What's your favourite college football team??

[SmileyBoy]

I think you all know where my allegiances lie.:D



DE Rodney Thompson holding up the Dakota Marker Trophy after beating South Dakota State last November.

[SeattleGirl]

1. University of Oregon Ducks!

[fishwax]

3. 4 months and 2 days until our teams meet

I'm really looking forward to the Oregon game ... OU and UO is becoming something of a rivalry in the last couple of years :)

[SeattleGirl]

5. Yeah, they have!

I love college football!

[fishwax]

8. me too. can't wait for the season to kickoff

110 days until the first game of the season :woohoo:

:D

[Robeson]

6. I love their uniforms. And their helmut is too cool!....

...:thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

23. I have a mini-Ducks helmet, painted with the same paint as the

actual ones.

[pokerfan]

34. Which uniform do you love?

They have about a dozen. Rumor is they are going to start changing costumes at halftime. :)

My team:

[SeattleGirl]

39. These.

And BTW, GO COUGS!!!!

[pokerfan]

41. But not these?

Good luck to the Ducks, except on October 21!

[SeattleGirl]

43. AAAACK!

I cheer for your team, and you give me nightmares????? :rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

90. However, they tend to win

the games they play wearing them. Go figger!

[pokerfan]

111. Can't argue with success.

I think it's because it's hard to tackle someone when you're doubled over laughing at them. j/k :)

[fishwax]

2. Oklahoma Sooners

[Robeson]

4. Middle Tennessee State University....

...Go Blue Raiders!

[WindRavenX]

7. boston college eagels

woo.

[Broken_Hero]

9. in truth

any team that beats the Oklahoma Sooners. They are so overrated, and Stoops is a cry baby, who looks like he should be Tiger Woods caddy. My favorite teams, from last year include Texas, Texas Tech, and TCU, they beat OU...yay! Down, with the sooners!...

[fishwax]

22. bah!

:P

[Broken_Hero]

26. hahahah!...:)

sorry, but yes i am a HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!! OU HATER!...I can't stand them...:) Every team that beats them, i buy that teams hat, and wear it around to piss of the OU fans. I'm in SW missouri at present, and everyone in this are OU fanatics, i love rubbing it in...last year, i got a treat...first game in, a huge loss to TCU...the frogs!...hahahahahha:P :)

on edit: typo

[fishwax]

31. well, at least you don't have to spend too much on hats

most years anyway--last year must have really blown your budget :)

I won't hold it against you, though :)

And I can understand how annoying it can be being around fans like that (living around all the cowboy fans in Oklahoma reinforced my distaste for that team :rofl:)

And I can also understand the impression of Stoops as arrogant. He's definitely cocky, though personally I think he's a great coach and a damn decent human being as well :)

Here's hoping you don't have any more hats in your collection by this time next year ;)

:hi:

[Broken_Hero]

89. Last year i did...

5 losses, i believe, but the year before, just one, USC, cause the Trojans down right embarrassed the OU machine, and thank god. The fans out here, were getting irritating. The year before that...hmm, Kansas State, and LSU in title game, and the year before that...Texas A and M, they also lost to Oklahoma State, but I don't like Oklahoma State either, but I cheer for the cowboys over the Sooners...

My reasons for my OU hate, come from my college days. I went to Haskell Indian Nations Univeristy in Lawrence Kansas. Its an all indian school, and half the students, it seemed were from Oklahoma, and 99% of those idiots were OU fans. I think, its pretty damn funny...when the Oklahoma Sooners mascot, represents the white people who came to Oklahoma to take/buy/use Indian land...its an oxymoron to me. Its like, an Indian being a dallas cowboy fan, it makes no sense to me. 99% of the indian OU fans i met, didn't even care about that aspect of the OU mascot, and didn't care. I was astounded, at just how far, assimilitation, and colonizations has come, for american indians.

I'm not trying to bag on your team, or anything or imply that your team is racist, or offensive, i'm just astounded that american indians support it...thats all...plus, the state of Oklahoma and I dont' mix well, its like trying to mix oil and water...I'm just astounded of the attitudes of most of the people, i have come across, in the dust bowl state...

