Ohio State football over the last 15 months has been a wild ride to say the lease. They have the scandal of selling memorabilia for both money and tattoos, they lose Pryor who was at the time, a Heisman frontrunner and the Buckeye's starting QB, as well as several other players 5 or 6 to be exact plus there HC Jim Tressel gets fired. They Bring in Luke Fickell and he goes 6-6 and loses to Michigan. Everyone thinks Ohio State is in a down spin and Buckeye nation is in an uproar. Just when you think you have hit rock bottom in the black hole if your a Buckeye fan, along comes Urban Meyer and everything is better instantly.
I have heard and read this on many facebook pages and twitter posts, that Meyer is a liar he wanted to spend more time with his family and his health was not going so well. I have news for you my friends the Big 10 where Ohio St plays its ball is no SEC where Meyer was at at Florida. The prep work that goes into every SEC game is outstanding, I would guess 15-18 hours a day, of watching film, putting together a game plan etc. This might include sleeping some nights on the couch in the office and not seeing your family.... you talking about going up every week against a Alabama, or an LSU, Georgia, etc, those caliber teams do not exist in the Big 10. So with him moving to the Big 10, you are looking at a regular 8-10 hour day and then home to see the family. Does this make a big difference HECK yes it does. He can get 8 hours of sleep and good home cooked meals, as opposed to 4 hours of sleep on a couch and fast food.
Also, Meyer brings his spread option attack from Florida to Ohio St. What does this mean, you remember seeing him win to National Titles against Big 10 teams, because they were slow in over matched. Well he brings that same offense to Ohio St where he will out run and gun everyone in the Big 10. Meyer is about to put Ohio St back on the map whether you like it or not.....
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Top 10 for 11/28
1)LSU: Continues to prove why they are the #1 team in the nation. I got to see a quick 10 minutes of this game in the Minneapolis airport Friday and they had just scored to make it 14-7 Arkansas. By the time I land in South Dakota, the route is on and there is no question they will be in Atlanta to face GA.
2)ALABAMA: After a disappointing iron bowl last year, there was no disappointment this year, as Alabama ROLLS over Auburn and makes a big statement as to why they should be in the National Title game....
3)VIRGINIA TECH: They beat hated rival Virginia and wrap up at shot to play in the ACC Championship game. They get a rematch with Clemson and it should be a great game.
4)OKLAHOMA STATE: Had a bye and sets up a showdown with hated rival Oklahoma on Saturday.
5)STANFORD: They beat Notre Dame and now wait and see where they might go for a bowl game. THe loss to Oregon has kept them out of the 1st ever Pac 12 Championship game.
6)ARKANSAS: They go up early on LSU by 14 points but just can't hang on to the win. THey finish the regular season with 2 losses, ALABAMA and LSU. Not a bad season for Arkansas.
7) BOISE STATE: Take care of Wyoming and now just wait and see if they get invited to a BCS bowl.
8) HOUSTON: The cougars and Keenum just keep rolling. They blow out Tulsa 48-16 and will go play for the COnfernce USA title.
9) OREGON: Beats Oregon st in there rival game and set up a match up with UCLA for the Pac 12 Championship.
10) OKLAHOMA: OU does something bitter rival OSU could not do last week, and that is beat Iowa State. This sets up a showdown on Saturday with before mentioned OSU, can the Sooners keep the Cowboys out of the National Championship talks?
2)ALABAMA: After a disappointing iron bowl last year, there was no disappointment this year, as Alabama ROLLS over Auburn and makes a big statement as to why they should be in the National Title game....
3)VIRGINIA TECH: They beat hated rival Virginia and wrap up at shot to play in the ACC Championship game. They get a rematch with Clemson and it should be a great game.
4)OKLAHOMA STATE: Had a bye and sets up a showdown with hated rival Oklahoma on Saturday.
5)STANFORD: They beat Notre Dame and now wait and see where they might go for a bowl game. THe loss to Oregon has kept them out of the 1st ever Pac 12 Championship game.
6)ARKANSAS: They go up early on LSU by 14 points but just can't hang on to the win. THey finish the regular season with 2 losses, ALABAMA and LSU. Not a bad season for Arkansas.
7) BOISE STATE: Take care of Wyoming and now just wait and see if they get invited to a BCS bowl.
8) HOUSTON: The cougars and Keenum just keep rolling. They blow out Tulsa 48-16 and will go play for the COnfernce USA title.
