THINGS YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR MOUTH ON GAMEDAY IN ATHENS

A black t-shirt in Athens…looks like someone may have foresaken the football son of god. I hope COTG doesn’t take umbrage to this insult and smite thy team.

Glad you had a great time, and many thanks for the kind words about our fair town and our fans. Everybody in the SEC ought to come here at least once—for an extra low-stress rosy complexion on the day, come when your team is playing elsewhere.

Hey, there’d be a fun project: in one or two football seasons, attend a game at every SEC locale at least once as a more-or-less-neutral fan. Someday when I’ve got more money and fewer work and family obligations (yeah, right!), I’ll have to do that.

Anyhow, I’m kicking myself for not managing to track y’all down on Saturday. Would have loved to shake the hands of two people who give me such delight on the interwebs. On the positive side, at least that means that even if I tried becoming a stalker someday, I’d fail badly enough that no one would ever have to know or be worried.

Next time you’re in town on a football Saturday and you don’t have a ticket, put out the call a few days early and I’ll be sure to get you in (if you don’t mind being surrounded by UGA staff in the end zone, that is…sadly, I don’t have 50-yard-line kind of pull).

I don’t think it is the townie crew so much as it is Atlanta hipsters who disavow much of their Southern upbringing while clinging tightly to sweet, sweet football.

I love your Todd Blackledge observation. Pretty much a spot-on assessment of those waste of time “Taste of the Town” segments.

I had the distinct pleasure of spending some time with our host, Holly and Doug at the game on Saturday. Cocktails for their hospitality. Lots of fun on a truly gorgeous day.

As an added benefit, we spent Friday night at one of the hipster bars which: 1) played the UC/WfVa game; 2) played any song we asked for that was on youtube (“White Light/White Heat? sure!”); and featured a guy who bought us drinks and swore that he smoked a joint and did lines w/in 10 feet of Dick Cheney at a military funeral at Arlington.

You WON’T find that combination in many places.

Athens is on my list of places to visit. However, I plan to check out “The Grove” to see what all the fuss is about this weekend.

The Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell is a rabid, avowed UGA fan. Red and Black was everywhere at Chomp and Stomp. UGA football has the indie cred, baby.

Well probably not really, but I’m going to pretend anyway.

Maybe for those rare posts when you’re complimenting Georgia on something, you could add a new tag such as “Georgia is supplying the butt…ery-smooth mashed potatoes, extravagant beer selection, and Dorito salad”? Just planting seeds here.

It could be “attractive butt,” no?

It could, indeed.

Too bad you didn’t get into the game… Georgia-Auburn has to be one of the best “under the radar” rivalries out there. It’s almost always a close game and there’s almost always some stupid miracles going on for one or both sides… The ‘09 version did not disappoint, but then I’m a Georgia fan.

That’s 4, Aubbies! Ha!

There is no way in hell I’m clicking on that link, Holly.

@ Kevin@LSU -

We’ll be there too. Staying at the casino in Tunica, us and a bunch of NOLA-based Rebels. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?

Orson commenting on “bad hair cuts” sounds like Tebow commenting on people who are too “Jesusy”.

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of attending a couple of different sporting events in Athens as a “more-or-less neutral” observer. It is indeed one of the finest college sporting locales I have ever been to.

Back in the Stone Age (1970s) watched a Clempson-UGA game from the old RR trestle. A great experience. Shame it had to pass with stadium expansion.

HOLLY! This here female wants to know what you wear to games. Because while I have lovely red tresses and a rack that stops traffic on a night out anywhere, I am never inclined to wear heels and a sundress when I am watchin’ me some foobaw. And really, who wants their Gucci used as a vomit receptacle?!?!

Beautiful college town. Great music scene. NFL first-over-all draft pick with a penchant for being photographed with pretty young women. Hipster microbrews. Attractive co-eds. First-round draft pick RB with real dancing ability, who uses said ability on table-tops with young gymnasts.

We win at life. Good, great, grand (NO YELLING ON THE BUS!!!)…

I’ll trade you the B-52’s and Terrapin Rye Ale for a two-game streak in Jax.

I’ll trade you Widespread Panic for Charlie Strong and Florida’s Catholic Drink Ethic. They have a far greater following than the ACC Championship bound BEEEESSSS.

