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  • Bruce Pearl is not happy about losing a scholarship due to the APR rules, which he thinks is well-intended but ill-applied. If Tyler Smith returns, someone will have to go. The most-probable loss would be Phillip Jurick.

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You gotta keep 'em separated.

Throughout my life, my folks have always been dog people. Big dogs, medium dogs, little dogs — but mostly big dogs.

They have one massive Husky/Shepherd mix, about 100 pounds and just under waist height on a grown man. They also have a much smaller retriever mix of some kind; she’s a golden orange color (really!)

Last year the shepherd designated the retriever the omega of the pack (there are 4 dogs.) Anytime the retriever comes close the shepherd immediately bullies her to the ground and forces her to submit. Things have gotten a little uglier recently as we found the shepherd’s grip on the retriever’s neck to be a little stronger than a playful hold. There’s been no injury — yet — but the trend is clear.

So now the dogs are kept separate at all times. This prevents a brutal attack from taking place.

The SEC Media Days people know what they are doing.

Orange and Blue Hue: The World through GATOR-colored Glasses -- http://www.orangeandbluehue.com

by Gatorpilot on May 7, 2009 8:56 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Your opinion is noted and respected.

by Hooper on May 7, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OTP listed UT as #46 in the statistically-balanced thing.

That’s probably an artifact of their decision to equally weight everything. Like they say:

We set each ranking equal in weight to all the other rankings for each team. Thus, “Total Offense” means as much as “Net Punting”.

It really looks like “statistically balanced” had something to do with success, though. Washington was #119. They were a very balanced team, but it was all horrible. So maybe it was a weighted average thing, where UT’s defense was providing serious buoyancy. But that’s not “balance”, per se.

…Great. Now it’ll take me 30 minutes to stop twitching over their use of statistics.

by Hooper on May 7, 2009 11:41 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't understand...

Why did Coleman transfer to UT-Chattanooga? I know he’s from there, but the desire to play this year should never outweigh the desire to play for a team that has a chance to compete for something worthwhile. I mean, there are plenty of D! schools who could use a QB.

by Juco All-American on May 7, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

His Dad played at Chattanooga, and was a teammate of the current Head Coach.

And he wants to play. And he will play right away. And has 3 seasons of eligibility left.

Official MCM Hater!

by gramsey712 on May 7, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You'd have to ask him.

That sounds dismissive, but we all have different motivations in life. Losing a year of eligibility means losing 12ish games of football. Currently, he’s looking at a maximum of 36ish games in his college career. If he simply wants to play as much as possible and isn’t as concerned about the level of play, then going for 36ish rather than 24ish makes sense. If he’s instead more interested in getting the highest quality at risk or at cost of quantity, then staying D-1 might make more sense.

Of course, it also matters which programs were interested in him. It’s possible that none of the options on the table were any better than UT-C from a quality standpoint, much less a quantity standpoint.

(That’s the best I can give you. It’s not much, but it’s what I know.)

by Hooper on May 7, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Evidently..

he’s not a D1 QB. I hate to beat a dead horse, but if you can’t supplant Jonathan Crompton, you’re not very good.

by wvvol on May 9, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

For what it's worth

Coleman is on the radio in Chattanooga for the next 40 minutes and he so far has had nothing but good things to say about Coach Kiffin and Coach Chaney.

You can listen at WGOW.com, FM side if it so moves you.

Official MCM Hater!

by gramsey712 on May 7, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

They are very hit and miss on their podcast updating.

If they don’t put it on there, I will see if I can get the file. I have a few connections……

Official MCM Hater!

by gramsey712 on May 7, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A link to their podcast screen

Not on there as of now, but maybe in the future:

http://www.wgow.com/sectional.asp?id=20158

Official MCM Hater!

by gramsey712 on May 7, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks.

Much appreciated. I’m headed out from work now, so the live broadcast is a no-go.

I’ll check the site later, though.

by Hooper on May 7, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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