Thursday, December 24, 2009

My Christmas List

Dear Santa,
I would like the following for Christmas:

1. A "road win" for Arkansas. Petrino's Pigs went 0-4 away from Fayetteville in
2009. The Hogs kick off their new year with an appearance in the Liberty Bowl on Jan 2. Arkansas is the "away" team.

2. A decision from Auburn. What are ya'll, Tigers or War Eagles? The dual identity/ mascot thing has been confusing folks for years. Please choose one. BTW, I'd go with the Eagle. It looks cool flying over the stadium before your home games.

3. A winning season for Dan Mullen's dogs in 2010. It seems like ages, since Miss State's football program was relevant.

4. Adequate Rebel replacements for Shay Hodge (1,023 yds receiving) and Dexter McCluster down in Mississippi. Sophomore RB Brandon Bolden (614 yds rushing) looks like the heir apparent to #22. But, McCluster's versatility and game breaking talent will be missed.

5. More wins for the Kentucky Wildcats inside their own house in 2010. Their 7-5 record included 4 home losses in 2009.

6. Another 6 or 7 win season for Steve Spurrier. His inability to lead Sloth Carolina to prominence has got to feel like switches to the old ball coach's ego.

7. A conference win for Vanderbilt next season. The Commodores went 0-8 in '09 league play and finished with a pathetic 2-10 record. Even in Nashville, this is unacceptable.

8. Jordan Jefferson to continue his maturation at the QB position and lead his Tigers back into contention for the SEC West title. Although his pass completion improved drastically from 49.3 to 62.1% in '09, the Sophomore QB was sacked 32 times. Can't blame all of those on the O-Line. Jefferson is very talented, but he needs to learn when to throw the ball away.

9. No tears from Tim Tebow, following his final appearance in a UF uniform.

10. A brilliant DC and LBs coach for the Georgia Bulldogs.

11. A lump of coal for Lane Kiffin. A little humility for him wouldn't be a bad idea, either.

12. A victory over Texas in the BCS National Championship Game for Alabama. If the Crimson Tide can handle the Longhorns, this will be the 4th straight title for America's premiere league...The SEC.

AND 1: (Added on for 850) A great WR coach for UF and an offense that features future phenom, RB Mack Brown from M.L. King High School. Hope this kid has a great career, just not at the expense of UGA.


Merry Christmas ya'll!

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1 comment:

tcm850 said...

1. It is hard to play on the road in the SEC. Luckily for Arkansas, they wont be playing an SEC team in the bowl. However, they will be up against a talented East Carolina team.

2. They need to focus on getting in some bigger recruits and what adjustments they are going to make before making decisions off the field.


3. I really miss DAN MULLINS, as most UF fans would agree, we need him to run our offense.

6. This may be the break out year for Sloth Carolina. If spurrier can't get it really going this year, then I do not believe they will ever be dominant in the SEC.

You can add on your list that UF get a good receivers coach.