If anyone wants to watch one of the greatest football stories of all time, check out ESPN after the Heisman ceremony tonight.

The kids are right to be pissed and Kelly was right to leave. Notre Dame is probably a dream job for an irish catholic guy like Kelly. What they should do is change the transfer rules for players because if a coach can do this then a player should not have to sit out a year for transferring. But the NCAA is an organization of frauds, hypocrites and asshats so....

LOL I like how you both pimp the U documentary with hyperbole, and yet don't name it.



Either way, this documentary is great. I wish I'd been a miami fan as a kid, I think I would have been at least 30 percent cooler. My earliest sports memory is the Nebraska-miami national championship game, it broke my heart, and I hated miami for years after. But now, those teams had such amazing swagger, so hilarious, and thugish and amazing. I would love this team today.

Most NFL QB's will kill you with no pressure. That's kinda the point of pressuring them.

+1

I thought that was a nice touch by me.

Documentary was amazing. Being a Miami fan was like being a fan of the 2007 Patriots over and over for a decade. We were the villains and it was fun. I was at a bunch of the games they showed (including the 1991 Orange Bowl shutout of Nebraska). I still talk about that 1990 Cotton Bowl with some friends down here.

Simmons has a good podcast up with LeBatard about the documentary. LeBatard talks about a bunch of amazing stories that did not make the cut.

I never knew that Jerome Brown and the Canes were responsible for TV's decision to stop taping coin tosses. Awesome.

Jerome Brown was such a stud. He could have been one of the best pro DT's of all time, if he wouldn't have died young. He was only 27 when he died. That 1991 orange bowl is traumatic to watch. Osborne got a ton of heat for that game, there was a serious outcry that he should retire/be fired. Starting with that wretched 1983 national title game, osborne went through a long stretch of losing basically every big game he was in, they said he couldn't win the big games at all. And by 1991, their defense was terribly old fashioned. They ran the 5-2 til the start of the 1993 season ( which not coincidentally, they made the national title game against FSU that year). They just looked so much slower and inferior to Miami in that orange bowl, I never thought Nebraska would win another national championship. Little did I know what was to come.

Yeah, this is totally untrue. You need to watch more football involving teams that aren't the Colts.


There is no way that the list of QB's that are guaranteed to 'kill you', with no pressure, exceeds 5.

LOL @ Brvholtz.

Miami was awesome back then, but I've always been an FSU guy.

Wow you couldn't be more wrong.

Because I have been a Colts fan since the beginning I have seen many no-name QB's play the Colts (before the success of the 21st century) and totally burn the Colts defense specifically because the Colts had zero pass rush.

You give most NFL QB's no pressure and time to look around and they will kill you.

Is it me or have NFL teams been deferring after winning the toss this year? It happens in college football all the time but it seams like it's happening more in the NFL this year then in the past. Thoughts?

Lol @ the announcer who analyzed this decision by discussing the merits of "giving Manning an extra possession."

I hate when the TV crews decide the fans want to see player's wives/mothers/fathers/etc. after they make a play. WHO CARES!!

Agree to disagree.

coolio

what a LOLLERSKATZ game that Eagles Giants game is. DeSean Jackson is my new favorite player in the league. First he gets a touchdown, and as he does he moonwalks into the endzone.. then the next posession, on 3rd down, he misses a deep ball out of bounds, and starts talking shit to the db, getting in his face. The DB head bumps him ( not hard ) talking shit back like basically everyone in the league does when talking shit.. and DeSean Jackson takes an exaggerated soccer style dive backwards.. holding his arms up to the ref begging for the flag. I fell off my elliptical machine laughing at that. He's the greatest.

The U documentary was great, it's funny seeing The Rock in his Miami days. Jerome Brown was one intimidating badass, even during a coinflip. Also getting to see the Seminole rap was awesome.

I don't have a problem with him leaving, but he should stay to coach the bowl game. Imagine the reaction if a player said he's going to sit out the bowl game because he doesn't want to risk getting injured before the draft.



I agree with this. However, I also think it's a bad idea to do a lot of blitzing. That's why the best defenses are the ones that can get pressure on the QB with just their front four.



Yes to both. I wasn't really a fan of any college team when I was a kid, but I remember liking those mid to late 80's Miami teams. I also remember not being able to watch the Miami-Penn State game, but hearing an update about how they lost because Vinny threw a million interceptions and how everybody around me was so happy about that.



It's because the NFL didn't have the option to defer until this year.

It was actually last year that the rule was added. Maybe do some research before pretending to know what you're talking about.


Also, Sam, this means it either took you a year to realize it or a year for the coaches to figure out they should defer.

A telling tale of Ted Ginn:

It was reported in many places that Ted Ginn challenged the Titans RB Chris Johnson to a foot race.....then backed out. I read about it on the website of Ft. Lauderdale's newspaper, the Sun Sentinel. The dolphins fans who posted, instead of defending Ginn or calling Johnson a loudmouth for bringing this up now, were uniform in trashing Ginn for being a coward, a bitch, etc.

