I joined @notthefakeSVP last night and he asked a simple question: Who is the expanded college football playoff for? It will end up being for no one. We care about this sport a lot and we tried to put it into words.

but most fans don't want the players paid, want no transfer portal, and wish it was 1998 ...should we follow their lead there too?

John Sumrall says culture is very simple, it’s what you encourage + what you tolerate “I’m very simple in how I define culture. It’s a combination of what you promote or encourage, added up with what you tolerate and allow. So what behaviors do you reinforce through encouragement and really spur on, or what things do you allow? It’s a whole lot harder to build the culture the way you want it than it is for it to get torn down.” “It takes more time to build it than it does for it to deteriorate. And so what I mean by that is, man, it’s the standards you have every day within your building.” “If we say Gator time is 10 minutes early to all meetings, is that nine minutes or is that 10 minutes?” “If we say you have to have your breakfast check-in at a certain time on our early morning practice days, like you have to be here by 6:30am and have eaten breakfast, is that 6:30am or is that 6:31am? What’s cool? What’s allowable? Because as soon as 6:31am becomes fine, you know what else becomes fine? 6:32am and 6:33am. Everything matters. And I’ll tell you this too: I think you have to coach your best players the hardest.” “Jaden Ball gets coached harder by me than anybody on our team because he’s a pretty good football player. I’m going to be as hard on him as anybody because he’s the guy that has the most to gain by us making him do everything the right way. Because he’s already a special player. How do we take him to the next level?” “And so I just think as you’re building the culture, you’re really trying to make sure guys are saying, ‘Hey, we just want you to be the best you can be. We love you. We care about you. And we’re going to do everything we can in our power to help you become your best.’”

What entails expanding the CFB Playoffs from 12 to 24 teams? 🤔 @PeteThamel with the details. (via @PatMcAfeeShow)

40 years ago vs. Auburn, senior LB Steve Boswell makes a game-clinching INT in Bulldog territory as 10.5-point underdog Georgia prevails on the Plains, 20-16. Afterward, the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry becomes the “Game Between the Hoses” as Auburn blasts Dawg fans with water.

THE DAWGS ARE LEAVING TUSCALOOSA WITH A W 🔥 @GeorgiaFootball

Gotta give credit to Barry Odom. Purdue had lost 19 straight conference games, and 23 straight against P4 opponents. Now back-to-back B1G wins. Hope emerging in West Lafayette.