Baby Gators: Trey Burton

If you check ESPN's current 2010 recruiting ranks, you'll see something quite familiar by now. The Gators are seated atop the polls. The class that Meyer is bringing in is superb once again. Since there's a by week this week, I figured now would be a good time to take a look into our bright future.

First up is Trey Burton. Burton is a 6'3 204 pound "athlete" out of Venice High in Florida. I put athlete in quotations because I really can't see this kid playing any other position but QB. Yea he's big and elusive, but the man has got an arm. This is something that can readily be seen when watching one of his highlight reels.

Speaking of highlight reels, here's a highlight tape of Trey Burton from last season.



I really hope he stays with the number 22 and stays at QB. How great would it be to see a throwback like Burton rocking a number 22 while slinging the ball all over the place. He'd definitely look better than this guy.

Weekly Picks

Early game this week, so my weekly picks are early. Deal with it.

Hawaii @ Louisiana Tech

Colorado @ West Virginia

Southern Miss @ UAB

Pittsburgh @ Louisville

Utah St. @ BYU

Virginia Tech @ Duke

Michigan @ Michigan St.

Clemson @ Maryland

Wisconsin @ Minnesota

Virginia @ North Carolina

South Florida @ Syracuse

East Carolina @ Marshall

Tulane @ Army

Toledo @ Ball St.

Northwestern @ Purdue

Arkansas St. @ Iowa

Alabama @ Kentucky

Cincinnati @ Miami (OH)

Temple @ Eastern Michigan

Kansas St. @ Iowa St.

LSU @ Georgia

Penn St. @ Illinois

UCLA @ Stanford

Washington @ Notre Dame

Florida St. @ Boston College

NC State @ Wake Forest

Central Michigan @ Buffalo

Memphis @ UCF

Air Force @ Navy

Western Michigan @ Northern Illinois

New Mexico @ Texas Tech

FIU @ UL-Monroe

Ohio @ Bowling Green

Wyoming @ Florida Atlantic

UNLV @ Nevada

Ohio St. @ Indiana

Ole Miss @ Vanderbilt

Oregon St. @ Arizona St.

Kent St. @ Baylor

SC State @ South Carolina

Georgia Tech @ Mississippi St.

Texas A&M @ Arkansas

Tulsa @ Rice

Auburn @ Tennessee

UC Davis @ Boise St.

USC @ California

Oklahoma @ Miami (FL)

SMU @ TCU

New Mexico St. @ San Diego St.

Houston @ UTEP

Washington St. @ Oregon

Colorado St. @ Idaho

Upset Picks

Michigan St. over Michigan - If I keep picking Michigan St., they're bound to win one. Aren't they?

Stanford over UCLA - I like Stanford to knock off the Bruins at home. The Cardinal may be one of the more balanced teams in the nation right now.

Washington over Notre Dame - The Willingham Bowl goes to the Huskies this year. Notre Dame hasn't faced a QB like Jake Locker yet.

Tennessee over Auburn - This game means a lot to both teams. I think whoever loses this may start to head South and even miss a bowl game. The game is in Knoxville so the edge goes to the Creamsicle Crusaders.

Which Side Are You On?

There are two types of people in this world, Beatles people and Elvis people. - Mia, Pulp Fiction 1994.

Good 'ol Coke snortin' Mia was up to something when she uttered those words to a bloated John Travolta in one of the greatest movies ever made. 15 years later, this quote needs to be ammended somewhat. You see, nowadays there are still only two kinds of people in the world: Those who like and respect Tebow, and douchebags.

With Tebow's recent injury, the divide has become clearer than ever between the two camps. I have always known of the strong anti-Tebow movement in the country today. I have always been kind enough to respectfully disagree with their position on the matter and move on in the past. However, these people have become ever more vocal after Tebow's injury which is what makes their group known collectively as the douchebags.

These baggers are quick to point out that Tebow is a product of a system, is a mediocre QB, only scores from the 1 yard line, is surrounded by NFL talent at every position, has an uncanny relationship with Coach Urb, is shoved down our throats by the media conglomerate. As I said, in the past I just shrugged these comments off. Now, I guess you can call me kind of jaded. I'm a little fed up with these morons. They always seem to forget the actual stats and performances that point to Tebow's greatness.

I decided to search around the internet and gather the comment I could find both good and bad from all of Florida's rival fan bases in response to Tebow's injury. There are representatives from Tennessee, LSU, Georgia, Ohio St., Florida St. and many more.

For your convenience, I've separated them into two groups. Also, I decided not to post the thousands of redundant posts by the douchebag contingent that went along the lines of, "The Gaytors suck! Teblow got what he deserved! Gayturds are going down! Urban Crier sucks Teblow's cock!." There was a surprising amount of these posts.....

The Good


Gator fans, I feel for you. I'm not a big fan of any team from Florida but this kid is an absolute class act. Hope he gets well soon. - zorich88 espn.com (Notre Dame fan)


Why is everyone bashing Tebow on here? he has done more for college football than (Pat) White and (Vince) Young combined...he plays with more heart than anyone out there...he doesn't trash talk before the game...even though he's the only one that has really earned the rite as a player...no one in the game has done what he has both professionally and domestically...hes a good guy. - keenan1990 espn.com (allegiance unknown)


Im a Bama fan but I will say that Tebow has class (more players in NCAA should have such class). I hope that he recovers quickly. - CapnB SI.com


As much as I dislike him as the Gator QB, I think he's a fine young man with good Christian values. - Cooleyvol volnation.com


When I saw him laying there, obviously knocked out cold, I was extremely concerned for Tebow. I know everyone outside of Gator Nation gets sick and tired of hearing about "superman", there is NOWAY that any of us (at least the REAL college football fans) wish him any kind of injury. Tebow is a great human being and one of the best college players of all time. - BuckeyeVols volnation.com


Gator fans, here's to a quick recovery to one of the most passionate and best leaders to ever play the game of football. As a note, I have come to admire and at the same time despise Timmy. You admire his leadership qualities and determination, but at the same time want to see him lose if hes not on your team...Some of you need to do a little soul searching if you are wishing death or injury because of a football game. - Nole55 rivals.com


I don't know why, but I have the tendency to not like very many really good players form other teams. However, Tebow is a guy that almost makes you like him with his style of play, attitude, and the way he acts off the field as well. - tiger_rag rivals.vom


I'm no Tebow fan, but how can ANYONE hate him? I repset him, greatly, and I wish him a swift recovery. - Seven Heismans rivals.com (USC fan)


...As a side note, even with the ineptitude our team displayed I did take some satisfaction in knowing that I witnessed seeing arguably the best college football player in a long, long time. - Sam K wildcatnation.com


...NOTHING about sports should have fans so whipped up into hatred for the other team that they want a guy seriously injured...especially a class act like Tim Tebow. We need more not fewer Tim Tebows in this world. - Dr. H Lecter wildcatnation.com


Now time for the douchebags. You're warned before you read this can get vulgar and pretty idiotic....


He will go down as the most overrated qb in college football history. If hes the greatest qb ever then why won't he be the 1st player drafted in april? Because he's not a qb, he's a system player. - lazarre11 espn.com (village idiot)


This isn't 1950!!! He's not Ghandi!!! This is 2009 and in these days there will never, and i mean NEVER have one person go to other countries and make a "change" or "difference". If Tebow wants to do something good, do it in this country, not in some third world country where no one gives a flying fuuuuck about the USA! Tebow=loser! - jsanders78 espn.com (avid isolationist)


i pray he's gone for the season - ga82 SI.com (The smartest Georgia fan in the world)


Thats what having a Douche bag of a coach will get ya...can't believe Timmy t went down...thought he was superman! - bigorange#1 volnation.com (Secret identity of Lane Kiffin)


This just adds to the drama! Of course he was already sick, right? Someone change his feminine hygiene product in the ambulance and move on... - DawgnLA dawgs.com (funniest man alive)


I'm glad Tebow wasnt paralyzed or severly hurt. I do, however, hope he plays again, and here is why. I am not sold on his abilities at quarterback. He has the best supporting cast in college football. Who knows how many athletes could step in his spot and achieve similar results. For sure, the director of propaganda at UF deseves a pat on the back....Besides, he wears jean shorts! BubmcUGA dawgs.com (World-renowned Fashionista)


A sensible Tebow thread is still a Tebow thread Love him or Hate him ESPN will hype someone else you will be forced to move on. I am so glad ESPN has chosen Barkley to be the next Tebow hoever deserving/undeserving he maybe so that the Gators can get a taste of what the rest of the country is going thru for the next 3 years. - Trojanlaker rivals.com (Stuck in 2002)


I cheered when he got hit. I cheered when he went down. I high fived numerous people when he didn't get up. And I'm still cheering on the inside today. I'm sick and tired of St. Tebow...You are darn right I cheered. I'd do it again, and again, and again, if I had the chance. -Copland wildcatnation.com (Karma's next victim)


Gay as frick and not his kid. Tebow is $$$$$ in Urban's eyes. it was more like a broker watching his stock dro. fricking douche gator fags. - jfortenberrylsu tigerdroppings.com (LSU intellectual)


You Gaytor fans are delusional. Wait till next year when Tebow is gone. RedShirt tigerdrtopings.com (displaced Buffalo Bills fan)


Tebow should go back to playing with kids weiners as a missonary because he's a pansie -
Jon Logan facebook.com (Jealous that he's not circumcized)


boo fucking hoo tebow is hurt big deal I wish the fag was crippled so everyone would snap outta their little fantasy of him being just the "greatest person in the world" fuck him and hope he gets fucked up in the NFL....GO FSU - Bret Yelvington facebook.com (Upset his team can't beat USF)


tebow isnt the greatest player of all time. oh and 4 all the UF fans on here, you dont win chamionships, in fact u dont even have a history before spurrios. ur not even the best in fla. u have 3. miami has 5. in fact you rank 21st for championships, congrats on your 4 years of success. keep drinking your tebow kool-aid. you guys suck. - Adam Indermuehle facebook.com (The bestest math man in the world! Congrats Adam)


For what it's worth, there were more good comments on the message boards than bad ones. Except for Georgia forums. Dawg fans were overwhelmingly on the douche side. LSU fans were probably the next worse. Kentucky, and surprisingly, Tennessee fans were probably the most respectful.

Ultimate Fantasy League Update

SEC

East

1.Florida 4-0 (4-0)
2. Georgia 2-2 (1-1)
3. South Carolina 2-2 (0-2)
4. Clemson 2-2 (0-2)
5. Georgia Tech 1-3 (1-2)
6. Tennessee 1-3 (1-3)

West

1. Alabama 4-0 (2-0)
2. Ole Miss 4-0 (2-0)

3. Auburn 3-1 (2-1)

4. LSU 2-2 (2-1)
5. Kentucky 2-2 (1-2)
6. Mississippi St. 2-2 (0-2)


Big XII

North

1. Kansas 4-0 (3-0)
2. Missouri 4-0 (2-0)
3. Nebraska 3-1 (2-1)
4. Colorado 0-4 (0-1)
5. Kansas St. 0-4 (0-3)
6. Arkansas 0-4 (0-4)

South

1. Texas 4-0 (3-0)
2. Oklahoma St. 4-0 (2-0)
3. Oklahoma 3-1 (2-0)
4. TCU 2-2 (1-2)
5. Texas Tech 1-3 (1-2)
6. Texas A&M 0-4 (0-3)


PAC 10

North

1. Boise St. 4-0 (2-0)
2. Oregon St. 3-1 (3-0)
3. Oregon 2-2 (2-1)

4. Stanford 2-2 (1-2)
5. Washington 1-3 (1-1)
6. Washington St. 0-4 (0-2)

South

1. California 3-1 (1-1)
2. USC 2-2 (2-1)
3. UCLA 2-2 (2-1)
4. Arizona 2-2 (1-1)
5. Arizona St. 1-3 (1-2)
6. San Diego St. 0-4 (0-4)


Big Ten

East

1. Wisconsin 4-0 (3-0)

2. Ohio St. 3-1 (2-1)
3. Northwestern 2-2 (2-2)
4. Minnesota 2-2 (1-2)
5. Illinois 0-4 (0-2)
6. Purdue 0-4 (0-3)

West

1. Michigan 3-1 (1-0)

2. Iowa 3-1 (1-1)

3. Indiana 3-1 (1-1)

4. Iowa St. 3-1 (1-1)
5. Notre Dame 2-2 (2-2)
6. Michigan St. 1-3 (1-1)


ACC

Atlantic

1. Virginia Tech 4-0 (2-0)
2. Miami 3-1 (3-0)
3. North Carolina 1-3 (1-2)
4. Louisville 1-3 (1-2)

5. North Carolina St. 1-3 (1-2)
6. Virginia 0-4 (0-2)

Coastal

1. South Florida 3-1 (2-1)

2. East Carolina 2-2 (2-1)

3. Florida St. 2-2 (2-2)

4. Wake Forest 1-3 (1-1)
5. Maryland 1-3 (1-2)
6. Duke 0-4 (0-1)


Big East

North

1. Penn St. 4-0 (3-0)
2. Boston College 3-1 (2-0)
3. Connecticut 2-2 (2-0)
4. Syracuse 1-3 (1-3)
5. Rutgers 1-3 (0-2)
6. Army 0-4 (0-3)

South

1. Cincinnati 4-0 (3-0)

2. Pittsburgh 3-1 (2-1)
3. Navy 2-2 (1-2)

4. Vanderbilt 2-2 (1-2)
5. West Virginia 1-3 (1-1)
6. Central Florida 1-3 (1-2)



Mountain West

Mountain

1. Baylor 4-0 (3-0)

2. Southern Miss 3-1 (2-1)
3. Colorado St. 3-1 (2-1)
4. Air Force 2-2 (2-1)
5. Louisiana Tech 1-3 (1-1)
6. Troy 0-4 (0-3)

West

1. Houston 4-0 (2-0)
2. Tulsa 3-1 (2-0)
3. BYU 2-2 (1-2)

4. Utah 1-3 (1-2)
5. UNLV 0-4 (0-3)
6. Wyoming 0-4 (0-4)

CFB 365's Top 25

There was a lot of shake ups in this week's poll. There are 3 new teams to replace Florida St., North Carolina and Washington, who were all upset this weekend. None of the teams that upset those schools cracked my top 25 this week. The top 10 also looks completely different after a week of upsets.



