As the days slowly tick away to the start of the college football season, it is always interesting to read all the articles on this site and others about all the hate.
Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com wrote an article about why teams hate each other , and it is really good. But on Bleacher Report I see it every day, "Ten Reasons why the SEC Sucks" or "This is why I hate Ohio State."
Where are the stories about what is good about college football? I thought I would give it a shot, because to me, the love really outweighs the hate.
I LOVE:
Crisp Fall afternoons with the kids playing touch football in the park.
Shapely, adorable cheerleaders.
Waking up in time to watch College Gameday, no matter how late I was up the night before.
Toe Meets Leather, It's Saturday Night in Death Valley, It's Football Time in Tennessee
Howard's Rock
Houndstooth Hats
Hearing Rocky Top, Hail to the Victors, Yea Alabama, Wake up the Echos, Ramblin' Wreck, and all the other ...
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Big Orange Roundtable Vol(ume) 4
moondogsports.com 8/1/2008 — The Big Orange roundtable shifts to Gate 21 this week where the Godfather of graphic design, LawVol, serves as our master of ceremonies.
I believe in keeping things simple and this week’s answers are concise and to the point.
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The oracle is missing: Big Orange Roundtable
rockytoptalk.com 8/1/2008 — This week's Big Orange Roundtable is brought to you by Gate 21 . Pay these prices and please pay no more .
1) Thus far we’ve made a number of predictions for the 2008 Vols. Now, let’s take the next step: What are your pre-season ...
Big Orange Roundtable 4: The Manifesto
loserswithsocks.com 8/1/2008 — 1) Thus far we’ve made a number of predictions for the 2008 Vols. Now, let’s take the next step: What are your pre-season predictions for each of Tennessee’s regular season games this year (along with any explanations you feel are ...
Big Orange Roundtable: Week 4 Round-up
gate21.net 8/1/2008 —
It’s Official, I’m a Blowhard!
All of the Roundtable bloggers agreed on this one point in their answers to this weeks questions as posed by yours truly. What’d they expect from a lawyer?
Anyway, aside from that revelation, here’s what Ye ...
The View from The Hill
pbrown16.wordpress.com 8/1/2008 — USA Today released its coaches Top 25 Poll today, and Tennessee came in at #18, behind teams like Wisconsin, Kansas, and Texas Tech. While those three teams are a little high in my opinion, Tennessee is about right. That said, preseason polls are ...