9) OREGON: Beats Oregon st in there rival game and set up a match up with UCLA for the Pac 12 Championship.
10) OKLAHOMA: OU does something bitter rival OSU could not do last week, and that is beat Iowa State. This sets up a showdown on Saturday with before mentioned OSU, can the Sooners keep the Cowboys out of the National Championship talks?
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving and football
First, I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and I hope you get to spend it with loved ones. There are so many things I am thankful for, I am not going to even start to name them all. Just know, the list is very loooooooonnnnng!!!!!!
Now for Football: this is the first time in a long time I can remember that all 3 games on THanksgiving have alot of meaning to them.
1st Green Bay @ Detroit: The Lions need a win here badly to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot. This is also a big game for them, as it counts as a divisonal game, as well as, a conference game. Which coming down to the wire could be big espcially if everyones conference records so similar. On the other hand, Aaron Rodgers have not lost since last regular season and continue to be on fire. They are on a quest to run the table and be PERFECT for the season. The only other team to do that was Tom Brady and the Pats.
2nd: Miami @ Dallas: This looks to be on the surface not a big game, as the Dolphins are just 3-7. But, Dallas is 6-4 and right in the middle of the playoff race in the NFC. If they want to make the playoffs or even better win the NFC East, then they need to beat teams that they should beat, and Miami falls into this category.
3rd: San Francisco @ Baltimore: This is the battle of the brothers. Jim and the 49ers come in with the better record at 9-1 and all but have wrapped up the NFC West. They are now working towards that #2 seed and earning a first round bye in the playoffs. John on the other hand, is 7-3 and comes in fighting to win the AFC north with the Steelers. Even if they do not win the north, I think theya re a pretty safe bet for a wild card, but this is a huge game for both!!!!!
Now for Football: this is the first time in a long time I can remember that all 3 games on THanksgiving have alot of meaning to them.
1st Green Bay @ Detroit: The Lions need a win here badly to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot. This is also a big game for them, as it counts as a divisonal game, as well as, a conference game. Which coming down to the wire could be big espcially if everyones conference records so similar. On the other hand, Aaron Rodgers have not lost since last regular season and continue to be on fire. They are on a quest to run the table and be PERFECT for the season. The only other team to do that was Tom Brady and the Pats.
2nd: Miami @ Dallas: This looks to be on the surface not a big game, as the Dolphins are just 3-7. But, Dallas is 6-4 and right in the middle of the playoff race in the NFC. If they want to make the playoffs or even better win the NFC East, then they need to beat teams that they should beat, and Miami falls into this category.
3rd: San Francisco @ Baltimore: This is the battle of the brothers. Jim and the 49ers come in with the better record at 9-1 and all but have wrapped up the NFC West. They are now working towards that #2 seed and earning a first round bye in the playoffs. John on the other hand, is 7-3 and comes in fighting to win the AFC north with the Steelers. Even if they do not win the north, I think theya re a pretty safe bet for a wild card, but this is a huge game for both!!!!!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Top 10 for 11/21
1)LSU: They take down Ole Miss very easily and set up a showdown with Arkansas on Friday.
2)ALABAMA: They beat Ga Southern, but give up 21 points and 302 rushing yards. Congrats to GSU for being the only team in the nation to put those #s up against the vaunted BAMA D!!!!!
3)ARKANSAS: They dismiss Mississippi St and set up a showdown in Baton Rouge with LSU> Friday is going to be crazy!!!!!
4)VIRGINIA TECH: They escape against UNC beating them by 3, but with all the others in front of them jump to #4. I slide them up in front of Stnaford who is at # 6, because I have seen them first hand and know how tough they are, I have also seen UNC and know they are a good team as well.
5)OKLAHOMA STATE: They go down to Iowa State in Ames in Double OT by a touch. Weeden had 4 pics that did not help.
6)STANFORD: In game after game, they could have had a let down and let Cal beat them. However, they pull off a close one and win by a fg. This win keeps Luck in the talk for the Heisman.
7) BOISE STATE: Boise is right back climbing up the later again, thanks to a few teams in front of them losing. They Broncos are right there in that BCS bowl game talk again.
8) HOUSTON: Case Keenum, my midseason AA qb as quitely led the Cougars up the ranks. They are finally in my top 10 after knocking on the doors for a few weeks.
9) OREGON: They lose to USC at home. After beating Stanford they were sky high and talking about the BCS NC, not so fast my friend in the words of Lee Corso.
