College Football

Preview Of Big East

2006-07-21T05:05:00.000-11:00

For the next week I will be giving a preview of the Big East. My previews will go in order of the media confernce picks.

1. West Virginia Moutaineers
This team has speed, at every position this team can fly and speed kills. The eers' will take the feild on Sept.2 against Marshall, to start a national championship run.

QB.Pat White decision making came in even better during the spring. The passing game made strides, expect White to throw more than just 8 times a game this year. He might not throw for 300 but if he gets a 150 yards a game, West Virginia could be dancing in Arizona.

RB.Steve Slaton, speed, vision and quickness. This guy is the whole package if he stays healthy, lets face it he is 5'10" 185. We do not know if he can get through a whole seaon. If he can, it should be something to watch.

WR. Have not seen this group do really anything but that goes to the running game of the eers'. Miles, Jalloh, and Reynaud should run the group but look for jr. Brandon Barrett to break into the rotation and make an impact.

OL.All-American canidate center Dan Mozes is back to anchor what has been one of the best lines for the past five years. Rodriguez has shown he knows how to put a line together and this year should be no different.

DL.Three jr.s line up in the 3-3-5 font line this year Dykes,Dingle,and Liebig will just get in the way and cause confussion. The is the part of the team that must play well in the Lousville game if the Championship game is in sight.

LB. The linbackers are intact and ready to play. Jay Henry is smart play every down the same, Boo McLee hard hitter big play man, knows how to strip the ball, and how to recover it, any of the other choices will be fine for the strong side, Barry White or Reed Williams.

DB. This is the Big ?. Wicks is a player that got even more athletic in the spring.
Corner back Antonio Lewis and Larry Williams will be in the spotlight in a lot of games. Let the praise begin now because freshman Quinton Andrews is amazing. The 5'11" 205 pounder is a hard hitting, fast as a cat, and freakish instincts. Look for him to make an impact this year like Slaton did last year.

Kicking. McAfee should get better he was to kicker in the country when recruited, Kozlowski is going to take over the punting jobs.

Moutaineer Magic

2005-10-17T12:39:00.000-11:00

This is one man reinactment of the events on October 15 2005
during the Louisville @ WVU game

It was going into the fourth quarter, and there I was hoping for a couple of scores to make it look respectble. I watched as the eers made a play or two and my blood began pumping, another play the crowd is getting into it "TOUCHDOWN" here we go we can make it look good. (flipped other to USC @ Noter Dame and Flordia @ LSU) back to the mountaineers. WVU lines up for the kickoff he puched it, WVU recovers!!, we have a chance are you kidding me. 4th and two please just kick the field goal and please Mclee, make this one. He snaps, good hold, kick is up and it's good!! WVU down 24-17. (flip to the other games to check, man these games are great too) WVU kicks the ball out of the end zone.(time for a snack go to the kitchen grab a bag of Tostitos and some salsa along with a Bud Light) games on 3rd and 9 WVU gets the stop. (heart is now punding we have a chance, could this really be, do we go for two, stop! We have to make the six first. Pat White goes for the option fake pitch he fell for it White crosses the feild he has the corner TOUCHDOWN!!! (flag on the play) "Holding number 7 offense 10 yards spot of the foul remains first down.I wait for the replay and see a horrble play by Brandon Myles, just let go. WVU is backed up, here we go run by Slaton he slashes the ball down the field, we are getting close I can feel it. Here we go Touchdown Slaton we have tied it up Oh My God. But wait we left a minute on the clock, they are potent could this be another Miami game. Louisville runs the time off. Check on the other games Notre Dame has a chance they should win it. To overtime exchange TD's first and second overtimes. (Got Flordia +6 looks like a great bet and Notre Dame +12 easy money on that one) Now we have to get a 2 point play ready, not our style, oh no don't know what to think now. third and 9 for the EERS we really need this, but can we possibly Holy Schmitt!! Owen has it down to about the five on a swing pass. At this point I start jumping up and down I can not believe what i am seeing Slaton scores. Now time for the 2 point conversion White rolls out finds Jalloh open it's good we at least have another overtime. Louisville marches down the field with ease. Touchdown Bush, he is a great running back. 5 wide, defense has to make a play, Brohm drops back, nobody open Brohm takes off Wicks get the tackle at the 2 it's over the Mountaneers have done it. WVU wins 46-44 in the Big East game of the century.

