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What am I going to do? Not bet Texas? Particularly if I'm there.
Line right now is pretty sharp. I made it 9, but then again I think Texas rolls in this one.
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<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" class="storytitle">3 Non-BCS Games You Should Watch </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="primaryimage" valign="top">
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With 34 bowl games now on the docket, here are three that you should make an appointment to watch – even if it means skipping the company holiday party.
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Ball State plays Tulsa in the GMAC Bowl
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With 34 bowl games now on the docket, here are three that you should make an appointment to watch – even if it means skipping the company holiday party.
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While the BCS has given us enthralling matchups such as Georgia vs. Hawaii, Louisville vs. Wake Forest and Pittsburgh vs. Utah during its illustrious first decade of existence, lesser bowl games are often rewarded with intriguing match-ups that the BCS bowls often lack. Here are three non-BCS games on this year’s bowl schedule that you shouldn’t miss.
3. GMAC Bowl – Tulsa vs. Ball State
January 6, 8:00 p.m. ET, Mobile, Ala., ESPN
If you enjoy good defense, don’t, under any circumstances, watch this game. Tulsa is second in the nation in total offense, averaging 565 yards per game; while Ball State sits only nine spots behind the Golden Hurricane in that category, averaging 459 yards per game this season.
Tulsa is led by QB David Johnson, who has thrown for 4,338 yards this season and 45 TD’s. The senior signal-caller tossed for over 400 yards three times this season, and over 300 yards six times. It’s not all about the aerial assault for the Golden Hurricane though. They boast the nation’s eighth-best rushing attack, led by senior Tarrion Adams, who amassed 1,316 yards on the ground this season.
The offensive story is pretty much the same for Ball State, whose perfect season came to a screeching halt in their MAC Championship Game loss to the Buffalo Bulls. Resilient QB Nate Davis has fought through the pressure of an undefeated season and the season-ending injury to star WR Dante Love, to lead the MAC and rank 8th in the country in passing efficiency. Stepping in for Love has been the trio of Briggs Orsbon, Darius Hill and Louis Johnson, who have combined for 1,893 receiving yards this season. On the ground, the MAC’s leading rusher, MiQuale Lewis, leads the charge for the Cardinals. Lewis has balanced out this potent offense with 1,701 rushing yards this season.
Defense is optional in this shootout by Mobile Bay. First one to 50 wins…maybe. Just a hint for you gambling types out there, take the “over.”
2. PapaJohns.com Bowl – N.C. State vs. Rutgers
December 29, 3:00 p.m. ET, Birmingham, Ala., ESPN2
Flying under the radar, these two teams are the two hottest teams in America that nobody knows about. Even though neither team is ranked, and have, for the most part, been an afterthought since early September, this Monday afternoon battle at the “legendary” Legion Field is guaranteed to reward its viewers – at least more than The View or Guiding Light.
N.C. State ripped off four straight wins against Duke, Wake Forest, North Carolina and Miami to end the season, barely becoming bowl eligible. Now that they’re in, the Wolfpack are looking to capitalize on their late-season momentum and enter the off-season on a positive note.
Since taking over as the full-time starter at QB after the South Florida game, freshman Russell Wilson has been spotless, leading the Wolfpack to a 4-3 record, throwing 13 TD’s and ZERO interceptions. For the year, Wilson only has only tossed one interception and rushed for 342 yards and four touchdowns.
Rutgers could have played dial-a-score their last time out, in a 63-14 dismantling of Louisville. While N.C. State’s resurgence has been impressive, Rutgers may have had the most dramatic turnaround in 2008. The Scarlet Knights have won six consecutive games after a dreadful 1-5 start. Rutgers struggled to find an identity on offense after the departure of Ray Rice. It took a while, but QB Mike Teel and WR Kenny Britt finally clicked mid-season, leading the Big East’s top passing offense into a bowl game for fourth straight season.
The PapaJohns.com Bowl is not only going to offer fantastic pizza, free jalapeno peppers and legendary garlic dipping sauce, it’s also the place to find two of the hottest teams in America. Extra cheese please.
1. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl – TCU (11) vs. Boise St. (9)
December 23, 8:00 p.m. ET, San Diego, Calif., ESPN
Raise your hands if you knew that there was such a thing as the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl…anyone...anyone….Bueller? Well, if you didn’t before, you will now. If not for Utah, either one of these teams could have a legitimate gripe at a BCS game.
TCU heads to sunny SoCal with a solid 10-2 record, their only blemishes being losses at Oklahoma and at Utah. The Horned Frogs haven’t received much attention since their mid-season loss at Utah, effectively ending any BCS hopes. Head Coach Gary Patterson has a good thing going in, and it’s time for the rest of the country to take notice.
The Horned Frogs have been doing it with defense this season, boasting the nation’s best run defense and second-best total defense and scoring defense. Truly building from the inside out, Junior DL Jerry Hughes is the key component of the TCU defense, leading the nation with 14 sacks in 2008.
Boise State is to college football what Gonzaga is to college basketball. It isn’t surprising to see them consistently vying for a BCS bid, it’s expected. The Broncos posted their 3rd undefeated regular season in the last five years in 2008, and aren’t strangers to big games.
Similar to TCU, Boise State has also been hanging their hats on the defense this season, ranking 3rd in the nation in scoring defense, giving up just 12.25 points per game. Junior DB Kyle Wilson led the WAC with five interceptions this season and also added three touchdowns on punt returns.
With both teams also bringing top 20 offenses to the table, this match-up truly is top-tier game, regardless of name recognition. It’s gonna be a battle at Qualcomm. Stay classy San Diego.[/SIZE]
</td></tr></tbody></table>While the BCS has given us enthralling matchups such as Georgia vs. Hawaii, Louisville vs. Wake Forest and Pittsburgh vs. Utah during its illustrious first decade of existence, lesser bowl games are often rewarded with intriguing match-ups that the BCS bowls often lack. Here are three non-BCS games on this year’s bowl schedule that you shouldn’t miss.
3. GMAC Bowl – Tulsa vs. Ball State
January 6, 8:00 p.m. ET, Mobile, Ala., ESPN
If you enjoy good defense, don’t, under any circumstances, watch this game. Tulsa is second in the nation in total offense, averaging 565 yards per game; while Ball State sits only nine spots behind the Golden Hurricane in that category, averaging 459 yards per game this season.
Tulsa is led by QB David Johnson, who has thrown for 4,338 yards this season and 45 TD’s. The senior signal-caller tossed for over 400 yards three times this season, and over 300 yards six times. It’s not all about the aerial assault for the Golden Hurricane though. They boast the nation’s eighth-best rushing attack, led by senior Tarrion Adams, who amassed 1,316 yards on the ground this season.
The offensive story is pretty much the same for Ball State, whose perfect season came to a screeching halt in their MAC Championship Game loss to the Buffalo Bulls. Resilient QB Nate Davis has fought through the pressure of an undefeated season and the season-ending injury to star WR Dante Love, to lead the MAC and rank 8th in the country in passing efficiency. Stepping in for Love has been the trio of Briggs Orsbon, Darius Hill and Louis Johnson, who have combined for 1,893 receiving yards this season. On the ground, the MAC’s leading rusher, MiQuale Lewis, leads the charge for the Cardinals. Lewis has balanced out this potent offense with 1,701 rushing yards this season.
Defense is optional in this shootout by Mobile Bay. First one to 50 wins…maybe. Just a hint for you gambling types out there, take the “over.”
