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'09 COLLEGE FOOTBALL OFF-SEASON THREAD-recruiting/Coaching Changes/Transfers
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gunna, ur a knowledgeable cfb fan.
how do u expect Marvin Jones out of cal to do this season. from what i've seen, the coaches are pretty excited about him and he's finally got the greenlight to start at wideout. what kind of season can cal fans expect from him?
how do u expect Marvin Jones out of cal to do this season. from what i've seen, the coaches are pretty excited about him and he's finally got the greenlight to start at wideout. what kind of season can cal fans expect from him?
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[h1]Roper decides to transfer[/h1]
May 23, 8:00 pm EDT
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP)-Oregon backup quarterback Justin Roper has decided to transfer and has been granted his release.
Oregon coach Chip Kelly said Saturday the 6-foot-6, 204-pound Georgia native made the decision after emerging from spring drills behind Ducks starter Jeremiah Masoli.
Roper started Oregon's first three games a year ago before suffering a knee injury in overtime at Purdue, forcing him to miss the next four games.
Roper finished last year completing 48 of 91 passes for 610 yards and three touchdowns in six appearances in addition to adding 85 yards and one score on the ground.
Kelly said Roper will be best remembered for guiding Oregon to a 56-21 Sun Bowl win over South Florida in his starting debut to cap the 2007 season.
After redshirting as a true freshman during the 2006 season, Roper will have two years to complete his final two seasons of eligibility. There was no word on where he plans to transfer.
I thought it was a done deal in January that he wasnt coming back...
Which assistant will be a head coach next season?
[h1]Which assistant will be a head coach next season?[/h1]
Rivals.com Staff
At the College Football Roundtable each week, we ask each member of the coverage staff for his opinion about a topic in the sport.
Today's question: Which current assistant do you think we'll be talking about as a head coach at this time next year?
Olin Buchanan's answer: Any of the four "coaches-in-waiting" could be an easy choice. But I'm going to say it should beFlorida defensivecoordinator Charlie Strong. He's supervised exceptional defenses on two nationalchampionship teams, and this season may make it three in four years. He's a charismatic recruiter, he has developed players and he has been a part ofmultiple national championships. What more could a program looking for a head coach want? Each year race becomes a little bit less of an issue as more and moreprograms just want the best guy to help their program win, regardless of what he looks like. Last year four blacks were hired as head coaches. Strong'stime is coming. It should come next year.
Charlie Strong is ready to get back into the running for a head coaching job.
Tom Dienhart's answer: I think you'll see Oklahoma assistant offensive coordinator Jay Norvell running a program. He's ready. Norvell is a bright mind who also has been an NFLassistant with Oakland and Indianapolis and an offensive coordinator at Nebraska and UCLA. Norvell has come close to landing head-coaching jobs in the past, interviewing for posts atBostonCollege, IowaState and Purdue,among others. But his time appears to be now. Sooners coach Bob Stoops has spawned headcoaches such as Mike Leach, Mark Mangino and KevinSumlin.
David Fox's answer: I agree wholeheartedly with Urban Meyerthat it's time for Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong to get a head-coaching job. For whatever reason, this guy hasn't been given anopportunity. He had a solid career at South Carolina and at Florida, pre-Meyer. Greg Mattison got a lot of credit for the Gators' 2006 nationalchampionship defense, but Strong was co-coordinator then. He led the '08 defense and will lead an even better "D" this season. He might not landa job in the SEC or ACC, but any Conference USA team with a vacancy would be lucky to get him.
Mike Huguenin's answer: If Florida's defense performs up to expectations, I think Gators defensive coordinator Charlie Strong, 48,will become a head coach. Florida's defense has been a huge reason the Gators have won two of the past three national titles, and Strong was theco-coordinator in 2006 and the full-fledged coordinator last season. His defenses are aggressive and usually in attack mode, which is a big-time selling pointto prospective employers. Just as it can be tough to sell a staid, run-oriented offensive coach to a fan base these days, the same goes for trying to sell adefensive coach who employs a bend-but-don't-break strategy. Strong has coached under Urban Meyer, Steve Spurrier and Lou Holtz - three coaches who have won national titles - and is anexcellent recruiter. While Strong has spent most of his career as a defensive coach, he also has been a wide receivers coach, so he has some experience on bothsides of the ball. As impressive a résumé as Strong has, though, it all goes back to how well Florida's defense performs this fall. With all of thetwo-deep returning, that defense should be quite - ahem - strong again.
