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By Phillip Phillips
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9-6, and so ends another BCS National title run. As any great Coach will admit, you grow and learn from your mistakes. It’s the mistakes that happen twice that keep you up at night. I wonder how many Little Debbie Oatmeal cookies and coffee Alabama Coach Nick Saban will devour as he stresses over the 2^nd loss in 28 home games, the 2^nd to an SEC WEST opponent, another potential year without the SEC Crown, another potential year without the BCS Crystal Football all because he simply made the same mistake twice.
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I got you scratching your heads now don’t I. You’re asking yourselves, what game is he talking about? He didn’t just mock the Football Coaching God did he? Did he just say Nick Saban messed up & could he really have just compared the LSU/Alabama game to the Auburn/Alabama game of 2010? Well I am guilty, I did, and yes I am about to make some astonishing revelations about last night’s game that will surprise you. Sorry Bama fans but Saban messed up, and for the record the last coach that went on to lose 3 out 5 in a row to either Florida, UT, or LSU (Mike Shula) got ran out of town. Are you going to keep with tradition? Because Nick for some reason just is not able to win those elusive games against the BIG DOGS! You have set a precedent & here in the south we are known as men of integrity, honor, valor, etc….RIGHT? Goodbye NICK!
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So onto the main topic enter Jordan Jefferson. I made a comment to a Bama booster this week, that is Jefferson got significant playing time this week then the game was over. Naturally he took this has meaning Bama would win. Honestly, I felt the same, I never for once thought Nick would allow the same thing to happen twice. That was however until the midway point of the 2^nd qtr happened. I witnessed a very pivotal play that was reminiscent of the 2010 Iron Bowl and Cam Newton shifting the momentum into our favor. It occurred when Jefferson tucked the ball and sprinted for a 12-16 yard gain across the 35-40 yd line, end result was a FG on this drive but this put life into the LSU team.
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The final expose for the NATION though was on the 2^nd play of the O.T drive for LSU. Being Blitzed on what was to be a speed option left Jefferson quickly pitched the ball to Michael Ford who sprinted towards the endzone, only to stop himself with no one impeding his approach, he would have gone the distance from any spot on the field. Bama showed here that they could not defend the crease to the outside when speed was in play. Throughout the game LSU was able to throw to the short edge & short middle however the pass was a non-factor for them due to Jarret Lee’s ineffectiveness & turnover’s on deep ball.
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Notice I did not mention throwing deep to any point on the field. You have to set that up with the short game against Bama. Also, notice I did not mention running into the middle or through the C-G,G-T Holes, Off-Tackle is pushing the limits. Sweeps & options are the only way to run the ball with the emphasis being speed. Bama is not able to keep up with a speedy back to the edge over the course of 4 qtrs.
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Watch out when Alabama travels to the Plains of Auburn and visits the sight where the Bama fan poisoned TOOMER’S CORNER TREES. Auburn has a lot to play for that Saturday.

