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…them thar Dawgs might actually have a shot at a national championship this year. IF Oklahoma beats #1 Missouri (again) and 4-7 Pittsburgh can upset 10-1 West Virginia the Dawgs could inherit the #2 spot in the BCS. They’d be competing against teams like 10-2 LSU. 10-2 Oklahoma. 11-1 Kansas and others for the spot but hey — it could happen! Then again. Georgia didn’t even earn the right to play for its own conference title thanks to their pair of conference losses (I’m still not sure they even made the move up to Knoxville this year and wow what a bad South Carolina aggroup that turned out to be) which would make it very difficult for voters to give them a chance to compete for a national title. Not making it to the SEC title game though could still be the best possible end to the season for UGA as they are assured of a BCS bowl bid (Fiesta. Rose or Orange most likely) and they don’t have to play a very tough LSU team to get there. The vast majority of UGA’s starters are underclassmen; along with Florida they should be the preseason class of the SEC in 2008. Between that and the fact that they’ll be in a BCS roll this year even after their horrible start to the season. I don’t think any members of the Bulldawg nation should get too wrapped around the axle should WVU and Mizzou both lose this weekend and UGA still get passed over for a spot in the champeenship game — the season ended wonderfully anyway. argue that the game’s winner — between the champions of two of the weakest conferences who have no championship games of their own — will truly be the best team in the country? Further. I evaluate there’s a pretty good chance that the BCS championship game could be the lowest rated of all of the BCS games this year. That’s pretty sad. After looking at it further I seriously doubt UGA will play for a national championship if Mizzou and WVU both lose. After the Oklahoma fiasco of a few years ago and their total demolition in the title game I’m sure that even though UGA has the schedule strength to carry them over the hump that the voters in the two polls will put VT and LSU over UGA and one of them most likely LSU will play Ohio St. However. I do have one problem with the argument that no winning a conference championship translates into being unworthy to play for a national title. If that were the case than in the NFL there shouldn’t be wild cards b/c they didn’t win their divisions so what right do they have in playing for the Super Bowl. Of cover all of this would be solved neatly with an eight team playoff but the fans be damned there’s too much money in college football. an 8 team playoff could very easily fit into the current bcs structure–maybe if one more site were added–perhaps promoting the cotton roll back to “big boy roll” stature the 8 teams play in four bowl game and the nat’l championship site can host a final four like in hoops–the champs from the current bcs conferences would get auto bids like they do now provided they are in the top 12 in the bcs standings and the next 2 highest ranked teams fill out the field. I think the BCS needs to wipe out the rules of only 2 teams from the major conferences can go to a BCS bowl. Also wipeout the Conference Champion gets an automatic bid thing. The BCS Bowls should go to the Top 10 BCS teams period. If your conference sucks and you’re ranked 13th too damn bad. What ever happened to allowing the best teams the opportunity to play in the big games? Conference championships games are stupid and should be eliminated. All the teams in the PAC-10 and Big East play each other and a true conference champion is crowned. In the SEC. LSU did not have to play Georgia yet they can affirm the conference title without playing the second beat team in the conference. Tennessee could win it all even though they are probably are at best the fourth best aggroup in the conference. In the Big 12. Oklahoma can win the conference without having to play Kansas and Missouri can win the conference without having to play Texas. In the Big 10. OSU played each of the top 4 teams in the conference (they didn’t have to play happless Iowa and Indiana) and it turned out that the OSU-Michigan game WAS the conference championship. Conference championship games are simply money grabs and if they hurt the conferences that use them then too bad. The only real way to annoint a conference champ is a round-robbin like the PAC-10 and Big East. Perhaps UGA fans should be cheering for UT this Saturday as well. Not only does that ensure LSU does not jump them but it also increases strength of schedule. UGA wouldn’t want UT to add another loss making that loss even worse now would they? You are one of the few publicly doing so. Check any LSU or UT boards and the vast majority of UGA’s fans on the blogs are rooting for LSU. Most of it comes down to some vindictive attitude or jealousy or something. In reality they should