23 Steps to Pigskin Sanity (for all schools)

[cygnus34]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2544246

[BULLfreak]

smazza needs to read this one

New Rule: It's August. Refrain from posting on your team's message boards that your coach needs to go. At least let him fall behind by a touchdown in September -- or if you really want to be patient, let him even lose an entire game -- before demanding regime change.

[BULLfreak]

New Rule: When the hotshot freshman quarterback isn't playing yet, rationally consider the possible reasons why. I mean beyond the fact that the coach is an absolute moron. Maybe the kid is an absolute moron who cannot learn the playbook.............................. C.Hill

[Guest]

New Rule: The offensive coordinator has feelings, too. Try to remember that.

Feelings, maybe.  A brain??  That is still open for debate.

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New Rule: Before your fan message board mounts an e-mail lobbying campaign to poll voters demanding higher rankings for your school, consider: Is it effective or obnoxious to send out 200 e-mails that all parrot the same "talking points"? And how silly is it for football fans to have "talking points"? After careful consideration of those questions, hit the delete button.

ET ... Make a note, we need to make sure our emails have different talking points.