GET YOUR BITCH ON: TUBERVILLE EDITION
Tommy Tuberville sends ESPN a fish in newspaper at a Montgomery Quarterback’s Club luncheon, getting his bitch on in Olympian fashion with some choice quotes:
“ESPN has gotten so much power lately, it’s kinda scary,” Tuberville said. “And most of their analysts are coaches who haven’t won any games. That’s why they’re there. I think you know who I’m talking about.”
“And Lou Holtz gets on there and talks about what a team has to do win that game, and the guy couldn’t beat anybody in our conference. These guys will come talk to you and look you straight in the eye and tell you something, then they’ll get on the air and say something else.
“ESPN, I’ll tell you, I don’t have much to do with them anymore.”
We may have a new member of the EDSBS Shock and Balls circle here.
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The real beef is this:
Had Auburn gone undefeated again this year, they still don’t get to play in the NC game. Too many of the voters never get to see all the teams play, and they set the teams up based on what they hear in the national media, thus the ESPN comment. Basically, they would have to have beaten ranked LSU, UGAx2, and Bama, which is what they were told they had to do last season to play for the title.
Why is this? Because hte media talked about how “down” Auburn was going to be without the drafted playerd from last season. They could never have made up the ground that they have to to make it to the NC game. It is VERY possible that the Sugar Bowl feature an undefeated VT vs. undefeated Bama/UGA. No way the winner of that games leapfrogs to be crowned NC.
Also, if you listen to most of the commentators, they keep talking about USC’s last 3 years, not really talking about THIS year. You would also think that Reggie Bush was able to walk on water, and that Leinart, Bush, White and Jerrett alone could beat every team in the country.
There is going to be another snub of a team that was deserving, and it would be really funny as heck if USC got snubbed. However, my money is on VT getting left out in the cold.
Comment by jamey baxter — October 28, 2005 @ 12:21 pm
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And here I thought Stanley Jackson single-handedly beat Ohio State in 1997.
Comment by Tom — October 26, 2005 @ 2:34 pm
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I think Champ and Woodson were most definitely comparable on the field, and that Champ played more downs both ways and was much more important to his team (which was in a rebuilding mode) than Woodson.
That said, I don’t think Champ Bailey should’ve won the Heisman. Just like I think Woodson shouldn’t have. And if you think ESPN/ABC didn’t have something to do with it, you’re nuts. There’s a reason UT fans hate ESPN - and it’s directly traceable to that year. They fluffed Woodson so much he got meatswell.
Comment by LD — October 26, 2005 @ 11:05 am
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Desmond Howard - that’s the name. I just drew a blank on that one. Poor man’s Champ Bailey - good one!
And Bowden IS/WAS horrible - what a whiney/squeeky pitiful example of a coach (and maybe even to some degree a person -see secretary).
But surely there’s some other southerners that could do a good job.
Did we lose the War of Northern Aggression? My grandmother always says it’s just halftime. We’ll go halfway around the world to free an unfriendly people from tyranny(sp) but force American’s to live under the tyranny spewing out of Washington D.C. everyday. (I don’t mean Bush specifically, but the every growing, every dominating federal government run by aristocrats beholden to anyone with a checkbook except the American taxpayer.)
Comment by Mike — October 26, 2005 @ 10:47 am
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It was Woodson plus the weight of ABC/ESPN that beat Manning.
FTR, I can’t stand Manning, but he deserved it that year. Woodson is a poor man’s Champ Bailey.
Now you got my dander up. Woodson’s been injured for the pros but unless Champ Bailey stepped in and was All Pro from day one, there’s no comparison, and don’t blame ABC/ESPN for never beating Florida. Woodson singlehandedly beat Ohio State and sent his team to the national championship game as a corner.
Comment by Brian — October 26, 2005 @ 10:45 am
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Bitterman? Sounds like an attorney.
Comment by Orson Swindle — October 26, 2005 @ 7:47 am
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Ewe doggie, it’s Auburn Sheep time.
Where’s Tony Basilio? Maybe you can call in and sheep for him sometime.
Comment by Good ole' Mag — October 26, 2005 @ 1:58 am
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He did win an SEC title. Something Holtz never did…
Oh, and Holtz and Tuberville both have the same number of unbeaten seasons. It took Holtz 19 years, Tuberville 10.
But really, why is everyone feeling the need to defend Lou Holtz? The real debatable issue in Tuberville’s comments is the ESPN hegemony.
Comment by LD — October 25, 2005 @ 10:46 pm
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God, Orson, you bitterman. Of course CFR would come all over himself if PC had said that, but that’s the difference between the two. PC was in the same situation in 2003, refused to get angry or point fingers, was lauded nationally for his class & decorum, and won a share of the National Championship. TT just looks like a fool. Besides, Granny won a MNC, what has TT won? Squat.
Comment by Baboso — October 25, 2005 @ 10:07 pm
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For Tommy to knock Holtz’s winning percentage at South Carolina, I have to think the man has lost his mind. South Carolina was the current Kentucky in the SEC when he got there. They were terrible. He made them competitive, and beat OSU in the Outback Bowl in consecutive years. His team did seem to lose some of their momentum after that. That SC team was and still isn’t stocked with All Americans either. Spurrier hasn’t had immediate results there either.
Comment by FATDUCK — October 25, 2005 @ 8:38 pm