Yes, that's exactly what I said. The ACC, Big 12, Big 10, Big East, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 10, Sun Belt, and WAC can collectively decide that football is too dangerous a sport for them to engage in and I would not be able to care less. In fact, I'd probably just wonder why they took so long to come to that conclusion.

As anyone who lives in the Southeastern United States knows, the thing that separates our football from their football is a little something called tradition. Unfortunately, tradition takes a long time to cultivate. Those other schools have had a long time and they've blown it. The schools of the SEC have, on the other hand, experienced it, passed it down, and kept it going. Trying to explain it to someone who's never experienced it before would be like asking my dog to drive a car. Besides lacking the necessary opposable thumbs, she simply doesn't have the ability to understand. But we do. We SEC fans know what each game means, and what each touchdown or missed extra point means (as well as what a proper tailgate party involves). Gratefully we don't have to wait much longer. In the meantime, download this beautiful 2009 SEC Helmet Schedule (a huge thank you to whoever makes these year after year). Stick that thing on your fridge, put a spare copy in your desk drawer at work, and get ready. This is going to be a good year.

2009 SEC Helmet Football Schedule