12 Reasons to Hate Jacksonville State:

Throughout the season, I will be posting 12 reasons to hate each of our opponents on the gridiron. This week, I ran into a little bit of trouble. JSU is far too boring to actually hate them that much. So, here it is:

12 Reasons to Hate Jacksonville State:

1. 1. They are proud to recruit thugs and criminals that left BCS teams such as Ryan Perrilloux and Tig Barksdale. HYPOCRITE’D!

2. 2. As miserable as Jacksonville, Florida is, this school isn’t even there. So, at Jacksonville State, you likely get all of the jorts, none of the storied program history.

3. 3. They claim to be the “The Friendliest Campus in the South”, and while I planned on criticizing this pronunciation due to my home-team nature and appreciation for my university’s demeanor, I realized that a hate-list was probably counterproductive in this regard.

4. 4. The SGA President at Jacksonville State, Tim Long, was arrested for lewd conduct and public exposure. It seems that he wanted to show the Jacksonville police his “Long Gamecock.” See what I did there?

5. 5. Jacksonville State is the Alma Mater of Ashley Martin, the first female to score a point in Division I football. That’s really no reason to hate (admirable, if anything). But, I guess my point is this: JSU is a really boring place, with not much to talk about, let alone hate.

6. 6. One of the top search results for Jacksonville, Alabama leads to a website called ePodunk.com. I guess my point is this: JSU is a REALLY REALLY BORING PLACE.

7. 7. Cockfighting is illegal, morally reprehensible, and not to mention just plain stupid. Why is a higher-level education institution endorsing such actions? Where is their mascot controversy!?!

8. 8. I googled it. Jacksonville isn’t a state.

9. 9. There is no reason to hate such an irrelevant place.

10. 10. There is no reason to hate such an irrelevant place.

11. 11. There is no reason to hate such an irrelevant place.

12. 12. They stand in the way of our first winning streak of the season.

Great apologies for the fact that there just isn’t much original to come out of a place like this. We’d love your own input, and things will get interesting as the season progresses.