Why Les Miles decided to stay
New York–Good morning from New York City, where we got a bunch of snow last night but this morning the sun is out and the main roads are clear. At this point of the journey it’s the little things that make you happy. Maybe I can actually get home to Atlanta tonight.
I apologize for posting this late but I want to touch on a few things as we start to wind down this week. Just to remind everyone of the schedule, I’ll spend the next few days wrapping up the 2010 season and looking ahead a little bit. Then I’ll step aside for the recruiting folks because that will dominate the conversation until signing day.
We’ll come back after signing day and start looking ahead to spring practice, 2011. It will be here quickly.
Here are just a few things I want to share before jumping out into the snow this morning:
1. Les Miles stayed because he listened to his head and not his heart: It was a very smart, very practical decision for Les Miles to stay at LSU and not go to Michigan, his alma mater. Miles has a very good team returning in 2011. LSU may be good enough to win the division and maybe more. But I thought the emotional tug of Michigan would be too hard to resist. The fact is that the next guy at Michigan, Brady Hoke, will have a lot of rebuilding to do. Miles took a hard look at Michigan and realized that it wasn’t the place where he played and coached. Life changes. He recognized that.
2. Why does the SEC win championships? It’s the big guys up front. Pat Dye, the former Auburn coach, told me a long time ago othat the biggest difference in the SEC and other football conferences is the big, fast defensive linemen who grow up and play in the South. It was clear in Monday night’s game that Oregon had not seen anybody like defensive tackle Nick Fairley. The SEC produces more of those players than any other conference. The SEC has won five straight national championships. That is not a coincidence.
3. I thought Saban and Meyer were pretty good on TV: ESPN caught some flak in some areas for putting Urban Meyer and Nick Saban on its coverage team for the BCS championship. But you are talking about two smart men who know the sport and who certainly know the SEC. Both have won multiple national championships. I heard from some Auburn people who thought Saban was stepping in on their moment. Expect to see more of Urban Meyer on TV this fall. He and I didn’t always agree on things but he knows his stuff and brings a different perspective to the games.
4. No one will break the SEC’s record of five straight BCS titles: I flew to NYC with a plane full of Auburn people trying to get home. Just about everyone I chatted with wanted to know if anybody would ever beat the SEC’s record of five straight national championships. I told them no because of two things:
It is just too hard to win one of these things. You have to be good, but you also have to have some good fortune. Auburn would be the first to say that they had the best football team in the country but that they could also go back to 4-5 bounces of the ball that could have changed everything.
The second is the SEC’s depth. The league has won five straight but it has been done by four different teams (Florida, Alabama, LSU, Auburn). No other conference has that kind of depth.
5. Could it be LSU’s turn again? In 2007 the BCS championship was in New Orleans and LSU won (beating Ohio State). In 2003 the BCS championship was in New Orleans and LSU won (beating Oklahoma). The 2011 BCS championship will be held in New Orleans. Are the Tigers primed to make it six in a row for the SEC? We’ll discuss that on Thursday as we look ahead to the SEC and ACC for 2011.
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42-34 - Dawgs STILL Run This State!
January 12th, 2011
9:02 am
First. Agree Tony, well said. Les is a hoot.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:02 am
first
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:02 am
oops…second
The rest of us
January 12th, 2011
9:05 am
He probably listened to his offensive coordinator that told him with Mettenberger at QB the team could be win the West next year.
Andrew
January 12th, 2011
9:05 am
Wow, Tony, you just make things up as you go along, don’t you. I’m sure the fact that Les Miles WAS NEVER OFFERED THE JOB had NOTHING to do with his decision not to leave LSU. I’m sure the fact that a school on probation didn’t want to hire one of the dirtier recruiters in the SEC (and that’s saying something) whose school just reported a litany of violations had nothing to do with Les’ decision to stick around.
Keep on spoutin your gospel…
4thNGutless
January 12th, 2011
9:05 am
Tony – how many SEC coaches would NOT have gone for a TD on 4th and inches when Richt pulled up lame and opted for the gimme field goal? THAT is what separates championship-caliber teams.
I enjoyed Saban and the broadcast but have no respect for CUM being on there.
It must hurt
January 12th, 2011
9:06 am
It must hurt that all these SEC teams keep winning and the doggies keep underachieving. Pathetic football team, pathetic fans, pathetic coach, and most importantly; pathetic school. How bout them doggies? Bunch of gays……
Irrelevant = ugay
Murphy
January 12th, 2011
9:09 am
I love watching Lucky Les coach a game-as long as he isnt coaching my team.He would give me a heart attack! Glad to see he is staying in the SEC.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:10 am
LSU is primed to make a run next year. I think they’re the team to beat in the SEC west. That could be said of five different teams in thhe west, but LSU looks the strongest to me.
Those chances don’t come along very often….even in the SEC. I’m guessing the UM program is a five-year rebuild….minimum. Miles is pushing sixty, and the big clock is ticking away…..and we all know his penchant for clock management.
collegeballfan
January 12th, 2011
9:11 am
Nice column. Yeah, LSU will be a tough team to beat next season.
NCDawg
January 12th, 2011
9:11 am
First, how was Saban stepping on Auburn’s moment. I would think it would be extra sweet seeing him able to be on TV while Auburn was still on the field.
Second, yes the SEC’s record of 5 NC’s will be broken – by the SEC.
Murphy
January 12th, 2011
9:13 am
3RDn8,
Like the remark about Les in reference to his age anc clock management–LMAO!
JB
January 12th, 2011
9:15 am
Speaking of long shots for the Georgia job, but I bet he’s on McGarity’s short list….A guy who went to East Carolina, who had won like 3 games in two years and went 5-6,7-6,8-5,9-5,9-5 and in 2008, upset ranked VT and West Virginia. Took the job at South Florida last year and went 8-5 out of the box with wins over Miami and Beat Clemson in their bowl……..Don’t laugh, the guy can coach…..Skip Holtz.
Appreciative Guy & Bama Fan
January 12th, 2011
9:15 am
Tony — Thanks for all the great commentary this past season, both through your AJC gig and through the various broadcast venues. It’s been fun. Congratulation to AU –Job well done. The SEC appreciates it. Enjoy! See you next season in Athens, Columbia, Clemson (?), and Baton Rouge –not to mention the Cam-less Iron Bowl in Auburn. Thanks, Tony!
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:15 am
I thought Saban did a masterful job of lobbying for the defense. He pointed out that these fast break offenses made injuries more likely. I think that is probably true. He didn’t point out that those offenses also take away the ability of the defense to platoon substitutes, and reduce the defensive schemes that can be called.
Dawg_Mike
January 12th, 2011
9:17 am
Nice to know Urb will be on our screens this fall, while spending more time with his family.
Forever Dog
January 12th, 2011
9:17 am
It Must Hurt,
For all our problems, we still consistently whip Tech’s butts on the gridiron. Now we own you pimple-faced geeks on the hardwood too.
That certainly eases the pain.
DawginLex
January 12th, 2011
9:17 am
Do none of you people watch college football?
Idiots like Fran Tarkenton and others annointing Mettenberger as the savior for LSU next year.
Did you not watch Jordan Jefferson abuse Texas A&M?
He has another year.
Dawg_Mike
January 12th, 2011
9:18 am
I expect the SEC to be won by the Mad Hatter in 2011 and they might just make it 6 in a row for the SEC. I would not bet against it.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:19 am
DawginLex
agree re: Jefferson. He made major strides as a QB this year. I think he’ll be tough to beat out.
Murphy
January 12th, 2011
9:19 am
JB,
Please not a Holtz at UGA. I feel sick after reading that remark!
Dawg_Mike
January 12th, 2011
9:19 am
@ Dawg in Lex-
I thought the same thing. maybe we should wait until ZM takes a snap before annointing him. Geez.
yankeegator
January 12th, 2011
9:20 am
Yes Miles did the right thing buy staying. Don’t know if they can win the West with losses on D and on off. Nat champ no way they were lucky not to lose to Tenn and FLA don’t be surprised if florida wins the SEC.
JB
January 12th, 2011
9:23 am
Murphy, I know, but whoever we hire, half will hate it. You can bet he’ll be at a bigger program in a year or two, to many jobs come open. Don’t let how you feel about his father taint you. His Father is NO fan of UGA I know.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:24 am
JB
agree re: Skip Holtz. I didn’t get to see South Florida play this year, but thought his East Carolina teams were well coached.
Also…..he doesn’t have a pronounced lisssssph
Forrest Gump
January 12th, 2011
9:25 am
Would someone send Richt a book that explains that sometimes you go for the touchdown? You get more points that way. Richt’s off-season study of football should start with books that have big writing and lots of pictures.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:26 am
Speaking of next year. Anyone watching the recruiting boards? Jimbo Fisher is making a statement at FSU. Football in Florida is going to be real intersting for the next several years.
Murphy
January 12th, 2011
9:26 am
JB,
I see Mullen being our next coach.I really feel strong about this. You know if Skip did come to UGA we would have to hear the old man constantly supoorting our program which would be BS cause of the way he slams us now.But in reality who can say something good bout us these days.
sec rules
January 12th, 2011
9:27 am
http://www.secsportsworld.blogspot.com
JB
January 12th, 2011
9:28 am
If Miles had left, Jimbo would have been the first call…………..and he would of hung up on him….FSU is on the way back…..The State is loaded…..and most were waiting on Bowden to leave………Hum, sounds Familiar.