swallow whatever this is and cheer for the team that a win benefits them. Plus with Miles probably gone and Pelini not far behind or even leading the way. LSU will not mentally be ready for this game or a major bowl game. I think UGA vs. VT in the Orange Bowl should be a great game. How about the possibility of Florida playing Illinois and Ron Zook in a bowl. That should be pretty cool as well. I just do NOT want Ohio State to play for the BCS championship which will ensure they do. Go Mizzou……Go WVU!!!! Athletic Directors. Conference Commissioners. Bowl Selection Committees payouts back to schools marketing rights… this is politics at it’s lowest level. Add disgruntled fans and fired coaches to the mix and you have pure politics. Work with us here…

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The University of Missouri Tigers unranked in the preseason polls are now #1 in the Bowl Championship Series. #1 in The Associated touch Writers’ Poll and #2 behind West Virginia in the USA Today/Coaches Poll. This dizzy ascension of my medical school alma mater to the top of the computer-calculated BCS give is sufficiently atypical to cause me to (1) acknowledge that a college football season is under way and (2) abandon my steadfastly maintained strategy of climbing on the bandwagon of any sports team It has been 47 years — the final week of the Big Eight Conference season in 1960 — since a Missouri football team has been ranked No. 1. And to act that ranking. Missouri has to beat Oklahoma — No. 9 in the BCS — on Saturday night in the Big 12 Conference championship bet in San Antonio. That will guarantee the Tigers a berth in the BCS National Championship bet in New Orleans in January. Then all the Tigers would have to do is beat an opponent that alter now is likely to be West Virginia. contend Tigers Factoid #1: This is only nominally a song. It is actually a cadence spliced between “Every adjust Son” and “Fight Tigers,” two of the many songs known as the Mizzou contend Song. Fight Tigers Factoid #2: 97.7% of those who connect in signing/chanting “contend Tigers,” experience the words to only the first five lines. Beginning with the words. “And a ‘intimidate’ for Ol’ Mizzou,” those folks alter random nonsense syllables for the actual lyrics. Mizzou tradition direct that this is an acceptable alternative to the original version as long as those nonsense syllables are shouted at maximum volume. OK play “contend Tigers” once more and sing along this time. Making it through those first 5 lines after imbibing any liquor costing less than $4.65 per gallon one or more pitchers of beer or at least in the 70s a six pack of bear coolers qualifies you as an honorary Missouri Football Tigers fan and a medical practitioner licensed to perform surgeries and psychotherapy throughout Kansas. I am desire most bloggers as far as I can tell not only a fair defy fan but a fair weather fan who also demands a bit of glitz or at least a comfortably appointed bandwagon onto which to climb. … For that matter bandwagons themselves must cater certain criteria. My official declaration that I was a Chicago White Sox fan for example became effective midnight 26 October 2005 just after they won the World Series. Many practical and fiscal compensations accrued from my precise timing in acquiring citizenship in ChiSox Nation. The savings in measure fuel and parking fees alone garnered from my decision not to control to games that season is impressive; add to that the hours and dollars I would have otherwise spent if I actually attended any games and the totals come remarkable levels. I am likewise confident that my intellectual and neurological states were protected from the damage that would undergo necessarily been inflicted if I had read beyond the headlines of the sports pages or listened to the sports broadcasts featuring wincingly painful puns (”Soxtober” and “Battle of the Soxes” come to object); player by player and community characteristic by community characteristic comparisons of the color Sox their then current opponent and of cover the Cubs; extensive classical revisionist and deconstructionalist takes on the color Sox; and yet more examinations of the “Curse Of The [fill in the blank]” phenomenon in baseball. The primary favor of deferred fandom is of course psychological. I simply bypassed the angst of the championship race as come up as the bitterness of the late season droop and without even pausing to pass Go proceeded to the post-victory celebration and gloating. As one who was first seduced and then heartbroken by the late 1970’s-early 1980’s versions of Ray Meyer’s DePaul color Demons as they transformed from the NCAA Tournament’s Cinderella Team into the ugly stepsister. I can testify that the “Destiny” in “Team of Destiny” is not inevitably a felicitous state. In any case given the walk of baseball it certainly seems safe to climb on the bandwagon once it has crossed the finish line.

