The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

We're back! I know last week I didn't tell you what you needed to know before going to UGA vs Kentucky, my bad. I was still bummed out about the Florida game. BUT I'M BACK. Kickoff for tomorrow's game against Auburn is set for SEVEN. FIFTEEN. PM. Okay, so if you're wondering, according to Wunderground, it will be a balmy 39 degrees at kickoff. Sorry. What? I'm going to turn into an icicle. I don't do cold weather well y'all. So, aside from the fact that I'll be wearing enough layers to be the Super Puff Marshmallow man's stunt double, here's what you need to know for this weekend!

I bet you were expecting something more pinnable here...

why's it called "the deep south's oldest rivalry?" So, according to Wikipedia, it's not to be confused with The South's Oldest rivalry which is between Virginia and UNC. So, whatever guys. Georgia and Auburn have been battling since 1892, they actually played the first game in Piedmont Park, in February. Crazy right? We've battled nearly every year since then, for a grand total of 117 games. Auburn currently leads 55–54–8. 

war eagle plainsmen tigers // okay. I can never keep this one straight. so here it is what I gathered from the explanation on Auburn's football website: "war eagle" is a battle cry (so I guess like when we call the dawgs?)  they've always been the tigers (apparently this is a "duh" thing because it says they've been the tigers since that game in 1892 against us.) The Plainsman is apparently the paper, so I really don't know what that one gets tossed in (you know, like Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer, for those Bama folks.) OH BUT the "War Eagle" thing came from a story published in the Plainsman! 

I'm just going to leave this here, I couldn't find the original source, just where it had been republished. I'm pretty sure I own this print though, so that makes it less illegal that I don't have a real source? No?

freed gurley // I have a lot of opinions on the whole Todd Gurley situation. I'm not going to share them. Here's a summary: Todd broke the rules, like all the other athletes do, when someone came forward with shaky evidence against him, because apparently he had signed for other guys, Todd owned up to it, admitted his mistake, and the University of Georgia self reported the violation and suspended him. The NCAA commended the University on how they handled the situation, then proceeded to suspend Todd for two more games. The moral of the story, don't do the right thing, tell the NCAA to prove it. Anyways. Todd is back this weekend + I'm sure he's pretty ready to get back into the Heisman race.  

blackout // This one makes me nervous. I don't mind the fans doing it, plus the last time we did it against Auburn, it was huge. I still get chills thinking about it. The team warmed up in their home red uniforms, went back into the tunnel, and when they ran back out after the hype video they were wearing black and we all lost it. I mean I don't think there was a second of that game where the crowd wasn't the loudest it's ever been. We won that game. Then every time we've tried black anything on our uniform, it hasn't ended well. Richt says zero chance of black uni's, so I feel pretty good about it. Here's a video of the sideline + CBS guys doing the Soulja Boi. 

playoffs or what? This is kind of the win or go home game for us. We had a real shot before we lost to Florida. I don't want to talk about that. I operate under the delusion that we can win it all every year. I would like to hear an argument that the winner of the SEC doesn't deserve to go to the CFB Playoffs. That would be a good one. I'd bring popcorn or nachos and beer. This is it though, if we don't upset the Tigers, it's pretty much gonna take an act of God to get us into the playoff picture.

So. Since we lost to Florida, the lucky dress is being retired, at least for a little while (also it's going to be freezing, so that whole sleeveless thing probably wouldn't cut it..) But I'll be there, big alum tailgate and all. OH AND DEEP FRIED TEQUILA. Lookout for a how-to on that next week!! I promise I'll try to take a different picture of the field so I can start mixing the graphic for these posts up..... Linking up with Karli + Sarah, because it's Friday!! What games are you looking forward to this weekend?