Nothing makes us prouder than watching America embrace the Red Cup cultural phenomenon.

It happens everywhere; take your local college town “kick back” for instance. On any given Saturday night, apartment complexes and dorm rooms nationwide choose Big Red to support their late night fiestas.

So we salute you, University of Georgia baseball team, for your devotion and support in this edition of “Better Know An Athlete.”

Pictured with the Red Cup collection is former junior shortstop, Gordon Beckham, who was selected eighth overall in this year’s MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox. Beckham, photographed giving the “doggy sign,” was a finalist for the 2008 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award — and rightfully so.

However . . . what’s with the Confederate flag?