[fishwax]

101. i can understand that, though I'll offer a slightly different perspective

There has actually been some (albeit relatively little, and almost exclusively in progressive circles) discussion about the university's symbolism--not so much the nickname Sooners as the Sooner Schooner that is the mascot for the football team. I think the name will forever stick because its so tied to the state. And though the name originally referred (derogatorily) to people who cheated in the land runs, it was the state's progressives adopted the term in the early decades of the 20th century and transformed it somewhat. And I think the real villains weren't the ones who cheated in the land run (though I'm certainly not absolving them), but rather the power brokers who forced the lands open in the first place.

As for why so many indians from oklahoma are sooner fans, i suppose its simply regionalism, as well as legitimate causes for pride in the institution, whether the hand the univerisity has had in developing various and diverse voices (such as early osage author John Joseph Mathews or seminal chicano writer and scholar Tomas Rivera), its role as the birthplace of the movement against racially-stereotyped mascots, or the current crop of scholars running a very good native studies program.

After I left OU, I wound up at a university (the university of illinois) that continues to use a stereotyped mascot, executing all kinds of intellectual gymnastics to defend and maintain the caricature. I've heard soem truly despicable explanations and justifications for the chief, and it has made me appreciate norman even more. While the situation at ou is far from perfect, there is at least an attempt to accommodate the voices and viewpoints that reflect and respect a diverse heritage.

Anyway, I can understand your distaste, but just thought I'd throw my own (admittedly biased) thoughts out there in defense of the institution.

(And as for those losses, I remember them all well :P)

:hi:

[Broken_Hero]

107. I have some Norman

stories for you, but it would be better served, for my wife to tell you them. My wife also went to Haskell, and also to KU, and through her time at KU she encountered some intense hate from OU, and the KU campus. And KU was touted as a campus, that supported American Indian Studies..in KU, in 97 roundabouts, an indian woman graduated, and decided to wear her traditional garb on graduation day...she got pelted, and taunted, becasue she decided to wear her regalia, instead of the pussy ass colors of KU...and this is coming from an American Indian friendly campus. Haskell is literally down the road from KU, and there have been a lot of tension between both campuses...

I'm not trying to say that OU, is the same, but the two things my wife had to deal with, with that campus, reminds me literally, of how KU acts. I'm sure, that OU has done some good, for american indians. When i was in my BA program with American Indian Studies at haskell, we used OU, and OSU AIS websites, for researching...:)

It is just so amazing, how much assilimilation has taken from American Indians...well, just not american indians, but every culture. I was in a debate/talk with our tax lady in february. She made a comment, about why do indians/hispanics/blacks and all these minorites, think they have to have cultural groups, and why do they think they are so special, and why there are no white groups. I responded to her by saying, its because by in large, in my experience the white's by and large are lazy.

Meaning, the whites, mostly, are lazy in discovering there roots. If a group of irish folk, got togehter, and forced the issue to have a cultural irish group, they are entitled to that and should have it, and would have it, if the irish pushed the issue, if a bunch of swedes, or norwegians, wanted to make their own cultural group, they could do it, if they wanted to. The thing is, with the minorites, they want it, and they pushed/fought very fucking hard to get it..(this discussion was brought on, because my wife is in charge of an american indian resource group at her job, and our tax lady started talking to us about that).

I'm not trying to broad brush, a good friend of mine, has his own viking reinactment group(bunch of norwegian's, and other scandanvians), where they put on fights, and leather working classes, armor making classes, and also cooking classes, about their traditional dishes...this is a prime example, of a white culture, actually looking back into their roots, and i'm sure there are more examples. But, the tax lady was taken aback by my response, i just had to respond to her, because I hear that weak argument alot.

[fishwax]

114. oh i don't doubt that, alas, i know some stories as well

norman is far from perfect, and probably quite far from close. The most infamous incident I can recall offhand involved a teepee that the American Indian Student Association set up outside the library during a heritage week. A group of drunk frat boys pissed on the teepee one night, kicked down one of the posts, and generally acted like asses. There were people sleeping inside it at the time. Pathetic. And while that was the most high profile incident that happened while I was there, there were others as well.

Good for you for giving it back to the tax lady. I hate that attitude, but I hear it a lot too. "Why does everyone have to hyphenate? Why can't we all just be Americans?" :eyes: Which, of course, really means why can't everyone just be like me/us ... I remember a co-worker who would complain about how every year cinco de mayo seemed to get more coverage, which was abhorrent because he saw it as an attack on american culture, etc. I asked him if he ever drank green beer on st patrick's day and he shut up about it.

Minorities, as you say, want it, and they pushed/fought very fucking hard to get it--and unfortunatley they still have to fight to maintain it, because the real forces of division try to paint such movements as exclusive, etc, as shown by attitudes such as your tax lady. I can't see any explanation other than racism, since I think few (if any) of those same people would think twice about a viking reenactment group such as you describe--there's no perceived threat or challenge in that. Its only when non-WASP groups do such things that such people get uncomfortable.

[Broken_Hero]

115. True

I remember the teepee incident, that was...mid 90's i think? I cannot remember the proper date. I agree with your post, and I was surprised I didn't get flamed! :) Thanks for the civil discourse. I had a rough one in DU last year...if you go to the american indian forum, in the DU groups, you will see a thread, where I posted my FIRST major flame war, I participated in. It was an interesting thread to say the least. The talking points on the thread, to be honest, almost mirrored the reactions I get from the RW, and everyone in general...especially the "the indians lost, get over it, and accept it" mentality...

I dont' see why people are such in a hurry to connect to everyone, all the time. I can understand the importance of being connected, but I can also see the importance, of people being different, and I welcome difference, i don't want to be surronded by all the "same" people, who does really? I am an american citizen, i share that bond with everyone who is also an american citizen, but as far as my roots go, I differ with a lot of other american citizens. I'm american indian, and dane. I have looked and learned from not only my indian heritage, but also my dane side as well...

I agree with your

"Minorities, as you say, want it, and they pushed/fought very fucking hard to get it--and unfortunatley they still have to fight to maintain it, because the real forces of division try to paint such movements as exclusive, etc, as shown by attitudes such as your tax lady."

This statement is so damn true. My wife, works for Walmarts Home Offices in Bentonville Arkansas, and she is charge of the American Indian Resource group, called Tribal Voices. They have fought tooth and nail, to get anything done, and fight tooth and nail, to maintain their group. What is funny, is that most of the OPPOSITION comes from the African American group, and the people in upper management in the Diversity Relations Department.

Its weird, to see how the minorities mesh together. The African Americans don't mix with the other groups either, and especially with GLBT's. In truth, not to divulge to much of my wifes work detail, the African American group, is good hearted, but run by complete idiots, who are trying underhanded means, to make themselves look good, while demeaning other groups, because in truth, all the other groups, are doing 100% more than the African American group, and it makes the AA group look, extremely bad.

But my wife, and the other group leaders, are uniting, to overcome obstacles on a daily basis. Its just amazing, that while minorites want to be recognized, and treated fairly/equal, that in turn, some of these minoritiy groups, piss on others. Its the corporate mentality I guess, stab whoever, whenever, in the back to get whatever you can get your hands on. But, on the other hand, I have seen a lot of examples of how american indians, carry the same sense of pride, of themselves, and screw anyone else mentality, so that trait crosses ethnic/cultural borders as well.

Its just a good human read, of interaction, seeing all of these groups mesh together. Its hard to believe, how when united, they can achieve so much, and yet, when not united, its amazing how much utter ruin, and failure, grows...thanks for the discourse fishwax...and i do have to admit something....

Heaven forbid, I know you are going to laugh at me...I bet 300 bucks on OU to beat Florida State for the title game in Jan of 2001...and thankfully, I won. My boss, and co-workers at the time, were HUGE Florida St. fans, and I got tired of their nonesense as well, so I bet on OU. Granted, OU was helped out, cause Snoop Minnis, and few other players, were not allowed to play in the game, due to NCAA violations....so the truth is out, I did cheer for OU once...*cries*..:)

[fishwax]

116. thanks, petersond

no flames from me :) I too enjoyed the conversation, and it's interesting reading about you and your wife's experience. I'll have to check out that thread in the AI forum.

, I did cheer for OU once...*cries*

haha ... i promise i won't tell anyone :)

:hi:

[Broken_Hero]

117. thanks for keeping my secret...:) n/t

[noshenanigans]

10. unc

Their football leaves something to be desired, but as an alum I'm obligated!

[Floogeldy]

11. Keep the faith!

Nothing wrong with supporting your team. There is nothing in the world wrong with the University of North California.

:)

[noshenanigans]

12. Yay! I was in the marching band..

so I went to more games than a lot of other people. I try to explain to people just how much UNC sports mean to me, but my California friends don't understand. Sigh.

[Floogeldy]

14. Ha ha ha!

:)

[Scurrilous]

13. THE U.

[Awsi Dooger]

15. Me too

Make it Da U. Not that IM Hipp. He played for Nebraska.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

124. Michael Irvin's going to hell for that.

:grr:

[JVS]

16. The Fighting Swedes!

[StellaBlue]

17. :

:D

[LSK]

18. Miami Hurricanes

[KyuzoGator]

108. So you're the one!

I knew I'd bump into you eventually.

Chomp.

[WCGreen]

19. Ohio State.......

No if ands or buts.....

I spent some of my most forgetfull years matricualting on the campus clinging to the Olentangey River....

Such memorable years....

14 transferable credit hours in three full years of attendence....

Ah yes......

Where else would I have learned of Whippets, Poppers, Bongs and strawberry flavored rolling papers....

And the Schnapps I tried....

Oye....

[realisticphish]

21. O-HI-O!

[rucky]

37. Buckeyes!

If you live in Ohio, you're either a Buckeye fan, or you're Catholic (in that case, it's Notre Dame).

[lizziegrace]

46. WC, there is no other!

Go Bucks!!

[underpants]

47. THE Ohio State University

I was born in Ohio. My wife leaves the house on the day of the big game.

:bounce:

GOD BLESS JIM TRESSEL

[bedpanartist]

50. Woody Hayes, The Last Great Republican

I painted this for my dad this past Christmas.

Woody Hayes never took more than a teacher's salary. He was the real deal.

[SmileyBoy]

65. Didn't he punch a Clemson football player, though??

I heard he had a nasty, awful temper.

Don't get me wrong, I'm on the Buckeyes' side when it comes to the whole Michigan/Ohio State rivalry, but I'm pretty sure Hayes was an unpleasant man.

[sasquatch]

84. Yeah, but it was this guy

http://www.wltx.com/assetpool/images/06511155929_mccuen,winston.gif
http://www.wltx.com/news/news19.aspx?storyid=37795
I'm kidding but what he did do, although it was done to a South Carolinian, is still wrong.

[bedpanartist]

95. he sure did have a hot ass temper

but he was universally loved by his players, and always taught classes at the university, and only took a teacher's salary at OSU. He was also a strict academic when it came to his players (no pass/no play).

Find a coach living today with the integrity of Woody, and I'll buy you a fudge sundae.

Although Woody had a hot temper, his legacy is much, much more and he is loved throughout this state for who the real Woody was.

[sasquatch]

83. Go Bucks!!

:bounce:

[sinkingfeeling]

88. Go Bucks. Went all the way to the Rose Bowl to watch them hold

OJ to a few lousy yards back in 1968? or '69?

[sasquatch]

127. It was 69

[Heidi]

20. University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Sure, go ahead and laugh. :P

[Broken_Hero]

29. I'm not laughing

they almost beat OU last year, man I was cheering them golden hurricanes on like crazy!...

[Heidi]

30. I grew up on TU football

during the OU/Switzer era. I learned to instinctively duck and cover during Oklahoma football discussions. :rofl:

[long_green]

61. hell yeah! From a fellow CUSAer. Roll Wave

Tulane, that is. I sure hope we get to have home games this year.

