White Trash YARD Party

Since we decided we were too busy to make it to the Peach Bowl this year (and too poor), we're putting on what has now become a semi-annual event - a crawfish boil (or sometimes an oyster steam) with the game on the big screen. And by big screen, I don't mean a 40" LCD or Plasma TV. I'm talkin' 20 diagonal feet of High Def football, on a screen in the backyard, with 40 of somebody's (I don't have that many) closest friends. The guy I purchased the screen (tarp really) from specializes in custom sizes, but has admittedly THE WORST website in the world. He's had a bad run of luck with the cancer, so check him out if you need a tarp or screen.

White Trash folks eatin' mud bugs

This is our 5th year of throwing an event like this, so we've had a few practice runs. We've done some bowl games, and some away Dawgs games. This year should top them all.

I'll try to post a video on YouTube about the setup procedures, in the event someone wants to attempt this. Meanwhile, here's an almost-old-school pic I took of Brice Hunter from the 96 Peach Bowl, which I managed to attend.

Brice Hunter (RIP) - 96 Peach Bowl

Hatred for FL and the System

Ok, if you think we Dawg fans hate the Gaytors, you need to read some recent Michigan blog postings. Good putrid stuff. And funny - like this one on the Coach comparison between the teams:

"Urban Meyer, a inveterate whiner who goes purse shopping when not
running the local chapters of NAMBLA and the Communist Party. Also
points too much." MGOBlog

You just have to overlook the obviously uninformed comments about Georgia in the mix.

This one about the Harris Poll is also entertaining.

The debate over which team should go the national title game will not end until we have a playoff system (4, 8, 16, whatever) or a system like, as Herbstreet calls it, a plus one.

2006-2007 WTPP College Football Bowl Pool

It's that time again. The Second Annual White Trash Porch Party Bowl Pool is under way. Tell your friends, neighbors, mail carrier, and everyone else about the bowl pool. It's $5 per set of picks. For a pick sheet, please email me at

mabrown at knology dot net OR

collegebowlpool at hotmail dot com

Items of note this year:

1. There are 32 bowl games this year, as opposed to 28 last year;
2. The BCS is decided by a separate championship game, instead of being one of the 4 BCS games (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta) as in previous years;
3. Just to make it fair, I'll be playing the role of innocent bystander this year, since I took everyone's money so early in the process last year. I will, however, makes some picks and throw in 5 bucks I have left over from last year's winnings;
4. First through third place win cash. Last place gets a refund ($5);
5. Make sure you read the instructions. They have changed slightly since last year;
6. Don't' forget to pick the tie breakers;
7. Let the trash talkin' begin. Go Dawgs!

East beats West - Again

As much as I hate Florida, I'm happy to see the SEC East beat up on the West in the Championship game again, not to mention the fact that it probably helped the Dawgs stay at the top of the list for the Chick-Fil-a. USCs loss could have caused some problems with getting 2 teams in the BCS.

So, since the conference split in 1992, the score is SEC East 10, SEC West 5, and like it or not FL accounts for 6 of those. But we still have more conference championships than they do. The West gets way too much credit from the media, with LSU and Auburn being perennial media favorites. The West has three 10-win teams this year. The East, just one, FL, with more than 10 wins. But of the 18 head-to-head matchups between the East and West this year, it's all tied at 9-9. Face it Dawg fans, since the split, it used to be a slugfest between FL and TN in the East. No one else really made a difference. At least now, it appears to be a threesome.

Championship Breakdown:
2006 FL
2005 GA
2004 AU
2003 LSU
2002 GA
2001 LSU
2000 FL
1999 AL
1998 TN
1997 TN
1996 FL
1995 FL
1994 FL
1993 FL
1992 AL

BTW, does anyone else think Urban Meyer looks like he used to be a big fat fatty, then lost an eighth-grader and had to have that surgery where they remove your flabby skin, and make you look like you have the neck of a turtle because they stretched some parts too tight? I guess it's just me then.

UPDATE: FL is now going to the BCS Championship game. I still can't stand those punks, and especially Meyer. It would be torture to actually root for them. I tend to pull for the SEC in bowl games, but maybe if we win all but this one, the conference will still look good. Just not as good as if they did win. (*%$#@&$#*&, I can't stand it!