Mr. College Football

By Haywood Jablowme

May 27, 2008 8:25 AM | Link to this

Wasn’t Fulmer also the Dunkin’ Donuts eating Champion of 2006?

By m

May 27, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this

If you think the SEC has TOO many talented coaches, you could always add Chan Gailey to knock the talent level down….WAY DOWN. Thank God and Greyhound he is GONE (by the way, the SEC is welcome to him).

By UnderDawg

May 27, 2008 8:30 AM | Link to this

How could Fulmer be a donut eating champ and STILL keep his job as a Jenny Craig spokesperson?

By tech-hater

May 27, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this

I hear that the Lap-Band Surgery people want to talk to Fulmer about representing their product.

By Haywood Jablowme

May 27, 2008 8:35 AM | Link to this

Nobody in the SEC was moronic enough to hire Gailey as their HC….We count on Tech to make stupid decisions like this when it comes to coaching. You are supposed to….You’re, well, TECH….enough said.

By Sumitt1

May 27, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this

hey Haywood JaBlowboy….I believe Phat Phil has a BCS National Championship…where as Marky Mark Richt has zilch….so be careful!!

By Tate Yandle

May 27, 2008 8:55 AM | Link to this

I like Ga Tech, so you guys should lay off on them a bit. I assume this vitriolic post was from an arrogant UGA fan? You UGA fans kill me talking down to other schools when you are in the same category as an albarn. As much as I personally like Mark Richt, will he ever win the big one or will UF continue to take him to the woodshed? Win another championship, or 11, before you get so arrogant, ok?

By GatorGuy

May 27, 2008 8:59 AM | Link to this

Tony - I get your point but I don’t think coaches should get credit (in this discussion) for being an assistant coach on a championship team. As a Gator, I love Urban Meyer but when you look at the resumes, the old ball coach is still the king of the SEC.

By Haywood Jablowme

May 27, 2008 9:14 AM | Link to this

I AM A BIG FAT IDIOT. ICLONIC UGA FAN!!! DRUNK, LOUDMOUTHED AND FULL OF SH!T!!!

By Big Orange In 08!!

May 27, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this

Haywood, I’m pretty sure he’s been the official UGA a$$ kicking champ for a good part of his career, including the past 2 years. You got anything else other than fat jokes? Any national titles to talk about in the past couple decades? Shut up.

By Haywood Jablowme

May 27, 2008 9:22 AM | Link to this

Mr. fake Haywood…..I agree with you 100%. You are a fat idiot who is drunk, loudmouthed and full of sh**. You are probably also a Tech man, which I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.

By UnderDawg

May 27, 2008 9:28 AM | Link to this

I knew a guy named Tate Yandle from down in S. Ga many years ago who moved away. You’re probably the same guy, and if you are, you’re the typical Tech man……loud, arrogant, nobody knew as much about sports as you, and you also didn’t get a hook-up until you were at least 35 years old.

By Miles

May 27, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this

Coaching…just another reason the SEC is the toughest conference in the country!

By tech-hater

May 27, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this

Whoooo, such venom from the UT people. You act like the man insulted your relatives when he took a swipe at Fulmer. But, then, again, if you’re from Tennessee, who knows? You all probably ARE related.

By Orange

May 27, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this

Deliverance??? Wasn’t that N. Ga?

By CarolinaJacket

May 27, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

The SEC is truly loaded with super coaches. To even be compared to the early ’60s coaches shows their high quality. I wonder why such a positive (and accurate) article brings forth such hate filled responses. Anyway, congrats to the good ole SEC, maybe one of these days its fans will develop the class that its coaches presently have.

By Hairy

May 27, 2008 9:56 AM | Link to this

WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF

Best Coach!, Best teem in the SEC!

National champs!!! WOOF WOOF

By Hairy

May 27, 2008 10:01 AM | Link to this

hey carlinajacket, go back to your tickle piles!!!

By Ed Garvin

May 27, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this

The SEC is full of coaches that know how to cheat. It’s a top 11 of corruption. Only Bobby Johnson gets a pass.

By ex CF fan

May 27, 2008 10:17 AM | Link to this

If a Tree falls in the woods….does it really make a sound?
If a coach wins the meaningless BCS….does it really matter?

College Football….Hey we might have the WORST postseason in the history of sports, but hey at least all the kids get to bring home a little ceasers pizza trophy, a tshirt, and dance around on the field yelling were #1 like jackassez after their 6-6 season!!

I mean really…whats not to love about pee wee….i mean college football!

By Spike

May 27, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this

Nice article, Tony. Let the games begin!!

By Ed Kranepool

May 27, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this

The SEC coaching crew is a top 11 in cheating. Only Bobby Johnson gets a pass.

By TheBigBone

May 27, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this

underwiredog & jablowyourself, I thought you two were planning to hook up doggie styly? How did it go? You both are classic wannabes. You ain’t jack. Always will be TheBigBone!!

By ACC Fan

May 27, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this

Hey! I know this is an SEC blog, but since I’m a f** idiot I thought it would be amusing to come post here ANYWAY, so the rest of the world can revel in my idiocy!!

(thus endeth the lesson)

Good read, TB.

*

By reservoirDAWG

May 27, 2008 10:47 AM | Link to this

Keep in mind fellow fans, school is out and these comments will only get worse. A lot of kids with too much time on their hands.

By Zeb McKluskey

May 27, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

Gee, I guess Tech and UGA fans REALLY DO hate each other. And I thought it was just a myth. Whodda thunk it.

By ACC Fan

May 27, 2008 10:52 AM | Link to this

Oh, and for the slower types…..

…that lesson goes both ways.

Selah.

By Herschel Talker

May 27, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this

Whatchoo talkin bout ACC Fan?

By Gen Neyland

May 27, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this

Croom looks to be the perfect replacement for Saban within the next, what, 3-5 years, give or take…

By Herschel Talker

May 27, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this

Gen Neyland, is u crazy?
Saban be locked in for years at Mullett U!

By Zeb

May 27, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this

Resevoir, you are correct sir. I expect that the spewing will be exponential over the next couple of months. Ya know, it used to be pretty fun on here….like…..when you had to pay. Now there’s just a bunch of jibberish….my d!k is bigger than yours…your conference sux…..your team sux…blah, blah, blah, freakin blah. Now my head hurts. Gen, I need some sippin tonic.

By Haywood Jablowme

May 27, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this

BigBone, hooking up doggy with another dude must be your ultimate fantasy, because nobody talks about it on here more than you do. Or has that fantasy actually become a reality for you? Maybe flag-boy over at Tech actually knows about that “bigbone”, huh? You shoot more sh1t than a do-do gun, man. Go back to bed and tend to your “life-partner”.

By Herschel Talker

May 27, 2008 11:58 AM | Link to this

Zeb, u got some terrible language! Quit dem cuss words!

By Rabun Dawg

May 27, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this

Tony, I enjoyed your article.Too bad all of the trash mouthing has to follow up on something tlike this.Maybe the guy was right, we have great coaches in the SEC, but just have a lot of non classy fans? Why can’t you guys post without all of the Trash!!

By Mr Blank

May 27, 2008 12:29 PM | Link to this

The coaching talent in the SEC is just sick right now. It is going to be a fun couple of years for us fans & some of these superstar coaches are not going to make it. Who on that list is overrated? Who will not be able to consistently meet the expectations of the fans & boosters?

I’m not an Auburn fan, but TB didn’t mention that Tubberville has an undefeated record under his belt as well.

Good luck to everyone this year & Roll Tide.

By Bob

May 27, 2008 12:29 PM | Link to this

Don’t forget Tubberville’s undefeated season and Richt’s 13-1 season. Mythical national championship or not, that is one heck of an accomplishment and deserves mention.

