Pac-10 and Big-10 fans beware

It's hard being a fan of SEC football these days. Even though the SEC is universally regarded as the toughest conference in college football, it seems to be impossible for an SEC team to make it to the BCS title game. The biggest reason is that the SEC teams pound each other all season making it difficult to go undefeated, but Auburn proved that even going undefeated isn't enough. The tough defenses also make it difficult to earn "style points", allowing teams like Southern Cal to be ranked number 2 after losing to an unranked team.

Here is the good news for SEC fans, and the bad news for fans of those conferences that have 1 or 2 good teams and no conference championship game. Stephen Orr Spurrier is back in the SEC, and quickly building a national powerhouse in South Carolina. When Pete Carroll (we need a new name for him by the way) puts up 60 points against the great defenses of Stanford or Washington we never stop hearing about the great Southern Cal offense. When the Head Ball Coach puts up 60 points against Tennessee, Georgia, and LSU, the term "style points" will be redefined.

So what's my point? My point is that Coach Spurrier is great for college football. When South Carolina starts to win SEC championships while putting up offensive numbers that will match any of the southern cals or louisvilles out there, there will be no question about which team is the best in the country. Ironically Spurrier may end up saving the BCS (I am told Spurrier is in favor of a playoff system in college football).

Here's to Coach Spurrier and the Gator Nation.

Name Changes

First things first, however:

Some people don't deserve their given names. For these special people, we have different terms of address. They can earn them back, and at least two of them are under serious review for doing so. Without further ado:

1. Urban Meyer = Herb Cryer
2. Dan Mullins = Don Muppins
3. Chris Leak = Craig Lynch
4. Tim Tebow = Tom Turbow
5. Jeremy Foley = Jack Farley
6. Bernie Machen = Beanie MacFarlane

Welcome!

So you always heard a lot about Steve Spurrier, you always see the camera on him during games, and you wonder: who is this man? What is everyone's preoccupation with him? Why is he always the first name athletic departments look to in order to save their program?

In this blog, we'll explain the answers to all those questions and much, much more. To start with, and this is the most important thing to know for now: Steve is a Gator, through and through. As Robert Gillespie pointed out, South Carolina is paying the bills now, but Steve still occupies the #1 spot in the Gator Nation. The authors are loyal Gators who seek a renaissance in football a la 1990.

Enjoy.