Inevitable, when you think about it.
That ought to up attendance by a couple of hundred, at least.
Daily Archives: September 6, 2023
Take your pick
Who’s the sadder?
TCU…
TCU linebacker Johnny Hodges said Tuesday that his team’s defensive performance in a 45-42 loss to Colorado was unacceptable, calling the Horned Frogs “the laughingstock of college football.”
Hodges, last year’s Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year during TCU’s 13-2 season that ended in a 65-7 loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff National Championship, was asked if Saturday’s loss was a wake-up call.
“I guess you can say it’s a wake-up call,” Hodges said. “I don’t know how losing in the national championship by 60 isn’t a wake-up call. Right now we’re definitely the laughingstock of college football. Having 22 missed tackles, having who knows how many missed assignments, making our defensive coordinator look awful, just making his defense look like it’s a childhood kids’ defense and him getting all this slack … So if it’s not a wake-up call, then I don’t know what it is.”
… or Clemson?
The Tigers left Durham battered, bludgeoned and utterly baffled after a 28-7 loss that saw Clemson stumble through four drives inside the red zone that ended without points.
“That’s the weirdest game I’ve ever been a part of,” Swinney said. “I’ve been beat. I’ve had my butt kicked. But that’s the strangest game I’ve ever been a part of.”
… Clemson lost its opener for the second time in three years and Monday was its worst ACC loss since 2014, but Swinney said none of that changes his expectations for this year’s team.
“People are going to see the score and judge this team,” Swinney said. “I love this football team and I see a lot of opportunity here. … A lot of people are probably going to give up on us and throw us away. But I ain’t throwing this team away. We’re going to bounce back.”
… He said the final score looked far worse than the actual performance on the field, and he said his expectations for this team haven’t changed because of the loss.
“The good news is, if there is any good news, you didn’t see a horrible football team out there,” Swinney said. “You saw a bad result. But you didn’t see a bad football team that can’t play the game.”
I’d have to go with the Horned Frogs, but only because Dabo’s in an obvious state of denial.
What say you?
Filed under Big 12 Football, Clemson: Auburn With A Lake
On the recruiting trail, as in real life
Kirby was asked if Georgia’s team orientation on defense causes problems with negative recruiting. His response is to point to the scoreboard:
Filed under Georgia Football, Recruiting, The NFL Is Your Friend.
Five star heartbreak
In case you didn’t catch it, Butch Jones didn’t have a fun weekend.
I don’t think the pithy expression exists to spin that bad boy around. If he’s still using the trash can as a prop, he probably wants to crawl into it by now.
Wouldn’t it be perfect, though, if Arkansas State fired Booch and replaced him with Coach Waffle House?
Filed under It's Not Easy Being A Mid-Major
Fiendish plot exposed!
Those lowdown, dirty Dawg fans will stoop to anything to ruin a good time, I tells ‘ya. From (I shit you not) “Georgia fans are trying to disrupt a historic Tennessee tradition“:
The Vol Navy is a proud and longstanding Tennessee tradition. With origins dating back over 60 years, Tennessee faithful sail down the Tennessee River and up to Neyland Stadium well before UT games, with drinks, music, and laughter abundant among the orange-clad Vol faithful on their dockside flotilla.
A group of Georgia fans are looking to add a little bit of red to the river.
According to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, the “DawgNation Invasion on the Tennessee River” will take place on Saturday, November 18 before the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers face off in Neyland Stadium. “DawgNation” has chartered the riverboat “Star of Knoxville” to accommodate up to 200 Bulldog fans. The itinerary calls for a cruise up the river for 2 hours, followed by an hour of dock time. Each ticket provides each fan up to 5 drink tickets.
… Now, Vol fans can expect to see and hear some two-fisting full-grown adults barking at them from the middle of the Tennessee River as they get ready for Tennessee’s biggest football game of the season.
Heavens to Betsy, Miz Scarlett… I believe Ah’m feelin’ a bit faint. 200 Georgia fans barking? Why, Ah nevah!
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