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2009 NFL Mock Draft (Updated: Feb. 20)
The combine gets underway in earnest this weekend, with drills upon drills upon drills taking place from Saturday to Tuesday, starting with the offensive linemen tomorrow and ending with the defensive backs on Tuesday. I thought I’d squeeze in an update ahead of the important stuff, but it goes without saying that what happens over [...]
Bowl Predictions: Humanitarian, Texas, and Holiday
There’s a trio of bowl games on tap for today, and the offenses stand to take the lion’s share of the headlines. First up is the Humanitarian Bowl this afternoon, where Nevada will look to triumph over ACC foe Maryland on WAC rival Boise State’s home field. Tonight in Houston, you’ve got two of the [...]
Does anyone want to win the ACC?
Before August 30, everything looked to be cut and dry in the ACC. Clemson was the undisputed best team, and the Tigers were not only touted to be the class of the ACC, but also as a potential darkhorse national title contender, with Cullen Harper, James Davis, and C.J. Spiller leading the way. Then the [...]
2008 North Carolina Tar Heels Preview: Looking to Surprise
North Carolina feels like they were not as bad as the record indicated in 2007, and they may be right. In his first season as head coach, Butch Davis saw his team lose six games by seven points or less. However, three of their four wins were by six points or less, so they could [...]
2008 Miami Hurricanes Preview: Hurricanes Look to Regain Swagger
As Randy Shannon began his first season as head coach in Miami, he found his Hurricanes unranked in the preseason polls for the first time since 1998. While sporting one of the nations least productive offenses, Shannon finished the 2007 season with a 5-7 record and missed playing in a bowl game for the first [...]
2008 NFL Draft Analysis: Offensive line – It all starts up front.
When the NFL draft comes along, most of us have our eyes on the hotshot quarterbacks, the ever popular speed defensive ends, or the flashy running backs. It is hard to think that your team is going to pass on a game-changer like Matt Ryan or Glenn Dorsey for an offensive lineman. It is sometimes [...]
