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The Gators should go after Randy Shannon. Get those arrest numbers down
Goodbye, 2010 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON - twas a great year,
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UM leaving UF for Denver doesn't make sense but with Timmy still on the roster, who knows
Can't be mad if Mullen is the next HC with him being familiar with UF, and the spread O.
+%@% what Dre talking bout, Mullen better bring the prince of Miami (Coach Diaz) with him
Can't be mad if Mullen is the next HC with him being familiar with UF, and the spread O.
+%@% what Dre talking bout, Mullen better bring the prince of Miami (Coach Diaz) with him
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Shazier visiting Columbus?
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Shazier visiting Columbus?
Booster Buckeye Brett got in his ear early.
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Originally Posted by AirMaxBuckeye
Shazier visiting Columbus?
Booster Buckeye Brett got in his ear early.
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Pretty much what they have bee saying on 95.5(Home of the Oregon Ducks football btw). I bet Chip Kelly is at least going to get a call by Florida, whether he even goes down for an interview is questionable. There is upside though, think of the recruiting he has done at Oregon, now thing of the recruiting he could do at Florida. He would be bringing in the top athletes from that state every year, plus the system they run now isn't that different from what he runs at Oregon so he wouldn't have to worry about revamping the whole team like Rich Rod has had to do at Michigan. I think it comes down to if Florida is willing to pull out the pocket book to make him a better offer than he signed last year with UO.
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[table][tr][td]Urban Meyer: 'The Real Story'[/td][/tr][tr][td]
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The University of Florida is in shock upon hearing the news that head coach Urban Meyer has decided to retire. Here is a detailed account of how it unfolded from a current player.
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"We were told we had a team meeting today, but we thought it was regarding the bowl game. That was our mindset that we are going to talk about the bowl game.
"When we showed up the only coach that was there was the strength coach and some GAs (graduate assistants). The only coach was Coach Meyer — no other coaches were in the room. Urban gave us our calendar for the bowl week and stuff and told us to put the practice calendar down and we could tell something was wrong, (there was) no energy and you could tell that something wasn't right. He was talking about life skills and how things did not go the way we wanted and our main objective is to win the bowl game.
"As he was finishing, he was telling us for most of us this will be good because some of us need to start over and make a new impression with another coach. Near the end of the speech the freshman class was going crazy, saying they were all leaving and they kind of lost it for the most part. It really hit those guys hard, but to the others it was not as emotional. It was mainly a dead silence and everyone other than the freshmen were just looking around.
"Urban told us that he will still be around for us and a bunch of guys went to see him one-on-one to discuss it in more detail.
"After we left we were called back into the team meeting room and it was only Jeremy Foley — no Urban Meyer. Jeremy Foley said Urban had just come to a point where you come to a point in life where you have nothing left in the tank for coaching. Foley told us it's his job to bring in a GREAT coach for this team and he told us not to worry about it at all — 'that will be the easy part. I will bring in a great coach, this has happened before and bringing in a great coach is the easiest part of this deal. I will bring in a great coach who will get this train back on the right tracks.'
"After that it was kind of like a state of shock. Everyone was on the phone calling people they know and the freshman and sophomore kids were all saying the coaches don't care about us — and those kids just kept saying they are going to leave. I mean a lot of players said they were leaving, but the true Gators are not going anywhere."
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I wonder who the freshman were....
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"Meyer effect in recruiting already started
I have from a good source that Lanier has cancelled visit to Florida and will be at Tennessee this weekend."
called it!!!!
I have from a good source that Lanier has cancelled visit to Florida and will be at Tennessee this weekend."
called it!!!!
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^ Makes sense somewhat. A lost of the problem this season was a majority of the past #1 recruiting class getting the damn big head and not wanting to work, thinking they were just going to be handed everything. I heard it straight from Ahmad's and a few others mouths. Urb probably got tired of that BS too after how most of the players before these guys had a singular focus. Not that I could blame them seeing as how fickle Urb has been if they want to look elsewhere. We just need to move quickly and get whoever in so everyone doesn't defect.
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[h1]Tom Jurich on Charlie Strong: I will do everything in my power to make sure he stays[/h1]
By C.L. Brown • [email protected]• December 8, 2010
University of Louisville coach Charlie Strong garnered co-Coach of the Year honors in the Big East Conference Wednesday morning.
By late afternoon some pundits had him as a candidate for the University of Florida job after Urban Meyer announced that he would step down.
