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Tebow wants to prove them wrong again.

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Tim Tebow is getting set to show off his skills as a quarterback in next weeks Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama. Tebow is more than determined to show the scouts and any Pro personnel that he has the tolls and attitude to be a Pro quarterback. This is not the first time that people have doubted him…

Tebow has been told all his football career that he does not have what it takes to be a quarterback. It started in high school, college and now the majority of Pro people in the know think that he would be better suited as a tight end or H-back. He has also been motivated by proving people wrong, I think it has worked out for him so far.

Tebow has two NCAA championships as well as the 2007 Heisman trophy to back up his quarterback play.What you can’t measure is the heart that he plays with. His intensity and wanting to win at all costs is somethoing special in him. He is a true leader on the field ,and his teammates respond to him. The quarterback is the leader of the football team, that is Tim Tebow. I love the way he plays and would love nothing more to see him behind center someday in the NFL.

Tebow’s last college game could of not been better played as a quarterback. In the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, Tebow lead his Florida Gators to a lopsided 51-24 over Cincinnati. His stats were ever more impressive than the win. He went a incredible 31-35 for 482 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for another 51 yards and another touchown. He played nearly perfect football. This is a indication of his determination and skills to play quarterback at the next level. He is truly a unique athlete.

Scouts will say that Tebow is too lanky at 6-3 and 245. He has played the majority of snaps out of the shotgun formation and does short of throw side armed. He does have a tendacy to maybe hang on the ball at times. These are some of the things that have the Scouts doubt his play as a quarterbck in the Pros.Doubt is what he thrives on. The scouts need to have the confidence that Tebow can make the adjustments at the pro level. I think he has the intellect and drive to someday be a pro starting quarterback. I think he will need a little tool-age and seasoning in order for this to happen. Don’t bet against Tim Terrific.

Tim Tebow will be fired up to prove them wrong again.

Tim Tebow will be fired up to prove them wrong again.

Tebow will be out to prove them wrong again.

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Longhorns Blowout Loss Will Bring Cries For Playoff

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Let’s face it, the BCS system is broken.

The Texas Longhorns are one of the most undeserving championship game combatants in some time.  That is quite a great feat considering how often Oklahoma and Ohio State have crashed the party in recent years.  Tonight’s game will be a mismatch of great proportions and it will serve as a final statement as to why NCAA football needs a playoff system.

Texas Taints The Title

Texas Taints The Title

Texas got this opportunity simply because of their preseason ranking, not due to the quality of the football results on the field.  Texas began the season pre-ranked #2 in the polls and ended in the same spot.  Texas got beat by Nebraska, no matter what it said on the scoreboard, but the pollsters and computer rankings didn’t apply the reality we all saw on the field.

In contrast, Boise State, TCU and Cincinnati had to claw their way forward after being dismissed in the early polls.   Each of those team’s were more deserving of tonight’s matchup, as much the same for the Florida Gators.   You have to cut Cincinnati some slack on their loss, as they were reeling from their coach being stolen by Notre Dame, but the other three teams displayed championship quality football on the field in their bowl games.

A playoff is needed to ensure that the best two teams make it into the final game.  This not just for the fans, its for the players that are leaving it all out on the field.  When Alabama celebrates another national championship tonight, their title will be diminished because they never played Boise State.  The kids at both schools deserve better than how the NCAA is treating them.

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Will The Tide Roll To A BCS Title?

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

The BCS Championship game tonight pits two undefeated teams in the Rose Bowl. Texas will take on Alabama with the winner to be crowned National Champion.  Both teams have star players and two of the best coaches in college football.

Alabama is lead by their Heisman trophy winner, Mark Ingram.  Ingram leads a rushing attack that averaged 215.9 yards per game, good for 12th in the nation.  It will be vital to establish this ground attack so they can set up their passing game and keep the Texas defense on the defense.  Balance will be a key to victory.  Alabama will also need too pressure Texas quarterback Colt McCoy.  They have been susceptible to the big play this year.  McCoy can come up with the big play and Bama better keep those plays to a minimum.

Nick Saban will have Alabama fired up in tonights BCS Championahip game vs. Texas.

Nick Saban will have Alabama fired up in tonights BCS Championahip game vs. Texas.

