Archive for August, 2009

2009 USC Football: Ten Things To Watch

Posted by Jonny Solovy on August 28 2009 Add Comments
For most of the 2000s, USC football has been a dominating force, some would even call it a dynasty. Agree or disagree, it is hard to argue the validity of how great USC football has been and continues to be year in and year out. Pete Carroll has mixed in his boyish enthusiasm with his laid back California attitude to build one of the best college football programs in America. While these past few seasons have ...

Breaking Down Pitt’s Depth Chart Part II: Receivers

Posted by Paul Sievers on August 28 2009 Add Comments
It's a shame that the celling for Pitt QBs is so low this year because there are a lot of good pass catchers on this squad. Wide Receivers1. Jonathan Baldwin (18 catches, 404 yards, 3TDs)2. Oderick Turner (21 catches, 298 yards, 1 TD)3. CedrickMcGee (23 catches, 201 yards, 0 TDs)4. Aaron Smith5. Andre Wright (34 yards rushing, 1 rushing TD)Behind Jonathan Baldwin and Turner it appears to be a real fluid situation at WR. Even a ...

2009 Vanderbilt Commodores: All Signs Point To Another Bowl Game

Posted by Rick Gillispie on August 28 2009 Add Comments
As the 2009 season approaches for the Commodores lots of questions are being asked. Can a team with only four bowl games in its history make to another one in back to back years? Can Bobby Johnson lead his team to another winning record?Vanderbilt has 19 starters returning this year. The defense will be the key for the Commodores again this year.Vanderbilt's first six games are favorable for the Commodores in that the play non-conference ...

The Top Five Contenders for Big 12 Offensive and Defensive POY

Posted by Cedrick Morrison on August 28 2009 Add Comments
Before we begin the season, I'd like to first give you a sneak peak into who will dominate the Big 12 on both sides of the ball, and who I beleive will receive the Big 12 offensive and defensive POY awards. 2008 was a banner season for the Big 12, and more of the same should follow this season. Coming back are two heisman finalists in Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy and they should have their ...

Division II Football Starts Out Rocky for Top Teams

Posted by Rick Gillispie on August 28 2009 Add Comments
The Division II football season started out with a bang for some of the top teams in the league.23 games were played yesterday, with six having ranked teams involved.No. 23 Nebraska-Omaha had no problem with East Central. Greg Wunderlich threw for three touchdowns, and Duane Bowen ran for two more as the UNO football team opened the 2009 season with a 48-0 win over East Central University on Thursday night at Caniglia Field. The Mavericks ...

Week One In College Football: Who Wins?

Posted by Sam Schmieder Mencher on August 28 2009 Add Comments
I know it might sound silly but I'm going to go through the college season week by week and predict the games to see who finishes on top in the end. I'm only going to pick the bigger games, but I'll show the results of the six BCS conferences and the top Non-BCS teams as well, in the standings. Alright here we go with week one: Oregon 38, Boise State 28 NC State 24, South Carolina 21 Georgia 27, ...

Seats Gone at Jerry World: SRO Available for BYU-OU

Posted by Misthaufen on August 28 2009 Add Comments
When you spend $1.2 billion on a new stadium, you want to make sure you can make your money back.  When your name is Jerry Jones, you usually find a bunch of new ways to not only pay off the loans, but get rich quick. One of Jerry's ways to make money at JerryWorld is hosting college football games. This season, in addition to the 2010 Cotton Bowl game, he scheduled three games.  The first and most exciting match-up ...

Georgia’s Secret Weapon In 2009?

Posted by Wes Holtzclaw on August 28 2009 Add Comments
Not since the likes of Lindsay Scott, Gene Washington and Buzzy Rosenberg in the 1970’s, has Georgia possessed a player that could be considered a weapon in the return game. Every once in awhile, during the Richt era, there has been a player that would take one back on occasion: Thomas Brown in ‘06, Prince Miller in ‘08, Mikey Henderson in ‘06, Thomas Flowers in ‘05 and Damien Gary in ‘01 and ...

Vanderbilt Suffers Another Loss at Defensive End

Posted by Rick Gillispie on August 28 2009 Add Comments
The Vanderbilt defense suffered another setback when likely starter Theron Kadri decided to leave school for personal reasons.Kadri, a 6'4", 250 pound defensive end from Brighton, Tennessee, had 19 tackles in 11 games last season.This leaves the Commodores very thin at the position, as original starter Steven Stone broke his right foot and is out for six weeks.With the injury to Stone, Kadri was going to see a larger role on game day. Kadri was ...

UCF’s Offseason Moves Could Mean Big Win for Program

Posted by Nicole S on August 28 2009 Add Comments
The Knights are right on the edge. Right on the cusp. Right on the brink of becoming an even bigger player in the football-crazy state of Florida.  The fast-approaching 2009 season is THE season. After an offseason of playing fourth fiddle to the Gators, ‘Noles and Bulls, the Knights are facing a do or die year. A good season can mean a bright future for the program. A bad one forces them back to the starting ...