written by Jeremy Collins

Week 8 Rankings

2005-10-17T06:37:00.000-11:00

1.USC- never say die but have some chinks in the armor
2.Texas- Colorado was never close
3.Virginia Tech-Big game at Maryland this week
4.Georgia- Can't wait for a Georgia/Alabama SEC title game
5.Alabama- that was close(Ole Miss)
6.UCLA- get in line for USC
7.Texas Tech - High flying Raiders get the Longhorns this week
8.LSU- Big win for the tigers
9.Miami- want to talk about easy schedules TEMPLE no love from me
10.Florida State- has a way to go with their QB's
11.Penn State such a tough loss at Michigan still best in the Big Ten
12.Notre Dame- so close but a loss is a loss and you have 2 of them
13.Oregon- no respect from anyone but could run the table the rest of the year
14.Auburn- see what their made of this week @LSU
15.Wisconsin- showed the guts to get it done at the end great job
16.Ohio State- still needs to impress me with good play not other teams stupid calls
17.WVU- with a strength of schedule of 16 and 6-1 should run Big East table for BCS berth
18.Tennessee- Gets BAMA this week
19.Boston College- not settled on QB not settled on them
20.Nebraska- remember when a 5-1 huskers team would be talked for national title shot
21.Florida- about to drop out
22.Fresno State- not playing anyone right now
23.TCU - What happened at SMU
24.Michigan State- John L. Smith will rebound this team
25.UTEP- love to watch this team play

Dropped Out. 18 Minn needed to beat Wisconsin they will be back/ 19 CAL what has happened to this team/20 Louisville If they could kept their heads on for 10 more min./ 23 Colorado showed the north can't play with the south

Week 7 Rankings

2005-10-13T01:58:00.000-11:00

1. USC - still have not been beaten
2. Texas - weak big 12 could hurt the horns
3. Virginia Tech - could leapfrog Texas with big wins over Miami and FSU
4. Georgia - Shockley looking impressive
5.Alabama - I feel will stumble bad at the end of the season
6.Flordia State - I like how this team wins
7.Penn State - think they will fall this week
8.Notre Dame - Big game this week
9.UCLA - Looking good waitnig on USC
10. Miami FL- still not totally sold on this team
11. Texas Tech- High octane offense needs to get flying for Texas
12.Flordia - Going into Death Valley and getting a win will help Meyer get some respect
13.LSU - Needs to win next two weeks to stay in the hunt
14.Michigan State - win this week and they could possibly win the BIG TEN
15.Boston College - should win easily against Wake
16.Wisconsin- I really like the game against the gophers this week
17.Oregon - see no problem with this team right now
18.Minnesota- Big win at michigan is just what this team needed to get back on track
19.CAL - not a good performance last week needs to bounce back
20.Louisville- playing for Big East championship this week in Morgantown
21.Auburn- this is the team we got used to watching
22.Ohio State- I hate to put a 2 loss team in, Lost to Texas and Penn State, they get a break
23.Colorado- New fav in the north
24.WVU- needs to beat the Cards in Morgantown for some respect
25.TCU- Could run the table from here on out

UPSET SATURDAY?

2005-10-11T03:51:00.000-11:00

We have yet to have an upset saturday this season and I for one think this could be it. Look at the schedule no really big games other than USC - Notre Dame it is a perfect time and weather as it startes getting colder and harder to breath so lets get to my picks for this week. See if you can get a better percentage against me (picks are against the spread.)

