMA: “White-tail buck deer”

FANS: F–K AUBURN!

A: “Munchin’ on clover”

F: F–K AUBURN!

A: “Red-tail hawk sittin’ on a limb”

F: F–K AUBURN!

A: “Chubby old groundhog, croakin’ bullfrog”

F: F–K AUBURN!

A: “Free as the feelin’ in the wind”

F: F–K AUBURN!

A: “Home-grown country girl”

F: F–K AUBURN!

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Let's Go Auburn

[billy.pilgrim]

Let's Go Auburn

And that was at the Vanderbilt game.

bamme hate is just like republicans, it never stops and just gets worse with power and time.

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Now I'm hearing Mr Prime Time Neon Deion is under consideration.
I may have to become a bammer.

Because he attended Florida State? Perfectly good reason to me.

He's doing pretty good at Jackson State, 16-5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deion_Sanders

I don't believe you grow up with his level of bragging, showmanship and entitled attitude without it sticking.
I'm kinda hoping for Huge Freeze, or even Lane.

You've already written Blufield's epitaph? How long is his contract for and can Auburn afford serial buyouts?

I don't mind it as much when they've got the talent to back it up, and Sanders has the honors and rings to prove the talent. I haven't followed his post-play career closely. He hasn't pissed me off as an analyst, but that's the most I can say about that or coaching.

Urban is still out of work.

Noooooo

Fwiw, Jackson State is 4-0, 1st in the SWAC East, #8 in the FCS Coaches Poll. It would be pretty rude to leave mid-season when doing so well. If he's even a serious contender maybe he's hoping that Blufield limps through to the last game.

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Go Utah State @(19) BYU (-26!), TV: ESPN
Knock them out of the rankings.
Currently 17-14 USU, 5:04 2nd

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Go Utah State @(19) BYU (-26!), TV: ESPN
Knock them out of the rankings.
Currently 17-14 USU, 5:04 2nd

Nope, 26-38.

GO (15) Washington (-3) 4-0 > @ UCLA 4-0, Fri 10:30 PM EDT, TV: ESPN

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... GO (15) Washington (-3) 4-0 > @ UCLA 4-0, Fri 10:30 PM EDT, TV: ESPN

Ut-oh, 10-26 at the half, not a happy time at RanchO Really.

[O Really]

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... GO (15) Washington (-3) 4-0 > @ UCLA 4-0, Fri 10:30 PM EDT, TV: ESPN

Ut-oh, 10-26 at the half, not a happy time at RanchO Really.

Yeah, and the Aztecs got spanked by the Bluefields.

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... GO (15) Washington (-3) 4-0 > @ UCLA 4-0, Fri 10:30 PM EDT, TV: ESPN

Ut-oh, 10-26 at the half, not a happy time at RanchO Really.

Yeah, and the Aztecs got spanked by the Bluefields.

Ouch, they sure did.

10-33.

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Good on the Huskies for scoring 16 unanswered in the 4th and putting themselves in a position to tie, 32-40. Will WA still be ranked? Will formerly unranked 5-0 UCLA get ranked?

[billy.pilgrim]

Corn Dogs for dinner tonight.
WDE

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GO:
Anticipated routs not included, all times EDT

Top 25
@(21) Minnesota 4-0 (-9.5) > Purdue, TV: ESPN2, 10-10 late 3rd
@(14) Ole Miss (-6.5) > (7) Kentucky, TV: ESPN
Knock them out of the Top 10, 22-19 Miss early 4th
Oregon State > @(12) Utah (-10.5), TV: P12N 2:00 PM
14-7 Utah late 1st
(22) Wake Forest @(23) Florida State (-6.5), TV: ABC, 3:30 PM
@(20) Arkansas > (2) Alabama (-17), TV: CBS, 3:30 PM
@ Mississippi State (-4.5) > (17) Texas A&M, TV: SECN, 4:00 PM
Knock them out of the Top 10
(10) North Carolina State > @(5) Clemson (-6.5), TV: ABC, 7:30 PM
Best game of the day?
@(13) Oregon (-17) > Stanford, TV: FS1, 11:00 PM

Other games
Georgia State (-8.5) > @ Army, TV: CBSS 17-14 GSU mid 4th
East Carolina (-9.5) > @ South Florida, TV: ESP+ 2:30 PM
7-0 early 1st
@ Maryland (-7.5) > Michigan State 3:30 PM, TV: FS1, Go Terps
@ North Carolina (-9.5) > Virginia Tech, TV: ACCN, 3:30 PM
California > @ Washington State (-4), TV: P12N 5:30 PM
@ Old Dominion > Liberty (-4), TV: ESP+ 6:00 PM
@ Charlotte > UTEP (-3.5), TV: ESP3 6:00 PM
@ Auburn > LSU (-8.5), TV: ESPN, 7:00 PM
@ Duke (-2.5) > Virginia, TV: CSS 7:30 PM