I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st.
You may remember Roof from such hits as Georgia 45, Auburn 7.
Mark Bradley’s column ought to be a hoot.
I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st.
You may remember Roof from such hits as Georgia 45, Auburn 7.
Mark Bradley’s column ought to be a hoot.
Filed under Georgia Tech Football
I don’t know about you, but the first thought that came to mind while reading this story was that Nick Saban has already assigned three of his best people to the job of gaming the new system.
My second thought was that Greg McGarity will sit back, watch how it goes in Tuscaloosa for a year or so and then copy what he likes on the cheap.
My third thought is that Georgia will still be luckier than most places as to that. Haves rule; have-nots drool.
Filed under Georgia Football, Nick Saban Rules, Recruiting, The NCAA
Deion Bonner is persona non grata at Tennessee.
Defensive linemen Trent Taylor and Omari Phillips and defensive back Deion Bonner won’t be part of the program moving forward, according to UT spokesperson Jimmy Stanton.
Phillips and Taylor both stopped attending practices last year to focus on academics, then-coach Derek Dooley said at the time. Bonner was suspended for an undisclosed violation of team rules in November. Taylor and Phillips are listed as inactive students in the university directory. Bonner is still listed as an enrolled student, but if he returns to UT, it won’t be as a member of the football team.
It’s the collateral damage that’s always the saddest part of these stories. But remember that when one door closes, Alabama State’s door opens.
On a related note, given proximity and Garner migrating to Auburn, how likely is it that we’ll see more Carver Columbus alumni distinguishing themselves on the Plains going forward?
Filed under Because Nothing Sucks Like A Big Orange
College football’s new playoff rotation results in the longest football seasons ever.
I guess Bill Hancock’s gonna have to find a new talking point about academics.
Filed under BCS/Playoffs
Food for thought from John Pennington:
Nick Saban is now a legend and Alabama is back to being its dynastic self. Both are piling up BCS crystal footballs like they’re auditioning for “Hoarders.” Yet there’s one thing Saban hasn’t done. There’s one thing Alabama hasn’t done.
That’s win back-to-back Southeastern Conference titles.
Think about it. Saban has won a BCS crown in four of his last eight seasons as a college coach. He and Alabama have now won back-to-back national titles. But they haven’t repeated as SEC champs during that run. No one has since Tennessee won the league in consecutive years in 1997 and 1998.
Again, think about that. It’s literally easier to win the BCS championship than it is the SEC championship.
Does that mean Fulmer was a better coach than Saban?
This should make for some great cocktail party talk the next time Slive and Delany get together.
Filed under SEC Football
A brief primer on the other story from the title game, in the form of five questions:
As for this, just shoot me.
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UPDATE: Mr. Conventional Wisdom gets the penultimate observation…
… but it’s Josh Kendall for the win.
Filed under ESPN Is The Devil, General Idiocy, Political Wankery