Seth Emerson

What we learned from Netflix's SEC football documentary, 'Any Given Saturday'

The Netflix SEC football documentary, ‘Any Given Saturday’, is available today, chronicling the 2024 season.

While many of the big brands didn’t participate, it still has compelling and revealing moments, especially from Florida and Vanderbilt:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...

Sanity prevails … for now.

the USA built a system of higher education so good that smart/rich people from across the world came here, spending billions to learn here, subsidizing education for Americans while spending money to live in our cities and towns. our government arbitrarily decided we should stop doing that

All exactly true, and I’ll just add that “the Dems rigged the primary” is the sexier, sensationalist way of saying the establishment didn’t support Sanders and campaigned against him. Which is just simple democracy, not rigging.

Kirby Smart said he was disappointed with OT Jah Jackson's marijuana arrest, and Jackson is being disciplined "internally," but is still with the team.

Smart didn't comment on the two recruits who were arrested, citing NCAA rules on not commenting on recruits.

Georgia Tech, Buster Faulkner and the rebranding of an offense

“The No. 1 thing we had to do was create an exciting brand of football that people wanted to come and watch. No one was coming to the games. Students weren't coming ...”

Buster Faulkner and the effort to change the narrative on the Georgia Tech offense:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

Another major loss for @washingtonpost.com, which has been decimated since Jeff Bezos spread his virus. Sally Jenkins exits paper and has taken job at @theatlantic.com. Their gain, Post's loss. Readers will follow. Post's average daily paid circulation is under 100,000 for first time in 55 years.

Oh c’mon, there’s Darcy meeting Elizabeth on the walk to deliver the letter, and their confirming their love while on a walk, and …

Huh. … I’ll think on this a bit.

2015 Georgia, a decade later: How the season that sparked the Richt-to-Smart transition holds up That season, that most dramatic of seasons, has gone down in Georgia football legend. Not for the glory but the drama.

There's so much about that 2015 Georgia season it can't all fit in one story. But it does have fresh quotes from school president Jere Morehead, then-board member and ex-player Jon Stinchcomb, and even a couple from Jeremy Pruitt.

Twas the best of times, and then ..

www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

2015 Georgia, a decade later: How the season that sparked the Richt-to-Smart transition holds up

Ten years ago, Georgia had a chaotic season: Up, then down, rumors of dissension on the staff, the year of Brian Schottenheimer, the quixotic QB change ...

It led to a coaching change, but also a sense that Georgia needed to spend more and change its thinking:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

Padres, then Orioles then Cards.

Georgia’s Gunner Stockton has his skeptics, but is it too early to judge? A game and a half of play has some doubting, or at least wondering, if Stockton is the answer for Georgia at quarterback.

The case for Gunner Stockton: Yes he has his skeptics, based on the only two games they’ve seen him play.

But those two games happened to be against two of the best teams, and defenses, in the country.

On Stockton and expectations:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...

Everybody’s taking shots.

Also not counting Texas and Oklahoma which just got to the league last year but won a whole bunch of conference titles.

Okay so:

Six is still a lot?

Those six have each won it at least six times, which is a lot.

Lashlee isn’t counting a Kentucky co-championship in there.

Lashlee is cherry-picking as Ole Miss won three of four before 1964.

Lashlee absolutely will take an SEC job next year if it opens.

I mean ...

OMG this is a terrible idea that nobody wants. Like so terrible that as a native DMVer I've never heard anyone suggest it until right this minute.

The original six is hockey. And they were the Cleveland Spiders first. Among other things in this post by the president preparing an executive order to supposedly save college sports.

Special teams ballot stuffing in Athens

Texas is the preseason media pick to win the SEC, followed by Georgia, Alabama and LSU.

What I learned from SEC media days: Preseason tiers and a 30-team Playoff pitch

What I learned from SEC media days:

- Tiers of CFP contenders, in a very deep conference.

- The Drinkwitz plan: A 30-team playoff.

- "Cash reserve," not a salary cap.

- 8 vs. 9 games: The eternal struggle.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...

So Bob Iger and Shari Redstone paid ransoms, the WSJ published a story. Rupert >>>

He told the Journal he was preparing to file a lawsuit if it published an article. “I’m gonna sue The Wall Street Journal just like I sued everyone else,” he said.

I’ve missed Bob Holt a lot this week, but especially here, because he would’ve followed up by asking Drinkwitz what the hell the radiation belt is.

Mark Stoops at the start of his appearance:

"First of all, I know why coach Drink has a reason not to talk about certain things. I'll keep that between me and Drink and a couple colleagues."

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz:

"I'm not going to answer any questions about the Epstein files, or the radiation belt, or whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone."

Eli Drinkwitz as he's introduced to Missouri's fight song.

"Well we got the right fight song, that's an improvement."

Preseason SEC hot seat index: Plenty of coaches enter 2025 with varying levels of heat

There were no SEC head coaches fired last year. You know what that means: The hot seat is now clogged. Less than half the league's coaches are safe this year barring some sort of scandal.

From SEC media days, the Hot Seat Index, from hot to warm to cold, but ...

www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...

Florida QB DJ Lagway says he's 'ready to go' after injury concerns in spring

Florida QB DJ Lagway, whose health has been a source of intrigue this offseason, says he can throw just fine and is ready to go.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...

Florida coach Billy Napier on the revenue sharing as part of player spending: "Everyone talks about it as a salary cap. I think it's more of a cash budget."