CURIOUS INDEX, 8/6/2008
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He’s losing his edge. Steve Spurrier didn’t cast his traditional vote for Duke at #25 this year because Grant Teaff, head of the American Football Coaches Association, asked him not to.
The kids are coming up from behind…and they are giggling, which caused Spurrier to dismiss his team from practices yesterday. It’s not his fault, though, as he is the diminished Korean-cloned form of 2002 Spurrier, after all. Morgan Trent did not run a 4.13. Brian handles it with sharp skewers of skepticism, The Wiz thinks it’s bullshit, and we concur, being an expert 40 runner with a blazing time of 6.09. We will say this, however: he did run down Harvin in the Capital One Bowl, and if you are so fast you can even be confused with running a 4.13, then you are grotesquely fleet no matter the wiggle room in the time. It’s a bit like asking whether you can squat 1000 pounds or 1020 pounds–if you’re in the neighborhood, even a vague measure means you’re in the top 99.99999 percent of human capability in your particular department. Joel’s 20 Coolest Logos focus on our favorite kind, the sort that look like they’re seconds from leaping from the 2-D and killing you in a mascot-appropriate fashion. Big Al on the Alabama “A” does look like he should be named “Stampy” in another life. Bush, still burning. Reggie Bush may yet be pronounced retroactively ineligible for the 2004 and 2005 seasons, meaning forfeited games for USC and…yes, that’s right, nothing at all for Bush save a possible revocation of the Heisman, since it can only go to the best eligible player in the nation. And that can only help his pro career, really. Phil Steele will be popping a piece up on his website explaining “FIVE Reasons Why Georgia Will NOT Finish #1 This Year,” This will LIKELY involve power rankings and will be JAMPACKED with stats. (HT: Blutarsky.) |
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1
SEC tool says:
Wasn’t there a stretch of time SS used to vote Southern Miss #25 when no-one else did?
August 6th, 2008 at 9:37 am
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Mitch Cumstein says:
If the anticipation is killing you I will give you a preview of Mssr. Steele’s article
1. Schedule
2. Schedule
3. Schedule
4. Schedule
5. Kicker
August 6th, 2008 at 9:39 am
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haybeav says:
At least they didn’t put the ULM and Bama logos next to each other
August 6th, 2008 at 9:47 am
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dudis41 says:
Number 6!!!! Woooo!!!!
August 6th, 2008 at 9:55 am
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Ryno says:
Good job on the “Stop writing about women” piece Orson.
Do you think it got to be this bad because sports bloggin’ is an overwhelmingly male dominated venture or simply because the most prominent blogs know where their bread is buttered and by posting pictures that entice lewd comments (very guilty myself), they’re more likely to attract return readers?
August 6th, 2008 at 10:04 am
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cocknfire says:
Let me get this straight: A meaningless preseason poll rife with conflicts of interest in which the supposed voters often don’t even cast their own ballot, and they’re worried about the “integrity” of the poll because Spurrier wants to put Duke at No. 25?
Give me a freaking break.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:05 am
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Shug says:
So if Bush is deemed ineligible does that mean USC’s NC is revoked? If so, then that means AUBURN the 2004 NC!
Wahoo! Suck it bitches!
August 6th, 2008 at 10:08 am
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Dave(not that one, the other one) says:
@ 5:
I know, right. How does one 25th place vote for lowly Duke harm the “integrity” of that poll?
August 6th, 2008 at 10:17 am
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hobeg8r says:
Re: Reggie Bush
He spent a $1M in attorney’s fees to avoid paying $300,000? Quite obviously, the bigger issue was avoiding any determination that he accepted cash.
So, do they hold a quiet ceremony and give a second Heisman to Vince Young – who was runner-up – or does Reggie have to give it back?
And how will this affect USC’s future scholarships?
Inquiring minds want to know. Especially the golden boy at UCLA.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:18 am
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hobeg8r says:
Re: USC 2004/2005 football schedule
I want to be the first to point out that if USC has to forfeit games for 2004/2005, then Ty Willingham will have been declared the default winner of the ND game in 2004 and the Washington game in 2005.
He will be asking for a pay raise.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:25 am
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boogerville says:
A four day old news story about Bush? C’mon Orson, we knew the corporate mindset was starting to set in but this kind of obvious mailing-it-in blogging is unacceptable.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:32 am
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hobeg8r says:
Orson – your reputation is known far and wide. In a recent posting on the Mizzou Tiger message board conerning the Fulmer Cup, this is how you were viewed:
“It’s just run by a couple of apparently drunk Florida fans.”
I think you should demand a retraction immediately and ask that “apparently” be removed.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:33 am
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blon57 says:
@5- Good points.
Trenni Kusnierek had a good response to the whole situation.
http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/andrewsreact.html
Very telling…google Trenni’s name and the top links are guys asking/debating if she is “hot”. Not her ability as a reporter or her knowledge of the game, but her looks. Men are visual and smart women know that. Looks seems to matter as much, if not more, than almost anything else. Women have to live with that fact and balance what we do (and how we dress) professionally so that we are taken seriously.
I deal with that issue when I am trying to land a new male client. I actually have to work harder to prove that I am more than just a blonde. I’m not complaining or want to raise a sexism fight, it is just reality. You just live with it and adjust.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:35 am
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DC Trojan says:
You can tell Bush was a sociology “major” with the ROI he’s getting on the legal fees.
As for the question of sanctions against SC, we can but wait and see. If I were Fresno State, I’d be getting nervous right about now.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:36 am
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spartymike says:
@ DC:
He may be putting a large premium on future access to USC sidelines, so it’s not yet clear he has ventured into -ROI territory.
It is really, really interesting though…$1MM in legal fees, and only 300K liability…there has to be a lot implied in that situation…like a boatful-of-Hungarians-and-a-van-with-$90MM-in-cash type stuff.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:49 am
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Orson Swindle says:
Yes, because we’re very, very corporate around here.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:02 am
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NewAZTiger says:
DCTrojan, I believe you misspelled “Alabama”.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:13 am
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yoyofutbawl says:
Grant Teaff? Bull****.
Real reason? Look at Dook’s coach – think there might be a reason he used Mr Teaff as cover?
Old hatreds never die in the SEC.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:15 am
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Terry Tate, Office Linebacker says:
blon57 @ 11
good job trying to be something other than a blonde with that screen name…
August 6th, 2008 at 11:29 am
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blon57 says:
But I am a very smart blonde. I defy expectations.
August 6th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
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Jube0 says:
Does this mean that Cal is retroactively in the Rose Bowl?
August 6th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
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Holly says:
HA +1
August 6th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
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DC Trojan says:
spartymike @ 15 – you’re right, there could be non-monetary considerations like sideline access that would effect the risk – reward calculations. Now, when you say boatful of Hungarians, are you thinking like the Hungarians you might see in certain kinds of, um, travelogue videos shot in Budapest? Because $1MM would be cheap cheap cheap in that case, never mind the van full of money.
NewAZTiger @ 16 – how careless of me. Still, I remain confident that Ess-Eee-See speed will prevail and the Tide will get rolled by one of their conference colleagues first.
August 6th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
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The Song of Hiawatha Francisco says:
Reggie Bush always said that he doesn’t believe in God, but he’s afraid of Him. DC Trojan, I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is the NCAA.
/weak-ass butchery of great movie quote
August 6th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
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cocknfire says:
No. 18
You might be onto something there. Another interesting tidbit to throw out: Spurrier supposedly lobbied for Jr. to be the OC at Duke.
August 6th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
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donkeydawg says:
I’m guessing Phil Steele is dealing with a huge amount of blowback from Dawg fans who are exulting in the otherwise heavy pre-season hype, and who suspect him of drinking too much Gatorade. He’s obviously right about the scheduling issues for UGA, but ranking Florida number one is what really rankled.
You have to realize that knowledgeable Georgia folk figured after ‘06 that Florida was moving into a position to dominate the SEC for a long, long time. So This is the Year to challenge perpetual Gator Hegemony.
Personally, I’d be happy if the Dawgs reversed last year’s two losses, against the Evil One, and versus Phat Phil, whose blind luck in surviving the Vandy and Kentucky games is what ultimately blocked Georgia from an SEC and MNC shot.
BTW, I read Steele this year for the first time, and though he obviously knows whereof he speaks, and provides some great data, I did find it very tiresome that he devotes about 80% of his text to defending his omniscience in the past. Show, don’t tell! And don’t use so many damn exclamation points!!!!
August 6th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
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yoyofutbawl says:
25
Thanx. Things are not that stoopid. Jes simple. As follows-
RCR, just had dranks with Julie Hines Mabus & her seegnificant other in Na$hvegas. More to come.
August 6th, 2008 at 10:23 pm