10) OKLAHOMA: Another team thinking they could compete for a BCS NC, but lose to a tough Baylor team. All they can hope for now is to beat OSU and go to a BCS bowl.
2)ALABAMA: They beat Ga Southern, but give up 21 points and 302 rushing yards. Congrats to GSU for being the only team in the nation to put those #s up against the vaunted BAMA D!!!!!
3)ARKANSAS: They dismiss Mississippi St and set up a showdown in Baton Rouge with LSU> Friday is going to be crazy!!!!!
4)VIRGINIA TECH: They escape against UNC beating them by 3, but with all the others in front of them jump to #4. I slide them up in front of Stnaford who is at # 6, because I have seen them first hand and know how tough they are, I have also seen UNC and know they are a good team as well.
5)OKLAHOMA STATE: They go down to Iowa State in Ames in Double OT by a touch. Weeden had 4 pics that did not help.
6)STANFORD: In game after game, they could have had a let down and let Cal beat them. However, they pull off a close one and win by a fg. This win keeps Luck in the talk for the Heisman.
7) BOISE STATE: Boise is right back climbing up the later again, thanks to a few teams in front of them losing. They Broncos are right there in that BCS bowl game talk again.
8) HOUSTON: Case Keenum, my midseason AA qb as quitely led the Cougars up the ranks. They are finally in my top 10 after knocking on the doors for a few weeks.
9) OREGON: They lose to USC at home. After beating Stanford they were sky high and talking about the BCS NC, not so fast my friend in the words of Lee Corso.
10) OKLAHOMA: Another team thinking they could compete for a BCS NC, but lose to a tough Baylor team. All they can hope for now is to beat OSU and go to a BCS bowl.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Bama This weekend
I have a disclaimer first: All my Georgia Southern people are going to hate me for this, but sometimes the truth before the storm hurts. WIth this being said, for you GSU people who think you are going to roll into T TOWN this weekend and beat Alabama you are terriable mistaken. Yes you run the Triple O, you have Jaybo Shaw as your quarterback, and he is very good at the reads and what he does. But, he in his 2 years at GSU and year at Tech before this, he has not faced the speed or fire power on Defense that Alabama brings to the table. They have speed everywhere on the field and BIG sexy names like Hightower, Johnson and Upshaw at the Linebackers that will read the Opition and eat it alive. If it happened to get to the outside you have names like Kirkpatrick at corner and HARD hitting, lay the lumber, I am going to knock the poop out of you Barron at safety waiting in the wings. So as much as I like my alama mata, there is just no way this works and I have not even looked at the offense for Bama. Which brings me to the BEST back in all of d 1 football, Trent Richardson. This guy could easily rush for 200+ yards and 3 or 4 scores against the Eagle D. When he gets tired oh you have Lacey on the bench wanting some action. Lacey is equally impressive and could have a big day. You then have Maze on the outside and the names just keep going and going. Look for Bama's youth to get a good bit of action in this game as the Tide ROLL over Southern 42-7.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Top 10 Week of 11/14
1)LSU: They contiue to roll. They did not have a let down game after the huge win last week vs. BAMA. Yes they played Western Kentucky and there should not have been a problem, but you never know.
2)OKLAHOMA STATE: Some thought that Texas Tech might give them some trouble, not so fast they put a 66 spot on the board and win easily.
3)ALABAMA: They beat a Miss St team 24-7, some might think they came out flat, but remember back to a Thursday night early in September they played LSU very tough and was ranked in the top 25. Bama did what they needed to do and that's put a W on the board.
4)OREGON: Look who is back in the top 5 after an early season loss to LSU. Oregon beat a very good Stanford team Saturday night to get back up into the top 5.
5)ARKANSAS: They contiue to win beating Tennessee 49-7. They are setting up 1 heck of a showdown Thanksgiving weekend with LSU.
6)OKLAHOMA: Some may think I have them to low, but I dont think so. ORegon and Arkansas are really good. Besides, they had there bye week so they sit at 6. up 2 spots last week.
7)CLEMSON: Just 2 weeks after a loss to Ga. Tech, Clemson finds themselves back in the top 7 after kicking a fg to beat Wake. They have clinched the Atlantic division and will play for the ACC CHampionship/
8)STANFORD: They fall from 3 to 8 after getting drilled by Oregon on Saturday night. This loss potentially takes them out of National Championship talks.