By Bamafan

May 27, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this

I think for the long time future of football at Bama. Alabama officals made a bad decision for the head coach. Coach Saban will get the team to a bowl game every year and maybe win a SEC title in a few years, but he only going to stay for 4 or 5 years. Bama should had hired Croom as the head coach back in 03. He is a Bear Bryant player and had a spring football award named after him by Bryant. May be his color had something to do with it? Croom would have brought some class to Bama, which it is missing very much right now. It is a shame to ransom your football program for a ego-mined coach as Saban. I will pull for the Alabama coach who ever is the coach. Props go out to Auburn’s coach and to Coach Richt for visiting the troops in the Middle East last week. ROLL TIDE!!

By Bob

May 27, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this

Mr. Blank, I think Spurrier will grow tired of USC’s mediocrity and retire in the next 3-4 years. I do not buy the “if you can win at Duke, you can win anywhere” line. This isn’t the ACC in 1989. This the SEC in 2008. BIG difference. I think Petrino will be a bust at Arkansas. Other than that, I can see the SEC’s current slate of coaches staying in place for a long long time, including Saban. He has learned his lesson.

By TheBigBone

May 27, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

jaboweyourself, I rest my case. underwire and you are the two who never comment on the subject. You two lickers consistently reprsent the bad side of the nation. So be it, no I will not go there out of respect for the others.

I saw a top 10 list of current coaches in the NCAA DIV 1, and half were SEC Coaches. The 60’s had great Coaches. This crowd will surpass them.

By shane #1

May 27, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this

You made some good points Tony. IMO this is the “golden age” of SEC football. Four NC’s in a decade, UT-98, LSU, 03 & 07, and UF in 06. Throw in 04, when many say undefeated AU should have had a shot at a title and it could well have been five. UGA, UF and LSU should be rated high enough this season for the SEC to have a shot at another BCS title, if They don’t get beat up too badly by a brutal SEC schedule. My question is, how long will all these Coachs stay in the SEC before some look for greener, and possibly easier pastures? There is no OSU or Southern Cal in the SEC, no team can dominate a conference this strong.

By Haywood Jablowme

May 27, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

AGAIN, I AM AN IDIOT!!!! HAVEN’T ALL YALL FIGURED THAT OUT YET?

By Haywood Jablowme

May 27, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this

Again, fake Haywood, I agree…You’re an idiot, and yes, it’s been figured out already.

By UnderDawg

May 27, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this

BigBone….Last time I checked, this blog is a forum for me and anyone else to voice their views. You don’t like it? Tough sh1t. Do what I do, and ignore those who offend you. You are also free to say what you want or choose not to, at which time I will decide to ignore you or not. Freedom of speech is one of the things that makes this country great, you Communist bas**rd.

By Bravesfan79

May 27, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this

Ive always been a big fan of Penn States Joe Pa…..and this only makes me a bigger fan!

from espn: “You can talk about missing class and all that kind of stuff, [yet] you see basketball go on forever. You have a lot of bogus excuses, but obviously the majority of people who have the say don’t want it.”

Paterno also is unhappy with the rules of the coaches’ poll, a key element in selecting which teams play in the BCS title game. Coaches are required to vote for the winner of the BCS title game in the final voting, a condition Paterno sees as working against the principle of a voting process.

Paterno has not voted in the coaches’ poll since 2004, when he wanted to vote for undefeated Auburn but was forced to vote for Southern California after it won the BCS title game.

“They said, ‘Well, you’ve got to vote or else you can’t participate.’ So I will not participate in the voting,” Paterno said. “Not that I’m against what other people want to do, it’s just that philosophically I think you ought to win it on the field. If I have to vote for somebody only because people have said these are the two teams that ought to be in the BCS championship game and I think they left somebody out that probably ought to be in it, that’s when I’ll feel a playoff ought to be appropriate. I’ve always been for a playoff.”

By Spike

May 27, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this

To the real Haywood… GATA!!

By Haywood Jablowme

May 27, 2008 3:34 PM | Link to this

Spike….Thanx, and you can rest assured I will GATA!

