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EDIT: That didn’t go well. I put everything back like it was.
Go Dawgs!
I had a down moment and was rifling through the Lexicon, realizing that we have probably added many new terms that need to be updated within the old Lexicon that was carried over from the GTP site.
I took the liberty of adding a few, so here’s a few samples:
Bobo (n.) – 1. a person lacking originality and critical thinking skills, particularly in the face of intense competition. 2. a person who cunningly adjusts to an opponent’s strategy yet is underscored of their efforts because of past and present failures. 3. Former quarterback and current Offensive Coordinator of the University of Georgia Football team.
Dammit, Bobo (n./adj.) – taken as a singular term, this refers to a poorly designed or poorly called offensive play in American football, particularly by University of Georgia Football Offensive Coordinator, Mike Bobo.
Geniuses (n.) – a collective of people posting only the wisest and most well thought out opinions on virtual discussion pages, particularly about sports.
Joey Freshwater (n.) – 1. The name given to a journeyman coach who served on the sidelines of several Southeastern Conference football teams. 2. One who seemingly fails upwards, despite personal and professional transgressions along the way.
Kurb Stomped (or Kirb Stomped) (v.) – when the opponent of a Kirby Smart coached Georgia Football team has been beaten thoroughly or in an embarrassing manner.
Rain (n.) – 1. A sudden release of cooled air particles from the sky that falls to earth as droplets of water, sometimes referred to as a “shower”. 2. The chief reason why the “#1 for a week” Tennessee Volunteers Football Team lost to Georgia in November of 2022.
Twix (n.) – A social media site, formerly known as Twitter, that was bought by a space cowboy who changed the name to “X”.
Throw it out in the comments and I’ll fold it into the Lexicon, and give credit to whoever comes up with it like the Senator did, as well.
This was floating around yesterday, and I do recall watching this game on pins and needles when I was fifteen. Sad to say, it was the first National Championship at the age of 15 that I fully watched and understood along the way. I was too young to appreciate a full season of college football when Georgia won the National Championship in College Football in 1980, so this was one that I was fully immersed in at the time.
One thing I can recall, and didn’t understand as just a watcher of the Braves at the time, is that we had a pitcher who had a mean off-speed/curve that constantly was putting the ball in the dirt and the catcher was top flight in that they never let a bounced ball pass.
So how are you feeling about the Diamond Dawgs this year? Are you bullish and feel they can take it all? Or are you worried (answer: yes, yes you are. We are all children of Larry Munson, so worry is our middle name).
My thoughts, FWIW:
How about you? How’re you feeling about the Diamond Dawgs’ chances?
Shot:
Chaser:
Question: Why even complain and send public statements when you can just claim he was the Coach of the Year anyway and put it on a banner? Why does it matter the decisions that are made for accolades when you can just claim bias and favoritism and claim the award, anyway?
At Auburn, you can do that.
I’m just at a loss for words.
I mean, congratulations to him and all, but how is this guy worth that kind of money? He’s hard working, literally all over the place on the network, but this guy is becoming the new face of ESPN. Have you ever watched his show? Imagine sitting around with your friends, talking sports, throwing out random takes, cussing along the way, and possibly being intoxicated in the process.
That’s the show. That’s literally the show…not deep insider information, breakdowns, etc…just a lot of bro talk and bravado. And shirtlessness from time to time.
$60 million. Per year. That’s over a million a week! A WEEK.
A former punter turns into a multi-millionaire and doesn’t really have to do much heavy lifting or work to get there.
I’m flabbergasted.
Folks, did I not call this? If only I had bet money on it!
I know from personal experience that if this needed to be heard, it’s completely possible to get it heard much, much sooner than this. But, somewhere between the fine line that is urgency and seriousness is the lack of interest in even hearing this case, knowing that the plaintiff in this case holds zero regulatory authority and that the outcome is likely and open and shut case. Delay it, because what’s going to change, right?
And, yes, it’s been confirmed that he’ll be heard by a Red Raider group of judges:
It’s crazy, because it feels like the bigger entertainment value coming out of the NIL era of college football has not been on the field, but in the courtroom.
Tell me again what Todd Gurley did that was so egregious, during the “good ‘ole days” of college football? Hmmph.
Anyway, it’s been within 48 hours of the news coming out, and the Texas Tech folks are still chirping back about those of us in glass houses, and are righteously indignant to the slings and arrows of college football fandom. On one hand, they enjoy telling others that if it’s just a sin committed at another program, then look at how appropriate TTU’s response was to report, get Sorsby help, and take the…get this…”consequences” of the reporting.
On the other, they are firing back and telling the rest of college football to STFU because we’re all guilty of some sin. Technically, they’re not lying…every program has some skeletons in their closet. But what’s more shocking is the lack of willingness to accept that the school has effectively found a work around in what was considered – outside of domestic violence or felonies – completely taboo as a college athlete, which is gambling on college athletics, especially your own team.
They’re cluelessness is on par with Charles J. Guiteau, who famously assassinated President Garfield and expected to receive a Cabinet position in the next administration, seeing the act as his civic duty, and necessary. He also tried to get the courtroom to join along in sing-alongs. Their position that “it’s not as bad as it looks” is not just blind home-team support, it’s blindly ignoring the long-term ramifications that go beyond buying yourself a CFP eligible team, but making what already is a superstitious and suspect group of fandom question every play call, play, and outcome of every game, wondering if the boys in Vegas made sure the fix was in.
Case in point: a friend of mine long argued that Nick Saban and Bill Belichick were as successful as they were because they befriended the mid-west mafia during their time in Cleveland, and then took their connections to the east coast and the south and continued to profit off the partnership while in New England and while in LSU and Alabama. While I’m not so sure about the Southern Mafia, the Southern Political groups are not without their fair share of corruption and monkeyshines. Belichick is completely believable in that regard, as I never understood how someone like Bill accomplished what he did…with Tom Brady. And, the fact that is seems like Alabama has long gotten the lion’s share of favorable penalty calls and reversals in Saban’s time…well, I’m hooked.
