Thursday College Football Game Night Open Comment Thread
by T Kyle King on Sep 30, 2010 6:00 PM EDT
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PrintIt’s Thursday night, there’s high-flying point-scoring Big 12 conference action on ESPN, and we have plenty to discuss, from the release of the new BlogPoll to the release of the new SEC Power Poll to Big East expansion (seriously?) to the latest on Brian VanGorder to the latest on Odell Thurman (right now on Versus!) to Washaun Ealey’s loss of his starting job to hope for the future of the Georgia-Clemson series (though not much else in the way of stout non-conference scheduling) to a bit of news about Charleston Southern that may cause more irate Hawaii fans to berate me over a recent choice for the national game of disinterest.
Get the chips, get the dip, get the popcorn, get the beverage of your choice, get the butter, lock the door, turn off the cell phone, bring the passion, mind your manners, tell that goat he’s living on borrowed time, and settle in for your Thursday game night open comment thread!
Go ‘Dawgs!
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Why hello
Atlanta, it sure is nice to see you again.
I can bake like a demon.
by podunkdawg on Sep 30, 2010 6:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
How does it feel to be back in God's country?
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
I also came upon this when I was searching the World Wildlife Federation website for the signage above:
The not so elusive Wild Bobo has seen its population dwindle in recent years due to its propensity to repeatedly run directly toward large groups of predators.
You learn something new every day.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
Why hello
Atlanta, it sure is nice to see you again.
I can bake like a demon.
by podunkdawg on Sep 30, 2010 7:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Oops
Stupid iPhone
I can bake like a demon.
by podunkdawg on Sep 30, 2010 7:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Don't worry about it.
It’s a sentiment so nice, you needed to say it twice.
Welcome home.
Go 'Dawgs!
Awwwww
Thank you!
I can bake like a demon.
by podunkdawg on Sep 30, 2010 7:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Lou Holtz
just said “perifeal” vision. I’m guessing that means you can see forever.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Sep 30, 2010 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I have four kids. They're all girls except for two.
If I didn’t hate Lou so much, I’d love him purely as a source of comedy gold.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
I can't wait for the day
when Steve Spurrier takes over his spot. You just know it’s gotta happen!
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Great quote this week about Garcia
Needs to keep his head up so he doesn’t get injured and Spurrier doesn’t get sued.
I know its played out but it's obligatory
Mike Gundy is a man!!! He’s in his mid-forties….
Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
As long as they aren't playing us in a crappy bowl game...
I’ve always taken sort of a perverse pleasure in watching Texas A&M knock the crap out of people on defense.
That was a nice forced fumble.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
I was about to say...
have we even blitzed a corner this season? That’s supposed to be one of the things you can do in the 3-4…which A&M just did to perfection.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
The Alpha and Omega of the 2009 season
Still hard to be interested. Anyone watch Odell Thurman on Versus? Don’t really like to watch that stuff. Just rather hear an assessment.
I've got Versus on the flipback.
It’s 10-10 early in the fourth quarter. Watching this stuff is just sad. It’s like a “where they are now” special on former college and pro players and coaches you thought were dead or retired, and would have preferred to have gone on believing were dead or retired.
One of these teams is being coached by Jim Fassel, for crying out loud!
Go 'Dawgs!
The Okie State QB is seriously lacking in field vision.
That was just ugly.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
our qb
has great field vision when he’s not flat on his back.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
The "QB needs to be upright" concept can be quite tricky it seems.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
Did you hear about Kyle's nightmare?
This kitten that looked like Mark May tried to break into his house and eat his ice cream.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
It didn't get into the butter did it?
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
That thing had better stay the heck out of my house.
I am hanging on by a very thin thread here!
Go 'Dawgs!
I swear when it purrs it sounds like "I hate Georgia"
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
Was it talking about how Miami's win over Pitt proved how great Ohio State's out of conference schedule is?
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
And was reciting
an essay written by Margaret Sultan which was a critique of Andy Griffith’s “What it was was Football.”
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Sorry...
