Taken from ESPN.com's Pat forde:

Fightin' Words
College football is the undisputed epicenter of trash-talking fans -- no other group of sports enthusiasts loves tearing down the opposition as much. (Well, maybe soccer hooligans, but violent death takes things a bit far. Even by SEC standards.) With that in mind, The Dash offers some recommended tailgate talking points when visiting the following schools:

California (3): "BCS bowl games are so much fun. You really should try it sometime."

LSU (4): "Sure is great having Nick Saban back in the SEC, isn't it?"

Oklahoma (5): "Pac-10 refs are the best."

Alabama (6): "What's Albert Means up to these days?"

Michigan (7): "Don't feel bad. It's been a while since Indiana has beaten Ohio State, too."

Tennessee (8): "How are y'all planning to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Charles Woodson Heisman?"

Louisville (9): "Offsides on a field goal? Nobody does that."

Auburn (10): "Anybody have a DVD of Oklahoma versus USC in the 2005 Orange Bowl?"

Penn State (11): "Did you hear that Joe Paterno requested the marching band add a harpsichord section?"

Florida State (12): "My dad says your teams were really something back in the day."

With 120 schools in the Division Formerly Known As I-A, the list could go on for weeks. Which is precisely what The Dash might do, serializing this throughout the season. Smart-mouthed readers are invited to take their best shots at the schools they like least. Check back next week to see if anyone is mean enough to make the cut.

Brutal Beatdowns (17):

Clemson 122, Guilford 0, Oct. 5, 1901. Only 100 points behind Georgia Tech's infamous annihilation of Cumberland 15 years later.

Oklahoma 104, Kingfisher College 0, Oct. 7, 1911. The road kill from Kingfisher played the Sooners 22 times between 1897 and 1919 -- losing 19 times, tying three and scoring a total of 25 points. That included non-opener crushings of 179-0 and 157-0. Oklahoma coach/sadist Bennie Owen clearly was not familiar with the concept of mercy.

USC 76, UCLA 0, Sept. 28, 1929. First meeting in the series did not accurately foreshadow the great rivalry to come. Bruins lost the first two in the series by a combined 128-0, then wisely waited six years before trying the Trojans again and earning a 7-7 tie.

Clemson versus Presbyterian, 1930-57. No school has ever served as a more faithful punching bag than Presbyterian did for the Tigers. This was Clemson's opening opponent from the Depression through WWII to Korea and beyond, compliantly playing all but one of those 28 games in Clemson. Presbyterian managed one win and two ties to go along with its 25 losses.

Georgia Tech versus everyone, 1912-21. The Yellow Jackets went a solid decade of season openers against the likes of the 11th Cavalry, Fort McPherson and Mercer without surrendering a point. Combined score of those games: 338-0.

 If you can think of any good ones.... Pat's email is espn4d@aol.com