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The SEC is the dominant conference. We’ve heard it for years. The last 2-3 years it is very possibly true. But why? They’re faster, people say. Apparently the deep South breeds differently than the rest of the country.

Is it possible, though, that SEC schools are just able to take more athletes than other schools? Lower academic standards certainly make it a possibility. When looking at the academic reputations of the four major college football conferences (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac Ten), it is clear that the SEC fails miserably.

Of the SEC’s twelve schools, only Vanderbilt (18) and Florida (49) make the top 50 of US News and World’s 2009 rankings. Only Georgia (58), Alabama (83), and Auburn (96) join them in the top 100. Two schools, Mississippi and Mississippi State, fall under the Tier 3 category (schools outside of the Top 100). Even when those two sub-par schools are excluded, the average ranking among the other 10 SEC schools is a below-average 89.1.

By comparison, the two worst Big Ten schools (Michigan State and Indiana) are both ranked 71st. That’s right, the worst Big Ten schools are ranked significantly ahead of the SEC’s average. In perhaps the most staggering statistic, the SEC only has three schools that rank ahead of the two worst Big Ten schools. The Big Ten ranks at the top of the four conferences with a 50.1 average ranking and all eleven of their schools in the top 100.

The Pac Ten ranks second with an average ranking of 62.1 and only one Tier 3 school (Oregon State). The Big 12 falls slightly ahead of the SEC with an average ranking of 86.4 and two Tier 3 schools (Oklahoma State, Texas Tech).

So what does all of this mean? In short, the SEC has a recruiting advantage. Anyone who follows recruiting even a little bit realizes that there are a lot of kids coming out of high school with poor grades, test scores, etc, that are extremely talented athletes. It’s not a stereotype. Different kids have different reasons for their academic shortcomings, many of which are beyond their control. When a school has lower academic standards, they can (in general) accept more recruits than schools with higher standards. Even if their entrance standards are decent, an easy trip to college appeals more to kids that are dead set on going to the NFL. Let’s face it, student-athletes are not student-athletes anymore. If that were the case, kids would be flocking to the Big Ten. Or, recruits would be lining up to go to Vanderbilt, by far the best school in the SEC. Oh… but there’s this little thing called reality. So are SEC players faster? Maybe. But it sure sounds like they’re getting an easier ride.

This might not be as humorous as you expect from an article on the Angry T. But, well… the truth is funny enough.

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Editor’s Note: Don’t worry SEC fans, your chicks are probably much hotter than chicks from major other conferences that require more than a pulse as grounds for admission. Just kidding with the pulse comment. It’s clear that the chicks below have a lot more to offer than simply a pulse.

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Laugh all you want, but Gossip Girl is a unbelievably fantastic show, and before you pass judgment, take a look at the hot girls on the show:

Blake Lively- Serena

Leighton Meester – Blair

Kelly Rutherford- Even the mom is hot in this show – Lily

Nicole Fiscella – Isabel

Jessica Szhor – Vanessa –

Nan Zhang – Kati

Michelle Trachtenberg – Georgina

Amanda Setton – Penelope

If you aren’t sold my now, there is one more reason to watch and his name is Chuck Bass. On the surface, Chuck looks like you typical over-acting douche, whose facial expression implies that he is taking a large dump, but he is so much more:

Oh yeah, that “I’m Chuck Bass,” line isn’t a one time thing either:

He is exactly the douche that you expect him to be and that in turn makes him the perfect TV character. He is arrogant, he bangs everything that moves and he has a signature line. If Chuck Bass called in sick one day, I think there are only three guys in the sporting world that fill his shoes:

3. Chad Johnson – He already has another name for himself with “Ocho Cinco”. He is already incredibly arrogant. The only snag is that he would have to fornicate with good looking rich women. I believe we could convince him to do that.

