Crab Legs Are Back In The Headlines In Alabama

In case you were living under a rock in 2015, Jameis Winston stole crab legs once. He claimed that they were a generous gift from the local Publix but then video footage came out of him snatching the  crab legs off the counter and la-di-da'ing out of the store. The whole state of Alabama responded. Local food stores were selling King Crab Legs with his name on them, the University's cafeterias were giving them out, it was a whole thing. 

I'm not sure how many people know this but Jameis Winston is actually from Birmingham, AL. Rumor has it that the only reason he didn't go to Bama is because Saban wouldn't let him play baseball. So overall, how do crab legs fair for the good people of Alabama? 

The African-American Heat Miser vs Pedophile Glasses. According to this report from Fox these two ruffians broke out in a tong fight while waiting for crab legs in a Huntsville buffet. An off duty cop witnessed the whole altercation saying that both suspects started "fencing" with the buffet tongs. Sometimes the world is too perfect. Picture these two, fighting like crabs, over crabs. Clanging the tongs together trying to intimidate their opponent, striking on every opening. What a fucking scene. Heat Miser was charged with assault for opening up Pedophile Glasses' head. So I guess she won, or lost depending on how you look at it. Moral of the story, Alabamians, stick to BBQ. 

Bob Kraft Should Take A Page Out Of Lane Kiffin's Playbook

I guess it's true what they say, boys DO go to Jupiter to get more stupider. The biggest news from the weekend while I was away on vacation, is that Patriot's owner Robert Kraft likes getting tuggies. Go figure. Amidst the AFC title game timeline, possible human trafficking, and prices on the menu, one thing is getting lost in the shuffle: How the fuck did he get caught? 

So yeah obvious point is that what the hell is he doing going into tuggie spots and not having the tuggie spots come to him? But how did they get his name? The only thing I can think of is that he's paying with a card. If that's the case, i's a rookie mistake and he deserved to be caught lotion-handed. Never leave a money trail. Maybe they could of ran his plate but 1. he had a driver and 2. dude's got so many cars he could claim that anyone could've been taking a stroll to the ol rub tug in his wheels. You wanna know how you never let them get your name? You never give it to them. 

Pull up a chair and prick up your ears for Kiffin's classroom. Most people know by now that Lane goes by "Joey Freshwater" when trying to run his spread offense at campus bars. I know its been said before but it'll never not be funny so I'm gunna bring it up as much as I damn well please. As the story goes a forum was making rounds a couple years back about a girl claiming that Lane approached her friend at a bar as Joey Freshwater in Tuscaloosa trying to woo her and buy her drinks. Said friend called him out on being Lane Kiffin to which he responded "Nah I'm not but I get that a lot." and went on pursuing other co-eds. L-e-g-e-n-d. Lane was confronted about the Freshwater rumors in a presser once and he told the reporter that can't be me cause my alias is Jimmy Chestnut, Joey Freshwater's friend. Fucking hilarious. Just throwing it in everyone's mouth that he rocks aliases. You think Orchids of Asia is ever getting Lane's actual name? No shot

I imagine Lane's been pulled by a callused middle aged asian woman before so here's a list of other possible college football coaches who might have gone bare ass on a leather table: 

5. Jim McElwain. We now know that tuggies are a dime a dozen in Florida. Jim's a horny bastard and will put his winky in or on anything 

 

4. Bobby Petrino. Petrino is no stranger to adultery and lost the Arkansas job from having an affair with a 25 year old that he hired to be his "player development" assistant. The two were exposed after they got in a motorcycle wreck that led to some hilariously gross pictures of Petrino's face. His adulteress even claimed that she once used a $20,000 gift that Petrino sent her to pay for some of her wedding expenses. Bobby ain't scared to pay for it.

3. Bret Bielema. I am staunchly against physiognomy but Bret just looks like a regular at Madame Kamay's Filipino Palace. Plus there's no way in hell he didn't already pay for his wife.
 

2. Joe Pa. Cause we all know how much he loved sweeping sex scandals under the rug.

1. Hugh Freeze. "Our program is going to be about certain core values. No. 1 is Faith. It's about the man, Jesus Christ." Hugh actually said that at his opening presser with Liberty when they introduced him as the head coach. He was fired from Ole Miss for dialing at least 12 numbers associated with female escort services on his school issued phone over a 33 month period. That's just his business phone, imagine how many he had on the burner.

Alas, I digress. I see the flaw in my logic with the police report claiming to have video evidence of inside the parlor. To the people who say "bUt If ThEy HaVe ViDeO aNyOnE cOuLd IdEnTiFy RoBeRt KrAfT", I say 1. that parlor must have shitty fucking security to let someone waltz in to place cameras around the joint and 2. that still doesn't explain the no-name dirty perverts who had their names published in the sting. So I'm sticking with my he used his card theory. So Bobby, Mr. Kraft, you're with 6 billion dollars, hire someone to make you an alias if you must.  

All I Know Is Its A Pity Life, Can't Be Simple Again. Or Can It?

The Tennessee Vols had hit Rocky Botttom. They now have back to back losing seasons and really haven't been shit since the Phillip Fulmer era. In Phil's sixteen years as head coach he led Tennessee to one national championship, two SEC championships, seven bowl wins, and eight double digit win seasons. Butch Jones had no double digit win seasons and versus Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, and LSU went 3-14. Thats how he ended up as Bama's intern thing. So where did the Vols go from there? 

During their search for a new head coach their were rumors of Gruden, Scott Frost, Dan Mullen, and most notoriously Greg Schiano. Heres how the Schiano whispers went:

  

The Volunteers absolutely castrated their AD John Currie who basically had Schiano as a done deal. After campus outcry, an apology from the Chancellor, and even a statement from the White House press secretary, the crybaby fan base got their wash. I mean wish. What do you do to shut up a rowdy fan base? Hire an Alabama assistant of course. 

Jeremy Pruitt first came to Alabama in 2007 as a player development analyst or something like that. He was then promoted to DB coach were he spun out first round talents like Mark Barron, Dre Kirkpatrick, and Dee Milliner. After being named the 2012 Recruiter of the Year by 247Sports he was picked up by FSU as Defensive Coordinator. He won a national championship with FSU then skipped over to Georgia for two years as DC, and then returned to Daddy in 2016 as Alabama's DC to win the 2016 national championship. So he was a little defensive coordinator slut for a couple years. Always the bridesmaid but never the bride, until 2018 when Tennessee announced him as their new head coach. 

