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If we were to compare the SEC and the Big Ten, the former would be the person at the party wearing a lampshade on their head while the latter would be the one reminding you that alcohol can lead to liver disease. In other words, while the Big Ten played Debbie Downer when it comes to vuvuzelas, the SEC, naturally, will not stand in the way of your loud horn blowing.
This instrument, no matter how irritating to some, will not be banned from SEC games this upcoming season, according to the SEC. The instrument of choice in South Africa, which may or may not catch on here in the states, can be brought into stadiums across the league.As EDSBS puts its, the SEC tends to be a bit more relaxed on these matters. (I'm not sure if he's quoting directly from the SEC rulebook here, but it's worth a second look.)The vuvuzela, along with any artificial noisemaker, will fall under the revamped guidelines of the Mississippi State cowbell, according to SEC associate commissioner Charles Bloom. Fans are only allowed to use the cowbells (or vuvuzelas) during pregame, between quarters, halftime, timeouts, after scores and during possession changes.
Now, if LSU wants this to happen it can, since you could take a live gorilla into Tiger Stadium without disguise or subtlety and get away with it as long as he had a ticket or knew the current governor.As The Slophouse notes above, it remains to be seen whether vuvuzelas actually catch on with SEC fans. I don't think of heavy crossover between SEC football and World Cup soccer fans, so perhaps many fans will be blissfully unaware and ear drums will be saved across the south. Or maybe it will be a great one-season fad. Pack those ear plugs this season, just to be safe.
(H/T to Get The Picture)
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Bring ‘em on! Just don’t be surprised if somebody beats the **** our of you for it. That is the most annoying sound ever heard. I’m sure most people watching the World Cup on TV turned the volume all the way down to preserve their sanity.
by Vol85 on Jun 24, 2010 7:05 PM EDT reply actions
The SEC already has something just as obnoxious, and far more embarrasing. The Mississippi St cowbells!!
by TallTexan on Jun 24, 2010 7:07 PM EDT reply actions
euroscum horns.
by scurds on Jun 24, 2010 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
Well Scurds, the horns come from South Africa and the Europeans pretty much hate them, but I agree that they are obnoxious. Just watch the games. There are idiot fans who just stand there blowing that same note over and over again no matter what is happening on the field, no matter what other people are trying to do, and without really paying attention to the game. They should just set aside a field so all of those fools can go and make noise together. Hey, we could use the Big House. There’s nothing else worth watching in that stadium this year.
by Sexy Pete on Jun 25, 2010 2:19 PM EDT reply actions
Right on Vol85!
by JohnnyLaRue on Jun 25, 2010 3:45 PM EDT reply actions
Because the vast majority of SEC fans, excepting those from MSU, don’t need artificial noisemakers to be LOUD, I don’t see vuvuzelas making their way into SECdom.
by Scorpion 6 on Jun 28, 2010 11:55 AM EDT reply actions
Uh, as far as I understand it, all it will take is the very first game where Saban or Meyer can’t hear themselves think, much less call a play in, for these things to be wiped out completely
by BuckeyeXB on Jun 28, 2010 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
Not to worry, vuvuzelas don’t come with instructions and the SEC fan base will never figure out how to make them work.
by GeorgeBland on Jun 29, 2010 6:27 PM EDT reply actions
I thought a "vuvuzela" was a part of the female anatomy?
by buckeyedude on Jul 3, 2010 12:27 AM EDT reply actions
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