Gene Chizik named Auburn Head Coach
December 14, 2008
Is the Auburn job really that bad? When Gene Chizik was defensive coordinator there, they were undefeated, but came up short in the national championship. After starting the season 2-0 his Iowa State Cyclones went 0-10 to finish the season 2-10 this past 2008 season. One would wonder why he is being given the chance to coach a powerhouse SEC school, especially in these times where minority coaches are not being given the chance to coach at the College level. As a head coach, he has only been able to muster 5 wins in two seasons with Iowa State. The only reason I can think of is that he was the defensive coordinator for Auburn the year they were undefeated, but like I said, they were not able to play for the National Championship. He went to Texas for the 2005-2006 season as a defensive coordinator and they were undefeated and won the National Championship that year. After that though, just 5-19 as a head coach which would put him towards the bottom of my list of available head coaches. Where is Turner Gill when you need him.
Muschamp Screws Texas???
December 12, 2008
Rumors that Will Muschamp would be going to another school were silented on November 18, 2008 when DeLoss Dodds came out and stated that Will Muschamp will succeed Mack Brown when he decides to move on. Theory was that Muschamp would move to Head Coach, Mack Brown would move to Athletic Director (Dodds would retire), Major Applewhite would move to offensive coordinator (Greg Davis would retire). This all changed though for me when I went to the bathroom this morning and turned my radio on. I have three emails in my inbox waiting for me (two of which are from guys who write for Alabama papers) that say Will Muschamp is the next head coach of the Auburn Tigers. This cannot be happening. I hope that this isnt true and its just the blogosphere gossip. This would probably be the worst possible scenerio that the Texas Longhorns could see right now because you know he is going to want to bring Major Applewhite with him as offensive coordinator or whatever.
2008-2009 College Football Bowl Schedule
December 11, 2008
I thought I would get a list of bowl games for you since I know you will be watching at least a couple of them. I am going to be watching a lot of them. I will put the team I expect to win in bold blue. All times are Central Standard Time.
December 20th, 2008
EagleBank Bowl 10:00AM ESPN
Washington DC, RFK Stadium
Wake Forest vs. Navy
New Mexico Bowl 1:30PM ESPN
Albuquerque, University Stadium
Colorado State vs. Fresno State
magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl 3:30PM ESPN2
St. Petersburg, Florida Tropicana Field
Memphis vs. South Florida
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl 7:00PM ESPN
Las Vegas, Sam Boyd Stadium
BYU vs. Arizona
December 21st, 2008
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl 7:15PM ESPN
New Orleans Superdome
Southern Miss vs. Troy
December 23rd, 2008
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl 7:00PM ESPN
San Diego Qualcomm Stadium
Boise State vs. TCU
December 24th, 2008
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl 8:00PM ESPN
Honolulu, Aloha Stadium
Hawaii vs. Notre Dame
December 26th, 2008
Motor City Bowl 8:00PM ESPN
Detroit, Ford Field
Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan
December 27th, 2008
Meineke Car Care Bowl 12:00PM ESPN
Charlotte, Bank of America Stadium
West Virginia vs. North Carolina
Champs Sports Bowl 3:30PM ESPN
Orlando, Florida Citrus Bowl
Wisconsin vs. Florida State
Emerald Bowl 8:00PM ESPN
San Francisco, AT&T Park
Miami (FL) vs. California
December 28th, 2008
Independence Bowl 7:15PM ESPN
Shreveport, Independence Stadium
Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
December 29th, 2008
Papajohns.com Bowl 2:00PM ESPN
Birmingham, Legion Field
N.C. State vs. Rutgers
Valero Alamo 8:00PM ESPN
San Antonio Alamodome
Missouri vs. Northwestern
December 30th, 2008
