Severe Weather at the Georgia Dome

So, I was sitting here watching Mississippi State play Bama during the SEC tournament and all of a sudden the game stops due to severe weather.  Wow.  The roof was shaking and falling apart a little.  The program was interrupted due to ”technical difficulties.”  Crazy.  They are back on the air, but they have stopped the game.  The players [...]

Son of a Preacher Man

Found this interesting:
“Tebow becomes the third Florida quarterback to win the Heisman and, as a result, every preacher in the Sunshine State will have his son throwing on Sunday. All three Gators quarterbacks who won the Heisman — Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996) and Tebow — are the sons of clergymen.”
Other tidbits:
“McFadden made a [...]

Steve Spurrier on the BCS

“Vanderbilt is a good team. They lost to 3 ranked teams. If Vanderbilt scheduled 3 cream puffs on their schedule instead, they could be undefeated and ranked right up there by Ohio State.”
~ Steve Spurrier after losing to Vandy on Saturday (I despise him too, but this was funny.)

Football on the Brain?

Every so often at work, I send out assignment letters asking doctors, nurses, and others in the oncology field to write articles for our magazine. After I make the assignments, I keep an Excel document with the authors, the article title, etc. so I can track their progress and make follow-ups if necessary.
Well, one of [...]

More Top 25 Votes for the Bulldogs: It’s Only a Matter of Time

ESPN
It’s turning out to be a great year for SEC football.
AP Top 25
1. LSU (65) 6-0 1,625
2. California 5-0 1,538
3. Ohio State 6-0 1,511
4. Boston College 6-0 1,346
5. South Florida 5-0 1,339
6. Oklahoma 5-1 1,221
7. South Carolina 5-1 1,183
8. West Virginia 5-1 1,059
9. Oregon 4-1 1,047
10. USC 4-1 1,024
11. Missouri 5-0 966
12. Virginia Tech 5-1 [...]

Not Again

Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback Josh Riddell tore an anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during Saturday’s loss to South Carolina and is out for the rest of the season.
Bulldogs athletic department spokesman Mike Nemeth said Sunday that Riddell will have surgery, probably next week. Riddell was 9-of-21 for 101 yards and an interception before leaving [...]

We Got One Vote! That’s one more than Ole Miss.

USA Today Poll
1. USC (44) 3-0 1,481
2. LSU (8) 4-0 1,438
3. Florida (4) 4-0 1,347
4. Oklahoma (4) 4-0 1,336
5. West Virginia 4-0 1,260
6. California 4-0 1,137
7. Texas 4-0 1,103
8. Ohio State 4-0 1,092
9. Wisconsin 4-0 1,026
10. Rutgers 3-0 901
11. Boston College 4-0 881
12. Oregon 4-0 878
13. Clemson 4-0 767
14. Virginia Tech 3-1 585
15. Kentucky 4-0 [...]

A post from my friend George Carter. Enjoy!

All About The Winners Of The Official George Carter Super Bowl XLI Challenge!
This post will officially close the book on the Official George Carter Super Bowl XLI Challenge…seven months after it happened. Sometimes I am a bit slow on getting things done.
This was an actual statement from the very end of my last Xanga post [...]