Crank That. Surprisingly--no, wait, the opposite of that--it turns out Auburn's players haven't forgotten about that whole blackout-and-Soulja Boy thing between the hedges last year. Any chance of some kind of reverse stunt from Auburn this year?
"It was a hurtful feeling to see those guys dancing," (Rod) Smith said. "We have an opportunity to get those guys back. Maybe we can talk to coach Tubs and play some music."
Well, I'd be fine with re-appropriating Soulja Boy if we can get the classic Barney YouTube (warning: NSFW, NSF one's sanity past the 45 second-mark) on the jumbotron. Barring that, though, I'd recommend some Girl Talk (also not work recommended):
That is my honest recommendation and not at all just an excuse to make all the hipsters out there jealous by mentioning I'm going to see Mr. Talk in person tonight. (And oh, for the record: still don't care about Georgia's dancing last year. The only proper method for registering a complaint is victory. Ask Florida.)
Welcome back, Robert. Dunn got his first real crack at recapturing his punt-returnin' magic this past weekend. Tubby, your evaluation?
"It was a terrible decision," Tuberville said. "He said the sun got in his eyes. You can't have mistakes like that."Awesome. Also of note from Herndon's column: Auburn's kickoff coverage left more than a bit to be desired, as Acid Reign ("F. Giving up 29 yards per return to a FCS team is terrible.") will tell you as well.
Speaking of Acid ... he took a crack at explaining the offense's plight recently as well. This is the factoid that struck me:
In 2005, the message sent by the offensive staff during the 2004 season was realized. Despite a perfect season, we signed Montez Billings, Robert Dunn, Andrew McCain, Gabe McKenzie, and Tommy Trott. Prechae Rodriguez was a Juco signee. Again, no big time game-breakers. This was NOT a class one would expect, after a 13-0 season!Um ... er ... no, it's not. All respect to Trott and Dunn, but there's no way around it.
Obligatory "they play other sports?" joke goes here. Good news from Auburn's other sporting fronts: the men's hoops team had a much better exhibition outing than that loss to AUM a couple of years back, and it appears Lebo could have found an actual three-point shooter in this Waller kid. Even better news from the soccer team, which somehow finagled not only an NCAA Tournament berth (expected) but hosting duties for the first two rounds (not expected) including a potential matchup with No. 2 seed Florida St. NCAA to 'Noles: up yours!
Now, just don't ask about the volleyball team, which is somehow on pace to finish with even fewer SEC wins than last year's 3.
Mid-major hatin'. With Jay Bilas back in business, I'm steeling myself for the usual steady diet of passive-aggressive mid-major bashing on the basketball end for the next few months. But on the football end you rarely see such naked disdain for mid-majors as Mark Schlabach expresses here:
(E)quality and common sense still have to outweigh inclusion.Nevermind that to judge by the polls, no one but no one was arguing that Tulsa was ever "the best team from a non-BCS league"; nevermind that Tulsa outgained the 'Hogs by nearly 100 yards and likely would have won if not for a kickoff return; nevermind that Utah and Boise have already conquered teams in Oregon St. and Oregon (not to mention TCU) that are leagues and leagues better than Arkansas. If Utah and Boise were really any good, Tulsa wouldn't have lost in Fayetteville. It only stands to (non)reason.
A few weeks ago, when Tulsa looked like the best team from a non-BCS league, Golden Hurricane coach Todd Graham said he was confident his team would qualify for a BCS bowl game if it finished unbeaten ... The Golden Hurricane promptly lost to Arkansas, one of the worst teams in the SEC.
The Razorbacks, sitting at the bottom of the SEC West, are probably good enough to beat Ball State, Boise State and Utah, too.
What's weird is that I actually agree with Schlabach's final assessment of these teams' BCS-worthiness: Utah yes (assuming they beat BYU), Boise no, Ball St. no. But it's not because Tulsa lost to Arkansas or because of some sort of nonsensical assumption about how Boise would fare against Pitt or North Carolina's schedule, to name two teams Schlabach claims are more deserving of a BCS berth. (All those of you who think Boise would have found a way to beat Bowling Green and Virginia, raise your hand.) If you want to deny them because you find them lacking on the field, fine. If you want to deny them because you find them lacking in your own Land of Hypotheticals, that's not fine whatsoever.
Just funny. Jay G. Tate last Friday:
Hey everyone. It's one day before the BIG homecoming game and I'm feeling a bit underwhelmed. You know the feeling. It's like when Ben Tate takes a hand-off out of the shotgun formation and starts that arduous journey beyond the tackle.That's funny. But this is funnier: Jay G. Tate reporting on Ben Tate's statements to the press the next night:
Ben Tate on his health and how it affected his play today: "I'm 100 percent. Does it look like I'm not 100 percent? I'm fine. I've been fine since the Ole Miss game. It's just a matter of going out there and producing -- no matter what the odds are or what my line is doing. I have to fight and get yards."Gee, Jay, are you trying to tell us something about Ben Tate's speed? (Also funny: the headline on this Tate article, which I'm 99.9 percent sure is is none-too-hidden sarcasm).
Lastly, a great big giant THANK YOU to all our men and women in uniform, past and present. You rock. And if you'd like a more thoughtful take on the former Armistic Day and what it means, I'd suggest visiting Doug's place at HJS.
6 comments:
FYI-- The '07 Georgia team had been dancing to the Soulja Boy (music only) all season, long before the Auburn game. It was not in any way directed at the Auburn team.
It's certainly true that it was a season-long thing, but the dancing in that particular game, with the blackout and Georgia running away with it, took on a little bit more celebratory air than I think it had in previous weeks for the Dawgs. Of course, that's the Auburn viewpoint--
directed or not, intentionally or not, it made an impression on Auburn's players and fans.
If it hurt poor little Rod's feelings so much to see Georgia dancing on the sidelines & the announcers having a great time, then why didn't he or his team do something about it then?
What a bunch of whiny pussies (much like this blog). That's why you got your asses handed to you - you got beat & embarrassed AND YOU WEREN"T GOOD ENOUGH TO FIGHT IT.
And I seriously doubt you are this year either.
Real pussies hide behind anonymity.
Mike
Knoxville, TN
Wow. What kind of inferiority complex must you have to go to a heavily underdog opponent's blog to defend your team's classless acts of infantile derision from last year's game?
And then do it anonymously? I didn't know they grew them THAT big in Georgia!
It just goes to show, you can always tell a Georgia fan,..
... just not much.
War Eagle
Sullivan,
As anonymous #1, not to be confused with anonymous #2, I agree with you and dislike trash talking. I think it is human nature to feel offended when someone else celebrates something we do not consider something worthy of celebration, i.e. our team's loss. Part of being a fan is to learn the life lesson of taking the nasty Rammer Jammer and Gator/Tiger Bait chant, the chomping, return chomping, the 1-6 finger display and, yes, the dancing perceived as infantile derision and just support our team positively. I tell you that the dancing was going on all season and was not directed at the Auburn team or fans. I think the players who actually play the game are more tough skinned than we fans. Here is to a game with no injuries to either of us, we are both battered teams!
Go Dawgs!
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