A Pac-Ten Bias

Heisman List Week 3

2008-09-19T11:32:00.002-07:00

1. Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow remains my favorite but he could drop depending on his performance against Tenn.

2. Sam Bradford
Two straight games with five touchdowns is just amazing and jumps Bradford up the Heisman list.

3. Mark Sanchez
Sanchez didn't put up spectacular numbers but still looked good against one of the best defenses out there.

4. Chase Daniels
Daniels drops but in reality Tebow, Bradford, Sanchez, and Daniels are so close it's basically a tie between them.

5. Colt Mccoy
Mccoy is a distant fifth and is mainly on the list because of his cool name. He can move up however if he beats Oklahoma and Missouri.

Top 25 week 3

2008-09-19T11:32:00.001-07:00

Now that I know more about the teams by the way they have been playing I have redone the top 25.

1. USC
USC looks like the strongest team in the nation right now. They have a great leader in Sanchez, all the running backs look like all-Americans and their defense is good enough to be in the pros.

2. Oregon
Oregon drops for three reasons: 1. the Qb situation, 2. Their sub par effort against Purdue, and 3. the overall awesomeness of USC.

3. Florida
Florida still hasn't played anyone, but I still think their good enough to go unbeaten in the SEC. They have Tim Tebow who can win games by himself, and one of the best defenses in the nation.

4. Oklahoma
Bradford looks amazing so far and Oklahoma's defense looks good too. Oklahoma need to watch out though because the big twelve is much stronger this year.

5. LSU
LSU looks solid, they are the only team in the SEC that, in my opinion, come close to Florida.

6. Missouri
Chase Daniels and the Mizzou offense have been putting up some amazing numbers but heir defense is still suspect.

7. Texas
Texas looks strong but their season depends on Colt Mccoy staying healthy and consistent.

8. Ohio State
Without Beanie Wells Ohio State just isn't as good as it could be, but Pryor looks ready to start.

9. UConn
Right now UConn is the only team in the big east besides South Florida, that looks any good, and they look pretty good.

10. East Carolina
East Carolina has beaten Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and now Tulane who is the reigning conference champ. Going unbeaten shouldn't be that hard now.

11. BYU
12. Wake Forest
13. South Florida
14. Purdue
15. Texas Tech
16. Miami, Florida
17. Wisconsin
18. Alabama
19 Auburn
20 Florida State
21. Oklahoma St
22. Utah
23. Georgia
24. Cal
25. ASU

Illness

2008-09-19T11:32:00.000-07:00

The reason that I didn't post last week was because I was sick.

PAC Ten Predictions week 2

2008-09-06T11:14:00.000-07:00

Lat week I did pretty well and went 5-1, let's see how well I do this time.

Arizona 56, Toledo 10
Arizona rolls again but can't get the shutout or the 70 point they get against Idaho. Mike Stoop goes 2-0 for the first time at Arizona.

ASU 31, Stanford 24
Arizona State looks in control the entire game until late in the fourth when Stanford gets within a touchdown and recovers an onside kick. However unable to rely on their running game The cardinal stalls and the sun devils win.

Cal 34, WSU 7
Cal completely overwhelms the cougs, but Brandon Gibson embarrasses the golden bears defense by getting wide open in the end zone in the first quarter.

Oregon 77, Utah State 0
the ducks one up the wildcats and the defense scores three time. Jeremiah Johnson breaks his career mark again and rushes for 220, and Masoli claims the starting job.

Oregon State 31, Penn State 21
Oregon St gets a solid win over a overrated pen state team. After losing in the first half 14-7 the beavers come roaring from the gate and score two straight touchdowns. Sammie Stroughter gets his first punt return touchdown of the season.

Washington 24, BYU 21
Jake Locker goes wild and score three Td's two on the ground one in the air, but needs a fourth quarter comeback to win.

Heisman List

2008-09-03T18:01:00.001-07:00

1. Tim Tebow
Tebow remains the favorite with an impressive victory over Hawaii

2. Pat White
White jumps up on the list after throwing five Td passes.

3. Chase Daniels
Daniels did nothing wrong in the victory over Illinois but remains the most boring candidate on the list.