So how did Tennessee fair with their new head coach? No so great. They finished 5-7 on the year. However, Pruitt showed some serious progress with a team of guys that weren't his recruits. Vols defeated a good Kentucky Wildcats team that finished the year ranked 12th overall in the AP Poll. And more importantly Pruitt led the Vols to their first SEC West win since 2010 vs Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium. 

Here's what Mel Kiper had to say on Good Ole Rocky Top's class this year, "Jeremy Pruitt, the recruiting class coming in this year, is outstanding. The recruits that are coming in are going to get back to Tennessee having a lot of early-round picks." So even though Finebaum guaranteed they wouldn't win a title in his life time the Vols are on the come up. Imagine Paul just died if they went to the Rose Bowl. Anyway, last year 247Sports had Tennessee's recruiting class ranked as 21st overall. This year they're 12th. So strap up your overalls Tennessee cause you got a Bama man at the helm now. 

p.s. Tennessee will always be low down, dirty snitches. 

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Cornhusker's Revenge Porn Is Going Get Him F'd In The Corn Hole

Scott Frost is off to a not so good start in the 2019 season. His star recruit from last year, Maurice Washington, is being charged with a felony. A top three bad felony charge, child pornography. Washington was Nebraska's number one recruit last year and ranked 93rd overall in the country. Maurice had 455 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns this past season and was poised to be the centerpiece of the Cornhuskers offense. That was until he decided to be a centerpiece of shit. 

Now the case is still in the legal process but here is what the victim is alleging. Washington's ex girlfriend says that she texted him to congratulate him on his scholarship and that he responded "Remember this hoe", accompanied by a video of her having sex with two males. Under California's Penal code PEN 647 (j)(4) , where the offender sends explicit images or videos with the intent to cause harm or distress to the person is liable up to six months in jail and $1,000 fine. Not good. To make matters worse the victim is claiming that the sexual acts conducted were not consensual and that Washington sent her her own rape video. Super not good. Now you might be wondering why Washington should care about some California law if he was clearly recruited out of Texas? Well he met the victim when he dated her freshman year of high school in Californina before moving to Texas, and held on to the video since then. The video is from when the victim was 15 landing the child pornography distribution, strike three pal. So to recap Maurice Washington sent revenge porn to his ex of her getting allegedly raped while being underage. I read a pro-Nebraska blog on this that was actually titled 'Should Scott Frost Suspend Maurice Washington.' Suspension is the least of his worries dummy. 

Scott Forst is now most likely without his previous number one recruit coming up off of a disappointing 4-8 debut season. His starting running back in 2018 graduated, his other freshman left the program, and the next leading rusher only had sixteen carries last season. What will Scoot Frost do with Maurice Washington? He has a chance to be a white knight but maybe he should've stayed a golden one. 

George Jewett, The First African-Amercian College Football Player

In the spirit of February, this is George Jewett. George was the son of a prominent blacksmith in Ann Arbor Michigan. He spoke four languages, was the valedictorian of his Ann Arbor High School, studied medicine at Michigan and Northwestern, and broke the color barrier for major programs of college football. 

Jewett started his college career when Jim Crow laws were still governing, segregating the country into black and white. George first landed his spot on Michigan's roster in 1890, seventy-four years before the Civil Rights Act. Once in a game vs Albion, the team and crowd were trying to bait Jewett into penalty that would get him kicked out of the game. When George didn't respond the crowd began to chant "Kill the n-word!". A fight broke out, fans charged the field, and the whole place was on brink of a race riot until local police intervened and deescalated the situation. George decided to remain in the game, played both sides of the ball and shutout Albion 16-0. 

George Jewett went on to also be the first African-American to play for Northwestern. Michigan informed him that he couldn't continue both med school and play football simultaneously. George graduated with a medical degree from Northwestern, and led Michigan in scoring, rushing, and kicking(!) during his career as a Wolverine. George Jewett, hero of the game and one bad motherfucker. 

College Polls Are Like A Good Hookup, But FPI Is Porn

ESPN has released it's first preseason Football Power Index (FPI) and theres a lot to get excited about. Here are the headlines, SEC makes up ten of the top twenty teams, Clemson beats out Bama for the number one spot, Ohio State was left out of the Top 10, Texas didn't make the Top 25, and recent national champions, UCF Knights, are ranked 37th. Now what the fuck is the Football Power Index? 

Before we get to FPI we need to speak on it's counterpart, the College Football Playoffs committee. The committee is made up of experts in the field who decide who should go to the playoffs based on strength of schedule, data given to them by SportsSource Analytics, and most important the human element or the eye test. Strength of schedule, who have you played and are they good? Data analysis, here's what the numbers say. Human element, when you physically watch them how do they look? Imagine the CFP polls as a girl deciding if she wants to hook up with you at the bar. Strength of schedule: does it look like other women want to get with you, and how do they look? Data analysis, how many likes are you getting on your Instagram posts? The Human element, do you look good? Did you impress her maybe by buying her a drink, being funny, or maybe you're a Travolta in the boom boom room. Human decisions. 

The FPI is a series of simulations based on computer inputs to compute probabilities of an outcome. Kind of like Dr. Strange in Infinity War.

   

FPI preseason takes most into account the team's last four seasons with an emphasis on the previous year, how many starters are returning with an emphasis on quarterback, is the coach returning, upcoming strength of schedule, and then a minor reflection on the last four recruiting classes. FPI is more like porn. It takes into account things that you can't express in a hookup. Like maybe you're into lesbians, or asians with an emphasis on anal, or MILFs with an emphasis on bit tits. Strength of schedule? Thats just search history baby. 

Point being, its fine to find the FPI exciting, but one is a fucking computer and the other is the real deal. 

NCAAF Free Agency

Ready or not, free agency in college football is here. High profile players Shea Patterson and Justin Fields have transferred in the last two offseasons without any of the normal repercussions, like having to sit out a year. This is raising eyebrows in the college world. Players seem to love it, coaches seem to hate it, and the NCCA seems like they don't know what the fuck they're going to do. 

