yeah, we don't all do that. i don't care for some of the other teams in the conference, and don't get why some pull for any sec team over others. to me that would be akin to pulling for dallas or ny if the skins get in to the playoffs. i would never do that. hate those other teams.

the upcoming game is a dud for me now. don't care for either team. don't care who wins.

exactly!
i remember years ago dallas was playing their last game of the season. if they won, the skins went to the playoffs. if they lost, the skins were out of the postseason. still couldn't say 'go dallas'. it is impossible for me.
i enjoy college football, but don't necessarily have a rooting interest. matter of fact, i enjoy a game more if i don't have one-you appreciate good plays even more.

This might be the only post from you under this thread I can appreciate. My SEC friends on Facebook had me believing that everyone in the south just cares about the conference whether or not it's their team playing or not. One guy said "I'm a Georgia fan but if they lose to Bama then I hope Bama crushed ND in the title game, that's just how we do it in the south. SEC SEC SEC"

You were right, I am a di.ck. And I'm mostly just busting your balls.

well the dogs had a great game..i cant stand sabin or alabama..but credit where due..nd will have a long day stopping the run..if not for a few fluke plays..bama would have won by much more..i hope nd makes a game of it..and if they are contending..look for the cheap shot to the qb when they arent looking..lol

bama player certainly got away with a cheap shot on the ga qb yesterday. if that guy was an nfler, he'd be fined for that.

i don't want nick to get another ring.

yeah, that's generally what happens when you think 'every' one does anything. certainly not the case in this house, with me or my husband. and there are others as well.

The whole SEC conference rooting thing has me baffled. Would Ohio State fans ever root for Michigan? Would North Carolina fans root for Duke? I always thought that the rule is you rooted for your team, for whoever plays your rivals and that everyone roots against Notre Dame football and Duke basketball.

has me baffled too. i confront people all the time about it. makes no sense. i have people telling me that they'll root for lsu until they play arkansas. it's puzzling for sure. i never root for arkansas. i was pulling for michigan when they played bama. why would i want bama to win? i want my team to win the sec west!

I couldn't agree with you more. I've never understood it. If I was a Georgia fan, I'd root for anybody but Alabama.

I'll be rooting for ND in January.

However, I also believe we may have watched the best game of the year yesterday. That was football.

War Eagle.

You guys don't get the fans of the SEC. Sorry about that. We root for and cheer for SEC teams who play anyone but our favorite team.

I am not an LSU fan, but I will be right there rooting for them on if they are playing anyone except Alabama. Same for Auburn or any other SEC team.

May be foreign to those outside the conference. When you grow up in that atmosphere, you ALWAYS want an SEC team to win.

i'm 'in' the conference as an lsu fan, and that mindset is foreign to me. but then, i'd never been aware that there were 'conference' fans. thought it was team fans.....

Thoughts on this shirt I just bought lol
http://sportscrack.com/tees_catholicsvscousins.html

Notre Dame is +9

A bunch of elitist crap.

EXACTLY!!!!

Its nonsense. I would NEVER root for ASU or USC.

I do root for the Gators in the SEC, but besides that team, they can all suck it. The whole "cheer for your rivals' thing disgusts me as a sports fan, and causes me to lose respect for SEC fans.

I guess I should root for the Cowboys, Giants and Skins this year since the Eagles sucks.. yeah fucl<ing right.

ND is a unique situatiion because if I was an SEC fan...and I'm obviously not...then I might have to root for an SEC team because, after all, they are playing ND

Exactly!!!

Well I know the Kentucky has to pull them, how else are they going to get help fund a new football stadium and facilities.

Calipari's ridiculous offers are only good enough for basketball team :p

lol, i can understand that.

I'm tired of Alabama, and I dont think they are the best college football team in 2012, so go Irish I guess.

GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT COUSINS!!!!!!!

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=9Frg3...%3D9Frg34Qr5GM

I'll watch this every day til January 7. Enjoy!

I am sick of them too

Grew up in Memphis and Columbia, SC. Pretty sure that's in SEC territory. Never had any inclination to EVER cheer for a team other than my team just because they were in the same conference. Matter of fact, the way I always saw it is you cheered harder AGAINST your rivals so that they couldn't win and have bragging rights over you. I remember a specific time when Coach K was worried that North Carolina had lost in the tournament because he feared his players might lose some of their edge, knowing that they were already assured of finishing better than UNC. You never want your competitors to win. Not as a real fan. On the other hand, I REALLY hate Notre Dame and would be cheering for just about anyone to beat them, as long as it's not another team from my conference.

stay classy san diego.

Why no priests/alter boys?

:p

Quick story on that. Last years bowl game of ND/FSU, I decided to go up to Buffalo Wild Wings with my dad and two teenage nephews. One FSU fan in the building and we start doing the FSU tomahawk after nd scored. He came up to our table and said something like you don't see me talking about catholic priest raping little boys do you? I lost it and a big scene was caused. Long story short I learned to let comments like that roll right off me now.

the fsu guy had a point...

he shouldn't have said it. but i guess you gave him the response he was looking for.

He was a virgin until he was 28yrs old, and now, Roll Tide

Well Done. At the time I was so tempted.....but I figured what would be the point.

:eek:
Bad news Irishofndman, he loves ND in the national championship game.

It's an offensive award, pretty damn stupid if you ask me. That zit faced kid didn't deserve it over manti, but he is a qb.

i've watched MUCH better defensive players than the kid for nd and they didn't even get invited to NY. he should be lucky he even got invited to be on tv.:zz:

yes, he did.
and mantis numbers were better last year than this. he just got attention this year because nd finished #1 in the rankings.

If you don't think he's an outstanding player then I don't know what you've been watching.

he's a nice player but i've seen MUCH better, that didn't get Any heisman run at all.

half the Alabama defense last year for starters.
Alabama will steamroll these guys. They won't know what hit them. It has 31-0 written all over it.