Jan 09 2009
Utes Screwed
Right now, if you are a Utah Utes fan, alumni, student, faculty, coach, or football player, you are feeling screwed right 
now. That is about the consensus of everyone that I speak to as well. You, the football team of the Utah Utes, played your collective asses off this season and then marched into your bowl game an decisively beat the Alabama Crimson Tide. After the dust has settle, you now have a second place trophy to show. Second place is not more than the first loser.
For this very reason, this is why the BCS does not work. When the hell did we turn to a computer to tell us who is number 1. As for me, number 1 is determined on the field by the ONLY team that is left standing. This is why there is no conflict with the Super Bowl.
I feel for these guys that busted their can for their coaches, fans, alumni, boosters, sponsors, advertisers, family, and friends. For it is really them that have lost. Basically, for lack of betters words, the Utes were screwed by a computer.
and Mark Sanchez all potentially joining an already rich corps of graduating quarterbacks, the quality issue for QBs in the NFL should improve. Personally, I think that Josh Freeman should stay another year, but all the others seem to be a good choice to jump. I have concerns with Tebow making the jump to the NFL only because he has only played in the spread and he will not be able to do in the NFL what he has done in the college ranks. The guys are much bigger, much faster, and look at you as fair game.
press conference is to reveal the decisions made by quarterback Matt Stafford and running back Knowshon Moreno as to whether or not each will be entering the NFL Draft for 2009.. Personally, my opinion is that they are already gone.
While it has been rumored around Knoxville that many prominent boosters would like to see former University of Tennessee Vols head coach Phillip Fulmer stay connected to the university in some capacity. Today it was announced that a deal was reached between Fulmer and the university that would accomplish this. Fulmer was formally offered and accepted a “special assistant to the president” [of the university] position. This position will not be related solely to any one department. What this means is that the popularity of the former head coach can be utilized where it will be most beneficial for the university as a whole. This is a three month deal worth $12,500 per month and is being privately funded. While this will certainly not be a permanent position, it will be mutually beneficial. It will allow the Fulmer to chart his future in whatever capacity best suits his career ambitions. It will also all the university to benefit from the large and loyal following he has developed. This appointment will end on February 28, 2009.
Mississippi State head football coach, Sylvester Croom resigns. Coach Croom came to Mississippi State in 2004. When he arrived the Mississippi State football program was in a shambles. Mississippi State was on NCAA probation for recruiting violations and had not had a winning season in three years. It did take Coach Croom three more years of diligent work to finally produce a winning season. Last year the Bulldogs finished the season with a 7 and 5 overall record. This made the Bullldogs bowl eligible for the first time in seven seasons. Accepting a bid to face the University of Central Florida in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, the Bulldogs came away with the win. It has by no means been an easy road for Croom who leaves Mississippi State with an overall record of 21 and 38. Croom can be credited with revitalizing a failing athletic program while pushing his players to excel academically. This is not the first, nor will it be the last college head coach to be replaced as the 2008 season ends for many schools.
until the end of the 1992 season. Phillip Fulmer will hold onto the same amount of time with the exception that he has the 13 previous years with the Vols as an assistant.