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Huh? Florida ran the ball 14 times. Total. All players. Tebow was the runner 10 of those times. Tebow also threw the ball 35 times. That's better than a 2:1 pass/run ratio. How many more times should Florida passed? Hate to break it to you, but passing is the reason Florida lost that game. Bama shut down the Florida running game, dropped back into a zone coverage, and dared Tebow to beat them by passing the ball.

Doubt it. Other than the Anti-Trust act, what other law gives the gov't the right to interfere? As far as I know, the BCS has never prevented another organization from declaring a "national champion" in college football. (See Auburn University and their "People's National Championship"). Using the anti-trust act, the gov't might be successful in breaking up the BCS, but cannot force the bowls to switch to a playoff system. And breaking up the BCS returns the system back to the way it was pre Bowl Coalition/Alliance. Of course, this might be the outcome the NCAA hopes for. If the BCS is broken up, the NCAA could implement a playoff system, but they would have to get the schools to buy into it to make it effective. Good luck with that.

Sounds easy up front, but there are a boat load of issues that would need ironing out, and in the end, I have personal reservations that it still will not stop the complaining or criticism. Simply put, 11 does not divide cleanly by 2. You may love/hate the bowls, but you cannot deny the bowls have a long history and tradition with college ball. And most bowls have long term affiliations and associations with certain conferences. Both the bowls and conferences are not overly eager ditching those associations just to satisfy fans desire to see a playoff system. In fact, it was those associations and affiliations that caused problems with the original Bowl Coalition and the follow up Bowl Alliance.

When I clicked on the link, I thought I was going to read something about Ron Jaworski.

The BCS. And the BCS is managed by representatives of the bowls, the AD from Notre Dame, and the commissioners from all 11 Division 1A football conferences.

IIRC, the NCAA has no control over the bowls.

Strange. I thought the Outback Bowl was a BCS bowl. If so, than Northwestern's Kafka should get props for shattering the yardage record. Kafka's stats: Outback Bowl Box Score Passing - 47 of 78 for 532 yards, 4 TD, 5 INT Rushing - 20 for 34 yards, 1 TD 532 + 34 = 566 yards 566 > 533 The only thing I can figure is the Outback went into overtime, and they do not count yardage gained during the OT. Otherwise, WTF?

Got nothing to do with it. Pretty common for teams to lose coaches (retirement, termination, etc...). Falcons had Petrino quit on them, and how that turn out for the Falcons? Edit: Oops.

While I get the point you are trying to make, Florida only won 2 SEC championships with Tebow on the team. And to play devils advocate, I could argue Tebow wasn't the starting QB for the first one of the NC and the SECC.

By declaring in public your firing had nothing to do with the "alleged" infractions, but was due to financial reasons? Granted, I am no lawyer, but unless this is some PR move to pressure the university into a settlement, I cannot see how this helps his legal case. As you pointed out, the James family and their complaints are beginning to look foolish. Assuming the allegations are complete BS, I still do not see how Leach bashing on those people in public helps his cause, or puts him a better light. And said owner is being ridiculed and mocked, and his organization is probably the most dysfunctional in the NFL. Being a "petty" HC may not matter at the pro level, but at the collegiate level, being a "petty" HC can have an adverse effect on recruiting. Leach can hope and pray that people forget, and after time, people will. Unfortunately, Leach's recruiting competitors will not, and they will gladly remind those recruits (and their parents) of Leach's "pettiness". Of course, that's assuming Leach will be able to land another HC gig at the collegiate level. Schools tend to avoid coaches with negative baggage.

Yes one would. One would also notice the coincidence the "accused" making sure this point of view is made public. Is it a possible attempt to deflect the focus off him and to enhance his "victim-hood"? This maybe true, but it still does not justify ripping the student, the parent of the student, and the university in public. Even if he is vindicated, and signs with a new school, he will have one hell of a time trying to recruit players.

I also like the fact it is being reported Leach is saying the reason he got canned was due to money. Nice. So, according to Leach, everybody is basically out to get him. Leach better start looking at being a coach in the CFL, where his offense might actually work.

