I want to come out now and tell you my biases for the season so that we can get it out of the way now, and so nobody has to call me out on it when they feel the need to disagree with what I say. If you’re going to call me out on it, you should at least have your facts straight about my biases. Here are the teams and people we like this season:
LSU: This should be obvious. It’s what this site is about. I love Miles and will defend him for the entire season, no matter what. He stuck by us during the hurricane, beats the teams he’s supposed to beat, and has got some fire in his belly.
Colorado: Not because they are talented (they sucked last year), but because Dan Hawkins doesn’t take any shit from anyone. The guy loves DIVISION IA FOOTBALL! I don’t see why you would root against this guy. Unless you play intermurals.
UCLA: I like the underdog. I like the fact that everybody points to USC’s popularity is that they are “the only football team in town” in a goliath media market, and yet UCLA is right across town, getting 0 love from the media. I like it when the media is wrong. Like in the last game of the 2006 season. The media is a bunch of front running bitches whose predictions are often wrong, and whose post-game analysis is full of more holes than Al Capone’s body. A vote for UCLA is a vote for all that is good in the game of football. UCLA-produced running backs outrushed USC-produced running backs almost 2-1. They are a good program. They get no love. Think Karl Dorrell is tired of hearing about USC? I know I am.
Georgia: Another big media market team with absolutely no hype. Richt is a good coach, has had some solid recruiting classes, the SEC east is weaker than normal this year, and nobody is talking about them. Come back in December so I can tell you “I told you so”.
Texas: Just because. Because? Because Mack Brown got 0 respect before the ‘horns won a title. Because I hate Bob Stoops. Because Mack Brown has a history of doing the ethical thing in a world full of shady motherfuckers.
Oregon: Have you seen their cheerleaders? HOTT.
Kentucky: The world forgot about Rich Brooks after he left the Pac-10. They will learn all about him this year; Kentucky is loaded on Offense, and could be in the mix for the SEC east at the end of the year.
Arkansas: What? An LSU SEC West opponent in the favorites column? All I hear from Arkansas fans is how much Houston Nutt sucks, and how a high school coach and some fucking prima donnas from Springdale were going to rule arkansas. Nobody ever mentions that the only reason why Mustain played last year was because Casey Dick got hurt, and that McFadden and Jamaal Anderson was the reason for their success last year. Take this Nutt and suck it charlie, Arkansas will be good next year.
Tennessee: Everybody’s written off Fulmer, the most consistant recruiter, and one hell of a coach. I would love to see people treat Saban in 5 years if he has a lot of success but 0 SEC titles and 0 National Championships. You know you would you fucking Saban loving douches.
People and Teams we Hate:
Hate is a strong word, but my blood boils when I hear about:
West Fuckin’ Virginia: Get a real conference. Noel Devine is tired of playing against high school competition. Too bad he can’t read.
Alabama / Nick Saban: Saban is the lipstick on the pig that is the 2007 Alabama Crimson Tide. He’s a good coach, but he’s not Jesus, and he is going to prove that he’s human this year. Actually, he proved it in the NFL, when he ran from the Dolphins like a little bitch. The guy prompted Mal Moore to fire Shula, who won 10 games in the previous season. Mal Moore, the tide faithful, and Saban will all get what’s coming to them from acting in such an unethical manner: massive failure.
Miami: Coker wasn’t a bad coach. How you go ahead and fire a coach that has never had a losing season, and won a national championship (no matter who recruited the players) is beyond me. Miami deserves failure just as much as Bama fans do.
USC: Because of the media and the fans. I am tired of hearing ESPN comparing the loser of the national championship game to “the best teams of all time”, I’m tired of hearing about how great john david booty is (he’s average), and how great USC’s recruiting classes are (hey coach, how about some guys in the secondary, a kicker, or an o-lineman). Most of all, I’m tired of watching all of the hype behind a team that is so obviously breaking rules and not getting punished for it (see any non-football story about reggie bush in the last 2 years). Shit, Dwayne Jarret’s rent probably cost twice what Rhett Bomar took from a booster. Does it really matter where the money comes from? The NCAA rule book doesn’t think so — something is going on here. So that’s the media. Do I hate the fans because they are really insecure about the 2003 national championship, have no respect for UCLA, or any respect for anyone? While all this is true, I don’t hate the fans for that. I hate the fans because when Game Day comes to USC they can’t get more than 50 people to be near the camera. And they’re all sober.
Auburn: They cheat at football more than Hugh Heffner on his wife. I’m tired of it.
Kirk Herbstreit: You suck. You are a Big 10 homer with absolutely no credibility, telling Florida that they had no business being on the field with Ohio State. Your analysis sucks, you have nothing of value to say, and you only say good things about Ohio State the Big East, and mid major teams. You are the definition of terrible.
July 25, 2007 at 1:10 am
I really think the Jarret situation is unbelievable. I think the rent was something like $3500 a month and Jarret was paying $600 and Leinart’s dad was paying the rest. Your telling me that the USC coaches either;
1) Had no idea where they were living?
2) Knew where they were living, but didn’t think about the rent vs. income?
I’m sure every coach in America knows where their star quarterback and star receiver live and has an estimate on their income and the amount of rent they should/could be paying, so for USC to get a blatant pass when the numbers are that far off on the fact that Leinart’s dad was paying Jarret’s rent is insane! I think that it wouldn’t be too much to ask that the athlete and parent should have to disclose to the coaching staff a ballpark figure for rent. But hey, we can’t have the stars of the one school that inspires any interest in College Football out west live on campus or in cheap apartments for a couple of years.
July 25, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Yeah no kidding right? Well, if history proves anything, USC will get their day. It never seemed that the Oklahoma juggernaut would go on forever, and they haven’t been the same since they lost the national championship, and Florida State looked like they would never lose in the early ’90’s, and then they hired Jeff Bowden.
July 26, 2007 at 3:00 am
I’m over the Saban hype. Let Bama keep him. Saban never had to fight instate recruiters at LSU like he will at Bama. His record against Tubby alone will keep Auburn ranks filled. That and no one trusts him. His claim to fame was outstanding out-of-state recruiting, blitzing D’s, and a Crystal Foobaw. I’m happy for what he did for LSU…but it’s time to let him go. Bama will always be Bama, and they’ll always be a rival – actually…the closest thing LSU will ever have to a “True Rival”, unless you count Ole Miss…and they’ve sucked for years.
I’m surprised you’ve got USC ranked so low.
And I’m surprised you don’t have Ole Miss ranked at all…our only “other” one-time rival.
August 6, 2007 at 12:56 am
No, I have not seen Oregon’s cheerleaders. That is why we need a pic. Noel Devine will still be playing against high school competition in the BE.
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August 6, 2007 at 4:29 pm
I couldn’t agree more about West “thank God Marshall brought home a title” Virginia