Win. 37-14. My brother from another mother has the post game thoughts, I cosign them all. I hope to see you all, and more of you, next year.

And the moral of the story: never lose your inner pirate or coach will help you find it.

Mike Leach Suspended. The Pirate Captain allegedly confined Adam James (son of Pony Craig James) in a dark electrical closet because he wouldn’t practice with a concussion. And BONUS Craig won’t be working the Alamo Bowl. When you’re on the ship and you disobey the captain you get tossed in the brig, obviously Leach improvised.

The Wesley College Amphetamines versus The Naropa University Tailors in the Wizards of the Coast Gooseberry Bowl. Can you say Magic The Gathering Cards for the bowl swag? Yes we had some fun playing around with a bowl game generator that hit our inbox this evening. And for the record we’re taking the Amphetamines, they’ve had their eyes on the prize and haven’t blinked since their last fix. We encourage you to leave your zaniest creation in the comments.

Peach Bowl. Stay tuned, as the closer we approach kickoff the more our levels of Vol hate and coverage will increase. For now Gobbler Country has a Q&A with Rocky Top Talk and Vols in the Fall makes a good argument that the Hokies are ultimately playing to beat the SEC patch.

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This email just hit the inbox. Let the mudslinging commence. Lady Vols, cackle.

So it’s back to Atlanta, again. Will the third time be the charm?

These are my initial thoughts. Continue Reading “Hokies Will Play Vols in Peach Bowl” »

I received a tip that the Hokies have a handshake deal in place to play in the 2010 Gator Bowl against either Cincinnati or West Virginia. If Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh (Saturday 10/5 at noon) we’ll play the Mountaineers otherwise it’s the Bearcats. The source is extremely confident and in the know. But, like all non-published agreements there’s always the possibility it can fall through.

In my opinion our chances of making a BCS game were slim and none. The Peach and Gator Bowl have been the logical choices all along. So unless there’s all out chaos (namely Boise State losing and Clemson winning) expect to ring in the New Year in Jacksonville.

Update (10:25am) via Jacksonville.com: Florida State could be selected for Gator Bowl for Bobby Bowden’s final game.

The Times-Union has learned that given certain conditions, Florida State and West Virginia will be invited to play in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Jan. 1 at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium — a matchup that would be FSU coach Bobby Bowden’s final college game, against the team he coached prior to taking over the Seminoles in 1976.

According to sources familiar with the Gator Bowl Association selection process, it was decided Monday night at a meeting of the selection committee to match the teams under two conditions: that Bowden actually retire as the FSU coach today, as has been widely reported, and that the Seminoles are eligible to be invited to the game, given the outcome of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game Saturday and the ACC bowl selection guidelines.

Update (12/2 1:50am) via GoVolsXtra: In another “dream” matchup, Hokies versus Volunteers in the Peach Bowl.

The Chick-fil-A had identified UT as its top target if it slipped past the Outback, and the Vols and Hokies (9-3, 6-2 ACC) now look set to play in Atlanta on Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m.

On Saturdays you can find Monte Kiffin, master of the Tampa Two, standing in the shadows of his outspoken and controversial son. Tennessee is 3-4 (1-3), but hardly a pushover and with five games left to play the Vols have a realistic chance of making a bowl. They’re gaining respect, winning games, keeping losses from turning into blowouts and making up for the own offensive inadequacies with defense. Through seven games Monte’s Vols are ranked 10th in total defense*. More impressive than that, to me at least, is that they’re holding opposing offenses below their season averages in points and yards.

Monte is quietly keeping Tennessee from floundering and it’s about time someone toot his horn because he won’t.

Update. As Djohnson pointed out in the comments it wouldn’t be a true analysis unless we also compared each offense to Tennessee’s season average on defense. From now on I’m writing these more intelligent posts while sober. Tennessee is allowing 269.71 yards and 18.43 points per game. So out of the teams analyzed above only two, Auburn and Florida, gained more than Tennessee was allowing and, in addition, only UCLA gained more points. Georgia scored 16 points via defense and special teams (Beamer Ball is ours assholes) so counting them doesn’t make a whole bunch of sense. Given just how wrong regime change game go I still think Monte has done one helluva a job.

*Finished 2008 T-3 in total defense.

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This is a weekend of under cards, but let’s take a look at the inner beauty.

Florida State 28 @ North Carolina 26 – To date this is the least exciting Thursday night game of the season. FSU is fighting for bowl eligibility and North Carolina needs a big win at home to feed their fan base. The ‘Noles have proven they can put up points while North Carolina has struggled  to find their groove. FSU’s defense has been suspect, but is good enough to hold the Heels in check.

South Florida 13 @ Pittsburgh 20 – Don’t punch me in the balls Wanstache.

Georgia Tech 27 @ Virginia 17 – From here on out, for obvious reasons, I’ll have my eye on Georgia Tech. For those who turn a blind eye to ACC football, Virginia Tech needs our engineering brethren in the Dirty to lose so we control our own destiny in the ACC again. The Jackets haven’t won in Charlottesville since 1990, but unfortunately their offense will be too much for the Cavs to handle. They’ll grind out the clock and UVA will waste half of their precious possessions.

Boston College 27 @ Notre Dame 30 – Brian and Jeff took some time away from knitting new tights for dance class to take a look at the history between the Eagles and Irish. The Eagles are riding a six game winning streak into South Bend, but we’re picking the Irish because Boston College has been outscored 21-73 on the road this year. The winner will receive representation in the Jesus graphic above. Current Jesus Cup standings have been provided for your convenience.

Continue Reading “Divine Predictions. Thursday Night Open Thread with Jesus.” »

Why, hello there. My name’s Tomas Verde, and some of you might know me from my other blog, 4th and Fail, and the rest probably have no clue who I am. I’m a [editor's note: good looking] journalism student at University of Florida and new around these parts, but you can expect to see me around here often this season.

As if you already didn’t know it’s Florida-Tennessee week. In Gainesville that used to mean a lot more than it does today. Don’t get me wrong, students are agog for 3:30 Saturday and the media is still hyping it up. But the hoopla is for reasons far different than those of the halcyon days of the rivalry when Phillip Fulmer and Steve Spurrier were at the helm.

Lane Kiffin has turned the game from rivalry into spectacle. Everyone’s heard it by now: shortly after being introduced as the next Tennessee coach Kiffin declared that his new team would beat the Gators this year and sing “Rocky Top” all night long. He managed to steal recruit Nu’Keese Richardson from Meyer at the last minute, and then falsely accused Meyer of being a cheater. It’s a foregone conclusion Florida will win, and people are more curious to see what Meyer will do to stick it to Kiffin.

I’ll tell you right now what to expect from Meyer in terms of retaliation: not much. Continue Reading “Florida-Tennessee: There Will be Blood (But Not Much Else)” »

Andy Hutchins takes a look at the bigger picture involving homoeroticism, homosexuality and athletes in a phenomenal post.

The Lamborghini is definitely blushing.

Doak Walker Candidates Announced. With so many names we thought it was impossible to snub any player on any college football watch-list. But Penn State’s Evan Royster isn’t one of the 45 players list as a Doak Walker candidate. Royster rushed for over 1200+ yards in ‘08 and will be featured even more in ‘09 while the Nitany Lions try to break in young inexperience wide receivers.

Steele, Turnovers and BCI. Brian looks at Phil Steele’s turnover predictor and what it means for our beloved ACC. Long story short it only applies to Miami, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech. If VT falls within the 80% success rate, the Hokies won’t win more than 10 games. Meanwhile Jeff, who was last seen wearing purple, must still be doing housework. Continue Reading “Around the Interwebs” »