9) VIRGINIA TECH: They get into a shootout in Atlanta on Thursday night and come out with a victory. This was a very exciting game and they bascially sealed up the Coastal division in th ACC setting up a rematch with Clemson in the ACC Championship game.
10)BOISE STATE: Poor Boise loses to TCU and the talks of National Championship are gone.
2)OKLAHOMA STATE: Some thought that Texas Tech might give them some trouble, not so fast they put a 66 spot on the board and win easily.
3)ALABAMA: They beat a Miss St team 24-7, some might think they came out flat, but remember back to a Thursday night early in September they played LSU very tough and was ranked in the top 25. Bama did what they needed to do and that's put a W on the board.
4)OREGON: Look who is back in the top 5 after an early season loss to LSU. Oregon beat a very good Stanford team Saturday night to get back up into the top 5.
5)ARKANSAS: They contiue to win beating Tennessee 49-7. They are setting up 1 heck of a showdown Thanksgiving weekend with LSU.
6)OKLAHOMA: Some may think I have them to low, but I dont think so. ORegon and Arkansas are really good. Besides, they had there bye week so they sit at 6. up 2 spots last week.
7)CLEMSON: Just 2 weeks after a loss to Ga. Tech, Clemson finds themselves back in the top 7 after kicking a fg to beat Wake. They have clinched the Atlantic division and will play for the ACC CHampionship/
8)STANFORD: They fall from 3 to 8 after getting drilled by Oregon on Saturday night. This loss potentially takes them out of National Championship talks.
9) VIRGINIA TECH: They get into a shootout in Atlanta on Thursday night and come out with a victory. This was a very exciting game and they bascially sealed up the Coastal division in th ACC setting up a rematch with Clemson in the ACC Championship game.
10)BOISE STATE: Poor Boise loses to TCU and the talks of National Championship are gone.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Sorry
Sorry guys, I coach JuCo wrestling and traveled this weekend and was unable to post Friday and today. I will post some good stuff. On another note, Matt Long a first year college wrestler wrestled his first college win. He went 1-2 and did some good stuff and also recognized some area's that need work. We will hit hard on Monday. Until then, I will have something good tomorrow.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
VT GT Showdown
Tonight is a big game for more than one reason. 1) It is the battle of the Tech's who will have bragging rights to say they are the best Tech in the ACC. 2) It is a top 21 showdown as VT is #10 and GT is #21. 3) This is by far the most important one: Whoever wins this game will more than likely win the Coastal Division and land itsself in the ACC CHampionship game on Dec 3.
The Matchup: This matchup is very intersting as Virginia Tech has the 2nd leading rusher in the nation David Wilson, but Tech with the dynamic triple option offense is raned # 2 in rushing offense averging 328 yards a game. A few more tidbits about the game the Hokie offense comes in ranked 39th in the nation with 427.7 yars a game while the jacket offense comes in 474.6 16th in the nation. Another intersting fact is in all 7 of GT's win's they have scored at least 21 points, so the Jacket O is a high octane point producing machine when it gets going. This Hokie D might have something to say about this as they have been stingy all year only allowing 86.3 yars on the ground and giving up only 15.4 points a game. Something will have to give either the Hokie D or the Tech Offense. I think this will be a thriller in what looks to be a very cool night in Atlanta.
The Matchup: This matchup is very intersting as Virginia Tech has the 2nd leading rusher in the nation David Wilson, but Tech with the dynamic triple option offense is raned # 2 in rushing offense averging 328 yards a game. A few more tidbits about the game the Hokie offense comes in ranked 39th in the nation with 427.7 yars a game while the jacket offense comes in 474.6 16th in the nation. Another intersting fact is in all 7 of GT's win's they have scored at least 21 points, so the Jacket O is a high octane point producing machine when it gets going. This Hokie D might have something to say about this as they have been stingy all year only allowing 86.3 yars on the ground and giving up only 15.4 points a game. Something will have to give either the Hokie D or the Tech Offense. I think this will be a thriller in what looks to be a very cool night in Atlanta.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
My 1st Trip to T TOWN
YES!!!!!! I did go to Tusculoosa for LSU ALABAMA and man what a great expereince I had. No, I did not have a ticket when I walked up, but I did get in. The crowd outside the stadium was buzzing and there were people everywhere. This unlike any other venue I have been to thus far had tshirt vendors set up outside the stadium.
