GQ's Got the Nerve to call UGA 'Redneck U.'!

In its September issue, Gentlemen’s Quarterly takes aim at the University of Georgia in a back-to-school parody that lists “America’s 25 Douchiest Colleges”. The state school in Athens _ far better known for its party atmosphere and football prowess than its academics _ is portrayed by GQ as a hangout for gun-toting rednecks with a sketchy fascination with a certain breed of dog.
The magazine skewers some of the nation’s most revered institutions, with UGA appearing midway down the list of schools GQ admits to holding some prejudice against.
In its note to readers regarding the list’s “methodology”, GQ writes: “First we think about people who annoy us…Then we write down what colleges they went to…”.
In a scathing critique laced with expletives, GQ paints UGA (No. 13) as a haven for drunken woodsmen who don’t know an iPhone app from a shotgun hole in their hunting blinds.
GQ reserved most of its scorn for colleges, like Duke, that lace the eastern seaboard. The magazine brazenly advises their alumni to “cancel your subscription!”
The only school on UGA’s regular-season football schedule that also made GQ's “douche” list is Arizona State (No. 14, September 26). But BCS Championship contenders like Southern Cal (No. 16), Ohio State (No. 19) and Texas (No. 24) also merited mention.

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