just got word that patterson signed an extension with tcu this afternoon, so if brian kelly rebuffs the irish, they'll probably end up being coached by some dna scraped off the drool-soaked pillowcase of gerry faust

How's about giving Big George a second look?



He could bring in the Friedge to be his OC just like the good ol' days.

Squirrgle, 1980. GO DAWGS.

Also, right after this was taken, I whispered to "Santa" that he had black hair showing under the side of his wig. Even at 4 I guess I was a joyless little bastard.

Was that at 4 or 14?

Not much changed, really.

Fridge is coming back for 2010 season and it looks like MD has sealed the deal on his successor. Not sure how I feel about that but...oh well.

On the Bowden front, I have respect for the guy but never was a huge Seminoles fan. It was hard not to get caught up in the Charlie Ward FSU team when I was teen, though. I think it would be amazing for WVU to face FSU in the final game. I really hope this can happen.

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/dec/ ... treatment/

More trouble for the Fat Man of Lawrence. I read they can't fire him with cause until they complete a 21 day investigation, and they are waiting until that is up to insure they don't have to pay him a severance package.

Some of the names being discussed for the vacancy are Randy Edsall, Skip Holtz and Tommy Tuberville. I don't know why Tuberville would risk his reputation at a basketball school, but I'd love to see him struggle like Gene Chizik did last year.

UGA D-Coordinator Willie Martinez informed he will not be "retained" for the 2010 season.

Also, defensive co-cordinator John Jancek and Defensive Ends coach John Fabris (also our EPIC DISASTER default Special Teams coach)

THE "BEND DON'T BREAK" D IS NO MORE!!!

Now, bring me a fire breather.

To Richt's credit he did it. Fabris and Martinez have been with him since his 1st season at UGA. 8 years. Couldn't have been an easy conversation.

Bring me the head of Mike Bobo

2009 AFCA Coaches’ All-America Team

Offense
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Golden Tate 5-11 195 Jr. Notre Dame Charlie Weis Hendersonville, Tenn. (Pope John Paul II)
WR Mardy Gilyard 6-1 187 Sr. Cincinnati Brian Kelly Bunnell, Fla. (Flagler Palm Coast)
TE Dennis Pitta 6-5 247 Sr. BYU Bronco Mendenhall Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark)
OL Mike Johnson 6-6 305 Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Pensacola, Fla. (Pine Crest)
OL Russell Okung 6-5 300 Sr. Oklahoma St. Mike Gundy Houston, Texas (Bush)
C Chris Hall 6-4 295 Sr. Texas Mack Brown Irving, Texas (Irving)
OL Trent Williams 6-5 315 Sr. Oklahoma Bob Stoops Longview, Texas (Longview)
OL Mike Iupati 6-6 330 Sr. Idaho Robb Akey Anaheim, Caiif. (Western)
QB Colt McCoy 6-2 210 Sr. Texas Mack Brown Tuscola, Texas (Jim Ned)
RB Mark Ingram 5-10 215 So. Alabama Nick Saban Flint, Mich. (Southwestern)
RB Toby Gerhart 6-1 235 Sr. Stanford Jim Harbaugh Norco, Calif. (Norco)
Defense
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Ndamukong Suh 6-4 300 Sr. Nebraska Bo Pelini Portland, Ore. (Grant)
DL Jerry Hughes 6-3 257 Sr. TCU Gary Patterson Sugar Land, Texas (Austin)
DL Jared Odrick 6-5 296 Sr. Penn St. Joe Paterno Lebanon, Pa. (Lebanon)
DL Derrick Morgan 6-4 272 Jr. Georgia Tech Paul Johnson Coatesville, Pa. (Coatesville)
DL Brian Price 6-2 300 Jr. UCLA Rick Neuheisel Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw)
LB Rolando McClain 6-4 258 Jr. Alabama Nick Saban Decatur, Ala. (Decatur)
LB Greg Jones 6-1 228 Jr. Michigan St. Mark Dantonio Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller)
DB Eric Berry* 5-11 195 Jr. Tennessee Lane Kiffin Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside)
DB Joe Haden 5-11 190 Jr. Florida Urban Meyer Fort Washington, Md. (Friendly)
DB Javier Arenas 5-9 198 Sr. Alabama Nick Saban Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)
DB Earl Thomas 5-10 197 So. Texas Mack Brown Orange, Texas (West Orange Stark)
Specialists
Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Drew Butler 6-2 203 So. Georgia Mark Richt Duluth, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge)
PK Kai Forbath 6-0 192 Jr. UCLA Rick Neuheisel Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Notre Dame)
AP C.J. Spiller 5-11 195 Sr. Clemson Dabo Swinney Lake Butler, Fla. (Union County)