4. Mark Sanchez
Sanchez looks to continue the USC tradition of winning the heisman.

5. Beanie Wells
If Wells doesn't play in Ohio state's next game than he will drop completely off the list.

No longer on the list:
C. J. Gable
Still talented enough to win the heisman but has to share the back field with at least two other backs, and Sanchez.

Pac Ten player of the week, week 1

2008-09-03T17:59:00.001-07:00

Mark Sanchez:
Sanchez vaulted himself into heisman contention with his great performance at Virginia.

Pac Ten week 1 recap

2008-09-03T17:57:00.000-07:00

USC looked impressive putting up 52 against Virginia, they had three running backs who looked like all-Americans, Sanchez didn't show any signs of any lingering effects from his knee injury.

Oregon State killed themselves with turnovers and poor tackling. The good is that that is fixable, the bad new is that you are now 0-1 in the PAC ten. At least it looks like Sammie Stroughter is back to his old self.

Coach Tedford prove me wrong again in picking the right Qb to start. Riley looked sharp while Longshore did his best to lose the game for the golden bears throwing two picks on five attempts.

Arizona State only let in one sack but they look to have a sterner test when they play Stanford next week.

It's bad enough having to star the season when a conference game, but two in a row? That's what's facing the cardinal after a good win over Oregon state they have to play Arizona State. At least both games are at home. Stanford may not have much talent but coach Harbaugh knows how to get the most out of his players.

Tuitama did break a record, career Td throws for an Arizona Qb, in a blow out victory over Idaho, should the rest of the PAC ten worry? Not yet Idaho is rated one of the worst in college football.

Jake Locker looked good passing but the rest of the team stunk.

Looks like it is another "rebuilding year" for the cougs.

The most impressive victory this week was Ucla's over Tennessee but don't look for many more victorys for the bruins.

top 25 week 1

2008-09-03T16:18:00.000-07:00

1. Oregon
The ducks had a nice showing against the huskies winning 44-10, silencing, for now anyway, any questions about their Qb situation.

2. Florida
It looks like they have more weapons now besides Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin, plus a defense to back them up.

3. USC
Sanchez looked impressive as did anyone who line up at tailback for the Trojans in their victory over Virginia.

4. LSU
LSU had a solid victory over upset minded Appalachian st.

5. Ohio State
Great win (over Youngstown st), great loss (beanie wells ankle.)

6. Wake forest
One the few ACC wins.

7. Oklahoma
The sooners win their tuneup game against Chattanooga.

8. West Virginia
Pat White looked sharp throwing five touchdown passes.

9. Missouri
Mizzou beat the Illini but need to improve their defense.

10. Wisconsin
Another easy winner.

11. South Florida
South Florida looked good against Tennessee-Martin.

12. UConn
Where is hofstra?

13. Miami
If Miami's offense plays like that all season then the ACC better watch out.

14. Cincinnati
Beat UConn, no wait eastern Connecticut.

15. Texas Tech
Should be able to cruise like that for the next four games.

16. Georgia
Beat Georgia southern but lost another player to injury.

17. Cal
Coach Tedford made the right choice at Qb as usual.

18. Texas
Another easy win over weaker opponent by a big twelve team.

19. Purdue
Next game: 1. Oregon

20. Alabama
Nice win over overrated Clemson.

21. Arizona State
Only one sack allowed versus northern Arizona.

22. Auburn
Louisiana-Monroe? How many teams does Louisiana have?

23. Florida State
The state of Florida is looking good again.

24. Oklahoma State
A win over Washington state is nothing to brag about but Oklahoma State sneaks into the top 25.

25. Stanford
Can the cardinal continue the success?

Oregon State, Virginia tech, Mississippi Sate, and Pitt drop out of the standings after losing games that I didn't predict. Most of the losses were pretty bad, only Oregon State has a realistic chance at making it back to the top 25. Alabama didn't jump anyone because I predicted their win and I never had Clemson ranked.