Strong spent the past seven years as the Gators defensive coordinator before getting his first head coaching job at U of L last December. The Cardinals (6-6, 3-4 Big East) were picked to finish last in the Big East preseason media poll, but Strong led the team to earn its first bowl appearance since 2006.
U of L athletic director Tom Jurich said he’s always worried when a new job opens “whether it was Florida or anyplace else
By C.L. Brown • [email protected]• December 8, 2010
University of Louisville coach Charlie Strong garnered co-Coach of the Year honors in the Big East Conference Wednesday morning.
By late afternoon some pundits had him as a candidate for the University of Florida job after Urban Meyer announced that he would step down.
Strong spent the past seven years as the Gators defensive coordinator before getting his first head coaching job at U of L last December. The Cardinals (6-6, 3-4 Big East) were picked to finish last in the Big East preseason media poll, but Strong led the team to earn its first bowl appearance since 2006.
U of L athletic director Tom Jurich said he’s always worried when a new job opens “whether it was Florida or anyplace else
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I'd be shocked if Curtis Grant still leans to Florida after this; I guess it's down to Ohio State? And if he stays in state, UVA (clown
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Stephone Anthony was already cooling on Florida, this will only help I guess.
Stephone Anthony was already cooling on Florida, this will only help I guess.
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LOL @ the fred sanford gif
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That's the one from last year.
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[h1]Oregon Ducks' offense is overrated[/h1][h3]Elite but without challenges, it highlights conference-by-conference recaps[/h3]
By Bill Connelly
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Getty ImagesChip Kelly has repeatedly been called a genius this year, but via one statistical measure, the Ducks' offense was only 23rd in the country.
One trap into which we all fall in terms of college football statistics is the failure to account for context in looking at the standard rankings (yards or points per game).
Here's an example: Team A ranked 115th in passing defense, while Team B ranked 15th. Team B had the better pass defense, right? But which team was in a pass-heavy conference? Which team may have been behind so much that opposing teams never had to pass?
Team A in the above example is the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Team B was the Buffalo Bulls. Which pass defense would you take if you had the choice?
With the advanced stats at Football Outsiders, we can begin to determine whose reputations may have been a bit garnished or punished by external factors in 2010.
Conference by conference follows. If you need more info on the stats we use at Football Outsiders for NCAA purposes, go here or here.
[h3]ACC [/h3]
Overrated: Georgia Tech's rushing offense. The Yellow Jackets rose from second to first in rushing yards per game in 2010. Unfortunately, they also faced a weaker schedule; they ranked fourth in rushing S&P+ in 2009 but tumbled to 31st in 2010. Anthony Allen did a solid Jonathan Dwyer impersonation, but Tech was much less effective overall. It didn't help that defenses no longer had to account for receiver Demaryius Thomas.
Underrated: Florida State's offense. The Seminoles made the ACC title game, but the perception seems to be that it came despite offensive inconsistency. FSU ranked 55th in yards per game due to injuries and a brutal schedule. Three opponents ranked among the top seven in defensive F/+, and seven others ranked in the top 35. They did as well as most would do against that slate and ranked sixth in offensive F/+.
[h3]Big 12 [/h3]
Overrated: Texas' passing offense. Stop the presses! OK, nobody thought of the Longhorns' passing attack as a particular strength, but it is hard to grasp just how poor Texas was in this regard. While it ranked 50th in passing yards per game, it ranked just 106th in passing S&P+. After years of Colt McCoy's magic on passing downs, Texas waved the white flag on second- and third-and-long, ranking 89th in passing downs S&P+.
Underrated: Oklahoma State's defense. Most fans' impressions of the Cowboys' defense came in the Nebraska and Oklahoma games, when the Cornhuskers surprised them with a nickel-and-dime passing attack and Oklahoma clinched the Big 12 South with two late bombs. For the season, however, OSU's defense was more asset than liability. It ranked 90th in total yards allowed but 37th in defensive F/+. It was particularly effective on the ground (17th in rushing S&P+).
[h3]Big East [/h3]
Overrated: Syracuse's defense. Most of the Big East ranked low enough to avoid the "overrated" tag, but Syracuse's defense, a perceived strength (the Orange ranked fifth in yards allowed, 13th in points), benefited from the abominable offenses it faced. Only four of Syracuse's 12 opponents ranked among the top 40 in offensive F/+; the Orange allowed at least 28 points against three of those four. The result: a defensive S&P+ ranking of 50th.