The Crimson Tide also sport one the best coaches in the nation in Nick Saban.  Saban seems to squeeze the most out of his players and will have this team both prepared and motivated.  He has had time since Bama’s big SEC Championship win over Florida.  Saban will also use that momentum to keep the tide rolling.  If this game comes down to a the kicking game, Bama will fair well.  Leigh Tiffin kicked 29/33 field goals this year. Bama will hope this game will not be that close.

Texas is led by their great quarterback Colt McCoy.  McCoy finished third in the Heisman balloting to Ingram. He could use this as motivation to out play Ingram and Alabama tonight.  McCoy must manage this game smartly and limit his mistakes against a opportunistic Alabama defense.  Texas cannot afford to make mistakes, it is that easy.  Texas also sports the #1 rushing defense in the nation, only giving up a poultry 62.2 yards per game.  If they can bring that kind of defense tonight against Bama’s vaunted rushing offense, they will wind up National Champions.

Texas also has a great coach in Mack Brown. Brown has already won a National Championship at Texas and would like nothing better than to add a second.  Texas might also be a team of destiny.  They pulled out a 13-12 victory over Nebraska in the Big Eight Championship when there was one second added to the clock.  They then used that one second to their advantage as their place kicker Hunter Lawrence kicked a game winning field goal.  Lawrence is a stellar kicker converting 22/25 field goals this year.

I think that the Tide is too balanced and too good for the Longhorns.  Bama has everything working for them including talent, coaching and momentum.  I think the tide will roll to the National Championship.

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Will Tebow’s Finale Be Sweet As Sugar?

Friday, January 1st, 2010

One of the greatest players in college football history will write his final chapter this evening as Tim Tebow closes out his career with the Florida Gators.  Given the press coverage of the game, you wouldn’t know it.   The headlines of the game have focused on issues regarding each team’s respective head coach rather than Tebow getting his fourth consecutive bowl victory.

Tebow Closes Out Historic Career

Tebow Closes Out Historic Career

Tebow’s departure will leave a gaping hole on a team where the talent level has clearly declined over the course of the last four years.  That talent deficit was hidden by Tebow’s leadership, but was exposed as the Gators were hammered by Alabama 32-13 in the SEC Championship.  That defeat and Tebow’s departure will likely accelerate the decision of Florida’s top underclassmen to declare early for the NFL Draft.

That’s enough to give Urban Meyer another anxiety attack.

But the focus tonight should be a celebration of what Tim Tebow has meant to college football.  The fire is his eyes, his pure athleticism, his determination to win.  These are all things we will miss after the final gun sounds tonight.  Just take a look at some of Tebow’s accomplishments:

  • Heisman Trophy Winner
  • 3x finalist for Heisman Trophy
  • Two NCAA Championships
  • Three SEC Championships
  • 2x Maxwell Award Winner
  • NCAA First Team All-American
  • NCAA Academic All-American
  • 1st Player in NCAA history to score 20 Rushing TDs and throw 20 passing TDs in a season.
  • SEC record for Total Offense in a season
  • SEC record for Most Touchdowns, Career
  • SEC record for Most Touchdowns, Season
  • SEC record for Most Touchdowns, Game
  • SEC record for Most Rushing Touchdowns, Career
  • SEC record for Most Rushing Touchdowns, Season
  • SEC record for Passing Efficiency, Career
  • SEC record for Lowest Interception Rate, Career

The list can go on much longer, but lets leave it here.

NFL scouts say that Tim Tebow has no future at the next level.  That his intangibles don’t make up for his lack of pocket passing skills.  That he is a product of a system that has a proven failure in Alex Smith. That his arm motion doesn’t translate.  Or that his arm strength and accuracy just don’t measure up.

Pish Posh!

The Sugar Bowl serves as his final national television to silence the doubters with a masterful performance.  Expect Tebow to show up big and send notice to the NFL scouts that his intelligence, internal drive and ability to win make a future star at the professional level.

Tebow is a special player for the ages.  Let hope we get to enjoy him for many years to come in the NFL.

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Can Urban Meyer Please Make Up His Mind?

Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Urban Meyer Does Aboutface

Urban Meyer Does An About-Face

Florida Gators head coach resigned on Saturday due to health reasons.  On Sunday, he choose to take a leave of absence instead of resigning.  Is it a change of heart or did he get a call from his accountant to give him a dose of reality?

