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I'll also be paying attention to my alma mater, Kent State. They have a beast DL named Roosevelt Nix. Won MAC defensive player of the year last year as a freshman.
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I think Bowden finally being gone has helped FSU. The uncertainty regarding when he would leave was like a cloud hanging over them, even if everybody did know who the successor was. I think FSU is in a much better position to rise up and challenge Florida for dominance in that state than Miami is.
You sort of have to remember that a coaching change will have it's biggest impact on recruiting in year 2 or 3.. that is when the old coaches players start to work their way out and the new coach will have his players starting to insert themselves.. not to mention a lot of these kids start making their decisions in the 9th or 10th grade even if they don't announce until later..
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I also agree with that. Muschamp has to be the deal. I am hoping he opens up Texas for us....ever think of that??? Texas isn't a bad place to find good players. 
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Good luck getting the best ones not to sign with the longhorns.
That's okay, because most draft picks were not 5 star recruits coming out of high school and there are only so many scholarships to offer.
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If Boise State isn't allowed to wear their Blue Uniforms on their Blue Fields...
Why is Colorado State allowed to wear Green Uniforms on a Green Field..?
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I'll also be paying attention to my alma mater, Kent State. They have a beast DL named Roosevelt Nix. Won MAC defensive player of the year last year as a freshman.
Won the Defensive Player of the Year as a 240 lb freshman DT. Guy was insane.
I am around Kent State a lot,especially the MAC center annex where the work out facilities are. There is definitely a certain aura aroubd that was not there in years past. These kids expect to shock some people in the MAC this year. I met Coach Hazell the other day, great guy, he was busy as hell but stood in the hallway and talked to my son about Harry Potter for 10 minutes. My 12 year old son who doesnt give a damn for football said he wants to go see some KSU games this year now after meeting the coach, I am excited.
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That's nice of him.... FUTURE OSU HEAD COACH? jk jk
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I am around Kent State a lot,especially the MAC center annex where the work out facilities are. There is definitely a certain aura aroubd that was not there in years past. These kids expect to shock some people in the MAC this year. I met Coach Hazell the other day, great guy, he was busy as hell but stood in the hallway and talked to my son about Harry Potter for 10 minutes. My 12 year old son who doesnt give a damn for football said he wants to go see some KSU games this year now after meeting the coach, I am excited.
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Yeah, as much as I hate OSU, I thought Hazell was a great hire for Kent. They get a guy who is know throughout the state, and I think he is a good coach. He should allow them to grab some lower tier players from Ohio, and Kent seems to do well with players from Florida as well for some reason, so hopefully he keeps that up.
I'd love to see Kent win the MAC consistently.
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saw andrew play in person last year, i was blown away by his game, he's the real deal.
my cousin played with his dad at west va, i guess he told my dad that andrew is an "animal" in the weight room.
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This is why the Browns are playing it slow in free agency ... they just want to tank this season and draft Luck. 
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i think the browns are gonna have a shot at him, you figure expectations for this team aren't high, they have that extra pick, etc.
The thing is, I fear we are stuck in the middle this year with Colt. I wanna know one way or the other, can he carry this team for 16 games, playoffs, super bowl, etc.. or if he can't. I want an A or an F and I fear that we get stuck between that and still don't have a definitive answer.
I do like that Shurmur is a QB guy, so hopefully he can get the best out of Colt and by year's end we know if we need to pursue another guy.
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Scary part for college football is that Luck COULD stay for 2 more years if he wanted. I think there is almost zero chance of it, but he could.
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I suppose its possible that Colt could grade out an F after this season and we will know, I think it is highly UNLIKELY that he grades out an A because a lot of that will be results based and I don't expect the results to be anything over a C... it's extremely hard, darn near impossible, to look like an A quarterback on a C team... Hopefully the staff is able to use the tapes and what they see to grade HIM regardless of how the team looks...
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totally agree. I'm very happy that we have not 1, but 2 people who can make a pretty solid evaluation on whether or not Colt can do this.
For the record though, I hope it's Colt. I love that guy's drive, his attitude. I'm pulling HARD for him this year. I think if he can be good and show us he can be the guy, then this year won't be as bad as some are making it out to be. A good quarterback can help cover up the fact that you might not be great in other areas of the team. Plus I think if he proves himself, that will jolt good energy in to the fan base, knowing they have something solid going forward.
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Part of me wishes he would have chosen Alabama over Stanford when he was recruited. His only concern out of high school was his throwing motion and it has been improved. Alabama would have had a 3-peat. Luck is 1,000,000x better than John Parker Wilson.
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Why would you want Alabama to win 3 National Championships? Don't think anyone would deny him being better than John Parker Wilson.
He picked the perfect situation with Harbaugh. He may not have developed nearly as much at Alabama.
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yeah, why is it a bad thing that he helped resurrect a flailing team?
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I would have wanted to see Alabama on offense. A backfield of Luck and Mark Ingram / Trent Richardson would have been illegal.
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http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...ting-ohio-stateINDIANAPOLIS -- As Ohio State heads into its Friday meeting with the NCAA Committee on Infractions, it appears the university's dealings with the NCAA over problems within its football program will not end there. The NCAA notified Ohio State by letter last week that it is still investigating other issues involving the program. The result could be a second notice of allegations and a second trip through the NCAA justice system. OSU spokesman Jim Lynch said president Gordon Gee got a letter from the NCAA on Aug. 3 but that it said "absolutely nothing about additional allegations." "The university has not received any additional allegations from the NCAA." Lynch said. "As a member institution, we are committed to working together with the NCAA to examine any information concerning potential violations of NCAA legislation. We do not anticipate discussing any additional allegations with the Committee on Infractions on Friday other than those self reported in March, 2011." In its July 21 official case summary, the NCAA enforcement staff notified Ohio State that it was not charging the school with the serious "failure to monitor" charge at its hearing Friday as a result of violations related to memorabilia sold to a local tattoo parlor owner. The staff concluded that the charge, which can bring heavy penalties, was "unwarranted" due to the athletic department's efforts in educating players and coaches about NCAA rules about extra benefits. However, NCAA protocol does allow for the Committee on Infractions to add penalties if it sees fit. The July 21 case summary also addressed only the allegations related to the tattoo parlor -- no statement was made in the NCAA's 17-page report about the status of any the other allegations that have come forth since scandal erupted. There have been multiple media reports that came out after the school received its notice of allegations April 25. That notice alleged that then-Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel committed ethical misconduct, among other charges. Among the reports since then: an ESPN "Outside The Lines" story alleging that former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was paid thousands of dollars in exchange for signed gear by local memorabilia collector, photographer and Buckeyes fan Dennis Talbott; an "OTL" report about Pryor and other Buckeyes playing free rounds of golf with Talbott at a Columbus-area country club; and a Columbus Dispatch report that scrutinized dozens of automobile sales to Ohio State athletes and family members from a pair of Columbus-area dealerships. If any of those reports are verified by NCAA investigators, they could result in additional major allegations against the school. In the wake of those media reports, there was speculation that the Committee on Infractions might postpone Ohio State's scheduled hearing. That did not happen, but it does not signal an end to the process. When Ohio State spokesman Jim Lynch was questioned last week specifically about Talbott by ESPN's Tom Farrey, his response indicated that the investigation of the football program is ongoing. "... We will not be able to discuss details of our active investigation with the NCAA until the matter has been resolved," Lynch wrote in an email to Farrey. Also Wednesday, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith told The Associated Press in an email that the NCAA investigation has cost the school's athletic department about $800,000. The AP reported that Smith declined to discuss the investigation other than to confirm the cost, which he said was about $800,000 "at this point."
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please note that this is not another notice of allegations but merely a notice they are following up on the media reports and are still investigating those.
Since the NCAA has no real judicial power, however must prove allegations (whereas media outlets can report on likelihood), the odds are stacked against the NCAA from the onset.