How did I get in? I happened upon a student ticket which was very cool and the student sectioned opened 2 hours before game time. So, I got into the stadium about 5:15ish or so and then the wait was on. I guess I am a football nerd because I always find warms up very intersting, to see what the different teams do. LSU was warming up on our end so I got to see first hand Lee and Jefferson throwing all there routes. It was well worth the wait as this turned out to be one terrifc football game. If you are into scoring then this game was not for you. It was a battle between the 2 best Defense's in the nation and there was alot of hitting involved. Beyond the the hitting involved in this game, the speed and athletic abilites by both teams was just unbielvable and you will see many of these guys playing on Sundays In the end LSU comes out on top which made for a rather upset and somber stadium as it empted. But nonetheless the trip to T TOWN will live as one of my best college football experiences EVER!!!!!!
A side bar about the loudness of the stadium, they showed the decibel meter almost every play. Although, it would START at 105 106 it did not stay there for long and quickly rose to 110+ and many times it hit 114. The crowd noise was out of control and made for a very LOUD night all night.
How did I get in? I happened upon a student ticket which was very cool and the student sectioned opened 2 hours before game time. So, I got into the stadium about 5:15ish or so and then the wait was on. I guess I am a football nerd because I always find warms up very intersting, to see what the different teams do. LSU was warming up on our end so I got to see first hand Lee and Jefferson throwing all there routes. It was well worth the wait as this turned out to be one terrifc football game. If you are into scoring then this game was not for you. It was a battle between the 2 best Defense's in the nation and there was alot of hitting involved. Beyond the the hitting involved in this game, the speed and athletic abilites by both teams was just unbielvable and you will see many of these guys playing on Sundays In the end LSU comes out on top which made for a rather upset and somber stadium as it empted. But nonetheless the trip to T TOWN will live as one of my best college football experiences EVER!!!!!!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Top 10 for week of 11/7
1)LSU: What can I say, these guys won an EPIC battle between the 2 BEST teams in the nation. There really is nothing that can describe how big the win was Saturday night other than they won and it was HUGE.
2)OKSTATE: They get into a shootout with Kansas State and prevail. Weeden and Blackmon are tough.
3)STANFORD: I thought might be a bit of a let down here after the 3ot win vs USC and then looking ahead to Oregon next week, but there was not. Luck and the Cardinals roll past the Beavers and set up a showdown with Oregon on Saturday.
4)ALABAMA: How can you drop them below Boise after an OT loss to #1 LSU. You can't. That is why they are at 4. TTown lived up to its billing and then some. I will talk all about this game and my experiecne at the game tomorrow.
5)BOISE ST: They roll over UNLV and stay undefeated. They just keep winning ball games which is all you can ask them to do.
6)OREGON: The ducks stay at 6 after defeating Washington Saturday in Pullman. James looks to be back to his old self racking up 156 yards on the ground with a touch. Will they have the magic to do what they did last year and beat Stanford. We will find out Saturday and what should be a great ball game.
7)ARKANSAS: Did what they needed to and defeated South Carolina at home. With this win, I feel as though this elminates SC from the east and UGA WILL find its way into the SEC Championship game. it was 24-14 at the half so it was close, but Arkansas pulls away in the 2nd half and wins it easily going away. This should set up a show down with #1 LSU over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.
8)OKLAHOMA: I do not know how much more juice these guys have. They lose there top rb last week and now Broyles the top wr is gone for the year. They still ahvea tough D, but are loosing parts on Offense fast.
9)CLEMSON: Moves up a spot with the result of a BYE
10)VIRGINIA TECH: After losing to Clemson the Hokies have bounced back, although they had a bit of scare in a close game vs Duke on Satruday nonetheless, they escaped and set up a showdown with Ga. Tech on Thursday. This should be an exciting game.
2)OKSTATE: They get into a shootout with Kansas State and prevail. Weeden and Blackmon are tough.
3)STANFORD: I thought might be a bit of a let down here after the 3ot win vs USC and then looking ahead to Oregon next week, but there was not. Luck and the Cardinals roll past the Beavers and set up a showdown with Oregon on Saturday.
4)ALABAMA: How can you drop them below Boise after an OT loss to #1 LSU. You can't. That is why they are at 4. TTown lived up to its billing and then some. I will talk all about this game and my experiecne at the game tomorrow.
5)BOISE ST: They roll over UNLV and stay undefeated. They just keep winning ball games which is all you can ask them to do.
