re: SEC Starter Pack

When you play at Auburn and win, and you will 'cause eerybody does, watch out for the sprinkler system. Depending on how cold it is and how favored Auburn was their sprinkler system is known to come alive of its own accord and blast opposing fans with a force that would make Bull Connor jealous. Its a good thing its aimed at the stands 'cause the pressure would destroy the grass if it hit it directly. Once its been filtered through a bunch of kids and old folks though it id gentle enough to not harm the grass.

You probably already know this. If not, you'll soon learn that Bama fans are mostly band wagon fans.

They were the ones that were regularly picked on. They always got picked last in everything. They were the kids that never got the girl in school. They always road the bench in sports. Their wives or girlfriends, if they have one, are cheating on them but they don't know who with. They work at s****y jobs where they're constantly kissing the bosses a$$, etc...

Simply put, they latched onto a school just to make them feel better about their station in life.

Don't use big words or complicated language, as they won't understand.

Oh wait, you're from Oklahoma. Disregard.

You know Mizzou (poop swastika) and A&M (gay).

An Arkansas poster was an irl judge who was imprisoned for leaking confidential information about one of his ongoing proceedings (which involved a hollywood celebrity) to TD. Most Arkansas fans are harmless. Fayetteville is a pretty part of the country, and things could get interesting with Petrino coming back to Arkansas years after his motorcycle crash featuring his mistress whom he created a phony job for.

Tennessee fans are known for being polite and quiet most of the time. They only get really obnoxious when Tennessee is competitive for an SEC East title (aka never). Knoxville is a fun road trip.

Ole Miss fans are split between absurdly hot rich sorority girls and redneck pricks. Thankfully, their pathetic erector-set of a stadium can’t hold that many of them. The Grove is an overrated experience (cold chicken fingers and chandeliers), but probably worth seeing once. BBQ nachos in the stadium are solid.

Miss State fans outside Starkville are great. State fans in Starkville aren’t terrible either, but Starkville is terrible and so are those godforsaken cowbells. Great rivals in baseball season. They’re infamous for strategically opening their grills to blind outfielders with smoke during pop flies. Honestly, I respect the creativity. When they’re mad, they throw burgers and hotdogs on the field. An LSU player once picked a burger up off the grass and ate it after one such incident. Moo State fans are know as “Grinders”, and their process of wearing down opponents is known as TGrind.

Auburn fans are the perfect mix of passion and friendliness. Road trips to the Plains are a real treat. It’s hostile without feeling physically dangerous. Their fans will make fun of you a little bit and then feed you. Most similar to LSU fans in that respect. They toilet paper Toomer’s Corner when they win. For some historical stuff, look up the Barn Burner, the Earthquake Game, Tommy Tubberville and the cigar game, Refgate, as the plains burn, kick 6, etc. So many great memories of Auburn games. These are the guys you love to hate.”, but respect.

Florida and Alabama are the schools you love to hate and just hate. Their fans are obnoxious a-holes. Florida’s stadium is hostile, but so are their cops towards tailgating. Alabama’s crowd is massive but strangely quiet, much like Tennessee. The difference is that outside the stadium, Florida and Alabama fans are complete a-holes. Avoid. Alabama is dominant now under Saban as they were under Bear Bryant.

Florida really didn’t have much success prior to the ol’ ball coach coming to town in Steve Spurrier. Then, you have the glory years of Urban Mayer with Tim Tebow and multiple convicted murderers on the same team. McKelwaine f$&ked a shark, now Florida is a shell of its former self, and their Tom Petty singing fans know that.

South Carolina brings swagger. I mean, they have to bring something because they don’t win games, but trips to Columbia are fun. Get your glow sticks and prepare to rave like it’s 1998.

Georgia fans travel well, and the kind that go to away games are solid, though the barking gets annoying. I haven’t been to Athens yet, so I can’t comment. All of my experiences with Georgia fans were in BR or Atlanta. Never had a bad incident, but never had a particularly good experience either. Atlanta sucks. “Mark Richt has lost control of ______” became an endlessly recycled meme on this board.

Kentucky is fun. Their stadium in Lexington is solid for being a smaller venue, and the fans aren’t quiet, but they’re not intimidating. Basketball season brings out the crazies. Their current coach can probably coach there going 7-5/8-4 until he dies.

