NCAA Football count down! (updated)

[brkndwnbus]

that's BS that PSU got jumped! damn computers---!! oh well, no 1 is the death spot, anyway.

it doesn't really mean much right now. if TT runs the table, they would have jumped PSU anyway, so being #3 right now, isn't bad. PSU needs to just not go back to 1999 (when, as JoePa has stated, there were people on the team not looking out for the team, but for themselves *LaVar) and they need to take care of business on the field and wait for either TT or maybe 'bama to slip up. IF that happens, PSU can get in.

The thing about the D this year is they have kind of a no-name defense with Lee out. You can name a couple players if you follow the Big Ten or of course a Penn State fan, but the D has come together during this season and play as 1, not as individuals.

[ycartrob]

I don't think you're even trying, anymore, Tracy. You used to bring your A game when it came to busting people's balls, but here lately you're just half-assing an effort. You see my name and you phone it in. Have you lost your mojo?

I never thought I would see the day where Tracy is deduced to stepping into a conversation, where two people aren't even disagreeing with one another, and saying, "Oh, he's making you look bad!"

What happened to the master of shit stirring? What is wrong with you, Tracy? We're all worried sick about you. Ole Miss is having a good year - they beat Auburn, didn't they? They beat Florida, too. Going 7-5 isn't anything to be ashamed of in a first year effort. Better days are ahead. The best days of your life are ahead of you. Cheer up.

gee wiz, I think someone here is having a hard time admitting they were wrong.

You and Headdy were arguing about Penn St. facing a running attack this year. I produced the facts showing that PSU has actually faced teams with stronger running games than Bama has. You pulled some stats out of your buttocks (you have Purdue at 98th when they are actually 77th, for one), and I proved you wrong. Then, in a fit of rage and classlessness, that perhaps might run rampant in the Nick Saban era but has the heads of all old school Bama-Beart-Bryants spinning in shame and disbelief, played the Sun Belt card. The Sun Belt card. #1 in the nation and you are talking smack about shutting down Arkansas State. Good grief. Me, being the SEC old guard here, called you on it and asked you to step up your game if you're going to be #1 in the nation. Then you got your ewok feelings hurt and retorted above, with something that looks like it might be an insult; my people are still examining it, but the early results look like it just might be an insult. I'm flattered. (but some advice, if you're going to insult someone, try to steer away from the tone of their previous post. You referencing my "game" looks eerily familiar to me challening you to pick up your game. You need some separation there b/c it's redundant and unoriginal and it makes you look sloppy and lazy, almost like you're not real smart).

So, now you know where to go to find current stats. You're welcome  :)

Can I help you with anything else?

[Angry Ewok]

I'm sorry I hurt you Tracy, but we need you to come back.

[ycartrob]

I'm sorry I hurt you Tracy, but we need you to come back.

Nice. Nice bow out. Good idea. Passive-aggressiveness is sooooo 90's, don't you think?

(sort of your style, isn't it? You bowed out of your Barak Hussein Obama comment and now you're bowing out of your bogus stats. Step up! For the love of Ozzie Newsome and Leroy Cook, step up man!)

[capt. scotty]

that's BS that PSU got jumped! damn computers---!! oh well, no 1 is the death spot, anyway.

The thing about the D this year is they have kind of a no-name defense with Lee out. You can name a couple players if you follow the Big Ten or of course a Penn State fan, but the D has come together during this season and play as 1, not as individuals.

Id say Aaron Maybin and Navarro Bowman have made a name for themself

[ycartrob]

Phil Fulmer, an end of an era at Tennessee:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3679810

[purvis9876]

Phil Fulmer, an end of an era at Tennessee:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3679810

Sad to see.

[brkndwnbus]

that's BS that PSU got jumped! damn computers---!! oh well, no 1 is the death spot, anyway.

The thing about the D this year is they have kind of a no-name defense with Lee out. You can name a couple players if you follow the Big Ten or of course a Penn State fan, but the D has come together during this season and play as 1, not as individuals.

Id say Aaron Maybin and Navarro Bowman have made a name for themself

Yeah, they both have been fantastic this season. And to think Maybin may not be getting this chance if Taylor and Baker weren't off the team. So, I take back what I said. They have some players whose names should be known. If AJ Wallace was 100 percent, I think he'd be having a better season and may be talked about more.

