It’s National Signing Day! And Florida MIGHT be pulling in the best class in the country! I know, like last year, most you Yanks are now officially confused and are calling your parents for advice. I love all the hype over 18 year old kids whose future stands uncertain, but that’s part of the fun. While you have failures from the top level recruits, most your big guys work out, Vince Young, Reggie Bush, Adrian Peterson, and Percy Harvin were once top rated recruits out of high school.
Three Schools to Watch For:
1) USF
2) Auburn
3) UCLA
We’ll have more on National Signing Day later, but stand by and watch the surprises as they roll in throughout the day. Or talk about the Super Bowl hype…again…what do I care.
It looks like those Commie Indianans are expecting kids to be at school next Monday, win or lose. Which is the exact opposite of the NOLA public school system.
“Pay him…pay dat man histh money”…Chris Johnson wants a raise…Before his knees go to hell. Please.
Rex Ryan fined fitty Gs for acting JUST LIKE A JET FAN! Confused. There are 5 things you need to be, in order to be a “TRUE” Jets fan:
1) Inebriated
2) Loud
3) Sloppy
4) Ill-Tempered
5) Gassy
Wanna see Beantown crap themselves in unison? Rumors have surfaced that Boston’s Paul Pierce might have a broken foot.
The Pistons are selling!
I am so over the Brett Favre media circus, but this is kinda cool.
Ashton Kutcher talks Tebow? Then, Miss Florida makes her move…
Clay Travis says drop SEC division play in football. No.
After failing to make the NCAA’s for two straight years (although ROBBED last year), Billy Donovan is sitting on the bubble again, and thinks a 96 team tournament is a great idea. You will see several coaches embrace the idea, as making the tournament usually provides a nice lil’ bonus.
Trey Opines:I go back and forth on the 96 team tourney. I think it will suck some of the life out of the great event, and while everyone says the little guy will benefit, I say nay nay. You’ll see MORE big conference bubble teams in.
Areosmith’s Steven Tyler will threaten a lawsuit if they try and tour without him.
Check out this blurb from the Police section of a newspaper:
I’ve actually had a few TMI’s like this before in police reports I’ve received. Way too dirty to throw on here, but if you really wanna hear the good one, email me: GatorTrey@spartyandfriends.com
Virginia Tech and Boise State announced their Labor Day game at Fed Ex Field. Hokie fans around the world grumble.
Spring training is just around the corner, so here’s a Yankee blog I read and liked.
Michigan/Michigan State hockey talk froma Michigan student. While someone around here might discourage cross breeding of blogs, I support it.
I was once an unknown intern at an intercollegiate athletic department. I found this to be rather cool, as this kid blogs about his experience doing the same.
A Conway Twitty video for you…Hello, Darlin’
Here’s a picture of me with Stuff the Magic Dragon at a New Year’s Party in 2007/2008.
My gift for today? 20% off Sports Authority. I know we once claimed to be the most fit blog on the net.
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Capt Phil out of coma.
Hopefully, this means he’s getting better.
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Defensively, Florida will probably have the best recruiting class ever.
And once again, Signing Day will show that the majority of star quality recruits want to play in the SEC.
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And people wonder why the SEC has won 4 straight and 5 of the last 7…
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sorry, Clay. I love the SEC divisions and they need to stay.
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those pics of Favre’s ankle and hammy were gross. I’ve never bruised like without actually breaking a bone. I bet that hurt like hell.
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For those who don’t follow recruiting before Signing Day, Auburn is going to be a shocker. Probably #3 behind Florida and Texas. The answer to why is two fold; Gus Mahlzon’s offense (which a lot of high schools run) and the ability to play right away.
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when is someone finally gonna take full advantage of Labor Day and have some type of promotion for pregnant women that are almost full-term? I’m thinking something like: “Preggers get in free…and if you deliver at the stadium/ballpark, lifetime season tickets for the kid.”
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Chizik is ONE hell of a recruiter too.
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Auburn is killing it on the recruiting trail. Bammer’s gotta be at least a little concerned for the near future.
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were you guys partying in a storage shed?