Soltan [sic ’em]. My spelling, evidently, is as poor as hers…
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
He's apparently started reproducing
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
When that popped up just now it literally scared the hell out of me.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Just imagine how Kyle's gonna feel when he wakes up in the middle of the night and Dr. Kittylou is standing on his chest.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
If I wake up and see that staring at me, . . .
. . . I will strangle it and throw it through a second-floor window.
That’s a horror movie right there.
Go 'Dawgs!
And as it falls 20 feet to its death you'll hear it pick Notre Dame to win the National Championship.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
it's last words will be...
…Dee Jay Stokely…..
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
I just had visions of the 1981 version of "Invasion of the Bodysnatchers"
with that dog-man thingy.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Holy Crap! Its an infestation
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
His mommy bought it for him.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
Oh PLEASE
don’t let a Craig James one show up.
I'd do an Adam James one
But I don’t have a picture of a kitten crying in an electrical closet.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
If I had a kitten
I would make that picture just for you.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Must find xanex!!!!!!
Seriously.
I didn’t really have nightmares about kittens with the faces of ESPN on-air personalities before, but I’m darned sure going to have them now!
Go 'Dawgs!
Just gettin' into the Halloween spirit a bit early, boss...
that all!
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
I found the queen!
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
I can't decide what's worse...
the Pambaroo or the photoshop effort! ;-)
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
MS Paint baby!
I’m rocking it 1990 style. I’m also kind of a cheapskate and it’s free.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
Scary thing is...
rumor has it that’s exactly what she looks like naked.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
To be honest I'm surprised people haven't been holding cameras up to the peepholes for her hotel room
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
Oh my goodness
That is nightmare fuel on so many different levels. You didn’t even need to photoshop that to make it the scariest thing in this thread.
I take a few hours off the blog
so as to travel here for Saturday’s Roast and this place turns into Animal House: The Kitten Wars.
I can bake like a demon.
Don't think that last one is a kitten.
If it is, I NEVER want a kitten.
Tojo kitty sez:
BANZAI!!
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Not so fast my feline friend
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
A few odds and ends, for what they're worth:
1. I’m working on “Too Much Information,” so, if I fade in and out from time to time, that’s why.
2. It’s the last day of the month, and we’ve got a few hours left, but, earlier today, we passed 150,000 visits and 270,000 page views for September. That’s just nuts; MaconDawg’s and my previous single-month record was 117,736 visits and 197,291 page views (both set last January). Y’all are some dedicated fans, and we appreciate it.
3. I exchanged Facebook messages with a friend of mine who’s a Texas A&M fan, and I told him I hoped Mark Richt was watching this game, and that he planned on hiring the winner’s offensive coordinator. I was informed that Mike Sherman calls his own plays. Who knew?
4. I don’t know if any of you plan to be up that early, but there’s a goat-related posting scheduled to appear here at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow.
Go 'Dawgs!
I really wish
there was a way I could attend this Saturday. I was planning on a home-game trip this season, but that probably won’t happen, either.
That’s pretty awesome stuff about the hits. I think “the great silent majority” might just find Dawgsports as a source of comfort during times of adversity…because it is a source of intelligent dialogue (mutant kittens notwithstanding) and debate…and perhaps reasonable thought from time to time.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
BUT NOT TONIGHT!!!
mutants
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Katherine Heigl is the new Julia Roberts.
She seems to select every role by asking herself, “Is this movie so unbelievably crappy that even my supreme level of hotness is not enough to get Kyle to come see this steaming pile of chick-flick garbage?”
Go 'Dawgs!
Her character is plug'n play
Just remove her from one set, put her in another, and she just seeamlessly fits right into whatever crappy role she’s in.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
King, I guess
Because he’s not fumbling, he the best blocker, and he weighs more than 180 pounds.
by SG Standard on Sep 30, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Caleb (if he's not hurt)
because I’m fully anticipating an opening offensive sequence like this:
-First Down: Play action fake, bomb. Incomplete
-Second Down: Handoff up the middle, no gain.
