Hey Guys -
One game to go, who would have though Arizona-PITT? Besides Kobow, I guess. Nice call on the Cards Mike. Here's where we are at:
MR - 76
MK - 76
JR - 72
JG - 58
With the Super Bowl being worth 16 points, it's a winner take all type of situation. I think we'll have to throw in some tie-breakers though just in case our picks all go one way or the other. Actually, I'll make the title game itself worth only 10, and the remaining 6 points will be decided on these other criteria:
1. Which teams scores first?
2. Who leads at half time?
3. Over/Under 46.5 for the game?
4. Which team kicks more FG's?
5. Def/SpT TD's? Yes or no.
6. More rushing TD's or passing TD's?
* Please send me your answers to each of these 6 questions, as well as your winner against the spread for the Super Bowl:
ARI
PITT -7
__________________________________________________________________
Next, NCAA Hoops. The challenge kicks off tonight for our first week, but with JG and MK leaving the country for a week I will list the next 2 weeks worth of games, so we can be all caught up. Once again, please list your winners with your confidence (10 being the most confident, 1 being least confident)for each week.
1/25-1/31
MSU
OHIOST
FLA
VAN
MARQ
ND
TEX
BAY
PUR
WIS
DUKE
WF
ILL
MIN
ST.MARY
GONZ
STAN
UCLA
MICH
PUR
2/1-2/7
UCONN
LOU
KAN
BAY
PUR
OHIOST
SC
FLA
DUKE
CLEM
WV
SYR
MIN
MSU
ILL
WIS
TEX
NEB
ND
UCLA
I'll keep you updated on what happens over the week for the NCAA Challenge - also, sounds like Brew is naming an OC today...should be interesting.
Hope everyone has a great week - talk to you later.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Playoff Picks & NCAA Hoops Wk1 Picks
Hey Guys -
Not a lot of difference in opinions for the NFL this weekend.
We all like PIT, and all of us except MK like PHI.
Here's how NCAA Hoops picks shape up:
JR MR MK JG
55 0 55 0 55 0 55 0
SYR
PITT 9 7 8 9
A&M
KAN 8 5 2 10
OHIOST 2 3
ILL 6 5
MICH 4 3
PSU 3 7
NOVA
UCONN 7 6 10 2
CLEM
NC 10 9 9 8
PUR 1
MIN 5 1 1
UCONN 1 4 7
ND 6
XAVIER 2 10 6
LSU 5
WIS 3 8 4 4
ILL
Hope this isn't too tough to read. We'll see what it looks like when I'm done I guess.
How about those Gophers last night?!?! I can't believe they won that game - also gave me a $4 payday on Centsports for hitting my Gophers/Wild parlay...I'm back on the drug. This team is a lot of fun to watch - and they're only going to keep getting better with experience.
Sounds like the new hot guy for the OC job is Gunter Brewer, co-OC from OKST. I think this guy sounds pretty good, but who knows. Huge recruiting weekend for the Gophers with only a couple weeks left until signing day. I think 6 guys are in town this weekend, too bad the -20 temps won't stick around!
Here's a link to a hilarious article that should shock no one about Iowa's play by play radio guy. Apparently, he's some kind of legendary booze-hound who finally lost his job due to some internet photos. This writer makes it sound as if we should feel sorry for this dude and just give him a break - I had a good laugh over it all.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Ferentz will be on his way to KC soon and we can set the Pigeons back to where they were at the end of the Fry era ~1-10 ish. WHO HATES IOWA!!!???!
Later Guys - have a good weekend.
Next week, I'll send out 2 weeks worth of games for Hoops for those of us that will be heading to sunny Jamaica for a week - so jealous right now.
Not a lot of difference in opinions for the NFL this weekend.
We all like PIT, and all of us except MK like PHI.
