The Braves Thread

[mr.checkerboards]

Playoff football when it's not 10 degress outside just doesn't feel right.

 

[Regulator]

 

[05_never_again]

Hindsight is 20/20, but to this day I am not sure why I and a ton of other fans didn't see Lane to USC as a strong possibility once Carroll took the Seahawks job. I remember seeing his name being thrown around in a couple of places, but almost nobody thought he'd leave after just a year. What a huge miscalculation. I remember coming home from a night class one night, opening up Yahoo Sports, and seeing it on the homepage and being floored.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Oh Bake Bake. Ball don't lie

 

[CagleMtnVol]

This guy?

 

[AV_12]

Off-season @BucsBoys

 

[volsarelife1]

The ole doink in!!

 

[AV_12]

Lmaooo L on a doink gotta hurt

 

[GAVol]

That was just rude.

 

[005]

Lions hosting the Rook.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[zjcvols]

Hindsight is 20/20, but to this day I am not sure why I and a ton of other fans didn't see Lane to USC as a strong possibility once Carroll took the Seahawks job. I remember seeing his name being thrown around in a couple of places, but almost nobody thought he'd leave after just a year. What a huge miscalculation. I remember coming home from a night class one night, opening up Yahoo Sports, and seeing it on the homepage and being floored.

Coaches leaving after one year for another P5 was just completely uncommon. I remember reading among P5 times it had only happened twice in the previous 30 years or something at the time (Tuberville being one of them).

 

[zjcvols]

Commanders ran 69 plays

Bucs ran 44 plays

Can’t imagine there has been a lot of +25 plays advantage in playoff history

 

[AV_12]

Commanders ran 69 plays

Bucs ran 44 plays

Can’t imagine there has been a lot of +25 plays advantage in playoff history

Only 44 plays is wild

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Commanders ran 69 plays

Bucs ran 44 plays

Can’t imagine there has been a lot of +25 plays advantage in playoff history

I get the idea behind less plays = player safety. But the NFL and NCAAF clock rules suck.

 

[Regulator]

I get the idea behind less plays = player safety. But the NFL and NCAAF clock rules suck.

NFL has minimal concern for player safety.

 

[raw dog]

Only 44 plays is wild

maybe they should try not suckin

 

[zjcvols]

I get the idea behind less plays = player safety. But the NFL and NCAAF clock rules suck.

I’m fine with the NFL. That play discrepancy is something you don’t normally see. The only thing I’ve noticed in the nfl that is slightly annoying is if you go out of bounds they just keep the clock running. I wouldn’t mind stopping time until the ball is set personally.

Don’t get me started on the NCAA

 

[zjcvols]

@TBrown you all would be better off letting Bowles retire and promoting Coeh, right?

 

[05_never_again]

Coaches leaving after one year for another P5 was just completely uncommon. I remember reading among P5 times it had only happened twice in the previous 30 years or something at the time (Tuberville being one of them).

I think a lot of it was Kiffin being something of an unknown commodity personality and disposition-wise at the time too. Everybody knew he was kind of a brash and cocky guy, but he didn't have anywhere near the persona that he does now.

Also, what coaches have left a P5 job after one year for another other than Kiffin? Tuberville didn't. Coach Fran pulled a fast one on Alabama, but at least he stayed 2 seasons.

 

[zjcvols]

I think a lot of it was Kiffin being something of an unknown commodity personality and disposition-wise at the time too. Everybody knew he was kind of a brash and cocky guy, but he didn't have anywhere near the persona that he does now.

Also, what coaches have left a P5 job after one year for another other than Kiffin? Tuberville didn't. Coach Fran pulled a fast one on Alabama, but at least he stayed 2 seasons.

Man why did I think Tuberville did? Great mistake on my part.

I need to see if I can find the article. I think the other thing is that while it was Lane’s “dream school” it also wasn’t his alma mater. Had Lane actually played at USC, I think there would have been a different tone to leaving.

 

[Buzzbait]

Ask and you shall recieve

That’ll move the needle.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

 

[raw dog]

wow lucky us

 

[05_never_again]

Man why did I think Tuberville did? Great mistake on my part.

I need to see if I can find the article. I think the other thing is that while it was Lane’s “dream school” it also wasn’t his alma mater. Had Lane actually played at USC, I think there would have been a different tone to leaving.

Eh, I think the reason would have been probably exactly the same unless he was the Peyton Manning of USC or something like that. Nobody wants to admit it now, but the reason the reaction was so explosive was because everyone loved him. We loved the ****-talking, and the team actually showed some promise on the field as the season went along. You don't get that mad when someone who you think is Jeremy Pruitt or Dooley leaves.

I think the comments from the article are spot on. Within 2-3 years I think we would have at least appeared in an SECCG (especially once Urban left UF and UGA being what they were at the time), but then we would have been on probation for probably 2-3 years.