Back in the times of Stravinsky, people sacrificed to the gods to maintain their benevolence and favor. Similarly, throughout the month of April, college football fans across the country perform highly-structured rituals in hopes of a successful season and bumper harvest in the fall. Whether it’s corn in Nebraska, potatoes in Idaho, or the sweet methamphetamine of the heartland. Read the rest of this entry »
LSU Looks To Add Revenue in 2007
April 23, 2007In the world of College Football, money is a key factor to success. Whether you are building new facilities, paying salaries, or buying off referees you need a lot of cash. To keep up with the ever-growing expenses of running a top tier college football program, the officials at LSU have come up with a new idea.
Generally, a big school has no problems selling out games, but for low interest non-conference match-ups the school generally must charge $10 or more less than what they would charge for other games. For schools with large stadiums, this costs nearly $1 million in ticket sales alone. The athletic officials at LSU have a way to counteract this. We caught a report out of the LSU Athletic Department about “Free Lick Her” at the non-conference games.
Wanting to know more, we called the LSU Athletic Department. Read the rest of this entry »
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EA’s NCAA Football ‘08 Release Delayed
April 21, 2007The latest installment of the popular video game series about college football, which was originally scheduled for a July 17th release, has been pushed back indefinitely. Although an official release date has not yet been given, the press release hinted that it could take “about a month” longer.
Rumors about the delay revolve around a NCAA committee’s decision to submit a proposal banning the use of text messaging in recruiting. This proposal still needs to be approved by the Board of Directors; however, if it goes through, EA will need to recode part of the game.
NCAA Football ‘08 comes with updated rosters, playbooks, and stadiums. It also includes a retooling of the “dynasty mode” to make it more “real”. The hallmark of this year’s change is an entirely new recruiting system. A few weeks ago, H2DN was invited to sit down and playtest it at EA’s headquarters. Read the rest of this entry »
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YouTube Superfans: Florida Gators
April 20, 2007For the sake of full disclosure, I am a die-hard Ohio State fan, and I feel like I have been raped by the entire state of Florida. Twice.
As a result any hatred I feel towards them can understandably be seen as nothing more than bitterness. So when I say that Chris Leak is the next Tee Martin, or wish that he has a less successful NFL career than Craig Krenzel, it’s only because I’m jealous that Troy Smith did not lead his team to victory in the BCS Championship Game.
Now, however, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, I have a completely logical reason for hating everything about “Gator Nation.” Read the rest of this entry »
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The How-to Guide to Becoming a Famous College Marching Band
April 19, 2007In my second of my How-to series of updates, I now explore the world of the College Marching Band. Most college fans and students have two outlooks when it comes to marching bands:
1) “Who the fuck are these guys, and why do I have the uncontrollable urge to throw batteries, beer, cups of piss (University of Georgia exclusive) and other things at them?!”
2) “Our marching band is the GREATEST IN THE NATION, who won WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, and if you talk bad about us, you are a STUPID FAGGOT”
Needless to say, the Marching Band is a explosive topic that one must be careful when discussing. However, almost every school with a football team has a marching band, but most of the time, you never see them. Obviously these schools have not had any exposure for their band and needs to work on that, as the Marching Band is a sacred tradition along with beer, tailgating and jorts. Have no fear, however, as I am here to help you in all your “8 to 5″ needs.
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Posted by SaxMaverick
A Closer Look: Bear Bryant
April 15, 2007Over the next few weeks, H2DN will be examining the lives of several college football coaching legends. A Closer Look will show the more personal side of these men and reveal many previously untold stories.
Born in 1913, Paul Theodore Bundy “Bear” Bryant was the 11th of 12 children born into a poor Arkansas share-cropping family. His grandfather was a decorated veteran of the War of Northern Aggression and did his best to instill the ideals of the Confederacy into Paul and the other children. At the age of 14, a theater company made its way into Bryant’s town and challenged anyone in the audience to wrestle a bear. Paul ran to the front of the crowd and took the bear down after a long fight, but not before he had earned himself a nickname that would follow him for the rest of his life and the bear had earned the small meal that was Bryant’s right testicle. Read the rest of this entry »
2007 SEC Champions: Ole Miss Rebels
April 13, 2007
When you quit laughing at the title, I want you to open up your mind. I am being serious about this. I know a lot of people are going to dismiss the article from the beginning, but if you will just take the time to read it I think you will begin to see the truth.
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College Football Rumor Mill
April 9, 2007The Rumor Mill returns this week with several juicy scoops. Is Nick Saban ready to jump ship to the Maize and Blue? Bulldogs blue balled? Denim Menace? And John L. Smith’s heart ripped a flunder, all in this week’s dish. Read the rest of this entry »
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The How-to Guide to SEC Contempt
March 30, 2007Congratulations! If you’re reading this, chances are you are a fan of a school in the only conference that matters, the Southeastern Conference. The Floridas, Tennessees, Georgias, Auburns and LSUs of the world, and sure, the Mississippis, South Carolinas, Kentuckys and the Mississippi States are teams that every fan should be proud of and hold to the highest standard against the best of any other conference (If you are a fan of Vanderbilt, you have nothing to be proud of). In order to get you fully prepared to talk down to fans of other teams in other conferences, follow this easy guide, and you too can claim close-minded superiority.
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Mailbag
March 29, 2007Dear Hell 2 Da Naw,
I come reporting terrible news. Rice University’s football games are simply out of control. Their fans’ rowdiness, heathenry, and general impiety is so terrifying that I have vowed never to return to their den of sin campus. Now, in my twenty years as a superfan of Big XII powerhouse Baylor, I’ve seen some pretty crazy things, trust me. But nothing could prepare me for the myriad sins of the Owls. Read the rest of this entry »
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