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Yeah - I think you nailed it mon General. Phil Knight's excesses at Oregon and with Nike Pro Combat have made this de rigeur now. If you don't do this sort of thing - and you're not Alabama - then you've given recruiting opponents another selling point against you (minor and dumb as it may be, on the level of "hey, we have an on-campus Chik-fil-A").
Frankly, I abhor our new regular UA uniforms (the ones introduced last year) but we've won so much in them that any bellyaching about them will likely fall on deaf ears. I would go back to the first edition UA unis - a little more of a classic look.
I would prefer that if we did this sort of uniform gimmick, that we at least send money to Wounded Warrior - like we did in '11 and '10. I looked to see if that was the case this year, but unless I missed something (doh!) I didn't see it. I think that is a shame, though I loved the way we honored that Gamecock military family before USC-UGA.
I definitely agree, Flounder. I also think we may have an advantage since the Pack just got the news that their big 4 star 2G recruit from last recruiting cycle has been cleared by the NCAA, and they're deeply involved with another top 2G recruit right now who might be able to join NCSU in the spring.
John - Do you think the referees who didn't flag the Elston hit deserve to be suspended too?
If Rutgers tampered, then we need to forbid the release. He can go to Rutgers on his own dime for his wait-out year, or go someplace else.
I don't blame you for putting Probation at the bottom, but it was a $500k doh! that probably scared some recruits away and will put a crimp in our style just as we're turning the corner in football. Plus, Eric Hyman gets credit for steering us out of the mess, but also takes a share of blame for his office having gotten us in the mess in the first place.
Georgia's historical success will always trump your current facts, Malaise. I read that in the AJC or someplace. Who you going to believe? UGA's legendary self-regard, or your statistics?
Great series. Looking for big things out of A.J. Everyone puts emphasis on tackle play, but great guard play is going to make Shawn Elliot, Everrette Sands and the Gamecock RBs very happy men.
Thanks for the link-love, Flounder!
Do you think Georgia would have beaten Arkansas last year - particularly the way Georgia was playing later in the season before the Tech game? Saying both Georgia and South Carolina played Auburn - and that the Auburn game cost SC - is true. It still doesn't vitiate the fact Georgia managed to avoid playing Bama, LSU or Arkansas for a second year in a row, despite the fact it was originally slated to do so (Alabama - which would have been a great game). Lest you say that Georgia needed to "complete" its home-and-home with Ole Miss, keep in mind that South Carolina's home-and-home with Mississippi State was taken away in order to give the Cocks LSU. While no two schedules are created alike, it's fair to say that there was some intervention in the SEC front office to allow Georgia to get what, by all accounts, is the least-difficult schedule in the East, which all the major reporting services and commenters concede. Insofar as Georga was the frontrunner for the Eastern Division in 2012 the minute after the SECCG ended, and before the schedule changes emanated from Birmingham, Spurrier's comment is no less accurate. Thanks for your great blog.
I'm curious where you think South Carolina's Mike Davis falls - then I see you pretty much followed Rivals' rankings, except advanced Gurley higher than Williams and Kimbrow.
Awesome, awesome post.
I've argued that Bowens should be the Mike starter, and Wilson should play Will, unless Damario Jeffery crushes it at Will.
Great series, General.
There are a lot of people who make "jokes" that are insulting, and also fall back on the old "I don't know why folks are so upset" too. Don't we all do it to a certain extent? It's also amusing to hear that the "division-wins-only" plan will be "hotly debated" during Media Days when so many - in humor! not insult! - dismissed the proponent of the plan as a "crybaby" and predicted that no one else would ever back the plan. Sic transit mundi.
@John at MrSEC Assuming you're not being facetious about not enjoying your own site, that's kind of a bummer. I read it every day, but rarely get to scan the comments (or leave one - sorry about that). You're in a tough spot because you have to sometimes pop 12 balloons (now 14). If people didn't feel so passionately about their teams, however, then there wouldn't be a need for blogs like this though. In any event, if you were Caspar Milquetoast no one would read you - the "you attacked my coach" comments means you must be doing something right. Still won't stop me for sticking up for my guys when I think you've been too hard on 'em - and while, yes, the photoshop of Spurrier was clearly based in humor (yes, I got that), I felt it was of an acidic flavor - more biting and character-questioning than jovial. Thus 'ad hominem'.
Note I haven't attacked you personally (even though I feel you sometimes channel the sensibilities and talking points of a CMR-can-do-no-wrong UGA fan). I don't particularly favor the Spurrier plan, but an endorsement by the 'Mad Hatter' - even if he is (or hams it up to be) crazy as a march hare - takes it out of the realm of whining. Sorry if you disagree. There are cogent arguments against it, granted. It will never be adopted - certainly.
In any event, thanks for all you do.
@John at MrSEC John - love your blog but don't project your biases onto me. Actually, I don't support the plan - I just don't utterly dismiss it out of hand as whining the way you have. I also wasn't the one who superimposed a picture of Spurrier on a whining baby.; that's ad hominem by anyone's standards - even if you have an autographed photo of Spurrier on your wall, or would love to move to Charleston (and we'd love to have you).
Why would the cross-division games be meaningless exhibitions when they would certainly be tie-breakers for conference standing, and count for post-season RPI / BCS rankings, not to mention bragging rights? You're letting your disdain for the idea lead you into overheated invective and hyperbole.
In any event, that's two of the SEC's top 3 coaches endorsing the idea; based on LSU's 2011 regular-season success, Miles cannot be accused of whining (the way you dismissed the concept out--of-hand with an ad hominem attack on Spurrier).
1, The idea has merit regardless of who proposes it.
2. Of course Mark Richt doesn't like the idea - UGA has avoided Alabama, Arkansas and LSU for two seasons (2011, 2012) and perhaps will for 2013.
3. Regardless of whether other leagues adopt the idea, Spurrier's proposal is fair because it would apply to all teams equally.
4. In any event, it's unavailing to look to pro leagues (most particularly the NFL) because they don't intend to be fair - they manipulate the schedules to create parity. The best teams most often play the hardest schedules. College leagues, on the other hand, should promote fairness. Imbalanced out-of-division scheduling is inherently unfair. You can say (and have said) that "life isn't fair" and "them's the breaks" but that sort of attitude is, to my way of thinking, a cop out or an excuse to keep things the way they are. If there is a suggestion that promotes fairness - and is easy to implement - why dismiss it out of hand? By the same token, who cares if other college leagues haven't adopted it - the SEC doesn't need to follow other conferences.
5. Non division games are not exhibition games - they count for total wins, bowl appearances, BCS standings, tradition.
6. If all SEC games are "equal" as the Commissioner said - to which you agree - then why bother with divisions at all? Why not abolish divisions and just schedule like the NFL does every year? Or seed the league 1-14 and play odds versus evens? Or even onto permanent cross-division rivals?
7. I agree it will never happen, but that's different than scoffing at it as "whining."
Who you gonna believe, John? This smart-alec? Or your own lyin' eyes?
1. A third "Ace" on the starting rotation.
2. Price to have a great start - or if he doesn't, to quickly switch him back to the bull pen and Koumas back in the rotation.
3. Roth to continue to lead the NCAA in ERA.
4. To win the Florida series.
5. To sweep the Vandy series and the UGA series.
6. Like you, I desperately want us to win a pennant in Hoover - I don't know why we're snake-bit there.