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Congratulations Alabama! Great win and great game. Almost as good as the Saints whipping the Patriots the other night.

All Hail the great and wonderful Saban.

A lot of people may hate him, but he is a great coach.

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Well, GGainey, it got alot worse later, but I couldn't edit after 15 mins. I was too busy trying
to keep in mind that it was a SEC thread, not a religion thread. If you like, I could PM you my
thoughts on the big three in the downfall of the US: Political Correctness,
grave overuse of credit,
and the lack of tolerance by the religious.

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Dear SEC, please keep Les Miles away from the Texas sidelines, I think he tried to manage our clock at the end of the game last night.

Thanks,
Signed - Longhorn Nation

PS - Congrats to Bama, this is the MNC game I've wanted to see for 2 years now

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Brings Back Memories Of The Old Rivalry Between "The Bear" & Texas. I Have Mixed Emotions On This One. I'm A Texas Alum, But Both My Kids Went To BAMA & I Live There. I Think Texas Has An Unblemished, Perfect Record Against BAMA In Championship Games. Think I'll Have To Go With BAMA On This One, Since Texas Won The National Championship More Recently!:tu

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Thankfully, we were all treated to a double header preview of the supposed championship game,
and Texas just did not show me that they can beat the Tide. I turned it off mid 2nd and watched
a movie for about 45 mins, turned it back on and the damn score had not changed. I was thinking JEEZus!
And I had to laugh myself, at the end, seeing that clock issue. man that must have sent Bo Pellini
into the stratosphere! It was a fair addition to the clock, but oh, MAN, how does THAT feel, Bo?

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SEC Football rocks!! All I'm sayin'!

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and after Bama escaped Tennessee and Texas blew out Mizzou, Bama hadn't shown they can beat Texas

32 days is a long time for two teams to prepare. I expect a good game, or least better clock management;)

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I Can't Wait! Roll, Tide!:banger

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Do us a favor, Bama, and beat the *%^& out of Texas. Keep it in the SEC. If we're gonna lose it better be to the best d*mn team in the nation!!!

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And Hook 'Em! this is my dream matchup, glad it finally happened

if Texas can't win, Bama, PSU, and a small handful of others are cool in my book

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Normally I would say, yeah, you got me...no, really, I WOULD.:D
But even being a fair-minded individual, I have to say you need to go back to the drawing board and select another example. Year after year, Mizzou makes fans forget that they are really just another run of the mill good football team. The best in any other conference still has trouble with good or middle-level SEC teams. That's not SEC fan bravado, that is statistical and empirical fact. Ask Ohio State.

I think the game will be a good one to watch, but don't expect the 'horns to do much against Alabama. Maybe global warming will bring parity to the NCAA. ;) All kidding aside, if anyone can do it, I think Texas is best suited. I still do not see it happening, but you are right.

When I think about 32 days, I mostly think about it from the standpoint of that being intolerably long for ME TO WAIT.

How about today's game, Saints haters??

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We'll Try To Play Like We Did Against You, Marty!:) I Thought We Had A Good Chance To Win, But I Didn't Expect Us To Play Our Best Game Of The Year. The Gators Will Be Back!:tu

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I'm A Saints Fan, OLS! Great Game, Wasn't It?:banger

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my point was more than both teams have escaped with wins this season. Bama definitely played their best yesterday, and Texas certainly did not. Here's hoping that that was Bama can't quit match that, and that Texas brings it. Because yes, if both duplicate yesterday, Horns might as well stay home.

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Guess You Have A Fiver Coming From The Hog?:)

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Hehe, not to worry for sure. How do you think I FEEL, I am a LSU Tiger fan, lol. But I have always loved the Tide,
since i was a kid. I USED to be a Tulane fan back then, which meant you hated LSU. In reflection, I also forgot that Texas is
not Indiana, or Kansas where you don't get much super football. Texas is as much about football as Florida is. The great players grow like weeds.
Now that I mentioned it, I think Mac Barnes used to COACH Tulane.
But I digress...after a month off, it's a toss up. Texas is fully capable of pulling it off, and BOTH of these so called
great teams from the SEC were beatable EVERY WEEK this year, at least by SEC competition.

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Yeah, like the Hog is gonna come back in THIS thread. :r:r:D;s

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Dude you don't have to be a jackass every minute of every day.;)

my post had nothing to do with religion, I was referring to CA members and more specifically the ones in this thread.

