BlogPoll - 15 - 2010

“but right now I like the Tigers by a field goal.”

so does Vegas

It’s not like Mack has done any real on the field coach for the past 13 seasons under than calling the occasional fake punt to the up back or fake field goal and clapping. It worked okay for him, until this season.

I hate to say it, but Auburn wins by at least 10. They have the two best players on the field in Fairley and Scam. Oregon is too small to slow down Scam and Fairley will make enough plays to slow down Oregon. Oregon’s passing game is okay, but it’s not really down field based and some short white dude is their best target. Not exactly Julio Jones or AJ Green. How sad is that Gene “I’m not going to defend something that’s garbage” Chizik is going to have the same amount of national titles as Stoops, Tressell, Brown, & Pete Carroll? Chizik will probably be the second or third worst coach to win a BCS championship. Larry Coker is the worst, and then it’s between Fulmer and Chizik for number two.

11 Missouri Tigers

You didn’t have time to send Phenomenal a fruitcake?

Yes, I’m sending him a literature grad student.

Scipio, just FYI:

Monday, December 06, 2010Last Update: 11:32 AM PT
ESPN Sues Longhorns on Big 12 Realignment
By JOE HARRIS
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(CN) – ESPN says the University of Texas is playing games with sports station’s FOIA request about plans to move the Longhorns out of the Big 12 Conference. Possible realignment of the Big 12, PAC 10 and Big 10 is big news, and the public is entitled to it, ESPN says, despite the UT’s claim that the documents are protected from disclosure by attorney-client privilege.
ESPN and its reporter Paula Lavigne sued the University of Texas System, seeking declaratory judgment in Travis County Court, Austin.
Lavigne submitted a FOIA request on June 22, seeking any documents generated since May 1, including emails, fax, or telephone notes from UT officials, regarding membership realignment of the Big 12, Big 10 and PAC 10 conferences.
The UT refused, citing attorney-client privilege, and saying the attorney general, agreed.
"However, the arguments that the UT system asserted simply cannot apply to the vast bulk of information sought by ESPN, if any," the complaint states. “For example, the UT system claims that certain responsive information related to UT Austin President William Powers is not public information because it was not ‘collected, assembled or maintained in connection of transaction of official business of’ UT Austin, but rather in President Powers’ capacity as Chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors. However, the UT system admits that President Powers holds his position as Chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors only by virtue of his Presidency of UT Austin and because UT Austin is a member of the Big 12 conference. Further, the fact that the Big 12 itself is not a governmental body is irrelevant. ESPN has requested the information from UT Austin, not the Big 12. UT Austin’s membership in the Big 12 and/or the possibility of realignment has a substantial impact on UT Austin and relates to UT Austin’s business, and therefore falls within the definition of public information. … Additionally, the UT system’s claim that much of the information and communication related to membership realignment of the Big 12 and other conferences is protected by the attorney-client privilege is internally inconsistent. It is inherent in the UT system’s argument in its brief that much if not all of the alleged attorney-client privileged information was shared with the Big 12, thereby defeating the privilege.”
Major conference athletic realignment dominated the headlines this summer, with Texas as a major player. Various reports had Texas preparing to move to the Big 10 or the PAC 10, which many analysts speculated could spell the end of the Big 12. Ultimately, Texas stayed put, with only Nebraska and Colorado moving out of the Big 12. Nebraska will begin playing in the Big 10 and Colorado will begin playing in the PAC 10 next year.
ESPN wants to see the documents. It is represented by Catherine Robb of Austin and Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold of Houston.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/12/06/32323.htm

Thanks, Andrew. Muy interesante.

So we beat Texas at home and drop 2 spots, then stay home and go up 2 slots. Nevada moves up 3 for struggling with LaTech?

parlin said:
December 6th, 2010 at 7:19 pm

11 Missouri Tigers

You didn’t have time to send Phenomenal a fruitcake?

The computers have the Tigers 10th. They’re smarter than Scipio.

Scipio Tex said:
December 6th, 2010 at 7:56 pm

Yes, I’m sending him a literature grad student.

I hope you poked some holes in the box. The last grad student you sent me….well, it didn’t end well.

I botched my italicizing. I need help. That grad student better get here quick…

Kilgore -
 
Since when does beating Texas at home have any meaning? Join the long line: UCLA, Iowa State etc. If anything, you should drop for the game being close. Nevada was ranked ahead of you last week. The teams in front of them lost. You think you’d beat Alabama?
 
Phenom -
 
A Dickens in a box?

I hope the winner of the NC game is rained on with mini-hundred dollar bill style confetti. Or call it snow, since it is winter after all, and the winning players can make celebratory snow angels.

Accolades be damned. Recall the most recent version of top drawer talent clash in which the media darlings were hurling wreaths around Thunder and Lightning of SC Trojans. “No one would stop that freight train.” Not so fast. There was an also ran talent on the other side who had something else to say about the situation. I’m not discounting Cammy-Cam’s austerity, but James and Thomas will have some Tejas skin in the game. The match is pretty even and not sure how Vegas will conjure the spread (has Oregon played indoors this year? How’s that for an intangible?)

The Scip-Phenom cock banter is some pretty firm stuff.

It is simply amazing that beating Texas on their field could ever result in a poll drop. But the polls are all beauty pageants anyway. Until we have a real playoff, they are irrelevant.

I really don’t see Oregon having the speed and size on defense to match up well with Auburn. I’ve got Auburn by 17.

Of course, the title will be stripped by this time next year, but Auburn will still claim it, because that’s what they do in the state of Alabama.

TXStampede -

It’s not like we exactly shut down Thunder and Lightning in the Rose Bowl. ’SC scored 38 and if they punt the ball, they probably win. They had 576 yards of total offense and ran for 202 on the ground.

People seem to think that the reason we won was because of our defense. We didn’t. We won because of Jesus in Cleats and some inexplicable mistakes by ’SC.

Quit giving our defense credit.

hodad:

“Of course, the title will be stripped by this time five years from now, but Auburn will still claim it, because that’s what they do in the state of Alabama.”

Fixed it for ya.

I’m just happy I don’t have to waste my MNC game tickets on a Boise v TCU game

Great stuff from LSUFreek

I will take Auburn by a red lightsaber. If things break their way, I could see them winning by a couple of grey wolves.