2009 SEC Football Discussion Thread

[Rhone Man]

Highly unlikely. I beleive his focus has not been as great as compared with previous years. IMO he is worn out from of all the attention and pressure...

Sounds very possible. I'd like to see him win his 3rd title, but I suspect they will give the Heisman to Colt McCoy. We'll see - but it has been the most open Heisman race in years.

 

[mike_s]

I'll actually be a bit disappointed if Tebow gets a second Heisman this year. He is a great player, but honestly hasn't had a great year. I really dislike it when they issue "career achievement award" Heismans (see Gino Torretta, Ron Dayne, Ty Detmer, etc.)

Highly unlikely. I beleive his focus has not been as great as compared with previous years. IMO he is worn out from of all the attention and pressure...

I agree..... He just doesn't seem to have had as great of a year as the past two years.

He's still a great player, but I'm not sure that he'll get the Heisman.

Sounds very possible. I'd like to see him win his 3rd title, but I suspect they will give the Heisman to Colt McCoy. We'll see - but it has been the most open Heisman race in years.

3rd title? (you mean third Heisman?) If that 's what you mean, He didn't get it last year. Only the year before. He's only won the Heisman once.



oh... they have a special version for the Heisman if someone from Florida wins it... btw...

 

[Rhone Man]

Sorry, I meant his third national title. Not too many football players win 3 national title rings.

That would be a more fitting tribute to his uniqueness than two Heismans.

 

[Scott L]

I agree..... He just doesn't seem to have had as great of a year as the past two years.

He's still a great player, but I'm not sure that he'll get the Heisman.



3rd title? (you mean third Heisman?) If that 's what you mean, He didn't get it last year. Only the year before. He's only won the Heisman once.



oh... they have a special version for the Heisman if someone from Florida wins it... btw...

Ohhh that was a good one. NetDoc is not going to like.

 

[mike_s]

Sorry, I meant his third national title. Not too many football players win 3 national title rings.

Yeah.... it's hard to top that.

They haven't won that third title yet... but they are definitely contenders for it.

That would be a more fitting tribute to his uniqueness than two Heismans.

Last year I thought he played very hard and well. I thought well enough to win two in a row. I wondered if some people voted for Bradford just because he had won it the year before and they didn't want him possibly winning it an unprecedented. (remember only one player has won it twice even...)

 

[Scott L]

Sorry, I meant his third national title. Not too many football players win 3 national title rings.

That would be a more fitting tribute to his uniqueness than two Heismans.

I agree...

 

[mike_s]

from ESPN.

Kiffin cuts ties with Richardson, Edwards


Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin made the only decision he could Monday in dismissing receiver Nu'Keese Richardson and defensive back Mike Edwards from the team.

Kiffin is still waiting on more information before making a decision on safety Janzen Jackson, presumably to see if charges are dropped against the Vols' freshman starter. In the meantime, Jackson won't be a part of any team activities.

While Jackson's fate remains to be seen, it's clear that Kiffin hasn't completely given up on retaining him. In fact, there were talks among Tennessee officials last Thursday and extending into Friday morning that it may still be possible for Jackson to play in the Ole Miss game.

But none of the players ended up making the trip.

They were arrested last Thursday and charged with attempted armed robbery outside a convenience store near the Tennessee campus.

Jackson has already had multiple disciplinary issues, including a failed drug test, which was one of the factors leading to his suspension for the Memphis game two weeks ago.

At this point, Jackson's only chance of surviving revolves around having the felony charges reduced or dismissed. His attorney has maintained that Jackson is innocent of the charges.

According to the police report, he wasn't one of the two players who actually attempted to rob the two victims while they were sitting in their car at the convenience store. But he was there at the scene and in the car when the players were stopped by police.

 

[Scott L]

from ESPN.

Kiffin cuts ties with Richardson, Edwards


Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin made the only decision he could Monday in dismissing receiver Nu'Keese Richardson and defensive back Mike Edwards from the team.

Kiffin is still waiting on more information before making a decision on safety Janzen Jackson, presumably to see if charges are dropped against the Vols' freshman starter. In the meantime, Jackson won't be a part of any team activities.

While Jackson's fate remains to be seen, it's clear that Kiffin hasn't completely given up on retaining him. In fact, there were talks among Tennessee officials last Thursday and extending into Friday morning that it may still be possible for Jackson to play in the Ole Miss game.

But none of the players ended up making the trip.

They were arrested last Thursday and charged with attempted armed robbery outside a convenience store near the Tennessee campus.

Jackson has already had multiple disciplinary issues, including a failed drug test, which was one of the factors leading to his suspension for the Memphis game two weeks ago.

At this point, Jackson's only chance of surviving revolves around having the felony charges reduced or dismissed. His attorney has maintained that Jackson is innocent of the charges.

According to the police report, he wasn't one of the two players who actually attempted to rob the two victims while they were sitting in their car at the convenience store. But he was there at the scene and in the car when the players were stopped by police.

Well that was kind of impressive. There are other coaches (Bowden) that would fight to retain. Swift and sure reaction to such incidences will reduce the likelihood of future occurences. So simply a concept but unfortunately not followed by enough coaches....

 

[mike_s]

well... armed robbery. I'm betting these two are going to end up doing some time behind bars.

not much use to the team if they are behind bars. It also brings down the rest of the team to have a bunch of thugs on it.

 

[irishsquid]

from ESPN.

Kiffin cuts ties with Richardson, Edwards


Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin made the only decision he could Monday in dismissing receiver Nu'Keese Richardson and defensive back Mike Edwards from the team.

Kiffin is still waiting on more information before making a decision on safety Janzen Jackson, presumably to see if charges are dropped against the Vols' freshman starter. In the meantime, Jackson won't be a part of any team activities.

While Jackson's fate remains to be seen, it's clear that Kiffin hasn't completely given up on retaining him. In fact, there were talks among Tennessee officials last Thursday and extending into Friday morning that it may still be possible for Jackson to play in the Ole Miss game.

But none of the players ended up making the trip.

They were arrested last Thursday and charged with attempted armed robbery outside a convenience store near the Tennessee campus.

Jackson has already had multiple disciplinary issues, including a failed drug test, which was one of the factors leading to his suspension for the Memphis game two weeks ago.

At this point, Jackson's only chance of surviving revolves around having the felony charges reduced or dismissed. His attorney has maintained that Jackson is innocent of the charges.

According to the police report, he wasn't one of the two players who actually attempted to rob the two victims while they were sitting in their car at the convenience store. But he was there at the scene and in the car when the players were stopped by police.

Rumors floating in Knoxville and some radio stations is; Jackson was on a bathroom break when the robbery attempt took place. Supposedly, video is being reviewed to see if this is true. I wonder if it will be something like this: :mooner: