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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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Oregon-U.S.C. at the Coliseum and More
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 5, 2012
It’s completely apropos of the Pac-12 to lead its release of the 2012 conference schedule with a picture of fireworks exploding high above Autzen Stadium: Oregon is explosive, for starters, but the Ducks also factor into next season’s most highly-anticipated regular season game west of the SEC. In other words, get your popcorn — and blasting caps — ready. It’ll be Ducks and Trojans at the Coliseum on Nov. 3, the same day as Alabama’s trip to L.S.U., which makes for an interesting Saturday. And it’s only 303 days away!
Tags: Alabama, California, Jim Mora, L.S.U., Mike Leach, Oregon, Oregon State, Pac-12, Stanford, U.C.L.A., U.S.C., Utah, Washington, Washington State
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As if Picking the Teams Isn’t Hard Enough
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 2, 2011
I’ve never tried my hand at projecting the entire F.B.S. bowl slate; I have enough trouble with the five B.C.S. games, in my mind. But it’s worth a shot for one week, even if I mess up the various tie-ins, conference affiliations and so forth. Not to mention choose teams that end up staying home during bowl play. Well, here goes. Remember: those numbers signifying which team slots where in its conference are very arbitrary — to a point. The No. 7 team isn’t vaulting the No. 3 team, but No. 6 could be No. 4, No. 5 could be No. 7 and so on. And not every conference can meet its allotted bowl tie-ins; in that case, a substitute team is selected.
Tags: Air Force, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, B.Y.U., Baylor, Boise State, California, Cincinnati, Clemson, East Carolina, Florida, Florida International, Florida State, Fresno State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Houston, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas State, L.S.U., Louisiana-Lafayette, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, S.M.U., San Diego State, South Carolina, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, Stanford, Syracuse, T.C.U., Temple, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Toledo, Tulsa, U.C.F., U.C.L.A., Utah, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington, West Virginia, Western Michigan, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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P.S.R. 1-120: Week 6 Re-Ranking
By Paul Myerberg // Oct 3, 2011
With the weekend in the books, here’s a look at how the country ranks — using the original rankings as the starting point, with the season’s results as rationale for any movement. The top 25 teams land a one-sentence breakdown. The rest? Not so much. Part of the perks of being one of the best. Think your team is too low? Feel another team deserves more credit, less credit? Let’s hear it below. It’s a delicate ranking process, particularly with only a month in the books, but things are growing clearer.
Tags: Alabama, Boise State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, L.S.U., Michigan State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Stanford, T.C.U., Texas A&M, Utah, Washington State, Weekly rankings, Wisconsin
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The Search for Answers in Provo
By Paul Myerberg // Sep 19, 2011
The promise of the future is alive everywhere, but promise in Memphis, for example, is different than promise in Provo, for example. At the former, promise means fewer embarrassments: fewer 50-point losses, less attrition, fewer calls for the coach’s head, fewer of all those things that has turned Memphis into the worst football program in the country. Promise in Provo means more: more of the wins, more of the accolades, more of the acclaim, more of all those things that has made B.Y.U. into the football program it is today. What promise doesn’t hold — what you can never expect — is for the Cougars to play so terribly, suffering one painful loss and then, on Saturday, the sort of defeat that can derail an entire season.
Tags: B.Y.U., Jake Heaps, John White IV, Utah
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Ten Themes for Saturday: Week 3
By Paul Myerberg // Sep 17, 2011
Ten teams, themes, games and players to watch on Saturday. Pretty straightforward. And here we go:
Oh, it’s you It’s a three-game series, and that may be normal for the Mariners and the Royals but it’s extremely uncommon for two teams from different conferences to meet three times in 12 months, such as Washington and Nebraska are set to do this afternoon. Game one: Nebraska domination. Game two: Washington domination, this time in the Holiday Bowl. Game three takes place in Lincoln, not on the West Coast, and the Huskies are decided underdogs. Which makes very little sense to me, as while U.W. hasn’t been overly impressive — last week’s win over Hawaii was nice, to be fair — the Cornhuskers have not played up to expectations. In last winter’s Holiday Bowl, Washington controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Based on the way Nebraska played the run against Fresno State and the health and experience of its offensive front, we may see a repeat from the Huskies. And if that does occur, they’ll take the three-game set. Maybe it’ll be four, should the Cornhuskers and Huskies meet in the Rose Bowl.
Tags: B.Y.U., Big East, Boise State, Case McCoy, G.J. Kinne, Jacory Harris, Jarrett Lee, Les Miles. L.S.U., Navy, Nebraska, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tyler Bray, Utah, Washington, Washington State
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No. 27: Utah
By Paul Myerberg // Aug 7, 2011
Underdogs come in all shapes and sizes, varying shades of gray where true underdog status depends solely on the eye of the beholder. Take Utah, for instance. Were the Utes underdogs on a national stage prior to this season? Yes. But were the Utes considered underdogs by a New Mexico or Wyoming, two teams Utah took behind the Mountain West woodshed on a yearly basis? I don’t think so. Again, whether you’re an underdog depends on where you’re standing. Are the Utes underdogs now that they’ve cashed in with the Pac-12? Not to Boise State, Hawaii, Tulsa or Houston: Utah’s now part of the machine. But are the Utes underdogs in the Pac-12? Absolutely. From underdog to underdog, depending on your point of view. So perhaps that hasn’t changed for Utah, though seemingly everything else has.
Tags: Brian Blechen, Dave Kruger, DeVonte Christopher, Dres Anderson, Harvey Langi, Jordan Wynn, Keith McGill, Kyle Whittingham, Norm Chow, Pac-12, Star Lotulelei, Thretton Palamo, Tony Bergstrom, Utah
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A Conference Title Weekend What-If
By Paul Myerberg // Jul 22, 2011
Arizona State is the de facto favorite, based on the number of returning starters, the way the team ended last season and the thought that after three years of scuffling along the time is now for Dennis Erickson and the Sun Devils. Arizona was briefly counted out but is now back in, seeing that wide receiver Juron Criner is back in the fold following a brief scare. Utah’s the new guy, the unknown with a sterling resume of success at one of college football’s non-B.C.S. conference levels. Then there’s U.S.C.: you remember the Trojans, right?
Tags: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, Pac-12, Stanford, U.C.L.A., U.S.C., Utah
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