Did Saban, LSU foul up 2004 Sugar Bowl?
Published: 9/19/2007 7:59 PM
Last Modified: 9/19/2007 7:59 PM
The ripples of the Bill "Beli-cheat" story are flowing beyond the NFL and into college football.
Consider that Mark Richt has closed practice for the first time in his seven years as Georgia head coach, allegedly over concerns that the Bulldogs have been spied on.
Maybe it's a coincidence that Georgia plays Alabama this Saturday, and that Alabama is coached by Nick Saban, and that Saban was Belichick's defensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns from 1991-94.
Seeing too many black helicopters you say? Well then explain this passage from Ivan Maisel's column on ESPN.com:
"Four years after the Sooners lost the BCS championship to Saban's LSU Tigers 21-14 in the Sugar Bowl... (Oklahoma coach Bob) Stoops said he 'may have made a mistake' by having the Sooners practice in the cavernous Louisiana Superdome in the days leading up to the game.
"'In hindsight, I would not have. I would have gone to some high school and hopefully have a lot fewer people [around] and [it would] be a lot more flexible with time. … I'm not saying that in any negative way toward Nick. I'm just saying there were too many people to track or keep up with.'"
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
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