2. Nick Swisher – This is a guy who could really pull off the Chuck Bass persona. You can tell that he thinks he is awesome, especially when he’s in front of a mirror dying various patches of body hair, even though the entire world can tell that “Dirty Thirty,” is a douche. At the same time, his douche-ocity makes him somewhat likable, probably because he is so confident that he is cool, in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Probably most importantly, we can all imagine him with a stupid look on his face, justifying this actions with three words, “I’m Dirty Thirty.”

I actually respect this dye job. It was for Mother’s Day and breast cancer awareness:

1. Usain Bolt – Bolt’s Chuck Bass-esque flair for the dramatics was evident when he started celebrating at the 50m mark in the Olympic 100 meter.

He also has that really cool little pose that he could feature after saying, ‘I’m Usain Bolt.”

Do yourself a favor, and suspend your coolness for one hour next Monday from 8 – 9 p.m. Eastern time and watch this show. If you don’t like chicks, boobies, great television or Chuck Bass, you will not like this show, but I guarantee you will at least want to see more of Serena’s chesticles if you catch the season premiere. Enjoy.

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Cliff Lee won his 19th game yesterday against the Detroit Tigers.  This gave him his 70th win in the last 5 years.  If you compare him to some more familiar names, you have to wonder why Lee is almost never mentioned in the elite class of pitchers.

Wins in the last 5 years
Cliff Lee – 70
Johan Santana – 82
Jake Peavy – 67
Josh Beckett – 71
Roy Halladay – 67
Brandon Webb – 74
CC Sabathia – 71

By the way, that list should also show you just how dominant Johan Santana has been in the last 5 years.  Santana, and the rest of those pitchers salaries also dwarf Lee’s, who made 4 million this year..  So is Lee about to move into the upper echelon of pitchers?  Or will we look back on this probable 20 win season and call him a simple flash in the pan? 

There have been instances throughout this history of baseball of players who are able to attain excellence in a single season only to have their career never reach that pinnacle again.  Here are just a few examples of baseball players who had great runs only to have the rest of their careers fail to live up to that one or two magical seasons.

20 Game Winners

You would think Cliff Lee winning 20 games would put him into elite company…..not so fast:

1991- John Smiley 20-8
1991 – Bill Gullickson 20-9
1999 – Jose Lima 21-10
2001 Matt Morris 22-8
2001 – Jon Leiber 20-6
2003 – Esteban Loaiza 21-9

50 Home Run Club

Maybe hitting all of these homers made them big headed. Orrrrr, the steriods made them big headed and a lack of steroids made them Craig Counsel-like. Regardless, these guys never sniffed 50 ever again.

1996 Brady Anderson 50
1998 Greg Vaughn 50
2001 Luis Gonzales 57

Major League Batting Champions

While some of these guys listed below were excellent baseball players, their one-season averages were 30 to 40 points higher then they would ever hit again.

1901 Nap Lajoie .426 (career average: .338) definitely on HGH, just look at the picture.
1945 Snuffy Stirnweiss .309 (career average: .268)
1946 Mickey Vernon .353  (career average: .286)
1981 Carney Lansford .336 (career average: .290)
1993 Andres Galarraga .370 (career average: 288)
1994 John Olrerud .363 (.295 career average)

Single Season Saves Champion

The idea of a save has changed greatly.  Today it seems almost too easy to be credited with a save.  In Detroit, you are granted a save whenever Jim Leyland’s blood pressure reaches 140/90.  However, there have been some less then stellar names who were able to shut the door better then anyone for a whole season.

1993 Jeff Montgomery and Duane Ward – 45
1996 Jeff Brantley and Todd Worrell – 44
1997 Jeff Shaw – 42
2000 Todd Jones – 42
2002 Eddie Guardado – 45
2005 Bob Wickman -45
2007 Joe Borowski – 45

MLB Rookie of the Year

It’s got to suck to have that one year where it all clicks but then fades away.  It’s really got to suck when that year it all clicks is your rookie year and the rest of your career goes down the toilet.

