Monday, November 26, 2012

THE EASY PART OVER

**** THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL REGULAR SEASON IS OVER NOW  AND IT IS TIME FOR THE BOWL GAMES .

I THINK THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY BOWL GAMES . THE NUMBER HAS RENDERED A BOWL TRIP INTO A CHEAP AND MEANINGLESS EXERCISE .

I DON'T THINK A 6-6 OR A 7-5 TEAM SHOULD BE IN A BOWL GAME . EIGHT WINS SHOULD BE THE STANDARD . A BOWL GAME SHOULD BE A REWARD FOR A GOOD SEASON . NOT A CELEBRATION FOR BEING AVERAGE .

WE MIGHT AS WELL LET ANY TEAM THAT WANTS GO TO A BOWL GO . IF THE FANS ARE STUPID ENOUGH TO BUY TICKETS TO SEE 5-7 TENNESSEE PLAY 3-9 AUBURN LET THEM HAVE AT IT .

SOME OF THE TOILET BOWLS MIGHT BE MORE COMPELLING THAN THE LUKEWARM ONES OF 6-6 TEAMS

***** A LOOK AT HOW AREA TEAMS DID THIS YEAR .

OLE MISS 6-6

BETTER THAN EXPECTED , PLUS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A GREAT RECRUITING YEAR . THINGS SEEM BRIGHT FOR OLE MISS . GREAT START FOR HIGH SCHOOL HUGH .

MISSISSIPPI STATE 8-4

STATE IS THE WORST 8 -4 TEAM I HAVE EVER SEEN . THEY HAVE NO QUALITY WINS & LOOK UNPREPARED .

DAN MULLEN LETS HIS MASSIVE EGO GET IN THE WAY . STATE HAS NO BUSINESS IN THE SHOTGUN SPREAD OFFENSE BUT THAT IS DAN'S THING SO FULL SPEED AHEAD .

THE DEFENSIVE SCHEMES ARE NOT SOUND . IT IS SHOCKING FOR STATE TO FEEL NEGATIVE AFTER GOING 8-4 BUT THEY DO .

TENNESSEE 5-7

3 STRAIGHT LOSING SEASONS AT TENNESSEE , FIRST TIME IN OVER A 100 YEARS .

THINGS LOOK DARK AT UT . IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE TENNESSEE CAN BE MORE THAN A MIDDLE OF THE PACK SEC TEAM IN THE NEAR FUTURE .
THE VOLS WILL STRUGGLE TO STAY OUT OF THE SEC CELLAR .

FINDING A NEW COACH IS THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE .

VANDY 8-4

THEY ARE RIDING HIGH IN NASHVILLE . JAMES FRANKLIN IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL VANDY COACH IN 100 YEARS .

RECRUITING IS PICKING UP AND THERE IS A POSITIVE  FEELING IN MUSIC CITY .

COULD THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPEN ? VANDY OVERTAKE UT .

ARKANSAS 4-8

HOW WILL THE HAWGS BOUNCE BACK FROM A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT ? THE HAWGS WILL HAVE A NEW COACH & A NEW START IN 2013 .

MEMPHIS 4-8

THE TIGERS CLOSED OUT WITH 3 STRAIGHT WINS . THE TIGERS ARE FINALLY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION . 

HOPE THE TIGERS CAN IMPROVE AS MUCH IN 2013  AS THEY DID IN 2012 .

SOUTHERN MISS 0-12

WHAT HAPPENED ?

THANKS FOR READING !!!!!!!!!!

Monday, November 19, 2012

A LOT TO GIVE THANKS FOR

**** ANOTHER THANKSGIVING IS HERE & I HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR . THIS TIME TWO YEARS AGO I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL WANTING SO MUCH TO COME HOME FOR THANKSGIVING .

 I DIDN'T MAKE IT, HAD TO STAY TWO MORE WEEKS . THOSE WERE SOME HARD DAYS . MY PRAYERS FOR ANYONE IN THE HOSPITAL THIS TIME OF YEAR .

I AM SO THANKFUL I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A COUPLE MORE T - GIVINGS . I HOPE I KEEP FIRST THINGS FIRST IN MY LIFE .

**** A BIG SHOUT OUT TO HUGH FREEZE . HE ALMOST UPSET LSU . GOOD JOB COACH . JUST THINK IF OLE MISS HAD HELD ON TO THE CLOSE ONES THAT GOT AWAY THEY WOULD BE LOOKING AT 9 - 3 .

OF COURSE IF IF'S & BUT'S WERE CANDY & NUTS WE WOULD ALL HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS .

THE LSU COMEBACK SAVED THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION A LOT OF TROUBLE . CHANGING ALL OF THE I'S TO U'S ON THE HIGHWAY SIGNS WOULD BE A JOB .

