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DEL.ICIO.USCountdown: Spurrier, Favre need do-overs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jeff Schultz
10: Steve Spurrier and Brett Favre were both shut out this past weekend. Welcome to the year’s first reality check.
9: When Georgia blanked South Carolina, 18-0, it was the first time a Spurrier team was shut out since 1987 when he was at Duke, which doesn’t really count. In the bigger picture, it illustrated the recruiting problems he is going to have in Columbia, much like he had at Duke, which doesn’t really count.
8: Spurrier can coach. But he’s not going to win any recruiting border wars with Georgia, and he’ll only get players out of Florida who aren’t wanted by Miami, Florida or Florida State. He should do OK against Central Florida and Southern. That means few stars and little depth. What Spurrier did last season was great, but 7-5 might be as good as it ever gets there. And at this stage of his life, I’m guessing he doesn’t have the patience for many six- or seven-win seasons.
7: Favre thought about retirement. He should’ve done more than think about it. He had two interceptions and no touchdowns in the opener against Chicago, a division rival that has held him to no touchdowns and EIGHT interceptions in the last three meetings. Brett Favre, meet Randy Wright.
6: On a good team, Favre might still be decent (but not great). But in Green Bay, he’s done in part because the Packers are done. They might be the only NFL franchise with a heart instead of a head. Why couldn’t they just say, “Goodbye”?
5: The 49ers told Joe Montana they were going to go with Steve Young. Is there some reason Green Bay couldn’t do the same thing with Favre? They need to move on and start building around Aaron Rodgers — or at least see if the kid can play.
4: Anna Kournikova, meet Maria Sharapova. (Wait. You mean you can be hot but not a fraud?)
3: From the Dept. of Bad Timing: John Smoltz is 0-3 with an 11.08 ERA and a groin pull since airing frustrations about his option for next year not yet being exercised. (That said, he still has a point.)
2: There apparently are some people who are upset that Tiger Woods appeared to be cheering for Roger Federer over Andy Roddick in the U.S. Open. Excuse me, but is Federer a Swiss arms dealer or something? Get a life, folks.
1: Guess Mark Richt didn’t think it was important to hide the identity of his backup quarterback this week (Joe Cox).
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By Patrick Cunningham
September 13, 2006 04:38 PM | Link to this
Mr. Schultz, This is off the topic, but just wanted to send you this great article I found.
Sincerely, Anonymous, Proud Met Fan
“Since they last won a World Series in 1986, there generally have been two absolutes about the New York Mets: 1) They’re supposed to be great; 2) They’re not. Only with that coupled entry can a franchise have such spectacular and amusing crashes…
“The Mets have watched the Braves win the division all too often. I guess they figure if they have a five-game lead in April, best to milk it for all it’s worth. You would just think that after so much misery and Atlanta’s 14 straight division titles, spring celebrations would be, um, tempered.”…
“The only difference this season is that the Mets actually have lived up to the hype. (Well, some of it.) Over the past two years, they have added Carlos Beltran, Pedro Martinez, Carlos Delgado, Paul Lo Duca and Billy Wagner. Some things, apparently, even the Mets can’t mess up…
“But Tuesday was the inevitable reality slap. Andruw Jones hit two home runs. LaRoche hit another. The Braves, playing without Chipper Jones and Edgar Renteria, led 5-0 through three innings, and the Mets hadn’t even set their playoff rotation yet…
“Meanwhile, the Mets lost. They’re six games out of last.”…
By Patrick Cunningham
September 13, 2006 04:43 PM | Link to this
Mr. Schultz, This is off the topic, but just wanted to send you this great article I found.
Sincerely, Anonymous, Proud Met Fan
“Since they last won a World Series in 1986, there generally have been two absolutes about the New York Mets: 1) They’re supposed to be great; 2) They’re not. Only with that coupled entry can a franchise have such spectacular and amusing crashes…
“The Mets have watched the Braves win the division all too often. I guess they figure if they have a five-game lead in April, best to milk it for all it’s worth. You would just think that after so much misery and Atlanta’s 14 straight division titles, spring celebrations would be, um, tempered.”…
“The only difference this season is that the Mets actually have lived up to the hype. (Well, some of it.) Over the past two years, they have added Carlos Beltran, Pedro Martinez, Carlos Delgado, Paul Lo Duca and Billy Wagner. Some things, apparently, even the Mets can’t mess up…
“But Tuesday was the inevitable reality slap. Andruw Jones hit two home runs. LaRoche hit another. The Braves, playing without Chipper Jones and Edgar Renteria, led 5-0 through three innings, and the Mets hadn’t even set their playoff rotation yet…
“Meanwhile, the Mets lost. They’re six games out of last.”…
By Patrick Cunningham
September 13, 2006 04:43 PM | Link to this
Mr. Schultz, This is off the topic, but just wanted to send you this great article I found.
Sincerely, Anonymous, Proud Met Fan
“Since they last won a World Series in 1986, there generally have been two absolutes about the New York Mets: 1) They’re supposed to be great; 2) They’re not. Only with that coupled entry can a franchise have such spectacular and amusing crashes…
“The Mets have watched the Braves win the division all too often. I guess they figure if they have a five-game lead in April, best to milk it for all it’s worth. You would just think that after so much misery and Atlanta’s 14 straight division titles, spring celebrations would be, um, tempered.”…
“The only difference this season is that the Mets actually have lived up to the hype. (Well, some of it.) Over the past two years, they have added Carlos Beltran, Pedro Martinez, Carlos Delgado, Paul Lo Duca and Billy Wagner. Some things, apparently, even the Mets can’t mess up…
“But Tuesday was the inevitable reality slap. Andruw Jones hit two home runs. LaRoche hit another. The Braves, playing without Chipper Jones and Edgar Renteria, led 5-0 through three innings, and the Mets hadn’t even set their playoff rotation yet…
“Meanwhile, the Mets lost. They’re six games out of last.”…