I was channel surfing last night and there was a SEC rewind game, UGA Vs. USC, on CBS College Sports. I went into the guide and noticed a ton of SEC replays on CBSCS in the coming week. The only highlight for Hog fans is the replay of the battle for the Golden Boot on [...]
Entries from December 2008
December 16, 2008
FTB: Annual Report Card: Petrino Barely Passes
This Week From The Bench…
With the firing of Houston Nutt (and I was years ahead of the mob in
calling for his firing, by the way), new coach Bobby Petrino came in
with high expectations from the fans for a dynamic aerial assault. What
we got was a 5-7 team with a defense that gave every other team [...]
December 9, 2008
FTB:Time for Constructive Thinking on Improving Home Advantage
This week from the bench…
In the flurry of responses that I got last week from my column pointing out the glories of War Memorial Stadium and how improbable victories are found there, many took umbrage to it.
Games in War Memorial Stadium are labeled for history with descriptors such as the Immortal Teddy Barnes Catch or [...]
December 3, 2008
FTB:Crowd Always Ready to Bring it in War Memorial
This Week From The Bench…
And it starts again. Bobby Petrino, in his first year as head coach, is undefeated in Little Rock.
All the previous Razorback coaches of any worth post-Broyles all stayed undefeated in Little Rock for some time. It took four seasons before Lou Holtz lost his first game in Little Rock. The same [...]
December 3, 2008
Not that I was the first to point this out but…
…now that Tubberville is out at Auburn how long does it take for someone to mention the possibility of Petrino to Auburn.
Not that long.
UPDATE: He’s not interested.