2. PapaJohns.com Bowl – N.C. State vs. Rutgers
December 29, 3:00 p.m. ET, Birmingham, Ala., ESPN2
Flying under the radar, these two teams are the two hottest teams in America that nobody knows about. Even though neither team is ranked, and have, for the most part, been an afterthought since early September, this Monday afternoon battle at the “legendary” Legion Field is guaranteed to reward its viewers – at least more than The View or Guiding Light.
N.C. State ripped off four straight wins against Duke, Wake Forest, North Carolina and Miami to end the season, barely becoming bowl eligible. Now that they’re in, the Wolfpack are looking to capitalize on their late-season momentum and enter the off-season on a positive note.
Since taking over as the full-time starter at QB after the South Florida game, freshman Russell Wilson has been spotless, leading the Wolfpack to a 4-3 record, throwing 13 TD’s and ZERO interceptions. For the year, Wilson only has only tossed one interception and rushed for 342 yards and four touchdowns.
Rutgers could have played dial-a-score their last time out, in a 63-14 dismantling of Louisville. While N.C. State’s resurgence has been impressive, Rutgers may have had the most dramatic turnaround in 2008. The Scarlet Knights have won six consecutive games after a dreadful 1-5 start. Rutgers struggled to find an identity on offense after the departure of Ray Rice. It took a while, but QB Mike Teel and WR Kenny Britt finally clicked mid-season, leading the Big East’s top passing offense into a bowl game for fourth straight season.
The PapaJohns.com Bowl is not only going to offer fantastic pizza, free jalapeno peppers and legendary garlic dipping sauce, it’s also the place to find two of the hottest teams in America. Extra cheese please.
1. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl – TCU (11) vs. Boise St. (9)
December 23, 8:00 p.m. ET, San Diego, Calif., ESPN
Raise your hands if you knew that there was such a thing as the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl…anyone...anyone….Bueller? Well, if you didn’t before, you will now. If not for Utah, either one of these teams could have a legitimate gripe at a BCS game.
TCU heads to sunny SoCal with a solid 10-2 record, their only blemishes being losses at Oklahoma and at Utah. The Horned Frogs haven’t received much attention since their mid-season loss at Utah, effectively ending any BCS hopes. Head Coach Gary Patterson has a good thing going in, and it’s time for the rest of the country to take notice.
The Horned Frogs have been doing it with defense this season, boasting the nation’s best run defense and second-best total defense and scoring defense. Truly building from the inside out, Junior DL Jerry Hughes is the key component of the TCU defense, leading the nation with 14 sacks in 2008.
Boise State is to college football what Gonzaga is to college basketball. It isn’t surprising to see them consistently vying for a BCS bid, it’s expected. The Broncos posted their 3rd undefeated regular season in the last five years in 2008, and aren’t strangers to big games.
Similar to TCU, Boise State has also been hanging their hats on the defense this season, ranking 3rd in the nation in scoring defense, giving up just 12.25 points per game. Junior DB Kyle Wilson led the WAC with five interceptions this season and also added three touchdowns on punt returns.
With both teams also bringing top 20 offenses to the table, this match-up truly is top-tier game, regardless of name recognition. It’s gonna be a battle at Qualcomm. Stay classy San Diego.[/SIZE]
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She’s Uncoachable: Sexy Persian and English Combo Janebeh Freeman
Published by Natty at 9:00 am under She's Uncoachable
I’m not sure what a Scouse Honey is, but I’m pretty sure that Janebeh Freeman is a scouse honey. Actually a Scouse Honey is just another word for some chick who’s located in Liverpool. Well Janebeh is the right kind of honey, period.
With a Persian and English combo I’d imagine she could easily make me some crumpets while alternatively preparing me a wonderful array of pork filled items. That was sarcasm by the way, in case you didn’t pick up on it. Because I’m sure you didn’t.
All I know is that Janebeh has been modeling since the age of 12 and that she likes to be in front of the camera. Insert “she should do porn” line here.
More of Janebeh after the jump
Published by Natty at 9:00 am under She's Uncoachable
I’m not sure what a Scouse Honey is, but I’m pretty sure that Janebeh Freeman is a scouse honey. Actually a Scouse Honey is just another word for some chick who’s located in Liverpool. Well Janebeh is the right kind of honey, period.
With a Persian and English combo I’d imagine she could easily make me some crumpets while alternatively preparing me a wonderful array of pork filled items. That was sarcasm by the way, in case you didn’t pick up on it. Because I’m sure you didn’t.
All I know is that Janebeh has been modeling since the age of 12 and that she likes to be in front of the camera. Insert “she should do porn” line here.
More of Janebeh after the jump
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Headlinin': Freshly-scrubbed quarterbacks compete for 'most outstanding.' Film at 11.
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
• On that thing that is happening Saturday. Finalists for that one trophy of no particular importance -- you know, that one, whatever it's called -- have been identified. See if you can spot the Most Outstanding candidate in this clip:
On the other hand, we get to see meticulously-produced puff pieces and coaches/parents/Chris Fowler fawning over three clean-cut, white quarterbacks from high profile mega-schools. Hooray for progress.
• Auburn flirting a little too much? Auburn has widened its net to include Ball State's Brady Hoke and (probably) Todd Graham of Tulsa, who both parried with the media Wednesday at their GMAC Bowl press conference. But with the New York leg of the Tigers' search hitting the road, the competition for fan favorite Turner Gill is heating up: Buffalo's AD has approved Syracuse to talk to Gill, while talk in New York is that Gill will have to "jump through a few hoops" to land the Auburn gig.
Ray Melick in the Birmingham News echoes my sentiments about the Tigers' search: If it's not Gill, unless a major name emerges from the ether, AU is flirting with disaster.
• Small time criminal, big time crimes. Is there a rulebook anywhere at Alabama State, by any chance? Why? Oh, no reason:
Quickly ... Dan Mullen was met at the airport by Mississippi State fans and got a standing ovation at the Bulldogs' basketball game Wednesday night. ... The SEC's Coach of the Year award is split three different ways, and I can't really argue with that. ... Pat Devlin, a one-time four-star quarterback recruit who expected to compete with Darryl Clark for Penn State's starting job this year, is expected to transfer, probably to I-AA school where he won't be forced to sit out in 2009. ... Humongous Arkansas tight end Andrew Davie, an ex-minor league baseball player, won't be back for a fifth year. ... Is Phil Fulmer just like John Cooper? ... How is Utah's offense preparing for Alabama's defense? ... Linebacker E.J. Savannah, Washington's leading tackler in 2007, will rejoin the Huskies for 2009, while Steve Sarkisian fills out its staff. ... John Morton will replace Sarkisian as USC's offensive coordinator, but it's not official just yet. ... S And Bob Stoops and Urban Meyer go Hollywood with the crystal football.
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
• On that thing that is happening Saturday. Finalists for that one trophy of no particular importance -- you know, that one, whatever it's called -- have been identified. See if you can spot the Most Outstanding candidate in this clip:
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If you said the passer or receiver of the season's most dramatic, far-reaching touchdown, sorry: The Downtown Athletic Club has clearly established a firm "No Pirates Allowed" policy. Texas Tech's Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree will not be swinging their swords in New York, unless it's swooping in on a rope from the balcony to hijack the award from a stunned Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow or Colt McCoy. Snubbing Harrell I understand, despite his ridiculous numbers, after Wednesday's SweaterGate scandal. But Crabtree? I guess 93 catches for 18 touchdowns and the biggest play of the year just aren't what they used to be.On the other hand, we get to see meticulously-produced puff pieces and coaches/parents/Chris Fowler fawning over three clean-cut, white quarterbacks from high profile mega-schools. Hooray for progress.
