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ear-worthy · 4 months

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Ear Worthy: Markle Redux; Pod The North Sparkles ; Augmented Reality Guidelines

Meghan Markle podcast -- Part Deux

"If you don't succeed, try, try again" is a familiar maxim for those who screwed up the first time.

The podcast network, Lemonada, is taking a chance on a second chance. The network just announced a new creative partnership with Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex. As part of their new deal, Lemonada will distribute the first season of the award-winning “Archetypes” for all audio platforms and also develop a new original podcast series as yet untitled hosted by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex.

In 2020, Spotify had announced a $20 million podcast deal with Markle. Although the podcast Markle produced and hosted, Archetypes, was generally well-received, Spotify abruptly canceled the deal last year when it discovered to its surprise that its "We will conquer the podcast universe by throwing money at it" strategy failed.

Archetypes has seen over 10 million downloads, averaging nearly a million listens per episode, and debuted as Spotify’s No.1 podcast in 47 countries around the world.

No word yet on guests, but Archetypes didn't have a problem attracting big-name guests, from Serena Williams to Mariah Carey.

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Canada's Finest Podcast Newsletter -- Pod The North

I think it must suck a lot to be America's neighbor. Overlooked, misunderstood, and patronized, Canadians actually do have their own media universe.

We have Canada to thank for Rachel McAdams, Celine Dion, Michael J. Fox, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, and many others. Can we return Elon Musk for a full refund?

And guess what, America? Canada is kicking our ass in all kinds of podcast engagement,

Did you know that 71% of Canadians have listened to at least one podcast at some point, and 29% of Canada’s monthly podcast listeners spend at least five hours per week listening to podcasts?

Revenue from podcast advertising is expected to reach $127.1 million in Canada in 2023, and brands have seen 89% higher brand awareness after advertising on podcasts. Even more impressive, 51% of bi-weekly podcast listeners have bought a product after hearing about it on a podcast.

And the future is bright for Canadian podcasters because 42% of Canadian monthly podcast listeners are aged 18 to 34 years old, so they'll be around listening for a long time.

If you're interested in podcasting in Canada, be sure to check out the Pod The North Substack newsletter by Kattie Laur.

Pod the North is a free, biweekly newsletter aimed at uplifting the Canadian podcast ecosystem and fostering community. In each issue, you’ll find ecosystem commentary (to keep you in the loop), podcast recommendations, opportunities for your podcast ($$$ and notoriety!), and digestible interviews with Canadian podcasters who you need to know about.

Kattie Laur is an Award-Winning Freelance Podcast Producer, Consultant, and Writer based in the Greater Toronto Area. Last October, Kattie hosted a live anniversary celebration of Pod the North in Toronto. I'm sure they'll be more live events to come.

You can reach Kattie: @Podkatt (Twitter, Spotify, and Goodpods) | @ PodtheNorth (Bluesky)

Here's an example of a Pod The North story.

"In a press release that came out this morning, Canadaland has announced the launch of CanadaLabs,a hub for the next generation of audio journalists, open calls for short audio stories from across Canada, and applications to become Canadaland’s first Audio Journalism Fellows."

Check out Pod the North if you're a Canadian podcast fan, or an American who realizes that Canada has more to offer than ice hockey, Banff, and maple syrup.

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Guidelines for Augmented Reality in Ads just released

For many, I'm sure this announcement is filed in the "I don't give a s**t" category.

But we should care, because guidelines on the use of any new technology is critically important. Look what happened when we left social media to do whatever the f***k it wanted. We got Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, trolls, Nazis, Chinese bots, "Fakebook," the conspiracy theory of the day, and Donald Trump midnight rage messages.

So here's what is going on.

In collaboration, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Media Rating Council (MRC) have released their Augmented Reality (AR) Measurement Guidelines to establish clear and consistent definitions and measurement guidelines for ads within Augmented Reality campaigns. The guidelines are open for public comment for a 30-day period until March 9th, 2024.

The IAB AR Measurement Guidelines Task Force, working with MRC, set forth guidelines for advertisers and marketers to quantify how much media is delivered and gauge how well their media achieved their business objectives within AR media campaigns.

“Brands are increasingly utilizing AR in their media campaigns to connect with consumers in more meaningful and immersive ways,” said Zoe Soon, VP, Experience Center, IAB. “The Augmented Reality advertising market is projected to generate $1.2 Billion in revenue in the U.S. this year. Thus, as an industry, we need to establish a greater consistency on how we define and measure AR advertising to foster fairness and transparency for buyers and sellers.”

To effectively capture the impact of AR campaigns, these guidelines set a framework to establish clear and consistent definitions for ad delivery, viewability, audience, engagement, and performance. The guidelines are inclusive of AR’s interactive and immersive formats, as AR can accrue non-physical interactions with products as well as the physical interactions related to browsing in the context of attribution.

Did you get all that? Good. Now, can you explain it to me.

#podcast #podcasting #meghan markle #canada #augmented reality

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that-gentleman-over-there · 7 years

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I made a really stupid podcast with my friends. It's basically one giant inside joke. Its not very funny. If you are interested look up the Phil Thomas Katt Fan Club on Facebook. Episode two comes out on Friday. #philthomaskatt #uztv #theunchartedzone #podkatts #podcast #taylorsdoodlebook

#podcast #theunchartedzone #philthomaskatt #podkatts #uztv #taylorsdoodlebook

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junker-town · 3 years

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Shaq rode to the F1 podium in a giant Mad Max longhorn death machine

The man knows how to make an entrance ...

It’s not difficult to make an entrance when you’re Shaquille O’Neal. I mean, outside of Michael Jordan, he’s probably the most recognizable NBA legend on the face of the earth. But when you’re invited to bring the Formula 1 trophy to the podium of the United States Grand Prix, well, you need something special.

