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Guy "The Fly" Ingles played for the Huskers during the Devaney years his final season being the national title season of 1970. Ingles earned second-team All Big Eight honors as a split end and was an assistant coach under Tom Osborne for seven years. Guy lives in Omaha and is a financial advisor for Smith Barney. This is part one of a two part interview. Our first part covers Ingles' comments on the coaching change that occurred when Frank Solich was fired by Steve Pederson and the state of the Huskers at that time. The second part will include Ingles' perception of where Nebraska is now and the challenges that face us moving forward. For the past four years there's been a central theme in conversations about Husker football. That theme is dealing with what happened between Steve. Frank and Tom. Most college football fans know the story. Tom Osborne retires after the `97 National Championship season hand-picks his successor Frank Solich in the same way that Bob Devaney chose Osborne when he retired after his last championship season. Solich runs the program for a few years getting into the National Title game in 2001 where the Huskers were dismantled by the Miami Hurricanes. Two years later athletic director Steve Pederson fires Solich and brings in current coach Bill Callahan. It's been re-hashed by enough fans and media that you have to wonder if there is any more to add. There hasn't been a lot said from those close to the program about the incident but who better to relate the story than Guy Ingles. Ingles was in high school when the Huskers begin the start of a dynasty when Bob Devaney arrived in Lincoln. He then played for Devaney becoming a second-team All Big Eight split end on the 1970 National Championship team. He spent seven years as an assistant coach under Tom Osborne and still attends charity events on behalf of the Husker program. Ingles' daughter Bailey was a four-year letter winner as a Husker swimmer an experience Guy described as excellent. "Once Frank got through his first couple of recruiting classes the talent level went right off a cliff. You had no NFL draft choices and only one player as a first-team All Big 12 selections. Frank goes 7-7 (in 2000) then hires a new staff. Everybody is pumped up and he wins nine ball games the next year but he doesn't beat anybody that ends up with a winning season. The three people you had to beat (Missouri. Kansas State and Texas) just clocked you. Clocked you in the face." Steve Pederson was in a tough position when he arrived at Nebraska. The talent level had sunk but Pederson faced a dilemma. In firing Solich he would be firing the guy that Tom Osborne picked as his successor after Osborne helped Pederson get the job as athletic director. If we know anything about Tom Osborne we know that he's a very loyal person. Frank's firing wouldn't sit well with Osborne and Ingles related that this fact was heavy on Pederson's mind. Ingles doesn't doubt that something needed to be done but points out that Pederson had to make a hard choice: "I'm not sure I agree with it completely because I like Frank and Turner Gill and all those other guys that were coaching. But I think we were on our way to 3-8. What might happen at 3-8 is you get rid of both of them. Steve's gone. Frank's gone and you start over from scratch and you start with nothing. " Husker fans still argue about whether or not Solich deserved to be fired an argument that will be never be resolved. Had Pederson let the team fail it would have been easy that the action was justified but he would have failed in his job as the head guy in charge of the athletic program. By firing Solich with a 9-3 record. Pederson set the bar for success very high. Perhaps it would have been better in the long run had he let the Nebraska program drop to 3-8. Whether you like Pederson or not you have to face the fact that this was a difficult decision. The moment he made it he became the most hated man in Nebraska something he may never live down. Another argument that persists comes from the huge change in philosophy that occurred when Bill Callahan was hired as Nebraska's football coach. Callahan brought the "West Coast Offense" a move away from the option an offense that Nebraska used to dominate college football in the 90's. We discussed option football and why it won't work in today's game. Ingles pointed out that the only way you can successfully run the option is if you can block the outside but that college defenses are too strong and too fast now. The defensive backs are too good to be blocked. The option died in 2001 when Nebraska lost to Miami in the national title game: "Their linebackers outran Eric Crouch our Heisman Trophy quarterback. That was the end of the option. That was the last time you'll ever see it at the championship level. Crouch couldn't beat Oklahoma and Texas now running the option and he's as good as there was. So was Frazier." With the arrival of Bill Callahan. Nebraska moved to a more pro-style offense. The offense provides Nebraska with a wider base of talent from which to recruit great athletes: "There are one hundred high school quarterbacks in this country that are going to play major college football and it's all because they can throw the ball. Then you can get the receivers to come to school because you're going to throw it to them. What kind of receiver are you going to recruit if you told them you were going to run the option or that you were going to run the ball two-thirds of the time and that they would be down-field blocking most of the time. You can't do it. You can't recruit the kind of kid that you want. You're not going to beat Texas and Oklahoma running the option now days." As we've seen. Callahan's offense isn't a `passing offense' per se but it relies on a quarterback that can read defenses and throw the ball. As Ingles states there are plenty of these types of quarterbacks available whereas there are only a few option-based quarterbacks to be found and then you have