POWER 27 Years SWEEP ELEVEN NFL $ 00 POWER SWEEPS 2007-’10 www.ncsports.com25 (ALL H’S WINNING) © 2010 Northcoast Sports Service Volume 28 Issue 16 & 17 Dec. 16, 2010 - Jan. 10, 2011 1-800-654-3448 ★ 35 BOWL DOUBLE ISSUE! ★ BOWL ISSUE 65-30 68% LAST 3 YEARS!!! NFL SELECTIONS FOR WK 15 & 16 INSIDE! NORTHCOAST SPORTS SERVICE P.O. BOX 450829 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44145 NEWS AND NOTES DOUBLE BOWL ISSUE playing 7 gms vs teams with winning records but played our #65 toughest schedule including This issue of Power Sweep is a special double issue which has 35 bowl game forecasts games against 2-9 Eastern Illinois, 4-8 Ball St and 3-9 Minnesota. Per the NCAA, Kentucky plus the 15th & 16th weeks of the NFL. This action-packed double issue traditionally does faced the #103 toughest schedule with an opp W/L % of 45.9% facing 4 teams with winning exceptionally well, with a 22 year record of 64% on the ★ basis. This is our biggest and best records but took on our #57 schedule facing 6-6 Louisville, 6-6 Georgia, 4-8 Mississippi and 6-6 bowl issue ever, as it contains many Key Selections for the bowls and is 32 FULL pages!!!! Tennessee that were all better than their records indicate. Washington had the toughest slate Let’s go over this super Double Bowl Issue so you can utilize it to the fullest. All of the Bowl among bowl teams and Middle Tenn had the easiest. The 2010 bowl teams are in boldface. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Selections are rated from 1 to 4 with 4 ’s being the highest. 3 & 4 Selections are 1 Oregon St 31 Baylor 61 BYU 91 WKU considered Key Selections. 2★’s are considered Other Selections. The 1★ plays are very 2 Washington St 32 Alabama 62 Northwestern 92 Toledo light selections and are to be played nowhere near as strong as the Key Selections. We have 3 Washington 33 Illinois 63 USF 93 Florida Atlantic a half page dedicated to EVERY bowl game which should provide every piece of information 4 UCLA 34 Wake Forest 64 Virginia Tech 94 Houston that you will need. Read each bowl write-up and we think you will find them to be the most 5 South Carolina 35 Oklahoma St 65 Iowa 95 Boise St in-depth write-ups available. We supply much more information than just our selections for 6 USC 36 Mississippi 66 Utah St 96 ULM this year’s bowl games. 7 Colorado 37 Clemson 67 Virginia 97 Nevada Included in this issue are our exclusive Power Plays forecasts for each game. Power 8 Iowa St 38 Missouri 68 Michigan St 98 Miami, Oh Plays takes into account things like: strength of opponents faced, and is adjusted after 9 Arizona St 39 NC State 69 SMU 99 Tulsa games for weather, garbage yards, injuries, etc. It is the most accurate set of power ratings 10 Stanford 40 Purdue 70 New Mexico St 100 Arkansas St 11 Vanderbilt 41 Texas Tech 71 Ohio St 101 San Diego St in the country. These forecasts give you a projected box score for each game so you can 12 Auburn 42 San Jose St 72 Rice 102 FIU see a possible outcome for the game. The forecasts include yards rushing, yards passing, 13 California 43 Georgia 73 Syracuse 103 Temple turnovers, special teams edges and, of course, a score based on the Power Plays ratings. 14 Florida St 44 Cincinnati 74 West Virginia 104 Akron They also list the average opponent power rating of the teams that they faced this year. 15 Miami, Fl 45 Kansas 75 Rutgers 105 TCU Keep in mind these projections are based solely on the Power Plays statistical formulas. Our 16 Mississippi St 46 Texas 76 Louisiana Tech 106 Kent St Power Sweep projected winner at the bottom of each bowl takes into account ALL factors, 17 Florida 47 Kansas St 77 Louisville 107 C Michigan including the Power Plays numbers, emotion, bowl experience, talent matchups, turf edge, 18 Oklahoma 48 Georgia Tech 78 Connecticut 108 Buffalo momentum, special teams, coaching, etc. Many times the intangibles in bowls outweigh the 19 Minnesota 49 New Mexico 79 E Michigan 109 North Texas pure statistical forecasts. We supply the projected forecasts at the top of the page to give 20 Duke 50 Nebraska 80 Fresno St 110 Hawaii 21 Arizona 51 Wyoming 81 Marshall 111 Southern Miss you some solid statistical information. 22 Texas A&M 52 Penn St 82 Navy 112 Army On page 32 of this newsletter you’ll find the Computer Corner Power Ratings forecasts 23 UNLV 53 Oregon 83 Air Force 113 Troy for the bowls. The Computer Corner Plays are rated in different categories and, of course, 24 North Carolina 54 Boston College 84 Tulane 114 UCF the higher the difference between the Computer Forecast and the actual Vegas Line, the 25 Notre Dame 55 Maryland 85 Utah 115 Ball St stronger the play is. They are strictly the computer’s forecast & do not take into account all 26 LSU 56 Memphis 86 UAB 116 Ohio the intangibles that our overall write-ups do. These projections have done very well through 27 Michigan 57 Kentucky 87 Louisiana 117 UTEP the years. The bowl checklists included with each bowl write-up are invaluable as every 28 Pittsburgh 58 East Carolina 88 Wisconsin 118 W Michigan stat and ranking is analyzed with checks going to the better unit. Each check represents 29 Arkansas 59 Colorado St 89 Idaho 119 N Illinois approximately one point. 30 Tennessee 60 Indiana 90 Bowling Green 120 Middle Tennessee Page 28 will be our Pro Selections for Week 16 in the NFL. These selections will be made Above ratings are based on overall strength of schedule. Now take a look at the toughest on Sunday (Dec 12th) two weeks before the games are played. The Week 15 results will be schedules of opponents units faced: unknown. This is not easy to do as the Week 15 results will determine the next week’s selections Rush Offenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of rushing offenses: as well as playoff chances. Due to that uncertainty we will not have an NFL 4★ for that week, 1.) Oregon St, 2.) Duke, 3.) Notre Dame, 4.) California, 5.) Minnesota, 6.) Washington, but we will have ★ rated Key Selections. Last year we forecasted the NFL Week 17 two weeks 7.) Miami, Fl, 8.) Arizona St, 9.) South Carolina, 10.) Tennessee in advance and went 3-0 on the Key Selections (8-0 on H’s) and 2-0 on the 3H Totals!! We Pass Offenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of passing offenses: do put a lot of work into the advance forecasts and they have done well throughout the years. 1.) Texas A&M, 2.) Texas Tech, 3.) Oklahoma St, 4.) Rice, 5.) Oklahoma, 6.) Colorado, The staff here at Northcoast Sports would like to wish you & your family Happy Holidays 7.) New Mexico St, 8.) Utah St, 9.) Texas, 10.) Baylor & a prosperous New Year. As always, thank you for reading Power Sweep. We hope to hear Rush Defenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of rush defenses: from you in our questionnaire which will be coming in the next couple of issues. 1.) Oregon St, 2.) Washington, 3.) Washington St, 4.) UCLA, 5.) Notre Dame, 6.) Auburn, Who Faced the Toughest Schedule in 2010? 7.) California, 8.) Vanderbilt, 9.) South Carolina, 10.) USC What makes our Toughest Opponents Faced rank- Pass Defenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of pass defenses: ings far superior to the NCAA method is that ours 1.) Wyoming, 2.) Iowa St, 3.) Colorado St, 4.) Auburn, 5.) Oregon St, 6.) Baylor, 7.) New takes into account 9 sets of power ratings, combines Mexico, 8.) Mississippi, 9.) Duke, 10.) Florida St them and factors in every team’s schedule this year. Total Offenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of scoring offenses: We did this not only for the bowl teams, but for all 1.) Oregon St, 2.) South Carolina, 3.) Arizona, 4.) UCLA, 5.) Washington, 6.) Oklahoma, 7.) Mississippi St, 8.) Arizona St, 9.) California, 10.) Notre Dame the NCAA teams & found out which teams played Total Defenses - Here are the teams that took on the 10 toughest slates of scoring defenses: the toughest schedules this year. Iowa ranked #34 1.) Washington, 2.) Florida St, 3.) Florida, 4.) Oregon St, 5.) Washington St, 6.) Duke, in the NCAA rankings with an opp W/L % of 57.3% 7.) North Carolina, 8.) Auburn, 9.) Miami, Fl, 10.) Michigan Date Bowl Game Time (ET) TV TEAM VS TEAM NC LINE TTL Dec. 18 New Mexico Bowl 2:00 pm ESPN BYU vs UTEP 10 11' 50 Dec. 18 Humanitarian Bowl 5:30 pm ESPN N Illinois vs Fresno St F-6 1 59 BCS STANDINGS Dec. 18 New Orleans Bowl 9:00 pm ESPN Ohio vs Troy O-1' 1' 58 BCS Harris Poll USA Today Computer Rankings Dec. 21 Beef O'Brady's Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN Southern Miss vs Louisville 3 3 57 TEAM AVG RK PTS % RK PTS % AVG A&H RB CM KM JS PW % Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN Utah vs Boise St 7 17 60' 1 Auburn .9866 1 2809 .9856 2 1437 .9742 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.000 Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN Navy vs San Diego St 7 5' 60'

FAV is Underlined FAV 2 Oregon .9720 2 2773 .9730 1 1450 .9831 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .960 Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN Hawaii vs Tulsa 4 10' 73 Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 8:30 pm ESPN FIU vs Toledo F-3 1' 56 3 TCU .9102 3 2613 .9168 3 1348 .9139 3 3 3 4 4 7 3 .900 Dec. 27 Independence Bowl 5:00 pm espn2 Air Force vs Georgia Tech 4 3 56 4 Stanford .8365 5 2421 .8495 5 1239 .8400 5 8 7 5 5 4 5 .820 Dec. 28 Champs Sports 6:30 pm ESPN NC State vs West Virginia 7 3 48' 5 Wisconsin .8041 4 2443 .8572 4 1276 .8651 8 5 4 12 10 12 8 .690 Dec. 28 Insight Bowl 10:00 pm ESPN Missouri vs Iowa I-5 1 47 6 Ohio State .7660 6 2293 .8046 6 1200 .8136 9 6 6 7 13 16 10 .680 Dec. 29 Military Bowl 2:30 pm ESPN East Carolina vs Maryland 4 7 68 Dec. 29 Texas Bowl 6:00 pm ESPN Illinois vs Baylor 2 2 62' 7 Oklahoma .7297 9 1926 .6758 8 1008 .6834 4 4 11 3 6 5 6 .830 Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl 9:15 pm ESPN Arizona vs Oklahoma St 3 6 65' 8 Arkansas .7274 8 1992 .6989 8 1008 .6834 6 9 8 11 3 3 4 .800 Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl Noon ESPN Army vs SMU 13 8 52 9 Michigan St .6922 7 2104 .7382 7 1104 .7485 11 7 12 8 15 14 11 .590 Dec. 30 Pinstripe Bowl 3:30 pm ESPN Kansas St vs Syracuse S-3 1 47' 10 Boise State .6137 10 1800 .6316 10 914 .6197 11 13 5 9 14 15 9 .590 Dec. 30 Music City Bowl 6:30 pm ESPN North Carolina vs Tennessee T-3 2 50 Dec. 30 Holiday Bowl 10:00 pm ESPN Washington vs Nebraska 10 13' 52' 11 LSU .6134 11 1625 .5702 12 826 .5600 7 11 9 10 7 6 7 .710 Dec. 31 Car Care Bowl Noon ESPN USF vs Clemson 7 4' 40' 12 Missouri .5276 13 1368 .4800 14 712 .4827 10 10 18 6 11 9 12 .620 Dec. 31 Sun Bowl 2:00 pm CBS Miami vs Notre Dame 3 3 47 13 Virginia Tech .5032 12 1623 .5695 11 900 .6102 18 18 16 16 21 20 17 .330 Dec. 31 Liberty Bowl 3:30 pm ESPN Georgia vs UCF 10 6' 55' 14 Oklahoma St .4897 15 1232 .4323 13 718 .4868 13 12 13 13 9 11 15 .550 Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl 7:30 pm ESPN South Carolina vs Florida St 4 3 54' Jan. 1 TicketCity Bowl Noon ESPN Northwestern vs Texas Tech 6 9' 60' 15 Nevada .4336 14 1302 .4568 15 640 .4339 16 17 14 15 17 18 14 .410 Jan. 1 Outback Bowl 1:00 pm ABC Florida vs Penn St 7 7 48 16 Alabama .4328 16 1155 .4053 18 521 .3532 14 15 10 18 12 8 13 .540 Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl 1:00 pm ESPN Michigan St vs Alabama 15 10 52 17 Texas A&M .4151 18 1077 .3779 17 542 .3675 15 14 19 14 8 10 16 .500 Jan. 1 Gator Bowl 1:30 pm espn2 Mississippi St vs Michigan 5 5 59' 18 Nebraska .3967 17 1136 .3986 16 607 .4115 17 16 17 17 16 13 18 .380 Jan. 1 Rose Bowl 5:00 pm ESPN TCU vs Wisconsin 3 2' 58' Jan. 1 Fiesta Bowl 8:30 pm ESPN Connecticut vs Oklahoma 21 17 55 19 Utah .2549 19 685 .2404 19 375 .2542 19 20 15 19 19 21 19 .270 Jan. 3 Orange Bowl 8:30 pm ESPN Virginia Tech vs Stanford 3 3 57' 20 S Carolina .2418 20 631 .2214 20 345 .2339 19 19 20 20 18 17 20 .270 Jan. 4 Sugar Bowl 8:30 pm ESPN Arkansas vs Ohio St 6 3' 57' 21 Mississippi St .1828 22 500 .1754 22 255 .1729 21 22 21 25 20 19 21 .200 Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl 8:00 pm ESPN Middle Tenn vs Miami, Oh MT-4 1' 48' 22 W Virginia .1330 21 519 .1821 21 261 .1769 24 24 0 23 0 0 24 .040 Jan. 7 Cotton Bowl 8:00 pm FOX Texas A&M vs LSU 4' 1 49 Jan. 8 Compass Bowl Noon ESPN Pittsburgh vs Kentucky 7 3 53 23 Florida St .1140 23 274 .0961 23 156 .1058 22 21 22 21 24 24 23 .140

BOWL MATCHUPS AND LINES MATCHUPS BOWL Jan. 9 Fight Hunger Bowl 9:00 pm ESPN Nevada vs Boston College 4' 9' 55 24 Hawaii .0778 24 191 .0670 25 98 .0664 23 23 24 22 25 0 22 .100 Jan. 10 National Championship 8:30 pm ESPN Auburn vs Oregon 3 3 74 25 UCF .0545 25 190 .0667 24 143 .0969 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DOUBLE BOWL ISSUE AND HOW TO USE IT We have been hard at work putting together our jam-packed Double Bowl Issue of Power Sweep as this is our biggest and best issue of the season. The Double Bowl Issue is 32 full pages loaded with HOW TO USE THE STATS IN EACH WRITEUP: In all bowl game the most information available on the bowls, including selections. We have complete write-ups on all 35 stats Bold/Capital = 1st Tm All-Conference • Bold only = 2nd Tm All-Conf bowl games. The key to the right shows how we coded the Individual Player stats. This issue provides • Bold/Capital/Underline = All-American • Italics = out for the game. our exclusive Power Plays forecasts for each game. Power Plays takes into account things like: strength of opponents played, weather, garbage yards, injuries, etc. It is the most accurate set of Power Ratings in the country. These forecasts give you a projected box ‘07-10 REG SSN GAMES OF MONTH (Y) score for each game so you can get an idea of how it will be played. The forecasts include yards rushing, yards passing, turnovers, special teams edges and, of course, a score based on the Power Plays Ratings. They also list the Average Opponent Power Rating that they faced this year. These projections are based solely on the Power Plays statistical formulas. Our Power Sweep selections at the bottom of each bowl takes into account ALL factors, including the Power Plays numbers, 27-10 73%! emotion, bowl experience, talent matchups, turf edge, momentum, special teams, coaching, etc. Many times the intangibles in bowls outweigh the pure statistical 2007 Sept GOM's 5H FAU (+7) 42 Minnesota 39 WIN forecasts. We supply the Power Plays projected forecast at the top of the page to give you some solid statistical information. We have not provided a score as we 4H Atlanta (+3) 26 Houston 16 WIN had done in the past (always right at the number) because we did not want to commit to the Over or Under on Dec 12th (press time for this issue) and we want 2007 Oct GOM's to have yet another huge winning year with the Private Play Hotline Triple Totals Plays (45-27 63% on units last 9 years!). The bowl checklists are invaluable as 5H Texas A&M (+3) 11 Kansas 19 loss 4H Over 45 Cleveland (27)/STL (20) WIN every stat and ranking is analyzed with checks going to the better unit. Each check represents approximately one point. Our next Power Sweep will be available 2007 Nov GOM's December 28th so don't call next week looking for the next issue. You are all set as in addition to Week 15 of the NFL, Week 16 is also included in this issue. 5H USF (-16’) 41 Syracuse 10 WIN 4H OVER 60 UAB 9/Memphis 25 loss BOWL ISSUE 65-30 68% L3Y 154-75 67% on H's!!! 4H Tampa Bay (-3) 31 Atlanta 7 WIN We look forward to the outcome of this year's Double Bowl Issue! The last 3 years anyone who purchased the Double Bowl Issue has enjoyed a record of 2007 NFL GOY!! 65-30 68% winners and on the H basis 154-75 67% with the 4H's the last 2 years going 7-3 70%! As mentioned above, we have included both NFL Week 5H Tennessee (-3) 26 KC 17 WIN 2008 Sept GOM's 15 and Week 16 in this issue. There will NOT be a Power Sweep sent out next week and there will be no changes to the Power Sweep Issue for the NFL Week 4H Atlanta (-6) 38 KC 14 WIN 16. If you have not renewed your subscription to Power Sweep for the 2011 season, time to save is running out. Sign up now for 2011 as you will be paying just 5H Florida St (-5') 39 Colo 21 WIN $79 to renew for download (add $40 for mail delivery) and when you become a 2011 subscriber, you will be offered special pricing on all of the 2010 season Late 2008 October GOM's 4H NY Giants (+3) 21 PIT 14 WIN Phone Packages! On 1/1/11 there will be a price increase so make sure to renew before year's end! All bonus offers are included, just see page 32 for details! 4'H OVER 59’ UNLV (35) BYU (45) GOY WIN H 4’H UNDER 54’ Texas 38 Colorado 14 GOM WIN “Big H Rated Plays” for 2010 Season: 5 NFL GAME OF THE YEAR ON NEW ORLEANS WINS!!! 5H Ohio St (-3) 45 Mich St 7 WIN Top Preseason Game HOU (-3’) 23 DAL 7 covered by 12’ SUNDAY LATE PHONES GO 3-0 100%!! 2008 November GOM's Sept Totals GOM Over 63’ Troy(38) Okl St (41) covered by 15’ 5H Ohio St (-11) 45 N’western 10 GOY WIN NFL September GOM ATL (-6’) 41 ARZ 7 covered by 27’ TRIPLE BOWL TOTALS PLAYS 45-27 63% L/9Y! 4H Atlanta (-6') 20 Denver 24 loss Sept College GOM BC (+4) 0 VT 19 loss 2008 NFL GOY October Totals GOM Under 44 LSU (16) Tenn (14) covered by 14 POST SEASON LATE PHONES S/'07 38-19 67%!!! 5H Green Bay (-6) 21 Houston 24 loss October College GOM Miss St (-5) 47 Houston 24 covered by 18 Last week we told you that Sunday was the strongest card for the entire NFL season. 2009 Sept GOM’s NFL October GOM CHI (-5’) 20 SEA 23 loss That is why we picked it for the release of the 2010 NFL GOY. We released a 5H on 4H Oakland (+2) 3 Denver 23 loss 5H Top Weekly Side Play Georgia (-4) 44 Kentucky 31 covered by 9 4H OVER 52' Mid Tenn (21)/N Texas(37) WIN 2010 Totals GOY Over 59 Arkansas (41) S Carolina (20) covered by 2 New Orleans (-9) over St Louis, an easy 31-13 winner. That brings our Big Play record 5H Clemson (-7) 25 Boston Coll 7 WIN 4'H Top Weekly Side Play Florida (-14) 55 Vanderbilt 14 covered by 27 for the year to 11-2 85% (see left). The last 21 5H Plays that we have released, have 2009 OCT GOM'S 5H College Game of the Year Kentucky (-15) 38 Vanderbilt 20 covered by 3 a record of 15-6 71%!!!! There are still two more Games of the Year to be released. 4H Indianapolis (-14) 42 St Louis 6 WIN NFL November GOM BAL (-11’) 37 CAR 13 covered by 12' 4H UNDER 51 Arizona (27)/UCLA (13) WIN 5H 2010 NFL GOY NEW ORLEANS (-9) 31 St Louis 13 covered by 9 On the day our NFL Late Phones went a perfect 3-0 and we also released a 4H Small 5H SMU (+7) 35 Navy 38 (OT) WIN College Play on E Washington on Saturday, taking our IAA Playoff record on LPS to 2009 NOV GOM'S 5H Wisconsin (-11) 31 Indiana 28 GOY loss 11-2 85% This Season!! 4-0 100% this year. Over the last 3 Post Seasons, our Late Phone Selections have 4'H UNDER 50' Wisc (31)/N'wstrn (33) GOY loss Avg cover by 13.6 points !!! produced 38-19 67% winners!!!! We have Bowl and NFL Playoff Plays of the Year still 4H NY Giants (-7) 34 Atlanta 31 OT loss to come. Remember, our Bowl Play of the Year is the ONLY Play of the Year that is NOT 2009 DEC GOM 5H Indianapolis (-6’) 28 Denver 16 GOY WIN announced to the public. You must be signed up for the Bowl Package or the Post Season Package to make sure that you receive our highest rated Late Phone 2010 Sept GOM’s Selection for the 2010-'11 Bowl Season (see last pg). Also, Northcoast will release a Bowl Total on every bowl. They will be available on the Private Play Hotline 4H OVER 63' Oklahoma St (41)/Troy(38) WIN through the Northcoast Debit Card System for $9 per play. Our PPH rates the Post Season Totals as Single, Double and Triple Plays. Over the last 9 years our 4H Atlanta (-6') 41 Arizona 7 WIN Totals Plays released as TRIPLE Plays have gone 45-27 63%!!! You will not want to miss out on any bowl totals releases this post season. Make sure that you 5H Boston College (+4) 0 Virg Tech 19 loss 2010 OCT GOM’s sign up for the Post Season Package, which not only will give you every LPS released on the bowls, but also every PPH Bowl Total! Our College Totals for the 4H UNDER 44 LSU (16)/Tennessee (14) WIN reg season rated 3'H and higher are 31-15 67% since 2007 and the College Totals rated as 4H releases are 20-8 71% the last 28!! 5H Mississippi St (-5) 47 Houston 24 WIN BUTTON #9 4H Chicago (-5') 20 Seattle 23 loss • FREE PLAYS DAILY! 2010 NOV GOM’s 63-28-1 4'H OVER 59 Arkansas (41)/S Carolina (20) GOY WIN • LINE, WEATHER & INJURY UPDATES 5H Kentucky (-15) 38 Vanderbilt 20 GOY WIN S/Sept 1269% 4H Baltimore (-11’) 37 Carolina 13 WIN 1-347-677-1700 THE MOST COMPLETE COMP PHONE IN THE COUNTRY! 2010 NFL GOY The Newsletter Contest 5H New Orleans (-9) 31 St Louis 13 WIN We welcome back the Newsletter contest for the 2010 football season. We are happy to provide you with the records and standings from the Power Sweep, Gold Sheet, Power Plays, the Sports Reporter, Winning Points, Pointwise and Playbook. The newslet- ters are graded from the lines in USA Today. There will be 6 categories in all. Net winners in College, NFL, and combined as well as the win percentage in College, NFL and combined. An (*) indicates that a Sunday or Monday night game is pending. College Wins College Win % NFL Wins NFL Win % Combined Wins Combined Win % Power Plays 77-59-2 +18 Sports Reporter 58.2% Playbook 46-29-4 +17 Playbook 61.3% Playbook 64-49-5 +15 Playbook 56.6% Sports Reporter 32-23-1 +9 Power Plays 56.6% Winning Points 29-24-2 +5 Gold Sheet 54.8% Power Plays 86-75-3 +11 Winning Points 53.8% Pointwise 56-48-3 +8 Pointwise 53.8% Gold Sheet 23-19 +4 Winning Points 54.7% Winning Points 70-60-5 +10 Power Plays 53.4% Winning Points 41-36-3 +5 Winning Points 53.2% Power Sweep 14-14 0 Power Sweep 50.0% Pointwise 89-83-5 +6 Sports Reporter 52.4% Playbook 18-20-1 -2 Playbook 47.4% Pointwise 33-35-2 -2 Pointwise 48.5% Sports Reporter 43-39-1 +4 Pointwise 51.7% Power Sweep 25-30 -5 Power Sweep 45.5% Sports Reporter 11-16 -5 Sports Reporter 40.7% Power Sweep 39-44 -5 Power Sweep 47.0% Gold Sheet 21-31-2 -10 Gold Sheet 40.4% Power Plays 9-16-1 -7 Power Plays 36.0% Gold Sheet 44-50-2 -6 Gold Sheet 46.8% UTEP HC Price said that TY’s squad was the most snakebitten, inj-plagued tm that he had been UTEP NEW MEXICO BYU a part of but many inj’d players participated in gms that he thought was extremely unlikely. This is (6-6) (6-6) the 3rd bowl for Price at UTEP (0-2 SU/ATS) and 8th overall as he went 3-2 SU and 2-3 ATS with BOWL WSU. BYU was revived after the USU loss when DC Hill was fired and HC Mendenhall took over DC December 18, 2010 • 2:00 pm ESPN • University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM duties (DC here before HC). The “Band of Brothers” t-shirts returned to the sidelines and BYU pulled POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. the upset of SDSt. After an expected loss to TCU, BYU reeled off 4 str wins and landed here. After UTEP 112 190 16 2.5 44 89.0 5 str appearances in the LV Bowl, many would expect BYU to be disappointed here, but the young BYU 218 215 28 1.7 – 99.4 Cougs must feel a sense of accomplishment after the dismal start to the ssn. The Miners have 12 Sr st’rs among their 18 upperclassmen while BYU has 6 Sr’s and 15 upperclassmen. UTEP has ply’d MINERS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 5-7 COUGARS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 3-9 3 bowl caliber tms going 1-2 SU (2-1 ATS) and being outscored 34-26 and outgained 493-346 while RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG the Cougars took on 7 going 2-5 SU (4-3 ATS) being outscored 26-15 and outgained 383-297. The Joe Banyard #221 12/5 107 627 15 612 8 5.7 JJ Di Luigi #94 12/9 158 849 30 819 7 5.2 Donald Buckram #419 7/6 75 340 15 325 1 4.3 Bryan Kariya #260 12/9 131 532 13 519 5 4.0 Miners are playing in Albuquerque for the 2nd time TY (beat NM Oct 2nd). Vernon Frazier #299 11/0 38 244 13 231 2 6.1 Joshua Quezada #100 12/0 84 415 11 404 4 4.8 The senior-laden UTEP off (10 Sr st’rs) ranks #83 as they avg’d 26 ppg and 371 ypg. QB Vittatoe set Leilyon Myers #183JC 12/0 50 218 5 213 6 4.3 Riley Nelson #65 3/3 31 163 15 148 1 4.8 James Thomas II #209 12/4 37 221 20 201 0 5.4 Jake Heaps #2 12/9 34 78 178 -100 1 -2.9 the schl’s all-time pass record mid-ssn but inj’s to his shldr and most notably his ankle hampered him in Trevor Vittatoe #164 12/12 47 247 106 141 0 3.0 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT the 2H of the yr as he threw for career-lows in att, comp, yds and comp %. In fact over his L/2Y Vittatoe PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Jake Heaps #2 12/9 349 194 55.6 2052 11 8 had a 36-23 ratio vs a 58-16 mark over his 1st 2. RB Buckram was the #1 rusher in CUSA LY but a slew Trevor Vittatoe #164 12/12 378 206 54.5 2511 19 10 Riley Nelson #65 3/3 40 20 50.0 205 2 1 James Thomas II #209 12/4 12 6 50.0 135 1 0 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG of inj’s kept him out of 5 full gms and parts of others. TCU trans Banyard took the bulk of the carries early RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG JJ DiLuigi #94 12/9 42 422 10.0 1 48 on with Buckram out. WR Adams was Vittatoe’s go-to-guy almost the entire ssn as he leads the tm in Kris Adams #306 12/12 44 917 20.8 11 73 Cody Hoffman #581 12/9 34 390 11.5 4 37 rec, yds, ypc and TD rec and has 3 more TD rec than the rest of the tm comb! The OL consists of 5 Sr Marlon McClure #628 11/3 26 305 11.7 1 30 McKay Jacobson #38 12/10 33 378 11.5 1 36 Evan Davis #373 11/5 24 292 12.2 3 33 Luke Ashworth #160 12/2 31 359 11.6 6 62 st’rs and avg a large 6’5” 307. The group paved the way for 150 ypg (4.6) while all’g just 14 sks (3.5%). Pierce Hunter #233 12/3 17 253 14.9 2 48 Marcus Mathews #131 8/0 8 136 17.0 0 32 The def (#102) all’d 25 ppg and 404 ypg. The tm all’d just 300 ypg in their 6 wins but gave up an amazing Donavon Kemp #340 7/7 18 181 10.1 2 24 Bryan Kariya #260 12/12 21 122 5.8 0 14 508 ypg in their 6 defeats. The DL avg 6’2” 273 (1 Sr) and all’d 181 ypg rush (4.9) while recording 12 of Joe Banyard #221 12/5 17 107 6.3 0 17 Devin Mahina #32 11/5 9 98 10.9 0 22 James Thomas II #209 12/4 11 101 9.2 0 28 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 the tm’s 14 sks (86%). The LB unit was led by the trio of Irving, Carter and Smith. S Braxton Amy was PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Riley Stephenson #14 12 49 2022 41.3 6 35.8 0 19 granted a 6th yr by the NCAA bolstering the unit but he suffered a career-ending leg inj in wk 2 giving Ian Campbell #625JC 12 45 1986 44.1 7 36.5 0 15 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Jeune the starting gig (led tm in tkls). UTEP has our #64 pass D rating all’g 223 ypg (61%) with a 20-9 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Mitch Payne #73 12 30-32 10-11 2-2 4-7 0-0 16-20 48 Dakota Warren #232JC 12 39-39 7-8 1-2 1-5 2-4 11-19 57 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT ratio. They brought in 2 JC’s to handle the tm’s kicking duties while McClure handled both the return POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT DB Andrew Rich #134JC 12/12 106 0 6.5 7 3 duties with 2 TD’s. The coverage units all’d 22.3 on KR and 11.6 on PR (#16 overall ST rating). S Wiston Jeune #337JC 12/5 79 0 1.5 4 0 LB Shane Hunter #478JC 12/12 81 0 3.5 5 2 LB Jamie Irving #313 12/12 78 0 4.5 0 1 DB Brian Logan #149JC 12/11 49 0 1 6 2 BYU began the season using dual-QB’s after the loss of 4x 3,000 yd passer Max Hall. After a ssn CB Travaun Nixon #101JC 11/8 69 0 2 8 3 LB Brandon Ogletree #119 10/7 47 0.5 4.5 3 1 opening win, BYU lost the next 2 with the QB combo of Heaps and Nelson avg just 155 ypg (50%) LB Isaiah Carter #245 10/7 67 0 2.5 3 1 DL Vic So’oto #28 12/12 44 4 6.5 1 1 with a 1-2 ratio. Nelson was ruled OFY (shoulder) in the 3rd gm and the off was handed to true Fr LB Royzell Smith #239 11/8 67 1 2 2 1 LB Austin Jorgensen #198 12/3 43 1 1 0 0 S DeShawn Grayson #175 12/10 64 0 0 5 0 DB Travis Uale #510 11/8 41 0 0 0 0 Heaps. Heaps threw for 499 yds (52%) but had an 0-2 ratio in the next two losses. The top rusher/ LB Anthony Morrow #560 11/4 58 0 1 3 0 LB Jordan Pendleton #88 6/5 38 2 1.5 1 0 rec is Di Luigi and while he will set no records, he has done a nice job of filling in for 3x 1,000 yd CB Antwon Blake #408 12/12 56 0 2 10 0 DB Brandon Bradley #262 12/12 37 0 2 4 1 rusher Unga. The OL avg 6’5” 314 with 1 Sr st’r and is paving the way for 164 ypg (4.2) rush. They’ve CB Drew Thomas #699 12/4 41 0 3 5 1 LB Jadon Wagner – 11/8 35 1 5 1 0 DL Greg Watkins #322 12/1 35 3 0 0 1 LB Kyle Van Noy #38 12/2 33 2 4.5 1 0 started every gm together and have all’d 21 sks (5.4%) although 8 of those came in the loss to Fla St. PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Overall, the Coug offense ranks #78. The DL is anchored by emotional leader So’oto who tops the Marlon McClure 13 182 14.0 0 Marlon McClure 27 805 29.8 2 JD Falslev 13 94 7.2 0 O’Neil Chambers 15 316 21.1 0 team with 10.5 tfl. The DL has recorded 10 of the tm’s 20 sks TY and all’s 4.1 ypc. The Cougs have UTEP BYU UTEP BYU UTEP BYU UTEP BYU our #46 rated D. The secondary is led by S Andrew Rich who is the tm’s top tkl’r while diminutive CB UTEP’s Price has not been to a bowl in 4Y QB - - RB - - WR 4 - CCH - 4 Logan (5’6”) ranks #3. BYU ranks #24 in our pass eff D rankings all’g 188 ypg (54%) with a 17-13 UTEP BYU CHECKLIST COMMENTS while Mendenhall has been to 5 straight. ratio. The ST’s unit ranks #61 behind record setting PK Payne. The Cougs have not had a KR TD in Turf/ BYU will travel but UTEP is driving distance 155 gms (dating back to ‘98) and suffered with the midseason susp and subsequent dismissal of OL - - UTEP avg 6-5 307, 5 Sr, 14 sk all’d (3.5%), 4.6 ypc. 1/2 - BYU avg 6-5 314, 1 Sr, 21 sk all’d (5.4%), 4.2 ypc. Crowd away and the NM Bowl wanted them here. KR/PR Chambers. The return units allow 5.8 ypr on PR and 22.7 on KR. Both QB’s around 55% and UTEP wants to UTEP is thrilled to be back in a bowl after a 4 year hiatus and HC Price called this a snake-bit DL - 4 UTEP avg 6-2 273, 1 Sr, 12 of tm 14 sk, 4.9 ypc. MTCH - - BYU avg 6-4 276, 1 Sr, 10 of tm 20 sk, 4.1 ypc. run but BYU can stop them. season with inj’s. They are led by RB Buckram who LY had 1,600 yds and should now be healthy. 