If you want bash the three things you consider the downfall, go ahead and I could prolly agree with you on some things. In answer to your offer to PM me I'll pass, I already get all of your opinions I can stand.

It seems to me that you spend a lot of time trying to provoke people into an argument, most folks ignore you and after this post I shall go back to doing that myself. I prolly shouldn't have even got drawn in in the first place, but I did. So I M done.:tu

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Congrats to the Alabama team and its fans, they totally outplayed the Gators and deserve the right to play Texas for the National Championship. :tu

Joey, I will pay up on our bet as soon as I am back on my feel, congrats to you as well. :)

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Oops, didn't see this before I posted my previous response.

Am I that big an asshole, or p@ssy, that I would not come in and give the 'Bama fans their due? :confused: :r Would have posted yesterday but I watched the game from my hospital bed where I was laid up for 5 days.

Actually, I will still be rooting for the SEC to retain the National Championship, as hard as that may seem to believe.

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I'm thinking . . . .




















:D Welcome home, Tom. I missed you, Brother.

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I missed you right back, Peter. :r

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Tom

I still believe in you! Regardless of your insistence on rooting for the Gators!! Oh well, could be worse, you could have been rooting for Auburn!!!:D:r:r But, of course, you know I'm kidding! And any Auburn fan that knows me also knows I like Auburn, except for that ONE Saturday in November (and I like most other SEC teams, except when they play Bama - Tennessee excepted). That's very much like you are, root for your team, NOT against the other team. Makes much better fan base.

I have to say that I'm not a big Tebow fan. It has nothing to do with his religious beliefs/activities. I just think that he showed a total lack of class when he broke his verbal commitment to Alabama by waiting until the Bama coach showed up and meeting him at the door wearing Florida hat and jersey. That was a total embarrassment to the Bama coach, and no apology has ever been issued that I know of. I understand why Tebow changed his mind, and I don't have an issue with that. I have an issue with how he chose to convey that information to Alabama! From Tebow's standpoint, he made the correct choice, because there is no way Bama would have built a team totally around him like Meyers did. Bama has never been a "one person" program. I do not think Tebow would have the recognition he has today if he had played at Bama instead of Florida.

I have to say that I am very disappointed in anyone who takes glee in the fact that he was crying after the loss!! That shows a total lack of class, IMO. Anyone who is as big of a football fan, as Tebow is a Gator player, has to recognize the emotions that go into the game. Especially for players that are oftentimes still in their teens or early 20's! I would have expected a great show of emotions if Bama had lost. Hey, that's SEC football!

I do wonder what the Gators are going to do next year. They returned all but one or two starters this year, but won't have that luxury next year. It'll be interesting watching the recruiting this year.

I have to say Roll Tide, or else I wouldn't be much of an alumni or fan, now would I.

As to the doubts of ANYONE about Tom's trustworthiness, GET A GRIP/LIFE/CLUE (take your pick).

And Tom........ Get Well Soon. Better yet, get out of that hospital ASAP. People die in those places, even if they are not sick when they enter!

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Thanks, no worries, your health is more important than getting cigars in the mail.

Get well soon my friend.

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Thanks, Admiral!:) The Gators And Tebow Are A Class Act, My Friend. Fl. Will Be Back!:tu

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Hope you are 100 percent soon Admiral.

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Me too Tom. Probably missed it somewhere else, but didn't know you were laid up in the hospital. Speedy recovery to you brother.

As much as I love the Gators, I saw this coming.

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Thanks Joey, Pete, Cliff (great to see you!), Greg and Greg. :)

Now, back to our regularly scheduled SEC Banter:

Anybody else wish the BCS National Championship game was on Jan. 1?

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Don't know that I'd go quite that far, but I understand your point.
:2

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Thanks for the well wishes gators, and congrats to my fellow Bama fans. :tu
I had said I liked our chances before but I certainly didn't see it playing out quite as it did.

You know, people can say what they want about Dunlap, but you just don't lose a guy like that under circumstances like that and it not have an effect. Just look what happened to us when we lost Andre Smith the week of the Sugar Bowl last year. And I'm smart enough to know that that wasn't the sole reason we won the game. But distractions hurt you man, and the gators had them everywhere last week. Dunlap's DUI, Meyer to ND, Strong to Lousiville, and then quite frankly, I don't think Florida thought we could beat them.