Obviously Shaq can’t fit in an F1 cockpit, or any similar cramped racing machine — so he rode in on THIS.

Roll up, roll up! @SHAQ arrives to the podium in an EPIC longhorn car to present the trophies #USGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/xuafygfYKp

— Formula 1 (@F1) October 24, 2021

Honestly, it’s hard to parse what I’m even looking at here. We’ve got an extremely stretch ... something, that looks like a bowling lane on wheels with the hull of a boat attached, giant death blades to presumably murder anyone who gets close, and then a night tasteful set of comically large longhorns.

It really helped show the world what the United States is best at: Subtlety.

The inclusion of Shaq in the weekend’s proceedings was polarizing. A lot of people loved it, others felt it was unneccesary, and someone with a tie to the sport, or Texas should have represented the event. For my money it was perfect, because of how brash and dumb it all was.

This car was hilariously dumb in the best way.

When he shook Lewis Hamilton’s hand and looked like a confused adult hearing a story from a child, I loved that.

We just see two legends. pic.twitter.com/mJ4QTt6JZD

— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) October 24, 2021

When Shaq didn’t really know where to go on the podium, so he awkwardly hung around and it looked like he won the race. That was dumb and weird too. Another positive imo.

Congrats to SHAQ on his first podium finish pic.twitter.com/tG13saAGrc

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) October 24, 2021

I’ve seen a lot of angsty U.S. fans of the sport say that the Miami GP will “represent the USA better.” Nah, we don’t need “better.” Don’t pretend this isn’t us. This is all ABSOLUTELY us in the best way.

We’re that nation constantly craving the boundaries be pushed in the medium of Reeces to make the combination of peanut butter and chocolate even more ridiculous with additions and ratio alterations.

We told the world that the only thing better than a donut is one made out of croissant.

We’re the country who took the perfectly balanced Mexican burrito and inspired restaurant owners to say “let’s make this thing like two pounds.”

We deep fry cheesecake.

That’s who we are. America takes glorious things that don’t need fixing, and add layers of ridiculousness on top that makes the rest of the world cringe and envious at the same time. So, when it comes time to welcome F1 back to America, sure, we could have been classy and brought out an Mario Andretti for a feel good moment, or dammit, we could put Shaq in a car that looks like it was designed by Homer Simpson to make everything more bombastic and glorious.

That’s who we are, and it’s perfect.

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buddyrabrahams · 6 years

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College baseball team outdrew Miami Marlins this season

What if I told you a college baseball team had a better attendance than an MLB team this season. Would you believe me?

Well, it happened, and it’s true.

The LSU Tigers averaged more fans per game this season than the Miami Marlins, who ranked last in MLB in average home attendance.

The Marlins drew 811,104 fans this season, placing them last in the league by an average of 4,000 fans per game. They only drew an average of 10,013 fans per home game this season, according to ESPN’s stats.

By contrast, LSU had the best attendance of any college baseball team this season. They drew 399,085 fans in 37 home games, good for an average of 10,786 fans per game. They had almost 7 percent more fans per game than the Marlins!

Even Ole Miss, which was second in attendance at nearly 8,900 fans per game, came close to the Marlins.

No, for real, LSU Baseball had better home attendance than a real life Major League Baseball team in 2018 pic.twitter.com/JsGq436jE9

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) October 2, 2018

The Marlins have always struggled with attracting fans. Even building a new stadium and signing a bunch of high-priced players didn’t help much because, as usual, they quickly stripped down their team. The Marlins could have had a decent squad this year but traded away most of their talent, such as reigning NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton and current NL MVP favorite Christian Yelich. There was very little left to excite the fans. They had a number of PR blunders after Derek Jeter’s ownership group took over, to the point that not even their most famous fan wanted to buy tickets.

Neither the Marlins nor MLB can be happy about this development. It’s an embarrassment.

from Larry Brown Sports https://ift.tt/2Nd0dMZ

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junker-town · 6 years

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LSU’s the latest stadium to have huge hordes of Georgia fans

Now that UGA’s really good, Dawg fans travel well ... really well.

The Georgia fan takeovers continue. Dawg fans travel, and they travel well to follow their program now that Kirby Smart has positioned the program in a place of prominence in college football. As they continue to take stadiums over, you can place the takeovers into three buckets.

The complete relocation of Sanford Stadium

Notre Dame — 2017

This was so seriously impressive. Every Georgia fan you know was in Chicago for the Cubs game the night before, then they all showed up in nearby South Bend.

They basically turned it into Sanford Stadium North. It was wild.

SEC SEC SEC "Our QB was able to go on his own cadence. U don't get to do it on the road in the SEC, the fan base don't let you do that" pic.twitter.com/6Bz4SbOXJr

— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) September 10, 2017

The better-than-usual showing at a road game

LSU — 2018

South Bench in 2017 this is not, but it’s still impressive.

This looks more like a neutral game venue than a home venue for #LSU today. Whole lot of Georgia fans in attendance today. pic.twitter.com/rP9JKNPP22

— Amie Just (@Amie_Just) October 13, 2018

Even LSU fans are impressed by it, as they see the vaunted Tiger Stadium — albeit during a day game — painted red and black.

Egads pic.twitter.com/WWBVy1KckF

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) October 13, 2018

Companies are even starting to facilitate these road trips with sweet road trips for Dawg fans, capitalizing on the excitement.

Early Saturday morning, $189 party-bus passengers will gather at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and enjoy a two-hour, catered “pregame tailgate” on the field. After check-in, they’ll board the buses for the 79-mile ride to Baton Rouge, where the tailgate will resume on the LSU Golf Course. After the game, they will return to the Superdome in New Orleans, where there will be an option to party some more.