Here's how NCAA Hoops picks shape up:
JR MR MK JG
55 0 55 0 55 0 55 0
SYR
PITT 9 7 8 9
A&M
KAN 8 5 2 10
OHIOST 2 3
ILL 6 5
MICH 4 3
PSU 3 7
NOVA
UCONN 7 6 10 2
CLEM
NC 10 9 9 8
PUR 1
MIN 5 1 1
UCONN 1 4 7
ND 6
XAVIER 2 10 6
LSU 5
WIS 3 8 4 4
ILL
Hope this isn't too tough to read. We'll see what it looks like when I'm done I guess.
How about those Gophers last night?!?! I can't believe they won that game - also gave me a $4 payday on Centsports for hitting my Gophers/Wild parlay...I'm back on the drug. This team is a lot of fun to watch - and they're only going to keep getting better with experience.
Sounds like the new hot guy for the OC job is Gunter Brewer, co-OC from OKST. I think this guy sounds pretty good, but who knows. Huge recruiting weekend for the Gophers with only a couple weeks left until signing day. I think 6 guys are in town this weekend, too bad the -20 temps won't stick around!
Here's a link to a hilarious article that should shock no one about Iowa's play by play radio guy. Apparently, he's some kind of legendary booze-hound who finally lost his job due to some internet photos. This writer makes it sound as if we should feel sorry for this dude and just give him a break - I had a good laugh over it all.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Ferentz will be on his way to KC soon and we can set the Pigeons back to where they were at the end of the Fry era ~1-10 ish. WHO HATES IOWA!!!???!
Later Guys - have a good weekend.
Next week, I'll send out 2 weeks worth of games for Hoops for those of us that will be heading to sunny Jamaica for a week - so jealous right now.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
NCAA Hoops - Week #1
Hey Guys -
I know we've got 3 football games left to pick, but I thought we might as well get the Hoops season started.
I have listed 10 games that will be played from 1/18 - 1/24 (This coming Sunday through Saturday).
Please pick the winner of each game, and rank them 1-10 using each ranking only once. It's a confidence pool, pretty simple.
Here are this week's games:
19-Jan SYR
PITT
19-Jan A&M
KAN
20-Jan OHIOST
ILL
20-Jan MICH
PSU
21-Jan NOVA
UCONN
21-Jan CLEM
NC
22-Jan PUR
MIN
24-Jan UCONN
ND
24-Jan XAVIER
LSU
24-Jan WIS
ILL
* All games should be on ESPN, ESPN2, BTN, CBS *
I'll send out the following week's games on Wednesday each week - most points wins!
Pretty easy, but let me know if you have questions.
Later. - don't forget to send me your Championship Weekend NFL Picks, too!!
Thanks.
I know we've got 3 football games left to pick, but I thought we might as well get the Hoops season started.
I have listed 10 games that will be played from 1/18 - 1/24 (This coming Sunday through Saturday).
Please pick the winner of each game, and rank them 1-10 using each ranking only once. It's a confidence pool, pretty simple.
Here are this week's games:
19-Jan SYR
PITT
19-Jan A&M
KAN
20-Jan OHIOST
ILL
20-Jan MICH
PSU
21-Jan NOVA
UCONN
21-Jan CLEM
NC
22-Jan PUR
MIN
24-Jan UCONN
ND
24-Jan XAVIER
LSU
24-Jan WIS
ILL
* All games should be on ESPN, ESPN2, BTN, CBS *
I'll send out the following week's games on Wednesday each week - most points wins!
Pretty easy, but let me know if you have questions.
Later. - don't forget to send me your Championship Weekend NFL Picks, too!!
Thanks.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Weekend Update - Lines for Next Week
Hey Guys -
Tough weekend, I went 3-1, but caught the flu from my lovely daughter on Friday and am still home with the effects of it this morning. Brutal.
Here's how we sit for the PLAYOFFS
JR - 11
MR - 4
JG - 3
MK - 2
Mike and Mike both went 0-4 last weekend, ouch. JG hit on ARI, but lost the other 3.
Do not fear, we still have 30 of the 50 possible NFL Playoff points available.
