09 Real Deal College Football Discussion/No Homers - Lets geh geh GET IT!

[dacomeup]

Tebow healed Urban so now he's only taking a leave of absence.

 

[dlo13]

CJ vs. Cobb

Gunna's heart might not be strong enough for this one...

 

[jdcurt2]

Let's go Cats!

 

[gunna get it]

I was changin the amount of confidence points on my picks and it moved up but also changed it to Clemson...

I had Kentucky winning big and even put $ on it

WEAK SAUCE

 

[raw120]

Originally Posted by Nako XL

Tennessee, Bama, LSU, Miss St., Georgia, South Carolina are all possible blemishes.

how do you NOT see 3-4 possible losses? even with urban coaching.

 

[nako xl]

Originally Posted by raw120

Originally Posted by Nako XL

Tennessee, Bama, LSU, Miss St., Georgia, South Carolina are all possible blemishes.

how do you NOT see 3-4 possible losses? even with urban coaching.

you're silly.

 

[dlo13]

Big plays, Clemson...

 

[Trey Bantz]

Florida in the SEC title game next year?

Is that a serious prediction? You do realize that the best player the ever put on a Gators uniform andthe best coach to ever walk the Florida sidelines are both leaving right? I mean I know you call yourself a fan but c'mon you're just being delusionalright now.

 

[bigmike23]

CEEEJAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gunna get it]

CJ

they really looked like they were savin CJ for the NFL combine ...

12 totes...

 

[nako xl]

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

CJ

they really looked like they were savin CJ for the NFL combine ...

12 totes...

you're not allowed to bask in a clemson win when you picked against them!

 

[dlo13]

Rich Brooks told his squad after the game that he was 80% sure that was his last game.

Unless he pulls an Urban move, it's Joker's squad now.

 

[tmay407]

DLo, what are your thoughts on the A&M/Georgia game today?

 

[dlo13]

First to 50 wins.

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Originally Posted by DLo13

it's Joker's squad now.

 

[p mac one]

From espn.com CFB Rumor Central:

Jeff Tedford is on the hot seat for next season and, as ESPN.com's Ted Miller puts it, "At this point, it's not unfair to speculate that there's new pressure" on him.

The Contra Costa Times' Gary Peterson writes, "Since Tedford's arrival, Cal has measured itself against conference kingpin USC. The Bears still can't get over on the Trojans -- now it appears they've been surpassed by the Oregon schools, Arizona and, most painfully for them, Stanford."

When Tedford first came in, he turned a 1-10 team into a 7-5 team. Since then, he's not had a losing season. During that time, he was even rumored for some high-profile openings, including some in the NFL. But after a 10-3 season in 2006, the team has lost an average of five games a season. And like Peterson writes, this isn't good enough when you're competing with the likes of the California and Oregon schools.

That said, Tedford signed an extension through 2015 in January, so that might give him some comfort. But schools oust their coaches before their contract is up all the time, and if Tedford has another disappointing season in 2010, it could be his last

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

It's %*+%+%# Cal.

 

[38816]

Originally Posted by dreClark

It's %*+%+%# Cal.

right?

way too hard on cat.

lol

 

[scott frost]

Mike Holmgren's Jowels sitting in 3rd place.......

 

[p mac one]

I posted that mainly to show how !$@$%% up writers and their articles are.

Just looking at the first line, they say:

Jeff Tedford is on the hot seat for next season
No maybes, no ifs, nothing of that nature.

And then, in the same %#@*$%$ line, it says.

"At this point, it's not unfair to speculate that there's new pressure"
Not unfair to speculate?!

I thought he was already onthe hot seat.

 

[bigmike23]

he should be

cal gets WAY to much talent to be having late season choke jobs and not been able to win that big game each year

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Insider request: http://insider.espn.go.co...6%26name%3dfeldman_bruce

 

[scott frost]

Here you go cracker.............