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Underrated: Pittsburgh's rushing offense. Dion Lewis' sophomore season did not go as planned; he rushed for just 956 yards (4.9 yards per carry) after posting 1,799 yards (5.5) in 2009. Of course, few runners would have succeeded against the defenses Pittsburgh faced. The Panthers ranked 54th in rushing yards per game but third in rushing S&P+ thanks to a schedule that featured four of the top 15 defenses according to defensive rushing S&P+.
[h3]Big Ten [/h3]
Overrated: Illinois' rushing offense. When you run the ball, sometimes persistence matters more than effectiveness. Led by running back Mikel Leshoure and quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase, the Fighting Illini ranked 13th in rushing yards per game. But they ranked just 45th in rushing S&P+, having faced only three opponents who ranked in the top 40 of defensive rushing S&P+; they rushed for under 120 yards against two of the three (Ohio State, Michigan State).
Underrated: Wisconsin's passing offense. Everybody knows the Badgers' power running identity. But what has set this team apart is its ability to put the ball in the air. The Badgers predictably ranked just 74th in passing yards per game, but on a per-play basis, they were outstanding. Wisconsin ranked 25th in passing S&P+, and perhaps more impressively, ninth in passing downs S&P+. When the Badgers had to throw the ball, they were quite successful.
[h3]Pac-10 [/h3]
Overrated: Oregon's offense. On a per-play basis, Oregon's was not the best offense in the country. It simply ran more plays than everybody else. Plus, the Ducks faced only one defense from the defensive F/+ top 25; they ranked first in points per game and second in yards, but just 23rd in offensive S&P+. Clearly this is an elite offense, but the lack of defensive challenges prevents us from knowing just how elite.
Getty ImagesChris Reif and the Bulldogs vs. Michigan will be an interesting matchup.
Underrated: Oregon State's offense. The Beavers took on all comers in nonconference play and paid the price. Both Boise State's and TCU's defenses ranked among the top five in defensive F/+, and unlike Oregon, Oregon State actually had to play Oregon as well, bumping its strength of schedule up even more. The Beavers' offense ranked 95th in yards per game, but finished a respectable 26th in offensive F/+ and 24th in rushing S&P+.
[h3]SEC [/h3]
Overrated: Mississippi State's rushing offense. From a schedule-adjusted standpoint, little about the SEC was overrated. But the Bulldogs, who finished 16th in rushing yards per game, placed just 71st in rushing S&P+. Like Illinois, the Bulldogs were more persistent than effective, relying on a defense that ranked 11th in defensive F/+ to keep them in games. From a "styles make fights" perspective, their Gator Bowl matchup versus an all-offense Michigan team is fascinating.
Underrated: South Carolina's passing defense. The Gamecocks ranked 107th in passing yards allowed and 93rd in opponents' passer efficiency. But against the offenses they faced, anybody would have struggled. They ranked 21st in defensive passing S&P+ and 16th in passing downs S&P+, thanks both to the schedule they faced (counting Auburn twice, four opponents ranked in the passing S&P+ top seven) and the fact that sacks inexplicably don't count in college passing numbers.
Bill Connelly is an author for Football Outsiders who regularly contributes to ESPN Insider.
By Bill Connelly
Football Outsiders
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One trap into which we all fall in terms of college football statistics is the failure to account for context in looking at the standard rankings (yards or points per game).
Here's an example: Team A ranked 115th in passing defense, while Team B ranked 15th. Team B had the better pass defense, right? But which team was in a pass-heavy conference? Which team may have been behind so much that opposing teams never had to pass?
Team A in the above example is the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Team B was the Buffalo Bulls. Which pass defense would you take if you had the choice?
With the advanced stats at Football Outsiders, we can begin to determine whose reputations may have been a bit garnished or punished by external factors in 2010.
Conference by conference follows. If you need more info on the stats we use at Football Outsiders for NCAA purposes, go here or here.
[h3]ACC [/h3]
Overrated: Georgia Tech's rushing offense. The Yellow Jackets rose from second to first in rushing yards per game in 2010. Unfortunately, they also faced a weaker schedule; they ranked fourth in rushing S&P+ in 2009 but tumbled to 31st in 2010. Anthony Allen did a solid Jonathan Dwyer impersonation, but Tech was much less effective overall. It didn't help that defenses no longer had to account for receiver Demaryius Thomas.
Underrated: Florida State's offense. The Seminoles made the ACC title game, but the perception seems to be that it came despite offensive inconsistency. FSU ranked 55th in yards per game due to injuries and a brutal schedule. Three opponents ranked among the top seven in defensive F/+, and seven others ranked in the top 35. They did as well as most would do against that slate and ranked sixth in offensive F/+.