Here are the lines for this weekend - Championship Sunday
PHI
ARI 3
BAL
PIT -5
OVERALL POST-SEASON STANDINGS
JR-65
MR-69
MK-62
JG-51
Both games are worth 7 points each this weekend...should be a close finish.
Still nothing concrete on the Gophs OC job. Sounded like Josh Huepel was the guy this weekend, now I'm hearing he is not. Who knows? I'm sure they'll have something locked in this week.
Later.
Tough weekend, I went 3-1, but caught the flu from my lovely daughter on Friday and am still home with the effects of it this morning. Brutal.
Here's how we sit for the PLAYOFFS
JR - 11
MR - 4
JG - 3
MK - 2
Mike and Mike both went 0-4 last weekend, ouch. JG hit on ARI, but lost the other 3.
Do not fear, we still have 30 of the 50 possible NFL Playoff points available.
Here are the lines for this weekend - Championship Sunday
PHI
ARI 3
BAL
PIT -5
OVERALL POST-SEASON STANDINGS
JR-65
MR-69
MK-62
JG-51
Both games are worth 7 points each this weekend...should be a close finish.
Still nothing concrete on the Gophs OC job. Sounded like Josh Huepel was the guy this weekend, now I'm hearing he is not. Who knows? I'm sure they'll have something locked in this week.
Later.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Tebow Article
Some guy posted this on the Gopherhole site...my thoughts exactly:
January 09, 2009
Tebow Skips Senior Season, Ascends Directly Into Heaven
MIAMI (SP) -- Shortly after leading the Florida Gators to a national championship with a 24-14 win over Oklahoma, junior quarterback Tim Tebow announced that he would skip his senior season and ascend directly into heaven.Tebow entered the press room to wild applause. A reporter for a 24-hour cable sports network burst into tears when the 2007 Heisman winner entered the room. Another threw a pair of boxer shorts on the podium. Tebow smiled at the gesture and several sports reporters fainted."Sorry I'm late," Tebow began. "There was a six-year-old boy with cancer in row 54 and I had to make my way through the crowd to heal him."
"I want to start by saying that playing quarterback for the University of Florida, winning two national championships, has been a great honor. There has been some speculation about my future and I want to clear that up right now," he continued. "Don't go, Tim!" a reporter shouted from the back of the room.
"After much consideration, I have decided to skip my senior season at the University of Florida and ascend directly into Heaven," Tebow announced. Upon making the announcement, Tebow was bathed in a blinding white light and vanished.
In response to the news, ESPN announced they will have a month-long tribute to Tebow. ESPN2 will now be known as ESPN-TEBOW and will feature Tebow highlights (including home videos of Tebow's childhood), re-airings of past interviews, Tebow-centric analysis by ESPN air personalities, a Tebow quiz show and a reality show to find the "most Tebow-like" person in America.
"He wasn't just the greatest player in college football history," said a college football writer at the press conference, tears streaming down his face. "He might have been the greatest person to ever walk on earth."
January 09, 2009
Tebow Skips Senior Season, Ascends Directly Into Heaven
MIAMI (SP) -- Shortly after leading the Florida Gators to a national championship with a 24-14 win over Oklahoma, junior quarterback Tim Tebow announced that he would skip his senior season and ascend directly into heaven.Tebow entered the press room to wild applause. A reporter for a 24-hour cable sports network burst into tears when the 2007 Heisman winner entered the room. Another threw a pair of boxer shorts on the podium. Tebow smiled at the gesture and several sports reporters fainted."Sorry I'm late," Tebow began. "There was a six-year-old boy with cancer in row 54 and I had to make my way through the crowd to heal him."
"I want to start by saying that playing quarterback for the University of Florida, winning two national championships, has been a great honor. There has been some speculation about my future and I want to clear that up right now," he continued. "Don't go, Tim!" a reporter shouted from the back of the room.
"After much consideration, I have decided to skip my senior season at the University of Florida and ascend directly into Heaven," Tebow announced. Upon making the announcement, Tebow was bathed in a blinding white light and vanished.
In response to the news, ESPN announced they will have a month-long tribute to Tebow. ESPN2 will now be known as ESPN-TEBOW and will feature Tebow highlights (including home videos of Tebow's childhood), re-airings of past interviews, Tebow-centric analysis by ESPN air personalities, a Tebow quiz show and a reality show to find the "most Tebow-like" person in America.
"He wasn't just the greatest player in college football history," said a college football writer at the press conference, tears streaming down his face. "He might have been the greatest person to ever walk on earth."
FINAL BOWL RESULTS - TEBOW=Jesus? - COSGROVE NEW DC
It's over. Here's how we sit through the Bowls, with 3 rounds of NFL Playoffs stil to be played:
MR-65
MK-60
JR-54
JG-48
NFL
MR-4
JR-2
MK-2
JG-0
TOTAL
MR-69
MK-62
JR-56
JG-48
(still 42 points on the table during the NFL Playoffs)
As for the Tebow discussion - you know I like the guy and the Gators in general...but seriously last night was nauseating. He's such a leader, nobody tries harder, he cures cancer, he feeds the poor, etc...ridiculous. Look, I get he's a helluva guy and a great person, but seriously stop with the mentions of it every 2 minutes. I bet he'll come back and we'll get Tebow love fest from day 1 next year, but I kind of hope he leaves...even though his NFL future appears to be bleak at best. As far as being Top 5-10 all-time...tough call. 2 Nat'l Titles, potentially 2 Heisman's and maybe an extra Nat'l Title...that would be tough to top. These FLA teams are incredible, loaded at every position, so it's hard to put all the success on Tebow. But he does everything for this team to push it to victory, yes it's overplayed and quite cliche', but he's their unquestionaed leader. I think it's tough to not like a guy like that, I just wish the media would lay off a bit. Right now he's fringe Top 5 for me, but surely Top 10 in my lifetime. If nothing else, just for his pure accomplishments and dominance...especially if he comes back and we're sitting in the same place again next year - then he could actually be Top 3 if not #1 all-time on this list. Scary to think, but w/3 NC's and 2 Heisman's, it would be impossible for anyone to match that.
On to our favorite club...we have a DC. Cosgrove will be announced today as the new DC. Some on the Gopher boards are calling this the final nail in the coffin of Brew and starting to speculate who we'll hire in 2011 when he's fired. Call me crazy, but I think they might be overreacting a bit. Yes, the guy has had a spotty track record at best in his last couple of stops...but he's also had some nice success. I like going to co-DC route with an internal promotion of Ronnie Lee as well. Hopefully, this will keep Cosgrove in check a little bit and become more of a dual effort vs. the stories of his drill-sergeant ways in NEB/WIS. He's Brew's friend, his son is on the staff, and he has WIS ties (which is always the kicker for Maturi), so it was an obvious choice. While I'm definitely skeptical, I will give the guy a chance. Our talent should be okay on that side of the ball with more depth next year than we had this year. But if things so South in a hurry, I'd be very scared to be Timmy Brew or Maturi at this point.
Sounds like word on the OC will be coming sometime soon. Rumor is that he had ties into the game last night - thinking Heupel (OK QB Coach) or the OK WR Coach/Asst OC Jay Norvell. He's been around, and is supposedly a big-time candidate...so we'll see. I like the quick hires, let's hope it works out.
Later.
