Five in a row!

Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators dismantled the Florida St. Seminoles yesterday at a soggy Doak Campbell Stadium. The Gators racked up over 500 total yards of offense en route to the victory.

Tebow helped increase his Heisman chances with another dominating performance against the School Out West. Tebow accounted for four touchdowns including one rushing and three passing. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Percy Harvin was carried off the field in the second quarter after suffering a right ankle sprain. Seminole fans could be heard cheering as Harvin lay on the ground in pain. Tebow admitted that this helped motivate him to bust someone's ass out there. (Of course those are my own words.)

Now the real task of preparing for 'Bama and the SEC Championship awaits the Gators. Hopefully Harvin will be ready for next week. If you remember, the last time UF was in the SEC Championship, Harvin took home MVP honors as a Freshman.


Here's some highlight from the game. Look for Florida St. Safety Jamie Robinson to get his shit ruined at the 1:23 mark:




Here's some stats:

Passing
Tim Tebow 12-21 185 yards 3 tds

Rushing
Chris Rainey 8 97 yards
Jeff Demps 9 89 yards 1 td
Tim Tebow 16 80 yards 1 td
Emmanuel Moody 5 40 yards
Percy Harvin 6 13 yards 1 td

Receiving
Aaron Hernandez 4 recs 61 yards 2 tds
Louis Murphy 2 recs 49 yards 1 td
David Nelson 2 recs 36 yards
Brandon James 1 rec 13 yards
Jeff Demps 1 rec 11 yards
Carl Moore 1 rec 10 yards

Tackles
Ahmad Black 6
Brandon Spikes 6
Joe Haden 5
Major Wright 5

Interceptions
Brandon Spikes 1 26 yards
Major Wright 1 2 yards

Sacks
Carlos Dunlap 2
Jay Howard 1
Jermaine Cunningham 1


Player of the Game

Tim Tebow - QB, Ruiner of Shit, Destroyer of Safeties

Tebow put together another highlight reel type game. The image of him leaving the field after scoring his lone rushing touchdown will live on in UF-FSU lore for all time. There was no Geno Hayes this year to pump Tebow up. He didn't need it. Timmy led the Gators to over 500 yards of total offense. Next up: SEC Championship.

Heisman Watch

We're getting down to the very end of the season. Most Heisman balloters have their lists all in order. In fact, there are some people who already know who they're going to vote for, no matter what happens the rest of the season.

With only a few more weeks to go, this may be my second to last Heisman Watch.

1. Colt McCoy - Texas QB

Season Totals

Passing

291-375 3,445 yards 32 tds 7 ints

Rushing

128 576 yards 10 tds

McCoy is the favorite to take home the Heisman in most circles. He put in another solid performance against the Aggies last night. McCoy scored four touchdowns, 2 passing and 2 rushing in the route of the Longhorns' in-state rival. McCoy shouldn't feel too comfortable. The incumbent is right on his heels.

2. Tim Tebow - Florida QB

Season Totals

Passing

148-225 2,114 yards 22 tds 2 ints

Rushing

121 427 yards 11 tds

Timmy T and the Gators are rolling right now. No team or player is hotter at this moment. He probably still won't have the numbers to take home the hardware this season, but Tebow has done enough to get an invite to NYC at the end of the year. If he has another game against FSU like he did last season, he could get some second place votes.

3. Sam Bradford - Oklahoma QB

Season Totals

238-349 3,710 yards 42 tds 6 ints

Bradford continues his prolific play for yet another week. His domination of Texas Tech last week was just another notch on his Heisman resume. Bradford's 42 touchdowns leads the nation in that category. We'll see if he can continue his Heisman campaign in Bedlam this week. If Bradford can put together another 4 touchdown performance, he may leap some people on this list.

4. Graham Harrell - Texas Tech QB

Season Totals

365-518 4,438 yards 39 tds 6 ints

Harrell slipped a bit thanks to his loss to Oklahoma last week. I've said all along that I don' think a Texas Tech player will win this award if they don't go undefeated. It's not that they don't deserve it, it's just that the Red Raiders haven't built up the reputation yet to have a Heisman winner on a non-national championship contending team.

