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Last Minute Preseason Preview: Special Teams
After riding the Alexis Serna wave the past four years, Oregon State will have to break in a new kicker this year. That's probably the biggest news item regarding the Special Teams unit, along with the fact that Oregon State is looking to find a punter who can do more than an average of 35.4 yards...
Last Minute Preseason Preview: The Offense
If you haven't already noticed, CV3000 made his "epic comeback" last night. He now returns to full stride with a preview of the offense: First, the bad news: According to Coach Riley on Thursday, Perry will not start against Stanford. He's still rounding into shape, and we'll see him...
2008 BSD Big Ten Previews - Michigan State Spartans
2007 Recap 2007 Record: 7-6 (3-5) Spartan fans took a "wait and see" attitude into the 2007 season. They hadn't been to a bowl game since 2003, but there was reason for optimism as John L. Smith had finally slapped himself right out of town. Mark Dantonio took over and promised a return to the...
2008 Football Previews: Kickers and Punters
Here's a guy you've probably never seen with his helmet off. He's Colt David, #6, a senior kicker. He hit 26 of 33 field goals last year. While he started out the season pretty shaky, he finished really strong, except for a bad miss on a very short field goal in the SEC Championship Game. He...
2008 Football Preview: The Safeties
The only real safe bet to be a regular starter in the secondary, barring injury, is #27 Curtis Taylor, the senior returning free safety. Taylor, the leader of the Fighting Taylor Brothers, will be the lone returning experienced starter in the secondary, having replaced Laron Landry in the lineup...
2008 Football Preview: The Cornerbacks
No position is more fraught with uncertainty entering the 2008 season than cornerback. Gone are multi-year starters Jonathan Zenon and Chevis Jackson. Enter a number of very athletic but very inexperienced young corners. From left to right and high to low, we have #4 Jai Eugene,...
2008 BSD Big Ten Previews - Michigan Wolverines
2007 Recap 2007 Record: 9-4 (6-2) To say the 2007 season got off to a disastrous start for the Michigan Wolverines would be an understatement. They returned virtually everyone on offense and most of the defense from the team that was one win away from playing for the National Championship in...
2008 BSD Big Ten Previews - Iowa Hawkeyes
2007 Recap 2007 Record: 6-6 (4-4) Oh how the mighty have fallen. It seems like yesterday Iowa was capping off their third straight double-digit-win season with an impressive win over LSU in the Capital One Bowl. That is if 2004 feels like yesterday to you. In 2005 the Hawkeyes slipped to 7-5 and...
Nitt Picks Hopes The Curve Is Generous
Our friend Sunday Morning Quarterback put out a call for requests for his Obligatory Assessment series a few weeks ago. Your humble blogger casted his lot and today we are rewarded with SMQ's Somewhat Obligatory Assessment of Penn State. And I must say he does a pretty good job, though I have a...
2008 BSD Big Ten Previews - Indiana Hoosiers
2007 Recap 2007 Record: 7-6 (3-5) The Hoosiers began the 2007 season with heavy hearts as they mourned the loss of their beloved Terry Hoeppner during the offseason. This blog predicted a total collapse after the emotional high of "Winning for Terry" wore off, but the Hoosiers proved me wrong....
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