It was interesting timing, Mark Richt’s announcement late Sunday afternoon that quarterback Zach Mettenberger was now a former Bulldog quarterback.
Way to jumpstart the week at the water cooler, Coach.
Clearly, Mettenberger wasn’t dumped because of what we know about his arrest in South Georgia in March for assorted underage alcohol charges.
The word "duh" comes to mind, especially after taking a peek at the "when you feel intellectually inferior, go online for a spell and you'll feel better" message boards.
Richt's statement noted "personal conduct policy," so obviously it had nothing to do with his arrest in March.
Nothing changed, publicly. He still had been arrested for underage consumption, possession of alcohol, disorderly conduct-obstruction, and carrying a fake ID.
The pompousness of many anonymous typers is funny, since, well, many people who might be considered fairly normal have done the underage drinking thing - which means possession - and a fair number of folks had some form of fake ID in their younger days.
Richt has kept a lot of violators on his team, and he's kept some outright idiots on his team.
Richt didn't let Mettenberger go through spring only to dump him for that arrest, and to think otherwise is really airheaded.
We won't get the story of this BBQB - Boneheaded Berger Quarterback - malfunction just like we won't get the story of the first BBQB malfunction.
But when it comes to stuff like this, I trust Richt, and you know he's about multiple chances. I'm not sure I know of an "off-the-field incident" that we're aware of where Richt has botched it, other than perhaps not being hard enough.
So when he drops the hammer, the hammer should have been dropped.
And it doesn't change much football-wise.
UGA was starting the season with a rookie QB, as it did a year ago, and with the same offensive philosophy, the head coach's. Now, if you want to talk about blaming Richt for general personnel and game-plan and strategy issues, I'm with you.
But I'm mighty confident in believing that Mettenberger got what he deserved.
Somehow, of course, it's the president's fault. Damn health care.
LOUGHDMOUTHINGS
Butler men's basketball coach Brad Stevens has signed more than a third of his life away.
Sort of.
A) He's 33, and signed a 12-year contract extension, and 12 times 3 is 36.
B) Contracts are about as solid as Shack at the free-throw line. ...
Umpire Joe West is bellyaching about how slow the Yankees and Red Sox play, and calls it unprofessional.
Two of the teams’ first three games lasted 3:45 or better. And this is early in the year. How long will they take when baseball becomes relevant?
Professionally, yeah, I want quicker games for deadline purposes, and baseball is a slow on a fast day.
But, boy, these guys are making millions to play a slow game, often out in the sun, and they whine about so much. I want their butts out there as long as possible. I want them earning some of the money. I want extra innings and doubleheaders.
A $10-million-a-year player who plays nine innings 150 times a year makes $7,400 an inning. Some innings can last about three minutes, so that's $2,466 a minute often to do nothing but stand still.
I'm not a fan of the time-wasting fidgeting and fixing, but let 'em work and sweat. ...
Haven't been by there yet, but sources say the new Little League complex in Warner Robins is gorgeous, which, of course, for the money, it should be. But money doesn't mean something will be done right.
The Little League regional is in early August, and it'll be interesting to see the crowds at a central location - the region covers from West Virginia to Florida - and at a very modern facility. ...
No NFL general managers have called yet, but I'm not really sure that regardless of my team's needs I don't take Ndamukong Suh first.
And I'm not sure I could pass up on Eric Berry, either. I could pass on quarterbacks if my draft slot is in the top 10 because if a Donovan McNabb can be traded, I can find me a quarterback.
Well, as long as my boss isn't Daniel Snyder or his uncle Al Davis. ...
Have read some different things on the Final Four at Lucas Oil Field and the 72,000-ish seats.
Am sure that binoculars are sold, which shouldn't happen at a basketball game.
The NCAA needs to either cap the tickets sold or mandate a maximum distance from the court to the most remote seat.
It won't happen, because those most-remote seats don't go unsold. And thus, people shouldn't complain since they know what they're getting: a chance to be in the same building as the game, which really isn't the same as, well, actually attending the game. ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer sadly did a story recently on D.C. reaction to the Donovan McNabb trade.
The sad part is it was about message boards and "blogs", all of which tend to have the lucidity of a Nancy Pelosi-Glenn Beck luncheon.
People who refuse to or “definitely” can’t spell the most basic words, nor utilize any facts but utilize multiple exclamation points?
Yeah, that's a quality pulse on a relevant faction of the populace.
All it did was remind us that it's takes nothing upstairs to have a screen name and password. ...
From Paul Daugherty of the Cincy Enquirer on selling the Butler basketball story to Hollywood:
"Duke is symbolic of College Basketball, Inc. This other team is symbolic of College Basketball, Inc., 40 years ago. Everybody hates Duke. In this case, the hatred will be plain. The Blue Devils couldn't be more of a Bad Guy if they rolled into town, ran over the puppies and kidnapped the 3-year-olds." ...
Set aside the "ping" sound, and get out to a college baseball game.
Within 35 miles are two quality programs, Georgia College & State and Mercer. GCSU won another Peach Belt title and is No 12. nationally in Division II, and Mercer's RPI is better than Notre Dame, Georgia State, San Jose State, Missouri State, among others.
Mercer has a player in the top five nationally in home runs and RBI, sophomore third baseman Jacob Tanis while GCSU's Martin Dewald is among the nation's top Division II pitchers. ...
And from Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel:
"True story: Some Gator fans plan to rent a billboard in Tallahassee to remind the Seminoles, 'It's been more than 2,000 days since FSU last beat Florida in football!' If FSU fans had a sense of humor, they would construct a retaliatory billboard in Gainesville: 'Yeah, but it's been less than 2 days since a UF football player got arrested!'
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