Monthly Archives: June, 2008
Important season looms for Niners, Nolan
New writer Jake Keyes gives his take on the 2008 San Francisco 49ers and the crucial season that looms ahead for the team and for head coach Mike Nolan.
2008 Mountain West Preview Part II: Key Games, Impact Newcomers, and All-Conference Picks
In Part I of the Mountain West preview, I broke down how I think the conference will shake out in 2008. In Part II, I take a look at key games and impact newcomers, and I also give my preseason all-MWC picks.
2008 Mountain West Preview Part I: Beehive State battle for the title
In Part I of his preview of the Mountain West Conference, Eddie Griffin breaks down how he thinks the conference will play out in 2008. Does he think BYU will three-peat, or will Utah stop them short?
Best ’09 draft prospects from outside the BCS? McRath, duo of MAC QBs lead the way
In April, there were three prospects from non-BCS schools that were drafted in the first round, in Troy’s Leodis McKelvin (#11 to the Buffalo Bills), Boise State’s Ryan Clady (#12 to the Denver Broncos), and East Carolina’s Chris Johnson (#24 to the Tennessee Titans), and the first wide receiver taken, Donnie Avery (#33 to the [...]
Bears release Benson after second arrest in a month; what’s next for him?
After all of the drama that surrounded Tank Johnson and his off-field issues, Cedric Benson had to know that the Bears wouldn’t tolerate him getting into too many scrapes with law enforcement.
2008 WAC Preview Part II: Key Games, Impact Newcomers, and All-Conference Picks
After giving my take on the WAC race and how I think the standings will shake out in 2008 in Part I of the 2008 WAC preview, I break down some of the key games and new names, along with giving my All-WAC picks and award winners in Part II.
Overrated/Underrated: Jimmy Clausen – Sophomore stud or sophomore dud?
In the first of his Overrated/Underrated series, Eddie Griffin discusses whether or not Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen is a product of the over-hype machine, or if he’s primed for a breakout sophomore season.
Will Notre Dame’s new AD make or break Weis’ future?
Notre Dame will have a new athletic director in the near future. Will one of their first acts be to evaluate the future of the football coach? Eddie Griffin gives his take on Charlie Weis’ future and how important a resurgent 2008 will be.
Does Ryan’s deal raise a red flag about rookie salaries?
This news isn’t new, but it fell on the back-burner with college football previews taking most of my attention, but Matt Ryan has signed a six-year, $72 million deal (with $34.75 million guaranteed) with the Falcons, the biggest step yet that the franchise is looking to get past the Michael Vick era.
