Monthly Archives: March 2011
League of Fans, my ass
Can a rational human being explain to me why any of us should care in the slightest about a Ralph Nader proposal he calls “necessary” for college sports? Judging from this, you’d think it’s the most significant pronouncement about the … Continue reading
Filed under College Football
Figgins strategery
More from Richt on the deployment of Bruce Figgins this season: “When you have a fullback that can play that position legitimately and tight end legitimately, it gives you some diversity when he’s in the game.” Richt said. “What it … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football, Strategery And Mechanics
Shrinkage on the Plains
It’s not just losing quality like Newton and Fairley that’s got to be of concern to Auburn fans this season. It’s the sheer attrition that the team faces – somewhere between 35 and 38 players from last season’s roster are … Continue reading
Filed under Auburn's Cast of Thousands
Voting with our pocketbooks
Perhaps the purveyors of the hot seat meme ought to take some cold, hard numbers into account. … Donations to the Georgia athletics program have topped last year’s level despite the Bulldogs’ first losing football season in 14 years. Contributions … Continue reading
Filed under College Football, Georgia Football, It's Just Bidness
No one wants to be defeated.
Good news, Dawg fans. The glove is being ditched. No, not that one. This one. … After going bare-handed for the regular season in 2010, Murray caused a few waves among fans by donning a glove on his throwing hand … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
You get what you pay for.
I came across these quotes from Mark Richt the other day when I was searching for something else on the intertubes: According to Georgia coach Mark Richt, “The bottom line is, if you don’t win, you are going to get … Continue reading
Filed under Academics? Academics., It's Just Bidness
The story of RichRod, in numbers
I saw a few of Michigan’s games from last season, so in a way I shouldn’t be surprised by the story Matt Melton’s Big Ten SDPI numbers tell, but dayum: First in offense and last in defense… that’s a pretty … Continue reading
Filed under Big Ten Football, Stats Geek!
Slippage
Now this is a sad and ugly quote from Bruce Figgins: “Guys are used to Memphis and Shreveport and the Capital One Bowl,” he continued, recounting the Bulldogs’ more modest postseason destinations of the past three seasons. “All bowls are … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
Going the extra mile
I’m guessing that most of you have heard by now that Georgia’s Pro Day got a little complicated because the pro scouts couldn’t be on the field with the quarterback who was A.J.’s choice for throwing. What you may not … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
Home field advantage
What do you figure the odds are on something like this happening in Athens, Georgia? Which leads to a philosophical question on my part: if an arrest falls in Marengo County, Alabama, and nobody is around to hear it, does … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, Whoa, oh, Alabama
