YO YO YO YO YOOOO...FIGHTIN' OKRA TO QB AT OLE MISS?
by Orson on Jul 5, 2007 8:31 AM EDT
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The great search for a quarterback at Ole Miss--now four years and running following the departure of Eli Manning from Oxford--may have reached an improbable conclusion in the form of one ferocious piece of fighting okra, Delta State transfer Seth Adams.
Brent SCHAEF-FAH, lauded transfer from Tennessee via the College of the Sequoias, was supposed to be the starter going into 2007, but fizzled last year as starter with a 9/10 TD/INT ratio and an underwhelming on-field presence as signal-caller. Enter Seth Adams, a former Delta State Fighting Okra who went 16 for 20 in the spring game and has "a leg up" in the competition according to Ole Miss head coach/manbeast Ed Orgeron.
Correct, reader: Ole Miss' potential quarterback is a transfer from Delta State. YO YO YO YO YOOOOOO, YO YOOOOO...OK-RA!!! This should be immensely fun, especially given the fact that Adams gives everyone a chance to say the words "Fighting Okra" at least a zillion times over the nexy season.
Delta State's Fighting Okra: qb mill for the Orgeron.
Don't mock the name, either. As anyone whose eaten more than a small serving of okra at a time, okra does indeed fight, albeit in your lower intestine mostly. It'll run through you with a Patton-esque speed and determination, a connection the designers of the Delta State outfit must have had in mind when they stitched together that turdulent, Mr. Hankey outfit seen above.
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And you just thought that “UCSB Banana Slugs” was cool…..
by sandman227 on Jul 5, 2007 9:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fried okra was what made eating the horror that is collard greens at my Grandma’s house bearable.
Just so long as the Fighting Okra’s are fried, and not that raw, hippie crap.
by Herb on Jul 5, 2007 9:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for this entry. I’m just glad that everyone else gets to laugh at us as much as I do. I feel a little bit bad for Seth Adams because he’s working hard and just trying to win playing time, but the fact that he’s even being considered for PT is scarier to me.
And on an even scariererer note, what is worse, having a former walk on from DSU as your starting QB, or having that former walk on torch your starting secondary at a pace of 16 for 20?
by rebel84 on Jul 5, 2007 9:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sandman, I thought the fightin’ Banana Slugs were UC Santa Cruz…seems I remember being intoxicated while hanging out in the sycamores with a coed describing the unique environment which spawns just such slugs…
by sb on Jul 5, 2007 9:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The closest the [MASCOT REDACTED] could get to running deep streaks through their opponents would be to bring in the Okra.
Kudos Coach O, you magnificent coonass.
by Allahver Fist on Jul 5, 2007 9:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m reserving judgment until EDSBL chimes in.
by Oops Pow Surprise on Jul 5, 2007 9:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fightin’ Okra, Fried Okra, Pickled Okra (for bloody marys’), boiled Okra…. It’s all Good. Yes, Bama sucks. So does LSewe.
by BigRebOne on Jul 5, 2007 9:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s a good thing people figured out how to fry okra, because boiled okra is like eating your own snot.
Re: Mr. Hankey outfit design – evidently you can’t even wear shoes once you strap it on.
by beast in 'bama on Jul 5, 2007 9:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let us hope that Seth’s time as an F’ing Okra doesn’t define him:
Seth Adams Career Passing Stats @ Delta State :
0 for 2 with 1 int
that’s strong…to quite strong?
by Erik on Jul 5, 2007 9:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sb,
You are correct, sir. Damn the proliferation of satellite California universities…..
by sandman227 on Jul 5, 2007 9:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hangovers suck…
I kept reading that as Fighting Oprahs… and was pretty frightenend….
by Whitey on Jul 5, 2007 9:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I. Hate. You.
And yes, Bama does suck.
by RaginCajunRebel on Jul 5, 2007 9:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
- that was great, the fighting Oprahs. For more information on why okra acts as thickener there is an episode on Alton Brown’s Good Eats that detail the trouble of cooking okra. I have only had it twice, but I must say that it is not one my favorite foods.
by Anonymous IV on Jul 5, 2007 10:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okra is nature’s chicken nuggets. Kinda like popplers on Futurama.
by MCab on Jul 5, 2007 10:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
turdulent, has now been added to my vocabulary, thank you sir
by Jonathan on Jul 5, 2007 10:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lookat dem those red boxin glove. setadam be a fiter. he a beegbah!!!
da coachO he know setadam be dat spesul qwataback he winnalotsa bawl game fo da rabbles dis year.
da coachO lak all da kines okrah wid his chikenwaffa too!!!
by yoyofutbawl on Jul 5, 2007 10:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Delta State fun facts… Located in Cleveland, MS (“the mistake near the river”, although I did try frogs legs there for the first time—deeeelish). Real mascot: the Statesmen—Fighting Okra is an unofficial mascot (I think they’re taking a page from Auburn’s playbook and making a pre-emptive land grab for more mascots). Mascot of all women’s teams: The Lady Statesmen. Not the Stateswomen. Not the Lady Statespersons. Do not be confused by imitations.