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Last time I saw an ankle that looked like that was last night’s basketball game.
/cheap shot’d
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Miss Georgia’s intro > Miss Florida’s intro
both were pretty solid though. did anyone else watch that video and get really uncomfortable/embarassed for them when they opened with a dance number? sweet jeebus, whose idea was that? do they do that at all the pageants? that was…bad.
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Maybe a little, but I think it’s more the ability to start right away this year. Bama’s last two top classes make it hard to sell that.
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Miz, Friend’s garage…pretty cool, eh?
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sigh…
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cabbage – I think it’s rare that a large portion of players from a recruiting class make an immediate impact on the field. if Auburn gets such a solid class this year in just Chizik’s second season, that spells bad news for Bammers. I’m not saying Auburn takes over Bammer, just that they become legitimately competitive again. and, in a rivalry like that, it’s anybody’s game come day of.
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Don’t fall apart on us
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Auburn getting Cam Newton instead of him rejoining Dan Mullen at Miss St. should be huge, if he has reformed his ways.
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Day-to-day with a foot strain.
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just amazes me at how jacked up you guys get about this day.
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you are talking about kalin lucas, right?
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miz,
The idea is to “sell the dream” of making an immediate impact. RB at Bama this year is a “tough sell” this year with Ingram and Richardson already in place.
Florida’s ability to pick up even more recruits after the whole will Urban be there deal, probably has a lot to do with so many of their players on defense declaring for the draft.
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In the south football is 24/7/365. Tomorrow begins the countdown to Spring Practice.
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Why? I fully believe that National Signing Day is more intriguing than the MLB Amatuer Draft from a fan’s perspective.
You get to see them develop.
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Ding ding ding.
Most those guys are going to get playing time immediately. While they won’t be starters Meyer has always been GREAT at rotating. He’ll play 20 on defense easily.
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i don’t find that intriguing ever. where guys sign for basketball i do. one or two players can change a teams fortunes from the year before. see kentucky.
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btw-trey used to be fat.
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When I was in that awkward 13 year old age, yes.
Since then, not really. Although after a knee injury in law school I put on some LBS.
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you look pretty fat in that pic.
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Then…very similar.
You don’t think Tim Tebow to Florida changed anything?
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MLB Draft > Signing Day
/Northeast bias
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Eh, It was rigth after the Bar/Marriage/New job.
I was about 135 pounds.
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i don’t think anyone thought he would be the player and impact the program the way he did. when john wall signed with kentucky, people already started penciling them into the final four. they have now lost only 1 game. you can’t do that with these classes.
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never heard of him and can’t find him on the rivals or scouts boards…is he a local boy or something?
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WHAT!?
He was probably the most highly recruited athlete in the country that year. People knew that he’d be a stud.
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but nobody thought that florida would win 2 NTs, especially the next year. i think you are not understanding the idea of immediate impact.
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seriously, does anyone think that a single player from today is putting someone into the NT scene immediately?
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Not I.
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Dude. Percy Harvin, Tim Tebow, and Brandon Spikes were ALL immediate impact players, just as they were touted.
Without those three Florida doesn’t win in ‘06 and two players had more hype than Harvin and Tebow coming into that season…which is why Meyer had to use Tebow.
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but no one thought they would put florida in the NT game that first year. why is this such a struggle for you? john gets it.
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Yes, most recruiting experts thought the addition of Percy Harvin made UF a National Championship contender because it gave Chris Leak a “Reggie Bush” type player.
We started the year ranked high despite losing three the year before.
While it certainly doesn’t have the “immediate” impact of a college basketball player, it’s because it’s 22 players rather than 11.
There are always a handfull of freshmen that alter a team’s chances of winning. Harvin was definitly one. Terrelle Pryor was considered another, though he didn’t work that way.
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nobody was predicting florida to be in the NT game.
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135?! I haven’t heard of 135 since somewhere in high school.
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you started the year high in ron zook years too. because of the potential and because you are florida.
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i haven’t since i was in rehab.