The impressive ones, but less so with context

Georgia Tech — 2017

This is in Atlanta, the biggest city in Georgia and home to plenty of Dawg fans.

Yes, we’re at the Flats pic.twitter.com/sLEoUPx00n

— Mark Schlabach (@Mark_Schlabach) November 25, 2017

Vanderbilt — 2017

This makes some sense too. Nashville is the SEC road trip that fans love to make, and that side of Vandy’s stadium is often chock-full of opposing fans.

Good to see pockets of Vandy fans make the trip.... oh. Wait. Never mind. pic.twitter.com/z7aZCcUSkp

— Dari Nowkhah (@ESPNDari) October 7, 2017

Tennessee — 2017

The Vols were awful, and Georgia squadded up. But that’s where road fans usually sit in Neyland Stadium anyway.

Last snap, 41-0 final. pic.twitter.com/UP7jGAH5HJ

— Joe Rexrode (@joerexrode) September 30, 2017

Beware, if the Dawgs are on your team’s schedule.

UGA fans are coming ... in droves.

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junker-town · 6 years

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Ed Orgeron delivers beautiful victory speech after beating Auburn

Coach O was very excited about beating Auburn, you see.

No. 12 LSU won at No. 7 Auburn on Saturday, 22-21, on a last-second field goal. In the locker room afterward, Ed Orgeron gave wondrous victory speech to his players:

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A partial transcript of Orgeron’s remarks is below:

‘Fuck them’ is right. Yeahhhhhhh!

The video appeared to come from a player’s Snapchat or Instagram. It probably wasn’t Orgeron’s greatest desire that it be made public. Whatever.

I’m going to be really fucking disappointed if LSU does some really stupid shit like fucking banning player cell phones from the fucking locker room because of this fucking shit. I mean god damn, who doesn’t fucking know that coaches cuss in the fucking locker room.

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) September 16, 2018

Orgeron always comes off as a pretty fiery dude, but he looked more hopped-up than usual (understandably so) in the immediate aftermath of this win. When Cole Tracey put through the winning kick at the buzzer, Orgeron looked first like he was going to fight the police officer assigned to guard him, but then like he was going to hug him and be friends.

Ed and the cop pic.twitter.com/uUY6t51pb1

— CJ Fogler (@cjzer0) September 15, 2018

He was also really emotional in his on-field interview with Allie LaForce:

Coach O is a national treasure. pic.twitter.com/GR9NXP43vm

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 15, 2018

He could barely contain his smile, and he had no reason to.

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junker-town · 6 years

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Burt Reynolds quit football after Lee Corso encouraged him to pursue acting

Reynolds’ FSU career was short, but when he did hang up the cleats, the Sunshine Scooter was in his corner.

We lost an acting legend when Burt Reynolds passed away Sept. 6 at the age of 82.

But we also lost a college football figure. Reynolds played for Florida State back in the 1950s, and maintained a strong connection to the program. He’s got an apartment complex named for him outside Doak Campbell Stadium, donated money to various FSU endeavors, and reportedly had a clause in his movie deals that required him to be shown wearing Noles gear.

While he was in college, he roomed with future College GameDay co-host Lee Corso, who had a touching note of tribute after news of Reynolds’ death.

Coach Corso and Burt Reynolds were college roommates and teammates at Florida State. They became life-long friends. Corso on the passing of "Buddy": pic.twitter.com/4dOoENMkkj

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 6, 2018

There’s also this incredible old-school footage of Reynolds cutting up with former FSU coach Bobby Bowden:

#RIPBurt pic.twitter.com/d5UtowLzwq

— SingleShot ⚾ (@Singleshot25) September 6, 2018

And that time he helped call the Sun Bowl back in the 1970s.

The 1977 Sun Bowl was called by Pat Summerall AND BURT REYNOLDS WHAT pic.twitter.com/5K8iCxZyj9

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) October 29, 2014

But the commonly told story of why he stopped playing football after an injury-plagued career, featuring operations on both knees and a lost spleen due to a car crash, is interesting. Reynolds said in this 2007 interview ...

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... that after getting burned in coverage by a NC State receiver in a 1957 game in what ended up being the game-winning touchdown, he realized that football was no longer for him. The urban legend was that he quit at halftime, but that isn’t true, per Reynolds.

My roommate, who was Vic Prinzi and Corso and I had a meeting [after the game], and I said ‘I think I’m leaving because I’m not the ballplayer I was and I hate to see the hole open and I’m a step slower.’ And I said to them ‘I’m gonna go off to Hollywood and become a moviestar.’ And instead of them laughing hysterically which they should have done and saying go get a job. They both said, ‘well call us when you do.’

Reynolds went to New York for a bit before enrolling in a junior college in South Florida and took acting classes. He landed his breakthrough role in Deliverance in 1972.

So in a way, we can thank coach Corso for launching Reynolds’ movie career with a little moral support when his friend was down on his luck.

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junker-town · 6 years

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How to overreact to Week 1 college football

A new player had a big game? Heisman. Your star player didn’t play? Just an attempt to get the young guys some run.

The NFL has preseason games, so you have time to vet what players can do when the lights turn on. College football does not have preseason games.

This sport throws teams right into the fire, sometimes with the biggest game of the season right at the start.

To prepare, teams have in-house scrimmages, and that’s it. So it’s important to understand that our teams in Week 1 are nowhere close to the final products.

But because Week 1 is the first action we see of our teams, overreaction is a natural part of the cycle. It’s the only data point we have about a team, so it has to be the most important, right? It leads to some frequent, epic overreactions to Week 1 games.

Overreacting to whatever in Week 1 is so easy.

