- Senior All-ACC center (& rocket scientist) Sean Bedford has been named to the early watch list for the Rimington Trophy, recognizing college football's best center. Those folks over at the Rimington Foundation or whatever it is must have some mighty big eyes as they are doing a lot of watching: 37 players were named to the list including 6 ACC centers, the most of any conference. WOOHOOO!!!!! We have the best centers in the country! Suck on that, SEC......
- Georgia Tech, in conjunction with the NFL, will be hosting a "career transition program" for former NFL players from June 7-10. It looks pretty cool, with a couple Tech professors participating, and we greatly approve other than the whole "Georgia Tech University" thing. It looks like it's about time the NFL stepped in to help it's former players if these numbers are even remotely close to accurate (78% of former NFL players are bankrupt within two years of retirement). I truly hope our recent NFL draftees are aware of that number......(h/t: Smart Football for the NFL numbers)
- Speaking of Georgia Tech & the NFL, Calvin Johnson continues to impress, both on & off the field, announcing this week that his foundation is endowing six scholarships for Detroit high school football players headed to college. I just love his comment about walk-ons. There's no better ambassador for Tech than #81 in Honolulu blue........
- ACC commish John Swofford is on a roll when it comes to TV; this time it's in the replay booth. We're goin' hi-def this year, folks. Nothing like great picture clarity when it comes to watching Ron Cherry screw up your whole season. Lest you need a refresher course on ACC refereeing:
- On a not-so-positive note, what the hell is going on at N.C. State? We thought the Tom O'Brien hire to be a very good one but it really hasn't paid dividends, either on or off the field. First, a little botany experiment landed four players, including All-ACC tight end George Bryan, in trouble with the law. No big deal. Now starting boundary corner Jarvis Byrd has at very best exercised poor judgement ON VIDEO with these antics at a Wal-Mart. At best, it's thuggish, stupid behavior. At worst, it's criminal. And yes, that's former Tennessee Vol Nu'Keese Richardson, he of gas station robbing fame. Two words for Mr. Richardson: Dumb Ass. Now he'll whine when his probation is revoked. As for O'Brien & the Wolfpack, things aren't going as planned. I realize the arrests aren't really that big of a deal but they do surprise us. It's one thing to not live up to expectations on the field, it's another to have troubles off it. For a former Marine who came in with a "law & order" reputation, we're surprised how things have turned out for O'Brien. It's a two man race for hottest ACC coaching seat right now between O'Brien & Maryland's Ralph Friedgen.
- The Baltimore Sun has released their predictions on the ACC's Atlantic & Coastal Divisions & they're pretty accurate. I continue to maintain that any of the top four teams in the Coastal could win the division but if I had to pick an order of finish the Sun's is a fair one (VPISU, GT, UNC, Miami). Florida State is easily the class of the Atlantic.
- Finally, according to one English professor, Paul Johnson is partially at fault for the erosion of the United States Naval Academy. Other social factors be damned, it's football that's the problem. Myopic comes to mind. But hey, he's our problem now & we're quite content with that. So quit yer' whinin'......
Working on a post on Butch Davis & his interesting recruiting ways for tomorrow. Stay tuned...
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