Curling

The Washington Post has a great article on curling today. You can read it HERE. But let me do you a favor and stop you. This article about curling will be far better of a read, But first let me quote this dip shit (a person that has been dipped in shit) a couple of times.

They're chanting and doing the wave inside the curling venue at the Vancouver Olympics, and the players are having to adjust – HOLLY SHIT!! Olympic athletes are having to adjust to the F’in Wave? The Wave?
Like an NFL quarterback preparing for a playoff game on the road – really? Your telling me a curler in a 5500 person arena, that does the wave, has anything in common at all with a QB in a road playoff game?
On Saturday night, the crowd broke into a spontaneous rendition of "O Canada" toward the end of Canada's men's match against Britain. Members of both teams agreed it was a great moment – Yea, I bet it is very similar to when Virginia Tech comes out to “Sandman” by Metalica and you have over 85 thousand people (some so crazy they will shoot a bunch of people during class) screaming and bouncing up and down. Can you imagine “setting up” to send the “rock” down to land in the “house” while 5,500 liberal tree hugging Canadians sing O’Canada?

I don’t know about you but I’m actually starting to like this curling stuff. Yesterday I was screaming YAR!! YAR!! As the Americans tried to hold on to the win. Tonight the Americans will take on Chinamen and I will be fist pumin in my living room when those slant eyed yellow commie bastards try to stand in the way of an American Curling GOLD. I don’t know if it will be seen on NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, or USA but you bet your sweet ass I will be watching and screaming YAR!! (if anybody can tell me what the hell yar means and/or why they scream it; it would be greatly appreciated)

Tiger

Tiger Woods is about to give his press conference and I am sick and tired of hearing everyone say who he “owes” an apology too. He don’t owe us shit. And every single hypocrite in the media that is bashing him over and over and over needs to take a real long look at themselves. As soon as Tim Tebow gets a piece of ass I suspect that we will have the same thing out of him. That’s what happens. These supper star athletes and celebrates grow up, normally, one of two ways. Either poor or sheltered. The poor ones do stupid shit like fight dogs, shoot themselves in the leg, beat their girl friend up, etc… the sheltered ones are a little different, of course. They, on the other hand, never were able to do “fun” stuff, like have a period of their life where they do drugs, sleep with several different women, get an STD, stay drunk for a month, etc… so when these guys get really on their own (and their really never own their own until their daddy dies – ie Michael Jordan) they go nuts, pun intended. Tiger was making over a 100 million dollars a year. That’s just shy of 2 million a week. Now I want you guys to think about this for a minute. Put yourself in Tigers shoes. You are a kid that grew up with a father that was about as demanding as you can imagine. You had zero personal life. Then you go off to Stanford and become friends with a bunch of rich douche bags but still all you are doing is playing golf. Every day – all day. And then you have sex for the first time, you lose your virginity at 19 (im assuming he lost his about 19). Over the next decade you become one of the most popular athletes in the world, not the south, not the nation, in the WORLD!! You have women throwing themselves on you. You can afford to put these women up anywhere you want. “I’m gonna be in England next week, want to join me? I’ll fly you out.” I mean really, think about this for a second. Think about a nerd, a black nerd, that plays golf – getting any white woman he wants. Tiger says he is “addicted to sex” hell Tiger, I would be too.. I just cant afford to be.

A perfect fit

Mount Rushmore of the SEC

What if they were carving out 4 faces in Stone Mountain to represent football in the South. (not just the SEC) Football in the South is religion and Atlanta thought that stone mountain was getting kind of boring and to beef up the attraction they decided to make a Mount Rushmore of Football in the South. So the director of operations of Stone Mountain called me and asked that Southern Fried Shit make the call on who gets to be put on it... So here is 3 out of 4. help me out with the 4th. and of course feel free to make a suggestions on any of my 3 that you disagree with.

Bear Bryant
Bobby Bowden
Eddie Robinson

UPDATE!! here are some ideas that i have gotten for the Mountain. click on the name and you will go to their wiki page

Johhn Vaught
Bobby Dodd
Eddie Robinson
Robert Neyland
Vince Dooley
Steve Spurrier

HOLD THE PRESS! CULPEPPER JUST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION POP WARNER AND JOHN HEISMAN (AGAIN YOU CLICK THE NAME TO GO TO THEIR WIKI PAGES)

Culpepper also pointed out that i am an moron for not having them in the first place.

Texas to the Big 10?

Will Texas go to the Big 10? Would they? Your first impression is to say No, but, the talks will not die. And now the Pac 10 is pitching em also. If Texas does go to the BIg 10 then obviously this opens up a spot in the Big 12. Who do they go after? my first hunch would be TCU. Then let the Pac 10 go after 2 of the Boise st, Utah, or Byu. BUT!! what if the Big 12 got Arkansas? who would the SEC pick up? FSU and Georgia Tech would be my first 2 choices and i think GT would be my first. From a football stand point GT would not benefit. They would be playing much tougher competition BUT in basketball, where GT excels, they would have a huge up side. It would basically be uk instead of clemson, duke, unc, nc state, wake forest, etc... What will happen? Does Texas make the move? Which 2 out of the 3 (utah, boise, byu) would like to see in the Pac 10? would you rather GT or FSU in the SEC if Arkansas left?


Happy Wednesday

Quick Note

every year i scramble to get in a fantasy league. i jump on the first one available and then better and better ones come available. so i end up in 4 or 5 leagues and its not as much fun as being in 1 and investing all the time that you have on fantasy stuff to be able to spend it on that one. so here is what im putting out there and let me know if you guys are interested. stay in what ever league your in now, if your in a good one, AND/OR lets have 1 league that is taken very serious. we could use this blog as a way to talk smack. A 10 or 12 man league consisting of the people that post/read this blog ie. Me, Culpepper, Jody, Rusty, Reese, Starrett, Pulley, and Matt T. this would leave 4 "at large" spots for anyone that we suggest. Just throwing this out there. i know most of you are already in leagues and i was in some of the leagues that yall were in. You have to admit that not everybody took it serious. Let me know what yall are thinking...

Happy Tuesday

David Hale has a post on his blog (David Hale is a beat writer on the Bulldogs - he has a blog that is a real good read. he is very informed and is NOT a Ga fan so you get a non biased approach) - his last couple of post have been very very good. THIS ONE is about the how the conferences stack up against each other in several different aspects(recuriting, bowl games, players in NFL, just a whole bunch of shit) and it was shocking to me where the ACC ends up... I would love to here your thoughts on this... AND then check out THIS ONE where he really dives in to the difference between a 5 and 3 star guy. you will enjoy both of these write ups...

Jody posed the question about who will make the best QB out of this years draft? Here is what Kiper and McCshay have on their lists, let me know if yours is different.

Kiper's Board McCshay's Board
Bradford Bradford
Clausen Clausen
McCoy McCoy
LeFevour Pike
Tebow Tebow


Sam Bradford is 6-4 223. I did not know that. I thought he was shorter and smaller. At of all these QB's Bradford to me seems like he has the best arm. i also like the fact that he played at a big school. i understand that you got your joe flacos out there but they are few and far between. Let me be clear here. I DO NOT PICK A QB IN FIRST ROUND!!! There is 5 OT's randed in the top 32 and i would take the 5th one before i picked up a QB. so if im asked who i would prefer... its Bradford. if im a GM and drafting, then i probably pick up Tony Pike @ 23 years old and 6-6 and see if i can groom him into something. if i dont have a QB and i have to have a QB right now. then i trade for one. i would rather have a Pennington type QB than to start a rookie that is not going to play good that im paying more than anybody on the team.

State of the Program

I am going to grade the state of programs. Like where a program is now and where it is heading. Since this is based on mostly opinion, if not all, it should be interesting to see where you guys come in on this…

Alabama – A+ I want to say that Saban is doing something dirty up in T-town and that they will be back on probation in 3 or 4 years, but nothing in his past would suggest such. I also would like to say that I don’t think he will be there in 5 years but after the ND job came open (ND paid out more than Saban is currently making now) and not even a rumor came up about Saban even being interested, I guess I cant even say that anymore. Maybe its time that we (I) just accept the fact that he is just that good. I may not like him. I may think he is the anti-Christ, but absoulty nothing suggest anything other Saban in T-Town and Bama in the SEC championship regularly. Keep in mind, we are just now getting to the players that Saban recruited. He has had back to back undefeated regular seasons with Shula’s guys…

Auburn – B- The tigers are on their way back up. With a great recruiting class and an energized coaching staff, things are looking up for the Tigers. Here is what they got going against them… Right now the cupboard is pretty bare. And by the time the coaching staff can get a deep enough team to compete in the SEC then Malzone will be accepting a Head Coaching job somewhere else. That will be devastating to the program. After Chizik fails on his next Coordinator hire and the Tigers drop off on offense then Chizik will be replaced and who ever comes in will have a much much more talented team. Auburn is 7 years out from competing for an SEC title.