Steve Megargee's answer: The track record of Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson ought to make him an attractive head-coaching candidate. Wilson won the BroylesAward as the nation's top assistant last season, when Oklahoma scored 716 points to set an NCAA single-season record. That offense also became the first inNCAA history to score at least 60 points in five consecutive games. Wilson obviously benefited from working with a star-studded roster, but it wasn't thefirst time one of his offenses put up big numbers. Wilson also coordinated a Northwestern offense that ranked third in the nation in yards per game in 2001. Hisoffenses also have plenty of balance. Last season's Oklahoma team was the first to have a 4,000-yard passer and two 1,000-yard rushers. If the Soonersremain prolific on offense this fall even though they're returning just one starting lineman from the 2008 squad, Wilson ought to earn a head-coachingopportunity at the end of the season.
Mike Huguenin's answer: If Florida's defense performs up to expectations, I think Gators defensive coordinator Charlie Strong, 48, will become a head coach
I find that reply comical tho, like Charlie Strong has ANYTHING to prove.
His defense has won 2 outta 3 National Titles, he sends his guys to the league and his kids are well coached.
show me any other DC with that resume or pedigree who has a "IF' attached to his candidacy
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He needs to go somewhere
Matter of fact that whole staff should just bounce
Matter of fact that whole staff should just bounce
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why the @*$+ should he get a CUSA job????? hes just as worthy for a bigtime job as all these hotshot coordinators that they spend their time hiring
Orgeron got the Ole Miss job off of his strength of his recruiting
Mark Richt was the FSU OC
Dan Mullen was the UF OC
Swinney, Ted Roof, Ron Zook, etc...
i can go on and on.
Orgeron got the Ole Miss job off of his strength of his recruiting
Mark Richt was the FSU OC
Dan Mullen was the UF OC
Swinney, Ted Roof, Ron Zook, etc...
i can go on and on.
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Nevermind, he changed his avy
Nevermind, he changed his avy
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Randall Carroll is a damn good track athlete. Don't know if I can say the same about him as a football player.
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Vols recruit Richardson ready to report [h1]Vols recruit Richardson ready to report[/h1]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Nu'Keese Richardsonmay have unwittingly been in the center of an old-fashioned Southern football melodrama, but the Tennessee signee hasn't let that dampen his spirits.
The four-star standout from Pahokee, Fla., shocked the college football recruiting world on National Signing Day when he backed off a seemingly firm oral commitment to Florida and instead signed with Tennessee. It was UT running backs coach Eddie Gran's first venture into South Florida on the Vols' behalf, and Richardson's defection from the Gators to the Vols was met with euphoric glee in Knoxville and acrimonious feelings in Gainesville.
Those were compounded the Thursday after signing day when first-year Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin made disparaging remarks in jest during a "recruiting celebration" at the Knoxville Convention Center.
"Actually, I haven't dealt with none of that stuff. I am surprised, it has remained in the news," Richardson said. "I'm surprised that us and Pahokee and Tennessee are always still being talked about in the news."
Planning to report to campus by week's end, Richardson has tried to soak up his final few weeks and days of high school life.
"Everything is at ease," said Richardson, who indicated he still fields some phone calls from "outsiders trying to get information about his decision" to sign with UT. "I still get phone calls here and there, but everything's much more at ease. I can be myself again, just going out and hanging with friends."
| John Brice VolQuest.com Senior Writer |
The four-star standout from Pahokee, Fla., shocked the college football recruiting world on National Signing Day when he backed off a seemingly firm oral commitment to Florida and instead signed with Tennessee. It was UT running backs coach Eddie Gran's first venture into South Florida on the Vols' behalf, and Richardson's defection from the Gators to the Vols was met with euphoric glee in Knoxville and acrimonious feelings in Gainesville.