By Jumbo

May 27, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this

Nice article Mr CFB but Miles also led LSU to the 2005 SECCG.

I agree Shane #1 that no one team will dominate the SEC at least for a while. Too many strong programs and solid coaches.

By WestVaJoel

May 27, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this

Not a fan of the SEC, however it is the most impressive coaching list among any BCS conference. And suffice as to say you’ve got some real “characters” in that group in Saban, Petrino and Spurrier. Saban and Petrino being characters without character.

By Cuz

May 27, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this

I agree the SEC is loaded with coaching talent. I watch every SEC game I can because,1. It is my conference, 2.The games are usually pretty darn good. I am a Dawg fan first. An SEC fan second. And a College Football fan third. The NFL just does not have the passion of college football. Gee, I forgot to call somebody names.

By Atlanta Gator

May 27, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this

shane#1——I agree with you: notwithstanding the misty-eyed rearview glasses when people talk about the Bear et al, I believe that the current line-up of SEC coaches is the best ever. In fact, this may be greatest line-up of coaches in any conference, ever. There. I said it. : ]

By Cuz

May 27, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

AtlantaGator, you are one class act. Thanks for bringing it to the blog.

By Bravesfan79

May 27, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this

Cuz: Pro Football is better all around. The 98 Falcons season was 10 times better than any college season ive ever seen. They would of never of been “voted” into the superbowl that year they beat the Vikings behind the greatest Falcon QB ever…Chris Chandler. (at least from the time i started watching the Falcons around 1990)

College football is a joke, a freaking dog and pony show.

**Pro Football = UFC

College Football = a mix between a body building competition and WWE wrestling.**

Theres really no comparison… one has a REAL champion, the other a paper champion.

Im a CF fan, i watch alot of games and pull for GT and UGA. Although really no sense in pulling for a team thats out of it before the season even starts (GT…along with anyone else not ranked in the top 10 to start the year)

And im going for UGA, but will a 1 loss SEC champs UGA get in over a undefeated Missiouri, or a 1 loss OSU or 1 loss USC?? Alot of pple are talking about even if OSU looses to USC they could still get in just because they started the year #1.

And people are talking about BYU going undefeated but what does that really mean? When a team can go unbeaten and STILL get passed over for a 2 loss team …what does that say about “the best regular season in all of sports”??

what a joke….but continue on with your excuses of how everythings just perfect…. until its YOUR team that gets the shaft that is….

By GT

May 27, 2008 5:03 PM | Link to this

I can’t imagine anything more hyped than Georgia football and they are one of the few, along with Auburn, good schools not to win a national championship with their coach. And to Auburn’s credit they have gone undefeated which is about all that you can ask a school to do. I wonder if the hype like this year’s Georgia team doesn’t bring the best out of the opponents while other teams become real contender later in the year and have gotten away with a little more because the team is not really up for them. Something happens as Spurrier is quick to point out, and actually Bobby Ross made mention too, when the most highly recruited players never seem to perform at the level of less likely SEC teams. I often laugh at reporters getting mad at a team like Georgia that is “obviously’ the better team when year in year out, they lose to someone they shouldn’t. Not the reporters fault for not seeing the upset coming it was the team for playing so lousy. Never the opponent for playing so good. I give Tony credit he gets it right more often than any other I have seen. He is not afraid to go against the heard, like App. State against Mich.

By AltamahaDawg

May 27, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this

Yea yea yea, Coach Richt in his all of 7 yrs as a head coach hasnt won a BCS NC. A few plays short a couple of times. The fact that you guys bring that up every day, is a pretty big compliment to the guy. I mean, you obviously think its expected.

By RxDawg

May 27, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this

Your right Gatorguy, after looking at all those stats it really is amazing what SOS accomplished. Not to mention UF was basicly a USC back then too. I love our conference, so much competition and love for the game.

