NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK STEVE, PART THREE
From the Gainesville Sun:
“When people ask me what I got out of pro football, I tell them a whole bunch of money,” Spurrier said.
Nice to have him back.
April 19, 2025
WHO’S MORE ACCURATE? MEL KIPER, JR., OR ALPHABETICAL ORDER?
EDSBS.com will be following the NFL draft this coming weekend, if only to ask: what is more accurate, alphabetical order, or Mel Kiper, Jr, also known as the Liechtenstein of Pundits? We’ll post the top 20 in both formats here on Friday, and compare once the smoke has cleared on Saturday.
C is for crappy draft predictions.
U DUB SPRING PRACTICE REPORTS. BOTH OF ‘EM.
U-Dub West looks to reestablish their once-proud run game. U-Dub East ties in their spring game, which I’m sure thrilled the fans in attendance.
URBAN MEYER: MASTER OF THE MICRO-INTERVIEW
We at EDSBS.com think we’ve found the master of the post-modern microinterview: new UF head coach Urban Meyer. First was this gem from a while back in the St. Pete Times; now we have the AJC getting in on the act, catching him for no longer than five minutes at an Atlanta area Gator Club meeting. Say what you will about his coaching style, but at least admit the man runs a mean two-minute drill with the press.
NORTHWESTERN: WHERE SMART PEOPLE HAPPEN TO PLAY FOOTBALL
Northwestern practices breaking the huddle. Average incoming SAT score: 1381.
BUY, SELL OR HOLD: HOT SPRING TIPS ON PROGRAMS’ STOCKS
Stocks…we remember an uncle buying us ten shares in a refrigerator coolant business in 1984 for our birthday, and thinking how much cooler the GI Joe hovercraft would have been. (Fortunately, we got the object of our obsession for our next birthday, a pinnacle of happiness we’ve never really managed to recover, frankly. If they make a biopic of our life, we’ll die with the words “Hovercraft!” on our lips.)
In short, stocks have never really been our bag. Unless you’re talking about metaphorical stocks, such as which football programs came out of this spring looking better or worse off for their scrimmages, off-the-field fiascoes and successes, and coaching changes. (We’re also excellent at predicting celebrities bound for rehab-attention Vegas.) We wouldn’t put money on them, since we all know gambling on collegiate athletics is illegal, but here’s a wager-free gander at the buys, holds, or sells of teams finished with spring practice thus far.
Buys
1.Miami. Miami has fallen off the national radar, relatively speaking, after two lackluster seasons with the erratic Brock Berlin at the helm. (more…)
UTAH HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS FOR UTES TO REMINISCE AND GATORS TO SALIVATE OVER
Here’s a cool link for your viewing pleasure if you want to relive the glory of Urban Meyer’s reign over the Utah Utes.
KENTUCKY’S JOKER PHILLIPS: POSSIBLY THE BEST NAMED OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
If you care for an update on how spring practice is going for the Kentucky Wildcats click here. I can’t believe I didn’t know Kentucky’s offensive coordinator, Joker Phillips, had such a cool name until after reading the update.
In case you don’t want to read the update and want the nutshell summary… the offense is kicking the pants of the defense this spring… just like most offenses do to Kentucky’s defense every season.
ANOTHER TAKE ON TEDFORD’S MIDAS TOUCH
Jeffri Chadiha of CNNSI.Com offers his own take on the Tedford factor in his column about Aaron Rogers. Although we disagreed with him here, we are open minded enough to allow for differing opinions on our blog.
MARCUS MEXICO NAMED VIRGINIA TECH’S STARTING QUARTERBACK
Frank Beamer announced today that after evaluating the spring game, Marcus Mexico… er… Vick has been named the started for next year.