UGAFan
January 12th, 2011
9:28 am
I don’t know, Murphy, we’d get a lot of free airtime at ESPN with Lou!
Ah, it still wouldn’t be worth it . . .
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:29 am
About five years ago, Mark Richt spent quite a bit of time during the offseason talking with various corporate CEOs. His goal was to learn better management techniques, then apply them to his football program.
That may have been a quantum leap he shouldn’t have taken.
Tiger Bait
January 12th, 2011
9:31 am
Anthony, like many others I enjoy reading your columns. As a LSU fan, you never cease to amaze me on your LSU comments that are off target. You were on record as saying Miles would leave LSU
and take the Michigan job. Once again wrong you were wrong. For some time now, LSU is a better job in a better conference than Michigan. There is nothing wrong with going home when Momma calls, but it is best not to mess with happiness.
DawginLex
January 12th, 2011
9:32 am
If Richt fails and gets run, I can see McGarrity taking a strong run at Chris Peterson. I’m wondering if that is why he turned down Stanford. They are going to the Mountain West but that is still not an AQ school. They are going to have to fight the same battle that TCU fought this year-no respect.
Wonder why McGarrity scheduled Boise to open the season?
Hmmmmmmmm………..
UGAFan
January 12th, 2011
9:33 am
3rdN8, richt must have missed the part where the CEOs told him about getting rid of non-productive assistants . . .
JB
January 12th, 2011
9:34 am
I think Mullen is on the list…… And he’ll be on others also……I hate to say it, but I feel McGarity is privately thinking about this now. I think even the one’s who want Mark gone, would reconsider if we could win 9-10 games and the ones we lose were hard fought and close. Lot’s and Lot’s of changes would have to take place though on how we prepare for game day. The program is very stale.
Ormewood
January 12th, 2011
9:35 am
LSU could very well make a run. They appear, at least on paper, to be the best team in the SEC West. Nothing impressive in the SEC East. Oklahoma should be really good. Jones is back at QB. So is their WR who caught 100+ balls this past season.
SoCal Dawg
January 12th, 2011
9:36 am
NO HOLTZ AT UGA… EVER!
Mock Richt
January 12th, 2011
9:37 am
When is it Georgia’s turn?
Comment Here
January 12th, 2011
9:38 am
Richt needs to WAKE UP.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:39 am
MURPHY
If Mullen has another good year, he’ll be on most short lists. There is no way MSU would win a bidding war with UGA. Fisher would be a tougher hire. Athens doesn’t have the edge over Tallahassee that it has over Starkville.
Redneck 61
January 12th, 2011
9:40 am
FIRE MARK RICHT GA IS WASTING TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AU National Champs!
January 12th, 2011
9:41 am
It’s funny how everyone wants to judge Cam Newton but yet they know absolutely nothing about him. The hatred comes with the territory and to be honest, it’s to be expected from Dawg fans. They are jealous of Auburn’s success and they will keep spewing the hate until they turn blue in the face. When the truth comes out and AU is completely cleared,they will still spread the lies & false rumors. Heck, if the NCAA said right now they had solid evidence that Cam did nothing wrong and Auburn was not involved, these morons would still be on here spreading hate. The truth doesn’t matter to them, their jealousy has blinded them to the hilt. Better to just ignore them and let them fade into oblivion…..
ATLBadger
January 12th, 2011
9:41 am
Or maybe Brandon never really wanted Miles at Michigan, but went down there to appease factions of the UM fanbase.
http://www.freep.com/article/20110111/col22/110111051
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:42 am
AU National Champs!
No one has said one word about Cam Newton until you showed up. Enjoy your trophy, the AU family deserves it. See you in November.
Gbal
January 12th, 2011
9:43 am
I do have a bit of a problem with Saban and Meyer as announcers on ESPN. Face it, neither needs the money and both have to be ready for a break from football. The only reason they would agree to be on the broadcast (especially Saban) is for the recruiting exposure for their respective schools. (Meyer could be considering some partime work for next season.)
I personally feel like the NCAA should step in and have some type of rule against a current coach of a university doing announcing or analysis of any other game broadcast. You have two teams that are playing on the field and have earned TV exposure for their respective universities and then you have an analyst from another (competitor) university taking some of the spotlight. I just don’t think this sounds like the right thing to do here. Something is wrong with this.
AU National Champs!
January 12th, 2011
9:45 am
3rd and 8 did you miss the 15 pages of hatred that was posted on here yesterday? They just haven’t woken up yet…..
ADL
January 12th, 2011
9:45 am
Willing to bet the farm that it won’t be UGA winning the NC (or the SEC) anytime soon. Everyone in Athens seems happy to beat GT and go to the PBR Bowl in Podunk every year. But hey, at least them Dawgs are out-recruiting everybody for the cream of the correctional facility crop.
JB
January 12th, 2011
9:45 am
@9:41……” judge Cam and not know anything about him”………Really? I bet the Academic Dept. at UF Knows a little about him. I bet the Campus police at UF know something about him………..Caught cheating in College and caught with a stolen Lap Top is all the Fine Character knowledge I need
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:46 am
re: Saban and Meyer on TV. Didn’t see anything odd about it….most people would acknowledge that those two know a little bit about football.
Last year Tuberville was doing the same thing, and I thought he did a good job.
SoCal Dawg
January 12th, 2011
9:48 am
@AU National Champs!
Get lost!
JB
January 12th, 2011
9:48 am
ADL…………………….Willing to bet the farm AU is 8-4 next year……If that’s your team, but you won’t tell us that. You could be a Techie though. That hate never sleeps.
Paul N Destin
January 12th, 2011
9:49 am
Alabama will win the SEC West and the NC in 2011.
Murphy
January 12th, 2011
9:49 am
DawginLex,
Good point-interesting point about Peterson. I still believe it will be Mullen if Richt is let go.I was sad to see Diaz leave Miss St.Was hoping if we get Mullen,that Diaz would be in the deal also.
AU National Champs!
January 12th, 2011
9:49 am
JB Have your ever made mistakes in your life? Would you want me judging you the rest of your life because you got into some trouble when you were a 19 year old kid? You are exactly who I’m talking about, in fact you made my point for me. You are judging based on the past, not the present. What a sad life you must lead….
Gator Mike
January 12th, 2011
9:51 am
@AU National Champs: Congrats to AU. You had a great team this year. I am not saying that Newton did anything wrong which would hurt AU, but he is not an altar boy. His record is not clean from his time at UF. His dad seems like a preacher who is only in the church business to make money and Cam is caught in the middle which has unfairly put a bad light on AU.
jumvbeauxtiger
January 12th, 2011
9:51 am
Miles is not a stupid man as some have alluded to. He has a great situation at LSU. Great facilities, rabid fan base, the flagship state school and a fertile recruiting base. Michigan would be a rebuilding job. His family loves it here. His high school daughter is a state champion swimmer.
@Andrew, Miles was not offered the job? So the Michigan AD traveled from Arizona to Baton Rouge to meet with Miles for just the hell of it. Michigan would have taken Miles in a heartbeat. Miles will never admit that an offer was made as he does not want to embarrass his alma mater. He allowed Dave Brandon to save face and hire Brady Hoke while he shrewdly used his leverage to improve his contract with the Tigers.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
9:51 am
AU National Champs!
see what you did? I was hoping for one day…just one day…without hearing about “I AM CAM!!!”
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a Bama fan, but AU is a very close second. I was pulling as hard as anyone Monday night for AU to bring home that crystal football.
But if I never hear the words, Cam, Newton, Cecil, etc… etc…it will be too soon.
Everyone has done a huge diservice to the AU TEAM. That was a TEAM that beat Bama, and a TEAM that beat Oregon.
gomdawg
January 12th, 2011
9:53 am
Let’s not put the buggy in front of the horse. CMR is a great coach and I for one believe he will bring back Georgia so please everyone dont give up on him. You keep wishing you may get what you want. Ask Michigan about that.We have a very good QB coming back and great players around him, I see good things happening. GO DAWGS looking forward to 2011 .
JB
January 12th, 2011
9:53 am
No mistakes that would determine a BCS NC if I didn’t follow the rules. Why don’t you ask all the Other hundreds of other Div 1 football players who have been kicked off teams for less the last 30 years how much forgiveness they were given?
ADL
January 12th, 2011
9:54 am
JB…not a Techie. Just tired of hearing about the “potential” at UGA every year. Nothing ever seems to come of it.
RxDawg
January 12th, 2011
9:54 am
I thought the best thing about the game was the commentate from Saban and Meyer. Especially Saban, you could just watch the coach come out in him. Hate the guys if you want to, but you have to respect them.
JB
January 12th, 2011
9:54 am
and not a sad life….A life played by the rules.
JB
January 12th, 2011
9:55 am
ADL….. As a Dawg fan, you and I can agree on that.
T-Bone
January 12th, 2011
9:56 am
Tony, Great work as usual. If you can get a flight out of NY to Atl, I hope you can get from the airport to your home. I can’t get my car out of my driveway!
Two thoughts that I would love you to tackle:
1. Can you comment on the condition of the playing field Monday night? Both teams were sliding around a good bit, and no one has commented on that .
2. Auburn seemed to dominate the game, but they only won by a field goal. They had several chances to put it away in the second half, but could never sustain a drive. What do you think that means? I think it means that Oregon is more resilient than we thought and Auburn is not quite as good.
AU National Chumps!
