Monthly Archives: April 2009
He’s so big, I had to name a poll after him.
Smart Football’s Chris Brown has a tribute to Hal Mumme posted that’s a great read, although I don’t know that I agree with his assessment that Mumme may prove to be the most influential coach of the past two decades. … Continue reading
Filed under Strategery And Mechanics, The Blogosphere
Kiffin watch: “I don’t think I have to say as many things as I did initially.”
Junior’s back to insisting everything he’s done is all part of a master plan. And he did it for the children. “Players aren’t going to be any good unless they have a lot of confidence, and that goes back to … Continue reading
Filed under Don't Mess With Lane Kiffin
Tuesday morning buffet, Dawg-flavored
A few Georgia-related samples for you to snack on this morning: Cory McCartney’s piece about Georgia at SI.com doesn’t really break any new ground, but Mark Richt’s quote there about media expectations is much more nuanced than his previous statement, … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
“This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let’s not bicker and argue over who killed who.”
The Wiz has posted a bunch of pics from Auburn’s spring game, including this scoreboard shot of Gene Chizik’s resume. Nothing like a little judicious skimming to clean things up.
Filed under Gene Chizik Is The Chiznit
An early strength of schedule question
Every once in a while, I’ll go take a look at Phil Steele’s site to see if he’s got anything posted of interest. What I came across is his ranking of 2009 schedules based on the NCAA’s criteria of opponents’ … Continue reading
Filed under Phil Steele Makes My Eyes Water, SEC Football
Monday morning buffet
Rise and shine, campers. At Auburn, they’re excited about the new offensive coordinator, they ran the ball well at the spring game and they still don’t have a quarterback. The more things change… MWC Commissioner Craig Thompson’s proposal to reinvent … Continue reading
Sunday morning buffet
The pickin’s are a little slim today, but enjoy. There’s a college football downside to Rick Perry’s suggestion that Texas might secede from the Union. Watching other teams’ spring football games is kinda boring, to be honest, so kudos to … Continue reading
Kiffin watch: coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
Don’t say you haven’t been warned. Lane Kiffin will embark on a Big Orange Caravan tour of the Southeast early next week. The first dinner stop is in Atlanta, on the 20th of this month. Don’t tell me there won’t … Continue reading
Filed under Don't Mess With Lane Kiffin
Saturday morning question
Can somebody explain to me what all the fuss over Greg Paulus is about? **************************************************************** UPDATE: Chris Brown looks at it from Paulus’ point of view.
Filed under Big Ten Football
The light bulb goes on.
The New York Times discovers the link between the new SEC TV contracts and the rising salaries of assistant coaches in the conference. Good work, fellas.
Filed under Media Punditry/Foibles, SEC Football
