College Football – It is Going to Be a Very Long Season For Washington’s Football Program
November 10, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
If Washington’s football program was Southern California’s football program, it might be right on target to say the Huskies picked up right where they left off last year.
All Southern Cal has done the past two years is go 10-2 twice in the regular season and then beat Michigan 32-18 in the 2006 Rose Bowl and beat Illinois 49-17 in the 2007 Rose Bowl. The Trojans traveled to Virginia for their opener on the road this year and won easily, 52-7.
Unfortunately for the Washington Huskies, they did pick up right where they left off last season, only it was losing big time once again in their opener at Oregon. The Ducks brushed aside all of Washington’s months-long preparation (or lack of preparation) for the game, winning 44-10 while piling up 496 yards of offense.
So what should we have expected? Last year Oregon beat Washington 55-34, and the Ducks won 34-14, 45-21 and 31-6 in the prior three outings, giving Oregon a 5-game win streak over Washington, the longest consecutive butt-kicking in a series that started in 1900.
So what were the major positives for Washington Huskies Saturday night? Well, they found Eugene, the showed up for the game on time, and they had their uniforms on correctly.
Once they hit the Autzen Stadium turf, Washington’s vaunted offensive line was conspicuously absent, affecting their new-look running game as true freshman starter Chris Polk gained 19 yards on 14 carries, and sophomore Brandon Johnson gained 13 yards on 7 carries.
Polk may be fast, Polk may be shifty, but the Duck defenders had absolutely no problem finding and tackling him. Chris Polk learned a lot about the real experience difference between high school football and Pac 10 football on the road against a quality team in a hostile stadium. At least Duck Nation was not throwing bottles at the Huskies.
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Jake Locker, Washington’s major offensive threat, was held in check by Oregon’s defense. When it became apparent that there would be no Husky passing attack because of a lot of dropped balls and inexperience, Oregon was able to stack the box with more players than chocolates in a See’s candy box. The Duck defensive secondary is so good they can play man-to-man coverage, allowing sometimes 8 defenders near the line of scrimmage.
Poor Jake Locker. He had to be looking around and noticing that he had less support around him than last year when the Huskies went 4-9 and were dead last in the Pac 10.
The Huskies have 24 true or redshirt freshmen on the team, two of them-5-foot-11, 200-pound running back Chris Polk and 6-foot-4, 260-pound defensive lineman Senio Kelemete-started against Oregon.
Polk and Kelemete were among 8 true freshmen who played their first college football game Saturday night. The others were 6-foot, 185-pound wide receiver Devin Aguilar, 6-foot-1, 180-pound wide receiver Jermaine Kearse, 5-foot-8, 161-pound wide receiver Jordan Polk (no apparent relation to Chris Polk), 6-foot-5, 255-pound tight end Kavario Middleton (he caught 4 passes for 35 yards), 6-foot-2, 348-pound defensive lineman Alameda Ta’amu, and 6-foot-6, 255-pound defensive end Everette Thompson.
The bottom line to the game: Oregon’s players were more experienced, much more talented and much, much more faster. As Washington’s former, legendary coach Don James used to say, “Speed kills.”
And don’t you just love coach Ty Willingham’s comment after the debacle, “This was one that we didn’t anticipate.” This, after 4 years of beatings and 9 months to prepare for the Ducks. Willingham has the personality of an ashtray and the emotion to match.
You can always count on Ty to give you a stunner of a quote after a game. Other favorites are “We played really hard” or “We thought we had a chance to win this football game” or “We thought we were in this game.”
Washington’s next opponent? I thought you did not have enough interest to ask. Try hosting No. 16-ranked Brigham Young (BYU), the two-time defending Mountain West Conference champions and owners of the nation’s longest winning streak (11 games after its opening game 41-17 victory over 1-AA Northern Iowa).
Washington should upset Brigham Young, assuming that pigs fly. After the Huskies lose to BYU and Oklahoma, they will be 0-3 when they start their Pac 10 conference play against Stanford.
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ESPN: College Football – Images of the Decade (2000-2009)
November 9, 2009 by admin · 25 Comments
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Video compilation of the greatest and most inspirational moments of college football Video was not created by me. All rights go to ESPN
(College Football) 1996 – Michigan State @ Nebraska
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September 7, 1996 – Highlights of the college football game between the Michigan State Spartans & Nebraska Cornhuskers from Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE.