1. Florida Gators - The Gators dominated an undefeated Kentucky team on Saturday. Of course, everyone is talking about the Tebow injury. This shouldn't affect Florida too much as they get a bye week before their epic showdown with LSU in two weeks.





2. Texas Longhorns - Texas and Colt McCoy played their first complete game of the season on Saturday. Granted is was against a pretty bad UTEP team. The Longhorns are just biding their time until the Red River Shootout.





3. Alabama Crimson Tide - The Tide leapfrog LSU in this week's poll after their very impressive victory over Arkansas. I almost slid Bama into the number 2 slot, but Texas was impressive as well. It seems that Nick Saban's bunch is getting better with every game.





4. LSU Tigers - While Alabama was dominating a SEC West opponent, LSU was struggling mightily against one. The Tigers needed a goal line stand late in the game to hold off Mississippi St. The Bulldogs would be celebrating a victory right now if it wasn't for the outstanding play of Chad Jones.




5. Boise St. Broncos - Boise St. finally cracks the top 5. Several things worked in their favor on Saturday. The Broncos dominated a good Bowling Green team that took Missouri to the limit 2 weeks ago. Also, Oregon, which lost to Boise St. in week 1, absolutely destroyed California. That makes the Broncos look pretty good right about now.




6. Virginia Tech Hokies - Va Tech is easily the best one loss team in the country right now. They took Bama to the wire in their lone defeat, and since then have been on a tear. Their dismantling of Miami was the second straight victory over a ranked opponent.





7. Ohio St. Buckeyes - Ohio St. moves up after all the upsets. I can't say a big win over Illinois really blows me away. As a matter of fact, while I'm typing this, I;m wondering why I have them ranked so high...






8. Oklahoma Sooners - The Sooners climb back into the top 10 after a bye week. They can really solidify their status as a top 10 team once again if they can knock off Miami next week. Sam Bradford may also be returning next week.





9. Cincinnati Bearcats - Cincy moves into the top ten after another great performance against a solid team. The Bearcats have had little trouble in knocking off Rutgers, Oregon St. and Fresno St. this season. Outside of Alabama, they have been the most consistent team of the season.





10. USC Trojans - Only in a week of upsets can a team move back into the top ten after beating Washington St. The Trojans still have a lot to prove.






11. Houston Cougars - The Cougars are the second best team in the Big XII South right now. Their victories over Oklahoma St. and Texas Tech have earned them all kinds of respect across the country. You have to think if both Houston and Boise St. go undefeated, that Houston will get the BCS bid due to their schedule.




12. Kansas Jayhawks - Kansas held off a very feisty Southern Miss team to remain undefeated. Todd Reesing has quietly been one of the best quarterbacks in the nation this season. KU gets a chance to rest this week as they have a bye week before resuming play.





13. TCU Horned Frogs - Well, the Frogs proved me wrong. I thought for sure they were going to falter in a tough environment like Death Valley. However, the defense was just too much. TCU may have the best pass rush in the nation.





14. Oregon Ducks - The Ducks reappear in the top 25 after being knocked out in week 1. The past two weeks Oregon has defeated two ranked opponents. Utah and California have both fallen victim to Autzen Stadium.





15. Iowa Hawkeyes - Iowa makes it's first appearance in my top 25 this season. For the second straight season, the Hawkeyes have crushed the national title hopes of Penn St. This win was more impressive than last years, as the Hawkeyes were able to do it in Happy Valley.





16. California Golden Bears - Cal slide big time after being decleated by Oregon on the road. The only thing that keeps them from sliding even farther is Jahvid Best. The Bears will have plenty of chances to redeem themselves this season.





17. Georgia Bulldogs - The Dawgs finally move out of my number 23 slot this week. It wasn't their slim victory over Arizona St. that moved them up. It was the victory of South Carolina, a team that UGA defeated, over Ole Miss, that improved their stock.





18. Penn St. Nittany Lions - Penn St. slides 11 spots after falling to Iowa at home. Much like California, the Nittany Lions will have plenty of chances to redeem themselves later in the year.






19. South Carolina Gamecocks - SC makes their debut in my top 25 this week. The Gamecocks looked pretty impressive Thursday night against Ole Miss. Almost as impressive as my weekly picks and upset alerts this week. Almost.





20. Oklahoma St. Cowboys - Oklahoma St. stays pat at number 20 this week. They'll need more than a victory over Grambling to move up in the poll. The win of Houston over Texas Tech makes the Cowboys' loss look a little better.





21. Miami (FL) Hurricanes - Miami slide after being throttled by Virginia Tech on the road. Their victories over FSU and Georgia Tech are impressive enough to keep them ranked this week.






22. BYU Cougars - The Cougars remain at number 22 after an impressive victory over Colorado St. this weekend. FSU's loss to South Florida hurts them a little bit. TCU and Utah still loom on their schedule.






23. Ole Miss Rebels - The Rebels barely hang on in the top 25 after their loss Thursday night to the Gamecocks. They slide so far in my poll because they looked absolutely horrible Thursday. On top of that, I wasn't exactly blown away in their two previous victories.





24. Auburn Tigers - Nothing new here. A victory over Ball St. is about as impressive as a bye week.







25. Missouri Tigers - Once again, Mizzou hangs on to their 25th spot. South Florida and Wisconsin are both nipping at their heels.

Surreal Sights in Gator Victory

Three years ago when Kentucky came to the Swamp to play the eventual National Champion Florida Gators, there were several firsts. Urban Meyer's coaching scheme came under fire for the first time. Kentucky actually showed up to play the Gators for the first time, and probably most famously, Chris Leak was booed for replacing his back-up Tim Tebow midway through the game.

Last night there were 2 even more surreal sights in the Gators' 41-7 victory over Kentucky. We all know what one of those sights were, and I'll get to that in a bit. However, halfway through the second quarter something happened that went unnoticed by the broadcast booth. Tim Tebow took a snap under center. Granted the play resulted in a no gain run from Chris Rainey, but we saw Tebow take a snap under center! Mel Kiper just improved Tebow's draft stock by two rounds.

Now for the other surreal sight. Tim Tebow lying motionless on the ground after a sack. This was truly one of those moments when I was absolutely speechless. It was crazy to see "Superman" just laying there like he was taking a nap. Watching his offensive linemen stand over him and trying to wake him by tapping on his chest made me realize that this was a serious incident. It was also surreal to see the entire Gator and Wildcat team on the field watching the Florida medical staff work on the G.O.A.T. I'm sure all 200 of them couldn't believe what they were seeing. The constant camera cut aways to Tebow on the sideline turned the actual game into a secondary concern. We got to see Tebow filling a bag to the brim with vomit as he was being carted off the field. Then, to see Tebow being driven off by an ambulance to the local hospital made me reminisce of the days I used to watch the WWF. I half expected Stone Cold to pop out of the cab and hear good 'ol J.R. proclaim, "Stone Cold is driving the ambulance! The Rattlesnake strikes again!" Along with seeing Jerry Rice lying on the ground after tearing up his knee (which I saw live and in person) this ranks as one of the more concerning moments of my football fanhood.

Now, as for the actual game that was played. Before the injury, Tebow was his usual dominating self. Timmy was inching closer and closer to his career high rushing yardage mark before getting his dome scrambled. The most impressive part about Tebow's performance, was that his runs were not the typical bruising, run you over, type of runs. Tebow was shaking and juking and spinning all through the Wildcats' D. The running game in general was on for the entire game. The fact that the Gators only completed 9 passes and still won by 34 shows you how great their running game was.

The disappointing part of the game is that if you take away Kentucky shooting themselves in the foot throughout the first quarter, this is another close game. I'm not sure if the Gators just lost focus after jumping out to a 31-0 first quarter lead, but for the rest of the game it was a struggle for the offense.

The defense, once again, was stellar. This was perhaps their best all around game. Brandon Spikes heeded my advice and finally showed up, as did Carlos Dunlap. I always knew those guys took the time out to read my blog. 2 interceptions and 3 sacks helped to fill up the stat sheet for Charlie Strong and Dan McCarney's bunch.

The best news is that the Gators have an off week before traveling to Baton Rouge in what is shaping up to be their toughest game of the season. That means plenty of rest time for Tebow and his noggin, as well as time for all the sickies to get that damn virus out of their system.

Here are the vitals.

Passing

Tim Tebow 5-10 103 yds 1 td
John Brantley 4-6 30 yds 1 td

Rushing

Tim Tebow 16 rushes 123 yds 2 tds
Jeff Demps 12 rushes 97 yds
Emmanuel Moody 5 rushes 57 yds
Mike Gillislee 6 rushes 39 yds
Chris Rainey 9 rushes 36 yds

Receiving

Aaron Hernandez 3 recs 54 yds 1 td
Riley Cooper 2 recs 30 yds 1 td
David Nelson 2 recs 27 yds


Tackles

Brandon Spikes 10 tckls
Dustin Doe 8 tckls
Brandon Hicks 5 tckls
Ahmad Black 5 tckls

Sacks

Brandon Hicks 1 sack
Joe Haden 1 sack
Carlos Dunlap 1 sack


Interceptions

Janoris Jenkins 1 int
Major Wright 1 int

Misc.

Chris Rainey 1 blocked punt 1 td



Player of the Game

Tim Tebow - The Concussed

As I said earlier, Tebow was on his game before the injury. 103 yards passing and 123 yards rushing made Tebow's stats sheet look really, really good. The way Tebow was breaking off big runs made this game even more impressive than his Troy performance from two weeks ago. Let's hope Timmy has a speedy recovery and is ready to deliver some punishment to the Bayou Bengals in two weeks.

Florida - Kentucky Preview

Finally Tennessee week has come and gone. Now we can finally be rid of that ass clown Lane Kiffin, right? Well, maybe not. Laney is still running his mouth over in Knoxville. I'm starting to think there may be a hint of jealousy on some of Kiffin's comments lately. I think I've dedicated enough space on this blog to this douche bag so I will now turn my attention to where it belongs: The Florida Gators' next opponent.

The Kentucky Wildcats are coming into this affair with a 2-0 record. The Wildcats have knocked off semi-rival Miami(OH) at a neutral site, as well as an actual rival in Louisville. Two things that Kentucky does well: run the football and rush the quarterback. Two things they don't do well: pass the ball and beat the Gators.

Kentucky is the only SEC East team that the Gators have not lost to since 1990. The winning streak even dates back further than that. In fact, the last time Kentucky beat Florida, Billy Gillespie only had 2 DUI's.

There has been a surprising amount of talk coming from Lexington this week. This article does a good job of explaining why Kentucky has a significant hatred for us Gators. Some of the comments suggest that the Wildcat fans are hoping for an upset. Good luck with that.