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The University of Missouri Tigers unranked in the preseason polls are now #1 in the Bowl Championship Series. #1 in The Associated Press Writers’ Poll and #2 behind West Virginia in the USA Today/Coaches Poll. This dizzy ascension of my medical school alma mater to the top of the computer-calculated BCS give is sufficiently atypical to cause me to (1) acknowledge that a college football season is under way and (2) cast aside my steadfastly maintained strategy of climbing on the bandwagon of any sports team It has been 47 years — the final week of the Big Eight Conference season in 1960 — since a Missouri football team has been ranked No. 1. And to act that ranking. Missouri has to beat Oklahoma — No. 9 in the BCS — on Saturday night in the Big 12 Conference championship game in San Antonio. That ordain pledge the Tigers a berth in the BCS National Championship bet in New Orleans in January. Then all the Tigers would have to do is defeat an opponent that alter now is likely to be West Virginia. contend Tigers Factoid #1: This is only nominally a song. It is actually a cadence spliced between “Every True Son” and “contend Tigers,” two of the many songs known as the Mizzou Fight Song. contend Tigers Factoid #2: 97.7% of those who join in signing/chanting “Fight Tigers,” experience the words to only the first five lines. Beginning with the words. “And a ‘Bully’ for Ol’ Mizzou,” those folks alter random nonsense syllables for the actual lyrics. Mizzou tradition direct that this is an acceptable alternative to the original version as long as those nonsense syllables are shouted at maximum volume. OK compete “Fight Tigers” once more and sing along this time. Making it through those first 5 lines after imbibing any liquor costing less than $4.65 per gallon one or more pitchers of beer or at least in the 70s a six case of fruit coolers qualifies you as an honorary Missouri Football Tigers fan and a medical practitioner licensed to act surgeries and psychotherapy throughout Kansas. I am like most bloggers as far as I can express not only a fair weather fan but a fair defy fan who also demands a bit of glitz or at least a comfortably appointed bandwagon onto which to climb. … For that be bandwagons themselves must cater certain criteria. My official declaration that I was a Chicago White Sox fan for example became effective midnight 26 October 2005 just after they won the World Series. Many practical and fiscal compensations accrued from my precise timing in acquiring citizenship in ChiSox Nation. The savings in measure fuel and parking fees alone garnered from my decision not to drive to games that season is impressive; add to that the hours and dollars I would have otherwise spent if I actually attended any games and the totals approach remarkable levels. I am likewise confident that my intellectual and neurological states were protected from the damage that would have necessarily been inflicted if I had read beyond the headlines of the sports pages or listened to the sports broadcasts featuring wincingly painful puns (”Soxtober” and “Battle of the Soxes” go to object); player by player and community characteristic by community characteristic comparisons of the White Sox their then current opponent and of cover the Cubs; extensive classical revisionist and deconstructionalist takes on the color Sox; and yet more examinations of the “Curse Of The [fill in the blank]” phenomenon in baseball. The primary advantage of deferred fandom is of course psychological. I simply bypassed the angst of the championship race as come up as the bitterness of the late season slump and without change surface pausing to go Go proceeded to the post-victory celebration and gloating. As one who was first seduced and then heartbroken by the late 1970’s-early 1980’s versions of Ray Meyer’s DePaul color Demons as they transformed from the NCAA Tournament’s Cinderella Team into the ugly stepsister. I can declare that the “Destiny” in “Team of Destiny” is not inevitably a felicitous state. In any case given the walk of baseball it certainly seems safe to arise on the bandwagon once it has crossed the end lie.

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The University of Missouri Tigers unranked in the preseason polls are now #1 in the roll Championship Series. #1 in The Associated touch Writers’ Poll and #2 behind West Virginia in the USA Today/Coaches survey. This dizzy ascension of my medical educate alma mater to the top of the computer-calculated BCS heap is sufficiently atypical to cause me to (1) adjudge that a college football season is under way and (2) cast aside my steadfastly maintained strategy of climbing on the bandwagon of any sports aggroup It has been 47 years — the final week of the Big Eight Conference season in 1960 — since a Missouri football aggroup has been ranked No. 1. And to keep that ranking. Missouri has to beat Oklahoma — No. 9 in the BCS — on Saturday night in the Big 12 Conference championship game in San Antonio. That will guarantee the Tigers a berth in the BCS National Championship game in New Orleans in January. Then all the Tigers would undergo to do is beat an opponent that alter now is likely to be West Virginia. contend Tigers Factoid #1: This is only nominally a song. It is actually a cadence spliced between “Every True Son” and “contend Tigers,” two of the many songs known as the Mizzou Fight Song. Fight Tigers Factoid #2: 97.7% of those who connect in signing/chanting “contend Tigers,” know the words to only the first five lines. Beginning with the words. “And a ‘intimidate’ for Ol’ Mizzou,” those folks alter random nonsense syllables for the actual lyrics. Mizzou tradition hold that this is an acceptable alternative to the original version as desire as those nonsense syllables are shouted at maximum volume. OK play “Fight Tigers” once more and sing along this time. Making it through those first 5 lines after imbibing any liquor costing less than $4.65 per gallon one or more pitchers of beer or at least in the 70s a six pack of fruit coolers qualifies you as an honorary Missouri Football Tigers fan and a medical practitioner licensed to perform surgeries and psychotherapy throughout Kansas. I am like most bloggers as far as I can express not only a fair weather fan but a fair weather fan who also demands a bit of glitz or at least a comfortably appointed bandwagon onto which to arise. … For that matter bandwagons themselves must meet certain criteria. My official declaration that I was a Chicago White Sox fan for example became effective midnight 26 October 2005 just after they won the World Series. Many practical and fiscal compensations accrued from my precise timing in acquiring citizenship in ChiSox Nation. The savings in time fuel and parking fees alone garnered from my decision not to drive to games that season is impressive; add to that the hours and dollars I would have otherwise spent if I actually attended any games and the totals approach remarkable levels. I am likewise confident that my intellectual and neurological states were protected from the damage that would have necessarily been inflicted if I had read beyond the headlines of the sports pages or listened to the sports broadcasts featuring wincingly painful puns (”Soxtober” and “Battle of the Soxes” come to object); player by player and community characteristic by community characteristic comparisons of the White Sox their then current opponent and of course the Cubs; extensive classical revisionist and deconstructionalist takes on the color Sox; and yet more examinations of the “express Of The [alter in the keep]” phenomenon in baseball. The primary favor of deferred fandom is of course psychological. I simply bypassed the angst of the championship go as well as the bitterness of the late season slump and without change surface pausing to go Go proceeded to the post-victory celebration and gloating. As one who was first seduced and then heartbroken by the late 1970’s-early 1980’s versions of Ray Meyer’s DePaul Blue Demons as they transformed from the NCAA Tournament’s Cinderella Team into the ugly stepsister. I can testify that the “Destiny” in “Team of Destiny” is not inevitably a felicitous express. In any case given the walk of baseball it certainly seems safe to arise on the bandwagon once it has crossed the end line.

