Finishing the season with another winning record going 110-85 picking up 42.5 units and winning at a rate of 56.5%. There were ups and downs but anytime you can finish up...its been a good year.
So lets just do this thing one more time..............................
2. RG3, Everyone of you better be thankful that you get to say.." I got to see that guy play". Why? RG3 may be one of if not the greatest college football players I have ever witnessed. I actually put him on the level of Tommie Frazier. Remember that guy? I know a lot of younger guys dont remember him that well.... but that guy was insane. RG3 we all thank you for being great and yes I'm proud to say I got to see that guy play.
3. This was the year of ESPN controlling the media. what you say? Yes, I have said it a million times and I will say a million times over. The media ( espn ) shoved the "rematch" down our throats. Was Alabama a great team? Absolutely they were. remember it was me months ago telling you guys that this may be the greatest defense we will ever see. But this isn't the point. It's about fairness and about rewarding teams and IMO, Alabama didnt deserve to be in that game. Although they beat LSU that's not the point. The point is clear. The only reason Oklahoma ST wasn't in that game was because of the love affair that ESPN has with the SEC and they have the power to manipulate the way people think. Guess what? Good thing you have Boom here to clear your minds of the garbage and explain to you whats real and whats fantasy.
4. A great legend walks away from the game. Love him or hate him, Joe Pa is and will always be remembered as a ambassador for college football. The guys team first mentality was a rare thing that coaches dont seem to have these days. DO I think he did enough to stop what was going on? Probably not. Do I think that he really fully understood what was going on? Sorry but I dont. I know a lot of you guys dont want to hear that but it's my opinion. I think Joe Pa is a good man who got caught up in a bad deal. The college football world says good bye Joe.
5. Teams who woke up. Michigan has to come to mind. Hoke ( like I said he would LOL.. ) would revive this program. I think that this team will start to build on this past season and become that Michigan of old that we were use to seeing. Clemson. I know they had a melt down in the Orange bowl but this team is clearly on the rise. Do any of you know how many players Clemson has that are sophomore or younger? 73 to be exact. 52 Freshman and 21 Sophomore on a team that list 106 players on the roster. This team is young and will only get better.
6. Im so sick of expansion. Rivalry's destroyed by the greed of some. It's crazy we are losing games like Texas Texas A&M and Missouri Kansas. This IS college football guys. this is why we love it. I live in the state of South Carolina, Believe me I have to here it for 365 days a year that the Gamecocks beat us. I hate the gamecocks...but this this is what makes it great. I dont know about you guys, But I like it just the way it is.
7. The game is changing men. I know that you guys think that defense wins championships... but its simply not true anymore. I think what Alabama did was amazing but I do think that teams like this are becoming extinct. Offense wins championships, Sorry but its true. How you say? Ask Green Bay, New Orleans, New England, Last years Auburn team. What do all these teams have in common? Great offenses. More importantly great QB's. Show me a great QB and I will show you a champion. I know that teams like Alabama and the 2001 ravens will show up every now and then but as for the "norm"...its offense now baby.
8. Bad Coaching and officiating. I seen some of the worse coaching I have ever seen in all my life. I know it seems like we all bitch about it every season but my goodness. Whether it was managing the clock or simply blowing timeouts that cost there teams...it was bad. Officiating is every gamblers " nemesis". I hate them as much as the next guy but some of these clowns dont understand how to ref a a damn softball game more less a college football game.
9. THE BCS dont work. We need a playoff. Did we learn this, this year? NO!!!! We re- learn it every year. It's a beauty contest and media driven concept. We know we need a playoff, the Germans know we need a playoff, the Haitian farmers know we need a playoff but our " NCAA Committee " doesn't get it. Somebody scream with me now.....WTF!!!!!!!!! I have a simple plan. Just call me up, I will fix it all.
10. One of the biggest things I learned this year was how bad some of posters are here on covers. Why these guys make a life out of stalking others and trying to bring others down is beyond me. Why attack people here on covers? Why? Are we not here to help each other? Are we not here to give our opinions and insight on our teams? Then why is it we talk and treat each other the way we do? This forum CAN be a place where tons of knowledge could be passed on from person to person but yet it has turned into a fucking clown show at times. You know what? Mods on here need to do a better job of controlling the trash in here. I know it sounds like I'm calling you guys out a little....I am. Sorry men, if there is one thing you know about Boom is.......HE WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS, IT'S CALLED THE TRUTH.
Hope you all enjoyed all the rants and 10 things we learned this season.
June will be around the corner and so will I be with my College football breakdown.