First let's address the transfer portal. So hot right now. It used to be that if a player wanted to transfer they would have to ask their school for permission who could then fuck them and deny their request. With the new portal, players only need to notify their school of their decision to leave. They then go up into the transfer cloud to be downloaded on to potential suitors. If you're a grad student, not to worry you don't have to sit out a year. If you're an undergrad then you lose a season and watch your new team from the sidelines. Well thats whats supposed to happen anyway. The language of the rule of immediate eligibility states that if exigent circumstances arise that impact the "the health, safety, and well-being" of the player, than they are free to play wherever they choose the following year. Well that's a bit fuckin ambiguous, ain't it? Health and safety, sure I completely understand, but what the hell does well-being mean. If they have the chance to play elsewhere isn't that better for their well-being? If they're sad because they don't start is that negatively impacting their well-being? Who knows. But the result of this is that the NCAA has waived 79% of their immediate eligibility cases! 79%!

The players side: Players have concerns of their short window to showcase themselves for the NFL. They believe that if they can play elsewhere for a school that wants them and that gives them their best opportunity at their dream to play in the NFL then what right does anybody have to stop them? The trend in FCS right now is to start players young. So if you aren't getting significant time by your sophmore year, shouldn't you have the chance to prove yourself somewhere else? Makes total sense. Coaches are constantly leaving to further their careers why should the players be stunted? The NCAA is a business, it just doesn't let it's players make business moves. 

The coaches side: The coaches have a whole list of reasons. The bullshit reason is that they're concerned about the low graduation rates for players who transfer. The real reason is that the coaches have to completely change the way they manage their teams. One, they won't know who is going to be on their roster come recruiting time. Two, if they can only give out 25 scholarships how can they offer somebody in the portal if they give out all their scholarships to recruits. Three, are you going to start screwing the high school players by only using your scholarships on recruiting players in the portal who you know can handle the collegiate workload. Four, what is stopping a player from transferring every year to a different school just for the fuck of it. Lastly, five, so many coaches are worried about the impact on what this will do for the young men in their program going forward. They feel their players want to live in a world of instant gratification. If something isn't working out, instead of competing and working harder they see it as guys just throwing in the towel. The coaches want to be able to do their job and develop the player over time. Just this year alone for instance Alabama didn't start Irv Smith Jr or Deionte Thompson until their junior year. Thompson was a Consensus All-American and a projected first round pick. Irv was Second Team All-SEC and might sneak into the first round of the draft. What would've happened if they left for another program? 

My side: The problem is that these weren't kids born in the Jordan or Kobe era but rather the Kevin Durant era. What's stopping superstar athletes on mid-level teams from jumping on a guaranteed playoff team. Can't beat em, transfer to em. What if Joey Bosa was pissed two seasons ago that Ohio State didn't make the playoffs and said fuck it I'm going to Bama next year. Where does it end? 

The only person talking sense in all of this is Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald proposed that if players transfer that they do sit out for a season. The catch being, if they graduate, the player regains one more year of eligibility. Leave it up to the smart school. Of course he says that. A degree from Northwestern goes a lot further than one from Mizzou. They're a long way away from perfecting this but I think Pat's the closest one to cracking it. 

To transfer or not to transfer, that is the question.  

Kirby Smart Is Basically Walder Frey From Game of Thrones

Kirby Smart finished National Signing Day with a top three class for the third consecutive year. Lets let that sink in. Every year this man has been a head coach he's gotten 3rd overall, 1st overall, and 2nd overall classes, in that order. No turnover rate from the previous coach, no waiting to get his "own guys", nothing. How did he achieve this much success in such a short amount of time? Is Kirby Smart a master recruiter? Or is he just a prick? 

As the legend goes, when Kirby Smart knew he was packing up he decided to take one last stroll into Alabama's war room. When I imagine the "war room" I see it as very Game of Thrones-esque. Large oak table with carvings of each state, different hand-crafted Tigers, Boars, Dogs, and Gators strategically placed for their next plan of attack. We gave Kirby everything, four SEC titles and four National championships during his time in Tuscaloosa. We laid the world at his feet. And how did he repay us? He red wedding'd us. Slit our throats when our backs were turned. In Saban's war room was the Tide's rankings for the recruiting class. Their own Top 300, their own star systems. Rumor has it that Kirby, the little slimeball that he is, took a picture of Bama's rankings and used it for his own recruiting pitches. Smart would ask recruits where Alabama told them they were ranked. He would then point out discrepancies, claim Bama's lying to them, and sweeten their little eardrums of where they "actually" had them ranked. It was a low-down dirty move. This is how Kirby allegedly got his two year starting quarterback Jake Fromm. Every recruit Smart got from this tactic are like Walder Frey's inappropriately young wives, tainted and disgusting. Complete and utter betrayal. 

Not too worry though, the Tide remembers. Our banners are still flying, Bama's back this year to signing the number one recruiting class. We know no king, but the king in the west who's name is Saban. Winter is coming Kirby. 

 

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If I'm being completely honest, this just makes me love Kirby even more. We have a saying where I'm from, YACYAT. You ain't cheatin, you ain't tryin. Look at this quote I found on AL.com of Kirby talking about him and Saban comparisons. "I'm different than Nick in recruiting. But that's okay. I'm comfotable with who I am." No shame in his game. Give me that fucking guy in my corner. That guy is squeezing nuts in a bar fight. I love that mentality. Win at all costs. It's all a means to an end. When Saban retires at age 100 I'd have no problem with welcoming home Kirby Smart. 

Your State's Impact On Recruiting For National Signing Day

Bragging rights are here. Each state likes to claim they have the most talent but when it comes down to it there's four states that make up half of ESPN's Top 300. Little pre list jargon, see the "BR" which means best ranking recruit of the state and where they signed. Plus "who owns the state?", meaning which schools signed the most players from that particular state. States are broken down into five tiers from least amount of player in the Top 300 to the most. 

I regret to inform you that Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming all had 0 players in the top 300. If you live in one of these states, pick up a pig skin and go toss it around with your little sibling or cousin or something I don't know.  

Tier 5 States:

Arkansas: 1 recruit in the Top 300. BR 52nd overall Hudson Henry TE. Who owns the state? Arkansas signed the only recruit. Way to do your job there guys.

  

Colorado: 1 recruit in the Top 300. BR 141st overall Luke McCaffrey QB. Who owns the state? Nebraska signed the only recruit.

   

Nebraska: 1 recruit in the Top 300. BR 253rd overall Nick Henrich OLB. Who owns the state? Nebraska signed the only recruit. Again, way to corner your state. 

New York: 1 recruit in the Top 300. BR 80th overall Adisa Isaac DE. Who owns the state? Penn State signed the only recruit. 