4 UTEP excited to be in any bowl and is BYU finished the season winning 4 of 5 gms and covering the final 4 with the defense excelling after LB - Irving #2 tkl’r w/78, 4.5 tfl, Carter #4, 2.5 tfl. INT 4 - OVERALL - Hunter #2 tkl’r w/81, 3.5 tfl, Ogletree #4, 5 tfl. a DD dog. Mendenhall took over and in fact had shutout the L/4 opps at the half. Always look to take a DD dog UTEP #64 pass eff D, 223 ypg (61%), 20-9 ratio. BYU in a non-NYD bowl and you have to feel that the Miners will be prepared and are healthier here. DB - 1/2 ST 4 - SCH - 441/2 BYU #24 pass eff D, 188 ypg (54%), 17-13 ratio. by 2' ✔’s FORECAST: UTEP (+) BYU by 3 RATING: 2★ UTEP (+) The series is tied 2-2 SU (1-1 ATS). In the last meeting, the Bulldogs won 55-7 (-22) in Fresno in N ILLINOIS HUMANITARIAN FRESNO ST ‘91. This is the Huskies’ 6th bowl appearance (2-3 SU and 1-3 ATS) and their 3rd in 3 yrs. However, (10-3) (8-4) NI is 0-3 SU and ATS in bowls S/’06 incl a mark of 0-2 SU/ATS under HC Kill who left after the MAC BOWL Champ to take the HC position at Minnesota. LB cch Matukewicz will serve as the Huskies’ interim December 18, 2010 • 5:30 pm ESPN • Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID HC for the bowl and he was on Kill’s staff for the bowls in ‘08 and ‘09. FSU is 10-9 SU and 6-7 ATS in POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. bowl gms (4-6 SU and 5-5 ATS under HC Hill). The Bulldogs are appearing in their 11th bowl gm in N ILLINOIS 223 138 32 1.0 4 89.7 the L/12Y (none in ‘06) and 7 of those gms were decided by one score or less (5 ppg avg) with FSU FRESNO ST 138 213 27 2.0 – 96.7 going 2-5 SU/3-4 ATS in those gms. Fresno is looking to shake off B2B bowl losses by a comb 12 pts despite being the fav in both. The Bulldogs are playing their 2nd gm in Boise TY as they were destroyed HUSKIES ATS: 9-4 O/U: 7-6 BULLDOGS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 4-6-2 by BSU here on Nov. 19. FSU has played on “The Blue” every other yr S/’02 in addition to two bowl RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG gms in Bronco Stadium in ‘04 (won 37-34 vs UVA in OT, +5) and ‘07 (won 40-28 vs GT, +6). CHAD SPANN #451 13/13 243 1330 37 1293 20 5.3 Robbie Rouse #338 10/9 191 1135 38 1097 8 5.7 The Huskies are coming off their 2nd last-min loss in as many trips to the MAC Title gm. After al- Chandler Harnish #98 12/12 127 874 110 764 5 6.0 AJ Ellis #191 7/2 75 306 25 281 3 3.7 Jordan Lynch #93 9/0 31 372 10 362 3 11.7 Tracy Slocum #47 10/1 37 175 12 163 2 4.4 lowing a gm-winning TD to Akron with :10 left in ‘05 (lost 31-30, -13) they all’d Miami to score with :33 Jasmin Hopkins #106 12/0 37 335 4 331 2 8.9 Michael Harris #158 11/0 26 112 12 100 2 3.8 left in this year’s Title game and fell, 26-21 (-17’). However, unlike being left at home for the postssn in Cameron Bell #176 8/0 39 237 9 228 0 5.8 Ryan Colburn #136 12/12 86 326 229 97 3 1.1 ‘05, the Huskies get a chance to go bowling this time around. Kill preached to his tm about keeping an Ricky Crider #209 13/0 37 225 0 225 2 6.1 PASSING PS # GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Ryan Colburn #136 12/12 322 199 61.8 2529 21 9 even keel all ssn long so despite the loss, they should be ready to go here. Kill sat QB Harnish in the CHANDLER HARNISH #98 12/12 266 172 64.7 2230 20 5 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG opener to teach him that he had to earn the starting job and not to just expect it. Harnish responded DeMarcus Grady #100 4/1 29 14 48.3 93 0 3 Jamel Hamler #485 11/9 47 725 15.4 5 41 and finished the reg ssn #1 in the MAC in pass eff, #3 in ttl off and #6 in rushing despite sitting many RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Jalen Saunders #276 12/1 27 441 16.3 3 78 Willie Clark #190 13/3 38 514 13.5 7 39 Rashad Evans #148 10/4 33 391 11.8 3 59 2H’s after building big leads. The #31 off also had just 14 TO’s TY. RB Spann was named the MAC Nathan Palmer #215 13/7 27 492 18.2 6 58 Matt Lindsay #406 9/0 14 208 14.9 0 44 POY as he led in rushing and scoring (20 TD). While Harnish spread the ball around, NI’s top 4 WR’s Martel Moore #465 13/10 36 437 12.1 4 69 AJ Johnson #360 11/5 17 197 11.6 1 26 accounted for 78% of the rec yds and 20 of the 22 rec TD’s. The OL avg 6’4” 309 (0 Sr) and started Landon Cox #406 13/11 31 395 12.7 3 32 Isaiah Burse #207 12/0 12 179 14.9 2 58 Perez Ashford #151 13/0 18 188 10.4 0 35 Robbie Rouse #338 10/9 14 117 8.4 2 20 94% of the gms together while paving the way for the MAC’s #1 rush off with 265 ypg (6.2 ypc) and Jason Schepler #464 13/9 7 83 11.9 0 20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 all’g just 13 sks (surrendered 3 in the MAC Champ). The Huskies’ D (7 Sr st’rs) finished the reg ssn Jack Marks #303 13/2 8 75 9.4 0 22 Andrew Shapiro #77 12 56 2117 37.8 25 35.6 0 20 #1 in the MAC in scoring def, #3 in ttl def and #57 overall in our rankings. The DL avg 6’3” 265 (3 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Josh Wilber #166 13 38 1512 39.8 15 33.7 1 12 KEVIN GOESSLING #36 12 40-42 3-3 8-8 7-10 2-3 20-24 52 Sr) and is led by DE Coffman with a tm-best 6.5 sks. NI all’d just 131 ypg rush (4.0) with 24 sks. The KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT Huskies have our #42 pass eff def all’g 202 ypg (57%) with a solid 13-16 ratio and our #51 ST unit. Michael Cklamovski #287 13 51-56 8-10 3-5 4-9 0-1 15-25 48 LB BEN JACOBS #470 12/12 80 1 2 1 0 While NI had just a net P avg of 33.7, they blocked 4 punts and returned 2 for TD’s. POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB Kyle Knox #500 11/11 74 1 5.5 1 0 LB Alex Kube #177 13/13 77 1 4 0 0 LB Travis Brown #45 12/12 73 2 7 2 1 It’s no secret the Bulldogs play a physical style of football up front and want to run the ball under LB Devon Butler #398 13/12 71 3 2.5 5 1 SS Lorne Bell #340 12/12 70 0 2.5 2 1 Pat Hill. FSU finished #8 in the NCAA in rushing LY (229 ypg) and diminutive soph RB Rouse (5’7” FS Tommy Davis #391 13/13 69 0 0.5 2 1 FS Phillip Thomas #337 11/12 61 0 3.5 8 3 185) entered the ssn as the feature back but there were questions about his durability. Rouse was LB Tyrone Clark #368 13/13 66 1.5 1 1 4 CB Desia Dunn #1663 11/11 56 0 1 4 2 CB CHRIS SMITH #207 12/12 63 0 3.5 9 3 DE CHRIS CARTER #154 12/12 55 11 5.5 0 0 sidelined in Wk 2 with an inj but as the ssn wore on, he not only proved Hill correct, but also made his DE JAKE COFFMAN #1283 13/13 40 6.5 5.5 1 1 DT LOGAN HARRELL #201 12/12 41 10.5 3.5 3 0 mark in the FSU record books by becoming the 1st FSU RB ever to rush for 200 yds in B2B gms (286 SS Mike Sobol #237 13/10 39 0.5 0 1 0 CB Isaiah Green #470 11/4 31 0 0 8 0 vs LT, 217 vs UN) en route to topping 1,000 yds. FSU’s OL avg 6’5” 312 (3 Sr) but its top two OL (RG DE SEAN PROGAR #346 13/13 37 3.5 6 1 0 SS Derron Smith #139 12/0 28 0 1 0 0 Jackson and C Bernardi) where both bitten by the injury bug (saw limited action) which is part of the CB Rashaan Melvin #1663 13/2 37 0 1 3 2 LB Shawn Plummer #1288 12/1 27 0 0.5 0 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD reason why the Bulldogs 4.1 ypc was their lowest S/’02. FSU’s DL avg 6’3” 278 (2 Sr) and features Tommy Davis 18 142 7.9 0 Tommy Davis 20 473 23.6 1 Rashad Evans 23 198 8.6 0 Jalen Saunders 32 743 23.2 0 arguably the nation’s top DE/DT duo in sks in DE Carter and DT Harrell. Carter leads the WAC (#7 Perez Ashford 6 65 10.8 0 Jasmin Hopkins 12 224 18.7 0 Jalen Saunders 6 69 11.5 0 Isaiah Burse 17 447 26.3 0 NCAA) with 11 sks, while Harrell is 2nd in the WAC (#10 NCAA) with 10.5 sks. As a tm, Fresno has 37 NI FSU NI FSU NI FSU NI FSU sks (#6 NCAA) to more than triple the output from LY when the unit managed just 11! FSU has our #54 Fresno HC Pat Hill has been to 10 bowl gms QB 1/2 - RB 4 - WR - 4 CCH - 441/2 pass eff def but the int ttl has been minimal. Over a 5 yr span (‘06-’10), FSU has just 30 int (6 per yr) NI FSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS while Northern has an interim. with TY’s mark of 8 equalling a ssn-high during that time frame. FSU is #65 in our ST rankings. S/‘02, Not only did the Bulldogs travel here TY, but OL 4 - NI avg 6-4 309, 0 Sr, 13 sk all’d (4.3%), 6.2 ypc. Turf/ - 44 Fresno leads the nation with 56 blk’d kicks and two-time Groza semi-finalist K Goessling is 81% for FSU avg 6-5 312, 3 Sr, 30 sk all’d (9.2%), 4.1 ypc. Crowd the WAC fans will treat them as their own. his career (50-62) incl 21-28 from 40+ and 5-7 from 50+. FSU has all’d 2 KR and 1 PR for TD’s TY. The offenses are close, the defenses are close DL - 4 NI avg 6-3 265, 3 Sr, 17 of tm 24 sk, 4.0 ypc. MTCH - - NI cruised thru the MAC regular season going 8-0 SU and 7-1 ATS but after losing in the MAC FSU avg 6-3 278, 2 Sr, 32 of tm 37 sk, 4.4 ypc. and the OL and DL’s cancel each other out. Champ, as a 17’ pt fav, got shipped out west. They are also dealing with the departure of HC Kill and Kube #1 tkl’r w/77, 5 tfl, Butler #2, 5.5 tfl. Hill is 4-0 SU as a bowl dog and the dog is 7-0 now are prepped by an interim. Fresno had a pair of BCS wins TY vs Cincy and IL and also had a LB - 1/2 INT - 4 OVERALL - Jacobs #1 tkl’r w/80, 3 tfl, Knox #2, 6.5 tfl. ATS in Fresno bowls. late lead vs Nevada. As you see in our “Intangibles” the dog in Fresno bowls is 7-0 ATS with Fresno NI #42 pass eff D, 202 ypg (57%), 13-16 ratio. FRESNO ST pulling the upset 4 times. Surprised that they’re a dog here and we’ll certainly take the points. DB 1/2 - ST 1/2 - SCH - 44 FSU #54 pass eff D, 201 ypg (58%), 18-8 ratio. by 6' ✔’s FORECAST: Fresno St by 10 RATING: 3★ FRESNO ST 3 First meeting. This is Ohio’s 5th bowl game ever and its 3rd in HC Solich’s 6 ssns. LY they lost OHIO NEW ORLEANS TROY to Marshall in the Little Caesars 21-17 (-3) bringing Solich’s record to 2-5 SU/ATS in bowl gms and (8-4) (7-5) dropping Ohio to 0-4 SU (0-2 ATS) in bowls. Ohio has been sitting since Nov 26th with bitter disap- BOWL pointment as they lost their ssn finale to Kent St 28-6 (-4) keeping them from their 2nd straight MAC December 18, 2010 • 9:00 pm ESPN • Superdome • New Orleans, LA East Title and a spot in the MAC Title game. Troy and HC Blakeney are 1-3 SU and 1-2-1 ATS all-time POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. in bowls losing their last 2 by 3 pts each (both in OT). They have faced the MAC in 2 bowl gms losing OHIO 149 195 29 3.1 44 90.6 34-21 (-3) to NI in ‘04 and 44-41 (+3) to CM LY. The Trojans finished the ssn on Dec 4th with 2 wins TROY 141 290 30 3.1 91.9 and when FIU dropped their reg ssn finale by 1, Troy won a share of the crown. They return to the New Orleans Bowl for the third time in the L/5Y. Ohio played 4 bowl tms this TY going 2-2 SU/ATS. BOBCATS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 6-5-1 TROJANS ATS: 4-8 O/U: 6-6 They were outscored by a 25-21 avg while being outgained 349-250 (incl a 43-7 loss at Ohio St RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG where they were outgained 439-162). Troy also faced 4 bowl tms TY going 1-3 SU (2-2 ATS) being Vince Davidson #389 12/12 132 544 31 513 6 3.9 Shawn Southward #216 12/3 106 568 20 548 7 5.2 Phil Bates #30 9/5 73 534 26 508 3 7.0 DuJuan Harris #506 11/2 83 510 12 498 5 6.0 outscored 44-35 and outgained 464-392. Ohio was 3-3 SU but 4-2 ATS on the road incl an outright Boo Jackson #63JC 12/8 122 472 147 325 7 2.7 Chris Anderson #83 12/7 92 422 44 378 3 4.1 upset of Temple 31-23 (+8’). They were outscored 25-22 on the road and outgained 365-291 but that Donte Harden #193 6/0 45 230 11 219 3 4.9 Jerrel Jernigan #155 12/10 42 316 10 306 2 7.3 again was weighted down by the Ohio St blow out. Troy was 3-4 SU/ATS on the road TY. OU has 10 Ryan Boykin #1005 10/0 41 215 2 213 3 5.2 Jamie Hampton #111 5/0 17 67 0 67 0 3.9 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Corey Robinson #113 12/12 47 97 202 -105 0 -2.2 Sr starters among 15 upperclassmen while Troy is led by 11 Sr starters and 16 upperclassmen. Boo Jackson #63JC 12/8 224 135 60.3 1688 15 16 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Ohio started the ssn playing 2 QB’s but former Iowa St transfer Bates was inj’d (missed 3) while Phil Bates #30 9/5 22 9 40.9 178 1 2 Corey Robinson #113 12/12 463 289 62.4 3339 24 15 Jackson, who was coming off a MedRS (2 gms), played all 12. They finished as Ohio’s #2 and #3 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Jamie Hampton #111 5/0 8 7 87.5 28 2 0 Terrence McCrae #111 12/12 32 481 15.0 9 46 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG rushers and comb to lead the Bobcats in rushing in 7 gms TY incl Bates’ 142 vs BG (OU’s ssn high). Steven Goulet #166 12/7 23 348 15.1 0 56 JERREL JERNIGAN #155 12/10 77 774 10.1 5 70 Jackson however had almost 90% of the tm’s pass att. RB Davidson had two 100+ yd gms and Harden Riley Dunlop #308 12/6 23 296 12.9 2 39 Jason Bruce #233JC 12/12 43 554 12.9 5 47 was the #4 rusher despite missing 6. Ohio lost its top returning WR Brazill (53 rec, 13.2 LY) for the Jordan Thompson #101 12/12 19 179 9.4 3 21 Tebiarus Gill #216JC 12/8 48 498 10.4 3 29 Donte Foster #264 12/12 7 123 17.6 0 47 Chip Reeves #169 12/4 26 484 18.6 5 79 ssn (ply’d 3). Their top WR McCrae, who finished #3 LY, did not even match LY’s totals (35, 545). The Vince Davidson #389 12/12 8 110 13.8 1 61 Jamel Johnson #966 12/1 20 222 11.1 3 39 starting OL avg 6’4” 305 and all 5 have started 8+ gms TY incl 3 that started all 12. OU avg 169 ypg PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PAUL HERSHEY #287 12 44 1800 40.9 15 39.4 0 13 Will Goggans #53 12 62 2619 42.2 12 37.5 0 19 and 4.4 ypc behind them but despite 2 mobile QB’s all’d 17 sks (6.8%). OU finished with our #97 off. KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG The D (#66) has 7 fifth yr Sr st’rs (incl all 4 DL) and is all’g just 115 ypg rushing (3.2) and on the ssn Matt Weller #49 12 37-41 3-3 2-3 5-7 1-1 11-14 51 Michael Taylor #18 12 44-47 7-8 5-6 3-5 0-1 15-20 43 has 24 sks. Ohio has our #71 pass eff D all’g 218 ypg (59%) with a 17-17 ratio. The Bobcats have our POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB Chad Clemens #1288 12/0 72 0 2 3 0 LB Xavier Lamb #303 12/12 87 2 5.5 4 0 #15 ST’s unit. While not all’g a P block this ssn, all 3 of K Weller’s FG misses were blocked. They lead SS Donovan Fletcher #215 12/11 68 0 0.5 3 5 LB Daniel Sheffield #271JC 12/12 74 1.5 4 4 1 the MAC in net punting (39.4) as Hershey has just 1 TB despite 10 punts of 50+ yds and OU is all’g FS Steven Jackson #510 12/12 65 0.5 3 3 3 DE JONATHAN MASSAQUOI #150JC 12/12 68 11 6.5 1 0 just 6.9 ypr on punts and just 18.7 on KR’s. OU is avg 10.2 on PR’s and 21.5 on KR’s. DE Stafford Gatling #537 12/12 49 6.5 7 2 0 SS Willard Ross #1798JC 12/12 63 0 2 1 0 LB Eric Benjamin #1288 12/11 47 3 0 3 0 FS LaDarrius Madden #356JC 11/9 47 0 0 3 3 Troy has 7 Sr starters on offense (#57) and led the SBC in scoring and ttl off. They are led by rFr LB Jay Edwards #228 12/9 47 0 2.5 0 1 DE Mario Addison #312JC 11/11 45 9 5 1 0 QB Robinson, who in his 1st yr as a starter, led the SBC in pass ypg and was 2nd in pass eff but did DB Shannon Ballard #355 12/5 44 0.5 2 2 0 LB Kanorris Davis #222 10/2 41 3 6 4 0 DT Carl Jones #604 12/0 40 3.5 1.5 1 1 LB Donnell Golden #437 9/7 35 0 2 1 1 go through a rough 5 gm patch (3 losses) when he threw 11 of his 15 int. The run game has 4 players DE Dak Notestine #1283 12/12 38 2.5 2.5 0 0 CB KeJuan Phillips #500 12/5 33 0 3 6 0 with 306+ rush yds each avg at least 4.0 ypc. That incl their top WR Jernigan who not only leads the LB Alphonso Lewis #161 12/6 38 1 3.5 0 1 CB Chris Pickett #544 9/9 33 0 0.5 7 0 SBC in rec but also all-purp yds (165 ypg). The OL avg 6’3” 303 with 4 upperclassmen incl 3 Sr’s. CB Julian Posey #277 12/12 38 0 1 12 0 CB Bryan Willis #317 12/7 31 0 0 3 2 DB Travis Carrie #1663 11/11 36 2 3.5 4 0 CB Jimmie Anderson #33JC 12/4 27 0 3 5 2 They have paved the way for 151 rush ypg (4.2) while all’g 24 sks (4.9%). The OL had three 12 gm PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD st’rs while 2 others started 9 each. The D (#103) was just #6 in scoring and #8 in ttl def in the SBC Travis Carrie 17 188 11.1 0 Julian Posey 19 422 22.2 0 JERREL JERNIGAN 22 301 13.7 1 JERREL JERNIGAN 23 600 26.1 1 but did lead with 35 sks. Their DE’s ranked #2 and #3 in the SBC in sks with DE Massaquoi leading OU TROY OU TROY OU TROY OU TROY the SBC in tfl (17.5). Despite their sack total they are still all’g 171 ypg rush (4.5) and could struggle Would favor HC Solich by more but Ohio has QB - - RB - 41/2 WR - 1/2 CCH 1/2 - vs OU’s rush attack (DL avg just 6’2” 257). Troy had our #62 pass eff D all’g 248 ypg (58%) with a OU TROY CHECKLIST COMMENTS had a pair of poor bowl performances. 20-12 ratio. They had our #52 spec tms unit despite WR Jernigan having 2 ret TD’s as they also all’d Turf/ 44 OU will struggle to bring fans while Troy will 2 TD’s (1 PR, 1 KR). They were #2 in the SBC in net punting. OL - - OU avg 6-4 305, 0 Sr, 17 sk all’d (6.8%), 4.4 ypc. - Troy avg 6-3 303, 3 Sr, 24 sk all’d (4.9%), 4.2 ypc. Crowd enjoy the southern hospitality. Both had their sights set on conf champs but after failing to reach those goals, meet in the Super- 4 Troy has a small, aggressive DL but OU can dome. Ohio has struggled in their 2 recent bowls and the last time they came down South, they lost DL - - OU avg 6-3 282, 4 Sr, 14 of tm 24 sk, 3.2 ypc. MTCH 1/2 - Troy avg 6-2 257, 2 Sr, 28.5 of tm 35 sk, 4.5 ypc. negate that edge by running the ball. to SM 28-7. We do like OU having the options with both QB’s and they get a favorable matchup vs a 4 OU is bowl elig for the 4th time in 5Y while Troy has small, aggressive DL. Troy looked like the SBC’s top team early, but dropped 5 straight ATS incl outright LB - Clemens #1 tkl’r w/72, 2 tfl, Benjamin #5, 3 tfl. INT - - OVERALL - Lamb #1 tkl’r w/87, 7.5 tfl, Sheffield #2, 5.5 tfl. been elig 5 consec. losses as 16’ and 8’ pt favs until winning their L/2. This is the Trojans’ 3rd trip to this bowl in the L/5Y and 4 OU #71 pass eff D, 218 ypg (59%), 17-17 ratio. OHIO they’ve split the two previous meetings. We’ll back the team with the better D who can run the ball. DB - ST 4 - SCH - - Troy #62 pass eff D, 248 ypg (58%), 20-12 ratio. by 1 ✔’s FORECAST: Ohio by 6 RATING: 1★ OHIO POWER SWEEP DOUBLE BOWL ISSUE Last 3 Years 65-30 68%! H’S AT 154-75 67%!! 2010 SPECIAL TEAMS RATINGS In the text of the bowl write-ups, we have ranked each special teams unit. We devised a formula which takes into account net punting, kick returns, punt returns & kick return defense. The total opportunities for each team was also factored into the equation. As an example, this year, Toledo punted 67 times and returned 20 punts all year. Their net punting average was weighted over 3 times as much as their punt return aver- age ranking due to the difference in attempts. We added a new category a few years ago for net return TD/Blk’s. A negative number means a team allowed more blocks & TD’s than they garnered. A positive number means that they blk’d more kicks and scored more TD’s on returns than they allowed. If a team blocked a punt AND returned the same punt for a TD, we only gave credit for one TD/Blk. However if a team fumbled a punt snap and the other team recovered it we counted that as a blocked punt. A few years ago we added a formula to grade the kickers and we looked at them in 6 categories. The first was overall accuracy and that % was multiplied by 5 (graded everything on a scale of 1-5). Then we took the amount of FG’s made and divided it into the largest amount of FG’s made (24) and that percentage was multiplied by 5. Each accounted for 30% of the overall grade. Then we looked at the FG’s between 40-49 yds (both # of kicks and %) and that accounted for 30% of the grade. The 50+ factors accounted for 10% of the grade. This grading method gave kickers with stronger legs a higher grade. In past years we have listed a special teams rating, a kicker rating and then two years ago added a combined special teams rating. The K rating accounts for about 26% of the overall grade. This year we just list them by the combined rating, but for you long-time readers looking for the individual ratings that are in the chart listed below. Special Tms Net KR PR KR KR BLK/ ST ST Kick FG Special Tms Net KR PR KR KR BLK/ ST ST Kick FG Including K Punts Off Off Def w/TB TD Ranking Rating Rating Total % 50+ Including K Punts Off Off Def w/TB TD Ranking Rating Rating Total % 50+ 1. Florida 12.3 41.8 26.8 8.7 20.5 20.5 3 3 9.34 1.30 6-12 50% 0-0 47. Mississippi St 8.6 38.2 21.4 9.0 22.5 22.5 1 51 6.20 2.33 12-18 67% 0-0 2. UCF 12.2 36.1 28.3 14.2 17.7 17.4 2 2 9.77 1.51 10-20 50% 0-1 48. Illinois 8.6 37.9 20.0 3.3 22.1 19.3 3 41 6.59 3.94 21-26 81% 2-3 3. Oregon 11.5 38.6 21.9 18.2 19.3 18.6 5 1 9.85 2.32 12-16 75% 0-0 50. Notre Dame 8.5 36.1 20.9 5.9 19.3 18.7 0 60 5.98 4.18 15-15 100% 1-1 4. LSU 11.4 39.2 25.8 13.5 20.8 20.5 1 5 8.60 4.40 26-31 84% 2-3 51. Northern Illinois 8.5 33.7 21.6 9.5 20.9 18.6 4 34 7.09 2.41 17-28 61% 0-1 5. Nebraska 11.4 38.1 23.3 12.9 23.8 18.6 2 9 8.46 4.34 18-19 95% 2-3 52. Troy 8.5 37.7 17.8 12.2 20.0 19.5 0 59 6.02 2.53 15-20 75% 0-1 6. Utah 11.2 33.8 23.9 18.1 18.8 17.3 2 4 8.91 2.62 12-14 86% 0-0 54. Arizona 8.3 34.1 22.0 6.2 20.4 19.2 2 58 6.04 2.85 13-16 81% 0-0 7. Georgia 11.0 40.6 21.2 10.3 19.6 18.3 1 12 7.97 3.88 18-22 82% 2-2 55. Army 8.3 36.6 19.0 7.1 20.1 19.8 1 75 5.63 2.50 13-20 65% 0-2 8. Maryland 10.9 36.0 18.1 18.1 19.2 19.2 5 11 8.14 3.46 13-16 81% 1-1 56. Ohio St 8.3 35.1 26.9 10.1 21.7 21.1 -1 47 6.25 2.90 19-24 79% 0-2 9. TCU 10.7 36.8 26.7 14.8 20.5 19.3 0 10 8.27 2.17 10-12 83% 0-0 61. BYU 8.0 35.8 21.8 7.9 22.7 19.1 0 53 6.17 2.71 16-20 80% 0-0 10. Oklahoma St 10.7 41.0 22.8 9.9 27.0 19.1 2 8 8.55 4.33 24-28 86% 2-3 63. West Virginia 8.0 37.4 18.5 8.9 20.5 19.5 -1 71 5.67 1.93 10-15 67% 0-0 11. Tulsa 10.4 39.2 22.5 12.1 18.9 18.7 0 17 7.76 2.04 14-22 64% 0-0 65. Fresno St 7.9 35.2 22.5 9.3 24.1 23.8 0 94 5.03 4.05 20-24 83% 2-3 12. Kansas St 10.4 39.8 25.8 8.5 21.3 19.7 1 7 8.58 2.42 8-10 80% 0-0 67. Texas A&M 7.9 34.2 24.0 7.1 21.2 21.1 2 62 5.87 3.38 15-19 79% 1-1 13. Clemson 10.4 38.5 23.6 11.0 20.8 20.3 2 13 7.90 2.38 12-19 63% 0-0 68. Wisconsin 7.8 37.2 22.8 11.1 24.4 23.0 -2 93 5.05 3.00 15-19 79% 0-1 14. Florida St 10.3 38.3 20.5 8.8 21.6 17.9 3 23 7.55 3.05 18-24 75% 2-4 70. South Carolina 7.8 37.9 20.5 3.6 20.7 20.0 -1 83 5.49 3.14 16-23 70% 1-3 15. Ohio 10.3 39.4 21.5 10.2 18.7 18.7 1 22 7.56 3.54 11-14 79% 1-1 74. USF 7.7 34.4 23.2 10.9 22.4 22.7 1 66 5.79 2.68 17-24 71% 0-2 16. UTEP 10.2 36.5 25.7 13.9 22.3 20.2 2 6 8.59 2.25 11-20 55% 2-4 79. Tennessee 7.5 36.3 21.4 3.6 18.8 19.4 -1 82 5.50 2.92 15-18 83% 0-1 19. Northwestern 10.0 38.2 22.8 9.3 20.0 18.6 1 19 7.70 2.51 15-22 68% 0-0 81. Southern Miss 7.4 36.3 23.6 7.2 23.7 23.1 1 79 5.58 4.41 26-30 87% 2-3 20. Virginia Tech 10.0 38.2 23.7 12.4 24.5 20.8 2 14 7.88 4.53 20-21 95% 1-1 83. Arkansas 7.4 36.6 19.6 17.2 25.9 23.4 -1 92 5.10 3.60 13-16 81% 1-1 22. Iowa 10.0 38.2 24.7 9.0 21.5 19.8 1 21 7.56 2.40 12-15 80% 0-0 86. East Carolina 7.3 36.2 20.2 9.6 20.3 20.1 1 61 5.96 3.28 14-16 88% 1-2 23. Boise St 9.9 36.1 24.0 12.6 21.5 20.9 2 26 7.24 2.82 14-21 67% 1-3 88. Kentucky 7.3 36.5 22.5 6.9 24.1 21.6 -1 80 5.53 2.92 11-16 69% 1-2 25. Missouri 9.9 38.9 21.9 6.4 21.4 20.5 2 38 6.94 3.42 16-18 89% 1-2 92. Washington 7.2 36.6 20.9 4.9 24.4 23.9 0 100 4.71 2.70 12-17 71% 2-5 26. Alabama 9.6 36.9 24.8 13.1 21.1 20.2 1 20 7.66 3.06 19-25 76% 0-1 94. Hawaii 7.1 36.3 20.2 4.6 20.0 19.8 1 78 5.59 2.40 17-21 81% 0-0 27. Penn St 9.5 38.4 22.2 8.8 20.7 18.2 2 18 7.74 3.27 19-24 79% 0-1 95. SMU 7.1 34.9 22.3 4.8 24.8 23.8 -1 110 4.20 2.25 8-12 67% 1-2 28. Pittsburgh 9.5 40.3 20.8 11.8 21.8 20.3 0 28 7.21 2.32 16-23 70% 0-1 96. Michigan 7.1 36.7 21.1 5.4 21.4 20.8 -2 91 5.10 0.69 4-13 31% 0-0 29. Auburn 9.5 34.7 24.0 6.2 19.8 19.4 2 39 6.93 2.75 15-20 75% 0-1 99. Boston College 6.8 38.5 17.6 4.6 19.9 20.1 -1 90 5.11 2.71 20-23 87% 0-0 31. Middle Tennessee 9.5 37.0 25.3 6.7 20.5 19.8 -1 40 6.79 3.23 10-12 83% 1-1 101. Baylor 6.7 37.8 19.3 6.7 21.3 20.1 -2 98 5.00 3.81 19-26 73% 2-2 32. Air Force 9.5 38.7 22.8 7.9 22.0 21.1 2 36 7.01 1.04 5-10 50% 0-0 102. Georgia Tech 6.6 32.9 20.7 6.8 19.0 19.2 -2 103 4.62 2.75 15-17 88% 0-0 36. Louisville 9.0 37.1 24.1 12.5 24.1 21.4 0 33 7.09 2.49 13-17 76% 0-0 103. Navy 6.6 33.9 22.3 5.4 23.8 22.7 -1 108 4.25 2.17 8-11 73% 0-0 37. Texas Tech 9.0 38.8 22.6 6.3 20.7 18.6 0 25 7.28 2.35 9-14 64% 1-3 104. Miami, Oh 6.6 35.0 20.0 5.1 20.9 21.1 0 101 4.69 2.56 18-25 72% 0-0 38. Oklahoma 9.0 40.5 22.7 7.0 20.5 19.3 -1 30 7.17 2.91 21-27 78% 0-0 105. Toledo 6.4 32.3 25.5 2.9 19.2 19.4 -2 95 5.01 0.87 5-13 38% 0-0 39. Miami, Fl 8.8 38.7 19.5 4.8 21.5 19.5 2 52 6.18 2.64 10-14 71% 1-1 107. Nevada 6.4 37.7 22.7 8.2 26.1 23.9 -1 102 4.68 1.58 10-15 67% 0-1 42. Stanford 8.8 36.5 21.7 10.2 22.4 19.5 0 43 6.47 3.04 17-19 89% 0-0 108. NC State 6.3 33.7 18.7 9.3 21.9 21.4 0 106 4.29 3.04 18-23 78% 0-0 43. Michigan St 8.7 38.2 18.8 12.9 21.1 19.9 3 31 7.15 3.95 14-15 93% 1-1 109. San Diego St 6.1 36.7 19.7 6.7 26.1 21.4 -2 104 4.58 3.49 17-22 77% 1-1 44. Connecticut 8.7 34.8 26.5 8.5 22.8 21.8 1 42 6.50 4.04 23-29 79% 2-2 115. North Carolina 5.5 31.1 20.3 9.2 22.6 22.5 -1 116 3.30 2.69 16-19 84% 0-0 45. Syracuse 8.6 38.9 23.0 9.4 22.6 23.0 -1 46 6.29 3.20 17-18 94% 0-0 118. FIU 4.7 31.1 21.0 6.1 20.9 20.4 -3 117 3.21 3.61 15-18 83% 1-1 4 ★ MIAMI 24 Buffalo 21 - The Dolphins are 4-1 SU/ATS vs the Bills including a 15-10 win as a 3 pt AF in 4 Excellent Wk 1. There was little film of how Gailey worked his offense from the preseason and the Dolphins were 3★ Very Good ★ cautious on both sides of the ball. MIA had a 296-166 yd edge holding the Bills to just 1 drive over 30 2 Good PRO SELECTIONS WK 15 yds with 7 of their 1st 9 drives ending as a punt. Henne was very tentative with 182 yds (62%) as the KEY SELECTIONS Dolphins had a 132 (3.7) to 50 (2.9) yd rush edge. Henne (268 yds 63% 7-9) is 1-4 SU and 2-3 ATS 4H INDIANAPOLIS over Jacksonville - IND can still win their 7th Div title in 8 years by winning out as a starter at home TY and has only led MIA a TD on 9 of 56 drives (16%) at home with 18 drives which makes this the AFC South Championship game. JAX is actually 6-1-1 ATS in IND with a 20-16 (32%) ending in punts. He hasn’t had much help on the ground as the Brown/Williams combo have avg score. They upset IND 31-28 as a 7 pt HD in the 1st meeting TY with the 8th longest FG in NFL been largely ineffective TY with MIA being outrushed 108 (3.7) to 81 (3.5) at home (159 ypg 4.5 at history (59 yds). The Colts are 2-3 SU and 4-1 ATS vs foes with a winning record TY (not inc JAX). They home LY). The Bills got a win last week as they outgained the Browns 323-187 holding them to 9 FD’s. have a 372-313 yd edge with a 25-15 scoring edge but are -8 TO’s as Manning has pressed to make Since their bye week Buffalo is 5-1-2 ATS and much of the credit can go to a beleaguered OL that has up for the depleted skill players. The Jaguars are 0-4 SU and 1-3 ATS vs foes with a winning record allowed 2 sacks in just 1 game (BAL). BUF continues to play hard and keeps it within the number. TY (minus IND) losing the yardage battle in all 4 events. They have been outgained 409-291 in those NY GIANTS 33 Philadelphia 23 - Including playoffs PHI has won and covered 5 straight vs NYG with (-9 TO’s) losing by a 33-14 avg score. Yes, the Colts have failed to cover 3 straight but they expect to a 31-19 avg score. PHI won the 1st game TY 27-17 as a 3 pt HF. NY rallied from a 16-3 deficit to take get WR Collie, WLB Session and possibly CB Hayden and RB Addai back with the extra rest. Del Rio the lead early 4Q but a def offsides pen on 3&5 set up a 50 yd TD run by McCoy on 4th Dn. Manning deserves to be commended for making the most out of a soft schedule and a healthy roster TY (only then fmbl’d the ball on a 16 yd scramble which set up a 30 yd FG to seal it. Despite being outgained 2 starts on IR). We’ll side with the more veteran team used to big games at the end of the year. 392-208 the Giants had a solid def gameplan as while Vick had 258 yds passing (63%) he only had 34 FORECAST: INDIANAPOLIS 34 Jacksonville 20 yds rushing (3.1) and no passing TD’s. The Giants had an unusual week flying into KC and then back to 3H PITTSBURGH over NY Jets - This is the 1st meeting between the Jets and Steelers since NY won Detroit to face MIN. While it took them out of their routine and gave them one less day to prep they know 19-16 as a 9.5 pt AD back in 2007. However, Ryan has plenty of experience with PIT as the Ravens the Eagles well enough to not make that an issue. Manning blamed himself for the loss to the Eagles and DC from 2005-08 logging a 4-4 SU and 6-2 ATS record. This is a big battle between a pair of Playoff NYG continues to be overlooked as one of the league’s premier teams (#2 off, #4 def YTD). bound teams here and the Steelers could go a long ways to wrapping up the #2 seed with a win while DALLAS 31 Washington 14 - Despite traditionally having the talent and coaching edge over the L5Y the Jets need a win to stay ahead of the Wild Card pack. The Jets were upset by MIA LW and a closer over WAS the Cowboys are 4-4 SU and 2-6 ATS vs the Redskins. This includes a 13-7 loss as a 3.5 look shows that the Jets are just 1-4 SU and ATS vs foes with a winning record TY being held to 10 pt AF in Wk 1 on SNF. DAL had 380-250 yd and 8:06 TOP edges in the game with an impressive goal or less in 3 matchups. Minus the 28-14 win vs NE in Wk 2 they have been outgained by 29 ypg (-4 line stand by the defense on the 1st drive of the 2H when the Redkskins had 1&gl from the 5. DAL TO’s) with a 21-4 avg score. Sanchez has been pretty bland in all 4 games avg 179 ypg (53%) with a missed a 34 yd FG WR in the 2Q and were hit with 5 penalties including an offensive holding penalty 3-5 ratio with a puny 5.9 ypa. PIT is 3-3 SU and ATS being outgained by 3 ypg (0 TO’s) with a 19-18 which nullified the game winning TD by Romo