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The Mark Richt Era at Georgia is about over. After losing to Kellen Moore and Co. Saturday, Richt will have coached his last game come next Saturday. Yes, the Coach lost a lot of players in '09, but this should have been a rebuilding year, but it hasn't. Richt has lost his 'golden' touch and the fans in Georgia have about had it with his lackluster talent pool and are raising hell for this Era to be over and done with. The last time Richt led Georgia to an SEC title was back in 2005, he has a 90-27 record with Georgia (he's been there since 2001), and he has coached NFL-caliber players (Ben Watson - 2003, Matt Stafford-2009 and Knowshon Moreno-2009). Mark Richt can get players to come to his university, but he has to be able to rebuild year after year and he wasn't able to do that after the 2009 season. Fans in Athens can't take another losing season and Mark Richt will be out if he can't beat the "Ol' Ball Coach" next week.
I would like to take this time to mention how HAPPY and EXCITED I am now that football is back. I spent all night Saturday evening watching 5 games, at once. I thought my head was going to explode!
What else have we learned from the first week of college football? Well, I'm glad you asked! Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride because it is going to be one bumpy ride.
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The Big 12 is Dunzo
Texas signed a deal for their own network just this past year (it debuted this past weekend) and OU, OSU and TT won't leave without each other. The Pac-12 wants Pickens money and they will do whatever it takes to get OU and OSU to sign with them. The Pac-12 and SEC are the conferences to be in. They are the conferences with the best teams and to be the best you have to beat the best. This would be a tremendous deal for any Oklahoma school, let alone any Big 12 team. OU flirted with the idea of leaving the Big 12 after Colorado and Nebraska left town, but along with Texas, decided to stay put. With Texas A&M out of the picture and Texas having their own Network, OU holds the cards now and OU President David Boren says he'll make a decision in "three weeks" whether OU will stay or go. 2011 may just be the last year the Big 12 conference exists, but only time will tell.
Thursday Opened With A Dud
Yes, Saturday is THE day to watch college football, but with the lockout pretty much hogging the spotlight all summer and the fiasco's the NCAA has been dealing with for the past couple of months, had me pumped and excited that football was on the horizon. Boy, was I disappointed! Thursday's games were a bore. Yes, a bore. I would have enjoyed watching paint dry than watch any of those games on Thursday, which is exactly what I did after work. If the NCAA wants to drum up buzz and get people's attention off their handling of mishaps, they should schedule better games on Opening Night.
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Beer Should Be Sold At College Games
There are 20 colleges that sell beer at their games. Yes, underage kids congragate at these games, but that's why you ID people. College's that don't sell beer or alcohol at games are losing out on big money and people are drunk at games anyway, pregaming outside before the game starts. People need to get with the times and losen up their ties. I thought the NCAA and colleges were all about the benjamin's? I guess not.
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The NFL is A Place For Crooks and Cheats
Jim "The Vest" Tressel has become a "replay specialist" with the Colts, but won't be able to start his new gig 'til Week 7. The reasoning behind the push back? Well, if Terrelle Pryor has to serve a suspension, so do you. It's only fair, guys! What a bunch of crock. Well, hopefully he'll be more honest about replays than he was with "Tattoosgate."
Oregon Never Stood A Chance Against The SEC
Kelly and the Oregon Ducks lost to LSU (who played without their starting QB, Jordan Jefferson) and the Ducks got roasted. The SEC showed everyone that the SEC is THE conference to beat. Oregon plays at Arizona October 15th. The Wildcats could give the Ducks a run for their money, but Oregon will play for the Pac-12 Championship game come December 2nd.
OU and Alabama Are THE Teams to Beat
The Sooners schedule looks to be tough, but they are playing Texas Texas and Texas A&M at home, but haters should be cautious: A&M will not snap OU's home-game winning streak. Landry Jones and Co. will be prepared (better prepared) after losing to the Aggies last season. They won't make the same mistake twice. Alabama plays at Penn State, at Florida, at Auburn, but hosts LSU. Alabama won't have any problems, even though Will Muschamp will try to hold Alabama's D, it won't happen. Although, I would like to congratulate Muschamp on his first win as a Head football Coach.
This first week has been an exciting one and I am thrilled to see what else will take place the coming weeks.
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