College Football – Lessons to be Learned From Playing Football
November 6, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
Many people will watch the college bowl games and criticize the game of football for being violent. However, there are many lessons that can be learned by participating in football.
As a football coach and the father of four boys, I think every young man who is able to play football should play football. Even though my sons have many interest, I believe they need to play football in order to learn the lessons that football teaches about life. Such as:
perseverance commitment responsibility and life isn’t fair
“That’s not fair!”, is one of the most common statements repeated continually by young people today. Well, it’s time our young men learned that life isn’t fair. You will get knocked down, people will cheat and the call will not always go your way. But, you must get up and get back into the game or lose. If you stay down, you can’t win.
Young men need to learn that being the best means preparing, persevering, and practicing whether you want to or not. They need to understand that things will be difficult at times, there will be trials and tribulations. It’s all part of life. But quitting is not an option.
Our young men need to regain a sense of responsibility, loyalty and commitment. The most important of these being commitment. Imagine the change in our world, if young men kept their commitments not because a court told them to do it, but because they believed it was the right thing to do.
The structure and discipline of football allows a coach to model, teach and reinforce all of the above traits. But, the coach must make each and every player accountable to the team.
By: Darrell Causey
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Kansas Jayhawks College Football Team History and News
November 6, 2009 by admin · Comments Off
The Kansas Jayhawks started their football tradition in 1890 in Lawrence, Kansas. They represent the University of Kansas in the North Division of the Big 12 and is classified in the NCAA’s Division I. The home stadium is the University of Kansas Memorial Stadium that has a capacity of 50,071. It is the first stadium built on an college campus west of the Mississippi River. Its official mascots are Big Jay and Baby Jay. Two time All American awardee Gale Sayers is a alumni of the football team. Other great players were John Riggins, John Hadl, Mike McCormack and Nolan Cromwell among others. The current head coach is Mark Mangino, who led them to a 2-10 record in the 2002 season.
They soon after played in three more bowl games during the last five years. The major rivals of the Jawhawks are the Kansas State Wildcats and the Missouri Tigers. The so-called :”Border War” was played between Kansas Jayhawks and the Missouri Tigers. It started in 1891 and was considered to be the longest uninterrupted rivalry in college football west of Mississippi until 2007 when they retired the current drum.. It was later renamed “Border Showdown”. Winner of the Border Showdown was given the Indian War Drum, which is the award whenever the two has a game. The other rival, the Kansas State Wildcats, fight with the Jayhawks for the Governor’s Cup. The game between these two teams is called the Sunflower Showdown.
Championships and Important Moments:
The Jayhawks played 11 bowl games with a 24-21 win in the 2007 Orange Bowl. They had eight conference championships in 1892, 1893, 1895, 1908, 1930, 1946, 1947 and 1968. In 2007, they won the divisional championship, which they lost however in a tie-breaker. Kansas, having the all-time record for the most number of ties in the NCAA Division I-A, which is 57, gave way to the ruling that allows for a tie-breaker in October 6, 1990. The teams all-time record is 559-540-58 (.508)
Quarterbacks in the current Roster:
– Tyler Lawrence -Kale Pick – Todd Reesing
Kansas Jayhawks Recent News:
The Jayhawks was defeated 35-7 by Texas Tech in their November 15 game at the Kivisto field at Memorial Stadium. With the loss, Kansas fell to 6-5 on the season and 3-4 in the Big 12. It will be a week before they play again, this time with border Showdown rival Missouri Tigers at Arrowhead Stadium. Fox Sports Network will televise the game on November 29 at 11:30 a.m. As always, fans need not watch the games on the couch. The Kansas Athletics Ticket Office is located at the south end of the Booth Family Hall of Athletics. On a lighter note, Jayhawk linebacker Mike Rivera was announced one of the 15 finalist for the 2008 Wuerffel Trophy. He was earlier named semifinalist for the Draddy Award and a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Another good news for Kansas, wide receiver Kerry Meier was named on of the ten finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, which is given every year to the country’s top wide receiver.
By: Gen Wright
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College Football 2010-2011
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RB Joique Bell’s college football highlights
November 3, 2009 by admin · 25 Comments
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The Harlon Hill winner Joique Bell’s college football highlights
