Daily Archives: December 7, 2009
Brian Kelly thinks his team is awesome.
Here’s the link to the breakdown of the final regular season Coaches Poll. My favorite part: Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly and TCU coach Gary Patterson each voted his team’s interest: Kelly gave the Bearcats their only first-place vote and had … Continue reading
Filed under College Football
Like the swallows to Capistrano…
They made the BCS selections yesterday, so you know what that means. John Feinstein is very, very unhappy. It’s the usual angry, mixed-up grumble we’ve come to expect from him, but I do love the send-off. It’s as hackneyed as … Continue reading
Filed under BCS/Playoffs, Media Punditry/Foibles, Political Wankery
Further adventures in “I saw it on the Intertubes, so it must be true.”
As you’re following all of the rumors surrounding Georgia’s search for a new offensive defensive coordinator, keep in mind that if you’re gullible enough to believe in anything posted on FootballCoachScoop.com, you deserve what you get. (h/t The Wiz)
Filed under The Blogosphere
Kiffin watch: live by the paycheck, die by the paycheck
The problem with hiring assistant coaches like they’re mercenaries is that sometimes they behave like mercenaries.
Filed under Don't Mess With Lane Kiffin, It's Just Bidness
A South Bend state of mind
I have no idea whether this story is true or not – and remember, the Sun Times was reporting on Saturday that Notre Dame was prepared to name its next head coach yesterday, so it’s not exactly racking up the … Continue reading
Filed under Charlie Weis Is A Big Fat..., General Idiocy
Early BCS odds
The Wiz has the numbers here. Interestingly enough, Vegas has the biggest spread in the Sugar Bowl, although the Fiesta has moved rapidly in favor of TCU. It’s a shame they didn’t match Cincinnati and Georgia Tech in the Orange … Continue reading
Filed under College Football
Georgia and the mysterious Sagarin ratings
No doubt my curiosity about this is fueled by being a homer, but if you look at the current Sagarin ratings, you’ll find that Georgia and Arkansas have identical 7-5 records, Georgia (5) sports a better SOS number than does … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, Stats Geek!
My Mumme Poll ballot, Week 14
And so we come to the last regular season ballot of 2009. Given that the inspiration for the Mumme Poll comes from a final regular season vote, this one’s got special significance to me. Ironically, I didn’t make a single … Continue reading
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Filed under Mumme Poll
BCS 2010: From small things, mama, big things one day come.
With the dust settling on the BCS selections for this year, the big story outside of the title game is the Fiesta Bowl. The first-ever voluntary selection of a non-BCS conference school is newsworthy in and of itself, but the … Continue reading
Filed under BCS/Playoffs, It's Not Easy Being A Mid-Major
