- Daunte Culpepper is hanging it up at the tender age of 31. If you think that's young talk to Quinn Pitcock.
Kind of amazing when you consider the stats he put up only four years ago. Had it not been for Peyton Manning having an absolute all-timer of a season the pride of Central Florida probably would have been MVP of the league.
In his retirement e-mail, he blamed everyone except for himself for his inability to find another gig. According to ESPN he turned down the chance to be a backup at both Green Bay and Pittsburgh this season. Boy that's a shame, I wonder how many QB's out there would be willing to take one more shot riding the bench somewhere?
You'll notice that even with the miserable QB situation the Raiders had last season that Culpepper was only able to start five games. You'll also notice that new Vikings head coach Brad Childress took about ten minutes to get rid of Culpepper.
On the one hand, the guy could have been one of the greats and his body clearly failed him. I've said it 100 times before and I'll say it 100 times more, the NFL is a brutal, brutal business and you can go from hero to zero in a nanosecond.
On the other hand, when you're a reasonably-talented, 31-year-old NFL QB that can't get a job, the giant red flag that is being projected onto every Jumbotron across the country is "ASSHOLE-ASSHOLE-ASSHOLE." Just a guess here, but I think Barry Bonds and Daunte Culpepper might have a lot in common. Very talented athletes that just aren't worth the trouble.
At least Culpepper had the wherewithal to walk out the door with his head up instead of waiting around aimlessly for the next few years. Then again, would anyone at all be surprised if he came out of retirement two weeks from now?
- Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina tonight. An entertaining game thus far. Of course, if Vandy can somehow beat Spurrier's 'Cocks, it's just more proof of how talented the SEC is. Illinois beats Ohio State and is proof of how shitty the Big Ten is. I'm still waiting for someone to explain that to me.
Vanderbilt had a nice win at Miami (OH) last weekend. That caused some asshole to say on national TV, "If Vanderbilt played in the ACC they'd be quite competitive." That may or may not be true. None of it changes the fact that Vandy hasn't been to a bowl game in 25 years if I'm not mistaken.
That's right, in the face of overwhelming evidence I can still badmouth the SEC. Hey, if Charlie Weis supporters can do it, so can I.
- Beanie will not go this weekend. That's the right move, regardless of his condition.
- HUGE game for the UC Bearcats this weekend at Oklahoma. A very tall order for Coach Kelly's 'Cats.
My personal feeling is that UC doesn't even need to win this game, they just need to keep it close going into the fourth quarter. Moral victories against the likes of an Oklahoma are valuable when you're building a program. If UC can hang with the Sooners, imagine what they could do to the rest of the Big East.
- Florida State will go with QB Christian Ponder to start this weekend against whatever high school they're playing. Gotta be somewhat of a jolt for Drew Weatherford coming off of what was probably his best season statistically.
Unfortunately Drew, that was also the second consecutive 7-6 season for the Seminoles. Florida State is not a program that's accustomed to such mediocre accomplishments.
In this case it's hard to disagree with Jimbo Fisher's decision. We've seen plenty of DW, and he's a known quantity. Some new blood is probably called for at this point. I'm guessing Weatherford will get snaps at some point this season though.
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