Barking Carnival

They got 22 first place votes. USC and Ohio State both received 14 first place votes. Where was Texas?

Both Georgia and Florida are ranked in the top five in most of the preseason polls I’ve seen. Deservedly so. I also believe that Georgia is ranked ahead of Florida in each of the same polls. Now the SEC media voted for their preseason poll, and Florida received twice as many votes as Georgia as […]

The Georgia roster might still list him at 237 pounds, but according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer Chip Towers, Stafford is no longer a fatty:
“On that note, I ran into quarterback Matthew Stafford and spoke with him very briefly. From my perspective, he appears to be in the best condition he’s been in since he’s been […]

Just before Signing Day, we talked here about the Recruiting Rankings analysis that SMQ performed and he concluded how accurately Rivals was predicting winning percentages.
“Rivals was very, very good at picking the top teams – of the top 25 winningest teams of the last six years, all were either pegged in or very near their […]

EyesOfTexas’s post regarding the relative lack of upsets in the Texas/Texas A&M series got me to thinking about the line, “You can throw out the records when these two teams play.” Any truth to that axiom for other in-state rivalries? Clearly, it is not true for T+1. See the comments I made […]

Mark Richt earned his reputation as an offensive guru at a place that was tough to succeed in the 90s, Florida State. In perhaps the promotion of the century, he made an almost Franchione-level good career move when he jumped ship after 2000. Chris Weinke had just won the Heisman, FSU was about to play […]

Well, I’m 9-8-1 overall but 3-0 on double unit plays for a decent +4 units for the year. It’s been a below average run, but I’m still making money. The good news is that I really, really like this week’s card. I like it more than Chooky likes frosted tipped boy bands, […]

Dear Mike Gundy,
Stop running the option with Bobby Reid. It’s not something he does well. Here’s how it worked against Georgia: Reid runs down the line of scrimmage, comes to a complete stop and then gets clocked by either a Georgia linebacker or safety. He seems to be a better runner when it’s not a […]

Georgia coach Marc Richt is no longer calling his own plays. That sound you heard was Bulldog fans letting out a collective sigh of relief.
Like anyone coaching football in the South, he talked to God about his decision. A burning hedge?
“I’d been praying about it,” Richt said. “I wanted to see if God would help me […]

Watching the game, one thing stood out to me . . . Mike Henig sucks. Those 6 picks were well defended, but that kid was just closing his eyes, chunking the ball, and hoping for the best.
Flynn is a capable QB. I think if Perrilloux was given the chance he’d outperform him.