after a great scramble and throw to WR Williams on scoring edge. While Roethlisberger is 1-2 SU and ATS vs a foe with a winning record TY avg 278 ypg the final play of the game. The Cowboys are off a Sunday Night game with Philly but have reeled off (60%) with a 4-3 ratio, the key here is the rush attack. PIT has outrushed winning foes 111 (4.4) to 66 4 straight ATS wins since making the coaching change. While the offense has put up their 2nd and (2.9) on the year. We’ll side with the home team that relishes physical games with only CAR and CLE 3rd highest totals gaining 427 at the NYG and 457 vs NO the key to the turnaround is that the Kitna on deck vs a Jets team with a road trip to CHI on deck. FORECAST: PITTSBURGH 23 NY Jets 13 run offense has turned the ball over just 2 times in the 3 SU wins. While a late season win LW could OTHER SELECTIONS have given the Redskins a morale boost to finish the season we can’t think of a more deflating way 2H Houston over TENNESSEE - The Texans have won and covered 3 of the L4 vs the Titans includ- to lose a game than to score on the final play and then botch an extra point attempt. ing a 20-0 shutout win as a 6 pt HF in the 1st meeting TY. TEN started #3 QB Rusty Smith and the TAMPA BAY 24 Detroit 21 - TB won the last meeting in 2008, 38-20 as an 8.5 pt AF. This is the Lions Texans had a 346-162 yd edge while being held to just 24 yds rushing (2.0). After starting a different 1st road game in 4 Wks and they’ve lost an NFL record 26 straight road games (9-16-1 ATS). TB is QB for 6 straight games (1-5 ATS), TEN went with Collins and put forth their best effort since the SD only 3-14 ATS at home though where they have been outgained by 25 ypg (+2 TO’s) and outscored game. TEN stole the backdoor cover from the Colts with a 77/14 pl drive and were outgained 399-288 24-18 TY. Both teams have had their share of injuries lately with DET down to #3 QB Stanton, losing prior to that. In their 6 game losing streak they have been outgained by 116 ypg (-9 TO’s) losing by a DE Vanden Bosch (neck) and CB Smith (right shoulder) landing on IR. TB’s injury situation is more 25-15 avg score. The defense has given up 147 ypg rush (4.0) with a surprising 9-3 TD/Int ratio and dire however as prior to LW’s17-16 win vs WAS they lost their best CB (Talib), starting SS (Grimm), 4 games of a 99 or higher QBR allowed. HOU is off LW’s MNF game vs BAL and are 2-5 ATS vs a Ctr (Faine), RG (Joseph), #3 DE (Moore) and demoted their starting RT (Trueblood) due to poor play. DIV foe. The Texans have followed the same pattern the last few years and LY after they were out of The Lions knocked GB’s Rogers out of the game and the defense came to play holding the Packers the playoff race they finished winning 4 straight with a relaxed offense averaging 429 ypg and a fired to 13 FD’s and 258 yds. Detroit is now 9-3-1 ATS on the year and a late season win over a division up defense allowing only 300 ypg. Tennessee’s defense has allowed 300+ yards passing in 7 of the rival can give this young team the energy to not only finish the season strong but perhaps pull an last 11 games and if they try to drop back in coverage Houston can again exploit the D with the run upset as well. Tampa Bay is still not accustomed to the favorites role and they play much tighter with game as they did 4 weeks ago (188 yds, 4.8). FORECAST: Houston 31 TENNESSEE 24 the lead. DL Suh is dominating the middle for Detroit and by him occupying 2 OL on every play the 2H SEATTLE (+) over Atlanta - This is the Falcons 3rd straight road game (4th in 5 Wks) and they have Lions have held 5 of their last 10 opponents to 290 yds or less. It’ll be a low scoring close game with a big MNF rematch at home vs the Saints on deck. NDIV AF’s after a road game with a MNF Div game one team playing loose which gives DET the edge. on deck are 7-1-1 ATS though since 1995. There won’t be a lot of enthusiasm for backing SEA here as New Orleans 23 BALTIMORE 20 - This game features a pair of playoff teams that have to play hard they are 3-5 SU and ATS vs a NDIV being outgained by 142 ypg and losing by an avg of 11 ppg. In their and get a little help to win their divisions. NO hasn’t done very well at cold weather sites in Dec the L3 games vs a foe with a winning record (NYG, NO, KC) they are 0-3 SU and ATS being outgained by L3Y going 2-2 SU and 0-3-1 ATS losing to CHI twice SU, being taken to OT vs WAS LY as a 9.5 pt 203 ypg (-4 TO’s) and losing by 22 ppg. ATL has logged a 7-2 SU and 6-3 ATS record vs NDIV foes TY fav LY and blowing a lead vs CIN 2 Wks ago to lose ATS. Baltimore is off a Monday night game at covering 4 straight with a 30-22 avg score. With those points noted we will take a contrarian stand. This Houston and they still are thinking about giving the game away vs Pittsburgh. While the Ravens defense will be the first poor weather game for Ryan and the Falcons this year with the early forecasts in the 40’s. has held 4 of 5 opponents to under 290 yds the L5W they are still getting exposed thru the air. They A wet field takes away their speed edge and it will be tough to keep the Falcon players from not looking allowed 307 yds passing at home vs Denver, 374 yds passing at home vs Buffalo and allowed 307 ahead to hosting the Saints next week. Having an energetic HC in his first season with a team that is 4-2 yds passing to Atlanta vs the only true passing offenses they’ve faced. If you can move on Baltimore ATS at home has us leaning with the Seahawks. FORECAST: SEATTLE 17 Atlanta 13 and their offense doesn’t get setup with good field position they’ve been pedestrian averaging 333 OTHER GAMES ypg the L4W. The Saints offense is now getting their weapons back and last week cashed as our San Francisco at SAN DIEGO - When the schedule makers drew this up the thoughts were that a NFL GOY in a 31-13 win over St Louis. New Orleans on the road has now topped 400+ yds 4 straight pair of division leaders would be facing off. San Fran is now playing their 3rd away game in 18 days games averaging 433 ypg. The early forecast is for temperatures in the 40’s so we have no problems while San Diego is home for a 3rd straight. The Chargers are used to playing with “must win” pressure leaning with a quality road team that has won 13 of their last 14 away games outright. but LY when they had to run the table they finished 0-2-1 ATS as a favorite.Call the NC Debit Card OAKLAND 34 Denver 24 - In a mild surprise, the Raiders find themselves with the situational, technical System for the winner on tonight’s PPH Play for $9. Updated Thurs at 3:00 pm EST! and talent edges here. OAK is 7-2 ATS vs DEN including a 59-14 win as a 7 pt AD in the 1st meeting ST LOUIS 34 Kansas City 31 - The state of Missouri has a rebirth of NFL talent as these 2 were a TY where they dominated with a 328 (6.3) to 75 (4.4) rush edge. Including that game the Raiders are combined 4-22 SU at the same time LY and they are familiar with each other as they meet annually 4-0 SU/ATS in DIV play outgaining foes by 35 ypg (+2 TO’s) with a 36-18 avg score. They are getting in preseason for the Governors Cup. LW KC was without QB Cassel (appendix) and the Chiefs were the Broncos at the right time as they are on their 4th road game in 5 Wks (3rd straight) with career RB forced to go with Brodie Croyle at the helm. Croyle was ineffective but Cassel should be fine to go here. coach Studesville in his 2nd game as interim HC. DEN had a favorable matchup vs an ARZ team down The Chiefs playoff run started LW as they traveled to SD and perception met reality as SD dominated. to its 3rd string QB LW and looked inept getting outgained 357-288. The secret to the Raiders success They are now playing with added pressure as are also playing on the road for a 2nd straight and a tiring is simple and that is running the ball. They have rushed for over 135+ yards 4 times this season winning 5th time in 7 weeks. The Rams return home after a lengthy 3 game road trip incl LW as they lost to NO each and now they face a Broncos defense allowing 169 ypg & 4.6 ypc on the road. The Broncos have as we cashed our NFL GOY. This Rams team continues to be resilient as they’re 5-1 ATS off a SU loss. also struggled with protection and in the L6W they’ve allowed 3+ sacks in 5 games losing all of them QB Bradford was bothered by the Saints blitzing LW but KC has not had success away from home with and the Raiders have had multiple sacks in 12 of 13 games TY incl 26 L/7W. only 10 sacks in their 1st 6 road games. We went against both teams with Late Phone Winners last Green Bay at NEW ENGLAND - The Patriots are playing in the national TV spotlight for the 4th week but will side with the home team that can easily get energized by their home crowd. time in 6 weeks. New England has won 15 straight at home covering 9 of the last 13. The Packers CAROLINA 17 Arizona 13- This is the 5th meeting in 4 years with visitor being 4-0 ATS (3-1 SU) with meanwhile have been road warriors going 13-4-1 ATS as an AD. Both need a win to stay in conten- a 29-18 avg score. CAR won LY’s matchup 34-21 as a 10 pt AD as the Cardinals self-destructed with tion for a division crown. Get the Sunday Night winner on the NC Debit Card System for only $9 6 TO’s that the Panthers converted into 13 pts. CAR wore down the Cardinals with a 270 (6.1) to 94 after 11:00 am EST on Sunday. (5.5) rush edge after taking a 28-7 lead at the half. Much has been made of Fox’s disconnect with Chicago at MINNESOTA - MIN was uprooted last week having to play in Detroit versus the Giants but the front office and ownership lately especially with the Panthers being 1-6 SU/ATS at home. Clausen they should be able to host this game. The Vikings are now playing for pride and nothing would please has had a steep learning curve TY (0-7 SU and 2-5 ATS with 1 TD pass) but he has a huge edge over them more then knocking off the Bears. The home team has now won 6 straight (covered 5 straight) ARZ who could be starting John Skelton again here. Buried as the #3 QB all year Skelton only had in this rivalry and can the Vikings extend the streak? We offer a MONEY BACK PLUS Guarantee a weeks worth of practice snaps with the #1’s LW and it showed. Against a depleted DEN defense on MNM through the NC Debit Card System - take advantage on Monday night after 3:00 pm he was just 15-37-146. We have profited by going against both teams this year but will side with the EST! Pay just $30 for the MNM Play and if it fails to cover - you’ll get $40 back on your debit home team this week. Carolina has the better defense and a young QB will struggle making his first card the very next day! Monday Nights now 9-3-1 75% on the year (as of 12/12/10). road start against a defense allowing 56% completions at home. If Arizona tries to be conservative and run the Panthers are holding opponents to under 4.0 ypc at home. MONDAY NIGHT MAGIC Cleveland 23 CINCINNATI 16 - CLE is 5-2 ATS vs the Bengals logging a 23-20 win as a 2.5 pt HD TY starting the Bengals on a 10 game losing streak. CIN had a 413-295 yd edge but 2 fumbles set up a $ pair of FG’s for the Browns. On their final drive CIN worked the ball down the field to the CLE 31. An PAY 30 FOR YOUR WINNER ON MONDAY offensive pass interference penalty on Ochocinco made it 3 & 13 on the 41 where Palmer was sacked Offer Available on the Northcoast Debit Card System and CLE ran out the final 4:41. Owens had his best game of they year with 10 rec (22.2) but his 78 yd IF YOU DO NOT WIN 9-3-1 75% TY! TD came when the CLE defender slipped in coverage. The Browns have gone with Delhomme at QB the L3W and after a win against Carolina the offense had bogged down and gained 252 yds in a win YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK ! at Miami but LW the offense totaled just 187 yds including just 56 yds on the last 6 drives. Cincinnati PLUS meanwhile got out to an early 7-0 lead at Pittsburgh but they were held to 132 TOTAL yards before If our H RATED release fails to cover, we will credit 58 yds in garbage time trailing 23-7. The Bengals have now been outgained in 4 straight games by $ an average of 133 ypg as the veterans have resigned themselves to a lost season. 40 back to your Northcoast Debit Card! 5 ARIZONA (SU: 4-9 ATS: 4-9) G ATLANTA (SU: 11-2 ATS: 9-4) A BALTIMORE (SU: 8-4 ATS: 5-6-1) A BUFFALO (SU: 3-10 ATS: 6-5-2) A CAROLINA (SU: 1-12 ATS: 3-10) G DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL S 12 at St Louis W -3’ 17-13 39’ S 12 at Pittsburgh (OT) L -1 9-15 38 S 13 at NY Jets (M) W +1 10-9 36’ S 12 Miami L +3 10-15 39 S 12 at NY Giants L +5’ 18-31 41 S 19 at Atlanta L +6’ 7-41 43 S 19 Arizona W -6’ 41-7 43 S 19 at Cincinnati L -2’ 10-15 39’ S 19 at Green Bay L +13 7-34 43 S 19 Tampa Bay L -3 7-20 38’ S 26 Oakland L -5 24-23 39 S 26 at New Orleans (OT) W +3 27-24 49 S 26 Cleveland L -11 24-17 37 S 26 at New England W +14’ 30-38 42’ S 26 Cincinnati L +3 7-20 38 O 3 at San Diego L +9’ 10-41 46 O 3 San Francisco L -7 16-14 42’ O 3 at Pittsburgh W +2’ 17-14 34 O 3 NY Jets L +6 14-38 36’ O 3 at New Orleans W +13 14-16 44 O 10 New Orleans W +6’ 30-20 45’ O 10 at Cleveland W -3 20-10 41 O 10 Denver W -7’ 31-17 39’ O 10 Jacksonville L -2 26-36 41 O 10 Chicago L -3 6-23 33 O 17 BYE WEEK O 17 at Philadelphia L +2 17-31 42’ O 17 at New England (OT) L +2’ 20-23 44’ O 17 BYE WEEK O 17 BYE WEEK O 24 at Seattle L +7 10-22 40 O 24 Cincinnati W -3’ 39-32 43 O 24 Buffalo (OT) L -13 37-34 40 O 24 at Baltimore (OT) W +13 34-37 40 O 24 San Francisco W +2’ 23-20 35’ O 31 Tampa Bay L -3 35-38 39 O 31 BYE WEEK O 31 BYE WEEK O 31 at Kansas City(OT) W +7 10-13 45 O 31 at St Louis L +2’ 10-20 37 N 7 at Minnesota OT W +7’ 24-27 42 N 7 Tampa Bay L -9’ 27-21 45’ N 7 Miami W -5’ 26-10 41 N 7 † Chicago (Toronto) T +3 19-22 41’ N 7 New Orleans L +6’ 3-34 40’ N 14 Seattle L -3 18-36 41 N 11 Baltimore (Th) W -1 26-21 43’ N 11 at Atlanta (Th) L +1 21-26 43’ N 14 Detroit T -2 14-12 45 N 14 at Tampa Bay L +7 16-31 37 N 21 at Kansas City L +7’ 13-31 44 N 21 at St Louis W -3 34-17 42’ N 21 at Carolina W -11’ 37-13 37 N 21 at Cincinnati W +4’ 49-31 41’ N 21 Baltimore L +11’ 13-37 37 N 29 San Fran (M) L +2 6-27 41 N 28 Green Bay W -1’ 20-17 47 N 28 Tampa Bay T -7 17-10 42 N 28 Pittsburgh (OT) W +6 16-19 43 N 28 at Cleveland W +9 23-24 37 D 5 St Louis L +3 6-19 44 D 5 at Tampa Bay W -3 28-24 43’ D 5 Pittsburgh (N) L -3 10-13 39’ D 5 at Minnesota L +5 14-38 43’ D 5 at Seattle L +4 14-31 40 D 12 Denver W +4 43-13 43’ D 12 at Carolina W -7 31-10 41 D 13 at Houston (Mon) D 12 Cleveland W -1 13-6 39 D 12 Atlanta L +7 10-31 41 D 19 at Carolina D 19 at Seattle D 19 New Orleans D 19 at Miami D 19 Arizona D 25 Dallas (Sat) D 27 New Orleans (Mon) D 26 at Cleveland D 26 New England D 23 at Pittsburgh (Th) J 2 at San Francisco J 2 Carolina J 2 Cincinnati J 2 at NY Jets J 2 at Atlanta CHICAGO (SU: 9-4 ATS: 6-6-1) G CINCINNATI (SU: 2-11 ATS: 4-8-1) A CLEVELAND (SU: 5-8 ATS: 5-7-1) G DALLAS (SU: 4-8 ATS: 5-7) A DENVER (SU: 3-10 ATS: 4-9) G DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL S 12 Detroit L -6’ 19-14 44’ S 12 at New England L +5’ 24-38 44’ S 12 at Tampa Bay T +3 14-17 37 S 12 at Washington (N) L -3’ 7-13 40 S 12 at Jacksonville L +3 17-24 40 S 19 at Dallas W +7 27-20 40’ S 19 Baltimore W +2’ 15-10 39’ S 19 Kansas City L -3 14-16 38’ S 19 Chicago L -7 20-27 40’ S 19 Seattle W -3 31-14 40 S 27 Green Bay (M) W +3 20-17 46 S 26 at Carolina W -3 20-7 38 S 26 at Baltimore W +11 17-24 37 S 26 at Houston W +2’ 27-13 47 S 26 Indianapolis L +5’ 13-27 47 O 3 at NY Giants (N) L +3’ 3-17 44 O 3 at Cleveland L -2’ 20-23 37 O 3 Cincinnati W +2’ 23-20 37 O 3 BYE WEEK O 3 at Tennessee W +6’ 26-20 43’ O 10 at Carolina W +3 23-6 33 O 10 Tampa Bay L -6’ 21-24 38 O 10 Atlanta L +3 10-20 41 O 10 Tennessee L -7 27-34 42 O 10 at Baltimore L +7’ 17-31 39’ O 17 Seattle L -5’ 20-23 37’ O 17 BYE WEEK O 17 at Pittsburgh L +14 10-28 37’ O 17 at Minnesota L +1 21-24 44’ O 17 NY Jets L +3’ 20-24 43 O 24 Washington L -3 14-17 40’ O 24 at Atlanta L +3’ 32-39 43 O 24 at New Orleans W +13 30-17 43’ O 25 NY Giants (M) L -3 35-41 44’ O 24 Oakland L -7 14-59 42’ O 31 BYE WEEK O 31 Miami L -1 14-22 44 O 31 BYE WEEK O 31 Jacksonville L -6’ 17-35 43’ O 31 † San Fran (London) L +2’ 16-24 41’ N 7 † Buffalo (Toronto) T -3 22-19 41’ N 8 Pittsburgh (M) T +6 21-27 41 N 7 New England W +4 34-14 44 N 7 at Green Bay (N) L +7 7-45 45’ N 7 BYE WEEK N 14 Minnesota W +1 27-13 40’ N 14 at Indianapolis W +7 17-23 47’ N 14 NY Jets (OT) L +3 20-26 37’ N 14 at NY Giants W +12’ 33-20 45’ N 14 Kansas City W +1 49-29 44’ N 18 at Miami (Th) W +1’ 16-0 39’ N 21 Buffalo L -4’ 31-49 41’ N 21 at Jacksonville L +2’ 20-24 43 N 21 Detroit W -6 35-19 47’ N 22 at San Diego (M) L +8’ 14-35 50 N 28 Philadelphia W +3 31-26 43 N 25 at NY Jets (Th) L +9 10-26 42’ N 28 Carolina L -9 24-23 37 N 25 New Orleans (Th) W +3’ 27-30 50’ N 28 St Louis L -3’ 33-36 45 D 5 at Detroit L -4’ 24-20 43 D 5 New Orleans W +6 30-34 45 D 5 at Miami W +5’ 13-10 43’ D 5 at Indianapolis (OT) W +5 38-35 47’ D 5 at Kansas City W +8 6-10 48 D 12 New England L +3 7-36 37’ D 12 at Pittsburgh L +8’ 7-23 39 D 12 at Buffalo L +1 6-13 39 D 12 Philadelphia (Nite) D 12 at Arizona L -4 13-43 43’ D 20 at Minnesota (Mon) D 19 Cleveland D 19 at Cincinnati D 19 Washington D 19 at Oakland D 26 NY Jets D 26 San Diego (Nite) D 26 Baltimore D 25 at Arizona (Sat) D 26 Houston J 2 at Green Bay J 2 at Baltimore J 2 Pittsburgh J 2 at Philadelphia J 2 San Diego DETROIT (SU: 3-10 ATS: 9-3-1) A GREEN BAY (SU: 8-5 ATS: 7-6) G HOUSTON (SU: 5-7 ATS: 5-6-1) G INDIANAPOLIS (SU: 7-6 ATS: 6-6-1) A JACKSONVILLE (SU: 8-5 ATS: 9-4) G DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL S 12 at Chicago W +6’ 14-19 44’ S 12 at Philadelphia W -3 27-20 47’ S 12 Indianapolis W +1 34-24 48 S 12 at Houston L -1 24-34 48 S 12 Denver W -3 24-17 40 S 19 Philadelphia W +6’ 32-35 41’ S 19 Buffalo W -13 34-7 43 S 19 at Washington (OT) W -2’ 30-27 43 S 19 NY Giants (N) W -5 38-14 48’ S 19 at San Diego L +7 13-38 45 S 26 at Minnesota L +11’ 10-24 43 S 27 at Chicago (M) L -3 17-20 46 S 26 Dallas L -2’ 13-27 47 S 26 at Denver W -5’ 27-13 47 S 26 Philadelphia L +3 3-28 44’ O 3 at Green Bay W +14’ 26-28 45 O 3 Detroit L -14’ 28-26 45 O 3 at Oakland W -3 31-24 43’ O 3 at Jacksonville L -7 28-31 46 O 3 Indianapolis W +7 31-28 46 O 10 St Louis W -3 44-6 42’ O 10 at Washington (OT) L -2’ 13-16 45 O 10 NY Giants L -3 10-34 48’ O 10 Kansas City W -7 19-9 45’ O 10 at Buffalo W +2 36-26 41 O 17 at NY Giants W +10 20-28 45’ O 17 Miami (OT) L -3 20-23 44 O 17 Kansas City T -4 35-31 44’ O 17 at Washington (N) T -3 27-24 44 O 18 Tennessee (M) L +3 3-30 45 O 24 BYE WEEK O 24 Minnesota (N) W -3 28-24 44 O 24 BYE WEEK O 24 BYE WEEK O 24 at Kansas City L +9 20-42 37 O 31 Washington W -3 37-25 44’ O 31 at NY Jets W +6 9-0 42 N 1 at Indianapolis (M) L +5’ 17-30 51 N 1 Houston (Mon) W -5’ 30-17 51 O 31 at Dallas W +6’ 35-17 43’ N 7 NY Jets OT W +5’ 20-23 42 N 7 Dallas (N) W -7 45-7 45’ N 7 San Diego L +3 23-29 49’ N 7 at Philadelphia W +3 24-26 47 N 7 BYE WEEK N 14 at Buffalo T +2 12-14 45 N 14 BYE WEEK N 14 at Jacksonville L +1’ 24-31 48’ N 14 Cincinnati L -7 23-17 47’ N 14 Houston W -1’ 31-24 48’ N 21 at Dallas L +6 19-35 47’ N 21 at Minnesota W -3 31-3 44’ N 21 at NY Jets W +6’ 27-30 46 N 21 at New England W +4 28-31 49’ N 21 Cleveland W -2’ 24-20 43 N 25 New England (Th) L +6’ 24-45 51 N 28 at Atlanta L +1’ 17-20 47 N 28 Tennessee W -6 20-0 47 N 28 San Diego (N) L -2’ 14-36 50’ N 28 at NY Giants W +7 20-24 44 D 5 Chicago W +4’ 20-24 43 D 5 San Francisco W -8’ 34-16 41 D 2 at Philadelphia (Th) L +8 24-34 52 D 5 Dallas (OT) L -5 35-38 47’ D 5 at Tennessee W +3 17-6 43 D 12 Green Bay W +6’ 7-3 46’ D 12 at Detroit L -6’ 3-7 46’ D 13 Baltimore (Mon) D 9 at Tennessee (Th) L -3 30-28 45 D 12 Oakland W -3’ 38-31 41’ D 19 at Tampa Bay D 19 at New England D 19 at Tennessee D 19 Jacksonville D 19 at Indianapolis D 26 at Miami D 26 NY Giants D 26 at Denver D 26 at Oakland D 26 Washington J 2 Minnesota J 2 Chicago J 2 Jacksonville J 2 Tennessee J 2 at Houston KANSAS CITY (SU: 8-5 ATS: 6-6-1) G MIAMI (SU: 7-6 ATS: 8-5) G MINNESOTA (SU: 5-7 ATS: 4-7-1) A NEW ENGLAND (SU: 11-2 ATS: 9-4) A NEW ORLEANS (SU: 10-3 ATS: 5-7-1) A DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL S 13 San Diego (M) W +4’ 21-14 45’ S 12 at Buffalo W -3 15-10 39 S 9 at New Orleans (Th) T +5 9-14 48’ S 12 Cincinnati W -5’ 38-24 44’ S 9 Minnesota (Th) T -5 14-9 48’ S 19 at Cleveland W +3 16-14 38’ S 19 at Minnesota W +5’ 14-10 41 S 19 Miami L -5’ 10-14 41 S 19 at NY Jets L -3 14-28 38’ S 20 at San Francisco (M) L -5 25-22 44 S 26 San Francisco W +3 31-10 37 S 26 NY Jets (N) L -2’ 23-31 35’ S 26 Detroit W -11’ 24-10 43 S 26 Buffalo L -14’ 38-30 42’ S 26 Atlanta (OT) L -3 24-27 49 O 3 BYE WEEK O 4 New Eng (M) L E 14-41 48 O 3 BYE WEEK O 4 at Miami (M) W E 41-14 48 O 3 Carolina L -13 16-14 44 O 10 at Indianapolis L +7 9-19 45’ O 10 BYE WEEK O 11 at NY Jets (M) L +5 20-29 38’ O 10 BYE WEEK O 10 at Arizona L -6’ 20-30 45’ O 17 at Houston T +4 31-35 44’ O 17 at Green Bay (OT) W +3 23-20 44 O 17 Dallas W -1 24-21 44’ O 17 Baltimore (OT) W -2’ 23-20 44’ O 17 at Tampa Bay W -4 31-6 44 O 24 Jacksonville W -9 42-20 37’ O 24 Pittsburgh W +3 22-23 41 O 24 at Green Bay (N) L +3 24-28 44 O 24 at San Diego W +3 23-20 48’ O 24 Cleveland L -13 17-30 43’ O 31 Buffalo (OT) L -7 13-10 45 O 31 at Cincinnati W +1 22-14 44 O 31 at New England L +5’ 18-28 44 O 31 Minnesota W -5’ 28-18 44 O 31 Pittsburgh (N) W -1 20-10 44’ N 7 at Oakland (OT) L E 20-23 40’ N 7 at Baltimore L +5’ 10-26 41 N 7 Arizona OT L -7’ 27-24 42 N 7 at Cleveland L -4 14-34 44 N 7 at Carolina W -6’ 34-3 40’ N 14 at Denver L -1 29-49 44’ N 14 Tennessee W E 29-17 43 N 14 at Chicago L -1 13-27 40’ N 14 at Pittsburgh (N) W +5 39-26 45 N 14 BYE WEEK N 21 Arizona W -7’ 31-13 44 N 18 Chicago (Th) L -1’ 0-16 39’ N 21 Green Bay L +3 3-31 44’ N 21 Indianapolis L -4 31-28 49’ N 21 Seattle W -11 34-19 44’ N 28 at Seattle W -2 42-24 45’ N 28 at Oakland W +2’ 33-17 38 N 28 at Washington W -2 17-13 43’ N 25 at Detroit (Th) W -6’ 45-24 51 N 25 at Dallas (Th) L -3’ 30-27 50’ D 5 Denver L -8 10-6 48 D 5 Cleveland L -5’ 10-13 43’ D 5 Buffalo W -5 38-14 43’ D 6 NY Jets (M) W -3’ 45-3 44’ D 5 at Cincinnati L -6 34-30 45 D 12 at San Diego L +9’ 0-31 45’ D 12 at NY Jets W +5 10-6 38’ D 13 † NY Giants (Mon) D 12 at Chicago W -3 36-7 37’ D 12 St Louis W -9 31-13 47 D 19 at St Louis D 19 Buffalo D 20 Chicago (Mon) D 19 Green Bay (Nite) D 19 at Baltimore D 26 Tennessee D 26 Detroit D 26 at Philadelphia D 26 at Buffalo D 27 at Atlanta (Mon) J 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O 3 Baltimore L -2’ 14-17 34 O 10 at Houston W +3 34-10 48’ O 11 Minnesota (M) W -5 29-20 38’ O 10 San Diego W +6’ 35-27 44’ O 10 at San Fran (N) W +3 27-24 38’ O 10 BYE WEEK O 17 Detroit L -10 28-20 45’ O 17 at Denver W -3’ 24-20 43 O 17 at San Francisco L +7 9-17 41’ O 17 Atlanta W -2 31-17 42’ O 17 Cleveland W -14 28-10 37’ O 25 at Dallas (Mon) W +3 41-35 44’ O 24 BYE WEEK O 24 at Denver W +7 59-14 42’ O 24 at Tennessee L +3 19-37 42 O 24 at Miami L -3 23-22 41 O 31 BYE WEEK O 31 Green Bay L -6 0-9 42 O 31 Seattle W -2’ 33-3 42 O 31 BYE WEEK O 31 at N Orleans (N) L +1 10-20 44’ N 7 at Seattle W -7’ 41-7 40’ N 7 at Detroit OT L -5’ 23-20 42 N 7 Kansas City (OT) W E 23-20 40’ N 7 Indianapolis L -3 26-24 47 N 8 at Cincinnati (M) T -6 27-21 41 N 14 Dallas L -12’ 20-33 45’ N 14 at Cleveland (OT) W -3 26-20 37’ N 14 BYE WEEK N 15 at Washington (M) W -3 59-28 43 N 14 New England (N) L -5 26-39 45 N 21 at Philadelphia (N) L +3 17-27 47’ N 21 Houston L -6’ 30-27 46 N 21 at Pittsburgh L +7 3-35 41 N 21 NY Giants (N) W -3 27-17 47’ N 21 Oakland W -7 35-3 41 N 28 Jacksonville L -7 24-20 44 N 25 Cincinnati (Th) W -9 26-10 42’ N 28 Miami L -2’ 17-33 38 N 28 at Chicago L -3 26-31 43 N 28 at Buffalo (OT) L -6 19-16 43 D 5 Washington W -7 31-7 43 D 6 at New England (M) L +3’ 3-45 44’ D 5 at San Diego W +13 28-13 44’ D 2 Houston (Th) W -8 34-24 52 D 5 at Baltimore (N) W +3 13-10 39’ D 13 † Minnesota (Mon) D 12 Miami L -5 6-10 38’ D 12 at Jacksonville L +3’ 31-38 41’ D 12 at Dallas (Nite) D 12 Cincinnati W -8’ 23-7 39 D 19 Philadelphia D 19 at Pittsburgh D 19 Denver D 19 at NY Giants D 19 NY Jets D 26 at Green Bay D 26 at Chicago D 26 Indianapolis D 26 Minnesota D 23 Carolina (Th) J 2 at Washington J 2 Buffalo J 2 at Kansas City J 2 Dallas J 2 at Cleveland ST LOUIS (SU: 6-7 ATS: 9-4) A SAN DIEGO (SU: 7-6 ATS: 7-6) G SAN FRANCISCO (SU: 5-8 ATS: 6-7) G SEATTLE (SU: 6-7 ATS: 6-7) A TAMPA BAY (SU: 8-5 ATS: 6-4-3) G DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL 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44 O 24 at Tampa Bay W +3 17-18 38’ O 24 New England L -3 20-23 48’ O 24 at Carolina L -2’ 20-23 35’ O 24 Arizona W -7 22-10 40 O 24 St Louis L -3 18-17 38’ O 31 Carolina W -2’ 20-10 37 O 31 Tennessee W -4’ 33-25 44’ O 31 † Denver (London) W -2’ 24-16 41’ O 31 at Oakland L +2’ 3-33 42 O 31 at Arizona W +3 38-35 39 N 7 BYE WEEK N 7 at Houston W -3 29-23 49’ N 7 BYE WEEK N 7 NY Giants L +7’ 7-41 40’ N 7 at Atlanta W +9’ 21-27 45’ N 14 at San Fran (OT) W +5’ 20-23 38’ N 14 BYE WEEK N 14 St Louis (OT) L -5’ 23-20 38’ N 14 at Arizona W +3 36-18 41 N 14 Carolina W -7 31-16 37 N 21 Atlanta L +3 17-34 42’ N 22 Denver (M) W -8’ 35-14 50 N 21 Tampa Bay L -3’ 0-21 42’ N 21 at New Orleans L +11 19-34 44’ N 21 at San Francisco W +3’ 21-0 42’ N 28 at Denver W +3’ 36-33 45 N 28 at Indianapolis (N) W +2’ 36-14 50’ N 29 at Arizona (M) W -2 27-6 41 N 28 Kansas City L +2 24-42 45’ N 28 at Baltimore T +7 10-17 42 D 5 at Arizona W -3 19-6 44 D 5 Oakland L -13 13-28 44’ D 5 at Green Bay L +8’ 16-34 41 D 5 Carolina W -4 31-14 40 D 5 Atlanta L +3 24-28 43’ D 12 at New Orleans L +9 13-31 47 D 12 Kansas City W -9’ 31-0 45’ D 12 Seattle W -5 40-21 41’ D 12 at San Francisco L +5 21-40 41’ D 12 at Washington T -1 17-16 40’ D 19 Kansas City D 16 San Francisco (Th) D 16 at San Diego (Th) D 19 Atlanta D 19 Detroit D 26 San Francisco D 2 at Cincinnati (Nite) D 26 at St Louis D 26 at Tampa Bay D 26 Seattle J 2 at Seattle J 2 at Denver J 2 Arizona J 2 St Louis J 2 at New Orleans TENNESSEE (SU: 5-8 ATS: 6-7) G WASHINGTON (SU: 5-8 ATS: 5-6-2) G DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE TOTAL S 12 Oakland W -6’ 38-13 40 S 12 Dallas (N) W +3’ 13-7 40 S 19 Pittsburgh L -5 11-19 36 S 19 Houston (OT) L +2’ 27-30 43 LOGS UPDATED ALL SEASON S 26 at NY Giants W +3 29-10 43’ S 26 at St Louis L -4’ 16-30 39 O 3 Denver L -6’ 20-26 43’ O 3 at Philadelphia W +5’ 17-12 43 O 10 at Dallas W +7 34-27 42 O 10 Green Bay (OT) W +2’ 16-13 45 4 PAGES-120 COLLEGE AND ALL NFL TEAMS O 18 at Jacksonville 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N 7 BYE WEEK N 7 BYE WEEK N 14 at Miami L E 17-29 43 N 15 Philadelphia (M) L +3 28-59 43 N 21 Washington (OT) L -7 16-19 44 N 21 at Tennessee (OT) W +7 19-16 44 SUBSCRIBE NOW TO POWER SWEEP 2011 - LOG EDITION N 28 at Houston L +6 0-20 47 N 28 Minnesota L +2 13-17 43’ $ D 5 Jacksonville L -3 6-17 43 D 5 at NY Giants L +7 7-31 43 Add 10 to cover postage/printing for logs D 9 Indianapolis (Th) W +3 28-30 45 D 12 Tampa Bay T +1 16-17 40’ D 19 Houston D 19 at Dallas LOGS are INCLUDED with the download version1-800-654-3448 D 26 at Kansas City D 26 at Jacksonville J 2 at Indianapolis J 2 NY Giants LOGS ARE VIEWABLE ONLINE AT WWW.NCSPORTS.COM EACH WEEK • FREE TO ‘10 & ‘11 SUBS Ex-CUSA rivals meet in this bowl with SM holding an 18-9-1 edge in the series. UL has won the L/4 LOUISVILLE BEEF ‘O’ BRADY’S SOUTHERN MISS vs SM with the most recent meeting being a 25-23 contest in ‘09 (UL +2’ at home). UL grabbed their 1st (6-6) (8-4) bowl bid S/’06’s trip to the Orange Bowl and they should have a strong fan following. It’s a 10 hr drive for BOWL SM fans and they traditionally travel well but have played closer to home in recent yrs. UL HC Strong will December 21, 2010 • 8:00 pm ESPN • Tropicana Field • St Petersburg, FL coach his 2nd bowl as he was the interim coach of FL for their 27-10 loss to Miami (FL) in the ‘04 Peach POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. Bowl. SM HC Fedora is 1-1 SU/ATS in bowls but has faced 2 Sun Belt foes and now jumps up to a BCS LOUISVILLE 155 205 30 1.9 44 97.6 foe. Strong (DC) and Fedora (OC) coached together at FL from ‘03-’04. UL is 6-8 SU (4-7 ATS) all-time SOUTHERN MISS 170 200 26 1.7 – 91.9 in bowls and SM is playing their 9th str bowl gm. UL is 3-2 SU, 4-1 ATS on the road TY while SM is 4-2 SU, 3-3 ATS on the road. Both tms dominated Mem with substantial yd edges. SM has 8 Sr st’rs (16 up- CARDINALS ATS: 6-6 O/U: 5-7 GOLDEN EAGLES ATS: 6-6 O/U: 8-4 perclassmen) while UL has 13 Sr’s (14 upperclassmen). UL is 2-4 SU/ATS vs bowl tms being outgained RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG BILAL POWELL #230 11/9 211 1401 71 1330 10 6.3 Kendrick Hardy #16 12/2 127 871 16 855 7 6.7 282-277. SM is 1-3 SU/ATS vs bowl tms being outscored 41-34 but outgaining those tms 446-439. Jeremy Wright #194 10/2 54 303 7 296 4 5.5 Desmond Johnson #141 9/0 105 539 30 509 7 4.8 UL has shown great improvement under 1st yr HC Strong. The offense ranks #57 but has been Victor Anderson #30 9/1 64 302 16 286 0 4.5 Austin Davis #285 12/12 132 571 135 436 10 3.3 besieged by inj’s to key players incl their starting QB, RB and top WR. Starting QB Froman missed the Adam Froman #75JC 8/8 36 147 72 75 2 2.1 Tracy Lampley #86 11/6 62 352 3 349 1 5.6 Justin Burke #12 7/4 17 34 47 -13 0 -0.8 VJ Floyd #209 10/8 69 243 15 228 2 3.3 L/4 with a leg inj (CS) and the off became more conservative under Burke. In the L/4 UL avg’d 161 pass PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT ypg (213 avg 1st 8). AA RB Powell had seven 100+ yd gms but missed most of 2 gms (incl 4 carries for Adam Froman #75JC 8/8 218 132 60.6 1633 11 4 Austin Davis #285 12/12 410 259 63.2 2898 18 6 0 yds vs WV w/flu) and the off was held to a ssn low 171 yds without him. Because of the conservative Justin Burke #12 7/4 97 55 56.7 612 8 3 Martevious Young #166 6/0 23 12 52.2 132 1 1 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG passing gm, TE Graham is the tm’s