TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 Jack Bauer supports Rutgers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 Okay I'm here. Fuck Rutgers for making that useless comeback and wrecking an actual national title game between two 12-0 clubs, rather than what will end up being an even more boring and anti climactic BCS title game than this Orange Bowl. In the end all Rutgers did was cost U of L and the Big East a shot at the national title and ended up in the shitty Texas Bowl....right where they would have been had U of L won and they were 9-3. As far as this game tonight? It was a total snoozer, about what I figured it'd be. U of L was hardly sharp or this would have been more like 38-13. Wake does make you sweat out a win, they are kind of a 2nd rate JTTS version of Rutgers now that I think about it. Thing is, Wake didn't have a Ray Rice out there to make some explosive offensive plays. Anyway, it's nice to win a BCS game, first in U of L history (or is that the 1991 Fiesta Bowl? I don't know if that technically counts since the Fiesta wasn't as important then). Now comes the pondering if Petrino is off to Bama if Nick Saban turns down the job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 How can you say that there is no difference for Rutgers if they had won or lost to Louisville? Do you know how much that win is going to help their recruiting? How many kids leave New Jersey for bigger national programs? Dwayne Jarrett and Brian Cushing at USC, Brian Toal at BC, Greg Olsen at Miami, and the list goes on. That game will be the turning point in RU history, should they actually continue to build the program the way they have been in the last two years. But don't be all bitter about it and say that they wouldn't be in any different of a position as they are right now had they lost to Louisville. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 Saban's on his way back to the SEC after all: Saban leaves Dolphins for Alabama Official contract info not all out yet, but some papers in Florida are reporting around $3.7 million a year for 8 years. Enjoy your 3 years before he tries to go back to the pros, guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest "Go, Mordecai!" Report post Posted January 3, 2007 I wouldn't trust Nick Saban as far as I could throw him. Isn't this the second contract he's wormed his way out of? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 What a creep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 I wouldn't trust Nick Saban as far as I could throw him. Isn't this the second contract he's wormed his way out of? I don't know if he wormed out of it, but I remember his departure from Michigan State to LSU as less than amicable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 I hope Nick Saban becomes the Larry Brown of football and destroys Alabama before moving on to his next job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 I hope Nick Saban becomes the Larry Brown of football and destroys Alabama before moving on to his next job. Uh, if he became the Larry Brown of football, wouldn't that mean he took Alabama to a winning season and a major bowl bid? He HAS been other places besides the Knicks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 Larry Brown destroyed the Pacers? he made them competitive and they stayed competitive ever since...the Sixers? he took them to the finals once and they were competitive for several seasons after that...the Pistons? they won the championship and still continue to be one of the best teams in the NBA. I blame Knicks management alone on that abortion going on up there, not so much Larry Brown... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 Saban just dicked over Miami leaving a guaranteed 3 years/$15 million I think, and did the same to MSU a few seasons ago. That's what's Larry Brownesque about his travel map through the US chasing the almighty dollar. I don't care if he has a winning season along the way I just want him to cripple 'Bama before leaving to see if football people are as dumb as the basketball minds that continued to hire Larry Brown all of those years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 I think I'm not the only LSU fan that's a extremely pissed right now. It's one thing to leave for the pros. LSU fans were willing to give him a pass on that. (Hell, he got a standing ovation when he brought the Dolphins into Tiger Stadium to play the Saints) Coming back to coach for a rival is NOT something people will give him a pass on. I think I should go ahead and reserve a hotel room in Tuscaloosa for the weekend of Nov. 10 so that I can join in the cheers of "F*CK YOU SABAN" as Miles brings the pain with Saban's own recruits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 Especially rough considering that the LSU boosters offered him almost as much money to just stay there, if I recall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 What the fuck. It'd be one thing to leave while saying "I don't want to talk about it" in the meantime, but don't say you're not going anywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 He really is the Larry Brown of football Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted January 3, 2007 Probably a bad move for Saban... Like Rome is saying, if you're a recruit, you know he's not going to be there in 4 years. There's no way he's going to last long in a constant pressure-filled job like that. I'll call it now... 2007/08 when Parcells finally tells Jerry Jones to go to hell... there's Saban's next job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 This has sparked another line of thought around here... 1. Did the Alabama Board of Trustees scrap LSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher's hiring as head coach of UAB because they wanted him to be the coordinator at Bama? 2. If Bama wants Fisher, can LSU set up roadblocks that would make Bama pay dearly for raiding their coaching staff? 