THE RULES, 2007, PER MESSRS. BEAN AND SWINDLE

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Rules? We got rules now?
Published 6/19/2007 by Joel <info@rockytoptalk.com> at Rocky Top Talk: Front Page Posts
... -- rules! The first step in the college football blogosphere's Movement to Self-Regulate. So are we in or out? ...

Orson Swindle For President
Published 6/19/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... , Orson (or, to use the term by which we will be referring to him as of noon on January 20, 2009, "Mr. President") has put together the rules by which the intercollegiate athletics blogosphere is to be governed for the 2007 football season. Among the pertinent provisions are these: ...

Tuesday AM Links and Such
Published 6/19/2007 by Todd <info@rollbamaroll.com> at Roll 'Bama Roll: Front Page Posts
... And speaking of SECXRULZPAC!0DRUULZZ!!11!!, you won't be seeing any of that from Orson or ...

Friday Night Dawg Bites
Published 6/23/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... When Orson Swindle laid down the law, I felt moved to ...

S.E.C. News & Notes (Les Miles is a Bozo Edition)
Published 7/3/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... " When Orson Swindle said he would fight the Conference Wars no more, ...

Nick Saban Attempts to Out-Duel Les Miles in Stupid Statement Competition
Published 7/17/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... ) to refrain from participation in the conference wars, and so I shall. I hope my fellow denizens of the intercollegiate athletics blogosphere likewise will refrain from fighting these battles . . . or, at a minimum, that they will choose not to malign ...

Deadspin, ESPN, and the Sports Media Revolution: A Blogosphere Anthem
Published 7/22/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... . . . and those who fail to live up to that standard invite open mockery and merciless ridicule. At ESPN, deviations from established storylines are what will get a guy ostracized and marginalized. ...

Answering Questions About Georgia, Asking Questions About the Pac-10 Feud
Published 7/31/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... Incidentally, I'm curious . . . why is it that the conference wars typically seem to involve the Pac-10 and the S.E.C.? ...

Coaches Rank Georgia 13th in Preseason Poll
Published 8/3/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
I, like Orson Swindle, am pledged to use the ...

Get With the Program: Stewart Mandel Has Finally Lost His Mind
Published 8/10/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... . I know that replying to one of his insipid mailbag columns is against the rules. I know that ...

Blogpoll Preseason Ballot Draft
Published 8/14/2007 by Mike <info@blackshoediaries.com> at Black Shoe Diaries: Front Page Posts
... . This poll is run by fans who watch more football than any writer or coach. When there isn't football on television, they talk about football. They put their ballots out for everyone to see. They take criticism and suggestions. They aren't afraid to make drastic changes in their ballots. When they submit an odd ballot they are publicly ridiculed and required to defend their choices to keep everyone in line. It's not a perfect poll, but I'm convinced it's the best one out there. That's why, like Orson and ...

The Case for Resume Ranking: A Diatribe Against BlogPoll Favoritism
Published 8/18/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... ) are subject to being ridiculed by their peers. ...

The 2007 Animated BlogPoll: preseason
Published 8/30/2007 by Joel <info@rockytoptalk.com> at Rocky Top Talk: Front Page Posts
It's the return of the Animated Race! This season, in keeping with The Rules, we're converting ...

Bulldogs Crack Top Ten in BlogPoll
Published 9/6/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... , and the ever-present risk of merciless ridicule and open mockery.) ...

Is Michigan Better Than Texas? If So, By How Much?
Published 10/25/2007 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
... First of all, it is not a conference thing. Like Orson Swindle, ...