• Auburn flirting a little too much? Auburn has widened its net to include Ball State's Brady Hoke and (probably) Todd Graham of Tulsa, who both parried with the media Wednesday at their GMAC Bowl press conference. But with the New York leg of the Tigers' search hitting the road, the competition for fan favorite Turner Gill is heating up: Buffalo's AD has approved Syracuse to talk to Gill, while talk in New York is that Gill will have to "jump through a few hoops" to land the Auburn gig.
• Small time criminal, big time crimes. Is there a rulebook anywhere at Alabama State, by any chance? Why? Oh, no reason:
Alabama State University’s football program was placed on five years’ probation by the NCAA on Wednesday and must forfeit all games won in the 2000 and 2001 seasons, including the 2001 Southwest Athletic Conference championship. The NCAA also banned Alabama State from playing in the postseason in 2009, including the SWAC title game.
The Committee on Infractions found the Hornets program guilty of 17 rules violations that allegedly occurred in the football program from 1999-2003. The violations include changing grades, allowing ineligible players to play and practice, conducting offseason workouts that are not allowed by NCAA rules and members of the coaching staff making illegal contact with recruits. (Emphasis added)
Yikes. This sounds like the harshest one-time Association smackdown since it imposed the "death penalty" on SMU in the mid-eighties, which only seems appropriate because there's barely a rule the Hornets didn't break in that account. And the coach under which all this malfeasance occurred, L.C. Cole -- who was fired as ASU in 2003, for obvious reasons -- was just hired last week by Stillman College in Tuscaloosa. He'll be forced to attend compliance seminars in each of the next two years.The Committee on Infractions found the Hornets program guilty of 17 rules violations that allegedly occurred in the football program from 1999-2003. The violations include changing grades, allowing ineligible players to play and practice, conducting offseason workouts that are not allowed by NCAA rules and members of the coaching staff making illegal contact with recruits. (Emphasis added)
Quickly ... Dan Mullen was met at the airport by Mississippi State fans and got a standing ovation at the Bulldogs' basketball game Wednesday night. ... The SEC's Coach of the Year award is split three different ways, and I can't really argue with that. ... Pat Devlin, a one-time four-star quarterback recruit who expected to compete with Darryl Clark for Penn State's starting job this year, is expected to transfer, probably to I-AA school where he won't be forced to sit out in 2009. ... Humongous Arkansas tight end Andrew Davie, an ex-minor league baseball player, won't be back for a fifth year. ... Is Phil Fulmer just like John Cooper? ... How is Utah's offense preparing for Alabama's defense? ... Linebacker E.J. Savannah, Washington's leading tackler in 2007, will rejoin the Huskies for 2009, while Steve Sarkisian fills out its staff. ... John Morton will replace Sarkisian as USC's offensive coordinator, but it's not official just yet. ... S And Bob Stoops and Urban Meyer go Hollywood with the crystal football.
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Adding:
Wake -3 (+100)
Fresno St -3 (+100)
Get these in before I have to have the priviledge of paying -110 for 2'. Don't care about the push. Rather save the 10% if these lose.
Aside from the system, I feel pretty confident about Wake and not confident at all about Fresno St. Just hope Pat Hill can get his boys motivated for the bowl on 3 weeks prep.
Going to play Arizona too in the Vegas Bowl but want to see where the line goes. If it starts moving against me, I'll lock in the 3.
Wake -3 (+100)
Fresno St -3 (+100)
Get these in before I have to have the priviledge of paying -110 for 2'. Don't care about the push. Rather save the 10% if these lose.
Aside from the system, I feel pretty confident about Wake and not confident at all about Fresno St. Just hope Pat Hill can get his boys motivated for the bowl on 3 weeks prep.
Going to play Arizona too in the Vegas Bowl but want to see where the line goes. If it starts moving against me, I'll lock in the 3.
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It's time for another rousing edition of 'Am I a Bowl Team?'
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
• I opened the season with an upset of an eventual top-25 team, the second year in a row I've pulled a road upset on opening Saturday. My first three games were against teams that finished 26-8 between them, two on the road. • At the start of November, I sat two games below .500, with losses to a pair of conference opponents that would go on to finish at the bottom of the conference standings.
• I rallied to win three of the last four games over in-state rivals to finish in a tie for second place in the conference/division, but lost the de facto championship game to the eventual conference champion in double overtime.
• I averaged well under 400 total yards for only the second time in nearly a decade and finished ninth in the league in total offense, easily the worst effort since a little-noticed coaching change revived the offense at the beginning of the decade.
• The defense had its best season in terms of yards allowed since 2001.
So ... am I a bowl team?
If you said Bowling Green was a bowl team, sorry. The Falcons did open the season with an upset over Pittsburgh and win three of their last four games to finish bowl-eligible at 6-6, but fell short of earning an unprecedented sixth postseason bid from the MAC. Head coach Gregg Brandon was fired at the end of the year.
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
• I rallied to win three of the last four games over in-state rivals to finish in a tie for second place in the conference/division, but lost the de facto championship game to the eventual conference champion in double overtime.
• I averaged well under 400 total yards for only the second time in nearly a decade and finished ninth in the league in total offense, easily the worst effort since a little-noticed coaching change revived the offense at the beginning of the decade.
• The defense had its best season in terms of yards allowed since 2001.
So ... am I a bowl team?
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This is a sick sport:
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Is Doug Marrone The Next Head Coach?
from Orange::44 by Brian Harrison
He looks like he should be on Friday Night Lights.
from Orange::44 by Brian Harrison
He looks like he should be on Friday Night Lights.
Do we have the next head coach of the Orange? Axeman is reporting that ESPN Radio 1000 in Chicago has learned that New Orleans Saints Offensive Coordinator Doug Marrone has accepted the head coaching position at Syracuse.
We will keep you developed on this story, much like Axe will. Attempts to reach DOCTOR Gross were useless, probably beacuse he was drunk already.
We will keep you developed on this story, much like Axe will. Attempts to reach DOCTOR Gross were useless, probably beacuse he was drunk already.
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Gangsta.
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Skip Holtz Rejects Syracuse
from The FanHouse - NCAAfootball
by Chas RichFiled under: East Carolina, Syracuse, Big East, Conference USA, NCAA FB Coaching
You know, for a program that had announced back in mid-November that they were looking for a new coach, Syracuse has really struggled to find someone, anyone to take the job. First Al Golden would rather stay at Temple than consider the Syracuse gig (though, that may not be entirely true). Now East Carolina's Skip Holtz has apparently rejected the Syracuse overtures.
This is a big blow to Syracuse's coaching search. All signs pointed to Skip Holtz being the top target of Syracuse athletic director Daryl Gross. He met with Holtz at least twice in New York City the last couple of days, when Holtz was there for the induction ceremony of his father Lou Holtz to the College Football Hall of Fame. A couple days ago, the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician took note of a curious video running on the Syracuse Athletics website of Lou Holtz singing the praises of his son.
Just not a good thing for the Orange. Whether Holtz was the best choice or not, it seems clear that he was their top choice. Getting rejected on top of the dismal season, and after they had plenty of time to figure out their coaching search just suggests how screwed up Syracuse football is right now.
