The South is one of the best places in the U.S. for food and football, especially on Thanksgiving. So, while you’re recovering from today’s food coma, consider these comparisons between the two!
TurkeyUniversity of Georgia takes home the turkey, being the oldest and most traditional school in the SEC. Joining the SEC when it was founded, it does not get more classic than a Dawg. HamThe University of Alabama! If you’re a Bama fan… bless your heart. You’ll always be second best.
Fried chickenVanderbilt, Arkansas and Missouri. What do they all have in common? They’re out of place in the SEC. Who treasures fried chicken on Thanksgiving anyway? You can go to KFC any day of the year.
StuffingThe University of Kentucky! We always have the best basketball season (not that we’re biased…). We’re always delicious with a few surprises, whether it be raisins or the 9th National Championship!
Cranberry sauceJust like Tennessee, it is loved by few and hated by most. But, at least the cranberry color is easier on the eyes than that gaudy orange.
CornFlorida’s football team can be as successful as grandma’s award-winning, homemade cream corn recipe or as plain as corn in hot water (without salt or pepper). Nevertheless, you have to be in the mood for Florida’s games (so, pretty much only when they play UK) or they’re just not that important.
Pumpkin pieOle Miss: the first and finest of the Mississippi universities. The accents are smooth, and the boys even smoother than the whipped cream on top.
Pecan pieMississippi State is second to Ole Miss, just like pecan pie is second to pumpkin pie. Regardless of how many “Hail States!” you yell or how loud you ring that God-forsaken bell.
Mashed potatoesAuburn is hardly desirable enough to be the meat of the meal, but it has earned the right (thanks to eight national titles) to be the potatoes.
RollsLSU. That feeling you get when they lose? It’s the same when the bread is fresh out of the oven.
Green beansSouth Carolina! They have some substance, but by the fourth serving (just like the 4th quarter), they start to suck. Keep trying, USC.
Oyster casserole Texas A&M! Inviting seafood to Thanksgiving is a weird (and Northern) concept. After all, oyster anything doesn’t even go here!