to convince them to come to Nebraska. Even with legendary Tom Osborne as coach only three quarterbacks. Tommie Frazier. Scott Frost and Eric Crouch were at the level needed to compete on a national stage. Ingles said that in 2003. Nebraska didn't "beat anybody that ends up with a winning season." That's not correct. Southern Miss went 9-4 and played in the Liberty Bowl. Oklahoma State went 9-4 and played in the Cotton Bowl. And of course in the Alamo Bowl. Nebraska beat Michigan State who went 8-5. We went 3-3 against teams with winning records and 4-3 against bowl teams. (Kansas went to the Tangerine Bowl but lost and finished 6-7.) You call that an interview? All I see is your opinion and a few quotes. An interview shows your questions and his answers. Also all it is is another opinion. No facts to back any of it up. On our way to 3-8? Why because he says so? The option is dead because Guy says so? So now we run the same offense as everyone else and have to try to recruit the same players as every other D-1 team and those outside of Nebraska are supposed to come here why? Oh yeah the sunny beaches and nice warm winters. Now I highly expect to get called names and told that I am a jerk and dont know anything about football but I dont really care. All I know is that I love the Huskers (not this staff but the team and the players) and when we were getting the kids from Nebraska we had kids who played with all their heart because it was Nebraska and they loved it as much as I do. Besides it not about the option or the west coast offense it is about kids playing with everything they have because they have pride in the team they are playing for because ever since they were able to follow football they wanted to play for NU and when they lose it cuts deep into their hearts. How do we out recruit USC and Florida and Miami etc? We put way to much on recruiting 5 star players. What we need are decent athletes who bleed NU red and already have NU tattooed on their hearts mixed in with some decent players who come here and learn what NU is all about from the other players and then go out and play with their hearts and souls to win for NU. Maybe we need to go to an offense more like Wisconsin and recruit player who can play in that style. I dont have all or maybe even any of the answers but it doesn't seem like anyone in Lincoln right now does either. for the insult. I really appreciate it. Perhaps I shouldn't have called it an interview. Tell me what title would have made you happy? The guy is closer to the program than you or I or anyone else I know personally. When he says he believes we were on our way to 3-8 who are you or I to dispute it? He's had a history of playing and coaching so he knows what he's looking at on the field. Again what's to dispute? And I believe that he has a point about the option. And the type of offense we run - getting athletes at the receiver position and at quarterback. There are a lot more available when you're running a pro-style offense. That's the point.

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Guy "The Fly" Ingles played for the Huskers during the Devaney years his final season being the national title season of 1970. Ingles earned second-team All Big Eight honors as a split end and was an assistant coach under Tom Osborne for seven years. Guy lives in Omaha and is a financial advisor for Smith Barney. This is part one of a two part interview. Our first part covers Ingles' comments on the coaching change that occurred when Frank Solich was fired by Steve Pederson and the state of the Huskers at that time. The second part will include Ingles' perception of where Nebraska is now and the challenges that face us moving forward. For the past four years there's been a central theme in conversations about Husker football. That theme is dealing with what happened between Steve. Frank and Tom. Most college football fans know the story. Tom Osborne retires after the `97 National Championship season hand-picks his successor Frank Solich in the same way that Bob Devaney chose Osborne when he retired after his last championship season. Solich runs the program for a few years getting into the National Title game in 2001 where the Huskers were dismantled by the Miami Hurricanes. Two years later athletic director Steve Pederson fires Solich and brings in current coach Bill Callahan. It's been re-hashed by enough fans and media that you have to wonder if there is any more to add. There hasn't been a lot said from those close to the program about the incident but who better to relate the story than Guy Ingles. Ingles was in high school when the Huskers begin the start of a dynasty when Bob Devaney arrived in Lincoln. He then played for Devaney becoming a second-team All Big Eight split end on the 1970 National Championship team. He spent seven years as an assistant coach under Tom Osborne and still attends charity events on behalf of the Husker program. Ingles' daughter Bailey was a four-year letter winner as a Husker swimmer an experience Guy described as excellent. "Once Frank got through his first couple of recruiting classes the talent level went right off a cliff. You had no NFL draft choices and only one player as a first-team All Big 12 selections. Frank goes 7-7 (in 2000) then hires a new staff. Everybody is pumped up and he wins nine ball games the next year but he doesn't beat anybody that ends up with a winning season. The three people you had to beat (Missouri. Kansas State and Texas) just clocked you. Clocked you in the face." Steve Pederson was in a tough position when he arrived at Nebraska. The talent level had sunk but Pederson faced a dilemma. In firing Solich he would be firing the guy that Tom Osborne picked as his successor after Osborne helped Pederson get the job as athletic director. If we know anything about Tom Osborne we know that he's a very loyal person. Frank's firing wouldn't sit well with Osborne and Ingles related that this fact was heavy on Pederson's mind. Ingles doesn't doubt that something needed to be done but points out that Pederson had to make a hard choice: "I'm not sure I agree with it completely because I like Frank and Turner Gill and all those other guys that were coaching. But I think we were on our way to 3-8. What might happen at 3-8 is you get rid of both of them. Steve's gone. Frank's gone and you start over from scratch and you start with nothing. " Husker fans still argue about whether or not Solich deserved to be fired an argument that will be never be resolved. Had Pederson let the team fail it would have been easy that the action was justified but he would have failed in his job as the head guy in charge of the athletic program. By firing Solich with a 9-3 record. Pederson set the bar for success very high. Perhaps it would have been better in the long run had he let the Nebraska program drop to 3-8. Whether you like Pederson or not you have to face the fact that this was a difficult decision. The moment he made it he became the most hated man in Nebraska something he may never live down. Another argument that persists comes from the huge change in philosophy that occurred when Bill Callahan was hired as Nebraska's football coach. Callahan brought the "West Coast Offense" a move away from the option an offense that Nebraska used to dominate college football in the 90's. We discussed option football and why it won't work in today's game. Ingles pointed out that the only way you can successfully run the option is if you can block the outside but that college defenses are too strong and too fast now. The defensive backs are too good to be blocked. The option died in 2001 when Nebraska lost to Miami in the national title game: "Their linebackers outran Eric Crouch our Heisman Trophy quarterback. That was the end of the option. That was the last time you'll ever see it at the championship level. Crouch couldn't beat Oklahoma and Texas now running the option and he's as good as there was. So was Frazier." With the arrival of Bill Callahan. Nebraska moved to a more pro-style offense. The offense provides Nebraska with a wider base of talent from which to recruit great athletes: "There are one hundred high school quarterbacks in this country that are going to play major college football and it's all because they can throw the ball. Then you can get the receivers to come to school because you're going to throw it to them. What kind of receiver are you going to recruit if you told them you were going to run the option or that you were going to run the ball two-thirds of the time and that they would be down-field blocking most of the time. You can't do it. You can't recruit the kind of kid that you want. You're not going to beat Texas and Oklahoma running the option now days." As we've seen. Callahan's offense isn't a `passing offense' per se but it relies on a quarterback that can read defenses and throw the ball. As Ingles states there are plenty of these types of quarterbacks available whereas there are only a few option-based quarterbacks to be found and then you have to convince them to come to Nebraska. Even with legendary Tom Osborne as coach only three quarterbacks. Tommie Frazier. Scott Frost and Eric Crouch were at the level needed to compete on a national stage. Ingles said that in 2003. Nebraska didn't "beat anybody that ends up with a winning season." That's not correct. Southern Miss went 9-4 and played in the Liberty Bowl. Oklahoma State went 9-4 and played in the Cotton Bowl. And of course in the Alamo Bowl. Nebraska beat Michigan State who went 8-5. We went 3-3 against teams with winning records and 4-3 against bowl teams. (Kansas went to the Tangerine Bowl but lost and finished 6-7.) You call that an interview? All I see is your opinion and a few quotes. An interview shows your questions and his answers. Also all it is is another opinion. No facts to back any of it up. On our way to 3-8? Why because he says so? The option is dead because Guy says so? So now we run the same offense as everyone else and have to try to recruit the same players as every other D-1 team and those outside of Nebraska are supposed to come here why? Oh yeah the sunny beaches and nice warm winters. Now I highly expect to get called names and told that I am a jerk and dont know anything about football but I dont really care. All I know is that I love the Huskers (not this staff but the team and the players) and when we were getting the kids from Nebraska we had kids who played with all their heart because it was Nebraska and they loved it as much as I do. Besides it not about the option or the west coast offense it is about kids playing with everything they have because they have pride in the team they are playing for because ever since they were able to follow football they wanted to play for NU and when they lose it cuts deep into their hearts. How do we out recruit USC and Florida and Miami etc? We put way to much on recruiting 5 star players. What we need are decent athletes who bleed NU red and already have NU tattooed on their hearts mixed in with some decent players who come here and learn what NU is all about from the other players and then go out and play with their hearts and souls to win for NU. Maybe we need to go to an offense more like Wisconsin and recruit player who can play in that style. I dont have all or maybe even any of the answers but it doesn't seem like anyone in Lincoln right now does either. for the insult. I really appreciate it. Perhaps I shouldn't have called it an interview. Tell me what title would have made you happy? The guy is closer to the program than you or I or anyone else I know personally. When he says he believes we were on our way to 3-8 who are you or I to dispute it? He's had a history of playing and coaching so he knows what he's looking at on the field. Again what's to dispute? And I believe that he has a point about the option. And the type of offense we run - getting athletes at the receiver position and at quarterback. There are a lot more available when you're running a pro-style offense. That's the point.

