Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Ramblings, Musings, & the Coaching Carousel...

There will be no awards today.  A loss to our bitter rival merits nothing but consternation & reflection.  And an occasional smashing of a simple household object against the wall.  Yup, I'm still perplexed.  But I "better get my F@#!$n' mind right" & begin to prepare for the trip to Tampa.  So here are some random thoughts bouncing around the mostly empty dome:
  • Same shit different day.  As we've said before, we have no moral qualms with any of this.  Hell, we used to get blind drunk at that age all the time (who are we kidding?  We get blind drunk now, we just wear the sauce a little better with experience...).  Just don't be dumb enough to get caught....
  • Speaking of blind drunk, Florida will be without their best defensive lineman for their epic tilt with Bama on Saturday.  Ahh, the old "asleep at the traffic light" routine.  Never gets old...
  • USC coach Pete Carroll has been reading the Paul Johnson, Don't Fuck with Me Manual, as evidenced by the giant middle finger he gave UCLA & coach Rick Neuheisel on Saturday night.  Leading 21-7 with under a minute to play, Carroll had freshman QB Matt Barkley do the smart thing & simply take a knee.  "Not so fast, we're still in this thing" said a delusional Neuheisel, who took a timeout to stop the clock.  Really?  A timeout, down two touchdowns with 53 seconds left?  Hubris?  Stupidity?  Ego?  Whatever it was, it backfired in Neuheisel's face as on the next play Carroll unleashed Barkley who threw a touchdown strike to make it 28-7.  Bitch slapped yo' punk ass, Rick?  Good for Carroll.  If you're still calling timeouts with under a minute left it must mean you think you are still in the game.  The "fuck you, Jobu" touchdown pass is a great way to dissuade you of that notion.  And somewhere in Atlanta, Paul Johnson approved....
We now turn to the ever popular "Coaching Carousel" in hopes of making sense of the coaching madness.  We'll begin at home....
  • Graduate assistant Chris Hampton appears to be the favorite to replace Jeff Monken on the Tech staff.  My guess is this would necessitate a shake-up in the coaching roles but this shouldn't be a problem.  On a similar note, expect Monken to take a couple graduate assistants with him.  Lamar Owens & Brett Gilliland are possibilities...And finally, rumors of former Tech DC Jon Tenuta returning to his role after the Notre Dame purge are complete bullshit.  No way he comes back to the Flats....trust us on this one.
  • Three names have emerged as the front runners for the UVA job:  former defensive coordinator & current Richmond head coach Mike London, Temple coach Al Golden, & Louisiana Tech boss Derek Dooley.  No word on the early leader but it sure would be nice to kick the shit out of a Dooley again....
  • Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong has reportedly accepted the Louisville job.  Strong interviewed at Tech during the CPJ search & is certainly ready for a head job.  Would be a fine hire for the Cardinals if it's true....
  • Supposedly Coach Daggummit at FSU will announce his retirement today.  We're sad to see him go.  No one in the ACC provided more easy material than Bobby Bowden.  He clearly would never have figured out how to defend the triple option.  We'll see how Jimbo Fisher does.  One thing we can tell you, Chuck Amato better update his resume...
  • Watching the Notre Dame coaching wreck unfold is mildly amusing & certainly interesting.  The delusions these people have about who will coach their team are simply humorous....but we will say Brian Kelly would be our choice if we were in their shoes.  Which thankfully we're not.  Notre Dame shoes don't really do it for us.  Catholic school girl uniforms, on the other hand....
More on Clemson headed your way.....

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