Wednesday, December 31, 2003

A Daily Dose

FOOTBALL
OK, here's your chance to get free tickets to the H-Bowl. Just go to this site and answer the trivia question......................... QB recruit Taylor Bennett has been practicing with the team in Atlanta since he graduated high school early. His 'ship will count against last year's list. Looks like he will also make the trip to the H-Bowl in Boise................... LeShawn Newberry, Andy Tidwell-Neal and Will Hardy LOST the annual Beef Bowl (steak eating contest) in Boise to the Tulsa players. The good news is that the winner of the Beef Bowl has NEVER gone on to win the H-Bowl. Let's hope these go on to eat Tulsa's lunch................................ Here is a story on a couple of Tulsa players who hope to play a big role in the H-Bowl........................ Here are H-Bowl game notes from the IdahoStatesman.............................. Here are more game notes from the Macon Telegraph................................. Looks like there might be snow during the H-Bowl. The side-benefit is that we wouldn't have to see that blue field during the game........................ Syracuse got a committment from tailback Curtis Brinkley, who we had offered a 'ship to GT also........................... Short story on James Butler...................... Steve Spurrier to Georgia Tech????? Just a rumor to stir things up in this article. Please make this just a big joke........................... Some interesting Bowl stats.................................... Here are even more game notes pertaining to GT players................................

BASKETBALL
Time for people making all kinds of predictions for 2004. Check out this guy writing for the Dallas Star Telegram. Quote - "....men's Final Four field set for San Antonio -- Duke, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma and Kentucky....", then "... Duke upends Georgia Tech for NCAA basketball crown....".................... Since UConn's loss to GT, they have been steamrolling past every opponent, winning by over 30 points a game. Here is more on UConn...................... Chris Bosh had a good game last night..................................... Jon Barry had surgery on his shoulder yesterday.......................