Beauty of SEC Football

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BigHodgie

BigHodgie

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I'm in the TN Air National Guard unit in Knoxville. A couple weeks ago I left home for Baghdad where I'll enjoy the hot summer months. During an orientation briefing here an older gentlemen asked those of us in the room (about 50 or so) if any of us were from the south. I replied that I was from Tennessee. To my surprise, he looks at me like he was about to throw up. Next he shakes his head like I had just punched him and says, "Ugh, I can't stand Tennessee football."
Turns out this old Air Force guy was from an Air National Guard unit in Georgia and a big Bulldog fan. We spoke for a few minutes about football and other things. He was a really nice guy, said he was interested in how things with CLK turns out, and other than the fact he was glad to meet a fellow southerner/SEC football fan, said he hopes I have a terrible time this Fall. I wished him the same.
Kind of cool, I thought, that while I might dislike him for where he's from and the team he likes, we had a great discussion with mutual respect.
I only right this because its a slow news day in the offseason, and being on the other side of the world I pretty much live and die by news on the Vols.
BTW, Lord willing, I'll be home the last week in August...just in time!:yahoo:
 
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Good luck to you. SEC football is great like that.
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Glad football found you in the sandbox. Hope the best for you and it's good to see you'll be coming home right before football season. Take care.
 
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Come home safe and tell everyone there how much we appreciate what they are doing.
 
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Stay safe and thanks for your service to our country. Go Vols!!
 
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Thanks for what you do for our great country. Tell the Dawg fan he better hunker down cause Kiffin is here to kick ass and take names.
 
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Thank you for everything ur doing. Were praying for your safety. GO VOLS!!!
 
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Good luck stay safe and keep your gun loaded at all times, And August will be here sooner than you think........AND THANK YOU!
 
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Thank you for your service.......keep your head down.....& get your butt home before football season!! Go Vols!!!!
 
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hey thanks everyone for the keep safes and good lucks. see you in Neyland in a few months. Go Vols!
 
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It's fun to get on here and talk football and about what goobs Bama, UGA, and Gaters are. But post like this remind me how lucky we are and how much I take for granted. Thanks for the post BH and we really do appreciate the sacrifices you and our other service men and women make. God bless.
 
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I know what you mean(sort of). Seems that whenever I wear my Tennessee hat(I'm on the west coast) I always get into random conversations with SEC fans. Even though they may be a Gator or Bammer or whatever, we share some good jabs at each other(verbal) but it's all in fun. It's funny too that no matter who they root for, we always agree that football is best when you're livin' in the south and nothing compares to the SEC football experience.

BigHodgie,
Get home safe and in one piece and as always....GO VOLS!!!
 
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