Just check the eye candy that walks by from 1:33-1:38 in Swindle’s video. The way that such talent can blend in is classic Classic City. It’s omnipresent — you become so used to it, it hardly even stands out anymore.

MHD, I dress up, but that’s just how I was raised. It’s not hard to suffer through kitten heels for a little while, though — once it gets cold it’s back to the wrap dress/sweater/skirt/boots combo (Gap corduroy miniskirts that won’t get torn up on stadium seating = essential to fall happiness). Crucial mistake this weekend, however, was the footwear choice — I had only had these boots for a couple weeks and the heel’s not that high but they weren’t fully broken in, and my feet were miserable at the end of the night. Choose wisely.

(Oh, and I’m with you on the Gucci — never wear anything spendier than Banana Republic to a game, unless it’s sunglasses, because, well, you know how it gets.)

/dick joke

Don’t sleep on the Dorito salad. It can in fact also be made with cool ranch doritos, and blue cheese dressing.

Seriously, are we Georgia fans the only ones who do this? It seems like such a culinary no-brainer. . .

The UC/Chik-Fil-A logo is brilliant, and I’m definitely stealing it to go along with these old favorites from the MHT Skunkworks.

http://www.mattsledge.com/sw/UC/eatmorebearcat.jpg

http://www.mattsledge.com/sw/UC/UC_log_2_%5B1%5D.jpg

http://www.mattsledge.com/sw/UC/contrast.jpg

I grew up in Macon, GA and my private high school regularly served Dorito salad, except it was made by imitation Golden Flake doritos and included the following:

- Golden Flake fake cheese “nachos”
- processed shredded cheese that was orange
- carrots
- lettuce
- tomatoes
- glorious, glorious buttermilk ranch dressing

It was the food of the gods.

I have yet to see a green salad of any kind at an LSU game.

That video sucked. Are those douche-bag comments meant to be witty observations? FAIL.
By the way, people w/leather weave belts run shit. Add the woven leather belt to a pair of jhorts and you’re talking about a real POWER PLAYA. The swamp is filled w/appx. 50,000 of these high society individuals . The dude narrating this video reminds me of every hipster tool w/no-rim glasses and a cardigan. Damn, man, you’re just a cookie cutter hipster. Here’s to you not getting punched in the face when you walk into a bar that isn’t in the art or downtown district of your city.

Georgia people are just the worst.

I live in Dallas, GA. Tucking your T shirt into your jeans and wearing a leather weave belt are requirements in our bylaws to even be eligible to run our city. Who fact checked this video?

I have no idea whether the comment @ 26 was meant to be ironic or not. It’s just possible that the author doesn’t even know.

Cue The Simpsons:

Teen1: Oh, here comes that cannonball guy. He’s cool.
Teen2: Are you being sarcastic, dude?
Teen1: I don’t even know anymore.

P.S. An “Indian Madras/Denim blend short” sounds so incredibly wrong that it could wind up awesome. I think I want a pair of them.

The whole UC/Chick-fi-a partnership should work out well since there is one about 50 feet away from Nippert Stadium.

Thanks, Holly. I am clearly not living up to my potential. ;-) My pleated khakis are from J.Crew and my color-coordinated T-shirt is from Ann Taylor, and the Borns are comfy if not the height of fashion. But hell, I’m 36 and married. I have nothing to prove at these games anymore. I can outdrink any of those Sundresses and my architectural marvels are the real deal.

/fart, burp, scratches ass

Auburn leaves it all on the field in Athens.

http://youarewhatyoueatorreheat.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/another-game-day-in-athens/

Miss Horn Dawg and Holly,

You are my heroines!!! Scratch the skirt thing though, it be freezing on occasion here in the NW.
Jeans all the way. The sundress is a whatyoutakeonthatmexicotrip back of the closet thing.

/scenery pointing out of, obligatory.

@12,

I clicked on Holly’s link and it made me laugh. I would even classify it as SFW.

Too Much Dorito Salad:
They leave quite the stink behind too. I’m just sayin’.

Truth be told, most Athens townies are working during game weekends.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=athens%20townie

@33

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MygATzeEvzk