On the bright side, Auburn hasn't offered their job to Buffalo's Turner Gill yet. The Orange might want to move on that front soon. Of course if they were to be rejected by the head coach of Buffalo as well...
from The FanHouse - NCAAfootball
by Chas RichFiled under: East Carolina, Syracuse, Big East, Conference USA, NCAA FB Coaching
East Carolina officials will announce later this afternoon that Skip Holtz has declined interest in the Syracuse University head coaching position.
The announcement is expected shortly before Holtz appears in Memphis for the Liberty Bowl press conference.
This is a big blow to Syracuse's coaching search. All signs pointed to Skip Holtz being the top target of Syracuse athletic director Daryl Gross. He met with Holtz at least twice in New York City the last couple of days, when Holtz was there for the induction ceremony of his father Lou Holtz to the College Football Hall of Fame. A couple days ago, the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician took note of a curious video running on the Syracuse Athletics website of Lou Holtz singing the praises of his son.
Just not a good thing for the Orange. Whether Holtz was the best choice or not, it seems clear that he was their top choice. Getting rejected on top of the dismal season, and after they had plenty of time to figure out their coaching search just suggests how screwed up Syracuse football is right now.
On the bright side, Auburn hasn't offered their job to Buffalo's Turner Gill yet. The Orange might want to move on that front soon. Of course if they were to be rejected by the head coach of Buffalo as well...
systems...
lol, added WF too...after my text.
not playing the fresno/colorado st side, but more likely the total/hova. seen fresno play too many times this year to know they can't stop shit defensively.
lol, added WF too...after my text.
not playing the fresno/colorado st side, but more likely the total/hova. seen fresno play too many times this year to know they can't stop shit defensively.
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Yeah, I'm just going to follow the system so I don't have to think too much. Worst case scenario I think that it breaks even, which is better than I've done in the bowls the last 2 years.
I know about Fresno. I actually made Colorado St a 3 pt fav so I understand it. Still, going with it....
understand. but isn't there one of those systems for totals over 60? this so happens to be right at the #...
jsut think it's a "safer" play, considering.
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Yeah, basically totals over 60 usually go over. Totals under 60 usually go under.
Pick a system, go with it, and see what happens.
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Arizona LB suspended for bowl after DUI arrest
from SI.com - NCAA Football
Read full story for latest details.
from SI.com - NCAA Football
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Ohio State football: Defensive end Williams arrested
from Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA Football News
Ohio State freshman defensive end Nathan Williams was arrested and charged with criminal theft and possession of criminal tools on Wednesday.
from Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA Football News
Ohio State freshman defensive end Nathan Williams was arrested and charged with criminal theft and possession of criminal tools on Wednesday.
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Wild coaching news to sleep on: Marrone to Syracuse, and Muschamp (BOOM!) returning to Auburn?
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
Major unexpected coaching schwerves tonight while the Doc's beloved Saints were falling victim (twice!) to the most ridiculous rule in sports, the NFL's spot-of-the-foul pass interference travesty, en route to blowing a late lead at Chicago. First, in connection with that game, ESPN Radio in the Windy City reported this afternoon that Syracuse has hired Saints offensive coordinator Doug Marrone, who has the balls to agree to an obviously doomed toss play on 4th-and-1 with the game potentially on the line in the fourth quarter and is not afraid of taking on the hopeless Orange. The tireless Donnie Webb back in New York confirmed later that Marrone is all but a done deal. Second, and much more potentially bowel-shaking in the college ranks: A television station in Mobile has been told Auburn will name Will Muschamp its head coach sometime Friday. Yes, the same Will Muschamp who, only a year removed from extreme exuberance on the Plains, signed a lucrative deal to succeed Mack Brown at Texas just last month. Apparently, he didn't have any better idea than anyone else that the big chair at his old haunt would open up before the ink was dry on his deal in Austin. But you know how it goes, Longhorns: Just when you think you've got the kid figured out, BOOM!
And, if that's not stunning enough at bedtime, both Tennessee's Rivals site and the Toledo Blade are reporting recently fired Vol offensive coordinator Dave Clawson will be named head coach at Bowling Green on Friday. This is indeed the Clawson whose only season in Knoxville ended with UT ranked 115th nationally in total offense and Phil Fulmer's entire coaching staff getting the axe at one of the lowest points in Volunteer football history. The Falcons were duly impressed.
More on these shocking developments in the a.m.
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
And, if that's not stunning enough at bedtime, both Tennessee's Rivals site and the Toledo Blade are reporting recently fired Vol offensive coordinator Dave Clawson will be named head coach at Bowling Green on Friday. This is indeed the Clawson whose only season in Knoxville ended with UT ranked 115th nationally in total offense and Phil Fulmer's entire coaching staff getting the axe at one of the lowest points in Volunteer football history. The Falcons were duly impressed.
More on these shocking developments in the a.m.
RJ Esq
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Angélique Boyer is one hell of a piece
I have done one post on Angélique Boyer. It was a link post to another site. These photos of Angélique in Hombre magazine (something else I need to pay closer attention to in the future) show that my ignorance of her is damn near unforgivable.
Yes, it is common in Mexico for a super hot chick to be in a garage pouring water on herself from a cup, why do you ask?
I have done one post on Angélique Boyer. It was a link post to another site. These photos of Angélique in Hombre magazine (something else I need to pay closer attention to in the future) show that my ignorance of her is damn near unforgivable.
Yes, it is common in Mexico for a super hot chick to be in a garage pouring water on herself from a cup, why do you ask?
RJ Esq
Prick Since 1974
The Complete Marisa Miller Web Gallery Index
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Oh Marisa Miller, how we adore thee. With flowing blond hair, a perfect twinkling smile and the most mind-bogglingly rockingest body in all the land, this Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated cover model rivals even Megan Fox for the title of Hottest Chick on The F’ing Planet. So to celebrate her bodily godliness, we’ve compiled the Complete Marisa Miller Web Gallery Index, which includes every single gallery of Marisa Miller on the Internet (excluding duplicates, of course). There’s so many pictures here, we dare you to get through them all. (P.S. Don’t forget to vote for Marisa in Sports Illustrated’s Clicksy Awards!)
Click thumbnail to view gallery
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She’s Uncoachable: Italian TV Personality and Model Rosaria Cannavo
Published by Natty at 9:00 am under She's Uncoachable
It’s been a while since I featured an Italian on this site. And boy was that a dumb move. I really can’t decide what I like more, Italians or the Latinas. It’s a fun problem to have. Well give one to the Italians with Rosaria Cannavo, a gorgeous mid twenties model/TV gal.
In case you might have missed the show “Uno, Due, Tre…Stalla,” Rosario was burning up the airwaves with this reality show. Although it’s anyone’s guess as to why they’d throw the word “Stall” in there. If if had anything to do with bathroom sex, then I like it.
Unfortunately Cannavo is an ex WAG who was sucked in by the allure of babies on the field kicking balls. Whatever. I’d let her kick my balls.
More of Rosario after the jump
Published by Natty at 9:00 am under She's Uncoachable
It’s been a while since I featured an Italian on this site. And boy was that a dumb move. I really can’t decide what I like more, Italians or the Latinas. It’s a fun problem to have. Well give one to the Italians with Rosaria Cannavo, a gorgeous mid twenties model/TV gal.
In case you might have missed the show “Uno, Due, Tre…Stalla,” Rosario was burning up the airwaves with this reality show. Although it’s anyone’s guess as to why they’d throw the word “Stall” in there. If if had anything to do with bathroom sex, then I like it.
