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Your College Football Thread

September 7th, 2008 · 21 Comments

Florida State University opened up their season in a big way, announcing to the world they are returning as a major force in college football, thrashing the heretofore undefeated Western Carolina Catamounts, 69-0.
The Seminoles scored more points than any other Championship Subdivision team on Saturday. Their convincing win over the Southern Conference powerhouse of WCU [...]

Tags: Dog Fighting · Miscellaneous · Open Thread · Sports

FOOTBALL!

August 1st, 2008 · 39 Comments

College Football is back at the end of this month.  It’s a good thing we had all these elections and scandals to give us something to talk about since January.  UGA starts the season with an official number 1 ranking from the coaches.   I like it better when we are underdogs.
The Pros are back as [...]

Tags: Dog Fighting · KookFight! · Sports

Michael Vick Now In The Doghouse

July 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

If anyone cared, Michael Vick has declared bankruptcy and says he is $10-$50 million dollars in debt. Here are the bankruptcy filings, from TMZ.com.
And, yes, I read TMZ.com daily. I shall now turn in my “guy” card at the door.

Tags: Dog Fighting · Miscellaneous

Who?

January 23rd, 2008 · 15 Comments

Smith says Smith hired by Birds.
The Atlanta Falcons are expected to select Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Smith as their next head coach, according to league sources. An announcement could come as soon as Wednesday afternoon.
Looking at Google News, it appears a done deal.
Still, who?

Tags: Dog Fighting · Sports

Petrino “Miserable” in Atlanta

December 14th, 2007 · 59 Comments

Poor Bobby. I am sure $14.25 million will cheer you up. This season certainly showed you are worth much more than that.
Arthur Blank was too meddlesome with the Falcons and former coach Bobby Petrino’s family was “miserable in Atlanta.” Those are the latest salvos in the continuing fallout from Petrino’s sudden departure from Atlanta [...]

Tags: Dog Fighting · Metro Atlanta · Miscellaneous · Sports

23 months for Vick

December 10th, 2007 · 24 Comments

“I will redeem myself!” he says.
Let’s make this today’s open thread.
Update:From the ESPN article:
By 8 a.m. Monday, about 50 people were in line outside the courthouse waiting for the doors to open. About two dozen animal rights activists stood across the street holding posters showing injured pit bulls and the messages, “Report Dogfighters” and “Dogs [...]

Tags: Dog Fighting · Judicial · Law

Huckabee has won his last primary?

November 28th, 2007 · 8 Comments


Tags: Dog Fighting · Law · Legislature · Politics

His Name is Earl

October 4th, 2007 · 28 Comments

To paraphrase, commenter cheapseats asked Earl Ehrhart if he should be planning on buying his next boat in Alabama or another neighboring state if/when the GREAT plan passes, because Georgia sales taxes will go up 4%. Here’s Earl Ehrhart’s response:
Since we are not advocating any change in the state portion of the sales tax, [...]

Tags: Dog Fighting · Legislature · Speaker of the House · Tax Reform

How dishonest people poll tax policy

October 3rd, 2007 · 19 Comments

From a comment by Earl Ehrhart, responding to a question by Rusty about how the GREAT tax has been polled:
I will paraphrase the question which was similar to this:

Tags: Dog Fighting · Legislature · Speaker of the House · Tax Reform

Whoopi joins “The View” defends Vick, insults South.

September 4th, 2007 · 58 Comments

According to Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Vick thought dog fighting was OK because he grew up in the South where it’s part of what we do down here. Sorry Whoopi, but as we say down here: that dog won’t hunt.
You’d be hard pressed to find someone South of the Mason-Dizin line who thinks killing dogs [...]

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Michael Vick a/k/a “Ookie”

August 24th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Here’s Vick’s plea agreement (via the AJC).
It’s 22 pages and I haven’t read it in detail but it appears Vick has agreed to cooperate with other dog-fighting investigations and even testify in court. Prosecutors recommend minimum sentence and Vick could receive “downward departure” from the sentence (I suppose if the more he [...]

Tags: Dog Fighting · Judicial · Sports

The law firm Vick should have hired.

August 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

WARNING: Curse words uttered.

Hat Tip: Banter in Atlanter

Tags: Dog Fighting · Humor · Sports

Flowery Prose Hummer

August 21st, 2007 · 6 Comments

Of course my ex-husband (a writer at some

Tags: Dog Fighting · Events · Media · Metro Atlanta · Miscellaneous · Sports

Vick cuts a deal.

August 20th, 2007 · 46 Comments

I just heard on WGST that according to Billy Martin Vick’s attorney, Vick has agreed to a plea deal with the US Attorney. Vick will appear in court on August 27 and admit his role in the affair.
UPDATE: From AFP:
After consulting with his family over the weekend, Michael Vick asked that I announce today [...]

Tags: Dog Fighting · Judicial

Bringing It All Back Home

August 17th, 2007 · 8 Comments

Now we’re getting somewhere… seems why animal cruelty and dog fighting laws are so lax in our state,

Tags: Business & Economy · Dog Fighting · Law · Politics · Sports