Culture
The SEC as Liquor
http://thecollegefootballguys.blogspot.com/2008/07/sec-as-liquor.html
Good looking women. Hot muggy summers. Southern hospitality. Sweet tea. Coke. Rebel attitude.
The south has provided all this and more to the American public. However the most important is the south's love of Spirits.
NASCAR, an entire sports industry, was built around a southern moonshiner's ability to outrun the authorities. It is the efforts of these brave men that saved America the liquid we all enjoy. Liquor is important stuff to these folks. Therefore it makes perfect sense that we compare their teams to the hooch we love so much.
Tennessee - Wild Turkey. Just as the clothes worn to the game, both can be used on your next hunting trip. No need to repack that 4X4. Just whistle for Smokey the blood hound, and go.
Vanderbilt - Jack Daniels Single Barrel. Not a bourbon, not an Admiral, not Ivy League, and definitely not Woodford's Reserve, but acts like it is.
Kentucky - Maker's Mark. Good solid bourbon that is content to be second best on its own campus. Enjoys a more laid back approach to life.
South Carolina - Old Crow. Mixed with sweetener makes a poor man's mint julep. Straight up it is too hard and abrasive(like a drink from a fire hydrant). The added flavor makes it more soft and subtle like the football team. Enjoys riding the coattails of the once successful.
LSU - Everclear aka Ethanol. No matter how popular and trendy they have become in recent years, when you break it all down it still just moonshine. James Carville is their biggest fan. Makes "drinking the Kool-Aid" that much easier.
Alabama - Patron. New spin on an old classic. Drinking it will make you feel like Superman and repress bad memories of the recent past. At the bottom of it all is still a big ol' worm.
college football guys
7/11/08
Top 25 Toughest Places to Play
http://extracurlyfries.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/top-25-toughest-places-to-play/
In the new edition of NCAA Football ‘09 which releases for the XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3 next Tuesday, the top 25 toughest places to play in the game are set. Three SEC teams in the top five. Not bad.
#1 LSU
#2 Florida
#3 Ohio State
#4 Penn State
#5 Tennessee
#6 Oklahoma
#7 Oregon
#8 Wisconsin
#9 Virginia Tech
#10 Nebraska
#11 USC
#12 Texas
#13 Michigan
#14 Texas A&M
#15 Notre Dame
#16 Georgia
#17 Florida State
#18 Alabama
#19 Auburn
#20 West Virginia
#21 Clemson
#22 Arkansas
#23 Colorado
#24 Boise St.
#25 South Carolina
Why on earth is Oregon, Wisconsin, and Southern Cal ahead of Georgia, Auburn, and Alabama? The latter three should be in the top ten instead of the first three mentioned. Southern Cal has to cover up 30,000 seats and they still can’t sell out. I guess it’s tougher to play in Autzen Stadium (50,000+) than in the SEC? Ha. Here’s my top 25:
1. LSU
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. Georgia
5. Ohio State
6. Penn State
7. Auburn
8. Alabama
9. Michigan
10. Virginia Tech
11.Nebraska
12. Texas A&M
13. Florida State
14. Texas
15. Oklahoma
16. Clemson
17. Wisconsin
18. Notre Dame
19. Oregon
20. Arkansas
21. Southern California
22. Arizona State
23. South Carolina
24. Colorado
25. West Virginia
ExtraCurlyFries,please
7/10/08
Top Prospects: Running Backs
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=2&c=767909
Most teams in Tennessee are going to rely on their ground game heavily during the 2008 season. Find out who some of the top running backs will be this season throughout the state. Learn more about the prospects and the schools recruiting them.
The most sought after running back prospect in the state may be Gabriel Hunter, 5-11, 190 pounds from Memphis-Kingsbury (Tenn.). He has offers from Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, Memphis, Mississippi, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech. Hunter is a strong running back with the potential to take it the distance. Look for a big season from this 2007 Mr. Football Finalist.
One of the hottest prospects in Tennessee is David Jones, 6-0, 205 pounds from South Pittsburg (Tenn.). Jones holds offers from Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Mississippi State. He is being recruited by some schools as running back, but his athleticism has allowed some schools to go after him as a linebacker or safety. His team will be out to defend their 2007 state championship relying heavily upon Jones.
Keenan Kolinsky, 6-1, 212 pound running back from Knoxville-Christian Academy (Tenn.) is a big back in East Tennessee hoping to turn some heads this season. He holds one offer from Air Force and is receiving a lot of interest from many other schools. The other schools actively after this big back include Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Stanford, and Virginia. In his junior season he had 193 carries for almost 1,300 yards and 12 touchdowns.
scout.com
7/9/08
Just who is Andrew Hatch? Football
http://lsusportspalace.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/just-who-is-andrew-hatch-football-thursday-and-more/
I think the move is pretty expected if you look at the history of position battles since Les Miles has been at LSU. When each player is at or near the same skill set, Miles always tends to go with the more experienced player and the results have worked. Where would LSU have been this past season if Miles didn’t name Jacob Hester the team’s starting running back?
But while Hatch is older and more experienced in the system, we still do not know a ton about him, because he only has been out on the field a couple of times in his career.
So what we will do today here at the Sports Palace is give you the report card on Hatch, so Tiger fans can know what they can expect from the LSU signal caller.
Andrew Hatch:
Arm Strength: C-
Hatch does not have a cannon and he sometimes struggles with distance on his long ball. But he is capable of hitting a man down the field if the receiver has a step. The receiver he has the most chemistry with is DeMetrius Byrd as we saw in spring when the two connected on several deep balls.
lsusportspalace.com
7/10/08
