Posts Tagged ‘College Football’
Late Night Links
Michael Jackson concert footage to become a film: Footage of Michael Jackson’s rehearsals for his “This Is It” tour will be part of a feature-length film after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge gave the go ahead to produce the film. [EW] Many of you are thinking you are sick of all the Jackson coverage, but [...]
Joe Haden Taking Snaps at QB
Tennessee and Florida both experimented with special quarterback packages on Monday. We mentioned earlier that Tennessee freshman running back Nu’Keese Richardson played some snaps at quarterback in Monday’s early morning practice. Florida also did some experimenting by letting cornerback Joe Haden take reps with Florida’s offense. Haden played quarterback at Friendly High School in Maryland and [...]
Steve Spurrier Takes Shot at Stephen Garcia
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says quarterback Stephen Garcia has been so-so in practice and that Garcia hasn’t been real super in practice. There is nothing like a coach calling out his quarterback before the season starts. The ironic part is that Garcia might be the one person that can he needs to have a [...]
SEC East Predictions
We will be giving you our fearless predictions shortly, but our boys at SEC Rivals have a great rundown of the SEC East. Everybody has Florida winning the SEC East and the other spots people disagree on. If these predictions pan out, it will be interesting to see how Tennessee and South Carolina fans react [...]
Top 25: The Right, The Wrong, and The Ridiculous
Right: The coaches (or SID’s) couldn’t have gotten it more right at the top. Florida looks like 2008 USC, a team with no holes that may put multiple members of its second team defense into the League. We like the benefit of the doubt that Saban’s getting at Bama. Five may seem like a lofty [...]
Georgia is the Fifth Best Team in the Country
You read that right. CollegeFootballNews.com has Georgia as the fifth best team in the country behind Florida, USC, Oklahoma and Texas. Part of me really wants to boycott this website for this ridiculous ranking. LSU, Oklahoma St., Virginia Tech, Ohio St. and Penn St. should all be ranked higher than the Bulldogs. This has to be [...]
5 Burning Questions for UT Football:
1) Will Lane Kiffin’s offseason remarks hurt the Vols in the short run if the team doesn’t start out strong out of the gate?
Jamey: By no means do I think his job will be in jeopardy if he gets off to a slow start, but other coaches and T.V. analysts will have a field day [...]
Required Reading
Local:
Game day changes at UT. [Go Vols Xtra]
Coaching salaries in the SEC post-Meyer extension. [Mr. SEC]
Regional:
Pat Dooley with a nice set of notes. [Gainesville Sun]
Bianchi returns from vacation and responds to Slimebaum. [Orlando Sentinel]
If this is true, then punch their ticket to the Super Bowl. [Times-Picayune]
‘Round Them Interwebs
The goodness from around the web, minus the porn.
Percy Harvin has a big mouth. [Sparty and Friends]
The PGA is trying to cover up the Tiger fart. [Sports by Brooks]
Seven ridiculous products licensed by MLB. [Mental Floss]
The 2009 SEC football helmet schedule. [SEC Rivals]
Plax is screwed. Pierce isn’t. [Blue Screen]
Nice piece on UT’s QB’s. [DBTR [...]
Urban Meyer is Highest Paid Coach in SEC
The Florida Gators made coach Urban Meyer the highest paid coach in the SEC after signing him to a six-year, $24 million contract. Meyer will make $4 million this season and Alabama coach Nick Saban will make $3.9 million. Meyer is now the third-highest paid coach in the counrty behind Pete Carroll’s $4.4 million at [...]