What to watch this weekend (Oct 3-5)

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, October 2nd 2009. Under Uncategorized Tags: ABC, ACC, AFC, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Big Ten, Bob Stoops, Brett Favre, Cal, California, CBS, Drew Brees, ESPN, Florida, football, Georgia, Green Bay, Greg Lewis, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Jacory Harris, Jahvid Best, Joe Flacco, Knowshon Moreno, Landry Jones, Les Miles, LSU, mark sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, packers, Patriots, Penn State, Rex Ryan, Rich Rodriguez, Sam Bradford, Sean Payton, SEC, Stafon Johnson, Tennessee, Texas, USC, Virginia, Virginia Tech

Last week, college football fans saw four top ten teams (Ole Miss, Penn State, Cal and Miami) lose in disheartening fashion. While the upsets this weekend will likely not be as poll-shattering, Saturday’s slate features three crucial contests between ranked teams that will continue to add pieces to the puzzle ... Continue Reading

2009 NFL Draft Team Grades – AFC South

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, April 30th 2009. Under NFL, NFL Draft Tags: 2009 NFL Draft, AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, Antonio Gates, Arizona, Austin Collie, Brian Cushing, Brice McCain, BYU, Chase Daniel, Connor Barwin, Corey Simon, Curtis Painter, Derek Cox, Donald Brown, Eben Britton, Eugene Monroe, Fili Moala, Gerald McRath, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, James Casey, Jared Cook, Jarett Dillard, Javon Ringer, Joseph Addai, Kenny Britt, Kerry Collins, LenDale White, Michigan, Michigan State, Mike Thomas, Missouri, Owen Daniels, purdue, Rashad Jennings, Reggie Wayne, Rice, Southern Miss, Tennessee Titans, Terrance Taylor, Torry Holt, Troy Kropog, Tulane, UConn, USC, Utah, Vince Young, William & Mary

We've gone through draft grades for the AFC East and AFC North, and now it's time to give our take on how we think the teams from the loaded AFC South did in the 2009 NFL Draft. Houston Texans Grade: B- Best: Brian Cushing, OLB, USC Cushing is perfect for either outside ... Continue Reading

2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings – Running Backs (4/20)

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, April 20th 2009. Under Tags: Abilene Christian, Alabama, Andre Brown, Bernard Scott, Boise State, Chris "Beanie" Wells, Chris Wells, Connecticut, Donald Brown, Georgia, Glen Coffee, Ian Johnson, Iowa, Javon Ringer, Jeremiah Johnson, Knowshon Moreno, kory sheets, lesean mccoy, Liberty, Michigan State, Mike Goodson, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Oregon, p.j. hill, Pittsburgh, purdue, Rashad Jennings, Shonn Greene, Texas A&M, UConn, Wisconsin

1. Chris "Beanie" Wells (Ohio State) Has near perfect size and strength, with great vision and a solid burst. Breaks a ton of tackles and runs hard, but doesn't have elite speed or quickness. Not a very good receiver, and has durability concerns. 2. Knowshon Moreno (Georgia) Very productive runner who has great ... Continue Reading

2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings – Safeties (4/20)

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, April 20th 2009. Under Tags: Alabama, Chip Vaughn, Clemson, Courtney Greene, Darcel McBath, David Bruton, Louis Delmas, Michael Hamlin, Michigan State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Oregon, Otis Wiley, Patrick Chung, Rashad Johnson, Rutgers, Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Western Michigan, William Moore

1. Louis Delmas (Western Michigan) Very productive and a hard worker. A solid wrap-up tackler, who also is known for delivering some big hits. Isn't a ball hawk, but finds himself around the ball enough to make plays. Isn't a freak athlete and lacks great timed speed. Doesn't always take the ... Continue Reading

