The SEC: Is It As Great As They Claim? Part 1

Since the inception of the BCS in 1998 we have been told that the SEC from top to bottom, is the dominate conference in college football. We have been fed this information from the sports pundits in print and television. Every week former ESPN analyst Craig James would holler body of work. He would bash every BCS Buster claiming none of them could sustain the weekly grind of an SEC schedule. Are the pundits correct?

Author of Better Off Without 'Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession Chuck Thompson devotes one chapter in his book challenging SEC superiority.

In an article featured in Yahoo Sports, The Post Game Thompson begins his challenge asking if the SEC is so dominate why since the start of the BCS era in 1998 does the conference have overall losing records against the Pac-12 (11-12) and Big East (19-23) and superior but not dominating records against other major conferences?

ESPN is a major contributor SEC superiority. Every week we hear all their talking heads saying the SEC is  from top to bottom the toughest football conference decorating the college landscape. Is that true or is it part of a well constructed ESPN business plan designed to the SEC and their $2.25 billion dollar SEC investment?

Arguments supporting SEC superiority since the inception of the BCS are they have won 8 of the 14 national championship games, including the last 6. Infact the SEC has won the national title an astonishing 57.14 % since the advent of the BCS. Yet in the 50 years previous to the BCS the SEC claimed the national crown only 10.42 % of the time.

Certainly an amazing turn around in a relatively short period of time. Whats the cause of this amazing turn around?

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Lamarr Woodley: He's A Stud

Pittsburg Steeler LB from Saginaw, Michigan Lamarr Woodley is a real stud. He is the kind of off the field man we can all admire.

Saginaw, Mi was hard hit in the recession, jobs lost services cut back and people having to pay more and receive less.

One of the services hit hard was sports. Kids had to pony up $75.00 to play sports, doesn't sound like alot of money but for many families its the difference between food and other items.

Woodley cut a check for $60 grand to the Saginaw School District covering the entire bill for all the kids for all the sports. Now any boy or girl can participate due to the generosity of Lamarr Woodley, a man who remembers where he came from.

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What do Condoleeza Rice and Serena Williams have in common?

They certainly make an odd couple. A former Secretary of State and a tennis icon but they do have something in common.

The NFL has decided to market fashion football gear for women titled its my team.

The Cleveland Browns are honored to have Condi in their corner and I would think #16 Josh Cribbs is delighted to see Condi wearing his number. As a fan I like the way she looks in the jersey much more than the way he looks.

Serena is in a different situation, when she says the Miami Dolphins, Its My Team, she is right, she and her sister Venus are part owners of the Dolphins.

Look for Melania Trump and Peta Murgatroyd to appear in the ad campaign sporting their teams football apparel

Rhiannon Madden, NFL’s director of apparel, said: 'We want to show that you can be a [football] fan by what you wear to work, going to the gym or out at night with girlfriends.
'It’s also a message of empowerment. It’s your team–not your guy’s team,' she said.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2188451/Condoleezza-Rice-makes-modelling-debut-joins-Serena-Williams-Melania-Trump-NFLs-new-clothing-line.html#ixzz23eA3Vgrs

Personally I think this ad campaign will be very succesful and not be limited to female consumers.
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Football Punters: Are They The Next Leather Helmet?

I know on the surface that question sounds nuts but is it? Is it possible that punters and punt returns could become fully or partially obsolete?

If San Diego State's Rocky Long moves forward with what he is thinking, we may see the beginning of the end of the punting game as we know it.

Coach Long has indicated in and interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune he doesn't want to punt in 2012. What Long is mulling over is not punting on 4th down if the Aztecs are beyond the opponents 50. His reasoning is every time they are successful on a 4th down conversion, they will be running more plays, increase their scoring opportunities and tire out the defense by keeping them on the field.

Long, considered an innovative coach, who developed the 3-3-5 defense while coaching at New Mexico is not the brains behind this strategy, that honor belongs to Kevin Kelly.

