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Candles for the college football fan

Published Aug. 20, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

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Sam Gardner

Nothing says “hard-hitting college football action” like the scent of a freshly-lit candle — and in honor of football season kicking off this month, Yankee Candle has released a series of NCAA-licensed jar candles commemorating some of the country’s top teams.

The scents are all mostly your run-of-the-mill candle fragrances, but for some schools, a typical candle smell just won’t do. Fortunately, we’re here to help, and just for Yankee Candle, we’ve got a few replacement scents in mind (originals listed above each one).

Forrest Gump would approve of this (or 15 Dr. Peppers) for the Alabama candle over "Black Cherry":

I’m not even sure what the original, “Home Sweet Home,” smells like, anyway. (Also considered: Sweaty Jorts):

No one knows what a "Black Coconut" is, but nothing covers up the smell of bulldog farts like wet dog (trust me, I know):

If you can sell this (over "Clean Cotton"), you can sell anything:

Instead of "Lucky Shamrock," we’ll go with this Manti Te’o-approved scent:

Send them a jersey, and you’ll get this one for free (instead of the original scent of "Macintosh"):

We call this the Johnny Manziel special ... and a big step up from "Black Cherry":

Instead of another "Home Sweet Home," here's for the candle lover who never wants that freshly-lit match smell to go away:

Got any other suggestions? Peruse the Collegiate Collection and give us your best in the comments section below.

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