Monthly Archives: December 2006
State of Georgia recruiting ’06 – start of a trend or a blip on the horizon?
Morgan Burnett’s decision not to consider Georgia as a place to play college ball has generated a post at the AOL Fanhouse blog for Georgia Tech which concludes “(i)n previous years a player like Burnett would never have gone anywhere … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, Georgia Tech Football
The difference maker?
At the CFA Bowl tonight, it’s either gonna be or turnovers that decide it for Georgia. One thing – I don’t think the Dawgs will show up looking as unprepared as they did at the Sugar Bowl last year. (photo … Continue reading
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Filed under Georgia Football
Tick Tock
Evidently, according to this LA Times article (h/t The Wizard of Odds), the NCAA is going to give a serious look at revising two rules instituted for the 2006 season: Rule 3-2-5 dictated that the clock start when the ball … Continue reading
Filed under College Football, The NCAA
PAC-10/SEC showdown, 2007 strength of schedule style
In light of my post from yesterday about conference strength of schedule standings, I thought it might be interesting to post a comparison of the PAC-10′s out of conference schedule for 2007 with that of the SEC. So, courtesy of … Continue reading
Filed under Pac-12 Football, SEC Football
Zen and the art of football coaching
Listen carefully to what Chan has to say about his new starting quarterback: …But the intangibles, the way he studies the game, the way he handles himself with the team, with the offense. Those are things we know about, but … Continue reading
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Filed under Georgia Tech Football
AJC’s new recruiting blog
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s Jeff D’Alessio has started running a football recruiting blog. Focused on instate and Southeast recruiting, it is surprisingly good so far. The paper promises that the blog will be updated every thirty minutes during business hours and … Continue reading
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Filed under Georgia Football
Strength of schedule thoughts
Recently, I’ve seen a couple of posts attacking Jeff Sagarin’s strength of schedule (SOS) computer model, one at Saurian Sagacity (another excellent Gator blog, by the way) and one at AOL’s ACC Fanhouse. Both score some telling points – particularly … Continue reading
Filed under College Football
Cheap shot of the month award…
goes to Gregg Doyal at CBS.Sportsline for his take on the UAB hire of Coach Callaway. He doesn’t really break any new ground, but he does like to slap folks around to sharpen a story: … The UAB football program … Continue reading
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Filed under Media Punditry/Foibles, Whoa, oh, Alabama
The year in pictures – Georgia 2006
There’s a nice feature on the 2006 season in photographs at the Georgia Scout.com site worth your attention.
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Filed under Georgia Football
Godzilla versus Mothra
Er… I meant bowls versus playoffs. The Wizard of Odds links to this article at IndyStar.com, which, while not providing any answers, does ask some good questions. The article is interesting in that it does highlight one key item: … … Continue reading
Filed under BCS/Playoffs
