Monthly Archives: August 2011

Martinez, Grantham and recruiting

One thing about the past offseason I’ve noticed and mentioned before is how much more visible a role Todd Grantham played in the recruiting process than his predecessor did.  I don’t just mean that in the context of his energy … Continue reading

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More Boise State thoughts

I wasn’t the only one who took a look at Boise State’s opener from last season for some insight.  Over at Team Speed Kills, Year2 did the same and shared a few observations about what he saw, like this one: … Continue reading

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SEC, your trend lines are showing.

If you want to have some fun, take a look at Bill Connelly’s graphic representation of the power trends of the SEC schools over the last sixty years.  A few random observations: Florida’s last season under Corch was worse than … Continue reading

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“You can’t make the club in the tub.”

My, how things have changed on the defensive line. Now it’s John Jenkins who’s been getting a look at end.

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Texas A&M to Big 12: it’s not you… okay, maybe it is.

With the dual announcements that TAMU is exploring its options for departing the Big 12 and that the conference has formed an expansion committee, it would seem that the Aggies’ move to the SEC is now more a matter of … Continue reading

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Quality over quantity

According to ESPN’s Scouts Inc., Cordy Glenn and Ben Jones are the two highest rated NFL prospects at their respective positions (in the pros, that is, so Glenn is rated as a guard).  Yeah, I know it takes five to … Continue reading

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It’s the song, not the singer.

I can’t say this comes as much of a surprise. … Sources say the Broncos view Tebow as a major project who was negatively impacted by the lack of an offseason. Having operated almost exclusively out of the shotgun in … Continue reading

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Filed under Recruiting, Strategery And Mechanics, Urban Meyer Points and Stares

Thursday morning buffet

Because it’s dawning on us like it is on Brandon Boykin… the buffet is here for you. Since winning the ACC Championship a few years ago, it’s been all downhill for Wake Forest. The Mountain West may have as much … Continue reading

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This place… is the beat of my heart.

Turns out it’s not impossible to put out a classy, moving tribute to UGA.  A little REM never hurts. Eat our dust, GTGs.

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They’re studying Boise State. Now you can, too!

… Murray said he and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo began discussing the gameplan for the opener Tuesday. “We’ve been studying Boise all summer long,” Murray said. “We feel like we’ve got a pretty good grasp on them with what we … Continue reading

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