Another reason to hate "Rudy"

[3yardsandacloud]

Small world ... Rudy, Coker, OSU ... (at the end in bold)


http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/...rvey_0828.html



BCS ranks as coaches' top concern

By Jorge Milian
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Sunday, August 28, 2005

College football coaches don't agree on very much.

That's the main conclusion of a survey of Division I-A coaches conducted by The Palm Beach Post.

Thirty-seven of the nation's 119 major-college coaches responded to a series of questions about the college game. (Several coaches said they do not participate in surveys, others said they had no time — we'll forgive them, considering two-a-days — and we assume some were too busy trying to figure out why Terry Bradshaw is voting in the BCS' Harris Poll.)

Some coaches who did not complete the 10-question survey were asked their opinions in interviews.

The biggest problem in the game? The Bowl Championship Series, said most coaches, though complaints ranged from illicit recruiting to the influence of player agents.

Not surprisingly, Auburn's Tommy Tuberville isn't a fan of the BCS. The Tigers finished the 2004 regular season undefeated and won the SEC title game but were left out of the national championship game because they finished third in the BCS rankings behind Southern California and Oklahoma.

"Nothing has been done to solve the problem," Tuberville said. "We have used a Band-Aid. You can have all the voting polls you want. Popular vote is not the way you have a national champion. You need to play it on the field."

Would a playoff system solve that problem?

Twenty coaches said they were in favor of some sort of playoff, but nearly as many (17) want the system to remain in its present form.

"I still firmly believe that the playoff is the best way to do it," said South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier, who has long lobbied for a 16-team playoff. "But since it's not going to happen, there's no sense in worrying about it and talking about it."

Florida State coach Bobby Bowden's biggest gripe with the game pertains to NCAA rules that restrict the amount of time coaches get to spend with players during the off-season.

Bowden indicated that the Seminoles' turbulent off-season, which included the arrests of starting linebackers Ernie Sims and A.J. Nicholson, was connected to restrictions the NCAA places on coaches outside the season.

"We probably ought to be able to supervise more," Bowden said. "We're so limited by what the NCAA will allow us to do. They're so afraid we're going to get an advantage on somebody. So therefore, the kids are out there with very little guidance."

Nearly as many coaches (10) view the Heisman Trophy as overrated as the 12 coaches who believe the award is still the biggest honor in college football. A plurality of those polled (15) said the Heisman remains significant but is flawed because of voting bias and the hype associated with the selection process.

Despite statistics that were equal to or better than any player in college football last season, Utah quarterback Alex Smith was given little chance of winning the Heisman while competing against four finalists from major Division I-A schools. Smith finished fourth.

"The bigger schools that have bigger budgets can promote their players, like put a life-sized poster of a player in Times Square," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. "We certainly don't have the budget for that."

Two areas of agreement among those surveyed concern instant replay and whether coaches' top-25 ballots should be released on a weekly basis.

Just four of the 37 voters think instant replay, which will be widely used this season, is a bad idea.

A smaller majority of coaches is opposed to the idea of publicizing top-25 ballots on a regular basis. For the first time, the final coaches' ballot will be released this season.

"I think I need to be accountable," Miami coach Larry Coker said. "But doing it every week is not a good idea, because then you're talking about what's going on with the Heisman voting. There will be coaches out there calling, 'Coach, we beat so-and-so last week and we rushed for this,' or 'We lost, but we really played good.' It would almost be like a Washington lobbyist."

The best football movie ever?

Remember the Titans was the big winner ahead of Rudy.

Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione said he voted for Rudy because it showed "what you might be able to achieve if you put your mind to it."

But even an inspirational movie couldn't bring total agreement among the coaches.

Coker complained that Rudy Ruettiger, the former Notre Dame walk-on whose underdog story was told in Rudy, had given a pre-game speech to Wisconsin players before their 1993 game against Ohio State. Coker was an assistant that season for the Buckeyes, who lost the game to Wisconsin, costing Ohio State a Rose Bowl berth.

"Anything but Rudy," Coker said.

[stxbuck]

The Buckeyes and the Badgers TIED in 93.

[Jagdaddy]

10-10 is a loss?

[Bucklion]

Hey, a tie was our greatest WIN over Michigan too, remember

[Jaxbuck]

Didn't know any of that but I need no reason other than he was a little Domer [censored] to hate Rudy.

[iambrutus]

Originally Posted by Jaxbuck

Didn't know any of that but I need no reason other than he was a little Domer [censored] to hate Rudy.

has always been enough reason for me too

[MililaniBuckeye]

lost the game to Wisconsin, costing Ohio State a Rose Bowl berth.

Uh, no...it was the 28-0 ass-waxing we took at Michigan that cost us a Rose Bowl berth. [censored]ing Cooper.

[BB73]

I didn't know that about Wisky listening to Rudy before the 1993 game.

But I remember that LLLoyd used Jon Krakauer's book on the Mt. Everest climb, "Into Thin Air", during their 1997 season. And I had liked reading that book, but once I found out the scUM'ers were using it, I had to change my opinion.

[lvbuckeye]

i read Into Thin Air in one sitting... i was on vacation, and started reading it in the afternoon... the next thing i know, i'm sitting on the front porch at 7:30 the next morning working on the last chapter... great book.

[BB73]

Let's see. Rudy came out in 1993.

The list ND team to win a Bowl game? 1993.

Coincidence - I hope not.

[OilerBuck]

I remember we had church on the day of that Wisky game (I used to go to a church with Saturday night instead of Sunday night services). I was listening on the radio and it was in the 4th quarter when we arrived. I refused to walk into the building until the game was over, so my mom let me sit out there to listen.

Before that last field goal attempt, I prayed HARD! 11 years old, and I was already a tried and true Buckeye. At the time, the tie could have still sent us to the Rose Bowl, so that made it easier to swallow. Little did I know that a good (not great) Meatchicken team would kick the snot out of us.

Dang Cooper.

[SC"U"Mbuster]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

Uh, no...it was the 28-0 ass-waxing we took at Michigan that cost us a Rose Bowl berth. [censored]ing Cooper.

Damn...that was one painful memory that I had let recede into the background of my memory...until now! I still can't believe that happened to that team. [censored]ing Cooper!

[Jaxbuck]

Originally Posted by BB73

I didn't know that about Wisky listening to Rudy before the 1993 game.

But I remember that LLLoyd used Jon Krakauer's book on the Mt. Everest climb, "Into Thin Air", during their 1997 season. And I had liked reading that book, but once I found out the scUM'ers were using it, I had to change my opinion.

"Into Thin Air" could have also been the results of a CAT scan for [censored]ing Stanley Jackson in the '97 scUM game. Not only did I have to sit through that garbage and swallow my own stomach bile watching that dickless [censored] Woodson walk around with a rose in his mouth...I had to go get married that night.

Forget Indiana, you wanna talk "Darkest Day", I'll put that up against anyone's.

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

Uh, no...it was the 28-0 ass-waxing we took at Michigan that cost us a Rose Bowl berth. [censored]ing Cooper.

That game... man...

what a [censored]ing bad bad day.... Couldn't believe my eyes..

I'll never forget Kerner blocking that kick in the wisky game though. I was ensuring my wife was still in the bathroom for good luck.

[tibor75]

Originally Posted by lvbuckeye

i read Into Thin Air in one sitting... i was on vacation, and started reading it in the afternoon... the next thing i know, i'm sitting on the front porch at 7:30 the next morning working on the last chapter... great book.

Me too. I read it when I was out in California last month and couldn't put it down.

Into the Wild is also very good.