[KamaAina]

82. You got 'em!

http://tulanegreenwave.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tul-m-footbl-sched.html

And the first one's SMU on 9/30, a "W" if ever there was one, even for the once-mighty Wave.

Plus they started playing LSU again (the week before, this year)!

Maybe people'll start paying attention to them now, just like with Jazz Fest, etc.

[Rabrrrrrr]

24. I'm confused. You said "favourite" but aren't talking soccer?

Make up your mind - are we talking favourite college football, or favorite college football?

Seems like you're talking favorite.

[Syrinx]

25. Roll Tide!

[unsavedtrash]

27. I second that! Roll Tide Roll!

[Syrinx]

28. Cool!

I hope school is going well!

(And I hope JPW is good as he seems. And I hope Prothro can play.)

:hi:

[fishwax]

32. One of the best games I've ever been to was an Alabama game

Against OU in Norman in 2002. Alabama pulled an onside kick on the opening kickoff and really had OU off balance for most of the game after that. Don't know how OU came back to win that, but it was an incredible game. And the 'Bama fans I met were top notch. It was a nice (friendly) rivalry that developed between the teams during that home-and-home series. I hope they'll resume it sometime in the near future. :hi:

[Syrinx]

33. hey thanks!

Ya'll beat us two years in a row, so I wasn't too happy about that. But I'm very pleased with the sportmanship that both sides showed. Oklahoma fans have class! I, too, would like to see the series resume... and not just for the selfish reason of an attempt at revenge. ;)

Best of luck in the upcoming season! Especially against Nebraska! That makes me think of my late grandma. She didn't know much of anything about football or sports in general. But for some reason, unknown to me, she had a dislike for Nebraska. Whenever I'd start talking about college football she'd start trash-talking on the Cornhuskers. She never said "Nebraska," it was always "the Cornhuskers," with sarcasm dripping from her mouth. And my grandma was a very nice woman. I'm still a little puzzled by it.

Thanks for the message. Boomer Sooner, and Roll Tide! :hi:

[fishwax]

35. that's funny about your grandma

nebraska isn't on the schedule this year (unless we play them in the conference championship game) but whenever we do meet them again, I hope we beat them just for her :)

on edit: and a Roll, Tide/Boomer Sooner back at ya!

[Syrinx]

36. color me shocked

I thought Oklahoma/Nebraska was an every year rivalry like Alabama/Auburn. Maybe I'm not much smarter than Grandma. ;)

[fishwax]

38. used to be, but they phased that out when the big 8 expanded to the big 12

quite a shame, as I think many college football fans grew up watching that game on thanksgiving day/weekend, whether they were fans of either team or not.

[Syrinx]

40. I agree

I always watched that game (when I was a kid). I can't believe that I'm so out of touch that I didn't realize the change for all these years. I guess I must confess my SECentricism.

If someone decided the Auburn/Alabama game would be cancelled, I think the Auburn and Alabama fans would (for once) unite, and kick the decider's ass! ;)

[ScreamingMeemie]

42. On Wisconsin! On Wisconsin! Plunge right through that line!

Run the ball clear down the field, touchdown sure this time.
On Wisconsin, On Wisconsin, fight on for her fame.
Fight, fellows, fight, fight, fight, we'll win this game.

On Wisconsin, On Wisconsin, stand up Badgers sing.
"Forward" is our driving spirit, loyal voices ring.
On Wisconsin, On Wisconsin, raise her glowing flame.
Stand, fellows, let us now salute her name

[pokerfan]

45. John Candy sang our fight song

When I first saw this, I about fell out of my chair.

Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, Washington:


Fight, fight, fight for Washington State!
Win the victory!
Win the day for Crimson and Gray!
Best in the West
We know you'll all do your best
So on, on, on, on! Fight to the end!
Honor and Glory you must win!
So fight, fight, fight for Washington State and victory!

