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230 Things to Occupy 230 Long Days
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 13, 2012
There are 230 days until Aug. 30, when a few lucky teams jump ahead of the curve and start the 2012 season on a Thursday, not a Saturday. And for that, the teams in question — I know Utah is one — earn our love and affection. But that lies way, way in the future, and the question now becomes how we fill our college football-free days. For 230 days, here are 230 ideas. Not all are possible; some of us are pretty busy, and the next time I do 230 things over 230 days will be the first time, I must admit. But nonetheless, the list:
Tags: Alabama, Bo Pelini, Bob Bostad, Chad Morris, Dana Holgorsen, Ed Orgeron, Gary Campbell, Greg Mattison, Gunter Brewer, Kansas, Les Miles, Matt Barkley, Miami (Fla.), Mike Stoops, Nebraska, Nick Saban, Odell Haggins, Ron Cooper, Sal Sunseri, Terry Bowden, Todd Monken, Trent Richardson, Utah
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Even In This Career, 2011 Stands Out
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 2, 2012
Spurrier: “I told the guys, ‘Next year’s team, they’ll try win 12, because 11 has already happened.’”
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It’s not a matter of talent, though it once was: Steve Spurrier’s teams at Florida won in February, out-recruiting the rest of the nation’s elite before going to town from September through December. South Carolina, on the other hand, isn’t — and hasn’t, and won’t, by and large — win with talent, but with coaching. After beating Nebraska, 30-13, in the Capital One Bowl, the Gamecocks were able to achieve something that had never been done in program history: win 11 games. Heck, the Gamecocks had won more than nine games only once in program history heading into this season.
Tags: Capital One Bowl, Connor Shaw, Marcus Lattimore, Nebraska, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Steve Spurrier
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The Stoops Brothers Are Wanted Men
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 12, 2011
Mike Stoops will land on his feet. Two months after being jettisoned by Arizona amid a 1-5 start, Stoops has his pick of potential suitors: Iowa’s going to come calling, and Ohio State and Nebraska have already expressed interest. But there’s a catch for Stoops, who worked hard to land the job at Arizona and, it should be said, worked tremendously hard to lead the Wildcats into Pac-12 contention, disappointing 2011 season or no. Stoops is a wanted man, albeit as a defensive coordinator, not as a head coach.
Tags: Arizona, Auburn, Florida State, Iowa, Mark Stoops, Mike Stoops, Nebraska, Ohio State
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Sherman, Callahan and N.F.L. Lessons
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 2, 2011
The comparison comes easy. Each coach began his career on the college ranks, Mike Sherman at Tulane, Bill Callahan at Northern Arizona. Each began his career with a focus on the offensive line: Sherman’s major college coaching career was spent solely on the line, from the Green Wave to U.C.L.A. to, finally, Texas A&M. Each made his bones in the N.F.L. calling plays under a Super Bowl-winning head coach, with Sherman cutting his teeth under and eventually replacing Mike Holmgren and Callahan doing the same under Jon Gruden. And each, when called to office at a historically proud and meaningful program, followed the same four-year path through adversity, revival, redemption and disappointment.
Tags: Bill Callahan, Mike Sherman, Nebraska, Texas A&M
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My 2011 Defensive All-American Ballot
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 15, 2011
Picking all-American teams isn’t easy, believe it or not. You only have so many slots to fill: 11 starters on a defense, 11 players you can pick. So it’s only natural that a player or two — or three, or four — fall by the wayside, and for every 11 players you pick for your team it’s only natural that there are at least another 11 players worthy of heavy consideration. There is no second-team on a voters’ ballot; just 11 guys, and pick ‘em as you see ‘em. I filled out the defensive half of my all-American ballot yesterday — three days late for the deadline, so it may not even count. Here are the picks:
Tags: Alabama, Bacarri Rambo, Boston College, Devon Still, Dont'a Hightower, Dre Kirkpatrick, Frank Alexander, Georgia, Illinois, Jerel Worthy, L.S.U., Lavonte David, Luke Kuechly, Mark Barron, Michigan State, Nagurski Award, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Penn State, Tyrann Mathieu, Whitney Mercilus
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Prayer to Put Things In Perspective
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 13, 2011
The circumstances surrounding the moment does, in fact, detract from the moment itself. There’s no escape: football doesn’t matter in State College, not when held against all that has occurred over the last seven days. That’s doesn’t mean it wasn’t a magical moment, perhaps the most memorable moment of this or any college football season. It was, even if you had to stop and remind yourself that yes, there are bigger issues at stake. But that there were these overriding issues may have, in a way, made the moment all the more memorable.
Tags: Bo Pelini, Nebraska, Penn State
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Just What to Do About Nebraska
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 10, 2011
At some point over the next 24 hours, Penn State needs to decide what to do about Nebraska. The Cornhuskers are coming: they’re coming fast, but the team itself is not the issue. The issue for Penn State is whether to play at all, as the university could very well opt to forego not just Saturday’s date with Nebraska but the final four or five games that remain on the 2011 schedule. And if Penn State does decide to play on Saturday, can the game even be held in Happy Valley?
Tags: Nebraska, Penn State
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Ten Themes for Saturday: Week 10
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 5, 2011
Ten teams, themes, games and players to watch for Saturday. Pretty straightforward. Here we go:
Fickell makes his case He inherited an unenviable situation, in a way. Yes, Luke Fickell did get one year to run his dream program, Ohio State, and even if the Buckeyes suffered through a rebuilding year he could always tout his sole season running the show when interviewing for a future head coach position — say, one at Akron, which may soon become available. And through September, it seemed as if Fickell was in over his head. With the move to October came a change in fortune for Fickell and the Buckeyes, even if the record doesn’t necessarily reflect that fact.
Tags: Ball State, Big East, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Everett Withers, Kain Colter, L.S.U., Luke Fickell, Mike Sherman, N.C. State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Pete Lembo, Ron English, T.C.U., Texas A&M, Tom O'Brien, U.N.C, Washington, Wyoming
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