# SEC Fans: Stand and be counted **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 7, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275 "2010-06-07T14:36:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/21 "2011-09-04T15:35:49Z")
Anybody else? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/22 "2011-09-04T15:45:30Z")
And with Zeldar’s post, Ladies and Gentlemen, (male) SEC Fans everywhere had to take off their pants to count the number of posts. Ramblin Wreck fan, and closet Auburn and Florida fan. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/23 "2011-09-04T16:00:16Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Someone wake \*\*Oakminster \*\*up. Nobody did, and I missed this thread for over a year. I’m not an alum, but I root for Mississippi State against anybody, Bama against anybody but State, LSU against anybody but State or Bama and possibly Ole Miss depending on the season, , Ole Miss against anybody but State, Bama, and LSU if LSU is in contention for a national title, any SEC team against any non-sec team. My family includes fans/alumni from State, Ole Miss, Bama, LSU, Auburn, Florida, and Tennessee. Sadly, my beloved Druidess is a War Prize, and stubbornly clings to her Ohio State fandom. I’m hoping she grows out of it but am starting to wonder. She has not yet acquired a taste for grits or sweet tea, either. At least she has a fanaticial hatred of Michigan…I’ll keep working on converting her. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/24 "2011-09-04T16:28:59Z")
The schools I went to were (at the time of my being there) in the Southwest Conference and the Big Eight Conference. (University of Houston, early 80s, University of Colorado, later) Yeay for co-championships and NCAA sanctions while setting records! But … I love watching watching y’all’s rivalry games. Very entertaining football. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/25 "2011-09-04T16:33:40Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > The schools I went to were (at the time of my being there) in the Southwest Conference and the Big Eight Conference. (University of Houston, early 80s, University of Colorado, later) Yeay for co-championships and NCAA sanctions while setting records! > > But … > > I love watching watching y’all’s rivalry games. Very entertaining football. Does that count? Indeed it does. “Fan” is the operative word in the title, and being a fan of at least one SEC team is a plus, but just appreciating the excitement and quality of SEC games ought to count for something. If you can watch a game like LSU-Oregon and not be impressed, then I suppose you might pass by on the other side. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/26 "2011-09-04T17:17:20Z")
> [@diku](#): > > I’m not an SEC fan, I’m a Kentucky fan. Y’all can have the rest. I too am a fan of that Big Blue Basketball School in a football conference… ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/27 "2011-09-04T18:30:25Z")
I feel like I hardly need say at this point: Roll Tide. ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/28 "2011-09-05T03:48:22Z")
Kentucky graduate here. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/29 "2011-09-05T16:03:53Z")
> [@MentalGuy](#): > > Kentucky graduate here. And you can write? :eek: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/30 "2011-09-05T17:28:18Z")
> [@Wargamer](#): > > Cut him some slack, he probably went to Clemson. Gah. That was not supposed to imply that SEC schools are “proper universities”. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/31 "2011-09-05T18:02:50Z")
I bleed purple and gold. Geaux Tigers! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/32 "2011-09-05T19:18:07Z")
LSU grad here. Go Tigers!! ---
**Author:** ![joew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@joew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joew)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/33 "2011-09-07T03:24:57Z")
> [@diku](#): > > I’m not an SEC fan, I’m a Kentucky fan. Y’all can have the rest. +1 ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/34 "2011-09-07T13:17:57Z")
I think I’ll be a SEC fan as of today- I’m a Texas Aggie! Gig 'em! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/35 "2011-09-07T13:28:29Z")
Now we can change some old jokes! What does a Vol call an Aggie 10 yrs after graduation? Sir. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/36 "2011-09-07T17:07:33Z")
> [@diku](#): > > I’m not an SEC fan, I’m a Kentucky fan. Y’all can have the rest. I’m an Arkansas fan. I feel the same way…I’m supposed to LIKE those other teams in the SEC? Hell, no! I want Arkansas to BEAT all those teams. I do like that it’s a very competitive conference that will always figure into the national picture, though. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/37 "2011-09-07T18:21:40Z")
It is Arkansas’s financial interest that all the SEC teams do well. Its called revenue sharing. And it bolsters their computer rating if the SEC wins all the OOC games. (they already lost two). ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/38 "2011-09-07T18:24:23Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > I’m an Arkansas fan. I feel the same way…I’m supposed to LIKE those other teams in the SEC? Hell, no! I want Arkansas to BEAT all those teams. I do like that it’s a very competitive conference that will always figure into the national picture, though. Sure I’d LIKE my Commodores to beat all the other SEC teams. I just haven’t smoked enough crack to expect it. So come bowl season, I like to bask in the reflected glory of conference success. ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/39 "2011-09-07T18:39:27Z")
I was lucky enough to have gone to UF during Steve Spurrier’s golden years, and not only went from knowing nothing about football to being an ardent fan, but had the pleasure of rooting for a good team. (For all the yammering about “faithfulness” and “underdogs”, it’s still more fun when the team you support wins.) I pretty much cheer for SEC teams in general unless they’re playing against Florida. Go Gators! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275/40 "2011-09-07T19:02:37Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > It is Arkansas’s financial interest that all the SEC teams do well. Its called revenue sharing. And it bolsters their computer rating if the SEC wins all the OOC games. (they already lost two). Oh yeah; I want them all to be good AND for Arkansas to beat them…I’m just not going to like them because, well, they’re other teams. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-fans-stand-and-be-counted/542275.md?page=3)