Conspiracy? Crazy? Possible. Now, imagine my friend spinning that tale on the heels of the Sorsby decision.
Sounds completely possible and logical now, doesn’t it.
Maybe that’s the long game of the powers that be in College Football. Make it NFL-lite, let Vegas move the moneylines and allow for influence to reign supreme. Garner a new audience that’s more pro oriented and people will be hooked on five TVs not because they love the sport, but because the mortgage or a possible moneymaking empire are on the line.
Maybe that’s why the Powerball is drawn on Mondays and Saturdays. Well, also on Wednesdays, but you see where I’m going with this.
My tin hat is neatly pressed, fits tightly on my head, and I sit on my couch ready to watch, anyway. Whether it actually protects me from my eyes will be prepared to see, is another thing altogether.
Good morning!
Days go by. Here is card #87 in the countdown… in which, we go back to the 30’s again:
Go Dawgs!
Good morning!
We’re 88 days until opening kickoff, here is card #88:
Go Dawgs!
Dave Portnoy, who oversees the vapid empire that is “Barstool Sports”, has a complaint…no one from Georgia’s baseball team got up early on Monday morning to chat with the same guy who recently joked that “only 7 people in the whole country” watch college baseball.
Then, he turns his tantrum to the attention of Georgia’s SID:
He needs to go back to rating pizza and I’ll continue to ignore that nonsense, too.
Anyway, it’s been noted in various social media post I’ve seen that Podcast Celebrities, like Portnoy, Theo Von, etc., are starting to see their popularity and views dwindling. But after doing a little research, it would seem that the online gaslighting of podcasters is being disproven by actual data and numbers from the industry:
According to ListenNotes, there were 198,488 new podcasts published in 2025. That number is an improvement from 2024 when 189,280 new podcasts were published. Moreover, Livewire reported that 13.2% more podcast episodes were published in December as compared to the previous month.
Those numbers indicate that podcasting is thriving. Yet, why is the podcasting industry constantly beset by Podfade? It is a condition so worrisome that Your Mic Podcast Creator/Host Freddy Cruz organized an October 2025 event called Speke Fest 2025: Night of the Living Pod, “to help to put an end to the zombie podcast plague. The war for podcasting’s future begins on October 10th and 11th at The National Museum of Funeral History.”
While numbers may fluctuate, as of September 2025, there are 4.52 million podcasts available worldwide, according to PodcastStatistics. According to this podcast data company, 487,280 podcasts have published an episode in the last 90 days. According to a May 2025 report by Podnews, 90% stop after episode three, and another large chunk quit by episode 20, leaving very few to reach consistent production. Those that hit around 30 episodes are in the top 1% for longevity, highlighting consistency as key to survival.Podfade is when a podcast abruptly stops publishing new episodes, often after just a few episodes, due to creator burnout, loss of interest, underestimating the work, or life getting in the way, leading the show to fade into podcasting oblivion without a formal conclusion. It’s a common challenge where passion wanes, finances dry up, or the time crunch accelerates as the reality of consistent production sets in, causing creators to lose motivation and abandon the project.
Boy, do I know a few people who would make the sports world a better place if their efforts “podfaded” (looking at you, Danny Kanell).
Anyway, one thing that is noted is that, like many American industries, the sector is thriving, but only for a few at the top 1% of podcasters. Some are currently going through a state of shifting change, still reeling from the 2024 elections as some podcasters allied with presidential candidates and are now trying to repair image or devote content to thei personal “mea culpas” for supporting said candidates and trying to rebrand themselves. And one of the places I can say, confidently, that has shifted and downsized in recent years (at least the three I’ve been blogging here) has been in the sports industry.
So why are some sports podcasters fading away? Is it because we’re all waking up to the fact that their content is hot-take garbage? Is it because they outkicked their coverage with daily posting when there’s really nothing out there to post about (trust me, the offseason in college football is a painful nightly endeavor sometimes)? Is it because ESPN monetized it, put the loudest and most obnoxious ones on their channel, and squeezed out the market (or the desire) thanks to the Stephen A Smiths and Pat McAfees of the world?
So do you listen to anyone in particular…if, so, why? And did you quit listening to someone because of the reasons above? What’s happening…and do you have any insights into why the social media star in sports is fading faster than it began to shine?
Discuss.
Check the crowd pop on this one:
I would’ve paid good money to see this as COSM in Atlanta, provided they had this view of the game from the venue.
Go Dawgs…meanwhile, here’s the matchups for the CWS:
Yes, that’s right…All-SEC on one side of the bracket. Hmm. What would it look like with a reseeded bracket:
#1 Georgia vs. #8 Troy
#2 UNC vs. #7 Oklahoma
#3 Texas vs. #6 Ole Miss
#4 Alabama vs. # 7 West Virginia
Then it would just be an All-SEC CWS, would it not?
Just imagine…also imagine if the Supers were reseeded…some different outcomes could’ve occurred:
1 Georgia vs. 16 Little Rock
2 Auburn vs. 15 Cal Poly
3 UNC vs 14 Troy
4 Texas vs. 13 St. John’s
5 Alabama vs. 12 Oklahoma
6 Oregon vs. 11 USC
7 Mississippi State vs. 10 Ole Miss
8 Kansas vs. 9 West Virginia
Well…guess what…you still would’ve only had five SEC teams in the CWS brackets…and Auburn would’ve been one of them…plus you would’ve had a B1G team in it, too.
Nah, maybe I like it just the way it is.