From BestUniversities.com
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The identity of a college football program is shaped by its head coach. We associate the pass-happy Fun ‘n’ Gun offense with Steve Spurrier and the Gators, the swagger of “The U” with Jimmy Johnson, and a hard-nosed rushing attack, particularly the option, with Tom Osborne and his Huskers. The success of Florida State, for example, is attributed to Bobby Bowden, who made the once forgettable program into a national power. Given their impacts, it’s no wonder high profile athletic departments are shelling out five or six million dollars per season for the services of guys such as Nick Saban and Mack Brown. Every athletic director wants to hire the next legendary coach, and if they’re lucky, they’ll find someone who’ll achieve just a fraction of the success of the coaches listed below. Here are 10 who have cemented their places in college football lore.
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1. Bear Bryant: Nick Saban may have a 43-11 record and a national championship in just four seasons at Alabama, but he has a long way to go before he comes close to earning the same kind of admiration and adoration from Tide fans as The Bear. Almost 30 years after Bryant’s death, his presence is felt during every game in Bryant-Denny Stadium, as numerous fans don his patented houndstooth hat to keep his memory alive. During his quarter of a century in Tuscaloosa, he compiled a 232-46-9 record, including 19-6 and 16-7-2 records against hated rivals Auburn and Tennessee, six national championships and 13 SEC championships. He coached notable players such as Joe Namath, Ken Stabler, John Hannah and Ozzie Newsome. Bryant, a football lifer, died just four weeks after his final game as Bama’s head coach, almost confirming his prediction that he’d “probably croak in a week” after retirement.
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2. Knute Rockne: Knute Rockne tragically died at the age of 43 in a plane crash, so his coaching resume isn’t as extensive as, say, Bear Bryant’s, Joe Paterno’s or Bobby Bowden’s. But he certainly made the most of his 13 years leading the Irish, going 105-12-5 and winning five national championships. His success, early use of the forward pass and knack for public relations and marketing — valued skills in modern head coaches — helped shape Notre Dame into the nation’s most beloved football program.
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3. Robert Neyland: General Robert Neyland, a graduate of West Point, served as an officer in the Corps of Engineers during World War I, an aide to Douglas MacArthur, and in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, earning the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit. The leadership skills he acquired while in the army transferred well onto the gridiron, where he led Tennessee to a 173-31-12 record, six undefeated seasons, four national championships and seven conference championships, five of which were in the SEC. Like modern SEC coaches, Neyland emphasized speed and defense, and his 1939 squad exemplified that, as it went the entire regular season without surrendering a point. Overall, the Vols recorded 17 consecutive shutouts from 1938 to 1940. His teams strictly adhered to his maxim to “Carry the fight to our opponent and keep it there for 60 minutes.”
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4. Bud Wilkinson: On Oklahoma’s Mount Rushmore of head coaches, which includes Bob Stoops, Barry Switzer and Bennie Owen, Bud Wilkinson is the most esteemed and recognizable. He coached 17 seasons for the Sooners, tallying a 145-29-4 record, three national championships, 14 Big Eight championships (previously known as the Big Six and Big Seven), and an 8-2 record in bowl games. Oklahoma’s dominance under Wilkinson was highlighted by three impressive streaks — 13 consecutive Big (Six, Seven and) Eight championships, an astounding 74-game lossless streak in the conference and, of course, a 47-game winning streak that still stands as the longest in college football history. Retiring at the age of 47 to pursue a career in politics, Wilkinson certainly wasn’t a “compiler” of wins, but had he stuck around for another decade or two, one could only imagine what his career record would look like today.
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5. Woody Hayes: Woody Hayes had a temper that makes his one-time student Bobby Knight blush. Say what you want about his character flaws, there’s no doubt the guy knew how to coach and motivate a team of young men. During his career at Dennison, Miami (Ohio) and Ohio State, he amassed a 238-72-10 record, three national championships and 14 conference championships, including 13 in the Big 10. In the same way Robert Neyland represents the modern SEC coaching philosophy, Hayes represents the prominent Big 10 coaching philosophy through the years with his conservative three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust offense. He coached 58 All-Americans, including two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin. He was a disciplinarian who preached the value of hard work, attributing much of his success to simply outworking his opponents. His intense focus and surly demeanor can be explained by one quote: “Show me a gracious loser, and I’ll show you a bus boy.” He lived to win.
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The 2010 Fantasy Football Team Name has ended, with Dezzie Does Dallas taking home top honors (click here to see all the winners). Here are some fantasy football team names you can use if you want to support a college. They can be used for either pro or college fantasy football games. Feel free to add any that you come up with.

The Bantam Punch – Ode to Trinity College (CT) and Muhammad Ali’s Phantom Punch.
Lindsay Lohan’s Battlin’ Beavers – Ode to Blackburn College (IL).
Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders: She Needed the Money – Ode to Lindsey Wilson College (KY).
Deliver Us Boll Weevils – Ode to University of Arkansas-Monticello.
Gator Done – Self-explanatory.
Larks Like We Made It – Ode to Hesston College (KS).
Whip Out Your Little Johns – Ode to Penn State-Abington. Blame the cold.
Midnight Marauders – Ode to Tribe Called Quest and Central State University (OH).
Sweaty Nads – Ode to Rhode Island School of Design.
Norse Code – Ode to Luther College (IA).
Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Banana – Ode to Syracuse and the lamest knock-knock joke ever.
Not-For-Prophets – Ode to Oklahoma Baptist College.
Favre and Peterson Have Purple Aces – Ode to University of Evansville (IN).
Slip You The Shockers – Ode to Wichita State.
Webbies Does Dallas – Ode to Webb Institute (NY) and the contest winner.

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