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GlennAllen

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Posted Tuesday October 06, 2009, About: SEC: Officials blew Georgia penalty

Duh.

Sure, it's OK to go out there and literally risk life and limb... but don't you dare do anything that could possibly hurt someone else's feelings... that would be just so... mean.

There's no such thing as "excessive" celebration in *SPORT*. And if someone's feelings do get "hurt", well, that's just motivation to do better next time. Get real NCAA. If I were still in college and playing, I'd stop until this asinine rule is removed from the books. Frankly, the possibility of having some small amount of taunting is better than having refs decide the outcome of games. Officials flagged for excessive interference... just let 'em play (and let 'em wave to their friends and family in the stands if they happen to feel like it).

Posted Thursday January 15, 2009, About: Terps guard apologizes for outburst

Buying a ticket doesn't give anyone the "right" to act like a spoiled child. (Wow, you mean students have to pay full price for tickets these days? ...or anything?)

Posted Sunday January 11, 2009, About: Miami upholds Marve restrictions

First of all, if you (and 'you' know who 'you' are) are "tired" of this story, then stop reading the articles about it, and, certainly, stop commenting on it. As for Marve, Shannon, and Miami... I though slavery and indentured servitude were supposed to have been abolished in this country... I guess not. Mostly, it's just a pitifully perfect example of what a lousy person Shannon is.

Posted Friday December 19, 2008, About: Hokies change bowl routine

You're confusing game prep with regular practice--two different things. The point of going to a bowl is to play the game, not party. Party afterwards... if you win.

Posted Thursday December 18, 2008, About: Hokies change bowl routine

You should simply approach every game in the same way--don't do anything differently for bowl games than you do for regular season games. It may be a "reward" (for fans of a team more so than players), but you still have to play the game. Of course, for bowl games the organizers actually expect the teams' players to participate in bowl-related activities--no getting away from that "distraction". (Another reason playoffs are better: you get teams actually focused on playing the game instead of all the "ceremony" of bowls.)

Posted Saturday December 06, 2008, About: Spurrier: Why SEC is better than ACC

What someone else chooses to be a "fan" of is really none of your or anyone else's business. Lots of people didn't go to an SEC school but just live in an area near one, or just in the southeast. So what? Why do you care? Possessive aren't we.

Posted Saturday December 06, 2008, About: Spurrier: Why SEC is better than ACC

Farms should (1) visit each school he has an interest in and (2) not accept as fact anything that anyone at any school tells him, especially anyone associated with athletics programs about education--reference to "statistics" will always be "selective". As far as education is concerned, neither conference is better than the other.

Posted Wednesday December 03, 2008, About: Stars frustrated with Avery's act

Well, yeah, you don't want players making (true) comments like that... I mean, a fight might break out on the ice or somethin'.

Posted Thursday November 20, 2008, About: Big 12 could get 3 BCS bids

And people wonder why the BCS just doesn't work (for any reason other than pouring money into BCS coffers).

Posted Tuesday November 11, 2008, About: Big 12-SEC a BCS lock?

You think Miami is weaker than Clemson? (So, you went to Clemson? :D)

Posted Tuesday November 11, 2008, About: Big 12-SEC a BCS lock?

I saw some comparison chart somewhere this season about which conferences schedule the most OoC BCS teams and which schedule the least (so, a "cupcake" schedule: non-BCS & I-AA), and the ACC was at or near the top with tougher scheduling and the SEC was at or near the bottom. I guess that's why Sagarin has the ACC ranked as high as he does. (BTW, I don't think being non-BCS makes any team a "cupcake". At least the losses by ACC teams OoC in the first month of the season were, for the most part, to teams with winning records.)

I ask you, is playing USC in the first week something you'd really like to do on a regular basis?

Posted Tuesday November 11, 2008, About: Big 12-SEC a BCS lock?

I wasn't necessarily referring to you, but it's something I see all over the place--here and elsewhere; and I think it's a pretty silly thing for someone to say. I don't think an SEC defense would "shut down" a Big 12 offense either, but I think those Big 12 teams would have orders of magnitude more of a problem with any of the top SEC teams as far as scoring is concerned. The only thing I really want is to see them all play each other. Unfortunately, I don't expect to see enough of such match-ups in this or any bowl season.

Posted Tuesday November 11, 2008, About: Big 12-SEC a BCS lock?

Hey, I totally agree with you (except for the last part). The only place you're going to see any "resolution" to the argument is on the field. (Gee, wouldn't it be nice to have a playoff 'bout now?) I think the defenses in the SEC are better, but the offenses in the Big 12 are better (even if Florida is hot right now). Until Team A plays Team B you won't know which is better (on that day). What either does against Team C or Team D is at best an indicator, and at worst meaningless. And I don't think the SEC has the greatest defenses around, I just think they're more balanced between offense and defense than almost every other conference. On the whole, though, I favor a strong defense over a strong offense with respect to winning games. I just hope whoever plays in the NC bring their best games (unlike in recent history).

Posted Tuesday November 11, 2008, About: Big 12-SEC a BCS lock?

As you say, the qualifier was valid (Arkansas, not a winning record). What I'm really saying is that the difference between #1 and #30 (or so) on a given day is, what?, maybe a touchdown? So, all the statements about those Big 12 teams "smoking" any team from any other conference just ain't holdin' water. I'm also saying that I don't think any of them have faced a really tough defense yet. I just hope there are a bunch of good match-ups outside of the BCS NC for those other teams (presuming, of course, a Big 12 vs. SEC NC game). (Clemson was never valid, pointing out the complete silliness of pre-season polls, and how "expert" sports writers... aren't.)