Daily Archives: January 15, 2010
Quick notes from the teleconference
Via David Hale’s Twitter feed: Georgia is going to a 3-4 defense, by which Grantham “means two outside LBs, 2 inside LBs and 3 D linemen in base.” Outside backers will be “edge setters, aggressive, they’ll be coming.” Inside backers … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
Greatest Athletic Director of Our Era
What is it with you and head coaching candidates, Mike Hamilton? Your last hire of a young man with a career losing record who’s the son of a famous coach worked out so well you decided to try it again? … Continue reading
Filed under Because Nothing Sucks Like A Big Orange
The abandonment of a narrative
Well, it didn’t take very long for Mssrs. Bradley and Schultz to change their tune. From Schultz (in a piece partially entitled “Richt’s fourth choice”, mind you), comes this keen observation: Coaching hires never should be about winning the press … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, Media Punditry/Foibles
Hell hath no fury…
like an assistant coach crapped on. In the previous 48 hours, Lane Kiffin had left Tennessee for USC, escaped an angry mob in Knoxville and stumbled through a withering inquisition in Los Angeles, and still Thompson hadn’t heard from him. … Continue reading
Filed under Don't Mess With Lane Kiffin
Somehow, I doubt Nick Saban’s ever done this.
Don’t you wonder if some of these driven head coaches, like Saban or Meyer, ever get tempted once in a while to kick back on the job and let their hair down? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you former San … Continue reading
Filed under General Idiocy
The moment when playoff proponents jumped the shark
Honestly, I thought the ultimate anti-BCS column would come from John Feinstein, but instead it belongs to his WaPo colleague, Sally Jenkins, who boldly takes the Lane Kiffin situation to a place no one had gone before. … Kiffin is … Continue reading
Filed under BCS/Playoffs, Media Punditry/Foibles
So how wild a ride has this last week been?
Footballcoachscoop.com looks like it’s suffered a site meltdown. Please give generously. You’ll really be missed, fellas.
Filed under The Blogosphere
Friday morning buffet
It’s been a long week, hasn’t it? More and more, it’s looking like… David Cutcliffe to Tennessee. When Doug Gillett did this three years or so ago, the results were classic. Make sure you vote your nominations early and often. … Continue reading
More and more, it’s looking like…
God help me, I know better than to accept this as gospel, but Tom Dienhart is reporting that Todd Grantham is signed, sealed and delivered as Georgia’s new defensive coordinator. Tim Tucker notes that as of early this morning, there’s … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