5 Keys to the Game

1. Throw the deep ball - Last week against Tennessee, the Gators passing attack did not attack down field once all game long. I don't care what Urban says about the flu or the other team's game plan, there is no excuse for that lack of productivity. There is too much talent and way too much speed to take a shot down field at least a handful of times a game. Kentucky gets after the QB so throwing the deep ball can help slow the rush a bit.



2. Avoid Trevard Lindley - If and when the Gators feel like attacking down field, they need to make sure it is to the opposite side of the field of Trevard Lindley. Lindley is a monster at CB. He is probably the lone player in the Wildcat secondary that could crack the Orange and Blue's two deep. He's even touted by some as the first CB taken in next year's draft.


3, Stop the run - As I've said previously, Kentucky runs the ball very well. It will be imperative that the Gators are able to establish a good defense against the run on Saturday. Against the Vols last week, Monterio Hardesty and Bryce Brown pretty much gashed the Gators' D all game long. If the Wildcats can't run the ball, Rich Brooks and company will be in for a very long day.


4. Give the freakin' ball to Moody - Manny got nice with it the only time he touched the ball against the Vols. Going to Moody early in the game showed that Meyer still has confidence in the USC transfer despite his fumble against Troy the previous week. You know what would be an even better way of showing you still have confidence in the guy? Give him the ball 10-15 times against Kentucky!


5. Pack plenty of hand sanitizer - Our recent struggles with the flu coupled with the overall dirtiness of Kentucky should equal a bus load of hand sanitizer for the Gators. We don't need to lose anyone else to illness.








5 Gators that need to step up



1. Aaron Hernandez - I'm starting to get a little tired of this whole "Aaron Hernandez is the greatest thing to hit the field not named Tebow since the forward pass." I like Hernandez and I know that he has the potential to be one of the best to ever wear the Orange and Blue. Lately, however, Hernandez has resembled Markell Thompson more closely than CI.


2. Jeff Demps - We saw how much the Gators offense can struggle when Demps isn't 100 percent. The funny thing is, Demps was one of the few bright spots on the offensive side of the ball despite his illness. It would be nice for Demps to have a repeat performance of last season's game vs. Kentucky


3. Brandon Spikes - Like Hernandez, Spikes has not played up to his capabilities fully this season. Some of that has to do with the Gator's weaker schedule as well as Spikes' own health issues. However, Spikes should be the main presence for the Gators when he's on the field, no matter what condition. That has not been the case thus far. There have been times when I wouldn't see Spikes for several series because he simply did not stand out.


4. Carlos Dunlap - Dunlap was just named to the Ted Hendricks Top Defensive End Award list on Wednesday. Time for Los to take a step in the direction of taking the award home.


5. Jaye Howard - Howard is someone who has been impressing me all season long. I hope that continues this week as Howard will be vital in the Gators' effort to stop the Kentucky rushing attack. Let's just hope that if he does stop the run, he won't get penalized for excessive celebration, deserving or not.

Here's some highlights from last season's thrilling, fight to the finish victory. It was also Mr. Two-Bits' last game.




Apparently Kentucky fans feel that Monte Kiffin showed them the way. They have seen the light. Sort of.


My Prediction

Florida - 34

Kentucky - 14

Weekly Picks

Ole Miss @ South Carolina
Missouri @ Nevada
LSU @ Mississippi St.
Fresno St. @ Cincinnati
South Florida @ Florida St.
Southern Miss @ Kansas
North Carolina @ Georgia Tech
Indiana @ Michigan
Rhode Island @ Connecticut
Minnesota @ Northwestern
Buffalo @ Temple
Michigan St. @ Wisconsin
Marshall @ Memphis
Wake Forest @ Boston College
San Diego St. @ Air Force
Tennessee Tech @ Kansas St.
UNLV @ Wyoming
UTEP @ Texas
Arkansas @ Alabama
California @ Oregon
Miami(FL) @ Virginia Tech
Illinois @ Ohio St.
TCU @ Clemson
Rutgers @ Maryland
UCF @ East Carolina
Pittsburgh @ NC State
Akron @ Central Michigan
Western Kentucky @ Navy
Idaho @ Northern Illinois
McNeese St. @ Tulane
UL-Monroe @ Florida Atlantic
Troy @ Arkansas St.
Florida @ Kentucky
Colorado St. @ BYU
Boise St. @ Bowling Green
Grambling @ Oklahoma St.
Arizona St. @ Georgia
UL-Lafayette @ Nebraska
Ball St. @ Auburn
Army @ Iowa St.
UNC Central @ Duke
Maine @ Syracuse
Sam Houston St. @ Tulsa
Northwestern St. @ Baylor
UAB @ Texas A&M
Middle Tennessee @ North Texas
Toledo @ FIU
Miami(OH) @ Kent St.
Ohio @ Tennessee
Hofstra @ Western Michigan
Louisville @ Utah
Arizona @ Oregon St.
Iowa @ Penn St.
Cal Poly @ San Jose St.
Vanderbilt @ Rice
Southern Utah @ Utah St.
Notre Dame @ Purdue
Washington @ Stanford
Texas Tech @ Houston
New Mexico St. @ New Mexico
Washington St. @ USC

Upset Picks

South Carolina v. Ole Miss - For some reason I just like Carolina in this game. SOS is usually good for one upset a season. I'm predicting it will come early.

Michigan St. v. Wisconsin - I don't see Michigan St. losing 3 games in a row. After losing to Central Michigan and Notre Dame, I think the Spartans can get back on track this week in Madison.

Oregon v. California - Perhaps no one has been higher on Cal this season than I have been. I think the Golden Bears have been the most consistently good team in the top 20 all season long. All that being said, it's hard to pick an away team to get the win at Autzen Stadium. No matter how good they are.

Clemson v. TCU - Opposite of Cal, no one has been more critical of TCU than I have been this season. I just haven't bought into the Horned Frogs hype quite yet. I think Clemson can pull off the upset at home this week.

Ultimate Fantasy League Update

SEC

East

1.Florida 3-0 (3-0)
2. Georgia 2-1 (1-0)
3. South Carolina 2-1 (0-1)
4. Clemson 2-1 (0-1)
5. Georgia Tech 1-2 (1-2)
6. Tennessee 1-2 (1-2)

West

1. Alabama 3-0 (1-0)
2. Ole Miss 3-0 (1-0)
3. Kentucky 2-1 (1-1)
4. Auburn 2-1 (1-1)
5. LSU 1-2 (1-1)
6. Mississippi St. 1-2 (0-2)


Big XII

North

1. Kansas 3-0 (2-0)
2. Missouri 3-0 (1-0)
3. Nebraska 2-1 (2-1)
4. Colorado 0-3 (0-1)
5. Kansas St. 0-3 (0-2)
6. Arkansas 0-3 (0-3)

South

1. Texas 3-0 (2-0)
2. Oklahoma St. 3-0 (1-0)
3. Oklahoma 2-1 (2-0)
4. TCU 2-1 (1-1)
5. Texas Tech 1-2 (1-1)
6. Texas A&M 0-3 (0-3)


PAC 10

North

1. Boise St. 3-0 (2-0)
2. Oregon St. 2-1 (2-0)
3. Oregon 1-2 (1-1)
4. Washington 1-2 (1-1)
5. Stanford 1-2 (0-2)
6. Washington St. 0-3 (0-1)

South

1. California 3-0 (1-0)
2. USC 2-1 (2-0)
3. UCLA 2-1 (2-1)
4. Arizona 2-1 (1-1)
5. Arizona St. 0-3 (0-2)
6. San Diego St. 0-3 (0-3)


Big Ten

East

1. Wisconsin 3-0 (2-0)
2. Northwestern 2-1 (2-1)
3. Ohio St. 2-1 (1-1)
4. Minnesota 1-2 (0-2)
5. Illinois 0-3 (0-1)
6. Purdue 0-3 (0-2)

West

1. Michigan 2-1 (1-0)
2. Notre Dame 2-1 (2-1)
3. Iowa 2-1 (1-1)
4. Indiana 2-1 (1-1)
5. Iowa St. 2-1 (0-1)
6. Michigan St. 1-2 (1-1)


ACC

Atlantic

1. Miami 3-0 (3-0)
2. Virginia Tech 3-0 (2-0)
3. North Carolina 1-2 (1-1)
4. Louisville 1-2 (1-1)
5. Virginia 0-3 (0-1)
6. North Carolina St. 0-3 (0-2)

Coastal

1. South Florida 2-1 (1-1)
2. Maryland 1-2 (1-1)
3. East Carolina 1-2 (1-1)
4. Wake Forest 1-2 (1-1)
5. Florida St. 1-2 (1-2)
6. Duke 0-3 (0-1)


Big East

North

1. Penn St. 3-0 (3-0)
2. Boston College 2-1 (1-0)
3. Connecticut 1-2 (1-0)
4. Syracuse 1-2 (1-2)
5. Rutgers 0-3 (0-2)
6. Army 0-3 (0-3)

South

1. Cincinnati 3-0 (2-0)
2. Navy 2-1 (1-1)
3. Pittsburgh 2-1 (1-1)
4. West Virginia 1-2 (1-0)
5. Central Florida 1-2 (1-1)
6. Vanderbilt 1-2 (0-2)


Mountain West

Mountain

1. Baylor 3-0 (3-0)
2. Colorado St. 3-0 (2-0)
3. Air Force 2-1 (2-0)
4. Southern Miss 2-1 (2-1)
5. Louisiana Tech 1-2 (1-1)
6. Troy 0-3 (0-2)

West

1. Houston 3-0 (1-0)
2. Tulsa 2-1 (1-0)
3. BYU 1-2 (0-2)
4. UNLV 0-3 (0-2)
5. Utah 0-3 (0-2)
6. Wyoming 0-3 (0-3)

CFB 365's Top 25

This week there is considerably more shake ups in my top 25 than in previous weeks. There are several new teams as well as teams that have either moved up or slid down considerably.

Here's how they rank.

1. Florida Gators - The Gators didn't completely annihilate the Volunteers like everyone thought they would. However, a win is a win in the tough SEC. Florida gets Kentucky and a bye week before they travel to Baton Rouge for what may be their toughest challenge of the season.





2. Texas Longhorns - Colt McCoy pulled off another one of his miraculous second half turnarounds on Saturday against Tech. The Longhorns looked a little out of sorts before halftime against the Red Raiders. Texas survived it's first big game of the season. There are several more potential bumps in the road.




3. LSU Tigers - The Tigers didn't blow anybody out of the water with their unimpressive victory over in-state "rival" Louisiana-Lafayette. However, it seems that Jordan Jefferson is getting better with every drive. If the QB play comes around to catch up with the rest of the talent at LSU, this team can be dangerous.




4. Alabama Crimson Tide - Alabama's victory in week 1 over Virginia Tech continues to look better thanks to Tech's wins. Last week, Bama looked pretty, well..... un-Bama like. The Tide scored early and often and racked up the yardage against the porous North Texas defense.




5. California Golden Bears - RB Jahvid Best continues to move up the Heisman list as his team continues to rise in the rankings. Once again, the Golden Bears were one of the more impressive teams this weekend. The passing game also seems to be coming along nicely for Cal.





6. Boise St. Broncos - Boise St. started to steamroll Fresno St. before letting the Bulldogs back into the game. The Broncos would go on to hang 51 points on the Fresno St. defense. Kellen Moore and the Boise St. offense should face no more stiff challenges on their way to an undefeated season.




7. Penn St. Nittany Lions - Penn St. destroyed another hapless opponent over the weekend. This time it was Temple's turn to get all tore up by the Fighting JoePas. At this point, it looks like it could be all Penn St. in the Big Eleven this year.





8. Ole Miss Rebels - SE Louisiana put up little resistance in Oxford. Ole Miss' only other win against Memphis looks less and less impressive as the weeks go by. Ole Miss really needs a quality win right about now.






9. Virginia Tech Hokies - The Hokies climbed back into the top ten after their impressive victory over Nebraska on Saturday. Tyrod Taylor came through when it was needed most against the vaunted Blackshirt defense of Nebraska. Even though the Hokie defense gave up all kinds of yards to Roy Helu, Tech still came away with a win.




10. Ohio St. Buckeyes - Speaking of climbing back into the top ten, the Buckeyes find themselves back. This is more or less the result of teams ahead of them choking. I still think Ohio St. has the chance to get things together and challenge Penn St.





11. Oklahoma Sooners - Where the hell did Landry Jones go? He was replaced by some bionic sure fire NFL prospect on Saturday against Tulsa. Whoever this new QB is, he quickly made the Sooner faithful forget all about Sam Bradford with his 6 touchdown passes.