[texasleo]

44. The Champs

\m/

[TransitJohn]

48. He always singssss....

Ragtime music to the cattle,
As he sways back and forward in the saddle
On a horse (pretty good horse!)
Got a syncopated gaiter and you oughtta hear
The meter to the roar of his repeater
Oh how they run (Yes run!)
When they hear him coming
Cause the western folks all know
He's a high-falutin' rootin'-tootin'
Son of a gun from ol' Wyoming
Ragtime Cowboy
Talk about yer Cowboy
Ragtime Cowboy Joe!
C-O-W-B-O-Y-S
COWBOYS!
COWBOYS!
COWBOYS!

[Abies]

49. Go Pokes!

-My favorite too

[TransitJohn]

67. Powder River!!

Let her buck!!

[SmileyBoy]

63. Wyoming's my favourite I-A team!!!

Also, I went to War Memorial Stadium once (before the renovations), and the only time I ever experienced vertigo was when I was standing at the top row of the upper deck. MAN!!!

I really think NDSU can become a school a lot like Wyoming someday, in terms of athletics.

[TransitJohn]

66. Well, good luck.

We're lucky in that we have always been a part of the biggest division of intercollegiate athletics, unlike the Dakotas and Montana....also in that our state gov't did it right w/ our population. We only have one university, so it gets all the funding and support from the dingbats in Cheyenne. We don't have to fund 4 or 5 schools, like you guys. Academically, it's a big plus, too...we are a very good school academically. Thanks for supporting...coming to a game this year? I recommend coming for the Air Force game, let me know, my friends and I usually throw a great tailgate.

[SmileyBoy]

68. I won't be able to go to a game, but if we play you, I'll be there.

We were planning on playing you this year, and we had a choice of playing either Wyoming or Ball State, but we chose to play Ball State instead. We also have a big payday game with the Minnesota Gophers, so that'll be good for the money and exposure. As far as I-AA teams go, we're doing pretty well. I hope we can play Wyoming sometime in the near future. Wyoming's AD is an NDSU alum, so I know he's been trying to get a game together with us.

[TransitJohn]

74. I really don't see us putting you on the schedule

No offense, man. But we have home and home deals w/ Virginia, Syracuse, Boise State and the like lined up....maybe we'd bring you in to Laramie for a one and done date if we have a hole to fill on the schedule w/ the 12 game schedule being approved...we'll see. You guys are in the new Great Northwest Football Conference...is that right? Are you looking to move to the Big Sky, or are you there? What's up w/ your program?

[TransitJohn]

79. I just looked your school up

and you're Division II....we won't play you :(

[SmileyBoy]

85. We're a I-AA program.

We used to be Division II several years ago. We've been I-AA for three years now.

We're in the I-AA Great West Football Conference.

Here's the website: http://greatwestfootball.cstv.com/

We play this year (among other teams) Minnesota, Ball State, Stephen F. Austin, Cal-Poly and Georgia Southern. The only DII team we play this year is the home opener against Concordia-St. Paul.

Besides, we wouldn't ask for a home-and-home with Wyoming, just a one-game guarantee payday.

[SmileyBoy]

86. Here's our full schedule:

Thu, Aug 31 Concordia-St. Paul Fargo, N.D. - 7 p.m.
Sat, Sep 09 OPEN DATE
Sat, Sep 16 Northeastern Fargo, N.D. - 6 p.m.
Sat, Sep 23 Ball State at Muncie, Ind. - 6:30 p.m.
Sat, Sep 30 Stephen F. Austin at Nacogdoches, Texas - 6 p.m.
Sat, Oct 07 Georgia Southern at Statesboro, Ga. - TBA
Sat, Oct 14 Mississippi Valley State (Homecoming) Fargo, N.D. - 1 p.m.
Sat, Oct 21 Minnesota at Minneapolis, Minn. - TBA
Sat, Oct 28 Southern Utah at Cedar City, Utah - 2 p.m.
Sat, Nov 04 UC-Davis at Davis, Calif. - 3 p.m.
Sat, Nov 11 Cal-Poly (Harvest Bowl) Fargo, N.D. - 1 p.m.
Sat, Nov 18 South Dakota State Fargo, N.D. - 6 p.m.

