This is from Dienhart yesterday, but before it vanishes over the digital horizon it should be mentioned. From “an SEC assistant” on Alabama (and Florida’s) secondaries:
SECONDARY: Their weakness might be their secondary. They lost some guys who were chemistry guys in the back end. Schematically, they do a lot of different things. They do some things I couldn’t get away with because I don’t have some of the players who can just make plays. They do some things like Florida where you go, ‘Holy cow, that’s not very sound.’ But it ends up in a 2-yard loss.
Between Greg McElroy’s ill-advised throws and Tim Tebow’s mile-long delivery, cornerbacks could be the old, sweaty dynamite lurking on the field just waiting for a match on Saturday night. The anonymous coaches also note the deterioration of Tim Tebow’s mechanics this year, something that we (naively or not) thought looked better over the past few games. Hey, those are also the worst defense we faced all year! Hooooooooooray blind optimism!
-Georgia did precisely what their fanbase demanded of them, firing _efensive coordinator Willie Martinez, _efensive co-coor_inator and linebacker coach John Jancek, and _efensive en_s coach Jon Fabris in a gutting of their defensive staff. Richt just fired the man who was the best man at his wedding…
T.E. Lawrence: I killed two people. One was… yesterday? He was just a boy and I led him into quicksand. The other was… well, before Aqaba. I had to execute him with my pistol, and there was something about it that I didn’t like.
General Allenby: That’s to be expected.
T.E. Lawrence: No, something else.
General Allenby: Well, then let it be a lesson.
T.E. Lawrence: No… something else.
General Allenby: What then?
T.E. Lawrence: I enjoyed it.
…meaning Evil Richt’s back for 2010. DANCE PARTY IMMINENT.
-Notre Dame has hired Brian Kelly. Or Bob Stoops, according to a bullshit internet source that makes even the most bullshittiest of bullshit sources seem bullshit-free. (Bleacher Report, natch.) Or Butch Davis. Or, according to our sources, Notre Dame wants to know more about this INTRIGUING YOUNG COACH NAMED RON PRINCE THEY’VE BEEN HEARING SO MUCH ABOUT?*
*Paid text advertising by the Committee to See Ron Prince Hired.
To absolutely everyone’s utter shock, further Mark-Mangino-is-a-crazypants-tyrant details are emerging, and this time there’s a name attached: Former starting nose tackle Cory Kipp is alleging he suffered second-degree burns while being punished for missing a weigh-in:
Kipp, a defensive lineman under Mangino in 2002 and ’03, told the Journal-World this week that he endured significant injuries to his hand as a result of a punishment carried out by the coach — a claim backed up by multiple former players, as well as photos taken shortly after the incident.
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[Kipp] was instead told to “bear-crawl” across the AstroTurf field at Memorial Stadium on his hands and feet. On multiple occasions, Kipp said, he stopped to complain that the turf was burning his hands — according to a University of Arkansas report, artificial playing surfaces have been documented at up to 199 degrees in temperature — but was ordered by Mangino, who was walking alongside the crawling player, to keep going.
In responding to these accusations, Mangino replied that he was simply trying to make Kipp stronger than his relatives who died in the Great Chicago Fire. Further gory details can be perused at KUSports.com.
[Image via @petegaines.]
I would like to apologize for my remarks yesterday regarding Georgia fans yesterday. They follow below not as repetition of the mistaken sentiments contained within, but to illustrate just how wrong I was.
“I understand rival games. I understand in-state games,” said Johnson, 19-6 in two years as Tech’s coach. “We’re not going anywhere. We’ll be here for awhile. It’s not the be all, end all. We’re 1-1.”
When asked about the psyche of Jackets fans in the wake of Saturday’s loss, Johnson didn’t skip a beat.
“Get a thick skin. Guy giving you a hard time and you get tired of it, punch him in the face,” he said, tongue-in-cheek.
I would like to apologize for making such vague comments about our rival, and for implying that our fans should punch Georgia fans in the face. Not only was it inappropriate for a coach to make such comments about another team’s fanbase, it also gives some piss poor fightin’ advice to a fanbase clearly in need of solid consultation on the art of no-rules backyard tusslin’.
Therefore, I’m here to help with a few tips from Paul Johnson’s Time-Tested Tips For Winning Barfights. (more…)