12. USC Trojans - USC slides out of the top ten after their defeat at the hands of the Washington Huskies. I know some people will be upset that I have the Trojans ranked lower than a team that they beat in Ohio St. But who cares? It's my poll and I can do whatever I want.





13. Miami(FL) Hurricanes - The Hurricanes end the run of one loss teams. Most everyone else has this Miami squad in the top ten. Maybe I should have them there too. Perhaps they can persuade me with a win over the Sooners.





14. Cincinnati Bearcats - Cincy went into Corvallis and beat up on a very good Oregon St. team. The win was a very impressive one for Brian Kelly's bunch. Tony Pike is looking more and more like a serious QB. The defense is once again the talk of the town in Cincy.





15. Kansas Jayhawks - Kansas started off slow against Duke before Todd Reesing and Co. went off on David Cutcliffe's squad. Jake Sharp's mysterious disappearance from the game scares me a bit, but I think everything will be fine in Lawrence.





16. Houston Cougars - Houston got to sit back and enjoy their victory over Oklahoma St. for another week. They continue the run through the C-USA next week.






17. Washington Huskies - The Huskies move into the top twenty after their momentous victory over USC. Couple that with a close loss to LSU in week 1, and you gotta admit that this Washington team is very good. It's looking even worse for Ty Willingham now.





18. TCU Horned Frogs - Still not overly impressed with the Hogs. Beating the Texas St. Bobcats will elicit little more than a yawn from me. Wake me up when they play somebody for real. Then again, they are the only remaining unbeaten team of the MWC triumvirate.





19. North Carolina Tar Heels - UNC struggled early against East Carolina but pulled away late on the heels of their potent passing attack. Butch Davis has this Carolina team playing really well. We'll see how long they can keep this up.





20. Oklahoma St. Cowboys - The Cowboys got back on the winning track after taking down almighty Rice this week. That win won't push them back into the limelight, but they were able to dominate without Kendall Hunter.





21. Florida St. Seminoles - Everyone is all over FSU's jock after their dominating performance over BYU this weekend. I admit, I was impressed, but the win doesn't erase memories of FSU barely eeking out a victory over Jacksonville St.





22. BYU Cougars - Speaking of BYU. How ugly was that loss? Pretty damn ugly. The Cougars remain in my top 25, but they fall 13 spots behind the team that beat them.






23. Georgia Bulldogs - Georgia won a shootout against Arkansas on Saturday night. In what was one of the more entertaining games of the early season, UGA's Joe Cox and Arkansas' Ryan Mallett went blow for blow late into the night in Fayatteville. Georgia remains at 23 thanks to the arrival of the new 25 clubs.




24. Auburn Tigers - Auburn makes it another SEC team in the top 25 this season. I pre-determined that the winner of the West Virginia-Auburn contest would move into my top 25. I can do that...






25. Missouri Tigers - Once again Mizzou hangs onto the 25th spot in the rankings. They should fall out shortly.

Too Close For Comfort

Saturday came and went. All the hooplah and hype surrounding the Tennessee-Florida match-up built everyone up for what turned out to be a good, hard-fought, poorly reffed game.

Lane Kiffin didn't get a chance to sing Rocky Top after the loss, but he does leave Gainesville able to hold his head up high. The Gators fumbled and stumbled their way to a 23-13 victory. While a win is a win, this one left a lot to be desired. I don't care what Coach Urb says.

Tim Tebow had one of his worst games in the Orange and Blue. For the first time since he was 12, Tebow did not throw a touchdown pass. Not only does that look bad, but it totally screwed my fantasy football team. He also fumbled while the Gators were driving in for a deciding touchdown. All that aside, Timmy did make some great plays. He bulldozed over all-everything Eric Berry. He made a spectacular game saving run on a third and long. Even on the aforementioned fumble, Tebow was in the midst of a terrific run.

The refereeing in this game was horrendous. It's nice to see how close Gator games will be reffed throughout the rest of the season. On Tennessee's only touchdown drive Jaye Howard was called for a celebration penalty after going with the Duante Culpepper hand rolling celebration after stopping a reverse. On the Gators' ensuing drive, Tennessee's defensive end Chris Walker celebrated in a similar manner after sacking Tim Tebow. No flag. I don't think Howard should have been flagged in the first place, but since he was, how about a little consistency? Speaking of consistency. Jonathan Crompton was not penalized late in the game for an intentional grounding when he launched the ball about 60 rows deep in the stands to avoid a sack. Crompton was not out of the tackle box and therefore should have been flagged.

All in all, the game was a little surprising. Just look at my prediction from last week to see what I thought of the game. Tennessee's offensive line pushed the Gators' d-line around all game long, And the Vols' secondary shut down the Gator receivers pretty regularly.


The stats:

Passing

Tim Tebow - 14-19 115 yds 1 int

Rushing

Tim Tebow 24 rush 76 yds 1 td
Chris Rainey 9 rush 64 yds
Emmanuel Moody 3 rush 33 yds
Jeff Demps 4 rush 31 yds 1 td

Receiving

Aaron Hernandez 4 recs 26 yds
Riley Cooper 3 recs 25 yds
Brandon James 3 recs 23 yds
Field Goals

Caleb Sturgis 3/3 Long 37 yds
Interceptions

Joe Haden 1 int
Ahmad Black 1 int
Tackles

Ryan Stamper 12 tckls
Ahmad Black 11 tckls
Joe Haden 8 tckls
Will Hill 5 tckls
Brandon Spikes 4 tckls

Sacks

Ryan Stamper 1 sack



Player of the Game
Ahmad Black - Mighty Mouse

Black secured the interception on Tennessee's last drive of the game. The pick finally sealed the victory for the Gators. Also, Black manged to get double digit tackles thanks to the not so great play of the d-line. Ahmad was solid in helping stop the run as the 8th man in the box. That role may have helped in Black's inflated tackle stats as well.

Week 3 Preview

The college football season is finally starting to get it's legs under itself. For the most part, the cup cake challengers are long gone off of the heavyweight's schedules. Now it's time to get down to the business. There are several teams that will be opening up conference play this week, as well as several teams that are finally going to face somewhat of a challenge.

Here's what you need to know, as deemed by me, for week 3.

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5 Games to Watch

1. Florida v. Tennessee - Of course this game is going to make the list. The Gators are finally going to face a team that will be somewhat competitive for at least two quarters. Maybe. We all know about the hype leading up to this game and I've already gone into great detail what I think about it.

2. Virginia Tech v. Nebraska - This is probably the best game that has not been talked about all year long. Both of these teams are solid defensively as well as great rushing teams. Roy Helu of Nebraska and Va Tech's Ryan Williams could be the deciding factors for this game. Also, look for special teams to play a major role.

3. Washington v. USC - This game looks like a blowout no matter which way you study it from. I am a sucker for new coaches facing their old teams though. That's what you have with this match-up. Steve Sarkisian's Husky squad is coming off it's first win since 1975. They will be all kinds of motivated to put up a fight against the Trojans. They still lose, and possibly lose big. But I'll enjoy watching it.

4. Oregon v. Utah - This is Oregon's chance to redeem itself. They already failed miserably in trying to take down a top-tier Non-BCS team this season. We all remember the LeGarrette Blount Bowl in Week 1. Now the Ducks get a shot at the Utes. I actually like the Ducks' chances in this one. They are playing at home, and Utah no longer has Brian Johnson taking snaps.

5. BYU v. Florida St. - The Noles will be fighting to earn some respect back in this game. After barely losing to Miami, Bobby Bowden's bunch went out and almost lost to the Gamecocks at home last week. That's not the South Carolina Gamecocks. That's the vaunted Jacksonville St. Gamecocks. The very same team led by the legendary Ryan Perriloux. BYU will be looking to continue their BCS season. Knocking off Oklahoma and Florida St in the same season will look really good in the school's media guide for years to come.

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5 Players to Watch

1. Tim Tebow QB Florida - Tebow is coming into the game vs. the Vols extremely pissed off. You don't wanna make Timmy angry. He could be in for a huge day.

2. Darryl Clark QB Penn St. - Clark is another QB that could be in for a huge day. The Nittany Lions are hosting Temple.

3. Freddie Barnes WR Bowling Green - Barnes is among the nation's leader in nearly every receiving statistical category. This week the Falcons will be taking on Marshall. A team that is not well known for it's pass defense.

4. Damion Fletcher RB Southern Miss - The Eagles are hosting Virginia this week. The Cavs are one of the worst teams in the nation. They can't do anything right, much less contain a top-flight RB.

5. Dan LeFevour QB Central Michigan - Last week LeFevour led a come from behind victory vs. Michigan St. This week: Alcorn St. I think he'll do just fine.

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The Heisman Race

1. Tim Tebow Florida QB

2. Colt McCoy Texas QB

3. Max Hall BYU QB

4. Joe McKnight USC RB

5. Jahvid Best California RB

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My TV Schedule

Be jealous...

12:00 CBSC Ball St. @ Army

12:00 ESPN California @ Minnesota

12:00 ESPN2 East Carolina @ North Carolina

12:00 ESPNU Louisville @ Kentucky

12:00 VS Duke @ Kansas

3:30 ABC Nebraska @ Virginia Tech

3:30 CBS Tennessee @ Florida

3:30 NBC Michigan St. @ Notre Dame

3:30 CBSC Virginia @ Southern Miss

3:30 ESPN Utah @ Oregon

3:30 ESPN2 Arizona @ Iowa

3:30 ESPNU Indiana @ Akron

3:30 FSN Tulsa @ Oklahoma

6:45 FSN Cincinnati @ Oregon St.

7:00 ESPNU UL-Lafayette @ LSU

7:00 VS Florida St. @ BYU

7:30 CBSC Air Force @ New Mexico

7:45 ESPN Georgia @ Arkansas

7:45 ESPN2 West Virginia @ Auburn

8:00 ABC Texas Tech @ Texas

10:30 ESPNU Hampton @ NC A&T

11:00 CBSC Hawaii @ UNLV

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Ultimate Fantasy League Week 3

Florida @ LSU

Georgia @ South Carolina

Tennessee v. Georgia Tech

Clemson v. West Virginia

Auburn v. Illinois

Alabama v. Michigan

Mississippi St. @ Louisiana Tech

Ole Miss @ Texas Tech

Kentucky v. Tulsa

Colorado @ Missouri

Kansas @ Nebraska

Kansas St. @ Texas

Arkansas v. Oklahoma

Oklahoma St. v. Texas A&M

TCU v. Utah

Washington @ Oregon

Washington St. @ Iowa St.

Oregon St. @ Cincinnati

Stanford v. Boise St.

USC @ Arizona

UCLA v. Arizona St.

California @ San Diego St.

Ohio St. @ Boston College

Northwestern @ Indiana

Minnesota @ UNLV

Wisconsin @ Notre Dame

Purdue @ Pittsburgh

Iowa @ Michigan St.

Miami @ Virginia

Virginia Tech v. North Carolina

NC State @ Louisville

Florida St. @ Maryland

Wake Forest @ Duke

South Florida @ East Carolina

Connecticut @ Rutgers

Syracuse @ Army

Penn St. v Vanderbilt

Navy v. Central Florida

Air Force @ Southern Miss

Colorado St. v. Troy

Baylor v. BYU

Wyoming v. Houston

Florida-Tennessee Preview

Well it's fast approaching. The Florida v. Tennessee game is almost upon us. As we all know this particular issue of the rivalry is a poignant one. The Good Guys v. The Bad Guys. The Kiffins v. Meyer. Rocky Top v. The Orange and Blue. The Creamsicle Crusaders v. Brandon Spikes, etc. etc.

All the stories, plot lines and sub plot lines are enough to fill a decades worth of rivalry games. We get it all this Saturday. The Swamp will be crazy and Urb will be ready to exact his revenge and shut Laney up.

3:30 on Saturday can't get here soon enough....


5 Keys to the Game

1. Control emotions - There is so much hype surrounding this game. The Gators have to realize that it's all just hype. Sure they can use some of Lane Kiffin's words for motivation. I know I'm more pumped up for this game than I have been for a Tennessee game since the days of the 'Ol Ball Coach. But it's ok if I let my emotions get the best of me, I don't have a game plan to follow. Plus, I'll more than likely be drunk at game time.

2. Protect the ball - This is pretty much a key in any game. However, it should be emphasized more for this particular contest. In the Gators' only lost last season, they turned the ball over more than all of their other games combined. Hopefully they got all of their fumbles out of the way v. Troy last week.

