We remember the days when the guys announcing an NFL game could express appreciation for the cheerleaders and their sexy uniforms without causing controversy. Here’s a great clip from 1978 of NFL announcers admiring the new uniforms worn by the Washington Redskins cheerleaders. We approve!
It’s been a pretty crazy year in college football, but few things can top the collective freak-out by Notre Dame and its fans after the committee left the Fighting Irish out of the final 12-team playoff.
Here are a few observations:
– I can see how they’re upset with Miami jumping them in the final week.
– The committee probably got it right when it comes to Miami and Notre Dame, but their explanations of the process was pretty lame.
– There was a very good argument to keep Notre Dame in over Alabama, but the SEC title game loser gets a lot of respect.
– Fans are going nuts, but that’s what fans do. But Notre Dame skipping a bowl game is WEAK!!
– Notre Dame going after the ACC is also weak.
– Few people have sympathy for Notre Dame especially since they chased the TV money as opposed to joining a conference.
– Finally, if you’re arguing about the 12th spot in the playoff, then you don’t have much of an argument to begin with. In the end, after the era of 4-team playoffs, just having a shot at being the 12th team is a BONUS!!! Notre Dame played two good teams and lost to both of them. If they had just beaten Miami or Texas A&M, they would have been in. Do better next time.
Rece Davis sums it up pretty well here. Lane Kiffin abandoned Ole Miss and his playoff team. Sure, the calendar and rules are screwed up in college football, and anyone who is coaching a playoff team would have to abandon them if they want a “better” job. But that’s still a choice, and that’s exactly what Kiffin is doing here.
Along the way he also decided to basically gaslight Ole Miss and their fans. This notion that he could stay there and coach the team while also preparing to build a roster for their rival in the SEC is just absurd. And then he tried to lay blame on them for not letting him coach the team.
Finally, Kiffin kept referencing prayer and “God” as he made this decision. There are few things more ridiculous than using your perception of God as a justification for a selfish act. It’s pathetic.
Kiffin is a good coach, and LSU will be fun with him there. Let’s see if he’s good enough to actually win a National Championship, or if he’ll crash and burn there as well. Most people will be rooting against this cocky, self-absorbed hypocrite. But that’s sports.
Ryan Day took quite a beating last year in the media and with certain fans after laying an egg against Michigan. Of course, he shut up many of his critics as the Buckeyes played angry and went on an epic run in the College Football Playoff to win Day’s first National Championship.
Still, four straight losses against Michigan hung over Day’s head. This year, Day and the Buckeyes entered the game as the better team, just like last year. But it was clear from the beginning that Day wasn’t going to play conservatively. Julian Sayin came out throwing, but he tossed an interception on his second pass of the game.
But the Buckeyes didn’t buckle under the pressure after falling behind 6-0. Sayin threw a touchdown to Jeremiah Smith and then later threw a TD bomb to Carnell Tate. The running game was also working with Bo Jackson and the other Ohio State backs. Ohio State outgained Michigan 419-163 as they controlled the game in a 27-9 victory.
Meanwhile, Bryce Underwood, Michigan’s $10 million freshman QB, finished the game going 8-18 with just 63 passing yards!
In the fourth quarter, the Buckeyes went to the ground game as their offensive lines just dominated the Michigan defense.
After the game, the Ohio State players celebrated of course, but they didn’t bother planting a flag. They know they expect to win this game, and Day was clear he wanted them to win with humility.
Here’s a fantastic clip from Todd McShay’s new podcast and YouTube channel where Todd McShay discusses Mel Kiper. McShay is very fond of Kiper, and the two of them established a very close bond over the years. They also drove each other a little crazy, and that led to some great televsion at times.
McShay explains the craziness and quirkiness of Kiper’s personality, and how Todd leaned into it both on air and off. He also explained how McShay is a great person and incredibly kind to everyone. It’s quite a tribute.
And finally he explains why Kiper has not been on the new podcast, and he explained that ESPN basically won’t allow it. He even got into how Kiper is now paired with Field Yates, and how Yates has been thrown into the draft prep world from the fantasy football world. Yates is good, but they can’t recreate what they had with Todd and Mel. McShay isn’t afraid here to say what he thinks.
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