top receiver and is the top receiving TE in the BE. Top WR Beaumont CAMERON GRAHAM #510JC 12/11 37 439 11.9 4 39 Kelvin Bolden #29JC 11/7 41 667 16.3 6 56 missed 2 (knee) and has been banged up all yr. The OL avg 6’5” 299 with 4 Sr st’rs and has all’d 16 sks Doug Beaumont #24 10/9 34 383 11.3 1 44 JOHDRICK MORRIS #330 11/10 46 663 14.4 4 55 (#2 BE). Strong was one of the top DC’s in the country at FL and S Carolina for many yrs and the UL D Josh Bellamy #57JC 12/9 27 372 13.8 5 44 Quentin Pierce #158 11/10 34 400 11.8 3 67 Andrell Smith #535 12/12 23 361 15.7 3 42 DeAndre Brown #7 5/1 16 264 16.5 3 53 has improved from all’g 371 ypg LY to 305 ypg in ‘10. UL’s #36 D all’d just 259 ypg in the L/6 (350 ypg 1st Josh Chichester #31 11/6 19 290 15.3 4 48 William Spight #294 12/7 25 219 8.8 0 25 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 6) and 142 rush ypg (4.0) for the year. The DL avg 6’3” 271 with 1 Sr st’r but 3 frosh (2 true) start on the Chris Philpott #24 12 30 1225 40.8 5 37.1(t) 0 11 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 DL. UL ranks #31 in our pass D rankings (#106 LY) all’g just 163 ypg (54%) with a 13-9 ratio. Patrick is Josh Blesor – 11 30 1193 39.8 8 – 0 12 Peter Boehme #145 12 44 1729 39.3 11 36.3(t) 0 17 1 of the top CB’s in the NCAA and leads the BE in pd (16). UL is #37 in our ST rankings with a solid net KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Chris Philpott #24 12 37-39 5-5 4-5 4-7 0-0 13-17 46 DANNY HRAPMANN #32 12 51-51 8-9 10-10 6-8 2-3 26-30 54 punting avg of 37.1 and excellent returnmen plus solid coverage units (allow 4.9 per PR, 24.1 per KR). POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT SM has our #39 off ranking as they avg’d 38 ppg and 458 ypg, both significant improvements from S Hakeem Smith #371 12/11 80 1 5 1 0 LB Korey Williams #63 12/12 80 3 8 0 1 S Shenard Holton #137 12/9 65 0 2 1 1 LB Jamie Collins #31 12/6 71 2.5 0 2 2 LY. QB Davis did a nice job TY after playing in just the 1st 5 LY before being lost with inj. In fact, his health LB Brandon Heath #31 11/10 59 2 5.5 2 0 S Kendrick Presley #63 12/12 60 0 4 3 1 kept Young from seeing much action as he appeared in just 6 (207 less pass att). RFr Hardy took over LB Daniel Brown #493 12/12 53 4 7 0 0 LB Ronnie Thornton #391 12/8 59 1 3.5 3 0 at RB as he tallied 676 of his 855 yds over the L/6. A surprising note for the SM pass gm TY was that CB JOHNNY PATRICK #134 12/12 47 1 4.5 11 5 S Chico Hunter #190 12/6 53 1 0.5 6 2 LB Dexter Heyman #77 12/8 44 2 1.5 2 0 DL Cordarro Law #451 12/12 47 6 5.5 0 0 they had most of their success w/o star WR Brown who ply’d in just 5 gms (1 start) due to a leg inj (31 DE Malcolm Tatum #367JC 12/12 42 4.5 2.5 1 0 DL Anthony Gray #258 12/10 42 1.5 4 1 0 fewer rec than ‘09). Morris, Pierce and JC trans Bolden took in the majority of the catches. The OL (6’3” CB Bobby Burns #438JC 12/12 35 0 1 3 0 S Justin Wilson #294 12/12 38 0 3 4 4 LB Antwone Canady #311JC 10/3 25 1 0 0 0 CB Deron Wilson #164 12/12 34 0 2.5 11 3 303) was patchwork due to some inj’s and heading into the bowl, the projected st’rs compiled 49 of the DE Rodney Gnat #101 12/1 24 9 0.5 1 0 DL John Henderson #143JC 12/8 28 0.5 2 0 0 60 sts (82%). The unit still paved the way for 203 ypg rush (4.7) while all’g just 16 sks (3.7%). The SM DE BJ Butler #49 11/2 22 2.5 3.5 0 0 DL Deddrick Jones #265 11/10 27 0 3.5 0 0 def all’d 361 ypg on the ssn (29 ppg) as they only trailed UCF in yds all’d among CUSA members (our PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD CB CJ Bailey #103 10/10 25 0 1 3 0 DOUG BEAUMONT 13 199 15.3 1 Jeremy Wright 13 355 27.3 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD #58 rating). The DL avg 6’2” 273 (2 Sr) but much like the OL, had a plethora of inj (32 of 48 sts, 67%) Josh Bellamy 7 63 9.0 0 Victor Anderson 12 369 30.8 0 Tracy Lampley 19 117 6.2 0 Reggie Hunt 12 343 28.6 0 incl losing DE Jones who was one of the shooting victims after the upset of UCF. The front 4 surrendered UL SM UL SM UL SM UL SM 113 ypg on the ground (3.6) while compiling 16 of the tm’s 26 sks (62%). The LB unit took a big hit when 2 yr st’r Martez Smith was lost to a knee inj after just 6 (later paralyzed due to gunshot wound). QB RB WR 4 CCH 4 Third str bowl gm for Fedora, but this is a step - 1/2 1/2 - - - The secondary all’d 248 ypg (57%) w/a 26-17 ratio ranking #58 in our pass D ratings led by S Justin UL SM CHECKLIST COMMENTS up in class after facing a pair of SBC tms. Turf/ - - UL may get some BE support, but this gm in the Dome Wilson and rFr Deron Wilson. The ST’s have been carried all yr by AA and Groza Finalist Hrapmann. OL 1/2 - UL avg 6-5 299, 4 Sr, 16 sk all’d (4.8%), 4.9 ypc. The return units avg’d 23.6 on KR and 7.2 on PR’s while they all’d 23.7 on KR and 5.1 on PR. SM avg 6-3 303, 2 Sr, 16 sk all’d (3.7%), 4.7 ypc. Crowd is a new venue for both and SM will have fans. Southern Miss has the offensive edge but SM’s offense has been near-dominant going Over the total 7 of the L/8 incl avg 47 ppg the L/5. DL 1/2 - UL avg 6-3 271, 1 Sr, 20 of tm 37 sk, 4.0 ypc. MTCH - - SM avg 6-2 273, 2 Sr, 16 of tm 26 sk, 3.6 ypc. Louisville rates the better defense. Louisville plays in the offensively-challenged BE and they’ve spent the 2H of the season without some AQ tms that are 6-6 stay focused to keep key offensive stars. All should be back and each tm has enough playmakers to favor the Over. LB 1/2 - Heath #3 tkl’r, 7.5 tfl, Brown #4, 11 tfl. INT 1/2 - OVERALL - Williams #1 tkl’r, 11 tfl, Collins #2, 2.5 sk. from a losing ssn. FORECAST: OVER 57 L’ville/SM RATING: 2★ OVER UL #31 pass eff D, 163 ypg (54%), 13-9 ratio. LOUISVILLE DB - - ST 1/2 - SCH 44 - Free Winners SM #58 pass eff D, 248 ypg (57%), 26-17 ratio. by 2' ✔’s Everyday 1-347-677-1700 Boise leads the series 4-2 SU (3-0 ATS) and has won the L/3. In the most recent meeting in UTAH LAS VEGAS BOISE ST ‘06, BSU won 36-3 (+5) in Salt Lake City, but this is their first bowl matchup. Utah is 12-3 SU and (10-2) (11-1) 10-3 ATS in bowl gms (5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS under HC Whittingham) and owns the nation’s longest BOWL active bowl win streak at 9 gms (‘99, ‘01, ‘03-’09) going 7-2 ATS during that span. The Utes are 2-0 December 22, 2010 • 8:00 pm ESPN • Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV SU and 1-1 ATS in the Las Vegas Bowl with wins over Fresno (‘99) and USC (‘01) while Boise is POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. making its first appearance here. While this spot is normally reserved for the MWC winner, Utah UTAH 115 203 26 2.7 4 97.0 stepped up into this one after TCU earned a BCS spot. BSU is making its 9th consecutive bowl BOISE ST 146 288 37 1.9 – 95.7 appearance and its 11th in the L/12 yrs. The Broncos are 6-4 SU and 7-3 ATS in bowls (2-2 SU and 3-1 ATS under HC Petersen). In Boise’s L/7 bowl gms, all 7 were decided by less than one UTES ATS: 7-4-1 O/U: 7-5 BRONCOS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 7-5 score with the avg MOV of just 3.6 ppg! Each school has manageable driving distances (Salt RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG Lake City 6 hrs, Boise 10 hrs) allowing both fan bases easy accessibility to Las Vegas. Eddie Wide #121 12/5 143 706 23 683 11 4.8 DOUG MARTIN #297 12/12 184 1142 29 1113 11 6.0 Matt Asiata #17JC 12/9 150 680 7 673 8 4.5 Jeremy Avery #1402 12/0 83 461 21 440 11 5.3 Utah QB Wynn started 10 gms TY after missing 2 early (inj) but was pulled in the ssn finale for Griff Robles #39 4/0 17 130 6 124 0 7.3 Jarvis Hodge #486 12/1 46 305 0 305 3 6.6 Cain (reinserted after Cain threw his 2nd int). Wynn hoped to redeem himself in the bowl gm after Sausan Shakerin #48 6/0 12 105 0 105 2 8.8 DJ Harper #292 3/0 18 160 0 160 2 8.9 Reggie Dunn #76JC 12/2 12 107 8 99 2 8.2 Kellen Moore #24 12/12 16 37 58 -21 1 -1.3 a subpar outing vs BYU, but shoulder surg will sideline him which means the duties have been Terrance Cain #9JC 9/2 11 75 9 66 1 6.0 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT turned back over to Cain. RB’s Asiata and Wide spent the ssn splitting carries and while the Utes Jordan Wynn #52 10/10 18 41 52 -11 0 -0.6 KELLEN MOORE #24 12/12 345 245 71.0 3506 33 5 have split carries like that in the past, it was the 1st time S/’05 that the top 2 had more than 140 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Joe Southwick #41 8/0 24 17 70.8 202 1 0 Jordan Wynn #52 10/10 299 186 62.2 2334 17 10 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG att (in ‘05, QB Johnson was #2 with 152). The OL avg 6’4” 299 (2 Sr) and has started 97% of the Terrance Cain #9JC 9/2 72 51 70.8 610 6 2 TITUS YOUNG #152 12/10 65 1151 17.7 9 83 gms together. They paved the way for 157 ypg (4.7) while all’g just 8 sks (2.1%). The DL avg 6’4” RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG AUSTIN PETTIS #127 12/10 59 804 13.6 9 58 275 (1 Sr) starting 81% of the gms together while all’g 104 ypg rush (3.0) with 14 of the tm’s 28 DeVonte Christopher #27 11/7 39 660 16.9 6 71 Tyler Shoemaker #453 12/7 27 493 18.3 4 48 Jereme Brooks #293 12/6 50 628 12.6 4 75 Doug Martin #297 12/12 27 323 12.0 2 79 sks. LB’s Walker and Martinez are the tm’s top two tkl’rs, respectively. Utah ranks #83 in our pass Shaky Smithson #218JC 12/4 22 327 14.9 3 61 Kyle Efaw #102 12/6 23 292 12.7 5 41 eff D all’g 216 ypg (60%) with an 18-11 ratio. The ST’s rank #6 behind AA PR Smithson. Early in Luke Matthews #111 12/10 17 283 16.6 3 57 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 the ssn, his ret’s put Utah in a position to win numerous times and he got into the EZ twice on Eddie Wide #121 12/5 31 250 8.1 2 31 Kyle Brotzman #102 11 17 746 43.9 4 36.1(t) 0 4 Kendrick Moeai #192 11/10 11 225 20.5 1 47 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG PR (19.7). He also avg 24.1 on KR but hasn’t scored a TD that way (yet). P Sellwood has booted Matt Asiata #17JC 12/8 31 185 6.0 1 19 Kyle Brotzman #102 11 57-59 5-7 5-6 3-4 1-3 14-20 50 nine of 50+ yds TY. The PR D all’s 9.8 while the KR D all’s 18.8. PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT Heisman finalist QB Moore is 37-2 as a starter and is #2 in the NCAA in pass eff (185.04). He Sean Sellwood – 12 33 1353 41.0 16 33.8(t) 3 10 S JERON JOHNSON #618 12/11 72 0 1 6 1 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG LB JC Percy #455 12/3 63 1 3 0 0 has completed 60% or better in every gm TY incl 10 gms in which he hit over 70% of his passes. JOE PHILLIPS #273JC 12 55-56 5-5 3-3 4-6 0-0 12-14 48 S GEORGE ILOKA #264 12/12 59 0 1 5 2 Moore leads an off that avg 319 ypg pass and 200 ypg rush and has a pair of outstanding WR’s POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT NB WINSTON VENABLE #91 12/11 51 4.5 3.5 2 0 in Pettis (BSU career rec leader) and Young (BSU career rec yds leader) who both rank in the Top LB Chaz Walker #467 12/12 103 2 5 1 1 DE RYAN WINTERSWYK #285 12/12 42 2.5 4.5 2 1 LB Matt Martinez – 12/12 83 1.5 4 1 1 LB Aaron Tevis #72 11/9 39 1 1.5 0 2 5 at Boise in career rec, rec yds and rec TD’s. Moore also has the luxury of 1,000-yd rusher RB DB Brian Blechen #93 12/12 61 1.5 2 5 4 LB Hunter White #134 12/1 37 0 1.5 0 1 Martin who played his way out of a talent-filled backfield and has proven to be a rec threat himself. DB Lamar Chapman #71JC 12/12 58 5.5 4 3 0 LB Byron Hout #30 9/9 34 1 3 0 0 The OL avg 6’3” 284 (2 Sr) and opened holes for a run gm that avg 5.3 ypc and has all’d just 7 DB Justin Taplin-Ross #470 12/12 54 1 3.5 1 2 CB Jamar Taylor #141 12/11 34 1 2.5 1 0 DL CHRISTIAN COX – 12/12 50 4 3.5 0 0 CB Brandyn Thompson #406 12/12 30 0 2 7 3 sks (1.8%) which is 4th-best in the NCAA. BSU is arguably the most balanced tm in the nation DB Brandon Burton #443 12/12 46 0 1 8 2 DT Chase Baker #365 12/12 29 4.5 1.5 2 0 ranking #4 in the NCAA in both ttl off (520 ypg) and ttl def (259 ypg). The D plays so well together LB Chad Manis #52JC 10/7 44 0 2.5 1 0 DT BILLY WINN #121 12/12 27 4 5.5 1 0 that many of the individual stats are underwhelming. The DL avg 6’3” 277 (1 Sr) and accounted for DL Sealver Siliga #211 11/11 36 1.5 2.5 1 0 DE SHEA McCLELLIN #268 12/12 26 8.5 4 0 1 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD 33.5 of the tm’s 45 sks (74%) while holding foes to just 2.9 ypc. The Broncos are #3 in our pass D SHAKY SMITHSON 29 572 19.7 2 Shaky Smithson 20 482 24.1 0 CHRIS POTTER 21 278 13.2 1 Titus Young 23 550 23.9 0 rankings allowing just 8 TD passes and nearly doubled that amount (14) in int. BSU’s ST rank #23 UT BSU UT BSU UT BSU UT BSU and Brotzman had quietly been going about his business (needs 3 pts to break the record for most Whittingham has taken his team to a bowl all QB - 44 RB - - WR - 1/2 CCH - - career pts by a K in FBS history) handling both P and PK duties. Prior to his costly FG misses vs UT BSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS 6Y but can’t pick against Petersen. UN (26 and 29 yds), he hadn’t missed a FG inside 50 yds since the opener. Brotzman also uses Turf/ 4 Utah has not been to this bowl S/’01 so fans OL - - UT avg 6-4 299, 2 Sr, 8 sk all’d (2.1%), 4.7 ypc. - an effective rugby-style technique on P. BSU’s PR unit is solid with 3 players avg at least 10 ypr. BSU avg 6-3 284, 2 Sr, 7 sk all’d (1.8%), 5.3 ypc. Crowd will travel, while BSU fans are disappointed. This year’s bowl for Boise should be defined as “bubble-burst.” The BCS Championship gm Utah has a balanced off and has played DL - 1/2 UT avg 6-4 275, 1 Sr, 14 of tm 28 sk, 3.0 ypc. MTCH - - was within reach and while they rebounded with a convincing win in the ssn finale, the layoff in BSU avg 6-3 277, 1 Sr, 33.5 of tm 45 sk, 2.9 ypc. tougher competition. the bowl will have them thinking about ‘what if’. The Utes travel to Vegas with the nation’s longest Utah 9 straight bowl wins, and DD dog. Boise LB 4 Walker #1 tkl’r w/103, 7 tfl, Martinez #2, 5.5 tfl. INT 44 current bowl streak having won 9 straight and remember, they have a pair of BCS bowl wins in the - - bubble-burst. OVERALL - Percy #2 tkl’r w/63, 4 tfl, Venable #4, 8 tfl. L/6Y. Utah will not be intimidated by Boise, is used to traveling to Vegas and will relish the role of 44 UT #83 pass eff D, 216 ypg (60%), 18-11 ratio. BOISE ST underdog as they are the second largest dog on the board. DB - ST 1/2 - SCH 4 - BSU #3 pass eff D, 156 ypg (52%), 8-14 ratio. by 1' ✔’s FORECAST: Utah (+) Boise by 3 RATING: 4★ UTAH (+) 7 UTEP NORTHERN ILLINOIS OHIO LOUISVILLE UTAH NAVY TULSA (SU: 6-6 ATS: 5-7) Astro Play (SU: 10-3 ATS: 9-4) FieldTurf (SU: 8-4 ATS: 8-4) FieldTurf (SU: 6-6 ATS: 6-6) FieldTurf (SU: 10-2 ATS: 7-4-1) FieldTurf (SU: 8-3 ATS: 6-5) Field Turf (SU: 9-3 ATS: 8-4) Field Turf DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 4 Ark Pine-Bluff L -38 31-10 S 4 at Iowa St (Th) L +4’ 10-27 S 4 Wofford W -17 33-10 S 4 Kentucky L +3 16-23 S 2 Pitt (Th) OT T -3 27-24 S 4 † Maryland (M) L -6’ 14-17 S 5 at E Carolina (S) L -7 49-51 S 10 at Houston (F) L +20’ 24-54 S 11 N Dakota L -24’ 23-17 S 11 Toledo L -9’ 13-20 S 11 E Kentucky L -32 23-13 S 11 UNLV W -21 38-10 S 11 GA Sthrn L -30 13-7 S 11 Bowling Grn L -17 33-20 S 18 New Mex St W -15’ 42-10 S 18 at Illinois W +7 22-28 S 18 at Ohio St L +29’ 7-43 S 18 at Oregon St W +20 28-35 S 18 at New Mexico W -22’ 56-14 S 18 at Louis Tech W -3 37-23 S 18 at Oklahoma St L +7 28-65 S 25 Memphis L -11’ 16-13 S 25 at Minnesota W +4 34-23 S 25 at Marshall W +6’ 23-24 S 25 S 25 San Jose St W -30’ 56-3 S 25 S 25 C Arkansas W -20 41-14 O 2 at New Mexico W -15 38-20 O 2 at Akron W -13’ 50-14 O 2 at E Michigan W -10 30-17 O 2 at Arkansas St W -6 34-24 O 2 O 2 at Air Force W +9’ 6-14 O 2 at Memphis W -9 48-7 O 9 at Rice HC W -9’ 44-24 O 9 Temple W -3’ 31-17 O 9 Bowling Green W -9 49-25 O 9 Memphis W -17 56-0 O 9 at Iowa St W -6 68-27 O 9 at Wake Forest L -3’ 28-27 O 9 at SMU W +6’ 18-21 O 16 at UAB L +2’ 6-21 O 16 Buffalo (HC) W -14 45-14 O 16 Akron (HC) W -16’ 38-10 O 15 Cincinnati (F) L +3 27-35 O 16 at Wyoming W -20’ 30-6 O 16 SMU W -1’ 28-21 O 16 Tulane (HC) W -18 52-24 O 23 Tulane L -10 24-34 O 23 C Michigan W -10 33-7 O 23 at Miami, Oh W -3 34-13 O 23 Connecticut W -3 26-0 O 23 Colorado St W -30’ 59-6 O 23 † Notre Dame W +6’ 35-17 O 23 O 30 at Marshall L +2’ 12-16 O 30 at W Michigan L -7’ 28-21 O 30 Louisiana L -14’ 38-31 O 30 at Pittsburgh L +9 3-20 O 30 at Air Force L -7 28-23 O 30 Duke (HC) L -13’ 31-34 O 30 at Notre Dame W +8’ 28-27 N 6 SMU W +6’ 28-14 N 9 Toledo (Tue) W -11 65-30 N 4 Buffalo (Th) W -16 34-17 N 6 at Syracuse W +7 28-20 N 6 TCU L +5 7-47 N 6 at E Carolina W +3 76-35 N 6 Rice W -17 64-27 N 13 at Arkansas L +28’ 21-58 N 13 N 16 at Temple (Tue) W +8’ 31-23 N 13 USF (OT) L -2’ 21-24 N 13 at Notre Dame L -5’ 3-28 N 13 C Michigan L -14 38-37 N 13 at Houston W +2’ 28-25 N 20 at Tulsa W +17’ 28-31 N 20 at Ball St W -14’ 59-21 N 20 Arkansas St W -12’ 35-19 N 20 N 20 W Virginia L +3’ 10-17 N 20 at San Diego St W -2’ 38-34 N 27 N 20 UTEP L -17’ 31-28 N 27 N 27 at E Mich (F) W -24 71-3 N 26 at Kent St (F) L -4 6-28 N 26 at Rutgers (F) W -3 40-13 N 27 BYU L -8’ 17-16 N 26 S Miss (F) W -3’ 56-50 D 4 D 3 † Miami OH (F) L -17’ 21-26 D 4 Results Unknown D 4 D 4 D 4 D 11 † Army - D 4 BYU FRESNO STATE TROY SOUTHERN MISS BOISE ST At Presstime HAWAII (SU: 6-6 ATS: 7-5) Grass (SU: 8-4 ATS: 5-7) Grass (SU: 7-5 ATS: 4-8) Astro Play (SU: 8-4 ATS: 6-6) Momentum (SU: 11-1 ATS: 8-4)Blue Astro Turf SAN DIEGO STATE (SU: 10-3 ATS: 11-2) FieldTurf DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE (SU: 8-4 ATS: 7-4-1) Grass DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 4 Washington W -1 23-17 S 4 Cincinnati W -2 28-14 S 4 Bowling Green L -13’ 30-27 S 2 at S Carolina (Th) L +13’ 13-41 S 4 † Virg Tech (M) W -1’ 33-30 DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 2 USC (Th) W +21 36-49 S 11 at Air Force L +2 14-35 S 11 S 11 at Oklahoma St W +13’ 38-41 S 11 PV A&M L -32’ 34-7 S 11 S 4 Nicholls St W -31 47-0 S 11 at Army W +3 31-28 S 18 at Florida St L +10 10-34 S 18 at Utah St W -3’ 41-24 S 18 at UAB L -3’ 33-34 S 17 Kansas (F) W -5’ 31-16 S 18 at Wyoming W -23’ 51-6 S 11 at New Mex St W -13’ 41-21 S 18 at Colorado L +13’ 13-31 S 25 Nevada L +4 13-27 S 25 at Mississippi L +2 38-55 S 25 Arkansas St L -10’ 35-28 S 25 at Louisiana Tech L -3’ 13-12 S 25 Oregon St L -18’ 37-24 S 18 at Missouri W +14’ 24-27 S 25 Charl Sth W -32 66-7 O 1 at Utah St (F) L -4 16-31 O 2 Cal Poly L -25’ 38-17 O 5 at Middle Tenn (Tu) W +3 42-13 O 2 Marshall W -9 41-16 O 2 at New Mex St W -43 59-0 S 25 Utah St W -8’ 41-7 O 2 Louisiana Tech W -8’ 41-21 O 9 San Diego St (HC) W +4’ 24-21 O 9 Hawaii L -10’ 27-49 O 9 O 9 E Carolina L -8 43-44 O 9 Toledo W -38’ 57-14 O 2 O 9 at Fresno St W +10’ 49-27 O 16 at TCU W +29 3-31 O 16 New Mex St (HC) L -30 33-10 O 16 Louisiana L -20’ 31-24 O 16 at Memphis W -14’ 41-19 O 16 at San Jose St W -40’ 48-0 O 9 at BYU L -4’ 21-24 O 16 Nevada W +6’ 27-21 O 23 Wyoming L -10’ 25-20 O 23 at San Jose St L -19 33-18 O 23 O 23 O 26 LA Tech (Tu) L -38 49-20 O 16 Air Force W +1 27-25 O 23 at Utah St W -3’ 45-7 O 30 O 30 O 30 at ULM L -16’ 14-28 O 30 UAB (2OT) L -10’ 49-50 O 30 O 23 at New Mexico L -23’ 30-20 O 30 Idaho (HC) W -15 45-10 N 6 UNLV W -18 55-7 N 6 at Louisiana Tech W +2’ 40-34 N 6 at North Texas L -11’ 41-35 N 6 at Tulane W -10 46-30 N 6 Hawaii W -22 42-7 O 30 at Wyoming T -10 48-38 N 6 at Boise St L +22 7-42 N 13 at Colorado St W -6’ 49-10 N 13 Nevada W +8’ 34-35 N 13 FIU L -8’ 35-52 N 13 at UCF W +10 31-21 N 12 at Idaho (F) W -34’ 52-14 N 6 Colorado St L -17 24-19 N 13 N 20 New Mexico W -29’ 40-7 N 19 at Boise St (F) L +30 0-51 N 20 at S Carolina L +21’ 24-69 N 20 Houston W -3’ 59-41 N 19 Fresno St (F) W -30 51-0 N 13 at TCU W +27’ 35-40 N 20 San Jose St W -29’ 41-7 N 27 at Utah W +8’ 16-17 N 27 Idaho L -10 23-20 N 27 WKU W -13 28-14 N 26 at Tulsa (F) L +3’ 50-56 N 26 at Nevada (F) OT L -14 31-34 N 20 Utah L +2’ 34-38 N 27 at New Mex St W -27’ 59-24 D 4 D 3 Illinois (F) W +5 25-23 D 4 at Florida Atl W -5 44-7 D 4 D 4 Utah St L -38’ 50-14 N 27 UNLV W -23’ 48-14 D 4 UNLV W -34 59-21 FIU GEORGIA TECH NORTH CAROLINA STATE MISSOURI EAST CAROLINA ILLINOIS ARIZONA (SU: 6-6 ATS: 6-6) AstroPlay (SU: 6-6 ATS: 5-7) Grass (SU: 8-4 ATS: 9-3) Grass (SU: 10-2 ATS: 7-5) FieldTurf (SU: 6-6 ATS: 6-6) Grass (SU: 6-6 ATS: 8-4) Field Turf (SU: 7-5 ATS: 4-7-1) Grass DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 4 S 4 S Caro St L -31’ 41-10 S 4 W Carolina W -36 48-7 S 4 † Illinois L -12 23-13 S 5 Tulsa (S) W +7 51-49 S 4 † Missouri W +12 13-23 S 3 at Toledo (F) W -16 41-2 S 11 Rutgers W +16 14-19 S 11 at Kansas L -13’ 25-28 S 11 at UCF W +3 28-21 S 11 McNeese St W -42 50-6 S 11 Memphis W -14 49-27 S 11 S Illinois W -14 35-3 S 11 Citadel W -40’ 52-6 S 18 at Texas A&M W +28 20-27 S 18 at N Carolina W +3 30-24 S 16 Cincinnati (Th) W -2 30-19 S 18 San Diego St L -14’ 27-24 S 18 at Virg Tech L +20’ 27-49 S 18 N Illinois L -7 28-22 S 18 Iowa W -1’ 34-27 S 25 at Maryland L +12 28-42 S 25 NC State L -7’ 28-45 S 25 at Georgia Tech W +7’ 45-28 S 25 Miami, Oh W -20 51-13 S 25 S 25 S 25 California L -6’ 10-9 O 2 at Pittsburgh L +17’ 17-44 O 2 at Wake Forest L -10 24-20 O 2 Virginia Tech L +3’ 30-41 O 2 O 2 at N Carolina L +14 17-42 O 2 Ohio St W +16’ 13-24 O 2 O 9 WKU L -9’ 28-21 O 9 Virginia (HC) W -10 33-21 O 9 Boston Coll W -9’ 44-17 O 9 Colorado W -11’ 26-0 O 9 at Southern Miss W +8 44-43 O 9 at Penn St W +8’ 33-13 O 9 Oregon St L -8 27-29 O 16 at North Texas W -5 34-10 O 16 Middle Tenn W -18’ 42-14 O 16 at E Carolina (OT) L -7’ 27-33 O 16 at Texas A&M W +3’ 30-9 O 16 NC State (OT) W +7’ 33-27 O 16 at Michigan St L +7 6-26 O 16 at Wash St L -23’ 24-7 O 23 O 23 at Clemson L +4’ 13-27 O 23 O 23 Oklahoma (HC) W +3 36-27 O 23 Marshall (HC) W -12’ 37-10 O 23 Indiana W -13 43-13 O 23 Washington (HC) W -6’ 44-14 O 30 at Florida Atl L -4’ 9-21 O 30 O 28 Florida St (Th) W +3’ 28-24 O 30 at Nebraska L +7’ 17-31 O 30 at UCF L +7’ 35-49 O 30 Purdue W -17 44-10 O 30 at UCLA L -9 29-21 N 6 ULM 2OT L -9’ 42-35 N 4 at Virg Tech (Th) W +13 21-28 N 6 at Clemson W +3’ 13-14 N 6 at Texas Tech L -4 17-24 N 6 Navy L -3 35-76 N 6 at Michigan 3OT W +3 65-67 N 6 at Stanford L +8 17-42 N 13 at Troy W +8’ 52-35 N 13 Miami, Fl L +2’ 10-35 N 13 Wake Forest W -18’ 38-3 N 13 Kansas St L -13 38-28 N 11 at UAB (Th) W +2 54-42 N 13 Minnesota L -21 34-38 N 13 USC L -4 21-24 N 20 at Louisiana W -10 38-17 N 20 Duke L -10’ 30-20 N 20 at N Carolina W +2’ 29-25 N 20 at Iowa St W -11 14-0 N 20 at Rice L -8’ 38-62 N 20 † Northwestern W -7’ 48-27 N 20 N 27 Arkansas St W -4’ 31-24 N 27 at Georgia W +13’ 34-42 N 27 at Maryland L -2’ 31-38 N 27 † Kansas W -24’ 35-7 N 26 SMU (F) OT L +1 38-45 N 27 N 26 at Oregon (F) T +19 29-48 D 4 Middle Tenn L -5 27-28 D 4 D 4 D 4 D 4 D 3 at Fresno St (F) L -5 23-25 D 2 Ariz St (Th 2OT L -5 29-30 TOLEDO AIR FORCE WEST VIRGINIA IOWA MARYLAND BAYLOR OKLAHOMA ST (SU: 8-4 ATS: 7-5) NeXturf (SU: 8-4 ATS: 4-8) FieldTurf (SU: 9-3 ATS: 8-4) Field Turf (SU: 7-5 ATS: 5-6-1) Artificial Turf (SU: 8-4 ATS: 8-4) Grass (SU: 7-5 ATS: 5-7) Prestige Turf (SU: 10-2 ATS: 8-3-1) Synthetic Turf DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 3 Arizona (F) L +16 2-41 S 4 N’western St L -48 65-21 S 4 Coastal Caro L -41’ 31-0 S 4 E Illinois L -39 37-7 S 6 † Navy (M) W +6’ 17-14 S 4 Sam Houston L -39’ 34-3 S 4 Wash St W -17’ 65-17 S 11 at Ohio W +9’ 20-13 S 11 BYU W -2 35-14 S 10 at Marshall (F) OT L -12 24-21 S 11 Iowa St W -13’ 35-7 S 11 Morgan St W -34’ 62-3 S 11 Buffalo W -14’ 34-6 S 11 Troy L -13’ 41-38 S 18 at W Michigan W +3 37-24 S 18 at Oklahoma W +16’ 24-27 S 18 Maryland W -10 31-17 S 18 at Arizona L +1’ 27-34 S 18 at W Virginia L +10 17-31 S 18 at TCU L +21 10-45 S 18 Tulsa W -7 65-28 S 25 at Purdue W +11’ 31-20 S 25 at Wyoming L -13’ 20-14 S 25 at LSU W +10 14-20 S 25 Ball St W -28 45-0 S 25 FIU W -12 42-28 S 25 at Rice W -8 30-13 S 25 O 2 Wyoming (HC) L -4’ 15-20 O 2 Navy L -9’ 14-6 O 2 O 2 Penn St (HC) W -7’ 24-3 O 2 Duke L -9 21-16 O 2 Kansas W -8’ 55-7 S 30 Texas A&M (Th) T -3 38-35 O 9 at Boise St L +38’ 14-57 O 9 Colorado St L -24 49-27 O 9 UNLV W -27’ 49-10 O 9 O 9 O 9 † Texas Tech L +1 38-45 O 8 at Louisiana (F) W -24 54-28 O 16 Kent St W -3’ 34-21 O 16 at San Diego St L -1 25-27 O 14 USF (Th) W -10 20-6 O 16 at Michigan W -3’ 38-28 O 16 at Clemson L +14’ 7-31 O 16 at Colorado W -2 31-25 O 16 at Texas Tech W +3 34-17 O 23 Ball St L -11’ 31-24 O 23 at TCU L +18’ 7-38 O 23 Syracuse (HC) L -13’ 14-19 O 23 Wisconsin L -6 30-31 O 23 at Boston Coll W +4 24-21 O 23 Kansas St (HC) L -6’ 47-42 O 23 Nebraska (HC) L +6 41-51 O 30 at E Michigan W -10’ 42-7 O 30 Utah W +7 23-28 O 29 at Connecticut (F) OT L -5’ 13-16 O 30 Michigan St W -6’ 37-6 O 30 Wake Forest W -5’ 62-14 O 30 at Texas W +7’ 30-22 O 30 at Kansas St W -4’ 24-14 N 9 at N Illinois (Tue) L +11 30-65 N 6 at Army W -6’ 42-22 N 6 N 6 at Indiana L -17’ 18-13 N 6 at Miami, Fl W +8’ 20-26 N 6 at Oklahoma St L +9 28-55 N 6 Baylor W -9 55-28 N 13 N 13 New Mexico L -33 48-23 N 13 Cincinnati W -5 37-10 N 13 at Northwestern L -10 17-21 N 13 at Virginia W -2’ 42-23 N 13 Texas A&M L +3 30-42 N 13 at Texas W -5 33-16 N 17 Bowling Green (W) W -10’ 33-14 N 18 at UNLV (Th) L -19’ 35-20 N 20 at Louisville W -3’ 17-10 N 20 Ohio St T +3 17-20 N 20 Florida St L +3’ 16-30 N 20 Oklahoma L +7 24-53 N 20 at Kansas W -24 48-14 N 26 C Mich (F) W -4 42-31 N 27 N 26 at Pittsburgh (F) W +2’ 35-10 N 27 at Minnesota L -15 24-27 N 27 NC State W +2’ 38-31 N 27 N 27 Oklahoma L -3 41-47 D 4 D 4 D 4 Rutgers W -20’ 35-14 D 4 D 4 D 4 D 4 ARMY KANSAS STATE NORTH CAROLINA WASHINGTON USF NOTRE DAME UCF (SU: 6-5 ATS: 5-6) Astro Play (SU: 7-5 ATS: 6-6) FieldTurf (SU: 7-5 ATS: 6-6) Grass (SU: 6-6 ATS: 5-7) Field Turf (SU: 7-5 ATS: 5-7) Grass (SU: 7-5 ATS: 6-4-2) Grass (SU: 10-3 ATS: 10-3) Grass DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 4 at E Michigan L -9 31-27 S 4 UCLA W -2 31-22 S 4 † LSU W +9’ 24-30 S 4 at BYU L +1 17-23 S 4 Stony Brook W -37 59-14 S 4 Purdue W -10’ 23-12 S 4 S Dakota W -26’ 38-7 S 11 Hawaii L -3 28-31 S 11 Missouri St L -28’ 48-24 S 11 S 11 Syracuse W -13’ 41-20 S 11 at Florida L +16 14-38 S 11 Michigan L -3’ 24-28 S 11 NC State L -3 21-28 S 18 N Texas W -5’ 24-0 S 18 † Iowa St W -3’ 27-20 S 18 Georgia Tech L -3 24-30 S 18 Nebraska L +3 21-56 S 18 S 18 at Mich St (OT) W +3’ 31-34 S 18 at Buffalo W -7’ 24-10 S 25 at Duke W +6’ 35-21 S 25 UCF L -6’ 17-13 S 25 at Rutgers W -2’ 17-13 S 25 S 25 WKU L -27’ 24-12 S 25 Stanford L +4’ 14-37 S 25 at Kansas St W +6’ 13-17 O 2 Temple (HC) L +6 35-42 O 2 O 2 East Carolina W -14 42-17 O 2 at USC W +10 32-31 O 2 Florida Atl W -21’ 31-3 O 2 at Boston Coll W -2’ 31-13 O 2 O 9 at Tulane W +1 41-23 O 7 Nebraska (Th) L +10’ 13-48 O 9 Clemson W -2 21-16 O 9 Arizona St L -1 14-24 O 9 Syracuse L -8 9-13 O 9 Pittsburgh T -6 23-17 O 6 UAB (W) W -12’ 42-7 O 16 † Rutgers (OT) W +7 20-23 O 16 at Kansas W -3 59-7 O 16 at Virginia W -6’ 44-10 O 16 Oregon St (2OT) L -2 35-34 O 14 at W Virg (Th) L +10 6-20 O 16 W Michigan T -24 44-20 O 13 at Marshall (W) W -6 35-14 O 23 O 23 at Baylor W +6’ 42-47 O 23 at Miami, Fl L +6’ 10-33 O 23 at Arizona L +6’ 14-44 O 22 at Cincinnati (F) W +8’ 38-30 O 23 † Navy L -6’ 17-35 O 23 Rice (HC) W -22’ 41-14 O 30 VMI L -33’ 29-7 O 30 Oklahoma St L +4’ 14-24 O 30 WM & Mary (HC) L -21’ 21-17 O 30 Stanford L +7’ 0-41 O 30 O 30 Tulsa L -8’ 27-28 O 30 E Carolina W -7’ 49-35 N 6 Air Force L +6’ 22-42 N 6 Texas W +3’ 39-14 N 6 at Florida St W +10’ 37-35 N 6 at Oregon L +36’ 16-53 N 3 Rutgers (W) L -10 28-27 N 6 N 5 at Houston (F) W -2 40-33 N 13 at Kent St W +1 45-28 N 13 at Missouri W +13 28-38 N 13 Virginia Tech L +3’ 10-26 N 13 N 13 at Louisville (OT) W +2’ 24-21 N 13 Utah W +5’ 28-3 N 13 Southern Miss L -10 21-31 N 20 † Notre Dame L +8 3-27 N 20 at Colorado L -2 36-44 N 20 NC State L -2’ 25-29 N 18 UCLA (Th) W -2 24-7 N 20 Pittsburgh L +3 10-17 N 20 † Army W -8 27-3 N 20 at Tulane W -18’ 61-14 N 27 N 27 at North Texas L -14’ 49-41 N 27 at Duke L -7’ 24-19 N 27 at California W +6’ 16-13 N 27 at Miami, Fl OT W +12 23-20 N 27 at USC W +4’ 20-16 N 27 at Memphis L -26 37-17 D 4 Results Unknown D 4 D 4 D 4 at Wash St W -5’ 35-28 D 4 Connecticut L -2’ 16-19 D 4 D 4 SMU W -8’ 17-7 D 11 † Navy At Presstime SMU SYRACUSE TENNESSEE NEBRASKA CLEMSON MIAMI (FL) GEORGIA (SU: 7-6 ATS: 5-7-1) A-Turf Premier (SU: 7-5 ATS: 7-5) Field Turf (SU: 6-6 ATS: 7-5) Grass (SU: 10-3 ATS: 7-6) FieldTurf (SU: 6-6 ATS: 5-7) Grass (SU: 7-5 ATS: 5-7) Grass (SU: 6-6 ATS: 5-7) Grass DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 5 at Texas Tech (S) W +13’ 27-35 S 4 at Akron W -7’ 29-3 S 4 UT-Martin W -38’ 50-0 S 4 WKU W -38 49-10 S 4 N Texas L -27’ 35-10 S 2 Florida A&M (Th) W -41 45-0 S 4 Louisiana W -28’ 55-7 S 11 UAB W -11’ 28-7 S 11 at Washington L +13’ 20-41 S 11 Oregon L +11’ 13-48 S 11 Idaho L -27’ 38-17 S 11 Presbyterian L -46 58-21 S 11 at Ohio St L +8 24-36 S 11 at S Carolina L +3 6-17 S 18 Wash St L -23 35-21 S 18 Maine W -23’ 38-14 S 18 Florida L +13’ 17-31 S 18 at Washington W -3 56-21 S 18 at Auburn (OT) W +7 24-27 S 18 S 18 Arkansas L -2 24-31 S 24 TCU (F) W +17’ 24-41 S 25 Colgate W -28 42-7 S 25 UAB (2OT) L -14 32-29 S 25 S Dakota St (HC) L -44 17-3 S 25 S 23 at Pitt (Th) W -3’ 31-3 S 25 at Miss St L +1 12-24 O 2 at Rice L -11’ 42-31 O 2 O 2 at LSU W +16’ 14-16 O 2 O 2 Miami, Fl (HC) L +3 21-30 O 2 at Clemson W -3 30-21 O 2 at Colorado L -4’ 27-29 O 9 Tulsa L -6’ 21-18 O 9 at USF W +8 13-9 O 9 at Georgia L +11 14-41 O7 at Kansas St (Th) W -10’ 48-13 O 9 at N Carolina L +2 16-21 O 9 Florida St L -6 17-45 O 9 Tennessee W -11 41-14 O 16 at Navy L +1’ 21-28 O 16 Pitt (HC) L +2 14-45 O 16 O 16 Texas L -9’ 13-20 O 16 Maryland W -14’ 31-7 O 16 at Duke L -18 28-13 O 16 Vanderbilt (HC) W -14 43-0 O 23 Houston (HC) L -8’ 20-45 O 23 at W Virginia W +13’ 19-14 O 23 Alabama L +16’ 10-41 O 23 at Oklahoma St W -6 51-41 O 23 Georgia Tech W -4’ 27-13 O 23 N Carolina W -6’ 33-10 O 23 at Kentucky W -4 44-31 O 30 at Tulane W -8 31-17 O 30 at Cincinnati W +5’ 31-7 O 30 at S Carolina W +17 24-38 O 30 Missouri W -7’ 31-17 O 30 at Boston Coll L -7 10-16 O 30 at Virginia L -16 19-24 O 30 † Florida (OT) L -1 31-34 N 6 at UTEP L -6’ 14-28 N 6 Louisville