Tennessee – C- Alright, I love the fact that the Vols got Dooley but lets be honest here… The program is in pretty bad shape right now. Dooley will do good enough to go 7-6 maybe 8-5 and in 3 or 4 years the Vols will be looking for another Head Coach. This time the timing will be better and they will get a proven Coach that will carry the program back to where it belongs.

Georgia – B+ Two words… Todd Grantham. Anybody who pays attention saw that Ga can score points. Bobo is growing into a pretty damn good offensive coordinator but the Dawgs cant stop anybody. Well see if Grantham is worth 750K a year and if the Dawgs are competing for a SEC title or if Richt is on his way out. If Grantham doesn’t work out then the Dawgs could be in bad trouble.

LSU – C+ Les Miles is being exposed as not a good in game coach. The guy can recruit like hell but it just seems like when the game is on the line that your waiting for Miles to screw up instead of man up. How far will LSU have to drop before they make a switch will determine how long LSU stays a C+

Florida – A I’m not sure if I’m just hoping but something is going on down in the swamp. Meyer takes a leave and then the next day says he will be coaching this year.. this is after he loses Strong to Louy. Then he hires Edwards and then Edwards leaves for the Bills a month later. Like I say, maybe I’m just hoping.. but with UT down, and Fla having to play Bama in T-town this year.. Ga has a good west schedule.. maybe the Gayterds don’t make it back to Atlanta. BUT!! As long as Meyer is on the side lines, you have to give them a A.

(for reese cup)
Georgia Tech – C- Anytime a team can get a couple of weeks to prepare for the triple option they normally shut it down. Paul Johnson is a great coach, but I need to see a little more before I give Tech a B. this year was one of the Dawg’s worse years on defense and they shut PJ down. If you cant beat your in state rival when they are down then you damn sure cant beat them when they are up.

Nice

QB'S in the SEC

I read an article in the chattanooga times free press this morning about qb's in the SEC... you can read it HERE i got the link from senator blutarsky's blog GET THE PICTURE one of my favorite blogs on the web, other than southern fried shit. alright, so now that i have given credit to where i got the inspiration and most of the data for this article(since im a journalist now i have to respect my peers and give them credit)lets get on to the story..


Here is how i see the SEC lining up in the QB position...

#1 Arkansas - Mallet is obviously the most talented QB in the SEC. i dont think i should get any arguments here
#2 Alabama - really its a no brainer at #2. i mean the guy has a NC ring on his hand and in my mind, should have gotten the MVP of the SEC championship game.
Here is where it starts to get interesting...
#3 Florida - How can i put a 1st year starter over some returning starters?
#4 USC - I think Garcia will get a lot better this year. he is smart and has a great head coach that i think has groomed him and he has potential to have a break out year... or he may look like he did against uconn
#5 LSU - Jesus! how in the hell do i have Jordan Jefferson at #5???
#6 Auburn - I'm going out a limb here and picking Cam Newton (or lab top)
#7 Kentucky - Hartline is back and is a pretty consistest QB but nothing special
#8 Georgia - not because im a homer.. and really not because i think the QB battle is better than the ones under here.. really because i think GA's offensive line is better than the remaining teams that dont know who their QB will be. thats fair. isnt it?
#9 Mississippi State - Chris Relf looked good against Ol Miss last year and with Dan Mullin.. im almost tempted in moving Miss ST up a couple of notches.
#10 Vandy - Jordan Rodgers is Arron Rodgers' brother. i didnt know this. but now that i do i cant put them at the bottom
#11 Ol Miss - Nathan Stanley and Raymon cotton have never came out of my mouth before and i know nothing about them. i do know that jevan sneed was a very talented QB and Nutt helped him look like shit so imagine what they will do with a new guy
#12 Tennessee - I'm sorry rusty. its not personal, UT has a 3 way battle for the QB spot and the program is on its 3rd Head Coach in 3 years.. that normally doesnt fair will for a rookie QB.

Huh?

Today on the Bleacher Report, their are some interesting things about the SEC... Here are some quotes from the article that was about if the SEC is getting boring because of it being so top heavy with Florida and Alabama. give me your thoughts.

Mark Richt doesn't have the talent or the drive to overtake Florida this year. He and the dogs seem content to simply have "Winning seasons" and bowl games and some are wondering where the hunger is on this team.

Tennessee is still rebuilding and changing regimes yet again. This is the third coach in three years and that can't translate into a big season in anyone's book.

Auburn? Please folks, did you miss the late season melt down? If anyone thinks one recruiting class makes a difference in one year, change your diaper and quit getting fairy tales read to you. While they may be improving, they're not in Alabama's league yet.

I dont know about you guys but the SEC is all but boring to me. While we had a rematch in the SEC championship game we still had extremly close games through out the year. I understand that Florida and Bama are the favorites to play for it again this year but "boring"? really? was watching Bama having to block a field goal in the final seconds to beat UT boring? and that same evening watching Florida struggle at Mississippi State, was that boring? and that was just one day in the SEC. evey conference game Bama played last year they were a favorite to win and my close friend jody who is a ridiculous bama fan knew that no matter who they were playing that Bama better be ready because anybody in the SEC can beat anybody else. and as long as we have that, then, to quote yoda... boring the SEC is not.

Odds to win 2011 Super bowl

the odds to win next year's super bowl are out and i got 2 that look pretty good. PAT's are at 10:1 and the Giants are at 30:1. 30:1 sounds pretty damn strong. check the odds out and let me know what you guys think are the best bets. the link is HERE

Ok Ok Ok

The super bowl was good, real good. Brees did a great job. Great story. Katrina was repaired. A franchise was fixed. blah blah blah blah...

Georgia hired the 3rd final coach from Vandy. he was the LB's coach their and more importantly he was the recruiting coordinator. Now i know that Vandy doesnt top the head lines with 5star guys year in and year out but it appears from the outside (and i couldnt be any further outside) that CMR is putting together a pretty damn good staff. after watching that super bowl and seeing a 3-4 totally screw up the best QB in the league was fun. I got a good feeling about this year...

sorry for the lack of post recently. i promise to get some new shit for you soon.

Look alike game.....

Nash Nance

The Skinny on UGA's class of 2010

Ok, so UGA limped to the recruiting finish line this year. The most disappointing part of the day (which most of us knew was coming) happened at 9:45am when the top player in the state Da'Rick Rogers confirmed reports and sent his LOI to the University of Tennessee. I really think Rogers will make an immediate impact at the collegiate level and this one hurts. Physically, the guy could step on the field on Sunday's at age 18. Mentally, I'm not so sure. The last I heard he still hadn't achieved a qualifying SAT score. I'm sure Tennessee will find a way to get him enrolled, but if they don't, this one may not be over guys. The whole thing smells fishy and if it were Lane Kiffin instead of Derrick Dooley, I'd be convinced that something was up. Basically Tennessee offered Rogers' best friend and QB Nash Nance a scholarship two weeks ago hoping Rogers would follow him. Nance's dad if extremely close to Rogers and a father figure type. In my opinion, he used Rogers to improve the level of school his son would get an offer too. Nance will never touch the field at Tennessee. Anyway, enough about DR. We had two other long time commitments de-commit this past week as well. Deon Rogers and Nickell Robey both backed out of their commitments and are headed to Louisville and USC respectively. Rogers is a 3* LB and Robey is a 4* CB. These guys were never "solid" commits though and we anticipated them changing when Willie was fired. On to the good news, Alec Ogletree, Garrison Smith, TJ Stripling, Brent Benedict among others are now Dawgs. We didn't just try and fill up the class with second tier guys once players started backing out. This opens us up for a full class next year, which we haven't had in several years. One of my favorite dawgs already is Kenarious Gates. He was only offered on Monday night and he immediately switched his commitment from Kentucky to his "dream school". He is a 6-5" 300lb offensive lineman with good feet and good smarts. The story I read about him talked a lot about how he loves UGA and is grateful to have a chance to play for his home state Bulldawgs. I love this kind of kid. We had two surprises go our way today in Michael Thornton, a 4* DT that will probably play the nose position in the 3-4 and an unranked 6-6 WR named Lonnie Outlaw. This guy is a "sign and place" kid that will play for GMC and get his grades in order. The good thing about him is that he is Nick Marshall's (2011 QB already offered) cousin and they are very close. That's a quick recap of UGA's signing day coverage. Go Dawgs!!!