Those were compounded the Thursday after signing day when first-year Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin made disparaging remarks in jest during a "recruiting celebration" at the Knoxville Convention Center.
"Actually, I haven't dealt with none of that stuff. I am surprised, it has remained in the news," Richardson said. "I'm surprised that us and Pahokee and Tennessee are always still being talked about in the news."
Planning to report to campus by week's end, Richardson has tried to soak up his final few weeks and days of high school life.
"Everything is at ease," said Richardson, who indicated he still fields some phone calls from "outsiders trying to get information about his decision" to sign with UT. "I still get phone calls here and there, but everything's much more at ease. I can be myself again, just going out and hanging with friends."
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Here is an interesting article on the Pac 10 I was reading in the Oregonian. It is a list of the Pac 10 players national rank after the spring games.
TUESDAY, hunkered down in bullet-riddled ... hoops note ... various websites reporting that sophomore PG Jahii Carson (5-11, 175, Mountain Pointe HS in Phoenix) has made a very early verbal committment to OSU. The class of 2011 prospect was on the radar of many schools and reportedly had scholarship offers from OSU, UO, UNLV, and Cal. ... Carson averaged 27.3 points and 6.8 assists per game for Mountain Pointe in its 11-15 2008-09 season.
We often ignore "power rankings'' because you just know it's some guy with a laptop in his mom's basement who only sees Pac-10 football on ESPN highlight shows, but the Rivals.com guys have the credibility to pull off a "Post-Spring Power Ranking'' and get people like me to pay attention.
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Among the Pac-10 players mentioned in Rivals' national ranking ... the website also ranked coaches (a post-spring power ranking for coaches?) which is truly a leap of faith.
Cal's Jahvid Best was the No. 1 RB in the country coming out of spring ball, according to Rivals.com ... OSU's Jacquizz Rodgers was No. 4.
QB - Oregon's Jeremiah Masoli was No. 12 (Florida's Tim Tebow was No. 1). Future OSU opponent Cincinnati had Tony Pike at No. 21.
RB - Cal's Jahvid Best was No. 1, with OSU's Jacquizz Rodgers No. 4, UO's Blount Force Trauma No. 5, Stanford's Toby 'Wait until I get ahold of that OSU defense again' Gerhart was No. 10, and Arizona's Nic Grigsby No. 21. Comment - holy cow, is the Pac-10 loaded with good runners, or what.
WR - Back of the hand. Only Pac-10 guy getting some love was USC's Damian Williams at No. 5. ... Cincy's Marty Gilyard (see above) No. 3.
TE - Arizona's Rob Gronkowski was No. 3, and Oregon's Ed Dickson No. 7. ... USC put Anthony McCoy at No. 15, and UCLA had two guys ranked, Logan Paulsen at No. 20, and Ryan Moya at No. 21. Comment - Will Oregon State have a big time tight end on the roster in my lifetime?
OL - USC G Jeff Byers No. 5, USC C Kristofer O'Dowd No. 8, and Oregon State G Gregg Peat No. 21. Comment - A nice pre-season shout-out for Peat, although Cav wouldn't give a rip if Peat was No. 1 on this list. He would still get screamed at on Day 1 of fall camp.
DL - DT Brian Price of UCLA No. 8, and ASU DE Dexter Davis at No. 9. Comment - Davis is the guy who hit the PAUSE button on Lyle Moevao's career. ATTENTION RIVALS: Please contact OSU football offices about No. 54, DT Stephen Paea.
LB - OSU's Keaton Kristick was top Pac-10 guy here at No. 13. ... UCLA's Reggie Carter was No. 22. Comment - Is Kristick really the best LB in the conference?