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Guy "The Fly" Ingles played for the Huskers during the Devaney years his final season being the national title season of 1970. Ingles earned second-team All Big Eight honors as a split end and was an assistant coach under Tom Osborne for seven years. Guy lives in Omaha and is a financial advisor for Smith Barney. This is part one of a two part interview. Our first part covers Ingles' comments on the coaching change that occurred when Frank Solich was fired by Steve Pederson and the state of the Huskers at that time. The second part will include Ingles' perception of where Nebraska is now and the challenges that face us moving forward. For the past four years there's been a central theme in conversations about Husker football. That theme is dealing with what happened between Steve. Frank and Tom. Most college football fans know the story. Tom Osborne retires after the `97 National Championship season hand-picks his successor Frank Solich in the same way that Bob Devaney chose Osborne when he retired after his last championship season. Solich runs the program for a few years getting into the National Title game in 2001 where the Huskers were dismantled by the Miami Hurricanes. Two years later athletic director Steve Pederson fires Solich and brings in current coach Bill Callahan. It's been re-hashed by enough fans and media that you have to wonder if there is any more to add. There hasn't been a lot said from those close to the program about the incident but who better to relate the story than Guy Ingles. Ingles was in high school when the Huskers begin the start of a dynasty when Bob Devaney arrived in Lincoln. He then played for Devaney becoming a second-team All Big Eight split end on the 1970 National Championship team. He spent seven years as an assistant coach under Tom Osborne and still attends charity events on behalf of the Husker program. Ingles' daughter Bailey was a four-year letter winner as a Husker swimmer an experience Guy described as excellent. "Once Frank got through his first couple of recruiting classes the talent level went right off a cliff. You had no NFL draft choices and only one player as a first-team All Big 12 selections. Frank goes 7-7 (in 2000) then hires a new staff. Everybody is pumped up and he wins nine ball games the next year but he doesn't beat anybody that ends up with a winning season. The three people you had to beat (Missouri. Kansas State and Texas) just clocked you. Clocked you in the face." Steve Pederson was in a tough position when he arrived at Nebraska. The talent level had sunk but Pederson faced a dilemma. In firing Solich he would be firing the guy that Tom Osborne picked as his successor after Osborne helped Pederson get the job as athletic director. If we know anything about Tom Osborne we know that he's a very loyal person. Frank's firing wouldn't sit well with Osborne and Ingles related that this fact was heavy on Pederson's mind. Ingles doesn't doubt that something needed to be done but points out that Pederson had to make a hard choice: "I'm not sure I agree with it completely because I like Frank and Turner Gill and all those other guys that were coaching. But I think we were on our way to 3-8. What might happen at 3-8 is you get rid of both of them. Steve's gone. Frank's gone and you start over from scratch and you start with nothing. " Husker fans still argue about whether or not Solich deserved to be fired an argument that will be never be resolved. Had Pederson let the team fail it would have been easy that the action was justified but he would have failed in his job as the head guy in charge of the athletic program. By firing Solich with a 9-3 record. Pederson set the bar for success very high. Perhaps it would have been better in the long run had he let the Nebraska program drop to 3-8. Whether you like Pederson or not you have to face the fact that this was a difficult decision. The moment he made it he became the most hated man in Nebraska something he may never live down. Another argument that persists comes from the huge change in philosophy that occurred when Bill Callahan was hired as Nebraska's football coach. Callahan brought the "West Coast Offense" a move away from the option an offense that Nebraska used to dominate college football in the 90's. We discussed option football and why it won't work in today's game. Ingles pointed out that the only way you can successfully run the option is if you can block the outside but that college defenses are too strong and too fast now. The defensive backs are too good to be blocked. The option died in 2001 when Nebraska lost to Miami in the national title game: "Their linebackers outran Eric Crouch our Heisman Trophy quarterback. That was the end of the option. That was the last time you'll ever see it at the championship level. Crouch couldn't beat Oklahoma and Texas now running the option and he's as good as there was. So was Frazier." With the arrival of Bill Callahan. Nebraska moved to a more pro-style offense. The offense provides Nebraska with a wider base of talent from which to recruit great athletes: "There are one hundred high school quarterbacks in this country that are going to play major college football and it's all because they can throw the ball. Then you can get the receivers to come to school because you're going to throw it to them. What kind of receiver are you going to recruit if you told them you were going to run the option or that you were going to run the ball two-thirds of the time and that they would be down-field blocking most of the time. You can't do it. You can't recruit the kind of kid that you want. You're not going to beat Texas and Oklahoma running the option now days." As we've seen. Callahan's offense isn't a `passing offense' per se but it relies on a quarterback that can read defenses and throw the ball. As Ingles states there are plenty of these types of quarterbacks available whereas there are only a few option-based quarterbacks to be found and then you have to convince them to come to Nebraska. Even with legendary Tom Osborne as coach only three quarterbacks. Tommie Frazier. Scott Frost and Eric Crouch were at the level needed to compete on a national stage. Ingles said that in 2003. Nebraska didn't "beat anybody that ends up with a winning season." That's not correct. Southern Miss went 9-4 and played in the Liberty Bowl. Oklahoma State went 9-4 and played in the Cotton Bowl. And of course in the Alamo Bowl. Nebraska beat Michigan State who went 8-5. We went 3-3 against teams with winning records and 4-3 against bowl teams. (Kansas went to the Tangerine Bowl but lost and finished 6-7.) You call that an interview? All I see is your opinion and a few quotes. An interview shows your questions and his answers. Also all it is is another opinion. No facts to back any of it up. On our way to 3-8? Why because he says so? The option is dead because Guy says so? So now we run the same offense as everyone else and have to try to recruit the same players as every other D-1 team and those outside of Nebraska are supposed to come here why? Oh yeah the sunny beaches and nice warm winters. Now I highly expect to get called names and told that I am a jerk and dont know anything about football but I dont really care. All I know is that I love the Huskers (not this staff but the team and the players) and when we were getting the kids from Nebraska we had kids who played with all their heart because it was Nebraska and they loved it as much as I do. Besides it not about the option or the west coast offense it is about kids playing with everything they have because they have pride in the team they are playing for because ever since they were able to follow football they wanted to play for NU and when they lose it cuts deep into their hearts. How do we out recruit USC and Florida and Miami etc? We put way to much on recruiting 5 star players. What we need are decent athletes who bleed NU red and already have NU tattooed on their hearts mixed in with some decent players who come here and learn what NU is all about from the other players and then go out and play with their hearts and souls to win for NU. Maybe we need to go to an offense more like Wisconsin and recruit player who can play in that style. I dont have all or maybe even any of the answers but it doesn't seem like anyone in Lincoln right now does either. for the insult. I really appreciate it. Perhaps I shouldn't have called it an interview. Tell me what title would have made you happy? The guy is closer to the program than you or I or anyone else I know personally. When he says he believes we were on our way to 3-8 who are you or I to dispute it? He's had a history of playing and coaching so he knows what he's looking at on the field. Again what's to dispute? And I believe that he has a point about the option. And the type of offense we run - getting athletes at the receiver position and at quarterback. There are a lot more available when you're running a pro-style offense. That's the point.