January 12th, 2011
9:57 am
Miles is not a builder of programs. He took over a stocked LSU program and will slowly run it down, very much like Urban Meyer at Florida (7-5). He would have no chance at Michigan since they are already depleted in terms of talent. As Clint Eastwood said “a man’s got to know his limitations.” To his credit, Les apparently does.
Wheresmycrackpipe?
January 12th, 2011
9:57 am
listening to meyer and saban with their analysis on the tube that night made me think the outlook is even more distressing for the GA team. Can any of you see richt even coming close to the strategy in detail that these two guys did. they were detailed and articulate in their strategy………things richt will never be.
juvbeauxtiger
January 12th, 2011
9:59 am
Tony, good article. You are right about the defensive lineman in the SEC being the difference. I recall about 10 years ago hearing Larry Munson say that you “gotta have linemen”. He’s right.
Auburn’s defensive linemen were the difference in the game. Just before they got the safety I was thinking that Chip Kelly would surely call a quarterback sneak in that situation. That was a poor call by him and I thought this changed the game.
gomdawg
January 12th, 2011
9:59 am
T-Bone that’s just football remember Georgia and Alabama had a chance to put Auburn away and didn’t. just football
AU National Champs!
January 12th, 2011
9:59 am
I agree Gator Mike, his dad did something that was inexcusable. I just want everyone to realize that you can’t control what others around you do. Reserve judgement until all the facts come out. No one even knows what actually happened yet, until then let’s talk football and look forward to next season! War Eagle!
gomdawg
January 12th, 2011
10:02 am
Cam Newton , simple snake in the grass
RxDawg
January 12th, 2011
10:03 am
Wheresmycrackpipe, I’m pretty sure Richt knows a thing or two about football. He is just much more secretive, maybe to a fault, about strategy and the program as a whole. His press conferences are a waste of time really. He just pulls right from the coach speak book and says the same thing which is really nothing. The advantage to this is it gives your opponents nothing to go by. The disadvantage is it gives your fans nothing to go by and thus leads to the illusion that you don’t know what your doing.
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:04 am
AU, now that is a fair statement……Your first one wasn’t. The Guy has been caught in trouble and is at the heart of the most tantalizing story in College football in years. As a SEC fan, I hope nothing is true and all is happy………But, a guy in this big of a story can’t be described as innocent with the trail he left at UF.
KR
January 12th, 2011
10:06 am
To me, Saban looked like he couldn’t say the things he really wanted to say. Meyer looked like he was on a job interview.
I don’t dispute the knowledge base of either one, but I thought it was a little inappropriate for Saban to be there. After all, he’s still actively coaching in the same conference, same division and same state as one of the teams that earned the right to be there.
Meyer is retired from coaching. That makes his situation similar to Lou Holtz, Lee Corso, Philip Fulmer, Bob Davie, etc… Might as well do something with the knowledge you’ve gained.
But really, I didn’t think it was that big of a deal.
AU National Chumps!
January 12th, 2011
10:06 am
An observation regarding the safety Monday night. If the nose of the ball simply has to break the plane of the goal line in order to be ruled a touchdown, then why isn’t the ball considered to be in the field of play if it breaks the plane of the goal line coming out of the end zone? The announcers said the “whole ball” had to be over the goal line to avoid the safety. Seems like a double standard.
gomdawg
January 12th, 2011
10:07 am
Listen , CMR will not be leaving Georgia no time soon. GEORGIA will be back .
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:07 am
RxDawg………Another thing about Richt……………….He checks his EGO at the door…….Those two guys mail in a promo to make sure all know they have one. Richt does not seek out that attention…..and to be fair, has not achieved anything at UGA to warrant being ask to represent the BCS NC to the country.
GTBob
January 12th, 2011
10:08 am
Les Miles didn’t take the Michigan job because he knows he would have to coach like crazy to make them successful. Why give up an almost sure thing that is running at LSU? Even being an ok coach there is good because of the talent they have. If he went to Michigan and couldn’t turn it around within 3-4 years then he would be fired and would probably have a hard time finding another high profile coaching job.
As for the 5 year streak, yeah, it will never be broken with the joke of a system we have now. The SEC and Big Ten are basically guaranteed a title spot if one of their teams is undefeated and the Big Ten isn’t good enough to do it 5 times in a row. So unless college football starts a real postseason that record is staying.
Dawg Man
January 12th, 2011
10:09 am
He looked at what he had and what Michigan didn’t have. It would have taken him several years to get Michigan back on track again. At LSU he has everything, including a quarterback (Mittenburger) who could provide the additional piece for a national championship team. He’s happy at LSU and so is his family. Why move just because of sentimental reasons.
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
10:09 am
Miles made the right decision. Michigan is in disarray. Rich Rod tired to change the entire philosophy and now that will have to be done again. Their defense was terrible. It will take at least 3 years to turn it around and the Michigan folks have proven to have no patience (not unlike most big-time programs these days).
As far as Meyer and Saban being on the set, what’s the problem? Coaches have been commentators in games after their season is over for years. Both of those guys have forgotten more about football than most will ever know. How could you ask for any better insight?
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:11 am
Hell, ESPN still trots our Holtz and he’s ready for the home.He’s disconnected and clueless….Like me LOL
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
10:13 am
JB,
I’m sure ESPN contacted Meyer and Saban…..not the other way around. Richt wasn’t there because no one has contacted him about ANY job offer. He can’t handle the one he has. LOL!
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:13 am
I love to hear Meyer do color for a Georgia game next year…….
Chance
January 12th, 2011
10:13 am
“Wow, Tony, you just make things up as you go along, don’t you. I’m sure the fact that Les Miles WAS NEVER OFFERED THE JOB had NOTHING to do with his decision not to leave LSU. I’m sure the fact that a school on probation didn’t want to hire one of the dirtier recruiters in the SEC (and that’s saying something) whose school just reported a litany of violations had nothing to do with Les’ decision to stick around.”
Wow, SOMEONE is certainly making things up as they go along, aren’t you!
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:13 am
Amen Beast…
285exp
January 12th, 2011
10:14 am
AU National Chumps:
It isn’t really that hard to understand. If any part of the ball is in the end zone, it’s in the end zone. If you’re downed with the ball in the end zone, it’s a safety.
Tomsjeep88
January 12th, 2011
10:14 am
Who is next year’s Auburn? My early take is Florida State. Dates with Oklahoma and @ UF will be big.
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:15 am
Chance…..I sure when the Michigan AD went to Baton Rouge, I’m sure the job opening came up, don’t you ?
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
10:15 am
The Semis will not escape the Swamp alive! (I hope)
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:18 am
Beast……I don’t have a lot to look forward to… What’s the thinking at UF with all the changes for next year?
atltiger15
January 12th, 2011
10:18 am
JB
Looking at AU’ schedule next year and what we lose, 8-4 is my prediction. We are still 2more years from being where we need to be. This year was an example of how one great player in the right system can make all the difference in the world. One thing AU can do is fit the personnel into the system. In 09 we had a non mobile QB who had the arm strength of a middle schooler and went 8-5. This yr we obviously had a QB that was really good at both.. I beleive we will go back and throw the ball around more next year but also have Dyer and MaCaleeb back.I beleive Bama, LSU, Arky will be ahead of us with MissSt right there with us. Should be interesting
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
10:19 am
re: the safety Monday night. I didn’t know the rule. I assumed that it was the same as a TD, except in reverse. I thought if the ball broke the plane…going out of the endzone….then the spot would have been inside of the one yard line. Hebstreit knew the rule, and explained it.
Sandman053
January 12th, 2011
10:21 am
Well we all know what a mental giant Herbstreit is….lol
Comment Here
January 12th, 2011
10:21 am
AU National Champions – no one brought up Au here. Take your cheating trophy and shove up your $$$$. Thank you and shut up.
UGAFan
January 12th, 2011
10:22 am
” You keep wishing you may get what you want. Ask Michigan about that”
_______________________
So, gomdawg, nobody makes coaching changes that actuall work out?
Ask Stanford about that.
Ask Auburn about that.
Ask FSU about that.
Ask Mississippi State about that.
Ask Oregon about that.
Ask Nebraska about that.
Etc.
Etc.
SOGADOG
January 12th, 2011
10:23 am
I hope CMR reads point no 2. We need big fast and strong defensive linemen at Georgia, not more skill players which we have an over abundance of.
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
10:24 am
JB,
I’d have to guess about 8-4 or 9-3 at this point in time. Hope it’s no worse than that, but with all the changes being made it will be a challenging year.
All Auburn
January 12th, 2011
10:25 am
3rdn8 from 9:51
This War Eagle appreciates your comment. That was a team effort out there Monday night, and the reality is that is has been that way the entire year. Auburn will be good again next year, not NC good but solid. The coaches have done a good job creating a team concept and I think they will continue to do that. I also think LSU or Bama will represent the SEC next year but we’ll see. Thanks again.
Sandman053
January 12th, 2011
10:25 am
Well let’s just wait until the WLOCP next year, cause like it or hate it, Richt is going to coach UGA next year. Just get behind the team and hope we get the people we need to compete and go Dawgs!
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
10:26 am
as far as the SEC six-peating. It will be harder to accomplish in 2011. I can’t seen anyone running the table in the SEC West. The SEC East is a huge question mark….I look for UT and UF to be much stronger, but am unconvinced anyone in the East can run it either.
Of course….I made virtually this same comment at this time last year.