[capt. scotty]

I dont know the percentage of fans happy and mad about this Fulmer stepping down situation, but the clips they played on ESPN of fans calling into local radio stations seemed like alot of fans are happy this is going down

[capt. scotty]

that's BS that PSU got jumped! damn computers---!! oh well, no 1 is the death spot, anyway.

The thing about the D this year is they have kind of a no-name defense with Lee out. You can name a couple players if you follow the Big Ten or of course a Penn State fan, but the D has come together during this season and play as 1, not as individuals.

Id say Aaron Maybin and Navarro Bowman have made a name for themself

Yeah, they both have been fantastic this season. And to think Maybin may not be getting this chance if Taylor and Baker weren't off the team. So, I take back what I said. They have some players whose names should be known. If AJ Wallace was 100 percent, I think he'd be having a better season and may be talked about more.

Well Taylor and Baker were both DTs, and Maybin is a DE

The fact that he beat out Maurice Evans who was our sack leader last year for playing time just shows his talent

Hes a guaranteed 1st rounder already and hes only a sophomore. He will IMO definitely be 1 of the next great pass rushing 3-4 OLBs in the NFL

[Angry Ewok]

I dont know the percentage of fans happy and mad about this Fulmer stepping down situation, but the clips they played on ESPN of fans calling into local radio stations seemed like alot of fans are happy this is going down

I don't have anything nice to say about Fulmer.

[purvis9876]

I dont know the percentage of fans happy and mad about this Fulmer stepping down situation, but the clips they played on ESPN of fans calling into local radio stations seemed like alot of fans are happy this is going down

I don't have anything nice to say about Fulmer.

Agreed. But as a coach, these numbers don't lie. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=824

[capt. scotty]

I dont know the percentage of fans happy and mad about this Fulmer stepping down situation, but the clips they played on ESPN of fans calling into local radio stations seemed like alot of fans are happy this is going down

I don't have anything nice to say about Fulmer.

I meant hearing the Tennessee fans phone calls

Im doubt any fan of a team in the SEC that isnt Tennesse like Fat Phil

[ycartrob]

I dont know the percentage of fans happy and mad about this Fulmer stepping down situation, but the clips they played on ESPN of fans calling into local radio stations seemed like alot of fans are happy this is going down

With the win at any cost mentality of sports (just follow the slut Nick Saban's pursuit of money through the NFL and SEC), lots of people at UT were ready for Phil to leave.

I believe in honoring a man and his service to a university, and he's been at UT in a coaching capacity since 1980, and played there from 69-71. Here's his record as a head coach:

1992 Tennessee 4–0* 2-0*  
1993 Tennessee 10–2 7-1 T-1st (East)
1994 Tennessee 8–4 5-3 2nd (East)
1995 Tennessee 11–1 7-1 2nd (East)
1996 Tennessee 10–2 7-1 2nd (East)  
1997 Tennessee 11–2 7-1 1st (East)
1998 Tennessee 13–0 8-0 1st (East)
1999 Tennessee 9–3 6-2 2nd (East)  
2000 Tennessee 8–4 5-3 T-2nd (East)  
2001 Tennessee 11–2 7-1 1st (East)  
2002 Tennessee 8–5 5–3 3rd
2003 Tennessee 10–3 6–2 T-1st (East)
2004 Tennessee 10–3 7–1 1st (East)
2005 Tennessee 5–6 3–5 T-4th (East)
2006 Tennessee 9–4 5–3 2nd (East)
2007 Tennessee 10–4 6–2 T-1st (East)
2008 Tennessee 3–6

That's 150-50, 15 bowl appearances in 16 years, and 1 National Champisonship.

But alas, he's not winning now, so he has to go. Money hungry sluts like Saban (who Don Shula refers to as "a raging fraud") and Tubberville (Auburn coach who lied to his Ole Miss players about staying at Ole Miss) make it hard for genuine people like Fulmer, who has dedicated his life to The University of Tennessee, to succeed through a down time.

Just my opinion. I'm old school like that.

[Angry Ewok]

...genuine people like Fulmer...

The "Secret Witness" is a genuine person? I wonder what Johnny Majors would say to that.

[Angry Ewok]

Here's a great story...



Alabama's Coffee driven by renewed faith
November 6, 2008 9:00 AM
Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low

Glen Coffee's running style is pretty simple.

"Be tougher than the defender trying to tackle you," said Coffee, who's not exceptionally fast or exceptionally big. "I've never really been a shifty guy, and I know I have to make up for my size. So when I'm running the ball, I want to make sure I'm the one delivering the blow."