Kevin Kelley is the head football coach of Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Ark. During his 9 years at the helm his teams have won three state titles while amassing a 104-19 win loss record. Kelly came up with some interesting statistics to back up his refusal to punt.  According to Kelley's statistics, when a team punts from near its end zone, the opponent will take possession inside the 40-yard line and will then score a touchdown 77 percent of the time. If it recovers on downs inside the 10, it will score a touchdown 92 percent of the time.

Another thing Kelly does that is changing the game is his kick off strategy. He doesn't kick the ball deep or attempt squib kicks to reduce run backs. Infact the new kick off rules of advancing the ball deeper down field will only serve to give Kelly a kick off advantage. Kelly does the onsides kick every time.

Will more teams adopt the Kelly philosophy and make the punting game and kick off game the new leather helmet? Only time will tell and we shall see how college ball responds if Coach Long and his Aztecs follow Kevin Kelly's lead.

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Is Cheerleading A Sport

Personally I think it is. It requires athleticism and rugged training. The Federal Courts have answered the question with serious impact on schools across the country.

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National Football League Break Through

This coming Thursday we will witness NFL History. It will take place in San Diego, Ca in a preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Diego Chargers.

This Thursday Shannon Easton will see 17 years of hard work pay off, serving as a line judge, she breaks into the starting line up as the NFL's first woman NFL official.

Congrats Shannon Easton.

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University of Idaho Vandals: What are you thinking

You did this type of poster a few years ago and were badly roasted for such a dumb move.

Do you think doing this poster a second time will be better? Do they really think seeing a bunch oiled up half naked football players wearing chains is going to intimidate opposing teams? Do you guys think Les Miles and LSU are trembling about playing you guys or laughing their asses off looking at this poster. Are you hoping maybe they will have mercy on you and keep their score under 60?

Please tell me you are not bringing back the infamous I butt logo. Vandals, you are more embarassing to our state than your former student body president and our former senator Larry Craig who was caught toilet trolling in the Minneapolis Airport men's room back in 2007.

USA Today's Coaches Poll

USA Today has released their preseason coaches poll.

Aug. 2, 2012 — preseason poll
Rank	Team (first-place votes)	Record	Points	Final 2011 rank
1.	LSU (18)	13-1	1,403	2
2.	Alabama (20)	12-1	1,399	1
3.	Southern California (19)	10-2	1,388	NR
4.	Oklahoma (1)	10-3	1,276	15
5.	Oregon	12-2	1,258	4
6.	Georgia	10-4	1,061	20
7.	Florida State (1)	9-4	1,055	23
8.	Michigan	11-2	1,023	9
9.	South Carolina	11-2	981	8
10.	Arkansas	11-2	948	5
11.	West Virginia	10-3	833	18
12.	Wisconsin	11-3	743	11
13.	Michigan State	11-3	717	10
14.	Clemson	10-4	598	22
15.	Texas	8-5	549	NR
16.	Nebraska	9-4	501	24
17.	TCU	11-2	499	13
18.	Stanford	11-2	497	7
19.	Oklahoma State	12-1	476	3
20.	Virginia Tech	11-3	461	17
21.	Kansas State	10-3	398	16
22.	Boise State	12-1	271	6
23.	Florida	7-6	250	NR
24.	Notre Dame	8-5	166	NR
25.	Auburn	8-5	66	NR
Others receiving votes (with 2011 records)
Washington (7-6) 64; Louisville (7-6) 46; Georgia Tech (8-5) 35; Cincinnati (10-3) 32; Texas A&M (7-6) 28; Baylor (10-3) 23; Utah (8-5) 22; Mississippi State (7-6) 21; South Florida (5-7) 12; N.C. State (8-5) 11; BYU (10-3) 10; Louisiana Tech (8-5) 10; Virginia (8-5) 9; Houston (13-1) 7; Southern Mississippi (12-2) 6; Central Florida (5-7) 5; Rutgers (9-4) 5; Florida International (8-5) 3; Missouri (8-5) 3; Tennessee (5-7) 3; Northern Illinois (11-3) 2; Texas Tech (5-7) 1.
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