Speak up

I will be counting on our recruiting insiders John and Brad to bring us their overall perspectives on how this years recruiting ended up.

Glad you guys made it for the first time.......but now the honeymoon is over!

Don't get me wrong I like the Saints and Drew Breeeeeeeez almost as much as I like Payton Manning, I would be happy with either team winning this game. With that being said, here are the reasons the Colts will win. Before we get to the on the field stuff let's just pretend that both teams are equal at every position.

Off the field tale of the tape

1. The Saints at the beginning of the season set their goal to be IN the Super Bowl. Since the NFC Championship game they have been celebrating like they are the world champs. I cannot imagine how hard it is to work all season long to accomplish your goal and then after you accomplish it turn around and set a new one with two weeks to build the same motivation that is required to win the Super Bowl.

2. Everyone loves the story of how the city of New Orleans has rallied around the Saints, I will admit it is a good story, BUT that was over 4 years ago how long is a team supposed carry their fans before the debt is re payed, it is added pressure that the Saints surely don't need. "Win one for the Gipper" would not have meant as much if they would have told Sayers that for four years in a row.

On the field

1. The Colts are short handed without Dwight Freeny (we all know what he can do) and Jerrad Powers who started at corner all year but did not play in the Championship game ( the reason Braylon had a walk in touch down on a backup CB) I will admit their D is looking not too hot. But they are still better than the Saints D. The Saints have relied heavily on turnovers all year, a category which they were in the top teams in the league, despite that their defense is still ranked 25th. So I think Colts still have the edge on D because with Payton not turning the ball over it will be a long day for them.

2. Both teams seem to have an equally explosive offense but this is not the case. The saints rely on long down field passes and swing passes but do not have much of a passing for a 3rd 8 type situation with most their passes being 12 yards or more I suspect the Colts ( especially if Powers plays) will keep everything in front of them, and have LB's that are athletic enough not to let the swing passes eat them up. True the Saints have a better running game but it is not better than the Jets or Ravens and the Colts shut both of them down. And don't try to tell me well the Saints shut down AP because they did not he had huge game despite his 3 fumbles. Manning on the other is a wizard behind the center. You never know where the ball is going and even if you get lucky before the snap and guess the right formation he will just see your linebacker smiling and change the play to go the other direction.

In summation

Colts 28 Saints 17

Super Bowl Week

Whats up people? its super bowl week and we got to figure out whats going to happen. i have been looking at several different things. the thing im looking at right now is when these 2 teams play a team that is ranked in the top 5 in passing offense, and the colts have played 3 teams ranked in the top 5. Houston twice, and New England. in these games the defense of the colts have given up an average of 356 yards in the air and 26 points. all 3 of these games the colts had dwight freeney, one of the best pass rushers in the game. i would have to think that the colts' defense is not going to be as good when the ball is in the air with out freeney rushing the passer. so now we are giving brees extra time to throw the ball against a team that gives up 350+ passing yards when playing the best passing teams. now the saints have only played a top 5 passing team once this year, the pats. brady only had 237 yards and the pats only scored 17 points. it was the 4th best job the saints did on defense this year and it was against one of the best passing teams and qb's. so what i got from this is that the saints defense do better against better passing teams. combine that with the fact that freeney is out (im assuming he is going to be out) and i have to give the edge to the saints on defense in this game.

offense and special teams report to come... also a report on the "if" factor.

What type of S&C does Bama have?

Let me start by saying, obviously they are doing something right. But, what in the hell do these lard ass lineman eat? Remember Andre Smith last year? The guy cost himself several million dollars by coming to the combine as an out of shape blob. He was weak, slow, and did not resemble the terror he was on the football field during the season at all. I can actually see how this can happen, no matter how stupid, due to the combine being several months removed from the final game of the season. But this leads me to my next player, Terrance Cody. WTF? How can this overweight slob be a dominant football player? He has bigger boobs than Pam Anderson. Something just does not look right when you look at these two.

Anyone else scared to look?

Bye Bye Brett - Pre super bowl talk

hang it up man. go back down to southern mississippi and deer hunt, fish, hang out at the local gas station and let people tell you how good you are. cause thats what its all about itsnt it brett? dont you just want to feel wanted. dont you just want programs to go out of their way, to put jobs on the line, to cause all kind of controvsy just for you? thats what its all about aint it brett? are you going to go on fox news this year? how many times are you going to lie between now and the beginning of next season brett? oh, you dont want to talk about it right now? ok, my bad. since you are brett favre i guess what ever you say goes. but before you ride off to do your next wrangler commercial can i ask you what it feels like to be in the NFC championship game twice in 3 years and end both games the exacte same way... with a pick? i guess you wouldnt have it any other way would you brett? i mean who else are you going to let win or lose the game? well brett, you can rest assured that i dont give 2 shits whether you come back, retire, go on greta, or coach a high school team. i could care less brett, because im sick of you. im sick of hearing about you. im sick of seeing you. and maybe, just maybe, the vikings are sick of you also. i mean hell, you have burned every bridge you have ever crossed so be sure not to let this one pass you by.

So lets talk about the big one. im sure we will have plenty of talk about which side to be on in this game and intially what im looking at is the point movement. what made the points move from 4 to 5 1/2? and why so fast? and whats up with the total? it drops from 56 to 55 1/2 and then climbs back up to 56 1/2. so the early money is obvioulsy going on Colts and Under and then others are jumping on the over to move it back up. I do like the fact that the colts have the "been there done that" on their side and playing a super bowl virgin. The saints didnt handle the pressure that good towards the end of the season when they were still undeffeated. but 5 1/2? the colts seem to be really good and after watching the saints/vikings game you really had to have the feeling that the vikings lost the game more than the saints won it. plus i spoke to a guy today that was at the game and he said, "joe, it was the loudest i had ever heard that place. i go to 3 or 4 lsu games a year and death valley has never been that loud." wow, saints had a huge home field advantage, playing a 40 year old qb that they put on the ground every other play (it seemed), plus the vikings turned the ball over 15 times (again, it seemed), and the saints still had to go in over time to win... i love dogs and i love them even more in the super bowl but im leaning towards the colts early. stay tuned for either a change of heart or a stronger feeling...

possible blog header

Thank you Mike Shula

Mike Shula came to the University of Alabama as a proud Alumni to take over a program that was in turmoil in May of 2003. The school had been put on probation from 2002 - 2006 and Shula took a job from a school knowing he would be on probation the first 3 years and was only getting paid 900k per year. they had gone through Mike Dubose - been screwed over by Dennis Franchione - and had a brief relationship with Mike Price (its rolling baby). The program was at one of its lowest points. Mike Shula resurrected a dieing program and brought them back on the national scene in just his 3rd year by going 10-2 and winning the cotton bowl. So after the 2005 season the school gives Shula a 6 year contract extension and a raise as a show of their appreciation for not just winning ball games but doing it under some of the hardest circumstances in school history. After the 2006 season and just a year into his new 6 year contract Mal Moore and the University of Alabama informed Mike Shula his services were no longer needed and didnt want him to even coach in the bowl game.. "I had to work out at 6:30 a.m. and when I got to the gate, we had people around here talking about it," said center Antoine Caldwell of Montgomery. The sophomore said his reaction was "shock, just disbelief. They give the guy four years and after a 10-2 season last year they give him a contract extension and a raise. What we did last year is just non-existent, I guess." you remember Antoine Caldwell from last years team dont you? you may remember some of the players on this years team that Shula is responsible for bringing to the University of Alabama. like Rolando McClain, Greg Mcleroy, Javier Arena, just to name a few. After the Crimson Tide won their 13th National Title every person that considers them self a Tide fan should take a moment and thank Mike Shula. Thank him for coming in a time when no one else would. thank him for recruiting players that helped you win a title. thank him for bending over and letting you screw him out the door while you call him names like "pretty boy" and "weak ass" (just to name a few). Then go down to the Bear Bryant Museum and talk to Bear about how we finally got our man. Tell him we finally got a coach that dont take no shit. Tell him we finally have gotten back to where we belong, at the top. And be sure to read.. "I have tried to teach class, to have pride, and to display character. I think, winning games, takes care of itself if you do that." -Paul Bear Bryant. After reading that then look up at his statue and be proud. you have won games. you have won a Championship. But you didnt do it with class or character, you did it with Saban.

