John Adams
"Outdoor" John Adams, is a homer (home town fan, though Homer Simpson seems to fit, as well) who writes for GoVols.com and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
I know very little about this jabroni. His stupidity was brought to my attention, so he was investigated and found worthy of a single-room in the Hotel of Fools.
In an article he wrote on Dec 31, 1999, he said: (my comments are in purple-italicized font)
...What's important is you have been so caught up in bashing the Pac-10, you have
overlooked the shortcomings of the Big 12.
At the end of the regular season, I was convinced Nebraska was playing the best football of any team in the country. The Cornhuskers routed nationally ranked Texas A&M and Kansas State; they dominated nationally ranked Texas in the Big 12 national championship.
But look whom they were dominating? Texas lost to North Carolina State and beat Rice by five points. Texas A&M lost to Oklahoma 51-6 and to Penn State 24-0 in the Alamo Bowl.
Colorado, which lost to Nebraska in overtime, lost to Colorado State by 27 points. Kansas State beat Washington 24-20 in the final minutes of the Holiday Bowl. That's the same Washington which lost to Air Force and Brigham Young outside the Pac-10. In fact, Washington only beat one team outside the Pac-10: Colorado.
Just like most sportswriters, he fails to do his research. Colorado and Washington were under new coaches and new systems and took early losses before turning it around. Furthermore, it is obvious that Adams did not watch the Holiday Bowl, as Kansas State did not beat Washington "in the final minutes", but rather shut down 2 consecutive drives in the final minutes. No late comeback win at all.
The Big 12's biggest non-conference victory was Nebraska over Southern Mississippi 20-13 in Lincoln. Alabama beat Southern Mississippi by three touchdowns.
Hmm...Texas A&M also beat Southern Mississippi, so according to Adams' logic, North Texas could beat them as well.
Conclusion: Forget the betting line, which makes Nebraska a four-point favorite over Tennessee. The Vols should be at least a five-point favorite in the Fiesta Bowl.
Don't follow Adams to the Race Track. Nebraska won 31-21, and the game wasn't as close as the scoreboard.
Furthermore, the Suck Egg Conference...oops, I mean the South Eastern Conference's top 3 teams went 0-3 in bowl games. (Big XII was 2-1). Can you say "overrated?" I knew you could!
Here is some trivia: what did Major Applewhite and Michael Bishop do that Peyton Manning and Tee Martin could not? Answer: Beat Nebraska.
I could use some Adams-logic and point out how Tennessee lost to Florida by 2; Florida lost to Alabama by 27, and Alabama lost to Louisiana Tech by 1 point, so Tennessee should be a 30 point underdog against Louisiana Tech, if they were to play. Or how about Tennessee only beating Memphis by 1 point--a 3-7 team that Missouri (1-7 in the Big XII) beat by 10? Or how about Florida only beating Vanderbilt by 7--a team that beat winless South Carolina by 1?
You just shouldn't try to crap on a
the most dominant team of the decade. But, it is pretty obvious that Adams was
trying to put a slant on things, because he had an axe to grind. Well, he can grind
away in the solitude of his small room that he has checked into in in the Hotel of Fools.
Why a small room? Because he did predict that Nebraska would win 17-14
(heh...Nebraska scored 17 in the first half). Still, his stupidity has earned him a
room in the Hotel. Perhaps he can say something more stupid and earn a room
the size some of the more distinguished guests.