I dont like Ginn either but this is borderline hilarious. Ginn is a pariah down here. The best part is if I had to pick the Dolphins Least Valuable Player it would be Gibril Wilson easy....he has had way more "oops" moments than Ginn this year.

I heard Rajon Rondo also challenged Chris Johnson to a foot race and Johnson responded by saying, "Let's put $2k on it."

No response from Rondo.

This is disappointing. I'm much more interested in finding out who is the faster of two incredibly fast players, and not which team wins this game.

Wow @ Jay Feely - http://twitter.com/jayfeely

BEST SINGLE-SEASON TEAM: Miami (2001)
Behind a staggering collection of talent largely recruited by predecessor Butch Davis, first-year coach Larry Coker led the 'Canes to a 12-0 record and national championship while outscoring opponents 512-117. The roster included 16 future first-round picks and 12 Pro Bowlers, led by safety Ed Reed, running backs Clinton Portis and Frank Gore, receiver Andre Johnson, tight end Jeremy Shockey and linebacker Jonathan Vilma


WOW. 12 Pro Bowlers on one college roster. That is incredible. And that roster just lost Reggie Wayne, Santana Moss and Dan Morgan.

In the ESPN Bowl Mania.. I've got Wyoming (in an admitted upset/heart not head pick), UCF and Southern Miss this weekend.

Thoughts? Who're you all taking?

I've always understood that you add 17 yards for a FG, but Joe Buck keeps adding 18.

Example: Ball is spotted on 25 yard line, it is a 42 yard FG, IMO. He calls it a 43 yarder.

Who's right?

I always thought it was 17

yeah, I'm sure it's 17 yards

I believe it would depend on how far back the holder sets up. Sometimes they will give an extra yard if they are close and they fear a block etc.

I considered this, but he was using it for both kickers and regardless of position/length of kick.

It's always been 17 yards.

I've seen plenty of college games where it's been 18 yards.

But technically it's just wherever the ball is actually spotted for the kick.

I understand the 2nd part, but when discussing an attempt, it's the first time I ever remember hearing someone give 18 yards instead of 17.

Is there any chance Drew Brees sits this weekend with everything clinched and no perfect season to play for?

They haven't clinched home field so the games are still meaningful. But, if they're up by a lot at the start of the 4th, I wouldn't be surprised to see him come out.

Come on. There is no way that they lose the last two games and the Vikings win the last two. They've already clinched in my mind. I would one play him 1 1/2 quarters and get my backups some playing time, just in case.

I'd give the Saints a pretty good chance at losing the last two games if Brees doesn't play.

Who is the backup? They play at home against Tampa next.....I feel like they could win that one even with a backup QB perhaps.

Mark Brunell, who last played in 2006.

Which mean he needs some reps. Also, I didn't say to sit Brees completely. He could just play the 1st quarter or so and get a nice lead. If they start losing, then they could just put him back in.

They could also just rotate their QB's every other series. I don't know why more teams don't do that (when making a late season playoff run). It would cut the chance of injury in half and keep both guys fresh.

except that they are a 4th quarter team. building big leads hasn't been their thing.

Yeah, they haven't had the lead after the first quarter since the 5th week of the season.

First quarter points scored vs points allowed: 71 - 99

Fourth quarter points scored vs points allowed: 139 - 34

Maybe they should have Brunell play the 1st & 3rd quarter, since Brees is no good there anyway, and have Brees play the 2nd & 4th.


This idea has legs.

not bad, heck just put him in for the 4th!

Cane - That was a great documentary. I grew up a Cane fan for some reason, I was at The Fiesta Bowl when they Showed up in Camo (I was 13) brag. Then played college baseball in Miami (not the U).

the knockers on the chick from Fox's verizon vcast something or other have been the most interesting thing seen today (We only had Cleveland/Oakland this morning)

this is why it's better to live in LA with no team. probably got to see both the Steelers/Ravens and Saints/Bucs. Playoffs are almost here though at least.

Mike Leach suspended by Texas Tech for the Alamo Bowl. Non-specific complaint from a player and his parent about "treatment after an injury".

I know things were pretty contentious between Leach and Tech when the Washington job came open, so who really knows. Could be a legit complaint, could be a silly complaint, could be a University looking to axe it's coach finally. We'll see, I suppose.

At this point, I dont think New Orleans or Minnesota are among the NFC's top two. Philly and Green Bay and maybe even Dallas (gasp!) seem much more impressive. Even if the Vikings complete this comeback tonight against the lowly Bears, I remain underwhelmed.

What he did, was locked a player in a isolation closet because he wouldn't play with a concussion. What a ****ing jackass. These dictator coaches are such lowlife scum, trashing player's healths and futures, so they can have glory.

fyp

it's true though. It drives me up a wall that coaches are still treating concussions like this. It's not a "toughness" issue, it's a " current and future health" issue.