Pinebarrens

Played football in college at Penn. SEC fan, dated my wife when my she went to Tennessee. Got to experience UT’s former great years. Still a fan. Now a big Clemson fan due to one son having recently graduated from there and a second currently attending. Update Jan 2020. My youngest son will be attending Bama next year. With his brother being a senior at Clemson, this will ensure a wealth of riches on the college football front.

Recent Comments
Who care what the arrogant dinosaur has to say. Oh wait, sorry, I forgot what a great coach he was with the Redskins
You are absolutely right. They just don’t get the press UT does. Which makes it ripe for USC to win
Just to point out, Maravich’s total was in 3 years. I believe this is Clark’s 4th
?? Bama did not play poor defense last night. In fact, it was a great defensive effort by them and is what kept them in the game. I thought Oates defensive game play he used on Knecht (jump out the double on him when he got the ball out high) was brilliant, and he focused the team to play tough D overall. Knecht only had 13 because of the D Bama threw on him, not because he was cold shooting. He also tried to get Knecht fouled out which was effective to the extent it kept him out of the game for long stretches. Knecht is great offensively, but he has slow feet on D, which causes him to foul a lot. The difference in the game was UT’s own D was that much tougher. Again, it wasn’t because Bama shot poorly. It was because UT wore them down over the course of the game with that physical defense. Bama is too talented not to get their runs, and they did. But the senior-laden TN roster kept their composure, and Barnes got them to double down on the defensive effort in the 2H. That was the difference in the game, which was a great one!
Wow, you sound like an Ohio St fan. A loss for them is they always “beat themselves” or “the refs beat us”. Never credit given to the other team. What kind of gummies were you on during that game? Overall, Bama won both the offensive and defensive battle in the trenches. THAT was the difference in the game. Physicality.
It’s not that the ACC is so great. But make no doubt that the top teams from the conference can hold their own against the tops from the SEC each year
I’m an SEC fan, with a son at Bama. I will say, FSU got robbed. They should be in over Bama.
They didn’t say that to Cardinale Jones a few years ago when he was the 3rd string QB at Ohio State.
You will also see top teams discontinue scheduling tough non-conference games. What good did it do Bama to schedule Texas this year? It almost cost them.
I have to agree with Booger, and I am not a big fan of his. My son also goes to Bama. Why was a 3rd string QB good enough for Ohio State to get in several years ago?
True. Has to be that way, unless committee is willing to be scandalous
It will be: 1. Michigan 2. Washington 3. Texas 4. Bama FSU is getting shafted. Not because they are one of the four best, but because they are 13-0. Their falloff in play is so substantial without their QBs that they can’t survive the reshuffling. And it is a shame
I’m sure he would rather go to a national championship level program like Clemson
Exactly. Plain and simple. People are gonna be pissed, but a 12-0 ACC champion is in over Bama. It’s actually not even that complicated now
Disagree. Whether you like it or not, a 12-0 ACC team is in this year over either Bama or Georgia. And especially if they win with a 3rd string QB
It doesn’t matter. The only comparative data point of value is Texas/Bama head to head. That trumps any other comparisons, and deservedly so
Absolutely right. In fact, the only chance of the SEC getting any team in is if FSU loses tonight
It was the Bama O and D lines that won this one. Outphysicaled the physical. Which after all that happened in this one, is the biggest surprise of all
There is not enough room at the table. Even the committee can’t discredit college football by selecting Georgia. Their bigger problem is how do they get Bama in
This guy is my new favorite writer. He makes some pretty provocative claims, backs them up with logic, and isn’t afraid to call out the SEC where it’s not all-things SEC
So long ago. The only thing to cling to for fans. The current great underperforming sports program
He’s a “good guy”? The only value that has is that it buys you some additional time when you’re losing.
I agree. One of the better ones you will usually read here
A scathing article of Milton. But on-the-money. Rocket arm, but no finesse, touch, or consistent accuracy
LOL. You would think that UK is 1-4 reading this article. Look at it this way. The passing game game can only get better. There is real upside if Leary can just come close to having the kind of game he is capable of.