I THINK OLE MISS WILL BEAT STATE & GO BOWLING . GREAT FIRST YEAR FOR HUGH . I HOPE HUGH 'S SUCCESS WILL GIVE MORE HIGH SCHOOL COACHES A CHANCE .

**** THE LITTLE DOOLEY BOY IS OUTTA THERE . THREE YEARS WAS ENOUGH DOOLEY TIME AT UT.

 WHERE DO THE VOLS GO FROM HERE ? I AM NOT CRAZY ABOUT ANY OF THE NAMES I HAVE HEARD .

 IS TENNESSEE STILL A GREAT JOB ? CAN THE BIG ORANGE RISE AGAIN ? THIS IS THE LOWEST TENNESSEE HAS EVER BEEN .

 THREE STRAIGHT LOSING SEASONS . THINGS WERE NOT THIS BAD WHEN JOHNNY CAME MARCHING HOME IN 1977 .

 BIG BIG HIRE FOR THE VOLS .

**** HOW ABOUT THE SHAKE - UP LAST WEEKEND ? #1 & #2 BITE THE DUST PUTTING THE SEC BACK IN THE RACE .

 I THINK THE SEC HAS THE BEST TEAMS NO DOUBT .

**** IF TEXAS SAYS BYE TO MACK BROWN HERE ARE THREE NAMES FOR YOU .
GARY PATTERSON
ART BRILES
NICK SABAN

THOSE SHOULD PUT A BUMBLE- BEE IN YOUR DRAWERS !


HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

HITTING EVERYWHERE

****** I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE A&M BEAT ALABAMA . I DIDN'T THINK THE AGGIES COULD SCORE ENOUGH ON THE TIDE TO UPSET THEM . 

YOU KNOW I AM NOT A FAN OF THE SPREAD OFFENSE BUT IF YOU HAVE A JOHNNY MANZIEL IT IS THE WAY TO GO .

MANZIEL IS A NIGHTMARE FOR THE DEFENSE . IF YOU BRING LITTLE PRESSURE HE HAS TIME TO THROW AND SOMEONE POPS OPEN . IF YOU BRING HEAVY PRESSURE , HE ESCAPES THEN HE IS OFF AND RUNNING .

GIG 'EM AGGIES !!!!

***** I WATCHED MEMPHIS BASKETBALL THE OTHER NIGHT . TYPICAL TIGERS , GREAT PHYSICAL ABILITY, FAST , QUICK , & GREAT JUMPERS . 

THEY SAY TO BE A GREAT TEAM YOU HAVE TO 
1. PLAY HARD 
2. PLAY SMART
3. PLAY TOGETHER 

IN WATCHING THE TIGERS I WOULD SAY THE TIGERS 
1. PLAY HARD ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME
2. PLAY SMART ABOUT 67% OF THE TIME
3.PLAY TOGETHER ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME 

 I THINK THE TIGERS WILL WIN 25 GAMES AND BLOW THROUGH C-USA WITH NO TROUBLE . 

THIS WILL BITE THE TIGERS IN THE TAIL BECAUSE THEY WILL BE LULLED INTO PLAYING LESS THAN THEIR  MAX . THEN AT NCAA TIME , THE TIGERS WILL HAVE TROUBLE PLAYING FULL GO . 

 THE SOFT CONFERENCE HURTS THEM AT THE END 

***** THE LAKERS CHOOSE D'ANTONI OVER JACKSON . 

PHIL JACKSON WITH 11 CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS & A GIRLFRIEND IN THE FRONT OFFICE CAN'T GET THE LAKERS COACHING GIG . 

 MIKE D'ANTONI , WHO HAS NEVER WON A TITLE GETS THE NOD OVER THE ZEN MASTER . 

WHY ? D'ANTONI'S OFFENSIVE  SYSTEM IS MUCH MORE SIMPLE THAN JACKSON 'S TRIANGLE OFFENSE . 

STEVE NASH THE NEW LA. POINT GUARD  HAS PLAYED IN D'ANTONI 'S 7 SECONDS OR LESS SYSTEM .

NASH & BRYANT MAY HAVE TOO MANY MOONS BEHIND THEM TO FLOURISH IN THE 7 SECONDS OR LESS SCHEME .     

AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES THE OLD DUDES MAY SLOW DOWN AND HAVE TROUBLE KEEPING UP . 

******** THANKS FOR READING !!!!!!

Monday, November 5, 2012

I AM TIRED

***** I AM TIRED OF COACHES BEING GLORIFIED AND CRUCIFIED. THE OLD COACH IS EITHER THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD OR WORSE THAN A SECOND DIVORCE .