-Third Down: Shotgun formation, sprint right, incomplete.
-Fourth Down: Punt.
You see, Caleb needs to be back there in pass protection for blocking purposes…Carlton is too small and is only good for running between the tackles.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
But neither of you think
that AJ is going to help the O line by keeping the D from putting 8 or 9 in the box?
I was mostly being facetious.
Mostly.
We’ll see how honest Colorado will be. They have two very physical. Senior corners…but still going up against a fresh A.J. (who is hopefully very motivated) has to count for something.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
I didn't say that
It will help, but if the offensive line keeps run blocking at the same level they have been, it won’t matter that much. A lack of AJ isn’t what has been stopping our run game from resembling the one we saw last year against Tech.
Didn't mean to sound like I was putting words in your mouth.
I agree with your points as well. I’m not sure that they won’t still put 8 in the box just due to how poorly we have blocked. AJ doesn’t make a difference if AM doesn’t have time for the play to develop.
No worries
And I’ll allow the double negative. It didn’t keep me from not understanding what you were saying.
Too bad
If you did, you could tell us why we are terrible, awful human beings for liking college sports. And then end a sentence with a preposition.
A&M absolutely running over the Okie State kick team
I remember when we used to run over people. Sigh….
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
I'd settle for Thomas Brown
And yes Kyle, I stole that picture from this very site.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
While we are on the subject of things I miss
Today on CFL there was a graphic showing that UGA has the 3rd best recruiting class of WR so far. I don’t know who they are or anything about them. If you do, can you tell me if we have any of those Hines Ward type guys. You know, the ones who catch the ball, make a move to get into open space, and when the time comes, runs over the DB to pick up the extra yard?
I didn't look into this in Too Much Information, . . .
. . . but I’m given some small measure of hope by the fact that Colorado will be celebrating its 1990 national championship on Saturday.
I remember celebrating the 15th anniversary of the 1980 national championship with a pregame ceremony at the 1995 Georgia-Florida game in Athens. We got hammered.
Go 'Dawgs!
A legitimate question:
Why is Bryan McClendon, a solid receiver, coaching running backs? I love the guy, think he’s a rising star on the recruiting circuit…but seriously? Is this wise?
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Anybody else think there has to be a better definition for a catch than
Made a football move? I feel this gets abused by idiots like Palmer to make them sound more knowledgable than they really are.
http://hobnailboot.wordpress.com/
Why not just "made a move"?
Is he under the impression we don’t know what sport we’re watching?
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
Why is it
when I read that comment I hear Ric Flair’s voice?
Where did you get that picture of George O'Leary?
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
thought it was
Margaret Soltan.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Nah... He's clearly interested in communicating with actual people and not the Ivy League wannabe pseudo-literati
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
I have a whole series of possibly inappropriate comments lined up
But I don’t want to upset anybody. So I’ll just say that she’s pretty and leave it at that.
They could replace Lou Holtz with an actual kitten, . . .
. . . and the quality of the halftime commentary would not be diminished in the slightest.
Go 'Dawgs!
It would speak with better diction
Although come to think of it, he does kinda sound like he has a hairball
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
If Bama crushes Florida
I won’t cry.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
That is clearly photoshopped.
Tebow never wears jorts that long.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
More brilliant analysis courtesy of Mark May...
Mark Ingram run the ball! He run fast!
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
backed up with Lou's spot that is just horrible.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
My stomach has a sixth sense
It knows to allow the wings I consumed earlier to aggravate it in time for the Lou and Mark show. Perfect timing, good sir. I didn’t mind missing that at all.
http://hobnailboot.wordpress.com/
7.5
Over/under on number of scotch drinks Rece has consumed to deal with Jesse/Craig Pain Train tonight. What you got?
http://hobnailboot.wordpress.com/
Over...
and he dropped acid.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Scotch?
If I had to coexist with those two for even a half hour, I’d go straight for the moonshine. I can’t imagine what poor Rece has resorted to in order to get through three hours.
Now..
you know they have sex laws in Alabama and it’s totally illegal to matriculate.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
I must abstain from commenting
I have a cousin who married a Bama girl.
