Tag: Florida State
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Maybe Pete Carroll will rip off several more championships in the coming years and render this entry moot, but consider: After going on one of the more epic (short-term) runs in all of college football history, USC has now lost three of its last 14 games. By itself that fact tells of a team playing…
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• Buffalo, Tennessee and Green Bay are all still without a legitimate starting NFL RB and the Chargers RB Michael Turner is still the name most heavily rumored to be traded. Look for Cowboys RB Julius Jones’ name to heat up as the week comes to an end. • The Dolphins will come…
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Well since my post earlier today, Coach Huggins has officially left K-State to coach at his alma mater (West Virginia) and Michael Beasley is unsure about his future with the team: Considered by many to be the top recruit in the nation, Michael Beasley expressed doubt Thursday to CBS SportsLine.com about whether he’ll fulfill his…
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1. Oakland (2-14)- Jamarcus Russell, QB, LSU Jamarcus is the most talented player in this draft. Will he save a dead franchise though? 2. Detroit (3-13)- Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame If the Lions do not go with Quinn here they will have a hard time explaining this one to…
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Former North Carolina State coach Chuck Amato is returning to Florida State as part of Bobby Bowden’s major overhaul of his staff. Amato, who was fired by North Carolina State in November, spent 18 seasons with Bowden through the program’s peak years in the 1980s and ’90s. The 60-year-old Amato succeeds Kevin Steele as executive…
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Can Florida repeat? According to the offshore book Pinnacle Sports, the team to beat for the 2008 Bowl Championship Series title is USC. Pinnacle made the Trojans a 5-to-2 favorite (win $5 for every $2 bet) when it posted odds last week. Michigan, the Trojans’ opponent in the Rose Bowl, was second at 13/2. Then…
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Oregon offensive coordinator Gary Crowton is leaving the school after two seasons to take the same job at LSU. Crowton said he accepted his new position Monday and expects to be in Louisiana on Tuesday night. He replaces Jimbo Fisher, who left LSU to become the offensive coordinator at Florida State. Crowton said he has…
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The 2006-2007 is barely over and… well, here we go again. Here’s my attempt at the 2007 Pre-Pre Season College Football Top 25: 1) Florida Whatever will Urban Meyer without Chris Leak? A lot, I suspect. If you’re not sick of hearing about TE-BOW by now, you will be by the time the Gators run…
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Congratulations to the Florida Gators and their fans for winning tonight’s BCS Game. Now it is time for the first BoiFromTroy Preseason ballot for the 2007 Season. Southern California Florida West Virginia Wisconsin Louisiana State Michigan Boise State Oklahoma Ohio State Auburn California Arkansas Rutgers Wake Forest Texas Nebraska Tennessee Florida State Notre Dame Georgia…
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It’s official, Jimbo Fisher will be the new OC at Florida State. Even though we didn’t land him, at least we won’t have to face his offenses anymo… In other coaching news, the guy I wanted us to hire while still thinking that Saban was a pipe dream, Steve Kragthorpe of Tulsa, is the top…
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From ESPN’s Ivan Maisel (the same guy who had the Trojans in the Holiday Bowl three weeks ago): Carroll’s four consecutive seasons are every bit as convincing as the best winning periods of coaches such as Bear Bryant of Alabama, Darrell Royal of Texas or Bobby Bowden of Florida State. USC, dormant for nearly two…
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Rank Team Delta 1 Southern Cal — 2 Ohio State — 3 West Virginia 1 4 Texas 1 5 Michigan 2 6 Florida 3 7 Louisville 1 8 Notre Dame 2 9 California 4 10 Auburn 7
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