Good…Bad: SEC Championship Edition

Good…LSU fans are the #1 tailgaters in the nation. I know I am biased and my experiences are limited to campuses and schools in the south, but had you seen the party outside the Georgia Dome you would understand my thoughts. It was wild and crazy as the music blared and girls simultaneously funneled from a purple and gold keg specially mounted to a 6 foot stand. The Georgia fans I stayed with for the weekend were amazed…and impressed.

Bad…One particular young lady won our “trashy freak” award. Wearing an LSU t-shirt and Ohio State hat, I can only describe her as dirty-nasty-drinking-machine. On the flip side, many of the fellas there seemed quite enamored with her.

Good…Georgia fans. We stayed with some great folks in Thomaston, Georgia on Thursday and Friday and tailgated with them on Saturday. You couldn’t find a nicer person than Chris “Big Chic” Smith who was our host for the weekend.

Bad…Chic BBQ’d these great ribs at the game and I probably should have eaten a few more.

Good…The rain held out before the game.

Bad…It was COLD out there!! That is not tailgating weather!

Good…We had pretty good seats to view the game in the LSU section.

Bad…The idiots around us. Exhibit #1: the guy on our left looked TERRIBLE. Barely conscious and head in hands, he didn’t look very good. Sure enough, he puked right there at his feet 2 minutes into the game. NASTY!! His buddy hauled him off and we didn’t see those dudes again. Exhibit #2: Sitting right next to me was a moronic, drunken buffoon of an LSU fan. He was a 6’3, 250 pound tub of goo. He almost fell into the seats in front of him crushing one guy. The upside of the crappy game was the LSU section started clearing out so I could move to safer ground.

Good…Props to Bobby Bowden and the Noles. Huge win over Frank Beamer.

Bad…Va Tech. Weren’t you guys favored by double digits?

Good…The media and BCS got what they wanted, USC versus Texas. Let the Hype Machine begin.

Bad…The “big” regular season finales for these teams ended with a combined score of 136-22. The 70-3 beat down of Colorado was flat out embarrassing. I love the Championship games, but the Big 12 has got to step it up.

The BEST…As ambassadors of LSU football, Grant and I were able to spread the goodwill of Tiger fans to a number of folks in Georgia. The games are more fun when you can make friends on the other side, and continue to be friends after the game is over.

The WORST…Driving all the way to Atlanta and watch LSU play like Dawg S---!! The trip was great up until the game. We were so pissed we hopped in the car and drove back right after the game, finally getting into Baton Rouge at 5 am Sunday morning. I’ve got bad mojo in Georgia, the last two road trips into the state have been losses at the hands of the Bulldogs. The only saving grace was the 1996 Peach Bowl win over Clemson.