THIS TIME NEXT WEEK...

I guess back in 2002 Nick Saban actually had time for this shit?

Damn you Swindle – even though you didn’t link it, my mind is replaying the end of the 1994 Colorado-Michigan game. Memory repression therapy my ass.

Saban wasn’t feeling so smug at the end of the 2005 Capital One Bowl now, was he?

This time next week I’ll be coming to grips with another year of Croom and Gloom.

DID YOU SEE/HEAR THAT!?!?

“I feel sorry for the Kentucky players”

Compassion from the Sabanator!

I don’t know #1, he looked pretty annoyed that they just almost lost to Kentucky. If pushed further, he may have, in fact, not had time for that shit.

But then again, back then he didn’t have the chip on his shoulder from everybody saying that LSU got a “share” of the national title.

Lies, pure lies. The Saban hath not compassion for any object of this planet.

Kordell Stewart still shaves with a rock. Fuck him, fuck Westbrook, fuck Bienemy. Shit, fuck Jeremy Bloom on principle alone.
2005 PSU/UM game makes it better though.

I thought I was ready, I’m not. I’m going to take a nap.

the only time I have ever been happy for the Buffs was after that Kordell/Westbrook bomb. Other than that, they can shove their heads up their phantom-clip-getting asses. Rocket be praised.

uw vs zona

two craptastic teams, one great game.

the dude who caught that ball, craig chambers, got run off by Ty Willie, he finished up at Montana.

Run, Lindsey, Run!

I hate LSU. But the Kentucky fans rushing the field in joy and then wondering what the hell Randal is so excited about is priceless. I still remember the jackass Wildcats giving Morris the Gatorade bath before the play too. Might want to wait til the clock says 0:00 next time.

Did anyone else think for a second the announcer was going to say “They win the fucking game!”?

Saban’s career could be more accurately characterized by the recurrence of fluke plays and being the in the right place at the right time.

I mean come on, missed field goals, blue-grass miracles…winning the conference title with 3 conference losses, winning a national championship without having to play another conference champion, playing and beating the big ten champion in a year when all the other big ten teams lost their bowl games, hitting the SEC when bama was on probation, when spurrier was in out and out, before Meyer, and still losing to Ron Zook, Tuberville, and UAB.

Ahem…at about 1:12 of the Bluegrass miracle

Funny stories regarding the Bluegrass Miracle:

My buddy was getting married that evening. Everyone in the wedding was at his house watching. I got so pissed at LSU struggling, I stopped watching and just hung outside, drinking and bitching. I would check in every now and again only to have my frustrations mount.

I watched UK kick the winning kick and went outside to the back porch. I was talking to a good friend who knew nothing of football. He was asking me how it could be over with time still left. I explained to him that our qb was not that great a passer, we had like 20 seconds and one timeout and other factors. Right when I was telling him “there is no way, absolutely NO WAY for us to win this game. It’s impossible. If you knew football like I did, you would know this” everyone in the house erupted.

Everyone outside took one look at each other and ran inside to join the party. But not before a friend leading us stopped, turned and made everyone stop. In that split second, we were wondering what Ben had to say that was so important that we held us all up.

“Be careful, those bricks are slippery.”

And then he dashed inside. We followed. It was a great wedding day but some kind of omen, my buddy was divorced within 2 years. I guess all the good karma was sucked into that one place that day.

Ahhh…tOSUBuckeyes, I was wondering where you had been..I have the greatest mental picture of you walking through the grocery store..cart full of wholesome produce and Zima…and coming upon the magazine rack and seeing the latest edition of SI. The manager has to come over and comfort you..your tears and bad case of red ass are upsetting the other customers..

Just when you opinion of tOSU can’t get any lower, it hops into a machine and begins boring throught the crust to the center of the earth.

Saban is not god, but the dude ran a bad ass team for a bit at LSU.

And regarding the Bluegrass Miracle, we gave back all that karma at the end of the season when Arky beat us on a Matt Jones led passing attack in the final minute with no timeouts.

