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GO BIG ORANGE!! And for all you stupid Bammer fans, THESE ARE NOT ORIGINAL, HENCE THE LINK
Ghost of Neyland
Archive for October 19th, 2007
Wow. From the “Where did this come from?” portion of our show, UT apparently is getting a 26-year-old baseball player/former high school two-way football All-American/5-foot-11, 200-pound recruit who could play right away next year in the Vols secondary as a walk-on.
Former Toombs County (Ga.) standout QB/DB Vince Faison has verbally committed to UT, and the upside far outweighs the “what-ifs,” I’m sure. Regardless of what the Bammers say, a guy like this is intriguing, especially if he was a good enough athlete to earn a $1.4 million contract from the San Diego Padres after being a high school football All-American, and he’s been working out for nine years solid. Who cares if he can’t hit the curveball??
Scroll down to the bottom of the Macon Telegraph UGA recruiting notebook to the “Blast from the Past” note. Wow. Apparently, this guy was the absolute real deal nine years ago. He’ll probably project as a safety or corner for the Vols, and as long as this isn’t an inmate-running-the-asylum scenario like Kelley Washington, where the bad certainly outweighed the good, this looks like a win-win situation for UT, especially if Demetrice Morley can get back in school, too.
Ghost of Neyland
This was not my original idea, but I modified to make it fit the Bammers the best I could.
(Bud Light theme music)
Announcer: Bud Light Presents, “Real Men of Genius”
Backup singer: Reaaaaal Men Of Genius
Announcer: Today we salute you, Mr. Delusional, Irrational Alabama Fan.
Backup singer: Mr. Delusional, Irrational Alabaaama Faan
Announcer: Season after season, year after year, you try to convince people your team is superior by talking about the past.
Backup singer: Twelve National Championships
Announcer: You scramble to come up with reasons why your Tide is heading back to the top, even when they have a bad record and lose to their biggest rivals.
Backup singer: Saban’s going to take us to the top now.
Announcer: Inevitably, you’ll brag about Bear Bryant and championships won 20 years before you were born.
Backup singer: Those, werree the daaaaaays!
Announcer: So crack open an ice cold Bud Light, oh King of the Past, and take comfort in knowing that even when Alabama accepts a bid to play in the Music City Bowl again this year, at least it won’t be a long drive.
Backup singer: Mr. Delusional, Irrational Alabaaama Fan
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Oct
TSIB Pick ‘em
Ugly, ugly week last week. Double Dawgs and Gobble Thunder posted the best records at 5-5. Yeesh. We are obviously only doing this for bragging rights. New posters Capstone King and Vol Walk got off to inauspicious starts with records of 3-7 and 1-9, respectively.
Overall Standings
1. Gobble Thunder (29-21, 0.580)
2. Double Dawgs (22-18, 0.550)
3. Tie: Ghost, Boomtown, & Vols to the Wall (25-25, 15-15, 0.500)
6. Crimson Daddy (24-26, 0.480)
7. Capstone King (3-7, 0.300)
8. Vol Walk (1-9, 0.100)
The day is almost here, but the fun is just beginning. Three hours and change Saturday morning will determine bragging rights for an entire season. It will probably dictate whether the Ghost sleeps on the couch for a week. It may fuel the delusional thoughts of our collective fan bases for decades, as you’ve seen by our determined, stubbornness to support our teams in the face of return-fire from enemies. And it will assuredly determine who is run out of town (or this blogsite) with fiery torches and verbal weapons for the next week. Yes, after this game, there will be plenty more football to be played and plenty more emotional swings for the Vols and Crimson Tide, but nothing perhaps is more important than the Third Saturday in October. At least, until the next week …
3SIB’s Ghost of Neyland and Boomtown Madman sparred for a bit about the game, and the below “preview” is the result. Hope you guys have had as much fun this week as we have. Please keep coming by!
Viewer Rating (1-5*):
GoN: I’d say it’s a 4*.
BT: LOL
This game is a 10*. I mean, this matchup is the reason for this blog. Who cares if it’s on Jefferson (Lincoln) Pilot (Financial) and about 10th nationally on a list of games that matter. You aren’t reading this because you give a crap about Auburn and LSU, are you?
“Hello? Bill Byrne, please.”
GoN: You’re right. Nationally-speaking, this is a 4-star game, but in the minds of us and our readers, it’s assuredly a 5. There is no more important game for me this entire season. I’ll be devastated if we lose.
BT: I can see that by your macho facade this week. I don’t see devastation ahead for my Tide, win or lose. It’s all a part of the process.
GoN: The process!!! LOLOLOL!! The single most awful motto in the history of coaching. It’s even on the cover of your friggin’ media guide, like Bama HAS no history. It’s ridiculous, and it’s a slap in the face the progress that has been made at that university in the past.
This is a picture of Nick Saban’s “process”
BT: “Hold the Rope” already has that distinction, thank you very much. I don’t view it as a slap in the face, but rather a way to center us again on the way we have always done things. Our progress is always measured in championships, as you well know.
GoN: And ours is measured in beating Alabama. So it goes, I guess.
What to watch:
GoN: Besides the pageantry that goes on with this game, I’d say the first thing you need to watch out for is which offense is clicking first. That could be the clearest indicator of who’s going to win this game. Neither defense has been particularly fantastic at many points this season, and if an Ole Miss team (and an Arkansas State team, for that matter) can move the ball at will at times against you, you’ve got several issues. UT and UA are a combined 9-0 when scoring first, and there’s really no reason that trend can’t continue. Tennessee, I think has the mojo to get the offense moving quicker, but if it doesn’t, Bama has been weathered by close games and gut-wrenching conclusions all year. If this game is taken deep into the fourth quarter, I’m not sure that Bama doesn’t have a distinct advantage.
BT: You are right on about early offense. Alabama cannot afford to give up a big play early. Fortunately for both defenses, neither offense is really of the big play variety. I also like Alabama’s chances if the game comes down to one possession. Although the kicking game favors UT, all other late game factors point towards the Crimson Tide. We may have the best 2 minute offense in the league.
“See, I normally just curl up in a fetal position until the game’s on the line. That’s how I roll.”
GoN: Plus, you have hundred dollar bills in all the officials’ pockets, quite obviously. Maybe they’re on the Bama payroll next to Cecil Hurt.
BT: Ah. Still siding with the Rebels I see…….maybe you can contribute to the bill board they are purchasing next to the SEC headquarters. Cecil must have really raked you over the coals at some point to inspire such vitriol against him. Would he not sign your autograph at SEC media days?
GoN: Gasp! I’ve never been to SEC Media Days. I hear it’s quite the circus, and I have nothing against ol’ Cecil. I’m sure he’d love to supply Bammer with another News-anointed championship. He’s a good writer. Just about as biased as one man can be toward a team. He’s a homer to the nth degree, and that’s not what sports journalists get paid to be. Neither here nor there, let’s stick to the game. This could take 7,000 words if not.
BT: Cecil is a homer and Chris Low should win the Pulitzer. Sounds about right
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