Oregon preview

2008-08-28T20:51:00.000-07:00

The Oregon Ducks were riding high last year when they beat USC for the

first time in five years. The national championship was in sight, but
in the end of a victory over Arizona St, heisman candidate Qb Dennis
Dixon went down, a game later the dream came crashing in on them,
Dixon was out for the season. The disheartened Ducks proceeded to lose
all the rest of their games, including a heart breaker to Oregon St to
end the season. But in the Sun bowl the team rallied and smoked a
highly touted South Florida team in a game that was never in question.

This season the Ducks return 15 starters, and look to contend for the
Pac ten crown again. The road is much harder as this season they travel
to USC, ASU, Cal, and OSU. But to help them is one of the best
secondaries in the nation anchored by all-American candidate Patrick
Chung. The offense returns receiver Jason Williams, who despite his
drops, will undoubtedly go down in the record books as one of the best
receivers in Oregon history. Look to see the Ducks to be in the national title hunt again.

Offense:
Oregon's offense returns Rb Jeremiah Johnson who was having a season
equal to his teammate, NFL first round draft pick Jonathan Stewart,
until he injured his knee and was shelved for the season. Sharing
rushing duties with him is junior college transfer LaGarrete Blount
who drew raves from everyone during spring and fall camp. The
offensive line returns three starters, including center Max Unger, who
is considered one of the best in the nation and perhaps a first round
draft pick in April. At receiver is Jason Williams who appears to have
been cured of the drops that have plagued him his entire career. If so
he should be the best in the nation at 6'5" 240 he can run over Db and
he has the speed to outrun Lb. At tight end is Ed Dickson, who posses
great receiving skills and looks to improve his blocking this year.
The only question is at Qb, heir apparent Nathan Costa is out with a
knee injury. So it is up to sun bowl hero Justin Roper to lead the
offense. Offensive genius Chip Kelly already turned Roper from the
quarter back who looked lost during the shutout against UCLA to the
quarter back who was completely in charge and threw for four
touchdowns during the sun bowl rout. At second string is junior
college champion Jeremiah Masoli who last season threw for 4000 yds
and 40 touchdowns. He had practiced only a week, due to a wrist
injury, but was name the second string for Saturdays game against
Washington. behind him is true freshman Chris Harper who has the speed
of a running back and the size of a linebacker. Whoever is at Qb won't
be called top do much because of what should be a good running game
and an even better defense to back him up.

Defense:
Oregon defensive line returns the Pac ten leader in sacks and tackles
for loss, Nick Reed. On the other end is Willie Tufuaku, who has the
skills to make sure the defense can't double Reed. A DT will probably
be Rashon Harris and Col Linehan. Anchoring the linebackers is hard
hitting senior Jeremy Boyd. The Starters for the other linebacker
positions are in flux because of a dismissal but it looks like the
starters will be Spencer Paysinger and Casey Matthews son of former
NFL lineman Clay Mathews. Secondary is the Ducks Strongest position on
defense and is one of the best in the country. Leader is rover Patrick
Chung who was an all pac ten selection last year and led the ducks in
tackles. He is joined by corners Walter Thurmond III and Jairus Byrd,
who are probably the best cornerback tandem in the country.

Week 1 pac ten predictions

2008-08-28T11:13:00.000-07:00

These are my predictions for PAC ten teams this week. These predictions meant more to be entertaining then accurate.

Oregon State 27, Stanford 24
Oregon St's offense catches on fast, scoring a touchdown their first drive on a 30 yd run by Mcants. Their next two drives stall however and end in field goals with only one being made, Alexis Serna is sorely missed. Especially after the Cardinal scores two straight touchdowns to end the half: the Cardinal 21, beavers 17. In the second half, however; the beaver defense does it's job and Sammie Stroughter returns a punt for a touchdown. The beavers win a close one with a field goal at the end.

Oregon 41, Washington 14
Washington tried to focus on stopping the run this time, however; Justin Roper hooks up with Jamere Holland on a long bomb on the first drive, in a day which turns out to be a long one for Washington's defense. The lone bright spot for Washington is Jake Locker running for two touchdowns despite throwing three interceptions. Well up in the fourth the ducks send out true freshman Chris Harper who on his first play runs over two players and scores a 40 yd touchdown and Oregon wins record fifth consecutive victory over their rivals the Huskies.