The news about Urban Meyer's resignation at Florida was so stunning that when the announcement first popped into my inbox, I seriously thought for a moment that someone must have hacked into the Gators' sports information director's e-mail account to send it. The only thing more stunning: Seeing that Meyer has reconsidered and now is only taking an "indefinite leave of absence." Obviously all of this is huge news and sending shock waves throughout the college football world.

Now? "Open flood gates," texted one college coach Sunday morning. So which programs stand to gain the most in the wake of the Meyer announcement?

1. Florida State Seminoles
Jimbo Fisher and FSU football already had been on an upswing from the moment it was announced Bobby Bowden was moving on after this season, but this certainly helps, not just with the 2010 Gators targets but with all the 2011 recruits. Better still for FSU, this changes things big-picture, affecting the overall vibe of college football in Florida. One month ago, when UF was thumping FSU in the Swamp, it looked like the Noles were closer to UCF perception-wise than they were to UF. The shake-up on both coaching staffs figures to change that dramatically.

As it relates to the 2010 class, keep in mind that Fisher has assembled a good crew of recruiters. The pivotal guy here is new RB coach Eddie Gran, who is highly regarded for both his work with running backs and his connections in South Florida. One of the UF commitments the Noles contacted after the Meyer news broke, according to The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, was Mack Brown, the country's No. 3 RB prospect. But Gran's relationships in South Florida are the big key here. FSU is pushing hard to land RB-DB/LB Matt Elam, who is considered the top recruit on at least two schools' recruiting boards.

Meyer had actually recruited Elam's older brother Abram to Notre Dame when he was an assistant there under Bob Davie. Meyer also had reportedly been more involved with Matt Elam's recruitment than any other prospect in this class. Another hot target is Elam's teammate at Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer, Gerald Christian, the No. 2 tight end in the nation and also committed to UF. He told the Palm Beach Post he would not be surprised if there was quite a bit of change to the list of current Gators commitments. "It was shocking," Christian said. "[Other schools are] telling me I still have my options open and they'd like me to come to their school. It's made me reconsider what I'm going to do. I think they're going to lose a lot of [commits]."

The third Dwyer player FSU will try to lock in is Robert Clark, a speedy cornerback who happens to be Elam's best friend. Gran actually had offered Clark before UF did when he was working at Tennessee. West Virginia also has been in the mix for Clark. Speedy DB Demar Dorsey, the country's No. 11 overall prospect, is another UF commit Gran will go after, as is WR Chris Dunkley. Even though Dunkley hadn't verbally committed to UF, many observers thought he was leaning hard that way.

2. Tennessee Volunteers
It's no secret Lane Kiffin and Meyer weren't exactly pals. The Vols were battling UF for a lot of blue-chippers. Count them in the mix for all three Gators commits from Dwyer High. They're also hustling to reel in OT Chaz Green, whom Florida was also vying for. Dorsey, the standout DB, is set to take an official visit to Knoxville next month, and another DB, Cody Riggs from Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, also might be turning. He told my colleague JC Shurburtt: "I will wait to see what happens during the next week at Florida." Similar to FSU, the big-picture news here appears rosy for the Vols, because now they will pitch to anyone and everyone how the SEC East is wide open.

3. Georgia Bulldogs
Mark Richt's program has been in a tailspin. The Dawgs are coming off their worst season in Richt's tenure and are bowling in Shreveport. Richt's staff is also in flux. Still, as with the Vols' pitch, the SEC East isn't all about the Gators any more. The Dawgs are also chasing after Mack Brown, the elite RB prospect who happens to be from Georgia. He told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he's sticking with Florida "at this moment" but also said he was surprised and hurt by the initial report that Meyer was stepping down. "Everybody's shocked right now," Brown said shortly after hearing the news Saturday night. "I know I'm in shock." DB Cody Riggs also may consider UGA now.

