Mattloc,

Glad to hear. Congrats to bama, they really deserved it. Very impressed. Had a hope mizzou might win, but as it turns out, it was just a fool's hope. Best of luck in the playoffs. Will be rooting for you all.

Met many cool bama fans in 2012 in como. Met many awesome ole miss fans in 2008 in como. The georgia fans i ran into in 2012 and this year were fun to talk to. Went to knoxville a month ago and met a ton of great vols fans. Planning to go to lsu in two years. The SEC is a real blessing to be a part of.

I can certainly understand some folks may not want us in the SEC, and others may never accept us. And that's okay, because the SEC is really their conference. Hopefully my kids and grandkids will have a different outlook, but for me its still year 3. You cant manufacture acceptance. Nor would i not want to earn our place.

I have found that you get what you go looking for in this life. A handshake and a smile go a long way. I look forward to meeting cool fans at every SEC school before i'm put out to pasture. Again, what a blessing to be in the SEC. please take my word for it, there's been a profound change in our state over the past three years! Please forgive us for chanting SEC during conference games. We're learning. We'll get there. Damn is this fun!