THE CURIOUS INDEX, 2/9/2010
by Spencer Hall on Feb 9, 2010 10:48 AM EST
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Sgt. Slaughter Getting Good Reviews, Which Is Pretty Much What You Would Expect From an Interim Coach In The Offseason. Sgt. Slaughter, aka Steve Addazio, has been getting excellent reviews from recruiting services, and that's quite nice since they rate your ability to schmooze 18 year olds, and not adjust your offense to the personnel you have DIVE DIVE DIVE DAMN YOU. Urban Meyer returns to coach full-time sometime between now and August, and if not that noise you hear is the splash of our body falling in the nearest body of water off the tallest possible bridge available.
BUT WILL THEY HAVE RO-TEL? The Pac-10's hiring of Kevin Weiberg may signal an interest in creating a conference network, and if you've ever wanted to see Petros Papadakis host his own Greek cooking show in the offseason that is awesome, awesome news for you. The league currently farms out most of its games to Versus on late night, so really creating their own network can't possibly worse than that. Finally, you need Barbasol on board to make it happen, because close shave America, close shave with a woman determined to poison you after your week long disappearance.
THAT'S ANOTHER WAY. Freek has his own opinions on how UCLA and USC differentiate recruits.
THIS SHOULD NOT BE A SHOCK FROM THE FORMER HEAD COACH AT WAKE FOREST. Institutional promotions sometimes work, but watching Jim Caldwell stodgily screw the pooch in the Super Bowl should remind you that coaches don't really change, ever, for any reason, and that somehow the same guy who was mediocre at best at Wake Forest somehow got himself an NFL job, lucked into the spot of being their head coach following the departure of their actual good coach, and voila! Professoinal Cokerdom Achievement Unlocked!
Just another reminder, though, that smart guys usually beat less smart people in a talent-equal situation, an interesting dynamic to transfer to college, where the talent differentials sometimes allow less-than-smart guys with charisma and an ability to recruit to survive longer than they probably should. We're not talking about anyone in particular. Nope. Not at all.
LET'S PUT YOU ON THE FRIES FIRST, AND WORK UP TO EXPO. Steve Kragthorpe is in coaching rehab.
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Addazio
So with this excellent audition Steve Addazio is setting himself up to take over once Urbs decides he actually does want to spend family time?
Dive, dive, TE option on 3rd and 8, field goal will become a way of life.
If the Pac10 has their own network but east coast cable companies don’t carry it will their football season devolve into a rumor I keep hearing about but never see on TV?
Yeah BoYeeEEeeE
by InTheBleachers on Feb 9, 2010 11:02 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Ah, the Steve Addazio era that is yet to come...
A doofus of a head coach calling his own offensive plays while Corwin Brown “coaches” the “defense.” Hey, I think I’ve seen this one before!
It looks like soon we’ll be back to catching college football via newsreel, albeit maybe in 3D this time. “And now the thrilling ursine whirlwind from Berkeley, California Territory demonstrate their new ‘pass-ing’ technique! Huzzah for foot-ball, and down with the Kaiser!”
Brian Kelly says no Burger King at 3 AM.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Feb 9, 2010 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
That toddler has a long future ahead of him starring in Man Hit in Groin with Football I-X.
Football is my anti-drug. CollegeGameBalls.com
by collegegameballs on Feb 9, 2010 11:19 AM EST reply actions
My heart goes out to you
Truly, my firmest and sincerest condolences go out to the entire University of Florida Tackle Football Program in this trying time. I believe in your ability to overcome the absence of your coach during offseason workouts, despite the added burden of a #1 recruiting class which you have recently acquired. When it rains it pours, right? OH GOD, OUR PREDICTABLE PLAYCALLING! IT NETTED US ONE LOSS! WHYYYYYY??!!!
We’ll just have to take solace in the power of prayer. Unless you’re Orgeron, who sacrifices a chicken dressed in a tiny William Faulkner costume.
STRONG LIKE BOAR
Pac-10 Network
That sounds like a disaster before it even happens.
Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"
Ro-tel
I never understood what all the older Penn State fans were referring to when they harped on PSU not fitting in with the Big 10 and being an outsider in our own conference until I saw those constant Ro-tel commercials. Never heard of it before – in fact I thought it was a Velveeta competitor until I just googled it.
USC vs ucla Recruits Dept, or Kiffin was Right On Dept:
Quickly: Name a ucla player that has made any significant impact on the NFL. Answer: NONE. Kiffin was right about Neweasel’s recruits at ucla. Here is a blurb from a former ink-stained wretch (sports newspaper reporter):
“Sorry, Bruins fans. Kiffin has a point. From 2006-07, I covered Pete Carroll’s USC teams for a Southern California newspaper before switching to cover the 2008 season at UCLA. You didn’t have to be the world’s most insightful observer to see that different kinds of players showed up for practice on the two campuses. You just had to show up with eyes and ears….I remember being shocked when I talked to a UCLA offensive lineman about losing his starting job and hearing him say he was just happy to be getting a good education. At USC, I saw players resort to fisticuffs while they competed for the same spot.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/columns/story?id=4885284
Um, Troy Aikman? Or does a Hall of Fame career, six pro bowls, and 3 Super Bowls not count as a “significant impact”?
by ESS EEE SEE Speed on Feb 9, 2010 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
Ancient History Dept:
Troy A was great, but, that was ages ago. You sound like ND fans, bringing up oldies but goodies, like Rockne, Montana, Beano Cook….
Sorry, I missed where it said “recent” impact in your first statement.
As another poster noted, Jones-Drew qualifies. And Ogden recently retired, and will be a Hall of Famer.
by ESS EEE SEE Speed on Feb 9, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
Maurice Jones-Drew would like a word with you.
Yeah, his team sucks, but that’s not his fault.
/no stake in this argument
by Awesome Bill from... damn doesn't rhyme on Feb 9, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
Aikman and Drew
First and foremost Aikman was ages ago and that does sound ND-esque. Drew is special, absolutely special.
However, there’s a reason Petey’s “Competition Tuesdays” drew rave reviews from all those who have witnessed the “every starting position is up for grabs” slugfest. Some guys go to school to compete for jobs and some kids go to school and expect to start. SoCal and Pete built that image with kids who literally wanted to compete from day-1.
Feel odd saying this but Kiffin did the same thing at Tennessee. Outside of Eric Berry he opened up every job to competition and dared kids to take them.
Yeah BoYeeEEeeE
by InTheBleachers on Feb 9, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Sheep Joke Dept:
USC, where Men are Men, and
ucla, where sheep are scared.
(apologies for recycling sheep gag and bad pun, could not resist)
[name redacte] at Disney...
the picture says “Doh!!!” all over it. Amazing that he didn’t even have to change school colors when he left
Corch Caldwell
Anyone with anyknowledge of the train wreck that Caldwell created at WFU was stunned when he received the job at Indy. I lived in W-S in those days, and Bill Dooley handed him a pretty decent team that had just beaten the Dux in some smaller bowl. My thoughts were along the lines of “oh hell, he’ll find some way to screw it up big time”. And he did…it just took him all season to get there. Without Peyton, it would have Dave Campo all over again.
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