Bevo's Daily Round Up 3.05.09
by dimecoverage on Mar 4, 2009 10:37 PM CST
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Mack Brown is changing the game of recruiting.
Fresh off a top-five national recruiting class, Brown and his staff have received pledges from 19 juniors. And we haven't even hit spring break.
"It's uncharted territory," gushed Bobby Burton, editor of Rivals.com, which follows recruiting like Labradors do doves. "I don't think anybody's ever done this much early recruiting."
Early? The next most prolific school is defending national champion Florida with six commitments. Then LSU with five.
Mack Brown, Jim Tressel (Ohio State), Troy Calhoun (Air Force), Houston Nutt (Mississippi), Tommy Tuberville and Rick Neuheisel (UCLA) will be giving pep talks to U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this spring as part of the second annual Under Armour Coaches Tour.
Art Briles is living the life. The Baylor head coach loves his job.
Here's what we know as spring practice opened Monday — Briles had this response a few weeks ago when asked what his "dream job" is?
"I'm in it," Briles said. "The reason is what our players and our football program can do for Baylor University. That's the reason.
"Because the grass ain't been mowed here in awhile. Our players have a chance to start their own path. To me, it's an opportunity for them to lead instead of carrying on. And to me those are big differences."
Nebraska's Bo Pelini is getting a pay raise.
Bo Pelini has an apparent pay raise coming his way after leading Nebraska to nine wins in his first year as the program’s head football coach.
Athletic director Tom Osborne confirmed Monday that Pelini’s contract is being reworked and that "it’s something we’ll get done I assume before too long."
ESPN's Tim Griffin has the best 2009 nonconference games.
OU has a new crop of young linebackers. So far, Bob Stoops likes what he sees.
Oklahoma's biggest defensive liability last season appears to have been bolstered by an influx of young players determined to start their careers early by meshing with the team.
A rash of injuries at linebacker left the Sooners scrambling for healthy bodies by the end of the season.
Those depth issues appear to have been alleviated with the addition of three key recruits who skipped their final semester in high school to start their college careers early.
Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh was left off the Lombardi watch list and some people want to know why.
Colorado's Rodney Stewart has a Q&A with Tim Griffin.
Larry Coker is UTSA's first head football coach.
The Mountain West Conference is proposing an eight-team college football playoff. CBSSports' Dennis Dodd thinks it is a waste of time.
Lou Holtz discusses global warming on the Sean Hannity program on Fox News. Yes, this really happened.
Former Oklahoma linebacker Brian Bosworth is among 13 players eligible for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was much better at football than acting.
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Am I the only one pumped up for UTSA football?
They’re going to have a helluva time getting recruits and ever being competitive, but I think it’s great to get another local school out there playing the game.
Probably. :-)
But right now I would take any football… I really don’t care what team.
by dimecoverage on Mar 5, 2009 10:15 AM CST up reply actions
nope..
I am excited too. Finally San Antonio has SOME kind of football. Maybe one day we can schedule them b/c it would help both schools out. Easy win and lots of money for SA.
by vy til i die on Mar 5, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
San Antonio
I’ve always found it odd that San Antonio has not been able to sustain organizations like an opera, ballet, symphony or a nationally known museum. You may be not interested in any of those entities, but it does not bode well for a city SA’s size. I hope UTSA can overcome either the lack of financial or civic support. But then maybe a football program will fare differently. There is wide-spread support of the Spurs.
OOC Scheduling a Little Embarassing
After suffering bouts of depression last year when the Sooners made it to the Big XII title game – if it repeated I would not be as agitated due to the increasing difference in OU and UTs OOC slates. They go to Miami and have BYU – we don’t have a single challenge.
Don't forget, we were supposed to be playing the Razorbacks in Fayetteville this year,
but Bobby Petrino pulled out of the deal and screwed us and we had to replace Arkansas with Wyoming. Not like we didn’t try. Guess we could have tried harder.
I've been fuelin' my dreams eatin' greens and beans.
Couple stories on the ESPN wire
Young aims to regain starting job
Vince Young’s agent says the Tennessee Titans quarterback, who lost his starting job to veteran Kerry Collins early in the 2008 season, intends to stay in Nashville and win his job back, The (Nashville) Tennessean reported.
Young’s agent, Major Adams, told the newspaper that the re-signing of Collins to a two-year, $14 million deal has only fueled Young’s desire to prove himself on the field once more.
Cowboys release safety Williams
Blessed with the instincts of a safety and the hitting power of a linebacker, Williams was often a liability in pass coverage. He was at his best playing close to the line of scrimmage and was an effective defender versus the run.
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