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I. New User's Guide
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REC.SPORT.FOOTBALL.COLLEGE is
a USENET newsgroup created for the discussion of all things related to
college football. Anyone who has ever actually attended
a college football game knows that football itself is only a part of the
picture; the quality of barbeque and beer served at the pre-game tailgater
matters as much to the college football connoisseur as the quality of pass
blocking. In that vein, the discussion on RSFC often runs seemingly
far off the beaten path. Unlike most other USENET
groups, pleas to restrict the discussion to football generally fall on
deaf ears here on RSFC. In fact, you may get flamed for such a proposition.
So that the new RSFC subscriber need not spend months
coming to terms with the seemingly limitless number of topics discussed
on RSFC, we have prepared this FAQ. Legitimate answers to legitimate
football questions will not, for the most part, be found in this FAQ.
Instead, consider this FAQ a life preserver to keep you from drowning in
the sea of inside jokes and off-beat threads that permeate RSFC.
Enjoy!
Click here for a helpful "Welcome To USENET" type FAQ some other geek posted. (NOTE: Beverage Alert.)
"Lurk before
you leap."
RSFC has a unique culture, especially in the off-season,
so it is recommended that you read this newsgroup for a while before posting.
Here are a few helpful hints for you once you decide to take the
plunge and post to RSFC:
1. Try to remove all unnecessary quoted material
(including headers) when replying to a post. Re-posting a 100 line
article with one new line of text will almost certainly warrant an
"Aggie of the Week Award." This is not a flattering
accomplishment. Even if you're an Aggie. Also, if you remove an author's
entire text in a reply, then remove his or her name from the top of your
post as well. Failure to comply with this basic notion inevitably
leads to confusion.
2. When replying to a post, especially one containing
deeply nested replies, be sure to make clear who has said what. If
you read this newsgroup for a while, you will discover a number of different
ways that posters accomplish this. Pick your favorite method, and
stick to it!
3. Try to make your posts no more than 72 columns
wide. Many readers of RSFC have 80 column wide terminals, and a 72
column post will allow for a few replies (usually prefixed by ">"
symbols) without requiring major surgery.
There is
nothing more annoying than trying to read a 132 column post wrapped on
an 80 column screen; the result resembles an ancient hieroglyphic
cipher. Except maybe:
4. Posting in HTML.
Don't do it. It's annoying, and insulting to assume that all readers
of RSFC use html-based news readers, when htmnl-based news readers are,
for the most part, nothing but crispy crap. If you use Microsoft
Outlook, be sure to set your preferences to posting with regular text,
not rich text, or HTML.
5. Do not assume that because
a post originates from a particular university that the author necessarily
supports that university's team. This is especially true of graduate
students who often support the teams corresponding to their undergraduate
institutions.
5. Try to infer the author's
meaning to the best of your ability before replying to a thread.
One of the most common ways to start a flame war or get someone angry
at you is failure to indicate and/or comprehend humorous intention.
Humor is difficult to convey in written form without the usual cues of
voice, inflection and facial expression found in face-to-face communication.
Jokes are frequent here, and the ability to recognize humor is essential
for survival in RSFC. If you don't have a decent sense of humor,
you're probably not going to feel comfortable here.
6. Try not to be too arrogant or presumptuous,
especially when you first begin posting to RSFC. This is a common
mistake, and once you cultivate a bad reputation, it takes a lot
of work and wit to live it down. In addition, don't post things
that are obvious and unoriginal unless you are specifically trying to make
a point. Harping on about specific subjects or specific people tends
to make you look like an idiot. {Editor's note: I know of what I
speak from first-hand knowledge. It serves no purpose to keep slamming
the same topic or person over and over again...I have learned the hard
way}
7. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. People
often disagree with each other here, as they do in many other situations.
That's great; it makes for far more interesting conversations. What
isn't great, however, is disrespecting other's opinions. Unless someone
is obviously being unreasonable (which will be very evident by the
ratio of flames they get; however, also see "Fishing" below), try
to at least respect his or her opinion, even if you don't agree with it.
And don't forget that it's easier to get respect when you show people you
really know what you're talking about.
8. IF YOU POST IN ALL CAPS,
IT WILL LOOK LIKE YOU'RE SHOUTING!!! Not only is this
annoying, it's hard to read as well. Avoid posting in all caps unless
shouting is the impression you wish to convey.
