Tuesday Question - 12/1/2009
by Ivory Tower on Dec 1, 2009 9:00 AM EST
Email
PrintGenerally, we are the "authors" of "content" around here - "here" being a blog and not a message board. Recognize, we do, that you've come here not to contribute, but to consume. Nevertheless, there is the sporadic occasion where, either for our benefit or for to exercise the thinkifiers of the masses, we ask you a question. Today's question is ...
Looking back on the 2009 regular season, if you could trade one loss for a win and one win for a loss, what would be your trade?
Well, it's the Christmas season already, Rebs. Time to gather together with friends and family, purge Thanksgiving turkey for Christmas ham, and trade "41-27's" and "bowl games" between yourself and your Mississippi State acquaintances and fans of TSAM (special bonus Tuesday question: what alliteration am I trying to popularize there?). Of course, there's also the place for the Indian giver (Insensitive? We don't care). In my stocking, I'm looking for an Ole Miss win that did not materialize. However, in this hypothetical delorean world, you have to give something back. Also, hypothetically, everything else works out the same.
My trade-off?
I give away Memphis for Alabama. Imagine the roller coaster that would have ensued. An opening loss to the Bluff City Bengals means that for the rest of the season, we would have hovered near the Top 25, but nowhere near the Top 5 where we never belonged. Starting out 1-2 certainly would have destroyed my optimism temporarily, but can you imagine the high of roaring to 3-2 with a win over the Tide?
Coming in a close second would be Tennessee for Auburn. Beating the Vols was a sweet win, but having made the trip to Jordan-Hare, I would trade orange for orange for my own selfish reasons.
Tangentially, I know some folks just don't want to talk about football right now. I understand that. Talking about football almost got my ass kicked this weekend. But, I offer this question to highlight the fact that I had a damn good time this season. Even after the devastating losses to Auburn and State, I could not help remember how sweet it was to beat Arkansas and LSU. And, though it is, apparently, beneath me to be satisfied with eight victories (some of which came in thrilling fashion over heated rivals) and four losses (almost all of which seemed to be demoralizing and program-killing), I am still awfully excited to watch Shay Hodge and Dexter McCluster do their thing one more time.
To the point: no one win or one loss is enough to discount all that fun I had this season.
11 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Renegging on my two-second response
I would much rather have beat Bama…also for SELA. Not only would it have been excellent to beat them at 2-2, but it would effectively put TCU in the national championship. Why do I care? ’Cause yes, I rep that MWC and its bid to replace the Big East in the BCS.
Hell, I dunno.
I guess State for Tennessee.
Red Cup Rebellion - Changing the Culture of Ole Miss Athletics
Take a picture, trick.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Dec 1, 2009 9:15 AM EST reply actions
'Bama for Tennessee
Though only if Dex still runs wild against the Vols. I’ll give up the game as a loss, but Dex must still perform.
state for tennessee
But it sucks because its trading a quality win for a not-so-much quality win.
Oh well, nice question… its funny that no one has said arkansas yet.
by the love IS gone... to omaha on Dec 1, 2009 9:51 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I agree with Ivory Tower
Memphis for Bama is by far teh best trade. In addition to correcting ungodly expectations, it also gives us an extra conference win (and destroys the Tide’s NC hopes).
State for any non-SEC team.
Helps SEC standing and includes beating State.
by unidentified black male on Dec 1, 2009 4:03 PM EST reply actions
I’d give away the Memphis game since it was at the beginning of the year and we could recover from it. It’d also get the hype out of the way early so Sowell had nothing to sweat the next couple games.
In its place I’d take a win over Bama. Being at that game was more exciting an epic than the 2003 LSU game in my opinion… And then Snead was throwing it to guys on their backs and our offense was out of sync. I’d loved to have beaten Bama.
UAB for Bama
I wouldn’t want to give away the Memphis game for several reasons: 1. Big alumni base. 2. We recruit the Memphis area more so than Birmingham. 3. And most important to me, Memphis fans are terrible. I would hate to listen to them about how they are a legit football program, etc.
UAB for...I dunno, one of the SEC games.
’Bama would have been sweet, but you know what? F The Old Ball Coach. F him right in his damn visor.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
