Rebel Roundup - 8/5/10
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Aug 5, 2010 11:19 AM EDT
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Dexter McCluster and Kendrick Lewis are kicking ass in KC right now. But you knew that, didn't you. From SBN's Arrowhead Pride:
Arguably the most impressive player in camp so far is Dexter McCluster, the Chiefs second round pick. After he was drafted, and looking at all those highlight reels, I figured it would take some time for a smaller back like him to become adjusted to the pro game.
Apparently not.
He's like a jitterbug on the field (Kendrick Lewis's words) and what has impressed me the most is his ability to catch the ball. He's got a nice set of hands and demonstrated that Wednesday night at the Chiefs evening practice with several catches over 40 yards in the air full speed.
Then there's Kendrick Lewis, the other star of the night practice. Along with McCluster, he's the unanimous MVP of the night practice if you check around the Chiefs blogosphere.
Think about that. A fifth round pick was arguably the best defensive player on the field Wednesday night. There's no logical reason that should be happening but, for the Chiefs, it is.
Take Two: Ole Miss | BCS Evolution
Ben an-- I mean, One Man to Beat and I recently answered a few questions for BCS Evolution, SBN's premier blog for all thing's mid-major/BCS controversy, regarding the Rebels' upcoming season and where exactly Ole Miss falls in the grand BCS scheme. Give it a read and tell us how wrong we are, will you?
Halloween Eve in the Grove! | Track 'Em Tigers
SBN's Auburn blog previews our October 30th matchup with the Tigers of the Yellowhammer State and predicts an Auburn victory by 10 points. Give it a read and tell them how they're wrong, well you? (Actually, there's a pretty solid possiblity they're not wrong. Just sayin'.)
QB Crises Make for Different Approaches at UGA and Ole Miss | IndependentMail.com
Scott Adamson compares the decisions made by Mark Right and Houston Nutt regarding Zach Mettenburger and Jeremiah Masoli/Raymond Cotton respectively and, while not choosing a side directly, concludes that
[C]oaches walk a tightrope. They don’t want to appear soft on crime, yet they also have to win games to continue to draw seven figure salaries and stay employed. Richt got rid of a problem player and Nutt brought one in. It’ll be interesting to see how both morality plays play out this fall.
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I wouldnt say I necessarily became a Chiefs fan.
But I will definitely carry my fan-hood of Dexter into watching a lot more Chiefs games and rooting for them, especially since they also have Kendrick on defense.
I second that.
Its awesome that the two players mentioned (one on each side of the ball) are both rebels, especially since Arenas and Berry are both rookies too. I’m not much of a Chiefs guy, but I can’t wait to see 22 darting around like a jitterbug.
by Nerd the Rebel on Aug 5, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Approaches at UGA/Ole Miss
The writer’s reaching (like so many others have regarding Masoli) to compare Richt to Nutt. There’s been more than enough problems in Athens with seven players arrested this summer, yet only three have been dismissed from the team. Expected starting WR opposite A.J. Green, Tavarres King, was charged with a DUI yet he may miss only one game (not much different from Masoli’s last run-in with the law), just in time for their games with South Carolina and Arkansas.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.
In comparison,
How many times has Masoli been in trouble with the law? How do the charges compare?
It’s obvious to me Nutt needs to travel no farther than Athens to complete his roster now.
Christopher Martin Gonzalez
Just to give you some perception on how obsessive you are over Ole Miss and Nutt...
… you have 277 derogatory comments on Ole Miss and Nutt here at Red Cup and only 38 on anything Arkansas related at Arkansas Expats. That is how you define obsession! You cant even comment on your own teams board more often than ours.
by Jalakin on Aug 5, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And as to your questions.
Masoli has only been convicted of misdemeanor offenses. One due to for all intents and purposes poor judgment in who to be around, another that appears to be that he was scared into pleading guilty since the police report states that they have not have any stolen items in his possession or around any of his known hangouts, and the last possession of a minuscule amount of marijuana (which most college students and a lot of adults use and have in their possession these days). So the charges compare by being 1) being misdemeanor charges and 2) by showing some lack of judgment. I do think a DUI is worse though because your are potentially endangering other peoples lives. None of these things are something that should do permanent damage to someones career (business, football, or some other job). That being said, Masoli has proven that he is extremely intelligent, a great athlete, and a hard working teammate.
Jalakin,
Neither one of your posts deserve a reply, but I’ll cut you some slack anyway.
First of all, your comparison of my posts made on The Red Cup Rebellion, compared to Arkansas Expats is nothing short of just plain ignorance.
I’m not a regular to that site, but I do have 2 other Razorback sites I visit every single day, and no, it isn’t Hogville.
If you want to compile credible reasearch, try googling The Recruiting Guy and RazorBloggers. I believe you will find this to be a much more accurate measurment, compared to the one which your previous redicules statement points to.