Once in a while, or even frequently
depending on the team you support, your team will undoubtedly get
slammed. It may be in jest, or it may be mean-spirited. Try
to infer the author's intention before automatically firing back
insults and hence starting a flame-war. Slams are usually part
of a long-standing joke, or made in jest. Some schools, such
as Michigan, Notre Dame, Stanford, Miami, Florida State, and Florida,
get slammed more frequently than most others. The best thing
to do is to grin and bear it, or if you can, make a humorous retort.
However, there are times when a particularly mean insult may require
something more in your opinion. Just remember to use discretion and
never lose your sense of humor. See also "Fishing" below.
Q: What
is fishing?
Fishing is an old, highly esteemed sport on
RSFC, in which fishermen (usually RSFC regulars) post highly inflammatory
or even incorrect statements (bait) in order to draw a lot of high-intensity
flames, and/or scores of clueless newbies ready to
"school" the poster. Fishermen are usually very wily, have few scruples
to speak of, and would just as soon expose you as a foolish newbie as get
up in the morning. In fact, many prefer it to getting up in
the morning, and will play a victim with a zeal and determination otherwise
reserved for BBQ.
Q: How can I identify bait?
1. Look for statements that are obviously incorrect.
People generally don't read or post to RSFC unless they know something
about college football, and most RSFC regulars are pretty well-informed.
So if you read that Florida State won the SEC championship last year,
or that Nebraska tied Kansas, you can usually assume that you have
stumbled across some bait. In general, misstating schedules
and conference affiliations are the red worms and crickets of the RSFC
fisherman's bait box.
2. Look for stubborn adherence to an argument that
has been exposed as flawed. Anyone who, for example, insists in the
face of contrary statistics that playing James Madison University and Akron
makes up a "tough schedule" is probably baiting you (or is an idiot).
3. In some cases a slam against your school or conference
may be serving a second purpose -- to get you to bite that hook!
Many net.veterans use IYB as shorthand for the Rose Bowl, a.k.a. the Irrelevant
Yawner Bowl [tm]. (Anything that is appended with [tm] is likely
to be bait as well.) While many of these veterans sincerely
believe that the Rose Bowl is irrelevant and boring, they also enjoy getting
Big 10/Pac 10 fans riled up defending the "Granddaddy of Them All."
In summary, bait may take on many forms and can lure even the most
experienced net.users -- even Hall of Famers! Anything which offends
your sensibilities stands a decent chance of being bait, so be careful.
Q: What should
I do when I get "caught?"
RSFC appreciates anybody
with a good sense of humor, even if he or she has massive hook wounds in
his or her lips. Grin and bear it. Enjoy a laugh at your own
expense. If the bait was good, say so. We've all been there
before. What you should not do is then claim to have
been fishing yourself, as in, "I only defended the Rose Bowl so vehemently
because I was baiting you into attacking it again." This is called
"Jonah fishing" because ultimately you have been eaten by the fish you
claim to have caught. Nothing looks so desperate or ridiculous as
this, and in fact, is the ultimate tell-tale sign of a newbie/idot.
One of the most insidious and
despicable forms of fishing is baiting other newsgroups, or "dynamiting
the pond." This is accomplished by selecting an unsuspecting newsgroup
such as, for example, alt.fan.kate-winslet, and crossposting (posting to
more than one newsgroup, all of which see the original post and any replies)
a rude, mean, angry, or ignorant comment such as "Kate Winslet is a Fat
Cow." This particular example caused months of crossposted replies
on RSFC, a virtual war between a.f.k-w, and r.s.f.c. RSFC, of course,
came out on top, but some members of a.f.k-w stubbornly hung on to pepper
the newsgroup with ocassional posts regarding the status of Kate Winslet's
sizeable posterior. This sort of fishing is not regarded favorably,
and is best avoided altogether if you are a newbie. Some RSFC veterans
manage to turn some classic lines while trolling, but this has become exceedingly
rare in the last few months. Many newsgroups simply do not come close
to the sort of culture RSFC has developed, and baiting them is not a challenge.
The final word on crossposting bait is: Just Say No.
1. Why Stanford Sucks.
In 1992, Stanford played Texas
A&M in the Pigskin Classic. The summer before the game,
an Aggie fan posted an article with the subject line "Why Stanford Sucks."