Click the cartoon

March Madness or BCS National Champ

Which is harder to win? That was a question that was posed to me yesterday. At first i said BCS because you have to rely on things you cant control. For instance, Boise State. In basketball if you win then you win. (i do not want this to turn into "playoff in football" debate) The person i was speaking with disagreed and said he thought basketball was more difficult because you 65 teams that all have a chance you have to win 8 games instead of just one. Then he posed the same question with a catch. lets talk about just major teams. which is harder; UNC, Duke, Kentucky, UCLA, Kansas etc.. to win a title in Basketball or Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, LSU to win one in football? so i brought up Auburn in 04. They are a major team (or at least in a major conference) and they had an undefeated regular season and won the SEC championship and didnt even get a chance to play in the title game. so which is tougher? To go through a regular season, conference tourny, and 8 games in March Madness? OR regular season, Conference Championship (if applicable) and Title game?

Championship weekend.. i want to see some picks. The lines we are using on picks are Indy -8 & 39 and NO -3 1/2 & 53. you dont have to pick a side and you dont even have to pick every game but i want to see some picks damn it.

also, this morning on mike and mike i heard that the colts were behind in 9 games this year. when you go back and see how close they won most of their games it makes the 8 point line look almost crazy. something is going on with this line. its been a heavy favorite playoff and it seems like vegas is begging you to bet on the dog. Most of you guys know how much i love dogs but stay with the heavy favorites here and then take the dog in the big one.

This is for Joe.....

Cod Lock cont..

Ok, now for my thoughts on the New Orleans Saints game. Maybe we will see Favre retire now after this loss. the pick he threw w/ 7 minutes left in the game down 4 deep in his own territory setting up the Saints final TD to go up 11 was just sad. The Saints had a great game plan i thought. the way they took Minnesota's pass rush out of the game with quick passes and and screens was just great. Brees had a hell of a game throwing for 327 yards and 4 TD's was really fun to watch. AND Reggie Bush kept the D on their heels never knowing what he was going to do. I am really looking forward to a INDY / NO matchup in Maimi.

Its not a Perdiction when its Guaranteed...Its a COD LOCK

I got COD LOCKS. Oh yea baby. COD... LOCKS!! you damn right. On both Championship games you will feel comfortable that the insight that you are about to read will allow you to see into the future. that's right. I am about to take you into the future. I am not going to tell you what is GOING to happen, i am going to tell you what DID happen....

AFC Championship. The Colts played the J.E.T.S. Jets! Jets! Jets! and the Jets! Jets! Jets! Lost! Lost! Lost! Bad! Bad! Bad! Peyton Manning demonstrated again why defenses do not fair well when Peyton sees them twice in a months time. Peyton connected with 3 different targets for touchdowns while Sanchez looked like... well, a rookie. This looked just like the Colts team that went to the Super Bowl a few years back. Their D was horrible against the run in the regular season and then just flat out shut down running teams in the playoffs. If you think for one second that the Jets play better D than the Ravens then you obviously didn't watch the game this weekend. The Colts totally dismantled the Jets D and watching Rex Ryan's face towards the end of the game looked just like that deer i almost hit with my car.

Colts 28 New York 10

NFC Championship was next and I will share my thoughts on that game in a little while. It was a little closer than the AFC game but with 7 min. to go in the 4th Qt you had no doubt who would cover.

Just a little eye candy for Joe

Catching up

UT is starting to win my heart over. Last year i hated it for them when they hired Kiffin and he started mouthing off at SEC power houses and i had to listen to UT fans TRY really really hard to defend him. Now with the Dooley hire i really think UT is better off. When Kiffin took the job he said he couldnt wait to beat Fla next year.. When Dooley took it he thanked Nick Saban for all he had done for him. the difference in these two coaches is apples and oranges. Dooley will bring class back to a team that deserves it... ok, maybe not deserves it.. Dooley will bring class to a program that needs it. thats better.

Speaking of Class, am i the only person that thought that Favre's 4th Qt touchdown with 2 minutes to go on 4th down up 27-3 was the most classless thing i had ever seen. i really felt that blunt's knock out punch to the boise state guy this past year was a more classy thing to do at the end of the game then what Childress and Favre did. I rank it up there with Tyson biting Holifield's ear. That one play made me think even less personally of a person that at one time i had so much respect for. Watching Brooking go over to side lines to tell Favre what he thought about it was a nice touch, just wish i could have heard what he said...

Hypocrite!! yea, thats me. as soon as i talk about how important class is i want to say my favorite player in the NFL is Jared Allen. when brooking did go over to the side lines to talk shit to favre, Allen was there to let him know that he would stomp hiss ass if he came any closer. i love the way he plays the game. when Minn is on defense i watch allen on every single play. even the ones he is not directly involved in he is still so much fun to watch. be sure to check him out against the Aints this weekend.

Play off predictions gone bad. i picked Philly and SD to go to the super bowl and neither one are even playing this weekend. Cod locks stick out again. I also liked the Cardinals and under this past weekend and it almost went over in the first half...

The Dawgs hire a DB's coach from Uconn. maybe he want have another player die on him this year...

Watching the Dallas D was pretty fun this past weekend and hearing Wade phillips say that Grantham was "grossly over quatlified for his postion as D line coach" also made me feel good. If jones fires Phillips i think he is a moron.

Marty ball... while i like Scareface Turner i think the chargers are regreting firing marty. seems it didnt make much of a difference.

i got hammered this weekend. went out to eat at a great place and everything was going great until i got 3 crown and cokes for free... after that i was whiskey bent and hell bound. for real...

Picks for this weekend.. I taking both home teams to win and im not picking Against The Spread.. and i reserve the right to go in and edit this blog after the games and change my picks to both road teams..

is it just me or is Rex Ryan a goofy fat ass? i'm trying to like the guy but he just gets on my damn nerves.

Kentucky got a scare from Auburn this weekend in B Ball... Wait a minute.. who gives a shit?

We finally have a defensve coordinaror

Todd Grantham has been named UGA's defensive coordinator. Let me just say thank you to Kirby Smart for turning us down. Thing is, I really wanted for Smart to take the job, but after looking into this deeper, I LOVE the hire. This guy has fire and passion. Saban actually tried to get Grantham to be his DC when he coached the Dolphins. I love this quote from our new coach...
"I look forward to developing an aggressive, physical, attacking style defense that offenses will not look forward to playing against."

Dawg fans, I think we have ourselves a coach that is gonna turn our defense around. Can't wait to see our next year's D already. Gooooo Dawgsssss!!!!!!

Looks like Kirby will stay with Bama

Reports are now saying that Saban said that Kirby will stay at Alabama. Looks like we'll try and get Todd Grantham as our next defensive coordinator now. I really hoped KS would accept but Grantham should be a good choice as well. Word was that Saban had already contacted Grantham to be Bammer's next DC if Kirby left.

Kirby

I am looking in to the Kirby deal right now. I should have a good bit of links later on today to shed some light on the situation.

plus, i will give my short list of coaches for USC

National Title

Alright, First and Foremost I would like to say that Alabama won the National Championship fair and square. They won it straight up and when you knock a player out on the other team on a clean hit – that’s part of the game. Last night during the game Pulley said that he was sure that I would feel that this Title would be tainted due to McCoy. I was insulted. No, this title is not tainted due to McCoy. Actually I think when you knock players out on the other team that shows just how much more physical you are than them.

That said… If McCoy plays in that ball game Texas wins by double digits. With 3 minutes to go in the game down by 3… there is no way that game should have been that close. And that is even after the ridiculous shuttle pass call from Mac Brown then Texas goes in to halftime down 17-6 with life. Especially when Gilbert Grape started coming in to his own and starts completing passes. If they were not trying to dig out of such deep hole I really think that Texas has legitimate chance to win that game. Hell, they had a legitimate chance with a 24-6 hole.

Mack Brown out coached Nick Saban. That’s right. And if any of you Alabama fans don’t admit that then you are wearing Saban colored glasses. I’m not saying Brown is a better coach, I’m saying that Brown was with in 3 points with a freshman QB on a team that is built around the QB on the bench - with 3 minutes to go - with the ball. You cant draw an analogy on the bama side. Bama is a more balanced team and you can basically plug people in (ie Richardson for Ingram). I understand that is due to coaching that is why I just said that I don’t believe that Brown is a BETTER coach than Saban but he did out coach him in that game.

