Via Reason, the Superbowl ad the NFL rejected because, you know, defending your country and your home are controversial subjects. Pass it on.
Not from where I was sitting. Aside from the tailgate– which was very good– the game was a complete bust. Imagine having a team that’s destined to go 4-8 and having the opportunity to see the #1 team in the nation. At 4-5 the excitement is long gone for State But, Alabama! Should be fun,
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Episode 3This is the third year in a row Mr. Big Food & Co. will be hosting a tailgate for a State game. This one’s before the LSU game so he’s doing a shrimp boil– shrimp, potatoes, corn cobs, sausage, seasonings (without shrimp and sausage for the vegans). Tomorrow, Mr. Big Food and I will
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As I mentioned, Mr. Big Food and I went to a Dawgs practice late yesterday afternoon. It was educational. This is the new artificial turf practice field. I learned that the team should practice on the same field type as their Away opponents. (Truth be told, I know this already but I did learn what
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And, you know, practice makes perfect! Truth be told, if practice makes a winning season next year, we’d be happy. I took many photos. I am not a photographer. I am not a sports photographer. It’s going to take a cup of coffee and a piece of pound cake for me to sort through my
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Alabama Fried Chicken Alabama Spoon Bread It worked! College Football: The Great Distraction
21-13 at half time This must have been quite a game! There was a rally in town last evening before the game, and signs up all along the highway taunting the Bruce team. I think this means they advance to the playoffs. The Egg Bowl starts at 6pm this evening. Cross your fingers. Football– especially
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Texas A&M leads, and not even 1/2 time. This is not good for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that Mr. Big Food is at the game with Mr. Big Food’s Mom, Mr. Big Food’s Dad, Mr. Big Food’s Aunt, and Mr. Big Food’s Uncle. Mr. Big Food is a State
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21-0.I do believe we are getting the snot kicked out of us. College football is the last best diversion. Oh. Man. A four man rush and Russel is creamed. Well, it’s just football.
There’s some video below. I had a chance to chat with Critz at the tailgate. (Mr. Big Food’s Vegetarian Squash Dressing was a BIG hit and a nice compliment to the grilled sausages, by the way.) Critz asked if I was a Democrat and I found his question sort of odd, as Critz has been a
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G&T: gin martini & green tea Let’s watch college FB. Yawn. Let’s go to the Den.
An Independent Thinker. I Take the Road Less Traveled. I Challenge Authority. But on Game Day, baby, I do as I am told. Just like everybody else! WHITE OUT! Respect the Bell. Go Dawgs!!
Company arrived shortly after 8am and the male folk set off for the game. Leaving us female folk to enjoy our morning coffee and load up the truck. Thanks to Mr. Bruno & Lique, and a note from Walter to the Parking Patrol folks, set up went well. Joe (L) and Albert (R) volunteered to
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As I roam around the world wide web this afternoon, I see some folks are worried about going back to the crappy old 1950s and the days of Jim Crow. I don’t know who this guy is but he is no elite academic, I promise ya. Must be a redneck racist. Jackson State’s band, The
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for some football? Folks around here sure are! This week’s newspaper included the Three County Football Guide 2012. It took us a while to learn how to spell ‘Oktibbeha.’ Sixteen colorful pages of analyses, schedules, introductions, and advertisements. 16! Page 16 really cracked us up. That School Up North (TSUN) TSUN has a new
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Mississippi native Brett Favre will become an assistant football coach at Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg. He will not be paid.
that NFL football was really really bad. I’ve also come to know– especially after Mr. Big Food explained to me one morning over coffee on the Gulf Coast how the Bowl Conference Series Thingy works (what with the computer models and all, and me asking some questions… ), and beginning to understand what’s motivating conference
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There’s a smudge on my camera’s lens. Sorry ’bout that. This is interesting, we thought. Jambalaya with no tomatoes? No ham? Neither Mr. Big Food nor I understood until we saw it. It’s beautiful. With no tomato distraction, the translucent onions and cream colored rice make a wonderful background for the shrimp. The green onions
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but I’m footballed-out! Artichoke squares and party piggies oriental spareribs provided nourishment as we watched the games yesterday.
Pathetic. I’m diddling around on the World Wide Web awaiting the start of a football game. What I was doing while diddling: a word cloud of the blog. I think it sums things up nicely. Mr. Big Food is already in front of the television. He blurts out loudly enough for me to hear, “Franklin
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