The body merely contained the answer "Why ask why?" A sequence
of humorous replies ensued with some posters replying simply to keep the
thread alive. The thread did eventually die, but it was resurrected
the next summer by this same Aggie, and the the thread has since
taken on a life of its own. The "Why Stanford Sucks" thread has since
died, although it is now acknowledged as the first "long-life" thread.
Rest in Peace...
2. Wait 'til
next year!
The mantra of Michigan fans.
In defending their team's inability to win a national championship
in the latter half of the 20th century, enough Michigan fans were
quoted as saying "Just wait until *next* year!" that someone suggested
that "Wait 'til next year!" should become a permanent addition to
the Michigan fight song. The phrase has stuck ever since. Obviously,
when they said "Wait 'til next year" in 1996, they meant it...This thread
has also passed away, although it is resurrected from time to time by other
schools' fans.
3. Aggies:
Frightening and confusing.
Someone posted a message
which just said "The 1992 Aggies Frighten and Confuse Me" and nothing
else. The sentiment has stuck ever since. Alas, this thread has also
passed away into thread Hell.
4. Them tigguz
was easy.
In reference
to a passage in the 1923 Texas A&M Annual. The passage, entitled
"The Tigers Were Easy," describes a 46-0 thrashing of LSU at the
hands of Texas A&M. Now used chiefly in reference to LSU's
recent futility on the gridiron. This thread has not been seen in
a while, and is presumed dead.
5. What is an
Ibis?
In reference to the creature
that Miami, Fl has for a mascot. See also "Ibis" below.
The thread does not appear to survive without the success of the Miami
Hurricane football program, and has therefore not seen action lately.
6. Tech 10 -
FSU 3 - Officials 39.
After the 1995 Georgia Tech
- FSU game (FSU won, 42-10), Robert Gretta posted a humorous analysis
showing that all but one FSU score (a field goal) were gimmes by the referees,
and therefore, that Tech actually should have won. By some inexplicable
dynamic, this topic mutated into a sort of long-lag chat room on
RSFC, a virtual living room where people bring their favorite beer, chips
and dip, ferrets, check out Hulk Hogan on tv, and try to avoid any
bodies on the floor. 10-3-39, as it is sometimes called, is one of
the longest running threads on RSFC. Practice as of late has resulted
in some famous person or group "entering" the thread, such as a recent
thread entitled "Darth Vader enters 10-3-39," or "Monica Lewinsky goes
down on 10-3-39." (You get the picture). Every once in a while,
however, Gretta resurrects the original thread. Old classics never
die...
7. Important
Memochat
This title is used whenever an RSFCers has some important
(or not so important) revelation to make to RSFC or specific RSFCers.
Examples include: "Important Thug-chat for Nebraska," "Important Music
chat for RSFC," and "Impotent Memo-thingy for Andrews." Mij is credited
with first using this title. It has recently supplanted 10-3-39 in
the frequency category.
8. Spurrier
Blows Goats
This gem has been making the rounds lately on RSFC,
and is destined to be a classic, if only for the fact that I will bring
it up again next year. This post is actually based on legend of YORE,
as the following picture will clearly show
A Young Steve Spurrier Learns the Ropes from his Old Man...
As I may have mentioned, RSFC has its own unique culture, and like any other culture, we RSFCers have laws concerning copyright issues. Many posters are so creative (read: Really, really bored) that they come up with a phrase/concept/idea that is so innovative, other posters feel the need to use it as well. When this occurs, the user pays a fee of 1 (one) RSFC dollar to the author of the schtick. This is known as RSFC royalties, and is shown at the end of the "borrowed" phrase, word, idea, etc. The best way to figure out who "owns" each schtick is simply to pay attention. Example include: Cute! ($1 to Goob), Squeeze ballsack ($1 to McManus), or, if you don't know who owns the schtick: Who are you? ($1) Here is a list of currently registered RSFC schticks.
ACC:
The Atlantic Coast Conference, which includes Clemson, Duke, Florida State,
Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia,
and Wake Forest. Commonly referred to as the "All Cupcake Conference."
Acedemic: One
of a plethora of oft-used, purposefully misspelled words, along with
"dumn" and "idot," et al. Often used as bait in cross-posted
threads.