1976 Mark “The Bird” Fidrych
1980 Joe Charboneau
1983 Ron Kittle
1989 Jerome Walton
1992 Pat Listach
1994 Bob Hamelin
1995 Marty Cordova
1998 Ben Grieve
2003 Angel Berroa

-Violent J

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You know the drill by now, so let’s get to it…The AngryT’s 2008 ACC preview:

The All-SPF 40 Team

This special honor is reserved for pasty players that throw caution to the wind and brave the sweltering conditions of summer.  For decades, Larry Bird has served as the poster boy for pale athletes.  Considering he’s been retired for nearly 20 years, it’s time for a changing of the guard.  But with a redshirt freshman center, backup QB and two walk-on wideouts, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

L-R: Ryan Britt (Wake), Chris Turner (Terps), Chris Hayes (The U), Paul Reese (GT)

The All-Pencil Neck Team

By now, one would think that seemingly every idea for a reality show has been explored.  The AngryT respectfully disagrees.  We’ve been paying attention, and there’s three things that the average American male enjoys: American Gladiators, mixed martial arts and hating kickers.  So why not combine all three?  Take a hulking, positively unnatural ‘roid freak (“the gladiator”), put him in the octagon, and let a kicker loose every 30 seconds, Royal Rumble-style.  The show isn’t over until the gladiator is knocked out or submits.  Faking hamstring injuries and specialized kicking shoes are strictly prohibited.  We’ll call it…How Many Kickers Does it Take?

First Row: Alex Uribe (The U), Chris Langley (Wake), Jay Wooten (UNC)

Second Row: John Lowell (BC), John Thornton (Virginia), Nick Maggio (Duke)

The best barbershop quartet you’ve never heard of: Georgia Tech’s Michael Peterson, Alex Walker and Derrick Morgan.

I can hear it now… “Back in my day, I played on both sides of the ball, punted, kicked off, returned kicks and drove the team bus.  Players today are yellow-bellied pansies!”  Why the vintage war photo, Austin Pasztor of Virginia?

Sound-alikes

Richie Rich (UNC) and Richie Rich

Bearthur Johnson (Maryland) and Bea Arthur (link NSFW…really)

Not one, not two, BUT THREE people in the same family have been named George George…I hate people.

Jesse Hall was right!  Adam Banks IS a cake eater – he goes to Duke!

Does Mister Alexander’s sister have to change her first name from Miss to Ms. once she gets a job?

Was there ever any doubt that Cannon Smith would be a quarterback?

Apparently, “Cooter” Arnold was nicknamed by his mother.  Gee, thanks, Mom!  What, was “Little Pussy Lips” too obvious?

Whaaaaaaaaa?  Greg Paulus’ brother plays QB for North Carolina?

If I don’t see Buddy Ruff co-starring with Jenna Haze in the next few years, I’ll be shocked.

Nasty Nate

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They say there is no such thing as a perfect crime, and this article pretty much proves it. Who would have thought that if you posted a “I will pay you $40 dollar to write my paper for class,” ad on Facebook, and you happen to be the leading scorer on your college basketball team, that you may get caught? I thought this thing was pretty much fool-proof. Unfortunately, both Andy Robinson and I were proved wrong.  Here is the facebook ad in full:

“I am paying anybody who have read the book ‘there are no children here’ by Alex Kotlowitz $30-40 which in some classes you have to read at UB (even more money if you have to read the book a little more!!) to write a 3-4 page paper, on a couple of questions which was assigned.”

Grammar and diction aside, you have to admire this kid’s approach.  If his 1.7 assists per game didn’t already spell it out for you, this kid is a leader, and good leaders know how to delegate.  Let Andy score the points, let some other, more grammatically gifted student write the papers.  We may have a budding Lee Iococca on our hands. 

Forget Iacocca, Robinson is channeling James Joyce.  Look at the literary improvement he’s made in at most 24 hours:

I realize I made a mistake for which I take full responsibility and realize I must regain the trust of my teammates, fellow student-athletes and coaching staff. I have brought disappointment in myself and the university and for this I am truly sorry.

Fortunately, it seems like Andy has learned his lesson. I have to imagine he will never make this mistake again. Unfortauntely, he will make several other mistakes of varying stupidity in the future, but won’t we all.

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