But all that Kentucky stuff is funny. The kid in the blue tie and jacket running out all happy and then realizing what’s up, the gatorade bath for Morriss, the kids tearing down the goalposts for a minute or two not realizing what had happened at the other end of the field, crushing the hearts of a group of people with sheer malice and joy in your own…..

Wow, Josh, I honestly thought that was going to be an interesting or funny story, but I guess corndogs are more easily entertained than the rest of us. That’s one those stories where you really need to add “And then I found $50” to the end.

#13, dousing the coach with :20 to go has got nothing on the UGA students who tore down the goalpost a few years ago with nearly 2:00 left on the clock.

Bovine, all apologies. Replace funny with quirky or kinda sorta humorous or just plain vanilla. I’m sorry I let you down.

It appears that Arizona was employing the “There’s no way he can throw it that far” defense. 70 yards in the air, in stride. Wow.

Even though tOSUBuckeyes is generally a tool, his words should be taken to heart for any bama fans that think Sa6an is a miracle worker. He did not turn things around quickly at MSU, and the first SEC title at LSU in year 2 took a whole lot of things going his way — a scenario that likely could not be repeated anytime soon.

That being said, they were pretty damn good by year 4, even if it did take some breaks to win the MNC (true with many/most MNCs).

I can’t wait to drink eleventybillion cocktails next Thursday! Monday through Wednesday are surely going to drag on, though.

I thought it was going to be another mindlessly boring anecdote about LSU’s mascot.

A caged tiger on the loose starts looking for food and the campus is freaked out…

Smokey’s, a friggin’ dog, barking at a tiger does not frighten or even concern the tiger.

Will, Mike, part III, include the time that you lowered 5 pounds of animal carcass into the tiger’s cage, and he ate the carcass?

Amazing…

Saban’s sucess might be tied to his skill at recruiting top players…LSU has had, what, 12 players picked in the last 2 NFL drafts, including 4 in the first round last year? To get a .700 winning percentage in the toughest conference in the nation requires a little more than luck, fluke plays and being in the right place at the right time.

Only a Big Ten fan would attribute wins to flukes and luck rather than putting supperior athletes on the field to make plays when it matters.

As for Sweater-vest… he has never beaten a team from the SEC. SO SHUT THE FUCK UP!

/in defense of Joshy-jack (HT to RCR was it that came up with Joshy?)
I liked your wedding story. The dramatic pause and then the ""Be careful, those bricks are slippery" while good, would obviously had been delivered much better over beers in person I’m sure. The story certainly was a relevant and entertaining story for the thread. But finding $50 would have been good too.

Hearing that the husband went out and got a vasendectomy minutes before the wife served him with divorce papers also would have been an ending that fit the video clip’s theme, but I digress.

You misspelled Lindsay. You, sir, are no fan.

In fact, a quick review of Ohio State’s record shows they are a combined 1-9-3 against UF, UGA, Bama, Auburn, Tennessee, S. Carolina and LSU. That is All-Time folks not just recently.

When you can compete, you can speak.

As a Louisville fan, the Bluegrass miracle brings incalculable joy to my heart. I saw it in my now-wife’s dorm room at Tulane. We turned it on to see the last play, i started breaking stuff from happiness, and she agreed to marry me within 3 months. Good times.

Who’s more deluded, UK football fans or Jim Delany?

Asbestos chinos? Florida fans should be rocking the asbestos JORTS like Urban.

Sabanite – who got the loss against tOSU? It wuddn’t the Cocks, 2-0.

Gah… watching those clips brings back very painful memories of multiple games last season.

KNOCK THE DAMNED BALL DOWN! ARGH!

1988 – LSU lost 36-33 at OSU

Coached by the Immortal Mike Archer

More trouble for the Ole Ball Coach

http://3rdsaturdayinblogtober.wordpress.com/2007/08/24/cocked-and-loaded/

And Ohio State was only 1-1 against the Sabanator when he was at MSU…

But hey, Ginn’s kickoff return was nice.

don’t forget 1/1/07

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xvfpK67RjEE

Ahhhhhh….the good ole days of Mike Archer, Curley Hallman, and Gerry Dinardo. I miss those.

tOSUBuckeyes, Penn State and Wisconsin won their bowl games against SEC teams. But what do I know I grew up in Pac-10 country and currently live in the land of the Big 12.