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:26 am
atltiger 15…………………..You’ve got one thing we don’t ( other that a new crystal trophy…LOL) a staff that plays to win….not lose……….I know a lot of Georgia tickets holders, and when we drove the field and on 4th and one, kicked at FG Against Central Florida, and the team quit, knew it was over and we had the wrong guy calling the shots. Mark was playing not to lose, not to win. Anyone thinks Kelly from Oregon, or Patterson from TCU kicks a field goal THAT EARLY IN THE GAME. Congrats on your NC.
Why does TCU win championships?
January 12th, 2011
10:26 am
Auburn has nothing over Texas Christian University.
The BCS blew it again.
Old Dawg
January 12th, 2011
10:27 am
Tony, like other folks I want to thank you for your great work this season. It’s never easy to coordinate copy with such a large group of folks to gather information from, but your work is always great.
Be safe on your trip home and I’ll wait for your next piece.
CajunStorm
January 12th, 2011
10:30 am
As an LSUuuuuu fan here in Ga I am so torn on 2 things….1. Les drives me insane but he can recruit his butt off, motivate, and his teams step up in big games. So yes I hate him….but I loves crazy azz too. 2. Although I. Hope LSU beats the snot outta UGA and the Saints beat the smog outta den dirty birds… I do live here and hope that the Ga teams do well. Dat being said Mark Richt is a nice guy who has run his course. Ga is like La in high school football…all u have to do is recruit your state like Les does La and yall would be back but Mark R has lost the ears of hs kids and coaches to Auburn, Al, and Fl.
Chance
January 12th, 2011
10:30 am
JB- I don’t claim to know exactly what was said in the meeting (of course, no one else here knows either) but when the Michigan AD and his wife, as well as two other reps. make a trip to Baton Rouge to speak to Les Miles while looking for a new head coach, There is a very high probability that the job opening came up.
If Michigan AD just wanted to chat, a phone call would have been so much cheaper and saved so much time. So yes, I think it came up. Your take on it?
I realize people get emotional about these kinds of things, but you have to use common sense here.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
10:31 am
All Auburn
I agree about AU’s season next year. It will probably be a little down from this year….too many slots to fill on the OL, and defense. But Chizik is a big-time coach, and with another solid recruiting class will keep AU in the hunt.
Comment Here
January 12th, 2011
10:31 am
AU Notional Champs: how do you guys spin the Fairley personal foul during the game and the kicking of the Oregon player? I have got to hear this one.
UGAFan
January 12th, 2011
10:31 am
Atltiger15, your OC did a great job of making an offense around Cam.
In contrast, Bobo/Richt try to fit players into their offense.
Exhibit 1: Recruited Cam as a tight end.
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January 12th, 2011
10:32 am
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terry
January 12th, 2011
10:33 am
Chance, you mispelled auburn.
You & the media can make fun of Miles all you want but he has never been known as a dirty recruiter. His players are rarely in trouble with the law unlike other places. Every one of his 2010 recruits qualified to get in school. They all made their grades & ACT/SAT scores.
He can be bashed for his clock management issues but not his management of the program.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
10:34 am
JB
My brother and I were watching the UGA-UCF game. When Richt went for that field goal, we looked at each other and said “he just threw in the towel”. I thought that was a Top 10 coaching error for 2010.
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:35 am
CajunStorm…………. Per comments about Richt.Most see it…..some don’t want to…..It reminds me of an old man who needs a new energy efficient water heater but won’t get one because his 20 year old one still gives him hot water. Never mind it paying for itself in two years. If it ain’t broke mentality.
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:37 am
terry….this Dawg fan Agrees. But if Tenn had beat you guys…..Well, It would of not been pretty
Even Richt toasted them this year.
Check Yesterday's Blog Moron
January 12th, 2011
10:37 am
Comment Here
January 12th, 2011
10:21 am
AU National Champions – no one brought up Au here. Take your cheating trophy and shove up your $$$$. Thank you and shut up.
You are exactly who he’s talking about I believe. If you have been on here in the past few months I think you know what he’s referring to. Moron…..
Chance
January 12th, 2011
10:39 am
terry- I never even spelled Auburn. Nor did I ever make fun of Miles…I was defending Les Miles. Please get your facts straight. I think Les Miles is a fantastic coach and I love that the Madhatter stayed at LSU. No matter what you want you want to say about Les Miles, the bottom line is he wins games. End of story.
Go away toddlers
January 12th, 2011
10:39 am
I love how enamored these idiots are with chip kelly, urban and saban on tv, how “innovative they are,” smarter than Richt, etc….
If you think Richt is a bad coach or dumber than those guys then YOU MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NO ACCESS TO ANY COLLEGE FOOTBALL REFERENCE MATERIALS.
The only difference between Richt and your hero Saban is that the bcs was smart enough to let sabans sec championship teams play in the big game, whereas Richts played in sugar bowls (while inferior teams played for title elsewhere).
Richt has as many conference titles as saban and urban (again, the only title a coach has actual control over winning).
The problem you idiots have is that Richt LOVES UGA, AND DOESNT RUN TO ANOTHER JOB OR “RETIRE” WHILE THE PROGRAM IS ON TOP. HE STICKS IT OUT THROUGH THE VALLEYS (which happen to every program) AS WELL AS THROUGH THE PEAKS.
Go away little children.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
10:40 am
Had a really bad dream last night….Mark Ingram was running down the sidelines for six….great run…over 56 AU defenders had a shot but missed…then out of nowhere a slowfooted AU LB punches the ball out….it rolls six inches from the sideline, for forty-four yards and through the endzone.
I woke up in a oold sweat.
How long is it until September?
terry
January 12th, 2011
10:42 am
“Mispelling” auburn is just a dig at all of their problems. Sorry about misremembering your comments.
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:43 am
Chance…..My thoughts? The Michigan AD came to Baton Rouge to offer and hire Les Miles. The guy they hired was back up plan……now, My Dawgs will be going through the same thing next year, And Our new AD will swing for the fences….and will be turned down probably more than once. No shame at all in that.
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:45 am
go away toddlers…………enjoy, ya’lls last year together.
sandman053
January 12th, 2011
10:46 am
I’m still trying to figure out who the Richt-haters think we could get???
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:47 am
sandman053……………Anyone with a set….LOL
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
10:47 am
Go away toddlers
It’s interesting how the dynamics have changed re: head coaches. Fans are less willing to let a coach work through tough years. I’m old enough to remember Bear Bryant having a few of those. His ‘68, ‘69, and ‘70 teams were pretty poor. There was a little muttering at the barbershops as to whether the old man had lost his touch.
That all changed in 1971.
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
10:48 am
sandman053,
UGA can get just about anyone they choose to if they want to pay for it. Same can be said from most big-time programs. Money talks.
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:49 am
Why Richt has to go……. All our neighbors are fertilizing and cutting their green grass………and we’re raking rocks. That’s why.
sandman053
January 12th, 2011
10:50 am
3rdN8 I agree with you. Folks were wanting to run Miles off midway through the season and even the swamp lizards weren’t happy this year. I don’t understand the continued vitriol when the coach will be there this season. Save it until you see the results cause no amount of complaining is going to get him fired Pi$$-poor performance maybe, but now we need to support him and his recruiting efforts and see shat happens about September.
Chance
January 12th, 2011
10:51 am
Terry – I apologize that I didn’t get your dig and at my typo of of the word misspelling, I guess you are the type that feels he has to point out others mistakes as you have tried to do so twice now…
JB – I agree with you 100%. I hope all goes well for your Dawgs next year. I agree, no shame at all.
sandman053
January 12th, 2011
10:52 am
Beast I’m thinking Chizik won’t go anywhere or Mack Brown or Saban (greedy ba$&^rd that he is). Peterson I’m not sold on nor do I believe he would leave this year IMO.
do-dah do-dah
January 12th, 2011
10:53 am
SEC SEC SEC 5-5 atta boy guys
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
10:55 am
I’m guessing that Michigan may have made a similar hire this week, to the one Bama made in 2003. After Franchone bailed, Mal Moore was turned down more often than Madonna’s bed spread. He wound up hiring Mike Price out of Washington State.
Fortunately, Price thought it would be a good idea to rent some evening entertainment using a U of A credit card…so he never coached a game.
JB
January 12th, 2011
10:55 am
Oregon had a better D than I thought, but AU was just so physical and it looked like the Ducks were feeling it in the second half. AU has a great team and the D was better than given credit.
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
10:57 am
sandman053,
Us “swamp lizards” were unhappy with the coaching down in Gainesville this year. No one wanted Meyer gone, but it was plain to see that he did not put forth his best effort this year. The general feeling was that if his heart was no longer in it then he needed to step aside or re-commit. I, for one, was glad he made the decision he did. We all wish him thr best with whatever he decides to do. Maybe he’ll be back in coaching in a couple of years. It’s a 24/7 job at any big-time program…..if you want to be succcessful.
Go away toddlers
January 12th, 2011
10:58 am
JB- You’re right. Let’s go out and get a new coach. Lets find one with sec connections, a couple SEC titles, a top 5 active winning percentage, a commitment to UGA, 3-4 SEC east titles, and an 80% bowl winning percentage.
