- Eric Berry lost the Thorpe Award - supposedly for the nation's best defensive back - to a guy who had three interceptions all season. Berry, who apparently can only be stopped by voters (like most Tennessee players up for individual awards), had seven INTs this season, two touchdowns, 13 more tackles than Ohio State's Malcolm Jenkins, and an infinitely better highlight reel. Others have written that Berry should be a Heisman candidate, but apparently he can't even be rightfully recognized as the best DB in the nation.
- Tim Tebow won the Maxwell Award as the nation's best player. The gag reflex here really goes to anyone around him with a microphone; I'm pretty sure Tebow could've gone home with anyone wearing a press pass in the greater Orlando area tonight. His play and his life, apparently, brought grown men to tears. Look, Timmy, stop telling me how blessed you are. My personal theology doesn't support it.
- Dave Clawson, who was the catalyst of Phillip Fulmer's downfall in my humble opinion, has gone from a head coach at lower-level Richmond, to offensive coordinator at Tennessee, to new head coach at Bowling Green. We call that a promotion around these parts. Because it makes total sense to promote this guy after the offensive season we had.
- Lane Kiffin has told Tajh Boyd and now Bryce Petty that they're not for us. So does this mean we're going to be playing quarterback with one of the same three guys who tried it this year? Surely there's a better option out there...
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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Obviously it seems as though Lane Kiffin doesn't have a QB next season but at least he's man enough to tell Fulmer's commitments that his offense may not be their cup of tea. From talking to former players Fulmer always sold his guys on the fact that they would be play.
Also, I do know that he was on campus today at the old SDHS to talk to our two outstanding linemen.
I'm still a huge fan.
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