Overall, the SEC just won its 4th straight Title. No other conference has ever won 4 straight titles and this helps all of us SEC teams out. It basically secures us in the Title game in any “controversial” year. If the 04 season is played next year then Auburn plays for the National title and for that every SEC school needs to thank Alabama, Florida, and LSU. Thank you, hopefully one of us can keep the streak going next year.

todd grantham???

uhhh. ok, i have never heard of him. i googled his wikipedia page and wasnt really impressed other than the fact that he was named assistant head coach by Saban. He is currently with the cowboys but only coaching the D line... i understand that i dont have to know/heard of/ be familiar with who ever Richt hires but i am getting a little nervous about this. Kirby's season is over tonight, i expect that his name will either have UGA DC behind it or he is completely out of the talks. At that point we wait till Saturday night to see if Dallas wins and then get word about this Todd Grantham guy. the NFL has a rule that no other team (NFL team) can not contact another (NFL) coach until the season is over. the rule does not apply to colleges contacting nfl coaches. so maybe we dont have to wait till the dallas season is over to find out about this grantham guy. i do know that the only time he actually held the DC title he was fired, and that was from the Browns. I dont know... i say on here that im happy with how secretive the coaching search has been and yet i jump on any rumor i hear and start critiquing the name right away. i suspect that we will have our man, KIRBY, this weekend and all will be well in the heart of the DAWG nation. i'm starting to have to convince myself this...

As for Richt.. who he hires has a lot to do with how he will go into next season in the minds of the fans. Van Gorder was really a no name and he worked out pretty damn good so richt is really batting .500 while hiring people that are not "proven" in the minds of the fans. Can you imagine how excited we will be with a name like SMART vs. how nervous we will be with a guy named... hold on... yea, Grantham?

Who is hot and Who is not?

All this talk about recruiting and coaching and all that has got me wondering who are the best coaches and who are the guys that need to go? I will provide you a list of my 5 best, 5 most underrated, and  5 most overrated at this time.

5 best.

1. Nick Saban- As much as it pains me to say this being and Auburn fan I have too. Having that much success at 2 different SEC schools, and turning around a program with no depth and thin on talent that quickly he is actually worth every penny.

2. Pete Carroll- If for no other reason he continually gets the best QB in the nation to come sit on his bench for 2 or 3 years then sends them on their way to the NFL(with this year being the lone exception). Not to mention no one is more consistent in the BCS games, yeah I know he lost a big one but how many has he won?

3. Urban Meyer- The only reason I have Urban behind these two guys is that USC and Alabama were in shambles when they took over and Urban took over a team that  already the pieces of a contender put in place. Ron Zook is one of the best recruiters in the nation . Urban was more capable of coaching up the talent that was already there.

4.Mack Brown- Consistently one of the best recruiters and nicest guys in college football. He has had some GREAT players come through there, for years he had trouble converting his on the field talent into actual national championship hopes, I think he has since figured out how to do that.

5. Jim Tressell- I know I know I hate him as much as you guys do, but he owns the Big Ten and even though he doesn't always win the big game he always gets to one. He wins old school with Defense and running the ball and you have to give him credit for changing that a little when he got a QB that could more. The fact he is evolving his offensive strategy ( which has always been the knock on him) means big trouble for the big ten.

5 most underrated. 

1. Gary Patterson- I know he is a hot topic lately but news flash this is not the first year that TCU has been a great team. He has always been a few pieces away from being able to compete in any conference and with two great years in a row and some young players to boot, watch out for the frogs to consistently try and push its way in the top 10 year after year.

2. David Cutcliffe- SEC fans know how good this guy is especially UT fans. I don't know if you noticed but Duke mattered in the ACC this year, and yes I do mean in football. I would say that Duke is on the rise and could compete to win their side within the next 4 years, but I won't, because Cutcliffe will have a much better job by then.

3. Mike Leetch- I know this bad timing for old Mike but if you at his track record he shouldn't be jobless for long. Everywhere he has been they were better when he left refer to Valdosta State, Kentucky, and now you can add TT to that list. Athletes, mainly QB's and WR's will come find the guy no matter where he is, and they are smart to do so.

4. Bo Pellini- Nebraska got a steal with this guy as their head coach and the impact was immediate. The only reason he is number 4 on my list instead of 2 is because it takes longer for defensive genius to build his defense than an offensive guru to build and offense, but I think we all saw this year that the black shirts are on their way back.

5. Houston Nutt- He has never really had a superior team in the SEC with the Razorbacks but no one was excited about playing them. I think Snead's bad was a blessing to him still going to and winning the Cotton Bowl and getting Snead back. Give him a few years to stack some recruits and Archie will be proud.

5 most overrated 

1. Les Miles- The wheels are slowly starting too fall off at LSU there are so many times you can win games by not knowing how much time is on the clock and throwing hail mary's. LSU is a built in recruiting mecca every player in Louisiana( where there are some outstanding high school football player) dreams of playing for LSU is not hard to get players yet he keeps getting the wrong ones.

2. Paul Johnson- I know, I know back to back ACC championship games, so what! Have you seen the ACC lately? The option out dated you don't need speed, or strength, or even athletes to stop it. Only discipline.  I think he has proved he will never win a big bowl game, a month to prepare for the triple option equals complete shutdown of the triple option. Paul will be back in D1AA in 5 years.

3. Mark Richt- This brings me the most pleasure to type, not because of Mark I have met him and he is a great guy, but because of all you obnoxious UGAy fans( thanks Pulley I am using that one now). Every year his recruiting class is surrounded by the likes of Florida, Texas, USC, Oklahoma and LSU. Yet they have one thing UGA does not, a crystal trophy shaped like a football. No team in my opinion has had recruiting classes as good as UGA's for a constant period of time and has no titles to show for it. 

4. Bobby Patrino- Yes he had a couple of years at Louisville. Then didn't cut it in the NFL and the reason is against NFL or SEC defenses you can't throw the ball 60 times a game and expect to be consistent. Which is why he ride the Arkansas thing until he sees the the grim future of what he brought to the program and he will bail for a Pac 10 job long before Arkansas crumbles.

5. Steve Spurrier- Yes I know I hate to say it as much as you hate to hear it. Has SC gotten better, yes they have but they didn't bring in the old ball coach to make them better, Lou Holtz did that, they brought him in to win, which he hasn't done in an awful long time I wonder if he forgot how. The days of Danny W and 5 wide are gone he just won't get those players at SC. I give him years before he practicing his swing to try and make the Champions tour.

Not so fast

Pulley, First of all I do think that Bama is going to win. I do think that Saban is a better coach. I also think that Alabama played a perfect game vs. Florida.... Now for what I KNOW!!! 1) Texas has as much talent as Alabama does. 2) Texas has heard over and over how much better and how much more physical Alabama is than they are and a fella by the name of Muschamp will have his boys fired up and ready to punch somebody in the mouth. 3) you got a D coordinator that every time he is asked a question it is about if he is going to stay at Alabama. 4) you got a RB that has been to New York to win a trophy that all but assures him he will not play well in his next game. 5) if you think for one minute that Texas doesnt match up talent for talent then your smoking crack. Their is a reason your QB came from their state and not the other way around. 6) In Texas’ last eight games when underdogs of 6-points or less, they are 6-2 straight up. AND the last time they played in this very same game they were an underdog to a USC team that was one of the most talented teams that we (our generation) have witnessed and Texas beat them.

I will say again. I think Bama wins this game. I will be pulling for Bama in this game. But you can expect a Texas team that will come in ready to play.

And one more thing. If Bama does win, can you and all the Bamar Nation do me and everyone a favor and act like you been there before? you would think with all the tradition that yall are constially talking about that you could act like something other than a Miami fan. The U comes to mind when I hear a Bamar talking after a game because its, "the world against us" attiude. The only difference is they speak ebonics and yall speak.... well most of yall have trouble speaking from all the snuff in your mouths. It is possible to lose a game because the other team played better. It is possible that Saban could get out coached. It is possible that he may not have his team as ready as you toothless bastards think he does. We are only a year removed from Bama embarassing the SEC in the sugar bowl. So WHEN Bama wins their 13th National Title and goes ahead of Notre Dame then try your hardest to act like you been there 13 times.

