Daily Archives: June 29, 2010

Trade off

Mark Richt’s assessment of the new defensive scheme strikes me as being realistic: “The 3-4 is a good aggressive, attacking style and it’s one where we have enough personnel to run it effectively,” Richt said. “The question is, how well … Continue reading

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He’s the best Big East coach in the SEC. Ever.

I’m not sure what’s funnier, watching the SEC pundits try to rank this year’s group of starting quarterbacks or their ranking of the coaches.  Actually, skip that – with Finebaum’s howler of a column today, it’s the latter.  Here’s what … Continue reading

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The ghost of Jon Fabris: keeping the special in special teams

Here’s another special teams matter in Athens that looks to be settled. … Logan Gray appears likely to continue his role of receiving punts in field-position situations where returns are not set up; his job in this capacity is to … Continue reading

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In just 15 short years, Boise State…

I was going to make a snarky comment about how a certain game from 2005 was missing from the list in this post, but after a careful reading, I think there’s a bigger point to be raised:  has any program … Continue reading

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Life with Father

The DaVaris Daniels recruiting saga – more accurately, the Phillip Daniels saga, since dad is the one doing all the public posturing – grows more uncomfortable by the day.  I’m by no means a recruiting guru, so maybe someone who … Continue reading

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Today’s extended metaphor: In sickness and in health

Here’s one of the weirder analogies you’ll hear from the recruiting trail: Safety Pat Martin from J.L. Mann High School in Greenville, S.C., took a visit to Tennessee last weekend. He left Knoxville favoring the Vols. In fact, he fell … Continue reading

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Filed under Because Nothing Sucks Like A Big Orange, Recruiting