5. Chase Clement - Rice QB

Season Totals

Passing

268-405 3, 431 yards 36 tds 7 ints

Rushing

129 563 yards 10 tds

Clement has put up practically the same numbers that McCoy has at Texas. Granted Clement is not playing the same level of comp as McCoy, but he is also doing it with far less talent (outside of Jarrett Dillard) than McCoy has at his disposal. It would be interesting to see what kind of numbers Clement could put up with a NFL-Caliber line blocking for him.

The Next Five:

1. Dez Bryant Oklahoma St. WR
2. Nate Davis Ball St. QB
3. Javon Ringer Michigan St. RB
4. Michael Crabtree Texas Tech WR
5. Percy Harvin Florida WR

Florida - S.O.W. Preview

It's time for the annual Florida - Florida St. game. Thanks to both schools victories over Miami earlier in the season, this will be a true battler for the esteemed Seminole War Canoe trophy.

Finally, FSU is playing with a full roster and no suspensions. Unfortunately for them, this Gators team is possibly playing the best football in the history of the Florida program. Florida St. D's may actually be talented enough to keep up with the Gators on Saturday. Then again, we said the same thing about South Carolina.....



5 Keys to a Gator Victory


1. Score Early.

Florida has been absolutely dominant in the first half of their recent ball games. Playing in a hostile environment like Doak Campbell, it will be all that more important to get out in front early and shut the FSU faithful up. I don't know how effective scoring early will be at quieting the crowd though. I've seen FSU fans do their stupid little spelling thing after their team just picked up a first down in the fourth quarter of a 45-12 losing effort!



2. Instill Fear With Tebow.

Last year, the Seminoles seemed to give up once Tebow started running wild. I'd like to see if a feeling of deja vu came over the FSU D if Tebow started to repeat last season's performance. With all the NFL talk lately, this may be Tebow's last shot at FSU. You know he'll be fired up for this one!








3. Run Percy Harvin

Before there was Geno Hayes calling out Tebow only to get steamrolled. There was Myron Rolle calling out Percy Harvin only to get run right by. Two years ago, Rolle sated that Harvin didn't scare anybody on their D. He also said something to the effect that once he caught Harvin he would lay the wood on him. Harvin responded with something like Rolle couldn't catch him anyway so he wasn't too worried about it. Of course Harvin was correct. I wonder if FSU players are sick of eating crow?




4. DB's Make A Play

You bet your ass that's a picture of Avery Atkins making a play against the 'Noles. That happened to be the best game of Atkins' life. Someone from the Gators' secondary is gonna have to play that type of game on Saturday. Our cornerbacks are tiny compared to FSU's receivers, although that wasn't much of a problem against Georgia. Ahmad Black could be the key in our secondary. It would be a long day for the Noles offense if our secondary provided support for Mr. Spikes and company.






5. Invite UF's chapter of Phi Beta Sigma to Tally

Imagine if you will. You're a Florida St. receiver. You're running your route, hoping Ponder looks your way. Out of your ear hole you hear a blood curdling sound, "SIGMA!!! YOU KNOW!!!!". You immediately turn your head to see this:





You immediately give up on the play and charge into the stands to "take care of ya buness."


5 Players that need to step up


1. Louis Murphy - Murphy had a huge game last season. Plus he's a senior this year. Dallas Baker and Bubba Caldwell both had big games against the Seminoles in their final season. Time for Murphy to continue that tradition.

2. Percy Harvin - I expect Harvin to come close to the 100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving feat again. He'll probably be the go to guy out of the backfield, and I look for Tebow to throw to him more often than not.

3. Joe Haden - Haden will probably draw the assignment of Greg Carr this weekend. Carr has Haden dominated size wise. However, Haden is a rockstar, and if he plays like the ALL-SEC corner that he should be, Carr should be shut down.

