Corey... got a question for ya...

You've been in SEC country for a while, and have surely been to a few football games by now.

What is the freakin' deal with the pom-poms???

:shock:

 

well

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Its just a 'southern thing.' You see it imitated in other regions for periods of time, but its only a fad for the others. Much like the frat boys in shirt and tie and game day, literally 365 days year-round coverage in the mainstream media and playing the Citadel.. Its just their 'thing.'<br/>
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It's somewhat dated, but here's a pompom commentary piece.

 

That's kinda what I figured... It's just one of those things you have to accept, and move on.

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Thanks for the read Rick... got a chuckle from me.

 

The second page kind of had an explanation as to the difference between pom poms and shakers, the basic difference being a good pom pom costs about $100. I can assure you that the shakers handed out at Gator games do not cost $100 so ergo they are not pom poms! :wink: :wink:

And for the record I thought all football fans had shakers at their games. Geez. :roll: :roll:

Hey the Heath Shular stuff was interesting. That's the Congressional district I now live in.

 

hahaha

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Only because its you Bill am I letting the potential hijinx go by <E></E> <br/>
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I think, to some extent, every football stadium sells them. In the south, they are just handed out in large numbers to fans.. at least the games I attended.<br/>
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They are used by men, women and children alike in the South.<br/>
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Not so much in other regions.</r>

 

Thanks Corey for letting me by! :lol: :lol:

I've never bought one, but plenty of times they have been handed out free!

Someday the rest of the country might catch up with us??? :twisted: :twisted:

 

Of course, there are always regions within regions...



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Ah Bill... the mayhem you have just been spared...
I could almost hear the gears turning in Corey's head!

I've been to games in a lot of places... and I was totally scratching my head over the "shakers" in SEC country (and Clemson).


You sure won't see them in Texas...

But my fellow Aggies have been known to wave a few of these during kickoffs:

 

So Scott let me see if I understand this correctly. In Texas you wouldn't see anyone waving a shaker, but you would see them waving a towel? :shock: :shock:

But in Gainesville we wouldn't be waving an ugly towel but we would be waving a shaker!! :roll: :roll:

At Nebraska I imagine they wouldn't be doing either???

So now I understand! :wink: :wink: :wink:

 

The Aggie towels are the only waving item I'm familiar with in all of college football. I've never heard of the poms and shakers that you are talking about.

A towel has a special place in the ND-Aggie bowl history but it's not the Aggie towel. I'm sure the Aggie and ND fans know what I'm talking about.

 

NU is one of the places I have yet to visit... so I'm not sure what those bugeaters do.

One thing to consider Bill... the towels are functional. When it's 105 degrees, they are good for soaking in a fountain, and draping over your head!!
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I remember ol' Tim Brown's towel all too well.
He was quite attached to it as I recall...

 

damn you Rick

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not that there's anything wrong with that, of course..but it also makes us wonder about those SEC fans.. <br/>
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different strokes i suppose.<br/>
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too funny.


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Scott, I do have to admit that having a wet towel in 105 degree weather beats having a wet shaker! :lol: :lol:

However an air conditioner beats them both! :twisted: :twisted: