I am still laughing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP56xXMn4fc

For what it’s worth, Stretz was a Koetter hire. He, along with receivers coach Eric Yarber, was one of two staff members retained by Erickson. It should also be noted that no ASU player has gotten as much as a traffic ticket since 2004.

These days I liken Koetter to herpes: just when you think he’s gone, he comes back and it’s more annoying than ever. The biggest concern at ASU regarding this action will be the recruitment of Phoenix product Devon Kennard, who many have listed as the PS#1 DE this year.

Not that I would know what herpes are like.

Seriously.

And if its good enough for Miss Beverly, then by God its good enough for the NCAA.

St. Nick has received a lot of publicity this off season, with the Forbes cover and general Alabama media obsession, so he’s going be a more frequent target.

Fortunately for him he’s too short for Chaz Ramsey to position a good chop block.

But, if we have to continue to absorb the self-victimization of Bama fans until the Tide actually beat somebody, well, say la vee.

Cut blocks are legal and everypne coaches them.

However, only a select few can properly execute a chop block. If you need a demonstration, Chaz Ramsey is ready when you are.

I say it’s bullshit either way.

I’m certainly not claiming to be any sort of expert here on tackling or the human body, but it seems to me that, over the years, that particular style of tackling is strongly correlated with moderate to severe injuries- at least more so than most other types of tackling (except for maybe cut-blocking, right Mr. Tubberville?)

Here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia that summarizes pretty well the understanding I have of the dangers. Of course, it’s a Wiki entry so it obviously comes with a huge grain of sea salt:

“The horse-collar is particularly dangerous due to the awkward position of the player getting tackled, who will often fall backward in a twisting motion with one or both legs trapped under the weight of his body. This is exacerbated if the player’s foot gets caught in the turf and by the additional weight of the defender. Potential injuries include sprains or tears to ligaments in the knees and ankles (including the ACL), and fractures of the tibia and fibula.”

If Pete Carroll brought in that same group of people to do motivational speaking, you guys would be hanging by his pubes and licking his sack with such force that it would leave him raw.

Meanwhile, Saban does it, and you act like he is filling the back of a truck full of aborted fetuses using a pitchfork.

Where’s Kristen Shepherd when you need her?