6)OREGON: The ducks stay at 6 after defeating Washington Saturday in Pullman. James looks to be back to his old self racking up 156 yards on the ground with a touch. Will they have the magic to do what they did last year and beat Stanford. We will find out Saturday and what should be a great ball game.
7)ARKANSAS: Did what they needed to and defeated South Carolina at home. With this win, I feel as though this elminates SC from the east and UGA WILL find its way into the SEC Championship game. it was 24-14 at the half so it was close, but Arkansas pulls away in the 2nd half and wins it easily going away. This should set up a show down with #1 LSU over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.
8)OKLAHOMA: I do not know how much more juice these guys have. They lose there top rb last week and now Broyles the top wr is gone for the year. They still ahvea tough D, but are loosing parts on Offense fast.
9)CLEMSON: Moves up a spot with the result of a BYE
10)VIRGINIA TECH: After losing to Clemson the Hokies have bounced back, although they had a bit of scare in a close game vs Duke on Satruday nonetheless, they escaped and set up a showdown with Ga. Tech on Thursday. This should be an exciting game.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
The Day after
Today has been a rough day on me. What a wild game last night, I will give my complete wrap up of that game and experience on Tuesday. I have been watching some NFL today. Somethings I have seen today.
1) Aaron Rodgers is just superman right now WOW!!!!!! GB has so many weapons on O!!!!
2) JULIO JULIO JULIO!!!!!!! WOW that guy when healthy is good!
3) Eli Manning is the best qb nobody talks about.
4) Andy Dalton is and will be better than CAM>
5)J E T S JETS JETS JETS D showed up today and kept them in the playoff race.
This is a quick 5 things I saw.
I am getting ready for Baltimore PITT, I have PITT winning this revenge game.....
1) Aaron Rodgers is just superman right now WOW!!!!!! GB has so many weapons on O!!!!
2) JULIO JULIO JULIO!!!!!!! WOW that guy when healthy is good!
3) Eli Manning is the best qb nobody talks about.
4) Andy Dalton is and will be better than CAM>
5)J E T S JETS JETS JETS D showed up today and kept them in the playoff race.
This is a quick 5 things I saw.
I am getting ready for Baltimore PITT, I have PITT winning this revenge game.....
Saturday, November 5, 2011
FOOTBALL SATURDAY
SO I do not have much time but wanted to say this. I am off to T TOWN for the game of the year YOu will get a full report about my trip. I have not given a predicition yet, here it is BAMA 14-LSU 10 Very very Defensive game. The difference will be T RICH who is just a monster!!!!!!
Friday, November 4, 2011
The other game this weekend
I know the biggst game of the weekend is LSU BAMA and that is all I have talked about this week. But, there is another game that is equally important. South Carolina Arkansas. I feel this is the last "real" test for SC. Yes they still have Florida left in the SEC, but Florida is not very good if you can stop Rainey and Demps, which I feel they can dobecause of there front 4. I feel its going to be a loooong day next weekend for Florida as it has been most of the season. Speaking of SC defense it ranks 3rd in the SEC behind Bama and LSU, so these guys are really good. This sets up really well for SC as, Arkansas has struggled barely scrapping by the last 2 weekends. But Arkansas has a really explosive offense and are 20th in tha nation in scoring at 36.9. The air attack is equally impressive avg 334.5 yards a game which is 9th best in the ntaion. They have not skipped a beat with Wilson this year as opposed to Mallet last year. So this is a little back drop about the game now if SC wins I feel they win next week and will end up playing the winner of the LSU Bama gamein Atlanta. However, all the UGA fans should be rooting for Arkansas. Why you ask? Well, if Arkansas wins, then SC has 2 losses and I feel UGA beats Auburn next weekend, which then would prople them to Atlanta. So this is a huge game for the SEC east.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Defensive side of the ball
We talked offense yesterday lets talk Defense, because we all know the old saying "offense wins games but DEFENSE wins championships" Both D's are extremely good and very fast. LSU's might be a little faster, but I think Bama might be a tad more physical.
Defensive Line: LSU They were able to slow down the high powered Duck attack at the beginning of the year controlling the line of scrimmage and get a good push up the middle. They have not allowed much since then coming up with big play after big play when needed. Alabama is lacking the big name on the line that they have had in the past aka MT. CODY but still pretty good. If LSU wants to win this game the DLINE has to continue to play well and force a fumble or 2 out of Richardson.
