tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post6448395618908515560..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Tuesday 01/08 A.M. Quickie:LSU Champs, Ohio State Chumps, More!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55323461094368629382008-01-09T01:34:00.000-05:002008-01-09T01:34:00.000-05:00June Jones will do decently, but putting him at SM...June Jones will do decently, but putting him at SMU makes him at best the 6th best program in Texas<BR/>1) UT<BR/>2) Texas Tech (Leach's offense is getting players from all across the country now)<BR/>3) A&M, it takes a special breed of kid to still want to go there<BR/>4) TCU- Patterson is a staple there, they pick up almost all of the "also-ran" recruits<BR/>5) Baylor- BCS Conference, proven winner in Briles<BR/>(UTEP and Houston are still better than SMU, i'm just taking into account the "bounce" the Jones hiring gives them)Dr. Octagonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595115988135380885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-71638684116172150392008-01-08T22:54:00.000-05:002008-01-08T22:54:00.000-05:00Greatest link of the New Year: http://www.jaguars....Greatest link of the New Year: http://www.jaguars.com/News/powerrankings.aspx<BR/><BR/>The Jaguars and their web site staff are brilliant!Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847114098891496678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-85017274388145417012008-01-08T16:56:00.000-05:002008-01-08T16:56:00.000-05:00Hey! When did The Ohio State Buckeyes become the B...Hey! When did The Ohio State Buckeyes become the Buffalo Bills (circa 1990) of the NCAA?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981385393525634462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-23090773532111736782008-01-08T16:23:00.000-05:002008-01-08T16:23:00.000-05:00Ray Rice leaving Rutgers, no shock there.Ray Rice leaving Rutgers, no shock there.rukrusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005928545753221172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-26783803516906886992008-01-08T16:00:00.000-05:002008-01-08T16:00:00.000-05:00re: Richthe3rdLast year's UF title was not against...re: Richthe3rd<BR/><BR/>Last year's UF title was <I>not</I> against a weak Big 10 team. That OSU team was legit, but got waxed. <BR/><BR/>This year's team wasn't nearly as good (and ironically, wasn't beaten nearly as badly), but good luck trying to match 2-loss teams in the finals, and keep out 1-loss teams because they lost the year before.Chris at Redleg Nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474147423587094139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-41884397661015611012008-01-08T14:59:00.000-05:002008-01-08T14:59:00.000-05:00pv845-well said.The case for Brett Favre: You take...pv845-well said.<BR/><BR/>The case for Brett Favre: You take an 8-8 team, lose a pro bowl running back, gain 2 or 3 rookies, and get a 13-3 team. Either those rookies should be in the pro bowl, or Favre improved his game by 5 wins.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying Brady didn't have an outstanding season. What I am saying, Danny boy, is that you are the irresponsible journalist here.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993598287430314432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-81351010968538218912008-01-08T13:31:00.000-05:002008-01-08T13:31:00.000-05:00Someone should check Favre's contract to see if he...Someone should check Favre's contract to see if he has a Schilling-like clause that says he gets a bonus for getting at least one MVP vote. It's a conspiracy theory!!!<BR/><BR/>Hopefully this time around Snyder will hire the best coach for his team and not just the biggest name available. Who are we kidding though? I'd love to know how much Snyder would be willing to pay Belichick to run the Redskins if he were on the open market. $15-20 million per? More?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970830214681576162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75864045082522304542008-01-08T13:22:00.000-05:002008-01-08T13:22:00.000-05:00Randy Moss should have been the MVP, and I'm glad ...Randy Moss should have been the MVP, and I'm glad I'm not the first to say it.Andy Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882993306853403599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-66635146124342738302008-01-08T12:12:00.000-05:002008-01-08T12:12:00.000-05:001. Pv is sort of right but sort of wrong. While ...1. Pv is sort of right but sort of wrong. While that is true for that one particular season of Hoops it isnt anything like this year in the NFL. Different times. Brady is so far and away better it hurts.<BR/><BR/>2. Joe Gibbs shouldnt have come back. With Snyder and the current state of the game who would even want to?<BR/><BR/>3. Running OSU you there as the number one in the country team was a joke. I wont concede that the SEC is far and away the best (the last two championships have come out against weak big ten teams) but I can see how any fair evaluation of the current system would create disatisfaction. No one would be happy. Enough of that. THE BCS makes lots of money for everyone involved and until people admit that nothing can begin to change. We have to convince them there is more money in the long run if people love the College Football. I dont know how to do that but I can think about it some more.richthe3rdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113594816536766438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28884056997794957772008-01-08T12:01:00.000-05:002008-01-08T12:01:00.000-05:00Would the Redskins really hire another college coa...Would the Redskins really hire another college coach? Especially so soon after Spurrier nearly destroyed the program. I'd say Cowher is far more likely (and a better choice) since one of the reasons he left the Steelers was over money; the Redskins can afford to pay him whatever he