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Obviously, the unquestioned star of this college football offseason has been Johnny Manziel. And the star of Florida State Media Day was unquestionably quarterback Jameis Winston. On Sunday, he turned the Tallahassee event into the Jameis Winston show and held court by firing off one-liners and giving witty repartee.
The two sport star (he also contributed to the ‘Noles top ten baseball team) memorably gave us this gem:
We’re a couple hours away from the Jameis Winston press conference, but you already know the answer. Why would Florida State and the handlers of Jameis Winston call a big media gathering today, unless they were planning to reveal good news?
If the Jameis Winston news was bad, they’d send out a press release on Friday at 6 p.m., or better yet, Saturday at midnight (a la Notre Dame and their kicking Everett Golson out of school bit) More likely, the FSU Sports Information Department wouldn’t do anything. They’d just wait for the news to leak, and then react to the fallout.
This B1G title game is as good as it gets. You have national college football implications on the line. BCS National title hopes and Rose Bowl determination is at stake. So as much flak and critique as the B1G receives, and it’s well deserved at times, you can’t ask for a bigger and better B1G title game than #2 Ohio State vs #10 Michigan State. And really how weak is the B1G? Yes, it’s far below the SEC and the Pac 12, but it’s no worse than the ACC or Big 12. It’s not that bad.
ESPN College GameDay, the iconic college football pregame show, will make its final regular-season stop from the site of the B1G Title game, so what does that tell you? They choose the B1G Title game over the SEC and Pac12 counterparts. Michigan State finished with a perfect conference mark for the first time since their famous season of 1966. The Buckeyes are on a school record 24 game winning streak, tied for the fourth-longest winning streak in Big Ten history.
ESPN College GameDay, the iconic college football pregame show, will make its final regular-season stop from the site of the Big Ten Championship – No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Michigan State — in Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 9 a.m. The three-hour show’s site will be announced in the coming days.
Now Twitter is claiming Washington Coach Steve Sarkisian will be the new USC Head Coach. Shooting down everything in this post.
You could have a new USC coach by the end of the week. Perhaps the middle of the week. Interim leader Ed Orgeron has done his part. He’s done a good job with his audition, but unfortunately he will not be your next USC coach. Although Trojan Athletic Director Pat Haden would like to see Orgeron remain the college football powerhouse program in some capacity.
Your next football leader of Troy will be one of two men:
This week is rivalry week in college football. Which conjures up memories of the Toledo War and the Frostbitten Convention.
This weekend brings awesome games with cool names like “The Iron Bowl” (Alabama-Auburn) and “The Holy War” (BYU-Utah). But only one of these rivalry games can claim an actual war in the history of its geographic region. That’s the Michigan Wolverines vs. the Ohio State Buckeyes, or “The Game,” as it’s called. The Toledo War is one of the many reasons ESPN Classic is running a marathon of past tOSU-UM games today.
(Well maybe two rivalries can claim actual battles: Kansas-Mizzou, given the abolitionist vs. slave state skirmishes known as “Bleeding Kansas,” in the 1850s.
Because I’m a history dork (you may have seen me on “How The States Got Their Shapes” on the History Channel, the “Great Lakes, Big Stakes” episode) who loves things with names like “The War of Jenkins Ear,” “The Era of Good Feelings” and “Merkle’s Boner.”…Let me tell you about the boundary Toledo War, well it was kind of a war, more of a skirmish over the Toledo Strip between Michigan and Ohio, and the “Frostbitten Convention” that ended it.
Niki Noto is a University of Alabama graduate (Roll Tide!) After graduation she worked in the Tennessee Titans media relations and marketing department. In 2010, Noto moved to Atlanta and began working with the Atlanta Falcons as their “Inside Reporter.” In 2011, Noto’s duties expanded into the role of on field game host at the Georgia Dome.
With Michigan’s recent loss to Iowa, there have been talks about Brady Hoke and others on his staff being on the hot seat. A 7-4 record is not where Michigan was expected to be going into the Ohio State game, but 7-4 is no reason to make any rash decisions.
More people are calling for the head of Al Borges than they are for the scalp of Brady Hoke. But that doesn’t mean Brady Hoke isn’t feeling intense heat right now.
In the argument for Jordan Lynch winning the Heisman, I often here people say, “well maybe he shouldn’t win the Heisman, but he deserves to be invited.” Well, it’s the exact same argument as saying “MLB player X is a Hall of Famer, but not a first ballot Hall of famer.” In other words, it’s a dumb argument. A really dumb argument. If you think Frank Thomas is a Hall of Famer, you think he deserves to be in Cooperstown regardless of ballot. He’s in the hall or he’s not. Voting margin doesn’t matter.
If you think Jordan Lynch deserves the Heisman, say it. He just broke his own college football all-time record for rushing yards by a QB tonight. He just ran for 321 yards against a pathetic WMU team. He had 316 yards rushing in his previous record setting game.
If you think Jordan Lynch deserves to go to New York for the Heisman trophy presentation, then you believe he deserves to win it. There’s no other way about it.
Georgia Bulldogs record-setting senior quarterback Aaron Murray will undergo surgery in Athens this week to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) suffered in the 59-17 victory over Kentucky. For much of this year, Aaron Murray was the left man standing, the only healthy skill position guy on an offense decimated by injuries. Now Aaron Murray joins his injured mates on inactive list, watching the Georgia Bulldogs in street clothes.
The injury to his left knee occurred in the second quarter. He was re-evaluated by team physicians Sunday morning. Aaron Murray experienced minimal swelling and it was determined to proceed with the surgery this week, according to UGA Sr. Associate Athletic Director and Director of Sports Medicine Ron Courson.
Jesus loves us more, say the Catholics of Notre Dame. No way, Jesus loves us more, say the Mormons of BYU.
I don’t know much about Mormons, except from what I learned from watching the Mormon episode of “South Park” and “The book of Mormon. And I don’t know much about Catholics, other than they’re not very high on birth control or abortion. I do know that BYU’s football team is playing at Notre Dame Saturday in what could be called the Jesus Bowl or the Religion Bowl or simply Catholics vs. A Religion People Don’t Really Understand. Or the Jesus loves us most bowl.
C.J. Mosley, from Mobile, Ala., is the leader of the Crimson Tide’s vaunted defense that ranks first nationally in scoring defense (10.2 ppg), third in rushing defense (91.1 ypg), third in first down defense (140), fifth in total defense (272.2) ninth in pass defense (181.7 ypg) and 13th pass efficiency defense (107.8). C.J. Mosley leads the team with 81 tackles while recording 7.0 tackles for loss, five pass breakups and a team-high eight quarterback hurries. He has been the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for two straight weeks.
