Monthly Archives: January 2009
“It’s not me; it’s the marketplace…”
The AJ-C does a little compare and contrast with a coaching salary story today about Georgia’s situation. It’s all about the rising salaries happening at places like Auburn and Tennessee versus the stability of places like Florida and Georgia. Rodney … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, It's Just Bidness, SEC Football
Lane Kiffin, comedian
Junior is proving to be a funny, funny man. Check out this joke quote: “The biggest shock to me is how much negative recruiting there is in this conference,” Kiffin said. “We don’t do that. There are so many great … Continue reading
Filed under Don't Mess With Lane Kiffin
It’s your Saturday morning buffet!
Shmear a little cream cheese on that bagel, grab your glass of OJ and settle down with these tidbits from the internets: If you want to get a feel for the bipolar nature of the Auburn football program and its … Continue reading
When Manning talks…
There’s an interesting quote in this Chris Low post about Archie Manning’s assessment of the GPOOE™ as a future pro quarterback. The quote is from Archie himself: “[Tebow] probably suffers a little bit because their system at Florida is different … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
Blown away, indeed: the SEC’s nouveau riche
The AP makes it sound so innocuous. Tennessee will pay more than $5.3 million to its football coaches in 2009… The previous staff under Phillip Fulmer was set to make a combined $4.7 million in 2009. That’s just a piddlin’ … Continue reading
Filed under Don't Mess With Lane Kiffin, It's Just Bidness
Getting started on 2009
By now, I presume most of you have heard the news that the AB-H broke last night about the G-Day game: Georgia’s spring football G-Day game on April 11 is scheduled to be shown nationally on ESPN. The scrimmage at … Continue reading
Filed under ESPN Is The Devil, Georgia Football
“Every other sport does it.”
I know, I know, it’s Stewart Mandel, but still, he stumbles onto a key point with this observation: … Much of the angst directed toward the BCS is not about the format as much as the selection process, which puts … Continue reading
Filed under BCS/Playoffs, Media Punditry/Foibles
Gators, you’re on the clock now.
I know it’s a relatively minor thing, but I want to give Damon Evans a pat on the back for something. It’s a pleasure to read a story about the reluctance of SEC teams to travel for non-conference games without … Continue reading
Filed under SEC Football, The Blogosphere
Thursday morning buffet
Please try not to sneeze on the food. I know it’s an irrational response, but if Matt Stafford doesn’t wind up being a top ten pick in the April draft, I’m gonna be a little pissed off (as well as … Continue reading
Filed under BCS/Playoffs, Georgia Football, SEC Football, The Blogosphere
“Five hours from our doorstep are the finest players in America.”
Andy Staples at SI.com has an interesting piece up about why the rich stay rich when it comes to recruiting and winning. Bottom line? Home is where the heart lies for top talent. … An SI study of 2004-08 recruiting … Continue reading
Filed under Media Punditry/Foibles, Recruiting