This is the first college football game you’ve seen since January. Therefore, it must have a high amount of influence on the rest of the season. The takeaways you have now are important, because they should be the foundation of how you view your team for the rest of the season, whether they evolve or not.

One side of the ball fell way short of your expectations?

Do not acknowledge the fact that this is not what your team is going to look like on Oct. 1. Do not acknowledge that defense often looks better than offense in Week 1, due to the lack of precision and timing needed to play D, relative to O. Do not acknowledge that your head coach probably made adjustments late in the game to get things going.

A blue-blood looking to rebound had a really good performance?

Immediately declare the program BACK. This is the proof of concept you needed.

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Charlie Strong being hoisted in the air after beating Notre Dame in the epic 2016 opener. The Horns would end up missing a bowl — again.

Your team unveiled some sort of sideline prop or gimmick?

It’s going to be great for team morale and bonding ...

... or not.

ESPN got a new scoreboard graphic for TV?

You definitely won’t get used to it within three weeks.

ESPN GOT NEW SCOREBOX? pic.twitter.com/oGNS1ZomRf

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) August 25, 2018

Your conference had a good record in non-conference play?

If you’re an SEC fan, pound that chest about the way your conference (read: Alabama) performed against other leagues. Ignore the fact that most of the league played regional FCS teams.

If you’re a Pac-12 or Big 12 fan though, Week 1 is a harbinger of the end of days and your league may miss out on the Playoff in yet again.

Your team’s TV ratings are way down?

If you’re going to worry about everything, then that includes these things. Global television viewing is declining, but ignore that entirely. If you hate ESPN particularly, this means a liberal conspiracy in Bristol is driving viewers away from your team.

Your team moved a lot in the post-Week 1 AP Poll?

Even though the preseason poll never holds up, freak out.

A new player had a transcendent first game?

It’s definitely the start of something big.

Like the idea of "Kenny Trill" but I think @coachsumlin would agree one good game alone doesn't make you trill. He's on his way though!

— Bun B (@BunBTrillOG) September 2, 2014

Your coach has a big contract?

If your team won, rally the troops for an extension.

If your team lost ... what’s that buyout number, again?

Of course, you could also under-react. This is how to explain away things you want to tamp down.

If everyone is overreacting to things about your team, you’re going to need to get out in front of that type of hyperbole. Here are your excuses to do so:

There’s a position battle that still hasn’t been resolved?

Heading into the opener, your team had a ton of ORs on the depth chart for position battles involving clear-cut starters. A problem: Nobody separated themselves during Week 1. It’s probably not a big deal, especially if it’s at quarterback. Certainly, like two or three more days of practice will wrap this battle up.

Your team got destroyed?

Coaches will tell you that they see the most growth in their team between Week 1 and Week 2, because they actually know what to work on in terms of an opponent. The fact that college football coaches — maybe the most detail-oriented people on the planet — regard a moment they’ve planned for and ramped up toward for nine months as something akin to a crapshoot is good enough for you.

Your team lost, but didn’t get destroyed?

Close-game luck. What can you do?

A player wasn’t in good enough shape and took some snaps off?

Even the good Lord rested after six, so why can’t my defensive tackle do so after five?

Attendance was terrible?

It was hot, or the opponent was bad, or there was another competitive game on in the timeslot. Whichever reason you pick, remember that empty seats are always explainable. After all, your team gets most of its money from TV revenue anyway, and you go for the big games so your home-field advantage shows up when it counts.

A new uniform looked really weird?

Recruits like them. Never mind whether you’ve actually seen any positive comments by recruits.

This fall we’re debuting a whole new look by connecting our past, present, and future with an all-new #Gophers @usnikefootball uniform combination. https://t.co/GHAMsD5asP#SkiUMah #RTB pic.twitter.com/p7PbLiSl2s

— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) February 20, 2018

Your offense committed multiple turnovers?

It’s probably not an example of things to come. It’s just how the ball bounces because turnovers are pretty random occurrences.

A player who was supposed to be good didn’t even start?

Coach just wants to give some of the younger players some run, and he’s taking full advantage of the new redshirt rule allowing players to appear in four games while retaining his redshirt. There is definitely not a failed drug test or “violation of team rules” here.

Alabama kicked your team’s teeth in at a neutral site?

They do this every year, whether they’re title bound or not. Bama’s won a Week 1 neutral-site game by double digits in every season since 2008.

Meanwhile, anything can be ammo to talk shit to opposing fans.

Break every single one of these rules in order to win an argument with a rival fan, if need be, because this is college football.

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junker-town · 6 years

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78 of the greatest college football GIFs ever

Sad fans! Weird dancing! Mascots rasslin’! Steve Spurrier’s visor emotions!

We’re talking GIFs because the GIF just turned 30 years old. So we asked our Twitter followers to share their all-time favorite college football GIF.

So many poured in. Here are a few!

We begin with GATOR BLOCKING GATOR.

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— Brian Stone (@WatchTheStone) June 16, 2017

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— The Rooster (@Orange__White) June 16, 2017

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— Chris Novak (@ChrisNovakBECB) June 16, 2017

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— Colton Denning (@Dubsco) June 16, 2017

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— Brendan McKnight (@toysubmarine) June 16, 2017

It’s time for UNHAPPY FANS!

This has been a constant for us Texas fans the last few years pic.twitter.com/BxYhYAiwYR

— Zach (@Zachariah247) June 16, 2017

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— Will (@TexAg_Will) June 16, 2017

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— Anthony Pagnotta (@FutureTarHeel) June 16, 2017

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— TheCheshireHog (@TheCheshireHog) June 16, 2017

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— Bonez (@rmhanlon) June 16, 2017

This one was after Clemson fell to all of 0-1 on the season:

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— Clay (@Nixon_Corral) June 16, 2017

My dude isn’t exactly unhappy, but sleepy fan counts here!

