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First, go visit Garnet and Black Attack for this week’s edition of the SEC Power Poll.

I had another interview today. I won’t get into the specifics, but I will leave you a hint about one of the topics we covered. I promise you I’m not kidding:

Did Bama & UGA Fans Show Too Much Sportsmanship?

If you ask the guys from Bleacher Bloggers, we apparentlydid. Well, more likely Kyle King (DawgSports)and Todd (RollBamaRoll) when you look at it from their point of view. Check out the first segment of their latest YouTube video:

I guess I should offer my ringing endorsement to both Kyle and Todd since I was one of the Bama bloggers who also offered praise to the Dawgs. They both do remarkable jobs as bloggers, writing entertaining posts every single day. Besides, why shouldn’t they show respect to the other team? Both Bama and Georgia played a tough, physical game. They showed heart, which earns them a lot of respect.

Respect comes from trying to beat the living snot out of each other.

 

The Reverse Samson Theory

In the state of Alabama, people are criticizing the starting QBs for both major universities (UA and AU) like it is going out of style. Cox seems to have taken a majority of the hate talk, although Wilson seems to be catching up if Monday and Tuesday are any indication. Most of the fans are criticizing them for mediocre play, which is better than calling them both a mama’s boy.

So what is affecting their play? Is it mental? Maybe it’s due to pre-existing injuries, or bad mechanics.

What if their hairstyles had something to do with it? Yes, hair. Just take a look at their pictures:

They both have rather long hair. Could they be suffering from a reverse Samson effect of some kind? Just hear me out on this one.

Samson is the Biblical figure who’s strength came with his long hair. Once he lost that hair, he lost his gift of strength. After searching through some google images, I found a picture of Cox during his earlier years as an Auburn QB.

His hair has grown considerably (well, to match his bangs anyways). His best year as a starter in the eyes of the fans came in 2005. While his team did go 11-2 last year, he struggled.

Wilson on the other hand, has had the longer hair since he got to the Capstone. While he set a single season passing record last year, his TD-INT ratio wasn’t exactly stellar. Maybe his slightly better play can be attributed to how he keeps his hair in a slightly neater fashion.

Need further proof of the Reverse Samson? Well, check out the following SEC Quarterbacks. These four are probably having the best years overall in this Southeastern Conference: