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36-Hour CramSession: College Football Week 3
The beauty of the unexpected bye week is that it gave us all an opportunity to see a lot more football on TV than most game weeks. I learned the following: Josh Nesbitt of Georgia Tech may be the best sophomore QB you haven’t heard about. That’s probably because he plays for Georgia Tech. Think...
You are invited to Mack and Bob's end of season party
You are cordially invited to join us to celebrate the end of another football season and $4 million dollars of bonus money. It is BYOB (strictly for liability reasons). Our friend Dennis Franchione has offered to host it at his new house in Horseshoe Bay since he is enjoying his time off with his...
Bash Your Bookie Bets: Week 4
Well, I'm 9-8-1 overall but 3-0 on double unit plays for a decent +4 units for the year. It's been a below average run, but I'm still making money. The good news is that I really, really like this week's card. I like it more than Chooky likes frosted tipped boy bands, but not nearly as much as...
I no longer find Charlie Weis offensive
Look at the stats. Notre Dame is dead last in rushing, total offense and scoring. There are only four teams with a worse passing offense. Now I see Weis has three choices at this point to try and fix his offense. 1. Change quarterbacks Already done that. There's no one else to put in. 2. Steal his...
Games I'll watch this weekend
Tennessee at Florida Remember when Phil Fulmer was thought to be a great head coach? He went 45-5 from '95-'98 and won a national championship. Rocky Top! He then proceeded to lose 30 games over the next 8 seasons and never won a conference title. His fall from the mountain top made Hank Williams...
Auburn, Florida Hire New Coordinators
Largely lost in Monday's coverage of the BCS National Championship Game between Alabama and LSU was the fact that another SEC West team made some big news. Auburn hired the Atlanta Falcons' Brian VanGorder as defensive coordinator. The DC job on the Plains became vacant a little over a month ago...
Gator Bowl Preview: The Mystifying Offense of the Florida Gators
What: Florida Gators vs. Ohio State Buckeyes When: Monday, January 2nd; 1:00 p.m. Where: Everbank Field; Jacksonville, Florida Television: ESPN2 Gators' Record: 6-6 Opposing Coverage: Alligator Army Under Urban Meyer, the Florida Gators were known for explosive offenses that piled up points and...
The SEC Coaching Carousel Scorecard
With the regular season well in the books and the bowl season full upon us that means the annual coaching carousel is in full swing. Keeping track of it all can be a bit confusing in a normal year but throw in the prospect of keeping track of new programs due to conference expansion and it's almost...
Corn Flakes Is All About Offseason Coaching Hires And Infections
My writing has been pretty lousy lately, so instead of attempting to write something coherent, you're going to be getting Corn Flakes more often than you've seen in the recent past. Todd Graham leaves Pitt for Arizona State after being at Pitt for only a year, and spending that year talking about...
Kansas Football: The Case Against Charlie Weis
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--> Yesterday we looked at the case FOR Charlie Weis. Today we flip the perspective and make the case AGAINST the...
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