(my picks in CAPS)

clemson @ NC. STATE -5 1/2.
UTEP -7@ tulane
SOUTH FLORDIA +2 @ pitt
alabama @ OLE MISS +13
GEORGIA TECH -20 1/2 @ duke
wake forest @ BOSTON COLLEGE -14
COLORADO + 17 @ texas
louisville @ WEST VIRGINIA +7
RUTGERS +2 @ syracuse
indiana @ IOWA -14 1/2
michigan state @ OHIO STATE -6 1/2
GEORGIA -15 1/2 @ vandy
OHIO +6 1/2 @ central michigan
northwestern @ PURDUE -7 1/2
MIAMI FL -41 @ temple
kent @ NAVY -13
BOWLING GREEN -24 @ buffalo
akron @ MIAMI OH -13
TOLEDO -19 1/2 @ ballstate
colorado state @ BYU +2
unlv @ AIR FORCE -13 1/2
east carolina @ SMU - 1/2
NEW MEXICO +6 1/2 @ wyoming
penn state @ MICHIGAN -3
OKLAHOMA -6 @ kansas
kansas state @ TEXAS TECH -14
washington @ OREGON -15
FLORDIA +6 @ lsu
usc @ NOTRE DAME +12
eastern michigan @ NORTHERN ILLINOIS -19 1/2
UCONN -8 @ cinn.
NEBRASKA -2 1/2 @ baylor
UAB -3 @ marshall
UCLA -5 1/2 @ washington state
oregon state @ CAL -16
central flordia @ SOUTHERN MISS - 8 1/2
army @ TCU -23
stanford @ ARIZONA -4 1/2
auburn @ ARKANSAS + 7 1/2
SANDIEGO STATE +9 1/2 @ utah
memphis @ HOUSTON -10
flordia state @ VIRGINIA +7
SAN JOSE STATE + 30 1/2 @ boise state
TULSA -7 1/2 @ rice
utah state @ FRESNO STATE - 33
louisiana tech @ NEVADA -1 1/2
NEW MEXICO STATE +20 @ hawaii

Big East Game of the Week

2005-09-22T03:51:00.000-11:00

WVU will take on the Pirates of East Carolina in the Big East Game of the Week. This is just a appetizer for Virginia Tech. The Moutaineers can not look past Skip Holtzs team. The Problem for the Pirates is their rush defense and could spell a lot of trouble in Morgantown against one of the best rushing offenses in the nation.

WVU BEEFS UP SCHEDULE

2005-09-21T03:49:00.000-11:00

With all the talk about how the Big East schedules easy games WVU decided to do something about it. The Moutaineers make deals to play 3 national championship contenders.

WVU has added Auburn, Florida State and Michigan State to its future football schedules.
West Virginia will travel to Auburn for a game at the SEC school on September 6, 2008. The Tigers will visit Morgantown on September 5, 2009.

In 2012-13, the Mountaineers will play home-and-home with Florida State of the ACC. The first game is scheduled for September 8, 2012, in Morgantown, with a return game on September 14, 2013, in Tallahassee.

West Virginia also has a letter of intent to play Michigan State out of the Big Ten, with a game in Morgantown in 2010 and a game in East Lansing for 2011.
"I think our fans will enjoy these three major college football programs from BCS conferences on our future schedules," says Pastilong. "We look forward to hosting them in Morgantown."

WVU, Louisville Shine

2005-09-20T07:22:00.000-11:00

The Big East pulled off two big wins on Saturday. WVU went into Byrd stadium and proclaimed to Maryland we are better than last year. That is a possibility, due to the emergence of new stars in, Eric Wicks, Jason Gwaltney, Owen Schmitt, and Pat White. This is just to name a few. This team is rolling right now at 3-0 soon to be four as they got East Carolina next. As WVU fans know this could not set up any better for the last game between the Mountaineers and the Hokies. In two weeks Oct 1. the couches will be left out and ready to be set ablaze. BUT. The Hokies will be ready. Virginia Tech has not had this good of a team since the Michael Vick era. WVU needs to get more out of it's passing game to beat the Hokies and I think Pat White is just the QB to do that. Get ready folks this one is going to intense and and the hatred will flow out for the last time.

