Welcome to Tuesday, Bulldog fans! Did you go to your State Fair recently? If so, you probably had a smoother ride from an Axe Body Spray ridden carnival operator than what Glenn Schumann gave those of us watching the Ole Miss game endured. Your cardiovascular system and/or liver hopefully survived with no permanent damage, and you could probably use a cleanse or detox of some sort. Or maybe you just need to be emotionally rescued. Ladies & Gentlemen… The Rolling Stones!
Things could be worse. You could be rooting for a program without a permanent head coach or one that seems more fired than not. As you now know, SunBelt Billy is henceforth Buyout Billy. Is Brian Kelly next? What about Dabo Swinney? At least Mike Norvell looks to make it through Thanksgiving. I’m sure he’s sleeping better after hearing that, and his internet browser is not chock full of Zillow listings.
My neighbor is an Ohio State alum, and we often discuss college football. I joked to him a couple of weeks ago that his team may face 3 interim coaches in the next month (Wisconsin, Penn St., UCLA). Luke Fickel may have survived for now, but both UGA and anOSU will see interims on the other sideline for their next game.
Here’s my completely unwarranted hot take. Ed Orgeron to Florida because he belongs in the swamp. Guz Malzahn to Arkansas because he still has a timeshare in Hot Springs. Brian Kelly to UCLA because they will accept 3 losses with pleasure. James Franklin to Oklahoma State because I honestly think it’s a good fit. Jon Gruden to Virginia Tech because both are desperate and no longer relvant. Alex Golesh, Jon Sumrall, and Rhett Lashlee all stay put with a nice bump in pay. Clark Lea isn’t going anywhere, and Nick Saban doesn’t entertain such foolishness. The fun part of this exercise is that it only takes one of these or some other domino to fall to set in motion a cascade of coach program jumping.
Before we put the Ole Miss game to bed completely, let’s take one last look at how the intrepid folks over at the Red & Black graded each of the position groups. Spoiler alert, it starts out pretty good because the offensive groups were listed first. They might be a tad harsh on the defensive line, after all Ole Miss rushed for less than 90 yards including Chambliss. But that might be due to Lane Kiffin abandoning the run late. Either way, I do enjoy this quick look-back.
Along with the accolades from local media, Georgia signal caller and noted headband officiando Gunner Stockton received slightly broader recognition. The SEC named Stockton and Vandy QB Diego Pavia as Co-Offensive Players of the Week. They share the award along with similar styles and characteristics of playing. I feel most of the comparisons end on the gridiron, and I’m honestly grateful for that.
If you attended Saturday’s game or watched on television, you may have noticed Dooley Field had a slightly different appearance. My Twitter feed, and yes I call it Twitter, had given me the heads up. Yet on the broadcast I watched, it really failed to distract me. Almost no booth reviews and both teams scoring at will definitely kept the action going and no dead time to check out anything but the action.
That should get your Tuesday going, especially in the season’s second off week. Let us know if any news breaks or if you’re just starting your Florida Hate Week early. Because it’s never too early to hate Florida. They eat boogers.
As always…
GO ‘DAWGS!!!
