You know what? I don't have anything intelligent or relevant to say here. I'm at a loss. That article made me SO BLANKITY BLANK MAD I may not sleep tonight.
I shouldn't have read it. You know, I go on and on about how Georgia sports (Braves, Dawgs, even Tech included) get NO respect. The Falcons only get respect because of the dog-murderer, but how many times do you hear about the Superbowl team?
Penn State is a national power? Give me a break.
Tennessee?
Then he goes on to say that he doesn't even know what CONSTITUTES being a national power, but gives himself the authority to name schools national powers.
Look, we recruited Knowshon Moreno away from USC and Matthew Stafford away from Texas and Oklahoma. We recruited DJ away from Florida State. That's national cachet.
Uga is consistently ranked as the #1 mascot in the country. That's national recognition.
We've been to two BCS bowls and five other bowls starting in 2000. Since the start of the Richt era, we've only failed to play in January twice. That's national POWER.
Stuart Mandel can kiss my black-and-red hind end.
Red and Black, Win or Lose