wants.DougOLishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088443520858068749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-77807345093342742008-01-08T11:58:00.000-05:002008-01-08T11:58:00.000-05:00Lose his voting rights because he voted for Favre?...Lose his voting rights because he voted for Favre? I know Dan seems to usually be pretty negative toward Brett, but this seems a little extreme, don't you think? I can see some justification for the vote myself; the Patriots picked up some Pro-Bowl talent in the offseason while the Packers were predicted to go through another year of the rebuilding plan. Not only that, but Brady's record-breaking year came with a receiving record for Moss, and Belicheck winning coach of the year...seems as though terrific as he is, Tom may not be as valuable to NE as Brett is to Green Bay. At the very least, I don't think it would be unreasonable to at least give that opinion the benefit of the doubt. It's not like the guy voted for Joey Harrington...aikeharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129519727639271961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-35789232192535159442008-01-08T10:43:00.000-05:002008-01-08T10:43:00.000-05:00I actually think you could have made the case for ...I actually think you could have made the case for Randy Moss winning the league MVP. A voter shouldn't lose his credentials because he voted for Favre. You could credit Favre for the surprising success of Green Bay. Actually, the team that won far more games than anyone suspected this year is easily Green Bay. Doesn't mean I think Favre is MVP but have to let voters vote for who they want.<BR/><BR/>Should we revoke voting privileges of anyone who votes for Kucinich?CycleDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933822029791530613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-59988599794816112642008-01-08T10:21:00.000-05:002008-01-08T10:21:00.000-05:00Congrats LSU and congrats Dan on winning the conte...Congrats LSU and congrats Dan on winning the contest. Hopefully, my Dawgs can win it all next year and make it 3 in a row for the SEC.<BR/><BR/>Pretty impressive numbers now:<BR/><BR/>There has been 10 BCS Title games. The SEC has won 4 of them.<BR/><BR/>5 SEC head coaches have National Titles.<BR/><BR/>The big news to me today is over at the ajc.com sports section (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) website. The President of UGA, Michael Adams, in his current capacity as chairman of the NCAA executive committee, has sent a letter to NCAA president Myles Brand calling for an eight team playoff controlled by the NCAA (the NCAA has nothing to do with the BCS). He thinks the messy BCS this year has changed a lot of presidents' minds, and if he can wrangle enough of them, they could do an end-around on the bowls, conferences, and networks. Man, I hope he can pull it off. Check the story for more details (i.e. using the current BCS bowls as quarterfinal game sites).Gawdfatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421494291036157969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-42773819451722522602008-01-08T09:50:00.000-05:002008-01-08T09:50:00.000-05:00(Why wasn't the suit filed against George Mitchell...<I>(Why wasn't the suit filed against George Mitchell, too?)</I><BR/><BR/>I'd guess because Mitchell is indemnified by MLB - so Clemens would be going up against Bud's well-funded army of lawyers.<BR/><BR/>Defamation is a tough enough case to make - its damned near impossible when the guy you're suing is backed a $6 billion industry.Sean McNallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767776585638818637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-57776285335968009102008-01-08T09:48:00.000-05:002008-01-08T09:48:00.000-05:00I think it's more amazing that Sanders was able to...I think it's more amazing that Sanders was able to play more than four games this seasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-81496288558058834512008-01-08T09:39:00.000-05:002008-01-08T09:39:00.000-05:00Yes, let's be honest. Tom Brady threw 24 TD passe...Yes, let's be honest. Tom Brady threw 24 TD passes last year. This year he got Randy Moss and threw 50. Who's more valuable? Favre is more valuable to his team than Brady, but Moss was the Most Valuable Player.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822978379100088298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-71273356383274064252008-01-08T09:29:00.000-05:002008-01-08T09:29:00.000-05:00Re: GibbsI sure hope he went out when he wanted to...Re: Gibbs<BR/><BR/>I sure hope he went out when he wanted to and wasn't being pushed out for another option (ESPN seems to think Carroll is the favorite). Gibbs wasn't great in his return, but I think he was good enough to pick his own exit.<BR/><BR/>Re: OSU<BR/><BR/>I wonder how good they will have to be to get picked for the National Championship game again next year. As in, how many records are they going to have to break? Starting to look like the Washington Generals here.Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361493501818705947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-38132222442756249812008-01-08T09:22:00.000-05:002008-01-08T09:22:00.000-05:00Thank you Joe Gibbs. It was a great ride!Hail to ...Thank you Joe Gibbs. It was a great ride!<BR/><BR/>Hail to the RedskinsJ Fittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03340295214751139776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-80382818995451023842008-01-08T08:16:00.000-05:002008-01-08T08:16:00.000-05:00I can't believe that you would say that voter shou...I can't believe that you would say that voter should lose his privileges for not voting Brady as MVP. If the Pats lose Brady, they still win a ton of games. If the Packers lose Favre, they lose tons of games.<BR/><BR/>How can you say this after you trumpeted LeBron the whiner last year as NBA MVP? Your whole reason for voting him as MVP was his team would be horrible without him. Just would like some consistency.pv845https://www.blogger.com/profile/05318367429970619320noreply@blogger.com