The Poulan Weedeater Offseason Bowl

[Kinetic 0]

So how do Georgia players celebrate their preseason #1 ranking? By getting into a bar room slobberknocker, that's how. True story: Against my better judgement, I one night ended up in the bar where all of this took place. After about 30 seconds of hearing two incredibly shrill sorority girls loudly yelling "Play Soulja Boy!!! Wooo!! Omigod, Soulja Boy!!!" I made a beeline for the door. It was time to go home.

[Kinetic 0]

ESPN's "College Gameday" is a running "coolest helmet" tournament in the classic "TSM Poster Tournament" format. Allow me to put my $0.02 in. Personally, I've always been partial to helmets with stickers on them. I have always believed--and those of you who have been reading my work since I was a pup writing wrestling articles in Bumfuck, Texas can attest to this--that stickers are pretty. They just are.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

Just stumbled upon this... a list of FCS Games on TV

 

http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com...p;tb=1&pb=1

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FWIW, I didn't know about Chris Baker (starting DT) being kicked off the team at Penn State when I did my preseason rankings. With that extra info, I'd like to change the bottom of my Top Ten to:

 

8. Auburn

9. West Virginia

10. LSU

 

After that, it would probably go South Florida, Tennessee, Clemson, Penn State, Texas in that order.

[Urban Warfare 0]

A huge loss on offense for Florida today as it was announced that starting tight end Cornelius Ingram will be out for the season after he tore his ACL in 7 on 7 drills. This is truly a devastating loss for the Gators on offense. Ingram was a very dynamic tight end who created tons of mismatches in the secondary and opened up the field for guys like Harvin.

[Damaramu 0]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3526410

 

I guess Mustain's transfer turned out to be a fortunate deal, or maybe Mustain stabbed him in the leg.

[Hogan Made Wrestling 0]

Georgia's starting left tackle is out for the year after blowing out his knee.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

Been watching the SMU QB Battle...

 

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...ll.40522e2.html

 

"By next Monday, Jones said he'll have his choices narrowed down to two."

 

Candidates

- Justin Willis: 5'11" 197 lbs. Starter last year.

- Bo Levi Mitchell: 6'1" 199 lbs. Freshman.

- Logan Turner: 5'11" 180 lbs. Redshirt Freshman.

- Braden Smith: 6'0" 191 lbs. Freshman.

- Winston Gamson: 6'4" 214 lbs. Freshman.

 

Curious to see if any of the freshmen can beat out Willis for the starting job.

[Urban Warfare 0]

Preseason AP Poll

 

1. Georgia (22) 0-0 1,528

2. Ohio State (21) 0-0 1,506

3. USC (12) 0-0 1,490

4. Oklahoma (4) 0-0 1,444

5. Florida (6) 0-0 1,415

6. Missouri 0-0 1,266

7. LSU 0-0 1,135

8. West Virginia 0-0 1,116

9. Clemson 0-0 1,105

10. Auburn 0-0 968

11. Texas 0-0 966

12. Texas Tech 0-0 786

13. Wisconsin 0-0 771

14. Kansas 0-0 707

15. Arizona State 0-0 631

16. Brigham Young 0-0 590

17. Virginia Tech 0-0 578

18. Tennessee 0-0 509

19. South Florida 0-0 496

20. Illinois 0-0 483

21. Oregon 0-0 366

22. Penn State 0-0 293

23. Wake Forest 0-0 227

24. Alabama 0-0 89

25. Pittsburgh 0-0 85

Others Receiving Votes

South Carolina 84, Fresno State 83, California 59, Utah 53, Cincinnati 44, Florida State 41, Michigan 36, Boston College 32, Rutgers 32, Michigan State 21, Boise State 17, Arkansas 14, North Carolina 14, Connecticut 10, Tulsa 7, UCLA 6, Oregon State 5, Mississippi State 4, Virginia 4, Arizona 3, Nebraska 2, Notre Dame 2, Hawaii 1, Washington 1.

