Monthly Archives: July 2011
Why it is so easy to mock the NCAA.
Georgia gets hit with two serious sounding Level I secondary violations due to (1) Mark Richt giving out his phone number and (2) not knowing how to use his cell phone correctly. The fact that Georgia isn’t going to be … Continue reading
Filed under The NCAA
Did Richt jump or was he pushed?
Ah, the happy talk commences. … The overhaul of the Georgia football team was a slow one. Rather than a Saturday night massacre, it happened in piecemeal fashion, one change at a time. Almost all the players left with a … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Football
A couple of running game “did you know?”s
First, take heart, Georgia fans: recently, very highly touted freshman running backs do trend towards being good first-year contributors for their teams. Second, would you have guessed this? … Last year the Vols were the SEC’s worst rushing team. They … Continue reading
Filed under Stats Geek!
The Addazio effect
In one year, John Brantley managed to go from being the second best quarterback in the SEC to the fourth best quarterback in the state.
Filed under Gators, Gators...
Is the world catching up to Paul Johnson’s triple option?
Good teams seem to be figuring something out. … In fact, the numbers are trending downward. In 2008, Georgia Tech went 3-1 against ACC opponents with a .500 record or better and only 2-2 in 2009. Last year the numbers … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia Tech Football
It’s not exactly like selling rings on eBay…
But it’s interesting what you can find for sale on the Internet sometimes. Or free, for that matter. This is some or all of the ’04 Georgia playbook, if you’re curious.
Filed under Georgia Football, Strategery And Mechanics
Wicked.
It’s too bad he’s such a whiny-assed bitch, because Desmond Howard has a good point with this: “But if you want to play the education game, then check this out. If they get my likeness for life, then they should … Continue reading
Filed under Academics? Academics., College Football, It's Just Bidness, The NCAA
The Hat and the drudge
Judging by this, if you were at a cocktail party with Bobby Petrino and Les Miles, there’s no question around whom the crowd would congregate. Petrino is a soul-crushing robot. Les Miles is Les Miles. Compare. Obviously, you all travel … Continue reading
Filed under SEC Football, Wit And Wisdom From The Hat
Of heroes, legends and leaders
You know what the biggest difference between the SEC and the Big Ten is? The SEC has its share of assholes, but at least they’re not insufferably pompous about it.
Filed under Big Ten Football
Why I blog about what I blog about.
Man, this Joe Posnanski post is so good. First, because of the questions he asks, Ask yourself this: What would happen if tomorrow every single player on the Auburn football team quit and re-formed as a professional team called the … Continue reading
Filed under College Football
