Domino's Plane Update

UPDATE: Miles is staying.

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Will it deliver in 30 minutes or less?


Contrary to many reports of a Les Miles/Meechegan sit down in Texas today, UM officials sat down yesterday with the LSU head coach at his Baton Rouge condo. And some (albeit Joe Schadenfraude) feel he would accept an offer should the Wolverines prove able to work their way around the buyout and more than $4 mil per year.


Really, the only things that are missing are Herbie's adamant look and a tip of the hat.


Have a great day.

Congrats Auburn...

I thought the WarDamnTiglesMen would run away with it. But that was a helluva game.


Now the question becomes...is revisionist history is on Lowder's payroll?

Tonight's Official Quacks Like a Duck Drinking Game

An ongoing list of rules for tonight's drinking and viewing enjoyment. Hit me up on the Twitter with an addition or leave it in the comments. Email is also acceptable. Moreso than being a WarDamnTiglesman.

Go Ducks!

• every mention of Cam declaring for the NFL (h/t Shannon)
• Every mention of Cam's dad in attendance (h/t Shannon)
• if Fairley gets leg whipped...drink entire beer. (h/t Brian)
• Everytime you hear: "Cam Newton is really difficult to defend." (h/t Kerri)
• Everytime sCam is caught on camera smiling, drink. If he makes out with Trooper Taylor finish what's left.  
• every time they talk about Fairley's questionable play this year. (h/t Craig)
• Every time they mention 6'6" and 250 lbs......shotgun! (Brian)
• When the camera spots a person wearing a Bama t-shirt, finish the drink on the coaster next to yours.
• When Kirk comments on Musberger's attire (defined casually as coat, tie or shirt), mute television, run around the table screaming "MITCH DAVIS WITH THE SACK!!" then chug what remains in your glass.
• If Erin Andrews flips her hair left instead of right, drink your drink through a peephole.
• Nick Fairley with a clean hit on the QB, DRINK! 
• Duck pushups...drink! h/t @dawgsonline
• "unstoppable force" + Tim Tebow = chug entire beer (Kerri)

PING! Almost time for baseball

Tickets went on sale today for the Gwinnett Baseball Classic, Georgia vs Alabama at the Gwinnett Braves Coolray Field.


You can CLICK HERE to purchase tickets. The game is Wednesday March 9th at 7pm. The field is just off of I-85 in Buford, the Mall of Georgia exit...and about 5 minutes from HWY 316 in Lawrenceville. So even though it's a weekday game, hopefully it should be easy for people from all over to get to. We were hammered in this game last year. The Diamond Dawgs need our support. Looks like tickets are all General Admission, $14.50 per ticket. 


Coolray is a great place to watch a game. C'mon out! Go Dawgs!

Monday's Meatloaf - The Over/Under on Coaching

The game had just begun to ebb back into the faint recesses of our collective minds Saturday when Coach Fox held his post-game tweet up. He was appreciative of the late afternoon support. He sounded genuinely excited about the victory and the promise it provided for the remainder of the season.

(If you are Twitter illiterate, don't fret. Tweets
read from bottom to top.)

But he also (politely) criticized fans for chanting "Overrated" towards the end of the wild kitties' suckitude, questioning the reason behind it. And whether you just got caught up in the moment or you actually were more concerned with demeaning the opponent as opposed to pumping up the home team, it's hard to argue the logic.


The Dawgs were the underrated team that proved to make a bigger impact on the SEC standings in the opener. So glad Coach Richt, his entire staff and many players were reportedly at the game to witness a group of Dawgs fighting for every hard earned point, hustling for every loose ball, and executing a game plan masterfully designed to take down a top ranked opponent.


Because the football team has been playing games as if they were entitled to the win. They are the overrated team that has yet to realize that there is no pedestal to stand on any longer. Whatever was left of that thing was demolished in Boulder and then burnt in Memphis.


Thanks to Coach Fox and his hounds for an inspiring, much needed win. It was great to see the students come back to town early and the fans pack the Steg. You all didn't disappoint in the least. But thanks most of all for the lesson.