Nevada: 1 recruit in the Top 300. BR 253rd overall Cade McNamara QB. Who owns the state? Michigan signed the only recruit. 

Rhode Island: 1 recruit in the Top 300. BR 166th overall Xavier Truss OT. Who owns the state? Georgia signed the only recruit. 

Washington: 1 recruit in the Top 300. BR 116th overall Dylan Morris QB. Who owns the state? The University of Washington signed the only recruit. I'm not going to repeat myself. 

Connecticut: 2 recruits in the Top 300. BR 168th Taisun Phommachanh QB, signed with Clemson. Who owns the state? Clemson and Michigan split. 

Illinois: 2 recruits in the Top 300. BR 171st overall Trevor Keegan OT, signed with Michigan. Who owns the state? Michigan and Ole Miss split. 

Iowa: 2 recruits in the Top 300. BR 250th overall Tyler Endres signed with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Who owns the state? The Hawkeyes signed both. Who would want to leave Iowa? 

Minnesota: 2 recruits in the Top 300. BR 177th overall Quinn Carroll OT, signed with Notre Dame. Who owns the state? Notre Dame and Nebraska split. 

Oklahoma: 2 recruits in the Top 300. BR 187th overall Grayson Boomer TE signed with Oklahoma State (missed opportunity there with the whole Boomer Sooner thing). Who owns the state? OK State and Oklahoma split. Don't take no shit Gundy. 

Oregon: 2 recruits in the Top 300. BR 156th overall Ethan Long ATH, signed with Arizona State. Who owns the state? ASU and Penn State split. 

Pennsylvania: 2 recruits in the Top 300. BR 228th overall Andrew Kristofic OT, signed with Notre Dame. Who owns the state? Notre Dame and Penn State split. 

Utah: 2 recruits in the Top 300. BR 185th overall Siaki Ika DT, signed with LSU. Who owns the state? LSU and Washington split. 

West Virginia: 2 recruits in the Top 300. BR 5th overall Darnell Wright OT, signed with Tennessee. Who owns the state? Tennessee and Virginia Tech split. 

Tier 4 States:

Arizona: 3 recruits in the Top 300. BR 82nd overall Treylon Burks WR, signed by Arkansas. Who owns the state? Arkansas Razorbacks signed 2/3 recruits. 

Kansas: 3 recruits in the Top 300. BR 21st overall Graham Mertz QB, signed with Wisconsin. Who owns the state? Wisconsin , Oklahoma, and Kansas State had a three way.

South Carolina: 3 recruits in the Top 300. BR 20th overall Zacch Pickens DE, signed with the University of South Carolina. Who owns the state? Gamecocks signed 2/3 recruits. 

 Hawaii: 4 recruits in the Top 300. BR 88th overall Faatui Tuitele DT signed with Washington. Who owns the state? Washington Huskies signed half of the recruits from the state.

Indiana: 4 recruits in the Top 300. BR 71st overall George Karlaftis DE, signed by Purdue. Who owns the state? Boilermakers signed half the recruits from Indiana. 

Michigan: 5 recruits in the Top 300. BR 12th overall Devontae Dobbs OT, signed with Michigan State, Who owns the state? Michigan State signed two out of the five players.

Missouri: 5 recruits in the Top 300. BR 94th overall Isaiah Williams ATH, signed with Illinois. Who owns the state? Illinois signed two out of the five player. Mizzou signed one. 

Tier 3 States:

Kentucky: 6 recruits in the Top 300. BR 115th overall Jacob Lacey DT, signed with Notre Dame. Who owns the state? Who doesn't? Kentucky was split six ways between Notre Dame, Stanford, Alabama, Nebrska, Virginia Tech, and Purdue. 

New Jersry: 6 recruits in the Top 300. BR 28th overall Antonio Alfano DT, signed with Alabama. Who owns the state? Penn State signed two of the six recruits.    

Maryland: 7 recruits in the Top 300. BR 73rd overall Shane Lee, signed with Alabama. Who owns the state? Alabama with three of the seven players. Way to build that wall around your state there Lock, should've stayed in Tuscaloosa. 

Ohio: 8 recruits in the Top 300. BR 10th overall Zach Harrison DE, signed with The Ohio State University. Who owns the state? Buckeyes do with three recruits but Harbaugh was right on their tails in their home turf, signing two of the eight players. 

North Carolina: 9 recruits in the Top 300. BR 42nd overall Quavaris Crouch ATH signed with Tennessee. Who owns the state? Threesome between Tennessee, UNC, and NC State with two a piece. 

Tennessee: 9 recruits in the Top 300. BR 85th overall Lance Wilhoite WR, signed with Oregon. Who owns the state? Tennessee Vols still do but not by much. They signed two recruits and had two other SEC teams, LSU and Georgia, sign a player each.

Virginia/DC: 11 recruits in the Top 300. BR 22nd overall Brandon Smith OLB, signed with Penn State. Who owns the state? Penn state signed the most penning two guys. Virginia Tech had one and UVA had none. 

Tier 2 States:

Alabama: 14 recruits in the Top 300. BR Pierce Quick OT, signed with the University of Alabama. Who owns the state? Who do you think? Nick Saban signed five of the players in the state and Auburn signed one. 

Louisiana: 14 recruits in the Top 300. BR 11th overall John Emery RB, signed with LSU. Who owns the state? Coach O does. LSU signed eight of the eleven guys. 

Mississippi: 14 recruits in the Top 300. BR 19th overall Jerrion Ealy RB, signed with Ole Miss. Who owns the state? Rebels and State split with four recruits each. Auburn on their trail signing three. Got to hand it to State, they keep getting people to go to Starkville somehow. 

Tier 1 States: 

These next four states make up 147 of the 300 top recruits. It's like the electoral college but instead of New York you have Georgia. Because there is so much talent in these states I'll put up a scoreboard of who signed people in each state.      

California: 33 recruits in the Top 300. California had the number one recruit in the country in Kayvon Thibodeaux. Kayvon's a DE who signed with Oregon. California is responsible for 14 recruits in the top 100 players. Who owns the state? Oregon Ducks, signing on six players. This used to be all USC. Given their recent struggles Oregon and Washington were able to swoop in and steal some big guys from their PAC 12 rivals. The breakdown:  

Oregon- 6 recruits

USC- 5 recruits

Washington- 4 recruits

Stanford- 3 recruits

Texas- 3 recruits 

Arizona State University and Boise State- 2 recruits each

Clemson, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Tenn,  UCLA, and SC- 1 recruit each

Must hurt USC to see Texas so close in the standings for their own state. Especially given that Texas flipped their best recruit, Bru McCoy who's from Santa Ana. 