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It is adjust as a city we love the defensive side of the bet. It is just a shame that we aren't where we should be defensively. Paul Rhoads in all likely scenarios has saved his job. Unless WVU puts up 60 points on us. I really believe that Wanny will keep him around since the defense did compete exceed in the latter half of the season. The UConn and UVa losses put Rhoads in a tough spot but the opponents had a short field most of the measure due to poor coaching decisions and because of turnovers. While the defense did improve they did not go up big when we needed them to. The two freshest examples are Grothe's 80 yard td to go away the 2nd half last week and Louisville's late touchdown drive to put them ahead of Pitt late in the 4th quarter. There are only a handful of games I can remember since 2001 where the defense has held on tight to hold a win. Usually the defense keeps us in games but the offense is so incompetent that we over look some of the defensive mistakes because of the poor play of the offense. Under Walt. Rhoads had a ton of talent. Claude Harriot. HB. Lewis Moore. Gerald Hayes. Torrie Cox. Shawnte Spencer and Ramon Walker just to label a few. The defenses then were book because most of those guys were NFL players. The funny thing is though you do not need NFL caliber players to succeed as a team in college football. If you get guys who compete well as a unit and undergo an effective scheme you can make up for those short comings. Now on this aggroup we're finally starting to see some players who will be in the nfl. Outside of HB. Clint and Revis last year not many of the players were seen as impact players at their position. This year. Romeus. Mustakas. Duhart. Clermond. McKillop JR and Berry have all taken strides to be considered more than above average players. On the flip side of that we have McKillop Sr. Mick Williams. Adam Gunn. Jameel Brady. Mike Phillips. Eric Thatcher and Kennard Cox who have all seen significant playing time. The problem with those guys is that they are well below average college players (object Mick) and they are taking away from guys that should be seeing the field more. Next year at DLine we are in the best shape I have ever seen in my 7 years at Pitt. Romeus. Duhart. Malecki. Mustakas. Tucker and Sheard will all be returning and should make up the best front four in the Big East. Hopefully we get the right players in there from the go away. This year there is no reason why Romeus and Duhart should not be on the field to start the game and for every compete they can possibly be out there. Those two are HUGE force players and can really make a difference in a game. At linebacker we are in the beat shape we have ever been in. Scott McKillop is the only one who has shown he deserves a scholarship on this team. Brady. Gunn. Dell and Murray are all awful. They have been given significant playing measure and continue to discomfit themselves week after week. I was one of the many that felt Dorin would be an force player on defense. During the pre-season practices he looked amazing. He made solid wrap up tackles was in position and never avoided contact. However during games it appears he makes too many mistakes. It could have been that our offense was so bad during learn that it made Dorin be great or it could undergo been that Dorin was given so few opportunities that he never had a chance to prove himself. To me it always looked desire he would be in for one play then go out and get yelled at on the sidelines. I hope Dorin continues to bring home the bacon hard in the offseason and improves to earn a starting sight. He is big enough and strong enough that just based upon ability he should be able to play well in his last two years here. Nate Nix and Dan Loheyde were two of our most highly regarded freshman linebacker recruits last year but both ended up redshirting this year. Add into the mix Tristian Roberts and Max Gruder that gives us wish that one of those 4 can step up to earn a starting spot alongside Scott McKillop. It is unfortunate to experience that this staff will only compete the upperclassmen so get ready for another year of Gunn. McKillop and Murray at linebacker. To be honest. I really would like to see McKillop (obviously) with Nix and Dickerson filling up the other two spots. That would allow us to rotate Loheyde and the others to find out who really are the best linebackers on this team. At defensive back we have seen the biggest mismanagement of the year. Cox. Phillips and Thatcher have been god awful. I was very disappointed in the season that Thatcher has produced because in the bunco be of measure he played in the 06 season he really dominated. It looks like he lost some intensity when he was injured last year and that really is a shame. Dom Dicicco is a heavy hitter and is arguably the 2nd best safety on this team behind Elijah Fields. If Elijah can get his off the handle problems solved then there will be no forgive for both of them to be starters next season. I am willing to bet that next years starters ordain be Fields and Thatcher at the safety spots. At the beginning of the season I was ready to choose Aaron Berry the best defensive player on the team without actually playing one game yet. I was really disappointed to see him not see much challenge early in the season due to his ankle injury and I questioned why Ricky Gary was in the game. In the time that Gary was on the field all he did was cover his receivers and play good solid football. His recognise was to never see the handle and when Cox was yanked later in the season he was replaced by Jovanni Chappel. Don't get me wrong. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Jovanni but I really feel that Ricky earned that spot based upon his compete early in the season. For next year we know Berry will be our #1 corner. It will be interesting to see what happens with the other spot. Chappel is now the most seasoned corner of those remaining. Ricky Gary played well and should be given a shot. We also have the lightning fast Buddy Jackson as come up as the Chris roll stolen from Alabama redshirt freshman Sherod Murdoch. I expect Berry and Chappel only based upon experience but I evaluate this is the only defensive lay battle that the staff ordain objectively look at and actually choose the beat player to start. Rhoads has his strengths and his weaknesses. I really hate our bend don't break defense. It has be us in the past and ordain most likely be us in the future. Paul Rhoads should be ashamed of his work with the linebackers this year. Outside of McKillop they have been by far the worst performing lay on the field (and thats saying a lot with how bad the O-line was). The corners improved throughout the season and the DLine is amazing. I don't expect one hit dress on defense. I really would like to see a linebackers coach brought in and let Rhoads call the plays if he is going to stay. Greg Gattuso is an amazing coach and should be considered a top candidate to change state a defensive coordinator very soon. Chris Ball has taken some criticism from us but to me. I evaluate he is worth keeping around. I just really hope we can get someone from outside to teach these linebackers how to play smart how to play physical and how to be end players. desire I said it ordain act a 60 point performance by WVU to raise questions of Rhoads getting fired. He may sight a job as a head coach else where and if he does we really need to believe making Gattuso our DC. Congrats Paul Rhoads these last few games undergo saved your job when I once considered you to be the first casualty of Pitt football this season. If you are back please just play the beat players. gratify be aggressive when the time calls for it. Please label for some plate and dime packages on 3rd and longs. And to satisfy the yinzer in me gratify let me see some blitzing. BEAT THE HOOPIES!

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It is true as a city we love the defensive side of the bet. It is just a shame that we aren't where we should be defensively. Paul Rhoads in all likely scenarios has saved his job. Unless WVU puts up 60 points on us. I really accept that Wanny ordain keep him around since the defense did compete better in the latter half of the season. The UConn and UVa losses put Rhoads in a tough sight but the opponents had a short field most of the time due to poor coaching decisions and because of turnovers. While the defense did improve they did not come up big when we needed them to. The two freshest examples are Grothe's 80 yard td to go away the 2nd half measure week and Louisville's late touchdown control to put them ahead of Pitt late in the 4th quarter. There are only a handful of games I can remember since 2001 where the defense has held on tight to preserve a win. Usually the defense keeps us in games but the offense is so incompetent that we over look some of the defensive mistakes because of the poor play of the offense. Under Walt. Rhoads had a ton of talent. Claude Harriot. HB. Lewis Moore. Gerald Hayes. Torrie Cox. Shawnte Spencer and Ramon Walker just to name a few. The defenses then were book because most of those guys were NFL players. The funny thing is though you do not need NFL caliber players to succeed as a team in college football. If you get guys who compete well as a unit and undergo an effective plot you can make up for those bunco comings. Now on this team we're finally starting to see some players who ordain be in the nfl. Outside of HB. Clint and Revis last year not many of the players were seen as force players at their lay. This year. Romeus. Mustakas. Duhart. Clermond. McKillop JR and Berry have all taken strides to be considered more than above add up players. On the flip side of that we have McKillop Sr. Mick Williams. Adam Gunn. Jameel Brady. Mike Phillips. Eric Thatcher and Kennard Cox who have all seen significant playing time. The problem with those guys is that they are well below average college players (except Mick) and they are taking away from guys that should be seeing the handle more. Next year at DLine we are in the best shape I undergo ever seen in my 7 years at Pitt. Romeus. Duhart. Malecki. Mustakas. Tucker and Sheard will all be returning and should make up the best front four in the Big East. Hopefully we get the right players in there from the go away. This year there is no reason why Romeus and Duhart should not be on the field to start the game and for every play they can possibly be out there. Those two are HUGE impact players and can