Pitt, this dude deserves those beverages pic.twitter.com/IBvud33XUH

— SB Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) September 16, 2017

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— Coach Russell (@CoachRussell10) June 16, 2017

I, too, have always loved Mock-Impressed-But-Actually-Deeply-Horrified-About-The-Score Bama Fan:

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— RedDirtSports (@RedDirtSport) June 16, 2017

From the same game:

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— laiken (@laiken_tay) June 16, 2017

Thank you, UNHAPPY FANS.

That Time Jameis Winston Fell Down is its whole own subgenre.

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— Brendan McKnight (@toysubmarine) June 16, 2017

Your 2016 Piesman Trophy winner in action:

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— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) June 16, 2017

Easily pic.twitter.com/IGN9a5MKzG

— Beer Bryant (@DontrellChillis) June 16, 2017

This is Les Miles vs. his tiny daughter:

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— PodKATT (@valleyshook) June 16, 2017

Some absolutely glorious tackling:

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— Sun Devil Memes (@SunDevilMemes) June 16, 2017

Oh, you know what time it is:

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— Nathan Deal (@NattyD13) June 16, 2017

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— Doc Harper (@doc_harper) June 16, 2017

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— C. H. Baird (@CyrusBaird) June 16, 2017

That’s what time it was:

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— Dave Girtman (@girtman) June 16, 2017

There’s a story behind this one, and it’s pretty good:

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— Stephani Adair (@stephani06) June 16, 2017

Lol, this was Nick Saban learning his team had made the first-ever Playoff. Bama doesn’t sit around to watch these things anymore.

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— Pérez Polanco (@srperezpolanco) June 16, 2017

CLOWNEY COMIN’

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— Dan Groff (@Da1nOnlyGreezy) June 16, 2017

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— Optimistic Husker (@OptimisticSker) June 16, 2017

Arizona Stop! Girl is apparently one of the most popular CFB GIFs ever, even going far beyond CFB people and onto the regular internet. I don’t know.

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— Sam Mills (@Smills_) June 16, 2017

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— Larry Skywalker (@thegax) June 16, 2017

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— Tom (@Tom__F00lery) June 16, 2017

Marshawn Lynch break

Easily! pic.twitter.com/KybjwHKrdC

— Kyle J. Andrews (@KyleAndrews1994) June 16, 2017

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— Hokage (@Daveyyyyy) June 16, 2017

Thank you, Marshawn

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— Matt Sheehan (@Sheehan_Sports) June 16, 2017

The score popping up is what really makes this:

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— OBNUG (@OBNUG) June 16, 2017

Our Clemson blog uses this one as a reaction GIF constantly, to perfection:

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— Shakin the Southland (@STSouthland) June 16, 2017

I didn’t include many of the just-plain-great-sports-play GIFs people sent in, but this nonsense was a GAME-WINNER:

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— Nick Ruiz (@TheNickRuiz) June 16, 2017

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— FurkBaylor (@tapestankfinger) June 16, 2017

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— Matt Smalling (@mattsmalling88) June 16, 2017

Former Ole Miss linebacker Breeland Speaks waved at the camera during the Egg Bowl...

Breeland Speaks upside: Excellent GIF track record, potential for more growth. pic.twitter.com/XdWIGjM6lU

— Tom Martin (@TomKCTV5) April 28, 2018

...and months later he revealed he was actually trolling Mississippi State’s then-coach Dan Mullen with the wave.

Hey, that’s Katy Perry:

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— Zach Berry (@Zach_Berry) June 16, 2017

I think this guy is my favorite sports fan of all time, other than Hopeless Texas Tech Guns Up Guy:

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— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) June 16, 2017

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— ಠ▃ಠ (@ZBumgardner) June 16, 2017

Tfw you beat Florida State:

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— Colin Clifton (FBJ) (@Cmclifton59) June 16, 2017

NSFW:

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— Cameron (@CBeckUtah) June 16, 2017

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— Brennan Greenlee (@brennanGreenlee) June 16, 2017

Let’s now descend into Washington State madness:

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— Sad and Boozey (@worstkyleever) June 16, 2017

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— Chris Anderson (@17_canderson) June 16, 2017

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— nick (@nick_pants) June 16, 2017

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— Charlie Gebow (@CLEFOAINTACRIME) June 16, 2017

Whew, that’s enough Washington State madness.

WHERE’D HE GO:

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— de la Page (@Tinn___Page) June 16, 2017

We all miss Teddy Bridgewater.

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— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) June 16, 2017

Never forget Lane Kiffin’s one-handed sideline catch, complete with a stunned reaction from No. 4:

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— SB Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) December 20, 2017

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— Evan Washburn (@ev_washburn) June 16, 2017

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— Hunter Cooke (@ekooCretnuH) June 16, 2017

Dance break:

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— Brando Nguyen (@_BNguyen72) June 16, 2017

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— Noah (@NoahWoodrum) June 16, 2017

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— Adam Hartley (@adamstwitle) June 16, 2017

THIS. pic.twitter.com/p9avRwZnQ5

— Seth Callahan (@sethcallahan_) June 16, 2017

Happy 30th birthday to the GIF. This is our excuse to post the greatest one ever. @SBNationCFB pic.twitter.com/i47IJCk7tC

— MWCConnection.com (@MWCConnection) June 16, 2017

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— Thomas Nay (@TomiasNay) June 16, 2017

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— Jared Kalmus (@JaredUTSA) June 16, 2017

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— CollegeSportCoverage (@CollegeSportsCV) June 16, 2017

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— Liam McCullough (@LiamMcCullough2) June 16, 2017

@celebrityhottub pic.twitter.com/8SfOLND8Sn

— Curt Weiler (@CurtMWeiler) June 16, 2017

Speaking of the Bloomin’ Onion mascot, we can’t forget about the time our very own Ryan Nanni achieved his dream of being the onion during the Outback Bowl:

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— SB Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) January 9, 2018

Dance break is over

Derek Dooley, Tennessee’s best WR:

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— Adam Beasley (@THE_QUATRO4) June 16, 2017

I had never seen this and just shouted in laughter at the end:

#yournext pic.twitter.com/6sQ3PpyJjN

— Darrell Yonts (@YontsDarrell) June 16, 2017

Baylor’s kicker was OK after this hit:

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— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) June 16, 2017

MACTION IS MAGIC!

