Monthly Archives: February 2011
Slippery mother tongue
So tell me, what conclusion did you jump to when you read this header? Newton has accuracy issues, explains himself at combine Me, too.
Filed under Auburn's Cast of Thousands
It’s so easy, oversigning edition.
Over at Oversigning.com, Joshua turns the conversation in a different direction: … What we think we are seeing with the abuse of the medical hardship scholarship and the large number of players that are being pushed into it is that … Continue reading
Filed under College Football, Recruiting, SEC Football
If you’re wondering why Paul Hewitt still has a job…
Take a look at Kristi Dosh’s breakdown of ACC athletic finances. It’s not a pretty picture, at least in comparison to the conference’s – and Georgia Tech’s – next door neighbor. From a conference standpoint, Tech actually comes off favorably … Continue reading
Filed under ACC Football, Georgia Tech Football, It's Just Bidness
The least surprising “where are they now?” news you’ll ever read.
From the recent annals of the Indoor Football League: … Former Georgia Tech standout Reggie Ball went 13/31 for 72 yards and one touchdown while running for 24 yards for the Bricktown Brawlers. Dog, you’re still missed.
Filed under Georgia Tech Football
Athens, 2011, where even the drama is boring
Washaun Ealey isn’t going to Statesboro. He isn’t transferring. He isn’t being run off the team to make room for Isaiah Crowell. He’s just doing what he’s supposed to do to be reinstated to all team activities. This continues to … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
Sunday morning buffet
Not particularly lengthy, I’m afraid. December 3rd has the makings of a monster day of college football. Alabama’s new House Speaker roomed next door to Herschel Walker in college. Then it all went downhill when he left for a job … Continue reading
Change of approach
Another sign that it’s not Urban Meyer’s team anymore: Florida is spending more on assistants than it is on first-year head coach Will Muschamp. The Gators have committed $3.05 million to Muschamp’s nine-man coaching staff in 2011, according to contracts … Continue reading
Filed under Gators, Gators...
Child’s play
If you’re looking for a succinct comment on motivating the college football player, it’ll be hard to top Kirk Olivadotti’s: “ . . . But at the same time people are people. You’re going to have guys that are going … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
Tennessee State’s loss is Paul Johnson’s gain.
With this, I think we can bury the “Georgia Tech has trouble recruiting because of its higher academic standards” myth for good. That’s not to say the Jackets don’t have trouble recruiting, of course. It’s lucky for Tech that all … Continue reading
Filed under Academics? Academics., Georgia Tech Football
“We’ll see how it plays out down the road.”
If you wonder why I keep seeing shades of gray in the oversigning debate, meet Lorenzo Mauldin. Chip Towers tells an involving story about Mauldin, a South Carolina recruit from Atlanta who’s overcome a rough life – he’s been a … Continue reading
Filed under Recruiting
