National Signing Day!

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       The hobby of following college Football recruiting has worn off. Now it's a well known gig. Most fans know their recruiting numbers and how it correlates or doesn't correlate to their teams

He was BFF with his recruits right up until he left them.

future.That's the funny thing, some teams, most teams, can point to their success or lack of it due directly to recruiting. A few teams rise above it, and rise above it consistently.
Now whats going on at Washington? First the Defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox left Tennessee to go there and stand in the rain, and now one of the top recruiters in the nation for this year assistant Tosh Lupoi left Cal also to go stand in the rain. I can understand Wilcox getting out of town, the SEC is tough. You do know they had 2 teams in the National Championship don't you? Not everybody is cut out for the nonstop fanaticism of the big leagues. Wilcox wasn't.

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Quarterback Drew Brees Was Doing This a Lot!

                            627 Yards of Offense     

           Drew Brees was on fire 466 yards and three touchdowns. The New Orleans Saints took it to'em. Boy they played like they was in the SEC or something. Brees was 33 of 43 in passing, while setting a record for the most passing yards in a regulation play off game.  In addition he had 3 passes of over 40 yards.

New Penn State Coach!

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          What makes an otherwise normal man jump in a frying pan. I wouldn't go to Penn State and I wouldn't let my children go. The name is Bill O'Brien, the resume is totally pedestrian.  The bright spot is he had one of the best jobs in all of football. Offensive coordinater at New England. He could learn from the master. It wasn't an SEC job but it was the NFL and that's close. Still had a decent  quarterback for a couple more years. "I'm going to surround myself with good people" said the new coach at his introduction media event. Ha, ha, sorry while I laugh, but that's what Joe (The Enabler) Paterno thought, didn't he. Ha, ha, I did it again.
          The NCAA is investigating and that's almost never good. Of course it could be like OSU and recieve basically nothing for running a horrible, incorrigible, lying, cheating, thieving program. One of the most corrupt in all of college football. if that slow footed version they play there can be called football.
          Before he was known as the guy who argued with Brady on the sideline. Now he's the guy that coaches at the pedophile school. I wouldn't want to carry that burden. People aren't even gonna want to shake hands with anyone from that side of town. Good lord, it's like having to touch somebody from Califronia, or shake hands with Obama. You can imagine it will be tough in recruiting.  Probably not a lot of child molesters that actually play football. Hell even if he has a good season he'll stomped on by the SEC. Yep, made a big move downward. He's starting out in a deep, deep, hole. I never do understand why a otherwise normal man will just jump in the frying pan like that.      

The Coaches Not Coaching!

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Fisher interviewing with the Dolphins!

          Theres some, so called coaches, not coaching, who are with teams this year as evidenced by the Indianapolis Colts record. But those are not the coaches we're talking about. We're talking about the ones who are not getting paid by a team. Theres two that come to mind, Jeff Fisher who is an excellent coach and still has the fire. Then theres Bill Cower who was an excellent coach, and may still have the fire. That's pretty much the pick of the litter, because Jimmy Johnson of the Dallas Cowboys fame ain't coming back, it seems. Even tho Dallas needs a coach in the worst way. The pick of the litter job is the Colts. But Fisher is interviewing in Miami. Cower isn't interviewing anywhere. It's so bad San Diego retained the services of Norv Turner. You just know the fans are happy about that. With the NFL being reluctant to spend any money on coaching hires this season, you wonder how many empty seats there will be if this recession drags on. What about if the American people renew Obama's contract, four more losing years.  

and the rams called on Dick Vermeil and Marshall Faulk to help them pick a coach... say whaa

King of The Hill, In Kentucky!

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12 - 1 that's the record that both The Blue Bloods, and the Red Birds are sporting coming into this epic game. In both polls they are ranked 3 and 4 with the Blue driving the #3 car. It's the good decent people versus the cheatingest program in college basketball history.  People like John Calipari, who never left a program that didn't go on probation. And Rick Pitino, he left Kentucky for greener pastures and came back to stick a knife in their side. On paper it looks almost even. It's not just the biggest match up of the state it's the biggest match up of the year so far. I always root for the good guys. Easy to figure out who that is. Now if they can just beat Kentucky.

Top HS Quarterback to LSU!