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college basketball recruiting classes are 4 or 5 times smaller because the active rosters are 4 or 5 times smaller than those for college football. OF COURSE one player in cfb may not have such an immediate and profound impact. on the field he is 1 of 22 whereas the cbb player is 1 of 5.
that being said, the overall class as well as the individual star power is what’s so important today. it’s not that hard to understand. it’s just a bigger deal in some parts of the country. there’s a massive collective depression when the last cfb game is played in January in the regions that are incredibly passionate about cfb. Signing Day is a slight reprieve from that and offers hope as it kicks off the spring practice period, which begats the summer hype, and ultimately leads us to fall kickoff.
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I think today is overrated.
Ohio State 3 star recruits:
AJ Hawk
James Lauriniatis
Santonio Holmes
Brian Robiskie
Malcolm Jenkins
Troy Smith
Eddie George
In that group, you have 2 Heisman Trophies, 2 Butkus Trophies, 2 Outland Trophies, 5 First Round Picks (and 1 more this year).
Ohio State 5 star recruits include:
Mike D’Andrea (The heralded LB in the class with Bobby Carpenter and James Laurianitis)and a couple of running backs you have never heard of (oh yeah, and this guy named Maurice Clarett who was ok as a freshman, but no idea where he is now).
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I’m on both sides of the fence here. I love signing day cause I’m a football dork and it’s a HUGE event in Palm Beach County, which produces more D-1 players than any other county in the country. I also agree with Sparty that none of these kids will be the reason a team wins a title next year.
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I agree with Sparty
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agree. this is why i find it more intriguing.
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/Big D’d
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This.
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and it’s why I find cfb Signing Day more intriguing. there are way more players to follow and their irritating diva-isms and waffling and hat-changing make the day more compelling to me.
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How did Penn State 2 of the top 8 QB’s? They haven’t produced an NFL QB since Collins in 94.
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The Kohl Center devours Duke, Purdue, Michigan State…bring on Kentucky.
Sorry about Lucas, sparty
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You may want to re-evalute the hat changing thing, Nuke threw his Gator hat on the ground last year and put on his UT lid. How’d that work out?
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if the argument is about whether or not this year’s recruiting class is aiding in winning a title next year, then of course it’s not. it’s universally understood that it’s 2 to 3 seasons before a class develpos into it’s full potential.
natsfan – there’s two possible reasons why your 3-star vs. 5-star list exists: 1)Tressel chose poorly when recruiting those top guys, B) Tressel sucks at taking advantage of talent (Pryor’s not been as much of a stud as he was touted…), and III) Ohio State sux donkey ballz.
your choice.
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worked out great for Florida becuase he wasn’t robbing Hyundai’s in Gainesville. but at the time, that was a massive steal for Tennessee.
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Because we’re awesome?
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Yes. There are always guys like that…but is it any shock that schools like Alabama, Florida, LSU, Florida, and Texas have all won the National Championship with at least one top ranked recruiting class within the 4 years before it?
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JoePa promised to write them into his will?
/Penn State’s version of the $100 handshake
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and this is why i find the over-the-top craziness of this day to be just that.
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it shouldn’t be shocking, but according to some of these comments, apparently it is.
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and what about all the other schools that did have high rankings like that and had not won a title?
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so, in summary, it all boils down to personal preference. got it.
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Same exact answer my wife gave.
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what about them? only one school can win the title each season*. they’re either finishing highly in the polls or their coaches are being fired.
*in theory…
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but mine is the right one.
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The key is getting consistent classes, not one great and 3 average.
USC is really the only team to finish first and not win the last 4 years. But they’ve been in the convo pretty much every year.
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agreed…for you. stop shitting on my fun!
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College football talk in February…zzzzzzz…
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Your wife is a smart one
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maybe it is because michigan state blows a donkey sack. but i just can’t get excited about 2 years down the line.
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I’ll be away from my desk for a minute as I commandeer colleagues computers to thumbs-down this comment as many times as possible.
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Agreed Miz…that is a horrible statement.
I dare him to say that in the middle of an Atlanta, Nashville, or Orlando shopping mall you’ll be offed!!!!
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Same exact thing my wife said.
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Offed
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booooooooooooooooooooooooo to you all…except for two of you.
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