Louisville showed the PAC 10 that the Big East knows how to play football. In a romp the Cardinals beat the Oregon State Beavers 63 to 27. Louisville spotted the Beavers a 10 nothing lead and then exploded for 35 in the next 15 minutes. Brohm had a great day going 18-22 for 366 yards and five touchdowns. This is a team that should scare a lot of opponents their quick, fast and disciplined. Petrino has this team playing with fire and could very well go undefeated and play in the BCS game.

note. Syracuse finally got their offense clicking and came close to beating Virginia in a 27 to 24 game. Virginias Conner Hughes knock through a 26 yard field goal as time expired

2005-09-20T07:20:00.000-11:00

Week 4 Rankings

2005-09-19T03:04:00.000-11:00

1. USC - Will they put it on cruise at Oregon
2. Texas- Beat a bad Rice team
3. Virginia Tech- Bud Foster gets shutout against Ohio
4. Florida- Meyer gets first blood on Fulmer
5. LSU- One win not enough to keep them in the 4 spot
6.Georgia- Easy schedule right now may hurt
7.Florida State - Let the ACC know they are here
8.Louisville- Looks real scary for the Big East opponents
9.Ohio State- Thought they would do more against San Diego
10.Purdue - Good win against a scrappy Arizona team
11.Miami- Beat a overacheiving Clemson team
12.Georgia Tech- Gets Virginia Tech this week
13.Tennessee- Will bounce back and make a run
14.Virginia- Close on against the Orange
15.Auburn-Waiting for the SEC to start
16.Michigan- Gets ready for the Big Ten
17.Michigan State- Can they continue on this roll
18.Boston College- Will fight in the ACC
19.Wisconsin- Go Blue coming into the sea of red
20. Arizona State- Good team needs to bounce back
21.Minnesota- Big game with Purdue
22.Notre Dame- Beat a winless Pitt team and Michigan Needs a couple more
23.California- Getting better
24.Iowa State- will win the Big 12 North
25.Oregon-Ready to explode.

Friday Night Football

2005-09-16T02:07:00.000-11:00

Friday night bring a high flying match up with Houston traveling to UTEP. Houston and QB KevinKolb will try once again to throw the ball about 40 time against the miners. There is another quarterback that will be on the field and that is Jordan Palmer, this kid is good. He has the arm, the accuracy, and the coach to be one of the best in the nation. Mike price is showing that he can coach at any level and is making his name once again known throughout the coaching ranks. Houston is trying to make a run at the conference USA crown this year but will have to win tonight to do make that a possibility. Houston will connect on some big plays due to the lack of talent on the outside for the Miners, but UTEP will make adjustments and run with it after halftime.

Prediction- UTEP 45 Houston 24
Line UTEP -13

REFS TARNISH TCU WIN

2005-09-16T00:37:00.000-11:00

The Hornfrogs played an excellent game all the way through. The running game really kicked up with true freshman Aaron Brown rushing for 163 yards on 17 carries. The Utes just could not stop the option attack of the Frogs. In overtime Utah was forced to kick a 30 yard feild goal to take a 20-17 game. TCU then drove down to the 4 yard line where they were forced to third down. TCU then ran Michael DePreist in motion and ran a rub play with Cory Rogers which would had been legal except he plowed through the Utah defensive back covering DePriest. This was illegal and should have been flagged. This in not to say that TCU did not deserve to win the game. TCU outplayed the UTES in every aspect of the second half. The injury to Quinton Ganther which appeared to be cramps was crucial to the way TCU stopped the run. "We didn't deserve to win this game tonight," Johnson said. TCU defense was stellar in this win. Game ball goes to Aaron Brown as he kept TCU close the whole game.

