Daily Archives: August 16, 2010
There’s a fine line between stupid and insane.
And it’s perfectly illustrated in this story involving a reporter wearing a Florida hat to a Petrino presser (stupid) and the reaction to that faux pas by the Arkansas fan base (insane). Unreal. (h/t EDSBS) ************************************************************************ UPDATE: I guess Petrino … Continue reading
Filed under Arkansas Is Kind Of A Big Deal
Comin’ to your ci-tay.
This, as they say, has potential. Former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach will call games on television as he pursues a lawsuit over his firing from the school. Cable network CBS College Sports announced Monday that Leach will work … Continue reading
Filed under Mike Leach. Yar!
Who shapes the hot seat, anyway?
Yes, folks, you now have a working definition, via MrSEC.com’s John Pennington: How do we at MrSEC define “the hot seat?” When a coach has a growing number of displeased or impatient fans (and big boosters) which could — within … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, Media Punditry/Foibles
“An atmosphere like none other.”
Like it or not, it doesn’t sound like the Georgia-Florida game will be leaving Jacksonville in the foreseeable future.
Filed under Gators, Gators..., Georgia Football
“Dumbest rule in the history of the NCAA’s dumb rules.”
Chip Towers has a pretty damning assessment of the NCAA rule book that caused Georgia to report a secondary violation from Dawg Night as a result of this: … The alleged infraction took place at the end of UGA’s “Dawg … Continue reading
Filed under Recruiting, The NCAA
“Some stayed, some go.”
For something that’s not supposed to be a distraction, the Whitney Hotel sure is distracting. The NCAA interviewed South Carolina football players last week about their residency at a Columbia hotel — an arrangement that apparently will end soon. At … Continue reading
Filed under 'Cock Envy, The NCAA
You can get away with a lot more when red panties aren’t involved.
Were I a member of the Kansas fan base that had provided financial support to the athletic department over the years, this would drive me mad. As a member of the Georgia fan base, this double standard makes me mad: … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, It's Just Bidness
“Don’t worry, changes have been made.”
You can see Pre-Snap Read’s preview of #19 Georgia here. I would describe it as cautiously optimistic – in other words, falling somewhere between Andrea Adelson and College Football News - which is certainly a prudent way to look at … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