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— Nick. (@nburzych) June 16, 2017

You’ve seen the image of Frank Beamer celebrating 0-0, but the GIF is even better:

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— El Andrè (@NotANerd_) June 16, 2017

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— Sam Buttars (@SamButtars) June 16, 2017

DEFEND A&M’S DOG:

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— Trestan Bryant '16 (@bronc212) June 16, 2017

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— Super Kody Odyssey (@puggsybogues) June 16, 2017

This one might be my pick:

cc: @STSouthland pic.twitter.com/9srQhcDaBI

— The Smoking Musket (@SmokingMusket) June 16, 2017

Or these Georgia coaches:

Heh pic.twitter.com/RQV6t1vDJ1

— Daniel Brower (@texanplainsman) June 16, 2017

Or these SMU bros:

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— Joe Stephens (@branchstephens) June 16, 2017

And of course, the most popular of all:

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— Brendan Darr-A-Lago (@BrendanDarr) June 16, 2017

What’s your favorite? Keep the GIF party rolling in the comments.

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Miles sounds like he’s voicing some frustrations with Orgeron’s LSU

The former LSU head coach seems to have referenced a recent Coach O quote.

It’s been two years since Les Miles was fired from LSU, where he was replaced by former Tigers interim head coach Ed Orgeron. Miles hasn’t gotten another head coaching job since, so he’s still asked a good bit about LSU’s program. On Thursday, Miles appeared on Louisiana radio show The John Innes Show.

First, he was asked about LSU’s recruiting:

“The guys that I know that were recruited by the staff before this staff, recruited some really good players,” Miles said. “I mean you watch that middle linebacker play, you watch those defensive lineman play, there was some recruiting that was done.”

He probably doesn’t know much about the classes Orgeron has brought in, so he’s just sticking with what he knows here.

He then went on to reference an April quote from Orgeron, who asked for LSU fans’ “patience” as the offense developed under new OC Steve Ensminger. Emphasis added:

“I guess what I’m saying is that I never accepted the feeling of ‘Hey, you need to have patience,’” Miles said. “When you say that you need to have patience, aren’t you really just saying to your team is not good enough? Because I want you to know something…I never took the field with the Tigers where I didn’t think that I was absolutely going to kick somebody’s tail, and that we were the best team. Period.”

“It took me a time during the week to get myself in a position where I said, ‘Yeah. Okay. We got ’em. We got the plan. The plan is in. We’re ready to play,’” Miles continued. “That took some time, but I never asked to ‘give me break here.’ Hey listen — the Tigers are good. The Tigers got good players, the Tigers can play. Hey, you know what, we didn't make any mistakes, You guys are going to play your butts off this Saturday and you're going to kick the living hell out of the opponent and that’s not the way it is.”

“Certain people need to have a safety net,” Miles said as he started to raise his voice. “If you need a safety net, you need not coach for the Tigers because the Tigers are your safety net! They are the winningest, toughest group of men that I’ve been around.”

So yeah, I think it’s safe to say Miles’ comments will make their way back to Coach O. In Miles’ defense though, he’s probably saying out loud what a lot of LSU fans are already thinking, although some may pay no mind to it:

I am not yet bored enough to cover random Les Miles talk radio comments. I am not yet bored enough to cover random Les Miles talk radio comments. I am not yet bored enough to cover random Les Miles talk radio comments. I am not yet bored enough to cover random Les Miles talk rad

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) June 15, 2018

LSU’s offense has remained underwhelming (as it often was under Miles), and Orgeron’s calls for patience amid the latest change haven’t exactly soothed worries.

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junker-town · 7 years

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South Alabama upset Troy, and LSU's loss to the Trojans somehow looks even worse

Let’s get all transitive up in here.

South Alabama seems to get somebody every year. This year, apparently it’s Troy. The Trojans are riding high after beating LSU two weeks ago. The previously 1-4 Jaguars brought them back down to earth with a dominant defensive performance in a 19-8 win win.

For LSU, this doesn’t look good transitively. Despite the Trojans’ win over LSU, Troy still isn’t a great team by Group of 5 standings. They were the prime homecoming opponent, and they ruined the party.

Hey @LSU, thanks for having us down for homecoming! We really enjoyed it!

— Troy University (@TROYUnews) October 1, 2017

Before the loss to South Alabama, our Bill Connelly had the Trojans ranked No. 68 in his ranking of all 130 teams. Our LSU friends aren’t terribly surprised by the result either.

I dont know what everybody is so surprised about. Troy struggled with Akron, lost to a down year Boise St, and beat a bad LSU

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) October 12, 2017

But when you go down the transitive loss rabbit hole things get even worse.

Notable transitive losses LSU will incur if USA beats Troy NC Central Richmond Central Arkansas Howard Elon and, worst of all, Tulane

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) October 12, 2017

In addition, Idaho (which will be an FCS team next season) and Louisiana Tech are also in the fold.

There’s another team to consider here too: Auburn. The Tiger bowl is coming up this weekend between LSU and Auburn, and Auburn would be wise to win and avoid being sucked into the transitive vortex LSU sits in. Auburn’s rolled three-straight opponents, but a road game in Death Valley is nothing to take lightly. Then again, Troy handled it easy enough.