By Cuz

May 27, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this

Bravesfan, I just enjoy College ball better. Yeah the process of picking a champion basically bites, so do the bowl selections. Auburn got hosed in 2004 and it will happen to another team again. If you like the pro’s better, more power to you. I have seen some teams in a strong conference miss out while a team in a weak conference will get in also. So the pro’s although better at picking a champ than college, is also not perfect.

The BCS to me is a joke. I don’t think that we deserved to play in the Championship game last year because we did not do what we needed to do to get there. I would have rather played USC in the consolation bowl, win or lose.

Just my opinion my friend, I don’t think my opinion is any more important than yours. Have a good evening.

By AltamahaDawg

May 27, 2008 5:42 PM | Link to this

GT, Georgia has been picked to finish 2nd or 3rd in the east for several years past and not been a preseason top 5 national pick in many years, and you can’t imagine anything more hyped that Georgia Football???? Even this year, I think Georgia is getting about the same overall hype as any preseason top 3 team usually gets. Do you think maybe living in Dawg country and not so much a Dawgs fan, you are a bit over sensitive?

By shane #1

May 27, 2008 6:19 PM | Link to this

To the ‘Bama fan that wondered if not hiring Crooms was racially motivated. Saban is a “name” coach that has won a BCS championship. Alabama was short of talent and Saban is noted for His recruiting, which He proved again this year. I cannot accuse ‘Bama of racism in this case, I will say that I believe Crooms would be coaching a major program had He been white. SEC Coach of the Year, all these job openings, and Crooms gets no offers? Come on!

By Dorsey Hill

May 27, 2008 7:22 PM | Link to this

shane #1,

Since Shula was hired over Croom, not Saban, please justify that. I don’t think Bama is racist by the way, just stupid. You know, like you thinking that they chose Saban over Croom when that clearly wasn’t the case. Anyone who thought Shula was the superior candidate over Croom is an idiot. Racism actually requires having enough sense to be able to distinuguish between the races. Then, if you are inclined to racism, you’ve got to remind yourself of why one race is good and the other not so much. I’m not willing to give Bama, or their Bammer followers, that much credit.

I mean they did spend almost a million dollars a win so far and as far as I can tell they think they got a good deal. In contrast UGA paid around 100k per win in Richt’s first year. That’s a 10 to 1 ratio, stupid.

By PWNED!!!11!11

May 27, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this

STOOPID!!!

By shane #1

May 27, 2008 8:00 PM | Link to this

Dorsey, to quote the famous Alabamian Forest Gump, “stupid is as stupid does”. Since You write pretty well I assume that you can read. If so, please read My post again. Nowhere did I say that Saban was hired over Crooms. I said that Crooms was not hired, to My knowledge Crooms was not offered the job. I was replyimg to an earlier post that accused ‘Bama of racism. I have no desire to get into a war of words with a fellow UGA fan whose post I usually enjoy. If You want to fight it out over Saban go ahead, but it won’t be with Me, because, THAT WOULD BE STUPID!

By marty614

May 27, 2008 9:29 PM | Link to this

Cuz, I really agree with you. While CFB has its flaws, I do not want to see it turned into the junior NFL. As you said, if that is what you like fine.

The biggest problem I have with the BCS are the match ups after the championship game.

Thanks to those who brought a meaningful point and not smack talk. The smack really kills a good blog.

By War Eagle

May 27, 2008 9:41 PM | Link to this

Bamafan, I always though Bill Curry should stayed longer at Bama. He lost to Auburn four years in a row which put him in automatic zone. He was a solid recruiter, W_L record outstanding, plus a good guy. Crooms would have been a solid choice for Bama, but race was all over that decision.Saban is too self centered and punky. You are correct, 3-5 years, GONE.I think CMR, CTT,and CPF are class of SEC coaches.We are fortunate to live in a SEC environment.My respect is low on CUM, CLM…

By Cuz

May 27, 2008 10:27 PM | Link to this

I am one of the first to poke fun at Phat Phil but I have to admit that many times he has made chicken salad out of chicken dung. I mean who thought that he would win an MNC after Peyton left. Methinks that bet would have been 1000 to 1. I bring up Phans of Phat Phil just because it irritates the Vol fans who think, as some Dawg fans do also, that they should win every game and if they don’t, PHIRE PHAT PHIL. My beef is not with PHIL, it is with all fairweather fans. A clue to you guys, a cloud burst does not last all day, All things must pass, all things must pass away. Okay I watched a George Harrison DVD last night, most unappreciated Beatle. Not by John, George and Ringo, by the fair weather fans.