I thought i was finished but i cant go with out also saying to Auburn Tiger fans that i think if you dont pull for not only a school from your state, but a school from the same conference, then you are more of a embread bastard than i thought. Do you not understand that the kids on the Alabama team are from around here. Their is 59 kids that graduated from a High School in the state of Alabama on this team. These are local kids and if you cant pull for them then you need to really put things in perspective. And the argument that they (bama) wouldnt pull for yall aint workin for me. I understand that they probably wouldnt pull for yall but if you are going to act just like the team that you hate so bad, then maybe you are not as different from them as you thought

from Starrett to Pulley

Fact check....

"Bama has the #1 rated class coming in"....
By what service? Not Scout, not rivals, not ESPN. Bamarecruitinginsiderolltideroll? maybe?

Referencing Kirby Smart...what do you think he's going to say? He may or may not leave to come to UGA but here are the facts, UGA has not named a coordinator, is it maybe b/c their #1 target has not coached his final game? If UGA were targeting someone besides Kirby, I think we'd have an announcement by now. We know Muschamp isn't in the picture and I would guess that we aren't looking at Central Michigan or Troy assistants, so I'll assume we are still pursuing Kirby. "Why the hell would he do that?" Well lets think about it logically, first of all he played at UGA. Most people form relationships at college and tend to migrate back to that area if possible. He is good friends with Mike Bobo whom he played with which would mean he and a good friend are coordinators for a traditional SEC power. He would have TOTAL control of the defense. Does he have that at Bama - don't thinks so as Saban is a defensive guy. He'll name two of his own assistants. Like I said, whether or not he comes, I don't know. But for Bama fans to act like its nonsense further proves your original point about their arrogance Joe. No offense to you personally BP, just calling it like I see it.

John S.

also, if you check ESPN here you will find a story written just today about Kirby to Ga.. so i guess im the not the only person talking about it.

Best of 2009

Going back through some of the blog post from last year i was pretty impressed with how it went. We didnt keep it up daily but we did a pretty damn good job. So i put together a best of 2009 so you guys can go back to some of the highlights in the blog's first year...


(of course all you have to do is click on the link to go to that post)


John Starrett tells everyone how to "slay your bookie" with 3 losers - plus some pretty damn good pics on this post


"Steinhatchee" could have been my best post of the year, to bad i did it so early

"Double Digit dog could win outright"... and did. plus the pictures of Ashley Judd helped this make the list

"Why I hate Ga Fans" from Rusty was just a great post. along with "To Rusty, I'm Sorry" together made October 9th the highest ranked blog hits for the year


"Pretty Good Seats" also made the list


and "calling out Meet Joe Black" could be one of my Fav's (be careful for heavy profanity on this post from Pulley)

A big thanks to Reese, Starrett, Pulley, Rusty, Jody, and Culpepper. AND to all of the blogs fan base, "I promise to make this blog the best blog and I promise to not let any other blog out work me and you will never see another blog push his team harder than this blog will push its bloggers. God Bless."

Thoughts

1^st - Mike Leach – Adam James is a spoiled rotten little bitch. When I saw him walking around on the sidelines of the TT/Mich St game with his little stocking cap on bobbing his head, like obviously his daddy Craig did when he went down on the chanclor, I got madder and madder. Mike Leach is the best thing to ever happen to the Tech football program and Adam James looks like the bully in karate kid (do you remember how bad you hated Johnny from the first karate kid?)

2^nd - Playoffs – I hate the fact that the regular season ended this way with 3 rematches in the first round but it kind of helps my argument against a college playoff. Imagine if Bama had to play Florida again in the quarter final of a playoff bracket. But, as for the teams in the playoffs, I cant remember when this many teams had a really really good shot to win the superbowl. When you start looking at the teams I could make a case for several, but here is what Im thinking, right now… I may have to many upsets.

Wild Card Round

AFC

4 Cinncy over 5 NY jets

6 Balt over 3 NE (UPSET!!!)

NFC

6 Philly over 3 Dallas (UPSET!!!)

5 G Bay over 4 Arizona

Divisional Round

AFC

(SD would have Cinncy since Balt beat NE )

SD over Cinncy

Balt over Indy (UPSET!!!)

NFC

NO over Philly

Gbay over Zona

Conference Championship

New Orleans over Minnesota

San Diego over Baltimore

SUPER BOWL

San Diego over New Orleans as a 6 point Under Dog.

3^rd – Big 10 – if the Big 10 adds 2 teams to form a 12 team conference then what will it be called since the Big 12 is already taken. I’m going with the Big North. I know, its good.

4^th – Georgia Coaching search – “just a little patience, yeaaaaaa yea. Just a little patience. Yeaaaaaaaa yea. I've been walking these streets at night, Just trying to get it right (Need some patience, yeaaaaaaaaaaaa) It's hard to see with so many around, You know I don't like being stuck in a crowd (Could use some patience, yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa) And the streets don't change but maybe the name, I ain't got time for the game!”

all im saying is have a little patience people. If we land smart then it was worth the wait. If we land No Name from No Where University, then we will sing a different song.

5th - Four fingers at the start of the 4th qt. - Am I the only person that this absoulty annoys?

Not really a lot to talk about right now on the DC hunt. Chavis' name has been the latest to be talked about but when Richt got question specifically about him he dodged the question as good as Ben Stiller did in Dodge ball. I expect that we will see Chavis get a raise pretty soon. Kirby Smart's name hasnt died yet. But!! I'm not sure what names are legit. Richt has done a very good job keeping names under wraps. Richt did say today that Garner is not going to be the DC and Garner is obviosuly cool with that. This is a good thing. CMR did say that the search may take a little longer than the first week of January. Could go on till the 2nd week.

As for the bowl picks I have been doing pretty good. if you notice my cod lock post this year is pretty much going just like last year. take a look and compare last year and this year games.

Calling out Meet Joe Black.....

You talked a ton of shit on this board throughout the season about the Gaytors, but we haven't heard one peep out of you since Alabama made Tim Superfagg cry like a little bitch on national television, gave your coach a heart attack and made him take an indefinite leave and basically donkey punched your fucking national title hopes back to Gainesville. It was easy for you to talk shit when the Gaytors were whipping up on UGAy and the other weaker SEC teams. Hell, you even told someone they sounded like a sore loser/Bama fan. Where you at Joe Black?? Step up to the plate and accept your ass whooping like a man.

Congrats to the Puppy Dogs

So UGAy wrapped up its season by beating up on Texas A&M. On one hand I am thrilled because my office (I work in Dallas) it littered with Aggie fans that try to say the Big 12 is on par with the SEC. However, it amazes me how far the pups and their fans have fallen. Not even 3 years ago, a trip to the Independence Bowl would have been looked at as an utter disappointment and a slap in the face of the "mighty" Bullfagg nation. Maybe the egos have been popped and people realize that Georgia isn't any good and nowhere near the top of the SEC. I mean, 5 losses? Or maybe this just goes back to a post made by Rusty Thomas in regards to UGAy and their fans. Arrogant, obnoxious, classless idiots. If this were any other team playing in the Independy Bowl, these same fans would be laughing and talking shit. But since it's the puppies playing, it is time to celebrate like they just won the national championship. This win will surely spark talk next spring that this is the year the Pups win it all and that UGAy is the most dominant team in the country. So with that I say congrats on a stellar victory over the mighty Texas A&M Aggies. Now go pop your collars, front tuck your khaki pants and have another bud light, douche bags.

3 BOWL COD LOCKS!!!!

Christmas is here and that means its bowl season my friends. Bowls can be a gambling nightmare. Most of the time of time there is only one or two games being played and you do your research and see where one team should actually dominate the other but it doesn’t always work out like that does it?

Last Year on the 7 games that were played before Christmas the Over hit on 5 out of 7 games.

Between Christmas and New Years Day the Under Hit 15 out of 20 games.

Then on January the 2nd when the Cotton, Liberty, and Sugar bowls played we had the Dog win outright in all 3 games.

We had 4 games with a total of 70 plus points and in all 4 games the Under hit.

And What about this… of the TOP 10 Scoring offenses in 2008 only 1 went Over and 9 went Under.

After looking at all of this here is what I have come up with..

Boise State playing TCU with a total of 55…. UNDER!!!!!!!!!!

Cinncy playing Florida with a total of 57…. UNDER!!!!!!!!