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          Makes sense doesn't it. The biggest name for a quarterback goes to one of the biggest football schools. If you are a top recruit and you want to play the best, you go to the SEC. No other conference is close. Since 1900 there never has been. For sure back in the olden days when the only national press around, came out of Nue Yawk, there was still a hatred by Yankees for everything southern, reconstruction was not that far gone. So all the northern teams got all the press, and most of the championships. The power shift was given a big jolt when CNN opened in Atlanta, and from that time onward the news was no longer dominated by Nue Yawk. ESPN got to promote Charles Woodson for the Heisman trophy though, a very good corner back on a very good team over one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever drop back, the great Peyton Manning, but because of that no one takes ESPN seriously anymore. With the comedy antics of their announcers like Lee Corso, Kirk Hebstreit, and all the rest, ESPN is more of a Comedy / Variety show than about sports. Think the sports version of the Globe LOL. People get more news and updates from the Net and Twitter than anywhere else.
          He pledged to Indiana, his home state then renigged on his word. He then announced his final 2 were Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt, he was going to get a real education, at Vanderbilt at least. Next thing we hear he's going to LSU. He must not have been into chunky women. Has he talked to Nick Saban yet, or Mark Richt at Georgia, Derek Dooley at Tennessee, the Gators, Arkansas? Don't go so fast Gunner, you still got time.    
          Gunner Kiel has stepped in it, he has the chance to stamp his name on a College Football Championship. When you play at one of the better schools in the SEC you have that chance. He didn't play the top talent in high school, but he did throw for 2,517 yards, for 28 Touchdowns with only 4 interceptions. We'll see if he can perform on the biggest stage in college football. We're watching Gunner.
          Has anybody told this kid how hot and humid it is in August in Louisiana? Go Gunner! Go Tigers!                    
       

Players Stand with Paterno!

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          That fine with me, I'll take my stand with the children. The letter titled "The Penn State Football Family" stated we stand in support of Joe and Penn State. They also state that they support the victims of Joe Paterno's good friend, Jerry Sandusky. Sorry, it's not that easy. You don't support the perpetrator and the victim. In America we have laws against things like harboring a wanted person, knowing about a crime and not coming forward, receiving stolen property...  These come under the heading "accessory". I am obviously not a lawyer. But I say Joe Paterno knew exactly what was going on with Jerry Sandusky. For these 382 former players to be blinded by loyalty to a pedophile enabler is sick. They say they understand the public's outrage, but they can't, because they continue to support the enabler himself, Joe Paterno. It is a fitting legacy that he will be forever known as the man who knew, but did nothing.     


Joe Paterno says'
"I Wish I Had Done More"
The little kids do too, Joe.
 The little do too!

           The letter states "Joe has taught Penn State faith, fairness, philanthropy, and the importance of academic excellence - all values that make Penn State a great institution today! I guess Joe didn't teach them about doing the right thing. Or if he did, then he didn't practice what he preaches. The right thing would have been to stop his good friend Jerry Sandusky from raping little boys at all costs.
          This case calls for an Al Pacino like performance the way he did in "Scent of a Women"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--IcPqrLDBA
          The bottom line is Joe knew what was going on and did nothing. This so called man of integrity, did nothing. He passed it up, it was covered up, and he did nothing, and the raping of little boys continued and he knew it continued, because nothing was done about it.
          But hey a lot of football games were played, and a lot of money was made, and that's what it's all about a Penn State. The band plays on and everyone falls in line to support the program and the man. It's Disgusting.   
    

Another One, Bites the Dust!

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Sam Hurd, the Drug Dealer!



          I love to see drug dealers go to jail. They always do, because they are stupid. Why are so many Af Ricans predisposed to criminal activity? When you think a person has it all, and then is still involved in this illegal behavior, - well lets keep building more jails. Seems there is an unlimited flow of young black males to fill them. So be it. This provides income and jobs for us good, decent people. 

          He's not a great player by any means, more of whats called the average or slightly above average NFL'er, demonstrated by his ability to hang on a few years. He hung around for 5 seasons with the Cowboys, playing mostly on special teams, and this was his first season with da' Bears. This was probably his last year anyway. Now it is for sure. I guess he was trying to set himself up in business. Ha, Ha. 

          5 to 10 Kilo's of "Blow" as his President calls it, and a thousand pounds of mary jane each week.  Thats what he was trying to buy from a undercover "Homeland Federal" agent. Federal = Big time sentencing. Thats some serious business. Wonder what his degree in college was, Distribution, Ha, Ha. Like Big time Prostitutes, and Mafiosa turn coats, theres a lot more people going to go down on this. According to the Police the have a list in the double digits of fellow NFL'ers he supplied to. I guess that includes coaches too! He'll talk, he has to, to see the light of day before he dies. He's gonna talk, talk, and talk some more. Don't you know there is a lot of players who scared to death. What about the people he buys from and sells to - drugs are a bad thing to be involved with. Is his family in hiding, I hope so.      