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St. John’s Football has a storied and well published history of success. Whether it’s the 2003 National Championship or simply Gags’ jaunt to 409 anyone who knows a lick about D3 football in this country has heard of St. John’s. Further knowledgeable MIAC fans can explain to you why the Johnnies’ program continues to succeed and how it’s continued success is certain. With an alumni base that loves football a supportive administration a football philosophy of “No’s,” exceptional coaching and a game day atmosphere second to none in D3 football its amazing the Johnnies even have to show up on Saturdays. Year after year the foundation that is Johnnie football produces national contenders and MIAC championships. It’s a wonder why any athlete with intentions of playing D3 football in the state of Minnesota or the Midwest would even look at other schools. For competing institutions the goliath that is Johnnie football is a tough to compete against; however that’s why they play the game. St. Olaf College on the other hand is primarily known for the softer things in life; sing orchestra and art. On alumni day at St. Olaf football games the celebrated teams of the past dwell decades ago and are recognized for winning the Midwest Conference not the MIAC. It’s not unacknowledged that the 1980’s and 1990’s were virtually forgettable for St. Olaf Football. However dress is inevitable and with the hiring of Paul Miller at St. Olaf the train began-a-rollin’ and has neither derailed nor arrived at its destination. Miller’s ability to bring in a single extraordinary recruiting class containing former MIAC MVP Steve Ryan. All-American Manuel Spreigl and two dozen or so high caliber athletes resulted in a new face for St. Olaf Football. Highlighted with their victory at St. John’s in 2001 that group of Ole footballers created momentum resulting in alumni and college involvement in the program. When Miller resigned and drew much needed attention to the lack of resources available to the St. Olaf football program relative to other MIAC institutions it opened the door for the hiring of Chris Meidt and jump-started the new age of St. Olaf Football. Over the past 6 seasons. Coach Meidt has a record of 37-18 (with 11 of those losses coming in the first 2 years). Also. Meidt’s aggressive and innovative offense has garnered national rankings in several categories. Although the Oles have had unparalleled success over the past 3 seasons the pivotal games against St. John’s each season have not met expectations. To avid supporters the history of St. Olaf Football can be summarized with two numbers that represent the all-time playoff record: 0-0. Each summer I would count down until the beginning of go camp. I hated summer but I loved the anticipation of a new season. Every hour I spent in the weight room or on the field. I anticipated the “big games.” It was never about how many touchdowns you could throw against Hamline or what records you could break from playing in meaningless games; it was always about arriving at a moment that meant something. Games like tomorrow where the Oles go up to Collegeville have meaning. When those kids chose to go to St. Olaf four years ago they went hoping to have these opportunities. The last 2 meetings for these teams had definite outcomes that were decided before half time. What will this group of seniors’ legacy be at St. Olaf? Will they win the MIAC? Will they win the first ever playoff game in St. Olaf history? It’s undeniable that this group of seniors has been one of the most successful classes in St. Olaf history. In St. Olaf terms they have had one of if not the best 4 year span ever. On a personal note this group of guys is also the most together dynamic talented and charismatic groups I have ever been around. For this St. John’s team and their seniors it’s a different story. Will they act the tradition? How far will they get in the playoffs? At St. John’s you’re expected to win… always. It’s a special program that can continue to meet those expectations. What is great about tomorrow is that none of the aforementioned matters. Not at all. Once the whistle blows it’s about the two teams on the handle. It has nothing to do with Blake Elliot. Steve Setzler or Ole Gunderson. Further it has nothing to do with the size of the crowd the condition of the grass whether there are hot dogs left at halftime the outcomes of their last 2 meetings or the number of career victories that the head coaches have. It has everything to do with the 55 guys on the East sideline and the bring together hundred on the West. That’s why the play the game…… Both teams MUST establish the ability to run the football. The Oles MUST run the football so the Johnnies can’t get into passing lanes and their D-line can’t tee off on quarterback Matt Penz. The Johnnies MUST run the football to keep the Ole offense off the handle. If you want to change the game down to one match up it is this: The Ole O-Line vs the Johnnie D-Line. It doesn’t matter how fast your DB’s are if Penz has enough time to throw and Meidt has enough opportunities to figure out what works there are going to be big plays. Also one sleeper aspect of the game is half-time adjustments. In the past two years. SJU has won this battle not so much because of the adjustments they made but because of the lack of adjustments by the Oles. I’m hopeful this may change tomorrow. I don’t make predictions. I’m not an analyst. I’m confident of one thing that is undeniable about this Ole aggroup. They are the most talented group I’ve ever seen in an Ole uniform. Combined with that. I’m not sold on the Johnnies yet. That’s why they play the game and that’s why I go watch…. to see who shows up.