[h3]Big 12 [/h3]
Overrated: Texas' passing offense. Stop the presses! OK, nobody thought of the Longhorns' passing attack as a particular strength, but it is hard to grasp just how poor Texas was in this regard. While it ranked 50th in passing yards per game, it ranked just 106th in passing S&P+. After years of Colt McCoy's magic on passing downs, Texas waved the white flag on second- and third-and-long, ranking 89th in passing downs S&P+.
Underrated: Oklahoma State's defense. Most fans' impressions of the Cowboys' defense came in the Nebraska and Oklahoma games, when the Cornhuskers surprised them with a nickel-and-dime passing attack and Oklahoma clinched the Big 12 South with two late bombs. For the season, however, OSU's defense was more asset than liability. It ranked 90th in total yards allowed but 37th in defensive F/+. It was particularly effective on the ground (17th in rushing S&P+).
[h3]Big East [/h3]
Overrated: Syracuse's defense. Most of the Big East ranked low enough to avoid the "overrated" tag, but Syracuse's defense, a perceived strength (the Orange ranked fifth in yards allowed, 13th in points), benefited from the abominable offenses it faced. Only four of Syracuse's 12 opponents ranked among the top 40 in offensive F/+; the Orange allowed at least 28 points against three of those four. The result: a defensive S&P+ ranking of 50th.
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Underrated: Pittsburgh's rushing offense. Dion Lewis' sophomore season did not go as planned; he rushed for just 956 yards (4.9 yards per carry) after posting 1,799 yards (5.5) in 2009. Of course, few runners would have succeeded against the defenses Pittsburgh faced. The Panthers ranked 54th in rushing yards per game but third in rushing S&P+ thanks to a schedule that featured four of the top 15 defenses according to defensive rushing S&P+.
[h3]Big Ten [/h3]
Overrated: Illinois' rushing offense. When you run the ball, sometimes persistence matters more than effectiveness. Led by running back Mikel Leshoure and quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase, the Fighting Illini ranked 13th in rushing yards per game. But they ranked just 45th in rushing S&P+, having faced only three opponents who ranked in the top 40 of defensive rushing S&P+; they rushed for under 120 yards against two of the three (Ohio State, Michigan State).
Underrated: Wisconsin's passing offense. Everybody knows the Badgers' power running identity. But what has set this team apart is its ability to put the ball in the air. The Badgers predictably ranked just 74th in passing yards per game, but on a per-play basis, they were outstanding. Wisconsin ranked 25th in passing S&P+, and perhaps more impressively, ninth in passing downs S&P+. When the Badgers had to throw the ball, they were quite successful.
[h3]Pac-10 [/h3]
Overrated: Oregon's offense. On a per-play basis, Oregon's was not the best offense in the country. It simply ran more plays than everybody else. Plus, the Ducks faced only one defense from the defensive F/+ top 25; they ranked first in points per game and second in yards, but just 23rd in offensive S&P+. Clearly this is an elite offense, but the lack of defensive challenges prevents us from knowing just how elite.
Getty ImagesChris Reif and the Bulldogs vs. Michigan will be an interesting matchup.
Underrated: Oregon State's offense. The Beavers took on all comers in nonconference play and paid the price. Both Boise State's and TCU's defenses ranked among the top five in defensive F/+, and unlike Oregon, Oregon State actually had to play Oregon as well, bumping its strength of schedule up even more. The Beavers' offense ranked 95th in yards per game, but finished a respectable 26th in offensive F/+ and 24th in rushing S&P+.
[h3]SEC [/h3]
Overrated: Mississippi State's rushing offense. From a schedule-adjusted standpoint, little about the SEC was overrated. But the Bulldogs, who finished 16th in rushing yards per game, placed just 71st in rushing S&P+. Like Illinois, the Bulldogs were more persistent than effective, relying on a defense that ranked 11th in defensive F/+ to keep them in games. From a "styles make fights" perspective, their Gator Bowl matchup versus an all-offense Michigan team is fascinating.
Underrated: South Carolina's passing defense. The Gamecocks ranked 107th in passing yards allowed and 93rd in opponents' passer efficiency. But against the offenses they faced, anybody would have struggled. They ranked 21st in defensive passing S&P+ and 16th in passing downs S&P+, thanks both to the schedule they faced (counting Auburn twice, four opponents ranked in the passing S&P+ top seven) and the fact that sacks inexplicably don't count in college passing numbers.
Bill Connelly is an author for Football Outsiders who regularly contributes to ESPN Insider.