Unfortunately Cannavo is an ex WAG who was sucked in by the allure of babies on the field kicking balls. Whatever. I’d let her kick my balls.
More of Rosario after the jump
RJ Esq
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Down Under With Krystal Forscutt by: Salty | Views: 29,350
With emails pouring in for more of Krystal Forscutt after yesterdays Hottest Girls Of Video Games, we have revived our October post featuring Krystal in all her Hotness..
Why She’s Hot: She’s Australian and has had her breasts enlarged, that should be enough but for you gamers, she also appears as the starting line girl in the video game “Need For Speed: Pro Street” .
Why She’s Not: She lives in Australia.
RJ Esq
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Muschamp isn't going anywhere (except to his UT office this morning)
from Bevo Beat
Under the speculative headline “Muschamp most likely to Auburn,” a TV station’s report out of Pensacola, Fla., caused a stir overnight. The station says that unidentified sources have said that Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp will be named Auburn’s head coach today. The report says that a fellow local Fox station in New Orleans is reporting the same thing.
Funny thing, though. Muschamp is in Austin today, and we know of at least one appointment that he has in his UT office this morning. We spoke to someone close to Muschamp this morning, and he said there is no truth to the Auburn report. In fact, he described Muschamp as angry about it and said the coach has been working the phones to talk with Longhorn recruits to assure them that he’s staying put at Texas, where he has been promised the head coaching job whenever Mack Brown decides to step down.
from Bevo Beat
Under the speculative headline “Muschamp most likely to Auburn,” a TV station’s report out of Pensacola, Fla., caused a stir overnight. The station says that unidentified sources have said that Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp will be named Auburn’s head coach today. The report says that a fellow local Fox station in New Orleans is reporting the same thing.
Funny thing, though. Muschamp is in Austin today, and we know of at least one appointment that he has in his UT office this morning. We spoke to someone close to Muschamp this morning, and he said there is no truth to the Auburn report. In fact, he described Muschamp as angry about it and said the coach has been working the phones to talk with Longhorn recruits to assure them that he’s staying put at Texas, where he has been promised the head coaching job whenever Mack Brown decides to step down.
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Headlinin': Will Muschamp stay or will he go? (Hint: He will stay)
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
• The best news you've heard all year? False alarm. I am confident that across Alabama, many Auburn fans literally did not sleep last night with the late-breaking rumor that Will Muschamp will be named the Tigers head coach dancing in their head. The pizazz of the prodigal son tinged with the sweet tears of jilted Texas fans would have made for the home run hire Auburn feared was slipping from its grasp. But alas: Muschamp reached out overnight to AuburnSports.com ($) to specifically deny the report out of Mobile (and then SportsCenter, apparently) that he's leaving Austin, and more than one message board called the report bogus. Totally bogus.
Combined with the first-person submarining of the even more far-out (yet inevitable) Steve Spurrier rumors, the Auburn papers today focus on a new potential frontrunner, Gary Patterson, who interviewed Thursday in Fort Worth; of course, there are more names on today's interview docket, so expect completely different rumors to leak out by Friday's Miller Time.
• Welcome home, Marrone. Syracuse is much more confident in its overnight rumor that the Orange will be announcing Saints offensive coordinator Doug Marrone as SU boss very soon, possibly today. The Marrone thing broke on ESPN Radio in Chicago, hit the NFL Network just before the Saints kicked off against the Bears Thursday night and wound up on ESPN's Big East blog in the middle of the night, all citing independent confirmation.
'Cuse AD Daryl Gross is still stonewalling, of course, only saying he's "closing in on a candidate," but Marrone, a Syracuse alum, has far more traction than the last sure thing, Skip Holtz, ever did: He's supposed to be flying to New York this morning to close the deal, and the school -- along with the winter weather -- is rolling out the welcome mat.
• A friend indeed. If you're ever out to commit a petty crime, be sure to bring someone along who values friendship as much as Ohio State defensive end Nathan Williams:
• We'll just pretend the Tennessee thing didn't happen. Fans (like me) who only know Dave Clawson from his brief appearance as coordinator of the horror show offense that killed the Fulmer era at Tennessee are surely mystified by his apparent reemergence late Thursday as the new head coach at Bowling Green. His results with the Vols were so atrocious -- 115th nationally in total offense, 110th in scoring and seven games with 14 points or less in an eight-game stretch at midseason, ending with the 13-7 humiliation against Wyoming -- that it's easy to overlook the stellar record as head coach at Fordham and Richmond that landed him the UT job in the first place; Clawson was twice named Division I-AA's national coach of the year. That's the Clawson the Falcons are hoping to get, rather than the one who was saddled with Jonathan Crompton, Nick Stephens and no discernible philosophy until the running game took center stage in the year-end wins over Vanderbilt and Kentucky.
As for the Vols' other coaches, longtime defensive coordinator John Chavis -- whose defense quietly rocked, just as it did during the 2005 disaster, finishing fourth nationally in total D -- appears destined for Clemson, where the Tigers are shilling out to surround Dabo Swinney with veteran assistants. And as for the old boss, don't worry about poor Phil Fulmer: He's only getting $125,000 a month, luxury suite tickets and a car for the next 48 months. No wonder Knoxville is singing the blues this Christmas.
Quickly ... Staying with the Vols, six different Tennessee players underwent surgery Thursday, including linebacker Rico McCoy, who's expected to return in time for spring practice with three others. ... San Diego State has narrowed its coaching search to three finalists: Dennis Franchione, DeWayne Walker and Brady Hoke. Why Walker or Hoke would want the Aztec job is beyond anyone, so ... welcome back, Coach Fran? ... Arizona linebacker Sterling Lewis has been suspended for the Las Vegas Bowl after earning a DUI charge early Thursday morning. ... Sam Bradford is met with a chorus of 'Gator Bait' on the red carpet before winning the Davey O'Brien Award. ... Not surprisingly, freakish USC safety Taylor Mays is weighing his options where the NFL is concerned. ... More Sugar Bowl ticket tips from the Birmingham News. ... Javon Ringer inspires the first story in Atlanta Journal Constitution history teased with the word 'Motormouthin''. ... And Arizona is recruiting the spawn of both Joe Montana and Jerry Rice.
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
Combined with the first-person submarining of the even more far-out (yet inevitable) Steve Spurrier rumors, the Auburn papers today focus on a new potential frontrunner, Gary Patterson, who interviewed Thursday in Fort Worth; of course, there are more names on today's interview docket, so expect completely different rumors to leak out by Friday's Miller Time.
'Cuse AD Daryl Gross is still stonewalling, of course, only saying he's "closing in on a candidate," but Marrone, a Syracuse alum, has far more traction than the last sure thing, Skip Holtz, ever did: He's supposed to be flying to New York this morning to close the deal, and the school -- along with the winter weather -- is rolling out the welcome mat.
• A friend indeed. If you're ever out to commit a petty crime, be sure to bring someone along who values friendship as much as Ohio State defensive end Nathan Williams:
Williams, 19, was arrested by Beavercreek police and charged with shoplifting three shirts valued at $80 from the Macy's department store in the Mall at Fairfield Commons in suburban Dayton.
"I took the blame for somebody; I didn't do anything," Williams said last night.
He said he was with a friend, and as they were walking out of the store, the alarm went off. His friend told him he had the three shirts, and Williams agreed to take the shirts -- and the blame.