MR-65
MK-60
JR-54
JG-48
NFL
MR-4
JR-2
MK-2
JG-0
TOTAL
MR-69
MK-62
JR-56
JG-48
(still 42 points on the table during the NFL Playoffs)
As for the Tebow discussion - you know I like the guy and the Gators in general...but seriously last night was nauseating. He's such a leader, nobody tries harder, he cures cancer, he feeds the poor, etc...ridiculous. Look, I get he's a helluva guy and a great person, but seriously stop with the mentions of it every 2 minutes. I bet he'll come back and we'll get Tebow love fest from day 1 next year, but I kind of hope he leaves...even though his NFL future appears to be bleak at best. As far as being Top 5-10 all-time...tough call. 2 Nat'l Titles, potentially 2 Heisman's and maybe an extra Nat'l Title...that would be tough to top. These FLA teams are incredible, loaded at every position, so it's hard to put all the success on Tebow. But he does everything for this team to push it to victory, yes it's overplayed and quite cliche', but he's their unquestionaed leader. I think it's tough to not like a guy like that, I just wish the media would lay off a bit. Right now he's fringe Top 5 for me, but surely Top 10 in my lifetime. If nothing else, just for his pure accomplishments and dominance...especially if he comes back and we're sitting in the same place again next year - then he could actually be Top 3 if not #1 all-time on this list. Scary to think, but w/3 NC's and 2 Heisman's, it would be impossible for anyone to match that.
On to our favorite club...we have a DC. Cosgrove will be announced today as the new DC. Some on the Gopher boards are calling this the final nail in the coffin of Brew and starting to speculate who we'll hire in 2011 when he's fired. Call me crazy, but I think they might be overreacting a bit. Yes, the guy has had a spotty track record at best in his last couple of stops...but he's also had some nice success. I like going to co-DC route with an internal promotion of Ronnie Lee as well. Hopefully, this will keep Cosgrove in check a little bit and become more of a dual effort vs. the stories of his drill-sergeant ways in NEB/WIS. He's Brew's friend, his son is on the staff, and he has WIS ties (which is always the kicker for Maturi), so it was an obvious choice. While I'm definitely skeptical, I will give the guy a chance. Our talent should be okay on that side of the ball with more depth next year than we had this year. But if things so South in a hurry, I'd be very scared to be Timmy Brew or Maturi at this point.
Sounds like word on the OC will be coming sometime soon. Rumor is that he had ties into the game last night - thinking Heupel (OK QB Coach) or the OK WR Coach/Asst OC Jay Norvell. He's been around, and is supposedly a big-time candidate...so we'll see. I like the quick hires, let's hope it works out.
Later.
Proposterous Statement of 2009?
So....I know this may cause some controversy in your minds, but I think that I have heard the most proposterous statement of 2009 already (a great bit from Common if you haven't heard them before). And it is fitting this morning as I get home from dominating Rochester Public Schools Friday morning hoops. I am sure I have the same feeling as Tim Tebow does this morning. However, after our game this morning, there is one glaring difference about Tim Tebow and myself. No, it isn't that there is a lack of photos on the internet of me with a young lady with the greatest, ummm, set of brains that I have seen in a while. It is that I did not have someone in a post game comment say that I was one of the top-10, possibly top 5 players of all time. I heard this statement last night and immediately called Kobow. Unfortunately, Kobow agreed with this statement as well. So both Kobow and announcer guy from Fox have made this most proposterous statement of 2009.
Tim Tebow is not one of the top 5 players of all time. He might be one of the top 5 players of this decade. Reggie Bush, Matt Lienart, Vince Young will give him a run for his money. It is quite a stretch to put him in the top 10 of ALL TIME. He is a stud, and has had a great college career, and hopefully he comes back next year to defend his title and to win a 2nd Heisman. I like the guy and think he is a lot of fun to watch (remember my obsession with Florida in NCAA 2007 to bench Leak and put him in!). But Bo Jackson, Herschel Walker, Barry Sanders, Tony Dorsett, Charles Woodson, and John Elway would probably argue. I would even say, as biased as it may be, that Charlie Ward would be able to put his name in the hat. And those are just guys that have played in our life time. Then you have the Red Granges, Doak Walkers, Bronco Nagurskis, Roger Staubachs, and Jim Thorpes of the world. Now, I know that I have only named 15 players in this rant, so maybe Tim Tebow is one of the top 20 or 25 of All Time.
But Top 10, maybe Top 5 of All Time, Mr. Tebow is not.
