Monthly Archive for April, 2008
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he probably wishes he never left arkansas now that bobby p is there
…mitch mustain…you choose…poorly (boise state voice).
Under coach Pete Carroll, USC Trojans has never entered the summer without appointing the next starting quarterback.
This year is no different, and there was not much of an element of surprise to it. Mark Sanchez, who started three games for the Trojans last season, was the front-runner going into spring workouts, and on Tuesday, it was made official — he would be the successor to John David Booty.
“The advantage that Mark has had by being around … just gives him a decisive advantage and he was able to come out here and battle and throw the ball well and play with confidence and give himself the spot,” Carroll said in the Los Angeles Times.
Trojans offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian met with each of the contenders, including Mitch Mustain and Aaron Corp, to inform them of the decision.
“At this point, for the good of our football team I like where we’re at with Mark,” Sarkisian said in The Times.
“He said, ‘I just want to give you a little forewarning: You’re it, man. You’re the guy. You’ve proven it and we believe in you,’” Sanchez said, grinning.
In past seasons, Carroll inherited Carson Palmer before the 2001 season; Matt Leinart was named the starter just before the spring scrimmage in 2003.
Sanchez felt relief when the announcement was made, a move that now places the burden of running summer workouts on his shoulders.
“I’m really excited,” Sanchez said in The Times.. “A lot of hard work paid off and it’s just a tremendous honor for me. … I’ve got to remember it’s an ongoing competition and there’s two great competitors behind me and it never ends.”
So. I found myself in Vegas this week and decided to pull the odds sheet for the BCS Championship. I’m not going to post them all, just the top and relevant ones but, if there’s a team I left out post a comment and I’ll edit it onto the list.Odds to win the 2009 BCS Championship Game from the Wynn (swank hotel by the way, highly recommended)
- USC 4/1
- UGA 7/1
- UF 5/1
- OU 8/1
- OSU 8/1
- LSU 12/1
- Mizzou 15/1
- WV 20/1
- Texas 20/1
- VT 25/1
- Michigan 25/1
- Penn St 35/1
- Auburn 40/1
- Tenn 40/1
- FSU 60/1
- Alabama 50/1
- USC (East) 75/1
- Arkansas 75/1
- UNLV 1000/1
And believe it or not, they publish odds on American Idol
- David Archuleta 3/2
- David Cook 2/1
- Jason Castro 7/1
- Kristy Lee Cook 12/1
- Syesha Mercado 20/1
- Brooke White 22/1
- Carly Smithson 28/1
OFFENSE
RB:
Brad Lester (5-11, 198, Sr.)
Ben Tate (5-11, 215, Jr.)
Tristan Davis (5-10, 217, Sr.)
QB:
Kodi Burns (6-1, 205, So.) –OR–
Chris Todd (6-4, 212, Jr.)
Neil Caudle (6-3, 200, So.)
DeRon Furr (6-3, 218, Fr.)
WR:
James Swinton (6-0, 178, Sr.)
Chris Slaughter (6-3, 179, So.) –OR–
Charles Olatunji (6-2, 197, Sr.)
WR:
Tim Hawthorne (6-3, 209, So.)
Mario Fannin (5-11, 217, So.)
LT:
Lee Ziemba (6-8, 288, So.)
Jared Cooper (6-4, 297, RFr.)
Andrew McCain (6-6, 300, Jr.)
LG:
Tyronne Green (6-2, 307, Sr.)
Kyle Coulahan (6-4, 309, RFr.)
C:
Jason Bosley (6-4, 281, Sr.)
Ryan Pugh (6-4, 284, So.)
Mike Berry (6-3, 313, So.)
RG:
Byron Isom (6-3, 291, So.)
Bart Eddins (6-4, 292, So.)
Chaz Ramsey (6-4, 290, So.)
RT:
Ryan Pugh (6-4, 284, So.)
Mike Berry (6-3, 313, So.)
TE:
Tommy Trott (6-5, 251, Jr.)
Gabe McKenzie (6-4, 253, Jr.)
Brent Slusher (6-3, 231, So.)
WR:
Robert Dunn (6-0, 178, Sr.)
Terrell Zachery (6-1, 208, So.)
WR:
Rod Smith (6-0, 196, Sr.)
Montez Billings (6-2, 188, Jr.)
Quindarius Carr (6-1, 175, RFr.)
DEFENSE
DE:
Antonio Coleman (6-2, 250, Jr.)
Antoine Carter (6-4, 253, So.)
DT:
Jake Ricks (6-4, 302, Jr.)
Zach Clayton (6-3, 286, So.)
Luke Farmer (5-11, 239, RFr.)
DT:
Sen’Derrick Marks (6-1, 288, Jr.)
Mike Blanc (6-4, 287, So.)
Darrell Roseman (6-4, 270, So.)
DE:
Michael Goggans (6-3, 254, So.)
A.J. Greene (6-5, 269, RFr.)
