The Rest of College Football

[Dr. Strangelove]

Great find about LSU...

[Dr. Strangelove]

CUSA and the Mountain West are now talking about dissolving and forming an entirely new conference.

http://dennis-dodd.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/34396819

[entropy]

Maybe NBC will give them a contract..

[Jamie H]

I would be hesitant to believe that story, except that something was obviously horribly wrong with LSU during that game. Their offensvie game play was idiotic. Jefferson was playing like crap and was completely rattled, yet Lee was never put into the game. It almost defies logic that something bizarre DIDN'T happen, because what was going on on the field really had no explanation. I know Alabama had a good defense, but it was way more than just that.

[Jamie H]

For what it is worth, Hebert's kid is 100% denying that any of that story took place.

[Optimus Prime]

LSU went 13-0 playing two QB's, with a month to prepare find it hard to believe the wheels fell off on game day. Perhaps Les Miles banged his wife?

[WM Wolverine]

Alabama is/was just really, really good defensively.

[Jamie H]

But that wasn't all of it. Jefferson was horribly off even on throws where guys were wide open and he had time. And why the hell didn't we see the other QB when Jefferson was so clearly out of it?

[The Oracle]

And how come no more than, what 3 passes, more than 8 yards down the field. Something was fishy with it.

[whodean]

Alabama is/was just really, really good defensively.

Bingo, but some will still look for leprechauns

As for Bama not honoring they scholarship offer to the GA kid, as an "secondary" Alabama fan I am disappointed, but grey shirting isn't exclusive to the SEC.

The new SEC rule keeping all teams to no more than 25 recruits per class is a good step in the right direction, but remember there is no rule requiring a scholarship to be honored all 4 years either.

[WM Wolverine]

Grayshirting is fine if your upfront with the kid during his recruitment, Saban wasn't. M with Jeremy Clark was...

If a kid does his best on the field and off, he should never be taken off scholarship; colleges need a good reason to boot a kid from scholarship and just because a kid isn't talented enough at football isn't one. Alabama is one of the very worst offenders at having nearly 95 kids on scholarship at signing day, then somehow finding a way to get to 85 before August. The rule of 25 kids per class isn't much of a detriment, when there are so many ways to get around that rule...

The B10 rule btw is you have to request a waiver (and be granted one) to go over 85 scholarships on signing day and you can only oversign by 3.

[iam416]

Alabama's annual "March to 85" is becoming legendary.

[whodean]

If a kid does his best on the field and off, he should never be taken off scholarship; colleges need a good reason to boot a kid from scholarship and just because a kid isn't talented enough at football isn't one.

You feel it is morally the right thing to do, but it isn't a rule, right?

[WM Wolverine]

Ethics...

No, its not illegal to just release a guy from scholarship without reason but ethically its as low as anything in CFB.

[whodean]

Then make it illegal? You will always have these schools in a hyper competitive environment like the SEC looking for any advantage they can get.