re: Team SEC Mentality

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If the answer is stupid, then I will call you out on it.

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Its a pretty logical answer and one easy to understand.

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Whoever had the line about "living vicariously through others when your teams sucks" hit the nail on the head.

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Doubt it. Id argue that more pretend to root for the teams so that when they win, they can pretend to be happy when confronted by the opposing SEC fanbase. That way they dont have to hear them talk shite or be all pissed off.

you know how yall actually have a winning record against the SEC in bowl games?

well there is a reason penn state posters have to keep bringing this up. its because your conference sucks.

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you know how yall actually have a winning record against the SEC in bowl games?

well there is a reason penn state posters have to keep bringing this up. its because your conference sucks.

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Huh? What does this have to do with anything?

-YTC

Its like being apart of a super elite group. our tradition runs very very deep. Even though the SEC is thought of as just a football conference we excel in other areas.

Kentucky = college basketball
LSU = bball - Pete Maravich - greatest college basketball player ever.
LSU/MS State = baseball
LSU/Arkansas = track & field tradition.
Tenessee = womans bball
Georgia = gymnastics
vandy = nerding

Dont forget Auburn swimming

is that for real?

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No, I get it. I just fail to see that whatever positive benefit that could be gained by your team looking slightly better isn't negated by your yearly opponents making themselves better.

-YTC

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Then you need to waltz on over to the ESPN board and read some of the posts...the perception that an SEC team will have the benefit of the doubt (should it be needed) is not just a myth. It ultimately helps all the SEC teams. Take, for example, the Ole Miss/Texas Tech bowl game from last year. When they blew out that "high powered Big 12 offense"....Florida's loss to them didn't look so bad b/c it was realized how tough our conference really is. Add to that fact the convincing win that UF had over OU and then you see how overated the Big 12 truly was. How does this help LSU?...we lost to UF & Ole Miss (those loses look more justified IMO). Should there be questions about the next few years, the SEC teams will get the benefit of the doubt (including MY TEAM...LSU). It helps ALL of our teams, maybe not this year, but down the line. I like those odds!

At least they were watching The Departed. So they got that going for them.

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All it would have taken is for West Virginia or Mizzou to win, and all that conference pride crap would be for naught.

-YTC

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That's the whole point. WVU and Mizzou screwed up...leaving a huge mess with numerous 2 loss teams vying for a spot in the NCG. Why do you think LSU got in? Two things: 1. conference strength & 2. annihilating VT at the beginning of the season

Fast forward to the NCG where LSU easily beat OSU and now the Big 10 is looked at as a joke. Isn't your team in the Big 10? How can this not be a negative?

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So, why root for your rivals in any situation?


I will never understand it either!

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I think there is an inherent difference in "rooting" for your rival or just wanting them to win to make your own team look better. I, personally (as I've stated), like most SEC teams and will root for them. But when some of them screw up, I then have the option of laughing at them (i.e. Bama last year)...it is a win-win situation for a fan of a team in the SEC.