          Roy Williams says " It's a situation that you don't,  I don't, want anybody to be in, especially a close friend. Sorry, Roy but if a person is dealing drugs and all that goes along with it, then he isn't my friend. Of course everybody's different, thats why we have jails. Ha, ha, I just love to see drug dealers go to jail. Justice!       

Little Nicky Saban!

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          Is this man as uncaring as Satan himself. That's the name many of his detractors call him. A man as successful as Little Nicky is surely gonna have his detractors. He certainly comes off as one dimensional. When listening to him he gives the impression as someone who has no life outside of his job. Then there was that recent interview by former Miami Dolphins player, Heath Evans, about Saban stepping over a convulsing player. That tells me no matter how many games he wins, I do not want my son playing for him. That's not dedication, not professionalism, not being a coach. It's being an uncaring asshole.
          Then theres the recruit over signing thing. When Little Nicky Saban gives you a scholarship, will he take it back. He'll do anything to win. That certainly fits in with the philosophy of the university of Alabama. Their known as the lying est, cheaten est, program in the history of the college football. They step over stuff all the time down there, things like honesty, and integrity. Are they cheating? Are they Alabama. Time will tell. By the way, I got some books I need to sell...
          He's got 2 national Championships and he's playing for the third on Monday January 9 2011, at the Louisiana Super Dome. The opponent will be the school where he won his first National Championship at. The Tigers of LSU. The school that gave him the opportunity of a lifetime, the opportunity to be a head coach in the only conference that really counts in college football. Then he left them for NFL.
         He'll do anything to win. He fits right in at Alabama, the cheatinest program in NCAA football. They'll all step over a convulsing person to win down there.
          In the Championship game he'll match up against LSU's Les Miles, who has never stepped over a convulsing player that I know of. He's going for his second Championship.  Then theres the Chief, LSU's Defensive coordinator who is this years recipient of the Frank Broyles award. Congrats Chief! 
I'm rooting for the good guys, Geaux Tigers!   

The SEC Rules!

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          The SEC rules. But you didn't need me to tell you that. Just look at who's playing for all the marbles. LSU and The Crimson Tide.
          The states that produce the most recruits are Texas, Florida, and California. It rotates between these three as the most Division 1 Football recruits in a given year. In the running next are Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, then come North and South Carolina. In a good year both of the Carolina's can produce as much talent as the previous three, but not every year. Next come the northern states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Arizona is the only state in the west other than California to make a push in the type of quality of high school football that produces big time recruits. The recruiting map is a little skewed toward the south, huh. Which brings up the point, will the Number 1 quarterback - Gunner Kiel -  this year go somewhere and win a championship or stay up north and watch it on TV? Florida, Tennessee, LSU, Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, they'll build the best passing attack in college around you Gunner. Think of the recievers he will have. Very few Southern recruits leave the South. Why would they. Just the opposite in the North the most talented recruits have a pretty good chance of going South if the SEC wants them. Who can blame them, playing that SEC schedule is a sure preparation for the NFL's millions. The rich just get richer. The high school football talent down here is unreal. Everybody in the SEC has the capacity to get talent rich. 
          That leaves the school itself, Facilities, Tradition, and the big one, the one that weighs more than all others in a recruits decision to attend that school, the Head Coach. There not just figure heads anymore folks. Since the 80's when Miami Coach Jimmy Johnson cussed out his University President Tad Foote. Coaches have had more power than anyone at their respective universities. Then theres the hired guns, The recruiters who moon lite as assistant coaches.  Every program has 2 or 3. There paid huge money to do the dirty business of the white shirts. If you know what I mean.
          These programs are in demand by the fans. They command high prices for all access. The fans can't get enough. The word fan does come from the fanatical, an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm, or zeal. Extremely dedicated to their team. An addiction, yes, an addition. Does poisoning trees come to mind? We have the biggest stadiums, the biggest, fastest athletes, we pay our coaches the biggest salaries and brag about it. This will be the first time that 2 teams from the same conference will play for the big crystal ball. And it's a rematch to boot. I Everybody wants to see it! I can't wait!