Monthly Archives: February 2010
Clean Old-fashioned Resignation
It’s always refreshing to check in on the Georgia Tech boards once in a while to get an idea of how the other half thinks. After the 45-42 debacle of 2008, we were treated to assertions that football in this … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, Georgia Tech Football
So much for that.
Man, remember when Mike Hamilton was in his salad days as the AD With A Plan? “First of all, ultimately I look at the salary pool – the head coach and assistant coaches – as a line item in our … Continue reading
Filed under Because Nothing Sucks Like A Big Orange
Talking more of those Georgia is doomed in 2010 blues
Did you know that Georgia will start an inexperienced player at quarterback this coming season? As David Hale points out, that’s not exactly out of character for the SEC as a whole. … Ryan Mallett, in his one-and-a-half seasons as … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, SEC Football
“Texas had options.”
I can see where Michael Elkon wanted to go with this analogy, but he realizes that he can only take it so far. … Let’s say that Colorado went to the Pac Ten and Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas joined the … Continue reading
Filed under Big 12 Football, It's Just Bidness
You can only do so much with a linebacker recruit at quarterback.
Either that, or Scott Loeffler really was chopped liver last year. Remember all the great things that were predicted for the GPOOE™ last season? Loeffler was going to make Tim Tebow into a new man. … Having one of Tom … Continue reading
Filed under Urban Meyer Points and Stares
Tuesday morning buffet
Grab that plate, campers, and dig in. Mike Hugenin points out that it’s not a good thing when your starting quarterback is out for spring practice. Great line: “Mallett struggled last season against good defenses. Given the state of Arkansas’ … Continue reading
Less derrieres in the seats in 2009
The NCAA has published attendance figures for college football’s 2009 season, and, surprisingly, SEC attendance fell slightly from the previous season, despite the fact that Mississippi State led all Division I schools in average attendance increase from 2008 (+10,339). The … Continue reading
Filed under College Football, SEC Football
Cost-benefit analysis
Honestly, I don’t know why we don’t hear more talk like this from major conference athletic directors: I had a good chat with Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds last Friday. We talked about the past, present and future of the … Continue reading
Filed under College Football, It's Just Bidness
“Sleep with one eye open, gripping your pillow tight, exit light, enter night.”
At Virginia Tech, you don’t want to “mess with the tradition”. Because playing amplified music at earsplitting levels at sporting events is so, you know, different than what you hear at other venues. Special, even. I know this is likely … Continue reading
Filed under College Football
Bob Huggins wants basketball to be more like football.
Huggins suggests that college basketball follow college football’s lead and break Division I basketball into two divisions… but realizes what the sticking point to doing that is: Huggins also took the chance to take a shot at the NCAA, saying … Continue reading
Filed under BCS/Playoffs, It's Just Bidness