3. Block out Rocky Top - It's just a god-awful song. If the Gator players accidentally subject themselves to the torturous ear raping that is Rocky Top, they may implode.

4. Avoid penalties - The last thing we need is to allow Tennessee to hang around longer than they should because of penalties. Even the greatest of talent, a.k.a. Florida Gators, can be cancelled out by drive-stalling penalties. Again, hopefully we got most of our penalties out of the way vs. Troy last week.

5. Don't listen to the hype - It's dangerous. Especially in a rivalry game.



5 Players That Need to Step Up

1. Brandon Spikes - Mr. Spikes needs to be ready to inflict as much punishment as possible on Saturday. I have to say B. Spikes hasn't looked like his normal self these past two games. Then again, it is kind of hard to get geared up for Charleston Southern and Troy. He should have no such problems vs. Tennessee.

2. Janoris Jenkins - The only unit on Tennessee's offense that is athletic enough to halfway compete with the Gators D are the wide receivers. Joe Haden will be solid as usual and should get another hard hit on Jonathan Crompton. I'm looking for Jenkins to step up and shut down one of those talented receivers. I'm looking at you Nu'Keese.

3. Brandon James - Brandon James has had his biggest games against Tennessee. For some reason they have never learned to kick away from him. Hopefully the new regime didn't get the memo either.

4. David Nelson - Riley Cooper has had 2 outstanding games. Deonte Thompson hasn't been all that impressive, but he managed to stop dropping balls long enough to catch 2 td passes. Even Justin Williams, Omarius Hines and Cade Holliday have looked good. The only receiver that hasn't produced has been David Nelson. Time for him to contribute.

5. Tim Tebow - Senior season. The most hyped Florida-Tennessee game ever. Keeping national title hopes alive. The Heisman. All are reason why it would be nice if Mr. Tebow went off for a monster game. Hopefully Timmy could even pull a Cam Newton on Eric Berry.


Here's some highlights from last season Gator victory.



Here's what those slack jawed yokels are saying.
My Prediction

Florida - 52

Tennessee - 7

What Tennessee Has Going for Them

Contrary to popular belief there are a few things that the University of Tennessee football team has going for it. No it’s not creamsicle-colored pajamas. And no it’s not the fact that there are countless more donuts available in Knoxville now that Phil Fulmer is gone. There are truly football related things that are moving in the right direction for the Vols.

This does not mean they are working in their favor against the Gators on Saturday, but they are moving in the right direction nonetheless.

First off is Monte Kiffin. Yeah his son is a douche, and yes he somehow managed to raise one of the dumbest men in the world. However, there is no doubting the fact that Good ‘Ol Monte can coach. The elder Kiffin is a defensive genius. His schemes befuddled NFL coaches for nearly two decades. Now he’s attempting to do the same at the college level. There’s only one problem facing Monte at Tennessee. His schemes require a load of talent at nearly every position on the defensive side of the ball. While Tennessee has some talented defensive players, they don’t have show stoppers at every position. If Kiffin can keep his Vols’ defense competitive against the Gators on Saturday he would be showing just how great of a coach he is and that he may just deserve to be getting paid more than a lot of head coaches across the college football landscape today.

Another thing that Tennessee has working for them heading into Saturday is Eric Berry. This guy is a beast. He is, in my opinion, the best safety in all of college football. I know there are some Taylor Mays fans out there that would disagree with that statement but they are wrong. I actually had a friend of mine tell me that Ahmad Black and Major Wright are both better safeties than Berry. After punching him in the face, I helped him off the pavement and explained to him why Mr. Berry is in fact better. Trust me, I love Black and Eraser 2.0, but there is no way that they should even be mentioned in the same breath as Eric Berry.

The final thing that Tennessee has going for them is the extreme underdog role. In the whole history of this rivalry, there has never been a team that faced this much of an underdog status. No one, not even people in Knoxville, are clamoring for a UT victory. Normally this would help the underdog. However, thanks to Lane Kiffin opening his mouth, that won’t be the case this time. Kiffin’s off-season comments about Urban Meyer and the Florida program are feeding plenty of fuel to the fire for Saturday.

Even though all 3 of these things are pluses for Tennessee, it will not save them on Saturday. Monte Kiffin will grow increasingly senile as Tim Tebow and the Gators offense continuously rack up points, finally shutting up Rocky Top for longer than 10 seconds. Eric Berry will simultaneously have his ankles shattered by Chris Rainey while being viscously ravaged by a Riley Cooper block. I’ve already stated why the underdog status won’t help.

All in all, I can’t wait for Saturday. Look for my game preview to be posted by the next day.

Weekly Picks

Place your bets now...

Georgia Tech @ Miami(FL)
Boise St. @ Fresno St.
Temple @ Penn St.
California @ Minnesota
Ohio St. @ Toledo
Duke @ Kansas
East Carolina @ North Carolina
Eastern Michigan @ Michigan
Louisville @ Kentucky
Boston College @ Clemson
Wofford @ Wisconsin
Ball St. @ Army
Northern Illinois @ Purdue
North Texas @ Alabama
Furman @ Missouri
Tennessee @ Florida
USC @ Washington
Tulsa @ Oklahoma
Nebraska @ Virginia Tech
Utah @ Oregon
Wyoming @ Colorado
Michigan St. @ Notre Dame
Middle Tennessee @ Maryland
Indiana @ Akron
Alcorn St. @ Central Michigan
Virginia @ Southern Miss
UAB @ Troy
Arizona @ Iowa
Nevada @ Colorado St.
San Diego St. @ Idaho
FIU @ Rutgers
Connecticut @ Baylor
SMU @ Washington St.
Gardner-Webb @ NC State
Navy @ Pittsburgh
Buffalo @ UCF
Elon @ Wake Forest
Cincinnati @ Oregon St.
Florida St. @ BYU
UL-Lafayette @ LSU
Texas St. @ TCU
Rice @ Oklahoma St.
Cal Poly @ Ohio
Charleston Southern @ South Florida
Central Arkansas @ Western Kentucky
Northwestern @ Syracuse
Mississippi St. @ Vanderbilt
Utah St. @ Texas A&M
Bowling Green @ Marshall
Iowa St. @ Kent St.
Nicholls St. @ Louisiana Tech
Florida Atlantic @ South Carolina
Miami(OH) @ Western Michigan
SE Louisiana @ Ole Miss
Air Force @ New Mexico
Georgia @ Arkansas
West Virginia @ Auburn
Texas Tech @ Texas
UTEP @ New Mexico St.
UT-Martin @ Memphis
San Jose St. @ Stanford
UL-Monroe @ Arizona St.
Kansas St. @ UCLA
Hawaii @ UNLV

Urban's Free Pass

I look forward to singing Rocky Top all night long after we beat Florida in the Swamp next year....

- Lane Kiffin

I submit the above statement as Exhibit A. Those words were famously uttered by Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin during his introductory press conference. These are also the same words that are purportedly taped to every locker in the Gators locker room. It was also a sign of the pure, unadulterated idiocy to come from Knoxville.


I submit the following video as Exhibit B.



These words were infamously uttered by Bozo, errr Lane at a Tennessee Booster gathering. As we all know, Kiffin didn't exactly study his recruiting rules guide. If he had, perhaps he would have known that what he was accusing Meyer of was in fact perfectly legal. To make matters worse, while Kiffin was busy calling Meyer a cheater, he himself was committing about 273394 recruiting violations.

Exhibit A and Exhibit B both are being used here as evidence. This is probably the first time in a long while that one coach in a seemingly superior position has the capability of running up the score without the traditional media and fan backlash that follows.

Everyone in the world knows what Urban Meyer wants to do to Lane Kiffin's Vols. I don't think Meyer will be satisfied if his bunch doesn't beat the Creamsicle Crusaders by a half hundo. The funny part is, everyone in the world knows that Urban Meyer is completely justifiable.

Even last year against Georgia, when Urban seemed to have every right to want to exact revenge against Mark Richt for the "celebration" of the previous year, he still caught some heat for calling two late timeouts with Florida ahead big. Meyer had to try to defend his actions by stating that he was simply trying to get Manny Moody some more carries.

Ask these unfortunate few what Meyer's wrath looks like.

This game is different. Meyer will have no need to defend his actions after keeping Tebow in a 70 point blowout only to allow him to run through the Vols' fourth string linebacker for his 6th td of the day. After the game Meyer can look right into the collective media's eyes and say, I made that douche in the creamsicle jumpsuit shut his mouth. I expect the media to start the slowest of slow caps at this remark by Meyer and he will be exalted by all.

I just don't know if people realize how special of an opportunity this is for Urb. He has a free pass to do whatever he wants! He could walk over to Lane Kiffin and piss on his forehead while flicking off Ed Orgeron and mouthing a big "FUCK YOU!" to good 'ol Monte.

Not even Randy Shannon would cry if Meyer put up numbers against Tennessee that would make S.O.S. blush. As a matter of fact, I think Meyer should issue a directive to the student body to bumrush the Tennessee band when they start to play Rocky Top for the first of 9,000 times. As all of this is happening the camera should pan in to Urb's grill for a close-up to catch him saying "I hate that god damn song" into the headset.

I hope Urban takes full advantage of this once in a lifetime moment. For a man that once used a rival's logo as urinal cakes, who knows where Kiffin's mug is plastered at right now.

Ultimate Fantasy League Update

SEC

East

1.Florida 2-0 (2-0)
2.South Carolina 2-0 (0-0)
3. Georgia Tech 1-1 (1-1)
4. Georgia 1-1 (0-0)
5. Clemson 1-1 (0-1)
6.Tennessee 0-2 (0-2)


West

1.Alabama 2-0 (1-0)
2.Ole Miss 2-0 (1-0)
3.LSU 1-1 (1-0)
4. Kentucky 1-1 (1-1)
5. Auburn 1-1 (1-1)
6.Mississippi St. 0-2 (0-2)



Big XII

North

1.Nebraska 2-0 (2-0)
2. Kansas 2-0 (1-0)
3.Missouri 2-0 (0-0)
4.Colorado 0-2 (0-0)
5.Kansas St. 0-2 (0-1)
6.Arkansas 0-2 (0-2)

South

1.Texas 2-0 (1-0)
2.Oklahoma St. 2-0 (0-0)
3.Oklahoma 1-1 (1-0)
4.TCU 1-1 (1-1)
5. Texas Tech 1-1 (1-1)
6.Texas A&M 0-2 (0-2)


PAC 10

North

1.Oregon St. 2-0 (2-0)
2.Boise St. 2-0 (1-0)
3.Oregon 1-1 (1-0)
4.Stanford 1-1 (0-1)
5.Washington St. 0-2 (0-1)
6.Washington 0-2 (0-1)

South

1.Arizona 2-0 (1-0)
2.California 2-0 (0-0)
3. USC 1-1 (1-0)
4.UCLA 1-1 (1-1)
5.Arizona St. 0-2 (0-1)
6.San Diego St. 0-2 (0-2)


Big Ten

East

1.Northwestern 2-0 (2-0)
2.Wisconsin 2-0 (1-0)
3.Ohio St. 1-1 (1-1)
4.Illinois 0-2 (0-1)
5.Minnesota 0-2 (0-2)
6.Purdue 0-2 (0-2)

West

1.Notre Dame 2-0 (2-0)
2.Michigan 2-0 (1-0)
3.Michigan St. 1-1 (1-0)
4.Iowa 1-1 (0-1)
5.Iowa St. 1-1 (0-1)
6.Indiana 1-1 (0-1)


ACC

Atlantic

1.Miami 2-0 (2-0)
2.Virginia Tech 2-0 (1-0)
3.North Carolina 1-1 (1-0)
4.Virginia 0-2 (0-0)
5.Louisville 0-2 (0-1)
6.North Carolina St. 0-2 (0-1)

Coastal

1.South Florida 2-0 (1-0)
2.Maryland 1-1 (1-0)
3.Duke 0-2 (0-0)
4.East Carolina 0-2 (0-1)
5. Wake Forest 0-2 (0-1)
6.Florida St. 0-2 (0-2)


Big East

North

1.Penn St. 2-0 (2-0)
2.Boston College 2-0 (1-0)
3.Connecticut 0-2 (0-0)
4.Rutgers 0-2 (0-1)
5.Syracuse 0-2 (0-2)
6.Army 0-2 (0-2)

South

1.Cincinnati 2-0 (2-0)
2.Navy 2-0 (1-0)
3.West Virginia 1-1 (1-0)
4.Pittsburgh 1-1 (1-1)
5.Vanderbilt 1-1 (0-1)
6.Central Florida 0-2 (0-1)


Mountain West

Mountain

1.Southern Miss 2-0 (2-0)
2.Baylor 2-0 (2-0)
3.Colorado St. 2-0 (1-0)
4. Air Force 1-1 (1-0)
5.Louisiana Tech 1-1 (1-1)
6. Troy 0-2 (0-1)

West

1.Tulsa 2-0 (1-0)
2.Houston 2-0 (0-0)
3.BYU 1-1 (0-1)
4.UNLV 0-2 (0-2)
5.Utah 0-2 (0-2)
6.Wyoming 0-2 (0-2)

CFB 365's Top 25

Not too much change in this week's poll. There's only one new team as Houston jumps into the top 25. Michigan St. falls out after their loss to Central Michigan. Both Ohio St. and Oklahoma St. fall out of the top 10, making way for Cal and Penn St.


1. Florida Gators - The Gators defeated Troy 56-6 in the Swamp. Tebow's 5 touchdown led the way as he kept his Heisman hopes alive. The first somewhat halfway decent test comes next week when Tennessee comes to town.





2. Texas Longhorns - It took Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns a little while to show up against Wyoming. Once they got things rolling they were pretty hard to stop. Much like Tebow, Colt McCoy kept his Heisman hopes alive against an inferior opponent. Texas will face it's first true test next week against Tech.




3. USC Trojans - The Trojans barely escaped Columbus with a victory against the Buckeyes Saturday night. Matt Barkley did not impress anybody until the final SC drive of the night. Nonetheless, the Trojans got the best win of week 2.





4. LSU Tigers - The Tigers were able to put away a feisty Vandy team thanks in large part to Kieland Williams' running. Jordan Jefferson has looked pretty good for the Tigers. Like I've said since the season began, if the QB plays well, this team is pretty hard to beat.






5. Alabama Crimson Tide - The Tide were in a serious dog fight with Florida International for 2 and a half quarters Saturday night. Bama was able to pull away late for the 40-14 win. That's very impressive for a team that struggles against the Sun Belt...





6. Boise St. Broncos - The Broncos are inching ever closer to my top 5. Another impressive performance for Chris Petersen's bunch against Miami(OH). Boise St. still is in control of its own destiny as it pertains to a BCS bowl berth.





7. BYU Cougars - For the second straight week, two non-BCS teams go back-to-back in the top 10. I still think BYU's schedule may be too tough for them to go unbeaten. They still have TCU and Utah on the slate. That's much tougher than Boise's remaining games.





8. California Golden Bears - For the second straight week the Bears were the most impressive team to me. Granted it was against Eastern Washington, but Cal's offense looks pretty unstoppable. Jahvid Best is the best running back in the nation and Kevin Riley is becoming more than serviceable.




9. Penn St. Nittany Lions - If Jahvid Best is the best running back in the nation, Evan Royster is not too far behind him. Royster did everything for the Nittany Lions against the Orange on Saturday. Darryl Clark isn't so bad himself. It could be back-to-back Big Eleven titles for Penn St. this season.




10. Ole Miss Rebels - Ole Miss slips a bit after a bye week. It may not be fair, but that's how I roll. The Rebels still remain in the top ten so their shouldn't be too much complaining. Memphis' loss to Middle Tennessee St. makes Ole Miss' only victory look a little less impressive.





11. Ohio St. Buckeyes - The Buckeyes avoid sliding far after a loss by hanging tough with USC. Another loss in a big game is modus operandi for Ohio St. However, that's two straight close losses in big games. The vested one is making small steps in the right direction.






12. Virginia Tech Hokies - The Hokies are still the class of the ACC. That's still not saying much.








13. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - Georgia Tech was 1B in the ACC coming into week 2. Struggling against Clemson at home diminishes their status slightly. The Yellow Jackets do have one more conference win than Virginia Tech as of now.





14. Oklahoma Sooners - Landry Jones and the Sooners looked really good this week. But.....it was against Idaho St. Tulsa should provide a tougher test next week.






15. Kansas Jayhawks - Who knew the Big XII North would be this good? Well at least the top half of the division. Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri are all very solid teams. Kansas St., Iowa St. and surprisingly Colorado are some of the worst BCS teams this season.





16. Houston Cougars - The Cougars are the new team to the top 25 this week. Case Keenum and company went into Stillwater and did something that Georgia could not do....upset Oklahoma St. Almost as impressive as Houston's second half offense was their defense shutting down the Cowboys when needed.




17. Cincinnati Bearcats - Cincy comes off a 70 point performance against poorly over matched SE Missouri St. Cincy is leading the charge of the Big East teams fighting for respectability. Pittsburgh and West Virginia are also looking like solid ball clubs.




18. TCU Horned Frogs - TCU finally made it onto the playing field on Saturday. Usually beating a BCS team is a big accomplishment for non-BCS schools. However, it is becoming common practice for Mountain West teams to knock off BCS opponents.





19. North Carolina Tar Heels - North Carolina barely snuck out a win against Connecticut. The close victory hurt their standing a little bit in my poll. I still believe the Tar Heels are the most talented team in the conference and we all know what Butch Davis is capable of with talent.





20. Oklahoma St. Cowboys - The Cowboys loss really screwed up things for me. I predicted that 3 Big XII South teams would be ranked in the top 5 at the same time at some point during the season. That's not gonna happen now. I also have stated that Bedlam could have been a qualifying game for the Big XII title game. That could still happen but I really don't have much faith in the Cowboys anymore.



21. Utah Utes - Utah's slim win against San Jose St. dims Utah's prestige a bit. That's two not so impressive victories against lowly WAC teams for the Utes. It's a good thing they're working all of their kinks out early before the big boys of the Mountain West show up.





22. Nebraska Cornhuskers - The Huskers have been impressive early in the season. The lack of competition is what's keeping them ranked so low in my poll. They'll have a better chance to climb up the ranks in the coming weeks.





23. Georgia Bulldogs - Georgia got a victory against their old rival SOS Saturday night. The Dawgs have still not blown me away with their offense. Then again, I can't remember UGA ever really blowing me away with their offense. Mark Richt's bunch clings onto it's top 25 position for another week.




24. Texas Tech Red Raiders - I continue to be the only person in the free world to rank Tech in my top 25. That should change either way after their date with Texas. I'm guessing I'll conform to everyone else...






25. Missouri Tigers - Missouri's slim victory against Bowling Green may not have been as bad as it looked. The Falcons will surprise some people this season with how good they are. Plus, it's only nature for a team to suffer a minor let down after humiliating a rival.

Bring On The Vols!

The Gators left Florida Field Saturday with a 56-6 victory over the Troy Trojans. It would have been easy to reflect on how the Gators went all Brad Pitt on Troy's Eric Bana ass. Instead, everyone is focused on next Saturday. There's a certain obnoxious coach leading his creamsicle crusaders into the Swamp.

I'll have plenty on that game later in the week. For now, let's reflect on Saturday's victory.

The Gators started out rather slowly. Fumble and miscues had the Gators locked into a 7-3 battle for a quarter and a half. It wouldn't be long, however, until Tebow was raining touchdowns on the hapless Troy defense almost as unmercifully as mother nature unleashed her own fury on the crowd in the literal "Swamp."

Tebow tied his career high of 4 touchdown passes and ran for another before being relieved by John Brantley late in the third quarter. Perhaps the two most impressive Gators on the field outside of Tebow, were Chris Rainey and Mike Pouncey.

Rainey looked more like Earl Campbell on Saturday. He simply did not go down on first contact. Rainey literally constituted the whole Gator offense on one drive early in the third. The drive was capped off by a 3 yard touchdown run.

Mike Pouncey was a beast in his own right on the field. I thought I was sitting a table at the local IHOP on Saturday. I think in the future, Mike should carry some whip cream and jelly dispenser to heap on the defenders after one of his trademark "pancakes." The highlight of the game for Pouncey was probably his mid-air recovery of a Brandon James fumble during the Gators' first drive of the third quarter. I would bet Pouncey has better hands than Deonte Thompson.

The Gators D looked significantly better this week. Troy looked absolutely over matched against the stout Gators defense. The defensive front bounced back nicely from last week's game, in which there were 0 sacks. Three times the Gators knocked Levi Brown on his anoos.

However you want to spin this game, it was still a tune-up for Tennessee. It's a shame the Vols couldn't take care of business against UCLA last week. Now there's no shot of Kiffin making any kind of absurd statements in he days to come.

Here's the stats:

Passing

Tim Tebow 15-24 237 yards 4 tds
John Brantley 10-12 135 yards 1 td


Rushing

Jeff Demps 7 rushes 87 yards 1 td
Chris Rainey 12 rushes 85 yards 1 td
Tim Tebow 13 rushes 71 yards 1 td


Receiving

Riley Cooper 5 recs 82 yards 1 td
Omarius Hines 4 recs 67 yards
Aaron Hernandez 4 recs 39 yards
Cade Holliday 3 recs 66 yards
Brandon James 2 recs 49 yards 1 td
Deonte Thompson 2 recs 39 yards 2 tds
Justin Williams 2 recs 15 yards
David Nelson 2 recs 9 yards
Mike Gillislee 1 rec 6 yards 1 td


Defense


Tackles

Ryan Stamper 5
Ahmad Black 5
Joe Haden 4
Jermaine Cunningham 4


Interceptions

Janoris Jenkins 1


Sacks

Markihe Anderson 1
A.J. Jones 1
Carlos Dunlap 1


Player of the Game


Tim Tebow - G.O.A.T.

Tebow had another god-like performance on Saturday. Tebow's 1 rushing touchdown tied him for third all-time on the SEC rushing touchdown list. His 5 tds total moved him into second place all-time on the SEC list. The 4 passing touchdowns tied his personal career high. Finally, his all around awesomeness ranks him as the greatest thing to hit the college campus since sorority all-white parties.

Week 2 Preview

Week 1 kind of dragged on a little bit. It was a lot like am Adam Sandler movie, actually. You were all excited for it to start but you kinda fell asleep halfway through. Granted there were some great moments. BYU knocking off Oklahoma, the Miami-FSU finish and the Bama-Va Tech game were all high points. But the week lacked substance.

We did learn a few things from week 1. We learned that Sam Bradford will not win a second Heisman trophy. We learned that Ohio St. is still not very good against out of conference opponents. We learned that Jacory Harris is a future stud despite his head coach's constant crying. And we also learned that there's room in Mark May's mouth for more than just SC's Cardinal and gold cock.

I look forward to week 2, despite the lack of obvious must see games.

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5 Games to Watch




1. USC @ Ohio St. - This is the obvious biggie of the week. It's unfortunate that Ohio St. will put up little resistance to the Trojans once again. I will be anxious to see how Matt Barkley reacts to an extremely hostile environment. However, outside of the home crowd, there's really not much else going in Ohio St.'s favor.

2. Houston @ Oklahoma St. - I would say only watch this game if you really love offense, bu the Cowboys didn't exactly flex their offensive muscle against UGA in week 1. Houston's Case Keenum and OSU's Zac Robinson are two of the best QB's in all of the land. I expect Dez Bryant to hit triple digits in receiving yardage.

3. Notre Dame @ Michigan - This might be the first time in years that this game won't be coma inducing. Both teams looked really good against inferior competition in week 1. The Irish seem to be the favorite as their QB position is slightly more stable than Michigan's. I wouldn't be surprised to see Denard Robinson break a few big plays against the Irish defense.

4. South Carolina @ Georgia - The USC-UGA game is always a good one to watch. This has been especially true since SOS has been roaming the Gamecock sideline. Stephen Orr just seems to have the Bulldogs' number. It may be hard to believe but South Carolina may actually have a better QB situation than Georgia does. The Dawgs just named Joe Cox the starter for Saturday today.

5. Purdue @ Oregon - A couple of things I'm looking for in this game: Will the Oregon fans turn on Chip Kelly if the Ducks fall behind early? Will Oregon really miss LeGarrette Blount as much as we think they will? Can Purdue's Ralph Bolden have another monstrous day?

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5 Players to Watch

For the fantasy geeks in all of us....




1. Tim Tebow Florida QB - Tebow will play more this week with Tennessee looming than he did against Charleston Southern. Troy gave up a bunch of yards to Bowling Green's Tyler Sheehan, and I think Mr. Tebow may be slightly better than him.

2. Roy Helu, Jr. Nebraska RB - Helu had a huge day rushing the ball against Florida Atlantic in week 1. This Saturday the Husker continue their run through the Sun Belt conference against the Red Wolves of Arkansas St. Look for Roy Jr. to have another big day.

