Week #6 - NCAA Ruminations

If there's a smile on my face, it's only there just to fool the public...

Jadaveon Clowney didn't dress for the Gamecok's game against Kentucky because of a bruised rib suffered in practice on Thursday. For the year, he's missed a couple of games, battled injuries, and put off surgery on persistent bone spur problems. He's doing all of this while playing for South Carolina and in exchange he's receiving a scholarship to get his "African America Studies" degree. I'm not completely up on the market place but if Jadaveon should suffer the misfortune of a significant injury, I don't think African American expertise is going to win him a job that will pay the equivalent of a top 3 draft pick contract he likely would have received had he come out last year. Of course, he couldn't come out last year because he wasn't three years removed from High School - this rule of the NCAA makes perfect sense when you remember the fact that the NCAA sucks at everything it does. What is the purpose of that rule? Any number of NFL teams, including my hometown Jags, would have gladly paid Jadaveon Clowney big bucks to come and terrorize QBs in the big league but some pencil necked geek decided that Jadaveon wouldn't be mature enough for that. I really hope Jadaveon just sits out the rest of the year for his sake.

I just said an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind...

Georgia got by Tennesee in overtime yesterday after fortune smiled upon them by way of a gift fumble for a touchback when the Vols coughed up the ball on their first OT possession a mere 6 inches from a touchdown. In the victory, the Dawgs gave up 31 points. In the five games they've played, Georgia has given up no less than 21 (to North Texas) and an average of 32 points per game. I'm guessing they have another loss or two in them - like when they face a stout defense because they sure can't stop anyone. The Gators loom on the horizon and while Florida isn't doing much right, playing defense isn't one of those things.

It's something unpredictable but in the end it's right, I hope you had the time of your life...

63 to 0. Hope you enjoy the Big 10 you thankless Terrapin air suckers.

Love,

Florida State

Dirty deeds done d-done dirt cheap...

Both Texas wide receiver Mike Davis and Texas Head Coach Mack Brown defended this play (which occurred well off the ball and after Texas clearly scored a TD) on Thursday night...

I think it just says, better than i could ever find the words to express, how much Texas and Mack Brown suck.

What have you done for me lately...

Urban Meyer is 18-0 as head coach of the Buckeyes. Last night, his team snuck by #16 Northwestern meaning that the most impressive victory in the 18 game winning streak is a win against Northwestern. Wins are wins but...

We gotta get out of this place...

Florida International lost its first four games this year by a combined score of 187 to 23. Yesterday, Southern Miss, a winner of 11 games just two years ago, lost to Florida International.

UVA lost to Ball State 48 to 27...at home.

West Virginia gave up 56 points and over 600 yards to Baylor....IN THE FIRST HAL:F.

Kansas opened Big12 play with a 54-16 loss to Texas Tech. Charlie Weiss remains employed as a head coach.