Tim Tebow is not one of the top 5 players of all time. He might be one of the top 5 players of this decade. Reggie Bush, Matt Lienart, Vince Young will give him a run for his money. It is quite a stretch to put him in the top 10 of ALL TIME. He is a stud, and has had a great college career, and hopefully he comes back next year to defend his title and to win a 2nd Heisman. I like the guy and think he is a lot of fun to watch (remember my obsession with Florida in NCAA 2007 to bench Leak and put him in!). But Bo Jackson, Herschel Walker, Barry Sanders, Tony Dorsett, Charles Woodson, and John Elway would probably argue. I would even say, as biased as it may be, that Charlie Ward would be able to put his name in the hat. And those are just guys that have played in our life time. Then you have the Red Granges, Doak Walkers, Bronco Nagurskis, Roger Staubachs, and Jim Thorpes of the world. Now, I know that I have only named 15 players in this rant, so maybe Tim Tebow is one of the top 20 or 25 of All Time.
But Top 10, maybe Top 5 of All Time, Mr. Tebow is not.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Cancelled Meeting = Time for an Update
So my 12-1 got cancelled, which gives me some free time to send out a few notes.
1) PJ Hill - done and done. He's going pro (try not to laugh). He will follow in the footsteps of so many great Becky Backs that have gone pro like...ummm...nevermind. A ray of good news for the Maroon and Gold today. Not that he was a huge thorn in our side, well okay he was huge, but I don't think Becky will miss him that much. So the Pigeons and Becky both lose their top TB as an early entry to the draft...looks like D.Bennett and our cast of characters might have dibs on being some of the best in the league next year - assuming we get the right guy to run the show.
2) Now it's not completely official yet, but I'm hearing more and more about how Kevin Cosgrove will be our next DC. I went back and checked some of his numbers out, and he hasn't been stellar considering where he's been. At Becky and NEB he finished in the 50th overall range in defense about 80% of the time. He was 112th in that final dreaful season at NEB and he was Top 10 one year at Becky. But looks at where our club has been...74th this year, 119th, 113th, 90th, 75th, and 34th in 2003 when we were 10-3 and had the #4 offense in the nation. If Cosgrove is the guy, and all indications are he is, then we'll have some tough questions to answer when predicting the fate of the Gopher defense in 2009.
- will this guy's trend of bringing teams down when he comes in continue?
- will our talent continue to improve, and make him look better than he is?
- coaching vs. talent...what is the balance
I really think our talent jumped a lot this year, and we made a 45 spot improvement in the overall D rankings. Our talent should again improve next year, so theoretically, we should see another jump. If this guy gets us into the Top 50, I think that's all we can hope for at this point.
I'm not going to complain until it's official, but I don't think this is the bets hire by Brew and Crew.
There's a rumor that Shanahan is in Mpls today discussing OC options with Brew and helping him on his search. He will not be the guy obviously, but he's a nice advisor to have in your back pocket. Why did he get fired again? I'd take him today over Chilly no questions asked.
Some hopes/rumors staight out of left field: Dan McCarney as DC...current FLA DL coach and former Cyclone head man. Sounds like he is a Brewster clone, and he actually had some strong teams at ISU - great midwest recruiter as well...this would be a nice fit.
Josh Heupel - the old OK QB. Apparently, he's a hot name in the OC circles right now, and he obviously has a spread background...not a bad hire.
Chuck Long - no. Terrible coach at SDST, don't want anything to do with a former Pigeon.
HOU OC - can't remember this guy's name, but he lead the Cougars to a #1 offenseive ranking this year at 575 yards per game! good god! They were top 50 in rushing and they threw like crazy...how fun would this be for Brew and Company with the talent we are building on offense. It could be like the old Wacker Attackers.
That's about it for now...I'm sure they'll be more for me to rant about sometime soon.
I encourage all of you guys to throw things on here if you have any opinions or rants about what's happening. I know I dominate this thing, but it's meant to be an easy communication source for everyone, so please fire when ready - I'd love to read what you're thinking.