And now for the COD LOCK pick of the bowl games.. this one cant lose and you can watch it on Christmas EVE while your all boozed up and trying to put together some bullshit toy that your wife bought that has 1800 pieces and none of them are colored coded and your trying to find piece AA to put in 1B and you need to use the 3rd smallest screw in the world before you have to decal the bastard. Anyway, take the under in the Nevada/SMU game. The total is 73, remember how all 70 plus totals went under. AND you have the 5th highest scoring team in the nation, remember how 9 out of 10 highest scoring offenses went UNDER. The only thing that concerns me is that the game is played before Christmas and we did have 5 out of 7 go over last year before Jesus’ Birthday and it was in this bowl but it was Notre Dame and if your remember they had a field day out their and they did have baby Jesus on their side. TAKE THE UNDER ON CHRISTMAS EVE and after you completely screw that toy up that you were trying to put together… you can go buy you another one on me.

And the search goes on

Who the hell knows who are when anything is going to happen on the DC job. Richt said that we should have moved on something by the first week in January but maybe not, but hopefully so, but there is a chance they we want, but a good possibility that we will, but maybe not. Again, its very frustrating to not have a clue about what is going on but I do appreciate the fact that we are not publicly getting turned down. Who thought Mark Fox was going to be the next basketball coach?

I’m going to continue giving you names that are still being talked about in Athens. Keep in mind people that there is absolutely no substance to any name or any list. But these names are not just who I’m making up, I am actually hearing or reading about these names.

Kirby Smart (his name will be flying around until he actually comes out a publicly says something a lot more concrete than what he said at the award ceremony)

Brain Van Gorder (I’m not sure why he is still being talked about. I kind of threw his name out of the mix but for some reason his name is not dieing)

Ellis Johnson (this is another name that kind of want go away, and I’m kind of glad. He is not my 1st choice but defiantly some one that I wouldn’t mind falling back on)

Dick Bumpas (again, still being talked about but Gary Paterson just got a raise and if im not badly mistaken he is getting all of his assisatances raises also – but I would love this guy. I’m not sure I wouldn’t put him #1 on my list. For real, his stache alone is motivating)

Now for some guys that I have just recently heard about… instead of me telling you about them, just click on their name and you will go to their bio. Or wikipedia page

Reggie Herring -
Bob Sanders - be sure to click "more" to read his full bio.
Manny Diez - this guy may be worth taking a gamble on.

Dont Hate the BCS

Before you go off on some tangent about how much better a playoff system would be than the BCS, be careful what you wish for… The NCAA tourney that everyone just loves has 65 teams in it and every year we watch teams that you know are better than some 15 and 16 seeds that don’t get in. Now with 65 teams you would have to think that surely to god that this enough teams to determine a true National Champion, since that’s what everybody is bitching about.

Well here is my concern my friends… While I would just absolutely love a 4 or 8 team playoff I know that it wouldn’t stay that number for long. And eventually it would grow and grow to the point that it would be about a 24 team tourney. Before you tell me that would be ridiculous, before you tell me that the reason there is so many teams in the March Madness is the amount of teams there are in D1 BBall. There are 347 teams in D1 basketball and 65 make the tourney. That’s just shy of 20% of the teams. There are 120 D1 (It will always be D1 to me) teams and 20% would be 24. You see where I’m going with this? The NCAA tourney started out with 8 teams and has grown slowly to 65 and I don’t want to see College football go from 4 to 24. All you would need to do is make the top 24 and you got a chance to win the National Title. Ask yourself how lame the non-conference schedule would be then. Ask yourself how many Bama-V Tech, USC-Ohio ST, Ga-Okl St, etc… how many of those games would you see if all you needed to do was make the top 24? College football has the best regular season of any sport by far and because every single game counts. Every single Saturday something happens that closes doors for somebody and opens up doors for others. We would lose all of that just so we could have a “clear cut” national champion. As for me, the National Title has been pretty clear cut. I mean, just as clear cut as the NFL. Last year the Arizona Cardinals got their asses handed to them the last 3 games of the regular season and it didn’t matter one bit, still had a chance to play in the big one. The New England Patriots beat the New York Giants in New York and then a month and half later lost to lose the Super Bowl. Imagine if Florida and Bama got matched up again this year in a playoff National Title and Florida wins by 2 points. Would Florida be the “clear cut” National Champion? Hell NO!!!!! So if you think for a second that a playoff solves all problems then you are wrong. The only thing that gives you a clear cut Champion is a best of series and you cant have that with football.

As I said earlier that I would LOVE to see a 4 team playoff or a “plus one” kind of deal… but its not worth the chance of getting some 24 team playoff in the future. So be careful what you wish for.. once you get it, it will be here for good.

Friday

Mack Brown gets a $2 million raise? i couldnt find any recent facts but i found that in 2006 that texas had the highest revenues of any college football program but Georgia topped the list at profits. this is because we are not paying out as much as schools such as texas but we have the opportunity now to see if we (Damon Evans) wants to be a top tier school and is welling to pay top teir money. This year Georgia ranked 6th in the SEC on assistant coaching salaries with UT, LSU, and Bama being at the top.

speaking of coaches Billy Gonzales is no longer part of the Florida football staff and with multiple players leaving early for the draft... who knows but we obviously will get to see a Urban Myer that we havnt ever seen before.

KER - BEE!!! KER-BEE!!! KER-BEE!!!
on the Kirby watch we have had what appears to be more rumors than anything but at least we can still see smoke and normally you dont see this much smoke with out some fire. The good thing about this is that obviously Richt is going about this in the most professional manner that you can imagine. its nice that we haven't publicly been turned down by 3 or 4 people. Richt is doing a great job keeping this out of the rumor mills but is the reason no other names are surfacing because we dont want them to? Are we all completely selling out on the idea of Kirby or nothing? I hope not. dont get me wrong, i want the kirbster more than anyone but some of the other names that were being thrown around earlier weren't to shabby either... with the Gayterds needing to replace strong and who knows about other coaching jobs that are about to come open, im about to start to get a little nervous!

I have been told by someone who considers them self a "insider" that the Smart announcement will come by next wed. PLUS Travis Jones has already been contacted and offered a postion on Smart's staff. I have not confirmend this but i just sent Bobo a text and im waiting for his reply.

Thursday

I think im further away from knowing who the next DC is than i was before Richt fired Willie and the boys. Here are some links that may help you guys that didnt give me much help... (just click on the RED words and they will guide you to the site)

Jeff Schultz of the AJC manages to say abouslty nothing in GET SMART?

On Line Athens wrote a entire article that was summed up with the head line Smart 'happy at Alabama'

the Junkyard Blawg actually makes some good points that you may not want to read....

the Bleacher Report actually has a pretty good letter to Mark Richt that kinda of hit me in the face.

3 COD LOCKS!!!

FLORIDA –5 ½
ALABAMA 41

Last year I was very fortunate to be able to attend this ball game and I felt that it was one of the better ball games that I have ever seen live. In 4TH qt I witnessed a man take over a ball game like I have never seen before. Tebow completed passes in that quarter that I didn’t think were possible. Having said that I have been reading things this week about how dominant Florida and Tebow was last year in this very same game. What I am not reading is how less dominate Tebow has been this year after he was laid out in the Kentucky game. Lets just look at the scores alone. (NOTE: ONLY SEC GAMES WILL BE FIGURED IN ALL OF MY STATS AND AVERAGES) The Gators have scored 255 points in all 8 games this year compared to 360 last year. That’s 2 TD’s per game that they are scoring less this year than last. And on the defensive side of the ball the gators are giving up almost the exact same with 12.4 in 08 and 12 in 09. I honestly feel that this can be contributed to a couple of things. I think that when Florida played UT that Myer had a very conservative game plan and new he didn’t need to score many points to win, same against LSU. The LSU game alone Fla scored 38 points less than the year before. And in the So Carolina game the gators scored 32 points less. They are a much more conservative team this year and Vegas obviously agrees seeing that both of these teams on defense are not that much better from the year before but yet the total in the game is 2 TD’s less than last year. Alabama on offense is scoring just 1 point less per SEC contest and giving up just 2 points less than last years D from 12.6 in 08 and 10.6 in 09. And Bama is scoring 6 points less than last years team even with a heisman contender in Mark Ingram, even though I think Coffee is a better RB than Ingram.

With all this said I feel the game will come down to McClains ability to read the misdirection plays that Florida will be throwing at him. I don’t think he did a very good job against Auburn and if the Bama nation thinks that Auburn runs a high school offense and that’s the only reason why they were able to score on them then what do you call Florida’s offense when Tebow pitches it inside to a TE or Demps runs around for a reverse or when Tebow fakes a run up the middle and does a F’n jump pass? What do you call that offense Tide fans? What ever it is it works when you have talent and Florida has plenty of that. As for my pick…. I started this blog out with full intentions of picking Bama to win out right. I even called the radio show this morning and picked Bama but the more I look into this game the more I realize that Florida is a better football team and they flat out know how to win ball games. In the 4th Qt when the game is on the line, who would you pick Tebow or Mcleroy? I think Bama may keep it close, may even cover but the Gators go back to the National Title and my pick on the game is the OVER!! Something like a 27 – 23 type ball game maybe 27 – 20. either way the game goes over.

