Clemson Vs Alabama 2022 Preview

For the first and certainly not the last time, DJ Uiaglelei and Bryce Young faced off this weekend in California. The showdown ended with Bama's recruit beating out Clemoson's 38-24.  DJ Uiaglelei, the Clemson commit, is 247 Sports' QB1 and #3 overall recruit. DJ is flanked by two other top recruits from 247 composite, Ohio St linebacker commit Kourt Williams and UCLA wr commit Logan Loya. Uiaglelei looked poised and unbothered by Mater Dei's constant pressure. While being blitzed he had one of the best plays of the game; dancing around the pocket shaking one defender, and then throwing a fifty yard touchdown with another rusher in his face. DJ Uiaglelei finished 19/31 for 312 yards, two throwing touchdowns and one rushing. He looked good, I won't lie. 

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BUT my God, Bryce Young. I don't think I've ever been this excited for an Alabama recruit. Bryce came into this game, ranked as the lesser quarterback, ranked the lesser team, and balled the fuck out. The future Bama Heisman finished with 250 throwing yards, 75 rushing yards, 3 throwing touchdowns, and two rushing touchdowns. Bryce has such a quick release on his throw but shows maturity in the pocket squaring his shoulders on each throw. If the pocket collapses, oh well, time to get your ankles snatched. The first drive Mater Dei had ended on a 51 yard touchdown and Bryce really didn't take his foot of the gas from there. In my biased opinion, the play of the game came in the 3rd quarter on his second touchdown to Epps. Extending the play, running out of the pocket, placing the ball perfectly in the back corner of the end zone where only his receiver could get it. Looking like a young Russell Wilson out there. I'm not taking any Kyler Murray comparisons because I don't like him. 

You can find the touchdown here: 

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I love what Tua has started. It's like he reminded the world that Alabama is also looking for top quarterback recruits. Alabama has opened pandora's quarterbox and Bryce Young is the next one to hop out. Put everybody on notice. I fully expect him to start next year as a true freshman following Tua's departure. Bryce slaps Trevor Lawrence on the ass and sends him on his way to the NFL with a loss in 2021. 2022 we get our first rematch between DJ Uiaglelei and Bryce Young. Book it.

Has PJ Lost His Flecking Mind?

"I said on TV I really hope College GameDay looks at our twin city, our university, truly to bring GameDay here. We have four million people that live in the twin city area. We are the only division one school in the state of Minnesota. Everybody here is Gophers. We have never hosted College Gameday."

I won't blame him for trying, but PJ can seriously fuck off. It's a valiant effort. His argument is basically that Gameday can do LSU vs Bama any year and who knows the next time Minnesota will be able to host GameDay. I don't know what to tell you PJ, be better. 

We're televising big boy football here Peej. What makes you think you will put on a better show than the #1 vs #2 team? Let's look at the facts here. Minnesota hasn't proven itself as a contending program in years. As for your 8-0 start this year, there was 0 ranked opponents. Penn St has a ranked win vs Michigan under their belt. Their defense is so so serious, giving up multiple touchdowns in only one game this season. The second they come into town, you guys will spot your shadows and run back into your little hole. Gophers and groundhogs are the same thing and you won't tell me otherwise. PJ's boys beat an abysmal Georgia Southern team by 3 points! THREE! The same Georgia Southern that the LSU Tigers beat 55-3. Tell me again how you'll put a better product on that field. 

I don't give a shit if four million people live in the twin cities. I wouldn't care if twenty million lived there, you will not pack the campus like Tuscaloosa vs LSU. Bryant-Denny Stadium holds more than double the amount of fans than the Gophers' stadium. I mean for fucks sake it holds 35,166 more fans than the Vikings stadium. Don't care how many people live there, don't care how many division one schools the state has, you will not have more people than us. This is what we live for. Everybody in Minnesota is Gophers? Wrong. They are also Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, and Wild. We're talking college football in state of Alabama baby, this is what we fucking do.  

What is Turnkey Sports and Why Do They Make Big Decisions In College Football?

USC recently announced that they have hired Turnkey Search to aid in the hunt for their next Athletic Director. What exactly does that mean for USC? Well one of the reasons for hiring a private firm to do your job for you is the anonymity and the ability to keep things on the low low. Is it possible the connection for Turnkey is to not only look for a new AD, but to get the ball rolling on replacing Clay Helton after his 4-3 start? Who knows? But where the fuck do these people get off making these big decisions for big schools? 

Turnkey's headquarters is located in Haddonfield, NJ. I've lived in New Jersey my whole life and I have no clue where that is. Yet, "small-town" Turnkey has been involved with the hiring of LSU's Ed Orgeron,  Temple's head coach, and Minnesota's, Tennessee's, Michigan's and Alabama's Athletic Director. Oh and Ole Miss' head coach cause obviously they couldn't be trusted since the last guy they hired loved calling hookers on his school-administered phone. What makes these guys so special? This guy:

Gene Defillipo. The de facto President of the newly forming Shadow Government of college football. Gene's official title is Managing Director of the Intercollegiate Division of Turnkey. He has been an offensive coach for Youngstown and Vanderbilt, Villanova and Boston College's AD, on the Board of Directors for the National Football Foundation, former president of National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors, and father of John Defillipo (OC for the Jacksonville Jaguars). Gene oversees Turnkey's college involvements from media approach, to sales, and even recruiting. 

So if you see Mean Gene on your campus, buckle up cause heads are rolling. For schools like USC that would be sooner rather than later.