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The Weekly Audible: 3/4/2016

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The Weekly Audible

I mean, I’m not sure where you are from exactly, but here in God’s Country (the heart of the SEC, if you weren’t aware) it is already sunny and 72 degrees. I guess the Southeastern Conference really does just do everything better.

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Now, back to my previous point and proof that you can’t do much better than college athletics in the Heart of Dixie.

Sometime the one you are looking for is right in front of you

Look, we know it sounds bad, but you need to stop thinking of these consulting agencies as “search firms.” It’s not like they’re kicking over rocks and yelling, “guys, I found him.” They vet possible candidates based on known factors like experience and fit, and recommend a hire.

Fine, you’re right. This was an obvious hire, and a complete waste of money. Mizzou would have been better off buying ChocoTacos for the whole campus, or at least donating it.

Stacked

Alms for the poor.

It’s not just the governor anymore. LSU’s President, F. King Alexander has admitted that budget cuts could hurt football this year. It’s not as severe as previously thought, but without a summer session, dozens of players may be ineligible.

But there are bigger things at stake here.

It may be sad to say, especially because of my personal affinity for LSU, but Louisiana may become the model of what happens when people stop investing in education and the future of their state. Special interests have run a muck in Louisiana, and the powers that be are betting it all on the interest generated by LSU football to save higher education.

They won’t be selling any to those fans

Hey, Florida will be selling alcohol at football and basketball games. How do you guys feel about…

Okay, let’s calm down for a second. We’ve written about this before. They won’t be selling alcohol to everyone. Just the people in the fancy seats. The ones that, for the most part, keep the lights on.

So, get the thought of some drunk guy in jorts and a tattered Florida Gators shirt fighting off security guards in the cheap seat. He’ll most likely be in the club level, and wearing a much nicer shirt.

Okay, that’s enough making fun of the SEC

Vanderbilt, as the SEC’s pseudo-Ivy representative, please do your duty to salvage the reputation of the league.

You’re not helping.


Guess we’ll have to go to the real Ivy League for guidance

It says a lot. The Ivys may not be the most feared teams on the field, but when they make changes like banning tackling in practice during the season, people take notice. It’s similar to practice rules outlined in the NFL’s CBA, but this is a first for the college level as far as I’m aware.

I wonder if the Ivys will even be playing football by the end of next decade.

Talkin’ bout my generation

Is it a generational thing? Sure, all the tools to create an entitled athlete are more readily available now, but I don’t think every millennial shares the same traits. That’s the challenge of coaching. If every player had the same attitude and mentality, the job would be easy.

So, instead of stereotyping all athletes of a certain generation as “uncoachable,” what say we find the ones that are and instill in them the skills of a team leader.

 

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