Thursday Night Football

2005-09-15T06:46:00.000-11:00

UTAH at TCU
This game should be exciting and both should be ready to play. TCU comes off a total blowup at the hands of SMU. TCU should have never been ranked after the Oklahoma game, the frogs simply could not handle the hype. Tye gunn will have to find a way to pass on the Utes.
Utah coming off two straight wins agains Arizona and Utah State, is ready for the MWC opener.
Utah let the Cats hang in and make a run in the fourth in a game that should not have been close. Utah ran through the Aggies of Utah State as they should have. TCU will hang around till the fourth. Utah will hit two quick ones and call it a night

Prediction. Utah 31 TCU 21
Line Utah -3 1/2

Need Good Showings

2005-09-14T08:21:00.000-11:00

In a time when the Big East needs to shine, it doens't seem to know it. From the looks of things right now they do not deserve the Automatic bid to the BCS. Lets start with what is probably one of the most shocking stories in college football, Dave Wannstedt is losing. This comes as no surprise to me, because I seen how bad he was in the pros. Pitt losing to Ohio is horrible and seems to be hurting the conference, as according to stories that you hear Louisville is the only team left. There are still 3 undefeated teams in the Big East,(Louisville, WVU, and UCONN.) UCONN has yet to play anyone I know that but they have the number two defense in the nation and will get their chance against Georgia Tech next week. WVU is the nations number one defense and gets on it's way to Maryland, a game that will prove to be a great one. The Big East gets it's chance his week to prove it can hang with the upper conferences all I can say is they better have their A games ready.
Louisville vs Oregon St. 12:00pm
WVU @ Maryland 12:00pm
Syrucuse vs Virginia 12:00pm
UCONN @ Georgia Tech @ 6:00pm

Week 3 Rankings

2005-09-14T02:39:00.000-11:00

1.USC- Till they get beat number one
2.Texas- Great win in the horshoe
3.Virginia Tech - Nice team if Vick can stay accurate
4. LSU- Big Win to start season
5.Georgia - Will play winner of Tenn-Flordia for the east crown
6.Flordia- Saturday will tell
7.Tennesse- Is struggling against UAB cause for worry?
8.Flordia State- First look at new ACC member Boston College
9.Notre Dame- Love to hate 'em Two big games and a third this week with Michigan State
10. Louisville- Must beat Oregon State to stay in the Top 20
11.Ohio State- running the table can still put them in the National Championship
12.Purdue- With the schedule will be tough not to go undefeated
13.Miami- Kyle Wright has monster game at Clemson
14.Georgia Tech- Many think Tech is on the right road. UCONN could be a speed bump.
15.Virginia- they will be good got a bad game out of their system
16.Boston College- To be Virginia Tech must beat Flordia State
17. Clemson- Almost lost to a lot lesser Maryland team, Has to be alot better against Miami
18.Arizona State- Have to pay for a loss, Will be back
19.California- Just having fun should cruise till Oregon State
20.Auburn - Still trying to shake off that week one lose
21.Michigan- Their offense needs help if they want to work their way to a big ten title
22.Minnesota- Just keep running the ball
23.Michigan State- A loss to the Irish could push them right back out of the Top 25
24.Iowa State- good chance to win the Big 12 North
25.Wisconsin- This team looks very, very good.

Rankings

2005-09-09T15:33:00.000-11:00

1)Southern California

2) Texas

3) Michgan

4) Ohio State

5) Tennessee

6)Iowa

7) Georgia

8)Flordia State

9)Flordia

10)Viginia Tech

11)LSU

12)Arizonia State

13)Louisville

14)Purdue

15)Georgia Tech

College Footall

2005-09-09T07:33:00.000-11:00

Big East News

2005-09-09T02:46:00.000-11:00

I am here to cover the Big East and college football give me a couple of days and I will be up and running