Actually, Steve Fuller from Clemson was Walsh's favorite choice, and was scouting him when he "discovered" Dwight Clark. IIRC, Clark was the TE for Clemson, and was the guy running routes and catching the ball from Fuller during Walsh's visit. He couldn't draft Fuller because the 49ers traded away their first round pick to the Bills (for OJ). His second choice was Steve Dils, QB from Stanford. Somebody within the 49ers organization convinced Walsh to draft Montana instead of Dils. (I have never been able to find any reference to who it was) As for creating the offense "around" Montana, that is not really correct. He may have "tweaked" it (like any good coach should) to match Montana's abilities, but Walsh created and implemented his offense when he was an assistant with the Bengals. I had the vast majority of this stuff linked in a post I did, but I believe the post was lost in the last great server crash a couple of years ago. And unfortunately, like an idiot, I did not save any of the links.

Give it up with the Bill Walsh endorsement, like it actually means something. Walsh has been wrong on numerous QB's, and in fact did NOT like Montana coming out of college.

F*** Florio. This article is a complete POS. The Bills didn't look outside the organization? Sorry, I could have sworn Ralph said they did. Decision came down to Guy or Nix? Sorry, I could have sworn the decision came down to Modrak or Nix. Nix is 70 yrs old. So !@#$ing what? I listened to the press conference, and Nix sounded more coherent and rationale than Florio's article did. Christ, Florio's "source" sounds like Mort. And WTF does this hire have to do with Bama signing Saban? Let me guess, he's still pissed that Bama signed Saban, and now 3 years later he has to deal with the reality the Crimson Tide has once again become a perennial power. Maybe that Florio's problem with the Nix hire. Nix will lead the Bills back to glory, thus proving once again, Wilson is no idiot.

Leach = NOT Martz = NOT

So during the Titans game when Josh Reed was also complaining, what's his excuse? What was his motivation to throw Edwards under the bus? The excuse making for Edwards has surpassed the excuse making for JP Losman. Trent is a back up QB, nothing more.

Ex-Auburn HC Tommy Tuberville has expressed interest in taking over the TT program. Sounds like a perfect fit to me. A mediocre coach running a mediocre program.

Not to mention Nix interviewed and was in the running until the end for the Falcons GM position just 2 years ago.

Thank You Jesus. Just say no to "Chokenheimer".

That depends. Until his name is cleared, colleges will not be lining up to sign him. At the NFL level, he will have to convince those interested his offense is not gimmicky and/or he can adapt to the pro level.

Ever hear of taxes? Ever hear of the "Snow Bird" phenomenon? I know it will be hard to believe, but not everybody that retires to Florida actually spends the summer in Florida. When was the last time you were in WNY? 1977? Keep perpetuating that myth. It has already proven, repeatedly, that the Buffalo is not the snow and/or bad weather capital of America. In fact, just look at the most recent weather storm that took place around Christmas. The mid-west got pounded. Buffalo? The region south of the city, the snow belt, got the most: about a foot. Everybody is entitled to their opinion. That doesn't mean their opinion is correct. I will agree with the old stadium and the FO is a mess. The front office can be fixed by hiring a competent GM. TD had no problem in attracting and acquiring free agents.

The weather factor is so overblown. It's what you make of it. I've lived in the South East for 10 years, and the summers are miserable. What's worse? Snow and 20 degrees w/ windchill of 10 or 100% humidity and 95 degrees w/ heat index of 110?

Fitz a marketing ploy? Where do you get that? If anything, starting Brohm is more of a marketing ploy. That's what everybody keeps bitching about, and wants. Everybody wants to see the Bills newest "toy", so they can "analyze" their way to a knee jerk snap decision on whether Brohm is the guy or not for next year. They can't help it. After 10 years of futility, patience has worn thin. Fans want answers and results NOW.

For Jauron, you could probably list his entire time here. The last 2 Cleveland Brown games, especially this years (truly, how the hell do you lose to a team that completes only 2 passes for 23 yards?). Even in a "win" or a preseason game, Jauron's "Signature of Stupidity" was prevalent. I am so glad that Rich Kotite clone is gone.