Damn it, Palcohol.

You just had to brag about yourself.

You can’t stop the liquor. You can only hope to contain it.

Oh, laudy.  Powdered alcohol is a real thing.

Good luck on keeping that out of every sports venue in America.

(h/t)

 

At the intersection of recruiting and sexting

This ought to be fun.

In its new social media ed column, the NCAA specifically names SnapChat as a type of electronic transmission.

— John Infante (@John_Infante) February 11, 2014

For those of you who are even bigger social media tyros than I am, here’s what that means:

The photo messaging application allows users to take photos or videos and add text or drawing, then set an expiration for the message once it is opened. The service has been criticized in popular culture as a means to distribute explicit material, particularly for its part in the social phenomenon of sexting.

Can you say plausible deniability?  I thought you could.

Yukking it up at the coaches’ convention, part two

Meet Sandra Chapman, self-described football nut and a former Texas cheerleader, who may not be a doctor, but plays a concussion expert at conventions, evidently.

“The myth is that brain damage is permanent,” she said.

Early recognition of a concussion is crucial, she said, and then athletes must be given plenty of time to get better and avoid the risk of further concussion. Chapman suggested that coaches treat players with concussions not much differently than they would one with a broken ankle or torn ACL by keeping them sidelined. If so, the long-term problems associated with concussions can be avoided, she said.

“In the majority of cases, athletes fully recover after a concussion, given proper care,” Chapman said. “If you were to read the front pages, you would not believe this is true. But it is.”

Chapman didn’t downplay the risk of head injuries from playing football and said that she initially didn’t want her own son to play the game. But the benefits of football – including improved self-esteem, the lessons of teamwork and exercise – can’t be overlooked, she argued. Rather than a health risk, she called football “health-enhancing.”

“Most [concussions] come from car accidents, and we’re not getting rid of our cars, as you know,” she said.

She even has her own word.

On the other hand, it was a little curious to hear a neuroscientist tout health benefits of football such as making teenagers less likely to engage in other risky behaviors, less likely to become addicted to video games and encourage better sleep. She even talked about “brainomics” – her own word – which she defined as “the high economic cost if we don’t encourage youth to play team sports.”

Maybe one day there’ll be a Nobel Prize for brainomics.  In the meantime, please be careful when you drive.

Thursday morning buffet

Rise and shine, campers.

• “I don’t think you’ve seen quarterback play in the SEC this good in a long time.“
• What’s on the menu?  Ray Drew.
• Siri is fickle.
• If Georgia gets down early on Saturday, don’t panic.  North Texas blows a lot of leads.
• Mark Richt hadn’t thought about this week’s battle of the ex-Dawgs until the media reminded him about it.
• Somebody gives credit to Richt for being the father of the no-huddle offense in the SEC.
• Vegas buys into the national title game meme.  (ESPN nods approvingly.)

Wednesday morning buffet

Grab a plate and get to it.

• I think this is what they mean by irony:  “The healthiest defensive back for Georgia right now is sophomore safety Josh Harvey-Clemons, who is suspended for the opener after admitting to police this spring that he had been smoking marijuana.”  Weed makes you strong!
• Chad Morris promises Georgia 100% of Clemson’s playbook.
• I wonder if anybody ever talks to Paul Johnson now the way Erk talked to Paul Johnson.
• You’ve been warned:  Chris Fowler promises that ESPN will cover the Manziel story “just like we had to cover the investigation into Cam Newton at Auburn.”  Yech.
• Al.com apologizes for being sexist in a football story it ran.  You wonder how many readers even noticed in the first place.
• Maybe Al.com should have checked with Siri first.
• Christian Robinson turned down a NFL camp invite to stay in Athens as a GA.
• Here’s something else the Georgia offense was good at last season.

This could change the Intertubes as we know them.

Now you can turn on your sarcasm meter.

French company Spotter has developed an analytics tool that claims to be able to identify sarcastic comments posted online.

It’s yours if you’re willing to pony up the £1,000 per month for the service.  No word on whether that figure was offered snarkily or not.  I guess you’ll have to rent Spotter to find out.

Friday morning buffet

You need nourishment.

• This is what passes for optimism about Tennessee’s defense after spring practice.
• Mark Richt isn’t just worried about complacency with his starters.  He’s worried about the back-ups feeling like there’s nothing to compete for.
• Well played, UMass.
• Spurdog has a question.  Richt has an answer.  We need to return the favor this year, obviously.
• An app for inbreeds?  This could have major consequences for dating in [insert redneck state of choosing].
• Red panties are back, babee! (h/t John Infante)
• Notre Dame and NBC extend their TV deal another ten years.
• Cam Cameron has never considered football coaching work.  Sure.  That’s why he’s being paid $3.4 million dollars over the next three years to coach.
• I don’t normally indulge in bikini shots, but, hey, she’s a SEC football fan.

Tuesday morning buffet

The line is open, so grab a plate.

• SEC Network announcement is postponed in the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedy.
• I don’t know what it is about Les Miles and head coach rankings, but Athlon, it’s real simple:  any head coach with a national title and a program that’s a perennial contender in the SEC West is a better head coach than Dan Mullen, for starters.
• Another weird list.  I mean, Jeremy Hill is one of the top ten players to watch in the SEC?  Good player and all, but still…
• Texas State’s move to FBS football has its costs.
• Georgia Tech decides it needs to go shopping for recruits out of state, while Vanderbilt keeps adding on Georgia kids.  I guess James Franklin agrees with the Genius: “I certainly think there’s people in Georgia that can meet the academics.”
• Year2 looks at how technology is running ahead of NCAA recruiting rules.  No surprise there.
• He also maps SEC historical series here and SEC East historical series here, if you’re interested.
• Possible opening day note:  Clemson loses its starting TE to ACL tear suffered in spring game.

Tuesday morning buffet

Sidle on up and grab you a plate.

• DeLoss Dodds says Texas won’t schedule a game with Texas A&M because the Longhorns’ fans have hurt fee-fees.
• John Infante asks a good question about what the NCAA’s Board of Directors is up to with regard to suspending some of the new recruiting rules.
• T. Boone Pickens, whatta guy.
• I definitely don’t have a dog in this fight.
• John Helyar’s got a story that’s worth a read on the NFL’s relationship with Riddell and whether that might have played a part in undermining a company that produced a concussion-preventing helmet.
• Ole Miss getting a big head after a 7-6 season?  Oy.
• The Mountain West still ain’t happy with Mark Emmert.
• Cam Cameron on Zach Mettenberger:  film don’t lie.