"If he got in trouble for this, he would be in jail," Williams said.
Instead, Williams faces possible jail time for a first-degree misdemeanor, up to six months along with a $1,000 fine. If the "friend" wasn't a female who is now very grateful for young Nate's sacrifice, he's getting ripped off."I took the blame for somebody; I didn't do anything," Williams said last night.
He said he was with a friend, and as they were walking out of the store, the alarm went off. His friend told him he had the three shirts, and Williams agreed to take the shirts -- and the blame.
"If he got in trouble for this, he would be in jail," Williams said.
As for the Vols' other coaches, longtime defensive coordinator John Chavis -- whose defense quietly rocked, just as it did during the 2005 disaster, finishing fourth nationally in total D -- appears destined for Clemson, where the Tigers are shilling out to surround Dabo Swinney with veteran assistants. And as for the old boss, don't worry about poor Phil Fulmer: He's only getting $125,000 a month, luxury suite tickets and a car for the next 48 months. No wonder Knoxville is singing the blues this Christmas.
Quickly ... Staying with the Vols, six different Tennessee players underwent surgery Thursday, including linebacker Rico McCoy, who's expected to return in time for spring practice with three others. ... San Diego State has narrowed its coaching search to three finalists: Dennis Franchione, DeWayne Walker and Brady Hoke. Why Walker or Hoke would want the Aztec job is beyond anyone, so ... welcome back, Coach Fran? ... Arizona linebacker Sterling Lewis has been suspended for the Las Vegas Bowl after earning a DUI charge early Thursday morning. ... Sam Bradford is met with a chorus of 'Gator Bait' on the red carpet before winning the Davey O'Brien Award. ... Not surprisingly, freakish USC safety Taylor Mays is weighing his options where the NFL is concerned. ... More Sugar Bowl ticket tips from the Birmingham News. ... Javon Ringer inspires the first story in Atlanta Journal Constitution history teased with the word 'Motormouthin''. ... And Arizona is recruiting the spawn of both Joe Montana and Jerry Rice.
RJ Esq
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Loose ends: Marrone in, Muschamp denies, Brock discharged
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
Just to wrap up this morning's "best guess" version of the day's coaching news: Doug Marrone has officially accepted the Syracuse job and will be introduced there this afternoon; Syracuse.com, headquarters for Orange rumor over the last month, hit the archives for your official Doug Marrone photo gallery, including many shots of him as a Syracuse player in the mid-eighties, when the Orange were men. And if there was any doubt that Thursday night's Muschamp-to-Auburn report was dead on arrival, Coach Boom! himself blows it up this morning:
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
"I have not interviewed for any jobs. I'm not interested in any jobs. I'm happy here, my family loves Austin and I'm going to be at Texas."
There you go. And Army, for some reason, has decided to fire Stan Brock after two 3-9 seasons and another disastrous loss to Navy, though Army hasn't had a winning season under any coach since 1996 and had only won more than three games once (4-7 in 2005) in the nine years before Brock was hired. The Midshipmen had already won five in a row by mostly lopsided scores. Is it because he brought back the wishbone? Because I didn't watch Army play this year, and it obviously didn't do much for the win column, but I like the wishbone. It's the Army way ... the American way. If the Academy brings in some spread guy, we might as well all move to France.
RJ Esq
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Sam McGuffie Transfers, Officially
from mgoblog by Brian
Goodnight, sweet prince:
Update: I've updated the Depth Chart By Class for 2009, by the way.
from mgoblog by Brian
Goodnight, sweet prince:
"I just got out of the compliance office and picked up my release," said McGuffie. "They gave me a full release – no restrictions. I will be somewhere else in January."
Texas A&M is the likely destination. Keep your head on a swivel. And on your shoulders.
Update: I've updated the Depth Chart By Class for 2009, by the way.
RJ Esq
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The White Stuff
from The Wiz of Odds by Jay Christensen
The first significant snowfall since 1988 blanketed Baton Rouge on Thursday, with some areas receiving 3-5 inches of the white stuff. Check out Louisiana State's Tiger Stadium. Thanks to Friends of the Program for the image.
from The Wiz of Odds by Jay Christensen
The first significant snowfall since 1988 blanketed Baton Rouge on Thursday, with some areas receiving 3-5 inches of the white stuff. Check out Louisiana State's Tiger Stadium. Thanks to Friends of the Program for the image.
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Lingerie Football League’s 2009 Calendar
By GhostLikeSwayze | December 12, 2008
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By GhostLikeSwayze | December 12, 2008
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I remember seeing the Lingerie Bowl halftime show during the Super Bowl a couple of years ago. I am a huge fan of a bunch of hot girls running around in lingerie trying to play football. One of my friends on the Face started posting links and various other stuff to the Lingerie Football League. It doesn’t take that much to make me click on a link. If you have a picture of a half-naked girl or something that makes me think I am going to laugh at it, I will immediately click it without thinking about possible consequences. That is just how I am. I started clicking and found out that my friend who had moved to Chicago is now in the Lingerie Football League on the Chicago Bliss. It is pretty crazy but I found these pictures posted on her profile on the Face. Since I snagged them from there, I guess I have to link the person who it seems took or owns these photos: Horizon P. Make sure you keep coming back to the Observation Bubble because we are going to be having a lot more on the Lingerie Football League in 2009.
Make the jump for the rest of these hotties…
RJ Esq
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Bradford, McCoy and Tebow in perspective
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
The crop for Saturday's ceremony for that trophy they give out every year -- you know, that one, in New York -- might be the most generic, boring crop of candidates you could possibly imagine: Hey, let's pick the quarterbacks off the top three teams! They were on TV all the time!
But however tired you are of hearing about them, you can't deny Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow this: They're also the most prolific class of finalists in the last two decades.
I don't know if it seems that way off the top of your head, but just compare these three quarterbacks to the dozen quarterbacks who have been named "Most Outstanding" since 1988 (plus a couple legendary second-place finishers who could have won it, Vince Young and Peyton Manning). This is easy, since the trophy's been won almost every year since 2000 by a quarterback whose team is playing for the mythical championship (with the exception of Carson Palmer, Tim Tebow, Reggie Bush in 2005, who -- like many of his colleagues -- is lucky the vote came before the bowl game). If you ignore how often they throw (sorry, Andre and Ty) and account for what happens when they do, this is how the trio from 2008 stacks up against best quarterbacks of the past two decades (order is according to pass efficiency rating, with the best number in each category in red):
Hey, a clean sweep. By the numbers, any of the three finalists this year could have been (maybe should have been) the favorite in just about any other year for the past 20 years.
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
But however tired you are of hearing about them, you can't deny Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow this: They're also the most prolific class of finalists in the last two decades.
I don't know if it seems that way off the top of your head, but just compare these three quarterbacks to the dozen quarterbacks who have been named "Most Outstanding" since 1988 (plus a couple legendary second-place finishers who could have won it, Vince Young and Peyton Manning). This is easy, since the trophy's been won almost every year since 2000 by a quarterback whose team is playing for the mythical championship (with the exception of Carson Palmer, Tim Tebow, Reggie Bush in 2005, who -- like many of his colleagues -- is lucky the vote came before the bowl game). If you ignore how often they throw (sorry, Andre and Ty) and account for what happens when they do, this is how the trio from 2008 stacks up against best quarterbacks of the past two decades (order is according to pass efficiency rating, with the best number in each category in red):
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Another retired jersey?
from Bevo Beat
The Walter Camp Award may not generate anywhere near the hype that surrounds the Heisman Trophy, but in one very important measure it carries the same weight.
