Monthly Archives: December 2010
For Georgia fans, one less hard call to make.
Here’s an example of how Greg McGarity gets it: To some, it is a tough call: watching the third round of the Masters or attending G-Day. You won’t have to make that choice next April. Plans are “being finalized” to … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
“I’m a Gator,” he said. “That’s what I am right now.”
It sounds like Will Muschamp’s got some serious internal recruiting to attend to. When your clearest option for transfer is Division III football and you can’t rule that out entirely, that’s not exactly a vote of personal confidence for the … Continue reading
Filed under Gators, Gators...
Thanks, dad.
There is something wonderfully ironic about this. Around this time in 2009, Texas Tech wide receiver Adam James was about to wrap a productive season with the Red Raiders that would see him grab a career-high 17 catches for 154 … Continue reading
Filed under Mike Leach. Yar!
“But we’ve just gotta come out here and look at it as a business opportunity.”
If you’re looking for reasons why 2010 turned out to be a lost season for Georgia football, here’s a good one. … When the season started, Georgia hoped to have Ealey and King as a potent tandem. They talked of … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
Uncommon sense
The next time you hear somebody make an argument which is essentially based on an assumption that your typical 18 to 21-year old student athlete is a fully mature and thoughtful human being, you might want to point out to … Continue reading
Filed under College Football
Trying to recapture the old Gailey magic
This image may be the best sports metaphor of 2010: Even the Air Force mascot had enough sense to flee the scene of the crime at yesterday’s Independence Bowl. With the loss, Georgia Tech is on an impressive run. … … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Tech Football
Setback? What setback?
Can somebody explain why this is a problem for Christian LeMay? Four-star quarterback Christian LeMay of Matthews, N.C., has been ruled ineligible for the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C. LeMay practiced with Georgia recently, which made him ineligible … Continue reading
Filed under Recruiting
Envy and jealousy, cranky old man edition
If you look up the definition of curmudgeon in the dictionary, I’m pretty sure you’ll find Frank Deford’s mug there, but this is still a good shot: … Everybody is in a funk about college football because of the stupid … Continue reading
Filed under Envy and Jealousy
Win-win.
I’m not sure what I enjoy most about this story – that James Willis, after being given a shot at defensive coordinator by his long-time head coach Tommy Tuberville, is walking away from his mentor, that Tuberville learned about the … Continue reading
Ice, iced baby.
Wes Byrum’s heroics notwithstanding, it’s interesting to see there’s one bit of conventional wisdom that may actually have some validity to it. … But a study published in September by a University of San Diego professor has delivered the worst … Continue reading
Filed under Strategery And Mechanics
