Live via TV: Cam Newton and Auburn take on the … Ants?
So there I was, shoveling snow and ice off the driveway at stately Brad Manor, and a neighbor walks by with his dog. He says, “Why aren’t you in Phoenix?”
And I, suffering the effects of hypothermia, say, “What’s in Phoenix?”
And he says, “The national championship game.”
I felt slightly silly. (Mostly, though, I just felt cold.) But now, having been briefed by my neighbor, I’m ready to go. We’re going live here, and I’m picking Auburn, and I don’t think the game will be as high-scoring as advertised — few games ever are; remember the Saints beating the Falcons 17-14 two Mondays ago? — and my genius daughter (who takes, obviously, after her mother) has supplied the only reason necessary to root against Auburn.
“Their uniforms,” she said, “look like Army ants.”
And they do. And they’re funded by Nike. And Nike owns the world. As many reservations as I have regarding the Auburn Newtons/Louders, they’re small potatoes — obligatory Auburn agricultural joke — when viewed alongside the megalomaniac Phil Knight. (Who once attended the same Easter Mass as I did at a Final Four. But I digress.)
Here’s my score: The Army of Cam 31, the Army Ants 24. And that would make it five BCS titles in succession won by SEC schools, Georgia not among them. (Obligatory Mark Richt dig.)
And with that, we’re ready to roll. Blog’s open. Time for us to think sunny thoughts about Phoenix (actually Glendale) and watch us some football. I’d be obliged if y’all gather close for warmth. (Although Sonny Clusters should keep a safe distance. I hear he uses venison for body wash.)
By Mark Bradley
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aladawg
January 11th, 2011
12:12 am
SEC
Mark Richt's receding hairline
January 11th, 2011
12:12 am
THAT’S GAME. GOOD NIGHT FOLKS’.
DYER FOR MVP
fred
January 11th, 2011
12:12 am
How about that………….
Duck vs Tiger
January 11th, 2011
12:12 am
ok that Oregon player was too happy to have just lost the National Championship
bwell
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hunker Down
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
Glad SEC won
Really!?
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
Your 2010 National Champion….. *Vacated Title*. Congratulations *Vacated Title*.
ACC and SEC Blogger
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
NCAA rules Cam Newton ineligible for Senior season in 3….2…
fred
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
Fairley is MVP..Yes
Just Saying
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
Congrats War Eagle. Be sure and get pictures taken with the trophy in the next couple of months. Cause I have a feeling it will be relocated.
WDE
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS baby!!!
All you Dawg haters… suck it!!!
Mark Richt's receding hairline
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
DYER FOR MVP
Sloppy Joe
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
Thank you Auburn for keeping the streak alive…
Don
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
I am ashamed to be an SEC fan tonight. Cam Newton is trash, and if Auburn is the best team in the country then I’m the king of England
keen observer
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
Just save everbody some time and money and award the SEC champs the BCS trophy from now on.
Angie O'Plasty
January 11th, 2011
12:13 am
Dawgs fans won’t sleep tonight…Cam and Fairly will though !
Buford T. Pusser
January 11th, 2011
12:14 am
Is it just me or is Chip Kelley very arrogant and a poor loser?
Sloppy Joe
January 11th, 2011
12:14 am
really coach…”God was with us”
does that imply that God was against Oregon?
so lame
The SEC's Lone PROFESSIONAL Team Wins
January 11th, 2011
12:14 am
See what happens UGA fans when you have boosters who put their money where their mouths are.
Money IS the only way Auburn wins this game.
GENE do not bring God INTO this, unless your god is Bobby Lowder, and ,Milton McGregor
Justafan
January 11th, 2011
12:14 am
Cry uga cry………
5150 P.O.A.D.
January 11th, 2011
12:14 am
Thanks for all your well wishes and prayer for my MOM. Tanks really.
Thank GOD I stopped betting real money on sports that involve referees.
Just Saying
January 11th, 2011
12:14 am
Coach Gene said God was with AU. Why did God curse Oregon. Idiotic statement.
WDE
January 11th, 2011
12:14 am
National Champions!!!
Sorry Dawg haters, you lose… again!
Mark Bradley
January 11th, 2011
12:14 am
Chizik with some non-comments.
Tell the truth
January 11th, 2011
12:15 am
It’s probably you pusser
???
January 11th, 2011
12:15 am
Was Dyer down????
Crime does pay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
January 11th, 2011
12:15 am
Guess we were wrong all these years, cheaters do win, but Cheezstick is wrong, God is never on the side of a cheater! Just ask the good bishop . . . .
Astropig
January 11th, 2011
12:15 am
Now Paul Finebaum can start kissing Gene Chiziks A$$
AU Liberal in ATL
January 11th, 2011
12:15 am
National Champions! War Damn Eagle!!! It’s Great To Be An Auburn Tiger!! YES!
Buckhead Bulldog
January 11th, 2011
12:15 am
Congrats Tigers 14 and O…you deserved this! Rock on! SEC, baby, SEC! War Eagle.
Crime does pay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
January 11th, 2011
12:15 am
Now Cam is preaching . . . . really????? Does he get paid for that too?
AU Liberal in ATL
January 11th, 2011
12:15 am
YOu’re a piece of crap, Crime!
Duck vs Tiger
January 11th, 2011
12:16 am
“NCAA rules Cam Newton ineligible for Senior season in 3….2…”
well at this point that really hurts …. uh the only program
Kane337
January 11th, 2011
12:16 am
Chizick forgot to mention that Auburn has the best boosters in the country.
Paul in RDU
January 11th, 2011
12:16 am
Personally – I don’t think God cares who wins a football game
Mark Bradley
January 11th, 2011
12:16 am
Not a great game. A wild ending, but not a great game.
The SEC's Lone PROFESSIONAL Team Wins
January 11th, 2011
12:16 am
Cam Newton is using god after stealing laptops and breaking laws in multiple states…
but after you are gone in a couple of years you will never be able to show your face in Auburn again after the NCAA and The Law BUSTS the program.
Crime does pay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
January 11th, 2011
12:16 am
This team is an embarassment to the SEC, and to college football . . . it will all come out, eventually!
???
January 11th, 2011
12:16 am
Did the best team win???
AU Liberal in ATL
January 11th, 2011
12:17 am
War Eagle, aholes!
Mark Richt won with Donnan players and BVG
January 11th, 2011
12:17 am
UGA will not Win the MNC while CMR is coach. Bank on it !
Buford T. Pusser
January 11th, 2011
12:17 am
@ TELL THE TRUTH. Sorry I hurt you feelings!
5150 P.O.A.D.
January 11th, 2011
12:17 am
I guess it is time to go Kick my Dawg. Then I think I will have to slap the Duck. LOL.
Now on to the Falcons and a SUPER BOWL.
Jim
January 11th, 2011
12:17 am
That game sucked. I wish neither team had won. They both looked sad and empty and lousy.
???
January 11th, 2011
12:17 am
Is that how the Sec dominates???
aladawg
January 11th, 2011
12:17 am
One thing is for sure the Bama fans willl shut their a$$e$ up
Mark Bradley
January 11th, 2011
12:17 am
Oh, the better team won. But Auburn didn’t play nearly its best game.
Mark Richt's receding hairline
January 11th, 2011
12:17 am
This was one of the most anti-climatic title games I’ve ever seen.
WDE
January 11th, 2011
12:18 am
WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!
Sorry, Dawg haters, you didn’t get your wish… you LOSE… AGAIN!!!
Ross
January 11th, 2011
12:18 am
I’m God’s too for stirring up resentment that the Falcons get no national respect. So Mark, get on it