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Preseason AP Poll

 

1. Georgia (22) 0-0 1,528

2. Ohio State (21) 0-0 1,506

3. USC (12) 0-0 1,490

4. Oklahoma (4) 0-0 1,444

5. Florida (6) 0-0 1,415

6. Missouri 0-0 1,266

7. LSU 0-0 1,135

8. West Virginia 0-0 1,116

9. Clemson 0-0 1,105

10. Auburn 0-0 968

11. Texas 0-0 966

12. Texas Tech 0-0 786

13. Wisconsin 0-0 771

14. Kansas 0-0 707

15. Arizona State 0-0 631

16. Brigham Young 0-0 590

17. Virginia Tech 0-0 578

18. Tennessee 0-0 509

19. South Florida 0-0 496

20. Illinois 0-0 483

21. Oregon 0-0 366

22. Penn State 0-0 293

23. Wake Forest 0-0 227

24. Alabama 0-0 89

25. Pittsburgh 0-0 85

Others Receiving Votes

South Carolina 84, Fresno State 83, California 59, Utah 53, Cincinnati 44, Florida State 41, Michigan 36, Boston College 32, Rutgers 32, Michigan State 21, Boise State 17, Arkansas 14, North Carolina 14, Connecticut 10, Tulsa 7, UCLA 6, Oregon State 5, Mississippi State 4, Virginia 4, Arizona 3, Nebraska 2, Notre Dame 2, Hawaii 1, Washington 1.

 

 

I'm probably in the vast minority here, but I really like Notre Dame. I even went to the Sugar Bowl in a sea of LSU fans wearing Notre Dame gear.

 

That said, after last year, they deserve no Top 25 votes until they show something in the first 5-6 games. And by something, I mean total dominance against these foes. And yes, they have to beat Michigan AND Michigan state in this stretch. And Purdue is not a team of slouches either. So, yeah, end mini rant.

 

I also like that Mississippi state got a few votes. They may not deserve it, but I like Sylvester Croom so yay for them.

 

 

And ouch on Hawaii.

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So Michigan's not ranked in the AP preseason top 25 for the first time in 22 years. I'm not really surprised, although Michigan's one of those schools that tends to get overranked sometimes. I'm not complaining though; UM lost every significant offensive player from last year, they're installing a completely different offense (without much personnel that actually fit the system), and their D struggled at times last season. I still think they'll find a way finish in the top 3-4 of the Big Ten and go to a decent bowl game though.

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It's a couple of days old but CBS extended it's contract with the SEC through 2023. Starting next year they will now have first choice for every week of the season for SEC games, where the deal that's expiring this year allowed ESPN to have three weeks out of the year where they get first choice. That's what ESPN gets for replacing Ron Franklin with Mike "What's with Brittney?" Patrick for their primetime SEC telecasts.

[Urban Warfare 0]

Great news. Personally, I love CBS' coverage of the SEC, and although I'd rather have Todd Blackledge back, their coverage is fantastic.

[Damaramu 0]

I don't think my team is going to win the national title or anything this year (i do think we'll go back to the Fiesta Bowl and finally get over that hump though, hopefully......maybe Stoops is the new Lloyd Carr) but I sure hope we get another crack at Mizzou. We've dragged those little bastards around the field for the past two years and they're still hyped to the moon.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

Here's the Sports Network FCS Pre-Season Poll

 

1: Appalachian State

2: North Dakota State

3: Northern Iowa

4: Richmond

5: Massachusetts

6: James Madison

7: Eastern Washington

8: Montana

9: Delaware

10: McNeese State

11: Southern Illinois

12: Youngstown State

13: Wofford

14: Cal Poly

15: Elon

16: New Hampshire

17: Georgia Southern

18: Eastern Illinois

19: South Dakota State

20: Eastern Kentucky

21: Villanova

22: Central Arkansas

23: The Citadel

24: Harvard

25: Western Illinois

[Art Sandusky 0]

Holy shit! SoCon represent! I've been delighted at the recent improvement in the fortunes of The Citadel. Maybe if they make some real noise they'll get the local press they deserve.

[Kinetic 0]

Should Tebow win a second Heisman this year, I feel that it would be appropriate--nay, necessary--for me to tattoo some reminder of the feat on my person. What tattoo and where? Perhaps Urban Warfare and I could get a split heart tattoo, one spelling "Te" and the other "Bow." What says you?

[HarleyQuinn 0]

With college football starting Thursday...

 

It appears that Bo Levi Mitchell will be the starting QB for SMU with Braden Smith as the #2.