L -7 20-28 N 6 at Memphis W -19’ 50-14 N 6 at Iowa St OT L -17 31-30 N 6 NC State L -3’ 14-13 N 6 Maryland L -8’ 26-20 N 6 Idaho St W -45 55-7 N 13 N 13 at Rutgers W -2’ 13-10 N 13 Mississippi (HC) W -2’ 52-14 N 13 Kansas L -35 20-3 N 13 at Florida St W +5’ 13-16 N 13 at Georgia Tech W +2’ 35-10 N 13 at Auburn L +6’ 31-49 N 20 Marshall T -14 31-17 N 20 Connecticut L -3’ 6-23 N 20 at Vanderbilt W -8 24-10 N 20 at Texas A&M L -2 6-9 N 20 at Wake Forest W -14 30-10 N 20 Virginia Tech L +2 17-31 N 20 N 26 at E Caro (F) OT W -1 45-38 N 27 Boston Coll L -3’ 7-16 N 26 Colorado (F) W -16’ 45-17 N 27 USF OT L -12 20-23 N 27 Georgia Tech L -13’ 42-34 N 27 Kentucky W -2’ 24-14 N 27 S Carolina L +3 7-29 D 4 D 4 at UCF L +8’ 7-17 D 4 D 4 D 4 † Oklahoma W +4 20-23 D 4 D 4 College Bowl TOTALS Plays 45-27 63% on Triple Plays L9Y!! Released on game day on the nc Every TOTAL Is Rated SINGLE/DOUBLE/TRIPLE DEBIT CARD system for $9 8 SDSt and Navy meet for the 3rd time and SDSt has won both previous matchups. The last meeting NAVY SAN DIEGO ST was a 45-31 final in ‘97. This is SDSt’s first bowl appearance since the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl, a 20-13 loss POINSETTIA to NC. This is Navy’s 8th str bowl, a school record, and their 3rd trip to the Poinsettia Bowl (1-1 SU/2-0 ATS (9-3) BOWL (8-4) previously) with their last trip a 35-32 loss to Utah in ‘07. SDSt HC Hoke is 0-1 SU/ATS losing his only bowl December 23, 2010 • 8:00 pm ESPN • Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA as HC (at Ball St) to Rutgers 52-30 in the ‘07 Int’l Bowl. Navy HC Niumatalolo is 1-2 SU/2-1 ATS in bowls as he earned his first bowl win LY in their blowout upset (+6’) of Missouri 35-13 in the Texas Bowl. Niumatalolo POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. NAVY 279 95 28 1.0 4 95.8 and Hoke faced each other in ‘08 and Hoke’s Ball St squad won 35-23 (-7). Navy is 4-2 SU/5-1 ATS vs bowl SAN DIEGO ST 136 335 32 2.4 – 93.3 tms outscoring those tms 32-20 and outgaining them 416-382. SDSt is 1-4 SU/3-2 ATS vs bowl tms being outscored 31-28 and outgained 462-410 but none of their 4 losses were by more than 5 pts. They were a MIDSHIPMEN ATS: 7-5 O/U: 6-6 AZTECS ATS: 7-4-1 O/U: 5-7 blown call (vs Missouri on GW TD run), a “replay-gate” (BYU) and a blk’d P (Utah, set up GW score) from an RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG 11-1 record. Both tms faced AF with SDSt (+1) winning 27-25 despite being outgained 487-452 and outFD’d Ricky Dobbs #142 11/11 242 989 129 860 13 3.6 RONNIE HILLMAN #236 12/8 234 1370 66 1304 14 5.6 29-16 and Navy (+9’) losing 14-6. Navy is 5-2 SU/ATS on the road TY and SDSt is 3-3 SU/3-2-1ATS. Although Alexander Teich #402 12/6 137 830 5 825 5 6.0 Walter Kazee #882 9/0 60 289 6 283 3 4.7 Gee Gee Greene #336 12/12 67 472 13 459 5 6.9 Davon Brown #243 12/3 30 151 7 144 2 4.8 SDSt is playing in their home stadium, Navy brought 20,000+ fans to the last 2 Poinsettia Bowls as there is Vince Murray #506 9/6 68 383 1 382 3 5.6 Brandon Sullivan #120 12/5 40 126 2 124 7 3.1 a large Naval Base in San Diego and SDSt only avg’d 31,814 fans per home gm this year. Kriss Proctor #197 7/1 32 304 0 304 4 9.5 Ryan Lindley #74 12/12 18 42 81 -39 0 -2.2 Although it’s another winning season for the Midshipmen, they didn’t live up to the lofty pressn expecta- Aaron Santiago #506 9/5 23 177 3 174 1 7.6 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Ryan Lindley #74 12/12 398 225 56.5 3554 26 14 tions. Navy lost to rival AF ending a streak of 7 str wins in that series and lost the CIC Trophy for the 1st Ricky Dobbs #142 11/11 135 74 54.8 1380 12 5 Jake Bernards #182 11/0 1 1 100.0 10 0 0 time S/’02. Navy did heat up in the 2H of ssn avg 43 ppg in L/5 gms prior to Army incl a convincing win over Kriss Proctor #197 7/1 5 2 40.0 33 0 0 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG rival ND. Coming into the ssn, QB Dobbs was listed as a Heisman contender after he broke Tim Tebow’s RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG VINCENT BROWN #148 12/11 61 1187 19.5 9 90 Greg Jones #442 12/12 30 577 19.2 4 85 DeMARCO SAMPSON #94 12/12 65 1175 18.1 8 71 record for rush TD’s (27) LY. Dobbs suffered through some inj’s during the ssn and missed the CM gm with Gee Gee Greene #336 12/12 17 256 15.1 0 38 Brandon Sullivan #120 12/5 25 375 15.0 3 57 a concussion but still finished as the tm’s top rusher and threw for a career-high pass yds, but his rush totals Aaron Santiago #506 9/5 12 235 19.6 3 51 Gavin Escobar #107 12/11 26 299 11.5 4 45 fell by 343 yds. FB Teich took over the starting job in gm 6 after Murray was inj’d and never relinquished PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Dominique Sandifer #146 12/5 22 253 11.5 0 29 Kyle Delahooke #75 12 36 1373 38.1 6 33.1 1 8 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 the job. WR Jones will finish with the most rec yds for Navy since ‘94. The OL starters avg 6’4” 270 with 1 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Brian Stahovich #10 11 50 2285 45.7 14 36.7(t) 1 15 Sr st’rs and Navy is avg 289 rush ypg which is #5 in the NCAA. Overall Navy is #54 in our off rankings and Joe Buckley #96 10 29-30 2-3 4-6 1-1 0-0 7-10 42 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG #81 on defense. The DL avg 6’3” 258 with 2 Sr st’rs, but the leader of the unit is Jr DE Tuani who has been Jon Teague #35 12 16-16 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 38 Abel Perez #296JC 12 49-51 8-9 6-7 2-5 1-1 17-22 53 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT playing through inj all yr but leads the tm in tfl (15.5). Overall the tm has just 18 sks with 12.5 by the DL. LB Tyler Simmons #449 12/12 124 0.5 1.5 0 1 LB Miles Burris #131 12/12 74 9.5 9.5 0 0 Top tkl’r LB Simmons has been outstanding in his 1st yr as a starter and has 4.6 spd. Navy always ranks Rov Wyatt Middleton – 12/12 81 0 0 5 0 DB Andrew Preston #445 12/11 68 0 3 3 2 low in our pass D rankings because they don’t face a pass attack in practice and this year is #104 allowing LB Aaron McCauley #417 12/10 81 3 7.5 2 0 DB Leon McFadden #542 12/12 54 1 6 12 2 DE Jabaree Tuani #352 12/12 68 5.5 10 2 0 LB Logan Ketchum #227 12/12 46 0.5 2 2 0 220 ypg (68%) with an 20-7 ratio. ROV Middleton is Navy’s defensive leader and 1 of the academy’s top LB Jerry Hauburger – 12/12 62 1.5 3.5 0 0 DB Darryn Lewis – 12/11 41 0 1 4 2 Safeties in recent yrs. Navy is #103 in our ST rankings with low net punting and mediocre returns but solid LB Max Blue #290 8/5 58 0 1 1 1 LB Marc Yarbrough #86 9/9 41 2 2.5 1 0 K Buckley ret’d from missing 3 gms in the 2H of the ssn and should be healthy for the bowl. CB Kevin Edwards – 12/12 51 0 1.5 4 1 DB Nat Berhe #204 11/1 37 0 1 4 1 DE Billy Yarborough – 12/12 47 6 3 4 0 DB Khalid Stevens #923 12/1 35 0 3.5 2 0 San Diego St is led by MWC COY Hoke, who in his 2nd year, led the Aztecs to their most wins since FS De’Von Richardson #443 11/8 44 0 0.5 3 1 LB Rob Andrews #138 12/3 34 1 0.5 2 0 1996. The offense comes in at #32. Slinger Lindley has six 300 yd pass gms incl a career-high 528 vs CB Kwesi Mitchell #321 12/12 44 0 0.5 3 1 DB Brandon Davis #210 11/10 33 1 1 3 0 Utah. His 30 straight starts set SDSt’s record and he is just the 3rd in school history with B2B 3,000 yd LB Tra’ves Bush #1078 12/2 40 0 0 0 1 DL Jerome Long #464 12/9 28 1.5 4.5 0 0 NT Chase Burge #389 12/8 39 0 1.5 3 0 LB Nick Tenhaeff #468JC 12/7 26 2 1.5 0 0 passing seasons. He helped his offense to more than 500 ttl yds 5x’s this season. The run gm is led by PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD DB Jose Perez – 11/10 25 0 3 10 0 MWC FOY true Hillman, who exploded on the scene after an investigation sent him home last season Gary Myers 13 70 5.4 0 Marcus Thomas 21 457 21.8 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Alexander Teich 15 395 26.3 0 Larry Parker 16 116 7.2 0 Brandon Davis 22 490 22.3 0 (grayshirt). He’s drawn many comparisons to SDSt-great Marshall Faulk. For the 1st time S/’02, SDSt had 2 rec’s over 1,000 yds in future-NFL’ers Sampson and Brown. The OL avg 6’4” 298 with 1 Sr starter NAVY SDSt NAVY SDSt NAVY SDSt NAVY SDSt and has started every gm together. They pave the way for 152 ypg (4.6) and allowed just 9 sks (2.2%) Navy has experience but still lean with Hoke QB - 1/2 RB - - WR - 444 CCH - 4 which is even more impressive when you consider that Lindley hesitates to run. The DL avg 6’3” 272 and his coordinators esp DC Long. NAVY SDSt CHECKLIST COMMENTS with 2 Sr starters and tallied just 9 of the tm’s 28 sks (32%). They have been susceptible to the run this SDSt is playing at home but fewer cities have OL - - Navy avg 6-4 270, 1 Sr, 10 sk all’d (7.0%), 5.4 ypc. Turf/ - 4 year, allowing 200+ yds 3x’s incl a ssn-high 312 vs the AF option (5.0). LB Burris is the team’s top tkl’r SDSt avg 6-4 298, 1 Sr, 9 sk all’d (2.2%), 4.6 ypc. Crowd a larger Naval presence than San Diego. and leads with 19 tfl TY. The Aztecs rank #44 in our pass eff D all’g 210 ypg (52%) with an 17-9 ratio. 1st Navy facing a pair of NFL WR’s while Rocky DL - - Navy avg 6-3 258, 2 Sr, 12.5 of tm 18 sk, 4.4 ypc. MTCH - 444 Tm MWC McFadden has totaled 14 pd TY while Perez has 10. SDSt finished #109 in our ST’s ratings. SDSt avg 6-3 272, 2 Sr, 9 of tm 28 sk, 3.6 ypc. Long with extra time to prep for option. It’s not easy to buck a service academy in a bowl but this is more like a regular season gm with LB 44 Simmons #1 tkl’r w/124, 2 tfl, McCauley #2, 10.5 tfl. Service acads always good in bowls but Navy Navy having played just 12 days ago. SDSt now has the benefit of extra practice time to prep while - INT - - OVERALL - Burris #1 tkl’r w/74, 19 tfl, Ketchum #4, 2.5 tfl. just 12 days to prep. also having faced Air Force each year in their conf sked. One of the biggest mismatches of this bowl 44 Navy #104 pass eff D, 220 ypg (68%), 20-7 ratio. SDSt season are the WR’s of SDSt vs the CB’s of Navy. DB - ST - - SCH - - SDSt #44 pass eff D, 210 ypg (52%), 17-9 ratio. by 12' ✔’s FORECAST: San Diego St by 16 RATING: 3★ SAN DIEGO ST These two are former WAC foes (‘96-’04) and UH leads the series 5-3 SU and 4-3 ATS and has TULSA HAWAII HAWAII won 3 of the L/4 (2-2 ATS). The Warriors won the most recent gm 44-16 (-11) in Honolulu where (9-3) (10-3) they are 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS vs the Hurricane. TU is 7-9 SU and 4-2 ATS in bowl gms incl a mark BOWL of 2-0 SU/ATS under HC Graham. The Hurricane is making its 5th bowl in the L/6Y and is on a 3-1 December 24, 2010 • 8:00 pm ESPN • Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI SU/ATS run. UH is 5-4 SU and 4-5 ATS in bowls (0-1 SU/ATS under HC McMackin) and is playing POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. in its 7th bowl the L/9Y. This will also be UH’s 6th appearance in the hometown Hawaii Bowl where TULSA 178 250 32 2.7 4 4 4 92.4 they’re 3-2 SU and 2-3 ATS (Warriors are 4-3 SU and 3-4 ATS in bowls on the Island). TU was 3-3 HAWAII 112 440 41 2.9 – 94.0 SU/ATS vs bowl-eligible tms TY while UH went 3-2 SU and 4-1 ATS. The Hurricane has a lethal off (#17) that avg’d 40 ppg and 503 ypg. QB Kinne improved his play GOLDEN HURRICANE ATS: 8-4 O/U: 6-6 WARRIORS ATS: 11-2 O/U: 6-7 throughout the yr and actually ended up leading the tm in rush yds making him an even more valu- RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG able threat. TU used a slew of RB’s TY but surprisingly, the top RB (Singleton) ended up 3rd behind GJ Kinne #24 12/12 145 726 169 557 7 3.8 Alex Green #44JC 13/13 133 1201 33 1168 17 8.8 Damaris Johnson #164 12/11 50 481 19 462 6 9.2 Chizzy Dimude #133JC 13/0 44 283 25 258 1 5.9 QB Kinne and WR D. Johnson. It was impressive to see the way Kinne was able to distribute the ball Alex Singleton #112 12/0 84 402 11 391 9 4.7 Bryant Moniz #1817JC 13/13 70 272 196 76 4 1.1 as 7 had 18 or more rec led by D. Johnson whose big-play ability was displayed in their upset of ND. Ja’Terian Douglas #89 11/1 42 343 10 333 3 7.9 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT HB Clay led the tm in TD rec while true Fr Roberson and R. Johnson filled out the rest of the st’rs. Trey Watts #1022 10/4 59 195 5 190 1 3.2 Bryant Moniz #1817JC 13/13 508 337 66.3 4629 36 11 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Shane Austin #197 13/0 24 13 54.2 190 2 0 The OL avg 6’3” 331 (0 Sr) paving the way for a CUSA-best 219 ypg rush (5.2) while all’g 24 sks GJ KINNE #24 12/12 429 258 60.1 3307 28 10 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG (5.5%). TU was one of just 6 CUSA tms to allow less than 30 ppg on the ssn (443 ypg) but finished Shavodrick Beaver #23 7/0 6 4 66.7 62 0 1 GREG SALAS #1274 13/13 106 1675 15.8 12 54 with our #91 overall rating. The DL avg 6’3” 277 (1 Sr). The 3 man group all’d 137 ypg on the ground RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG KEALOHA PILARES #280 12/12 88 1306 14.8 15 80 Damaris Johnson #164 12/11 53 771 14.5 3 43 Royce Pollard #1274 13/13 56 772 13.8 6 41 (4.0) while posting 11 of the tm’s 24 sks (46%). The LB unit was led by Arnick and True Fr Jackson CHARLES CLAY #370 12/12 41 488 11.9 7 42 Rodney Bradley #196JC 12/12 48 511 10.6 1 56 who finished 1st and 3rd on the tm in tkls. The secondary was victimized for 574 pass yds vs OkSt Trae Johnson #495 11/1 28 427 15.2 3 40 Alex Green #44JC 13/13 26 343 13.2 1 66 Ricky Johnson #91 12/10 21 334 15.9 1 41 Dustin Blount #448JC 10/1 18 169 9.4 2 41 early in the yr but improved towards the EOY holding 3 of their L/4 opp under 300 yds. Overall TU Thomas Roberson #145 12/8 28 304 10.9 1 44 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 all’d 306 ypg (61%) with a 30-19 ratio for a #85 pass def ranking. The ST’s were outstanding finish- Willie Carter #368 12/3 18 295 16.4 5 75 Alex Dunnachie #287 13 46 1981 43.1 5 36.3 0 15 ing with our #11 rating. D. Johnson broke WM West’s 4 yr NCAA career KR record (3,118) which is PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Michael Such #79 12 42 1802 42.9 15 39.2 0 17 Scott Enos #87 13 66-66 9-10 7-7 1-4 0-0 17-21 40 remarkable considering he’s just a Jr. The tm has been equally impressive in KR and PR yds all’d KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT as they are 10th (18.9) and 1st (2.1) in the nation. Kevin Fitzpatrick #74 12 55-56 7-8 5-6 2-8 0-0 14-22 47 LB COREY PAREDES #1288 13/13 144 0 4 5 4 UH added a new wrinkle to its off TY by incorporating the “Pistol” into the mix with its staple - the POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT FS MANA SILVA #295 13/13 76 0 2 6 8 LB Curnelius Arnick #500 12/12 106 3 3.5 4 2 LB Aaron Brown #95JC 13/9 75 5 4 6 3 Run-and-Shoot. While the high-octane off (#16) is still churning the passing yds and still utilizes the S MARCO NELSON #1192 12/11 81 0 0 5 6 SS Richard Torres #1663 13/12 56 1 1 4 2 “Hawaii-Five-O” set, the run gm has flourished and produced a 1,000 yd rusher for the first time LB Shawn Jackson #116 12/9 80 5.5 7 2 2 CB Lametrius Davis #188JC 13/11 53 0 1 5 0 LB Tanner Antle #537 11/11 79 2 5.5 1 0 CB JERAMY BRYANT #407JC 13/13 48 0 2 5 4 S/’99 in RB Green (schl record 327 yds vs NMSt). The OL avg 6’3” 308 (4 Sr) and under McMackin, LB Brian Moore #113 12/6 52 0 5 2 1 SS John Hardy-Tuliau #729 13/8 46 0 5 3 0 UH’s rush avg has improved each yr going from 3.2 in ‘08, to 4.5 to 5.0. Despite the upgrade in the S Dexter McCoil #360 11/10 47 0 1 3 6 DE Kamalu Umu #1817JC 13/10 42 4 8.5 3 1 run gm, the off still centers around the QB. Former walk-on Moniz was not only buried on the 2 dp DL Cory Dorris #413 12/12 45 1 4.5 1 0 DT Haku Correa #142 13/2 42 1.5 3 1 0 CB John Flanders #110 12/12 42 1 0.5 3 1 DE Elliot Purcell #537 13/11 33 3 0 1 0 LY (#6 QB at one point), he was better known for his job as a pizza delivery guy than a UH QB. S Charles Davis #380 11/8 41 0 3 10 1 LB Po’okela Ahmad #537 13/2 33 0 0 1 1 However, as attrition took its toll on the unit, he worked his way up the chart before eventually being DL Tyrunn Walker #94JC 12/12 40 4.5 5.5 3 0 DT Kaniela Tuipulotu #65 13/12 32 1 2.5 3 0 named the st’r and hasn’t looked back since. Moniz, the NCAA’s leader in ttl off (362 ypg), etched S DeWitt Jennings #225 11/3 30 0 1 2 0 DE Paipai Falemalu #105 13/3 32 3 1.5 0 0 LB Donnell Hawkins #386 12/0 21 0.5 1 0 0 DT Vaughn Meatoga #226 13/13 32 1 1.5 0 0 his name into the UH record books TY setting a schl record with 560 pass yds vs SJSt. Slot WR PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Salas (UH’s all-time leading rec) has 272 career rec for 4,131 yds and is #2 in the NCAA in rec ypg DAMARIS JOHNSON 22 274 12.5 1 Damaris Johnson 29 795 27.4 1 Ryan Henry 9 48 5.3 0 Dustin Blount 25 603 24.1 0 and #3 in rec per gm. The Warriors run a base 4-3 but also utilize a 4-2-5 (“45 scheme”) and a 3-3-5 TU UH TU UH TU UH TU UH (“Okie”) look. The DL avg 6’3” 276 (2 Sr) and accounted for 17 of the tm’s 26 sks while the LB unit UH failed to show up in McMackin’s only bowl gm QB - - RB - 44 WR - 1/2 CCH 44 - is led by Paredes who is #11 NCAA in tkls. UH’s def cut its yds all’d from 405 (in ‘09) to 344 ypg, TU UH CHECKLIST COMMENTS while TU won by a comb 108-20 in Graham’s two. increased its int’s from 12 to 23 and raised the sk ttl from 18 to 26 (incl a school-record 8 vs SJSt). K Fairly obvious that the Warriors have the largest OL 1/2 - TU avg 6-3 331, 0 Sr, 24 sk all’d (5.5%), 5.2 ypc. Turf/ - 4444 Enos improved his mark to 17-21 (12-19 ‘09) and his streak of 100 PAT’s without a miss is a school UH avg 6-3 308, 4 Sr, 34 sk all’d (6.0%), 5.0 ypc. Crowd home edge we allow, where they went 7-0 ATS. record, while P Dunnachie improved his avg to 43.1 ypp (39.2) while adjusting to not outkicking his UH’s D was impressive vs a pair of mobile QB’s in DL - 4 TU avg 6-3 277, 1 Sr, 11 of tm 24 sks, 4.0 ypc. MTCH - 4 coverage. UH’s PR unit has struggled as it avg’s just 4.6 ypr while all’g 14.1 ypr. UH avg 6-3 276, 2 Sr, 17 of tm 26 sks, 3.5 ypc. Kaepernick (293 yds) and Borel (181 yds). Two of the nation’s hottest tms square off as Tulsa has covered 8 of 9 while Hawaii is 11-2 ATS. Huge edge being a DD dog in a non-NYD/ LB Arnick #1 tkl’r w/106, 6.5 tfl, Jackson #3, 12.5 tfl. The Warriors have used their home edge to maul teams but now with the added time prior to the bowl 1/2 - INT 4 - BCS bowl. OVERALL - Paredes #1 tkl’r w/144, 4 tfl, Brown #3, 9 tfl. it negates some of that advantage. From gm 4 on, the Tulsa offense has clicked and that includes 4 TU #85 pass eff D, 306 ypg (61%), 30-19 ratio. HAWAII outright upsets at both Notre Dame and Houston. DB - ST 44 - SCH - - UH #41 pass eff D, 212 ypg (59%), 21-23 ratio. by 3' ✔’s FORECAST: TULSA (+) Hawaii by 3 RATING: 2★ TULSA (+) 9 QB PASS EFFICIENCY RUSHING TOTAL TACKLES Rank Player, Team Gm Att Comp % Int Int % Yds Ydspatt TD TD % Rating Rank Player, Team Gm Carries Net TD YPC YPG Rank Player, Team GM Solo Ast Total TPG 1 Cam Newton, Auburn 13 246 165 67.07 6 2.44 2589 10.52 28 11.38 188.16 1 LaMichael James, Oregon 11 281 1682 21 5.99 152.91 1 Luke Kuechly, Boston Coll 12 102 69 171 14.25 2 Kellen Moore, Boise St. 12 345 245 71.01 5 1.45 3506 10.16 33 9.57 185.04 2 Jordan Todman, Connecticut 11 302 1574 14 5.21 143.09 2 Mason Foster, Washington 12 97 54 151 12.58 3 Ryan Mallett, Arkansas 12 364 242 66.48 11 3.02 3592 9.87 30 8.24 170.53 4 Denard Robinson, Michigan 12 245 1643 14 6.71 136.92 5 Archie Donald, Toledo 12 54 80 134 11.17 4 Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin 12 245 182 74.29 6 2.45 2300 9.39 16 6.53 169.80 6 Vai Taua, Nevada 12 262 1534 19 5.85 127.83 7 Lavonte David, Nebraska 13 78 67 145 11.15 5 Andy Dalton, TCU 12 293 194 66.21 6 2.05 2638 9.00 26 8.87 167.03 7 Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma St. 12 261 1516 16 5.81 126.33 8 Dan Molls, Toledo 12 33 100 133 11.08 6 Greg McElroy, Alabama 12 296 209 70.61 5 1.69 2767 9.35 19 6.42 166.94 8 Mikel Leshoure, Illinois 12 252 1513 14 6.00 126.08 11 Corey Paredes, Hawaii 13 84 60 144 11.08 7 Andrew Luck, Stanford 12 349 245 70.20 7 2.01 3051 8.74 28 8.02 166.10 9 Daniel Thomas, Kansas St. 12 276 1495 16 5.42 124.58 12 Danny Trevathan, Kentucky 12 74 56 130 10.83 8 Jeffrey Godfrey, UCF 13 209 143 68.42 6 2.87 2042 9.77 13 6.22 165.28 10 Bilal Powell, Louisville 11 211 1330 10 6.30 120.91 16 Manti Te’o, Notre Dame 12 65 62 127 10.58 9 Aaron Murray, Georgia 12 304 188 61.84 6 1.97 2851 9.38 24 7.89 162.73 11 Montel Harris, Boston College 11 269 1243 8 4.62 113.00 18 Taylor Reed, SMU 13 90 43 133 10.23 10 Bryant Moniz, Hawaii 13 508 337 66.34 11 2.17 4629 9.11 36 7.09 161.94 13 Robbie Rouse, Fresno St. 10 191 1097 8 5.74 109.70 19 Akeem Dent, Georgia 12 68 54 122 10.17 11 Richard Stanzi, Iowa 12 324 210 64.81 4 1.23 2804 8.65 25 7.72 160.50 14 Ronnie Hillman, San Diego St. 12 234 1304 14 5.57 108.67 20 Tyler Simmons, Navy 11 55 56 111 10.09 12 Dan Persa, Northwestern 10 302 222 73.51 4 1.32 2581 8.55 15 4.97 159.04 15 Cam Newton, Auburn 13 242 1409 20 5.82 108.38 20 Jonas Mouton, Michigan 11 59 52 111 10.09 13 Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech 13 284 172 60.56 4 1.41 2521 8.88 23 8.10 159.04 16 Zach Line, SMU 13 227 1391 10 6.13 107.00 23 Orie Lemon, Oklahoma St. 12 93 26 119 9.92 14 Terrelle Pryor, Ohio St. 12 298 196 65.77 11 3.69 2551 8.56 25 8.39 157.98 25 Colin McCarthy, Miami (FL) 11 46 60 106 9.64 17 Chris Polk, Washington 12 226 1238 8 5.48 103.17 26 Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut 12 64 51 115 9.58 15 Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma St. 12 470 317 67.45 13 2.77 4037 8.59 32 6.81 156.53 18 Anthony Allen, Georgia Tech 12 217 1225 6 5.65 102.08 16 Chandler Harnish, Northern Ill. 12 266 172 64.66 5 1.88 2230 8.38 20 7.52 156.14 26 Byron Landor, Baylor 12 73 42 115 9.58 17 Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 13 326 213 65.34 7 2.15 2830 8.68 20 6.13 154.21 19 Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina 12 248 1198 17 4.83 99.83 32 Alex Wujciak, Maryland 12 42 70 112 9.33 18 Stephen Garcia, S Carolina 13 315 205 65.08 11 3.49 2816 8.94 20 6.35 154.14 20 Chad Spann, Northern Ill. 13 243 1293 20 5.32 99.46 32 Jordan Kovacs, Michigan 12 59 53 112 9.33 19 Kirk Cousins, Michigan St. 12 320 216 67.50 9 2.81 2705 8.45 20 6.25 153.51 21 Edwin Baker, Michigan St. 12 195 1187 13 6.09 98.92 34 Dustin Lineback, E Carolina 12 50 61 111 9.25 20 Denard Robinson, Michigan 12 250 155 62.00 10 4 2316 9.26 16 6.40 152.94 23 Knile Davis, Arkansas 12 178 1183 13 6.65 98.58 34 Michael Hodges, Texas A&M 12 59 52 111 9.25 21 Darron Thomas, Oregon 12 321 195 60.75 7 2.18 2518 7.84 28 8.72 151.06 26 Jay Finley, Baylor 12 183 1155 11 6.31 96.25 40 Kelvin Sheppard, LSU 12 42 66 108 9.00 22 Geno Smith, West Virginia 12 333 219 65.77 6 1.8 2567 7.71 23 6.91 149.71 27 Adam Robinson, Iowa 10 203 941 10 4.64 94.10 43 Pete Fleps, SMU 13 68 48 116 8.92 23 T.J. Yates, North Carolina 12 383 259 67.62 8 2.09 3184 8.31 18 4.70 148.79 29 John Clay, Wisconsin 10 176 936 13 5.32 93.60 46 Curnelius Arnick, Tulsa 12 59 47 106 8.83 24 Mike Hartline, Kentucky 12 405 268 66.17 9 2.22 3178 7.85 23 5.68 146.38 30 James White, Wisconsin 11 148 1029 14 6.95 93.55 46 Andrew Rich, BYU 12 59 47 106 8.83 25 Ryan Lindley, San Diego St. 12 398 225 56.53 14 3.52 3554 8.93 26 6.53 146.06 32 Roy Helu Jr., Nebraska 13 177 1211 11 6.84 93.15 48 Martez Wilson, Illinois 12 42 63 105 8.75 26 Nick Foles, Arizona 10 376 254 67.55 7 1.86 2911 7.74 19 5.05 145.54 33 Doug Martin, Boise St. 12 184 1113 11 6.05 92.75 48 Chris White, Mississippi St. 12 52 53 105 8.75 27 Landry Jones, Oklahoma 13 568 371 65.32 11 1.94 4289 7.55 35 6.16 145.21 34 Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 13 164 1184 20 7.22 91.08 55 Sio Moore, Connecticut 12 67 37 104 8.67 28 Robert Griffin III, Baylor 12 413 274 66.34 8 1.94 3195 7.74 21 5.08 144.23 35 Alex Green, Hawaii 13 133 1168 17 8.78 89.85 57 Chaz Walker, Utah 12 29 74 103 8.58 29 Ryan Colburn, Fresno St. 12 322 199 61.80 9 2.8 2529 7.85 21 6.52 143.71 36 Daneil Herron, Ohio St. 12 192 1068 15 5.56 89.00 57 Derrell Smith, Syracuse 12 67 36 103 8.58 30 G.J. Kinne, Tulsa 12 429 258 60.14 10 2.33 3307 7.71 28 6.53 141.77 37 Ed Wesley, TCU 12 162 1065 11 6.57 88.75 61 Chris Colasanti, Penn St. 12 34 68 102 8.5 32 Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M 12 199 130 65.33 3 1.51 1434 7.21 11 5.53 141.08 38 Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh 11 197 956 12 4.85 86.91 61 Ahmad Black, Florida 12 68 34 102 8.5 34 Taylor Potts, Texas Tech 12 495 326 65.86 9 1.82 3357 6.78 31 6.26 139.86 39 Stevan Ridley, LSU 12 225 1042 14 4.63 86.83 64 Jeremy Kellem, Middle Tenn. 12 67 34 101 8.42 35 Jordan Wynn, Utah 10 299 186 62.21 10 3.34 2334 7.81 17 5.69 139.85 40 Delone Carter, Syracuse 12 204 1035 7 5.07 86.25 64 Bront Bird, Texas Tech 12 70 31 101 8.42 36 Tino Sunseri, Pittsburgh 12 327 214 65.44 8 2.45 2476 7.57 15 4.59 139.29 41 DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma 13 257 1121 14 4.36 86.23 66 Sean Spence, Miami (FL) 12 55 45 100 8.33 37 Carson Coffman, Kansas St. 11 240 154 64.17 7 2.92 1832 7.63 12 5.00 138.95 42 Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M 12 180 1033 12 5.74 86.08 66 Nate Williams, Washington 12 62 38 100 8.33 38 Taylor Martinez, Nebraska 12 187 109 58.29 6 3.21 1578 8.44 9 4.81 138.64 43 Stepfan Taylor, Stanford 12 210 1023 15 4.87 85.25 71 Greg Jones, Michigan St. 12 43 55 98 8.17 39 Dominique Davis, E Carolina 12 552 358 64.86 14 2.54 3699 6.70 36 6.52 137.59 45 Asher Clark, Air Force 12 174 1001 5 5.75 83.42 71 Winston Guy, Kentucky 12 48 50 98 8.17 41 Christian Ponder, Florida St. 11 294 183 62.24 8 2.72 2038 6.93 20 6.80 137.48 46 Tauren Poole, Tennessee 12 193 994 11 5.15 82.83 73 Garrick Williams, Texas A&M 12 50 47 97 8.08 42 Kyle Padron, SMU 13 474 279 58.86 12 2.53 3526 7.44 29 6.12 136.47 47 Joshua Nesbitt, Georgia Tech 9 166 737 10 4.44 81.89 73 Tanner Brock, TCU 12 53 44 97 8.08 43 Danny O’Brien, Maryland 12 315 179 56.83 6 1.9 2257 7.17 21 6.67 135.20 48 Mark Ingram, Alabama 10 146 816 11 5.59 81.60 73 Brian Peters, Northwestern 12 61 36 97 8.08 45 Austin Davis, Southern Miss. 12 410 259 63.17 6 1.46 2898 7.07 18 4.39 134.11 50 Vick Ballard, Mississippi St. 11 166 892 16 5.37 81.09 77 Cort Dennison, Washington 11 46 42 88 8 WIDE RECEIVERS PUNTERS TACKLES FOR LOSS PUNT RETURNS Rank Player, Team GM Catches Yds TD Rec/Gm YPC YPG Rank Player, Team Punt Yds Avg Rank Player Total PG Solo Ast Yds Rank Player AVG KR’s YDS TD’s 1 Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. 