JAMBOREE: WE’D SELL OUR CORNEAS TO SEE THIS.
Scott Adamson has a capital idea: a spring college football jamboree, or whatever the hell you want to call it. We hear jamboree, and we think Boy Scouts, or hillbilly hoedown, or a hillbilly hoedown meeting Boy Scouts in a horrific conflagration of rednecks assaulting 34 year old men in scout uniforms in a movie called Jamboree: The Deheading. So take a different name if you like, but Adamson’s idea sounds like printing money for ESPN or whomever cares to make it happen:
ESPN’s College Football Spring Fling (presented by a corporate sponsor to be named later) could feature a full day and night of offseason football action.
We’d see a little of the Tigers and Vols, a little of the Gamecocks and Gators, and they’d break in frequently with fight updates from the Florida State-Miami game…
Seriously, how could one spring football game _ or one spring jamboree _ be a bad thing for college football?
A fair question. We’re in favor of it, but then again, Pete Doherty’s in favor of beer. Someone not as depraved as we are should discuss this responsibly because WE WANT GIMME GIMME NOWWWWWW.

Pete Doherty: also an addict in need…of sunlight, among other things.












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bhors - you better fear the Emu… you better fear him.
Comment by Atlantadomer — March 8, 2007 @ 3:44 pm
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I say forget the jamboree and go all the way and create a spring football champions league. Ditch the BCS and invite the winners of the major bowls (or the top however many in the final rankings) to play a round-robin of games against the very best.
The NFL will just have to deal with a later draft and schools that are concerned about the loss of time for the scholars can decline the invitation and open up the spot for another team. In reality college (and even high school and younger) atheletes gave up the concept of an “off season” awhile ago.
Comment by oc phil — March 8, 2007 @ 3:20 pm
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As an added plus, the jamborees could be run after Spring Break. That way, we would be able to see cheerleaders in “lighter” outfits, after the pre-Spring-Break-fast-so-I-can-fit-in-my-bikini conditioning drill, and with more realistic tans, not sprayed on or tanning bed generated.
We might even see Jennifer Sterger show up to watch FSU, not Jenn the Cowgirl.
Comment by Southern Papa — March 8, 2007 @ 3:17 pm
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Ya, that way Clausen could light it up in the spring and everyone think he’s great, and then everyone would just say, um, you lit up Notre Ame (No D for a reason) and they would get shalacked by anyone they play again. HAhahahah. Im giddy with the thought.
Comment by bhors — March 8, 2007 @ 3:02 pm
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“We’d Sell Our Corneas to See This”
I just got it the second time through. Little slow today I guess. Good one, though.
Comment by glacialspeed — March 8, 2007 @ 2:51 pm
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People, are you mad?? What about the student-athlete? They need time to study. This would only take them away from scholastic endeavors. Why, it would be a like adding a, dare I say it, playoff system…
Remember we have to protect the integrity of the Spring Game system. It’s what’s great about college football….
Comment by CKGator — March 8, 2007 @ 2:36 pm
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one drawback: high potential for injury in what is essentially a meaningless game
Uhh, we’re still talking about spring practice and spring games vs. a jamboree? Even without this jamboree, there’s the potential for serious injury in a spring game.
Comment by rob — March 8, 2007 @ 2:01 pm
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That’s not true, DC…bowl games are extremely meaning-FULL! If you don’t believe me, just ask any Buckeye about their “undefeated” season in 2006-07.
Comment by Aerobab — March 8, 2007 @ 1:48 pm
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The cash helps assuage THOSE concerns DC Trojan, put more money on the table and you may get your wish.
Comment by Nick — March 8, 2007 @ 1:43 pm
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one drawback: high potential for injury in what is essentially a meaningless game
That doesn’t stop the majority of bowl games, so why worry about it here?
Comment by DC Trojan — March 8, 2007 @ 1:34 pm