3. If Jimbo Fisher goes, who does LSU bring in as the next offensive coordinator? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 I read about that in Stewart Mandel's blog a week or two ago. That the Tuscaloosa board has oversight on the Birmingham athletic program like that is just hilarious. Speaking of LSU, I'm going to be really interested to see what Les Miles does with the team next season now that the few champs-as-freshmen seniors and Russell will be gone. Especially if Jimbo Fisher goes too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therealworldschampion 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 How can you say that there is no difference for Rutgers if they had won or lost to Louisville? Do you know how much that win is going to help their recruiting? How many kids leave New Jersey for bigger national programs? Dwayne Jarrett and Brian Cushing at USC, Brian Toal at BC, Greg Olsen at Miami, and the list goes on. That game will be the turning point in RU history, should they actually continue to build the program the way they have been in the last two years. But don't be all bitter about it and say that they wouldn't be in any different of a position as they are right now had they lost to Louisville. Don't forget Ron Dayne who went to Wisconsin, Irving Fryar who left for Nebraska, Glenn Foley to BC, and Tony Sacca in the early 90s who spurned Rutgers for PSU. If cabbageboy should be mad at anyone, it should be Louisville for choking that lead away in the Rutgers game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UZI Suicide 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 Nick Saban must have learned what Pete Carroll keeps saying about the NFL - it sux. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 This has sparked another line of thought around here... 1. Did the Alabama Board of Trustees scrap LSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher's hiring as head coach of UAB because they wanted him to be the coordinator at Bama? 2. If Bama wants Fisher, can LSU set up roadblocks that would make Bama pay dearly for raiding their coaching staff? 3. If Jimbo Fisher goes, who does LSU bring in as the next offensive coordinator? I think Fisher takes the offensive cordinator job at Florida St. Than takes over for Bowden in a few years. Saban is an overrated coach. A good coach, but I've always thought his teams underachived most seasons. Still a good hire for Alabama. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 Overrated and a quitter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2007 Indeed. Just wait until Paterno retires or dies. Gophers need a head coach. Would Lane Kiffin be a good hire? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2007 Oh, believe me. U of L's continual once a year road choke jobs frustrate the hell out of me. But what I referred to was Rutgers THIS season, as in they just ended up in the friggin Texas Bowl where they belonged anyway, so overall beating U of L meant little. Did they win the Big East and go to the BCS? No. Gator Bowl? No. Just the Texas Bowl where most people had them at the beginning of the season after finishing 3rd in the Big East. You guys are living in a fool's paradise if you think Rutgers will somehow remain a serious threat. Schiano will eventually take the money from somebody, or they'll just go back to mediocrity once Rice and Co. are gone. They might have a shot at winning the conf. next year, but that's about it (they get WVU, Cincy, USF, and Pitt all at home...they'll of course take a beatdown at Papa John's). I think South Florida is a much better bet for that rising Big East program, given the scary amount of talent in that area. Anyway, Saban leaving wasn't actually a bad move for him. Let's face it, his tenure with the Dolphins was screwed once he got Culpepper. I mean what's is he supposed to do? Stay in Miami and go 6-10 again next year and risk being fired, or take the money and run to Alabama to a school that is practically begging him to grace them with his presence? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted January 4, 2007 While I doubt Rutgers will continually put up seasons like this year's, they're no longer going to be the doormats of the Big East. They've put money into facilities, brought some pride to their program, and have a coach that has showed he's dedicated to Rutgers. It was a bad move for Saban. Because there's many college jobs better than Alabama. As far as Saban being overrated, I can't agree there. At least in the college game. As a pro coach, he was a disaster. 1) He made the choice of getting Culpepper instead of Brees, 2) He willingly gave the offensive playbook to Mike Mularkey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2007 This should be a decent game.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2007 Brady Quinn, say hello to my leetle friends! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2007 Charlie Weis, WTF were you thinking with THAT fake? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2007 DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN. Now THAT was a statement play. 35 yard pass from Russell to Early Doucet, 1st and Goal tigers from the 4. Keiland Williams takes it in on the next play for 6. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2007 I notice until now that the big sponsor changed from Nokia to Allstate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