Today's Ingredients

• Our all world receiver went from#8 to #1...in our hearts...and maybe even the NFL draft. So long AJ. *sniff*
• Like Hoop Dawgs says, ESPN analysts are going to have to give Coach Fox and his players some props now.
• And Hedges to Hardwood adds a nice pic to their write of the win over Kentucky.
• Fletcher Page says one of Fox's recruits just happened to be in Athens ($$) for the big upset this weekend. I'm sure Shaq Goodwin liked what he saw.
• Coach Richt gathered his 18th commitment ($$) from Ramik Wilson over the weekend. It came a day after #17, Damian Swann.
• the Senator updates us on the final scene of the Georgia football season.
• In this article that outlines the 25 reasons Herschel was a great football player, I failed to find - The ball wasn't heavy....??
• And speaking of #34, Rex has confirmed that his Twitter account is actually him. So try and catch up with him.
• As if anything could make Les Miles crazier, it could be a Domino's Pizza plane that delivers him to Ann Arbor.
• I'm normally a sucker for a good overcoming the odds story, especially in college football. But Mr. Hancock...when sCam breaks rules to become the story of the year...no, I don't love that comeback story. But thanks for asking. 
• Can't argue with any of Barnhart's reasons why Auburn will win tonight. In the end I guess it all comes down to payroll. In Eugene they're rubbing coins together. On the plains, it's raining cash!
• Count me in with Mike, I'm a big Duck fan tonight.
• Rex Ryan is finding Folk's foot more and more attractive.
• Did Eustachy have some PBR before Southern Miss tipped off against Marshall?
• Lastly, Pete Postlethwaite passed away last week. Terrific actor. His name was Kobayashi. He worked for Keyser Soze.

I had fully intended on making this pan of meatloaf my 1000th post. But evidently my calculator malfunctioned; I hit that milestone Saturday...I think. There's a reason I majored in blogging, you don't have to use math much. It's a shame a guy can't rely on a gadget to do that work for him. Then again, maybe it was user error.


Reminds me of a joke...I don't know why I need to learn Algebra, when I never plan on going there.


Regardless of the reason though, I'd be remiss if I didn't thank everyone for the clicks. The support, suggestions, feedback, comments...it's all very much appreciated. And together, we can get through this difficult time. A terrific basketball season would certainly help. 


Just repeat after me:

We're a basketball school, with a football problem. 

It's awkward, sure. But how must the engiNerds feel...with neither. Here's your snow shovel Reader. Get that driveway clear before lunch.

Bernie

Today's Deep Thought...

Meatloaf to come later...

For now...sCam sucks and Oregon Ducks!

AJ Green, more than #8 in our hearts

Once the season ended we all wanted to just forget football. But knowing that today's announcement that AJ Green would forgo his senior season was coming eventually, I afforded myself a little time to reflect on what my favorite AJ moment was.


The task, as you probably would suspect is impossible. My first thought went to the desert back in 2008. That was AJs breakout game as a true freshman. He went for 159 yards on 8 receptions with one touchdown.


But the following year when the Sun Devils came to Athens is probably his signature game in my mind. Without him on the field after the monsoon, we don't win that game.

Without a doubt, one of Sanford's most memorable performances. Adriel Jeremiah Green, one of Georgia's all-time greatest.


Best of luck AJ. Carolina's a bunch of idiots if they don't take you #1. And if they do, please take it easy on the Falcons' secondary those two games. The rest of the time, GATA.

AJ Green - DamnGoodDawg

Fox just got foxier

Its was just one game. But it was just so much sweeter than that. The Georgia basketball team played as such, and took down a more talented (albeit not decidedly so) gathering of players from mighty Lexington. They did it at home in a newly renovated arena. It was standing room only. Everyone else watched on their tv screens.


Oh yeh, and it was the SEC opener. More than a confidence builder. Last night was another step in program builder. And now thousands of fans are asking Coach Mark Fox, where can I pick up a hammer and help?


There's not a lot more I can say that you don't already know. If you weren't able to watch it live, by now you've surely seen the highlights. But I do recommend taking a gander at Dean's pics. They're worth more than a thousand more words.

Notice Served: Legge's Photos

Coaching Rumor Mill Lolz!!!!1

Lesticles (h/t Exile) and Meechegan are currently sliding into second base with their hands up each others' shirts. So let the pseudo-psycho dominos fall where they may.

The natural follow up is, well who are the early names at Nebraska and FSU? I mean, if we're gonna speculate...let's make it speculatacular!!


Of course, this is the site that brought this groundbreaking tweet...brace yourself...itttt'sss a biiiigggggeee....

There's a pretty good chance that marriage could work. You know, since the guy is like 61-5 while already in Boise. But I'm also hearing Bear Bryant may be out in Tuscaloosa while there may be trouble for George O'Leary at Notre Dame.


So stay tuned.

File this under "Would Not Upset Me"...

Stanford interested in Boise State's Chris Peterson.

Stanford has notified Boise State it would like to speak with Broncos coach Chris Petersen about replacing Jim Harbaugh, a person close to the situation told ESPN.com's Joe Schad on Saturday.

Petersen, a native of Yuba City, Calif., has a 61-5 record in five seasons at Boise, leading the Broncos to two Fiesta Bowl victories and first place in the WAC four times.

Of course, it wouldn't guarantee a victory in the Dome against the Broncos to open next season. But hell, it couldn't hurt.


And right now, when it comes to the football team...I'll take whatever good news I can get.