Congratulations to the Houston Texans, winner of the number-one overall pick in the April 29 NFL draft. Though they may have earned it by throwing half of their games, the Texans now have the awesome power to choose their favorite player among one of the most talented draft classes since even before Maurice Clarett knew how to rob people at gunpoint.
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The present structure of Division I-A college football is no stranger to criticism. Even Congress joined the parade of those questioning why big time college football can not have a playoff to determine its champion. Now anything that Congress questions has a pretty good chance of being restructured in the future, but the best ammunition for adopting some sort of playoff system still can be found by examining the bowls.
By Sean Quinn
Syracuse has had to work hard for its nine-game winning streak and 12-2 record, but entering the toughest conference play in the country the Orange have to work a lot harder.
Jim Boeheim insists playing the 48th toughest non-conference schedule in the country has prepared his team for the Big East season. The Orange need more than preparedness, though, to be successful against a conference that hosts three teams in the top 10 – it needs consistency. And that starts with Gerry McNamara and Terrence Roberts.
By Sean Quinn
Vince Young’s game-winning 9-yard touchdown run with 19 seconds left in the game wasn’t just great, it was clutch. That run, though, as impressive as it was, didn’t win the game for the Longhorns. Young’s game, which accumulated in a BCS game record 467 yards of total offense, only contributed to Texas’ 41-38 win over USC in the Rose Bowl. It was USC’s unprecedented unforced errors and coaching that snapped the Trojans’ 34-game winning streak and gave the Longhorns’ lone star the brightness of sunny Pasadena.
Continued from “We Are Penn State Football – Part III”
“Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It’s not about winning. It’s about you and your relationship with yourself, your family and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn’t let them down because you told them the truth. And that truth is you did everything you could. There wasn’t one more thing you could’ve done. Can you live in that moment as best you can, with clear eyes, and love in your heart, with joy in your heart? If you can do that gentleman – you’re perfect!”
– Coach Gary Gaines, “Friday Night Lights”
Early Wednesday morning Penn State Football proved to the College Football world they were a team who were about as perfect as one can get.
I’m not a huge College Football fan. I didn’t go to a big school. (In fact, it wasn’t even a club sport until the year I graduated. But I digress…) Right now, I’m flipping back and forth between the AT&T Cotton Bowl, the Capital One Bowl, and the Toyota Gator Bowl. I include the full name because, well, they paid for it. But that’s just the point. These sponsors and alumni have to be the only ones who really care about these bowl games.
The biggest story in college basketball this year is the outstanding play of Gonzaga player Adam Morrison. It’s not just because the man is averaging 28 point a game or because he hits unbelievable clutch shots. It’s because of the amazing story behind him and what he goes through just to be able to play the game he loves.
The end of college football’s regular season is here. With it comes the everlasting debate of whether a playoff system should be implemented into college football rather than the current Bowl Championship Series (BCS).
Continued from “We Are Penn State Football – Part II – PSU vs. scUM Part II of II”
The Penn State vs. Michigan game really turned out to be a classic, overshadowed greatly by the great USC vs. ND game. ESPN Classic would later show the PSU vs. scUM game a few days later as an “instant classic” during the coming week. I watched the game not because I wanted to see the worst game I have ever watched all over again, but because I had to see the blown coverage on the last play of the game by Calvin Lowry. Sure enough, Lowry’s man is wide open and Lowry is no where to be seen on the TV.
Continued from “We Are Penn State Football – Part II – PSU vs. scUM Part I of II”
One second remaining on the clock. The Penn State defense gets set at the line, as does the Wolverine offense. 4th and 4 from the Penn State ten yard line but that doesn’t matter. Michigan needs to score here or the game is over. Henne drops back; stays in the pocket, looks, now finds a receiver down the middle into the end-zone…