Arizona 42, Idaho 6
Arizona passes all over Idaho and Willie Tuitama breaks Arizona's single season passing record.

Arizona State 28, Northern Arizona 3
ASU crushes their northern brothers but a couple sacks on carpenter has fans wondering

Cal 24, Michigan State 7
Cal's defense steps up in big way and carries a shutout late into the fourth when the Spartans finally manage a score after bear starters are benched. Cal's offense struggle under Riley but after he is benched Longshore engineers a long drive and looks every bit of the quarterback he was before his injury against Oregon last year.

UCLA 6, Tennessee 3
The big question from this game is are defenses really good or the offenses really bad. Unfortunately it's probably the latter.

USC 42, Virginia 17
USC dominates this game from the start but like most USC teams when they play lesser opponents they slacken off in the end, and allow the cavaliers to score two touchdowns in the fourth.

Oklahoma St 24, WSU 7
WSU keeps it close in the half with score at 10-7 but fall apart in the second as the cowboys keep them quiet with two straight touchdowns.

tomorrow

2008-08-27T20:49:00.000-07:00

Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to post a paragraph for each of the top three teams in the Pac Ten

PAC Ten Predictions

2008-08-27T20:40:00.000-07:00

Standings:

Oregon 12-0, (9-0)
USC 11-1, (8-1) Losses: vs. Oregon
Oregon St. 9-3, (6-3) Losses: vs. Oregon, USC, at Washington
Cal. 9-3, (6-3) Losses: vs. Oregon, at USC, OSU
Arizona State 8-4, (5-4) Losses: vs. Oregon, at Cal, USC, OSU
Stanford 7-5, (4-5) Losses: vs. OSU, USC, at ASU, Oregon, Cal
Arizona. 6-6, (3-6) Losses: vs. Cal, USC, Oregon, OSU, ASU
Washington 4-8, (3-6) Wins: vs. OSU, Notre Dame, UCLA, at WSU
WSU. 4-8, (1-8) Wins: vs. Baylor, Portland State, at UCLA, Hawaii
UCLA 1-10, (0-9) Wins: vs TennesseePAC Ten player of the year: C. J. Gable

Offensive player of the year: C. J. Gable
Deffensive player of the year: Patrick Chung, Rey Moauluga

First team offense First team defense
QB: Mark Sanchez DL: Nick Reed
RB: C. J. Gable DL: Fili Moala
RB: Javid Best DL: Rulon Davis
WR: Jason Williams DL: Dexter Davis
WR: Brandon Gibson LB: Rey Moauluga
TE: Ed Dickson LB: Jeremy Boyd
OL: Max Unger LB: Zach Follett
OL: Jeremy Perry DB: Jaires Byrd
OL: Alex Mack DB: Walter Thurmond III
OL: Alex fletcher DB: Patrick Chung
OL: Fenuki Tupou DB: Taylor Mays

First Team Specialists
PK: Thomas Weber
P: Josh Syria
KR: Aaron Perez
PR: Sammie Stroughter

Heisman

2008-08-27T20:36:00.000-07:00

1. Tim Tebow:

Tim Tebow has to be the favorite, he won it last year and this year he has a better defense and running game and that should amount to more wins, though his numbers will be slightly less.

2. Beanie Wells:

The only thing between Beanie Wells and the heisman is USC. If he runs well against them he should win the heisman.

3.C.J. Gable:

If Gable stays healthy he will be another USC living highlight reel. But he won't see the ball enough while sharing the backfield with McKnight.

4.Chase Daniels:

Chase Daniels is one of the best pure quarterbacks in college football but he isn't spectacular which is what stands between him and the heisman.

5. Pat White:

Pat white is probably the best athlete besides Tim Tebow, but he needs to win more games that he did last year to win the heisman

Top 25

2008-08-27T20:30:00.000-07:00

My top 25 (shown on right) is based on my game by game predictions. I went through all the BCS conferences and predicted every game. Then based on that I drew up my top 25. As the season progresses if the teams do as I predicted then they will stay where I ranked them. If they don't then I will penalize or reward them as I see fit.