By Workinlkeadawg

May 27, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this

Forget the coaches.Who made UGA’s schedule? They are the only team in the SEC to play 4 back to back away games with no byes. Oh yeah the cocktail thing, that’s as close a Home game for UF as UGA playing in ATl. And if they make it there, they dang sure deserve it!

By Cuz

May 28, 2008 12:36 AM | Link to this

Work, I gave up that argument years ago when the South Georgia contingent of the Dawg Nation said it was their homegame. They trek to Athens faithfully with no direct way to get there, heck it is eight hours for some. I give them their dues and allow that for the SG Bulldawg Nation, may the game forever stay in JAX.

Now lets all say thanks to the South Georgia Bulldawg Nation. True Dawgs all.

By JUNE_BABY

May 28, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this

people in ga. may have a problem with bobby petrino, but i suspect he will be very successful in ark., once he gets a few yrs to recruit his kind of player(if he stays around).the type of offense he runs should be very attractive to certain types of qb’s(pro style), and running backs(smashmouth). he should have a lot of success getting players out of texas and louisiana, and maybe missouri. i suspect he will have better teams than he had at louisville. now that doesn’t translate to more victories, as the level of comp. will be much stronger than he faced in conf. usa or the big east. does anyone disagree? and why?

By Just a little sense

May 28, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this

To War Eagle, how did Bill Curry lose to Auburn four years in a row when he only coached at Alabama for three seasons? Oh the idiocy in the comments section.

By shane #1

May 28, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this

Cuz, as a member of the Albany-Lee County faithful I commend You for Your kind and understanding nature. If someone asked directions to Athens from Albany I would have to say “You can’t get there from here, go to Atlanta and start from there.” I also agree with You about Phat Phil, IMO, He did one of His best coaching jobs ever last year. His team had a chance to quit after the early loses and after the ‘Bama blow out. He brought them back every time, going to the SECCG. Justalittle, 4 Auburn losses in 3 Years is no big deal, to hear some Tech fans tell it, Chan lost to UGA 10 times in 7 years!

By Haywood Jablowme

May 28, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this

Didn’t it take Bobby Bowden 18 years to win a title at FSU? If it takes the best coach in college ball 18 years to win it all, I think Coach Richt can be forgiven for not winning a title in only 7 years.

By Cuz

May 28, 2008 11:36 PM | Link to this

Haywood keep your eyes on the prize. If we win the SEC, we are the champions. I don’t care if Ohio State and USC west play for the MNC. We win the SEC, we are top Dawgs. And thats all I’ve got to say about that. Love that line.

By TheBigBone

May 29, 2008 8:30 AM | Link to this

underwire & jablowyourself, FY!!! Always will be TheBigBone

By SEC Realist

May 29, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

Fulmer may have the girth of a giant punkin, but he also has a National Championship.

When our guy gets one, then the Dawgs can crow…in the meantime, silent longing is the best posture

By Dawg Knowledge

May 29, 2008 9:06 PM | Link to this

Forget “silent longing” Fat Phil is in trouble this year. You can give all the grats to David Cutcliffe for the last 2 years of the Vols success over Georgia. Look it up, the only time Fulmer has alot of wins over Georgia is if D. Cutcliffe is his Off cordinater. This is no longer so and with Georgia having an off date before the Vols you can bet on a score like: UGA 42 UT 13 The Great Pumpkin will get what he deserves. Ha!