Raven Gray (6-5, 253, Jr.)
LB:
Craig Stevens (6-2, 218, So.)
Courtney Harden (6-0, 237, Sr.)
Bo Harris (6-2, 244, So.)
LB:
Tray Blackmon (6-0, 220, Jr.)
Josh Bynes (6-2, 234, So.)
Adam Herring (6-1, 224, RFr.)
LB:
Chris Evans (6-0, 221, Sr.) –OR–
Merrill Johnson (6-0, 204, Sr.)
Courtney Harden (6-0, 237, Sr.)
SS:
Zac Etheridge (5-11, 206, So.)
Mike Slade (6-2, 189, RFr.)
FS:
Mike McNeil (6-2, 201, So.)
Jonathan Vickers (6-2, 216, Sr.)
LC:
Jerraud Powers (5-9, 188, Jr.)
Ryan Williams (5-11, 204, So.)
RC:
Aairon Savage (5-11, 190, Jr.) –OR–
Walter McFadden (6-0, 180, Jr.)
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK:
Wes Byrum (6-1, 220, So.)
Morgan Hull (6-2, 187, So.)
P:
Ryan Shoemaker (6-0, 192, So.)
Clinton Durst (6-2, 184, RFr.)
Patrick Tatum (6-2, 213, So.)
DS:
Robert Shiver (6-3, 220, Sr.)
Josh Harris (6-1, 222, RFr.)
Rick Cherry (6-2, 233, So.)
H:
Clayton Crofoot (6-3, 175, Jr.)
John Cubelic (6-0, 201, So.)
PR:
Robert Dunn (6-0, 178, Sr.)
Chris Slaughter (6-3, 179, So.)
KOR:
Tristan Davis (5-10, 217, Sr.) &
Brad Lester (5-11, 198, Sr.)
Walter McFadden (6-0, 180, Jr.) &
James Swinton (6-0, 178, Sr.) –OR–
Ben Tate (5-11, 215, Jr.)
GAINESVILLE | The Gators’ 2006 BCS National Championship trophy may be broken, but fans don’t need to worry. A new one is on its way.
Florida’s operations and facilities director Chip Howard says the trophy had been sitting on a coffee table in one of the stadium’s sky boxes during a move to a new spot. But when the table was bumped Friday, the trophy fell.
The trophy was insured and will be replaced. The new Waterford crystal trophy should reach Gainesville in 90 days.
There is also another backup. Howard says the school had ordered a second trophy when they won the championship. That one was on display Saturday before the spring game.
The 2006 recruiting class was very talented but we still redshirted most of that class. The 2007 recruiting class was very, very talented and we didn’t redshirt that many players. That means that we have a ton of Sophomores starting and contributing this year. Take a look at our depth chart.I think it also means we will be talented for the next 3 years. You really can’t look farther than that, and usually 3 years is too far to really tell. But the depth chart doesn’t lie. We’ve all talked about this year, and I can’t tell you how excited I am about this year. But look at the next 2 years, 2009 and 2010.
Next years [2009] defense will return almost everyone. Defensively, we will lose one starter and that will be at Linebacker. We will lose Chris Evans, Merrill Johnson, Courtney Harden, Tez Doolittle, & walk-on Safety Jonathan Vickers. We have plenty of depth at Line backer and will be fine, particularly if JUCO Eltoro Freeman comes in ready to contribute. With the additional years experience to all of those sophomores, we should be a lot better in 2009.
Next years [2009] Offense should be better also. We lose a lot more on offense but there will be plenty of guys with lots of experience ready to fill in. We lose Brad Lester and Triston Davis at RB. However, we were without both of those guys much of last year anyway. We lose 3 wide receivers, Rod Smith, Robert Dunn & James Swinton. We lose Jason Bosley and Tyrone Green on the offensive line. I guess all together, that would be 5 starters [Lester, Smith, Dunn, Green & Bosley] We’re losing a lot there, but there is plenty of young talent ready to step up to starter at every position. More importantly, our QBs will have a full years experience in the new system.
Our odd year schedules are very tough and 2009 will be no exception. However, our 2009 team will be good, but that odd year schedule doesn’t set up well for us to have a championship type year. UGA in particular will be very tough in 2009 particularly if Stafford stays for his senior year, and I believe he will.
The 2010 season is 3 years away. But remember, it is an even year with a favorable schedule and we will be loaded almost every position with an experienced senior starting at almost every position. Many will have started or contributed significantly for 4 years. There should be more senior leadership in that year than 2004. Again, 2010 is a long time from now; but, it looks good.
We need to redshirt a lot of players this year. Our depth is so strong at most every position, it would be difficult for a freshman to break into the starting lineup or rotation this year, like so many did last year. I just don’t see it. I would hate for a kid to lose a big senior year getting just a few backup reps in blowout games. However, we probably have 1 safety, 1 cornerback, 1 Def Tackle, 1 running back and 1 or 2 receivers contribute as true freshmen.
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