The Dawgs Ramblings

Random Thoughts

My Dad's favorite pet peeve is the announcers talking about how the kicker was hitting 50 yard field goals in warmups. Seems every kicker in the country can do it but how often does this translate into game success? Maybe they should have a pregame kicking stat like he went 5-7 from over 50 yards and 1-2 over 55 then compare that with that game's production.

When will announcers use another adjective to describe a tight end? Think to yourself for a moment...... What word do they always use?..... Big. If every tight end is big then you are not adding something that helps describe him to me. My buddy Ferris and I have been talking about this for 10 years. What about the 'severely underutilized' tight end? Or the 'svelte, graceful' tight end. Heck they are college kids. The 'Shakespearean scholar' tight end. Anything.

Love the stats where a program has not gone to a bowl or something in like 20 years. Inevitably, the insightful sideline reporter says, "These kids were not even born at that time." Indicating the kids age apparently helps provide us with a frame of reference of just how long its been. Reagan was president, the Who were big. I get it.

Herbstreit and Fowler are so well prepared and knowledgeable. They bring a lot to the table and are critical when they have to be. The Thursday night telecast is worth watching just to listen to them. Herbstreit was right to call out Virginia Tech's sideline display at BC. A few days later, I saw that he somewhat defended his comments by explaining why he made them. Did not see the context of the comments but sad to see he had to offer anything more than a one sentence answer to an accurate, knowledgable and interesting take on the game.

What has Texas done wrong? Check out the latest computer rankings in the BCS standings. Texas has a .560 and Rutgers has .690. How does this work when a schedule with Ohio St, Nebraska (who is overrated) and Oklahoma is judged to be better than a schedule with Pittsburgh, Navy and Illinois as the best opponents?

Maybe there is an East Coast bias. A one loss team like California that has been killing people would usually move up the polls quicker. It also could be that the Pac 10 does not know how to market itself. No games on ESPN means no one is talking about you and your conference.

A Georgia Tech vs Clemson matchup is what Jacksonville wants right now. Can't imagine BC or Wake Forest having a bigger economic impact than Clemson.

posted by oceanjay @ 2:24 PM