4. South Carolina Gamecocks
The Ol' Ball Coach, by the way, wouldn't have been an option to replace Meyer. I'm told he and Florida AD Jeremy Foley aren't particularly close. Steve Spurrier, though, may gain more than anyone with UF in flux in the short term, since the Gamecocks are poised to have a big season in 2010. My buddy Travis Haney makes the case about why Gamecocks fans should be excited about next year:

You can already sit here and say that the Gamecocks -- the ones that have never won a whole lot of anything -- will get a good amount of first-place votes next July in Birmingham. They could conceivably be the favorites in the division. Who else will it be? Florida -- with a new coach, a new QB, a new DC, half of its defense in the NFL? Georgia -- with another new QB, a new DC? Tennessee -- with no Eric Berry, Dan Williams on D and another new QB?

Where are South Carolina's questions? Middle linebacker? Kickoff specialist? Center? The one legitimate question is offensive line coach. And, call me crazy, but I don't think Eric Wolford is the only young, motivated assistant in America. Surely someone else would want to come try to win with Spurrier.


5. Alabama Crimson Tide
OK, so it's not exactly as if Nick Saban's program needed a shot in the arm, but the perception of the gap between the Tide and everybody else in the SEC heading into the future just widened. A lot. The Tide also figures to have a better chance of landing Jordan Hicks, the country's No. 2 overall prospect and top-rated OLB. The battle for Hicks is rumored to be between Texas, UF, Ohio State and Alabama. The Tide also now have a better shot at WR Chris Dunkley.

6. Miami Hurricanes
It's crazy how much things have changed perception-wise in the past three months. Randy Shannon was on a lot of people's hot-seat lists. Now the Canes are a bowl victory away from a 10-win season and perhaps on the brink of being ranked in the preseason top five for 2010, while UM's two archrivals, FSU and UF, have new coaches. On the recruiting trail, the Canes and the Gators actually won't battle for many of the same prospects this year. UM OL commit Brandon Linder was one. Matt Elam was another, but it's doubtful Miami can get back in the mix for him. TE Gerald Christian and DB Demar Dorsey were two others Miami couldn't sway. Word is that Miami, which loses three senior tight ends this season, is making another run at Christian.

7. USC Trojans
Though the Trojans and the Gators never play, they sure do go head-to-head a lot for some of the nation's most touted prospects. This year the country's No. 3 overall recruit, DE/OLB Ronald Powell, was right in USC's backyard, and many analysts were convinced Meyer and the Gators would snag him. But now Powell's recruitment is even more up in the air. Another Californian, DB Joshua Shaw, the No. 7-ranked player in the state, had picked UF over USC and Ohio State. Shaw was planning on enrolling at UF in January, but now? UF also had pursued Dietrich Riley, the No. 14 prospect in California. Word is Riley probably wasn't going to leave the state for college, but now that seems even more certain.

8. LSU Tigers
It's not like Nick Saban is leaving, so the Tigers still have some big concerns in their own division in the SEC, but with Meyer protégé Billy Gonzalez now in Baton Rouge with LSU, Les Miles' program should become even more of a factor in the state of Florida. Plus, Meyer had beaten Miles in three of the past four meetings.

9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Meyer had swooped in late on a few key Irish D-line recruits over the previous couple of years, snaring DE Justin Trattou and DT Omar Hunter from Charlie Weis' clutches. Obviously, ND really could have used that talent up front. This year, Irish fans probably don't have to dread any such scenarios, although new coach Brian Kelly is battling UF, among others, for Matt James, the country's No. 14 OT, and LB Christian Jones, the No. 27 overall recruit in the nation.

 

[dlo13]

Cody Riggs needs to stay committed to UF.

 

[unkleluke]

I think the recent developments in Urban`s plans were strictly made to save this year`s class (because personally I don`t think he`ll be back next year). Someof these dumb recruits are gonna bite on the bait and stay, while some (hopefully Dunk, Christian & Elam) will smell the bull$#@! and jump ship...