[TransitJohn]

87. Thanks for setting me straight ;)

If you're interested in the Mountain West...the most engaging discussion board I frequent besides this one is at Mountain West Conference Message Board

[fishwax]

94. go pokes

:) I almost always cheer for Wyoming, since I grew up there and had a bunch of friends who went to UW. I catch their games whenever I can, and unless they someday play my sooners I'll generally cheer for them. There is one exception on their schedule every year though--I always cheer for CSU :) (my grandpa taught there and fort collins was like a second home to me.) I suppose I'm one of the few people in the world who's a fan of both :))

[TransitJohn]

97. Uhhhh.......wow

That is the first time I have ever heard of that! How in the hell does that work? You cheer for the good guys EXCEPT DURING THE BORDER WAR?!?!?!?!?!? I'm speechless ;)

The Bronze Boot is coming back to Laramie this year, where it belongs.



**on edit** where'd you grow up? I grew up in Lyman, went to HS in Green River, been in Laramie since '90, except for a brief 6 years on the Dead tour.

[fishwax]

102. awfully weird I know, but l'm just a victim of my circumstances

My grandpa, like I said, plus both my parents were from fort collins and went to CSU :)

Yeah, I cheer for the Cowboys except in the border war; and, to be fair, I'm not exactly crushed when the Cowboys win :) And (oddly enough) in basketball I'm more apt to cheer for the Cowboys over the Rams. My grandparents used to take me to CSU games over Christmas Break when I was a kid, and I remember one year I got to go to the UW-CSU game. I was one of the very few people there cheering for the Cowboys, sitting about six rows behind the Rams bench :) (Don't know if you follow basketball as well, but this back when the pokes had dembo, leckner, et al. in the late 80s--that particular game went into TRIPLE overtime, and the cowboys won. It was great.)

Lyman, eh? That's cool. I grew up (mostly) in Sheridan--left there in '93 to go to school in Oklahoma. Like I said, though, I had a lot of friends who went to Laramie and still have a few friends and relatives there, though they're getting fewer. I try to get there whenever we head home, but its been a couple of years now since I've been back there ...

[trof]

51. The Slippery Rock...um...Rocks?

Slippery Rock University "The Rock" (PA) -- Slippery Rock's official mascot is "Pride," symbolized by a lion. But the name most commonly used to refer to SRU is "The Rock," which is used to describe all of the athletic teams and the school itself.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

103. I like Rolling Rock n/t

[gpandas]

52. penn state nittany lions n/t

[Patiod]

71. Fight on State!

[arwalden]

53. Gators.

[riona]

64. Ditto

[KyuzoGator]

109. CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP

Yummy.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

125. GO! GATORS!!

[gollygee]

54. U of Michigan - GO BLUE

:D

[Phillycat]

55. WE ARE

PENN STATE.

[KyuzoGator]

110. THE BOYS OF OLD FLORIDA. F-L-O-R-I-D-A.

[swimboy]

56. VMI Keydets!

Never say die!

[mduffy31]

Dupe

...Sorry

[mduffy31]

57. Mine would be

...The University of Notre Dame.

Rally sons of Notre Dame,
Sing her glory, and sound her fame
Raise her Gold and Blue,
And cheer with voices true,
Rah! Rah! For Notre Dame.

We will fight in every game
Strong of heart and true to her name.
We will ne'er forget her
And we'll cheer her ever,
Loyal to Notre Dame.

Chorus:
Cheer, cheer for Old Notre Dame
Wake up the echoes cheering her name,
Send the volley cheer on high,
Shake down the thunder from the sky,
What though the odds be great or small
Old Notre Dame will win over all,
While her loyal sons are marching
Onward to Victory!!!

I say this before every Michigan game:

Notre Dame, our Mother
Tender, strong and true
Proudly in the heavens,
Gleams thy gold and blue.
Glory's mantle cloaks thee
Golden is thy fame,
And our hearts forever,
Praise thee, Notre Dame.
And our hearts forever,
Love thee, Notre Dame.