Why is that All America team running a 5-2-4 defense?

I'm not really sure, since they left Terrence "Mount" Cody and Gerald McCoy off the list.
No offense to these gentlemen:
DL Jared Odrick 6-5 296 Sr. Penn St. Joe Paterno Lebanon, Pa. (Lebanon)
DL Derrick Morgan 6-4 272 Jr. Georgia Tech Paul Johnson Coatesville, Pa. (Coatesville)
DL Brian Price 6-2 300 Jr. UCLA Rick Neuheisel Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw
I just happened to hear more about Cody and McCoy this year in there comparisons to Suh.

Cody lined up to the right of Suh with Jerry Hughes and the fastest DL of those listed above at the ends would be a scary good front four.

Cody should make the list just for those FG blocks against Tennessee.

http://tinyurl.com/yhjxlcs

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas coach Mark Mangino has resigned just two years after leading the Jayhawks to the greatest season in their checkered football history.

The university made the announcement Thursday as athletic director Lew Perkins met with players to give them the news.

The school said last month it would investigate Mangino's treatment of his players. In the following days, many former players described insensitive, humiliating remarks they claim he made to them in the heat of games or practice, often in front of others.

But next came a wave of support by former and current players who remained loyal, insisting Mangino had strengthened the long-struggling program with structure and discipline, crediting the rotund 53-year-old with making them better players and men.

Mangino insisted he had done nothing wrong and intended to return for a ninth season. He and his supporters said his trouble with Perkins, who arrived at Kansas after Mangino was hired, stemmed mostly from the season-ending, seven-game skid.

After winning their first five games this year and rising to No. 16 in the rankings, the Jayhawks were favored by many to win the Big 12 North. But instead they failed to win another game, finishing the season with a 41-39 last-second loss to archrival Missouri. That final, hard-fought defeat kept them from becoming bowl eligible for what would have been a school-record third straight year.

Ha! Now ND can hire a coach that's even fatter than Chuckie.

We need to get Mangino, Friedgen and Wise all on the same staff somewhere. They would devour all training tables.

My old man caught his alma mater (Boll Weevils!) hosting Northern Alabama, now coached by Terry Bowden. He said Bowden is currently wider than he is tall.

Congrats to Oregon on winning the Civil War last night. I'm not sure I would have allowed Legarrette Blount to score a touchdown, but after a long season of being suspended and sitting on the bench, he has most likely earned the playing time again.

http://tinyurl.com/yzz8y4g

Both the Chicago Tribune and AOL Fanhouse are reporting that Notre Dame is likely to turn down a bowl invitation this weekend. The team is expected to meet with athletic director Jack Swarbrick on Friday to make a final decision.

FWIW, Nebraska and West Virginia used interim coaches to win bowl games this decade. I'm not sure how many of the Irish assistants have packed their stuff yet, but as far as I'm concerned, Weis is the only one on that staff to be fired so far.

This bearcat game suddenly got awesome.

Oh yea. Go Nebraska!

Great game, but that team loses to Mississippi State or even Ole Miss, dude.

Why you gotta be a hater?

Not hatin' I mean fuck it, undefeated is undefeated. Do your damn thing, dog.

Quick start for Bama.

I'm really just pulling for Saint Tebow to lose.