Monthly Archives: May 2011

I might be more impressed if he could spell.

Looking into the Mayday Crystal ball the Buckeye head football coach in 2013 will be Nick Saben— Mark May (@mark_may) May 31, 2011 Then again, I doubt it.

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Filed under General Idiocy

Jim Tressel’s legacy, part the first

Bobby Petrino on Sugar Bowl: 'We wanted to play their best players. No question I don't understand how they were eligible & never will.'— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyCBS) May 31, 2011 Congratulations, Coach.  You’ve managed to allow Bobby Petrino to occupy … Continue reading

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Filed under Big Ten Football, The NCAA

Recruits say the darndest things.

The Wall Street Journal, bastion of capitalism, asks a simple question and gets a simple answer. … we asked recruits themselves what they’d like to be paid. Surprisingly, not all of the class of 2012′s top football and basketball prospects … Continue reading

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Filed under It's Not Easy Being A Mid-Major, Recruiting

Slive tips his hand. Will that be enough?

Mike Slive tells his good friend Tony Barnhart what he’s after with his “roster management” legislation: CBSSports.com: This week you are going to bring forth some proposals to change some of the “roster management” issues in football. You believe that … Continue reading

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Filed under Recruiting, SEC Football

Bidness decision

If the NFL lockout stretches into, say, early September, this should be a fun development to keep an eye on.

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Filed under Big Ten Football

“Inside the family everyone knows what’s going on.”

So how devastating was this SI article to Jim Tressel?  Pretty damned devastating: … That support crumbled suddenly over Memorial Day weekend. Tressel was forced out three days after Sports Illustrated alerted Ohio State officials that the wrongdoing by Tressel’s … Continue reading

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Filed under Big Ten Football, The NCAA

More unsurprising news

I know the tension was killing you. South Carolina announces that QB Stephen Garcia "will be allowed to participate in voluntary summer workouts".— CollegeFootballTalk (@CFTalk) May 30, 2011 You can relax now. ********************************************************************** UPDATE:  Wow – even Barnhart is moved … Continue reading

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Filed under 'Cock Envy

Calling Urban Meyer.

Sources are reporting that Jim Tressel has resigned.

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Filed under Big Ten Football

Can’t lose what you never had.

In what may be the least shocking news development of the weekend, Paul Johnson has come out strongly against oversigning.

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Filed under Georgia Tech Football, Recruiting

Drinking problem

All this report demonstrates is that either West Virginia’s athletic director did a half-assed job vetting Dana Holgorsen before making him the school’s next head coach, or there isn’t much else to do in West Virginia but get buzzed. Either … Continue reading

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Filed under Big East Football