On Friday, UT men’s athletic director DeLoss Dodds said the award, won by Colt McCoy this week, would meet the first criteria for retiring a player’s jersey at the University of Texas, since it recognized McCoy as the national player of the year.
Until this year only two UT football players had had their numbers retired: Heisman Trophy winners Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams. This season Vince Young, who won the 2005 Maxwell Trophy, also had his number retired as did Tommy Nobis, the 1965 Maxwell winner. UT legend Bobby Layne also had his number retired.
McCoy still has a chance to add a Heisman to his trophy case this weekend.
from Bevo Beat
The Walter Camp Award may not generate anywhere near the hype that surrounds the Heisman Trophy, but in one very important measure it carries the same weight.
On Friday, UT men’s athletic director DeLoss Dodds said the award, won by Colt McCoy this week, would meet the first criteria for retiring a player’s jersey at the University of Texas, since it recognized McCoy as the national player of the year.
Until this year only two UT football players had had their numbers retired: Heisman Trophy winners Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams. This season Vince Young, who won the 2005 Maxwell Trophy, also had his number retired as did Tommy Nobis, the 1965 Maxwell winner. UT legend Bobby Layne also had his number retired.
McCoy still has a chance to add a Heisman to his trophy case this weekend.
RJ Esq
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Irish coach Weis needs surgery for both knees
from SI.com - NCAA Football
Read full story for latest details.
from SI.com - NCAA Football
Read full story for latest details.
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The matchup that could have been
Just something to ponder on your afternoon ride home. I've mentioned it before, but remember, Utah had Texas on its schedule for this season in Rice-Eccles Stadium. The series was cancelled at then coach Urban Meyer's urging because he thought it made Utah's schedule too difficult.
Can you imagine, if the Utes had kept Texas on the schedule and had beaten the Longhorns, they would have had a very good chance of being in the national title game. I know a lot of folks don't think a non-BCS team will ever get that opportunity, but an undefeated Utah team with a win over the Longhorns could have made that jump, particularly with all the one-loss teams out there.
How odd would it have been if the Utes made it to the national title game, only to play Meyer and the Florida Gators?
Strange how things play out. What do you think, would the undefeated Utes have been voted into the national title game if they had a win over Texas? Do you think they would have stood a chance against the Gators?
Course, if Utah had lost to Texas, like TCU lost to Oklahoma, it probably wouldn't have been in the BCS and Boise State would be. That loss could have effectively cost the Utes $4.5 million, which is what they hope their BCS participation nets them. Maybe it was better for the Utes to cancel against Texas and play it a little safer, giving the chances of making it into the national title game normally are slim.
Thoughts?
Just something to ponder on your afternoon ride home. I've mentioned it before, but remember, Utah had Texas on its schedule for this season in Rice-Eccles Stadium. The series was cancelled at then coach Urban Meyer's urging because he thought it made Utah's schedule too difficult.
Can you imagine, if the Utes had kept Texas on the schedule and had beaten the Longhorns, they would have had a very good chance of being in the national title game. I know a lot of folks don't think a non-BCS team will ever get that opportunity, but an undefeated Utah team with a win over the Longhorns could have made that jump, particularly with all the one-loss teams out there.
How odd would it have been if the Utes made it to the national title game, only to play Meyer and the Florida Gators?
Strange how things play out. What do you think, would the undefeated Utes have been voted into the national title game if they had a win over Texas? Do you think they would have stood a chance against the Gators?
Course, if Utah had lost to Texas, like TCU lost to Oklahoma, it probably wouldn't have been in the BCS and Boise State would be. That loss could have effectively cost the Utes $4.5 million, which is what they hope their BCS participation nets them. Maybe it was better for the Utes to cancel against Texas and play it a little safer, giving the chances of making it into the national title game normally are slim.
Thoughts?
RJ Esq
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Seto offered the DC position at UW
from Conquest Chronicles by Paragon SC
Earlier this week it was reported that USC DB Coach Rocky Seto would be one of the first to follow Steve Sarkisian to UW. At the time Seto denied interest in the move simply stating he was happy at USC. It now appears that Seto has been offered the job as defensive coordinator at UW and that he is mulling it over.
Is Sarkisian going to approach just about everyone on the USC staff about leaving with him to take on the challenge of rebuilding UW? That's fine as long as Pete Carroll is fine with Sark approaching the other coaches about joining him at UW then I won't get worked up over it.
Again, I think UW geting respectable again is great for the Pac-10 and in order for that to happen Sarkisian has to put together the best staff that he can but I also think that while he has some comfort with some of his fellow coaches at USC he needs to go out and break some new ground. I mean is he going to be like Neuheisel and hire a bunch of former USC coaches?
from Conquest Chronicles by Paragon SC
Earlier this week it was reported that USC DB Coach Rocky Seto would be one of the first to follow Steve Sarkisian to UW. At the time Seto denied interest in the move simply stating he was happy at USC. It now appears that Seto has been offered the job as defensive coordinator at UW and that he is mulling it over.
"We're thinking about it," Seto said. "I'm kind of undecided. There's a lot of emotional attachment here. You develop an investment in this place over the last 10-12 years."
Seto said he expected to decide over the weekend. His wife is originally from Bellevue, Wash., a suburb of Seattle. "If we were to leave, it's the ideal place," he said.
It also appears that Nick Holt was offered the job but he turned it down.Seto said he expected to decide over the weekend. His wife is originally from Bellevue, Wash., a suburb of Seattle. "If we were to leave, it's the ideal place," he said.
Is Sarkisian going to approach just about everyone on the USC staff about leaving with him to take on the challenge of rebuilding UW? That's fine as long as Pete Carroll is fine with Sark approaching the other coaches about joining him at UW then I won't get worked up over it.
Again, I think UW geting respectable again is great for the Pac-10 and in order for that to happen Sarkisian has to put together the best staff that he can but I also think that while he has some comfort with some of his fellow coaches at USC he needs to go out and break some new ground. I mean is he going to be like Neuheisel and hire a bunch of former USC coaches?
RJ Esq
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It's that time of year: Oversigning is back, this time in Chapel Hill
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
The most interesting college football blog in-fighting of 2008 began last February, when Brian Cook launched a salvo against Nick Saban for "oversigning" -- inking a massive recruiting class that required Alabama to cut more than a dozen scholarships from its returning roster to meet the NCAA's 85-schollie limit -- and Alabama fans predictably flipped out. The debate escalated until the Birmingham News asked the question to Saban himself, got stonewalled and I did the math on my old site: As of April, Alabama needed to cut 11 to 13 returning or promised scholarships to come in under 85 in the fall. No other major program in the country was even close to this number; Bama was in its own ballpark. I bring this up because another high-powered, veteran reformer back from a stint in the NFL is apparently trying to accelerate his rebuilding job with an unusual flood of new talent, according to Friday's Raleigh News & Observer, which raised an eyebrow at the full load North Carolina is expected to add to its already-young roster in February:
Take Alabama last year. Comparing the Tide's spring roster to its current roster, Bama shed exactly 13 scholarships since spring practice: Six of the 30 players signed in February (two early enrollees counted toward the 2009 count and aren't considered here) did not make it to the fall, and seven of the 26 players who fell by the wayside between April and August were on scholarship. Two of those castoffs -- alleged cocaine dealer Jimmy Johns and medical casualty Ezekial Knight -- left due to very obvious, easily explainable causes. Was there anything sketchy or dishonest about the other 11 who didn't make the cut, in terms of cold shoulders, broken promises and/or convenient judgments about academics and injuries? I have no idea -- you'll have to ask Tremayne Coger, Patrick Crump, Nick Fanuzzi, Tarence Farmer, Lionel Mitchell, Davonta Bolton, Destin Hood, Brandon Lewis, Kerry Murphy, Jermaine Peryear and Melvin Ray about that.