AFO&U: The famous last words of Mike "M13k" Dahmus, RSFC regular and one-time self-annointed RSFC exile. During a particular argument/flame/debate with certain members of RSFC, Mike exploded and left RSFC with the now-famous words, "Adi-Fuckin'-os and Unsubscribe!" He has since returned, but the sentiment remains.
Anti-Weauxf, Anti-Woof: To falsely praise one's opponents or criticize one's own team, especially to appease the weauxf gods or counteract the effects of weauxfing. Widely believed to have the same effect as weauxfing. See also "OWT," "weauxf" and "weauxf gods."
AOL: America On-Line.
A pay service providing access to the Internet. It has a reputation only
slightly above electronic bulletin boards as a source of ignorant newbies.
Posting from an aol.com address, while it may be unavoidable, nonetheless
has a slight odor about it. In recent months, Web-TV has supplanted
AOL has a source of ignorant newbies (see also Web TV).
AotW: Aggie of
the Week. Award assigned for a waste of bandwidth.
AP
Poll: A weekly college football poll run by the Associated
Press and sometimes referred to as the "Writers Poll." See
also "CNN/USA Today Poll" and "UPI Poll." For a list of AP Top ten
teams since 1936, click
here.
Atlantic Ten (A-10): Division 1-AA football conference. Members include Delware, Hofstra, James Madison, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Richmond, Villanova, and William & Mary.
Bait: A deliberately inflammatory post intended to produce flames. See also the "Fishing" subsection above.
Bandwagon: As in "bandwagon fans," same as "fair-weather fan."
BCS- Bowl Championship Series. An attempt at bringing the top two teams in the land together to play for the national title. Member bowls in this coalition include the Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl, and the Fiesta Bowl. The BCS uses a poll combining the twp major polls (AP and Coaches'), strength of schedule rating (opponents records + opponent's opponents' records), losses, and 8 computer rankings, 1 of which is dropped every week. It is very controversial, but has managed to give us a #1 vs #2 bowl game for the title.
BEVO: The name given to The University of Texas' mascot in 1916, and immortalized in a contest of dueling brandings in 1917.
Big East: A conference whose members differ from basketball to football; in football, includes Boston College, Miami (Fl), Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia. Connecticut is set to join in 2004 (if the Big East is still around by then).
Big Eight: A conference whose members included Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. In 1996 the Big Eight merged with members of the SWC to form the Big Twelve (see below).
Big Sky: Members include Cal State Sacramento, Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Portland State, and Weber State
Big South: Members include Coastal Carolina, Elon, Gardner Webb, Liberty, and VMI.
Big
West: A conference whose members include Arkansas State,
Boise State, Idaho, New Mexico State, North Texas, and Utah State
Big 10++, Big1T1en, Big Televen, etc.: Different terms for the Big Ten Conference, which actually has eleven members: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin.
Big 12: A newly-formed conference which began play in 1996, combines the old Big Eight and the late SWC.
Northern Division: Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, and Nebraska.
Southern Division: Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech.
(See also "W&WCB&CC")
BTW: By the way.
CFA: College Football Association.
CFPOOL: A weekly college football prediction contest.
CNN/USA Today Poll:
A weekly college football poll ran by CNN and USA Today and often referred
to as the "Coaches Poll." The coaches poll is now run jointly with
ESPN and not CNN. See also "AP Poll" and
"UPI Poll"
Coaches
Poll: See "CNN/USA Today Poll, above"
(t)CotV:
(the) Cause of the Violence, (the) Culture of Violence, (the) Custom of
Violence, etc. In reference to Nebraska's run-ins with the law during
their championship years.
Cross-posting:
The act of posting a thread to more than one newsgroup at a time, all of
which see the original thread and any replies. Often used as a tool
in "fishing," or "trolling."
CUSA (Conference USA): Alabama-Birmingham, Army, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, Texas Christian, and Tulane.
DORKS: Dear Old Rutgers Knights in Scarlet.
DYHTBQITHCR: Damn You Have To Be Quick In This Here Chat Room. This is what happens when you donut read the whole thread before posting, dumnbass.
Dumn: RSFC-speak
for "dumb." Also see "acedemic" and "idot."
ESPN Poll: Synonymous with the "Coaches' Poll."
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions. Usually refers to a document which answers such questions, e.g. this document.
Fisherman's Ball: A get-together for members of RSFC.
Flame: To excoriate someone or something, or the scathing missive itself. Flames are generally directed at individuals. See also "slam."