The mascot reminds me of a minimalist version of the Stanford Tree. Only angry. And wearing boxing gloves.
by hawkeye on Jul 5, 2007 10:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
#15
Would you really say this about Okra?
“Mmmm, these things are great! They’re like sex… except I’m having them.”
by Trojan Chica on Jul 5, 2007 10:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My HS gym coach went to DSU. His favorite T-shirt read: “DSU. Will Hit You.” What a moron.
by panhandler on Jul 5, 2007 11:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
by intellidouche on Jul 5, 2007 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
UC Santa Barbara is the Gauchos — it’s UC Santa Cruz that’s the Banana Slugs.
Remember, knowing is half the battle!
by Albino Tornado on Jul 5, 2007 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Isn’t “the Orgeron” one of the bosses in Final Fantasy III?
by Oops Pow Surprise on Jul 5, 2007 11:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tried steamed okra once, but it looked like stringy boogers. Deep fried is the only way to go, whole if possible.
by doreblogger on Jul 5, 2007 11:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The SEC West is the new home of D-2 QBs. Ole Miss has their Delta State starter and Arkansas has Nathan Emert from Missouri Southern backing up Casey Dick.
by Jerkwheat on Jul 5, 2007 11:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey #19:
Pre-op Statesmen, perhaps?
Nah. Probably not.
by chickensupernova on Jul 5, 2007 11:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
See, you can totally tell that most of the posters here are men. Okra is fantastic cooked with fresh white corn and good tomatoes in the summer. Yum!
by The Conscience of a Nation on Jul 5, 2007 11:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My understanding is that “Fighting Okra” was DSU’s official nickname at one time, until they decided Statesmen was more, I dunno, respectable or something. Lame. Especially considering that they play in the D-II Gulf South Conference, the South’s secret hideaway for bizarre nicknames: the Arkansas Tech Wonderboys, Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils (and Cotton Blossoms!), Southern Ark. Muleriders, West Florida Argonauts, Henderson St. Reddies, etc. In that crowd, Fighting Okra fit right in.
by jerry hinnen on Jul 5, 2007 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Corn and tomatoes can be deep-fried as well?
by beast in 'bama on Jul 5, 2007 12:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If history has taught us anything, it’s that anyone, anywhere, can be deep-fried.
by Orson Swindle on Jul 5, 2007 12:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
- - What is the secret of Arkansas Tech’s powers?
by Oops Pow Surprise on Jul 5, 2007 12:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Orson, hence my philosophy in life:
“I’ll Fry Anything Once”
by Allahver Fist on Jul 5, 2007 12:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
#33—It hasn’t been made public, but it’s Arkansas, so I’m sure there’s been a FOIA filed by now. Too bad there’s probably no hope of one of the other D-II Arkansas schools changing their name to the Young Nasty Men.
by jerry hinnen on Jul 5, 2007 12:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
See, you can totally tell that most of the posters here are men. Okra is fantastic cooked with fresh white corn and good tomatoes in the summer. Yum!
On of the missus’ friends is from India, and apparently the nickname for okra where this friend grew up was “ladyfingers.” You can imagine the debacle when this woman attempted to make tiramisu for the first time.
And the deep fried okra at Mama Dip’s in Chapel Hill is pretty good, I think.
by DC Trojan on Jul 5, 2007 12:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Indians rock the bhindi. Even eating it almost daily for an entire summer didn’t cure me of loving it (or of loving pretty much all Indian food).
by The Conscience of a Nation on Jul 5, 2007 12:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
#31, you are just not living right if you still haven’t eaten fried cream corn nuggets. They are a specialty around Auburn.
by LemmeHearYaSayWarEagle on Jul 5, 2007 12:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
- - You haven’t lived until you’ve tried the Fried Oprah. Yum.
