Comments on: Back to the Backness http://www.the-a-line.com/2011/08/back-to-the-backness/ It is what it is, unless it is not Tue, 01 May 2012 06:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BobLee http://www.the-a-line.com/2011/08/back-to-the-backness/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 BobLee Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:30:35 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1824#comment-1572 Miami = "a sunny place with shady people" Miami = “a sunny place with shady people”

]]> By: Hokieville http://www.the-a-line.com/2011/08/back-to-the-backness/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 Hokieville Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:59:17 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1824#comment-1571 This is the best punditry about da "u" so far and RUTS Report/Hokie Central fans around the world will likely agree.  The irony is that all of this is in the context of what we have known for over 15 years, but nobody else seemed to see.  I will never forget hearing D. Braine describing in near disbelief how little income the UM athletic dept actually received.  I do believe the UM Admin packed in their support of athletics once they reached the safe harbor of the ACC and I suspect UM will soon be the 6th or 7th best CFB team in the State of Florida.  The "legally obtained" financial resources to run the athletic dept will be so limited that no top player or coach will ever think it's all about the "u".    This is the best punditry about da ”u” so far and RUTS Report/Hokie Central fans around the world will likely agree.  The irony is that all of this is in the context of what we have known for over 15 years, but nobody else seemed to see.  I will never forget hearing D. Braine describing in near disbelief how little income the UM athletic dept actually received.  I do believe the UM Admin packed in their support of athletics once they reached the safe harbor of the ACC and I suspect UM will soon be the 6th or 7th best CFB team in the State of Florida.  The “legally obtained” financial resources to run the athletic dept will be so limited that no top player or coach will ever think it’s all about the ”u”.   

]]> By: Atlee http://www.the-a-line.com/2011/08/back-to-the-backness/comment-page-1/#comment-1569 Atlee Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:47:56 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1824#comment-1569 Leave it to the good (?) folks at Premature Backulation U for serving up such a huge softball for another of your columns.   I remember you mentioning last fall that there was going to be hell to pay down at Coral Gables. Leave it to the good (?) folks at Premature Backulation U for serving up such a huge softball for another of your columns.
 
I remember you mentioning last fall that there was going to be hell to pay down at Coral Gables.

]]> By: Michael Weaver http://www.the-a-line.com/2011/08/back-to-the-backness/comment-page-1/#comment-1568 Michael Weaver Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:22:32 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=1824#comment-1568 First, glad to see The-A-Line back from sabbatical. I've enjoyed your recent posts. You have backness. Second,the ACC needs to do more than whack their pee-pees. My vote would be to send them packing and bring in the cousins. First, glad to see The-A-Line back from sabbatical. I’ve enjoyed your recent posts. You have backness.

Second,the ACC needs to do more than whack their pee-pees. My vote would be to send them packing and bring in the cousins.

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