Comments on: VISITING LECTURER: SYRACUSE

By: al-d-gator

al-d-gator — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:51:29 +0000

poland= either of the kansas schools both famous for their notorious losing streaks to nebraska (germany, the polish national “football” team has never beaten the germans) although they’ve both managed to beat Neb within the last few years.

canada= indiana. big program/ country with laughable football better known for something else (basketball\hockey)

cuba=miami. the campus is already in cuban territory, the fans (citizens) love to proclaim their past accomplishments (heritage) until the going gets tough and they promply defect to the US (disappear until the canes get good again and then seemingly come out of the woodwork)

swiss: i’d argue notre dame here. they are independent (neutral) in some ways but not others (football\wars not basketball\euro union) both have past scandals that have been brought to light but not deeply discussed to the damning level they should be (nazi gold, firing the black guy like your trigger finger was itchy, paying the white guy for the same performance) and theyre making money hand over foot that they did nothing to create (bcs payout\ banking)

By: Elihu

Elihu — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:22:00 +0000

Penn State could the U.K. – an ancient ruler whose son has a title, but is not respected – used to be an independent, but is now isn’t (Big Ten/ E.U.) – used to be dominant in their part of the world, while sometimes ruling the entire map.

By: Travis

Travis — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:15:40 +0000

I remember annihilating Syracuse to start the 2004 season. It was the last time Purdue looked fearsome.

When you get to Purdue I’ll be happy to answer questions.

By: sevenDs

sevenDs — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:01:56 +0000

Auburn is Ireland. Living in the shadow of Great Britan and dealing with her opressive rule, the Irish have fought back to maintain their freedom. Like the Britsh view of Ireland, Crimson Tiders view Auburn as territory that they will own again one day, yet they ignore the past 1000 years they never have actually owned the Irish, they just thought they did.
Also, the town of Auburn gets its name from a poem by Irish poet Oliver Goldsmith as well as the nickname Tigers.
Alabama would be Great Britain. They may have been considered great at one time, but their day is past. Also note the similarities in dental care.

By: RedGoblin

RedGoblin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:38:18 +0000

Tibet could well represent any school that lost it’s football program, through force or not…

By: zoidfarb

zoidfarb — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:11:20 +0000

#2–Notre Dame HAS to be Greece; their days of glory are the most ancient (in fact, I think Sophocles was still writing the last time they won a bowl game)… and both have a well-known, um, affinity for little boys.

By: bevo

bevo — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:26:56 +0000

#18: That some funny stuff right there. OU as an Indian tribe. Good irony on the history there.

By: cjames317

cjames317 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:19:25 +0000

Oklahoma is Native America, with its great forests, rivers, swamps, plains, mountains, coasts and its mortal enemy, the white man (NCAA).

By: WarCardinals

WarCardinals — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:32:35 +0000

The better question is what football programs represent different countries:

Poland?
Switzerland?
Tibet?
Cuba?
Canada?
Ireland?

By: This Guy

This Guy — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:20:11 +0000

Florida might actually be America (if you’ll look, we’re both called “sleeping giants” at one point in history). We held our own throughout history and away from military concerns were a vibrant force in modernizing the world (Gatorade=the Industrial Revolution. Yeah, all of it, bitches.) However, it wasn’t until our best and brightest minds came together to apply this modernization to warfare (aerial dominance/the bomb on both counts). Now, we enjoy a tenuous hold on the top, marred by leadership issues but kept in the top tier by the best forces the world can offer (the Marines/Tim Tebow).

By: hobeg8r

hobeg8r — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:09:09 +0000

#14 – excellent. I was thinking the same thing.

LSU – North Korea – led by a crazy man who enough nuclear capability to blow up the world. (Continues to recruit like mad with tremendous depth). Keeps everyone on edge because you never know what he is thinking or what he is going to do. (See 4th downs)

By: mobboss

mobboss — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:12:38 +0000

In re Florida, Japan, maybe? Never really a world power until the invention (perfection) of a strong aerial based attack took the world unexpectedly by storm leading to several years of regional dominance even over more traditional regional powers. Was arguably the most dominant force SE Asia (SEC) saw albeit for a brief period. Could hold their own and suprise but ulimately got smaked down and hard once larger powers began to adapt. (America = Nebraska). Went through a period of irrelevance until a new economic model lead to a recent resurgence on the regional/national scene.

By: Sacked

Sacked — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:45:56 +0000

Word on the street with the game vs. PSU is that the Carrier Dome might be more white than orange on that Saturday.

By: Anonymous IV

Anonymous IV — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:00:09 +0000

#10, pretty good. But that could also be said of other traditional powers that go away for a few years.

By: uwfgator

uwfgator — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:38:04 +0000

Say Orson, where do you suppose the Gators fit in all of this, maybe the Prussians, the Mongol hordes perhaps??