2006 College Football

[shinerbock]

Hasn't the championship game been on a weeknight for the last several years? I don't think this is something new.

[PM_Mama00]

Oh god. Oh god. I'm gona say it. Oh geez here it comes...

Go Bucks.

[blackngoldengrl]

I like how FOX is showing the bands, I don't think I've seen as much extra coverage on other networks. I've never seen the band spell out "OHIO" before. Pretty cool.

Enjoy, everyone!

16 seconds and already an OSU TD? Wow.

Go Gators.

(I always root for the underdog)

[ThetaLove]

Go Gators!!!!!!


shinerbock, what's your thought on the saban hire for Bama? pardon me if you talked about it already and I missed it.

[AGDee]

I'm just one of those people who don't like change much. The big bowl games all used to be on New Year's Day. But, it's 10:10 pm here and only the beginning of half time. No way am I staying up late enough to catch the ending.

[docetboy]

Am I the only one who finds the irony in The Best Damn Band in the Land playing the theme to Titanic at halftime?

[valkyrie]

Congratulations to the national champion Wisconsin Badgers!

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by blackngoldengrl

I like how FOX is showing the bands, I don't think I've seen as much extra coverage on other networks. I've never seen the band spell out "OHIO" before. Pretty cool.

Enjoy, everyone!

Script Ohio is a tradition for the Ohio State Band. My late father-in-law, an OSU graduate was telling me one year how the Ohio State band and the alumni band actually did four (4) script Ohio's simultaneously.

My comment to him was, "Did they all spell it correctly?"

But seriously, I like to see the band shows as well.

Now, about the game -- what total domination!

Florida was amazing!

[shinerbock]

So I wonder what Corso will say about his whole "the Big 10 is gonna hit the SEC in the mouth" thing.


About Saban, I think its a good hire for Bama, I guess. I mean I think he's a good coach, I also think he's an idiot for going there. UA is just an entirely different world where logic and reason flies out the window. I think he'll improve UA, but I'm not concerned. I think things will even out between UA and AU a bit more, but Tuberville has a winning record against Saban, so I'm not expecting Bama to retake the state. They'll probably get an edge instate on recruiting, but thats really not too big a deal, as Auburn recruits FL and GA as much as they do Alabama. I don't think Saban will be there long term, especially when he gets into the job a bit more. Jimbo turned down what would have been the largest coordinator contract ever to go to FSU, and rumor is that Saban is a little frustrated at not having his pick of assistants like he thought he would. Apparently everyone else already knew what he's finding out now.

[ThetaLove]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

About Saban, I think its a good hire for Bama, I guess. I mean I think he's a good coach, I also think he's an idiot for going there. UA is just an entirely different world where logic and reason flies out the window. I think he'll improve UA, but I'm not concerned. I think things will even out between UA and AU a bit more, but Tuberville has a winning record against Saban, so I'm not expecting Bama to retake the state. They'll probably get an edge instate on recruiting, but thats really not too big a deal, as Auburn recruits FL and GA as much as they do Alabama. I don't think Saban will be there long term, especially when he gets into the job a bit more. Jimbo turned down what would have been the largest coordinator contract ever to go to FSU, and rumor is that Saban is a little frustrated at not having his pick of assistants like he thought he would. Apparently everyone else already knew what he's finding out now.

I agree. With $aban's 2-3 record against Tubberville and his questionable credibility... that can only help out Auburn. I do not believe $aban will be able to hurt LSU with in-state (Louisiana) recruiting because his creditability is shot. No way he will be able to have his "pick of the litter" in Alabama like he had here. He's a great college coach, no doubt, but LSU had all the pieces, he just had to put them together. I'm not convinced that it will be as easy for him to do that at Bama.
I don't keep up with alabama recruiting, but I would assume that most guys either grow up an Auburn fan or a Bama fan. I really don't think either school has to do a lot of convincing and you probably couldn't sway their opinion the other way, anyhow. Is that correct?

I can't freaking wait for the Bama game. I went to Tus, Alabama in 2005 when we played them last there (and won in OT ) It was a great trip, I really enjoyed the Bama fans. I can't wait to see what it will be like now!
Go Gators!

[shinerbock]

You're right, there usually is some preference. Sometimes they still go other places, but its hard to be neutral in AL. The thing about alabama recruiting is that usually Auburn is not gonna steal a kid from Bama. If a kid really wants to go there, he'll go. I don't think Saban will be able to overcome LSU's pull on instate kids, although I'm sure it'll be better than what they've had lately. It'll be interesting to see if Saban is satisfied with just getting a lot of the in state talent, or if he'll get more into FL and GA recruiting like Tuberville has. I'm sure UA will improve over the next couple of years, but I think Bama is gonna pay for it on the back end. I don't see this as a move which brings Bama back to its stature of previous decades.

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Hasn't the championship game been on a weeknight for the last several years? I don't think this is something new.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the most recent championship games have been on weeknights, so when I heard that tonight's game was on a Monday, I wasn't too surprised.