Has it really been two full days since our last Florida recruiting Photoshop post? Sorry about that:
Florida Qb's have the drive and desire #TheStandard @jeffdriskel @TylerMurphy10 #buildingchampions http://t.co/K1fTWQViDS—
Brent Pease (@CoachPease) April 24, 2013
Our only quibble: They couldn’t work “Ben Hill Gryffindor” in up there at the top left corner? Or are Gators, by their reptilian nature, natural Slytherins?
Dri Archer: Golden Flash or Golden Snitch? (AP)
Our pals at Land Grant Holy Land undertook the noble offseason task this week of determining which Ohio State athletes would best serve on a (sadly theoretical) Quidditch team. It is safe to assume that you will not hear any other media outlet call DeShaun Thomas “the second coming of Alicia Spinnet” for the rest of your natural lives. Being Harry Potter crossover completists, we are piling on by helpfully determining which college football players would make the best Quidditch balls. We have linked out to helpful explanations of each ball from the Harry Potter Lexicon.
• Quaffle: Stedman Bailey. Because if there’s scoring to be done, he’s probably involved.
• Bludger: Jadeveon Clowney. Bludgers are balls of iron that hit people.
• Bludger: Jarvis Jones. See above.
• Golden Snitch: Dri Archer. A Snitch frequently evades capture and is worth 150 points. Sounds about right.
Wingardium Mariota!
Let us all learn how to pronounce the name of Oregon’s starting quarterback, shall we?
If Mariota pronouncing his own name on camera is not enough to make you remember it already, this being Campus Union, we have provided a handy Harry Potter-based mnemonic device, after the jump:
Coaches Jim Grobe, Tom O’Brien, Randy Edsall, Jimbo Fisher, Dabo Swinney, Frank Spaziani, David Cutcliffe, Paul Johnson, Al Golden, Larry Fedora, Mike London and Frank Beamer set the example of playing nicely. (AP)
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A peace summit broke out at ACC Media Days Sunday, before the onslaught of player interviews had even begun properly. Remember the last time Georgia Tech linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu and Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas met? We do, because we were there:
The game turned on the Hokies’ final possession of the third quarter. Following three consecutive scores that turned a 21-13 Jackets deficit into a 26-21 lead, Virginia Tech was faced with third-and-19, but as Georgia Tech defenders swarmed past neutral territory for the second play in a row, linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu saw fit to direct a punch straight at Thomas’ helmet. A fresh set of downs was awarded, and two plays later Wilson had gone 49 yards down the field on his own two feet. [...] Thomas, displaying great ability to trip lightly over burly obstacles placed in his path, capped the drive himself with a 12-yard touchdown run, and the Hokies regained a lead they would not surrender again.
So you might be surprised to see this:
No bad blood: Jermiah Attaochu and VT’s Logan Thomas share a light moment at the #ACCKickoff #acctwja @JAttaochu45 twitter.com/DeanBuchan/sta…
— Dean Buchan (@DeanBuchan) July 22, 2012
According to the Roanoke Times, the two settled their differences amicably following last year’s game.
Other assorted highlights from our visits with the ACC’s student-athlete representatives:
Light assorted reading to speed you through your Friday:
• The Fighting Okra is NOT a medical professional. Look, as long as Delta State keeps making these videos, we’ll keep posting them, because SINISTER PLUSH OKRA:
Temple mascot Hooter and the Fighting Hedwigs are in talks to join the Big East in all sports. (Main image: US PRESSWIRE; inset: Warner Bros.)
Temple’s return to the Big East, if it goes through, will elevate an owl mascot to the AQ level for the first time since the school’s 2004 ejection from the conference. It’s a natural fit for the league of Squibs, but as the move is rather last-minute from a conditioning standpoint, you may find yourselves falling behind, winded in an effort to make Harry Potter jokes during league play in 2012. Below, a few basic maneuvers you might find useful, during an imaginary conference schedule that assumes the Fighting Hedwigs join up with the Ever-Increasingly Accurately Named Big East by fall:
October 6, 2012. Temple @ UConn. “Accio passing game, you guys! Amirite??”
October 13, 2012. Syracuse @ Temple. “Addazio’s offense without Bernard Pierce is deader than Dumbledore.”
October 20, 2012. Temple @ Pitt. “I tell you what, this Owls front seven has put Tino Sunseri in Azkaban.”
October 27, 2012. Rutgers @ Temple. “And what a coming-out party for Matt Brown! He blasted through the Scarlet Knights’ line like a Dementor! A Dementor on a Firebolt!”
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