Since obviously our schedule will be changing next season I'll need to update the "Know Thine Enemies" section. My problem has been locating an Oklahoma State Football Blog.
So far, this is the closest I've come to anything remotely relevant to an Okie State Blog.
Where do their fans go for speculative rumors, football bitching, and photoshopped images of Sam Bradford?!? ...I mean besides Blogging Pantsless, of course.
If you've got anything link it in the comments section. I had no luck over the 5 minutes I looked...yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh, I'm pretty lazy.
Talk about a down year for (firing/letting your head coach walk). Tennessee had to settle for Lane Kiffin, whom I can't possibly see as a long-term head coach for the Vols. Who is Abuurn going to get? When I hear the list involves names like Leach, Petrino, and (Paul) Johnson I REALLY REALLY REALLY thing Abuurn just screwed themselves.
Then again, with the level of opposition our defense provides Leach will do just what Paul Johnson did to us last weekend.
I would love to see Tuberville wind up at Mississippi State. I can't stand the guy because afterall he is the enemy, but I also don't like a cocky fan-base outing a more than competent coach. If Tuberville went to Miss. State, do you know what that would mean???
Imagine the hated rivalry games based SOLEY on previous head coaches...
1. LSU - ALABAMA (Saban) 2. ARKANSAS - OLE MISS (Nutt) 3. OLE MISS - AUBURN (transfer to) MISS ST (well the Egg Bowl could use a good storyline). 4. AUBURN - MISS STATE (Tuberville)
The SEC West could potentially turn into the football version of 90210 with so much triflin'!
Mark Bradley has obviously focused his attention at building up the UGA/Tech game by pulling the Nerd's meat in this poorly executed column.
The question: Which 7-2 team is having the better season?
The posed arguments: -Tech has gone up, UGA has gone down (ranking-wise). -Tech is in position to win their conference championship, UGA isn't. -Tech hasn't been embarrassed in any of their losses. -Tech is ranked 33rd of 119 in least penalized D-1 teams, UGA is 119th.
There are other points but when I try to read them they all turn into written out versions of the "Charlie Brown teacher" speaking noise.
Bradley's conclusion: Tech is having the better season because it's been a pleasant surprise for it's fans.
AND NOW THE OFFICIAL BLOGGING PANTSLESS REASON WHY MARK BRADLEY IS WRONG!
Counterpoints:
-Tech has raised in rankings because when you are ranked at the bottom you tend to go up if you win. UGA went down 3 spots before we even lost a game. We lost to 2 of the current top 5 teams, Tech gets taco-popped whenever they play a team from the state of Virginia and takes 2 losses from unranked opponents (one of which opened up it's season with a sweet 45 point loss margin).
-Tech is in position to win it's conference championship...also, I'm in position to win the hurtles portion of the wheel-chair olympics. Lets try to compare apples to apples if possible, Mark.
-Tech hasn't been embarrassed in any of their losses because if you aren't expected to compete and you play a close game it is to be admired. Georgia kept the Bama game close but I'll be the first to admit we got our fudge packed by the Gaytors. However, I'll take a loss to an SEC opponent over a loss to an ACC opponent anyday...what's embarrassing now?!
-Tech may rank 33rd in least penalized teams, but UGA ranks #1 in most penalized teams BEEEEYOTCH!!! Eat it or we'll make you eat it!
Mark Bradley can build this up as much as he wants to, but I guarantee you as gay as it seems to complain about the posibility of a 10-2 season before bowl season starts we are pretty dang lucky. Pretty much anyone who looked at our opponents before the season started thought "Dang, that's a tough schedule." and assumed we'd take a loss here and there anyway. Yeah, we had some high hopes, but now since Kentucky should be a great whipping boy and Auburn is going to be like wrasslin' with your mentally challenged cousin; the Dawg Nation has it's eyes set on taking Tech's lunch money for the 8th straight year. Ask Donnan, Goff, or hell even Vince Dooley himself how a 10 win regular season here and there would have faired and you'll get the same positive response.
The season ain't over Dawgs, it's time to put a hurtin' on our last two SEC match-ups and hope Paul "Bobby Hill" Johnson takes notice. All we're playing for now is "Eight Straight In-State" (copywrite 2008, Pantsless Enterprises) and we've got our eyes set on the What's in your wallet? Bowl.
So Mark, saying Tech is having the better 7-2 season is like saying the poor kid down the street had a better Christmas than us because the Salvation Army brought him a slightly used Bob the Builder doll. Meanwhile we're partyin' with our new iPod, Nintendo Wii, and a whole mess of Lego's uncle Knowshon got us.
Paul over at the Georgia Sports Blog posted yesterday how Herschel Walker was selling cupcakes in New York. Aside from making me want to catch a plane up to New York for cupcakes, it reminded me of a story, a shameful story, a VERY shameful story.
Imagine, if you will, back to the year 2007. The streets were filled with horseless carriages, gasoline was a mear $3.68/gallon, and the wife and I had just made a long trip to Tuscaloosa, AL to watch the Classic City Canines take on the Alabama Elephants in a match for the ages. After stopping by a local speakeasy to get our fill on bootleg corn whiskey, a Tuscaloosa Teetotaler...okay I gotta stop with this schtick.
We went to Tuscaloosa for the UGA/Bama game and made plans to stay with one of her friends who was still living there. After the game we went to said person's home where we met up with some of my wife's other college friends who were in town for the game. This is where this story takes a foul and disgusting turn.
My wife's friend, for privacy sake we'll just call her "Lydia", had just met up with us at the house. Of course I am the only Georgia fan there and "Lydia" starts talking about the football game we'd just witnessed that ended with a spectacular overtime win for the Dawgs. You see, "Lydia" had been invited to sit in the Ivory Boxes with an old roommate who is very well to do. The conversation is summarized as follows:
"Lydia": Mackie, there was a Georgia fan in the suite with us!
Me: Oh yeah? I hope he was obnoxious to everyone.
"Lydia": Oh no, he was really nice. I sat next to him and we talked for nearly the entire game, he was just a really nice person!
Me: That's great, I'm glad we were well represented.
"Lydia": Yeah, as a matter of fact, I think he said he played for Georgia!
Me: Oh yeah? What was his name?
"Lydia": I don't remember what he said his name was, but he said he played back in the 80's or something like that, I think he was a rushing back?
Me: I think you mean running back, but wow, that's pretty cool.
"Lydia": Yeah, he said he was on their National Championship team and he won a big trophy.
Me: ..."Lydia"...this wasn't Herschel Walker was it?
"Lydia": YEAH, that was his name! You've heard of him?
Me: ...@#$%&^@#$^*@##$%&@$%, DID YOU GET AN AUTOGRAPH OR ANYTHING?!?!? @#$^@&&@$
"Lydia": No I didn't know who he was!
Me: #$%&#@*^@$%%!@#^$%*#$
My Wife: MACKIE, PUT DOWN THE LAMP!
...END SCENE...
Bill Bates made a bad decision in trying to tackle him, but at least he knows who Herschel Walker is.
It's not Talk Like a Pirate Day, it's Friday September 19th or All UGA/Arizona State's Eve. Unless you are someone so out of touch with current running jokes you think something that was mildly entertaining 4 years ago is still relavent, then go ahead and celebrate. Just don't let it get in the way of your game of POGS you scheduled with Joey Lawrence later.
...I mean besides Blogging Pantsless, of course.