Vanderbilt fans don’t exist, and their stadium is a dump. Visiting fans fill their stadium like Miami or Los Angeles pro sports. Going to a Vandy game is just an excuse to hang out in Nashville, not that there’s anything wrong with that. Vandy alumni are too busy curing cancer to worry about football.

LSU fans are rabid, Tiger Stadium’s atmosphere for a night game is unrivaled, but day games are meh. LSU fans complain about EVERYTHING, and LSU’s administration treats regular fans and students like their absolute last priority. As such, Tiger Stadium has awful concessions, amenities, and the worst traffic in sports. The stadium is also fairly far from bars and hotels, so trips to BR require some planning. Tailgating is unrivaled. Fans will tiger bait you, but as long as you’re a good sport (and not a Bama fan), they’ll likely invite you in to eat and drink to your heart valve’s contents. Saban won a natty at LSU in 2003 which the AP awarded to USC. Les Miles ate grass and said wacky things. Orgeron had subtitles, banged blonde bimbos, and went .500 two years in a row (ya ya ya). Brian Kelly dances cringe and sometimes uses a hilariously fake southern accent. Jayden Daniels is Michael Vick without the dog murders.

Some great rivalry games:
The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry: Georgia is dominating this one lately over Auburn. I don’t remember a single memorable game from this rivalry despite it having been played annually forever.

Third Saturday in October: no one cares about anything as much as Alabama fans care about this game that hasn’t been competitive in 15 years.

World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party: often a really fun game that usually decides the SEC East. Georgia has had the upper-hand lately, but Florida will hopefully be competitive again soon.

Magnolia Bowl: LSU tends to win this game over Ole Miss, but there’s been many wild, wacky close games.

Battle for the Boot: this game used to mean something when it was played on Black Friday. LSU suffered several serious upset losses to Arkansas in this game in the 2000’s, but LSU has dominated the last decade.

Auburn vs Miss St: weird shite happens in this game. Scorigami just cones naturally, and field goals and safeties tend to decide these matchups.

The Egg Bowl: these teams HATE each other. Super chippy, sloppy, lots of penalties. This year’s game was remarkably boring, but it’s usually a thanksgiving treat to watch this cripple fight.

Iron Bowl: Alabama historically dominated this series, but somehow, Auburn always seems to have the Tide’s number in Jordan-Haire. This is truly a “throw the records out” game. These teams HATE each other, and so do the fans. One of the best games every year.

LSU vs Auburn: this game is weird. LSU dominates the series when playing at home, but there’s been so many truly great and exciting games. I will miss this annual game most of all.

LSU vs Florida: pure shenanigans. This game is always heated and chippy as hell. It usually comes down to a 4th down attempt or last second hail mary. One of the most fun games each year.

Georgia vs South Carolina: another game where weird shite seems to happen. Before Kirby Smart became the coach at Georgia, inexplicable losses to unranked South Carolina teams were practically tradition.

For more information, look up gifs by LSUFreak, SEC Shorts, SEC Roll call, and ask for invites to the classics board.

I, for one, am looking forward to the new competition being added to our dysfunctional family.

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Main thing to keep in mind is land stealing is frowned upon in the south. I understand that in Oklahoma it is a way of life but it'll get you whupped in the south.

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Find the old thread about the day the Tiger got loose.

A pretty good summary by kingbob.

I'd add in that Arkansas vs Ole Miss has some history behind it and usually features all sorts of weird stuff. One of the most under rated rivalries in college football.

Most everyone is pretty inviting when you go to their campus. LSU fans will scream "tiger bait" at you but they are actually quite friendly and will ply you with food and booze. You can put on a pretty good food bag just by going through the parking lot for tailgating and leaving without going to the game. LSU fans are kind of notorious for leaving at halftime so don't be trampled trying to go to the concession stands.

Oklahoma will actually be fairly lucky coming into the conference. Only Mizzou really hates you. The rest of the conference will be indifferent until they've gone to Norman a few times. Then feelings might start to ratchet up.

Texas will, however, take most of that away because within a year of joining they will be fighting tooth and nail with Alabama for most hated in conference. Everyone will hate them. People living on that one lost tribe island in the Indian Ocean instinctively hate Texas. You'll skate in under the radar for a decade or so.