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10 moments that made LSU-Florida so heated, including 2 from 2017’s game

This series just keeps ramping up.

The LSU Tigers beat the No. 21 Florida Gators this Saturday in Gainesville, the 64th meeting between the two. This series has been around for a while, but the rivalry has gone to new heights recently, and it’s all thanks to a lot of moments accumulating over the last 11 years.

1. In 2006, the “jump pass” was born.

Florida scheduled LSU for homecoming, even though the spread for this top-10 battle was dead even. Senior quarterback Chris Leak was the starter during Urban Meyer’s Year 2, but the Gators had a unique weapon in freshman quarterback Tim Tebow.

He was used mostly as a situational runner on short yardage and goal-line downs, but his first career TD pass, to tight end Tate Casey, was on this jump pass, a throwback play from the 1990s:

"In practice, when we were running it with our defense," Tebow told SB Nation via phone interview, "I just actually caught the ball, ran it to the line of scrimmage, jumped up, and all the linebackers went up, and Tate was open, so Coach was kind of like, ‘Well, that might actually work!’"

How the actual play ended up during the game was a bit different than practice that week, though.

"They snap me the ball, and I see Tate get grabbed right off the line of scrimmage," Tebow told SB Nation. "So I get to the line of scrimmage, and I jump and I try to buy a little time, and you can see me kind of double clutch it. Finally he gets off the jam, and I kind of give it a lot of air and throw it in the back of the end zone, and he’s able to make a good play."

2. 2007’s game had a heated buildup.

Tebow took over Meyer’s offense as a sophomore in 2007. LSU fans got ahold of Tebow’s phone number and bombarded it.

"Honestly, it just put a little fuel to the fire," Tebow recalled. "All the death threats toward my family and friends and stuff was a little much, but honestly it was just fuel to the fire and I was just so focused."

The calls started on Tuesday, and Tebow eventually turned off the phone. According to the Associated Press, he had to listen to each text and voicemail before being able to delete it.

When the Gators took a 10-0 lead, the QB taunted LSU fans with a phone gesture:

"It was not planned at all," Tebow said. "When I got to the end zone and I looked up right in front of the student section, and there were like 30,000 people giving me the bird, it was just instinct. Most of them had probably been calling me earlier that week, so it was just a little friendly reminder, saying, hey."

3. And then 2007’s game was an epic classic.

Florida was up 24-14 at the start of the fourth quarter, but LSU scored two unanswered touchdowns in the fourth. The last was the game-winner, thanks to a LSU’s fifth fourth-down conversion, which set up a Jacob Hester touchdown.

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4. In 2010, LSU beat Florida on the wackiest fake field goal ever.

Even though I witnessed this play in person, I still can’t believe it was pulled off. Florida came in at No. 14 with a loss, and LSU was undefeated at No. 12. The Gators pulled within three with 3:21 left. On the next LSU drive, the Tigers managed to get to the Florida 36 and then faced fourth-and-3.

The Tigers lined up to kick a field goal, then did the unthinkable — holder Derek Helton flipped the ball over his shoulder to kicker Josh Jasper, who picked up the bouncing ball and got the first down.

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The play was reviewed and stood as a legal lateral. The conversion set up a 33-29 LSU victory.

5. In 2013, former LSU head coach Les Miles went on a glorious “hammer-and-nail” rant.

In 2012, Florida won a ground-and-pound, 14-6 victory. The next year, LSU won, 17-6, in Death Valley.

A reporter asked Miles about a contrast between the two games — how LSU had gone from being the nail to being the hammer. Miles didn’t like that:

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Here’s what happens. Two very quality teams take the field and compete like a son of a bitch for victory. You know what? It’s not a hammer and a nail relationship. It’s an opportunity for an opponent to be equal, and to raise their level of play in such a fashion that they win. And that’s how this thing works, that in fact you respect the opponent, and he’s not the hammer, and he’s not the frickin’ nail, OK? He’s the opponent. You understand?

I’m just letting you know, I resent that. I resent the fact that suddenly, we were nailed. You got it? I mean honest to Pete’s. Shit, we’re a pretty good team last year. I thought we played like a son of a bitch in that statement. I felt differently than the nail, so you know.

6. In 2015, LSU converted a fake field goal ... again.

In the fourth quarter with 10 minutes left, LSU was faced with a fourth-and-13, and LSU’s Trent Domingue lined up for a field goal. Domingue ran around the left end for a touchdown to give his team a 35-28 lead, which was the final score.

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7. In 2016, Hurricane Matthew brought things to new heights.

The bad blood got started after Florida, which was set to host LSU, postponed the game due to safety concerns from the impending threat of Hurricane Matthew.

Then came weeks of public, ugly, back-and-forth, open feuding between the programs, and Florida being accused by media members of “being scared” to play LSU. Finally, the game was rescheduled to Nov. 19 at LSU, with 2017’s game changing locations in return.

There was a pregame scuffle, which a Florida DB later said he caused on purpose ...

Fight breaks out between #LSU-Florida players. Leonard Fournette and a Florida assistant coach shove each other. http://pic.twitter.com/wFZwyW1nU7

— Joshua Thornton (@JoshuaThornton_) November 19, 2016

... and the Gators defeated the Tigers, 16-10. The win was sealed on a goal-line stand:

Florida played LSU’s hype rap song in the locker room afterward.

“[Florida players] got some guts; they got some pride,” Florida’s Jim McElwain said postgame. “They were called out. And you know what amazes me? People call people out when there’s actual tragedy happening. Unbelievable to me.”