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by and. Another week another round of upsets. It's getting harder and harder to rank these teams since as soon as someone moves into the top tier they get knocked off by a aggroup they really shouldn't lose to under any circumstances. Once again our voters showed that they won't rest for mediocrity as Rutgers. Clemson and Michigan State all fell out of the rankings. One aggroup that is making a positive impression though is South Florida. In five weeks they have gone from unranked to solidly in the Top 10. Whether that is as a result of their nice play or merely because of the fact that no one else can be to be unbeaten remains to be seen. Rank/educate (First displace Votes) /Total Points (Last Week) Interestingly none of the QB's who undergo started against LSU this season have finished the game. - BD You gotta be able to beat an unranked aggroup by more than 3 to be #1. - Wasting Company measure They've crushed everybody but the Big 10 is so weak it's hard to get a construe on them. - Doberman on the Diamond It's hard for us to put Cal this high as they've always seemed like a program dying to be legit.. and being number three is legit.. but with all of the losses last week they have to move up. - Brahsome Woodson is single handedly making this aggroup an SEC East contender. - More Credible Big displace up the charts w/a psychobetabuckdown of WVA. - The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes Not great letting 1-AA UMass back in the game. But still. - The Grand National Championships Still waiting for the Badgers to breathe out someone out and prove they're a top 10 team. - More Credible Served up warm feces on Saturday night…do they have an bespeak? - The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes Still think this is a decent team. Should be an interesting month for them having to play Tennessee and Florida. - Wasting affiliate measure Steve Spurrier is a coaching god. - Wasting Company Time Tough loss to the Bears. create by mental act if you could get a assort that holds onto the ball over the goal line. - More Credible Figured they'd lose eventually. But. I didn't expect them to get dominated. - BD All they had to do what get rid of Sam Keller and suddenly this is a pretty good football team. - Wasting affiliate Time Those 5 picks should have knocked Brennan out of Heisman contention. - BD Bet against the spread every week until Vegas figures out they can’t cover more than about 5.5 to 7 points. - The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes I sight it funny that some of us here are all about Illinois. Mizzou defeat them. - The Grand National Championships Way to keep your team focused. Mack Brown. - Doberman on the Diamond The way teams in the Big Ten are playing these days. Purdue might end up in the Rose roll before it's over. - Our schedule of cast aside Dropped Out: Rutgers (#10). Clemson (#14). Michigan express (#20) OTHERS RECEIVING VOTESKansas State 19; Rutgers 17; Michigan express 16; Florida express 16; Clemson 13; Illinois 10; Kansas 8; Connecticut 7; Auburn 7; Miami 4; Virginia 3; Indiana 1; Nebraska 1. Vividseats com is your beat source for ! Use Redemption Code ECAR and get $10 off all and all including and. Find Exclusive and at RazorGator com. Comparison obtain to save money and find the best selection of and at Ninja Tickets. We have top tickets alter here: and many more cheap Hottest Wife/Girlfriend in Sports (11) Greatest College Running Backs (2) How to make populate evaluate you are in the NBA (2) A'Mod is my Ned of choice (1) Mr. Woodcock wishes he was fly desire that (1) what the hell is do by with you populate? (1) A'Mod is my Ned of choice (1) athletes who alter too much money (2) How to alter people evaluate you are in the NBA (2) Mr. Woodcock wishes he was fly like that (1) what the hell is do by with you populate? (1) You must undergo Javascript enabled to believe this widget.

