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re: Fans of the Original 10 SEC Teams

Posted on 7/31/23 at 7:57 pm to
Posted by tween the hedges
Member since Feb 2012
20336 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 7:57 pm to
I don't remember the SEC prior to 12 teams but 12 was the sweet spot. Felt like we played everyone with semi regularity.

Mizzou is a doormat and never gets me excited and we have played A&M once so I don't even really think of them
Posted by SouthernInsanity
Shadows of Death Valley
Member since Nov 2012
19465 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:07 pm to
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Mizzou has more successful NFL players than a lot of teams in this conference.


Mizzou has had what, 43 drafted since 2000??? What a great accomplishment.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
32529 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:11 pm to
“There are dozens of us!”
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
17216 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:15 pm to
I was fine with 10.

12 allowed SEC championship game.

14 made the divisions bigger.

16 is stretching the league.

South Carolina is certainly South and East.
Arkansas is right on top of Louisiana.

Those were good additions to me.
Most games drivable.

A&M and Mizzou stretched the borders.

Oklahoma and Texas are historically great teams.

It is weird not playing Florida every year. And not opening conference play most years with Tennessee.

I guess Georgia game will be scaled back to rotate more opponents. I doubt they sacrifice the Iron Bowl to expansion.
Posted by SouthernInsanity
Shadows of Death Valley
Member since Nov 2012
19465 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:15 pm to
I can't tell.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
32529 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:19 pm to
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I can't tell.


“I just want to be respected!”
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
39466 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:42 pm to
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I think it's because most people here just look at where South Carolina is, and assume. The state of South Carolina is different. And then Clemson is different even from that.

South Carolina ... the Carolinas for that matter ... are several different cultures in a very, very tight spot. You've got the Mid Atlantic stuff. The incredibly preachy Baptist stuff. And then the Gamecocks.

It's always been that way. Something in the DNA of the Carolinas.


We call it The Upstate, The Midlands/Piedmont and The Lowcountry.

We call it mustard based vs vinegar based vs tomato based ... SC is the historical home of BBQ in this country. Look it up.

We call it Loyalists vs Patriots.

We call it Firing the First Fricking Shots. We never surrendered ... our Lumbee Indians especially.

We call it The Holy City for a reason. We're far more Lutheran, Methodist and Presbyterian in this state than we are Baptist, ScoggDog.

Our Capital's catch phrase is literally "Famously Hot." Lou said it was the hottest place on earth ... and he still wore a v neck sweater at summer practices.



Paul Dietzel, Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier all left here saying they'll love us forever.

We're true Southerners ... although we're fightin' the transients and carpet baggers like all of us down here are these days.

You're right though, we're just different.

We'll get'er done in the long run 'cause that's all we know how to play ... is the long game.

BTW, the Civil War is not over, it's just halftime.

The SC vs sheep humping sister bangers rivalry is not a football rivalry ... it's a politcal rivalry. That's what few understand and most don't (you can look it up) and THAT'S why the sheep humping sister bangers would have been a horrible fit for the SEC.

Finally ... when Paul Dietzel took us out of the ACC he did it for a good reason. He said we were better suited for the SEC one day and he'd help get us there and he was right, he did. He played a major role. God Bless that man. Vince Dooley said he voted against Clemson and that they were NEVER invited. Jeremy Foley said Arnsparger gave him the mission of lobbying for SC over FSU and then, when it finally ended-up being SC it was Foley who walked is through the process before officially being named the AD at Florida. Johnny Majors said he didn't want Clemson, they didn't bring anything to the table and they were too close to Knoxville as the crow flies. Johnny Vaught said he was so impressed with Gamecock fans every time he visited here (not as coach) ... that when Kramer asked him what he though he said SC is the most natural fit of the bunch.

This was meant to be.
Posted by dammitbert
Member since Aug 2016
639 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:46 pm to
South Carolina is the rival Mizzou wishes it could be.

I mean shite, who does Mizzou consider a rival.. Kansas? Yikes.
Posted by OleManDixon
Lexington
Member since Jan 2018
9389 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:48 pm to
If I’m being honest, what do I really care?
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
32529 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:55 pm to
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I mean shite, who does Mizzou consider a rival.. Kansas? Yikes.


Kansas and Illinois.






















Kansas and Illinois.
Posted by gamecockman12
Columbia, SC
Member since Aug 2012
6984 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 10:24 pm to
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2. South Carolina - For the life of me, I can't figure them out. They are an ACC-lite school (meaning, they pale in comparison to your overt ACC schools - Virginia, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke (basically, any school that values lacrosse and basketball over football and baseball)). I don't hate having them here, but for whatever reason, I still think Clemson is a better "cultural fit" for the SEC.



One of the worst summaries I've read on here and that's saying something.
Posted by McMillan
Member since Jul 2018
6417 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 10:26 pm to
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Soft

Which is why I’m hoping MU gets in the expanded playoffs someday. Columbia in December ? Good luck, southerners.
Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
10286 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 11:35 pm to
Based on my gut:

1. Arkansas : B
2. South Carolina : A-
3. Missouri : D
4. Texas A&M : C-
5. Oklahoma : D+
6. Texas : C
Posted by Dear Diary
USA
Member since Jul 2023
1110 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 11:39 pm to
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I've had the same amount of worries about the expansion teams as the expansion teams have conference football championships

So much stupidity, not sure where to start.
Posted by Dear Diary
USA
Member since Jul 2023
1110 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 11:45 pm to
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Wasn't Chase Daniels from Mizzou, before they were in the SEC? And then they had the gay linebacker.

It's a shame so many of you "football guys" don't know who Corby Jones, was.
Posted by Dear Diary
USA
Member since Jul 2023
1110 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 11:57 pm to
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CoMo is 320 miles closer to Lake Michigan than the Gulf of Mexico.

CoMo is closer to Sioux Falls SD than Birmingham Alabama.

CoMo is a hundred miles closer to Winnepeg Manitoba than Gainesville FL.

CoMo is 150 miles closer to Fargo ND than Columbia SC.

CoMo is closer to Minneapolis MN than Lexington KY.

Most of you idiots don't even attend home games much less travel for away games. It's cute though
Posted by Mulkey Man
Member since Apr 2021
19403 posts
Posted on 8/1/23 at 12:11 am to
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1. Arkansas 2. South Carolina 3. Missouri 4. Texas A&M 5. Oklahoma 6. Texas


SC was a good addition, the rest should be in the Southwest Conference.
Posted by psk_Vol
Nashville
Member since Jan 2012
4230 posts
Posted on 8/1/23 at 12:14 am to
As a Tennessee fan I was a fan of our brief annual series with Arkansas back at the initial start of SEC expansion in the 90s/early 2000s. Excellent and nationally relevant games some of those battles were
Posted by Gordy
Fayetteville
Member since Dec 2015
1838 posts
Posted on 8/1/23 at 12:36 am to
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We can all talk shite about them, but they are solid additions.

Arkansas being my favorite of the bunch
We should have been with y'all from the beginning. Not sure what happened there.
Posted by Gordy
Fayetteville
Member since Dec 2015
1838 posts
Posted on 8/1/23 at 12:40 am to
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RamboMizzou
Ok there is no way you have 6-0 likes to down votes on each of your comments. You definitely have that many alters haha
This post was edited on 8/1/23 at 12:42 am
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