Monthly Archives: January 2009

“What makes a good hit is not getting fined.”

Shorter New York Times:  Isaac Newton would have made one helluva linebacker coach.

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Filed under Media Punditry/Foibles, Science Marches Onward

Carpetbaggery

I’m not a Vol fan, but this saddens me nonetheless: … More troubling than the money madness, though, is the professionalization of UT football. Perhaps it’s somewhat understandable. Kiffin came from the Oakland Raiders. His father was with the Tampa … Continue reading

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Filed under Don't Mess With Lane Kiffin, It's Just Bidness

Beat that dead horse one more time.

Looking at the final national stats, here’s something to ponder: Georgia finished 22nd nationally in both total offense and total defense, yet finished 29th in scoring offense and 59th in scoring defense. Red zone mediocrity (Georgia was 49th in red … Continue reading

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Filed under Georgia Football, Stats Geek!

That’s Mr. Honky MOFO to you.

Since the Felton firing has obviously sucked most of the oxygen out of the room, blogospherically speaking, and since I don’t really feel like obsessing over the decision making process of certain seventeen/eighteen year old kids, that makes today a … Continue reading

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Thursday random bits

A few things popping up on them internets for your review: Barry Tramel suggests that college juniors ought to have more bargaining strength with regard to eligibility and the NFL draft.  He makes some good points – particularly with regard … Continue reading

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Filed under BCS/Playoffs, ESPN Is The Devil, It's Just Bidness, Media Punditry/Foibles, The Blogosphere, The Evil Genius

Coaches’ corner

They come, they go… Speaking of the latter, be still my heart:  Tuberville and Fulmer, fresh off of being canned, will offer their best second guessing over every working coach’s recruiting class.  Fulmer’s appearance should be the most entertaining, only … Continue reading

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Filed under Don't Mess With Lane Kiffin, Media Punditry/Foibles, The Glass is Half Fulmer, Tom Lemming Is A Feminine Hygene Product, Tommy Tuberville - Mythical National Champ

Oink, oink, baby.

Proving that nothing succeeds like excess, ladies and gentlemen, I present the Bacon Explosion: … This recipe is the Bacon Explosion, modestly called by its inventors “the BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes.” The instructions for constructing this massive torpedo-shaped … Continue reading

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Clinton Durst, road kill

Over at The Joe Cribbs Car Wash, Jerry ponders the departure of Auburn’s punter from last year and comes to the same conclusion that the tree trimmer in Better Off Dead reached:  Now that’s a real shame when folks be … Continue reading

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I ♥ Joe Cox.

Is this a great quote, or what? Cox on bringing in more WR talent… “It would be great to get somebody else in, but like this past week when Cameron Kenney was in, I had watched film on him and … Continue reading

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Deep breaths, people.

It’s the last week of January, and that can only mean one thing for college football fans – recruiting anxiety.  That’s right, it’s that time of year when normally sane people irrationally fret over the decision making process employed by … Continue reading

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Filed under Georgia Football, Recruiting, Stats Geek!, The Blogosphere