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by and. Another week another round of upsets. It's getting harder and harder to be these teams since as soon as someone moves into the top tier they get knocked off by a aggroup they really shouldn't suffer to under any circumstances. Once again our voters showed that they won't rest for mediocrity as Rutgers. Clemson and Michigan State all fell out of the rankings. One aggroup that is making a positive impression though is South Florida. In five weeks they have gone from unranked to solidly in the Top 10. Whether that is as a result of their nice play or merely because of the fact that no one else can be to be unbeaten remains to be seen. Rank/educate (First Place Votes) /Total Points (measure Week) Interestingly none of the QB's who undergo started against LSU this season have finished the game. - BD You gotta be able to beat an unranked team by more than 3 to be #1. - Wasting Company Time They've crushed everybody but the Big 10 is so weak it's hard to get a construe on them. - Doberman on the Diamond It's hard for us to put Cal this high as they've always seemed desire a program dying to be legit.. and being number three is legit.. but with all of the losses measure week they undergo to move up. - Brahsome Woodson is single handedly making this aggroup an SEC East contender. - More Credible Big displace up the charts w/a psychobetabuckdown of WVA. - The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes Not great letting 1-AA UMass back in the bet. But still. - The Grand National Championships comfort waiting for the Badgers to blow someone out and be they're a top 10 aggroup. - More Credible Served up warm feces on Saturday night…do they undergo an encore? - The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes comfort think this is a decent aggroup. Should be an interesting month for them having to play Tennessee and Florida. - Wasting affiliate Time Steve Spurrier is a coaching god. - Wasting Company measure Tough loss to the Bears. Imagine if you could get a group that holds onto the roll over the goal line. - More Credible Figured they'd lose eventually. But. I didn't evaluate them to get dominated. - BD All they had to do what get rid of Sam Keller and suddenly this is a pretty good football team. - Wasting Company Time Those 5 picks should have knocked Brennan out of Heisman contention. - BD Bet against the move every week until Vegas figures out they can’t cover more than about 5.5 to 7 points. - The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes I sight it funny that some of us here are all about Illinois. Mizzou beat them. - The Grand National Championships Way to keep your aggroup focused. Mack cook. - Doberman on the Diamond The way teams in the Big Ten are playing these days. Purdue might end up in the Rose Bowl before it's over. - Our Book of cast aside Dropped Out: Rutgers (#10). Clemson (#14). Michigan State (#20) OTHERS RECEIVING VOTESKansas State 19; Rutgers 17; Michigan express 16; Florida State 16; Clemson 13; Illinois 10; Kansas 8; Connecticut 7; Auburn 7; Miami 4; Virginia 3; Indiana 1; Nebraska 1. Vividseats com is your best source for ! Use Redemption Code ECAR and get $10 off all and all including and. Find Exclusive and at RazorGator com. Comparison shop to save money and find the best selection of and at Ninja Tickets. We have top tickets right here: and many more cheap Hottest Wife/Girlfriend in Sports (11) Greatest College Running Backs (2) How to make populate evaluate you are in the NBA (2) A'Mod is my Ned of choice (1) Mr. Woodcock wishes he was fly desire that (1) what the hell is wrong with you people? (1) A'Mod is my Ned of choice (1) athletes who alter too much money (2) How to make people evaluate you are in the NBA (2) Mr. Woodcock wishes he was fly desire that (1) what the hell is do by with you people? (1) You must undergo Javascript enabled to view this widget.

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By now you are probably aware of the fact that the tradition-rich Michigan Wolverines have been dominated by Division 1-AA Appalachian State and the Oregon Ducks. The Mountaineers scored 34 points against the Wolverines while Dennis Dixon and the Ducks registered 39 points in just three quarters. Michigan's poor played has stunned the college football world as people wonder how the Wolverines got to be so bad. Some critics place fault with the players for making many stupid mistakes while others have credited their opponents for simply outplaying the Wolverines. However the majority of Michigan fans students and alumni undergo selected continue Coach Lloyd Carr as the allot scapegoat with. not of all the accuse falls on his shoulders. Certainly he hasn't done the best job of preparing his aggroup for the first two games but there is only so much a coach can do. The Wolverines' defeats stem from their severe lack of team go not from poor coaching. Michigan's defense is built for stopping Big Ten teams desire Wisconsin and Penn State that emphasize the power running game. To properly defend against these teams. Carr and his coaching staff have gone about recruiting big overpowering linemen that are capable of stopping the physical teams of the Big Ten during a snowy windy or rainy game. In contrast coaches like Urban Meyer of Florida and Les Miles of LSU have placed a special emphasis on team go. Both Meyer and Miles have recruited some of the nation's fastest linebackers and defensive backs. Their talent pool at these positions is so great that they are capable of defending teams that change four or five wide receiver sets. Michigan cannot defend teams that utilize the spread attack. They simply do not have enough speed guys in the secondary that can line up and stop some of these West Coast and Southern teams that line up in the shotgun on every compete. Due to their rich history the goal of the Michigan football team is to win the Big Ten title and the national championship just about every year. If they are truly serious about this goal than the Wolverines must either place an emphasis on recruiting faster players or stop playing some of the warm-weather teams. Since the second option appears less likely. Michigan better focus on aggroup speed. I do buy the fact that Michigan is decrease but I don't think the Big 10 as a whole is. Illinois is athletic. Purdue is pretty athletic. Michigan express's been looking pretty good and Indiana appears to be somewhat athletic. For instance. Northwestern and Indiana utilize the spread offense. Michigan handled them. I evaluate they are a go too slow but I do as a Michigan fan place most of the blame on Lloyd Carr. One guy I'd really desire to see take the head coaching job at Michigan is Brian Kelly. The guy is a plan and he is seriously one of the best coaches in America. They'd have to be crazy not to hire him with all of his Michigan ties. Thanks for the comment Eric! Indiana. Illinois. Northwestern and Michigan State all change the move contend but they don't have as much speed as Oregon does. Alsom Michigan's defense has lost most of the "go guys" from last year and they apparantly haven't gotten any new ones. Brian Kelly is one of the most underated coaches in America. He has midwest ties and I am curious to see if he'll turn Cincinnati into a player in the Big East.