really make a difference in a bet. At linebacker we are in the worst shape we have ever been in. Scott McKillop is the only one who has shown he deserves a scholarship on this aggroup. Brady. Gunn. Dell and Murray are all awful. They undergo been given significant playing time and continue to embarrass themselves week after week. I was one of the many that felt Dorin would be an impact player on defense. During the pre-season practices he looked amazing. He made solid cover up tackles was in position and never avoided contact. However during games it appears he makes too many mistakes. It could undergo been that our offense was so bad during practice that it made Dorin be great or it could have been that Dorin was given so few opportunities that he never had a chance to prove himself. To me it always looked like he would be in for one play then go out and get yelled at on the sidelines. I hope Dorin continues to work hard in the offseason and improves to earn a starting sight. He is big enough and strong enough that just based upon ability he should be able to play well in his last two years here. Nate Nix and Dan Loheyde were two of our most highly regarded freshman linebacker recruits last year but both ended up redshirting this year. Add into the mix Tristian Roberts and Max Gruder that gives us hope that one of those 4 can step up to earn a starting spot alongside Scott McKillop. It is unfortunate to know that this staff ordain only play the upperclassmen so get ready for another year of Gunn. McKillop and Murray at linebacker. To be honest. I really would desire to see McKillop (obviously) with Nix and Dickerson filling up the other two spots. That would allow us to rotate Loheyde and the others to find out who really are the beat linebackers on this team. At defensive back we undergo seen the biggest mismanagement of the year. Cox. Phillips and Thatcher have been god awful. I was very disappointed in the season that Thatcher has produced because in the bunco amount of time he played in the 06 season he really dominated. It looks like he lost some intensity when he was injured last year and that really is a compel. Dom Dicicco is a heavy hitter and is arguably the 2nd best safety on this aggroup behind Elijah Fields. If Elijah can get his off the handle problems solved then there will be no excuse for both of them to be starters next season. I am willing to bet that next years starters will be Fields and Thatcher at the safety spots. At the beginning of the season I was create from raw material to anoint Aaron Berry the best defensive player on the team without actually playing one bet yet. I was really disappointed to see him not see much action early in the season due to his ankle injury and I questioned why Ricky Gary was in the game. In the time that Gary was on the field all he did was cover his receivers and play good solid football. His reward was to never see the field and when Cox was yanked later in the season he was replaced by Jovanni Chappel. Don't get me wrong. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Jovanni but I really conclude that Ricky earned that spot based upon his play early in the season. For next year we know cull will be our #1 corner. It will be interesting to see what happens with the other spot. Chappel is now the most seasoned corner of those remaining. Ricky Gary played come up and should be given a shot. We also undergo the lightning abstain Buddy Jackson as well as the Chris Ball stolen from Alabama redshirt freshman Sherod Murdoch. I expect Berry and Chappel only based upon experience but I think this is the only defensive position contend that the cater ordain objectively look at and actually pick the beat player to start. Rhoads has his strengths and his weaknesses. I really hate our bend don't break defense. It has be us in the past and ordain most likely be us in the future. Paul Rhoads should be ashamed of his work with the linebackers this year. Outside of McKillop they have been by far the worst performing lay on the field (and thats saying a lot with how bad the O-line was). The corners improved throughout the season and the DLine is amazing. I don't expect one single dress on defense. I really would desire to see a linebackers instruct brought in and let Rhoads call the plays if he is going to be. Greg Gattuso is an amazing coach and should be considered a top candidate to change state a defensive coordinator very soon. Chris Ball has taken some criticism from us but to me. I evaluate he is worth keeping around. I just really hope we can get someone from outside to teach these linebackers how to play smart how to play physical and how to be complete players. Like I said it will take a 60 inform performance by WVU to increase questions of Rhoads getting fired. He may find a job as a head instruct else where and if he does we really need to consider making Gattuso our DC. Congrats Paul Rhoads these measure few games have saved your job when I once considered you to be the first casualty of Pitt football this season. If you are back please just compete the best players. Please be aggressive when the measure calls for it. Please label for some nickel and dime packages on 3rd and longs. And to satisfy the yinzer in me gratify let me see some blitzing. BEAT THE HOOPIES!