Roady’s Humanitarian 4:30PM ESPN
Boise, Bronco Stadium
Maryland vs. Nevada
Texas Bowl 8:00PM NFL Network
Houston Reliant Stadium
Rice vs. Western Michigan
Pacific Holiday Bowl 7:00PM ESPN
San Diego, Qualcomm Stadium
Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
December 31rst, 2008
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl 11:00AM ESPN
Fort Worth, Amon G. Carter Stadium
Houston vs. Air Force
Brut Sun Bowl 1:00PM CBS
El Paso, Sun Bowl
Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl 2:30PM ESPN
Nashville, LP Field
Boston College vs. Vanderbilt
Insight Bowl 4:30PM NFL Network
Tempe, Sun Devil Stadium
Kansas vs. Minnesota
Chick-fil-A Bowl 6:30PM ESPN
Atlanta, Georgia Dome
LSU vs. Georgia Tech
January 1rst, 2009
Outback Bowl 10:00AM ESPN
Tampa, Raymond James Stadium
South Carlina vs. Iowa
Capital One Bowl 12:00PM ABC
Orlando, Florida Citrus Bowl
Georgia vs. Michigan State
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl 12:00PM CBS
Jacksonville, Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Nebraska vs. Clemson
Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi 3:30PM ABC
Pasadena, Rose Bowl
Penn State vs. USC
FedEx Orange Bowl 7:30PM FOX
Miami Dolphin Stadium
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
January 2nd, 2009
AT&T Cotton Bowl 1:00PM FOX
Dallas, Cotton Bowl
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
AutoZone Liberty Bowl 4:00PM ESPN
Memphis, Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Kentucky vs. East Carolina
Allstate Sugar Bowl 7:00PM FOX
New Orleans, Superdome
Utah vs. Alabama
January 3rd, 2009
International Bowl 11:00AM ESPN2
Toronto, Rogers Centre
Buffalo vs. Connecticut
January 5th, 2009
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl 7:00PM FOX
Glendale, University of Phoenix Stadium
Ohio State vs. Texas
January 6th, 2009
GMAC Bowl 7:00PM ESPN
Mobile, Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Ball State vs. Toledo
January 8th, 2009
FedEx BCS National Championship Game 7:00PM FOX
Miami, Dolphin Stadium
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Why you shouldnt believe the AP Poll
December 7, 2008
I was browsing the Internet today and I was trying to figure out how many weeks Texas was ranked #1 this season and I stumbled upon the Preseason Top 25 that the AP swore would hold true because of their experts…boy I don’t think they could have been more wrong at this point. To explain my list the rankings are the actual rankings the AP set at the beginning of the season. The numbers in parenthesis are their actual rank as of the end of regular season. The teams in bold are teams which are not eligible for any bowl games (aka they have a sub .500 record).
1. Georgia (19)
2. Ohio State (10)
3. USC (5)
4. Oklahoma (2)
5. Florida (4)
6. Missouri (20)
7. LSU (NR)
8. West Virginia (NR)
9. Clemson (NR)
10. Auburn (NR)
11. Texas (3)
12. Texas Tech (7)
13. Wisconsin (NR)
14. Kansas (NR)
15. Arizona State (NR)
16. Brigham Young (18)
17. Virginia Tech (25)
18. Tennessee (NR)
19. South Florida (NR)
20. Illinois (NR)
21. Oregon (19)
22. Penn State (8)
23. Wake Forest (NR)
24. Alabama (1)
25. Pittsburgh (23)
Percy Harvin Not Playing in SEC Championship
December 6, 2008
The leading reciever and second leading rusher for the Florida Gators will not be playing today in the SEC championship against Alabama. What does this mean for Florida? Well at the begninning of the season, there was a lot of talk about two possible Heisman candidates from Florida in Tim Tebow (who won it last season as the first sophomore in history) and Harvin. Harvin has averaged almost 9 yards per carry and 17 yards per reception. I still think that Florida stands a good chance of winning this afternoon. I am actually going to take Alabama in the upset (according to Vegas odds) 38-24. Look for Tebow to throw quite a bit in this game. I think he takes himself out of the Heisman watch (not that I think he deserves to be there in the first place).
