Posts Tagged ‘Urban Meyer’
College Football Weekend Predictions
Here are the predictions and thoughts on this weekend’s games:
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• #3 USC vs. #8 Ohio State: There is nothing like watching a college football game between two top-ten teams in week two. USC destroyed Ohio State 35-3 last year in Los Angeles, but USC is currently led by a freshman quarterback in Matt Barkley. Pete [...]
The Winner of the 2009 Heisman Trophy Will Be…
This will go down as the best Heisman Trophy race in the history of college football. There are two quarterbacks that have already won the Heisman and one quarterback that everybody thinks will win his first Heisman this season. Here is a rundown of the four players that will get invited to New York and [...]
What If? – College Football Edition
This is a game that we like to play when we look back and wonder how much the world of sports would have changed if certain things would have happened instead of the actual events.
What if…
Alabama hired Rich Rodriguez:Â We believe that Rodriguez will do very well at Michigan, if he is given the time. [...]
Power Rankings
In honor of the Times article about the proliferation of the spread, we rank the top 5 spread coaches in the game. (Hat tip to The Big Lead)
1)  Rich Rodriguez: He’s the originator, not the perpetrator. We kind of wish that the wine and cheese crowd at Michigan would shut their mouths, take their lumps, [...]
Required Reading
Local:
Bryce Brown is back. [Go Vols Xtra]
Griz offer A.I. a contract. [Commercial Appeal]
Burning questions as Titans camp ends. [Tennessean]
UT to play Cincy in 2011. [Go Vols Xtra]
 Regional:
Who will be the surprise team in the SEC West? [SEC Rivals]
Aaron Hernandez is Not The Best SEC Tight End
Everybody from ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit to Florida coach Urban Meyer is hyping up Florida tight end Aaron Hernandez like he is the best tight end in the SEC. Pro scouts drool over the thought of Hernandez playing on Sundays as they love his frame at 6-3, 250 lbs. Hernandez should make up for the loss [...]
Zook Responds to Meyer
We love this feud that is starting between current Florida coach Urban Meyer and former Florida coach Ron Zook. When asked about how he handles fights in the locker room, Meyer said the following:
“When we first got here five years ago they had freshmen in a separate locker room and it was a bunch of [...]
Fulmer Will Coach Next Season At…
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Former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said this past weekend that he plans on coaching next season and wants to coach at a school that has a chance to compete for a championship. Here are schools that fit that criteria that we could see Fulmer interested in:
Texas A&M: I mentioned in my Big 12 rundown that I [...]
Required Reading
Local:
Game day changes at UT. [Go Vols Xtra]
Coaching salaries in the SEC post-Meyer extension. [Mr. SEC]
 Regional:
Pat Dooley with a nice set of notes. [Gainesville Sun]
Bianchi returns from vacation and responds to Slimebaum. [Orlando Sentinel]
If this is true, then punch their ticket to the Super Bowl. [Times-Picayune]
Urban Meyer is Highest Paid Coach in SEC
The Florida Gators made coach Urban Meyer the highest paid coach in the SEC after signing him to a six-year, $24 million contract. Meyer will make $4 million this season and Alabama coach Nick Saban will make $3.9 million. Meyer is now the third-highest paid coach in the counrty behind Pete Carroll’s $4.4 million at [...]