Georgia: 35 recruits in the Top 300. BR 6th overall Jadon Haselwood WR, signed with Oklahoma. The state of Georgia holds three spots in the Top 10 recruits and has 13 of the Top 100. Who owns the state? Kirby and the Dawgs but not by much. They signed five guys from Georgia in this class. The breakdown:  

Georgia- 6 recruits 

Auburn- 4 recruits

Tennessee- 4 recruits 

Alabama- 3 recruits 

Michigan- 3 recruits 

Clemson, Florida, FSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Texas- 2 recruits each 

Kentucky, Louisville, Minnesota, and Oklahoma- 1 recruit each

Texas: 38 recruits in the Top 300. BR 3rd overall Kenyon Green OT, signed with Texas A&M. Texas has 17 of the Top 100 recruits. Who owns the state? Texas A&M and it's not even close. They signed 11 guys in the class, 6 of whom are in the top 100. The breakdown: 

A&M- 11 recruits 

Texas- 4 recruits 

Oklahoma- 4 recruits

Alabama, Baylor, Notre Dame, and Stanford- 2 recruits each

Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas St, LSU, Northwestern, OK State, Ohio State, and SC- 1 recruit each

Holy Jimbo Fisher, Mr. Steal Yo Recruit. 11 guys is a massacre. And is Texas back? That has to sting tying your biggest rival in in-state recruits, 

Florida: The most top recruits in the country belongs to the Florida, even if they should be considered their own country. Florida has 40 guys in the Top 300. BR 2nd overal Nolan Smith who signed with Georgia. They have 2 Top 10 recruits and 13 out of the Top 100. Who owns the state? Chomp chomp baby. University of Florida penned seven of the forty recruits. The breakdown:

UF: 7 recruits

FSU: 6 recruits 

Alabama, Clemson, and Georgia: 4 recruits each

Miami: 3 recruits

Auburn, Michigan, Oregon, and Penn State: 2 recruits each 

A&M, Texas, Oklahoma, and USC- 1 recruit each

FSU is keeping it close given their recent struggles and the whole Francois thing they got goin on now. Dan Mullen in his second year has shown serious strides in bringing UF back to a powerhouse program. 

So there you have it. Go argue with your friends about how where you come from is better than where they're from. Florida may be the place to recruit but remember Alabama is still the place to be. 24 of Saban's 28 commits are in the Top 300.

King of the Dark Horse Heisman Candidates

Today I learned that “grasping for straws” is referencing straws of hay and not drinking straws. So in lieu of that, I decided to give you a long shot Heisman candidate. Meet D’eriq King. A RB/WR turned QB for Houston.  King is currently sitting at +2900 for the Heisman on FanDuel. I’m not sure what the DraftKings odds are. They won’t let me deposit money because something about my Bank of America card so fuck them. Anyway, King was putting together a breakout season last year before he tore his meniscus and was out for the rest of the season. Two weeks before his injury, this was his stat line for Houston’s game  vs then ranked USF: 419 passing yards, 5 throwing touchdowns, 132 rushing yards, and 2 rushing touchdowns. Little quick math here, that makes him responsible for 551 total yards and 7 touchdowns in one game. With new offensive HC Dana Holgerson, things could get flashy in 2019.   King’s biggest weapon is by far Marquez Stevenson. Dude has wheels. With his 40 time in the 4.3s, he’s able to create enough separation for explosive throws from our guy. In his sophomore campaign for the Cougars he posted 1019 yards and 11 total touchdowns, and that’s with a chunk of those numbers coming from the backup QB. On the other side of the ball, King will need Austin Robinson to secure some wins. Robinson will have to step up as the leader of this defense with the loss of Ed Oliver. Robinson can let his numbers do the talking. Last year he led the team in tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, and forced fumbles.  So for D’eriq King to win the Heisman he needs his numbers to jump off the page and for Houston to contend. Taking a look at their schedule, they’ll have their shot. UH opens up against Oklahoma which will most likely be a Top 5 rank to start the season. That’s a winnable game. I love Jalen Hurts but if Oklahoma thinks they’re going to remain the throwing powerhouse they were under Baker and Kyler, they’ve got another thing coming. In 2017 under Jalen, Bama had ONE receiver with over 20 receptions (Calvin Ridley). In 2018 under Tua, with pretty much the same receiving corps minus one (Calvin Ridley), Alabama had SEVEN players with over 20 receptions, four of which had over 40 and one had 68. So if UH upsets Oklahoma then the stage is set for the Heisman. During the course of the season they play Wash St, UCF, Memphis, and Navy which all have the potential so be ranked wins. If D’eriq King pads the stats and has enough impressive wins to sneak Houston into the playoffs, he could take home the hardware.

The state of The State of Florida College Football.

Who is king of the swamp? If you asked each fan base of Florida, Florida State, UCF, and Miami why there team is the best team in state I’m sure it’d go something like this:
“Dan Mullen is creating a new culture, we were the highest ranked Florida team after actually winning our bowl game against Michigan.”

“In the last 10 seasons FSU has the most National Championships, the most top 10 finishes, and 6 out of those 10 seasons finished with the highest ranking out of those four teams. So who’s been the most dominant?”

“We won the National Championship in 2018, didn't you see our parade? We’ve lost one game in the last two years. Plus we would’ve outranked UF and beat LSU in Fiesta Bowl if McKenzie Milton didn’t get hurt.”

“Manny Diaz already flipped a Saban recruit. Remind me again who has the most National Championships in the state.” 

Here’s where everyone’s at:

Florida: 2018 final AP rank, 7th. 2019 recruiting class ranking, 9th. 12 recruits out of ESPNs top 300. Top recruit, Four Star, 59th overall rank Kaiir Elam, ATH. 

FSU: 2018 final AP ranking, unranked*. 2019 recruiting class ranking, 19th. 10 recruits out of ESPNs top 300. Top recruit, Four Star 93rd overall rank, Akeem Dent, CB.

UCF: 2018 final AP rank, 11th. 2019 recruiting class ranking, 49th. 0 recruits out of ESPNs top 300. 

Miami: 2019 final AP rank, unranked*. 2019 recruiting class ranking, 30th. 3 recruits out of ESPNs top 300. Top recruit, Four Star 61st overall ranking, Jeremiah Payton, WR.