3. Dez Bryant Oklahoma St. WR - I've already predicted what I think Bryant will do against Houston this week. The Cougars' secondary better be ready for a long night.

4. Max Hall BYU QB - He's playing Tulane. Just look at what G.J. Kinne did against Tulane in his first game as a starter ever. Hall has a bit more experience than 1 game.
5. Jahvid Best Califronia RB - Best and the Golden Bears will be taking on the Eastern Washington Eagles. If Best can shred Maryland's defense, I'm supremely confident he can do the same against EW's.

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Heisman Watch



Sam Bradford's injury has shaken things up quite a bit in the Heisman race. Here's how I got it.

1. Tim Tebow Florida QB
2. Colt McCoy Texas QB
3. Jahvid Best California RB
4. Dez Bryant Oklahoma St. WR
5. Joe McKnight USC RB

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Ultimate Fantasy League Week 2

No TV schedule this week as I will be in Gainesville all day otherwise entertained. So on to the UFL schedule.

Florida @ Tennessee
Georgia v. California
South Carolina v. North Carolina
Clemson v. Georgia Tech
Auburn @ Mississippi St.
Alabama @ Arizona St.
Ole Miss v. Duke
LSU v. Kentucky
Colorado @ Boise St.
Kansas v. Rutgers
Kansas St. v. Nebraska
Missouri @ Michigan St.
Arkansas @ TCU
Oklahoma v. Texas A&M
Texas @ Texas Tech
Oklahoma St. v. Connecticut
Washington @ UCLA
Washington St. v. Oregon
Oregon St. v. Stanford
USC v. Virginia Tech
Arizona v. San Diego St.
Ohio St. @ Iowa
Illinois @ Wisconsin
Northwestern v. Purdue
Minnesota v. Notre Dame
Michigan v. Louisville
Indiana v. Maryland
Iowa St. v. Virginia
Miami v. Wake Forest
North Carolina St. v. Boston College
Florida St. @ South Florida
East Carolina @ Tulsa
Syracuse v. Navy
Penn St. @ Army
West Virginia v. Central Florida
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Vanderbilt v. Air Force
Colorado S. v. UNLV
Southern Miss @ Wyoming
Baylor @ Utah
Louisiana Tech @ Troy
BYU @ Houston

Florida - Troy Preview

While Troy should provide a bit of a tougher challenge to the Gators than Charleston Southern did. It won't be by much. The Trojans completely imploded last week against Bowling Green in Dave Clawson's first game as head coach of the Falcons. The starters should get a little bit more playing time this week as they prepare for the upcoming SEC slate.

5 Keys To The Game

1. Show up. - The same as last week. All the Gators have to do is make the Gator Walk into the stadium Saturday morning get their pads on and walk onto the field. That should be enough to take down the Trojans.

2. Get more receivers involved. - Last week it was the Riley Cooper show. Even though Justin Williams and Cade Holliday both caught touchdown passes, the best receiver on the night was clearly Riley Cooper. The Gators need to get their other receivers involved this week if they want to establish confidence in their passing game heading into conference play.

3. Establish pressure on the QB. - Pop quiz hot shot. How many sacks did the Gators rack up against Charleston Southern last week? Answer- 0. There's no way this defense should go sack-less in a game especially against Charleston Southern.


4. Keep Wondy Pierre-Louis in for the whole game. - I hate to say it but Wondy was god awful last week. The Buccaneer receivers consistently beat him in man coverage. I like this guy so I would hate to see him end up like Kyle Jackson. Let him play the whole game to build his confidence up. We may need him as the season progresses.




5. Give Moody the God Damn Ball! - I can't emphasize this enough.







5 Players that need to step up.

1. Deonte Thompson - All of Gator Nation will be watching to see how Deonte bounces back from what may have been one of the worst performances by a receiver in recent Florida history.


2. Wondy Pierre-Louis - I've already enumerated the reasons why Wondy needs to have a good game. It would be nice to have extreme confidence in this guy. Having Janoris Jenkins back will take some of the pressure off of him.

3. Jonathan Phillips - Yet another opportunity for Phillips to kick all kinds of PATs. He actually missed one last week. Hopefully that's his only one of the season. He may even be able to sneak a few field goals in as well.

4. Carlos Dunlap - Carlos better walk away from this game with at least one sack. No excuses. He is vital to the UF pass rush.

5. Jermaine Cunningham - See above.

Here's some highlights from the last time Troy ventured into the Swamp.



Here's what they're saying about the game.

I have to admit there's some good stuff there. Good job Troy fans.

My Prediction:
Florida- 52
Troy- 6

Week 2 Picks

Last Week - I don't remember.

My predictions were a little off last week. I had to shake the rust off of a long ass summer. I'm back this week baby! Hopefully....

Here's this week's absolutely right picks.

Clemson @ Georgia Tech
Colorado @ Toledo
Syracuse @ Penn St.
North Carolina @ Connecticut
Eastern Michigan @ Northwestern
Western Michigan @ Indiana
Central Michigan @ Michigan St.
Stanford @ Wake Forest
Fresno St. @ Wisconsin
Duke @ Army
Pittsburgh @ Buffalo
Iowa @ Iowa St.
Troy @ Florida
Marshall @ Virginia Tech
Arkansas St. @ Nebraska
Kent St. @ Boston College
Morgan St. @ Akron
Texas @ Wyoming
Houston @ Oklahoma St.
BYU @ Tulane
TCU @ Virginia
Notre Dame @ Michigan
Howard @ Rutgers
Idaho @ Washington
East Carolina @ West Virginia
Louisiana Tech @ Navy
SMU @ UAB
UCLA @ Tennessee
Weber St. @ Colorado St.
Eastern Washington @ California
Jacksonville St. @ Florida St.
James Madison @ Maryland
Murray St. @ NC State
FIU @ Alabama
Vanderbilt @ LSU
Idaho St. @ Oklahoma
South Carolina @ Georgia
Bowling Green @ Missouri
Mississippi St. @ Auburn
Air Force @ Minnesota
Ohio @ North Texas
Hawaii @ Washington St.
Kansas St. @ UL-Lafayette
Illinois St. @ Illinois
New Hampshire @ Ball St.
Memphis @ Middle Tennessee
Texas Southern @ UL-Monroe
UCF @ Southern Miss
Rice @ Texas Tech
SE Missouri St. @ Cincinnati
Kansas @ UTEP
South Florida @ Western Kentucky
Western Illinois @ Northern Illinois
USC @ Ohio St.
Miami(OH) @ Boise St.
Prairie View A&M @ New Mexico St.
Tulsa @ New Mexico
Southern Utah @ San Diego St.
Northern Arizona @ Arizona
Purdue @ Oregon
Utah @ San Jose St.
Oregon St. @ UNLV

Upset Alerts

East Carolina over West Virginia - WVU was the most disappointing team to me in week 1. They looked horrible against Liberty. This could be another upset victory for the Pirates.

Air Force over Minnesota - Minny needed overtime to beat Syracuse last week. Air Force hung up 70. I'll take the Falcons.

Washington St. over Hawaii - How sad is the PAC-10 when one of their schools beating a WAC team is considered an upset?

Notre Dame over Michigan - Granted, this isn't an upset. However, this makes two straight weeks that I've picked the Irish to win a game! That's a new record.

Ultimate Fantasy League Update

Well week 1 is done in the inaugural CFB 365 Ultimate Fantasy League. There were some intriguing upsets as some teams jumped out ahead early in the race for the playoffs.

Here are the current standings.

SEC

East

1.Florida 1-0 (1-0)
2.Georgia 1-0 (0-0)
3.South Carolina 1-0 (0-0)
4.Clemson 1-0 (0-0)
5.Tennessee 0-1 (0-1)
6.Georgia Tech 0-1 (0-1)

West

1.Alabama 1-0 (1-0)
2.Ole Miss 1-0 (1-0)
3.Kentucky 1-0 (1-0)
4.LSU 0-1 (0-0)
5.Mississippi St. 0-1 (0-1)
6.Auburn 0-1 (0-1)


Big XII

North

1.Kansas 1-0 (1-0)
2.Nebraska 1-0 (1-0)
3.Missouri 1-0 (0-0)
4.Colorado 0-1 (0-0)
5.Kansas St. 0-1 (0-0)
6.Arkansas 0-1 (0-1)

South

1.Texas Tech 1-0 (1-0)
2.Texas 1-0 (0-0)
3.Oklahoma St. 1-0 (0-0)
4.Oklahoma 0-1 (0-0)
5.TCU 0-1 (0-1)
6.Texas A&M 0-1 (0-1)


PAC 10

North

1.Oregon St. 1-0 (1-0)
2.Boise St. 1-0 (1-0)
3.Stanford 1-0 (0-0)
4.Washington 0-1 (0-0)
5.Washington St. 0-1 (0-0)
6.Oregon 0-1 (0-0)

South

1.USC 1-0 (1-0)
2.Arizona 1-0 (0-0)
3.California 1-0 (0-0)
4.San Diego St. 0-1 (0-1)
5.Arizona St. 0-1 (0-1)
6.UCLA 0-1 (0-1)


Big Ten

East

1.Northwestern 1-0 (1-0)
2.Wisconsin 1-0 (1-0)
3.Illinois 0-1 (0-0)
4.Purdue 0-1 (0-1)
5.Minnesota 0-1 (0-1)
6.Ohio St. 0-1 (0-1)

West

1.Iowa 1-0 (1-0)
2.Michigan 1-0 (1-0)
3.Michigan St. 1-0 (1-0)
4.Notre Dame 1-0 (1-0)
5.Iowa St. 0-1 (0-1)
6.Indiana 0-1 (0-1)


ACC

Atlantic

1.Miami 1-0 (1-0)
2.Virginia Tech 1-0 (1-0)
3.North Carolina 1-0 (1-0)
4.Virginia 0-1 (0-0)
5.Louisville 0-1 (0-1)
6.North Carolina St. 0-1 (0-1)

Coastal

1.Maryland 1-0 (1-0)
2.South Florida 1-0 (0-0)
3.Wake Forest 0-1 (0-0)
4.Duke 0-1 (0-0)
5.East Carolina 0-1 (0-1)
6.Florida St. 0-1 (0-1)


Big East

North

1.Penn St. 1-0 (1-0)
2.Boston College 1-0 (1-0)
3.Connecticut 0-1 (0-0)
4.Army 0-1 (0-1)
5.Rutgers 0-1 (0-1)
6.Syracuse 0-1 (0-1)

South

1.Pittsburgh 1-0 (1-0)
2.Cincinnati 1-0 (1-0)
3.Navy 1-0 (0-0)
4.West Virginia 0-1 (0-0)
5.Central Florida 0-1 (0-0)
6.Vanderbilt 0-1 (0-1)


Mountain West

Mountain

1.Air Force 1-0 (1-0)
2.Southern Miss 1-0 (1-0)
3.Baylor 1-0 (1-0)
4.Colorado St. 1-0 (0-0)
5.Troy 0-1 (0-0)
6.Louisiana Tech 0-1 (0-1)

West

1.Tulsa 1-0 (1-0)
2.Houston 1-0 (0-0)
3.BYU 1-0 (0-0)
4.UNLV 0-1 (0-1)
5.Utah 0-1 (0-1)
6.Wyoming 0-1 (0-1)

Some of the highlights of week 1:

Some games from week 1 were actually played out in real life. Missouri beat Illinois, Colorado St. beat Colorado and Miami took down Florida St. All just like their real counterparts.

Michigan St. pulled what was probably the biggest upset of week 1 by knocking off Ohio St. The loss puts the Buckeyes in a big hole in the conference. Also, Cal was able to knock off Oklahoma thanks to Sam Bradford's injury. Something tells me the Sooners are in a bit more trouble than their real life counterparts. There's no Idaho St. to be played in this league.

In the best match-up of the week, the Texas Longhorns defeated the LSU Tigers in Austin. The Burnt Orange Nation was a bit too much for Jordan Jefferson to overcome as the Longhorns pulled out the victory. The Tigers should be able to rebound nicely next week. They host Kentucky.

CFB 365's Top 25

Not too much change in the top 25 after week 1. Sam Bradford's injury caused the Sooner's to slide pretty far, while the team that took them down, the BYU Cougars have climbed into the top 10. Here's this week's poll.


1. Florida Gators - The Gators somehow managed to put up 62 points on the vaunted Charleston Southern defense. Hopefully they saved enough energy to take on Troy this coming week. Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey and Emmanuel Moody all look really good. Now the receivers need to get their act together.