11 102 1665 18 9.27 16.32 151.36 1 Chas Henry, Florida 44 2042 46.41 2 Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson 25 2.08 22 6 152 1 Shaky Smithson, Utah 19.72 29 572 2 3 Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St. 46 2127 46.24 3 J.J. Watt, Wisconsin 21 1.75 18 6 91 2 Cliff Harris, Oregon 19.46 28 545 4 2 Greg Salas, Hawaii 13 106 1675 12 8.15 15.80 128.85 3 Tony Logan, Maryland 18.77 30 563 2 4 Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma 13 118 1452 13 9.08 12.31 111.69 7 Brian Stahovich, San Diego St. 50 2285 45.70 4 Nate Irving, NC State 20.5 1.71 16 9 72 10 Aaron Bates, Michigan St. 50 2261 45.22 5 Dontay Moch, Nevada 22 1.69 20 4 83 4 Joe Adams, Arkansas 17.93 14 251 1 5 Kealoha Pilares, Hawaii 12 88 1306 15 7.33 14.84 108.83 5 Josh Robinson, UCF 17.29 17 294 0 6 Alshon Jeffery, S Carolina 13 79 1387 9 6.08 17.56 106.69 11 Anthony Santella, Illinois 59 2665 45.17 8 Nick Fairley, Auburn 21 1.62 18 6 92 6 Patrick Peterson, LSU 16.08 26 418 2 7 Vincent Brown, San Diego St. 12 61 1187 9 5.08 19.46 98.92 14 Ian Campbell, UTEP 45 2013 44.73 9 Miles Burris, San Diego St. 19 1.58 17 4 96 9 Doug Beaumont, Louisville 15.31 13 199 1 8 Juron Criner, Arizona 12 73 1186 10 6.08 16.25 98.83 15 Drew Butler, Georgia 45 2012 44.71 10 Justin Houston, Georgia 18.5 1.54 16 5 81 11 Keshawn Martin, Michigan St. 14.2 15 213 1 9 DeMarco Sampson, San Diego St. 12 65 1175 8 5.42 18.08 97.92 16 Ryan Donahue, Iowa 51 2274 44.59 11 Brandon Jenkins, Florida St. 19.5 1.5 18 3 86 13 Jerrel Jernigan, Troy 13.68 22 301 1 10 Titus Young, Boise St. 12 65 1151 9 5.42 17.71 95.92 18 Matt Bosher, Miami (FL) 55 2434 44.25 11 VIctor Aiyewa, Washington 18 1.5 15 6 28 14 Marquis Maze, Alabama 13.61 18 245 0 12 Aldrick Robinson, SMU 13 60 1225 13 4.62 20.42 94.23 19 Derek Epperson, Baylor 49 2166 44.20 14 Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy 17.5 1.46 15 5 93 15 Chris Potter, Boise St. 13.24 21 278 1 16 Leonard Hankerson, Miami (FL) 12 66 1085 12 5.50 16.44 90.42 20 Tress Way, Oklahoma 69 3049 44.19 16 Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma 18 1.38 16 4 90 16 Drew Terrell, Stanford 13.07 14 183 0 21 Spencer Lanning, S Carolina 52 2296 44.15 17 Chris Carter, Fresno St. 16.5 1.38 14 5 93 17 Jeremy Kerley, TCU 12.93 30 388 0 17 Julio Jones, Alabama 12 75 1084 7 6.25 14.45 90.33 19 Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech 12.58 19 239 1 18 Eric Page, Toledo 12 94 1081 8 7.83 11.50 90.08 22 Brian Saunders, Virginia Tech 52 2291 44.06 19 Brandon Lindsey, Pittsburgh 16 1.33 16 0 84 23 Kiel Rasp, Washington 65 2861 44.02 19 Sean Spence, Miami (FL) 16 1.33 14 4 57 20 Damaris Johnson, Tulsa 12.45 22 274 1 19 Dwayne Harris, East Carolina 12 93 1055 10 7.75 11.34 87.92 24 Alex Henery, Nebraska 63 2763 43.86 22 Niles Paul, Nebraska 11.43 14 160 0 20 Torrey Smith, Maryland 12 65 1045 12 5.42 16.08 87.08 19 Danny Trevathan, Kentucky 16 1.33 14 4 57 23 Travis Carrie, Ohio 11.06 17 188 0 25 Shawn Powell, Florida St. 47 2061 43.85 22 Jabaree Tuani, Navy 14.5 1.32 11 7 56 23 Jermaine Kearse, Washington 12 62 1001 12 5.17 16.15 83.42 26 Rob Long, Syracuse 64 2806 43.84 24 Cameron Saddler, Pittsburgh 10.71 24 257 0 24 Michael Floyd, Notre Dame 11 73 916 10 6.64 12.55 83.27 23 Brandon Bair, Oregon 15.5 1.29 13 5 54 25 Mike Holmes, Syracuse 10.59 27 286 0 29 Ryan Tydlacka, Kentucky 46 2009 43.67 28 Mario Addison, Troy 14 1.27 12 4 50 26 Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M 12 65 983 12 5.42 15.12 81.92 31 Jackson Rice, Oregon 35 1507 43.06 26 Dwayne Harris, East Carolina 10.33 18 186 0 27 Lance Lewis, East Carolina 12 78 979 13 6.50 12.55 81.58 31 Vince Browne, Northwestern 15 1.25 14 2 66 27 Terrence Mitchell, South Fla. 10.21 19 194 0 32 Josh Davis, Middle Tenn. 52 2234 42.96 34 Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh 14.5 1.21 14 1 77 28 Jordan Hall, Ohio St. 10.13 23 233 0 29 Cole Beasley, SMU 13 84 1036 6 6.46 12.33 79.69 36 Dawson Zimmerman, Clemson 56 2388 42.64 30 Randall Cobb, Kentucky 12 79 955 7 6.58 12.09 79.58 34 Von Miller, Texas A&M 14.5 1.21 13 3 88 28 Marcus Gilchrist, Clemson 10.13 23 233 0 37 Matt Grabner, Missouri 65 2770 42.62 41 Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech 15.5 1.19 13 5 60 30 Greg Reid, Florida St. 9.00 29 261 1 32 Jeffrey Maehl, Oregon 12 68 943 12 5.67 13.87 78.58 39 Dylan Breeding, Arkansas 45 1906 42.36 33 Jeremy Ebert, Northwestern 12 59 919 8 4.92 15.58 76.58 42 Max Holloway, Boston College 13 1.18 12 2 74 32 Rashad Evans, Fresno St. 8.61 23 198 0 40 Will Goggans, Troy 62 2619 42.24 43 Jamari Lattimore, Middle Tenn. 14 1.17 12 4 70 34 Chad Bumphis, Mississippi St. 8.56 16 137 0 34 Kris Adams, UTEP 12 44 917 11 3.67 20.84 76.42 42 Chad Cunningham, Tennessee 58 2443 42.12 36 Taylor Mack, Connecticut 8.40 15 126 0 35 Denarius Moore, Tennessee 12 43 912 9 3.58 21.21 76.00 43 Quinton Coples, N Carolina 14 1.17 12 4 69 44 Travis Baltz, Maryland 64 2686 41.97 43 Logan Harrell, Fresno St. 14 1.17 11 6 84 37 Janoris Jenkins, Florida 8.33 18 150 0 36 Armand Robinson, Miami (OH) 13 90 981 6 6.92 10.90 75.46 45 Ryan Doerr, Kansas St. 54 2262 41.89 37 Colin Sandeman, Iowa 8.33 15 125 0 38 Chris Matthews, Kentucky 12 57 897 9 4.75 15.74 74.75 SACK LEADERS 39 Rishard Matthews, Nevada 8.19 21 172 0 49 Ryan Quigley, Boston College 70 2924 41.77 Player, Team Solo Asst Total Sk/gm Yds 39 Dwight Jones, North Carolina 12 57 895 4 4.75 15.70 74.58 50 Gregg Pugnetti, West Virginia 63 2630 41.75 41 T.J. Graham, North Carolina St. 8.11 19 154 1 40 T.J. Moe, Missouri 12 77 893 6 6.42 11.60 74.42 1 Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson 15 1 15.5 1.29 112 43 Tommy Davis, Northern Ill. 7.89 18 142 0 53 Anthony Fera, Penn St. 43 1789 41.60 3 Brandon Jenkins, Florida St. 12 2 13 1.00 71 41 Dane Sanzenbacher, Ohio St. 12 52 889 10 4.33 17.10 74.08 54 Matt Szymanski, SMU 51 2109 41.35 3 Bruce Irvin, West Virginia 12 0 12 1.00 81 42 Roy Roundtree, Michigan 12 63 882 6 5.25 14.00 73.50 KICKOFF RETURNS 55 Heath Hutchins, Mississippi St. 57 2356 41.33 6 Jamari Lattimore, Middle Tenn. 11 1 11.5 0.96 66 Rank Player Avg KR’s YDS TD’s 44 Owen Spencer, NC State 12 57 868 4 4.75 15.23 72.33 56 Riley Stephenson, BYU 49 2022 41.27 7 Ricky Elmore, Arizona 10 2 11 0.92 67 1 William Powell, Kansas St. 34.57 21 726 1 45 Darvin Adams, Auburn 13 48 909 7 3.69 18.94 69.92 59 Paul Hershey, Ohio 44 1800 40.91 7 Chris Carter, Fresno St. 10 2 11 0.92 63 2 Quincy McDuffie, UCF 32.65 26 849 2 48 Kendall Wright, Baylor 12 66 825 6 5.50 12.50 68.75 61 Cole Wagner, Connecticut 72 2932 40.72 7 Jonathan Massaquoi, Troy 9 4 11 0.92 79 3 Eric Page, Toledo 31.76 25 794 3 49 Doug Baldwin, Stanford 12 56 824 9 4.67 14.71 68.67 66 Keenyn Crier, Arizona 46 1860 40.43 10 Logan Harrell, Fresno St. 8 5 10.5 0.88 79 4 Vic Anderson, Louisville 30.75 12 369 0 50 TY Hilton, FIU 12 56 816 4 4.67 14.57 68.00 67 Brandon Williams, Northwestern 56 2261 40.38 5 Marlon McClure, UTEP 29.81 27 805 2 11 Josh McNary, Army 9 1 9.5 0.86 84 6 Andre Debose, Florida 29.68 19 564 2 52 Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh 12 52 810 5 4.33 15.58 67.50 68 Zac Murphy, Miami (OH) 53 2132 40.23 12 Brandon Lindsey, Pittsburgh 10 0 10 0.83 62 53 Lyle Leong, Texas Tech 12 64 808 17 5.33 12.63 67.33 7 Patrick Peterson, LSU 29.34 29 851 0 69 John Penza, Toledo 54 2170 40.19 12 Justin Houston, Georgia 8 4 10 0.83 67 8 Derrell J.-Koulianos, Iowa 29.29 17 498 1 54 Derek Moye, Penn St. 12 48 806 7 4.00 16.79 67.17 75 Jonathan LaCour, Texas Tech 54 2149 39.80 15 Mario Addison, Troy 8 2 9 0.82 37 10 Johnathan Warzeka, Air Force 28.9 21 607 1 55 Austin Pettis, Boise St. 12 59 804 9 4.92 13.63 67.00 76 Ben Ryan, East Carolina 49 1949 39.78 16 Nick Fairley, Auburn 9 3 10.5 0.81 67 11 Reggie Hunt, Southern Miss. 28.58 12 343 0 ALL PURPOSE YARDS 13 Lindsey Lamar, South Fla. 28.07 30 842 2 PASSES DEFENDED 14 Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma St. 28.00 23 644 2 Rank Player, Team Gm Rush Rec PR KR TTL Yards Yds/Gm Plays YDS PP Rank Player, Team PBU Int Total PG 1 Damaris Johnson, Tulsa 12 462 771 274 795 2302 191.83 154 14.95 1 Cliff Harris, Oregon 15 5 20 1.67 14 Jeremy Kerley, TCU 28.00 17 476 0 2 Jamell Fleming, Oklahoma 13 4 17 1.42 20 Venric Mark, Northwestern 27.63 16 442 1 2 Randall Cobb, Kentucky 12 401 955 201 635 2192 182.67 184 11.91 21 T.Y. Hilton, FIU 27.46 24 659 1 5 Dwayne Harris, East Carolina 12 111 1055 186 700 2052 171.00 160 12.83 4 Johnny Patrick, Louisville 11 5 16 1.33 6 Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech 7 8 15 1.25 22 Damaris Johnson, Tulsa 27.41 29 795 1 7 LaMichael James, Oregon 11 1682 169 -2 0 1849 168.09 295 6.27 23 Jeremy Wright, Louisville 27.31 13 355 0 8 Jerrel Jernigan, Troy 12 325 755 301 600 1981 165.08 164 12.08 6 Keith Tandy, West Virginia 9 6 15 1.25 10 John Boyett, Oregon 9 5 14 1.17 27 Eric Russell, Middle Tenn. 26.83 29 778 1 9 Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. 11 77 1665 7 0 1749 159.00 106 16.50 10 Deron Wilson, Southern Miss. 11 3 14 1.17 28 Trent Richardson, Alabama 26.78 23 616 1 10 Eric Page, Toledo 12 -1 1081 31 794 1905 158.75 136 14.01 10 Leon McFadden, San Diego St. 12 2 14 1.17 29 David Wilson, Virginia Tech 26.50 20 530 2 12 T.Y. Hilton, FIU 12 278 816 126 659 1879 156.58 125 15.03 10 Stephen Harrison, Kansas St. 12 2 14 1.17 31 Alexander Teich, Navy 26.33 15 395 0 14 Jordan Todman, Connecticut 11 1574 91 0 55 1720 156.36 322 5.34 10 Josh Robinson, UCF 12 2 14 1.17 32 Isaiah Burse, Fresno St. 26.29 17 447 0 16 Trent Richardson, Alabama 10 658 254 0 616 1528 152.80 147 10.39 16 Xavier Rhodes, Florida St. 12 3 15 1.15 33 Jerrel Jernigan, Troy 26.09 23 600 1 17 Titus Young, Boise St. 12 85 1151 43 550 1829 152.42 103 17.76 16 Isaiah Frey, Nevada 14 1 15 1.15 34 Robbie Frey, Connecticut 26.08 12 313 0 18 DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma 13 1121 595 0 249 1965 151.15 336 5.85 18 Richard Sherman, Stanford 9 4 13 1.08 35 Aubrey Quarles, Kansas St. 25.87 15 388 1 20 Vai Taua, Nevada 12 1534 216 0 0 1750 145.83 277 6.32 18 Dustin Harris, Texas A&M 9 4 13 1.08 36 David Gilreath, Wisconsin 25.78 23 593 1 22 Eric Stephens, Texas Tech 12 542 193 0 989 1724 143.67 181 9.52 18 Jarvis Phillips, Texas Tech 9 4 13 1.08 41 Jaamal Berry, Ohio St. 25.43 21 534 0 23 Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma St. 12 1516 106 0 87 1709 142.42 285 6.00 18 Jordan Mabin, Northwestern 13 0 13 1.08 42 Brandon Boykin, Georgia 25.39 31 787 1 25 Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M 12 1033 242 0 422 1697 141.42 230 7.38 22 Mana Silva, Hawaii 6 8 14 1.08 43 Josh Huff, Oregon 25.33 21 532 0 26 Mikel Leshoure, Illinois 12 1513 175 0 0 1688 140.67 267 6.32 23 Morris Claiborne, LSU 6 5 11 1.00 44 Marcus Gilchrist, Clemson 25.32 22 557 0 28 Daniel Thomas, Kansas St. 12 1495 163 0 0 1658 138.17 302 5.49 23 Nate Fellner, Washington 8 4 12 1.00 45 Niles Paul, Nebraska 25.19 16 403 1 29 Jon Williams, East Carolina 12 846 439 0 359 1644 137.00 214 7.68 23 Trenton Robinson, Michigan St. 8 4 12 1.00 46 Mike Ball, Nevada 25.06 31 777 0 30 Denard Robinson, Michigan 12 1643 0 0 0 1643 136.92 245 6.71 23 Greg Reid, Florida St. 10 3 13 1.00 47 Demond Washington, Auburn 25.00 41 1025 1 31 Ray Graham, Pittsburgh 11 832 199 0 459 1490 135.45 174 8.56 23 Chris Smith, Northern Ill. 9 3 12 1.00 48 Darryl Fields, SMU 24.97 32 799 0 10 This is the Rockets and Golden Panthers third meeting in the past three seasons. The series is FIU LITTLE CAESARS TOLEDO tied at 1-1 SU/ATS with the road team winning both matchups. In 2008 FIU pulled the outright 35-16 (6-6) (8-4) upset as a 19’ pt AD despite Toledo having 20-12 FD and 302-239 yd edges as FIU was +4 TO’s. PIZZA BOWL Last year UT (pick ‘em) had a 566-372 yd edge but gave up a TD with :03 left and only won 41-31. December 26, 2010 • 8:30 pm ESPN • Ford Field • Detroit, MI FIU won its first ever SBC Title and this is also its first ever bowl. While the SBC Champion has POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. usually gone to the New Orleans Bowl, the Panthers avg’d just 16,545 fans this year while a huge FIU 151 230 28 2.7 – 93.3 turnout from nearby Toledo is expected (UT campus just 60 miles from Detroit) to fill Ford Field. This TOLEDO 184 225 31 1.7 4 94.9 is the Rockets 11th all-time postseason bowl trip but their first since ‘05 when they beat UTEP in the GMAC Bowl 45-13 as just a 3 pt favorite. Toledo went 7-1 in MAC play but was steamrolled by Div PANTHERS ATS: 6-6 O/U: 5-7 ROCKETS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 7-5 rival NI. FIU was 1-4 SU (2-3 ATS) vs bowl tms TY while the Rockets went 2-3 SU/ATS (outscored RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG 40-21 and outgained 440-266) vs their 5 bowl caliber foes. The Panthers have 8 Sr starters among Darriet Perry #151 12/1 154 730 23 707 14 4.6 Adonis Thomas #131 12/11 151 937 32 905 6 6.0 Darian Mallary #366 12/4 118 702 33 669 2 5.7 Austin Dantin #118 9/9 103 442 150 292 8 2.8 12 upperclassmen while the Rockets started 5 Sr’s and 16 upperclassmen. Jeremiah Harden #125 7/6 76 324 23 301 1 4.0 Morgan Williams #32 12/1 80 300 15 285 0 3.6 The Golden Panthers finished #3 in scoring and ttl off in the SBC despite playing 4 BCS tms Kedrick Rhodes #133 8/1 40 299 6 293 1 7.3 David Fluellen #185 8/0 31 176 8 168 1 5.4 (#73 overall off). QB Carroll had just one 300+ yd gm in his first yr as the starter but that was 355 vs TY Hilton #419 12/11 26 291 13 278 4 10.7 David Pasquale #201 11/0 27 129 9 120 1 4.4 Wesley Carroll #92 12/12 51 138 142 -4 1 -0.1 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Maryland. FIU has 5 players with 278+ rush yds who all avg at least 4.0 ypc. That includes WR Hilton PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Austin Dantin #118 9/9 192 127 66.1 1254 7 8 who avg 157 all-purp ypg. FIU’s OL has 2 Sr starters and avg just 6’3” 295 but paved the way for 189 Wesley Carroll #92 12/12 340 210 61.8 2483 15 13 Terrance Owens #120 6/2 136 82 60.3 1112 12 2 ypg rushing and an impressive 4.7 ypc while all’g 18 sks (5.1%). FIU’s #82 defense is the reason they Wayne Younger #283 5/0 13 8 61.5 75 0 0 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG ERIC PAGE #202 12/12 94 1081 11.5 8 53 are here as they led the SBC in both scoring and total def despite having 7 underclassmen starters in TY Hilton #419 12/11 56 816 14.6 4 67 Adonis Thomas #131 12/11 29 368 12.7 2 68 the lineup. The DL (6’3” 253) is allowing 158 ypg rushing (4.4) while posting 21 of the team’s 31 sacks Greg Ellingson #420 11/11 36 546 15.2 5 52 Kenny Stafford #280 12/8 16 313 19.6 4 75 Wayne Times #239 12/3 26 320 12.3 1 46 Danny Noble #453 12/12 16 198 12.4 4 74 (8.6%). They have a pair of outstanding DE’s in Tourek Williams and Wilson who comb for 13.5 sacks. Darian Mallary #366 12/4 22 178 8.1 1 55 Morgan Williams #32 12/1 20 157 7.8 0 37 The Golden Panthers have our #36 pass eff D led by Sr DB Gaitor and is all’g 206 ypg (54%) with an Darriet Perry #151 12/1 12 137 11.4 0 30 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 18-12 ratio. The Panthers have our #119 spec tms despite having an outstanding returnman in Hilton. Jacob Younger #400 12/8 13 132 10.2 0 21 Vince Penza – 12 54 2170 40.2 6 32.3 3 17 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG The problem area is net punting (#119 NCAA - 30.7) with the Panthers allowing 3 P’s to be blocked. Josh Brisk #84 12 61 2393 39.2 14 30.7(t) 3 15 Bill Claus #88 12 28-30 1-1 2-4 0-1 0-0 3-6 38 UT lost starting QB Dantin to a shoulder injury early vs EM causing him basically miss the L/4 games KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Ryan Casano #263JC 4 10-11 1-1 1-1 0-5 0-0 2-7 34 of the regular season but there is a chance that he may return for the bowl. Backup Owens took over Jack Griffin #57 12 41-41 5-5 7-9 2-3 1-1 15-18 50 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB ARCHIE DONALD #290 12/12 134 1 0.5 2 3 and surprisingly, after the Rockets avg’d 318 ypg in the first 8 games under Dantin, they avg 443 ypg in SS Jonathan Cyprien #570 12/12 105 0 2.5 5 1 LB Dan Molls #235 12/12 133 4 5.5 4 3 the L/4 under Owens. Owens avg 237 (62%) with an 11-2 ratio in those 4. RB Thomas came on strong LB Toronto Smith #172 12/11 84 4 6.5 0 1 LB Isaiah Ballard #399 12/12 76 0 6 5 2 late in the yr with three 130+ yd gms in the final 5 gms (0 in first 7). 1st Tm All-MAC WR Page posted LB Winston Fraser #372 12/12 66 1 7 3 1 CB Desmond Marrow #431 11/11 68 1 2 5 3 FS Ashlyn Parker #372 12/12 61 0.5 0 1 2 FS Mark Singer #347 12/12 65 0 0 3 2 more receptions than the next 5 Rocket receivers combined and leads the conference in all-purp yds DB Anthony Gaitor #540 12/12 50 3 5.5 4 2 DE TJ Fatinikun #399 12/11 46 5 7 2 0 (159 ypg). UT’s OL avg 6’5” 304 and is a big reason for their success as all 5 started all 12 gms. They CB Jose Cheeseborough – 12/12 46 1 0.5 4 0 SS Jermaine Robinson #151 12/12 45 0.5 0.5 2 1 DE Tourek Williams #471 12/12 42 6 6.5 0 0 DT Malcolm Riley #440 12/12 39 5.5 3.5 1 0 paved the way for 156 ypg rush (4.1). With a mobile QB for much of the ssn (Dantin #2 rusher) they DE Jarvis Wilson #427 12/11 36 7.5 5.5 2 0 S Diauntae Morrow #62 12/0 38 0 1 3 2 allowed 20 sks (5.9%). While UT’s D is just #9 in scoring and #7 in total def in the MAC, they were #3 DB Chuck Grace #416 12/1 33 0 0 0 1 DL Johnie Roberts #785JC 12/11 33 0.5 2 0 0 in the FBS in takeaways with 33 (T-#3 TO margin, +14). Soph Fatinikun led the DL with 46 tkls and 12 CB Emmanuel Souarin #297 12/4 29 0 1 4 1 CB Byron Best #185 12/4 31 0 0 3 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD tfl. They are allowing 131 ypg rushing (3.9) and have 20.5 of the team’s 27 sks (6.4%). UT has our #61 TY Hilton 19 126 6.6 0 TY Hilton 24 659 27.5 1 Eric Page 16 31 1.9 0 ERIC PAGE 25 794 31.8 3 pass eff def allowing 239 ypg (63%) with an outstanding 15-19 ratio. The Rockets have our #111 spec tms as they have hit just 5-13 FG’s and are last in the MAC with a 32.3 net punt avg incl all’g 2 PR TD’s. FIU UT FIU UT FIU UT FIU UT They would be even lower except for their outstanding KR Page, who finished #3 in the FBS. These two HC were assistants at Ohio St and QB - - RB 1/2 - WR 1/2 - CCH - - These two meet for the 3rd straight yr and Toledo, again, has a winning record for the 1st time in 5 FIU UT CHECKLIST COMMENTS Miami (FL) and each is in their 1st bowl. seasons while FIU has reached 6 wins for the 1st time since they started a football program in 2002. Turf/ 4 FIU will have family and friends while Toledo OL 1/2 - FIU avg 6-3 295, 2 Sr, 18 sk all’d (5.1%), 4.7 ypc. - 1/2 FIU started impressively playing 4 BCS schools and were only outgained by 18 ypg. They finished the UT avg 6-5 304, 2 Sr, 20 sk all’d (5.9%), 4.1 ypc. Crowd is about a one hour drive away. ssn winning 4 straight and had clinched the SBC Title prior to their loss to Middle Tennessee. Toledo Both tms have improved TY, but neither has a DL 1/2 - FIU avg 6-3 253, 1 Sr, 21 of tm 31 sk, 4.4 ypc. MTCH - - did knock off Purdue on the road and then later finished the season winning 5 of 6 gms but they did get UT avg 6-3 266, 1 Sr, 20.5 of tm 27 sk, 3.9 ypc. distinct advantage on either side of the ball. mauled vs Northern Illinois in what was a quazi-MAC West Title gm. While the tms are even on paper, UT with 8 wins, while FIU could be SBC champs LB - - Smith #2 tkl’r w/84, 10.5 tfl, Fraser #3, 8 tfl. INT 1/2 - OVERALL - the deciding factor is FIU being +6.8 ypg vs bowl elig tms while UT was -174 ypg vs the same. Donald #1 tkl’r w/134, 1.5 tfl, Molls #2 w/133. w/a losing ssn. ★ FIU #36 pass eff D, 206 ypg (54%), 18-12 ratio. FIU FORECAST: FIU by 4 RATING: 2 FIU DB 1/2 - ST - - SCH - - UT #61 pass eff D, 239 ypg (63%), 15-19 ratio. by 1' ✔’s Comp Phone is on FIRE! Call for daily winners! 1-347-677-1700 This bowl matches up two option offenses and former Navy HC Johnson against his rival AF. GT GEORGIA TECH INDEPENDENCE AIR FORCE is likely disappointed with the season as a whole, as after winning the ACC Title LY, they’ve fallen to (6-6) (8-4) 6-6 and barely got by WF who lost 3 QB’s during the game. AF, however is thrilled, after going 8-4 BOWL TY beating BYU and winning the CIC Trophy for the 1st time since 2002. The Jackets have taken December 27, 2010 • 5:00 pm espn2 • Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA on the tougher sked (#58-81) but remember that AF travelled to Oklahoma and gave them a scare, POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. only losing by 3. This is a long distance from both schools but AF has the edge with military bases GEORGIA TECH 347 60 27 2.4 – 99.2 located nearby and the Bowl offering up a Military Ticket Initiative to donate to local bases. AF HC AIR FORCE 308 120 27 2.3 4444 96.4 Calhoun has only taken on a Johnson-coached Navy team one time (‘07) and his Falcons lost SU and ATS. Both struggled vs bowl tms with AF posting a 3-4 SU record (4-3 ATS) while GT went 2-5 YELLOW JACKETS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 5-7 FALCONS ATS: 4-8 O/U: 4-8 SU (4-3 ATS). On artificial turf GT went 1-2 SU (0-3 ATS) while AF plays its home games on the fake RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG stuff and went 8-1 SU but just 3-6 ATS. While AF ended its season earlier (11/18, GT done 11/27), Anthony Allen #73 12/12 217 1252 27 1225 6 5.6 Asher Clark – 12/11 174 1045 44 1001 5 5.8 Joshua Nesbitt #16 9/9 166 876 139 737 10 4.4 Tim Jefferson #390 12/12 142 838 69 769 15 5.4 this is the offense each team takes on daily, so extra prep time weighs no benefit to either. Orwin Smith #102 12/5 49 494 18 476 4 9.7 Jared Tew – 7/6 110 542 2 540 3 4.9 GT comes in with our #51 offense but there is a question at QB. Against VA Tech, st’r Nesbitt Tevin Washington #136 7/3 88 440 57 383 4 4.4 Nathan Walker #446 12/5 98 457 4 453 6 4.6 Roddy Jones #53 12/12 50 361 25 336 4 6.7 Jonathan Warzeka #311 12/2 40 328 13 315 4 7.9 broke his arm while trying to make a tkl. He is aiming to return here, but with the early date it is ? Embry Peeples #70 12/4 46 312 25 287 1 6.2 Connor Dietz – 5/0 16 61 4 57 1 3.6 if he will be ready in time. His bkup Washington has thrown for 97 ypg (63%) with a 2-1 ratio while PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT adding 289 rush (4.4) in his 3 starts. HC Johnson called out RB Allen at times throughout the season Joshua Nesbitt #16 9/9 105 39 37.1 674 7 4 Tim Jefferson #390 12/12 136 71 52.2 1342 10 6 Tevin Washington #136 7/3 48 20 41.7 376 2 2 Connor Dietz – 5/0 7 5 71.4 67 1 0 and he responded by earning 1st Tm ACC and finished #2 in the conference in rushing. Johnson had RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG some issues with the OL and was forced to alter the rotation due to injuries throughout the season Stephen Hill #97 12/9 15 291 19.4 3 79 Jonathan Warzeka #311 12/2 17 394 23.2 3 63 (5 different starting combos used). The unit paved the way for 327 ypg rush (5.6) while allowing 15 Orwin Smith #102 12/5 11 189 17.2 0 41 Kyle Halderman #411 12/10 14 254 18.1 2 49 Roddy Jones #53 12/12 7 119 17.0 1 41 Zack Kauth – 11/3 14 253 18.1 4 39 sks (9.7%). The #65 defense has not had the same inj issues as they’ve missed 1 start due to inj PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 this entire year. The DL avg 6’3” 286 with 0 Sr starters but has tallied just 4 of the tm’s 17 sks (24%) Sean Poole – 9 27 1062 39.3 5 32.9(t) 0 8 Keil Bartholomew – 11 25 1028 41.1 8 38.7(t) 0 7 while allowing 170 ypg rush (4.6). The LB duo of Jefferson (7.5 tfl) and Burnett (2 tfl) form the #1 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1–29 30–39 40–49 50+ TTL LNG Scott Blair – 12 36-37 5-5 2-2 8-10 0-0 15-17 47 Erik Soderberg #90 11 42-44 4-5 1-1 0-4 0-0 5-10 30 and #2 tkl’rs on the team. GT comes in ranked #79 in our pass eff D all’g 209 ypg (61%) with a 14-8 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT ratio. Both Butler and Tarrant have taken an int back for a TD TY. The ST’s come in with our #105 LB Brad Jefferson #54 12/12 78 4 3.5 0 0 DB Jon Davis #406 12/12 89 0 2 2 2 LB Julian Burnett #185 12/7 76 0 2 0 1 ILB Jordan Waiwaiole #247 12/12 88 2 5.5 1 1 ranking. The Jackets have used 3 punters and they comb to avg 37.6, landing 10 In20. The PR unit DB Mario Edwards #308 12/12 68 0 0 1 0 ILB Brady Amack #64 11/11 77 1.5 3 2 1 avg 6.8 ypr but all’s 9.9 (with 1 TD) while the KR unit avg 20.7 and all’s 19.0 (with 1 TD). DB Dominique Reese #210 12/12 61 1 7 9 0 DE Rick Ricketts #495 12/12 61 1.5 7.5 2 1 AF’s #43 offense is led by QB Jefferson. While AF is definitely a run first offense (699 rush LB Anthony Egbuniwe #530 12/12 59 1 2 1 0 OLB Andre Morris #310 12/12 54 1 2.5 3 1 DB Jerrard Tarrant #147 12/8 55 0 2.5 2 3 OLB Patrick Hennessey #427 10/9 54 2 6 0 0 att, 145 pass TY), Jefferson went over 100 yds pass 7x’s incl a ssn high 201 vs Utah. Three of LB Steven Sylvester #49 12/12 55 3 7.5 1 0 DE Zach Payne #465 12/12 49 1 5.5 0 0 AF’s top 5 rushers are underclassmen led by Jr Clark. AF was thin at FB after losing Tew vs SDSt DB Mario Butler #142 12/7 47 0 2 5 1 DB Reggie Rembert #444 12/12 48 0 2 9 3 (CS) but Walker stepped up and rushed for 264 (5.0) in the L/3. AF’s run offense ranks #2 in the DL Jason Peters #15 12/12 41 1.5 2.5 0 0 DB Anthony Wright #381 12/12 47 0 2.5 5 2 DB Isaiah Johnson #87 12/3 41 1 1 1 1 ILB Austin Niklas – 10/1 34 0 1 1 0 NCAA and the Falcons are 20-4 SU (14-9 ATS, 1 NL) when a player goes over 100 rush yds in DL Izaan Cross #78 12/12 36 2.5 4 4 0 DB Brian Lindsay #433 10/6 31 1 3.5 3 0 a gm. The OL avg 6’3” 261 with 2 Sr st’rs and paved the way for 318 rush ypg (5.5). Led by 1st DB Rod Sweeting #104 12/0 36 0 0 5 1 DB Anthony Wooding – 6/5 28 0 0 2 1 LB Brandon Watts #79 11/3 21 0 1 0 0 DL Bradley Connor #438 9/2 23 1 3 1 0 Tm MWC OG Wallerstein, the Falcons have only all’d 5 sks TY (3.7%). AF’s D has been known PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD for TO’s under HC Calhoun as into TY they were +46 in his tenure! While they’ve forced 20 fmbl’s Jerrard Tarrant 20 131 6.6 0 BJ Bostic 27 565 20.9 0 Anthony Wright 6 74 12.3 0 Jonathan Warzeka 21 607 28.9 1 TY, they’ve only recovered 7 and on the season they’re just +1 TO. LY the run D all’d zero 200 yd GT AF GT AF GT AF GT AF rush gm, but TY 6 have gone over that number (incl 377 all’d to TCU). The tm recorded 24 sks LY, but TY they’ve tallied just 13 incl 5.5 by the DL (42%). They rank #21 in our pass eff D all’g QB 4 RB WR CCH Johnson has had B2B ugly bowl gms covered his L/3 - 1/2 - - 1/2 - - 157 ypg (56%) with a 10-11 ratio. The #12 ST’s unit is led by KR Warzeka who had a 100 yd KR GT AF CHECKLIST COMMENTS at Navy while Calhoun got a solid win LY in bowl. Turf/ - 41/2 GT struggles to bring fans and the heavy TD. The PR unit had only 15 att’s TY but avg 7.9 ypr. The unit has blk’d at least 1 kick every year OL - 1/2 GT avg 6-4 287, 1 Sr, 15 sk all’d (9.7%), 5.6 ypc. since ‘90 and has 3 TY. The PR D all’s 5.3 and the KR all’s 22.0. AF avg 6-3 261, 2 Sr, 5 sk all’d (3.4%), 5.5 ypc. Crowd military presence will give AF the edge. 4 GT has been shutdown in bowls while tms have Air Force, as all service academies do, prepares well for the bowls and this year they see DL 1/2 - GT avg 6-3 286, 0 Sr, 4 of tm 17 sk, 4.6 ypc. MTCH - AF avg 6-3 258, 1 Sr, 5.5 of tm 13 sk, 4.8 ypc. prepped for AF but have yet to stop them. a new venue after having been to the Armed Forces Bowl three straight years. Georgia Tech, GT with 6 wins while HC Johnson was 5-0 ATS with 6 wins, is disappointed at being here but, of course, does not have to spend the time most LB - - Jefferson #1 tkl’r, 7.5 tfl, Burnett #2 tkl’r. INT 1/2 - OVERALL - Waiwaiole #2 tkl’r, 7.5 tfl, Amack #3, 4.5 tfl. L/5 vs AF at Navy. teams do prepping for this opponent. The Yellow Jackets have dropped 4 of their last 5 gms, all 4 GT #79 pass eff D, 209 ypg (61%), 14-8 ratio. AIR FORCE by a TD plus and we to feel that it’ll be tough for them to be motivated. DB - 1/2 ST - 44 SCH 4 - AF #21 pass eff D, 157 ypg (56%), 10-11 ratio. by 5' ✔’s FORECAST: Air Force by 7 RATING: 1H AIR FORCE 11 WV and NCSt meet for the 10th time and 3rd time overall in the bowls. WV holds a 5-4 lead in the NC STATE CHAMPS SPORTS WEST VIRGINIA series but NCSt has won 3 of the L/4 meetings incl the most recent meeting a 38-14 win in Morgantown (8-4) (9-3) in ‘79. In the last bowl meeting, WV’s Bobby Bowden escaped with a 13-10 win over NCSt’s Lou Holtz BOWL in the 1975 Peach Bowl. WV HC Stewart is 2-1 SU/1-2 ATS in bowls as LY WV ran into an emotional December 28, 2010 • 6:30 pm ESPN • Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL FSU tm in Bobby Bowden’s final gm and lost 33-21 (-2’). HC O’Brien is 0-1 SU/1-0 ATS in bowls at POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. NCSt, but overall 7-1 SU/ATS. Both tms faced Cincinnati and Maryland with WV winning and covering NC STATE 54 240 20 2.6 – 99.5 both by an avg score of 34-14 while NCSt was 1-1 SU/ATS losing to MD in the finale, a gm they needed WEST VIRGINIA 146 225 25 2.1 4 98.5 to win to earn an ACC Title berth. WV was 4-3 SU/5-2 ATS vs bowl tms outscoring those tms by an avg of 21-14 and outgaining them 323-244. NCSt is bowling for just the 2nd time in 5Y but was 5-4 WOLFPACK ATS: 9-3 O/U: 6-6 MOUNTAINEERS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 4-8 SU/6-3 ATS vs bowl teams outscoring foes 31-27 and outgaining them 391-369. WV fans are known RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG for travelling well and the Champs Bowl bypassed a chance to get ND to take the Mountaineers TY. Mustafa Greene #24 12/1 131 605 21 584 4 4.5 Noel Devine #2 12/9 200 959 75 884 6 4.4 The Pack’s #47 offense is led by prolific Jr Wilson, who may be playing in his final gm here (MLB). Russell Wilson #61 12/12 129 607 213 394 9 3.1 Ryan Clarke #391 12/4 80 302 11 291 8 3.6 Dean Haynes #235 10/8 83 334 14 320 3 3.9 Shawne Alston #141 12/0 54 250 8 242 0 4.5 He enters this gm leading the ACC in pass ypg and ttl off and has put up twelve 300 yd pass gms in PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Geno Smith #4 12/12 94 380 222 158 0 1.7 his career. True Fr RB Greene became the 1st NCSt player to score a TD in his 1st 4 gms S/’80 (Tol RUSSELL WILSON #61 12/12 482 280 58.1 3288 26 14 Tavon Austin #15 12/10 15 154 1 153 1 10.2 Avery) and many thought he could become NCSt’s first 1,000 yd rusher S/’02 as he continued to get Mike Glennon #2 3/0 13 9 69.2 78 0 0 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT more experience. He fell short of that TY, but is the leading rusher. The rec gm is led by Sr’s Spencer RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG GENO SMITH #4 12/12 333 219 65.8 2567 23 6 Owen Spencer #151 12/12 57 868 15.2 4 60 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG and Williams and boasts 1st Tm ACC TE Bryan. The OL avg 6’4” 310 with 1 Sr st’r. They paved the way Jarvis Williams #121 12/12 46 636 13.8 4 50 Tavon Austin #15 12/10 53 757 14.3 8 71 for just 125 rush ypg (3.5) and even with a mobile QB, have all’d 34 sks (6.8%). The #44 D is led by GEORGE BRYAN #45 12/10 32 344 10.8 3 37 Jock Sanders #114 12/12 64 670 10.5 4 48 NCSt’s outstanding group of LB’s. Nate Irving, who DNP LY after a horrific car accident, has rebounded TJ Graham #105 12/0 23 309 13.4 4 49 Bradley Starks #41 12/1 19 317 16.7 4 48 Darrell Davis #171 11/3 21 259 12.3 3 35 Stedman Bailey #64 12/9 20 256 12.8 3 32 to be #2 in the ACC in tfl including setting a schl rec’d with 8 tfl vs WF surpassing #1 DC Mario Williams Mustafa Greene #24 12/1 29 256 8.8 1 17 Noel Devine #2 12/9 30 237 7.9 1 48 record of 6 (‘05). The DL avg 6’4” 271 with 2 Sr’s and allows just 113 ypg rush (3.3). They’ve only tallied JD Woods #104 12/3 16 191 11.9 1 21 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 19.5 of the tm’s 40 sks though. The Pack ranks #96 in our pass eff D all’g 228 ypg (61%) with a 20-8 Andy Leffler #88 9 31 1199 38.7 7 33.7(t) 0 15 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Gregg Pugnetti - 12 63 2630 41.7 21 37.4 0 21 ratio led by CJ Wilson who has taken both of his int’s back for TD’s. The ST’s (#103) seemed to take a Josh Czajkowski #39 12 40-41 7-8 6-10 4-4 0-0 17-22 47 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG hit when PK Czajkowski was declared OFY in early Nov. He came back vs rival UNC and hit a 47 yd POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT Tyler Betancurt #7 12 40-40 5-6 3-4 2.5 0-0 10-15 43 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT FG in the 4 pt gm. The PR unit avg 9.3 ypr but has recorded an outstanding 3 PR TD’s while the KR SS Earl Wolff #152 12/12 92 2 2.5 2 1 SS Terrance Garvin #166 12/12 71 1 3.5 4 0 unit struggles avg just 18.7 ypr. The Pack gives up 8.4 ypr on PR and 21.9 with 2 TD on KR. LB NATE IRVING #162 12/12 88 6 14.5 5 0 LB Anthony Leonard #64 12/12 65 1 5.5 3 0 WV’s season has been a little rocky and ultimately disappointing as they narrowly missed out on a LB Audie Cole #54 12/12 81 5 5 3 1 LB JT THOMAS #110 12/12 63 2.5 4.5 4 0 LB Terrell Manning #12 12/12 70 4.5 6 3 1 BS Sidney Glover #105 12/11 59 3 3 4 0 BCS Bowl due to B2B losses to Syr and a 16-13 loss in OT to Connecticut. After those 2 losses fans were FS Brandan Bishop #216 12/11 61 0 1 4 3 CB KEITH TANDY #195 12/12 54 0 2 9 6 calling for HC Stewart to be ousted, but the Mountaineers were able to regroup on their bye week and won DT JR Sweezy #247 11/11 50 5.5 6 3 0 DE Julian Miller #128 12/11 50 8 5 3 0 and covered their L/4 gms. QB Smith had great stats overall in his 1st year as a st’r but had some rough