I’ve never felt more Midwestern than I do today. I’ve never had Okra and I’m not even sure I could pick it out of a lineup.
by jebushchrist on Jul 5, 2007 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Love the Gulf South. Only conference where you can see this headline
Lady Muleriders Cruise in GSC Tournament Opener
or
West Alabama Denies Lady Mulerider Sweep
To learn more about the Lady Muleriders please consult your local library or hit the following link:
by Bruce Dickinson on Jul 5, 2007 1:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TCOAN, are you referring to a sort of okra succotash? A medley of vegetables that one would normally not mix which actually compliment? I like the idea, but then I cannot get enough fried dill pickles either.
DC, okra tiramisu sounds like an event not to be missed… or not.
Jebus, no offense, but do you not notice a lack of imagination in midwestern cuisine? Also, here in the southeast we don’t arrest our vegetables, but we’ve got no trepidation about fryin’ the fuckers…
by sb on Jul 5, 2007 1:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jebus, it’s basically fried celery, but it turns out pretty good.
by Robert on Jul 5, 2007 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
#42, yeah, fried celery with little seeds and a mucous-like goo…
by sb on Jul 5, 2007 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Try it pickled. Good schtuff, but pricey when you can eat the entire jar at one sitting.
by Allahver Fist on Jul 5, 2007 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
sb, none taken but I’ll have you know I like to spice things up by eating at Applebees at least once a month, or whenever the trucks runnin’ and I can make it to town.
Celery, eh? I can’t believe I’ve lived my entire life without a second type of celery! This world is so cruel sometimes.
by jebushchrist on Jul 5, 2007 2:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Orson -
re: #32. Especially the Irish secondary.
pre-emptive strike before sklm get involved…..
by socalirish on Jul 5, 2007 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah, socal…I was thinking more in terms of the entire tosu defense…
by sb on Jul 5, 2007 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’d love to see the titanic struggle between the Fightin Okra and the mighty Fighting Artichokes of Scottsdale Community College.
by Beatuofa on Jul 5, 2007 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
#46, that’s an interesting way to take the initiative.
by DC Trojan on Jul 5, 2007 5:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ve heard the food in Southern Indiana is quite good and very teutonic. Sausages, fried stuff, etc.
by MCab on Jul 5, 2007 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ll back you up on the fried dill pickles, sb. Man those are good.
by Nate on Jul 6, 2007 12:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a technicality, but deep fried okra is only an acceptable substitute. It’s sliced, battered and frozen for commercial Meat-and-three type establishments.
Nobody’s grandmother deep fried, properly it’s breaded with cornmeal and pan fried in a skillet.
It tastes like “To Kill A Mockingbird” reads.
by jaybuzz on Jul 6, 2007 1:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
by jaybuzz on Jul 6, 2007 1:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And it looks as if the Rebels will suck… again… coach Cut gets fired after 4-7 and “the O” is still trying to maintain that record. Did you boys know that Ole Miss is the only school in the history of recruiting to sign THE SAME 5 star recruit three years in a row? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA… But Powe rhymes with O so i guess that’s where the loyalty lies…
if you live in Oxford as I do you can hear the big “O” screaming day in and day out (that’s not just the coeds)… you won’t know what the hell he’s saying… who speaks coonass in north central MS?
RTR…
by Burt77 on Jul 6, 2007 12:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
To Seth Adams defense Scott Eister was the QB at Delta St. the last few years and was tremedous. He was a two-time All-American and tore apart the record books. If he had been taller he would have been a big-time D1 QB. However, SA still didn’t start there so we’ll see… I think the real story here is how bad Brent Shaeffer is to even allow this guy to be in the hunt for playing time… I mean seriously BS was the first true freshman to start his first game at QB in SEC history and then goes on to tear apart the JUCO ranks… Biggest bust ever.
by hamchuck on Jul 8, 2007 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can eat okra anytime but has anyone here heard of the All American Football League! I’s a Spring league and I am amazed at how many people are talking about this. I saw it on the web, youtube, talk radio and other spots blogs. Check this site out..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhHLX57tEOc
Imagine, two seasons filled with the pageantry of the college game. I’m pretty sure Alabama will have a team as well as Tennesse, Florida, Texas, Michigan, Mississippi and Arkansas. Check this site out:
http://tnabacg.blogspot.com/2007/07/uh-aafl-this-league-actually-has.html
I don’t know when tickets will be available but I’ll be in the front of the line when they are.
by qbfbfan on Jul 10, 2007 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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