God is a Bulldog. ~Lewis Grizzard

It's upon us folks. We've counted down the days, spent sleepless nights researching and planning, and we've purchased the outfits. That's right. It all comes down to this...

FOOTBALL SEASON!!!

If summer insists upon turning into fall and ushering us into the season of death, decay, and basketball that is winter, there's really only one way to do it and that is by filling every Saturday with NCAA football. Nay, SEC football. There are people out there (even among the few readers of this blog but I don't want to single out said aunt and sister) that have, shall we say, less than stellar taste in regards to which team to root for and which colors to wear*; however, I think we can all agree that the SEC knows how football is done. Why? Glad you asked:

1. It's in The South. That means tailgates run by Ladies of Leisure. None of the "let's just grill a brat" crap you find up north. No, we are talking about 12 hours of noshing on enough food to feed a small country while we sit around watching football.

2. The clothes. No t-shirts and jeans here (well, except the cut-off ones in Florida, but we're not counting those). Red and Black ensembles and accessories for the ladies. Seersucker and bowties for the men who aren't in Silver Britches. Everyone dressed to the nines and nobody wearing the same thing twice.

3. The football. It's just better.

It may well be a rough season (goodness knows it's no fun losing to the evil genius), but even if we lose every game, I will wake up every Saturday morning to the sound of "Glory, Glory" blaring from someone's tailgate and pray the prayer that Lewis Grizzard taught us to pray saying, "Thank you Lord for three things: Fried chicken, potato salad, and the privilege of being a Bulldog, and, Dear Lord, bless all those not as fortunate as I."**

Fondest regards,

The Lady

*Before my first football game, a true Lady of Leisure approached me and said, "Sugah, Southahn ladies do not weyah ahrange or gold," and I've kept those wise words close to my heart ever since.

**http://theantiorangepage.com/pages/20