Cat22 Posted May 12, 2006 Report Posted May 12, 2006 Someone sent me this in an email and I thought I would share it with you guys. So True!! Differences between football in the North and in the South Women's Accessories: North - ChapStick in back pocket and a $20 bill in the front pocket South - Louis Vuitton duffel with two lipsticks, waterproof mascara, and a flask of bourbon. Money is not necessary, that's what dates are for. Stadium Size: North - College football stadiums hold 20,000 people South - High school football stadiums hold 20,000 people Getting Tickets: North - 5 days before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus and can still purchase tickets South - 5 months before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus and can still put you name on the waiting list for tickets (which have been sold out for months) Friday Classes after a Thursday Night Game: North - Students and teachers not sure they're going to the game because they have classes on Friday South - Teachers cancel Friday classes because there is a game the night before Parking: North - An hour before game time, the university opens the campus for game parking South - RVs sporting their school flags begin arriving on Wednesday for the weekend festivities. The really faithful arrive on Tuesday. Game Day: North - A few students party in the dorm and watch ESPN on TV. South - Every student wakes up, has a beer for breakfast, and rushes over to where ESPN is broadcasting "Game Day Live" to get on camera and wave to the people up North who wonder why "Game day Live" is never broadcast from their campus. Tailgating: North - Raw meat on a grill, beer with lime in it, listening to local radio station with truck tailgate down South - 30-foot custom pig-shaped smoker fires up at dawn. Cooking is accompanied by live performance by "Dave Matthews Band" Getting to the Stadium: North - You ask "Where's the stadium?" When you find it, you walk right in. South - When you're near it, you'll hear it. On game day it becomes the states third largest city. Concessions: North - Drinks served in a paper cup, filled to the brim with soda. South - Drinks served in a plastic cup, with the home team's mascot on it, filled 3/4 full with coke, to ensure enough room for the right mix of whiskey Commentary (Male): North - "Nice play." South - "#!@*$ you slow #*!@# - tackle him and break his legs." Commentary (Female): North - "My, this certainly is a violent sport." South - "#!@*$ you slow #*!@# - tackle him and break his legs." After the Game: North - The stadium is empty way before the game ends. South - Another rack of ribs goes on the smoker, and planning begins for next week's game.
bigred75 Posted May 12, 2006 Report Posted May 12, 2006 Too funny....................................Football reigns supreme in the south...........In the north it is a leisure activity....................
dog 67 Posted May 12, 2006 Report Posted May 12, 2006 Let's do this again but high school football--much better 1. putting the the road goes on forever and the party never ends trailer on the road,and the music and the thousands of people that get there and bring food to share at 1:00 but best of all the looks on the other teams and thier fans faces '''fy
bigred75 Posted May 12, 2006 Report Posted May 12, 2006 Yeah I was thinking about High School football myself..........That to me is where Texas is vastly different than other states. IMHO college ball takes a backseat to high school ball in this state.........
LP78 Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 True story here. I visited my sister in Detroit a few years back. One of her best friends is a assistant coach for the schools football team. With the exception of a few coach's on the JV & Varsity staffs, the best coach's are non paid volunters. The paid coach's where nothing more than buss drivers. The team/coaching staff. The QB called his own game. The staff never used info from coach's in the press box. I know because I was in the press box with their coach's. Just drank Gatorade & watch the game. Halftime comes, one of the volunter coach's tries to cover what was going on at the chalk board. The HC told him let it go! Not one coach did a thing @ halftime. The kids just sat around untill the HC comes out of his office. LOL He comes out & reads a poem to the team & then sends them out to play the second half. As we (my sisters friend & I) were walking back to the football field. He say's, I know what your going to do? Your going to go back to TEXAS & tell your friends we read poetry at halftime of our football games! LOL True story!
KFDM COOP Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 WOW, Unbelieveable...They need to come to Texas and see how things are done here.
LP78 Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 Very sad really! The kid's didn't have a chance. The JV team had practice one day & not one of the paid coach's were there. My sister's friend who was a volunteer ask me to help that day. Weird to me because all I have ever done is coach youth league teams. I helped him out the best I could. The kid's had never be shown how to get off the LOS, a int. drill etc.... The kid's got off to it. Made my trip to help. Well, maybe they got a taste of football down south. Think what they could do with a real coach from TEXAS! Sorry, lets get back to the funny stuff.
bigred75 Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 How big was this school?????????? I know in a some areas they let people coach who are not teachers at the school and I found that to be odd. They have regular joes in the community to do it, and then you might have some assistants. As for the stuff your describing, that is not common at a normal high school. I have seen football from that area, and it is well coached, just think U of M, they do have talent. Maybe this happens at a small school or a private school. I will agree that is a totally different game there though. The importance of the game is not the same. Its lived and breathed here, there its just another sport. Football here is what basketball is in Indiana. Funny story though.
LP78 Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 It is a small public school. Your right though. Its a different world up there. The only place you can find a Dr. Pepper is in a Groc. store! lol
bigred75 Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 It is weird that sports in high school here have such meaning compared to there or other areas of the US. I went to a high school game in Lincoln Nebraska once back in the Tom Osborne era. I thought " alright I am gonna see some good football here, this is Cornhusker country." Well I was disappointed........The football was ok, but the WHOLE football experience was not the same. No hype, no halftime shows, no big time fanfare........just kind of like going to a jr high game or something. TOTALLY different. Anyway we have somthing special here in the way football is played and viewed, it just doesnt happen everywhere like here.
KFDM COOP Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 It's just amazing. HS Football in Texas is the best anywhere in the Country and always will be. It's hard to believe that other States aren't that way? :roll:
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