FSU is in trouble, no two ways about it. I feel bad for Willie Taggart but he's done a pretty good job thus far stopping the bleeding and putting together some pretty impressive recruiting classes. But this whole Deondre Francois thing really sheds a light on how nobody has a clue on whats going on in Tallahassee. Miami is in a weird spot. Mark Richt's retirement was flat out bizarre, especially given his 2017 success after only being in Miami for two years. They all seem to love Manny Diaz, well Temple doesn't, but Miami does. He did flip a four star recruit from Alabama so we know Diaz can perform in the living room but we'll see how he does on the sidelines. I feel sorry for UCF. They're grinding it out. Huepel was able to keep them in a top 5 offense  in his first year and finished 11th, but they still can't seem to land big names on signing day. So my money right now for best team in Florida, is well, Florida. Hot take I know, given they finished the season as the highest ranked school but whatever. Dan Mullen is a very good coach. Mullen was able to get legitimate NFL talent down to Starkville. Have you ever been to Starkville? Given that the last taste in my mouth was his squad putting a womping on a legit Michigan defense in the Peach Bowl, 41-15, makes me think the people of Gainesville will have bragging rights for years to come. Plus the dude's just so swaggy.

I know what you're thinking. But hey, there are other teams in Florida. Fine. I'll entertain it. Lane Kiffin signed Warren Sapp and Terrell Owen's sons on National Signing Day. 

*unranked meaning not Top 25 

Gamecocks Need to Sit Back Down and Have A Beer and Feel Sorry For Themselves.

I don't know if you know this but Darius Rucker really really loves the South Carolina Gamecocks. Like he only wants to be with them. Little known fact, Hootie met his Blowfish in the 80's while they were students in Columbia. All of them were cocks. On the Paul Finebaum show yesterday Rucker said that he would love to see South Carolina play in-state rivals, Clemson, in the National Championship. Somebody needs to teach him about tomorrow and all the pain and sorrow, running free. Last one I swear. 

But what have you done for me lately Darius? A shit ton actually. South Carolina just recently poured 50 million dollars into new football facilities. Part of the new renovation is a recording studio donated by Rucker. So now after you get a pump in you can go work on your mixtape. Pretty good sell to incoming recruits. But Darius didn't stop there. Feeling the team needed a little motivation last year he made them a bet. If they won six games he would reunite Hootie and the Blowfish for a free concert at the University. Cocks went 7-6. 

Will the Gamecocks live up to Darius' expectations? This is Will Muschamp's fourth year so Freshman-Senior class are all his guys. There should be no excuses. Oh except that they have the most ridiculous schedule in the history of schedules.  Cocks open up with North Carolina, have Bama third, Georgia at the halfway point, and last two games of the season are at A&M followed by Clemson. Bama, Clemson, and Georgia will probably round out the top three preseason rankings. Darius maybe give them a concert for three wins this year eh bud? 

Parole Tide

Nick Saban hasn't lost in Baton Rouge since 2010. That included this past weekend where a Louisiana judge granted him over 2 million dollars on a loan that he dealt out to developer. The developer couldn't make good on his loan for a shopping center and offered Saban ownership of a  real estate venture in Louisiana. Due to his now notoriety in the area he replied, "Fuck you, pay me." The IRS was trying to block Saban's 2 million loan payback plus interest but we all know what happens when you try to block Bama in Baton Rouge. 

Saban wins even in the preseason. Rightfully so too, the man is building dynasties off the field as well. Nick owns a couple of Mercedes dealerships, a strip mall in Michigan, and apartments in Houston. But this isn't the first time Alabama has had a run in with the law. 

Tide players are no strangers to jewelry. Since his arrival players have gotten rings from six SEC Championships and five National Championships. But today I'd like to acknowledge some of the silver bracelets players have had slapped on throughout the his tenure. 

It is important for me to state that I truly believe in a system where you are innocent until proven guilty. Hell, I've even sworn to protect those rights. By no means am I saying that these players got out of trouble due to status. I am also not stating that nothing happened to the alleged victims. I am simply writing down incidents and their outcomes. 

We'll start with the freshest one, Deionte Thompson. Thompson was indicted on felony aggravated assault in 2017 for a spring break fight that left an 18 year old with permanent plates in his face. The victim claims it was Thompson who kicked him while he was down and caused his facial injuries. Thompson and his lawyers stressed his innocence throughout the case and Deionte went on to start this season as a consensus All-American. The case was dismissed today, there was no video evidence, and apparently a couple of eye-witnesses attested to Thompson's non-involvement. Deionte is expected to go in the lottery picks in this April's draft. The skeptic in me says if a Bama player was going to kick something he'd probably miss. 

Keeping with the Louisiana trend we'll turn to Cam Robinson. Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones were arrested in Louisiana when marijuana and a firearm were found in their car at a park. The judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to know who the findings belonged to. I shit you not this is the statement the judge released. "I want to emphasize once again that the main reason I'm doing this is that I refuse to ruin the lives of two young men who have spent their adolescence and teenage years, working and sweating, while we were all in the air conditioning." Hell of a precedent dude. No way this judge was ever allowed to hear a possession case again. Cam went on to start all three years he played for Alabama. Even though earlier mock drafts that year had him going as high as top 5, the Jaguars wound up trading up to the 34th pick to take him. 

I truly thought that Da'shawn Hand was one day going to be the best player on Alabama's defense. That was never the case for the former 5 star, even after he showed potential in his Sophmore season with 6.5 sacks in 8 games. In 2017, Da'shawn was charged with a DUI by police who found him asleep in a car near campus with the keys in the ignition. Now technically speaking, that's a DUI. He operated the vehicle while under the influence. Hand was never suspended for his charge but here's what Saban had to say on the matter. "Da'Shawn put himself in a bad situation, obviously made a mistake being where he was at the time. But the fact that he didn't drive the car which is what we tell the players not to do and it's not ok that he was drinking, with me, and that's a behavioral issue that needs to be addressed, and we will address it, but the fact that he didn't drive the car and wasn't driving the car and didn't put other people at risk, which to me is the most significant thing when you drive under the influence but he didn't drive." When you say "he didn't drive" a hundred times like that my brain automatically translates that as "he absolutely drove,". Don't matter either way, Saban probably ripped him so many new assholes he didn't know which one was the original.

