Some Cheese for Moffett's Whine?

What pairs well with the crushing disillusionment of realizing you suck at football? Why, complaints that your football coach cursed at you!

The Orlando Sentinel has published an article setting forth former Knights QB Steven Moffet's complaints against Coach George O'Leary. Apparently, this football coach cursed at an underperforming player! Oh, no! Someone speak to the press...a year after the fact! What does Moffett say O'Leary yelled at him? Here we go:

"[O'Leary] said I was worth [expletive] . . ."
"You stupid [expletive] idiot."

Oh, no! Mr. Moffett, please circle which of the above statements is not true.

I'm waiting.
Still waiting.
Give it some time.
Ok?
Ok.

Moffett was worth a whole heap of [expletive] and his on-field performance definitively showed him to be a stupid [expletive] idiot. The Sentinel article implies that George O'Leary is the one who destroyed Moffett's career:

"For a coach, there is a fine line between motivation and intimidation. One pushes you into excellence. The other pushes you into despair."

Frankly, I for one wish O'Leary had cursed him even more. God knows I spent enough time in the Citrus Bowl doing just that. Fact: Steven Moffett is a football failure. The Orlando Sentinel writes wistfully of the offers he turned down from "Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Southern Mississippi" for an opportunity to blossom at UCF.

Listen. Steven Moffett was not going to blossom anywhere. And if a little [expletive] was going to keep him from blossoming? Then he was pursuing the wrong career altogether. What is he doing with his life now? "He plays for the AFL 2 Daytona Thunderbirds and is an assistant coach at Winter Park."

The AFL 2 Daytona Thunderbirds? Holy [expletive]! Clearly, his professional failure is Coach O'Leary, the bad, evil, nasty coach who, of all things, curses at players! If not for these mean spirited words, I am sure he would be winning Super Bowls. Probably winning them singlehandedly.

Yes, O'Leary is one cantankerous dude. Is he coarse? No kidding. We remember a frat brother of ours who introduced himself to O'Leary (an alumnus of our fraternity). Coach's reply? "Well what the fuck do you want me to do about it?" Yes, George O'Leary is abrasive. Does that make him responsible for Moffett's failure? No. Does it make him a bad coach? No. He's done more with a historically underwhelming program than anyone else.

If you can't take the heat...uh, maybe you shouldn't play football at this level.

Orange and Blue Review

Aaah....Spring Game. We were unable to go, unable even to catch it on TV. If we had watched, we would have:

- Seen Carlos Dunlap get four sacks.

- Seen Caleb Sturgis hit a 60 yard field goal.

- Seen Chris Rainey having a monster day and earning a starting spot.

- Seen Moody disappoint. Hey man, we already have a fumble artist, and his name is Kestahn Moore.

- Not seen John Brantley Jr. do anything. Right after recovering from his shoulder injury, he hurt his throwing hand. What an injury magnet. This guy is going to give Percy Harvin a run for his money, as far as being consistently crippled goes.

Stomach Ailments

Ok, ok. It's basketball news, but too goofy to pass up. Memphis freshman Derrick Rose had a stomach problem that caused him to miss media sessions. He's still expected to play against Kansas for the title.

The response from his teammates:

"He eats Gummy Bears and Starburst for breakfast, and Twizzlers and Honey Buns for dinner. That's why his stomach hurts," fellow guard Chris Douglas-Roberts said. "We tell Derrick the whole year, 'Stop eating so many Gummy Bears and Sour Straws.' But he can't. ... Nobody eats Gummy Bears more than him."

Too many gummy bears? Jesus. Derrick Rose, you make Percy Harvin look like the model of health.

Surely, you jest.

9/6 Gators-Canes

Saurian Sagacity has a phenomenal article detailing the rivalry between UF and UM. The post is actually over a year old, but does a phenomenal job of describing why you need to be passionate about the 9/6 Gators-Canes game.

Read it and be born anew.

Because It's Spring...

...and we have nothing else to post:



There you go. A mascot fight with a C-USA tie-in. Interestingly, the guy in the Houston Cougar costume is a player on the team-- he's a walk-on wide receiver.

Incredibly Premature Predictions: UCF Edition

From College Football News:

UCF
Realistic best case record with this schedule: 9-3
Barring total disaster worst case record: 4-8
Realistic record: 7-5

The defending Conference USA champions have to go to Tulsa and get a relatively tough game at UTEP to deal with from the West, but they also get the two other East contenders, Southern Miss and East Carolina, at home. Things get interesting late with back-to-back road trips to Marshall and Memphis before closing out with a sure-thing against UAB. The season opener against South Carolina State is forgivable considering the other three non-conference dates are South Florida, at Boston College and at Miami.

CFN also predicts both the UM and BC games as "likely losses" for UCF.

Percy Harvin To Undergo Surgery

Percy Harvin needs surgery for his heel:

"It's just a bone, the heel bone," Meyer said. "It's really unique. They're having a hard time finding someone else who's had it."

Of course they can't find anyone else who's had this ailment. No, naturally. It makes perfect sense.

The Hits Keep Coming...

...this one for UCF. The Orlando Sentinel's Kyle Hightower notes that the Knights' would-be starting running back Philip Smith went down with a leg injury at practice:

The injury was to his left leg, but it was hard to tell whether it was a knee, break, etc. He wasn't putting any pressure on the injured leg, however.

Par for the course, man, par for the course.

Incredibly Premature Predictions: UF Edition

Scarily-accurate wonder-site College Football News has posted predictions of relevance to any Gator:

Florida goes 11-1...

And plays Ohio State for the National Championship. Though if OSU is involved, that's really the Chompionship, isn't it? Our hopes for a NIT Final between OSU and UF were dashed tonight, so we'll just hold on to this prediction:

Georgia might be the hot team going into the year, but Florida will be every bit as good if the secondary has overcome its growing pains. The D might not be better than Georgia's, but the offense will be unstoppable with Tim Tebow likely to be an even better passer, Percy Harvin on the verge of a monster season, and a real live running game ready to operate behind a line strong enough to push some people around. Even if the Dawgs lose at LSU and/or at Auburn, the Cocktail-Don't-Call-It-A-Cocktail Party might be for the SEC East, the SEC, and the national title. The Gators have to go to Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida State, but those should be manageable for a championship caliber team. It'll be the home date with LSU that could be the big problem, along with the Georgia showdown.

Are You Suggesting That Injuries Migrate?

Percy Harvin's heel injury has now migrated to his knee, The Gainesville Sun Reports. Naturally. Of course. Why shouldn't Harvin have a migratory injury? He's got everything else short of necrotising faciitis. Quote the Sun:

“It's a heel injury and it's gone up into his knee,” Meyer said. “We had a specialist from North Carolina and two guys, a foot specialist from here, and also (head team physician) Dr. Pete (Indelicato). We're coming up with a plan and should have it in the next couple days.”

Harvin was bothered last season by what was thought to be tendonitis in his heel that spread to his knee. Meyer said the injury is not tendonitis, but is a bone issue that could be much more severe.

No, I understand. That makes perfect sense. Percy is unable to be healthy for more than a few weeks at a time.

Necrotising Faciitis: Perhaps the Only Ailment Percy Harvin has Never Had.