Archive for May, 2010

Death Penalty Looming For Oklahoma Basketball?

Posted by Marcus Shockley on May 30 2010 Add Comments
Recently, it became known that the NCAA was investigating the Oklahoma men's basketball program over the involvement of two players and a cash payment from a financial advisor in Florida. The players, Tiny Gallon and Willie Warren have both entered the 2010 draft, leaving the coaching staff to wait and see if the NCAA decides to hammer the program.  CBS writer Gregg Doyel sheds the harsh light of reality on the Oklahoma program, and it's not pretty. The cold ...

Washington Huskies, 2010 Pac-10 Champs: Five Reasons Why it Will Happen

Posted by Todd Williams on May 30 2010 Add Comments
The 2000's have not been kind to the Huskies. 2000 started out well with Washington capturing their seventh Rose Bowl trophy. What followed sent a massive fan base into hiding, and a program suffered their first win-less season. It wasn't just a single disappointing season, as Washington has gone 38-70 since that Rose Bowl victory. Last year was an improvement in terms of wins, but the most encouraging factor was the intensity the guys played with. ...

Kiehl Frazier Commits to Auburn Tigers, Brey Cook Yet to Decide

Posted by Darius Pourceau on May 29 2010 Add Comments
The #15 ranked recruit in his class, Kiehl Frazier, has committed to Auburn, per AuburnSports.com. Recently, the very highly touted dual-threat quarterback from Shiloh Christian School had narrowed his list down to Auburn and Arkansas, and whether this was just a formality after his much-enjoyed Auburn visit, is unclear. Frazier told AuburnSports.com that Gus Malzahn was the first coach to offer him and that "I’m familiar with his offense. We still run ...

2009-10 SEC Basketball Review: A Teaser

Posted by Kurt Wirth on May 29 2010 Add Comments
The bleachers are empty. Seasonal fans have switched their interests to baseball and the college football off-season. Arenas across the nation are clean and going unused. It's that sometimes dreaded, sometimes exciting time called the offseason for college basketball. With that comes a now-infamous sampling of SEC Basketball stat-crunching from yours truly. These efficiency numbers are highly accurate and have proven to be such. They are the main drive behind my understanding of the game and the ...

Top Quarterback Prospect Commits to Auburn!

Posted by Kevin McGrady on May 29 2010 Add Comments
  Keihl Frazier committed to attend Auburn University on May 29th. This is huge news for the Auburn Tigers. This young man is one of the top rated quarterback prospects in the nation. He has also been a quarterback in the offensive system designed by Gus Malzhan throughout his career. This should certainly make Big Cat weekend a success for Auburn. There are several top prospects at Auburn this weekend and it looks as if the ...

The 12 Schools That Should Comprise the SEC’s Expansion Candidate List

Posted by Tobi Writes on May 29 2010 Add Comments
The SEC's commissioner recently advised that if major realignment at the BCS ranks occurs, the SEC has some ideas in mind for an SEC expansion to assure their conference remains one of the elite BCS conference. Since then there has been a rumoured leak of 2 plans for the SEC. The master plan? - Add Texas, Texas A&M, Florida State, and Clemson. If they cannot land Texas, add FSU, Clemson, Georgia Tech, and ...

Will Auburn’s Defense Look Different In 2010?

Posted by Kevin McGrady on May 29 2010 Add Comments
It is no secret that Auburn had severe defensive problems in 2009.  There was a shortage of healthy players at defensive end, linebacker, and safety. This drastically limited the defensive options available for the team. There is no need to rehash the 2009 season. It was a simple case of do the best with the players available. This defense bore no resemblance to previous defenses run by Ted Roof or Gene Chizik. What I have written ...

Why College Football Needs a New National Championship System

Posted by Ryan Frye on May 29 2010 Add Comments
I wrote this article in January of 2009 on http://www.tricitiessports.com/ . I previously said I would not have two of the same articles, but this is my exception to my rule. Enjoy! This year, the BCS National Championship game consists of Oklahoma vs. Florida. Both teams have one loss.Several other highly-ranked major college teams also have only one loss. Texas is one of these teams and since they beat Oklahoma during the regular season, they ...

Double Jointed: Is Tyrod Taylor Destined To Become the Next Vince Young?

Posted by Dustin Brown on May 29 2010 Add Comments
Tyrod Taylor, current upcoming senior for Virginia Tech, is one of the most overlooked football players at the collegic level of sports. Vince Young, current upcoming starter for the Tennessee Titans, is another overlooked player at the helm in the National League Football. In college football, many quarterbacks simply drop back a couple steps out of the shotgun formation, then wait for the guards to open a lane, and sprint through the gap. There's a small, rare breed ...

University of Miami Wins Best NFL Pipeline: Good Or Bad For Recruiting?

Posted by Marcus S on May 29 2010 Add Comments
ESPN recently had a fictional tournament on their website where they pitted 16 of the nation’s best football programs against each other to determine which program was the best college to NFL pipeline.  The Miami Hurricanes were seeded second behind the USC Trojans, and faced off against Oklahoma St. in the first round. According to ESPN the top five players to play in the NFL for the Hurricanes were (in order) Ray Lewis, Warren Sapp, Cortez ...