Strap yourselves in for Courtney Upshaw. I wasn't there, but apparently Upshaw and his girlfriend were involved in a dispute outside of the rec center where the girlfriend slapped him a few times and he grabbed her by the back of the neck. Both were locked up for a domestic. While his baby girl was tied up in legal issues here's what the father of the girlfriend told AL.com, "The cops just happened to be there and see it and then took them both in. I hate to see this guy get in too much trouble because I  honestly think it was probably initiated by my daughter. I don't think he laid a hand on her. He just tried to restrain her to keep from getting hit again." Again, this is completely plausible and it's possible that that's exactly what happened. However! This man was LOBBYING against his own daughter. Tuscaloosa News reported that the father walked out of the court room and screamed "ROLL TIDE" when both charges were dismissed.     

There have been other players to tour the backseat of a cop car under Saban's reign, but these were the 5 star or highly valued draft picks. There's a saying in Alabama, "There's your story, their story, and Saban's story.", or at least it should be a saying. Who's to say what really happens. Are these just bad kids? Are they given too much fame at a young age that it comes ridden with entitlement? Or are these good kids, put in bad situations where someone knows they can harm them and seriously jeopardize their future, exploiting them through bad press? Just yesterday Deondre Francois, FSU quarterback, was dismissed for a domestic video that his ex girlfriend posted. Today she said she made the whole thing up. If the only options are crimes being covered up or innocent players are being framed, then both avenues are equally terrifying.

Oh by the way that GIF up there is Rueben Foster. Two domestic violence charges, two domestic cases dismissed.

 

Why College Football Fans Should Watch The AAF

And so begins the hangover. The Super Bowl is done and there are 200 more days until the first college game. Being a Rams fan and a die hard Tide fan, 2019 thus far has been a cruel mistress. I've lost two football championships in 28 days. Given that the Venn Diagram of Rams/Alabama fans is well, just me, its fair to say that I have the fullest sack in the country at the moment. Logic states that I should swear off football all together, but Al Pacino states "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!". Meet your newest Birmingham Iron fan.

Birmingham Iron are no dummies. They put the first "professional" sports team in Alabama and stacked it with alum from Bama and Auburn. First name that jumps off the page is Trent Richardson. T-rent. Trent was a fan favorite in Tuscaloosa and the star of one of my favorite Bama highlights, where he snatches a Rebel DB's ankles to smithereens. In 2011 he led the SEC in Rushing Yards and Touchdowns. Most know the story of Trent, drafted 3rd overall by the Browns, and then traded to Indy where he went to die quietly. Since then Richardson has been bouncing around pre season rosters, the CFL, and Bama's scout team. I'm hoping the 28 year old Heisman finalist finds some solace in Birmingham. Next is Blake Sims. Blake made me look like an idiot in 2014. Preseason I really really wanted Jake Coker for the Tide's next quarterback. Instead it was Sims who was recruited as a running back and ultimately was one until he won the job going into 2014. He went on to post 35 total TDs that year and lead us to the first College Football Playoffs where we lost Cardale fucking Jones. Lastly on this roster I'm looking forward to Chris Black. I'm not sure how many people remember him but he was Bama's number one receiver in the 2012 recruiting class, a class that included Amari Cooper. Chris Black was supposed to be the shit but wound up just doing shit. Each season was going to be his breakout year but after three years he ended his time in Bryant-Denney with only 25 receptions for the Tide and transferred to Missouri. I just fact checked myself and Chris Black didn't make the team. Tiger don't change it's stripes. Fuck it, it's too late for me I'm already going to watch, but why should you?

The league has done a good job of landing some college legends and putting them in the cities where they played at the collegiate level. Josh Johnson was a feel good story in the NFL this year when he came in for Alex Smith and the Redskins. He hadn't even thrown the ball since 2011 and won vs a good (on paper) Jacksonville defense. He was taken number one overall and will play for San Diego where he played in college. Aaron Murray was a god in Georgia. Here are some of the records he still holds for the Bulldogs: most completions, single season passing yards, career passing yards, highest career completion pct, most touchdowns in a single season, and most touchdowns career. Brother wrote the book. Murray was drafted by Atlanta. Other notable QBs include Trevor Knight, Scott Tolzien, Zach Mettenberger, and Christian Hackenberg, the former supposed to be number pick in the NFL.

What about the coaches? Mike Singletary and Brad Childress landed head coaching positions. Mike Vick is debuting his coaching career in Atlanta as Offensive Coordinator. Yet, the undisputed headliner has to be the return of the great Coach Steve Spurrier. Spurrier is probably the wittiest coach to ever do it. His resume is a piece of art. Two-time ACC Coach of the Year, five-time SEC Coach of the Year, won six SEC Championships, one National Championship, and took home a little thing called the Heisman in 1966 as the Gator's QB. Spurrier was a problem in the press room. Undefeated in roasting other programs and coaches. Heres some of his roasts: he referred to rival FSU as "Free Shoes University" after a Foot Locker scandal, after a failed NFL attempt said "There are no Vanderbilts in the NFL", and my personal favorite after an Auburn dorm fire where 20 books went up in flames Spurrier commented "The real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet." The old man was an All-American shit talker. When coaching at 70 Spurrier explained his reasoning for staying on the sidelines, "I forgot to get fired and I'm not going to cheat." So now at the ripe age of 73 Steve's ready to shaft this league, and he's been practicing.

So lets get this out of the way, the team names stink. There's only 8 teams: Arizona Hotshots, Atlanta Legends, Birmingham Iron, Memphis Express, Orlando Apollos, Salt Lake Stallions, San Antonio Commanders, and San Diego Fleet. They sound like the upcoming clothing lines for FUBU but thats the names and they're sticking to it. It's a twelve week season, ten weeks regulation, one week playoffs, one week championship. You wanted more football well heres your chance. If I can cheer for a roster with Chris Davis, hero of the "Kick Six", surely you can find a team to fill that prolate spheroid (shape of a football) void in your heart. Kickoff is Saturday Feb 9th, 8pm EST on CBS Sports Network.

Anyway, here's that Trent Richardson hesi

  

And The Oscar Goes To....Les Miles?