Linebackers: ALABAMA I do not think this is close with the depth that Bama has Courtney Upshaw D'onta Hightower, Nico Johnson these all should be household names by now. They are all over the field and make big stop after big stop. LSU's guys are good, but when you can go his deep with upperclassman and have seen just about everything, it is hard to argue against this depth.
Defensive Backs: TIE how can this be easy IT IS!!!!!! LSU has the top corner in the nation in Mathieu and Bama has the top safety in the nation in Barron. When something like this occurs I can only think of 1 thing to do and that is call it a tie. Although, I did here this stat yesterday which was really intersting to me: On pass plays of 15+against the LSU defense they (LSU) have more INTs 6 than completions 5. This to me is a big boy stat but not enough to convince me that LSU dbs are any stronger than Bamas, therefor it is a tie still.
Defensive Line: LSU They were able to slow down the high powered Duck attack at the beginning of the year controlling the line of scrimmage and get a good push up the middle. They have not allowed much since then coming up with big play after big play when needed. Alabama is lacking the big name on the line that they have had in the past aka MT. CODY but still pretty good. If LSU wants to win this game the DLINE has to continue to play well and force a fumble or 2 out of Richardson.
Linebackers: ALABAMA I do not think this is close with the depth that Bama has Courtney Upshaw D'onta Hightower, Nico Johnson these all should be household names by now. They are all over the field and make big stop after big stop. LSU's guys are good, but when you can go his deep with upperclassman and have seen just about everything, it is hard to argue against this depth.
Defensive Backs: TIE how can this be easy IT IS!!!!!! LSU has the top corner in the nation in Mathieu and Bama has the top safety in the nation in Barron. When something like this occurs I can only think of 1 thing to do and that is call it a tie. Although, I did here this stat yesterday which was really intersting to me: On pass plays of 15+against the LSU defense they (LSU) have more INTs 6 than completions 5. This to me is a big boy stat but not enough to convince me that LSU dbs are any stronger than Bamas, therefor it is a tie still.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Offense of side of the ball
So I broke down yesterday who I thought had the advantage in each particular matchup. Well, today I am going to tell you why I chose what I chose.
Quaterback: LSU Coming into the season there was much to do over the LSU qb situation. Jordan Jefferson was suspended for the first games leaving Jarrett Lee to be the main guy. There were lots of questions surrounding Lee, who just 2 years ago was named the starter but struggled, will he struggle again, how is he going to run the offense, what will the offense look like. Well, LSU starts 8-0 scoring 39.3 points a game, that is 13th in the nation, that is pretty darn good. Lee has lived up to and exceeded expectations this year. On the other hand, the Crimson Tide had a qb battle for themselves. But, Aj MaCarron put that to rest early. He has been good this year completeing 67 % of his passes piling up 1164 in yards while throwing 10tds and just 3 int. He has won 2 tough games as well @ Penn st and home vs. Arkansas, but has not faced a Defense as good as this LSU D. I am giving the edge to Lee because he is a Sr. and has big game experience.
Running Back: ALABAMA I believe Trent Richardson is the best back in college football. If those are my thoughts than it is hard to take anyone but Alabama here. He has the numbers to prove it rushing for 989 yards in 17 tds. This back up is pretty strong in Eddie Lacey who has 465 yards and 5 tds. That is 1400+ yards and 22 tds from your ground game, that is really impressive and hard to beat. However LSU has a 2 headed monster here of Ware and and Ford who have combined 953 yards an 10 touches. These would be top numbers and just about any other game they play, but not this one. LSU is strong on the ground but not as strong as Alabama, that is why Bama has the advantage on the ground.
Wide Reciever/Tight End: ALABAMA I said this at first because of Maze who is outstanding , but after looking deeper into the numbers, I dont think Bama as as much as an advantage as I first thought. Maze and Hanks are tough 57 rec 712 yards and only 2 touch downs compared to LSU's top 2 Randle and Beckman who have 60 rec and 972 yards and 9 touches. Yes LSU has bigger numbers here, but take a look at the offenses. LSU has more big play potential from the wr and Bama is more of a possession game after T RICH gains 6 or 7 yards. So I give the advantage to Bama, but both teams are highly skilled at this position.
Offensive Line: TIE You might ask how can this be one line has to be better than the other. Go look at my October 19th midseason AA blog, I have Jones from Bama on it and I have Blackwell from LSU on it. SO 2 of my top 5 lineman come from these to schools, pretty darn good. Both lines hold up well and exicute like the coaches want them to. This is why it is a tie, when you are that good at what you do than the O LINE needs credit and what better credit than to say its a tie.
