Daily Archives: February 24, 2012

A play so good, the NCAA retired it.

Per Paul Myerberg, here’s a little wrinkle in the new NCAA kickoff rules that hasn’t gotten much attention: Coverage units cannot get more than a five-yard head start on kickoffs, but does the same rule apply to kickers? No. A … Continue reading

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The comment that I can’t compare the two sports coming in three… two… one…

Michael Elkon has a post up this morning (more on that in a sec) which links to a Wall Street Journal story about the significant decline in attendance at ACC men’s basketball games.  The WSJ piece contains the most pathetic … Continue reading

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Envy and jealousy: there’s all kinds of jerks out there.

Andy Staples relates a great Steve Spurrier story in his article about Randy Edsall’s hypocrisy: … While coaching at Florida in 1999, Spurrier was asked about intra-conference transfers by Mike Bianchi, then a columnist at the Florida Times-Union, at SEC … Continue reading

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Friday morning buffet

Grab a plate and do your thing. SOD defends signing Deion Bonner.  Sure sounds noble, but I still wouldn’t want to be the guy with the locker next to Bonner. Mark Richt thinks the way to improve last year’s horrendous … Continue reading

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Filed under BCS/Playoffs, Because Nothing Sucks Like A Big Orange, ESPN Is The Devil, Georgia Football, It's Just Bidness, Political Wankery, Recruiting, SEC Football, Stats Geek!, Urban Meyer Points and Stares

Dawgs be Trippin’.

Or, as Mark Richt put it, “All hands on deck.” Richard Samuel to fullback.  Ray Drew to defensive end.  Malcolm Mitchell “experimenting” with some time at cornerback.  It’s all on the table. G-Day will be fun to watch, that’s for … Continue reading

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