2013 College Football Thread (Realer than Real Deal Holyfield -->S/O Craftsy)

[dacomeup]

Coley still ending up at FSU even with Gran gone?

 

[az5950]

You can even argue that Teo isn't even the best defensive player on HIS team...
Dat Nguyen... Still remember that game against KState. Dude was a beast.

Yup Stephon Tuitt and Nixx III > Teo'

Would have been Lynch > All of them had he not transferred

 

[az5950]

Coley still ending up at FSU even with Gran gone?

Not sure his name has floated around for the FIU vacancy, but I'm still not sure he leaves....was just on an in-house visit with Jesus Wilson

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Not sure his name has floated around for the FIU vacancy, but I'm still not sure he leaves....was just on an in-house visit with Jesus Wilson

Believe he was referring to Stacy Coley (I could be wrong though). And I hope so but who knows @ this point. His relationship w/ Dawsey might lock him up but Gran was his main recruiter.

I believe FIU's main target was Butch Davis

 

[dacomeup]

Yea, I meant Stacy Coley.

 

[39478]

College coaches in high school

Chip Kelly

Dabo

Les

Lane

more
http://www.usatodayhss.com/news/article/college-football-coaches-high-school-photos

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Not surprised by the Les, Dabo & Lane pics @ all

 

[mr marcus]

Lattimore ain't even close to McGahee level in college to take that kind of risk....lattimore runs straight up like ap but doesn't have the same speed and power...you'll never see someone go first round like that ever again after that type of injury...he'll McGahee happened in January of the year he was drafted

 

[mr marcus]

Kiffin lmaooo

 

[elderwatsondiggs]

College coaches in high school
Chip Kelly

[COLOR=#red]Heisman winners on the H*e Stroll.[/COLOR]

 

[jhawk826]

[h1]College football attendance at lowest levels since 2003[/h1]
By Jerry Hinnen | Blogger
December 10, 2012 6:58 pm ET

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[/td][/tr][tr][td]Miami drew less than 40,000 fans to its 2012 home opener. (Twitter.com/Tim Reynolds) [/td][/tr][/table]
If you're a college football fan who spends gameday mornings on Twitter, it may have seemed all of the FBS was disappointed with attendance, as picture after picture after picture showed empty stands at Kentucky, Miami, Maryland, Auburn, etc.

As it turns out, that impression wasn't wrong; figures compiled by al.com and published Monday showed that the average per-game attendance at an FBS college football game dropped to 45,247 fans, the lowest since 2003.

Five of the six BCS conferences reported attendance decreases, and per al.com reporter Jon Solomon, the only exception -- the Pac-12 -- was an exception only because Cal left its temporary limited-capacity stadium setup in 2011 for its newly renovated Memorial Stadium.

Even the mighty SEC wasn't invulnerable -- though it once again led the nation in average attendance at 75,444 fans, its lowest number since 2007. The ACC averaged its fewest fans since 2000. The Big Ten averaged 70,387 fans, its lowest mark since 2008.

And now, Jim Delany and Co. have added Rutgers and Maryland to the Big Ten mix -- even though the Terps saw one of the biggest decreases in attendance in the FBS. Maryland's attendance in Year 2 of the Randy Edsall era plunged 15 percent, a drop exceeded only by Joker Phillips' hapless Wildcats.

No one expects the Big Ten's attendance issues to be repaired by playing games against a Maryland program that has no current football cachet and zero history against any team in the league not named Penn State. It also seems unlikely that after the novelty wears off, Maryland fans will be any more inclined to come watch games against Purdue or Michigan State than they were Boston College or Duke (or, for that matter, incoming ACC members Pitt and Syracuse).

But Maryland president Wallace Loh explained upon Maryland's arrival into the Big Ten why that wasn't an issue.

"(The Big Ten) is going national because of a phenomenon," he said. "Attendance among college-aged students is dropping. The reason is because this generation is completely wired, and they are getting their education and entertainment on tablets and mobile devices. Everyone thinks you make your money in seats. You make it on eyeballs on a screen."

That doesn't mean attendance is irrelevant just yet -- Phillips was fired, as was fellow double-digit attendance-drop victim Jon Embree at Colorado. (No doubt Maryland's struggles at the gate aren't doing Edsall any favors, either.) Former SEC commissioner and BCS creator Roy Kramer's fears that college football might shrink its stadiums by half to meet nonexistent demand seems years away. A trend toward stronger nonconference scheduling with the arrival of the 2014 playoff and the replacement of paycheck scrimmages with a ninth conference game in leagues like the SEC or the Big Ten could help stem the tide, too.