Things haven’t exactly lightened up since then. LSU’s spring game was canceled from its stadium due to lightning, aaaand:

#SafetyFirst

— Gators Football (@GatorsFB) April 23, 2017

8. Florida named LSU as 2017’s homecoming opponent.

This added even more fuel to the fire:

Me, LSU fan Out loud: "I really don't get why UF is being so petty about this. I don't really care, they aren't our rival." Internally: http://pic.twitter.com/X7FcujqSyp

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) July 6, 2017

9. During the ‘17 game, there was a BAND CONTROVERSY.

Florida played “I Won’t Back Down” after the third quarter to honor Gainesville native Tom Petty. It made for an awesome scene at the Swamp:

Crowd rocks to Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” Very, very cool. http://pic.twitter.com/f93LTJl2fZ

— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) October 7, 2017

The LSU band apparently played while the Petty tribute was ongoing. This made some Florida fans really mad:

A couple of UF fans were super hot about the LSU band playing at the start of the 4th quarter. #TomPetty #doesntwanttobackdown http://pic.twitter.com/TkeOTM1VtC

— Michael Cauble (@MichaelCauble) October 8, 2017

The LSU band’s explanation:

Clarification on the 3-4th quarter situation last night. As is customary and tradition for LSU for every game over several decades, at the end of the 3rd quarter Tiger Band always plays Pregame/Touchdown for LSU. The plan was for LSU to honor their decades-old tradition while Florida honored their singing tradition simultaneously. Then right after LSU finished their Pregame, a tribute was to ensue. To help facilitate this, the LSU band started their Pregame tradition early with :10 seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter. At no time was it the intentions of Tiger Band to disrespect or interrupt a tribute of someone we consider a musical icon and apologize to anyone thinking this was the case.

10. LSU won, and the Tigers clapped back at UF’s coach.

During the Matthew rescheduling saga of 2016, Florida was accused in some circles of playing politics with the hurricane to avoid playing LSU. After the Gators won on the last play, McElwain was unsparing in criticizing LSU.

Jim McElwain: "It just shocks me that someone would question the Gators. The way I look at it (LSU) got what they deserve."

— Nick de la Torre (@NickdelaTorreGC) November 19, 2016

Well, this time, LSU won. Running back Derrius Guice hit back:

Did we get what we deserved this year coach? @CoachMcElwain #greatgame

— 5⃣ (@DhaSickest) October 8, 2017

So did long snapper Blake Ferguson:

If I remember correctly... http://pic.twitter.com/uLNNll5iuN

— Blake Ferguson (@bferguson50) October 7, 2017

And tight end Jamal Pettigrew:

"The way I look at it they got what they deserved and it should have been worse" that's what they coach said last year, tables turned! ‍♂️

— 80 (@_jamal80) October 7, 2017

And, in a video roast, punter Zach Von Rosenberg, with Ferguson’s help:

W. #LSUvsFLA http://pic.twitter.com/TyDvUmb6Ep

— Zach Von Rosenberg (@ZVR09) October 7, 2017

Can’t wait for 2018.

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junker-town · 7 years

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8 moments that made the Florida-LSU rivalry as heated as ever

Things have ramped up over the last 11 years.

The LSU Tigers take on the No. 21 Florida Gators this Saturday in Gainesville, the 64th meeting between the two. This series has been around for awhile, but the rivalry has gone to new heights in recently, and it’s all thanks to a lot of moments accumulating over the last 11 years.

1. In 2006, the “Jump Pass” was born.

He was used mostly as a situational runner on short yardage and goal-line downs, but his first career TD pass was on this jump pass to tight end Tate Casey, a throwback play from the 1990s.

How the actual play ended up during the game was a bit different than practice that week, though.

2. 2007’s game had a heated buildup.

Tebow took over Meyer’s offense as a sophomore in 2007. LSU fans got ahold of Tebow’s phone number and bombarded it.

"Honestly, it just put a little fuel to the fire," Tebow recalled. "All the death threats towards my family and friends and stuff was a little much, but honestly it was just fuel to the fire and I was just so focused."

The calls started on Tuesday, and Tebow eventually turned off the phone. According to the Associated Press, he had to listen to each text and voicemail before being able to delete it.

When the Gators took a 10-0 lead, the QB taunted LSU fans with a phone gesture:

3. And then 2007’s game was an epic classic.

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4. In 2010, LSU beat Florida on the wackiest fake field goal ever.

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The play was reviewed and stood as a legal lateral. The conversion set up a 33-29 LSU victory.

5. In 2013, former LSU head coach Les Miles went on a glorious “hammer-and-nail” rant.

In 2012, Florida won a ground-and-pound, 14-6 victory. The next year, LSU won, 17-6, in Death Valley.

A reporter asked Miles about a contrast between the two games, how LSU had gone from being the nail to being the hammer. Miles didn’t like that.

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6. In 2015, LSU converted a fake field goal ... again.

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7. In 2016, Hurricane Matthew brought things to new heights.

The bad blood got started after Florida, which was set to host LSU, postponed the game due to safety concerns from the impending threat of Hurricane Matthew.

The Gators defeated the Tigers, 16-10. The win was sealed on a goal-line stand:

Florida played LSU’s hype rap song in the locker room afterward.

Things haven’t exactly lightened up since then. LSU’s spring game was cancelled from its stadium due to lightning, aaaand:

#SafetyFirst

— Gators Football (@GatorsFB) April 23, 2017

8. Oh, and Florida named LSU as 2017’s Homecoming opponent.

This just added even more fuel to the fire.

Me, LSU fan Out loud: "I really don't get why UF is being so petty about this. I don't really care, they aren't our rival." Internally: http://pic.twitter.com/X7FcujqSyp

— PodKATT (@valleyshook) July 6, 2017

Is it 3:30 on Saturday yet?

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