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USC ranks ahead of Ohio State.
Arizona State and Oregon make the Top 25.
2008 Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll [USATODAY.com]
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The big man is worth his weight in gold. Or actually 11x his weight in gold really. After missing 6 days of training camp and twelve practices, 7th overall pick DT Sedrick Ellis is on his way down to New Orleans to attend today's afternoon session. And was the hold out worth it? As reported by The Saints Beat, Ellis signed a five-year, maximum $49 million dollar contract with $19.5 million in guarantees. Ellis' agent, Eugene Parker, had this to say of the contract hold-out:
"Sedrick's very mature, and he knows that this is part of it. I mean, here's a guy that stayed for his senior year when he could have been a top-10 pick last year. So he has patience. And he knew this was necessary and it was important...He's excited to get started doing what he loves to do."
We're excited to see Ellis do what he does best. Unfortunately for Matt Leinart, that looks like it will be disrupting his passes when the Saints take on the Cardinals in Arizona, August 7th. And lucks on our side, Trojan fans. That game will be one of the few televised preseason games, 8:00pm on ESPN.
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Arizona's Mike Stoops was one coach who had a tough go of it at Pac-10 Media Day. Lisa Horne simply couldn't believe her ears....
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UCLA is touting its potential for catching the Trojans, but other schools -- especially Arizona State -- have as good a chance, if not better, of taking down the conference powerhouse....
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The Pac-10 held its annual Pac-10 Football Media Day on Thursday with representatives from all ten schools attending in preparation for the upcoming 2008 season. Representing Arizona State were Head Coach Dennis Erickson and quarterback Rudy Carpenter who spoke on behalf of the Maroon and Gold....
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Of course...just my luck, Media Day takes place on one of my busiest days of the month so I have some catching up to do. Laughing Stock had a nice rundown earlier today. It looks like there were some interesting moments that went on at media day today so lets get to it. Officiating was front and center right...
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USC topped the Pac-10 media day poll yet again, grabbing a near unanimous 38 out of 39 votes for top dog. The only wayward #1 vote went to...Cal? That must have been a mistake meant for Southern Cal. Or that voter had sand in his eyes when filling out the ballot sheet. Or brain damage. Likely brain damage. Either way USC is the media favorite to win its share of the conference title for an unprecedented seventh year in a row.
The Pac-10 Media poll goes as follows:
1. USC (38)
2. Arizona State
3. Oregon
4. California (1)
5. UCLA
6. Oregon State
7. Arizona
8. Washington
9. Stanford
10. Washington State
Follow the jump for Trojan DePo's predictions, including projected conference records.
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We're blogging from the red carpet of Pac-10 football media day, where players from around the west coast have an opportunity to meet their favorite beat writers and radio jocks. OK, not quite ... but there are a lot of big names here today and there will be plenty of coverage over the next few hours.To kick things off,...
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USC was picked to win the Pac-10 again. USC was voted No. 1 by 38 of the 39 voters. USC has won or shared the last five Pac-10 titles. Defending Pac-10 co-champ Arizona State is picked to finish second. Here's the poll with total points 1. USC (38) 389 2. ASU 330 3. Oregon 295 4. Cal (1) 274...
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Here is the schedule from ESPN's Pac-10 Blog. 9:35 am - Tyrone Willingham/QB Jake Locker - Washington 9:50 am - Jim Harbaugh/C Alex Fletcher - Stanford 10:05 am - Paul Wulff/FL Brandon Gibson - Washington State 10:20 am - Jeff Tedford/C Alex Mack - California 10:35 am - Mike Stoops/QB Willie Tuitama - Arizona 10:50 am - Mike Bellotti/ROV...
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Who needs Mill Avenue in Tempe when you have tailgate parties like this at Arizona State? This hilarious video, shot before the before the 2005 USC-Arizona State game at Sun Devil Stadium, comes to us from Mark at Pitchfork Nation....
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The Fantasy Sports Trade Association took these stats a couple years back, estimating fantasy sports to be a $3 billion to $4 billion annual impact across the sports industry. No wonder the NFL, NBA, MLB and PGA all want a piece of the pie. And powerhouses like Time-Warner, ESPN, Fox Sports, CBS, NBC and Yahoo are jumping to get their cut of the action. More surprisingly was that of the 12.6 million US adults to play fantasy sports in 2005, one million were female. Since that article's release in 2005, and with the recent internet boom in fantasy sites, those numbers are sure to have increased.
Women and Fantasy Sports? I know what your thinking... The concept has come a long way from obsessive guys drinking bud light and holding mock drafts on fold out card-tables in the garage. Okay...maybe it hasn't come that far. But if you've never really got into fantasy sports yourself, this site might just help change your perspective. Fantasy Sports Girl (FSG) puts a new spin on the past-time, putting the fantasy back into...well...fantasy.
They're motto is "The Expert to Listen to...and TO LOOK AT!" Follow the jump to see Fantasy Sports Girl Taralee discuss the Arizona Cardinals' upcoming season. She may be hard on Matt Leinart, but she sure ain't hard on the eyes.
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