STEWART MANDEL, MAN OF HIS WORD

by Orson on Nov 29, 2006 3:00 PM EST

Stewart Mandel claims Chan Gailey sux. Stewart Mandel gets screwed by the broken clock rule stating that even a mediocre coach can succeed by not firing his defensive coordinator, recruiting decently, and installing an irritable wee man at quarterback. Stewart writes:

"(he's) still not convinced (Gailey) won't find a way to screw it up, but if Tech wins its division, he's off the list and a round of hot dogs are on me."

On Saturday, Stewart's buying hot dogs at the Varsity. He really could just wait and double down, going for the onion ring and frosted orange combo for everyone in '07 that Gailey will go 3-9 next year. Everyone knows that over time, Chan Gailey Equilibrium will win out.

Nonetheless, kudos and plaudits on being a man of your word, Stewart, in more than one way.

First you nut up to your bet, which we'll make sure you do by being there on Saturday Friday ourselves. (HT: The 5.0 Guy)

Second, you identify yourself as being 30 on MySpace. This could mean two things:

1. You're actually thirty, or...

2. Using MySpace mathematics, you're really 90 years old cruising for ladies in their seventies who haven't drained the 401-Ks yet and gotten into the catfood-eating stage of retirement. Either way, bravo on the integrity scale.

Mandel: has integrity, and potentially a thing for Bea Arthur types, too. This, btw, is not the Mustache of the Day.

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And then there’s Maude…

by immikfefazz on Nov 29, 2006 3:30 PM EST reply actions

Don’t you mean Friday, not Saturday?

by Dan on Nov 29, 2006 3:37 PM EST reply actions

Chan has to go 5-7 next year to restore equalibrium, avg. 7-5 over the two seasons.

by irishoutsider on Nov 29, 2006 3:42 PM EST reply actions

*equilibrium. My bad, Geogia Tech types.

by irishoutsider on Nov 29, 2006 3:43 PM EST reply actions

Yes, that would be this Friday. Noted and corrected.

by Orson Swindle on Nov 29, 2006 3:43 PM EST reply actions

(annoyed grunt)

*Georiga.

I have used up all of my “* spelling error” posts for the year.

by irishoutsider on Nov 29, 2006 3:44 PM EST reply actions

…and I’m retarded….

by irishoutsider on Nov 29, 2006 3:45 PM EST reply actions

Don’t worry, io, we don’t think you’re a deusch.

by AllWhoYonder on Nov 29, 2006 3:54 PM EST reply actions

Sooo… acknowledging that it is both dorky and lame… when is EDSBS getting on Myspace?

by GatorAM on Nov 29, 2006 3:55 PM EST reply actions

Nevah. Too slow loading for our ADD tastes.

by Orson Swindle on Nov 29, 2006 3:58 PM EST reply actions

I’m still shocked that Steak Shapiro still has a job in broadcasting. Does that guy have big-time blackmail or something?

by parker91 on Nov 29, 2006 4:14 PM EST reply actions

Part owner in the station.

by Orson Swindle on Nov 29, 2006 4:16 PM EST reply actions

Christ, it’s worse than I thought.

by parker91 on Nov 29, 2006 4:18 PM EST reply actions

Or, alternately, this could be evidence that the CGE is not actually the law of nature we all thought it was. Perhaps it’s one of those mathematical sequences where the first four seasons have seven wins, followed by 9 (10? 11?), , then the equilibrium is established by averaging the previous two seasons and rounding up, so next year Tech would go 8-4, then 9-3 again, then 10-2, or something… I’d be okay with that.

by elwoodGT on Nov 29, 2006 4:37 PM EST reply actions

That’s awfully optimistic there, elwood. Maybe if the recruiting keeps up like this year (and Tenuta stays), then I’ll be comfortable with ignoring the CGE.

by A5 on Nov 29, 2006 4:47 PM EST reply actions

but orson, then we could be friends!

by adam on Nov 29, 2006 4:55 PM EST reply actions

Since its SI, I bet they’ll be cheap and just give out naked dogs.

by AUAlum on Nov 29, 2006 5:00 PM EST reply actions

What’s the over/under on Weis showing up for a free dog?

by RaginCajunRebel on Nov 29, 2006 5:05 PM EST reply actions

I highly recommend the clip entitled “Rich Eisen Tells the Bea Arthur Story,” rumored to be the reason ESPN started turning off the mics during the commercial breaks of the old Tony Kornheiser radio show. (They used to leave them on for the internet feed, and it was even funnier than the regular show.)

http://www.thiswebsitestinks.com/clips.asp?type=classic

by DevilGrad on Nov 29, 2006 5:33 PM EST reply actions

WALK ME TWO RED STEAKS, a YELLOW DOG, and AN F.O.

Good Lord I miss that place…

by A.G. on Nov 29, 2006 5:35 PM EST reply actions

Actually, I’ve got a theory that the Georgia State Legislature passed a “Coach Exchange Policy” law, and that Richt and Gailey have switched teams this year (using those Mission Impossible masks to fool everybody).

by Devin McCullen on Nov 29, 2006 6:02 PM EST reply actions

Wait did you just refer to Reggie as a Nac Mac Feegle? Damn funny!

by Jonathan on Nov 29, 2006 10:04 PM EST reply actions

Hey Orson, are you gonna to do a similar gimmick to what I drew up during thanksgiving? I thought maybe a good article would be match a character from Comics to a particular player. I could totally see Sean Taylor at Miami as Deadpool, just waiting to kill you in the secondary.

Just sayin’.

by That 5.0 Guy on Nov 29, 2006 10:53 PM EST reply actions