#25
I’m not dodging the fact that Ohio State has been the boat anchor in the arms race against the SEC; SEC fans should love tOSU because if we even halfway hold our weight against the SEC there is no argument regarding head to head conference match ups. The strange fact is that we beat everyone in our conference, many teams who have winning records against the SEC in BCS era bowl games, we just come up short in bowl games.

As to the facts regarding tOSU against the SEC, in 1998 a 4-6-1 tOSU squad beat LSU who just happen to win the SEC conference that year (at least co-champions) so it’s not like we have NEVER done ANYTHING against the SEC.

None of that is the point – we’re not talking about tOSU – we’re talking about Nick Satan and his over-hyped rep as a coach. Let’s see how that short cock-sucker does against the SEC without the best OC in the country.

#35
The 1998 upset of tOSU by Satan and MSU is yet just another example of fluke, crazy games…MSU gets 5 second half turnovers on a icy, sub-freezing day and pulls off a miracle. We play that game 100 times and tOSU wins 99 of them.

#35
The Great Sabanator was only 0-1 against UAB….your point?

1. A quick review of Bama’s record against Michigan, Texas and ND shows they are 2-14-1 against 3 of the biggest names in college football…what’s your point dickwad….12 mythicals???

1. - just like the OSU upset of LSU – a fluke game. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Sorry – wrong reference – #39

Jimbo Fisher best OC in the country? What planet are you on? I don’t even think LSU fans are buying into that?

Fortunately for me, my team has been far too incompetent as of late to keep it close enough for heart break. Unless, of course, it was a Joe Dailey interception/Darian Durant fumble at the worst possible moment. AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

TJ Yates, whatever you do, do NOT throw down the middle…into triple coverage…in the red zone.

Never, ever, never rush the field/court with time on the clock. What are they teaching kids these days?

I agree with The Last Dragon. LSU has been scary because of blood-thirsty hit men on defense, and dangerous but mistake-prone skill players on offense. Fisher’s a good coach, but I don’t know how he can be called the best in the country. If he makes Drew Weatherford into a good QB, I may change my position.

Watch the reaction of the kid with the tie at about 20 seconds to go until about 16 seconds to go.

My comments in #39 were wrong – it was 1988, not 1998.

And “this time next week,” I will still hate the Criminal Tide and I will still think Saban is an OVERRATED maniac who treats people like shit, has to work 160 hours a week in order to remain competitive against coaches who work 80, and who absolutely cannot deal with things that don’t go his way.

I can’t wait for the meltdown…it’s coming bitches, it’s coming…

“I hate Bama too.”

-MC’s Stage III body armor

The second video is incomplete without a shot of the stunned OSU fan right after halftime: http://www.posergym.com/sa/images/aggystunned.jpg

I wonder if TOSU has Tourette’s or what…

“GODDAMN SABAN MOTHERFUCKING SHIT PISS CUNT COCKSUCKER ASSRAPE!!!!”

You sir, could be a great Auburn fan with as much hate as you have for Saban and Bama.

I would give you 10 cocktails, but alas, I’m afraid you would drench yourself with them, light yourself on fire, and fling yourself at the nearest Bama fan.

Minor Threadjack from the Ozarks:

Arkansas Starting DE/DT Marcus Harrison arrested for drunk driving/controlled substance/FTA/driving on a restricted liscense outside of restrictions.

Just riddle me this, if Saban is so great and the Big Ten is so terrible, overrated, and full of piss poor coaches who suck ass, then why in the fuck didn’t Saban win 2 Big Ten Titles and 1/2 of a NC while in the Big Ten??? I mean all he had to do was beat 1 or 2, maybe 3 teams in a single year to win the big ten. Why all of the sudden was he able to win at LSU – did he magically transform into the nation’s best X’s and O’s guy and just start out coaching the pants off of the conference with the best teams, best coaches, and most depth.