Meyer and the university have been mum on exactly what ails the head coach.  Reports about a visit to the hospital after the Florida Gators got thumped by the Alabama Crimson Tide have surfaced as well as details about an arachnoid cyst that was discovered in his brain in 1998.  Nobody has confirmed Meyer has a heart attack and arachnoid cysts do not appear to be a life threatening health issue…although I am not a doctor, I just play one in the newsroom.  Most Gator fans visited the hospitals with persistent convulsions after being thoroughly whooped in the SEC championship game.

So what gives?

Many fans believe Meyer woke up to the realization that the joy ride he has been coasting on called Tim Tebow is graduating.  With Tebow’s departure, the spotlight glare moves now to Meyer.  Is he a great coach or did Tebow do this all on his own?  Meyer’s legacy will be on trial as soon as Tim Tebow leaves campus and begins preparing for the NFL combine.  The pressure was going to build and be placed squarely on Meyer’s shoulders.

Now we have the about-face.  Meyer signed a six-year, $24 million dollar extension at the beginning of the college football season.  Prior to coming to Florida, Meyer was making peanuts compared to what he is making today.  His original contract with Florida was for $2 million per year, was extended for $3.2 million per year in 2007 and again this past August.  Meyer simply has not been on the gravy train long enough to just walk away.  He has bills to pay to continue the lifestyle he has been leading and it surely was a major top of conversation at the Meyer household dinner table.  He’d have to change his lifestyle considerable to change his cash outflows.

Is the about-face about money or a change of ailing heart?

The easy option for Meyer is to walk away.  The pressure in Gainesville is going to be tremendous and it is pretty clear he is having issues dealing with stress given what we know about his medical history.  But when you get paid millions it comes with the territory.  Many Americans live with same stress in their lives figuring out how to pay their mortgage, feed their children and keep their jobs in a sagging economy. Most Americans would trade spots with Urban Meyer in a heartbeat.

Meyer’s flip-flop will no doubt kill his recruiting efforts.  What blue chip athlete is going to come to Florida now with this major question mark?  If Meyer was concerned about be outted as a fraud coach, he just poured gasoline on the fire with his unexpected schizophrenic behavior this weekend.

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College Bowl Game Predictions

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

BSCThe college bowl schedule kicks off today with two opening games on the schedule as Wyoming meets Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl and Central Florida hooks up with Rutgers in the St. Petersburg Bowl.   College football fans will be treated to 34 games over 20 days culminating with Alabama and Texas deciding this year’s national champions.

This year’s matchups pair what appear to be some with three teams favored by double-digit spreads and twelve team favored by a touchdown or more.  While Vegas is seeing a lot of mismatches, there appears to be some great upsets brewing.   I am projecting right now seven underdogs achieving outright victories and sixteen underdogs covering the spread.

My biggest underdog covers include SMU, Boston College, Northwestern, East Carolina and Boise State.  My biggest underdog outright victories are Texas A&M and Stanford.