4. Will Hill - With every game that asses, Will Hill sees more and more playing time. This can only be a good thing as Hill is a bona fide superstar. I wouldn't be surprised if he got a pick this weekend.

5. Emmanuel Moody - Of course I had to put Moody on this list. He finally got over 100 yards last week. Albeit against 1-aa Citadel.


Here's some highlights from last seasons beatdown to wet your whistle.




Here's what some Florida and Florida St. fans are saying about the game over at Topix. It's amazing how some Nole fans are trying to play the character card. Really??? Florida St. Fan??? Character???? Wow, they get one bright light (Rolle) and all of a sudden they're the Ivy League of the South.


My prediction

Florida - 48

Florida St. - 15 (All Gano field goals.)

"Y'all put that down. Tim Tebow is going down this week . . . he's going down this week."

Ahhh! The quote heard around Gator Nation. The sad thing is, Mr. Geno Hayes was actually a good football player prior to this comment. Of course, he completely disappeared against Tebow and the Gators.

This may have been the biggest example of words coming back to bite you in the ass in the history of mankind.

The funny thing is, most Seminole fans really believed this douchebag of an idiot.

In fact when Tebow and Hayes got into on the first drive, all the FSU fans around me began whooping and hollering like the bunch of slack jawed retard hillbillies that they are. Of course, the very next play, Tebow bulldozed a couple of Seminoles to convert a first down.

And we all know how the drive turned out....






Unfortunately there's no pansy ass Geno Hayes this year to make some ridiculous ass statement. However, I'm sure there's some shit for brains on the Seminole squad that will say something to fire Mr. Timmy up.

I'll be doing a preview on the game either tomorrow or Friday, so just replay the above highlight over and over until then.

Weekly Picks

No into this week, just straight to the picks!


Western Michigan @ Ball St.
Navy @ Northern Illinois
Texas A&M @ Texas
West Virginia @ Pittsburgh
Central Michigan @ Eastern Michigan
Mississippi St. @ Ole Miss
Ohio @ Miami(OH)
UTEP @ East Carolina
Akron @ Temple
Kent St. @ Buffalo
Colorado @ Nebraska
Bowling Green @ Toledo
Fresno St. @ Boise St.
UCLA @ Arizona St.
Georgia Tech @ Georgia
Syracuse @ Cincinnati
Miami(FL) @ NC State
South Carolina @ Clemson
Virginia @ Virginia Tech
Kansas @ Missouri
UAB @ UCF
Arkansas St. @ North Texas
Nevada @ Louisiana Tech
New Mexico St. @ Utah St.
Southern Miss @ SMU
Auburn @ Alabama
Florida @ Florida St.
Baylor @ Texas Tech
Maryland @ Boston College
North Carolina @ Duke
Tulane @ Memphis
Houston @ Rice
Tulsa @ Marshall
FIU @ Florida Atlantic
Kentucky @ Tennessee
Oregon @ Oregon St.
Vanderbilt @ Wake Forest
Oklahoma @ Oklahoma St.
Notre Dame @ USC
Washington St. @ Hawaii

Upset Alerts:

Colorado over Nebraska - The Buffs need this win to become bowl eligible. I think Coach Hawkins gets them fired up enough to win it.

North Carolina St. over Miami(FL) - Just like last season, Tom O'Brien has the Wolfpack playing like ACC champs at the end of the year. If he can just find a way to have his team play like that all season long, he may have something special.

Tennessee over Kentucky - The Wildcats may be running into a buzz saw on this one. I don't see the Vol senior class letting Coach Fulmer go out without a win.

Oklahoma St. over Oklahoma - It's Bedlam! Anything can happen.....

And the winner is.....

I admit, I've been a little out of touch with my blogging lately. Contrary to popular belief, I have a life. It's hard to maintain such a highly successful blog like this one all by my lonesome.

Anyway I'm back and better than ever. My first real blog will be dedicated to the recently announced college football awards finalists.

Here are my thoughts on the finalists, along with my predicted winner.

