By Ed McGranahan.
Clemson can count itself fortunate not having Miami or Duke on the schedule. How frustrating might it be if Miami knocks Florida State out of the CFB Playoff and the ACC Atlantic ends in a tie, or if Duke wins out and trumps Clemson for the Orange Bowl invitation?
Please read the well-crafted and heartfelt story by Wright Thompson of ESPN about Mississippi culture and college football.
Anybody else when seeing Al Golden in a white shirt and tie during a game think of Joe Paterno? Golden played for Joe but claimed to choose his wardrobe to please his mother.
Wonder where Vic and Big Daddy land next after UNC allowed 47 points and nearly 700 yards?
After growing up watching Lefty’s teams scrap with Dean’s it’s going to take a few years before I can think of Maryland as a B1G team. Worst mistake Maryland made was ignoring Bobby Ross’s plea to improve the facilities 25 years ago.
You’d think Lindsay Graham could spend a minute and call me personally if he wanted my vote. Miss Strom and Fritz though I couldn’t bear to vote for them.
Big, durable and relentless, Pitt running back James Conner can play for anybody – anybody. Recruited originally as an outside linebacker or defensive end, Conner chose Pitt over several MAC schools including Ohio and Bowling Green.
If Will Muschamp winds up on the street, Florida should at least call David Cutcliffe.
The start this season was encouraging because the end seemed to be rushing toward Frank Beamer, an iconic figure in college football and the face of Virginia Tech. Now his career will end badly unless Beamer retires gracefully.
When a team wins the coin flip, why does is it always “elect” to kick or receive? Do the captains take a vote? Or do they just choose?
Empty seats at Miami and Pitt are clear evidence that TV funds college football not ticket sales or fan base.
You can also eliminate ECU quarterback James Cardon as a darkhorse Heisman candidate.
Another thing about mindless football verbiage: after a change of possession why is it always “ensuing?” Why not “next?” When Obama leaves office does the next president become “ensuing?”
If the presumptive choice, Dan Mullen, can’t come to agreement with Florida, the next best could be Rich Rodriguez. The easiest to pry loose would be Dana Holgorsen. My pick would be former Florida assistant Doc Holliday of undefeated Marshall.
Sweet old lady called to ask if we would be voting Tuesday for the penny sales tax increase in Greenville County. I told her we would. “Why,” she asked. “I wish you wouldn’t.”
Remember when Clint Trickett played like a Heisman candidate in Death Valley? His current teammates at WVU effectively struck Trevone Boykin’s name from this Heisman year’s ballot. Five turnovers and WVU still nearly beat TCU.
Who had Missouri leading winning the SEC East again?
Did Muschamp save his job?
If players begin receiving additional cash to aid the “cost of attendance,” how much more will be spent on body art?
Carpal tunnel flared switching between the Mississippi schools and Carolina-Tennessee. Leftover candy from Halloween should make it feel better.
Watching Dylan Thompson, still amazed he’s the same guy who reduced Clemson to tears two years ago. Wonder how Pharoh Cooper might fair in a read-option scheme?
Josh Dobbs has been a refreshing addition to a Tennessee team that desperately needed something good to happen.
Once Oregon finishes slicing Stanford tonight, Clemson should have the nation’s best numbers in total defense. That could hold through the Wake game but could take a hit in Atlanta.