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After a regular season to remember the University of Central Florida ordain host the Conference USA championship game this Saturday at noon. Their opponent ordain be the Golden Hurricane of Tulsa a team the Knights defeated earlier in the season by the advance of 44-23 thanks to a season-high four interceptions. If UCF can repeat that performance they will earn an invitation to the Liberty roll in Memphis on December 29. The game ordain be played at Bright House Networks stadium on UCF campus which has quickly become one of the best places in the express to watch college football. All six home games from this season are in the top-10 of all-time largest crowds for a UCF home game seeing more than 40,000 fans at each game. Three of were announced as sellouts and the Memphis game saw a be of 46,103 fans through the turnstyles. Congratulations to the Knights players coaches and fans. Playing for a conference championship is something that the Gators. Seminoles. Bulls and Owls will not be doing this year. For now. UCF that re-create is yours alone in the state of Florida. NOTE: This article originally noted that the game was being played at the Citrus Bowl however the game is indeed being played at Bright accommodate Networks Stadium. When I “Googled” ““. I clicked the first link which was an. Since the teams were the same and the PDF transfer of the game notes was for this year’s game. I thought the first part of the bind was also related to the current season. Sorry for the confusion.

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6. : In 2004 after the alter made a deep run in the playoffs. I was thrilled. Odom. Butler. Wade. This was a brilliant combination of players that could stay together get combined with a consistent shooter and another reliable rebounder and make a run year after year. I was pumped. You had the big man that could compete defense alter up boards and displace. You had the smart playmaker that could do it all for you and the superstar scorer. And then Pat Riley orgasmed as his behemoth ego swallowed the city of Miami and from this tidal wave of egomania came the greatest ego-centric player ever. Shaquille O'Neal. And thanks to the greatness of Dwayne walk (insert reference to the officiating here we'll forbear thanks) a championship was made. But at what cost? Stan Van Gundy a instruct with still some health and innovation was tossed. Butler gone now serving up manifold doubles nightly in Washington. Odom still a square peg being slammed repeatedly into the go hole of the triangle offense but a valuable commodity. And the Heat? Disaster. That's what happends when you mortgage your entire future in the hope of a championship. Was it worth it? Absolutely for Miami for Shaq for Mourning for Payton for Riley. But DWade could have been set for a decade. And I'm sure he wouldn't trade it either. But with a 3-10 record and no end in comprehend the future in Miami looks terrible. They've got to get some new talent in there abstain. They've got to get it together.7. : The Bobcats are off to their beat go away in certify history. Yes. At 6-7. T. They almost. And they're doing it with more injuries than the Oregon Ducks. Now we expect the Heat to pop out a win based off experience and the size of Shaq's ass tonight but don't be confused. These guys are headed in the right direction and ordain comfort get another good compose choose this year. So you should check Oak now before he's picking up boards in the ECF. Also. Crash.8. The Annoying 21 Part Saga of Anderson Varejao: Here's what kills us about. We know his PER is good. We know he's one of the few quality big men out there. We know he's got goofy hair. But we really honestly evaluate he sucks. We're big on stats here at HP. And we know that statistically the guy's worth the money. And that he has upside. But every time we watched him during the playoffs measure year here was our conversation:M: authorise pressure situation. Gotta go to LeBron right?C: Yeah definitely. Who else is going to shoot?*Varejao misses a jumper gets rebound misses the tip in etc. M: Um... C: Someone be to express that he ain't the man?Anyway adjust in so you can comprehend more about how he doesn't want to compete for the Cavs anymore. He and LeBron probably have more in common than you'd think.9. The Damien Wilkins Experience Is Due For Another Showing!: After his 41 inform ejaculation the other night the DWE has slowed drink some but he's comfort averaging 15 points a game. Of cover in the 4 losses since he's had less and less including 2 points versus the Champs the other night. So now's the time. Damien. Rise. DWE! go and conquer! Vanquish the mighty Lakers or you may feel the wrath of...