Bowl Matchup Spread Winner Cover
New Mexico Bowl Wyoming vs. Fresno State Fresno State by 11 Fresno State Fresno State
St. Petersburg Bowl Central Florida vs. Rutgers EVEN Central Florida Central Florida
New Orleans Bowl Middle Tenn St vs.Southern Miss Southern Miss by 4 Southern Miss Middle Tenn St
Las Vegas Bowl BYU vs. Oregon State Oregon State by 3 BYU BYU
Poinsettia Bowl Utah vs. California EVEN Utah Utah
Hawaii Bowl SMU vs. Nevada Nevada by 15 Nevada SMU
Little Caesars Bowl Ohio vs. Marshall Ohio by 3 Ohio Ohio
Meineke Care Bowl North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh by 3 Pitt North Carolina
Emerald Bowl Boston College vs. USC USC by 9 USC BC
Music City Bowl Kentucky vs. Clemson Clemson by 7½ Clemson Clemson
Independence Bowl Texas A&M vs. Georgia Georgia by 7 Texas A&M Texas A&M
Eagle Bank Bowl UCLA vs. Temple EVEN Temple Temple
Champs Sports Bowl Wisconsin vs. Miami Miami by 3 Miami Miami
Humanitarian Bowl Bowling Green vs. Idaho Bowling Green by 2 Bowling Green Bowling Green
Holiday Bowl Nebraska vs. Arizona Arizona by 1½ Nebraska Nebraska
Armed Forces Bowl Air Force vs. Houston Houston by 4½ Air Force Air Force
Sun Bowl Stanford vs. Oklahoma Oklahoma by 8 Stanford Stanford
Texas Bowl Navy vs. Missouri EVEN Navy Navy
Insight Bowl Iowa State vs. Minnesota Minnesota by 3 Minnesota Minnesota
Chick Fil-A Bowl Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech Virginia Tech by 4½ Virginia Tech Tennessee
Outback Bowl Northwestern vs. Auburn Auburn by 7½ Auburn Northwestern
Capital One Bowl LSU vs. Penn St. Penn St. by 3 Penn State Penn State
Gator Bowl Florida State vs. West Virginia West Virginia by 3 West Virginia West Virginia
Rose Bowl Ohio State vs. Oregon Oregon by 3½ Oregon Oregon
Sugar Bowl Cincinnati vs. Florida Florida by 11 Florida Florida
International Bowl Northern Illinois vs. South Florida South Florida by 7 South Florida South Florida
Papa John’s Bowl Connecticut vs. South Carolina South Carolina by 4½ Connecticut Connecticut
Cotton Bowl Mississippi vs. Oklahoma State Mississippi by 3 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
Liberty Bowl Arkansas vs. East Carolina Arkansas by 8 Arkansas East Carolina
Alamo Bowl Michigan State vs. Texas Tech Texas Tech by 8 Texas Tech Texas Tech
Fiesta Bowl Boise State vs. TCU TCU by 7 TCU Boise State
Orange Bowl Iowa vs. Georgia Tech Georgia Tech by 4 Georgia Tech Iowa
Gmac Bowl Troy vs. Central Michigan Central Michigan by 3 Central Michigan Central Michigan
BCS Championship Texas vs. Alabama Alabama by 5 Alabama Alabama

Looking at conference performance, here’s how I see it playing out:

Bowl Matchup
Atlantic Coast 4-3
Big East 4-2
Big Ten 2-4
Big 12 4-4
C-USA 2-4
Mountain West 4-1
Pac-10 3-4
Southeastern 4-6
Western Athletic 2-2

The SEC might be the power conference, but they got some unfavorable matchup.  I think the Big 12 and Big East are going to surprise some opponents.  The Mountain West is going to do some damage and really stoke the argument that they deserve an automatic BCS invite.

As for the National Championship game, I am seeing a major blowout.  Given Texas’ performance against ranked opponents and closing out its season on some very poor play, this just seems like a mismatch of grand proportion.  TCU and Cincinnati were much more deserving of a spot in the Championship Game and Alabama is going to apply a major smackdown that will likely drop Colt McCoy’s NFL stock drop tremendously when he loses the game single-handedly.

Overall, this bowl season looks to be exciting.  We have a lot of underdogs with solid shots at upsets which should make the next 20 days enjoyable for all to watch.

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College Bowl season kicks off Saturday

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

The College football bowl season kicks off Saturday with Fresno  St. taking on Wyoming in the New Mexico Bowl and Rutgers taking on Central Florida in the St Petersburg Bowl and ends with the BCS National Championship game  between Texas and Alabama January 7. In between there are some intriguing match ups of teams and last games of individuals.

Can Mark Ingram end the bowl seson with a title?

Can Mark Ingram end the bowl seson with a title?

While I am in favor of a College playoff system, I do appreciate the Bowl season because of how much I love college football. The teams always give their best effort, and there has been so many memorable  games because of this.

One of the most intriguing match up of teams is in the Fiesta Bowl January 4 as it pits two unbeaten teams in Boise St. and TCU. I am glad the bowl committee went this way as it has two teams that are not among the elite facing each other and one stays unbeaten. These two teams could of easily been playing Alabama for the National Championship if they had a playoff.  I think TCU would  give Bama all they could handle in particular.

The greatest college football player ever will be playing his last game. Tim Tebow and his Florida Gators will be taking on Cincinnati January 1st in the Sugar Bowl. This  your last chance to see the Great Gator quarterback ,and I am sure he will go out with a show to remember. Don’t miss it. How will Cincinnati play with the adversity of their head coach Brian Kelly deserting them and their unbeaten season is a great underlining story.

Bobby Bowden will be coaching his last college game for Florida St. on January 1st in the Gator Bowl against West Virginia. Can he go out a winner? It will be weird not to se him on the sidelines for the Seminoles.

As you can see, the Bowl season has a lot of  interesting and intriguing match ups that will keep you tuned in from start to finish. It cumulates with the great match up for the title between Texas and Alabama.  Let the Bowl Season Begin!

