It's been funny to watch the back and forth between Alabama and Georgia regarding the whole "Black Out" thing. Here's the full story, but to save time, I'll give you a brief summary.

• Georgia decides it will wear black jerseys and the fans will wear all black. They'll have a "Black Out"


• Saban wears a black shirt to a press conference, potentially mocking the situation.


• Alabama assistant coach gets caught on tape telling the team that GA is wearing black because they are going to a funeral. (Expletives intentionally omitted)


• Richt wears a red shirt to a press conference and mocks Saban's response to a question from a reporter.


• Richt wears all black and says he looks like he is going to a funeral, mocking the Alabama coach.

Really, it's much ado about nothing. In this politically correct world, we have gotten used to coaches and players giving us bland answers. So we jump all over a story like this, because we're used to comments from players saying the "Black Out" doesn't mean anything.

For some reason, we just accept bland answers and move on. It's gotten to the point that we go crazy when a coach really speaks his mind. We love it, especially when they give us a memorable quote in the process.

Obvious examples include:

"You Play to Win the Games"

"Playoffs?"

"I'm a Man. I'm 40!"

"It's Division I Football!"

"You Don't Live in Cleveland"

"We Gotta Stop that Inside Trap!"

For some reason, it's gotten so bad with comments from players and coaches that we'll accept the dreaded "It is, what it is" answer to any question from a reporter.

Example:

Reporter: "Coach. Your defense can't stop anybody. What do you think the problem is?"

Coach: "It is, what it is."

And the reporter moves on. And we are all OK with it.

Listen to an interview sometime and see how many times it happens. For some reason that is just an acceptable answer. I'm sure it happened slowly, but if it works in sports, why can't it work somewhere else?

In relationships, at work and at school, we can start using this as an excuse.

Why didn't you take out the trash last night?

"It is, what it is."

These numbers are all wrong on the report.

"It is, what it is."

Do you have any explanation for your behavior over the last few months?

"It is, what it is."

Why do you get so upset when someone is watching a game on TV and they clap when their team gets a first down, even though they aren't at the game?

"It is, what it is."

Why did you let the fantasy league fold this year, yet at the last minute you joined a public league in which you don't know a single person?

"It is, what it is."

And finally, I'll save the commenters the time on this one. Why did was this post so bad?

"It is, what it is."