No one really cares about kickers or punters, so I won't waste my time on those assholes. I do like Florida St.'s Graham Gano to win the best kicker award, and I like Utah's Louie Sakoda to take home the Ray Guy award.

Maxwell Award - Basically, like the Heisman, only shittier.

1. Tim Tebow - Florida QB - The ass whooping the Gators have been handing to their opponents over the recent weeks has greatly enhanced Timmy's status for this award. Had he continue to play at the level he was to start the season, there's no way he'd make this list.

2. Graham Harrell - Texas Tech QB - This may be Harrell's best opportunity to win an award this post season. There's no way he wins the Heisman on a one loss Texas Tech team. Especially with Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford in the same conference.

3. Colt McCoy - Texas QB - Colt is playing like last year's Tebow this year. He and the Longhorns have greatly exceeded everyone's expectations thus far. Winning the Maxwell award will be a great addition to an already stellar season.

The winner should be:

Colt McCoy. The guy is pretty much UT's offense. He's a white Vince Young, except he's a better passer.

Davey O'Brien - The best QB in all the land. Usually goes to the best passing QB.

1. Graham Harrell - Texas Tech QB - The fact that he's viewed as a system QB may hurt his chances to win this one.

2. Colt McCoy - Texas QB - See above.

3. Sam Bradford - Oklahoma QB - Sammy completes the Big XII South trifecta. Bradford has been nearly flawless all season long. Good thing for him there's no such thing as defense in the Big XII.

The winner should be:

Sam Bradford. I don't think there's any doubt that Bradford is the best passer in all the land. This award should be his to take home.

Chuck Bednarik - The top defensive player in the nation.

1. Rey Maualuga - USC LB - I picked this guy to win this award in the pre-season. I'm awesome.

2. James Laurinaitis - Ohio St. LB - I hate this dude. I don't even know why. I think someone should donate a neck to him. It looks like his head just sprouts straight from his shoulders. Steroids,it's a hell of a drug....

3. Aaron Maybin - Penn St. DE - Maybin has somewhat flown under the radar this season. He's been the most consistent player on the entire Big Eleven champion Nittany Lions team. All that being said, Maybin is pretty much a throw in to go with the other two guys on this list.

The winner should be:

Rey Maualuga. He's a beast. Being the leader of the undisputed top D in all the land probably makes this a no contest.

Outland Trophy - Awarded to the fattest, dough boyiest, lard ass in the country.

1. Michael Oher - Ole Miss OL - I've professed my no-homo love for Oher all season long. If he's not one of the top 3 linemen taken in the draft, I might have to bitch slap a few skeezers.

2. Andre Smith - Alabama OL - Smith is a big, big, big, huge, gigantic, gargantuan of a man. He's also pretty large.

3. Duke Robinson - Oklahoma OL - Robinson is the leader of what is perhaps the best offensive line in the country. It's no coincidence that Sam Bradford and the Sooner offense are playing out of their minds right now.

The winner should be:

Michael Oher. He probably won't win because he's going up against two guys from media darling programs. However, Oher deserves it more than the other two guys. He's a god (Totally no homo.)

Biletnikoff Award - The wannabe Jerry Rice's of the world.

1. Dez Bryant - Oklahoma St. WR - Really exploded onto the scene this season. He may have to have a huge game in Bedlam to overcome the lead that Michael Crabtree has established.

2. Michael Crabtree - Texas Tech WR - Speaking of Crabtree, we all know Mike gets Desmond Howard's vote. It's also safe to assume that most of the other voters will be signing off on a second straight Biltenikoff award for him.

3. Jeremy Maclin - Missouri WR - Don't get me wrong, Maclin is a tremendous talent. I just think there were other receivers out there more deserving than he to be named a finalist. Jarret Dillard, Percy Harvin and Hakeem Nicks come to mind.

The winner should be:

Dez Bryant. This is just wishful thinking. We all know Crabtree has this one locked up.

Jim Thorpe Award - The best DB in the country.