All of those guys have their reasons for or leaving Alabama or not enrolling after signing a letter of intent. It's not as clear how many of those decisions were their own; Ezekial Knight, for example, thought he could still play despite a heart murmur that kept Alabama doctors from clearing him and eventually requested a transfer in July. Was his condition as serious as the doctors said, or just a convenient way to open up another roster spot? Or both? There's no way for anyone writing about it to make that kind of distinction, and it has to be taken at face value.
In the meantime, the numbers work -- they have to, according to the rules. The numbers will always work in the end. That shouldn't stop reporters from doing the math and asking the questions, but if oversigning is going to stick as an annual issue, one of the kids asked to take a walk is going to have to stand up for his spot. Otherwise, it's just an effective strategy.
from Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports by Matt Hinton
The Tar Heels will lose 12 scholarship seniors after they complete the 2008 season vs. West Virginia at the Meineke Bowl on Dec. 27. But coach Butch Davis and his staff have already secured 24 verbal commitments for next season -- and they're still recruiting.
Come spring practice, expect UNC's numbers to look a little unwieldy, and, unlike Saban last year, for Davis to have plenty of company in the crosshairs of beat reporters sensitive to yet another good offseason story idea. This is exceedingly dangerous territory for programs and reporters alike, because yes, oversigning is sketchy: A program that puts itself in a position to either pull a promised scholarship or essentially root for attrition from the current roster is not operating in good faith; other than fifth-year seniors who aren't expected to contribute, pulling a scholarship from a kid who expects it is unethical. It's also virtually impossible to prove unless a series of jilted players are willing to go on record.Take Alabama last year. Comparing the Tide's spring roster to its current roster, Bama shed exactly 13 scholarships since spring practice: Six of the 30 players signed in February (two early enrollees counted toward the 2009 count and aren't considered here) did not make it to the fall, and seven of the 26 players who fell by the wayside between April and August were on scholarship. Two of those castoffs -- alleged cocaine dealer Jimmy Johns and medical casualty Ezekial Knight -- left due to very obvious, easily explainable causes. Was there anything sketchy or dishonest about the other 11 who didn't make the cut, in terms of cold shoulders, broken promises and/or convenient judgments about academics and injuries? I have no idea -- you'll have to ask Tremayne Coger, Patrick Crump, Nick Fanuzzi, Tarence Farmer, Lionel Mitchell, Davonta Bolton, Destin Hood, Brandon Lewis, Kerry Murphy, Jermaine Peryear and Melvin Ray about that.
All of those guys have their reasons for or leaving Alabama or not enrolling after signing a letter of intent. It's not as clear how many of those decisions were their own; Ezekial Knight, for example, thought he could still play despite a heart murmur that kept Alabama doctors from clearing him and eventually requested a transfer in July. Was his condition as serious as the doctors said, or just a convenient way to open up another roster spot? Or both? There's no way for anyone writing about it to make that kind of distinction, and it has to be taken at face value.
In the meantime, the numbers work -- they have to, according to the rules. The numbers will always work in the end. That shouldn't stop reporters from doing the math and asking the questions, but if oversigning is going to stick as an annual issue, one of the kids asked to take a walk is going to have to stand up for his spot. Otherwise, it's just an effective strategy.
RJ Esq
Prick Since 1974
Dave Clawson named head coach at Bowling Green?
from Garnet And Black Attack by Gamecock Man
Dave Clawson named head coach at Bowling Green?
Seriously, WTF? This guy was an epic failure at Tennessee. Sure, he used to be a hot name and didn't have much to work with in Knoxville, but couldn't Bowling Green find someone at least slightly more impressive? This is almost as confusing to me as the reports that Auburn is considering Gene Chizik.
from Garnet And Black Attack by Gamecock Man
Dave Clawson named head coach at Bowling Green?
Seriously, WTF? This guy was an epic failure at Tennessee. Sure, he used to be a hot name and didn't have much to work with in Knoxville, but couldn't Bowling Green find someone at least slightly more impressive? This is almost as confusing to me as the reports that Auburn is considering Gene Chizik.
RJ Esq
Prick Since 1974
Gene Chizik to Auburn
from Clone Chronicles by CrossCyed
Per Rivals.
There's really no words to express what's happening. I was a guy that believed in Chizik from the beginning. I've seen the program from the inside and the outside and liked what I saw, and liked what he was doing.
It's hard to knock a guy for wanting a head coaching job in the SEC, but it also means his loyalty to the university was lukewarm at best. We were a speedbump in the process. Chizik was supposed to be one of those guys brought in not only because he was supposed to win football games, but for integrity as well. Not so much.
Now we've got another coaching search to run. Dan McCarney isn't coming back, so anyone that's suggesting that can just move on. Too many burnt bridges. I'd imagine Turner Gill will be contacted, but will he even listen?
So, the Gene Chizik era ends with a 5-19 record. Two conference wins. Where do we go from here?
One would have to imagine we'll face some defections. Many of the current freshmen on the team came to Iowa State thanks to the coaching staff. One would imagine none of that staff will stay, so will guys like Leonard Johnson stay?
Jamie Pollard - what do you do? Chizik was a big hire when you got him, and apparently still big enough to get one of those big jobs elsewhere? Can you sell that? Or that Chizik had no interest in trying to build Iowa State, and tried to get out as quick as he can?
Gene was a guy that, if you talked to, you'd believe in him til the end. Maybe that's what the Auburn AD was experiencing. Auburn fans can't be happy. Iowa State fans aren't happy. We've been screwed over.
Again.
from Clone Chronicles by CrossCyed
Per Rivals.
There's really no words to express what's happening. I was a guy that believed in Chizik from the beginning. I've seen the program from the inside and the outside and liked what I saw, and liked what he was doing.
It's hard to knock a guy for wanting a head coaching job in the SEC, but it also means his loyalty to the university was lukewarm at best. We were a speedbump in the process. Chizik was supposed to be one of those guys brought in not only because he was supposed to win football games, but for integrity as well. Not so much.
Now we've got another coaching search to run. Dan McCarney isn't coming back, so anyone that's suggesting that can just move on. Too many burnt bridges. I'd imagine Turner Gill will be contacted, but will he even listen?
So, the Gene Chizik era ends with a 5-19 record. Two conference wins. Where do we go from here?
One would have to imagine we'll face some defections. Many of the current freshmen on the team came to Iowa State thanks to the coaching staff. One would imagine none of that staff will stay, so will guys like Leonard Johnson stay?
Jamie Pollard - what do you do? Chizik was a big hire when you got him, and apparently still big enough to get one of those big jobs elsewhere? Can you sell that? Or that Chizik had no interest in trying to build Iowa State, and tried to get out as quick as he can?
Gene was a guy that, if you talked to, you'd believe in him til the end. Maybe that's what the Auburn AD was experiencing. Auburn fans can't be happy. Iowa State fans aren't happy. We've been screwed over.
Again.
