What message? Are we going to snowball to 13 wins? Or 3? Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 27, 2013, at 7:48 AM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > Think this was his subtle way of sending GatorNation a message? > > > > > On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: >> Snowball effect real in college football >> By Pat Dooley >> Gainesville SUN Columnist >> Published: Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 6:01 a.m. >> Last Modified: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 4:01 p.m. >> >> >> >> >> In the sticky heat of the summer as we look down the road to another college >> football season, there is a way to make you feel a little more refreshed and >> cooled down. >> Because I’m going to write about snowballs. >> Ah, you feel better already, right? >> After so many years of watching and covering the sport, I’ve seen a lot of >> snowballs. And I know this — there are some coming again this year. >> The real talent of a coaching staff is to manage the snowballs. Some you >> have to find a way to slow down and eventually melt. With others, you want >> to keep adding snow as they wipe out everything in their paths. >> Last year was a perfect example of snowballs. And despite the heat outside >> that will intrude into the football season, I think snowballs are more >> plentiful in Southern football. >> Coaches talk all the time about not letting one loss become two. But >> sometimes they become 10. Or more. >> Take Southern Miss last year. Please. The Golden Eagles were returning 11 >> starters from a team that won 12 games the year before. Southern Miss had a >> new coach in Ellis Johnson and a tough schedule. >> Two elements for a possible snowball. >> And it rolled right through Hattiesburg. >> The Golden Eagles went 0-12. They were hurt by injuries, but 0-12? Johnson >> was cut loose after one season. The snowball won. >> Look at Tennessee last season. Does anybody think that Tennessee had enough >> talent to win more than one SEC game last year? Of course. >> Remember when Florida went to Knoxville and the Vols were all lathered up >> for the big game? Instead, the Gators put the Tennessee season in the >> freezer. They started a snowball, and it gathered negative momentum >> throughout the season. >> The same thing happened at Auburn. And Arkansas. The snowball is difficult >> to stop when it gains momentum. >> That’s when you need a coach with a door jamb or a leader on the field who >> won’t allow the snowball to pass. >> Snowballs go both ways. >> Some teams get them going in the right direction, and they win a bunch of >> games and they start believing they are better than they are. Last year’s >> Florida team was a perfect example. The Gators started to believe they would >> find a way to win and overachieved their way to 11 wins. >> Same deal with Urban Meyer’s Ohio State team. That was not 12-0 talent, but >> Meyer and his staff got the snowball rolling in the right direction. >> Momentum is an unsung part of a college football season. It’s such an >> obvious factor within games, but its importance in a season is overlooked. >> The snowballs usually don’t affect the elite and the downtrodden. But they >> can. >> Usually, the really good teams are going to end up within a win or two from >> where they are projected. And the really bad teams won’t be able to generate >> enough momentum to become bowl eligible. >> But there are cases like 2000 Alabama. The Tide were coming off an SEC title >> and talking national championship in the preseason. But a Crimson snowball >> fueled by a dysfunctional coaching staff turned into a chilly 3-8 season. >> That same season, Bob Stoops was in his second year as Oklahoma’s coach. He >> got the snowball going in the right direction, winning 13 straight games and >> a national title after a seven-win season the year before. Also in 2000, Lou >> Holtz won eight games at South Carolina after winning zero the year before. >> There are a lot of factors that play into bad momentum. Negative energy in a >> fan base can freeze any efforts by a coach to turn things around. Injuries >> are almost always part of it. Chemistry isn’t there. And can a team get a >> break? >> The opposite is true for positive momentum. You stay healthy, you get every >> replay call, your fans stay up, you have a good locker room. >> All we know for sure is that snowballs are coming again this season. Right >> now, they sound like a cool break from the heat. But only if they’re going >> up the hill. >> Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or at [email protected]. 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