This team plays with a purpose though. They just bring it. And for a long time fan and alum they're a joy to watch. It's been a hell of a ride this year and yet I somehow don't think we're done.

So...welcome to the fray horn fans. And don't forget that we owe you guys one too. Actually, we owe you about seven. Hopefully we'll get the first one back January 7th.

Roll Tide!

:)

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I haven't heard that story before about Tebow breaking his commitment. I remember his choice of Bama or Florida being live at his high school and covered by ESPN.

We definetly use Tebow a heck of a lot but i think its a little far to say Florida is a "one person" program. Meyer has consistently said, and shown on the field, that he builds his spread offence around his players. When we had Leak at QB in 06 it was very different. Last year we utilized Percy, Tebow and Murphy. This year we have relied on Tebow more because other players on offense haven't been able to take over games. Despite great years by TE Hernandez and WR Copper.

In short, when any coach has a player of Heisman caliber, that team will naturally look "one person". :2

:tu

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BTW don't get too cocky Bama fans, ya'll bet us in every facet of the game but one:

Our punting was far superior! :r


:D

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Tell ya what; Mark Ingram was unstoppable for Bama...

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No, it was a joke, given your staunch support of Tebow and the gators so far this year. I knew you would
be in here as soon as you found time. You know there is not a shred of bad in my opinion of you.

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Well Said, Ritchie!:tu Roll Tide!

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Why put a wink smiley in there after calling me a jackass if you think I am an a$$hole and you get all of my opinions than you can stand?
Is it so you look like a good guy for putting a wink in with a bash rather than just bashing? You should feel
free to bash me full on without the pretense if you feel that way about me. In fact, if you are going to bash
me, do it without the BS smileys, so no one is confused.

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roll tide!!!!!!

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It ws a quick way of saying the following teams had a legit shot to beat FLA straight up, and let their foot off their necks:

Tennessee
LSU
ARK
USC

OK, I see YOUR point, lol That leaves Vandy, MS State, UG-AY who got taken behind the woodshed.
But the other 4 just failed to retain focus, or UF could have had 4 losses without any real stretch of the imagination.

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AND I was saying that I understood that no one cared,
and that I had taken pains (and too much time)to edit myself to be cognizant of the fact that there was no room
in the thread for a long explanation of why I dislike zealots. For some reason you took that to be some kind of
challenge to you. I only said that you were welcome to hear it in private if it interested you, but that I intended
to shut up about religion. I only replied so that your comments could be addressed. Did I react angrily in that reply
to you capping on me? no.

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I know it was all tongue in cheek, Brad....no worries, maybe a but of Vicodin induced posting by me though. :)

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The brat of the SEC that is Lane Kiffin is at it again gentlemen . The NCAA is looking into Tennessee recruiting violations for their use of "hostesses" in securing high school commitments. Why to call everybody out Lane and you be the one to have the least respectable conduct.

Rocky Top-less? :hm

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4727155

One more reason to hate Tennessee!

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:)

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Hey, Tim Tebow didn't cry at the Heisman Ceremony....What's the deal with that? I want my money back. :D;)

Congratulations to Mark Ingram on his Heisman selection. Now let's see if he can get by the Heisman-Bowl game jinx.

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Is there a more wooden, personality-less, mouth-breather in NCAA football coaching today? Will there ever be?

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It's ok, Ingram filled the crying quota at the ceremony. Wasn't Tebow the first player to even be invited three times? :tu

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:wo

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Hehe, you're right on that one.

I felt bad for Tebow, though. He was sitting there smiling and kind of knowing that he was not going to win,
and maybe thinking, "what the heck am I doing here?" But he had to know he was going to do better than McCoy.
And my guess is he thought he had a better chance than a defensive guy. And out of the two RBs, maybe he knew
he might place between them. But his 2009 was....ehh? It was good enough to be at the helm of the No.1 team all year,
but everybody could see he was well behind his previous year. What a tough call for him. I bet he can't even figure out
why he was not as good this year. It certainly is a mystery to me. By all rights he should have KILLED! And even at
that, I do not roll my eyes a bit when people say he might be the best player ever to play collegiate football.

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Big part on the equation, IMHO....No more Percy Harvin.

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i think just as big as no percy is horrible addazzio as our offensive cordinator. that guy's favorite ice cream has to be vanilla