CB David Amerson #52 12/8 50 0 0.5 0 0 FS ROBERT SANDS #172 12/12 45 0.5 5 0 1 CB CJ Wilson #226 12/12 42 0 0 6 2 LB Najee Goode #310 12/11 44 3 5.5 4 0 outings in the tm’s 2 losses with a 1-3 ratio vs Syr and Conn (WV -6 TO’s in those 2 gms). Star RB Devine DE Michael Lemon #151 12/2 32 3.5 6 1 0 CB Brandon Hogan #134 11/11 37 0 0 6 3 was hampered by a foot inj all yr and his production fell drastically (-581 yds) but he managed to play in DT Natanu Mageo #53JC 12/12 27 4 2 1 0 DT Scooter Berry #68 12/12 34 4 0.5 0 0 every gm. WV used their Jumbo backs set late in the ssn with Clarke (247 lbs) and Alston (222) helping DE Jeff Rieskamp #280 11/10 22 2 2.5 2 0 NT CHRIS NEILD #48 12/12 31 3 1 0 0 DE David Akinniyi #1277 12/12 20 3 1.5 1 0 DB Eain Smith #118 12/0 23 1 0 2 1 to protect QB Smith, reduce the pounding on Devine (5’8” 180), and improving the tm’s redzone success. PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD DB Bruce Irvin #5JC 12/0 19 12 0 1 0 The WR corps is led by All-BE WR Austin and versatile playmaker Sanders. The OL avg 6’3” 298 with 1 Sr TJ Graham 19 154 8.1 1 TJ Graham 27 512 19.0 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD st’r and paved the way for 162 rush ypg (3.9) while allowing 25 sks (7.3%). Overall WV is #45 on offense James Washington 9 204 22.7 0 Brandon Hogan 12 93 7.8 0 Jock Sanders 10 212 21.2 0 and #4 on defense in our rankings. WV’s defense is vastly underrated as they are #2 in the nation in rush NCSt WV NCSt WV NCSt WV NCSt WV D allowing just 85 ypg and have only all’d 3 rush TD’s (#1 in NCAA). WV runs their 3-3 Stack D and the DL O’Brien is an elite bowl cch who is 1-0 ATS QB - - RB - 41/2 WR - - CCH 41/2 - avg 6’2” 283 with 1 Sr st’r. LB Lazear wasn’t healthy all yr (#1 tkl’r, 2nd Tm BE ‘09, leg inj in Aug) so 1st Tm NCSt WV CHECKLIST COMMENTS here and was 6-1 ATS at Boston College. BE LB Thomas and Leonard were the tm’s top LB tkl’rs. WV is #28 in our pass D rankings allowing 166 ypg Turf/ 44 NCSt often gets overlooked while the Orange OL - 1/2 NCSt avg 6-4 310, 1 Sr, 34 sk all’d (6.8%), 3.5 ypc. - (58%) with a 10-12 ratio vs a very soft slate of opposing QB’s. CB Tandy leads the BE in int and is #2 in pbu WV avg 6-3 298, 1 Sr, 25 sk all’d (7.3%), 3.9 ypc. Crowd Bowl would’ve taken WV b/c of its fan base. as tm’s threw away from 2nd Tm BE CB Hogan who should be an early round draft pick in ‘11. WV is #59 Tm’s matchup well as both units are better DL - 41/2 NCSt avg 6-4 271, 2 Sr, 19.5 of tm 40 sk, 3.3 ypc. MTCH - - in our ST rankings finishing #3 in the BE in net punting (37.4) but having just avg numbers on returns. WV avg 6-2 283, 1 Sr, 27 of tm 40 sk, 2.7 ypc. stopping what the opponent does best. West Virginia imploded with a couple poor mid-season performances but since then have demonstrated WV comes in hot but tm’s off 4+ SU/ATS LB Irving #2 tk’r w/88, 20.5 tfl, Cole #3, 10 tfl. INT just how talented they are beating 3 of their L/4 opps by 21+ pts. The D has not all’d any opp to top 21 pts - - - - wins is a negative. OVERALL - Leonard #2 tkl’r w/65, 6.5 tfl, Thomas #3, 7 tfl. while the offense has topped 35 in 3 of the L/4 gms. NCSt has trailed at HT in 4 of their L/6 gms and have 44 NCSt #96 pass eff D, 228 ypg (61%), 20-8 ratio. WEST VIRGINIA been fortunate in several of their wins. Offenses are almost even, but a huge defensive edge to WV. DB - ST - 4 SCH 1/2 - WV #28 pass eff D, 166 ypg (58%), 10-12 ratio. by 6' ✔’s FORECAST: WV by 14 RATING: 3★ WEST VIRGINIA After yrs of being passed over by bowl selection committees the Tigers are thrilled to be facing their MISSOURI INSIGHT IOWA border rivals (250 miles apart) for the 1st time in 100 yrs! Early in his tenure Pinkel cancelled a scheduled (10-2) (7-5) 4 gm series while he was building his program and there are several cch ties between the staffs which BOWL routinely recruit vs each other. Pinkel is 3-3 SU/ATS in bowls with Missou while Ferentz is 5-3 SU/6-2 ATS. December 28, 2010 • 10:00 pm ESPN • Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ MU is 7-0 SU/5-2 ATS vs B10 tms under Pinkel beating IL TY 23-13 but failing to cover in the opener. The POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. Hawks are 3-1 SU/4-0 ATS vs current B12 tms in bowls. Both tms beat ISU TY with Iowa dominating their MISSOURI 127 215 19 1.8 – 101.4 rivals at home, 35-7 (-13’) with a 479-275 yd edge while despite being outgained 332-306 MU shutout the IOWA 103 245 21 2.0 – 100.3 Cyclones in Ames, 14-0 (-11) on 11/20. Iowa instead is the team who slid down the bowl pecking order after their miserable Nov which saw them lose their L/3 so it’s up to Ferentz and the 26 Sr’s to rally the TIGERS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 3-9 HAWKEYES ATS: 5-6-1 O/U: 3-9 tm. MU previously played in the ‘98 Insight.com Bowl, a 34-31 win over WV while this is Iowa’s 1st bowl in RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG Ariz. The Hawks did have several thousand fans in Tucson on Sept 18th when they lost to Arizona (34-27, De’Vion Moore #295 12/10 93 510 25 485 8 5.2 Adam Robinson #198 10/9 203 993 52 941 10 4.6 Henry Josey #134 12/1 74 449 24 425 4 5.7 Marcus Coker #41 6/3 81 424 21 403 1 5.0 +1’). MU went 1-4 ATS as a fav vs bowl tms TY while Iowa is 11-4-1 ATS as a dog the L/4Y. Kendial Lawrence #57 11/1 67 401 19 382 4 5.7 Jewel Hampton #186 2/0 27 117 3 114 1 4.2 After a disappointing ‘09 ssn the Tigers rocketed out to their 1st 7-0 start S/’60 after beating the Blaine Gabbert #10 12/12 99 405 166 239 4 2.4 Derrell Johnson-Koulianos #57 12/10 5 46 6 40 0 8.0 Marcus Murphy #108 11/0 22 185 4 181 2 8.2 Ricki Stanzi #76 12/12 46 120 135 -15 2 -0.3 BCS’s #1 tm OK before B2B losses to Neb and TT. The spread offense (#40) is built around Gabbert TJ Moe #49 12/12 11 82 0 82 1 7.5 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT who finished as the least efficient of the B12’s bowl bound QB’s. In the B2B upsets of A&M and OU, PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Ricky Stanzi #76 12/12 324 210 64.8 2804 25 4 however, he played his best avg 335 (69%) with a 4-0 ratio. A&M’s DC admitted that playing a zone D Blaine Gabbert #10 12/12 418 260 62.2 2752 15 7 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG James Franklin #19 9/0 14 11 78.6 106 1 1 Marvin McNutt #43 12/12 51 798 15.6 8 66 vs the Tigers was a mistake and several D’s including Neb and TT played much tighter coverage on RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG D. JOHNSON-KOULIANOS #57 12/10 46 745 16.2 10 70 their rec’s including #1 rec WR Moe and the FBS’s top rec TE Egnew. MU used a RB by committee led TJ Moe #49 12/12 77 893 11.6 6 68 Allen Reisner #362 12/12 39 410 10.5 2 55 by Moore and the speedy Josey. The OL (6’4” 303, 1 Sr) allowed 20 sk (4.6%). The most underrated MICHAEL EGNEW #210 12/12 83 698 8.4 4 29 Adam Robinson #198 10/9 24 290 12.1 1 48 Jerrell Jackson #320 11/9 41 527 12.9 3 38 Colin Sandeman #32 11/2 17 183 10.8 2 19 aspect of the Tigers is their D which despite massive inj’s led the B12 in scoring D (15.2, #6 NCAA) and Wes Kemp #31 12/12 32 359 11.2 3 35 Keenan Davis #14 12/0 10 126 12.6 1 20 sks (38, #6 NCAA). MU used a DE rotation up front which allowed them to weather the storm when they Brandon Gerau #426 11/0 6 110 18.3 0 28 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 lost top pass rusher Aldon Smith for 3 gms and top DT Hamilton for the L/5. Pinkel called the LB corps PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Ryan Donahue #3 12 51 2274 44.6 9 38.2 1 21 Matt Grabner – 12 65 2770 42.6 13 38.9(t) 0 27 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG the most decimated by inj’s he’d seen in his cch career but despite the nicks Gachkar led the tm in tkls. KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Mike Meyer #134 12 28-30 5-6 5-6 2-3 0-0 12-15 42 MO is #10 in pass eff D (204, 57%, 13-16) led by the CB combo of Gettis and Rutland. MU is #29 in Grant Ressel – 12 42-44 6-6 8-9 1-1 1-2 16-18 50 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT ST thanks to a strong K combo of K Ressel who has hit 42-45 in the L/2Y and P Grabner whose 38.9 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB Jeremiha Hunter #13 11/11 85 0 0.5 4 1 LB Andrew Gachkar #176 12/12 81 1 7.5 4 2 CB Micah Hyde #202 12/12 76 0 0 7 3 net is #14 NCAA. The ret units are below par although McGaffie’s 86 yd KR TD on the opening KO vs LB Zaviar Gooden #148 12/12 79 3 4.5 4 2 S TYLER SASH #83 12/12 73 0 2.5 2 2 Oklahoma was 1 of the biggest plays of the yr. The Tigers allowed 4.3 on PR and 21.4 on KR. FS Jarrell Harrison #26 12/9 64 0 0 3 1 LB James Morris #42 12/5 63 1 0.5 4 0 SS Kenji Jackson #132 12/12 59 0 3.5 3 2 CB SHAUN PRATER #132 11/11 59 0 0.5 5 4 After throwing a B10 worst 15 int in ‘09, Stanzi was #11 NCAA pass eff (234, 65%, 25-4). The finale CB Carl Gettis #205 12/12 46 0 2 3 2 DT Karl Klug #232 12/12 52 4.5 6.5 3 0 saw UI down to true Fr RB Coker as Robinson missed 2 of the L/4 gms due to concussions but is expected DE ALDON SMITH #158 9/9 44 5.5 3.5 2 1 LB Troy Johnson #307 12/5 52 0 1 3 1 to return here. Two All-Conf performers highlight the rec corps in Iowa’s WR McNutt and TE Reisner but LB Will Ebner #159 9/7 38 0 1 1 0 DE ADRIAN CLAYBORN #17 12/12 51 3.5 3.5 1 0 CB Kevin Rutland #283 12/12 37 4 0 5 2 S Brett Greenwood #470 12/12 50 0 1 3 4 UI’s career rec leader J-Koulianos is susp for the bowl (career over) due to an off-field issue. The OL DT Terrell Resonno #173 12/12 35 2 2 0 0 LB Jeff Tarpinian #52 7/4 44 2 0.5 0 0 (6’4” 289, 2 Sr) allowed 20 sk (6.0%) but they had problems in run blocking avg just 107 rush ypg (3.4) CB Kip Edwards #112 12/0 35 1 4 6 1 LB Tyler Nielsen #9 8/8 42 0 4.5 4 1 vs bowl eligible squads. Iowa is tied for the NCAA lead with just 9 TO’s lost. The Hawks had to go much DE Jacquies Smith #135 12/12 33 5.5 4.5 3 0 DT Mike Daniels #451 12/7 40 4 7 0 0 DE Brad Madison #134 12/2 31 7.5 3.5 2 0 DL Broderick Binns #31 11/5 33 0 1 2 1 of the season without veteran DC Parker who was hospitalized. Though the #’s were comparable to LY PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD the D amazingly allowed gm winning late 4Q TD drives in all 5 of their losses. The deep DL remained Carl Gettis 23 148 6.4 0 Marcus Murphy 19 393 20.7 0 Colin Sandeman 15 125 8.3 0 Derrell J-Koulianos 17 498 29.3 1 one of the B10’s best led by DE Clayborn whose numbers shrunk from ‘09’s 11.5 sk and 8.5 tfl to 3.5 MU UI MU UI MU UI MU UI sk and 3.5 tfl thanks to constant doubles. Leading tkl’r Hunter was the only LB to play in all 12 and true Ferentz has had his tm prepared in all roles as a QB - 1/2 RB - - WR 1/2 - CCH - 41/2 Fr Morris stepped in as the starter in the 2H of yr. Iowa is #15 pass eff D (214, 61%, 11-17) led by S’s MU UI CHECKLIST COMMENTS fav or a dog and is 6-2 ATS all vs BCS foes. Greenwood and Sash. Ray Guy finalist Donahue finished #16 NCAA in avg (44.6) with a team net of Bowls often overlook MU b/c of lack of fan OL 4 - MU avg 6-4 303, 1 Sr, 20 sk all’d (4.6%), 4.8 ypc. Turf/ - 41/2 38.2. KR Johnson-Koulianos led the B10 with a 29.3 avg and will be missed here. The kicking gm was UI avg 6-4 289, 2 Sr, 20 sk all’d (6.0%), 4.1 ypc. Crowd base while UI has many southwest fans. an issue all season as the staff settled on walk-on true Fr Meyer and he hit just 2-3 from 40+ including Both have physical offensive and defensive DL - 4 MU avg 6-4 275, 0 Sr, 26.5 of tm 38 sks, 3.9 ypc. MTCH - - a costly miss vs OSU. The Hawks allowed 4.2 on PR and 21.5 on KR including a 100 yd TD to Ariz. UI avg 6-4 282, 3 Sr, 17 of tm’s 20 sks, 3.3 ypc. lines and we’ll call this even. Iowa was either winning or tied with 5:00 left in their 5 losses this year but was a dropped TD pass Gachkar #1 tkl’r, 8.5 tfl, Gooden #2, 7.5 tfl. MU satisfied with 10 wins, Iowa needs to win from Indiana from finishing with 4 straight losses. Now they must regroup and they’ll use this game as LB - 1/2 INT - 4 OVERALL - Hunter #1 tkl’r, 0.5 tfl, Morris #4, 1.5 tfl. to salvage ssn. the kickoff towards next season. Missouri dropped late season gms on the road to Neb and TT and MU #10 pass eff D, 204 ypg (57%), 13-16 ratio. IOWA while they won their L/2, they were vs Iowa St and Kansas and that has over adjusted the line. DB 1/2 - ST - - SCH - - UI #15 pass eff D, 214 ypg (61%), 11-17 ratio. by 4 ✔’s FORECAST: Iowa by 10 RATING: 4★ IOWA 12 PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE COLLEGE TEAM STATISTICAL AVERAGES TEAM YDS ATT COM % TD INT GRADE OPP OFF OFF - RUSHING - - PASSING - DEF DEF - OPPONENTS RUSH - SK SK Nebraska 159.8 371 184 49.6 13 19 15.0 10.91 PTS FD ATT YDS AVG FUM COM ATT PCT YDS INT TD PTS FD ATT YDS AVG FUM VS BY TCU 126.0 301 145 48.2 10 12 14.1 10.02 Air Force 32.3 22.3 58.3 317.9 5.5 0.9 6.4 12.1 53.1 119.5 6 12 22.3 18.7 41.0 195.1 4.8 0.6 5 12 Boise St 155.8 347 180 51.9 8 14 14.0 10.46 Alabama 34.6 22.0 35.3 175.3 5.0 0.8 19.5 28.3 69.0 259.5 5 23 14.1 15.5 33.9 123.5 3.6 0.3 31 22 Alabama 172.7 338 178 52.7 11 21 13.7 10.46 Arizona 29.8 24.2 33.0 135.2 4.1 0.8 27.1 39.6 68.4 309.3 9 24 21.6 19.0 38.3 136.1 3.6 0.8 16 20 Oregon 214.0 454 243 53.5 13 20 13.5 10.52 Arkansas 37.3 22.4 32.5 150.5 4.6 0.8 23.1 34.8 66.3 338.4 14 34 22.8 18.2 39.8 157.1 4.0 1.2 23 34 Virginia Tech 199.3 406 206 50.7 15 22 13.3 10.25 Army 28.5 18.5 56.7 260.3 4.6 0.8 5.4 10.1 53.2 77.9 3 5 24.6 17.4 32.9 141.7 4.3 1.1 4 22 Miami, Fl 146.3 298 147 49.3 7 16 13.1 9.41 Auburn 42.7 24.5 46.3 287.5 6.2 0.7 13.4 20.1 66.7 210.5 6 29 24.5 21.4 32.0 111.7 3.5 0.8 18 35 Oklahoma 212.2 457 252 55.1 15 17 13.0 11.31 Baylor 32.6 23.9 36.6 202.3 5.5 0.8 23.5 35.7 65.9 277.6 8 22 29.8 24.3 38.1 160.3 4.2 0.8 16 20 Ohio St 156.2 338 183 54.1 7 18 13.0 9.75 Boise St 46.7 25.3 38.3 200.2 5.2 0.8 22.6 32.0 70.6 319.4 5 36 13.6 15.3 36.0 105.8 2.9 0.8 7 46 Missouri 203.8 420 238 56.7 13 16 12.3 10.70 Boston College 18.9 15.3 36.5 133.2 3.6 0.5 13.8 26.4 52.4 175.3 17 13 19.5 18.1 30.1 80.0 2.7 0.9 27 19 Texas A&M 240.6 491 298 60.7 16 15 12.1 12.22 BYU 24.0 21.3 39.0 163.8 4.2 0.8 18.1 32.7 55.4 190.3 9 13 21.4 18.0 36.6 150.9 4.1 0.6 20 20 LSU 165.8 308 173 56.2 12 16 11.3 10.10 Clemson 23.8 18.1 35.8 147.5 4.1 0.8 17.1 30.6 55.9 191.1 12 15 17.8 17.0 37.3 131.7 3.5 0.3 16 29 Florida 173.0 331 183 55.3 16 17 11.1 9.96 Connecticut 26.9 15.9 37.7 179.9 4.8 0.8 14.1 26.5 53.1 145.1 7 10 19.8 18.1 37.3 147.3 3.9 0.8 12 27 Iowa 213.6 422 257 60.9 11 17 11.1 10.49 East Carolina 38.2 24.0 28.2 127.2 4.5 0.9 30.7 47.4 64.7 318.3 14 37 43.4 23.8 42.9 220.8 5.1 0.9 14 15 UCF 207.7 437 237 54.2 21 15 11.1 10.46 Florida 29.3 19.2 39.6 170.8 4.3 1.2 18.0 29.5 61.0 191.4 11 12 21.1 17.9 37.2 130.3 3.5 0.6 23 21 Maryland 220.9 437 231 52.9 15 17 11.0 9.16 FIU 28.3 19.6 40.4 189.2 4.7 0.6 18.2 29.7 61.2 213.8 13 15 26.9 18.5 36.0 157.8 4.4 0.8 18 31 Stanford 200.3 391 225 57.5 15 17 11.0 10.10 Florida St 31.8 19.7 35.1 167.8 4.8 0.8 18.2 28.8 63.2 219.1 12 23 19.8 19.8 38.2 127.9 3.4 0.8 25 45 Clemson 192.1 354 185 52.3 16 14 10.7 9.44 Fresno St 30.0 18.8 38.3 156.9 4.1 1.2 16.7 27.2 61.3 214.3 9 21 29.2 17.8 35.3 155.0 4.4 0.4 30 37 Air Force 156.7 307 171 55.7 10 11 10.6 9.44 Georgia 34.3 18.9 35.3 147.7 4.2 0.6 16.4 26.8 61.4 246.1 6 25 23.1 18.1 40.1 149.4 3.7 0.8 22 23 Michigan St 215.8 399 224 56.1 18 17 10.5 9.94 Georgia Tech 27.6 20.6 58.0 327.0 5.6 1.4 4.9 12.8 38.3 87.5 6 8 26.2 19.7 36.7 169.7 4.6 1.1 15 17 Arkansas 182.3 315 173 54.9 11 11 10.4 9.85 Hawaii 39.9 23.1 20.5 106.9 5.2 0.5 27.5 41.8 65.6 380.2 10 38 22.7 18.9 36.3 128.5 3.5 0.8 36 25 BYU 187.8 351 191 54.4 17 13 10.4 9.81 Illinois 32.1 20.2 47.4 242.5 5.1 0.6 12.3 21.8 56.3 143.2 12 18 24.3 17.6 33.7 130.1 3.9 1.2 23 20 Tennessee 229.3 399 229 57.4 13 17 10.4 9.90 Iowa 29.1 20.8 34.3 142.3 4.1 0.4 17.9 28.0 64.0 237.7 4 24 16.4 18.7 31.3 106.7 3.4 0.4 15 11 Boston College 229.8 477 304 63.7 13 19 10.3 10.10 Kansas St 33.6 18.8 40.8 198.6 4.9 0.8 14.4 22.2 65.0 180.0 9 15 28.5 22.0 40.8 218.6 5.4 0.8 32 16 West Virginia 166.3 348 200 57.5 10 12 10.2 9.11 Kentucky 33.0 22.4 35.0 163.1 4.7 0.8 23.1 35.2 65.6 274.2 9 26 28.5 18.0 37.9 170.1 4.5 0.5 15 20 Mississippi St 236.4 405 231 57.0 17 12 10.2 10.82 Louisville 26.0 19.1 36.9 180.5 4.9 0.5 16.4 27.6 59.5 195.3 8 20 18.7 16.3 35.9 142.2 4.0 0.7 16 37 Pittsburgh 182.9 358 203 56.7 15 13 10.2 9.63 LSU 28.8 17.0 40.3 179.0 4.4 1.0 13.6 23.5 57.8 155.2 10 7 17.8 15.8 37.4 135.0 3.6 1.0 18 29 Louisville 162.5 309 167 54.0 13 9 10.0 9.25 Maryland 30.7 17.3 32.9 124.9 3.8 0.3 17.2 30.6 56.1 217.5 8 26 22.3 20.1 38.3 132.2 3.5 0.7 22 27 Wisconsin 191.8 344 194 56.4 19 14 10.0 10.18 Miami, Fl 27.1 22.3 39.0 190.6 4.9 0.8 17.8 33.6 53.1 231.9 23 19 19.7 16.5 41.6 171.8 4.1 1.0 14 37 Connecticut 206.4 395 227 57.5 13 19 10.0 8.85 Miami, Oh 20.5 18.8 30.6 96.8 3.2 0.7 23.1 35.8 64.4 250.3 13 17 23.4 17.0 32.0 121.4 3.8 1.0 34 32 Notre Dame 205.9 399 247 61.9 9 14 9.9 9.73 Michigan 34.3 24.0 44.2 251.3 5.7 1.1 18.0 28.7 62.8 249.8 14 22 33.8 22.7 41.3 186.6 4.5 0.6 12 16 FIU 205.5 360 196 54.4 18 12 9.8 9.77 Michigan St 31.3 20.4 34.4 166.3 4.8 0.8 19.3 28.8 67.0 239.0 9 22 20.1 19.1 33.8 114.9 3.4 0.6 19 19 Kansas St 212.3 378 208 55.0 20 13 9.8 9.90 Middle Tennessee 26.9 18.9 41.2 179.4 4.4 1.1 17.3 29.5 57.5 192.7 20 9 27.5 19.8 45.8 193.7 4.2 0.7 19 31 Florida St 221.2 441 257 58.3 16 12 9.7 10.12 Mississippi St 27.1 20.3 46.8 215.2 4.6 0.7 12.6 21.4 58.8 179.3 12 14 20.3 19.7 34.1 121.3 3.6 1.2 19 22 Oklahoma St 275.5 520 324 62.3 23 16 9.7 11.56 Missouri 30.3 21.6 34.1 162.8 4.8 0.7 22.7 36.3 62.5 239.4 8 16 15.2 19.3 37.4 148.6 4.0 0.9 20 36 Nevada 252.7 454 259 57.0 15 10 9.7 10.54 N Illinois 37.8 21.6 42.5 264.8 6.2 0.5 14.7 23.2 63.2 181.2 8 22 19.1 17.2 32.6 130.5 4.0 0.6 13 24 Hawaii 212.4 413 245 59.3 21 23 9.7 9.72 Navy 31.0 20.7 54.8 302.5 5.5 0.6 6.4 11.9 53.4 111.5 4 10 22.8 20.3 34.1 151.6 4.4 1.2 9 15 N Illinois 202.1 410 235 57.3 13 16 9.6 8.86 NC State 32.6 23.5 35.4 125.0 3.5 0.6 24.3 41.7 58.2 281.7 14 26 22.5 15.8 34.0 113.0 3.3 1.3 34 40 Miami, Oh 214.4 395 223 56.5 14 17 9.6 9.12 Nebraska 32.7 19.0 45.5 261.4 5.7 1.2 11.7 20.1 58.2 153.8 7 15 17.2 16.8 38.3 144.5 3.8 0.3 23 31 Nevada 42.6 27.5 48.5 309.5 6.4 0.5 17.0 26.3 64.6 229.6 8 19 22.1 19.8 31.9 124.8 3.9 0.8 10 31 San Diego St 209.8 412 213 51.7 17 9 9.6 8.66 North Carolina 24.9 18.8 34.3 123.6 3.6 1.1 21.7 32.1 67.5 266.5 8 18 22.9 17.8 34.3 133.8 3.9 0.4 34 25 Georgia 186.7 287 158 55.1 15 14 9.5 9.79 Northwestern 25.4 22.1 42.2 150.6 3.6 1.1 20.7 29.5 70.1 241.3 9 16 27.7 21.6 36.5 185.2 5.1 0.5 35 14 Arizona 206.6 372 208 55.9 16 9 9.5 9.82 Notre Dame 25.8 19.9 30.7 122.8 4.0 0.7 22.3 37.5 59.6 255.5 16 26 20.5 17.8 36.8 147.5 4.0 0.6 20 25 North Carolina 204.7 386 232 60.1 19 16 9.5 10.02 Ohio 28.0 17.3 38.8 169.2 4.4 1.0 12.1 20.8 58.0 158.4 18 17 21.8 17.7 35.4 115.0 3.2 0.7 17 24 Syracuse 157.6 343 190 55.4 13 9 9.4 8.41 Ohio St 39.4 23.0 41.9 218.4 5.2 0.2 17.8 27.0 66.0 229.3 13 28 13.3 14.1 31.0 94.5 3.0 0.9 21 19 Illinois 212.8 370 211 57.0 19 11 9.3 10.16 Oklahoma 36.4 27.4 41.9 146.4 3.5 0.4 29.3 44.9 65.2 336.1 11 35 21.9 17.9 35.4 154.8 4.4 0.7 20 30 SMU 221.8 423 253 59.8 18 10 9.2 10.81 Oklahoma St 44.9 26.8 35.6 181.2 5.1 0.7 27.8 41.0 67.7 355.3 14 34 27.8 22.3 38.3 138.2 3.6 1.2 11 24 Fresno St 201.2 350 202 57.7 18 8 9.1 10.46 Oregon 49.3 27.8 49.7 307.0 6.2 1.3 18.2 29.3 62.1 231.3 7 29 18.4 18.9 35.1 117.8 3.4 1.3 7 27 USF 187.8 363 214 59.0 16 13 9.0 9.16 Penn St 24.6 19.4 34.3 143.9 4.2 0.3 18.3 32.0 57.0 230.9 12 18 22.6 18.4 36.5 164.6 4.5 0.5 10 16 Kentucky 183.8 300 163 54.3 13 8 9.0 9.19 Pittsburgh 26.3 18.3 35.3 157.8 4.5 0.8 18.4 28.4 64.8 210.0 10 15 19.8 18.4 34.3 121.3 3.5 0.7 23 30 Southern Miss 248.1 398 227 57.0 26 17 8.9 10.46 Southern Miss 37.6 24.1 43.2 201.7 4.7 0.7 22.8 36.4 62.5 254.8 8 21 29.4 20.1 31.5 114.7 3.6 0.8 16 25 Washington 202.4 338 206 60.9 14 11 8.9 10.38 San Diego St 35.0 19.8 33.2 151.5 4.6 0.7 18.8 33.6 56.1 297.3 14 26 22.8 20.0 39.2 142.0 3.6 0.5 9 28 Northwestern 230.5 410 242 59.0 21 14 8.9 10.00 SMU 26.6 20.8 29.1 140.9 4.8 0.8 21.6 37.1 58.3 273.8 12 27 26.4 20.7 38.5 140.6 3.7 0.4 32 28 Toledo 238.9 425 269 63.3 15 19 8.8 9.56 South Carolina 32.0 20.6 37.8 156.1 4.1 0.5 17.8 27.2 65.4 235.5 14 22 22.9 18.6 32.6 106.2 3.3 1.2 27 39 Troy 247.6 405 233 57.5 20 12 8.7 10.04 Stanford 40.3 25.3 41.8 212.6 5.1 0.7 20.7 29.7 69.7 256.3 7 28 17.8 18.9 31.0 126.8 4.1 1.0 5 29 UTEP 223.0 406 248 61.1 20 9 8.6 10.70 Syracuse 21.0 16.8 33.8 130.3 3.9 1.1 16.0 28.5 56.1 178.0 8 16 18.1 16.5 37.7 137.4 3.6 0.7 31 26 Texas Tech 306.1 490 303 61.8 27 14 8.5 12.39 TCU 43.3 25.8 47.8 261.2 5.5 0.6 16.9 25.7 65.9 230.0 6 28 11.4 11.3 28.8 90.4 3.1 0.8 9 26 Army 190.9 282 158 56.0 18 11 8.5 9.37 Tennessee 27.0 17.6 31.6 116.1 3.7 0.8 17.6 31.2 56.4 249.8 12 22 24.7 19.5 37.1 152.7 4.1 0.8 37 23 Ohio 217.7 365 215 58.9 17 17 8.1 8.60 Texas A&M 31.8 24.0 41.3 169.7 4.1 1.2 23.6 39.5 59.7 279.1 12 25 20.3 20.3 35.3 119.5 3.4 0.8 36 27 Middle Tennessee 190.8 354 202 57.1 17 9 8.1 8.59 Texas Tech 32.1 24.3 34.2 137.9 4.0 1.2 30.1 46.6 64.6 314.2 10 34 30.3 23.9 38.3 157.8 4.1 0.7 21 23 Penn St 187.9 324 200 61.7 19 9 8.0 10.36 Toledo 27.6 17.3 37.7 156.0 4.1 0.7 17.8 28.2 63.0 203.5 11 22 28.1 19.8 33.4 130.6 3.9 1.2 20 27 Georgia Tech 209.0 342 210 61.4 14 8 7.9 9.91 Troy 32.9 22.8 36.8 154.0 4.2 1.3 25.2 40.0 62.9 285.6 15 29 31.0 20.3 38.2 170.9 4.5 1.3 23 33 Auburn 250.5 474 297 62.7 23 10 7.8 10.85 Tulsa 39.7 26.3 42.2 219.3 5.2 0.5 21.9 36.4 60.2 284.2 11 29 29.9 22.1 34.0 136.9 4.0 0.9 24 24 Utah 215.5 340 204 60.0 18 11 7.7 9.67 UCF 33.8 21.1 44.1 193.2 4.4 0.6 13.4 20.4 65.7 191.7 9 15 18.0 17.1 32.2 108.8 3.4 0.5 19 29 Tulsa 305.7 451 276 61.2 30 19 7.6 11.23 USF 23.5 16.6 37.5 149.4 4.0 0.4 13.8 24.6 55.9 162.5 15 11 19.5 17.3 36.3 131.8 3.6 0.3 24 28 Baylor 267.0 441 291 66.0 16 10 7.6 10.93 Utah 35.6 19.5 33.2 156.8 4.7 0.9 19.8 31.2 63.6 247.8 12 24 19.8 16.3 34.5 104.1 3.0 0.8 8 28 South Carolina 253.6 439 277 63.1 22 9 7.0 10.70 UTEP 26.2 21.0 41.8 149.4 4.6 0.6 17.8 33.3 53.6 221.5 11 20 25.4 22.2 36.9 181.1 4.9 0.4 14 14 Michigan 260.3 386 243 63.0 18 11 6.7 9.81 Virginia Tech 35.5 21.0 41.2 208.9 5.1 0.6 14.2 23.8 59.4 202.2 4 23 19.1 17.3 33.4 148.9 4.5 0.6 26 33 NC State 227.5 367 224 61.0 20 8 6.7 9.30 Washington 22.1 18.4 35.7 119.5 4.6 0.6 16.8 29.8 56.1 201.0 9 19 31.2 21.6 40.7 198.2 4.9 0.5 18 20 Navy 228.8 381 261 68.5 18 7 6.0 9.70 West Virginia 26.7 20.1 41.8 162.1 3.9 1.3 18.6 28.6 65.0 214.6 7 23 12.8 13.1 31.2 85.0 2.7 0.8 25 39 East Carolina 258.0 383 229 59.8 30 9 5.9 10.04 Wisconsin 43.3 24.8 44.7 249.3 5.6 0.3 15.8 21.3 74.5 202.2 6 17 20.5 17.5 33.1 131.4 4.0 0.8 11 24 ARMED FORCES BOWL 2005 TCU (-3) 27 Iowa St 24 • BOWL GAME RESULTS SINCE 2003 • 2003 Boise St (-11) 34 TCU 31 2006 Rutgers (-8’) 37 Kansas St 10 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OUTBACK BOWL INDEPENDENCE BOWL LIBERTY BOWL 2004 Cincinnati (-1) 32 Marshall 14 2007 TCU (-6) 20 Houston 13 2003 LSU (+7) 21 Oklahoma 14 2003 Iowa (+3’) 37 Florida 17 2003 Arkansas (-2’) 27 Missouri 14 2003 Utah (-2) 17 S Mississippi 0 2005 Kansas (-3) 42 Houston 13 2008 Rice (-3) 38 W Michigan 14 2004 Georgia (-8) 24 Wisconsin 21 2004 Iowa St (+1) 17 Miami, Oh 13 2004 Louisville (-10’) 44 Boise St 40 2004 USC ( -1) 55 Oklahoma 19 2006 Utah (-1’) 25 Tulsa 13 2009 Navy (+6’) 35 Missouri 13 2005 Texas 41 (+7) USC 38 2005 Florida (E) 31 Iowa 24 2005 Missouri (+4) 38 South Carolina 31 2005 Tulsa (+7) 31 Fresno St 24 2007 California (-4) 42 Air Force 36 MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL 2006 Florida (+7’) 41 Ohio St 14 2006 Penn St (+4’) 20 Tennessee 10 2006 Oklahoma St (-2’) 34 Alabama 31 2006 South Carolina (-5) 44 Houston 36 2008 Houston (-3’) 34 Air Force 28 2003 Virginia (-3) 23 Pittsburgh 16 2007 LSU (-4) 38 Ohio St 24 2007 Tennessee (-1’) 21 Wisconsin 17 2007 Alabama (-3’) 30 Colorado 24 2007 Mississippi St (+3) 10 UCF 3 2009 Air Force (+4’) 47 Houston 20 2004 Boston College (+1) 37 N Carolina 24 2008 Florida (-6) 24 Oklahoma 14 2008 Iowa (-3’) 31 South Carolina 10 2008 Louisiana Tech (-1) 17 N Illinois 10 2008 Kentucky (+3) 25 E Carolina 19 ALAMO BOWL 2005 NC State (-3’) 14 USF 0 2009 Alabama (-4) 37 Texas 21 2009 Auburn (-9) 38 Northwestern 35 2009 Georgia (-6’) 44 Texas A&M 20 2009 Arkansas (-7’) 20 East Carolina 17 2003 Nebraska (-3) 17 Michigan St 3 2006 Boston College (-7) 25 Navy 24 FIESTA BOWL COTTON BOWL HAWAII BOWL HOLIDAY BOWL 2004 Ohio St (+3’) 33 Oklahoma St 7 2007 Wake Forest (-2) 24 Connecticut 10 2003 Ohio St (+7) 35 Kansas St 28 2003 Mississippi (-2’) 31 Oklahoma St 28 2003 Hawaii (-10’) 54 Houston 48 (3OT) 2003 Washington St (+9’) 28 Texas 20 2005 Nebraska (+10) 32 Michigan 28 2008 W Virginia (-2) 31 N Carolina 30 2004 Utah (-15) 35 Pittsburgh 7 2004 Tennessee (+4’) 38 Texas A&M 7 2004 Hawaii (-4) 59 UAB 40 2004 Texas Tech (+11) 45 California 31 2006 Texas (-8’) 26 Iowa 24 2009 Pittsburgh (-1)19 N Carolina 17 2005 Ohio St (-4’) 34 Notre Dame 20 2005 Alabama (+3’) 13 Texas Tech 10 2005 Nevada (-2’) 49 UCF 48 (OT) 2005 Oklahoma (+3) 17 Oregon 14 2007 Penn St (-5) 24 Texas A&M 17 NEW ORLEANS BOWL 2006 Boise St (+7) 43 Oklahoma 42 2006 Auburn (-2) 17 Nebraska 14 2006 Hawaii (-7) 41 Arizona St 24 2006 California (-3) 45 Texas A&M 10 2008 Missouri (-12) 30 Northwestern 23 (OT) 2003 Memphis (-4) 27 N Texas 17 2007 W Virginia (+7’) 48 Oklahoma 28 2007 Missouri (-3) 38 Arkansas 7 2007 E Carolina (+10’) 41 Boise St 38 2007 Texas (-2’) 52 Arizona St 34 2009 Texas Tech (-7) 41 Michigan St 31 2004 S Miss (-6) 31 N Texas 10 2008 Texas (-8’) 24 Ohio St 21 2008 Mississippi (+4) 47 Texas Tech 34 2008 Notre Dame (-2) 49 Hawaii 21 2008 Oregon (+1) 42 Oklahoma St 31 LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL 2005 S Miss (15’) 31 Arkansas St 19 2009 Boise St (+7’) 17 TCU 10 2009 Mississippi (-3) 21 Oklahoma St 7 2009 SMU (+12) 45 Nevada 10 2009 Nebraska (-2’) 33 Arizona 0 2003 Bowling Green (-7) 28 N’western 24 2006 Troy (+5) 41 Rice 17 ROSE BOWL GATOR BOWL SUN BOWL LAS VEGAS BOWL 2004 Connecticut (+3’) 39 Toledo 10 2007 Florida Atlantic (-3) 44 Memphis 27 2003 USC (-7) 28 Michigan 14 2003 Maryland (-3’) 41 W Virginia 7 2003 Minnesota (-4’) 31 Oregon 30 2003 Oregon St (-2) 55 New Mexico 14 2005 Memphis (-4) 38 Akron 31 2008 Southern Miss (+4’) 30 Troy 27 2004 Texas (-7’) 38 Michigan 37 2004 Florida St (-10) 30 W Virginia 18 2004 Arizona St (+8) 27 Purdue 23 2004 Wyoming (+12’) 24 UCLA 21 2006 C Michigan (-8) 31 Middle Tennessee 14 2009 Middle Tennessee (+3’) 42 Southern Miss 32 2005 Texas (+7) 41 USC 38 2005 Virginia Tech (-9) 35 Louisville 24 2005 UCLA (-2’) 50 Northwestern 38 2005 California (-8) 35 BYU 28 2007 Purdue (+7’) 51 C Michigan 48 POINSETTIA BOWL 2005 Navy (-3) 51 Colorado St 30 2006 USC (+1) 32 Michigan 18 2006 W Virginia (-10) 38 Georgia Tech 35 2006 Oregon St (-3’) 39 Missouri 38 2006 BYU (-3’) 38 Oregon 8 2008 Florida Atlantic (+7) 24 C Michigan 21 2006 TCU (-12) 37 N Illinois 7 2007 USC (-14) 49 Illinois 17 2007 Texas Tech (-6) 31 Virginia 28 2007 Oregon (+6) 56 USF 21 2007 BYU (+6’) 17 UCLA 16 2009 Marshall (+3) 21 Ohio 17 2007 Utah (-8) 35 Navy 32 2008 USC (-9) 38 Penn St 24 2008 Nebraska (+2) 26 Clemson 21 2008 Oregon St (-1) 3 Pittsburgh 0 2008 Arizona (-3’) 31 BYU 21 HUMANITARIAN BOWL 2003 Georgia Tech (-7) 52 Tulsa 10 2008 TCU (-3) 17 Boise St 16 2009 Ohio St (+4) 26 Oregon 17 2009 Florida St (+3) 33 West Virginia 21 2009 Oklahoma (-10) 31 Stanford 27 2009 BYU (+2’) 44 Oregon St 20 2004 Fresno St (+5) 37 Virginia 34 [OT] 2009 Utah (+3) 37 California 27 ORANGE BOWL CAPITAL ONE BOWL CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL INSIGHT BOWL 2005 Boston College (-2’) 27 Boise St 21 PAPA JOHNS BOWL 2003 Miami, Fl (-1’) 16 Florida St 14 2003 Georgia (-3’) 34 Purdue 27 (OT) 2003 NC State (-12) 56 Kansas 26 2003 California (+3) 52 Virginia Tech 49 2006 Miami, Fl (-3’) 21 Nevada 20 2006 USF (-5) 24 E Carolina 7 2004 USC (-1) 55 Oklahoma 19 2004 Iowa (+6’) 30 LSU 25 2004 Georgia Tech (-5’) 51 Syracuse 14 2004 Oregon St (-4) 38 Notre Dame 21 2007 Fresno St (+6) 40 Georgia Tech 28 2007 Cincinnati (-11) 31 S Mississippi 21 2005 Wisconsin (+10) 24 Auburn 10 2005 Clemson (-10’) 19 Colorado 10 2005 Arizona St (-9) 45 Rutgers 40 2005 Penn St (-10) 26 Florida St 23 (3OT) 2008 Maryland (+2’) 42 Nevada 35 2008 Rutgers (-6’) 29 NC State 23 2006 Louisville (-10) 24 Wake Forest 13 2006 Wisconsin (+2’) 17 Arkansas 14 2006 Maryland (+1) 24 Purdue 7 2006 Texas Tech (-7) 44 Minnesota 41 2007 Michigan (+11) 41 Florida 35 2007 Boston Coll (-5’) 24 Michigan St 21 2009 Idaho (E) 43 Bowling Green 42 2009 Connecticut (+3’) 20 South Carolina 7 2007 Kansas (+3) 24 Virginia Tech 21 2007 Oklahoma St (-5) 49 Indiana 33 NEW MEXICO BOWL 2008 Georgia (-8’) 24 Michigan St 12 2008 Florida St (-6) 42 Wisconsin 13 MUSIC CITY BOWL 2008 Virginia Tech (+2) 20 Cincinnati 7 2008 Kansas (-8) 42 Minnesota 21 2006 San Jose St (+3) 20 New Mexico 12 2009 Penn St (+1) 19 LSU 17 2009 Wisconsin (+3’) 20 Miami 14 2003 Auburn (-3’) 28 Wisconsin 14 2009 Iowa (+6) 24 Georgia Tech 14 2009 Iowa St (+2) 14 Minnesota 13 2007 New Mexico (-2’) 23 Nevada 0 CHICK-FIL-A BOWL EMERALD BOWL 2004 Minnesota (+1) 20 Alabama 16 SUGAR BOWL GMAC BOWL 2008 Colorado St (+2’) 40 Fresno St 35 2003 Clemson (+4’) 27 Wisconsin 14 2003 Boston Coll (E) 35 Colorado St 21 2005 Virginia (+6’) 34 Minnesota 31 2003 LSU (+7) 21 Oklahoma 14 2003 Miami, OH (-14) 49 Louisville 28 2009 Wyoming (+10’) 35 Fresno St 28 2004 Miami (-4) 27 Florida 10 2004 Navy (+3) 34 New Mexico 19 2006 Kentucky (+10’) 28 Clemson 20 2004 Auburn (-6) 16 Virginia Tech 13 2004 Bowling Green (-3) 52 Memphis 35 2007 Kentucky (-9) 35 Florida St 28 BEEF O’BRADY BOWL 2005 LSU (+7) 40 Miami, Fl 3 2005 Utah (+9) 38 Georgia Tech 10 2005 W Virginia (+6) 38 Georgia 35 2005 Toledo (-3) 45 UTEP 13 2008 Vanderbilt (+3’) 16 Boston College 14 2008 USF (-11’) 41 Memphis 14 2006 Georgia (+3) 31 Virginia Tech 24 2006 Florida St (+3’) 44 UCLA 27 2006 LSU (-8’) 41 Notre Dame 14 2006 S Mississippi (-6) 28 Ohio 7 2009 Clemson(-6’) 21 Kentucky 13 2009 Rutgers (-2’) 45 UCF 24 2007 Auburn (+2) 23 