Hmm, where can we find someone like that….
atltiger15
January 12th, 2011
10:59 am
This AU fan has never tried to portray Fairley as a saint. Of course we didnt like it when he jabbed James helmet to the ground or when he crunched Murray late. He plays with an edge and we was talked to about that. The man plays hard as hell and is down in the trenches with the big uglies trying to get the QB, with that said, there is no room in the game for late hits..I will say you have seen the last of him, with 9 brothers and a sister and coming from nothing, he has to do what he has to do, do you blame him
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
10:59 am
sandman053,
There’s probably 5-10 that would not leave where they’re at, but the rest can be had for the right price. That price may be more than you’re willing to pay, but they’re out there.
JB
January 12th, 2011
11:00 am
looking around, Most SEC coach’s except Richt are Cozy for the moment. I don’t see Georgia going after any ACC coach’s. That pretty much leaves it to a out west guy or an Assit. somewhere. I think Mullen will be offered. McGarity knows him from UF, and apparently, had a huge part in Urban’s success. MSU looked pretty good also. He’s not as polished as some would want, but he appears to be one tough SOB, which is what this program needs.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
11:01 am
Beast from the East
Everyone is different….including head football coaches. I think Meyer needed to step back and recharge his batteries. If you look at replays of the 2008 season, and then the 2010 season….the guy aged ten years.
I think he’ll be back in coaching in a year or so….I’m predicting his new office will be in Happy Valley.
JB
January 12th, 2011
11:02 am
go away toddlers…………. I’m surprised you didn’t bring up the 2002 & 2207 team….GEEZ.
JB
January 12th, 2011
11:02 am
that s/b 2007
sandman053
January 12th, 2011
11:03 am
Beast thanks for your viewpoint. No offense meant just old-fashioned rivalry. Especially consiering the record since you guys started playing football in 1991 you can take it.
JB I agree Mullen is a tough one. I just don’t want to write off UGA yet. I think they are making positive changes and am going to remind you folks of this in November (or vice versa).
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
11:03 am
JB,
I’m not sold on Mullen yet. I continue to hear about his lack of recruitng skills. That could be a MAJOR problem if you want to contend for championships. He was a really good OC at UF and has done well at MSU so far but the jury is still out. Of course, the same can be said about our latest hire.
Go away toddlers
January 12th, 2011
11:05 am
JB- the 2002 team was nasty! lets see if Richt can do that again. These things go in cycles. Show me a school that has played for every title for 10 years straight.
atltiger15
January 12th, 2011
11:06 am
One of my UGA buddies brought this to my attention yesterday and i want to hear some of the UGA faithful’s thoughts. If UGA struggles next year, Richt is fired and Urban takes the job. Motives: to prove he can turn the fortunes of the UGA-FLA rivalry, and he can bring UGA championship….I told him to get his head out of the snow
Mulk
January 12th, 2011
11:06 am
Bonehart,
When did agreeing with you become a requirement to be a football coach or TV analyst? If Meyer or anybody else didn’t “always agree with you”, I don’t think that would be as damaging as you probably think.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
11:07 am
What puzzled me most about the Michigan hire is lack of interest in Gary Patterson. I think Patterson would be a good fit in any conference. He has done more with less than about any HC in the past eight years. His resume’ far exeeds the one Brady Hoke can produce….yet he was never mentioned.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
11:08 am
atltiger15
I don’t think you’ll see Urban Meyer on the sidelines in an SEC game, unless he’s the visiting coach from a Big 10 school.
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
11:09 am
3rdN8,
You’re right. He does need to recharge and decide if he’s up for it all again. I’d love to see him take over for Joe Pa when (if) he ever decides to hang it up.
sandman053,
Hang in there. I spent the first 24 years of my life saying “wait till next year”. Well, next year finally arrived with the hiring of SOS. All it takes is the right coach. You’ve got the facilities, fan base, recruitng grounds, etc. Hopefully, Richt can get it turned around. He’s a great person to be representing UGA and the SEC. Just needs to get back to winning ballgames!
gomdawg
January 12th, 2011
11:09 am
Ya’ll kill me trying to replace CMR NEWS ALERT HE IS STILL AT GEORGIA AND IF YOU ARE A DAWG FAN YOU NEED TO BE WITH HIM , I’M GLAD I DONT HAVE FRIENDS LIKE YOU. SO WITH THAT SAID EITHER BE WITH HIM OR GO FIND YOU ANOTHER TEAM. DAMN GET A LIFE
Who is the toddler?
January 12th, 2011
11:11 am
I know, let’s just keep the coach who’s let our program sink to 6-7, ranked about 70th, and become an embarressment with 40+ player arrests the last 4 years.
Let’s stick with the coach who doesn’t have the nerve to go for 4th and inches, in a meaningless bowl game.
Let’s stay with a guy who being paid $3 Million (with another 2.5 million in staff salaries), who only now realizes a need to “study football.”
And by the way, what’s that “active winning percentage” stat is taking a nose dive, in case you haven’t noticed . . .
JB
January 12th, 2011
11:11 am
Beast…………….To be fair on Richt, He did do a great job the first 5-6 years at UGA. I felt we could beat anyone, anytime we stepped on the field. The last 3 years , the wheels have come off. We have some on here who are waiting for the magic to reappear. We would all like that back. Fact is, it’s been a 3 year slide with next year, even with the schedule, looking like a challenge with the lack of unproven and under coached players we have. Anyone can have a bad year, see your own Gators, But we have BIG problems….and they are not getting better. His post season press conference was almost embarrassing.
sandman053
January 12th, 2011
11:12 am
well said gomdawg. I agree with you. I am a fan just not happy. We will get it turned around.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
11:12 am
Beast
Another possibility for Meyer would be the failure of Kelly at Notre Dame. If Kelly tanks in the next two or three years (ala Weise), Meyer could be the right coach at the right time.
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
11:12 am
3rdN8,
I would hate to have to go up against Urban within the conference, It’s bad enough having to go against Spurrier. It always causes mixed emotions. Can you imagine having to go against a Bear Bryant coached team?
oakwood dawg
January 12th, 2011
11:14 am
I would hate to see Mullen as dawg h.c. Don’t like his offense. Prefer pro style. Still believe Kirby Smart will be our next h.c. but keep your eye on Derek Dooley–he is a good coach and will bring U.T. back and he would jump at the opportunity to return to Athens however, at this moment I don’t believe UGA would consider him. He needs to prove he can do the job (and I think he can) in the SEC. Don’t believe Peterson would consider UGA. As for Les Miles, I really like him. Glad he is staying at LSU. Every conference needs a Mad Hatter.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
11:15 am
Beast
you’re right. It was bad enough over here when Bill Oliver left Bama to be the DC at Auburn.
3rdN8
January 12th, 2011
11:16 am
Have enjoyed talking football. Everyone have a good day.
sandman053
January 12th, 2011
11:17 am
oakwood I don’t think Adams would let another Dooley into the woodshed IMO. But I like his passion for sure and he certainly has the pedigree.
gomdawg
January 12th, 2011
11:17 am
WE GOT OUR COACH GET A LIFE
Beast from the East
January 12th, 2011
11:18 am
You folks have a great day. I’m off to two days of meetings. Sounds fun, huh?
sandman053
January 12th, 2011
11:19 am
later Beast.
Go away toddlers
January 12th, 2011
11:22 am
“who’s the toddler”- unlike you, i attended uga. I was here when Richt arrived, witnessed first hand what he did to this program, how he turned it into a dominant program, excited the fan base, had media members (especially the ones employed by this paper) calling him brilliant, had people proud to be bulldogs, etc.
There is no one more deserving and more qualified to right the ship. If it doesn’t work out, then fine. everyone can move on. Why not allow him to do it. He’s done it before.
And i’m sorry that you are so embarrassed by those arrests. Must be tough.
gomdawg
January 12th, 2011
11:23 am
CMR, will turn our program around. When he does all you so call Dawgs fan bad mouthing can go to HELL..
gomdawg
January 12th, 2011
11:25 am
WHEN TO GOING GET TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING remember that.
RxDawg
January 12th, 2011
11:27 am
Go away toddlers
January 12th, 2011
11:22 am
Well said. Same here.
atltiger15
January 12th, 2011
11:29 am
This looks so similiar to what happened in Auburn in 08..Tubbs was there for 10 yrs, loyal to asst who resisted change, recuiting took a nose dive, and lost the team…..TIFWIW just an outsiders thoughts…Not that recruiting has and will ever take a nose dive at UGA, UGA will majority of top notch kids
Dumbo
January 12th, 2011
11:40 am
TB…you’re right about Big Blue needing a big overhaul and it’ll take 3 -5 years. The days of old are fading fast for Michigan, no longer are they able to expect that the sons of auto related factory workers to load the roster. Same for Penn State, no longer able to load up on the son’s of steel workers and miners. Those jobs are slowly fading into the sunset and with them the great winning traditions gets harder and harded. Demographics are a changin’.
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January 12th, 2011
11:49 am
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Tell Ya What Aubie
January 12th, 2011
11:57 am
We won’t mention Cam Newton if you’ll agree to do the same. Let’s just say that CN will not be spoken of again until such time as he graduates from Auburn University. Fair enough?
Oh… and speaking of Fairley, he can’t be held accountable for his violent behavior. Anabolic steroids will do that to anyone.
Who is the toddler?
January 12th, 2011
12:09 pm
So you aren’t embarressed by the arrests? Wow!
I didn’t say Richt was never a good coach. He’s just not in the upper half of SEC head coaches anymore.
I don’t know why – maybe these last few years of not “studying football” put him behind the 8-ball.
do-dah do-dah
January 12th, 2011
12:09 pm
FBI Family- ALL IN!!!