Beauty Contest Series (BCS) SUCKS!@
December 2, 2008
Over the past few weeks, people have been complaining about the BCS polls and there is a real lack of understanding as to why the BCS sucks so much. Let me clue you in on a few details of this years situation.
- No more than two teams from any conference can play in BCS Bowl games (unless two are in the national championship) and if a team is ranked in the top 4 they are guarenteed a spot in a BCS bowl game. Here is the problem in the Big 12 right now: Texas will end up ranked in the top 4 which means they are guarenteed a spot in a BCS bowl game (more than likely the Fiesta Bowl), Oklahoma will more than likely be in the national championship (with a win over Missouri this weekend), and Texas Tech, the number 7 ranked team in the nation, is left holding the clipboard with me on the sideline. They will more than likely play Ole Miss in the Cotton Bowl or someone else in the Holiday Bowl. Sorry Red Raider fans, you are having the best season in school history and Graham Harrell, Michael Crabtree, and quite possibly Mike Leach will all be gone next year and this was your one shot at glory and you are going to end up in a toilet bowl (although the Cotton Bowl would be a great accomplishment for your school). I guess you guys should get some fans that are willing to travel and stop playing those 1-AA schools in your non-conference regular season schedule.
- This next point isn’t necessarily all the BCS and much more just the Big 12 in general. Texas is going to end up watching the Big 12 championship game on TV at home featuring two teams they beat down on in Oklahoma and Missouri. Its sad, but very true and you can be sure that this rule will be changed by next season. You will never see this problem again. Too bad Texas got screwed.
- Boise State (12-0) vs. Ohio State (10-2) who do you go with? Most would say Ohio State because of the fans, but can you really tell me that you expect Ohio State to do better than Boise in a bowl game? Boise State beat Oregon on the road at the beginning of the season and have not lost since. I hate to say it but I think Boise is going to have to sit this one out as much as I would love to see them against Utah or USC or something.
The BCS Standings Looking like this (Top 10)
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Florida
- USC
- Utah
- Texas Tech
- Penn State
- Boise State
- Ohio State
Now thats the official standings. Its made up of the Harris Poll, Coaches Poll, and Computer Rankings. Now, look how jacked up the three different polls are.
Harris Poll Rankings
- Alabama
- Florida
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- USC
- Penn State
- Utah
- Texas Tech
- Boise State
- Ohio State
Coaches Poll
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Florida
- USC
- Penn State
- Utah
- Texas Tech
- Boise State
- Ohio State
Now this is where it gets kind of scary lol Computer Rankings:
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Alabama
- Texas Tech
- Utah
- Florida
- Boise State
- USC
- Penn State
- TCU
Fan gets some at UTEP game!
November 8, 2008
In my past, I have done some pretty crazy stuff in the weirdest places, but one place I never messed around at was national television. You know how big of a football fan I am so I was flipping through my football channels and I came up on the UTEP game and they were playing Texas at UTEP at this beginning of the season…Anyways their stadium is cool because its built into a couple of small mountains and they were panning around the mountain and all the sudden I saw this chick and dude making out which caught by eye. Well I guess it caught the announcers eye too because they started zooming in…and well…I guess I will just let you see for yourself…
Texas Tech weakest #2 since 2006
November 4, 2008
Texas Tech fans are in uproar because they were not voted #1 this week after beating the #1 team in the land. We all remember ealier this season when Texas jumped from #5 to #1 after beating Oklahoma. I would like to remind them that this is actually a larger leap than that. Plus, I am still not convinced that Texas Tech can get it done against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma two games in a row (even if one of them is a home game). I dont think they deserve the #2 spot ahead of Penn State after barely beating Texas. I think they need to prove themselves against OU and OK State before they get my total respect. They get through the next two games unscathed, then they will get my respect. For now I think they are the weakest #2 since Notre Dame had it back in Week 2 of the 2006 season (they ended up 17th after getting wallyflopped by LSU in the Sugar Bowl). Here are the highlights:
What have you done for me lately?