But the bottom line is that conference expansion -- whether in the Big Ten, ACC or elsewhere -- has meant that college football has responded to its long and now severe attendance decline by guaranteeing that teams play fewer games that matter to their fans (no more Kansas-Missouri or Texas-Texas A&M, no more annual Iowa-Wisconsin, Alabama-Florida twice a decade, etc.) rather than more. For any college football fan who believes that the reason Loh's "eyeballs on the screen" are on the screen in the first place is (in part) to drink in the sports' unimpeachable atmosphere and spectacle, this "solution" doesn't bring much comfort.

Like the pro game, its much easier to stay home and watch it on a HDTV. Very rarely are there games in which you must attend, for me at least.
 

 

[keithdajuiceman]

This says otherwise...relax

Jarvis Jones says other wise..so does his draft stock

 

[wildkycat]

Tee Martin told Butch Jones to suck it.

 

[gunna get it]

Yup. LA is where its at for his family.

his wife is in entertainment and USC gave him his 1st shot at big time while his alma mater told him to Eff off last year.

Did Hinshaw sign his deal with Kentucky yet? LMAO

 

[statis22]

Bama leads nation with four first team AP All-Americans   (Posted on 12/11/12 at 12:06 p.m.)
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Alabama is No. 1 when it comes to All-Americans.

The second-ranked Crimson Tide placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team released Tuesday. Among them was center Barrett Jones, who became a two-time first-team selection.

No other team had more than one player selected to the first team. The Tide also led with six players chosen to all three teams.

Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Stanford and Florida were second with four players on the three teams, though linebacker Manti Te'o was the only Fighting Irish player to make the first team.

Alabama faces top-ranked Notre Dame in the BCS championship game Jan. 7.

Texas A&M Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel was the first-team quarterback.

Wisconsin running back Montee Ball and Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones also became two-time All-Americans.

Nine Southeastern Conference players made the first team, more than any other conference. The Pac-12 was second with six players on the first team. No other conference had more than two.

The team was voted on by a panel of 16 AP college football poll voters.

Barrett Jones, a senior who made the All-America team as a tackle last season, was joined on the first team by Alabama teammates guard Chance Warmack, linebacker C.J. Mosley and cornerback Dee Milliner. Offensive tackle D.J. Fluker was picked to the second team and quarterback AJ McCarron was selected to the third team.


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AP ALL-AMERICANS

FIRST TEAM

Offense

Quarterback - Johnny Manziel, redshirt freshman, 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, Texas A&M.

Running backs - Montee Ball, senior, 5-11, 215, Wisconsin; Ka'Deem Carey, sophomore, 5-10, 197, Arizona.

Tackles - Luke Joeckel, junior, 6-6, 310, Texas A&M; Taylor Lewan, junior, 6-8, 309, Michigan.

Guards - Chance Warmack, senior, 6-3, 320, Alabama; Jonathan Cooper, senior, 6-3, 295, North Carolina.

Center - Barrett Jones, senior, 6-5, 302, Alabama.

Tight end - Zach Ertz, senior, 6-6, 252, Stanford.

Receivers - Marqise Lee, sophomore, 6-0, 195, Southern California; Terrance Williams, senior, 6-2, 205, Baylor.

All-purpose player - Tavon Austin, senior, 5-9, 171, West Virginia.

Kicker - Cairo Santos, junior, 5-8, 160, Tulane.

Defense

Ends - Jadeveon Clowney, sophomore, 6-6, 256, South Carolina; Bjoern Werner, junior, 6-4, 255, Florida State.

Tackles - Star Lotulelei, senior, 6-4, 320, Utah; Will Sutton, junior, 6-1, 267, Arizona State.

Linebackers - Manti Te'o, senior, 6-2, 255, Notre Dame; Jarvis Jones, junior, 6-3, 241, Georgia; C.J. Mosley, junior, 6-2, 232, Alabama.

Cornerbacks - Dee Milliner, junior, 6-1, 199, Alabama; Jordan Poyer, sophomore, 6-0, 172, Oregon State.

Safeties - Phillip Thomas, senior, 6-1, 215, Fresno State; Matt Elam, junior, 5-10, 202, Florida.