2. Texas Longhorns - No one took more joy in the Sooners' loss this weekend than the Longhorns. Not because Oklahoma is Texas' sworn enemy, but because the loss helps the Longhorns move up a spot in my rankings. McCoy and company get another tune up next week against Wyoming.




3. LSU Tigers - LSU gets major kudos for traveling across the nation and defeating Washington this past weekend. Granted LSU didn't overwhelm the Huskies, but it was an impressive win nonetheless.





4. USC Trojans - Matt Barkley didn't disappoint in his first start for the Trojans. USC overcame a bunch of early turnovers to dominate San Jose St. The Trojans get another warm up against some team from Ohio before they really get into their schedule in two weeks.




5. Alabama Crimson Tide - The Tide made a significant jump in my poll this week. The Tide thoroughly dominated Virginia Tech, even if the score didn't indicate the domination. Bama's running game and defense looked very solid. That's a calling card of a Nick Saban coached team.




6. Oklahoma St. Cowboys - Oklahoma St. defeated a very good Georgia Bulldog team over the weekend. It took awhile for their offense to get on track, but when it did Dez Bryant was brilliant. The Cowboys' defense looked solid, but that could be a product of an average Georgia O.




7. Ohio St. Buckeyes - The Buckeyes drop down in this week's rankings. That's what happens when you need to intercept a two point conversion to defeat Navy at your house.





8. Boise St. Broncos - Boise St. is still the class of the non-BCS programs in my opinion. What seems to be lost in all the LeGarrette Blount hoopla, is the fact that the Broncos' D made a very good Oregon offense look absolutely terrible.




9. BYU Cougars - The Cougars make the biggest jump in this week's polls. Their upset of Oklahoma was the biggest story of the weekend. Max Hall might have played his way into Heisman contention.





10. Ole Miss Rebels - The Rebels overcame a slow start to throttle rival Memphis on Sunday. Jevan Snead looked a little shake at first, but he managed to pull his head out of his ass long enough to put together a decent game.




11. Penn St. Nittany Lions - Penn St.'s defense looked pretty good on Saturday. Then again, it was against Akron. Ohio St. looks a little shaky, so Paterno's bunch may be in for another Big Eleven title.





12. California Golden bears - Cal was one of the more impressive teams of week 1. Jahvid Best and Kevin Riley both looked very impressive against Maryland. With Oregon's falling off, the Bears may be the team to threat USC's PAC-10 dominance.




13. Virginia Tech Hokies - The Hokies remain in the top 25 even after their loss. This is mainly due to the fact that Va Tech managed to keep the game close against a top 5 ball club.





14. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - The Jackets are competing with Virginia Tech as the class of the ACC. Georgia Tech looked good against Jacksonville St., take that for what it is.





15. Oklahoma Sooners - Sam Bradford's injury knocks the Sooners even lower than a single loss would have. Time to see if Landry Jones can play better than he did against BYU.





16. Kansas Jayhawks - Todd Reesing and company got things off to a good start against Northern Colorado. The Big XII North actually looks half decent.





17. North Carolina Tar Heels - Nothing really new to add to the Tar Heels' situation. They beat up on The Citadel over the weekend.






18. TCU Horned Frogs - TCU had a bye week in week 1. What a cop out.






19. Utah Utes - The Utes didn't look all that impressive in their victory over in-state rival Utah St. Utah can now claim to be the third best team in the Mountain West. That would make them the fourth best team of the Big Eleven.




20. Nebraska Cornhuskers - Nebraska is another Big XII North team that is trying to make their division somewhat respectable. It's a shame they have to share their division with Colorado...






21. Georgia Bulldogs - It's hard to knock the Bulldogs out of the top 25 for losing to a top 10 team on the road. So they get to hang on for at least another week.





22. Michigan St. Spartans - The Spartans are pushing hard to be the "other" team in the Big Eleven. If they keep playing the way they did against Montana St., they could give Penn St. and Ohio St. a run for the title.





23. Cincinnati Bearcats - Cincy was dominant in their victory over Rutgers on Monday. The Bearcats replace West Virginia as the Big East representative in my top 25 rankings.





24. Missouri Tigers - Mizzou dismantled rival Illinois in week 1. The Fighting Zookers looked dreadful against Missouri. Blaine Gabbert looks to be a solid replacement for Chase Daniel.





25. Texas Tech Red Raiders - Texas Tech hangs on to the 25th spot this week. I want to see Tech play someone of a higher caliber than North Dakota before I decide to move them up.

Questions Stll Unanswered

There's really not too many questions that could have been answered against the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern. But last night ended pretty much how it started.

The receiving corps still seems to be shaky. Outside of Riley Cooper, there really wasn't much to speak of in terms of receiver production. On consecutive plays, Deonte Thompson was called for a false start and then dropped a sure touchdown pass. Brandon James also dropped a touchdown pass as he played the slot. At least Aaron Hernandez didn't disappoint. Hernandez showed why he is considered one of the nation's best tight ends.

I don't know if it's Scott Loeffler's doing, but Tim Tebow looked extremely sharp last night. Tebow could have easily ended the night with 3 touchdowns if Thomson and James could have made their respective catches. The only throw that was off target was Tebow's first deep pass to Riley Cooper. Cooper had to adjust to the under thrown ball. Otherwise, Coop could have had himself a touchdown.

The running game was on point. Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey dazzled once again. Manny Moody made some spectacular runs as well. Even Mike Gillislee showed what he is capable of.

I would ;ole to say that we should learn more against Troy next week, but the Trojans were embarrassed by Bowling Green this week. We may have to wait until the Tennessee game to know what these Gators are all about.

Here's the stats:

Passing

Tim Tebow 10-15 188 yards 1 td
John Brantley 8-12 67 yards 2 tds

Rushing

Jeff Demps 5 rushes 89 yards 2 tds
Emmanuel Moody 9 rushes 86 yards
Chris Rainey 1 rush 76 yards 1 td
Mike Gillislee 6 rushes 41 yards 1td
John Brantley 6 rushes 44 yards
Tim Tebow 2 rushes 1 yard 1 td

Receiving

Riley Cooper 5 recs. 105 yards
Aaron Hernandez 4 recs 79 yards 1td
Omarius Hines 3 recs 31 yards
Justin Williams 2 recs 11 yards 1 td
Cade Holliday 1 rec 9 yards 1 td

Kickoff Returns

Brandon James 85 yards 1 td

Defense

Interceptions

Major Wright 1

Tackles

Jon Bostic 7
Joe Haden 6
Lorenzo Edwards 5

Player of the Game

Riley Cooper - White Receiver

Cooper showed up in a big way last night. Coop maneged to amass 105 yards receiving on just 5 catches. There was a stretch when Tebow connected with Riley on 3 straight plays. This was vomit inducing to the Charleston Southern secondary as well as to Cooper, who was seen throwing up while coming off the field. Hopefully next week, Mr. Cooper with have some help.

Thursday Recap

A lot happened in the college football world last night. The only thing that seemed to be missing was actual good football. Every game was marred by turnovers and miscues. I guess you can't really ask for too much more on the first night of the season.

Here are my thoughts on what transpired.


Everyone is talking about the LaGarrette Blount punch today. People are forgetting that an actual game transpired before than incident. I can't really blame them. The game was boring. Either Chip Kelly is in for a long season at Oregon, or Boise St.'s defense is pretty damn good. For someone who is supposedly an offensive genius, it seemed Kelly couldn't pull his head out of his ass long enough to call a decent play. Is this really the team that everyone was expecting to challenge USC for the PAC-10 crown? I'm ashamed the Ducks cracked my top 25 poll.

As for the Blount incident, my take is simple. The Boise St. douche deserved to be punched square in the jaw. You don't run up on someone who you just beat and pound on his shoulder pads. Even if you were to be dumb enough to do that, you don't compound your mistake by yapping at the guy. I don't blame Blount at all for hitting him in the mouth. I would've done the same. Where Blount went wrong is how he acted after he went all Kermit Washington. Blount tried to fight his own teammates and run into the stands a la Ron Artest. Both of those are no nos. I don't think the guy should be kicked off the team but he definitely deserves a strong suspension. Maybe even suspend him for the season. Oregon can't do any worse without him than they did last night.

Speaking of shit fests, what the hell was that pile of crap that ESPN aired before the Blount Brawl? NC State and South Carolina put on a snooze fest that would make Sylvester Croom jealous. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised with the Wolfpack's performance. They seem to forget to play football until around November. One thing I did learn from this game: Eric Norwood is even better than I thought. I think he might have moved up my positional rankings with that performance.

Not too much else happened Thursday. Utah didn't look overly impressive against in-state "rival" Utah St.

Ball St. looks like it misses Nate Davis and Brady Hoke a lot more than they miss Muncie. Stan Parrish still can't coach.

Iowa St. and Indiana are slightly better than I thought they would be. But not by much.

ESPN continues to exploit Lou Holtz's willingness to do whatever corny ass segment they ask him too. Mark May is still horrible...

I took a hurting in my weekly picks last night. I mean, I was awful......

Highlight of the night:

CFB365 Positional Rankings

Last season, I intricately broke down the top 20 players from each position in college football. Since I decided to wait until the day before the season started to do it this year, I'm going to combine every position into one post. This, of course, will call for more brevity than in the past. It does not, however, affect how right I am. Which is 100%.

I may update these rankings as the season progresses and players either make a name for themselves or stumble all over their own vaginas.

QB

1. Tim Tebow - Florida
2. Colt McCoy - Texas
   
3. Sam Bradford - Oklahoma
4. Zac Robinson - Oklahoma St.
5. Jevan Snead - Ole Miss
6. Todd Reesing - Kansas
7. Terrelle Pryor - Ohio St.
8. Juice Williams - Illinois
9. Max Hall - BYU
10. Darryl Clark - Penn St.

RB

1. Jahvid Best - California
2. Kendall Hunter - Oklahoma St.
3. Jonathan Dwyer - Georgia Tech
4. DeMarco Murray - Oklahoma
5. Noel Devine - West Virginia
6. Andre Anderson - Tulane
7. Joe McKnight - USC
8. Anthony Dixon - Mississippi St.
9. Eugene Jarvis - Kent St.
10. C.J. Spiller - Clemson

WR

1. Dez Bryant - Oklahoma St.
2. Arrelious Benn - Illinois
3. Julio Jones - Alabama
4. A.J. Green - Georgia
5. Damian Williams - USC
6. Mardy Gilyard - Cincinnati
7. Brandon LaFell - LSU
8. Dezmon Briscoe - Kansas
9. Jonathan Baldwin - Pittsburgh
10. Kevin Jurovich - San Jose St.

TE

1. Jermaine Gresham - Oklahoma
2. Aaron Hernandez - Florida
3. D.J. Williams - Arkansas
4. Rob Gronkowski - Arizona
5. Dennis Pitta - BYU
6. Ed Dickson - Oregon
7. Cody Slate - Marshall
8. Kyle Rudolph - Notre Dame
9. Jeron Mastrud - Kansas St.
10. Richard Dickson - LSU

OL

1. Sergio Render - Virginia Tech
2. Trent Williams - Oklahoma
3. Jeff Byers - USC
4. Ciron Black - LSU
5. Anthony Davis - Rutgers
6. Kristoffer O'Dowd - USC
7. Maurkice Pouncey - Florida
8. Mike Pouncey - Florida
9. Russell Okung - Oklahoma St.
10. Adam Ulatoski - Texas

DL

1. Gerald McCoy - Oklahoma
2. Greg Hardy - Ole Miss
3. Carlos Dunlap - Florida
4. Ndamukong Suh - Nebraska
5. Sergio Kindle - Texas
6. Geno Atkins - Georgia
7. Jerry Hughes - TCU
8. George Selvie - South Florida
9. Terrence Cody - Alabama
10. Rahim Alem - LSU

LB

1. Brandon Spikes - Florida
2. Rolando McClain - Alabama
3. Eric Norwood - South Carolina
4. Sean Weatherspoon - Missouri
5. Sean Lee - Penn St.
6. Rennie Curran - Georgia
7. Navarro Bowman - Penn St.
8. Sean Spence - Miami(FL)
9. Travis Lewis - Oklahoma
10. Reggie Carter - UCLA

DB

1. Eric Berry - Tennessee
2. Taylor Mays - USC
3. Joe Haden - Florida
4. Trevard Lindley - Kentucky
5. Patrick Peterson - LSU
6. Morgan Burnett - Georgia Tech
7. Janoris Jenkins - Florida
8. Alterraun Verner - UCLA
9. Chad Jones - LSU
10. Syd'Quan Thompson - California