"Flook," "Fluke," "Fleuxk" : "flook" was the rallying cry of the Nebraska faithful after the Cornhuskers' 19-0 loss at the hands of Arizona State in 1996. Some people claimed that the loss shouldn't really affect the Cornhuskers in the polls because it was a fluke game, and that 9 out of 10 times, Nebraska would win that game. That sentiment stayed on RSFC for quite a while until Texas beat them in the Big 12 Championship game. Today, "flook" can be used by any team that wishes to look like an incredibly bad loser.
FU: If you really need to be told what this means, then you are not RSFC material. FU, loser.
FWIW: For what it's worth.
FYI: For Your Information
GFC: Gateway Football Conference: Members include, Illinois State, Indiana State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Southwest Missouri State, Western Illinois, Western Kentucky, and Youngstown State.
GIF: 1. Graphics Interchange Format. A scheme for converting a picture or image into computer data and vice versa. Commonly, a "gif" refers to the computer data itself, and it may refer to the data produced by other conversion schemes as well (JPEG, etc.). Gifs are generally unencoded when posted to a newsgroup. 2. On RSFC, a call for pictorial evidence in the form of .gif photos. For example, if Glenn Tanner posts that his wife just got out of the shower, more likely than not there will be posters calling for "GIFS!"
<GP>: Gratuitous Post
HTH: Head to Head, Hope this Helps
HFIH: Have Fun in Hell, Having Fun in Hell...
Ibis: The University of Miami's mascot. Legend says it is the last bird to leave before a hurricane and the first to return afterward.
Idot: RSFC-speak for "idiot." Also see "acedemic" and "dumn."
IFTHFY: I fixed the header for you.
IM[H]O: In my [humble] opinion.
Ivy League: Conference whose members include Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale
IYB: Irrelevant Yawner Bowl [tm], a.k.a. the Rose Bowl.
Killfile: Generic term which refers to a file used by some newsreaders for filtering out posts.
LOL: Laughing out Loud. AOL-speak, and a good way to label yourself a newbie.
MAAC: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Members include Canisius, Duquesne, Fairfield, Iona, La Salle, Marist, Saint John's, Saint Peter's, and Siena.
MAC: The Mid-American Conference, which includes Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent, Miami of Ohio, Ohio University, Toledo, Marshall, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan and the University of Buffalo
MEAC: Mid Eastern Athletic
Conference: Members include Bethune Cookman, Delaware State, Florida A&M,
Hampton, Howard, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, South
Carolina State
MNC: Mythical
National Champion(ship). In reference to the fact that there is no
officially sanctioned NCAA championship for Division 1-A college
football.
MWC: Mountain West Conference, formed of the breakaways from the WAC conference. Members include: Air Force, Brigham Young, Colorado State, Nevada at Las Vegas, New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah, and Wyoming.
NC: National Champion(ship). See also "MNC."
NCAA: The National Collegiate Athletic Association.
NDBC, NdBC: The Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation, i.e. NBC. In reference to the fact that NBC broadcasts all of ND's home games by contract.
Newbie: A new poster on RSFC, especially one who makes this fact painfully clear. Some RSFCers remain newbies for many years.
Northeast: Members include Albany, Central Connecticut State, Monmouth, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis (PA), Stony Brook, Wagner
NUG: New User's Guide; this portion of the FAQ. See also "FAQ."
ODL: Oh Dear Lord, Oh Deer Lored, Ow Deer Lowered, etc....an expression of disbelief/surprise/shock.
OJUS: Old Jumbled Up System. Used to describe how the bowl games were selected before Roy Kramer and ABC scribbled down the B.C.S. formula. Many RSFCkers preferred to spend their January Oneth consuming too much beer while watching all the old haphazardly chosen semi-conference affiliated games followed by groggily awakening the next morning to see who would be crowned MNC to the "new and better" system in place now.
OTOH: On the other hand.
OVC: Ohio Valley Conference:
Members include Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Murray State, Samford, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee at Martin, Tennessee State, and Tennessee Tech.
OWT: Oliver's
weauxfing theorem. The principle which states that excessive
weauxfing by a team's fans inevitably leads to that team's downfall.
See also "weauxf," "anti- weauxf," and "weauxf gods." Further, see Dylan Wilbanks' "Collorary to Oliver's Woofing Theorem."
