A good way to start the day

I'm basically just ripping this off somebody else's blog, but the video was to good to let it go without posting a copy of my own. My only complaint with the video is it starts a little quiet, and I can't turn my speakers up here in the office, which of course might be why I can't hear the beginning.




Go DAWGS!

Stafford will be the one

In an article in the Tennesseean of all places today there is a brief interview with Jay Cutler. The author of the article said he recently asked Cutler, who had been a "coach" at a recent quarterback camp, who was the best quarterback at the camp, and specifically what he thought of Tim Tebow and would he be the next great SEC quarterback. Cutler's response should make any UGA fan excited about the future.

“The best was the kid going to Georgia,” Cutler said. “That kid is the real deal. He was by far the best out of the group.”

I tend to agree with the author of the article in that who better to assess talent and determine who has what it takes to be sucessful in the SEC, than the guy who did it at Vanderbilt of all places.

Decision Day

According to the AJC today the final decision on who will start Georgia's opening game on September 2 will be decided by the end of this weekend. While Richt still isn't doing anything to tip his hand it seems they have a good idea of who the starter will be, but they are waiting until after today's scrimmage to make their decision. Everything still points to Richt and his coaching staff going the safe route and playing the senior, Joe Tereshinski, with Stafford and possibly one of the other guys getting some snaps in the opener. The general opinion appears to be Tereshinski will be given his chance, but the first time he slips up or fails to get a win, then the Stafford will move in. The more I read into the situation though I'm starting to wonder. If theat was the case why not just name Joe the starter and Stafford the number 2 and go with it. I think the Richt would like to see one of his quarterbacks really step up and win the job out right. I have no idea if anyone has done it, but I have a hunch that Stafford will be the starter. To me thats the only reason to keep dragging out this decision is that the freshman has shown enough that the coach's are ready to see him play sooner rather than later.

The starter on opening day? My spider sense says yes.

Be the squirrel

For all those schools currently seeking new mascots thanks to the NCAA cleaining up the image of college football by ridding us of any mascot that might be considered offensive. I offer the ultimate answer. BE THE SQUIRREL! Not only can you make easy money off all those stuffed animals you can sale to the kiddies, but lets face it squirrels are a dime a dozen. How hard could it possibly be to take care of a squirrel. Plus lets face it they basically all look the same you could replace Ole' Nutter and who would be the wiser? Of course nobody wants a mascot just because its cute. However, after a squirrel in Florida held an entire park hostage as he attacked anyone who entered his territory. Granted that squirrel met a sad fate at the end of the day, but that's the scarriest part about squirrels. They're everywhere....

Prize Recruit Stolen from Tennessee

This rumor first began its dance around the internet earlier this morning, but it was made offical at a press conference today. Oklahoma has found a replacement for Rhett Bomar for next season. For anyone who has lived in a cave for the last week you might have missed the fact that Bomar was suspsended for accepting money for work he didn't do. To Bob Stoops credit he quickly dismissed Bomar from the team and dashed the National Championship dreams dancing in so many Sooners heards. While this season will still be a long difficult road that will no doubt see Oklahmoa struggle to equal its record from last year there is now a beacon of hope for all the Boomer Sooners drowning their sorrows.

AP Photo: Uncle Rico Commits to OU.

Uncle Rico has comitted to Oklahoma. Uncle Rico had been close to comitting to Tennessee, until the details of the Bomar scandal came out. Apparently Uncle Rico had a change of heart. Uncle Rico had this to say at his press conference with Bob Stoops: "I'd really like to appologize to the Big Orange nation. I was looking forward to moving to Knoxvegas and seeing some of that southern hospitality first hand. There's nothing that gets my blood boiling like big bangs and spandex, but this is a once in a life time oppourtunity. Do you realize how much spandex you can buy with a deal like this. I mean getting paid for not working. Thats the American dream."

Stoops who was not allowed to comment on Uncle Rico until after signing day made the following statement: "A guy like Uncle Rico could really come in and turn this program around. I look forward to working with him next spring."

When asked when he might be making the move to Norman Uncle Rico commented that he had already gassed up the van and was planning to be there by Thursday night. When asked why Thursday night, he made the following statement as he climbed aboard his van; "Lady's night. Lady's night every Thursday how can a guy miss that?"

Clip from Uncle Rico's recriting video

NIck Jone Article

The AJC has a great article today about Nick Jones. Eventhough he's undersized for a lineman in the SEC Jones has moved from guard to center for UGA this year. I thought I had fairly small hands, but according to the article Nick can still wear his little league glove. Not that I'd ever make fun of a guy who could basically eat me as a snack or anything, but 6'3" and 296 with hand the size of an 8 year old is...well freaky.

Nick Jones forced to use 2 hands to recover the ball.

Like anybody who's ever played in the SEC with a smaller than average build, Nick is all heart. Which to be perfectly honest aside from being smart and recognizing blitzes and shifting the line accordingly there is nothing more that you could ever ask from the big guy. Here's hoping he can do his part to get those young pups ready to go on the offensive line.

More Marcelo Balboa for everyone!

According to ESPN, John Harkes has joined Bruce Arena as an assitant for the NY Red Bulls. Harkes is one of the best players to ever put on a US jersey eventhough thats probably the equivalent of saying he's one of the best players to put on a Vandy jersey. Not that it takes anything away from Harkes, but US Soccer isn't exactly a factory of world class players. Just the same he was always one of my personal favorites. And a lot of credit goes to guys like Wynalda, Harkes, and Tab Ramos for laying the ground work for today's US team. It will also be interesting to watch the rebuilding project going on in NY and see how long it takes Areana and company to turn things around. The only draw back to Harkes moving to the side lines is the seat he vacates in the press booth. While Harkes isn't the John Madden or Harry Carrey of calling soccer games, he is miles ahead of his former US teammate. I for one was hoping that following the World Cup maybe Harkes would bump Balboa and friends from the "#1" broadcast team, however now it looks more like soccer fans in the US will be treated to a smorgasborg of Marcelo Balboa stupidity.

Just looking at this picture will make you soccer IQ drop 50 points.