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I did hear this story regarding the 1951 Orange Bowl when GT beat Baylor 17-14 on a Rodgers' FG. I think he was a freshman that year. Supposedly in practice Pepper could not hit the ocean from a rowboat in practice all week. When finally an exasperated Bobby Dodd ripped him pretty good, he was...

Never met the guy but a close friend lived in the same condo complex in Washington while Pepper held one of several positions with the Redskins, and played poker with him once a week. Confidence did not seem a problem, apparently, and in fact, "He is an arrogant SOB." If so it explains a lot.

Now see, there you go. Never say that "we all know" or that "everybody knows" or similar some such because right away I say, well, I don't.

Said total idiot has two NCs and one runnerup in last five years.

I just watched that canned travesty from a guy who recites a written speech touching on every subject in the coaching lexigon and really has nothing to impart. It is exactly the same press conference speech as his first one two years ago and he gives it as though expecting a standing O even with...

Envy is unbecoming. Give us that 10-2 record every year and watch us celebrate.

I am no apologist for Clemson -- when one reaches the level they have then the shots will come hot and heavy, maybe deservedly. But they are big boys. Where I have problems is for anyone to expect Clemson, or anybody else, to change their style of play because they are up big. There are two...

You got your wish -- and joined the long list of us who think ND is an overrated and overhyped remnant of a program -- but they will meet again and I think you will see Clemson healed up, eliminating idiotic mistakes and thumping the Irish by two scores or more. They should have last night. I...

I am too lazy to research your claims but fair to say I am skeptical. "Multiple" times going for it on 4th down up 50? Nah.

Why in the world did he ever leave UCLA?

OK, you got me there. Clemson already had some 3s in the game in the second quarter, getting them time playing with the 1s and 2s while keeping the game in hand. I hate to dwell on the obvious but as a football team, we suck. Maybe the answer then is to stop playing them if we can't compete...

I am not at all sure ND will beat Clemson anyway. If Clemson can withstand the first half jitters and klutzy play and get to the second half -- but not 18 points down -- then they are deep enough in the defensive line to shut Book down. (That Bresse (sp? kid is a terrific player who already...

Clemson is going into Saturday night's ND game with more than half dozen starters out with injuries, and a hobbled wide receiver corps that can't get downfield. Not sure what that is all about because I never had the impression that Clemson had blood curdling practice sessions. I got an...

Unless I misunderstood you seemed to present the two plays in question as evidence Collins's offense was not "plain vanilla". My point was that in fact in this offense, they are "vanilla". Standard out of the playbook. Now, if we ran the read option then reversed the pitch, it becomes something...

I have no idea what he meant, but the read option and the rollout are in fact plain vanilla.

Slug Boy is right. The toothless by demand NCAA trails the herd and picks off the stragglers, making sure it gets its membership dues from the institutions and strangles its only asset, the athletes who pack paying customers in.

My second hand impression -- a friend who is close friends with one of the head coaches -- is that the ACC coaches aren't sold on Collins. In itself it is meaningless -- I am fairly certain he is not sold on some of the ACC coaches, either -- but if that is a professional judgment based on...

Look, if you are going to start second guessing me then I am not dealing with you. Now before you go off, I am kidding. I can't contradict your points, but I always felt we had a chance with Johnson. Collins may get there, and if I may fall back on the timeless bromide, time will tell.

Just when you start to think that the NCAA cannot get any stupider -- if that was not a word it is now -- and incoherent, it does. There obviously is no low to the NCAA. The P5 conferences ought to pack up and walk off, though I doubt they would improve things, At least they would start over...