DB - No. 2 was USC's Taylor Mays, No. 5 was Cal's Syd'Quan Thompson, No. 6 was Alterraun Verner of UCLA and No. 25 was Arizona's Devin Ross. Comment - it was Ross who hit the PAUSE button on Quizz's 2008 season.
Special teams - No Pac-10 love, but future OSU opponent Cincinnati had WR Marty Gilyard at No. 3.
Offensive coach - No. 4, Cal's Andy Ludwig, No. 10, Arizona's Sonny %*%!!, and No. 12 OSU's Danny Langsdorf. Comment - Uh, OK. ... obviously, UO's Brian Kelly would be in here somewhere if he was still the Ducks' O-coordinator. But good for Langs, who flies well under the radar as OSU's O-coordinator.
Defensive coach - Washington's Nick Holt was No. 9, and OSU's Mark Banker was No. 16. Comment - Holt was great in his introductory news conference (Comcast, baby!) but anybody with an I.Q. in double figures knows that the Dawgs don't have a defense. ... a nice shout-out to Banker, because he lost 8 starters on D.
Head coach - At the end of spring ball, USC's Pete Carroll gets No. 2 in the power rankings, while Cincy's Brian Kelly was No. 11, OSU's Mike Riley No. 12, and Cal's Jeff Tedford No. 19. Comment - Florida's Urban Meyer No. 1 here. Again, nice to see Pac-10 Coach of the Year Riley get some mention. ... Oregon would have a piece of this if Bellotti was still head coach.
http://blog.oregonlive.co...ostspring_power_ran.html
The Pac 10 is pretty stacked in the running department. I love that Oregon State is getting some decent respect nationally. Quizz is the no 4 back in thenation according to this, thats pretty awesome and it shows how far this program has come the last 10-12 years.
But on a whole, the Pac 10 should be a lot stronger this season.
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Cal's Jahvid Best was the No. 1 RB in the country coming out of spring ball, according to Rivals.com
Ehhhh
No need to read the rest of the article.
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IMO Best isnt the best RB in the PacX
Best ran for like 900 combines yards vs Wash, Stanford and Wash St
vs USC 30.
The best back in the pacX ran for a buck 85 vs USC...
Best aint better than Dwyer neither...
Best ran for like 900 combines yards vs Wash, Stanford and Wash St
vs USC 30.
The best back in the pacX ran for a buck 85 vs USC...
Best aint better than Dwyer neither...
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I'll take this guy over Jacquizz
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U serious? hes' good IMO not the best
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why the " * "
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why the " * "
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Its my homerism. But seriously no one gives Toby any props. Wasn't he back to back CA rushing champ in high school and then blew out his knee frosh year atStanford? He had a beastly season last year.
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Gunna do you think Mustain will get any burn this year or his he already too buried behind corp and barkley.
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Gunna is not a believer in the Movement.
For whatever reason.
For whatever reason.
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Originally Posted by dreClark
Gunna is not a believer in the Movement.
For whatever reason.
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Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT
why the " * "
54 yards against Stanfurd.
Numerous games where he had 20+ touches, yet couldn't even average 4.5 ypc in a VERY WEAK Pac-10 last year.
The fact I had to listen to these bastard %%# Beavers fans refer to dude as "the next Maurice Jones-Drew"
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Ok, the last one is pure hate.
But for real... dude is a good back, I just don't know if I can crown him as the best in the Pac-10.
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Originally Posted by Chester McFloppy
Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT
why the " * "
54 yards against Stanfurd.
Numerous games where he had 20+ touches, yet couldn't even average 4.5 ypc in a VERY WEAK Pac-10 last year.
The fact I had to listen to these bastard %%# Beavers fans refer to dude as "the next Maurice Jones-Drew"
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Ok, the last one is pure hate.
But for real... dude is a good back, I just don't know if I can crown him as the best in the Pac-10.
Is Oregon's D gonna be as bad as everyone says it will be this year?
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Mustain will getanyburn this yearorhis he alreadytoo buried behindtoo advanced forcorp and barkleythe college game.
