Archive for October 14th, 2008

Shut It Cullen

By the way, Harper is a complete moron for opening his mouth with the way things shook out for him specifically. Can you say any chance of a decent round NFL pick just went in the can? I understand that the media seems to be twisting the words around in a Dan Rather fashion as Lawtonfunk pointed out. However, Cullen’s comments, combined with his fathers (why do those even matter, regardless of his past college experience) coming off getting benched is just not smart. Pro coaching staffs will not tolerate that kind of mouth unless you have a Manning or Brady type resume at the next level.
Obviously his quick praise of Dabo isn’t getting him right back in the starting role. He just looks like a spoiled brat at this point. Cullen, take the high road. Say nothing or at least thank Bowden for his service to this point. Don’t tarnish yourself going forward by speaking on emotion.

Oh, and by the way. The damn weather forecast is coming back this week.

Quick Swinney review from press conference

Coaching Changes:

Swinney did decide to let Spence go due to the fact that if you are going to start fresh, you start entirely fresh.

Brad Scott- OLine coach
Dooley- TE coach
Napier- QB coach
Jeff Scott- WR coach

Swinney and Napier will share offensive play calling. No mention of “F the bubble screen” unfortunately.

Starting QB:

Still Korn and it wasn’t Cullens fault that the team is doing poorly, they just need a spark and he thinks Willy is the answer right now.

Movement on several fronts

It’s still a bit stunning to think about yesterday’s news. I know what happened (or at least I know what they say happened). I understand why it happened. Nonetheless the news remains to be internalized.

The news has had a pretty dramatic impact on the line movement for Saturday’s game. Clemson started off as a favorite by up to 2.5; now GT is favored by up to the same amount. Frankly, I was surprised that we were favored to start with. But now I’m surprised that the expectation is for the change to make us worse. Let’s just chalk it up to uncertainty.