Georgia has released its fall depth chart, and those thinking it important are in hour number three - as of this writing - of pondering and speculation, rejoicing or regurgitating.
Aaron Murray gets the nod as starting quarterback for the rest of April, and May, June and July. That the race re-starts in August matters none to many.
He'll have no more experience than he has now, and will have no more experience than Logan Gray, but both will have more experience than the No. 3, who is expected to graduate high school soon.
Let's see, Georgia returns 10 starters on offense and five on defense.
Whether Zach Mettenberger was still around or not, Georgia was starting a rookie quarterback for the second straight year, and management of the offense - i.e. not enough points - and the position was going to be a problem regardless.
The defense, which has some talent, was going to be a work in progress and not be overly inspiring as players learned new roles and terminology.
So the bated breath was forrrr what exactly? Anybody expect Taylor Bradberry to slip past Rantavious Wooten and A.J. Green? Ben Jones was going to lose his job to a redshirt freshman? Drew freakin Butler was going to be unseated? Or unfooted?
Nevertheless, it's out, and I can hear the lips flappin' from sea to shining sea. They'll slow down, and then pick up pace again in August when the real practices start and jobs are legitimately up for grabs.
THE NCAA LISTENED, SORTA
God bless 'em, somebody sent them a column from last month begging them not to go to 96 teams, that 68 was fine if they were intent on messing around with it.
Haw.
Nevertheless, the NCAA is looking at a 68-team NCAA tournament, although its website said the actual bracketizing remains incomplete.
From NCAA.org:
"The process for adding the three teams remains to be determined, though possible options include pairing the eight lowest-ranked teams or the final eight teams selected to the tournament field for the four opening-round games. The committee will consider fairness, economy of travel, team placement and missed class time when designing the structure for any expansion."
Yes, of course, class time has always been of the utmost importance in college basketball and the NCAA tournament.
I don't recall suggesting that, uh, TBS be part of the new plan. Games will be on CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV.
This is not good, not good at all. We still have Gus Johnson and Tim Brando, among others, and will have less Law & Order.
And other than the out-of-work actors and comedians and freak shows like Danny Bonaduce and Tonya Harding, et al., who are annoying commentators on "World's Dumbest ...", being on TruTV is mighy irrelevant.
But the NCAA gives one some hope by actually doing close to the right thing.
LOUGHDMOUTHINGS
OK, sit down and brace yourself.
Maurice Clarett will be out in fouir to six months.
The former Ohio State tailback is moving to a smaller facility, a community-based correction facility", according to AP, in metro Columbus.
Clarett has served the 3 1/2 years in prison for a 2006 conviction for aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. Thus, he was allowed the move to a less harrowing place.
He could be eligible for a work-release plan toward the end of the sentence.
Hmm. Four months. Cincinnati Bengals' training camp will just have started. ...
From the Seattle Times:
"Twins second baseman Orlando Hudson, to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, on facing Royals fireballer Zack Greinke and Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield back-to-back: "On one guy (Wakefield), you close your eyes and swing. The other guy's got an invisible slider." ...
Mock drafts are irrelevant and silly, as is so much in sports that TV loves.
But I'm guessing that former Westside and Alabama standout - on opposite sides of the ball - Kareem Jackson goes to toe Eagles with the 24th pick.
And really, come on, do we need a week of redundant draft guessing coverage, and then a countdown allllll day on multiple networks? And that much Chris Berman?
No. But again, our species is one of posterchildren for birth control. ...
The Yankees, Red Sox and Cubs have spent the most money in the majors this year, and that's logical, notes Reggie Hayes of the Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel.
"Spending obviously works. All three of those teams have won championships in the last 102 years."
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