Tell Ya What Doggie
January 12th, 2011
12:12 pm
We won’t mention your 40+ arrests over 3 years, if you’ll agree to do the same. Let’s just say Caleb King, Washaun Ealey, AJ Green, etc. will not be spoken of again until such time as they graduate from the University Of Georgia. Fair Enough?
As For Fairley, he can’t be held accountable for all the whining from porch pup, little doggie fans like yourself. Being the #1 choice in the NFL Draft will bring out jealous haters after all.
George Stein
January 12th, 2011
12:13 pm
Why would an SEC school ever lose a non-conference game then?
TommyJack
January 12th, 2011
12:18 pm
JB: Re Skip Holtz. You’re nuts. And so forth.
do-dah do-dah
January 12th, 2011
12:20 pm
George Stein You wont when you keep scheduling College of Charleston, La Tech, SW Ohio Farmers, etc etc etc. SEC generally does not play tough out of conference schedules . And the worst is Florida. Look back to see when UF played a regular season non-conference game OUTSIDE of the state of Florida. They are NOT gonna schedule tough home and home non-conference opponents.
Delbert D.
January 12th, 2011
12:26 pm
There might be a relationship between the overall strength of the SEC and Georgia’s success in the 1st half of the decade vs. the 2nd half.
National poll champion
2001 – Miami
2002 – Ohio St.
2003 – LSU (USC)*
2004 – USC
2005 – Texas
2006 – Florida
2007 – LSU
2008 – Florida
2009 – Alabama
2010 – Auburn
*USC was selected by the AP, FW, Eck, Mathews, NY Times, Sporting News
SEC Championship game winner [score]
2001 LSU – Tennessee [31-20]
2002 Georgia – Arkansas [30-3]
2003 LSU – Georgia [34-13]
2004 Auburn – Tennessee [38-28]
2005 Georgia – LSU [34-14]
2006 Florida – Arkansas [38-28]
2007 LSU – Tennessee [21-14]
2008 Florida – Alabama [31-20]
2009 Alabama – Florida [32-13]
2010 Auburn – South Carolina [56-17]
Why does TCU win championships?
January 12th, 2011
12:34 pm
Auburn is the mythical BCS Champion.
TCU is the non-mythical Champion.
The BCS
. . . . . . . . . BLEW IT AGAIN.
TCU National Champions
January 12th, 2011
12:38 pm
Enter your mythical BCS playoff comments here.
AuTigerAtl
January 12th, 2011
12:41 pm
JB=Moron!
McDawg
January 12th, 2011
12:41 pm
DAWGS are next in line or……
Miles staying leaves K. Smart at Bama which might make him available for another potential opening the following year
TommyJack
January 12th, 2011
12:46 pm
Note to Why does TCU: For sure not an Auburn fan, but they would beat TCU into bad health.
Delbert D.
January 12th, 2011
12:49 pm
TCU finished 2nd in the AP poll with 3 votes. Auburn of course is the mythical AP poll champion.
Delbert D.
January 12th, 2011
12:51 pm
Enter your comments here
Delbert D.
January 12th, 2011
12:53 pm
TCU vs. Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl was a good game. Wisconsin had the bigger OL and DL.
Porch Pup Scrubs
January 12th, 2011
12:56 pm
Screen name is pretty much self-explanatory…..
jay
January 12th, 2011
12:59 pm
Tarkenton knows more about football than any of you idiots. As for MIles,
it is a lesser program at Michigan. Bo is gone and he aint coming back.
whitx2
January 12th, 2011
1:04 pm
AU National Champs
All you want is for them to wake up, so you can argue with them. Why don’t you give us a break and go hang out with the other barners.No one said a word about cam until you showed up.
It's a Conspiracy!
January 12th, 2011
1:06 pm
When the local TV station in Birmingham did their special on the BCSCG, Rick Karle and Paul Finebaum made special arrangements for the Oregon fans to “quack” in the background the whole time. Then ESPN has the gall to put Nick Saban on during the game. It’s not fair!
Why does everybody hate on Auburn? We won dadgummit! Gene Chizik or Pat Dye should have been on ESPN, not Nick Saban!
It’s just not fair!
"WHEN TO GOING GET TOUGH THE TOUGH GET GOING"??
January 12th, 2011
1:06 pm
Only a UGA fan would bungle his own idiotic cliche….
do-dah do-dah
January 12th, 2011
1:08 pm
What a great post I think he nailed some of the fanatical SEC fans.
Even God in in awe of his mightiest creation, the SEC
January 10th, 2011
2:32 pm
The bowl games the SEC lost? They didn’t matter, and I’m sure flash in the pan wouldn’t be touting them as victories for the SEC if they had actually won them.
Besides, those teams didn’t play SEC ball on that day. They didn’t use all that SEC speed, which no other players in any other conference have. That’s why you will find only SEC players at the skill positions in the NFL.
Besides, the teams in those 5 losses were far superior to their opponents – the refs gave all those games away. Everybody knows that if those 5 teams had come to play, they would have won by 50.
Have You been living under a rock?
January 12th, 2011
1:09 pm
whitx I think he was referring to the 15+ pages of “Scam comments” that seem to be taking up this entire blog DAILY over the past few months!
Polly Wolly Doodle All Day
January 12th, 2011
1:16 pm
I hate the SEC because my favorite conference sucks pond water.
Cam’s gone. Get over it Aubies. The 2010 season is over. You’re back to being irrelevant.
globeflyer
January 12th, 2011
1:22 pm
I’m a Bama fan, but expect LSU to be hard to handle next year. We have questions and inexperience at QB, and the Ex-Dawg is gonna be the next Bayou Bengal signal-caller. UGA has a classy program, but there are still some issues that need to be “handled”.
LADawg
January 12th, 2011
1:25 pm
It would be interesting to know how many Georgians were on the rosters of the last five national champions. Georgia is being well represented in the big game; just not with UGA.
Gen Neyland
January 12th, 2011
1:48 pm
Saban and Meyer did fine in their roles on ESPN. No Auburn, Saban didn’t step on your toes. Yes, Saban does represent the face of the Alabama Red Elephants but unless I missed something, I heard no dissing of your program from him…
Silver Britches, Red Panties
January 12th, 2011
1:49 pm
Tony, I’m just glad Michigan didn’t try to steal Coach RIcht.
Considering what he has done for Our Beloved Dawgs, I’m sure a lot of teams would love to have him.
War Eagle
January 12th, 2011
2:10 pm
I agreed Tony about Saban and Myers, both very knowledgable and foward. I wish Coach Saban would go full time ESPN employee. He would do well. Being an Auburn man it hard to make nice comments about Bama, but the truth is the truth..War Eagle, 2011 SEC and National Champion
Fran Tarkenton
January 12th, 2011
2:29 pm
ESPN asked Coach Richt to be on their pregrame show but he couldn’t make it because of a previous engagement with his bible study group.
Matt
January 12th, 2011
2:31 pm
Hate to burst your bubble, Tony, but Les Miles didn’t choose to stay. Michigan made him an “offer” they knew he wouldn’t accept because they wanted Hoke all along, but they had to make an “offer” to Les to appease the Bo Schembechler faction of the Michigan alumni base. I know it’s a little complex for your country-bumpkin mind, but many other people in the media have reported this, and Les wouldn’t even confirm he was offered the job when he was on ESPN radio an hour ago. Get your facts straight before you write your columns.
Robert
January 12th, 2011
2:38 pm
Do you know why the SEC gets the Big Guys Up Front? BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO ACADEMIC RESTRICTIONS!!!!
Nick Rails
January 12th, 2011
2:48 pm
Enter your comments here
Chance
January 12th, 2011
2:53 pm
“Hate to burst your bubble, Tony, but Les Miles didn’t choose to stay. Michigan made him an “offer” they knew he wouldn’t accept because they wanted Hoke all along, but they had to make an “offer” to Les to appease the Bo Schembechler faction of the Michigan alumni base. I know it’s a little complex for your country-bumpkin mind, but many other people in the media have reported this, and Les wouldn’t even confirm he was offered the job when he was on ESPN radio an hour ago. Get your facts straight before you write your columns.”
Hate to burst YOUR bubble, Matt, but Les Miles DID choose to stay. As far as what the media reported, the media reported that Les Miles accepted the job at one point AND many in the media has stated how Les Miles should stay at LSU and why. The “country-bumpkin” remark speaks volumes about you and based on your comments you really need to be careful about throwing stones (of course I’m sure my analogy is too complex for you). Les did not deny that he was offered the job when he was on ESPN radio an hour ago, nor has anyone from Michigan denied it to my knowledge. Get YOUR facts straight before writing comments about another s facts or trying to pass your opinion off as fact.
Nick Rails
January 12th, 2011
3:03 pm
What? Les Miles is not going to Michigan? I can’t belive it
Tony…are you sure? According to you and Wes UM is a top 5
job. How can ANYONE turn down a top 5 job?
Tony, sorry to break the news to ya, it ain’t 1979 anymore.
And UM is not a top 5 job. Maybe a top 15 but that debatable
Geez guys I listen to you and Wes talk about UM being a “great job”
just because it was 70 yrs ago with Fielding Yost. What happened
70 yrs ago has NOTHING to do with what’s going on today.