1. Eric Berry - Tennessee DB - The only bright spot on UT's team this season. Sometimes I actually feel bad for this guy. Then I hear Rocky Top and immediately start vomiting.

2. Malcolm Jenkins - Ohio St. DB - Much like Laurinaitis, Jenkins turned down some serious NFL money to come back to college. Unfortunately, he won't get another run at a national title this season. However, Jenkins does have a good shot at taking this trophy home.

3. Taylor Mays - USC DB - I truly believe it's between Mays and Berry for this award. Mays may get the advantage because he's actually on a team that doesn't constantly shit on itself.

The winner should be:

Taylor Mays. Even though I think Eric Berry is a better player than Mays, the strength of the rest of the SC defense helps him win this award.

Doak Walker Award - These guys can either go on to be Barry Sanders, or Ki-Jana Carter.....

1. Shonn Greene - Iowa RB - Greene really had a breakout year this season. His play has helped to push the Hawkeyes past a lot of people's (including mine) expectations.

2. Javon Ringer - Michigan St. RB - Ringer must have the sorest shoulders in the world right now. All he did was carry an otherwise inept Spartan offense to the brink of a Big Eleven title. Also, Ringer was a mainstay on my Heisman list throughout the season.

3. Knowshon Moreno - Georgia RB - Moreno's status with the college media has fluctuated all season long. He started out as a leading Heisman candidate, only to disappear for a while. Lately, Moreno's play has been outstanding. He may not be a Heisman candidate any more, but he's definitely in the running for this award.

The winner should be:

Javon Ringer. I just think that Ringer has been the best all around back all season long. His last performance against Penn St. may hurt his chances though.

