Each SEC Team as a Thanksgiving Dish

We’re back with more “SEC Teams as…” In light of the holiday, we present to you “Each SEC Team as a Thanksgiving Dish.” AT and Pat assess each team going into rivalry week and determine where they would land on your dinner plate.

Alabama: Turkey – An undeniable staple. What is Thanksgiving without the turkey? Nothing. What is the SEC without Alabama?  Georgia and LSU thinking they’re “good at sports.”

Arkansas: Green bean casserole – Your grandmother won’t stop bringing this dang casserole, despite the fact that is gets worse and worse every year. Honestly, we feel sorry for the green bean casserole. It is not welcome at the kids table, and the adults think it’s stupid too. We’d say “maybe next year,” but we know better.

Auburn: Mac ‘n Cheese – Always solid, but you can have Mac ‘n Cheese any day of the week. They aren’t anything too special, but consistently above average.

Florida: Sweet potatoes with marshmallows – The dominant Thanksgiving “vegetable,” and there is only one way to prepare it—with marshmallows. Any other variation of the side is trash.

Georgia: Ham – If the turkey were to go up in flames, the ham is a great fallback plan. Delicious as always, but yeah, on Thanksgiving, we’re going turkey.

Kentucky: Rice – On its own, it’s pretty underwhelming. But hey, add a little gravy, and you’ve got yourself a five-game win streak.

LSU: Dressing/Stuffing – The elite side dish. However, still a side dish to turkey.

Mississippi State: Dinner rolls – Have you ever seen anyone get excited about a dinner roll?

Missouri: Congealed (jello) salad – I’m sorry, but who decided that putting fruit inside of jello and serving it as a substitute to vegetables or a green salad was a good idea? Probably the same person that decided to let Mizzou into the SEC.

Ole Miss: Pumpkin pie – Pumpkin pie is essential to Thanksgiving. We like pumpkin pie, but any of day of the year, there’s no chance pumpkin is our go-to pie flavor. Give us pecan, apple, key lime, coconut crème, lemon meringue—but not today.

South Carolina: Gravy – By itself, gravy doesn’t do too much. But, if you add it to any other food—turkey, rice, potatoes—it makes the dish seem a whole lot better than it actually is.

Texas A&M: Cranberry sauce – Objectively, a fan favorite at Thanksgiving. Keep in mind, cranberry sauce, as good as it is, and you do have the option to eat it separately, it is a sauce. You can go on without it. So if we have to cut a staple, cranberry is getting the boot.

Tennessee: Sweet potatoes with pecans – Trash.

Vanderbilt: Mashed potatoes – The least exciting of the starches. They don’t bring a whole lot to the table, but they always manage to have a spot on your plate.

Honorable Mentions:

Missouri: Fruitcake – Doesn’t belong here.

Alabama: Squash – Squashes everyone.

Arkansas: Squash – Gets squashed by everyone.

South Carolina: The Wishbone – Here’s to wishing for better luck next year.

Clemson: Lima beans – I hate you.

AT and Pat love Thanksgiving. AT is most thankful for special teams, and Pat is thankful that baseball season is right around the corner—Go Cocks!