I'm also considering expanding our ranks a little next year. I don't have anyone in particular in mind, but if you guys know someone who is a die-hard football guy and might be interested in joining our elite crew, shoot them over the link and let me know and I'll start adding them to the site list. I think it would be fun to have about 8-10 of us on here for weekly picks, banter, and get togethers on occasion. It would be fun to get some Cyclone/Badger/Hawkeyes mixed in as well...as long as their not too brutal.
TCF STADIUM KICK OFF COUNTDOWN
240ish days...i lost count already! damn it!
1) PJ Hill - done and done. He's going pro (try not to laugh). He will follow in the footsteps of so many great Becky Backs that have gone pro like...ummm...nevermind. A ray of good news for the Maroon and Gold today. Not that he was a huge thorn in our side, well okay he was huge, but I don't think Becky will miss him that much. So the Pigeons and Becky both lose their top TB as an early entry to the draft...looks like D.Bennett and our cast of characters might have dibs on being some of the best in the league next year - assuming we get the right guy to run the show.
2) Now it's not completely official yet, but I'm hearing more and more about how Kevin Cosgrove will be our next DC. I went back and checked some of his numbers out, and he hasn't been stellar considering where he's been. At Becky and NEB he finished in the 50th overall range in defense about 80% of the time. He was 112th in that final dreaful season at NEB and he was Top 10 one year at Becky. But looks at where our club has been...74th this year, 119th, 113th, 90th, 75th, and 34th in 2003 when we were 10-3 and had the #4 offense in the nation. If Cosgrove is the guy, and all indications are he is, then we'll have some tough questions to answer when predicting the fate of the Gopher defense in 2009.
- will this guy's trend of bringing teams down when he comes in continue?
- will our talent continue to improve, and make him look better than he is?
- coaching vs. talent...what is the balance
I really think our talent jumped a lot this year, and we made a 45 spot improvement in the overall D rankings. Our talent should again improve next year, so theoretically, we should see another jump. If this guy gets us into the Top 50, I think that's all we can hope for at this point.
I'm not going to complain until it's official, but I don't think this is the bets hire by Brew and Crew.
There's a rumor that Shanahan is in Mpls today discussing OC options with Brew and helping him on his search. He will not be the guy obviously, but he's a nice advisor to have in your back pocket. Why did he get fired again? I'd take him today over Chilly no questions asked.
Some hopes/rumors staight out of left field: Dan McCarney as DC...current FLA DL coach and former Cyclone head man. Sounds like he is a Brewster clone, and he actually had some strong teams at ISU - great midwest recruiter as well...this would be a nice fit.
Josh Heupel - the old OK QB. Apparently, he's a hot name in the OC circles right now, and he obviously has a spread background...not a bad hire.
Chuck Long - no. Terrible coach at SDST, don't want anything to do with a former Pigeon.
HOU OC - can't remember this guy's name, but he lead the Cougars to a #1 offenseive ranking this year at 575 yards per game! good god! They were top 50 in rushing and they threw like crazy...how fun would this be for Brew and Company with the talent we are building on offense. It could be like the old Wacker Attackers.
That's about it for now...I'm sure they'll be more for me to rant about sometime soon.
I encourage all of you guys to throw things on here if you have any opinions or rants about what's happening. I know I dominate this thing, but it's meant to be an easy communication source for everyone, so please fire when ready - I'd love to read what you're thinking.
I'm also considering expanding our ranks a little next year. I don't have anyone in particular in mind, but if you guys know someone who is a die-hard football guy and might be interested in joining our elite crew, shoot them over the link and let me know and I'll start adding them to the site list. I think it would be fun to have about 8-10 of us on here for weekly picks, banter, and get togethers on occasion. It would be fun to get some Cyclone/Badger/Hawkeyes mixed in as well...as long as their not too brutal.
TCF STADIUM KICK OFF COUNTDOWN
240ish days...i lost count already! damn it!
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