| Matt | Brian | Master Coaches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 2 | USC | USC | USC |
| 3 | LSU | Florida | Michigan |
| 4 | Michigan | Michigan | Florida |
| 5 | Florida | LSU | LSU |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Boise State | Louisville |
| 8 | Arkansas | Oklahoma | Arkansas |
| 9 | Auburn | Arkansas | Auburn |
| 10 | Boise State | Auburn | Boise State |
| 11 | Louisville | Louisville | Oklahoma |
| 12 | Notre Dame | Virginia Tech | Notre Dame |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | Texas | Virginia Tech |
| 14 | Texas | Notre Dame | Rutgers |
| 15 | Nebraska | Nebraska | West Virginia |
| 16 | Tennessee | Rutgers | Texas |
| 17 | California | West Virginia | Nebraska |
| 18 | West Virginia | Hawaii | Wake Forest |
| 19 | Wake Forest | Tennessee | Tennessee |
| 20 | Rutgers | California | BYU |
| 21 | Texas A&M | Wake Forest | California |
| 22 | BYU | BYU | Texas A&M |
| 23 | Hawaii | Texas A&M | Georgia Tech |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | Houston | Boston College |
| 25 | Boston College | Rice | Georgia |
Our Thoughts
Brian – USC hadn’t impressed me all season but they’ve had two good games in a row and I moved them ahead of Florida in my rankings. If the Gators can beat up Arkansas in the SEC Championship, they still have a chance to move back ahead of USC. Will the national media finally stop overhyping Notre Dame next year? Maybe we can wait till they beat a single ranked team or don’t get blown out when they played good teams before we mention them with the nation’s elite teams.
Matt – It truly pains me to put USC at the #2 spot, but I can no longer deny them that ranking, and I would much rather see them play Ohio State than see a rematch against Michigan. Can you imagine what will happen if another SEC Champion (Florida) gets left out of the National Championship game? It wouldn’t be as bad as the Auburn fiasco, but it still would get people thinking more about a playoff.
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Posted November 28th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Kirk Bohls thinks Akina should be the new def. coordinator.
Posted November 28th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
NFL fans and writers are seeing the Vince we know very well.
WOI-TV out of Des Moines is reporting that Gene Chizik will be announced as the new head coach of the [tag]Iowa State[/tag] Cyclones at a press conference tonight in Ames.
The Iowa State Cyclones have a new Head Football Coach. ABC5 Sports Director John Walters has confirmed the Cyclones have hired University of Texas Defensive Coordinator Gene Chizik. Chizik will officially introduced at a news conference tonight at 6 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. ABC5 Sports is in Ames, and will be there all day getting you the latest information. You can see the news conference live on ABC5 Television.
Surprising news on many fronts. Central Michigan’s Brian Kelly was thought to be the front runner for the job lately. I also thought Chizik would hold out for a more high profile position than ISU, but possibly thanks to his defense’s below expectations performance this year he had to lower his aspirations.
If the news turns out to be true, it’ll be interesting to see who the Longhorns pursue to replace Chizik. Would Mack Brown simply promote co-defensive coordinator Duana Akina? His secondary this season certainly didn’t play up to their ability so I’m not sure that would happen. If it is Akina and not some other big name hire, there will probably be some pretty angry Longhorn fans.
Posted November 19th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Could McCoy’s injury keep Snead at UT past this season?
Posted November 19th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
60 days in jail and able to serve the time on weekends.
Not sure about it for the rest of Texas or our out of state readers, but the Tennessee Titans game against the Philadelphia Eagles is airing on CBS here in Dallas right now. It’s only my second chance to see [tag]Vince Young[/tag] and his Longhorn teammates this season, his tough debut against the Cowboys being the other. The Titans are wearing their extra ugly alternate uniforms featuring baby blue pants just for us. Too bad it’s not in HD.
On Fox, the Chicago Bears are playing so if you’d rather watch Nathan Vasher and Cedric Benson you can. It’s great to be able to see so many former Longhorns all over the NFL.
Posted November 18th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Quick Hits
Mattress Mac is always entertaining.
Posted November 18th, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Media, Quick Hits
The guy thought OU lost to Texas Tech and moved them down.
| Brian | Matt | ESPN Experts |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith | 1. Troy Smith |
| 2. Mike Hart | 2. Darren McFadden | 2. Brady Quinn |
| 3. Brady Quinn | 3. Ray Rice | 3. Ray Rice |
| 4. Colt McCoy | 4. Brady Quinn | 4. Colt McCoy |
| 5. Darren McFadden | 5. Colt McCoy | 5. Colt Brennan |
Our Thoughts
Brian – I moved Colt McCoy down a spot since he didn’t play much Saturday, even though I think we all saw the big difference in the Texas offense when he’s not in there. Troy Smith and Brady Quinn will each have their opportunities over the next two weeks to state their claim over the trophy. If Ohio State beats Michigan this Saturday and Smith plays well the award is likely his, but if he leaves the door open at all Quinn will have a shot against USC next week to make a statement. Not nearly as interesting a race as last year.
Matt – Darren McFadden continues to have big games when their team needs it the most. In games against Auburn, South Carolina, and Tennesse this year, he has accumulated 512 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns. Troy Smith will lock up the Heisman this weekend if he has a decent performance against Michigan. I moved Colt down to the #5 spot, mainly because he didn’t play and he is questionable to return.
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