REALLY FOLKS , FACE THE TRUTH ,THE COACH IS NOT THAT BIG A FACTOR . COACH DOES NOT COME INTO PLAY UNLESS THE TALENT LEVEL IS APPROXIMATE .

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE PLAYERS . BEAR BRYANT SAID COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS 98 % RECRUITING . IT IS THE SITUATION THAT CREATES THE COACH  NOT THE COACH WHO MAKES THE SITUATION .

NEED SOME PROOF ? TAKE A LOOK AT FOUR PROGRAMS OVER A THIRTY YEAR PERIOD.

MEMPHIS : 7 COACHES , NONE WON 10 GAMES IN A SEASON , NONE LEFT THE SCHOOL WITH A WINNING RECORD , TEAM WON 39 % IN TIME FRAME . IT IS NOT THE COACH ,IT IS MEMPHIS .

KENTUCKY : 7 COACHES , NONE WON 10 GAMES IN A SEASON , NONE LEFT THE SCHOOL WITH A WINNING RECORD , TEAM WON 42% IN TIME FRAME .

ALABAMA : 7 COACHES SINCE BEAR  , ALL WON 10 GAMES AT LEAST ONCE , ALL LEFT WITH A WINNING RECORD . TWO WON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS , TEAM WON 68% . BAMA IS BAMA NO MATTER WHO THE COACH IS .

MIAMI : IN A 28 YEAR RUN MIAMI HAD 5 COACHES , ALL HAD WINNING RECORDS , ALL WON 10 GAMES A YEAR , 4 WON NATIONAL CHAMPS , SCHOOL WON 80% OF GAMES .

BUT THEN A SEA CHANGE OCCURRED , BOOSTERS CAMPBELL & SHARPIRO WERE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BUY PLAYERS . THE CANES HAVE BEEN BARELY ABOVE 50 % SINCE .

SEE , MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL COACH IS WHERE YOU GET A COACHING JOB .

IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR PROGRAM , CHANGE PLAYERS NOT COACHES .

IF YOU WANT TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION YOU NEED TO FIND DIFFERENT PLAYERS TO TRAVEL WITH .

****** THE BEST THING ABOUT THE GOOD YEAR HUGH FREEZE IS HAVING , IS THAT IT PROVES THERE ARE MANY HIGH SCHOOL COACHES WHO COULD DO THE JOB IF THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY.

DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY WITH COACHES . THESE BOYS WERE NOT THE BRIGHTEST IN THE CLASS . NOT MANY WERE CANDIDATES FOR MED SCHOOL . ABOUT THE ONLY THING THEY KNOW ABOUT FINANCE IS HOW TO SPEND  MONEY .

MOST COACHES ARE GUYS WHO COULD NOT PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL SO THEY BECAME COACHES .

A GENIUS IN FOOTBALL IS THE GUY WITH THE FASTEST PLAYERS

****** I AM TIRED OF PEOPLE THINKING THE SPREAD OFFENSE IS THE CURE FOR ALL THE OFFENSIVE PROBLEMS .

THEY SAY " LET'S GET IN THAT SPREAD AND PLAY SOME WIDE OPEN FOOTBALL ."

ALL THEY ARE GOING TO DO IS GET THE SHINOLA BEAT OUT OF THEM . WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU WANT TO PLAY FAST AGAINST FASTER PEOPLE ?

IF I HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST USAIN BOLDT , I 'M NOT GOING TO SUGGEST WE FOOT RACE . HOW ABOUT WE SUDOKU  USAIN ?

YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN .

****** I AM SO TIRED OF SHOTGUN FOOTBALL THAT I AM THINKING OF JOINING THE AMISH OR THE INDIANS . MY DAD LIVED A WHILE WITH THE INDIANS IN THE 1940'S . I WONDER IF THEY WOULD TAKE ME .

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED CHEROKEE . I DON'T THINK THE BRAVES ARE REAL OBSESSED WITH WINNING . IF THE FISH ARE BITING PRACTICE CAN WAIT TO LATER .

AND SOME DAYS IT IS JUST TOO HOT FOR FOOTBALL ,JUST GIVE IT A DAY OR SO AND THE WEATHER WILL BREAK .

I COULD BE RIGHT THERE IN THE MOUNTAINS SITTING ON THE BANKS OF THE LITTLE RIVER THAT RUNS JUST BACK OF THE END ZONE OF BRAVES' STADIUM .

 WE WOULD BE RUNNING THE OLD MEDINA G - TOSS PLAY , & STOPPING EVERY NOW AND THEN SO THE PLAYERS CAN GET A COKE & A SMOKE . OLD COACH ROCK COULD HAVE A MOON PIE .

UNTIL THEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!