Comments on: COMING OR GOING: SOUTH/EASTISH

By: Rivergirl

Rivergirl — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:57:54 +0000

Don’t expect Vanderbilt to exit the SEC anytime soon! As I recall, we lost to Florida by only six points, and didn’t we beat Georgia at their own Homecoming game? Yes, we ask that our players read and write coherent paragraphs, but don’t hold the academics against us. The Commodores are for real, y’all! Word to your mutha.

By: Wazzu Coug

Wazzu Coug — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:01:04 +0000

Here’s one explanation for the Miss State awesomeness:

They let everyone ROCK THE NUMBER TWO!

By: Peter Pumpkinhead

Peter Pumpkinhead — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:10:28 +0000

#39 – I think he meant Ethan Allen Furniture… not the historically significant figure whose name said company stole.

By: A.G.

A.G. — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:46:24 +0000

#41,

You’re from OUT-OF-STATE….

Not giving you a scholarship is how fool the State of Ga. into not noticing that half of a GT graduating class doesn’t stay in Georgia….

Actually, the real trick to getting free money at GT is to keep your GPA above 3.5 and make nice with the folks in the Bill Moore Student Center…

There’s plenty of money that’s earmarked for students from GA counties that haven’t had a qualified Tech student in 50 years…

By: a5ehren

a5ehren — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:14:58 +0000

Steve:

The low number of schollies is probably more due to NCAA probation (Thanks Dave Braine!) than Chan. That said, I really can’t understand why this year’s class was so much better than the others…

The real thing that upsets me at GT is the nearly non-existent scholarships for out of state students.

By: Travis Swenson

Travis Swenson — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:08:54 +0000

It looks like JC’s are included in that number.

Also, Miss. State oversigned by nine, including 4 “sign and place” grade casualties, 4 gray shirts (will go on scholarship next year), and one that counts toward last year’s undersign.

That said, I still don’t see the point of this post.

By: Fesser

Fesser — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:47:43 +0000

You should not disrespect Ethan Allen.
1) Singlehandedly captured Fort Ticonderoga.
2) Founded the Republic of the Green Mountains
3) Was a crazy deist.
When the Vandy lads start doing the same, then you can liken them to Ethan.

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:27:29 +0000

The fact that I can pretty much remember the UGA transfers of the past few years by name likely means this “attrition” you talk of is not as prevalent at every school. I do think it happens, but more than anything I think what I have seen is that 4 year players who aren’t contributing a lot on the field come game time are encouraged to go ahead and graduate and give up their 5th year of eligibility.

By: edward

edward — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:39:56 +0000

A 4 scholarship difference is huge, that is almost 20% more per season than many schools. That is a full additional class over 5 years.

Can you imagine what your teams class would look like if they had 4 more scholarships to give each season? Just ask the coach if that is a lot, we can guess his answer already.

By: Daniel Adams

Daniel Adams — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:21:47 +0000

Then again, I can’t remember you guys lacking any accuracy at all. So really, if Brian is going to stay competitive, he’s gonna have to think about adding some cheesecake.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:20:29 +0000

ACC squeezes past the Big 10 by one tenth of a scholarship.

Is it possible to see a short breakdown of how the mid-major conferences do?

By: Daniel Adams

Daniel Adams — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:14:54 +0000

“Agreed most strongly! He also has this bonus thingy called accuracy the first time he writes something. We’re still working up to that.”

Any accuracy you lack is more than made up for by the excellent cheesecake. Its a house specialty!

By: RaginCajunRebel

RaginCajunRebel — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:46:29 +0000

Orson, to rebut your comment at #32, I quote an expert on the topic:

“Accuracy is soooo over-rated.”

–Reggie Ball

By: Orson Swindle

Orson Swindle — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:32:23 +0000

Agreed most strongly! He also has this bonus thingy called accuracy the first time he writes something. We’re still working up to that.

By: Daniel Adams

Daniel Adams — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:24:28 +0000

“The difference between the similar comparisons on these two sites is painful. The writing that orson does is just so much funnier, it’s not even in the same ballpark. And I say this even as I see hell freezing over (a michigan blogger complimenting ND’s retention). Keep up the good work Orson.”

You’re entitled to your opinion, but you can’t judge someone else’s writing based on a single post. Brian’s (MGoBlog) commentary consistently holds its own against anything in this or any CFB blog you care to name. For more, see: http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/eleven-swans.html