The notion that Bulldogs fans should not cheer for the Gators in the national championship is ridiculous! (Editor’s note: comments are pertaining to sports editor Ben Munro’s Jan. 1 column, “Georgia fans: To heck with conference loyalty.”) Why would any fan of Georgia, an SEC team, want to see another SEC team get beat by the Big 12?
The SEC is the most underrated conference in the nation. For years, we have heard of the strength of the Big 10 and PAC 10. Their teams were always ranked high in the BCS standings. Their schedules, however, are not nearly as tough as the SEC.
The SEC was involved in five bowl games. We have won two — Georgia vs. Michigan State (I was there) and Vanderbilt vs. Boston College. (Editor’s note: The SEC actually has three more wins. Kentucky also beat East Carolina, Ole Miss topped Texas Tech and LSU beat Georgia Tech).
However, we have lost two — South Carolina vs. Iowa and Alabama vs. Utah. We need another win!
I can understand the frustration that Bulldog fans feel. I personally expected the Dogs to go to the national championship. Sadly, they did not have the season they expected. Dawg fans were convinced that the tide was changing in the Georgia-Florida series after last year’s humiliation of the Gators. Well, the favor was repaid this year. The 49-10 beating that Georgia took was hard to accept.
I cheered for the Dogs in the Capital One Bowl. But my fellow Gator fans have been called the most obnoxious in the SEC. Have you ever been to a Georgia game? I think that the Gator chomp is very mild mannered compared to Georgia’s famous song: “Hey, Gators, how’d you like to bite my a—?”
Please, as Bulldog fans, you are a fan of the SEC. You support the strongest conference in the country. Cheer against it and we will return to the underrated state the SEC was in four years ago. The debates will be between the Big 12 and the PAC 10. Let the toughest conference stand up and prove its worth. We can all hate each other next fall. So cheer for the Gators. If you do not, you are a traitor to the SEC.
Sincerely,
J.S. Fielding
Danielsville
