NCAA football, 2013-14

[derspiess]

Oh, Lord.  Every Marshall person I know has posted that on Facebook, or even better-- emailed me about it. 

[CountDeMoney]

Loved the .ppt, though.  Wayne Fontes FTW.

[lustindarkness]

Go Navy!  Beat Army.

[OttoVonBismarck]

Go Navy!  Beat Army.

It's unfathomable to me that anyone could support a bunch of guys who dress like they want to be House Boys to some rich gay guy.

[grumbler]

Go Navy!  Beat Army.

It's unfathomable to me that anyone could support a bunch of guys who dress like they want to be House Boys to some rich gay guy.

Some of them probably joined the army because of family tradition; others because they couldn't get into a better service.  Unlike you, I don't hold their silly uniforms against them.

[lustindarkness]

34-7

[MadBurgerMaker]

LHN is reporting that Mack has informed players and recruits that he will be stepping down after the bowl game.

[CountDeMoney]

And it's pile-on time!

How Texas missed out on Jameis Winston: Longhorns missed 5 or 6 phone calls from his high school coach

Jameis WInston is the likely Heisman Trophy winner Saturday night, and as his success continues to grow, things get worse for Texas head coach Mack Brown.

Earlier this season ESPN's Brett McMurphy reported that Winston wanted to play for the Longhorns in high school.

"I'm an OU fan but I always wanted to go to Texas," Winston said to McMurphy. "If I'd gotten offer from Texas I'd be going to Texas right now"

Winston's high school coach, for his sophomore and junior seasons, Matt Scott handled Winston's recruiting process. Scott estimates he called Texas five or six times Winston's junior year. He even remembers speaking to a secretary on multiple occasions, according to AL.com.

"I told them I know you get these calls all the time but I said trust me on this one, you are going to want to relay this message," Scott recalled. "I told her I had left voice mails on all these assistant coaches' phones and never got a call back. I told her that this was a message she wanted to get out there to Coach (Mack) Brown."

The message didn't seem to go through.

Earlier in the year Brown said someone close to the program told him it was a "two-horse race" for Winston between Florida State and Alabama. Brown said if he had thought there was a chance to get Winston he would have tried.

Ultimately, Winston chose Florida State. The Seminoles are in the national title game next month and Brown is just fighting to keep his job.

And an interesting piece on Texas QB recruiting the past several years.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1769270-history-of-texas-longhorns-quarterbacks-post-colt-mccoy

[Valmy]

I've found Texas's next coach, though they are going to have to out-bid the university of North Dakota for him.

I saw that.  I like his innovative offensive strategy

[Valmy]

And it's pile-on time!

What a silly article.  But it is the bleacher report.

[Valmy]

34-7

And Army fired their coach.  That is like a double win.

[Valmy]

One of the hot names to be the next Texas Coach is Vandy's James Franklin.

Nice article by Scipio Tex here if you want to check it out MBM: http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2013/12/16/5216644/texas-longhorns-head-coach-search-the-james-franklin-problem

[MadBurgerMaker]

Not that my opinion matters, but I wouldn't be unhappy if they gave Franklin a shot.

[Valmy]

Not that my opinion matters, but I wouldn't be unhappy if they gave Franklin a shot.

It looks like David Shaw, the dude I wanted, is not going to leave Stanford.  That's not unexpected.

My two top guys right now are Franklin and Chad Morris the Clemson OC.  A lot of silence from Bellmont right now, I think Patterson is in full control of this thing.  Easy to keep things under the lid with a one man search committee.

[MadBurgerMaker]

I hope they at least talk to Charlie Strong too.