Bama you are underdogs…get over it!

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I am sick of hearing Alabama fans bitch and moan about how they are not getting enough respect. While the computer polls actually have Bama ranked at 5, 4, 1, 1, 4, and 3, the human polls have Bama at #1 and Bama has been at #1 longer than any other team this season. There is your respect! So what if the Gators are all over ESPN and mainstream media. Did you ever think there might be a reason for that. If the game was actually supposed to be close the handicappers would not have chosen Florida as 10 point favorites in the point spreads. It’s nothing personal against Bama or their fans, the sports books just don’t want to lose money. If Percy Harvin was not “questionable” the spread would be even higher.  They handicappers know you beat all your rivals and went undefeated, and they know Florida lost by 1 point on a blocked PAT to Ole Miss. They also know that behind Florida and Bama, Ole Miss is the third best team in the SEC (if you think Georgia is the third best go back and watch the highlights from last weeks Georgia vs Georgia Tech game).

College Football Week 11

“An Ode to Fulmer”

 

The Byrds once sang, “To every season turn, turn, turn.”  Well it seems the puke-clad Volunteer faithful have heeded the advice of and are breaking up with Phil Fulmer.  Usually I would take great pride in mocking such a move but I think that all of these coaching moves are made as snap judgements which are pretty unfair.  At this point who in the world wants to take this job?  I know what the Volunteers base wants, either David Cutcliffe or a young coach who will energize the fan base next season.  But here’s why it is unfair.

College Football Week 10

White People are Evil in all “Inspirational” Sports Movies

If you’ve ever seen a sports movie with a preachy message about overcoming adversity, and you are white, then you probably have left the theatre with a twinge of guilt or rage after watching the movie.  I know I have, in fact I know racist people who have.  Look, I’m not trying to start a race war here, but I am upset with the portrayal of most white characters in sports movie with racial tension as an undertone.  What do I mean?  Here’s a list:

College Football Week 9

Sorry I missed last week, but wedding bells rang for a friend from graduate school, so LWN was off to MAC destination Ypsilanti, Michigan. 

Highlights from the trip-