Pac-10: The Pacific Ten Conference, whose members include Arizona, Arizona State, California (Cal; the University of California, Berkeley), Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA (the University of California, Los Angeles), The University of Southern California), Washington, and Washington State.
Pansy: In the context of RSFC, a qualifier often used to negatively describe schedule opponents.
Patriot League: Members include: Bucknell, Colgate, Fordham, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, and Towson.
Pescadero: [Spanish] A fish monger (one who trades in fish). See also "Fishing" above. One particular RSFC poster has made a career out of being a "Pescadero."
Pioneer League: Members include: Austin Peay, Butler, Davidson, Dayton, Drake, Jacksonville, Morehead State, San Diego, and Valparaiso.
Red Sauce: Any of the family of tomato-based sauces used on barbecue.
ROTFL: Rolling on the floor laughing. AOL-speak. Good way to label yourself a newbie.
RSFC: Rec.sport.football.college.
RUTS: Running up the score.
RUTSie: The awards presented by this newsgroup to its posters and college football in general.
SEC: The Southeastern Conference.
Eastern Division: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina (USC), Tennessee, Vanderbilt.
Western Division: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU (Louisiana State University), Mississippi (Ole Miss), Mississippi State.
Sig: The "signature" a poster appends to his or her posts. Often elaborate and contained in a special "signature file."
Slam: To excoriate some organization or group, or the scathing missive itself. Slams are generally directed at universities, teams, groups of fans, conferences, etc. See also "flame."
SNAMMP: Sensitive New Age Music Major Pussy. In reference to the former webmaster's area of study.
Squeeze Ballsack: To overly praise someone (i.e., kiss their ass). Coined originally by Gary McManus.
SC: Southern Conference: Members include: Appalachian State, Chattanooga, Citadel, East Tennessee State, Furman, Georgia Southern, Western Carolina, Wofford.
SFL: Southland Football League: Members include: McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southwest Texas State and Stephen F. Austin.
Sun Belt: A conference that includes Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, and North Texas.
SWAC: Southwest Athletic Conference: Members include Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Grambling State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Texas Southern
SWC: The Southwest Conference, at its end made up of Baylor, Houston, Rice, SMU (Southern Methodist University), Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Christian, and Texas Tech. The SWC disbanded in June, 1996.
TAMU: Texas A&M University.
Thread: A sequence of posts in reply to one another. Posts making up a thread can usually but not always be identified by having a common subject line in their headers.
TMML: This Made Me Laugh.
tOSU: *The* Ohio State University.
Trolling: A name given to the practice of baiting newsgroups. In RSFC, this is referred to as "fishing."
t-sip: A fan of the Texas Longhorns. From the phrase "tea sipper."
U-Dub: The University
of Washington. From "UW," pronounced "U Double-U," and shortened
to simply "U-Dub."
UPI Poll: Commonly
used in reference to the Coaches Poll formerly run by UPI, CNN and USA
Today, and now run by ESPN and USA Today.
USC: The University of South Carolina. Not to be confused with...
U$C: The University of Southern California.
WAC: The Western Athletic Conference, whose members include Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, Rice, San Jose State, Southern Methodist, Texas at El Paso, and Tulsa.
Weauxf, woof:
To boast about one's team, or such a boast. See also "OWT,"
"weauxf gods" and "anti-weauxf."
Weauxf gods, woof gods:
The omniscient beings who maintain the balance of sport by punishing those
who boast too much about their teams. See also "OWT," "weauxf" and
"anti-weauxf."
Web TV:
A form of access to the Internet. Notorious for its abundant supply
of clueless newbies.
WHTMG?: Where Has The Magic Gone? The plaintive cry of the Oklahoma Sooner fans, as well as any fan of a once-powerful football school, now an also-ran (e.g., U$C, Alabama, Texas.)
Writers' Poll:
See "AP Poll."
WIT, RSFCC?:
What Is This, R.S.F.C. Classic? See also "DYHTBQITHCR."
W&WCB&CC: The Waylon & Willie Cold Beer & Chili Conference. RSFC's official designation for the Big 8 + SWC conference. See also "Big 12."
YACC: Yet Another Caption Contest. Some RSFCker has posted a (link to a) photo (see GIF!!!) for folks to devise clever captions to. An example follows:
Yellow Sauce: Any of the family of mustard-based sauces used on barbecue.
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