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05-17-2006, 12:33 AM
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It'll always be 'The World's Largest Cocktail Party' to me
May 16, 2006
So Michael Adams, esteemed prez at Georgia, has decided that "The World's Largest Cocktail Party" is no longer. Tradition be damned.
Adams doesn't like the storied moniker of the Florida-Georgia game, which apparently condones the wild, drunken atmosphere of one of the nation's biggest rivalries. You think?
There also is the subtle undertone of the two deaths that occurred in the last two years after the game -- you know, we're not connecting the two, but just in case anyone cares.
In the words of the immortal Slim Pickins: "What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here?"
How can anyone, much less Mike Adams -- he of the brilliant decision-making (see; Dooley, Vince) -- connect the name of a rivalry with murder? Either that, or a couple of thugs whose mommy and daddy didn't have a clue about raising children went off and killed two people. Sadly, it happens every day.
Let's not weave college football into it, fellas.
I'd have been happier if Adams would've stepped to the podium and said, "We have to do something to take the focus off the fact that we simply can't beat Florida."
Wait, it gets better. Officials at Florida, obviously fearful of getting caught in the wrong end of the politically correct grinder, agreed and also asked CBS and the city of Jacksonville to please stop using the moniker immediately. Now the SEC office is involved.
If I'm CBS, I kind of laugh and giggle and say, "Yeah, OK." And then tell Vern Lundquist and Gary Danielson to say whatever they want for those three hours.
And Jacksonville? Let's just say that city will cave faster than Larry Brown when the Dolans flash the $40 mill buyout in his face.
UGA and UF bigwigs: "Eliminate the name, now."
Jacksonville officials: "OK, can we give you more money to host your game?"
So now the city of Jacksonville will have to come up with a new name for the storied rivalry. I have a few -- and I'm sure you do, too.
Here are mine:
The World's Largest Useless Statement By College Presidents.
The World's Largest Funfest!
The World's Largest Moniker From Two College Presidents Who Apparently Have No Urgent Issues Pending At Their Universities, And Instead Eliminate A Piece Of The Fabric Of College Football.
Sporting News
It'll always be 'The World's Largest Cocktail Party' to me
May 16, 2006
So Michael Adams, esteemed prez at Georgia, has decided that "The World's Largest Cocktail Party" is no longer. Tradition be damned.
Adams doesn't like the storied moniker of the Florida-Georgia game, which apparently condones the wild, drunken atmosphere of one of the nation's biggest rivalries. You think?
There also is the subtle undertone of the two deaths that occurred in the last two years after the game -- you know, we're not connecting the two, but just in case anyone cares.
In the words of the immortal Slim Pickins: "What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here?"
How can anyone, much less Mike Adams -- he of the brilliant decision-making (see; Dooley, Vince) -- connect the name of a rivalry with murder? Either that, or a couple of thugs whose mommy and daddy didn't have a clue about raising children went off and killed two people. Sadly, it happens every day.
Let's not weave college football into it, fellas.
I'd have been happier if Adams would've stepped to the podium and said, "We have to do something to take the focus off the fact that we simply can't beat Florida."
Wait, it gets better. Officials at Florida, obviously fearful of getting caught in the wrong end of the politically correct grinder, agreed and also asked CBS and the city of Jacksonville to please stop using the moniker immediately. Now the SEC office is involved.
If I'm CBS, I kind of laugh and giggle and say, "Yeah, OK." And then tell Vern Lundquist and Gary Danielson to say whatever they want for those three hours.
And Jacksonville? Let's just say that city will cave faster than Larry Brown when the Dolans flash the $40 mill buyout in his face.
UGA and UF bigwigs: "Eliminate the name, now."
Jacksonville officials: "OK, can we give you more money to host your game?"
So now the city of Jacksonville will have to come up with a new name for the storied rivalry. I have a few -- and I'm sure you do, too.
Here are mine:
The World's Largest Useless Statement By College Presidents.
The World's Largest Funfest!
The World's Largest Moniker From Two College Presidents Who Apparently Have No Urgent Issues Pending At Their Universities, And Instead Eliminate A Piece Of The Fabric Of College Football.