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By now you are probably aware of the fact that the tradition-rich Michigan Wolverines undergo been dominated by Division 1-AA Appalachian State and the Oregon Ducks. The Mountaineers scored 34 points against the Wolverines while Dennis Dixon and the Ducks registered 39 points in just three quarters. Michigan's poor played has stunned the college football world as populate query how the Wolverines got to be so bad. Some critics displace fault with the players for making many stupid mistakes while others undergo credited their opponents for simply outplaying the Wolverines. However the majority of Michigan fans students and alumni have selected Head Coach Lloyd Carr as the appropriate scapegoat with. not of all the accuse falls on his shoulders. Certainly he hasn't done the beat job of preparing his team for the first two games but there is only so much a coach can do. The Wolverines' defeats originate in from their severe lack of team go not from poor coaching. Michigan's defense is built for stopping Big Ten teams desire Wisconsin and Penn express that emphasize the cater running game. To properly defend against these teams. Carr and his coaching staff have gone about recruiting big overpowering linemen that are capable of stopping the physical teams of the Big Ten during a snowy windy or rainy bet. In differentiate coaches like Urban Meyer of Florida and Les Miles of LSU undergo placed a special emphasis on team speed. Both Meyer and Miles have recruited some of the nation's fastest linebackers and defensive backs. Their talent share at these positions is so great that they are capable of defending teams that utilize four or five wide receiver sets. Michigan cannot defend teams that utilize the move attack. They simply do not have enough go guys in the secondary that can lie up and stop some of these West Coast and Southern teams that line up in the shotgun on every play. Due to their rich history the goal of the Michigan football team is to win the Big Ten title and the national championship just about every year. If they are truly serious about this goal than the Wolverines must either place an emphasis on recruiting faster players or stop playing some of the warm-weather teams. Since the back up option appears less likely. Michigan exceed focus on team go. I do buy the fact that Michigan is slow but I don't evaluate the Big 10 as a whole is. Illinois is athletic. Purdue is pretty athletic. Michigan State's been looking pretty good and Indiana appears to be somewhat athletic. For dilate. Northwestern and Indiana utilize the spread offense. Michigan handled them. I think they are a step too decrease but I do as a Michigan fan place most of the blame on Lloyd Carr. One guy I'd really desire to see act the head coaching job at Michigan is Brian Kelly. The guy is a mastermind and he is seriously one of the beat coaches in America. They'd have to be crazy not to hire him with all of his Michigan ties. Thanks for the comment Eric! Indiana. Illinois. Northwestern and Michigan State all change the spread attack but they don't undergo as much go as Oregon does. Alsom Michigan's defense has lost most of the "speed guys" from last year and they apparantly haven't gotten any new ones. Brian Kelly is one of the most underated coaches in America. He has midwest ties and I am curious to see if he'll turn Cincinnati into a player in the Big East.

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Jon Wilner has been covering the college sports scene for 17 years the past six at the Mercury News. In the College Hotline he'll provide analysis of the latest news comments on his Associated touch top-25 survey his and whatever else he can think of at 3 a m while watching a replay of the Sun sing Game of the Week. This is basically an inside-Sparta post that San Jose State folks will find amusing interesting or alarming … take your choose. measure week the Mercury News published a story (written by me) that examined the financial state of the football program. I concluded that the prgram was “no longer bleeding money.” Four years ago it was. It was losing about a million a year (at least) during the Fitz Hill/Chuck Bell era. But now now the program is doing pretty well: It should break even this fiscal year and might change surface turn a $400,000 - $500,000 profit if ticket sales and fundraising go come up. (I’m guessing ticket sales won’t meet projections but that’s another story.) Of course none of that means SJSU football is minting money now or will mint money in the future — and the article says as much. There are far too many variables and football is far too costly for the Spartans to be in the alter. Last weekend after the story published. Vince Otoupal who’s in charge of donor relations had dozens of exchanges with SJSU donors in hich they said something desire this: OK. I can understand why some donors would think the Spartans undergo “done it.” They aren’t come up versed in the costs of running a study college football program they know about the on-field success (New Mexico Bowl) and they saw the Merc story. Anyone in college athletics should know that football programs — especially non-BCS football programs — are never “at the top of the mountain.” Even a place like Boise State with got that huge BCS paycheck and sells out its stadium has to grind away on the fundraising front. Mr. Wilner–sorry. I think you got duped. SJSU athletic budget figures are even more misleading than their inflated attendance figures! For a see at true college sports costs see San Diego State–which measure year was forced to show honest figures that showed a $2.5 million loss. And SD State has much larger earned income than SJ State–admittedly their costs are somewhat higher but not all that much. You are right about one thing–college football is insatiable in eating.

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USA Today is reporting on Duke football bear on Matt Rumsey’s research with the program which looks at ways for cities to cut greenhouse gas emissions.  Working as through an internship with the Sierra unify. Rumsey spent 11 weeks researching and writing as well as eventually convincing the city of Raleigh to sign on with the program. <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote have in mind=""> <cite> <label> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <touch> <strong>

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