NOTRE DAME OUR MOTHER...PRAY FOR US!!!






Brady Quinn 2006 Heisman winner!!!

[mduffy31]

58. Dupe again

Sorry again

:hide:

[noonwitch]

59. WMU Broncos! I'll cheer for MSU or U of M out of homestate loyalty.

Also, WMU doesn't produce that many championship football teams.

[gollygee]

60. I almost put WMU

that's where i went to school. But for the big games, U of M.

[Giant Robot]

62. About time someone said Michigan!

Go Blue!

[UrbScotty]

78. You went to which school?

SINNER! :evilgrin:

That sucks up most of the love I had for you as a fellow EK alum! :evilgrin:

[SmileyBoy]

69. I'm just waiting for some jerk to come out and say "UND Sioux".

:7

[UrbScotty]

81. Hannity says "UND SIOUX!"

:evilgrin:

[UrbScotty]

70. Central Michigan - Home of the Chippewas!

"Fight, Central down the field,
Fight for victory..."

[SmileyBoy]

72. So I guess Western Michigan is your biggest rival??

Nice stadium, though.

[UrbScotty]

73. I might be there somewhere

I went to a couple games last season.

[JohnKleeb]

75. Don't have one

because I don't go to a real college and the only college that I had a parent go to doesn't have a football team. I must say your guys jerseys look similiar to the Packers :P. I used to like Virginia Tech but now meh since Marcus Vick is a punkass bastard.

[SmileyBoy]

76. We had these colours LONG before the Packers got theirs.

We've worn green and gold since at least the early 20's. The Pukers have had green and gold only since the late 50's.:D

[JohnKleeb]

77. Fair enough

Can we count another year for Brett Farve throwing a few picks a game. I got to see him get his ass handed to him by Troy Polamalu and Bryant McFadden again. It was sweet.

[SmileyBoy]

80. I hope his former teammate Sharper will pic off a few.

He'll get trounced by the Vikings' kick-ass secondary.

[huskerlaw]

91. Huskers!

[TransitJohn]

118. You know what that 'N' on their helmets stands for?

Nowledge. Ba-da-bum-bum-TISH! ;)

[huskerlaw]

126. Hahahaha...um

yeah, cuz I've never heard that one before... ;)

[Texasgal]

92. Mine?

THE CHAMPIONS!!!

THE TEXAS LONGHORNS!!! WOOT!!

[GOPisEvil]

112. Bah!!! You still didn't go to school there!

You're a traitor to your school! :P

[madrchsod]

93. wisconsin

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

96. Maine Black Bears

because that's where I went to school.

[Joey Liberal]

98. The Fighting Irish!

Go Irish!

[Va Lefty]

99. THE University of Virginia

1984 grad. Wahoowa!!

[TransitJohn]

119. Hoping my 'Pokes

Can pull off the upset in Charlottesville this fall.
You go to games still? I'm thinking of flying out for that one. :hi:

[Kerrytravelers]

100. After all the money my parents and I paid for my BA and MA...

[DancingBear]

104. THE Ohio State University!

Class of 19<unintelligible>

But I remember The Agora, and The Stadium Scholarship Dorm, and....

[ChoralScholar]

105. Arkansas Razorbacks

Although my alma mater is moving to Division I next year:

[KitchenWitch]

106. University of Wisconsin Badgers!

[texas1928]

113. Notre Dame

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



And GIG'EM AGGIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


TEXAS A&M

[Missy Vixen]

120. University of Washington Huskies

I still love my Huskies...:loveya:

Julie

[southernleftylady]

121. GO BIG ORANGE!! University of Tennessee

[GumboYaYa]

122. LSU Fighting Tigers!!! GEAUX TIGERS!!!!

[HuskerDU]

123. Iowa Hawkeyes!

Should be pretty good again this year under the direction of coach Kirk Ferentz.

Nobody does more with less than Ferentz. His first couple of recruiting classes were ranked 10th and 11th in the Big Ten. When those same recruits were Jrs and Srs, they went undefeated in the Big Ten. GO HAWKS!!