SEC Open Thread

[Sea Turtle]

Brian Kelly interview partially regarding Notre Dame.

Brian Kelly downplays Notre Dame's playoff spot in 2021

In December of 2021, Notre Dame came within a Georgia win over Alabama in the SEC Championship of likely making their third trip to the College Football Playoff.\u00a0 However, Brian Kelly thinks that the idea Notre Dame had a chance at th

fightingirishwire.usatoday.com

 

[ulukinatme]

Meh, good riddance. He plays it down, but as the article says: Georgia takes care of business in the SEC championship, we're in. I doubt we're able to beat Georgia in the Semi's if they're still #1 and we're #4. I think we would have beaten Cincinnati in a rematch with the OL in better shape, and I think we beat Michigan.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

I watched the couple of minutes he talked about ND. Really wasn't moved either way. Nothing new or interesting in the end. It really is beyond past tense at this point. An entire season was played without him.

 

[Irish du Nord]

Meh, good riddance. He plays it down, but as the article says: Georgia takes care of business in the SEC championship, we're in. I doubt we're able to beat Georgia in the Semi's if they're still #1 and we're #4. I think we would have beaten Cincinnati in a rematch with the OL in better shape, and I think we beat Michigan.

Ten million a year makes the guy forget these sort of circumstances really quickly. He was nearly a playoff opt out. Good riddance is right.

 

[Irish#1]

Brian who?

 

[Bip Roberts]

Brian who?

Good point, it’s well beyond time to move on.

 

[Irish#1]

Anybody get a Kelly tatoo while he was here?

 

[Irish#1]

Ohio halts betting on Alabama baseball after suspicious activity

Ohio gambling regulators on Monday instructed the state's sportsbooks to halt betting on Alabama college baseball games after suspicious wagering activity was detected on the Tide's game against LSU on Friday.

www.espn.com

Bishop or TTT, you have any info on this?

 

[Bishop2b5]

Ohio halts betting on Alabama baseball after suspicious activity

Ohio gambling regulators on Monday instructed the state's sportsbooks to halt betting on Alabama college baseball games after suspicious wagering activity was detected on the Tide's game against LSU on Friday.

www.espn.com

Bishop or TTT, you have any info on this?

No idea. It's possible they got info that a game was fixed, but that's pretty rare. More likely is a pattern of betting drives the line in one direction, then at the last moment someone puts a LOT of money on the other side of that line... basically big money manipulating the spread.

 

[notredomer23]

death penalty to the football program seems fair

 

[Bishop2b5]

Looks like former Bama baseball coach Bohannon was in direct contact with one or more people who placed some unusually large bets on Bama's opponent LSU. Not sure if Bohannon was giving them inside info on injuries and such, or was actively involved in making sure Bama lost, but either way, that's a HUGE no-no. His coaching career is OVER. He'll be lucky to ever get a job as an assistant at the HS level after this.

 

[SeekNDestroy]

Looks like former Bama baseball coach Bohannon was in direct contact with one or more people who placed some unusually large bets on Bama's opponent LSU. Not sure if Bohannon was giving them inside info on injuries and such, or was actively involved in making sure Bama lost, but either way, that's a HUGE no-no. His coaching career is OVER. He'll be lucky to ever get a job as an assistant at the HS level after this.

Liberty will probably hire him.

 

[dublinirish]

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[Rockin’Irish]

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I think he was in college for 6 years but still…….no degree is pretty sad.

 

[ulukinatme]

WTF...how does that happen?! What a dumbass.
People made a lot about Stroud's testing scores at the Combine, what were Bennett's?

 

[Bishop2b5]

Edit: S&D appears to be correct and Bennett did graduate with a degree in economics.

 

[SeekNDestroy]

It’s not true. Bennett graduated last year with a degree in economics.

 

[gregm83]

didnt have the SEC graduate sticker on his uniform. I don't know why this story gets me but it does. If he purposely not completing credits for some reason. Has to fit some bullshit general education degree somehow.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Kirby Smart: UGA players being punished for arrests

Senior receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint was the latest player to be arrested and Smaart addressed the issues at SEC spring meetings.

theathletic.com

It's being handled but no one wants to say how. That's Bobby Bowden FSU 1990s vibe. They probably ran until they puked and that was it.

 

[forkbeard3777]

Kirby Smart: UGA players being punished for arrests

Senior receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint was the latest player to be arrested and Smaart addressed the issues at SEC spring meetings.

theathletic.com

It's being handled but no one wants to say how. That's Bobby Bowden FSU 1990s vibe. They probably ran until they puked and that was it.

I actually respected Bowden as a person and coach. Kirby, no way...

Don't get me wrong, he's a good coach and one hell of a recruiter, but he knows his job at Georgia is to win championships. That's it. He's not molding these athletes and teaching them right and wrong. Georgia fans were starving for one after seeing Alabama, LSU, Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, and neighboring Clemson all win one (some multiples). Kirby will do whatever it takes and bring anyone on board that'll keep that process rolling.

