A good friend of mine posted this on another forum:
"1. A few years ago, when everybody we played had an off week to prepare for us, and we cried foul, LSU fans were among the loudest at telling us to get over it. So Florida is your traditional rival. So what? Get over it.2. "It's just not fair that now we have Alabama on one side, and A&M on the other side. Boo hoo hoo." LSU used to play A&M yearly, and it was when Sherrill and then Slocum coached there, so they were good teams. I lived in Louisiana back then, and I don't remember all the crying about having to play them.
3. "Alabama gets an unfair advantage because the SEC is in Birmingham. Boo hoo." Yes, this is why the SECCG is still played at Legion Field. Oh wait..... When we were down, and everybody was walking all over Mike Shula, the SEC office was still in Birmingham. When Roy Kramer shafted us with about 3 times the probation we deserved, he did it from his office in Birmingham. Put on your big boy pants and win the games when it counts. ........
4. "If we go to 4 superconferences, we'll have to battle Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and maybe A&M to get to the championship game. Boo hoo." I don't hear anybody from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, or A&M crying like titty babies over it. You're admitting you don't think you can measure up. Maybe you should go play Wussball in the Big 12 or ACC.
5. "Geography is overrated", you say. Sure, go play in the WAC, if it's still there. You wouldn't want to play in the Pac 12. Oregon or somebody might beat you. Hell, go play in the Mid-American Conference. Maybe you can take vengeance against Saban by beating Kent State every year.
Face it boys. The normal order has been restored in the SEC, and you ain't it. You're pretty good, but that's mostly all you've ever been. Revel in your almost-good-enoughness. But don't tuck your stripey little tails and run away."
"1. A few years ago, when everybody we played had an off week to prepare for us, and we cried foul, LSU fans were among the loudest at telling us to get over it. So Florida is your traditional rival. So what? Get over it.2. "It's just not fair that now we have Alabama on one side, and A&M on the other side. Boo hoo hoo." LSU used to play A&M yearly, and it was when Sherrill and then Slocum coached there, so they were good teams. I lived in Louisiana back then, and I don't remember all the crying about having to play them.
3. "Alabama gets an unfair advantage because the SEC is in Birmingham. Boo hoo." Yes, this is why the SECCG is still played at Legion Field. Oh wait..... When we were down, and everybody was walking all over Mike Shula, the SEC office was still in Birmingham. When Roy Kramer shafted us with about 3 times the probation we deserved, he did it from his office in Birmingham. Put on your big boy pants and win the games when it counts. ........
4. "If we go to 4 superconferences, we'll have to battle Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and maybe A&M to get to the championship game. Boo hoo." I don't hear anybody from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, or A&M crying like titty babies over it. You're admitting you don't think you can measure up. Maybe you should go play Wussball in the Big 12 or ACC.
5. "Geography is overrated", you say. Sure, go play in the WAC, if it's still there. You wouldn't want to play in the Pac 12. Oregon or somebody might beat you. Hell, go play in the Mid-American Conference. Maybe you can take vengeance against Saban by beating Kent State every year.
Face it boys. The normal order has been restored in the SEC, and you ain't it. You're pretty good, but that's mostly all you've ever been. Revel in your almost-good-enoughness. But don't tuck your stripey little tails and run away."