ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!?!?!

[Spaceman Spiff]

And not this "World Cup Football" crap! (Yes, I watched the World Cup and had a blast so shut up.)

Anyway, with July almost over it's time to find out who everybody's favorite college team is.

Me? I'll be pulling for the Virginia Tech goddam Hokies!

<><>

Even though they're light at QB it should still be a pretty good season.

[Broken_Hero]

1. I can't wait

to see how many times the Sooners will lose this year...and yeah, fishwax, this at jib at ya...:)

[RoyGBiv]

16. HA!

BOOMER!!!!

Texas will be a challenge, as always. Oregon might be.

If we lose to anyone else, we deserve to be ridiculed heavily.

[Broken_Hero]

24. considering

OU lost to TCU last year, and I celebrated much, after that particular victory, as well as the ucla beating of OU...last year, was great for me...:) But to me, the big 12 is open for anybody this year...I just hope its not OU.

[RoyGBiv]

40. This is not last year ...

Realistically, though, a lot will depend on whether Bomar has been able to pull his head out of his ass.

[fishwax]

27. you might have to wait till next year for that

;)

Actually, to be fair, I think OU will win a lot of games this year. And while I'm not saying OU will lose this particular game, I will say that, if you want to get a head start, your best bet is to scope out caps for the Oregon Ducks--it's an early game, on the road, with an offensive line that is young and will still be getting used to playing together. I still think the Sooners should win that game, but it should be a good one :)

On edit: somehow, as I read the OP, I thought I might run into you here :hi:;)

[Broken_Hero]

29. One word Rhett Bomar....

he is still unproven, albiet he did do decent in the bowl game last year against the Oregon Ducks....I think ole Rhett, still has got some beating, I mean, some learning coming his way...;)

[fishwax]

30. I think it all depends on him

He could have a breakout year, or he could be a disapointment. But he did improve a great deal in the second half of last year. He did pretty well in the last four or five games, particularly compared to, say, the UCLA game when he fumbled something like seven times :wow:

[NJ Democrats]

2. Go Princeton!

Win the Ivy League!!! (Did you know that Princeton has the most college football championships of any school? Yale is 2nd.)

[Spaceman Spiff]

3. I'm not gonna say anything stupid...

Aw, fuck it!! Hokies would kick Princeton's asses!!

Miami and FSU might be another matter, tho...

[Ava]

17. snob!

i'm teasing! :P

:pals:

[SharonRB]

4. Guess

Go blue!

[Spaceman Spiff]

5. Even though I hate "Meeeeechigan"

I'll give'em props.

[SharonRB]

11. We have a lot to prove this year after last year's disaster

of a season. It's time for a new coach.

[KitchenWitch]

13. Lloyd Carr is such an arrogant prick!

[ContraBass Black]

6. We have a QB? I serve the team dinner twice a week

And I have no idea who it is.

[Spaceman Spiff]

8. Right now

it's Sean Glennon. But that could change.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. ACtually, I AM ready for some REAL Football...

Manchester United! The Premiership League starts in September!!

[Zech Marquis]

45. if you have Setanta..

you'll be able to watch the last pre season match of Man U's South African tour :-)

Meanwhile, I watched some Chelsea TV last night when Michael Balalck and the other signees introduced themselves :bounce: I'm waiting to see what number Ballack ill get on his Chelsea kit:evilgrin:

[texas1928]

9. GOOOOOO IRISH!!!!!!!!! FIGHT!!!!!

GIG'EM AGGIES!!!!!!

Anybody who plays against University of Texas.

Michigan I like.

[Ava]

10. RRRR OOOOOOOOOOOOO LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIDE!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

18. They call Alabama the Crimson Tide?

Call me Deacon Blues.

:P :P :P :P :P :P

/poor Steely Dan lyrical twist. Sorry, Lords! :evilgrin:

[Ava]

19. Roll Tide!

:P

[fishwax]

31. I've liked Bama ever since the

home and home with Oklahoma a couple of years ago. I'm a Sooner fan (and was at the game in Norman), and for the most part, we all had a great time with the alabama fans :D

[Ava]

46. Alabama fans rock

take me for example! :rofl: ;)

[huskerlaw]

34. Every time I hear that, I think

"You know, they have feminine hygiene products to help with that..."

But seriously...the mascot is technically an elephant, right? What the hell does a crimson tide have to do with an elephant???

[Ava]

47. here you go:

Early football teams were simply know as the Varsity or the Crimson White after the school colors. The nickname Thin Red Line was used by sports writers until 1906. The nickname Crimson Tide was penned by Hugh Roberts, of the Birmingham Age-Herald, after the 1907 Alabama-Auburn game. In a game that was played in a sea of red mud, Alabama played heavily favored Auburn to a 6-6 tie. After the game, Roberts dubbed Alabama the Crimson Tide. Zipp Newman, of the Birmingham News, probably popularized the name more than anyone else.

[1gobluedem]

12. It's great - to be - a - Mich-i-gan - Wolverine

Well known cheer in these parts. Go Blue! Can't wait for football season to begin.

[Floogeldy]

14. I'm definitely ready!

My favorite time of year. Makes me crave barbecue, too. ;)

[Ptah]

15. Bear Down!

Arizona Wildcats in a BCS bowl.

[fishwax]

32. I keep hoping for Mike Stoops to turn that corner

Geez, I remember his first year when every single loss seemed like a heartbreaking loss. I'm an OU fan, but I started following Arizona when he became the coach there.

I had a pay-per-view package his first year that let me see a lot of the AZ games, and it seems like he lost a lot of games that he should have won, they just slipped away in the weirdest ways late in the game. Stupid turnovers, stupid penalties, getting kicks blocked, things like that. Oh well. Here's hoping for this year :toast:

[sasquatch]

20. O-H-I-O!!

:bounce:

GO BUCKS!!

[RagingInMiami]

21. Well remember me

Cause I'm a diehard Hurricane fan.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

22. I'm ready if someone other than Hank Williams Jr sings that song...

Anyone...It doesn't matter who.

[Bombero1956]

23. hey Spiff

I know Jesse Allen's mom. She works at the credit union I belong to. I believe he's a senior fullback 6' 0" 252 lbs.

[fishwax]

25. Oklahoma Sooners

And I can't wait for the season to start!

[Floogeldy]

33. Ahem . . .

[fishwax]

35. this year, order will be restored :)

I love that fark :rofl:

Another, from the championship year:

[Floogeldy]

36. Thank you!

Here is another:



:)

[fishwax]

37. haha

I hope this year that Stoops merits that kind of adulation again :) 8 years ago a season like last year might have been fine, but that won't cut it anymore.

I love this time of year, though--this will be my second football season away from Norman, and I'll sure miss it on gameday (won't miss the heat, though ;))

[RoyGBiv]

41. I LOVE that picture!!!!

I lost my voice for nearly a week after that game.

[fishwax]

42. me too :) That game was a major paradigm shift

My favorite pictures of the game (which I couldn't find offhand) are the overhead view of the stadium, with the Oklahoma half filled with red and the Texas half almost entirely empty :) That was such an incredible game.

[qnr]

26. Not in the least. No, I'm not putting it down, but you asked :) n/t

[huskerlaw]

28. It's all about the...

[amitten]

38. oh, HELL no! n.t

[liberaltrucker]

39. Fucking A...

War Damn Eagle!

[fishwax]

43. And the Broncos should have a pretty good year too

I can't quite join in the love for auburn, but if I remember right you were one of the fellow Broncos fans as well :toast:

[mduffy31]

44. Four Words

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH!!!

[bugslsu9]

48. GEAUX!!!!

TIGERS!!!!!