What makes UM a great job? The draw 110K per game? By those
standards UT is the best job in the SEC. Tony, go to a UM
game and look at the crowd. I’d say 50% are over 70 yrs
old and there aren’t a whole lot of folks moving into Michigan
to replace ‘em. And there aren’t a whole lot or prospects
in the state as well.
Tony, if it’s a “top 5″ why weren’t big name coaches lined
up to take it or even interview for it? Listen to Colin Cohwerd
Tony about the UM job he knows what he talkin about and he’s not
stuck in 1979
SuperB
January 12th, 2011
3:35 pm
To “AU national champs:” Your rant is bogus. Cam Newton left UF before he could get thrown out. Cheating and stealing are good character traits– I don’t care how good a FB player he is. Let’s see a year ot two or three down the line if AU has to forfeit the season. You have heard of Reggie Bush haven’t you?
TMC DAWG
January 12th, 2011
3:36 pm
Congratulations, AU Thanks for keeping the NC in the SEC. Mabey my Dawgs will get one in my lifetime, but there is NOWAY with this current coaching staff. People say get behind the team and the real dawg have. But the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over expecting different results. Well we know what we will get with this bunch. Alot of LLLLLLLLLLLLS
JoeFan
January 12th, 2011
4:10 pm
Miles stayed with LSU because Michigan is an institution that prides itself on being part of a conference that holds its memebers up to a higher standard.
LEROY
January 12th, 2011
4:20 pm
Why would anyone want to live in Michigan??????????????????
AU National Champs
January 12th, 2011
4:31 pm
Sorry Super B your logic is bogus. In order to have games vacated or trophies taken away, you first have to prove that AU has even done anything wrong in the first place.
Sports Illustrated writer Lars Anderson on December 2nd. “Sources inside the NCAA say the Cam Newton case is closed. It’s over, done, dead. People need to move on.”
ESPN writer Joe Schad on December 3rd: “The NCAA is happy with the Cam Newton investigation. The case is closed and the files are put away. It’s over”
AU National Champs
January 12th, 2011
4:32 pm
The investigation is over. Cecil Newton, Cam’s father, discussed money with Mississippi State booster Kenny Rogers in a Mississippi hotel lobby on November 27, 2009. This is the only time/place that money was discussed. Rogers almost certainly instigated the talks, hoping to get his 10% off the top.
On Newton’s recruiting trips to the U. of Oklahoma, U. of Tennessee and Auburn University there was no mention of money. Kenny Rogers, who has been charged by the NFLPA for impersonating an agent and who, in November of 2009 was running from $11,000 in bad checks is the only connection with money talks. Cecil Newton made a mistake and listened to Rogers, but in the end no money changed hands.
The SEC office and Auburn University Compliance office investigated for ten months. The NCAA’s team of investigators worked the case for five months. There is nothing there.
The FBI talked briefly with Kenny Rogers, supposedly to determine if he could be charged with embezzlement for trying to get money from some wealthy Mississippi State boosters. Other than that, the FBI has no interest in the case.
The FBI investigates criminal activity. They do not give a flip if every player in the country sells his trinkets to an agent or if every school in the country pays players to attend their school. These things are against NCAA rules but they are not illegal.
Those of you waiting breathlessly for the FBI to “reveal” things about this need to adjust your thinking to the fact that the FBI is not conducting an investigation into violation of NCAA policies and they will not be doing so. They have their own responsibilities and could not care less about NCAA policy.
WAR CAM NEWTON
January 12th, 2011
4:34 pm
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Fran Tarkenton
January 12th, 2011
4:36 pm
“Cam Newton is without a doubt the greatest college football player of all time”.
For You Super B
January 12th, 2011
4:36 pm
FoxSports.com writer Thayer Evans published a story today alleging Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton “had three different instances of academic cheating while attending the University of Florida.”
The story follows several days of editorial attacks on Newton by Thayer, a former stringer for the New York Times.
Two independent sources with detailed knowledge of the UF academic discipline system during the period in question have disputed the Evans story. According to the sources, no allegations of academic impropriety regarding Cam Newton were sent to the Florida Student Conduct Committee at any time either during or after Newton’s time at UF.
“Nothing was reported, officially or unofficially” says one source, who did not wish to be identified. “The formal process is for allegations to go through the Student Conduct Committee. If [any allegations against Newton] didn’t follow that process, then they didn’t follow the rules.”
Newton enrolled at Florida in the spring of 2007 and transferred to Blinn College in January of 2009.
Per the source, no charges against Newton were ever brought to the Student Conduct Committee during that time.
The source also indicated that no Florida football players have ever been officially reported to the UF Student Conduct Committee for academic violations during Urban Meyer’s tenure.
According to the source, student arrests are subject to additional discipline via the Student Conduct Committee, but it is not uncommon for students in such situations “to cut a deal with the Dean of Students’ office before coming to the Committee.”
At the time of Newton’s enrollment at UF, if attempts to informally settle academic disputes failed, academic violations issues were referred from the Dean of Students office to the Student Conduct Committee, where a hearing chaired by a member of the UF Honor Board would be conducted.
No charges against Newton, to the first source’s knowledge, were ever sent to the UF Student Conduct Committee.
A second, independently verified source, also with detailed knowledge of the Florida student disciplinary system, took issue with Thayer’s assertion that Newton, had he actually been charged with academic misconduct, would have been in danger of expulsion. “I worked ten or twelve cases,” the second source says, “and I never saw anyone get expelled.”
The second source, who also declined to be identified, also says no charges regarding Newton were ever brought to the Student Conduct Committee, noting, “If Cameron Newton would have come before the committee, we would have known about it.”
The second source also expressed indignation over the possible leak of student information to the media.
“That is completely confidential. We’re not allowed to say anything to anyone.
For You Super B
January 12th, 2011
4:38 pm
no allegations of academic impropriety regarding Cam Newton were sent to the Florida Student Conduct Committee at any time either during or after Newton’s time at UF.
“Nothing was reported, officially or unofficially” says one source, who did not wish to be identified. “The formal process is for allegations to go through the Student Conduct Committee. If [any allegations against Newton] didn’t follow that process, then they didn’t follow the rules.”
Newton enrolled at Florida in the spring of 2007 and transferred to Blinn College in January of 2009.
Per the source, no charges against Newton were ever brought to the Student Conduct Committee during that time.
For You Super B
January 12th, 2011
4:41 pm
By all accounts, the only trouble Newton caused in two semesters at Blinn was for opposing defensive coordinators. By the time he left, Newton had earned an associate’s degree and led the Buccaneers to a national title in 2009.
Franchione, the son of former Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione, said it’s “definitely difficult” to watch his former player wrestle with today’s allegations while trying to keep Auburn undefeated and in title contention.
Blinn officials, including Franchione, who said he has no direct knowledge of the NCAA’s ongoing investigation, are monitoring the situation and offering support while trying to keep their distance “and not cause more of a distraction,” as athletic director David Rehr put it.
The Newton they knew “was a model student, did everything he was supposed to do,” Rehr said.
For You Super B
January 12th, 2011
4:43 pm
Franchione said he was unaware of any “bidding war” during Cam Newton’s recruitment out of Blinn.
“That’s a definitive no,” Franchione said. “In his time when he was at Blinn, his recruitment was the same as any other player that’s been recruited out of Blinn.”
For You Super B
January 12th, 2011
4:44 pm
Nathan Winkleman, past president of the Blinn alumni association, said Newton learned from his earlier mistakes and was “on a mission” in Brenham.
“He was very, Yes sir, no sir,’ ” Winkleman said. “One of those kids everybody couldn’t wait to be around. It’s a shame all this is happening now. It’s just unfortunate.”
Newton was as good as advertised in Brenham. In fact, only one element of stardom was missing from his persona.
“He didn’t have the bravado,” Rehr said. “When it came to being a student, he was low-key. Cam wasn’t a look-at-me guy. He never tried to stand out. He wasn’t even the region most valuable player or national player of the year.”
Nevertheless, Newton left his mark.
“(He’s) probably the most competitive person I’ve ever met,” Franchione said. “When he got into a competitive situation in practice, I could see the sparkle in his eye and the desire to be the best.”
And if Newton weathers the allegations currently bearing down on him? If he wins the coveted Heisman Trophy?
“It’s once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Cam, and I’d venture to say for me,” Franchione said. “For me to have the opportunity to coach somebody who is nominated and potentially the Heisman Trophy winner would be very special for myself, for Cam and his family and the people of Blinn College.”
Newton is part of Blinn’s history now.
“He might have made a mistake in his past,” Winkleman said. “Everybody has made a mistake, and he’s made it right and played on and done well.
Here's The Difference Between Reggie Bush's Case
January 12th, 2011
4:49 pm
The Reggie Bush case was an institutional investigation. Those can and do take years. Cam Newton’s case was a question of player eligibility. Those are settled quickly. See Georgia’s A.J. Greene and Alabama’s Marcel Darious. Like the Newton case, both settled quickly. Remember, nobody at any level has accused Auburn of even knowing about Cecil’s talk with Kenny Rogers. Nobody at any level of authority has alleged that Auburn paid money. Rogers is an MSU booster. That’s why money wasn’t mentioned at Oklahoma, Auburn or Tennessee. MSU and Rogers are the connection to money. Even Rogers said Auburn wasn’t mentioned in his talk with Cecil Newton
Fink
January 12th, 2011
4:54 pm
Elmer Fudd stays @ LSU !!!!!!!!!!!!
Auburn
January 12th, 2011
4:57 pm
It’s all swept under the rug, and under the rug is where it’ll all stay!
