Yep, we're under 100 days until the first snap of the College Football season...which seems like forever since we have no real sports team to keep our interest right now.
I hope you've all given up on the Twinkies by now, I did about 3 weeks ago. Yeah, I still watch on occasion because it's summer and there is nothing else happening (until the NCAA Football replays start from last year on ESPNU and BTN!).
Not much in the way of news today, but it's been a week so I figured I should touch base a little with the Football Challenge masses.
- PFT says there likely won't be NFL games until NOV and even that is maybe optimistic...I can't begin to express how stupid this is. If they miss any games it will be a huge mistake, you just can't leave $$$ like that on the table.
- Vandy (GR's adopted SEC team) is turning over a new leaf this year and holding open tryouts for the student body to try and snag a few extra players. New head coach James Franklin says they are down about 25-30 guys from where they want to be(!!!) so for the first time in a long time they are having open tryouts. 20 guys tried and 5 actually made it including 1 as a QB!! You can see some of these interesting fellas on DrSaturday.com, so check it out if you want. It might be hard to tell the difference between these 5 guys and 5 of us going out and playing football. What can we get out of this...Vandy might have a tough one this year.
- How bad is the Penn State hoops job? Their coach just left to take the head job at Navy! Wow, unless the Admiral is coming back for the Midshipmen, I'm guessing that's not a real up and comer of a program. I think Talor Battle finally graduated after 11 years of running the point for the squad so now they have nothing left. Speaking of bad coaching jobs, how about Tulane's OC --> he left to take a High School job! Leaving a D1 program to take a HS Football job...I think that says all you need to know about the state of the Green Wave's program.
The Gophers continue to get tons of press on the interwebs and the newspapers around here. I think Kill and his crew are the only source of hope for the next year. The Twins are dead, the Purple won't be playing, the Wild are terrible, the Wolves are even worse. It's a great spot for the coach and his team to be in, now if they come out and produce some W's...
If you don't read the Fringe Bowl Team blog, you should. Here's the site: www.fringebowlteamblog.com . Anyway, this guy is printing up t-shirts with Kill's most famous quote to date, "Stroke the Post, Let's Go!" I've considered getting one, it's for a good cause and it's a great quote...so maybe shoot him a note if you want one.
Golf looks like 9 strong - I haven't heard from anyone else on not being able to make it, so I'm going to lock it down for 9. Pete said his golf game is in great shape so he and JG will be looking to defend their championship belts. I'll let everyone know when more details are available.
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