Bowden's out at Clemson. Who's next? The hots eat cannot be satisfied with the blood of just one man and now the Tiger athletic department has opened the door. There are coaches under pressure out there, but a more interesting question is: Who's going to Clemson?
Could it be Bobby Johnson? The Vandy coach is (was) having a great season and he played DB at Clemson in the 70's. However, he claims his undying love for the true idea of the 'student-athlete' not just the athlete. Maybe Vandy's a better fit. He didn't even blink when Vandy deleted the athletic department. All that could be a show, though, and he could jump ship (Ha! get it, Commodores? huh, huh?) for the green grass of home.
All hail Dabo!
I hate Georgia Tech. I guess its needless to say since I am a Georgia fan, but they always do something to screw me. I spent a week as a mindless convert to the new offense, praising the scheme and the return of the antiquated triple option. And, how did Tech repay me? A 10-7 squeaker against...Gardner Webb!?! Fuck. I hate Tech. Now that I've said this, they'll drop 60 on Clemson.
Georgia's down another starting left tackle. Vince Vance, subbing for injured Trinton Sturdivant, is out for the year. Games are won in the lines. If you don't believe me, watch Alabama or Penn State play. The Dawgs are bare knuckle boxing an uphill schedule already, who knows how this will turn out now. Games on the road at LSU, Fla in Jax, UK and Auburn, not to mention Vandy and Tech at home.
Speaking of the SEC, where did Florida come from? I mean, they always beat someone like that, but LSU? That was impressive. Did they lay it on late? Sure. That's what Meyer does. But it was still pretty ugly all over. Les Miles looked clueless. There was no trick, gimmick or dumb-ass, half-magic play call to save that one. Has the hat gone dry?
The Big 12 has entered murder ball mode. Texas knocked off OU, but now has to play Mizz who's pissed about losing to OK St. who has a coach who is a man; he's 41. They will all beat each other in some round robin fashion effectively removing the conference champion from BCS contention, while USC gets to play out in a conference that the Texas 5-A state champ could probably shoot .500 in.
North Carolina beat Notre Dame. Good.
Arkansas beat Auburn. The Tiger O is atrocious. They gave Petrino his first SEC win. I know you can't change schemes in the middle of the year, but I also know that Auburn has used some power running plays at times this season. Why not stick with them? Especially if you're canning the guy who ran the spread you hate so much? If you're going to keep running it, you should have kept Franklin. This looks like a program reeling in desperation. Bring on the Iron Bowl...
We are getting closer to Utah-BYU. I can feel the electricity in the air. This game has the potential to be more important than most of the other major rivalries this season. We keep seeing top teams fall while at the same time seeing non-BCS teams rear up and kick around. Parity is gaining. There are more 3 star recruits than ever before and a lot of good coaches and schemes. They have to go somewhere, right? This Holy War-Beehive Boot showdown could be the standard bearer for the new trend in CFB.
Penn State looks to be pretty good. I agree with Mark May that maybe they haven't played anyone great, but neither have some of the other highly touted teams. The Spread HD, good lines, solid QB-RB combo, smart D and a secondary that covers like grandma's quilt- that's what State has and has been lacking for a while. JoePa should get a definite extension.
LSU did look pretty clueless out there, almost as bad as UGA looked against Alabama, it's a shame to say.
ReplyDeleteI kept going, God, does everything think we're as shitty as I think LSU is now?
I sure hope not, because even I was embarrassed by that game, and I can't stand either program.
Either way, UF slapped seven shades of shit out of LSU.