I guess he really is everything everyone makes him out to be, especially since he did it in two years.

God help him if he doesn’t land a top 3 class nationally at Bama – he will be exposed.

No video, but this is by far one of the worst losses I have ever watched. Just happened to be fortunate enough to be sitting around between games and stopped on Fox Sports South.

I still feel bad for Furman.

http://theapp.appstate.edu/archives_02-03/10-15-02/sports/sports_1.html

With 7.4 seconds left on the clock, Furman University quarterback Billy Napier found receiver Bear Rinehart on a 12-yard touchdown pass to give the Paladins (4-2, 2-1 SoCon) a 15-14 lead and what looked to be a huge victory in Boone.
   As the crowd at Kidd Brewer Stadium went from hysterical to dead silent within seconds, "Black Saturday" looked like it was not to be favorable for Appalachian State University.
   Then it happened.
   With no ability to foresee the following events, Furman set up to try for a two-point conversion. Napier connected with Mountaineer junior defensive end Josh Jeffries on a 2-yard interception, and Jeffries took off to run the length of the field.
Twenty yards into his sprint Jeffries turned and pitched the ball to junior defensive back Derrick Black, who knew exactly what to do with the ball once it was in his hands.
   With 7.4 seconds left on the clock, Appalachian State (5-1, 3-0 SoCon) took back the game with a two-point return, giving the Mountaineers the lead 16-15, where it remained until those final seconds ran off the clock.

Saban was at LSU for 5 years dumbass. But don’t let facts get in the way of your mindless ramblings…

Saban didn’t win big a Mich State because it IS FUCKING MICHIGAN STATE! Nobody wants to play at Mich State unless they are born a Spartan fan or can’t get into Michigan. He was coaching in the shadow of a bigger, better school (Michigan) yet still beat OSU half the time.

And it is wise to drop YOUR team and pick up ND (which Bama hasn’t played since 1987), Texas (no games since 1964) and your fucking archrival when comparing records. Why not throw in the Army teams of the 1920’s or the Oklahoma teams of the 1950’s while you are at it?

OSU has never beaten Bama. Sweatervest has never beaten the SEC. End of discussion.

Speaking as somebody who covered the Bluegrass Miracle as a student reporter two things I’ll always remember:
—Being on the field post-game and watching Shyrone Carey standing over a Kentucky player lying flat on his face and yelling “SIXTY MOTHAFUCKIN MINUTES!”
—Saban being so agitated in that post game press conference that I was sure he would have rather lose the game just to make his point to the players about playing shitty against Kentucky.

Bovinekid,
 It’s true it was bad that some of the fans got on the field that early, but we did win the game :) and they stopped them from tearing down the goal post till after the game! Ok so it leaned for the final couple of minutes… UT was trying to drive the other way.

As long as we’re talking all-time records, there’s Bama 12 national championships, most bowl appearances and most bowl wins.

Thanks for giving me my second reason to hate the Buckeyes – I always detested OSU fans for coming down South and defiling our beaches and beautiful coastal destinations. Nobody wants to watch a fucking Big Ten game in South Carolina, or your plethora of goddamn minivans with poisonous nuts all over them. You’ve got the Great Lakes. Use them.

And, for what it’s worth, I was cheering when UAB beat LSU (thank you, ESPN GamePlan). My parents went to UAB, and I’m not going to apologize for loving that one. It was fucking awesome.

#56
My reference to 2 years was regarding the time it took for him to win the SEC, not how long he was there….dumbass.

And thanks for making my point for me, you’re exactly right Saban couldn’t get the players he needed to make himself look good – just as I’ve always said he can’t take sub-par players or average players and make them great – he’s never done it.

So if we go by your point of who want to play at MSU – who the fuck wants to play at Utah? Yet Urban Meyer was able to coach them up to an undefeated season. Who the fuck wants to play at Boise State? Yet they beat Oklahoma last year in a bowl game with stone-cold coaching. Those are just two examples of coaches who can take average players and out coach better talent. That is my entire point with Saban – he gets too much credit for his coaching ability and if he doesn’t land the top recruiting classes he will be exposed for it.