Punter - Ryan Allen, senior, 6-2, 215, Louisiana Tech.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback - Collin Klein, senior, Kansas State.

Running backs - Kenjon Barner, senior, Oregon; Johnathan Franklin, senior, UCLA.

Tackles - D.J. Fluker, junior, Alabama; David Yankey, junior, Stanford.

Guards - Spencer Long, junior, Nebraska; Cyril Richardson, junior, Baylor.

Center - Dalton Freeman, senior, Clemson.

Tight end - Tyler Eifert, senior, Notre Dame.

Receivers - Stedman Bailey, junior, West Virginia; Quinton Patton, senior, Louisiana Tech.

All-purpose player - Jordan Lynch, junior, Northern Illinois.

Kicker - Dustin Hopkins, senior, Florida State.

DEFENSE

Ends - Damontre Moore, junior, Texas A&M; Stephon Tuitt, sophomore, Notre Dame.

Tackles - Johnathan Hankins, junior, Ohio State; Kawann Short, senior, Purdue.

Linebackers - Kevin Minter, junior, LSU; Anthony Barr, junior, UCLA; Arthur Brown, senior, Kansas State.

Cornerbacks - Johnthan Banks, senior, Mississippi State; Bradley Roby, sophomore, Ohio State.

Safeties - Eric Reid, junior, LSU; Tony Jefferson, junior, Oklahoma.

Punter - Riley Stephenson, senior, BYU.


THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback - A.J. McCarron, junior, Alabama.

Running backs - Stefphon Jefferson, junior, Nevada; Giovani Bernard, sophomore, North Carolina.

Tackles - Jake Matthews, junior, Texas A&M; Eric Fisher, senior, Central Michigan.

Guards - Larry Warford, senior, Kentucky; Xavier Su'a-Filo, sophomore, UCLA.

Center - Braxston Cave, senior, Notre Dame.

Tight end - Austin Seferian-Jenkins, sophomore, Washington.

Receivers - DeAndre Hopkins, junior, Clemson; Cobi Hamilton, senior, Arkansas.

All-purpose player - Dri Archer, junior, Kent State.

Kicker - Caleb Sturgis, senior, Florida.

Ends - John Simon, senior, Ohio State; Sam Montgomery, junior, LSU.

Tackles - Shariff Floyd, junior, Florida; Chris Jones, senior, Bowling Green.

Linebackers - Khaseem Greene, senior, Rutgers; Trent Murphy, senior, Stanford; Kyle Van Noy, junior, BYU.

Cornerbacks - Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, sophomore, Oregon; Jason Verrett, junior, TCU.

Safeties - Ed Reynolds, junior, Stanford; Ty Zimmerman, junior, Kansas State.

Punter - Kyle Christy, sophomore, Florida.

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Damn, my dog Tank couldn't even get a 3rd team AA look

Gotta think that Jimbo will go after Larry Porter for the vacant RB Coaching spot now

 

[jhawk826]

Big East fate vexes Catholic schools

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By Andy Katz and Brett McMurphy
ESPN.com

The seven Big East Catholic, non-FBS schools met with Big East commissioner Mike Aresco on Sunday to express their concerns for the direction of the conference, multiple Big East sources confirmed to ESPN.com on Monday. Sources said the New York meeting was the first among the seven schools (Marquette, DePaul, St. John's, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall and Villanova) and ultimately could lead to them splitting from the Big East's football members. Sources said the seven schools discussed a number of options but most importantly wanted to have "lots of dialogue to better understand the best course of action for the future." Another source said no decision was made on what future action to take.
[h4]More From ESPN.com[/h4]