THE PANEL AS A GROUP WAS A COMPLETE TOSS UP. WE WERE ALL OVER THE BOARD.

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP

Cincinnati –2.5 wins BIG, REALLY BIG. I mean come on, who is Pitt? Who is that guy with the porn star mustache on their side lines that calls himself a coach. I know with all the hype around Kelly going to Notre Dame everyone thinks it’s a distraction but I can assure you that he has this team ready and Cinncy wins by double digits as a small favorite.


PAC 10 - 7 point dog that wins out right Washington beats Cal out right as a 7 point dog. With Best out Cal has shown that they cant do anything, take the Huskies and win BIG!!

Def. Coordinators

My list of Defensive Coordinators that I told Coach Richt to go after last night when he called me after I congratulated him for the firing. That was tough on Richt and I assured him that I didn’t suggest him do that with out a solution to the problem. So here is my solution.

(click on the name of the coach and you will go to their Bio)
1st Choice
The sexy pick is Kirby Smart. Coaching with Nick Saban and helping Alabama to one of the best Defenses in the nation is the reason why Kirby is the sexiest pick out there. BUT some people believe that Kirby is going to FSU under his Ole pal Jimbo Fisher and others believe that he isn’t planning on moving till its to go to a head coaching job. My feelings are that no coach under Saban has gone to become a head coach on his next move and FSU is in a lot more trouble than Georgia talent wise. Kirby could come into a talent infested team that was horrific last year and only move up. Plus he would be under Richt so he would get full credit for the Defense. Throw in the fact that he can hire two of his coaches and you have atleast a shot at getting him.

2nd Choice
Ellis Johnson’s name has been thrown out there a good bit and I think he would be a great fit for the Bulldogs. His contract does run through 2011 but his past shows that he will leave a program under contract. The thing I like most about him is his aggressive style and when I watched South Carolina play this year I was just amazed at how hard the defense would get after the ball on every play. Ellis is obviously not looking at becoming a head coach so he wouldn’t be just a quick fix.

3rd Choice
Im going out a limb here and looking at someone who’s name hasn’t even been mentioned. Everett Withers of North Carolina served 6 years under Jeff Fisher at Tennessee and now is serving under Butch Davis. UNC is landing big name recruits left and right and their Defensive back field had 20 picks this year with 4 being returned for TD’s. GA had 8 total.

4th Choice
If we don’t have one of the top 3 then at this point im starting to panic and I go with Charlie Harbison of Clemson. Clemson ranked 21 Nationally in Defense and at this point I really don’t know who the hell else is out there. I want to stay close to home because of recruiting and Charlie ….. Wait a damn minute, this guy finished 4th in the weak ass ACC so if we don’t land the top 3 then we are just shit of luck.

Rival Week

Before I get into my picks I would like to first say that If Head Coach Mark Richt does not fire the following people then he needs to join the ministry because he sure as hell don’t need to be coaching the Georgia Bulldogs.

FIRE!! Willie Martinez – really don’t need to explain why, just look at the points everyone puts up on us. OR look at the amount of forced turnovers. OR just watch a game and see how wide ass open the wide receivers are when they catch the ball.

FIRE!! Jon Fabris – Special Teams is a F'n joke this year. our kickoff coverage is pathetic and we have our second string QB Logan "fair catch" Gray fielding punt returns. is he the only kid smart enough to understand when to catch it and when to return it? Javar Arenas from Alabama is one of the best punt returners in the nation. Mike Dumbass Shula found him and Fla Atlantic was the only school to offer him a scholarship other than Bama. My point (which is hard to understand sometimes) is it cant be to hard to teach someone when to fair catch and when to run.

FIRE!! Clay Walker – Why is it that every year we get the “injury bug” as the Reverend Richt likes to say? Ill tell you why, because this queer isn’t getting our guys tough enough. Bring in some body that will shoot these guys up with some HGH and lets get it done.

FIRE!! The water girl. We don’t need Richt’s stupid wife on the side lines. Put her ass up in the stands with all of her adopted kids and maybe her husband will grow a set of nutts.

On Saturday night I will smile and cry at the same time. I will smile when the Dawgs finally man up and beat this group of over achievers from the ACC and I will rejoice when I watch all of those 1600 S.A.T.’s get crazy as hell and maybe say, “shit” out loud and then giggle because their gay asses feel bad for cursing. I will on the other hand shed a tear when I see Reverend Richt embrace Wille Martinez in his arms and I will then start to pray asking the good Lord, “please Oh Lord give Mark Richt the courage to fire as many people on this Georgia staff as he can and Oh Lord please help Damon Evans to threaten the Reverend Richt that if he doesn’t grow the balls to fire at least the 4 people previously mentioned that his ass will be gone with them. Thank you Lord.”


The picks that you will think were delivered after the game was played.

BONUS PICK!! BONUS PICK!! BONUS PICK!!
TAKE THE 7 POINTS THAT THE QUEERS FROM ATLANTA ARE LAYING AND WATCH THE DAWGS KEEP THIS GAME WITH IN 7 POINTS.


Arizona –3 @ Arizona State

Zona is coming off a hard double overtime loss to the Ducks of Oregon so this week should be a let down right? Next week Arizona has USC so this is a look ahead right? NO AND NO!! this is why the line is a RIDCULOUS 3. Zona has wins against ucla, Stanford, and a really tough Oregon state team and came close to beating one of the hottest teams in the Nation in Oregon. Arizona State has wins against Idaho St, Louisiana-Mon, Wash St, and Washington, that’s it… that’s the only teams they have beaten this year.. and they are only getting 3 points against a team that like the wild cats who actually had a chance to win the PAC 10 this year? Home dog in a in state rival screams take em, right? No sir re bob, not in this one my friend, not in this one.. zona is 5 and 2 against the spread in the last 7 games played @ Arizona State and last year won this game at home 31-10 as a 13 point favorite. This year Zona is better and State is worse..

Wild Cats (MEEEYAHHHOOWWWW)


Mizzo vs. Kansas

Alright MANgeno is on his way out the door and your not going to see a “win one for the gipper” because the team hates him. HATES HIM!!! The team wants his fat ass gone and he has lost complete control of this locker room. Not one player has come forth and stood up for the fat guy and what on earth makes Vegas think that this will be less than a touchdown ball game.. Mizzo is coming in on a 2 game winning streak while the gayhawks are on a 6 game losing streak (after starting 5 and 0 by the way). Its been all down hill as of late for the hawks and Mizzo comes in and takes advantage.
Mizzo –3

THE DAWGS

I got a call this morning from a douche bag that asked that I make Georgia one of my Cod Locks so that Auburn would win…. Alright, as bad as I hate to say it the Dawgs need this win to become bowl eligible and we need all the extra practice we can get for next year. Auburn beats a mediocre Ole Miss team and a couple of Bullshit Ball States and now Chizik is everybody in Auburns Facebook friend. Well maybe he well make his status Sunday morning this…”I’m sorry my team quit on me in Athens yesterday, Little Trooper tried to keep them fried up with his little towel but it didn’t work. I love Gus’s penis.” (also if you want to read where i ask if chizik was the right move, click HERE or if you want to read where i picked UK to beat Auburn outright as a double digit road Dog then click HERE)Auburn has no chance in this game after Georgia got healthy on Tenn Tech. (oh yea, had someone try and justify why Auburn gave up 31 points to Furman) The Dawgs are healthy, the Dawgs are Hungry, and the last time Auburn came between the hedges Soldier Boy was my ring tone for the same Douche Bag that asked me to pick Auburn today.

Maybe I’ll have time to get some more picks up today

No Picks from me this week

I will be hog hunting all day Saturday and it should be an adventure. The guys we are going with told me not to bring a gun….uhhh ok. Then what do I kill them with? We will be using knifes and bulldogs. WOW!! Ok, so here is what we do. We will send bay dogs to run the hog down and bay it up and then release a catch dog to go in and grab it. Then one guy goes in and grabs its back legs, flips it over, and then someone else jumps on it and stabs it in the chest. I’m sure I will have some pretty good stories for you guys soon.