How do you factory fanboys (really, I don't mean this in a derogatory fashion in this thread -- you're all quite nice) feel about the SI article this week about more quality early season inter-conference games and fewer ritual slaughters of the creampuffs? Jerry Jones and places like the Georgia Dome are throwing around enough money to make these games almost as lucrative as staying home and killing Savannah State. Plus the playoff selectors are vowing to weigh strength of schedule heavily in their decision making.
So will you be pumped about your team going to a neutral site against a fellow heavyweight or will you miss those comfortable no-sweat games at home against the cupcakes?
This is a really good trend for fans at large like me but I could see where the die hards may lose a little something in the exchange.
The SEC fans are constantly accused of being "fanboys" and the SEC is constantly being accused of playing creampuff OOC schedule. We debunked this myth last year, can't remember which thread. But the recent trend is for the top SEC teams to play at least one school from a BCS conference every year.As an LSU season ticket holder, I want all good non conference games. I sold my entire season ticket package this year except for the Bama game. Partly due to schedule conflicts, but partly b/c the home schedule sucks this year. We scheduled Washington a few years back when they were better, but we're still a 24 pt favorite there.
I'm beginning to see that the "boys" part of "fanboys" is bothersome to many. I'll stop saying it if it means we can all play nice. Do I have to stop using "factory," too? That's a pretty useful term. Is there an identifying phrase that you all would prefer?
I could care less what words are used...I don't take it personally at all. I think there we usually have really good college FB discussion in the FFA..but there are a few trolls that will go without being named. It's best to just ignore them and not reply at all...b/c that's all they're looking for.But what confuses me wrt "fanboys" is that I'm not sure if the rest of the college FB world understand that in the current system (and arguably in the future playoff system) you want your conference be the best conference. Clearly, the SEC has been the best conference for the BCS era, thus you hear it more from the SEC guys.
I hate Alabama...but it helps LSU for Alabama to be a great team. I will root for any SEC team as long as it helps LSU. Is it really that confusing
I guess my biggest issue with it is that when Alabama came to the Rose Bowl to play UCLA (and they were great fans, by the way), I heard Alabama fans say, "S-E-C!! S-E-C!!" while marching into the Rose Bowl before the game started about as much as I heard them yell, "Roll Tide!"Tennessee fans (who were also pretty great) were worse a few years ago. I don't think I heard them say much about Tennessee or the Vols, but they sure chanted in unison, "S-E-C!!" That's weird to me.
I can understand to some degree sitting at home watching a non-conference game and internally hoping your SEC team does better. I don't do it with Pac-12 teams and don't necessarily agree with it, but I can understand it. I cannot understand why you would, in public and/or at an opposing school's stadium, openly chant for your conference rather than your school. It just seems bizarre.
I think to some fans, it's a matter of respect. When was that UCLA game?
Wasn't that the year Bama came in ranked 2nd and finished the season 4-9?To some SEC fans back then, they felt that ESPN favored the Big Ten, the Pac-10, Florida St and Miami, and didn't give the SEC enough respect. I know because I heard the chant all the time.
I don't think many SEC fans can make that claim anymore. If anything, the media falls all over themselves for the SEC now.
I personally have never bought into the conference hype, but many around here do. During bowl season, the vast majority of SEC fans that I've come into contact with want to see the SEC dominate every game.
I'm the rare fan that laughs and makes fun of Auburn, Tennessee and LSU when they get beat. If LSU makes it to the championship game this year, I'll be pulling for them to put up a huge goose-egg. Again.