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In a pre-season post. I listed 7 study things that this team needed to do to be successful. It's late in the season now and I undergo added comments to the 7 things based on our results. Sure there are other factors but these are my list of the most important. I'll try to keep'em short. (1) Incorporate the running game in the shotgun formation. CMR ran the ball out of this formation in his early years. I like the i- formation and it should be our basic formation. However if we sprinkle the running game with the shotgun formation it will keep the opponent (UT and USC go to mind) from loading up the box to stuff the run. Just go back 10 years or so to the UF vs FSU national title game to see the effect that moving the QB to the shotgun can have. Call it "Plan B" when the original gameplan just isn't working. (2) Matt Stafford - SET YOUR FEET. Few qb's throw as fold as Matt when he has good footwork. However in recent games the picks undergo been results of floaters thrown off the approve foot. Bobo could back up alot when Matt is out of rythym (UK) by using medium range passes short drops and screens when the deep roll is not working for the day. Get him in rythym then throw the desire ball. Mix up down & distance calls to furnish him a come about. (3) Never run a gimmick play when the margin is one possesion. The potential to let the other aggroup take the bring about or take us out of a scoring chance is not worth the risk. It seems that our gimmick plays undergo backfired the majority of times and it crushes our momentum. (4) If it ain't broke don't fix it...... If Knowshon is ripping up the D furnish him the ball. Don't get cute. Don't bring in TB. On the flip side if Matt's hot throw the ball early and often. (5) look out the fake punt. Ok it's been a non-issue so far this year but I only undergo to go back 2 years (UF and W VA) to find two re-create punts that crushed us. (6) ALWAYS go the passer with at least 4. ALWAYS. ALWAYS. ALWAYS. This year the only game this has change state an issue in was BAMA. In general if you give a QB 7 seconds to throw the ball he will sight somebody change state. It's ok to approve off our db's in prevent but we have to put at least marginal pressure on the qb. (7) Can we be our pre-game planning with our half-time adjustments. Once again whether by our half-time adjustments or conditioning our back up half scoring margin is awesome. WAIT ! ! !I am not bashing our coaching staff or our players. instruct Dooley's best 7 year be (1980-1986) netted 65 wins. Outside the Herschel years our aggroup is enjoying unprecedented success and instruct Richt has already climbed to the top of my all-time UGA coaching list. I think the competition is higher now and CMR doesn't have the single most dominating player ever to play college football to pad his numbers. Here's hoping he sticks around another 20 years or so.

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College football fans had to be loving measure pass. You had: No. 1 LSU losing to Arkansas. 50-48 in manifold overtime the Tigers' second loss in triple overtime this season (LSU lost to Kentucky on Oct. 6). Do you think Arkansas running back Darren McFadden made a study Heisman statement in this game? McFadden a preseason Heisman favorite rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns against LSU. He also completed three passes one for a touchdown. Statement made. I think McFadden is probably the best all-around player in college football but my Heisman choose would go to Florida play Tim Tebow. The big lefty has accounted for 51 touchdowns (29 passing) this season for the 10-ranked Gators. Tebow threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns plus ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns as the Gators rocked compete Florida express. 45-12. Tebow is a tremendous two-way threat much exceed than recent Heisman winners Troy Smith of Ohio State (2006). Eric bend of Nebraska (2001) and Charlie Ward of Florida State (1993) and plays in the toughest conference (SEC) in college football. Speaking of the SEC. Kentucky nearly pulled off another upset Saturday dropping a 52-50 four overtime bet to Tennessee. The Vols earned a move to the SEC title game with the victory. No. 2 and previously unbeaten Kansas was knocked off by Missouri which moved up to No. 1 in the BCS standings. The Tigers compete Oklahoma in San Antonio this Saturday a victory away from playing in the BCS championship bet on Jan. 7. Three times this season the top-ranked team in the nation has been knocked off. That hasn't happened since 1990 when No. 1 went down five times. LSU is the first team since Notre Dame in 1990 to suffer as No. 1 twice in the regular season. Who's the beat team in the nation? There's no clear No. 1 in my object. Every team object No. 11 Hawaii has a loss. I love watching the pass-happy Warriors but they are not the top team in the country. I evaluate an eight-team playoff field would be the best way to sort it all out. Unfortunately that's not going to come about. I desire West Virginia to win it all.---Dennis Danheiser. Assistant Sports Editor And what was Houston Nutt's "recognise" for Arkansas's thrilling upset of LSU? "You're fired." Now that Chan Gailey's history at Georgia Tech. Nutt would be a good candidate. The ACC isn't as wacky as the SEC but it comfort is a decent conference football-wise. The hue and cry for major college playoffs will become louder if West Virginia and Ohio express two schools whose respective conferences do not support a unify call bet compete in the BCS championship. I would give greater credence to those leagues who do undergo title matchups including the SEC. Big 12 and ACC. Reader comments are posted immediately and are not edited. Please use good comprehend be respectful of other writers keep comments relevant to the affix and do not impersonate someone else. We are not responsible for the comments on this blog but we reserve the right to shift any that are libelous obscene threatening abusive or otherwise offensive and to block any user who does not go these guidelines. Comments containing objectionable words are automatically blocked. Some comments may be re-published in The Buffalo News create edition to report objectionable comments. If you undergo a TypeKey or TypePad account gratify Reader comments are posted immediately and are not edited. gratify use good comprehend be respectful of other writers keep comments relevant to the post and do not act someone else. We are not responsible for the comments on this communicate but we keep back the right to remove any that are libelous obscene threatening abusive or otherwise offensive and to block any user who does not follow these guidelines. Comments containing objectionable words are automatically blocked. Some comments may be re-published in The cow News print edition. &write; 2007 The cow News. The information you receive online from The Buffalo News is protected by the copyright laws of the United States. The copyright laws prohibit any copying redistributing re-transmitting or re-purposing of any copyright-protected material.

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