Also, I love how you confidently combine the phrases “showing some lack of judgement” and “has proven that he is extremely intelligent”, all in the same paragraph. Nice.
Christopher Martin Gonzalez
And yet through all of that you fail to deny an obsession with all things Nutt.
And in case it escaped your meager brain power. Judgment and intelligence are two completely separate things. You can have someone with the best judgment in the world but lacks intelligence. Or someone who is extremely smart but doesn’t show a good amount of judgment. So I fail to see your point about combining the two, especially since I said Masoli only showed “some” lack of judgment. His mistakes only show that he has to use his intelligence to learn from past wrongs and improve his judgment. In the meantime I believe he will be good on the football field and strive to prove that he is a better person of the field.
My so-called obsession,
is proving to a bunch of intelligent wannabes, the difference between a very good football coach and a very over-rated one.
You can call my dislike for HDN an obsession if you like, but that still doesn’t make him look any better as a football coach.
Yes, he’s 2-0 vs. Petrino. I’m pretty damn sure he’s going to be 2-1 after this season, which still gives him an edge and a very over-rated look as a head coach in the SEC.
Boasting a 2-0 record against a completely young and restructured Arkansas program isn’t say much. Only that your incompetent head coach is capable of taking someone elses better and more experienced talent and whipping the players he recruited and left behind at his old, deminished, run down program.
I suppose to sum it up best, one could say some coaches are good at taking over somewhat already developed talent and motivating them to play at a highe level until their services run out . (This would be Nutt)
Then there are some who are organized, proven, unafraid of high expectations, and frankly, just pretty damn good at taking almost nothing and turning it into something over a short period of time with structure, a business-like attitude, paying attention to a players character, rather than just his raw on-field ability, focus, planning, paying attention to detail and last, but not least, disipline. (This would be Petrino)
These are the things a championship caliber head coach possesses, while helping his team climb to the top. (Things Nutt won’t ever attain)
Christopher Martin Gonzalez
So Nutt is overrated and
Bobby Petrino is very good? You Arkansans really put a lot of stock into Big East Championships, I guess.
Red Cup Rebellion - Changing the Culture of Ole Miss Athletics
Take a picture, trick.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Aug 9, 2010 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Um, this is embarrasing.
In addition to being a football fan, um, I’m a BIG fan of American Idol and my favorite is David Cook, AND he’s a Chiefs fan, therefore…
…but hey! Now I have a LEGITIMATE reason to support the Chiefs now (and also being a Bama fan I can cheer on McCluster AND Arenas)!
Yes, I live in Starkville...WHO did I piss off in a past life?
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Aug 5, 2010 1:08 PM EDT reply actions
McCluster, Arenas, Berry, and Lewis.
It’s apparent that the Chief’s strategy was “draft the Southeastern Conference” this offseason.
Red Cup Rebellion - Changing the Culture of Ole Miss Athletics
Take a picture, trick.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Aug 5, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Let it never be said
that Scott Pioli doesn’t know where the good kids play ball.
And here's a lighthouse keeper being beheaded by a laser beam!
Ghost
Can you ban GonzoHog for a week every time he says something stupid? He is fucking annoying, but I think I can handle his bullshit in small doses.
Prepare to experience Sexual Magic.
by ElectricDreamMachine on Aug 5, 2010 2:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
There's no challenge in it.
Every “argument” that he makes is stale.
There is no point in arguing with him.
He doesn’t care that he’s wrong, and that we all see that he’s a dumbass. Maybe he’s fucking with us. More likely, he’s completely delusional. Either way, why argue with him? It gets you nowhere. Gonzo’s and other idiots’ comments, such as comments on the Clarion Ledger’s website or really any “news” website, have made me truly afraid for the future of the human race. There was a pop-rock song in the 90’s that had the line: “Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding.” Catchy lyric, but full of truth. Never has this been more apparent than when reading the shit that comes out of warped minds such as Gonzo’s. Darwin was full of shit. We’re not evolving, we are regressing.
Prepare to experience Sexual Magic.
by ElectricDreamMachine on Aug 5, 2010 5:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It was more a sarcastic rhetorical question.
I agree, the way most comments from him and the Clarion Ledger are rationalized and posted scare me. It makes me think that we are gearing more to a society as immature and idiotic as that portrayed in the movie Idiocracy. Lord do I hope that this is not true, and that we are still advancing and gaining more knowledge as a society. But this doesn’t take away from the occasional amusement of seeing Gonzohog frustrated that his arguments are being systematically dismantled, and that he has to come up with a newer argument or restate a very old argument in a different way. It does tire after a while though, because its like beating a little kid at checkers, it just is not a fair fight.
You give youself way too much credit,
but what ever makes you feel better.
I’ve come to the conclusion it must be the alcohol. No other university on the planet can boast it’s relationship better, in drunken disarray that is, than Ole Miss allumni.
Christopher Martin Gonzalez
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