College Football Coaches Hot Seat Watch

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, December 27th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Air Force, Alabama, Arizona State, auburn, Big Ten, Brent Guy, Brent Venables, Bret Bielema, Bud Foster, Buffalo, BYU, Chuck Long, Clemson, Diondre Borel, Doug Martin, Greg Robinson, Hal Mumme, Jeff Genyk, Joe Glenn, Kansas, Kansas State, Kent State, Lane Kiffin, Louisiana Tech, MAC, MAC East, Miami (Ohio), Michigan State, Mike Sanford, New Mexico State, Northern Illinois, Oakland Raiders, Oklahoma, Philip Fulmer, Ron Prince, San Diego State, Shane Montgomery, syracuse, Tennessee, Toledo, Tom Amstutz, Tommy Bowden, Tommy Tuberville, Tyrone Willingham, UNLV, Utah State, Virginia Tech, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

With several coaches having already resigned or been handed their walking papers before the end of the season, I thought it’d be a good idea to keep track of all of the changes and speculate on the ones to come in one nice, tidy section. This section will be ... Continue Reading

Heisman Watch: All eyes on Norman

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, November 18th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Baylor, BCS, Big 12, Big 12 South, BYU, Chase Daniel, Colt McCoy, Dez Bryant, Florida, Graham Harrell, Heisman Trophy, Iowa, Iowa State, Javon Ringer, Kansas, Kendall Hunter, Max Hall, Michael Crabtree, Michigan State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, purdue, Sam Bradford, Shonn Greene, South Carolina, Texas, Texas Tech, Tim Tebow, Zac Robinson

If you don't feel like reading, just scroll on down for my top five Heisman candidates. On Saturday, Sam Bradford and Oklahoma host Graham Harrell and Texas Tech in a game that has Big 12 title, national title, and Heisman Trophy implications. Graham Harrell enters the weekend atop my list ... Continue Reading

College Football Roundup: It’s not funny anymore, ACC

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, November 16th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, Atlantic Division, auburn, Ball State, BCS, Big East, Boise State, Boston College, Case Keenum, Central Michigan, Christian Ponder, Cincinnati, Coastal Division, Conference USA, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Holiday Bowl, Houston, Humanitarian Bowl, Iron Bowl, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Music City Bowl, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rice, Rose Bowl, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Tommy Tuberville, Trevor Vittatoe, Troy, Tulsa, USC, Utah, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

This weekend’s college football schedule was pretty light, but there was no shortage of action. There weren’t any earth-shattering upsets, which is why the top half of the new polls are mostly intact heading into next weekend, which will see several big games (Oklahoma-Texas Tech, Penn State-Michigan State, Cincinnati-Pittsburgh, ... Continue Reading

Another Gator Title: So Close And Yet So Far Away

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, November 14th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, Bobby Bowden, Brandon Spikes, Chris Rainey, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Jarvis Moss, Jeff Demps, Kentucky, Lee Corso, LSU, Michigan State, Nick Saban, Ole Miss, Penn State, Percy Harvin, SEC, South Carolina, Steve Spurrier, Tennessee, Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer, USC, Wake Forest

Less than one week ago, with what appeared to be three easy games remaining in their conference schedule, experts penciled in a then undefeated Penn State team into the national championship game. After all, how could the mighty Nittany Lions lose to either Iowa, Indiana or Michigan State. Well, they ... Continue Reading

November will make or break Heisman hopes of McCoy and others

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, October 28th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big 12 South, Chase Daniel, Colt McCoy, Dennis Dixon, Georgia, Graham Harrell, Heisman Trophy, Javon Ringer, Kansas, Knowshon Moreno, LSU, Michigan State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Sam Bradford, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tim Tebow, Vanderbilt

I feel pretty safe in saying that the next few weeks of the college football season will go a long way towards deciding the winner of the 2008 Heisman Trophy. With all due respect to the likes of Michigan State’s Javon Ringer or Missouri’s Chase Daniel, who was on ... Continue Reading

BlogPoll Ballot Week 9

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, October 26th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: blogpoll, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Texas, Texas Tech

It's been a little while since I posted up my BlogPoll ballot for all to dissect, but I thought I'd do it with the last one for October to at least make up for the sporadic posting throughout the month. I usually wait until the last minute to do ... Continue Reading

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