CFB 365 Power Rankings

Rank	Team Name	Record	Next Opponent
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	11-0	Auburn
2	Florida Gators	10-1	@Florida St.
3	Texas Longhorns	10-1	Texas A&M
4	Oklahoma Sooners	10-1	@ Oklahoma St.
5	USC Trojans	9-1	Notre Dame
6	Utah Utes	12-0
7	Texas Tech Red Raiders	10-1	Baylor
8	Penn St. Nittany Lions	11-1
9	Boise St. Broncos	11-0	Fresno St.
10	Ohio St. Buckeyes	10-2
11	Georgia Bulldogs	9-2	Georgia Tech
12	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	9-2	Oklahoma
13	Ball St. Cardinals	11-0	Western Michigan
14	TCU Horned Frogs	10-2
15	Missouri Tigers	9-2	Kansas
16	Cincinnati Bearcats	9-2	Syracuse
17	Oregon Ducks	8-3	@ Oregon St.
18	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	8-3	@ Georgia
19	Oregon St. Beavers	8-3	Oregon
20	BYU Cougars	10-2
21	Michigan St. Spartans	9-3
22	Northwestern Wildcats	9-3
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	7-3	@ Pittsburgh
24	Boston College Eagles	8-3	Maryland
25	Florida St. Seminoles	8-3	Florida
26	Iowa Hawkeyes	8-4
27	Ole Miss Rebels	7-4	Mississippi St.
28	California Golden Bears	7-4	Washington
29	Rice Owls	8-3	Houston
30	LSU Tigers	7-4	@ Arkansas
31	Pittsburgh Panthers	7-3	West Virginia
32	Nebraska Cornhuskers	7-4	Colorado
33	Maryland Terrapins	7-4	@ Boston College
34	Western Michigan Broncos	9-2	@ Ball St.
35	Connecticut Huskies	7-4	Pittsburgh
36	North Carolina Tar Heels	7-4	@ Duke
37	Central Michigan Chippewas	8-3	@ Eastern Michigan
38	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	6-5	Louisville
39	Air Force Falcons	8-4
40	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	9-2	@ Marshall
41	Miami(FL) Hurricanes	7-4	@ NC State
42	Virginia Tech Hokies	7-4	Virginia
43	Vanderbilt Commodores	6-5	@ Wake Forest
44	South Carolina Gamecocks	7-4	@ Clemson
45	South Florida Bulls	7-4	@ West Virginia
46	Minnesota Golden Gophers	7-5
47	East Carolina Pirates	7-4	UTEP
48	Navy Midshipmen	6-4	@ Northern Illinois
49	Kansas Jayhawks	6-5	@ Missouri
50	Arizona Wildcats	6-5	Arizona St.
51	Wisconsin Badgers	7-5
52	Kentucky Wildcats	6-5	@ Tennessee
53	Fresno St. Bulldogs	7-4	@ Boise St.
54	Buffalo Bulls	7-4	Kent St.
55	Houston Cougars	7-4	@ Rice
56	Troy Trojans	7-4	Arkansas St.
57	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	7-4	Nevada
58	Clemson Tigers	6-5	South Carolina
59	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	6-5	@ USC
60	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	6-5	Vanderbilt
61	Auburn Tigers	5-6	@ Alabama
62	Stanford Cardinal	5-7
63	North Carolina St. Wolfpack	5-6	Miami(FL)
64	Louisville Cardinals	5-6	@ Rutgers
65	Colorado Buffaloes	5-6	@ Nebraska
66	Virginia Cavaliers	5-6	@ Virginia Tech
67	Northern Illinois Huskies	6-5	Navy
68	Arizona St. Sun Devils	4-6	UCLA
69	UCLA Bruins	4-6	@ Arizona St.
70	Hawaii Warriors	6-5	Washington St.
71	Nevada Wolfpack	6-5	@ Louisiana Tech
72	San Jose St. Spartans	6-6
73	Baylor Bears	4-7	@ Texas Tech
74	Arkansas Razorbacks	4-7	LSU
75	Illinois Fighting Illini	5-7
76	Arkansas St. Red Wolves	5-5	@ North Texas
77	Duke Blue Devils	4-7	North Carolina
78	Colorado St. Rams	6-6
79	Kansas St. Wildcats	5-7
80	Memphis Tigers	5-6	Tulane
81	UTEP Miners	5-6	@ East Carolina
82	Texas A&M Aggies	4-7	@ Texas
83	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	5-6	@ SMU
84	Tennessee Volunteers	4-7	Kentucky
85	Purdue Boilermakers	4-8
86	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	4-7	@ Ole Miss
87	Florida Atlantic Owls	5-6	FIU
88	UCF Knights	4-7	UAB
89	New Mexico Lobos	4-8
90	UNLV Rebels	5-7
91	Akron Zips	5-6	@ Temple
92	Bowling Green Falcons	5-6	@ Toledo
93	Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns	5-6	Middle Tennessee
94	Temple Owls	4-7	Akron
95	Florida International Golden Panthers	4-6	@ FAU
96	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	5-6	@ UL-Lafayette
97	Marshall Thundering Herd	4-7	Tulsa
98	Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks	4-8
99	Syracuse Orange	3-8	@ Cincinnati
100	Indiana Hoosiers	3-9
101	Ohio Bobcats	3-8	@ Miami(OH)
102	Wyoming Cowboys	4-8
103	Toledo Rockets	3-8	Bowling Green
104	Michigan Wolverines	3-9
105	Army Black Knights	3-8	Navy
106	New Mexico St. Aggies	3-8	@ Utah St.
107	Kent St. Golden Flashes	3-8	@ Buffalo
108	UAB Blazers	3-8	@ UCF
109	Tulane Green Wave	2-9	@ Memphis
110	Iowa St. Cyclones	2-10
111	Utah St. Aggies	2-9	New Mexico St.
112	Washington St. Cougars	2-10	@ Hawaii
113	Miami(OH) Redhawks	2-9	Ohio
114	Eastern Michigan Eagles	2-9	Central Michigan
115	SMU Mustangs	1-10	Southern Miss
116	Idaho Vandals	2-10
117	San Diego St. Aztecs	2-10
118	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	2-10	@ FIU
119	North Texas Mean Green	1-10	Arkansas St.
120	Washington Huskies	0-11	@ California