This is good. Everything feels right and things that didn't make sense are now coming together. Have you ever had a show you've been watching that pushes back the release date for it's new season because now the main actor is a mega star and put off filming the show to do some blockbuster movie? Les Miles! That's what he's been doing. I thought he maybe would've wanted the Texas job, or the Maryland job, or the A&M job, or FSU job, etc. Silly me! Should've known he was filming. Made it just in time for the coveted Jayhawks position. The last time Kansas won more than three games in a season was 10 years ago in 2009. Les' now infamous "Uh.... Uh....Uh.... Things." presser now makes sense. He was used to just yelling "LINE!" when he lost his train of thought. 

The movie is about is of course about the tragic story of the Challenger in 1986. For those of you who don't know, the Challenger was taking seven passengers on the USA's 25th mission into space when it exploded on national television before it could reach orbit. It was also the first, and I'm assuming last, time they were running the School Teacher in Space Program where one of the passengers on the flight was just a regular ol school teacher. Sad sad stuff. But, there was already a movie made on the Challenger, heres it's rotten tomatoes score:

Don't worry Les. I'm sure you're rendition is just fine. No pressure. In his only line in the trailer, Les screams "I'm telling you to do it! Quantify your results!". Football field or NASA lab? Kudos to the writer for giving Les the same script that he could just scream on the sidelines. 

All jokes aside, it's good to have Les Miles back in the football limelight. Cause he's a fucking weirdo. Here are some random facts about Les. 

-He pronounces Arkansas like "Are-Kansas". 

-He wears a brand new hat before every game he coaches and between his antics and his slightly too small hat he's known as the Mad Hatter. 

-Some of his players have been known to call him "Lesticles" for his ballsy play calling. Like the time instead of going up 3 against Florida at the end of the game he had his holder throw a no look bounce pass over his head to the kicker who ran it for a first down to set up the LSU win. 

-He also did a movie wear he plays a cop and honestly just kinda looks like every older cop I've ever seen. 

-After he did an interview with Erin Andrews, an 80 something year-old man asked Les what it was like to be interviewed by a "sweet young thang" like her at a presser. Here was his response. "Here's the honesty. If they had given that job to some big old ugly man. It wouldn't be near as much fun, well one. What a joy it is to represent LSU in the post game with victory and to celebrate victory in a post game interview with a very talented, very attractive woman."
You lose your job you say that today in a presser. Can't call people attractive anymore, everybody knows that. Whole scene was super uncomfortable. And that old pervert? He doubled down. Went on to ask how that guy got the Erin Andrews video through the peep hole cause as he puts it "I've peeping through keyholes for years and I've yet to see anything but a blank wall."   

- He eats the fucking grass on the field that he's playing on. He says it humbles him to realize he's only a part of this field and this game. Claims Death Valley has the best tasting field. Best part about this is that Kansas has a turf field. If this little weirdo starts chomping on the rubber then he just needs to be arrested.

 

-It's rumored that Les sneak attacked his daughter, pouring a water bottle on her while she was learning to drive. Guess it's pretty important to expect the unexpected while behind the wheel.

It's just really good to have Les back from his movie hiatus. Hope he didn't get too Hollywood on us. I doubt I'll watch his movie. To me his biggest disaster will always be only getting to the Outback Bowl with a roster that had Odell Beckham, Jarvis Landry, Jeremy Hill, Alfred Blue, Danielle Hunter, Deion Jones, and Tre'Davious White on it. Enjoy those Awesome Blossoms boys, Go Tigers!

I Mizzou, Mizzou. Where Are You? And I'm So Sorry.

Don't waste your time on me. Reports are now coming out that Kelly Bryant intends to remain at Mizzou despite the NCAA handing out a one year playoff/bowl ban for the program. Weird, considering Kelly Bryant only has one year of eligibility left. 

I have no choice but to feel sorry for Kelly Bryant. He spent two years behind Deshaun Watson and was supposed to be the next coming for Clemson, and kind of disappointed. I say "kind of" because credit to Clemson, the year that he was the starter they still made it to the playoffs which is no easy feat. Did they lose to Syracus? Yeah maybe, but it was Alabama that year that really sucked the life out of Kelly Bryant. In their playoff matchup #1 Clemson lost 24-6 to #4 Alabama, and boy did that defense look inspired. Kelly had 124 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 2 picks. But he's a dual quarterback, right? Wrong. Bryant had 19 rushes for 19 yards. 

Still, first year starter, number one team in the country, and a punched playoff ticket is pretty impressive. Bryant had nearly 3,000 passing yards, 24 total touchdowns, 665 rushing yards and 8 interceptions. Not too shabby. Enter Trevor Lawrence. After that Bama game Clemson was forced to look to it's young true freshman the following year to see what he was made of. Lawrence immediately blew everyone away blah blah blah, Clemson went on to blah blah blah and good. Now we're all caught up. 

After I'm sure was a long look in the mirror, Kelly Bryant decided to transfer. According to 247 Sports Kelly visited UNC and Arkansas but there was speculation of Auburn and obviously Missouri were in the mix. The pitch from Missouri probably included their young talent in TE Albert Okweugbunam who totaled 17 touchdowns in his first two seasons and Larry Rountree III who had a breakout season posting over 1200 yards and 11 touchdowns. Kelly Bryant could be their final offensive piece of the puzzle. 

Then theres the Drew Lock angle. Missouri's latest quarterback is getting looks to be taken in the early to mid first round. Lock's freshman year flat out stunk. In his first season he played twelve games threw 4 touchdowns and 8 interceptions with 1300 yards. Missouri did a fine job shaping him into a serious NFL potential starter. In 2017 he improved to 44 touchdowns, 13 picks and nearly 4000 yards. Now I think a lot of the credit there belongs to current Head Coach of UCF, Josh Heupel, who was the OC at the time. Heupel proved his worth by taking the UCF vacancy after Scott Frost and kept UCF in the top five Points Per Game even after losing his starting QB to injury. But fact still remains, Drew Lock improved tremendously under Barry Odom. 

With all of that being said, I just don't understand why Kelly Bryant is staying at Missouri. Did Missouri withhold the investigation from him? Accusations came in 2016. Did he know and went anyway? Is this a revenge thing? Does Kelly Bryant want to prove to NFL scouts that he can hang with SEC defenses? Mizzou's athletic director Jim Sterk already confirmed that they are going forward with appealing the NCCA's ruling. Will the ban be lifted for Kelly's one year while they're in the midst of the appeal process? I just don't know. According to twitter lawyers there are rules in place for seniors to transfer and play elsewhere if their school is being sanctioned for their final year. Whats holding him back?

  

Needless to say, Kelly Bryant, I'm missing you at Clemson.