The Alabama junior tailback is listed at 198 pounds, but runs a lot bigger.

"He's one of those guys who will try to get inside your pads when you tackle him," Alabama safety Rashad Johnson said.

It was like that the day Coffee stepped foot on campus. It's like that now with Coffee having a career year in what's been a magical ride for No. 1-ranked Alabama heading into Saturday's showdown with LSU at Tiger Stadium.

For Coffee, the big difference has been his health, both physical and spiritual.

"Last year, I played as hard as I could, but I think I played for the wrong reasons," said Coffee, who's fourth in the SEC in rushing with 894 yards. "In the middle of the season last year, I found Christ. One of my goals this year was to glorify his name and run with a passion."

He's certainly done that and has gained a reputation around the SEC as one of the most rugged ball-carriers in the league. He's averaging 6.6 yards per carry, which is second only to LSU's Charles Scott. Scott is averaging 6.7 yards.

Coffee, vying to become the 13th player in Alabama history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, has been able to stay fresh as part of the Crimson Tide's three-pronged rushing attack. He's shared the carries along with freshman Mark Ingram and junior Roy Upchurch.

Alabama leads the SEC in rushing with an average of 205.3 yards per game, and Coffee takes pride in the fact that the Crimson Tide make no pretenses about how they plan to move the ball.

"Other teams know what we're about to bring to the table, and it's a challenge to see them try to stop it even though they know what we're doing," he said.

Coffee was never completely healthy a year ago. He had arthroscopic knee surgery before the season and then tore the labrum in his shoulder during the season, which required surgery following the season.

He was also one of the players caught up in the whole textbook fiasco and was suspended for four games. Just two games earlier, he had rushed for what was then a career-high 121 yards against Houston and also caught six passes.

It was just his latest setback in a career that could never seem to get going -- until now.

Coffee wrecked his other knee his second year on campus and ended up redshirting and missing the entire season. As a freshman, he had a sports hernia that required surgery.

"For a while, living up here, I was depressed," Coffee said. "I wasn't having fun. I wasn't satisfied. There had to be something more, and I found Christ. That put everything in perspective for me."

Coffee was also scarred some by what he said was a rocky relationship between his mother and father. They split up when he was in high school and ultimately divorced.

All the while, he became more interested in partying and looking for a good time and admittedly wasn't the most pleasant person to be around.

"I look back on it now and think about how I was living and what a lot of people live for," said Coffee, who now speaks to church groups and youth groups. "In high school, I was a football star and all that, but there was something missing. There had to be more, and I found it.

"My life changed when I found Christ."

Coffee's mother, Doris, said her son has always been a good person.

"I just think he's matured a lot the last two years," she said. "He makes better decisions and is more focused on the positives, and his faith is tremendous."

Coffee grew up in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and his younger brother, Matt, is also a big-time prospect. He's already committed to South Carolina and is expected to play linebacker in college.

The Alabama-LSU game will take on special meaning for Doris. Her family is from Houma, La., which is where she grew up. Of course, for Coffee, that means he's been trying all week to scrounge up extra tickets.

Although she was raised in the shadow of LSU football, Doris wants to make one thing clear. She was never an LSU fan.

"I was a Saints fan," she quipped.

Doris has managed to see every one of Coffee's games since he's been at Alabama except for the Ole Miss game earlier this season. She stayed with Matt that weekend because he was having knee surgery.

"Glen's worked hard and hung in there through a lot of adversity," Doris said. "He deserves everything he's getting now."

[ycartrob]

most odds makers have Florida -24 at Vanderbilt tonight.

-24

[capt. scotty]

most odds makers have Florida -24 at Vanderbilt tonight.

-24

I was the only 1 in my pick'em league that took the points, I think that game will be a surprise for Florida

I was damn close to taking the points on Kentucky too, but I figured UGA would play angry after getting stomped by Florida. Oh well, everyone else took UGA so no loss

[The DARK]

most odds makers have Florida -24 at Vanderbilt tonight.

-24

I was the only 1 in my pick'em league that took the points, I think that game will be a surprise for Florida

I was damn close to taking the points on Kentucky too, but I figured UGA would play angry after getting stomped by Florida. Oh well, everyone else took UGA so no loss

From the looks of it you might have wanted to take that...Kentucky's leading in the 4th.

[purvis9876]

It's never bad seeing lsu lose. :)