November 3, 2008
Phillip Fulmer and the athletic directors at the University of Tennessee have planned a press conference for today and reports have it that he will not be returning after this season. This comes at no surprise to me only because I realize that all coaches are on the ropes if they aren’t getting to bowl games. Its a “show me what you have done for me lately” kind of world out there folks. This year has been especially bad considering it will more than likely be a second losing season in 4 years. Its obvious to me that Tennessee has had a problem with a lack of recruiting. I have no problem with this move because the press has been questioning how long he will be in office after all the losses this year. When I think about it, they won 10 games last season and actually went to the SEC championship…so the question I have for you is this: Is it ridiculous to fire a coach (or have him step down as in this case) for a losing season after a season of double digit wins? This season however the lack of recruiting has really hurt them. They are ranked 114th in both points per game (17.0) and Total Yards Per Game (272.4yds). They are the joke of the SEC. My only question is why this was not done back in 2005 when they went 5-6 and had a ton of arrests on the team. Oh well, I guess they just wanted to try to give him a couple of years or something. After the loss to South Carolina Fulmer stop getting a regular paycheck and will now get 6 million over 2 years.
Lets look forward to the future. Who do we have that fit into an SEC power hungry school like Tennessee? I can tell you would I would put at the top of my list. Two words, Will Muschamp…thats right, the recently pwned University of Texas defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. He was a finalist for the Broyles Award last season. He has played in the SEC with Auburn and LSU. I am hoping he will say no and stay another year with Mack Brown and Colt Mccoy. Another guy I look to is Lane Kiffin who is the recently fired Oakland Raiders head coach. His resume consists of Fresno State (Quarterbacks Coach), Colorado State (offensive line coach), USC (Tight Ends Coach, Offensive Line Coach, and Offensive Coordinator), and finally with the Oakland Raiders Head Coach from 2007-2008. This guy has done it all, and is an offensive oriented guy who could probably do some good at Tennessee plus he might have some pull with some California JUCO and high school football players. Those two are by far the front runners in my book but some others to look at are Boise State’s head coach Chris Peterson, Cincinatti’s coach Brian Kelly, and Mike Leach of Texas Tech (whoa…yes I just wrote that…that dude will listen to anyone).
Jump on the Texas band wagon! Next stop…Oklahoma State!
October 19, 2008
I dont think anyone was expecting the pounding that Missouri took today. I ordered pizza at 7-0 and by the time it got there (30 min later) it was already 35-0 Texas. College football fans are leaving their teams all across America to join the Texas Bandwagon group. I would like you to know that they are not currently accepting BYU fans, it just wouldnt be right. Colt Mccoy went 29-32 (better than 90%) passing. For all of you who said their defense was overrated, I hope you were watching the game, because they only allowed 3 points in the first half against a team who is always scoring. The game tonight never materialized with Mccoy at the reigns. He just took over the first half and by halftime we were wondering if they were going to invent some mercy rule. They really should after seeing some of the games this weekend. Tulsa put up 77 tonight against UTEP which is 25 more than Texas was able to score. They also put more up than Texas against Rice putting 63 points on them. The only question I see with Tulsa is their schedule strength. They could run the table which would be very interesting to see how far they make it up the poll. So far they havent even reached Top 25 status although I am pretty sure that all changes this week. How do you argue with stats like these:
Completions: 29
Attempts: 32
Yards: 337
Completion Percentage: 90.6 %
Longest: 38
Touchdowns: 2
Interceptions: 0
Passer Rating: 199.71
Rushing Attempts: 11
Rushing Yards: 23
Average: 2.1
Longest: 9
Touchdowns: 2
All of this against the #11 team in the nation who was, until last week, considered to be the best of the Big 12 and the country. I can only imagine what it would have been like if Missouri had won last week. I am however, glad that they were able to get two solid wins against two major teams in a row. I am interested in seeing what the injuries are after this game, because I kept noticing Longhorn players heading over to the sideline. I hope to see you next week when the Longhorns take on the #8 team in the nation in Oklahoma State (the team that took out Missouri last week).
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