#59
Either Michigan or Ohio State would have the all-time bowl game appearance record if it were not for the Big Ten’s bowl game ban from 1922-1949 and the subsequent rule of not allowing teams to go to the Rose bowl two years in a row.

If all Michigan or Ohio State needed was 6 wins a season to go to a bowl game we would have just as many bowl appearances.

#59

Let me get this right, you’re going to tell me that the Redneck Riviera is somehow down-graded in class by the presence of Northerners…this is taking place at the Flora-Bama right? I mean with all those fine southern gentlemen throwing Mullets around on the beach it’s no wonder the white trash northerners muck the place up.

Look I’ve been to the seafood festivals down there and the only thing that is first class is the sand and the water. I’ve had better seafood at steak restaurant in Kansas City so go fuck yourself and your sandy white beaches and all your southern charm – you can kiss my ass.

Here’s some nice reading material:

http://www.southernreader.com/SouthRead7.8.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=ZQGZMZNYxIAC&dq=redneck+riviera

Let me guess, you’re now going to try and tell me that Talladega is a nice family outing.

Wow, tOSU. How do you rationalize coming on a pro-gator/pro-SEC blog and defending the sweatervest after they pretty much got skull-fucked. Your antics confuse me, but maybe thats because I’m a stupid redneck at UF.

tOSU – Just wow. I don’t give a shit if you spout off. Hell, I get a kick out of it. But I’m guessing there are healthier pursuits for you than getting all worked up over squat.

#62
No rationalization needed, I love this site and, by in large, the people who post here. I have nothing against Florida, nothing but respect. My biggest problem is with the Bama nation and their propping up of Saban as the next Bear, just like they did coach Fran, Shula, and every other coach that has been through that school since the bear.

What’s wrong with defending Sweatervest – didn’t you guys defend the SEC and Spurrier after Nebraska hung 60+ on you guys?

No shit- that’s all?

Are you gonna hate yourself in a few years when tOSU gets a new coach and the Buckeye Nation gets all lathered up about it?

Why are there so few Arizona players back near the endzone? I understand it’s not a bad idea to blitz so there’s no time to get off the Hail Mary, but how do you explain having a couple people 15-20 yards in coverage?

rabble rabble rabble rabble!!

tOSU – If something happened to Tressel prior to Saban agreeing to coach Bama, you guys would have creamed in more places than the library to have Saban in Columbus. If you need to hate, I’m sure your last game of the upcoming regular season will give you plenty.

I love this video b/c it reminds me, even us fans, like the players, have to concentrate & focus until the clokc hits zero lest ye look like the Kentucky Blue kids running around on the field for the few short seconds before Reality slaps them all in the face & says, “Hey m*ther f*cker, pay attention!”

Maaaaaaaaaaaan as an LSU fan, I love me some UK fan schadenfreude !!!!! Yeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaawwwwwwww Blue Grass Miracle!

The best part about that game was I ended up standing on top of a table at the Mellow Mushroom in Baton Rouge & nobody gave a sh*t b/c we had just pulled off a mriacle against a team we shouldn’t have (but always seem to struggle with) even been in that position…

HOORAY FOR SCHADENFREUDE!!!

Good Lord.

We Alabama fans have a right to get excited about the fact that we have a coach with actual head coaching experience at a top tier school, at a time when we are not crippled with sanctions (while watching other well documented cases of cheating disappear, OSU).

Hell yes we’re excited. He may not be Coach Bryantbut at least he’s not a joke.

I have no problem with being excited, I have no problem with a rational fan base looking forward to a successful season under a new head coach…those things are normal. What is not normal is the Bama fan base believing that “Bama” is God’s chosen team and that everyone else wants to be Bama.

I know this video is only a parody, but we all know that this is really not that far off, in fact it is very, very accurate.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ASWllvmMi-o

LOL. I was afraid to watch.

That guy’s old. Younger Bama fans have suffered most of their lives and therefore have much more realistic expectations.

Yeah that was pretty funny – look I know not all Bama fans are that way, just the ones I’ve met.