So this is what
it looks like when an offensive coordinator makes a halftime adjustment. Wow.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
If an adjustment was made by our Offensive staff
would Penn Wagers throw a flag?
of course
it would be so unusual, he’d have to assume it was a foul of some kind.
I can bake like a demon.
But he would have the decency
to wait until we scored right?
Only if it meant
he got to call the touchdown back.
I can bake like a demon.
by podunkdawg on Sep 30, 2010 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
But of course he could.
If not, then the flag would be totally unnecessary.
I don't know if I could handle that
I’m just now getting used to defensive adjustments from week to week, let alone game to game. Getting offensive adjustments would just be a total overload.
I wouldn't worry too much...
I’m sure we’ll have an offensive gameplan in place just in time for Idaho State.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
That works just fine.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Sep 30, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm guessing here but
if there were also special teams adjustments, the words cardiac and infarction would be included in paperwork for you?
No, not severe enough
I’m thinking something more along the lines of “spontaneous cranial combustion”.
I'd be willing to risk a heart attack . . .
. . . if it meant Georgia looked like an honest-to-goodness team again.
The way we look right now, I’m afraid Dan Hawkins is going to yell at our players as they leave the field: “It’s Division I football! Go play intramurals, brother!”
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Sep 30, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that some legal way of comparing us
to Vanderbilt?
When I watch pretty much any other team - they look like they are in better shape physically than us. Maybe I am just paranoid now.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
All right, the long week is starting to catch up with me.
I’m going to eat chips and salsa ’til I pass out on the couch.
Cocktail Thursday is coming your way in about 30 minutes. A goat-related posting will be up at 5:00 tomorrow morning, and Too Much Information will be posted at 12:30 tomorrow afternoon.
I’ll see y’all Saturday at the Blind Pig.
Go 'Dawgs!
Looks like
Damon Evans landed on his feet, more or less….
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Good for him
Everyone deserves a second chance after suffering a momentary lapse in judgment as he did.
http://hobnailboot.wordpress.com/
I agree
some infractions are more egregious than others…and what he did was pretty bad…but he can still care for his family and he’s about 950 miles away from Athens. Win-Win.
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Sep 30, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
I have a hard time really being mad at him. I’ve had too many friends find themselves in similar legal trouble and they’re not bad people, just made a bad choice. It shouldn’t define the rest of his life.
http://hobnailboot.wordpress.com/
As some of the comments there pointed out
his wife appears to be a better person than I think I would’ve been in a similar situation. Hopefully he’s learned a lot of lessons and will keep his wedding vows from here on out.
Glad to hear it
I’ve got nothing at all against him and I hope that everything works out well.
by SG Standard on Sep 30, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Here comes Watch-a-kooooo!!!!
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
OK State must not know about
the additional formulas the folks at Gatorade have added to the lineup. Seems they are cramping on every play. I’ve not used the Prime or whatever they call the protein infused variety that is the 3rd step, but my son says it seems to make a bit of a difference.
As I understand it,
cramps are mostly caused from dehydration and/or low electrolytes. It could also come from inadequate flexibility for the movement performed – hence stretching, or from not properly warming up before a physical action.
The difficulty is players would not a stomach full of water in a violent sport. THe way to help this is by continually drinking small amounts of water, even if you think you dont need it. Proper diet at all times should help the electrolyte issue.
This is what I know from 25 years of personal training and study. I am not a doctor, nutritionist or pysiologist. I could be wrong.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
Johnson has some Coxian turnover stats.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
He's on pace for 36 turnovers in the regular season...
I’m not sure, but that might be a problem.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
Check that... 27
11PM and Math don’t mix.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
Are we sure Martinez is at OU and not OSU?
Cause that guy was so freaking open Willie must have coached the DB’s at some point.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
A&M is gonna blow this/has blown this....
Crap.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
Alright...
I assume everyone else is gone, so I’m going to go talk to myself in a less public forum. G’night.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't." - Lewis Grizzard
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