yerboyfloyd
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@40Capt Oh but timeouts are more important. You only get three of those a half and they have 7 or 8 D-Lineman.
What a crock. Adapt or die, Saban/Bielema - just like offenses have with every new defensive wrinkle to come down the pike.
The problems for Pinkel are multiple, but the main one is recruiting. Rightly or wrongly, they decided to abandon their Texas pipeline that had been key to his (relative) success in favor of recruiting Georgia and Florida. Unfortunately, they came up dry in all three states. He also lost most of his in-state momentum (that culminated with the move to the SEC and Dorial Green-Beckham) with the 5-7 season, so things could really get ugly if they don't rebound with 7 or 8 wins.
The almost manic way Manziel has overindulged himself this off-season - like a fat kid turned loose in a candy shop - how can this not end in disappointment for aTm this year? All signs point to it.
Don't worry about the knucklehead faction, John. Everyone will recognize it for what it is. It's the same in New York or anywhere - "caller who wants to be a radio star". No big whoop.
And thanks for the Oliver Wendell Douglass "Green Acres"picture. Made me laugh out loud.
I'm sure you've commented on it, but what scheduling format could best preserve rivalries and help mitigate the kind of schedule inadequacies LSU is complaining about?
I really liked the idea someone floated a few weeks ago (divisionless, I believe) where each team had 4 or 5 permanent rivals while rotating the 3 or 4 games. It preserved the rivalries and helped mitigate the strength of schedules. It would be nice to see the SEC take the lead on this as they did with the divisional set up years ago.
@GatorGeek I'm not there yet (cutting the cord), but I did ditch the NFL Sunday Ticket and really don't miss it (thanks to NFL Red Zone ala carte during the season). But I agree with you - if the SEC Network can only be had via cable / satellite, it'll eventually hasten the eventual cord cut. I've got friends and family who have done it, and they don't miss it either. Over the air and other internet options can fill most of the gaps nicely.
They'd be wise to not overplay their hand here.
Great stuff, as always John. But for George and Tammy, I really like this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYodum-PMUA
@ConnGator @Speedy98 That is a very nice set-up. The SEC might as well be cutting edge on this one too.
John - At one point it was 33 of the first 99. 33% of the cream.
Love, love, love your taste in music, John. I sure miss the real storytellers in music like Tom T., Jim Croce, Merle Haggard, etc.
Thank goodness the hair bands got a hold of Vince before he completely circled the drain. This was the all-time Alice low.
@ezgame @JRsec @AllTideUp While no expert on the SEC as a newbie, it seems to me the strength of the conference is the product, first and foremost. Far above market. The B1G's recent additions were all about markets. Nevermiind that their already suspect football product will only deteriorate. The SEC has never had huge TV markets (save Atlanta), yet their ratings and national interest in the league at an all-time high. Why? A superior product.
Adding schools a bunch of also-ran schools from the XII to get to 20 would be a huge mistake - the mistake the Big Ten is apparently ready to double down on in the name of gaining markets. A strong 16 will outperform a compromised 20, nationally, in the long run, while pod scheduling will preserve most of the rivalries that would be lost going to 20.
The additions of A&M and Missouri was a nice balance of product and markets, far better bang for the buck than Rutgers and Maryland will give the B1G. I trust Mr. Slive's future additions will be as equally well thought out.
@23451bum @yerboyfloyd Is that you DeLoss?? Don't worry, your A&M pain will ease shortly
A scene from DeLoss' bedside...
Mack Brown: How is he?
Bob Bowlsby: I'm leaving a prescription for PROZAC.
Mike Slive: Excuse me, Bob, but with these particular symptoms, is Prozac the right choice?
Mack Brown: You think Prozac is a mistake?
Mike Slive: Well, with this kind of manic episode, I would think Librium might be a more effective management tool.
Bob Bowlsby: You could be right. I'll rewrite the prescription.
@Roggespierre @larryphelps20 Who in their right mind would ever trust Texas? They have ruined every conference they've ever been in, due to their megalomaniacal leadership and fan following. To think Ohio State or Michigan would get anywhere near them is laughable. Talk about a way to splinter an 18-20 team conference, bring the Blowhorns on board.
Besides, A&M is already eating them alive from the inside out, but they're still so full of their own self-importance they barely realize it. LOL.
"Over the past three years, we’ve seen as much movement, as much shuffling as the college sports world has ever known. A chart of this evolution would show a slow rise from ape to man from the early 1900s to the 2000s… and then a huge leap forward to a man with both gills and wings in the 2010s. For the geeks out there, consider these the X-conferences. And the mutants are taking over."
You made me laugh out loud, John. Thanks.
@GeoffDawg He'd probably have to a haircut to coach high school.
@j_scott_o @zschroeder Agreed. Teams fled the XII to get away from them. Let Texas choke on their own vomit.
@FCDore Agreed. With UNC being the real plum, being proactive seems wiser than reactive.
The best case is to slam the breaks and prop up the ACC if at all possible.
I really like this comment (from the comments section) on one of the other stories John posted...
Mizzou_82 1 hour ago
@SEC Official These rankings really don't mean much because all of the conference media deals are staggered and are constantly being renegotiated due to expansion. The original Big XII media deal looked great when it was first signed but looked horrible by 2010 when realignment started up again. The SEC dominated revenue until the Big Ten Network started pulling in profits. The Big XII has a great deal right now, but they were clearly overpaid in an effort by ESPN to keep the conference from breaking apart. Before realignment, the SEC had higher ratings by half over the #2 Big Ten, and that was before expanding their footprint by a third to add the states of Texas and Missouri. The A&M/Alabama game beat the Texas game in ratings IN AUSTIN. That's what's going to get the SEC a big payday... at least until the Big Ten ups their contract.