LIGHT POSTING TODAY, BUT TELL US WHO YOU LIKE.
In case you can’t tell, we’re posting light today due to the demands of the real world. (Damn probation hearings. Restraining orders are just the BEGINNING of a relationship.)
We’re cooking up a project for tomorrow, and you may have your say now: who are the most likeable people in college football? We feel obligated to do this after putting together a slam list of ten least likeable people in cfb, so help us balance our karma by seeing if we’re anywhere close to reality on this. By likeable, we do not mean any of the following:
1. Your coach. (WE ROOL U SUX GO [insert team here])
2. Jill Arrington’s nipples.
3. A polarizing figure who you like because their success benefits you directly.
We’re thinking of the funny, the uncommonly decent, the humane, the innovative, the joyous, and anyone else who cuts a striking pose on the positive side of the college game.
Early suspects for us include:
–Kirk Herbstreit
–Mark Richt (we know, but there’s very good reasons behind this one, and a few of them are Ukrainian.)
–Charlie Weis
–Steve Spurrier (the only person we can think of who makes both the likeable and not-likeable list)
–Bobby Johnson
–Dan Hawkins
–Joe Glenn
Just some early nominees, but get your two cents in before we have a couple of Harvey Wallbangers and get down to business later tonight.

Who’s College Football’s Mr. Nice Guy?
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You guys nominating Sly Croom are clueless. Gracious? I couldn’t think of a less accurate word to describe him.
Comment by MSR — February 26, 2006 @ 11:46 am
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fuck bobby johnson
Comment by THC — February 25, 2006 @ 6:47 pm
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Actually, Michigan invented Script Ohio, even down to the dotting of the i. (what, you thought Ohio State kids could write? We also helped start Notre Dame’s football program, way back when.
Wait, I think I just made the argument to put the entire program on the most-hated list. Anyway, on to my nomination.
Let me say something nice about Aaron Taylor. He’s my favorite college football-related cartoon character. Even after the worst crushing, soul-sucking loss to Notre Dame I can laugh when I see him on camera. I couldn’t tell you any specific insights he might have, but I always am happy watching him talk and move his eybrows. It’s oddly fascinating, kind of like claymation.
I also love how he holds the mike (in a death grip) right next to the corner of his mouth where the talking comes out. I love how he could randomly say anything to bring the on-set conversation to a screeching halt at any time. Also, he looks like King Hippo, and anything that makes you think of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out can’t be bad at all, can it?
Comment by Flop — February 25, 2006 @ 6:14 pm
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Not only is Eddie Robinson still alive, he’s actually won 408 games, making him the winningest coach in college football (suck it, Bryant). He took the job at Grambling when it was known as Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute, and he coached the drill team during halftime (let’s see Paterno do that). And he’s been married to his high school sweetheart for more than 60 years. Who can dislike Coach Rob?
Comment by Harris — February 25, 2006 @ 8:25 am
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How about the guys at EA for putting out such a solid college game? Not only recruiting and player management fun, but it’s insanely fun. Pull a Fulmer and let a guy figting in the club sit out for a quarter.
Comment by E-Man — February 24, 2006 @ 7:42 pm
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Mike Leach. How can you not like a guy who has a playbook that consists of nothing but numerous variations of “Go deep”?
Comment by Mat — February 24, 2006 @ 6:48 pm
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Mike Leach - EDSBS has got to love this guy. He is drunk all the time. Don’t believe me watch him any time he is ever on TV. I hear he has two guys hired to follow him around and keep him out of trouble. What a Texas Tech thing to do, instead of fix the drinking problem, we’ll just have two guys go around helping him not get in fights.
Plus,he loves pirates, swords, and throwing as many times as possible
“So Mike, you are down 14 at half time and the score is 56-42 what do you think the game plan for the second half should be,”….with out thinking Mike says, “We need to score more.”
Ha…this guy is too much
Comment by The Stos — February 24, 2006 @ 4:13 pm
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He’s no longer in CFB, but Erk Russell is what a coach should be. He looks like Mr. Clean, and when he was the UGA defensive coach, he would butt heads with the players, and he didn’t even wear a helmet! Later at Georgia Southern, started up that program and won a couple of 1-AA championships.
I hate SOS. I like SOS. Ask me again after we play SC this fall.
I hate ND, but Touchdown Jesus is a good part of college football. (Not in a religious way, I just like saying “Touchdown Jesus”, especially to the religious fanatics that aren’t football fans.)
Home team announcers are the best! Of course, I like Munson (”Man, is there going to be some property destroyed tonight!”), but each school should have a total homer for an announcer.
Vince Young was fun to watch.
Mark Richt does seem like the nice guy that will go with you to drink one beer, even though he really doesn’t drink.
Keith Jackson is STILL better than Puss-berger, though he is getting a little slow. Herbstreit is a good announcer, and I’ll bet he’s a PGMF.
EDSBS is a large part of what’s fun with CFB. I luv you guys .
Comment by Russ — February 24, 2006 @ 1:09 pm
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Colin, Keith Jackson may have been one of the all-time great voices of college football, but even before his senile dementia and confusion became painfully obvious, he was openly biased against Notre Dame. If he was hatin’ on your peoples like that, you’d hold a grudge, too.
Chg, Hail to the Victors is teh suxorz, even when it’s being played in OUTER-FUCKING-SPACE…
Comment by Phil K. — February 24, 2006 @ 12:57 pm