However, in an effort to not totally bag on Kirby, Georgia is really no different than most of the elite football programs. If a kid has academic issues and character flaws, but is 6'5, 250 lbs. and can run a 4.3, Kirby's turning the other cheek. I presume most schools (not all) would do the same as well.

 

[GATTACA!]

I actually respected Bowden as a person and coach. Kirby, no way...

Don't get me wrong, he's a good coach and one hell of a recruiter, but he knows his job at Georgia is to win championships. That's it. He's not molding these athletes and teaching them right and wrong. Georgia fans were starving for one after seeing Alabama, LSU, Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, and neighboring Clemson all win one (some multiples). Kirby will do whatever it takes and bring anyone on board that'll keep that process rolling.

However, in an effort to not totally bag on Kirby, Georgia is really no different than most of the elite football programs. If a kid has academic issues and character flaws, but is 6'5, 250 lbs. and can run a 4.3, Kirby's turning the other cheek. I presume most schools (not all) would do the same as well.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

However, in an effort to not totally bag on Kirby, Georgia is really no different than most of the elite football programs. If a kid has academic issues and character flaws, but is 6'5, 250 lbs. and can run a 4.3, Kirby's turning the other cheek. I presume most schools (not all) would do the same as well.

Uh, yeah, I'd bury a body or two for someone like this if he ever existed. Feel free to judge me.

 

[ulukinatme]

Kirby Smart: UGA players being punished for arrests

Senior receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint was the latest player to be arrested and Smaart addressed the issues at SEC spring meetings.

theathletic.com

It's being handled but no one wants to say how. That's Bobby Bowden FSU 1990s vibe. They probably ran until they puked and that was it.

I actually respected Bowden as a person and coach. Kirby, no way...

Don't get me wrong, he's a good coach and one hell of a recruiter, but he knows his job at Georgia is to win championships. That's it. He's not molding these athletes and teaching them right and wrong. Georgia fans were starving for one after seeing Alabama, LSU, Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, and neighboring Clemson all win one (some multiples). Kirby will do whatever it takes and bring anyone on board that'll keep that process rolling.

However, in an effort to not totally bag on Kirby, Georgia is really no different than most of the elite football programs. If a kid has academic issues and character flaws, but is 6'5, 250 lbs. and can run a 4.3, Kirby's turning the other cheek. I presume most schools (not all) would do the same as well.

Tim Wilson was spot on with Bobbeh Bawden.



[EDIT] I remember when we played FSU around '02 or '03 at home. Bobby stood on the sideline away from the rest of the team most of the time. He had a headset on, but it didn't seem like he said much at all. He wasn't talking to players or anything. He was basically a figurehead, I'm pretty sure the coordinators ran the whole show at that point.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Tim Wilson was spot on with Bobbeh Bawden.



[EDIT] I remember when we played FSU around '02 or '03 at home. Bobby stood on the sideline away from the rest of the team most of the time. He had a headset on, but it didn't seem like he said much at all. He wasn't talking to players or anything. He was basically a figurehead, I'm pretty sure the coordinators ran the whole show at that point.

There seems to be a strong belief that you are correct. Mickey Andrews, Mark Richt and Chuck Amato were all but doing it in the mid to late 90s. Mickey Andrews was Bobby's guy for decades.

By 2003 Jeff Bowden was the OC but Andrews was still there. Jeff Bowden only worked for his father at FSU and for Terry at North Alabama and Akron. He's totally out of coaching by 2018. Jimbo Fisher replaced him and he ran the show with Andrews until Bobby retired.

1987-2000 was about as crazy of a run as it got back then. Then from 2001-1009 he had one double digit win season to finish out his career.

 

[forkbeard3777]

SEC Officials Agree To Eight-Game Conference Schedule Starting '24

After much deliberation, the SEC has come to a decision regarding its scheduling in the immediate future.

www.outkick.com

I want a 9 game conference, but I understand why the SEC voted for this.

SEC football format for 2024 only:

• Single division
• 8 conference games
  • 1 permanent opponent, with 7 rotating
• 1 non-conference game with power 5 opponent
• Again, just for 2024 only

ESPN wouldn't fork over additional money, so the votes were for 8 conference games as opposed to 9.

I read this as SEC is holding ESPN/Disney's feet to the fire. They are desperate for content, and this will force them the negotiate.

I wonder if the SEC will try and get out of its existing 10-year deal? ESPN said they wouldn't pay over the current deal. As such, this gives the SEC time to shop around and force ESPN's hand or leave all together.

 

[IHateMarkMay]

What the hell conference bias would ESPN push if it broke ties with the SEC? lol

 

[forkbeard3777]

I get that this is a money deal, but props to these 5. Alabama, Tennessee, and Auburn...man the f*ck up.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

2023 Predictions

East
1. UGA
2. Tennessee
3. South Carolina
4. Kentucky
5. Florida
6. Mizzou
7. Vanderbilt

West
1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Ole Miss
4. Arkansas
5. Texas A&M
6. Auburn
7. Mississippi State

 

[forkbeard3777]

2024 SEC schedules are coming out tonight at 6:00PM.

 

[Ndaccountant]

Rumors that A&M will get home games with UGA and Texas. Add in their game against ND and that is a terrific home slate.