Suck It!
WE DON’T CARE. WE’RE ALL IN.
AND WE’RE NUMBER ONE!!!
That’s all that matters to me.
BILLY JACK
January 12th, 2011
5:01 pm
Great season for Auburn but the Wolf will soon be at the door.
MOVE ON!!
January 12th, 2011
5:15 pm
Sports Illustrated writer Lars Anderson on December 2nd. “Sources inside the NCAA say the Cam Newton case is closed. It’s over, done, dead. People need to move on.”
ESPN writer Joe Schad on December 3rd: “The NCAA is happy with the Cam Newton investigation. The case is closed and the files are put away. It’s over”
Fink
January 12th, 2011
5:21 pm
One thing thats stands out to me.
I’ve heard Oregon fans complain about Cam and cheating and yada yada yada
but what about Oregon and Phil Knight and Nike? Eugine is dirty, just look around. Pat Forte even wrote a column today about the power Phil Knight has in regards to building a football program with your own cash.
Stephen Dawg
January 12th, 2011
6:08 pm
Thank you
killcasualfan
January 12th, 2011
6:19 pm
Conference Bowl records are irrelevant. I guess the Mountain West is superior since they have the best bowl record the past decade, eh? And logic shows us that it’s irrational to credit for the accomplishments of your rivals. Sadly, that’s what fans of loser schools have to do. Keep chanting SEC, while your team does not consistently win.
gcs
January 12th, 2011
6:30 pm
1. Les Miles stayed because he listened to his head and not his heart: I can’t argue with that. It doesn’t hurt that LSU is LOADED and Michigan is a train wreck that got hit by a tornado and then a flood and then a IRS audit.
2. Why does the SEC win championships? This is why you hear the “SEC! SEC!” chants. The competition makes you tougher and strive for greater things.
3. I thought Saban and Meyer were pretty good on TV: Did you catch Alabama QB Greg McElroy on ESPN? He is a natural.
4. No one will break the SEC’s record of five straight BCS titles: the streak will be broken…right about this time next year when the streak hits six.
5. Could it be LSU’s turn again? LSU or Alabama. It might come down to November 5, 2011.
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Warhorse
January 12th, 2011
6:33 pm
Auburn will be a one-hit wonder. If Muschamp can get things straightened out in Gainesville, the Gators will challenge in 2012; this year probably too soon.
LSU should be formidable and could go for the big ring.
Poodles, will not make it out of the East becasue a rebuilding UF will ding them again — and again — and again.
Matt
January 12th, 2011
6:41 pm
Wow, Chance. Try reading this (if in fact you can read).
http://www.freep.com/article/20110111/COL22/110111051/1054/SPORTS06/Brandon-never-really-wanted-Miles
It pretty much makes the point that Michigan offered the job to Les Miles, but offered way less $$$ than they knew he would need to take the job. Pretty smart, really, but I wouldn’t expect a person with your limited intelligence to figure it out (that means I think you’re stupid, by the way). You did a great job of quoting me, though. I’ve always wanted that to happen on this blog.
Ted Vandy
January 12th, 2011
7:05 pm
I don’t like to get into who would UGA get debate, but I don’t think Chris Peterson would be a good hire. I also don’t think he would be interested. He turned Stanford down for a good reason. In the words of Dirty Harry, “a man’s got to know his limitations”. The last two coaches to leave BS did not do well. So, here is somebody you can jump all over who might be willing to take the job, should it come up, Steve Sarkisian. Doing a great job at Washington and totally off the SEC radar.
Richie
January 12th, 2011
7:18 pm
He did it with the other guys recruits,That makes him a great coach. dah
TrishaDishaWarEagle
January 12th, 2011
7:39 pm
WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2010 National Champion AUBURN UNIVERSITY
I truly hope all die hard fans get to experience their school winning the National Championship once in their life(caveat…bammers… you already had enough)…THIS WAS SO FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!
Congratulations to the entire AU Family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Luckily our seats were nosebleed So there is no permanent eye damage from staring directly at the oregon uniforms…
Murph!! thanks for the congrats and maybe it will be UGAs turn to protect the streak next year..
jumbeauxtiger
January 12th, 2011
7:57 pm
Matt
January 12th, 2011
6:41 pm
“Wow, Chance. Try reading this (if in fact you can read).
http://www.freep.com/article/20110111/COL22/110111051/1054/SPORTS06/Brandon-never-really-wanted-Miles
It pretty much makes the point that Michigan offered the job to Les Miles, but offered way less $$$ than they knew he would need to take the job. Pretty smart, really, but I wouldn’t expect a person with your limited intelligence to figure it out (that means I think you’re stupid, by the way). You did a great job of quoting me, though. I’ve always wanted that to happen on this blog.”
Brandon also said he didn’t offer the job to Harbaugh. Yeah right lol.
Oh yeah, Joe Schad reported that Miles would take the job. Obviously he was off-base about that.
Wait a minute
January 12th, 2011
7:59 pm
Remember you can’t spell autistic without AU. Best paid players in SEC
Tony Geinzer
January 12th, 2011
8:44 pm
Tony, I think Miles will be sore to turn down Michigan a 2nd Time. I think Coach Hoke would have to hope the best he can do is Beat Ohio State for the 1st Time Since 2003.
Mo Money
January 12th, 2011
9:36 pm
Miles wanted too much money—michigan was too cheap to pay him $5-6 mil that it would take. They’ll be mediocre again with a no name coach. Alabama wins the SEC in 2011—mark it down.
Jaes
January 13th, 2011
12:15 am
Shut up ya dirty bums… Anyone around the program knows the “gah-bage” thats garbage offensive co-ord was at the heart of most issues at LSU. Its definitely wasnt talent. Now that LSU has let him pursue other opportunities/FIRED HIS ASS. We can get an offense up to speed with our D.
There you go again stupid Barnhart
January 13th, 2011
12:30 am
Oregon had 449 yds against Auburn. Auburn had 519*. A 15% difference and Auburn had bigger players right. Big players and 15% more yds. Hardly enough to write about.
Basically the SEC has been the big 4 (switch Auburn for TN) for how long.
And during the 5 titles the SEC has done what.
Keep in mind before reading this. A loss in the SEC championship would most likely knock the winner from playing in the NC game, right.
AL. 4 different coaches, so not a real threat to FL or LSU. Had Bama been good enough to beat one of them, they would not have been ranked high enough to play.
TN. Fulmer was consistently losing the big games that ultimately got him fired. Again, not a threat to the others rankings due to a TN loss.
LSU. Saban leaves LSU 2003. No real threat to FL’s rankings in 2004. FL wins NC.
FL. Was the only team to be a consistent threat to the other schools during this 5 year reign. Yes, Ron was there but Meyer took over and never missed a beat.
Auburn. Although 13-0 in 2004. Tuberville would be fired after the the 08 season. He had a 4-3 record against Saban. Had he been around last year who knows what would have happened. Remember Bama won with 1:47 left against, at the time, nobody Chizik.
And GA has been what to FL, TN, Auburn, AL during these years. Did any of these teams take a hit in rankings by losing to GA?
I could go on and on. The stars have aligned for the SEC to have these 5 championships. That and a cheating QB and bad call.
* Auburn had 519. Take away the 37 yds and Auburn has 7% more yds that Oregon did. How can you say defense won the game when the other team matched you.
There you go again stupid Barnhart
January 13th, 2011
2:08 am
God, this game will drive you crazy. Auburn was not the clear NC? Instead of a playoff, they should have best 2 of 3. Who knows what would have happened.
Time and time again, the best team does not win that one freaking game.
1987 Miami vs Penn St. Miami throws 5 interceptions and fumbles twice. Miami 22 first downs, PSU 8. Miami 445 yds, PSU 162.
Final PSU 14, Miami 10. Did the best team win? Hell no.
ARdawg
January 13th, 2011
7:28 am
Tony Barnhart is a Gomer
Woody
January 13th, 2011
8:23 am
GEORGIA COACHES PLEASE READ COMMENTS BELOW….Where are our big fast guys?
“Why does the SEC win championships? It’s the big guys up front. Pat Dye, the former Auburn coach, told me a long time ago othat the biggest difference in the SEC and other football conferences is the big, fast defensive linemen who grow up and play in the South. It was clear in Monday night’s game that Oregon had not seen anybody like defensive tackle Nick Fairley. The SEC produces more of those players than any other conference. The SEC has won five straight national championships. That is not a coincidence.”
For The Clueless Idiots
January 13th, 2011
11:48 am
The trophies already have been shipped. Folks at the NCAA can strike Auburn from the record books, but the $30,000 Waterford crystal is not theirs to take back. By the time the investigations ends, the $21.2 million payment will be under the SEC’s mattress, and it’s not coming back.
And, really, you think the Tigers or their fans care about what happens on paper? They already believe they were denied a chance to play for a title in 2004.
After the game, Auburn coach Gene Chizik made it clear that he has Newton’s back forever, no matter what happens. So does the SEC. So do countless fans who live in Alabama, who now feel like they’re on top of the world.
Try competing with that.
Gator Man
January 14th, 2011
1:38 pm
Meyers and Nick did a great job, two of the best coaches the Sec has ever seen.
Auburn fans get over your self, Nick was actually taken up for the Auburn football team, this is what Sec pride is about,we can talk bad within family about each other but not no outside conference.
I am a Florida man but was rooting hard for Auburn, you represented the SEC proudly.