WRAP UP: So on Offense I would give the advantage to Bama but not by much and mainly because they have the best back in nation Trent Richardson.
Check in tomorrow to see who has the advantage on Defense.
Quaterback: LSU Coming into the season there was much to do over the LSU qb situation. Jordan Jefferson was suspended for the first games leaving Jarrett Lee to be the main guy. There were lots of questions surrounding Lee, who just 2 years ago was named the starter but struggled, will he struggle again, how is he going to run the offense, what will the offense look like. Well, LSU starts 8-0 scoring 39.3 points a game, that is 13th in the nation, that is pretty darn good. Lee has lived up to and exceeded expectations this year. On the other hand, the Crimson Tide had a qb battle for themselves. But, Aj MaCarron put that to rest early. He has been good this year completeing 67 % of his passes piling up 1164 in yards while throwing 10tds and just 3 int. He has won 2 tough games as well @ Penn st and home vs. Arkansas, but has not faced a Defense as good as this LSU D. I am giving the edge to Lee because he is a Sr. and has big game experience.
Running Back: ALABAMA I believe Trent Richardson is the best back in college football. If those are my thoughts than it is hard to take anyone but Alabama here. He has the numbers to prove it rushing for 989 yards in 17 tds. This back up is pretty strong in Eddie Lacey who has 465 yards and 5 tds. That is 1400+ yards and 22 tds from your ground game, that is really impressive and hard to beat. However LSU has a 2 headed monster here of Ware and and Ford who have combined 953 yards an 10 touches. These would be top numbers and just about any other game they play, but not this one. LSU is strong on the ground but not as strong as Alabama, that is why Bama has the advantage on the ground.
Wide Reciever/Tight End: ALABAMA I said this at first because of Maze who is outstanding , but after looking deeper into the numbers, I dont think Bama as as much as an advantage as I first thought. Maze and Hanks are tough 57 rec 712 yards and only 2 touch downs compared to LSU's top 2 Randle and Beckman who have 60 rec and 972 yards and 9 touches. Yes LSU has bigger numbers here, but take a look at the offenses. LSU has more big play potential from the wr and Bama is more of a possession game after T RICH gains 6 or 7 yards. So I give the advantage to Bama, but both teams are highly skilled at this position.
Offensive Line: TIE You might ask how can this be one line has to be better than the other. Go look at my October 19th midseason AA blog, I have Jones from Bama on it and I have Blackwell from LSU on it. SO 2 of my top 5 lineman come from these to schools, pretty darn good. Both lines hold up well and exicute like the coaches want them to. This is why it is a tie, when you are that good at what you do than the O LINE needs credit and what better credit than to say its a tie.
WRAP UP: So on Offense I would give the advantage to Bama but not by much and mainly because they have the best back in nation Trent Richardson.
Check in tomorrow to see who has the advantage on Defense.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The biggest game of the year
In honor of the BIGGEST college football game of the season, I am going to break down each position for you and tell you who i think has an advantage. Today is a tease as I will tell you who has the advantage and actually start my breakdown tomorrow.
Quaterback: LSU
Runningback: ALABAMA but this is a whole lot closer than you may think, in fact I have Bama by ust mere % points greater than LSU here.
Wide reciver/TightEnds: ALABAMA
Offensive Line: TIE
Defensive Line: LSU
Linebackers: ALABAMA
Defensive Backs: TIE
Head Coaching: ALABAMA.... this is a coin flip, botha re great coaches I heppen to be a Belicheck guy and Saban coached under Belicheck. Miles is 1 heck of a coach as well.
So here is what I have, I will go over OFfense tomorrow and why I gave advantages and Defense on Thursday!!!!!
Quaterback: LSU
Runningback: ALABAMA but this is a whole lot closer than you may think, in fact I have Bama by ust mere % points greater than LSU here.
Wide reciver/TightEnds: ALABAMA
Offensive Line: TIE
Defensive Line: LSU
Linebackers: ALABAMA
Defensive Backs: TIE
Head Coaching: ALABAMA.... this is a coin flip, botha re great coaches I heppen to be a Belicheck guy and Saban coached under Belicheck. Miles is 1 heck of a coach as well.
So here is what I have, I will go over OFfense tomorrow and why I gave advantages and Defense on Thursday!!!!!
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