Nevada Dawg

I assume you mean he only site announced going forward that is outside Dixie. Need I remind you that both of Georgia's recent Nattys were played outside Dixie, in Indy and Los Angeles. I like the Vegas site for a very selfish reason: It is relatively convenient to my home in Nevada should I choose to see the Dawgs or the Ducks play there, a prospect that is well within the realm of possibility in the next couple of years.

I listened to the Dawgnation Daily podcast yesterday and the podcaster drew a parallel between the expansion of races NASCAR ran to get to its championship race starting in 2005 and the expansion of the college football playoffs. NASCAR was becoming more popular all over the country then and races were run all around the country rather than predominately in the South. The effect on viewership was unexpected and disappointing, kinda like what we just witnessed with the CFP this past year. Follow up research suggested that the "playoff" type races run around the country were confusing to spectators who couldn't keep straight which races were being broadcast when. Plus people tended to tune out once local favorite drivers were eliminated. So rather than expanding the appeal of the sport, the changes tended to weaken it. There are obviously lots of differences between NASCAR and the CFP, but the structural changes instituted back then for the former and in CFP this past year are similar in some ways. I was a strong proponent of expansion of the CFP, but the NASCAR experience may provide some food for thought before we expand the present CFP further by adding even more games for people who are not fanatics like most of us to keep straight.

Yeah my enthusiasm waned big time when, over a 7-hour period, both Oregon and Georgia lost in the quarterfinals. And just consider how little enthusiasm would have ensued had both Georgia and Texas kept winning and played (for a third time this season) in the Natty. Much as I'd have liked to see one of my teams play in that game, that matchup would have been a nightmare for the first 12-team playoff.

Colorado did indeed improve under Sanders, My question is this: Will he ever stay anywhere long enough to finish the job and/or allow one to really get a good feel for how good a coach he is (or isn't)? That's a question I really can't answer but I have my doubts on both counts. One thing I can be relatively sure of is that if he goes to Vegas, he will end up with a better QB than the drones the Raiders have at present. But somehow his game (as a coach) seems far better adapted to the college ranks than to the pros where the grown men on those teams' rosters are unlikely to be wowed in the slightest by Dion's past accomplishments.

Both Bucky and Bo are worthy candidates to be sure. But I have to go with my man Brock Bowers who led all NFL receivers in receptions and broke a couple of all-time TE records not to mention being voted by fellow players as first-team NFL all-pro at his position. During the season, no less a TE than Gronk claimed that Bowers could end up barring serious injuries, as being the greatest TE of all time when he hangs em up. He claimed that Brock was as good or better than he himself was at all phases of the game except in-line blocking and that Brock had plenty of time to perfect that aspect of his game as well. Being a half-hearted Raider follower, I think Brock's impact is all the more remarkable in that it was accomplished with three sub-standard QBs throwing the ball his way. Imagine what he might have done if he had either ex-Duck Bo or Herbert flinging the ball to him.

Unfortunately, I think all those 4th and 5th year seniors will shut down the ND offense and this may prove to be a very boring game. I really don't like either team much but will be rooting for he Irish because my best friend is a ND alumnus and I will support him on this one. I have only rooted for OSU once in my life, in the 2002 Natty against the self-described "thugs" of South Beach. I'd have rooted for anyone against them and my one evening pulling for the Bucks is proof positive of that. Interestingly, the most talented defensive player on the OSU defense is, in my opinion, an underclassman, Caleb Downs, who played his high school ball about 35-40 miles from the Georgia campus. He was steered away from Georgia (go Bama) by his dad who had a grudge against the team in Athens when the Dawgs didn't recruit Caleb's older brother who became a top wide receiver in the ACC. When Saban left and Caleb went into the portal last year, Caleb looked like he was transferring to Georgia. With the promise of a great NIL package, he was reported to have bought a house in Athens. But at the last moment, Ohio State dropped a monster bag and he took it.

I got some information tonight that the separation from Georgia was a little salty and may well have been NIL related after all. It is also unclear where he might end up as Damon wants guarantees about usage and playing time that some schools are not willing to sign off on. I have to admit that I don't know how reliable his information is, but it is surprising to me at least that he hasn't found a new home yet given his upside as a player.

No further information but, believe me, I have no problem rooting against he Bucks no matter who they are playing and virtually always root for the Ducks!

My understanding is that Beck would have been the clear starter had he elected to stay. There is also some buzz that Carson and OC Mike Bobo did not see eye-to-eye. The kid gave it five years in Athens, started there for two years and gave it his all every time he walked on he field. Most Dawg fans do not think ill of Carson Beck for leaving. The OC on the other hand is a different story. At the end of his first stint as OC in Athens, Bobo may well have been one of the sharpest offensive minds in college football and he and then QB Aaron Murray lit up some scoreboards. But offenses have changed a ton since 2015 and many, perhaps most fanatic Dawg partisans think the game has passed our OC by. I suspect Beck probably feels the same way.

Yeah but did he stay out of Herbert's way or was Herbert already gone by Mario's first years. I was back East then and not paying attention but have seen alluded to here that someone didn't work all that hard to maximize Herbert's potential while he was at Oregon. I could stand some educating on this point.

The sources I have tell me no. But I agree this is a puzzling move for a guy who would have been a surefire starter at a program that puts mucho defenders on NFL rosters, often 2-3 a year.

Lol, I forgot about old Chip. I read the header and thought the post referred to Brian Kelly, LSU's current coach. Had that been the case, I'd take Lanning any day!

Go Dawgs and Go Ducks. We'll get em next year!

Yeah this one hurts a bit, Out of high school, it was Georgia vs. OSU and Georgia won that one on signing day. Wilson played behind a sure fire first round pick this year and would have been the guy had he chosen to stick around next year. Now he will go to Columbus and have to learn a new defensive scheme which may slow his development further and necessitate a return for a fourth year to get where he ultimately wants to be. I'm told he is a good kid though and wish him all the best.

I agree with the intention of your point, but I don’t think the @The Kamikaze Kid was attempting to say that we are usually uncivilized fans, just that seeing UGA fans and UF fans being civil with one another is unexpected or perhaps refreshing. I was also tongue-in-cheek poking a little fun at the Kamikaze whom I hoped would see what I was doing with the subsequent dialect that followed and whose comment I never considered at all hostile. I also certainly hope and was reasonably confident that he didn't think I had a serious beef here.