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Irish to Irish

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Notre Dame hired a new coach this week and his name is Brian Kelly. I think that they hired the right guy in their hopes of bringing a winning tradition back to the school. Kelly lead Cincinnati to a perfect 12-0 record this season and a impressive 34-6 over the last three years. Cincinnati is headed to the Sugar bowl against Florida. While I agree that he is the right man for the job, I am not happy that he will not be coaching his team in the game. This is his decision and whether it is not a sound moral decision, it does not take away from the fact that he is a solid coach that has what  it takes to turn around things in South Bend.

Will Brian Kelly bring back winning to the Irish?

Will Brian Kelly bring back winning to the Irish?

Kelly will inspire passion and purpose from his players and will get the most from them when the game is on the line. Cincinnati pulled out close victories against the likes of Connecticut 2, West Virginia 3, and the last minute victory by 1 over Pittsburgh to give them the Big East Championship and a perfect regular season. In contrast, Notre Dame lost a bunch of close games under Charlie Weis. They were defeated by 4 by Michigan, 7 by USC, 2 by Navy, 5 by Pitt and 7 by Stanford. All these games could have been wins.

Kelly will bring that toughness and will to win those close games when the victory is on the line.

Notre Dame is a dismal 16-21 over the last three seasons. Kelly will be looking to improve on that. He does have the cards stacked against him a bit, because Notre Dame loses its QB Jimmy Clausen and his top receiver Golden Tate. He rebuilt Cincinnati. I think he will do the same for the Irish and restore pride and winning back to the school with the golden dome.

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And The Heisman Trophy Goes To Mark Ingram

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Will this pose become a reality for Mark Ingram

Will this pose become a reality for Mark Ingram

The Heisman trophy will be awarded this Saturday, and if  had a vote it would go to Alabama’s running back, Mark Ingram. Ingram had a great season on the number one ranked Crimson Tide.

He came up big time and time again and showed why he was voted SEC’s offensive player of the year by the Associated Press.  He has one more game left this year, and it comes against Texas and their Heisman candidate Colt McCoy.

I have no doubt that he will shine and bring Bama another National Championship. My reasoning does not come without merit.

Ingram gained 1542 and averaged a consistent 118.6 yards per game. He also caught 30 passes for a additional 322 yards and three touchdowns. His numbers could have been a lot greater, but he sat out much of three Alabama blowouts.  Ingram rushed for 180 yards against Virginia Tech, 172 against Mississippi and another 144 against LSU. Those three schools are pretty good teams to come up big against.

He saved his most impressive performance for the biggest stage, the Sec championship. With the chance for a shot to become NCAA champion on the line, Ingram rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught 2 passes for 76 yards. It was his screen catch for 69 yards that set up a touchdown and demoralized the top ranked Florida Gators. His numbers speak volumes ,and he is a game changing player.

Ingram is a big time player from a big time school. I think he deserves the Heisman trophy on Saturday before he struts his stuff in the title game against Texas. It is finally the time for an Alabama player to earn the distinction of being college football’s best player.

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Can anyone lasso the Gators

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators Cannot Be Tamed

Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators Cannot Be Tamed

The college football season is winding down and the only question on my mind is; Can anyone take down the mighty Gators. My answer is No. Florida is clearly leaps and bounds ahead of any of the teams that pose a threat to them repeating as National Champions.  Florida has the most and deepest  talent among any team. Add the best college football player of all-time in Tim Tebow, and you have a unstoppable machine. Oh yes, they have a pretty good head coach in Urban Meyer.

Florida will begin their march for this national championship in the SEC championship game on DEC 5 against second rated Alabama. This is a good test before the championship game ,but it will be the combination of  talent and Tebow that will carry the Gators to victory. When they defeat Bama, they will probably either face Texas, TCU or Cincinnati for the title. Those teams are good but not good enough to lasso a victory from the Gators. I think TCU would give them the best game.

Tim Tebow is one of my favorite College Football players of All-Time. I love his intensity and his drive to win is second to none. Like me, he justs hates to lose.  He has the heart of a champion. This is infectious to his teammates and  gets the most out of them because of it. Florida, Tebow, and Meyer will go out unbeaten and add another Championship trophy to the mantle. I  consider it a privilege to be able tow watch a player like Tim Tebow perform over the years, you will never see another player like him. Don’t miss his last two games.

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