Not saying there isn’t more to what is going on in Columbus, but just that there doesn’t seem to be anything more the NCAA will be able to prove (for now at least).
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please note that this is not another notice of allegations but merely a notice they are following up on the media reports and are still investigating those.
Since the NCAA has no real judicial power, however must prove allegations (whereas media outlets can report on likelihood), the odds are stacked against the NCAA from the onset.
Not saying there isn’t more to what is going on in Columbus, but just that there doesn’t seem to be anything more the NCAA will be able to prove (for now at least).
Not another notice of allegations, but it means that the NCAA thinks there could be more to the story, and if they find anything, there will be more allegations and more penalties.
I think this hurts the Buckeyes simply from the fact that it leaves things uncertain for a longer period of time.
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can't wait til this thread starts talking about how A&M is over-rated (top10, really?) or how the Sooner vs. Seminole game is such a huge early season matchup. heck, i'll talk about the Oregon v. LSU game if it means football at this point (I think both those teams are vastly overrated right now)
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like I said, I am skeptical of both teams.
however, seeing how LSU's athletic defense will try to slow down Oregon's non-stop attack should be interesting.
then, just the chance for a full-Jefferson meltdown in front of that crazy hostile crowd adds to the intrigue. As does the Les Miles 4th quarter factor despite any meltdown (I never believed in voodoo until Les started coaching LSU).
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eugene crowd factor + sec actually going on the road and playing someone OOC + les miles 4th quarter = me not moving from my couch that night.
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you forgot about the chance for Nike to outdo themselves on hideousness of uniforms for the Ducks.
since it's a night game, I think they'll go with the mellow-yellow look. all yellow (green numbers/lettering) including helmets, shoes, socks, and gloves.
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Hideous? Oregon's uni's are the best in sports right now (outside of our Orange pants and Brown jersey combo - if we could ever get them to wear it again).
I'm a HUGE fan of the Ducks jersey combo's. I especially like the wings on their shoulders.
As far as the game, I see Oregon blowing out LSU.
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which ones?
I love their 'all-whites' even with the wings.
I hate their yellow anything.
Their green versions are okay, but I hate how much black they put into most of those combos.
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I wonder how dominate LSU really was last year if they didn't have that idiot Les Miles.
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Such an idiot that he continually fields one of the top defenses in the country, and one of the top teams in the country.
He makes some questionable decisions sometimes, but half of them work out for him.
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Such an idiot that he continually fields one of the top defenses in the country, and one of the top teams in the country.
He makes some questionable decisions sometimes, but half of them work out for him.
I think he meant 'idiot' in more of a positive sense here. Like how Boston fans referred to the 2004 team as a 'team of idiots' in that he makes crazy decisions but more often than not they pan out, which means he might just be smarter than us all 
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Such an idiot that he continually fields one of the top defenses in the country, and one of the top teams in the country.
He makes some questionable decisions sometimes, but half of them work out for him.
I think he meant 'idiot' in more of a positive sense here. Like how Boston fans referred to the 2004 team as a 'team of idiots' in that he makes crazy decisions but more often than not they pan out, which means he might just be smarter than us all
lol.
Still my fav. Red Sox team ever. Not just cuz they broke the streak, but how do you win a World Series with Kevin Millar, Gabe Kapler, and Bill Mueller in the starting lineup? 
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Still my fav. Red Sox team ever. Not just cuz they broke the streak, but how do you win a World Series with Kevin Millar, Gabe Kapler, and Bill Mueller in the starting lineup?
i'll let you know right after the Tribe wins this year after having a starting August OF of Fukudome, Carrera, and Duncan/Kearns
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this is a good read for those that want it. i'll highlight my favorite part (because I absolutely hate that players can go 3 years and get their scholarship taken out from them before they have a chance at finishing their degree) Quote:
Allowing individual conferences, if they so choose, to implement full cost-of-attendance scholarships (as Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany first pushed for last spring) and/or multiyear scholarships.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/stewart_mandel/08/11/ncaa-apr/index.html#ixzz1UpSXAg00
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