After years of having their fate decided for them, the seven Catholic, basketball-playing schools that form the core of the original Big East might finally be growing a spine, Dana O'Neil writes. Story
"It's too early to say on that," said a source. At issue is whether the Big East basketball-only schools have the power to dissolve the league, and retain all the assets and brand name. A source with knowledge of the situation said that until July 1, the seven have the majority votes and the necessary three-fourths to have controlling power. There are only three remaining football members -- Connecticut, Cincinnati and South Florida. But a number of sources couldn't confirm whether Temple, which is a football-only member this season, has a controlling vote. One Big East source said Temple has a vote on football issues but wasn't sure whether the Owls could use that vote for membership. If the Owls could, Temple likely would be the fourth vote preventing any dissolving of the league. The seven schools are concerned about the additions of full members Memphis, Temple, Tulane, Central Florida, SMU and Houston, and football-only member East Carolina over the next two years to replace departing Syracuse, Pitt, Louisville, Rutgers and Notre Dame. "The basketball schools are not thrilled with Tulane and what they will do to the league's RPI," said a league source from a football-playing member. "They were not all that excited with that addition." The source added that "the basketball schools would have fallen off the ledge if we would have added East Carolina as a full member and what that would have done to the basketball league." At Sunday's meeting, which was earlier reported by Ajerseyguy.com, the seven basketball-only schools wanted to secure the best possible television deal. Aresco was there to soothe any concerns about the prospects of a new deal. Last week, CBSSports.com reported the Big East's media rights deal is expected to bring between $60 million and $80 million, which would actually provide the basketball schools less revenue than the current deal. Based on those figures, the basketball schools would earn only $1.06 million (based on the $60 million estimate) or $1.41 million (based on the $80 million estimate). They currently annually receive $1.5 million from the league's media rights deal. The problem for the Catholic seven would be that if they were to venture off without taking the assets and brand name, they would forfeit all the NCAA tournament revenue from the conference and would be left without any start-up to form a new conference. Then, of course, the seven schools would have to attempt to lure Atlantic-10 members Xavier, Dayton, Saint Louis, Butler and possibly Creighton, the latter out of the Missouri Valley, to form a city league that would stretch from St. Louis to Chicago to Milwaukee to Indianapolis to Cincinnati to Dayton to Providence to New York-New Jersey to Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.
[h4]Big East blog[/h4]

ESPN.com's Andrea Adelson writes about all things Big East in the conference blog.

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Of course, the A-10 could try to poach the departing schools before it would suffer a grab by this possible new conglomerate. Sources said the schools are banking on luring more lucrative television dollars with these media markets rather than continuing to see the league watered down. A basketball split, which has been rumored for years, would send shockwaves throughout the rest of the potential Big East members, especially football-only members such as Boise State and San Diego State, which are scheduled to leave the Mountain West for an expected, but now uncertain, bigger media rights payday in the Big East. Boise State and San Diego State will have to put their non-football sports in the Big West. Syracuse and Pitt are leaving the Big East for the ACC in 2013. Notre Dame is attempting to get out of the conference early as well but might have to wait until 2014. Louisville is expected to join the ACC in 2014 and Rutgers to join the Big Ten in 2014. Cincinnati and Connecticut publicly attempted to get into the ACC but Louisville was chosen over those two schools last month. "The league was not happy the way Cincinnati and UConn reacted to the news they were not selected by the ACC," a Big East source said. The seven Catholic schools have sat idle the past year, assuming the defections wouldn't crush the league, but that was before the most recent departures of Louisville and Rutgers. "I still think it will take a lot for them to split away," a league source said. Meanwhile, a source with knowledge of the Big East's deal with Madison Square Garden told ESPN.com that MSG is "covered" and can get out of the contract if the league continues to change its membership.

 

[finallyfamous]

Jones > Te'o

 

[jmb1523]

[COLOR=#red]Heisman winners on the H*e Stroll.[/COLOR]

Is his suit still downloading?

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Johnathan Kelly, why'd he decommit?

Is his suit still downloading?

 

[tripda6]

Heisman winners on the H*e Stroll.

Is his suit still downloading?

 

[az5950]

Damn, my dog Tank couldn't even get a 3rd team AA look
Gotta think that Jimbo will go after Larry Porter for the vacant RB Coaching spot now

Most def gotta believe he's ready to get back to the South...still intrigued on who he may hire as D-Coordinator...plenty of names floating around though

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

How Lane Kiffin been looking like a bum *** ****** his entire life?

 

[ooiron manoo]

Is his suit still downloading?

How Lane Kiffin been looking like a bum *** ****** his entire life?

Bro, gets some fresh air,

Yup. LA is where its at for his family.

his wife is in entertainment and USC gave him his 1st shot at big time while his alma mater told him to Eff off last year.

Bingo, plus, they would've had Tee if they would've given him a "promotion". Basically offered him the same job and hoped to tug on the Alma Mater heart strings. Didn't work, on the surface it's a lateral move, however Tee saw it as a step back. He's at SC, he's working with first round talent and more is coming in. Didn't benefit him to go back, and yes, his family loves Los Angeles/SoCal.

 

[tmay407]

How long until A'Shawn Robinson flips to USC?