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O’Gara: Is Mark Pope to Kentucky underwhelming? Absolutely. But is he destined to fail? Absolutely not
Cal got pretty stagnant. I don't know that Billy D would have been up for dealing with NIL. Bryce Drew would have been the best real possibility. Can't blame him for staying. Hurley leaving UConn wasn't happening. Nate Oats has some bad baggage. Pope loves KY, is smart and open-minded, and has the energy to deal with the current climate of college athletic s. He'll get more out of players than Cal did and that UK money might make up for what he lacks in recruiting experience. It might not work out, but it might work really well. Being willing lose the press conference to be a willing program isn't a bad thing. I guess we will wait and see.
Bad idea. Why give TX special treatment? They've been a problem in every conference they've been in. Texas a&m is a good cultural fit but I think Texas is just going to be trouble. This obviously will never happen but Arkansas Texas Texas a&m Nebraska and Missouri all belong in the Big 12. I would have had rather brought in FSU and Clemson. Or North Carolina. I already miss the SEC being in the southeast and being southern.
Im no lawyer, and I could be wrong, but would title IX mandate equal amount of pay/benefits to women athletes?
Needs to thank the NCAA for adding a 12th game and the SEC for letting it stay a non-conference game for so long. Thats played as big a part as Stoops coaching. He's had very few wins over teams of any worth.
Penix gave a pretty classy answer. But overall he's got to just be grateful he wasn't a part of that horrible Jeremy Pruitt era. He probably wasn't at Indiana very long when he realized it was a real blessing to have his offer pulled by Pruitt. I'd imagine a long time ago he quit thinking about it and is glad he dodged a bullet.
Ive a lot of respect now for Rocket.....The USC backfield is the ultimate proving ground. Its a wasteland where QBs and RBs go to die. If you can survive it like Spencer Rattler did, the rest of your playing career should be pretty easy.
Glad for Derek Mason. Thought he really did a good job with Dave Neal as a broadcast team.
I don't think bama (to my disappointment) is in as a way to thwart Michigan for stealing signs. They're in as the fourth seed because they would give the first seed, regardless of who it is, the toughest challenge.
*I know Elko is getting 7 million base pay, but mean to say 1-3 million should be what these guys get.
Coach pay should be more incentive based like this. They get paid way too much money. Base pay in the 1-3 million range with heavy incentives. There are exceptions, but only a few.
A&M and Urban have both stepped on a lot of rakes the last few yrs..... Maybe they could step on this one together?
Meyer would be a disaster. It'd be repeating the Jimbo mistake. But I wouldn't be surprised if it happens.
Pretty good assessment. I'd love to see Nico. I'm puzzled that Heupel is still so loyal to Milton.
TCU was the national runner-up, but they weren't the 2nd best team in the country. They were, however, the 2nd best team in the BIG-12. The Colorado win is impressive, but let's let the whole season play out before anointing anyone. Billy Napier looked pretty good this time last year too.
Not saying UGA is in the same neighborhood as Northwestern, or that there is a culture problem there, I wouldn't know. But now is not the time to be blatantly refuting things. Its a slow news month for college football. The last thing you want is the mob coming after you because there is nothing better to do.
Seems like Bama is going back to a more run oriented attack with a stout defense. So, maybe they won't be asking so much from their QB's like they did the last few years. But, this seems messy adding another QB. Interested to see if this drives any current QBs into the portal.
this article did exactly what it was designed to do, get clicks and rile up readers. I guess I'll take the bait too.....
NCAA basketball tournament success is hardly and indicator of a university on the rise in sports. It's been a pretty random bunch of teams that have made the final four of the last few years. I doubt FAU will make one in the near future again. One final four hardly makes them a candidate on par with the sec.
Texas A&M recruits a hell of a lot better than they play. I'd say that's a pretty fair draw. A tough team in Alabama, and an Ole Miss team that's punched above its weight for the last 10 years but who knows what they're going to be like in a nine-game sec schedule. Texas a&m is a complete wild card. They are college football's proof that all that glitters isn't gold. I'd think a&m is an easier draw than Oklahoma.
Let the scheduling format debates begin.....
Bama and OK should both be proud of him. He is a compliment to both schools. Really no different than anyone else with an undergraduate degree from one school and a master's from another.
I was always impressed by how much he embraced Saban’s mindset. I'd say Bama taught him his overall foundation of how to progress and develop as a teammate and player. Which he took to Oklahoma and became a more refined passer.
Greg knows more about football than I ever will. But I think lsu is getting way too much credit. They lost 4 games. 2 weren’t close and 1 was to a horrible A&M team. They beat Bama on a 2pt conversion and handled an ok Ole Miss team. They smashed a coachless Purdue team in a meaningless bowl. They would have lost to Arkansas if not for Jefferson being out.
To reference Harbaughs quote about Ryan Day, Kirby wasn't just born in third base, he was born halfway between 3rd and home plate. I wouldn't call Kirby a builder.
Agreed, for better or worse you play with the hand your dealt. Weather, playing on the road, bad officiating, etc. Be good enough to win regardless of the things you cant control. UGA was good enough last night and OSU wasnt. And good on Day for not totally blaming something beyond his control. Admittedly, I was pulling for OSU though.
If Josh Heupel and Ryan Day got the same treatment Id agree with Boo. But it's a little gross to see Saban use his past success to try and politic into the playoff. They lost 2 games and beat a couple decent teams. Almost lost several other games against some bad teams. Bama was talented this year, but they weren't better than the four in front of them, (or the one behind them) in the CFP rankings. They got what they earned on the field.
Tennessee kind of has a bone to pick with Clemson going back about 15 years. I wouldn't mind Tenn playing them.
Bama s best win is a soon to be unranked Ole Miss.
Seeing his kid on the sidelines interact with the players during the egg bowl said all you need to know.