Clemson 20 (OT) 2007 Oregon St (-5) 21 Maryland 14 2007 Georgia (-7’) 41 Hawaii 10 2007 Tulsa (-5’) 63 Bowling Green 7 TEXAS BOWL (Houston) EAGLEBANK/MILITARY BOWL 2008 LSU (+4’) 38 Georgia Tech 3 2008 California (-10) 24 Miami FL 17 2008 Utah (+9’) 31 Alabama 17 2008 Tulsa (-2’) 45 Ball St 13 2003 Texas Tech (-11’) 38 Navy 14 2008 Wake Forest (-3) 29 Navy 19 2009 Virginia Tech (-5’) 37 Tennessee 14 2009 USC (-7) 24 Boston College 13 2009 Florida (-12’) 51 Cincinnati 24 2009 Central Michigan (-3) 44 Troy 41 2004 Colorado (-4) 33 UTEP 28 2009 UCLA (-4’) 30 Temple 21 13 First meeting. EC dropped the final 2 gms of the reg ssn by a 107-76 mark finishing at 6-6 and E CAROLINA MILITARY MARYLAND narrowly reaching the postssn. MD is very disappointed as they went from a 2-10 tm, to 8-4 but were (6-6) (8-4) relegated to the 8th seeded ACC bowl and HC Friedgen noted, “it is what it is”. Prior to the NCSt win, BOWL Fridge promised his players that if they won the gm he would “fight like hell” to get them into a good December 29, 2010 • 2:30 pm ESPN • RFK Stadium • Washington, DC bowl gm and he has concerns about the gm being ply’d in MD’s backyard and creating a true bowl POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. gm atmosphere. First yr EC HC McNeill is taking the Pirates to its 5th consec bowl while Fridge is 4-2 EAST CAROLINA 97 305 29 2.5 – 98.0 SU/ATS in bowls but this is the 1st time he’ll be meeting a CUSA tm. EC went 3-5 SU/ATS vs bowl MARYLAND 198 240 44 1.5 4444 99.0 caliber tms being outscored 48-35 and outgained 478-440 while MD went 4-4 (5-3 ATS) vs bowl tms being outscored 27-23 and outgained 402-322. The Pirates have 10 Sr st’rs among 17 upperclassmen PIRATES ATS: 6-6 O/U: 10-2 TERRAPINS ATS: 8-4 O/U: 7-4-1 and Terps have 8 Sr’s st’rs among 13 upperclassmen. These two both played Navy and NCSt with RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG EC going 1-1 SU/ATS as they knocked off NCSt in OT before being blasted at home vs Navy 76-35 Jonathan Williams #117 12/11 153 882 36 846 10 5.5 Davin Meggett #97 12/0 119 669 11 658 4 5.5 Giavanni Ruffin #163JC 12/4 74 361 4 357 2 4.8 Da’Rel Scott #73 12/12 109 529 21 508 3 4.7 (all’d 521 rush yds). MD went 2-0 SU/ATS stopping Navy twice at the GL to preserve a 3 pt win in the Dominique Davis #68JC 12/12 74 286 144 142 9 1.9 DJ Adams #71 8/0 54 214 10 204 7 3.8 opener and they fought off an NCSt comeback bid in the finale. Dwayne Harris #60 12/9 15 117 6 111 0 7.4 Jamarr Robinson #208 10/3 37 181 84 97 0 2.6 EC’s success TY can be solely credited to their off (#26) led by JC trans Davis who broke Jeff PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Danny O’Brien #67 12/9 31 55 103 -48 1 -1.5 Dominique Davis #68JC 12/12 552 358 64.9 3699 36 14 PASSING PS# GS/GP ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Blake’s schl TD pass record with 36 as EC avg’d 38 ppg and 445 ypg. The run gm was led by Williams Brad Wornick #400 4/0 14 9 64.3 95 0 0 Danny O’Brien #67 12/9 315 179 56.8 2257 21 6 who also pulled in the 3rd highest ttl of catches and rec yds. Davis had plenty of rec options throughout RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Jamarr Robinson #208 10/3 49 26 53.1 349 4 2 DWAYNE HARRIS #60 12/9 93 1055 11.3 10 76 RECEIVING PS# GS/GP REC YDS AVG TD LONG the yr led by Harris who is just 7 rec away from 100 and Lewis who is nearing the 1,000 yd plateau. Lance Lewis #284JC 12/12 78 979 12.6 13 61 TORREY SMITH #72 12/11 65 1045 16.1 12 80 The OL avg 6’5” 306 (3 Sr) paving the way for 126 ypg (4.5) while giving up just 14 sks (2.5%). The Jonathan Williams #117 12/11 48 439 9.1 1 77 Adrian Cannon #36 12/12 36 324 9.0 1 26 def is ranked #119 all’g 43 ppg and an FBS worst 479 ypg on the yr incl dismal performances vs Navy Michael Bowman #107 12/8 45 435 9.7 3 36 Quintin McCree #195 12/0 16 188 11.8 1 55 Andrew Bodenheimer #359 12/9 35 327 9.3 2 29 Da’Rel Scott #73 12/12 14 170 12.1 3 71 (76 pts, 521 rush) and Rice (62 pts, 639 yds). The DL avg 6’3” 255 (2 Sr) and all’d 221 rush ypg (5.1) Giavanni Ruffin #163JC 12/4 22 153 7.0 1 21 Matt Furstenburg #98 12/11 10 166 16.6 1 53 but in fairness, they did lose st’rs Brooks and Powell in early Nov to inj. LB’s Lineback and Patterson Justin Jones #34 12/4 17 151 8.9 4 33 Ronnie Tyler #75 12/1 13 149 11.5 1 30 finished #1 and #2 in tkls but the full success of the duo was overshadowed by the struggles the tm Dayon Arrington #285 11/1 10 102 10.2 0 29 Kevin Dorsey #24 12/0 13 137 10.5 1 42 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 had on that side of the ball. The secondary all’d 258 ypg (60%) with a 30-9 ratio placing them #102 in Ben Ryan – 12 49 1949 59 12 35.1 0 13 Travis Baltz #33 12 64 2686 42.0 11 36.0 0 21 our pass D rankings. S Jacobs and CB Davis were the stars of the group as the 2 comb for 19 pd. A KICKING PS# GP XP 1–29 30–39 40–49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Mike Barbour – 12 54-55 3-3 7-7 3-4 1-2 14-16 52 Travis Baltz #33 12 47-47 5-5 5-7 2-3 1-1 13-16 52 pair of newcomers handled the kicking chores with K Barbour hitting 88% of his FG att and walk-on POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GS/GP TKL SK TFL PBU INT Ryan handling the punting. Dwayne Harris handled both the KR and PR duties while the coverage LB DUSTIN LINEBACK #520JC 12/12 111 1.5 4.5 3 0 LB ALEX WUJCIAK #62 12/12 112 0 5 5 2 units all’d KR and PR avg’s of 20.3 and 7.2 respectively. EC has our #98 ST unit. LB Melvin Patterson #87 12/11 87 0 1.5 0 0 DB KENNY TATE #15 12/12 94 3.5 4.5 3 3 S Bradley Jacobs #132JC 12/12 76 0 1 6 3 LB Demetrius Hartsfield #155 12/12 75 0.5 4.5 2 1 Many MD fans were up in arms when bkup QB O’Brien saw the field vs Navy (fmbl’d his 1st col- DL Josh Smith #386 12/11 62 2 8 3 0 LB Adrian Moten #68 12/12 72 2.5 3 6 4 lege att). Now those same fans are singing his praise. O’Brien was thrust into the spotlight vs FIU and S Derek Blacknall #197 11/11 62 0 2 5 2 DB Antwine Perez #3 12/12 66 1 4 8 3 remained the starter even after option runner Robinson ret’d from inj. RB’s Meggett and Scott both LB Lamar McLendon #204 12/9 54 0 7 2 0 DB Cameron Chism #65 12/12 64 1 3 7 0 CB EMANUEL DAVIS #199 12/12 48 0 3 9 1 DL Joe Vellano #163 12/12 59 5 5.5 2 0 improved on LY’s numbers and Meggett led the tm in rushing despite not starting any gms. The top DL Matt Milner #182 12/10 44 3 3 1 0 DL AJ Francis #101 12/9 42 2.5 4.5 0 0 rec, Smith, is the first 1,000 yd rec here S/’92. The OL has been hit by inj’s. The current OL avg 6’5” DL Derrel Johnson #615 11/10 40 1 3.5 0 0 DB Trenton Hughes #308 12/12 34 0.5 0 7 1 299 and has started 73% of the gms together. They pave the way for 125 ypg rush (3.8) and have CB Travis Simmons #391 11/9 34 0 1 4 1 LB Darin Drakeford #48 11/0 33 1 4.5 1 0 CB Jacobi Jenkins #408 12/3 30 0 0 2 0 DL Drew Gloster #14 12/12 33 1 1.5 4 0 all’d 22 sks (6.0%). The Terps have scored 6 non-off TD’s TY and 4 have come by the #44 rated D. PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD The DL (6’3” 278, 1 Sr) all’s just 132 ypg rush (3.5) and has totaled 13 of the tm’s 27 sks. LB Wujciak DWAYNE HARRIS 18 186 10.3 0 Dwayne Harris 34 700 20.6 0 TONY LOGAN 30 563 18.8 2 Torrey Smith 27 511 18.9 0 is the top tkl’r and Hartsfield has 5 tfl TY. MD ranks #24 in our pass eff D all’g 221 ypg (53%) with a EC MD EC MD EC MD EC MD 15-17 ratio. Tate is the #2 tkl’r while Perez is tied for 4th in the ACC with 11 pd. Entering the ssn MD McNeill brings energy but his 1st test with full QB 41/2 - RB - - WR - - CCH - 4 felt they had the PK position locked up, but the expected st’r struggled in pressn with blocks and P EC MD CHECKLIST COMMENTS prep vs Fridge who’s 4-1 ATS L/5 bowls. Baltz took over both duties. He has just 5 TB’s but boomed a 52 yd FG vs NCSt. MD has our #5 ST’s EC gets solid support but the Washington DC unit with PR Logan finishing #3 NCAA and avg nearly as much as the top KR. The PR D all’g 9.2 and OL 41/2 - EC avg 6-5 306, 3 Sr, 14 sk all’d (2.5%), 4.5 ypc. Turf/ - 44 MD avg 6-5 299, 1 Sr, 22 sk all’d (6.0%), 3.8 ypc. Crowd area is where many UM players call home. KR D all’g 19.2. MD is +4 in the punt blk department. While MD will have plenty of tape on the quirky EC has been one-dimensional as they have our #119 D and have all’d 40+ pts 9 of 12 gms but MD is DL - 44 EC avg 6-3 255, 2 Sr, 11.5 of tm 15 sk, 5.1 ypc. MTCH 4 - MD avg 6-3 278, 1 Sr, 13 of tm 27 sk, 3.5 ypc. TT offense, it’s the first time they’ve faced it. not an offense that sustains long drives. EC’s offense has been dynamic and they have topped 32 pts in their 44 Lineback #1 tkl’r w/111, 6 tfl, Patterson #2. EC led VT & NC in 3Q and beat NCSt & thrives L/8 gms. Have to believe that during the break, EC’s defense can improve enough to slow MD while MD’s D LB - 1/2 INT 41/2 - OVERALL - Wujciak #1 tkl’r w/112, 5 tfl, Hartsfield #3, 5 tfl. vs ACC tms. will struggle vs EC’s offense. Psychological edge to EC vs a MD tm that was banking on the 4th best ACC 44 EC #102 pass eff D, 258 ypg (60%), 30-9 ratio. MARYLAND bowl which would match their standings but instead were disappointed to play in their own backyard. DB - 1/2 ST - 4 SCH - - MD #24 pass eff D, 221 ypg (53%), 15-17 ratio. by 5' ✔’s FORECAST: EC (+) MD by 1 RATING: 2★ EAST CAROLINA (+) Baylor is off to its 1st bowl since 1994 facing an Illini team which will play in its first non-BCS ILLINOIS TEXAS BAYLOR bowl since 1999 and just its 3rd bowl in the last 10 years. The teams have played just once before, (6-6) (7-5) a 34-19 Illinois home win in ‘76. Since 1982 Illinois is 3-9 SU (6-6 ATS) in bowls and Zook is 0-3 SU/ BOWL ATS as a HC. The Bears are 8-8 SU (5-3 ATS) in bowls with Briles 0-3 SU (1-2 ATS) as Houston’s December 29, 2010 • 6:00 pm ESPN • Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX HC. While both are excited to be in the posteason Waco is about 190 miles away from Houston which POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. should give the Bears a large crowd edge. Both teams struggled down the stretch as the 7-2 Bears ILLINOIS 253 183 32 1.6 4 101.7 were ranked for the 1st time since 1993 before losing their last 3, all to ranked teams, while Illinois BAYLOR 168 278 31 2.7 – 101.0 lost 3 of its last 4. Baylor was 1-5 SU (0-6 ATS) vs bowl tms this year being outgained by 72 ypg while Illinois was 3-5 SU but 5-3 ATS outgaining those foes by 23 ypg. The Illini were 4-1 ATS as a ILLINI ATS: 8-4 O/U: 7-5 BEARS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 7-4-1 dog this year while BU was 3-1 as a single digit fav. The Bears last played on Nov 20th while Illinois RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG MIKEL LESHOURE #63 12/12 252 1559 46 1513 14 6.0 Jay Finley #450 12/12 183 1181 26 1155 11 6.3 finale came 13 days later on Dec 3rd so they should have less rust to knock off. Nathan Scheelhaase #19 12/12 176 970 155 815 4 4.6 Robert Griffin III #34 12/12 133 728 137 591 8 4.4 After B2B losing ssns IL went the unusual route of keeping HC Zook but making wholesale staff Jason Ford #32 11/4 87 446 20 426 7 4.9 Terrance Ganaway – 12/0 46 299 4 295 2 6.4 changes. Six new assistants were hired including OC Petrino from Ark and DC Koenning from K-St PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Jarred Salubi #177 12/0 26 217 2 215 2 8.3 Nathan Scheelhaase #19 12/12 241 137 56.8 1583 17 8 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT and Zook now has more of an advisory role. RFr Scheelhaase won the QB job in spg which left the Illini Eddie McGee #72 11/8 17 8 47.1 111 0 4 Robert Griffin III #34 12/12 413 274 66.3 3195 21 8 with 3 scholarship Fr QB’s. Scheelhaase, who was compared by Petrino to Louisville’s Stefan LeFors RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Nick Florence #76 6/0 11 5 45.5 48 0 0 due to his mobility and accuracy, shined running the zone read option and improved as a passer late AJ Jenkins #44 12/8 50 694 13.9 7 54 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Jarred Fayson #9 11/4 34 324 9.5 1 29 Kendall Wright #60 12/10 66 825 12.5 6 62 in the ssn. IL had just one 1st Tm All-B10 RB in the L/25Y but Leshoure changed that as he led B10 Mikel Leshoure #63 12/12 15 175 11.7 3 32 Josh Gordon #116 12/3 36 664 18.4 7 94 RB’s in rushing including a school record 330 (FBS best in ‘10) vs NW. Jenkins was the Illini’s only Evan Wilson #331 12/11 9 110 12.2 2 34 Terrance Williams #179 12/10 42 472 11.2 4 59 Fred Sykes #195 10/0 7 85 12.1 0 27 Lanear Sampson #65 12/9 40 387 9.7 0 47 big play threat at WR. The OL (6’4” 309, 2 Sr) all’d 23 sk (8.8%) but finished #13 NCAA in rush. The Ryan Lankford #292 11/1 5 77 15.4 1 33 Tevin Reese #176 12/3 42 379 9.0 0 33 Illini looked to have 1 of the most improved D’s in the country before allowing 39.3 ppg and 430 ypg PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 in the L/4 vs spreads. 1st Tm B10 DT Liuget lost weight and his added quickness made him the B10’s ANTHONY SANTELLA #71 12 59 2665 45.2 8 37.9 0 15 Derek Epperson #35 12 49 2166 44.2 14 37.8 0 13 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG best interior DL in ‘10. 1st Tm B10 LB Wilson ret’d from inj and finally began to live up to his immense DEREK DIMKE #72 12 40-40 8-9 6-7 5-7 2-3 21-26 52 Aaron Jones #280 12 44-45 5-8 9-11 3-5 2-2 19-26 50 promise. The secondary battled pressn inj’s which caused position changes and finished #51 pass POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB MARTEZ WILSON #7 12/12 105 4 6.5 4 1 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT eff D (213, 57%, 19-11). Zook attributed ST improvements to using more starters as IL finished #50 LB Nate Bussey #46 12/12 75 1 6.5 2 1 S Byron Landor #96JC 12/12 115 0 3 5 1 (#110 in ‘09). Both K’s rec’d All-Conf recognition with P Santella #2 B10 avg with a 37.9 net while K CB Travon Bellamy #146 12/12 66 1 4 6 0 S Tim Atchison #269 12/12 66 0 1 8 1 LB Ian Thomas #143 12/12 65 1 5.5 2 1 LB Antonio Johnson #277 12/12 62 3 1.5 1 1 Dimke has hit 26-31 in his career. The return units need work but the Illini also blk’d 2 P’s. S Trulon Henry #114 12/12 60 0 3 3 3 LB Chris Francis #109 10/10 61 0 1.5 1 0 The Bears big ssn came courtesy of dynamic QB Griffin who sparked a big play offense (26 plays DT COREY LIUGET #16 12/12 58 3.5 6.5 3 0 DT Phil Taylor #15 12/12 52 2 5 2 0 of 30+ incl 18 TD). Griffin was #7 NCAA ttl off just 1 yr removed from ACL surgery which ended his CB Justin Green #8 12/12 50 0 0.5 4 0 LB Elliot Coffey #142 9/8 50 0 2.5 1 1 DT Akeem Spence #274 12/11 45 1 3 0 0 CB Chance Casey #227 9/9 45 0 2.5 3 1 ‘09 ssn after 3 gms. “RG3” picked up where he left off earning 2nd Tm B12 honors and becoming the S Tavon Wilson #140 12/12 41 0 2 7 1 CB Mikail Baker #120 9/9 40 0 1 3 1 Bears 1st 3,000 yd passer. His ability to run the zone read option sparked a run gm which featured DE Michael Buchanan #92 10/7 35 1.5 2.5 2 0 LB Chris McAllister #160 12/2 39 1 3.5 0 0 LB Jonathan Brown #67 11/0 26 0 1 0 1 LB Earl Patin #53 10/2 38 0 2 0 0 the Bears 1st 1,000 yd rusher, Finley S/‘03. The Bears WR corps is built on speed with Wright and LB Justin Staples #69 12/3 24 1 3.5 1 0 DE Tevin Elliott #205 12/4 35 5 4 2 0 Gordon being the primary big play targets. The OL (6’4” 312, 1 Sr) is led by ex-fireman LT Watkins DE Clay Nurse #254 12/12 20 3 0 0 0 DT Nicolas Jean-Baptiste – 12/9 31 0.5 1 1 0 and allowed 17 sks (4.0%). In the offssn Briles called the D his speediest and deepest unit yet. The PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Jack Ramsey 13 38 2.9 0 Darius Millines 19 382 20.1 0 Terrance Williams 8 90 11.2 0 Terrance Williams 20 427 21.4 0 DL is stout in the middle with NFL prospect NG Taylor anchoring the front wall although DE play was Jarred Fayson 2 8 4.0 0 Troy Pollard 16 367 22.9 0 Krys Buerck 9 53 5.9 0 Mikail Baker 18 353 19.6 0 inconsistent as just 1 lineman (Elliott) had more than 2 sks and the Bears had just 19 overall. The top IL BU IL BU IL BU IL BU LB is Antonio Johnson who is the D’s spark plug. The secondary is #87 in pass eff D (267, 66%, 16-10) We like the job Briles has done at BU and it’s with the tm’s top 2 tkl’rs being their S combo of All-B12 Landor and FS Atchison. The ST finished just QB - 41/2 RB 4 - WR - 4 CCH - 4 only Zook’s 2nd bowl gm in his 6Y here. #95 although P Epperson was #19 NCAA in avg with a respectable 37.8 net. K Jones started off on IL BU CHECKLIST COMMENTS fire hitting 18 of his 20 before missing 2, having 1 blk’d and also missing an xp in a loss to A&M. The OL 44 IL avg 6-4 309, 2 Sr, 23 sk all’d (8.8%), 5.1 ypc. Turf/ - 44 Obvious home state edge to the Bears while IL - Crowd return units were unremarkable avg 6.7 on PR and 19.3 on KR with their TD being a fluky onside KR BU avg 6-4 312, 1 Sr, 17 sk all’d (4.0%), 5.5 ypc. fans can’t be thrilled at the Texas Bowl berth. The Illini struggles against mobile QB’s while vs TT. The coverage units need improvement allowing 13.4 on PR and 21.3 on KR including 3 TD! DL 1/2 - IL avg 6-3 269, 1 Sr, 12 of tm 20 sk, 3.9 ypc. MTCH - - BU avg 6-3 305, 1 Sr, 11 of tm 19 sk, 4.2 ypc. Baylor struggles to stop the run. BU’s Griffin does not receive the credit he deserves and he is certainly a player to watch. We like The Bears are 0-6 ATS vs bowl tms. IL is a 6-6 this matchup as both tms are facing opposing offenses which they’ve struggled against. While both LB 4 Wilson #1 tkl’r w/105, 10.5 tfl, Bussey #2, 7.5 tfl. INT 4 1/2 - - AQ tm in bowl (74%). OVERALL - Johnson #3 tkl’r w/62, 4.5 tfl, Francis #4, 1.5 tfl. teams would obviously prefer to be in bigger bowls, each is happy to be making a postssn appearance 4 IL #51 pass eff D, 213 ypg (57%), 19-11 ratio. BAYLOR and we expect the offenses to play loose and the coaches to provide them with the plays to do so. DB - ST 1/2 - SCH 1/2 - BU #87 pass eff D, 267 ypg (66%), 16-10 ratio. by 1' ✔’s FORECAST: OVER 62 Illinois/Baylor RATING: 2★ OVER 14 Both were thinking BCS bowls after hot starts but wound up here instead for the school’s 7th ever ARIZONA OKLAHOMA ST meeting (1st S/’42). AZ was 7-1 and ranked #13 but a 4 gm slide KO’d them from the Top 25. OSU’s 10-1 ALAMO start marked the 1st time in program hist they tied for the B12 South Title and won 10 gms in a ssn. OSU (7-5) (10-2) was blitzed by OU for 588 yds in a 47-41 loss which landed them here for the 3rd time (0-2 SU/ATS vs B10 BOWL tms). Third str bowl gm that Stoops has guided his tm to (1-1 SU/ATS) but they did catch a break with a December 29, 2010 • 9:15 pm ESPN • Alamodome • San Antonio, TX lack of bowl bids in the conf (USC inelig) to get what is normally the #2 P10 bowl. Stoops is very familiar POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. with OSU as he was OU’s DC from ‘99-’03. Gundy has led his program to a record 5th consec bowl (2-2 ARIZONA 135 278 27 2.4 – 103.7 4 SU/ATS). AZ has 10 Sr’s among 20 upperclassmen while OSU has 8 Sr’s and 16 upperclassmen. AZ OKLAHOMA ST 141 323 32 2.3 101.7 took on 7 bowl elig tms (3-4 SU, 3-3-1 ATS) outscoring them 31-27 and outgaining them 438-372. OSU WILDCATS ATS: 4-7-1 O/U: 8-4 COWBOYS ATS: 8-3-1 O/U: 8-4 was 6-2 SU (4-3-1 ATS) vs bowl tms with 42-32 scoring and 536-452 yd edges. Both beat WSU with RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG OSU winning the opener 65-17 (-17’) at home while AZ got a 24-7 (-23’) road win. Keola Antolin #39 12/7 142 694 27 667 7 4.7 Kendall Hunter #116 12/12 261 1558 42 1516 16 5.8 AZ’s #23 ranked off avg’d 30 ppg and 445 ypg. QB Foles answered his ‘09 campaign with an Nic Grigsby #108 11/5 102 505 31 474 8 4.6 Joseph Randle #40 12/5 80 461 11 450 2 5.6 equally as impressive 2nd yr despite missing 2 gms mid-yr with a dislocated kneecap. Scott took Greg Nwoko #204 12/1 46 241 7 234 3 5.1 Jeremy Smith #22 12/1 51 251 5 246 6 4.8 Matt Scott #15 7/2 35 188 53 135 0 3.9 Justin Blackmon #107 11/10 4 92 15 77 1 19.2 over and picked up 2 important conf wins (Wash, UCLA) as the off avg’d 520 ypg in his 2 gm stint. Nick Foles #33 10/10 26 32 138 -106 1 -4.1 Brandon Weeden #261 12/12 17 40 108 -68 0 -4.0 RB Grigsby began the ssn as the tm’s st’r but inj’s landed him in the #2 role behind Antolin. WR PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Criner led the P10 in both rec and yds despite playing through a toe inj. Criner has more yds than Nick Foles #33 10/10 376 254 67.6 2911 19 7 Brandon Weeden #261 12/12 470 317 67.4 4037 32 13 Matt Scott #15 7/2 93 66 71.0 776 4 2 Clint Cheif #97 4/0 19 14 73.7 213 2 1 the next 2 WR’s combined. The OL avg 6’5” 321 and paved the way for 135 ypg (4.1) while all’g 27 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG sks (5.7%) led by 4 yr str Baxter. The Wildcat D all’d 22 ppg and 343 ypg ranking them 23rd. The JURON CRINER #91 12/11 73 1186 16.2 10 85 Justin Blackmon #107 11/10 102 1665 16.3 18 81 David Roberts #114 11/4 42 468 11.1 2 27 Josh Cooper #74 12/3 61 683 11.2 5 41 unit actually held 6 of their first 7 opp under 310 yds (455 ypg all’d over L/4, all bowl eligible tms). David Douglas #176 12/9 46 424 9.2 5 38 Bo Bowling #488 12/4 39 402 10.3 0 32 The UA DL (6’3” 271) all’d 137 ypg (3.6) rushing while posting 28 of the tm’s 33 sks. The LB unit Terrence Miller #40 12/3 27 340 12.6 0 38 Joseph Randle #40 12/5 35 399 11.4 1 38 was originally thought to be a weak spot due to a lack of experience but didn’t really prove to be that William Wright #495 8/2 25 294 11.8 2 27 Isaiah Anderson #146 11/3 12 216 18.0 0 42 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Colton Chelf #450 11/5 11 200 18.2 1 62 much of a liability led by JC transfer Vassallo. The secondary all’d 207 ypg (56%) with a 16-9 ratio Keenyn Crier – 12 46 1860 40.4 10 34.1(t) 0 10 Tracy Moore #120 12/6 15 199 13.3 1 29 ranking them #27 in the FBS. CB Wade was exp to have an AA type yr but struggled throughout. KICKING PS# GP XP 1–29 30–39 40–49 50+ TTL LNG Michael Harrison #430 10/2 14 135 9.6 3 24 The ST unit earned our #58 rating with All-P10 K Zendejas best known for the 2 missed xp’s in the Alex Zendejas #8 12 40-45 5-5 2-4 6-7 0-0 13-16 47 Hubert Anyiam #105 9/3 11 135 12.3 3 34 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 finale vs ASU. The coverage units avg 22.0 per KR (all’d 20.4) and 6.2 per PR (all’d 6.6). LB Paul Vassallo #111JC 12/12 94 2 5.5 2 0 Quinn Sharp #11 12 46 2127 46.2 16 41.0 0 15 Gundy probably earned his B12 COY award by giving up play calling duties after LY’s bowl loss and S Joseph Perkins #446JC 12/12 64 0 1 8 2 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG CB Robert Golden #21 12/12 55 0 2.5 8 1 Dan Bailey #60 12 65-66 9-9 7-9 6-7 2-3 24-28 52 hiring ex-Houston OC Holgorsen. OSU exploded to become our #3 off thanks to the 1st Tm B12 triplets LB Jake Fischer #102 12/7 52 2 5.5 2 0 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT of QB Weeden, RB Hunter and WR Blackmon. Weeden became the 1st QB ever to be named 1st Tm DB Adam Hall #6 12/7 50 0 3.5 3 2 LB Orie Lemon #28 12/12 119 2.5 6.5 3 0 All-Conf in OSU history leading the conf in pass eff and #3 nationally in pass ypg. His main weapon DL Ricky Elmore #182 12/11 48 11 2 1 0 LB Justin Gent #42 11/11 71 2 1 0 0 DL Justin Washington #368 11/9 45 6 4.5 1 0 CB Brodrick Brown #189 12/12 70 0 2 8 2 was B12 OPY Biletnikoff winner WR Blackmon who had 100 yd rec and at least 1 TD in 11 gms. OSU LB Derek Earls #15JC 12/11 44 1 5.5 4 1 S Johnny Thomas #288 12/10 58 0 0 5 2 was held to its lowest pt ttl of the ssn vs K-St (24) when Blackmon was susp and he had his ‘worst’ S Anthony Wilcox 478JC 12/9 44 0 0 8 0 LB Shaun Lewis #14 12/5 55 0 7 0 3 DL Brooks Reed #109 12/1 44 6.5 3 2 0 S Markelle Martin #56 12/0 51 0 2 8 2 gm of the ssn (8-105-1) vs OU while playing with a noticeable limp due to an ankle inj. RB Hunter led CB Trevin Wade #540 11/10 43 1.5 0 2 1 LB James Thomas #56 12/7 47 2 0 4 0 the B12 in rushing after an inj-plagued ‘09. The OL (6’4” 309) all’d just 10 sks (2.0%) with RT Adcock DL D’Aundre Reed #192 10/10 38 2 4 1 0 CB Andrew McGee #231JC 11/11 45 0 2 9 5 earning 1st Tm B12. Despite replacing 9 st’rs, OSU finished with our #48 D as DC Young knew the DL Lolomana Mikaele #237 12/12 32 0.5 7 0 0 DL Ugo Chinasa #31 12/12 32 3 2 3 1 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD challenge of fielding a capable stop unit along side a quick strike off was to build up the depth. The DL William Wright 14 85 6.1 0 Travis Cobb 29 708 24.4 1 Josh Cooper 14 138 9.9 1 Justin Gilbert 23 644 28.0 2 is led by All-B12 DE Chinasa. The D’s stars are #1 tkl’r LB Lemon who missed ‘09 due to inj and true Fr LB Lewis who earned OSU’s 1st co-B12 Def Fr of the Yr award S/’06. OSU has the NCAA’s #47 pass AZ OSU AZ OSU AZ OSU AZ OSU eff D (276, 62%, 23-16) led by CB McGee. OSU usually has 1 of our best ST units thanks to 1 of the OSU HC Gundy has exceeded our expectations QB - - RB - 41/2 WR - 1/2 CCH - 4 NCAA’s best ST coord DeForrest (HC candidate at ULL). OSU finished #33 thanks to all’g 3 KR TD AZ OSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS while AZ HC Stoops has underwhelmed. as the young unit struggled in coverage all’g an NCAA 2nd worst 27.0 on KR and 10.1 on PR. Groza Turf/ 44 The Orange Crush likely to take over OL - 1/2 AZ avg 6-5 321, 5 Sr, 27 sk all’d (5.7%), 4.1 ypc. - 1/2 winner Bailey hit 8-10 from 40+. P Sharp’s 41.0 net was #3 NCAA and his 53 TB led the nation. OSU avg 6-4 309, 0 Sr, 10 sk all’d (2.0%), 5.1 ypc. Crowd Alamodome after AZ’s disappointing finish. On Nov. 1st, both teams were 7-1 with Arizona ranked #13 and Oklahoma St was ranked #19. Arizona has 2 outstanding DE’s for pressure DL 44 - AZ avg 6-3 271, 3 Sr, 28 of tm 33 sk, 3.6 ypc. MTCH 1/2 - Now six weeks later, Arizona is off 4 straight losses while OKSt was hoping for a Big 12 Championship OSU avg 6-3 278, 3 Sr, 18 of tm 25 sk, 3.6 ypc. and 2 excellent cover CB’s. but lost the their Bedlam Rivals in the finale for the 2nd straight ssn with a BCS bowl on the line. We OKSt was thinking B12 Championship & BCS. AZ LB Vassallo #1 tkl’r w/94, 7.5 tfl, Fischer #4, 7.5 tfl. INT 4 certainly appreciate the job that HC Gundy has done but have to feel that the Alamo Bowl was not - - - shutout LY in bowl. OVERALL - Lemon #1 tkl’r w/119, 9 tfl, Gent #2, 3 tfl. in their plans. It may actually be easier for Stoops to motivate his squad after losing 4 straight and AZ #27 pass eff D, 207 ypg (56%), 16-9 ratio. OKLA ST to use this as a building block towards next ssn. DB 1/2 - ST - 4 SCH 4 - OSU #47 pass eff D, 276 ypg (62%), 23-16 ratio. by 2 ✔’s FORECAST: Arizona by 1 RATING: 3★ ARIZONA CONFERENCE VS CONFERENCE SU RECORD OF CONFERENCE CONFERENCE VS CONFERENCE CONFERENCE VS CONFERENCE

SUOVERALL RECORDS VS BCS CONF BOWLOVERALL TEAMSVS BCS CONF ATSOVERALL RECORDS VS BCS CONF ATS RECORDSOVERALL - BOWLVS BCSTEAMS CONF W L % W L % W L % W L % W L T % W L T % W L T % W L T % SEC 41 7 85.4% 10 6 62.5% BIG 12 30 2 93.8% 6 1 85.7% ACC 22 13 0 62.9% 10 8 0 55.6% PAC 10 7 2 0 77.8% 4 1 0 80.0% BIG 12 40 8 83.3% 8 4 66.7% SEC 37 3 92.5% 10 3 76.9% PAC 10 14 9 1 60.9% 7 6 0 53.8% WAC 11 4 0 73.3% 5 3 0 62.5% BIG TEN 35 9 79.5% 5 4 55.6% BIG 10 28 4 87.5% 5 3 62.5% WAC 18 13 0 58.1% 8 5 0 61.5% ACC 17 10 0 63.0% 8 6 0 57.1% PAC 10 21 10 67.7% 9 4 69.2% PAC 10 10 2 83.3% 4 1 80.0% SEC 21 16 0 56.8% 7 9 0 43.8% SEC 18 12 0 60.0% 6 7 0 46.2% INDEPENDENT 19 11 63.3% 6 6 50.0% WAC 15 3 83.3% 5 3 62.5% INDEPENDENT 14 11 3 56.0% 5 5 2 50.0% BIG EAST 12 8 2 60.0% 5 6 0 45.5% ACC 30 18 62.5% 6 12 33.3% MWC 14 6 70.0% 5 3 62.5% BIG 12 21 19 0 52.5% 7 5 0 58.3% IND 9 7 3 56.3% 3 5 2 37.5% BIG EAST 24 16 60.0% 3 11 21.4% INDEPENDENT 13 7 65.0% 5 5 50.0% BIG EAST 14 14 2 50.0% 6 8 0 42.9% BIG 12 14 12 0 53.8% 5 2 0 71.4% WAC 23 17 57.5% 5 9 35.7% ACC 23 13 63.9% 5 9 35.7% BIG TEN 15 18 1 45.5% 4 5 0 44.4% BIG TEN 12 12 1 50.0% 3 5 0 37.5% MWC 17 20 45.9% 5 9 35.7% BIG EAST 18 11 62.1% 3 8 27.3% MWC 14 17 2 45.2% 6 6 2 50.0% MWC 8 9 1 47.1% 4 3 1 57.1% CUSA 20 28 41.7% 4 21 16.0% CUSA 13 11 54.2% 3 8 27.3% MAC 18 23 1 43.9% 10 17 0 37.0% CUSA 9 11 0 45.0% 4 7 0 36.4% MAC 15 37 28.8% 3 24 11.1% MAC 6 10 37.5% 2 7 22.2% CUSA 17 24 0 41.5% 9 16 0 36.0% MAC 6 8 0 42.9% 4 5 0 44.4% SUN BELT 4 32 11.1% 0 26 0.0% SUN BELT 2 10 16.7% 0 8 0.0% SUN BELT 12 22 0 35.3% 10 16 0 38.5% SUN BELT 3 8 0 27.3% 3 5 0 37.5% This is a chart of conference vs conference SU This is a chart of conf vs conf records using only This is a chart of conf vs conf ATS records. 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FREE 2 WEEKS OF PRESEASON LATE PHONE SERVICE ($150 VALUE) OR $50 CREDIT ON A 2011 NORTHCOAST SPORTS DEBIT CARD 15 These two last met in ‘67 (Army leads series 2-0) as Army left CUSA after the ‘04 ssn while SMU ARMY ARMED FORCES SMU joined in ‘05. The Black Knights accomplished a major goal as they are back in a bowl for the 1st time (6-6) (7-6) S/’96 (lost to Aub in the Independence Bowl). This is Ellerson’s first bowl as a HC. The Mustangs were BOWL also lacking in the postssn until LY’s trip to the Hawaii Bowl where they destroyed Nevada as a 12’ pt December 30, 2010 • 12:00 pm ESPN • Gerald J Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX dog. Prior to LY the Mustangs had not been in a bowl S/’84 however HC Jones does have postssn POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. experience going 4-2 SU (3-3 ATS) with Hawaii. Army has 12 Sr’s among 16 upperclassmen starters ARMY 213 65 22 1.1 4 91.7 while the Ponies have 4 Sr’s with 15 upperclassmen. Army took on 5 bowl caliber squads going 0-5 SMU 122 280 26 2.5 – 96.8 SU (0-5 ATS) being outscored 35-21 and outgained 371-301. SMU took on 7 going 2-5 SU (3-4 ATS) being outscored 29-23 despite outgaining those foes 382-370. They had 2 common opp TY (Tulane KNIGHTS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 8-4 MUSTANGS ATS: 5-7-1 O/U: 6-7 and Navy) with the Knights and Mustangs both beating Tulane: Army (+1) 41-23 and SMU (-8) 31-17. RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG Both lost to Navy: SMU (+1’) blew a 14-0 HT lead in a 28-21 loss. Army (+7’) lost 31-17 despite a Jared Hassin #391 12/11 173 941 10 931 9 5.4 ZACH LINE #341 13/11 227 1420 29 1391 10 6.1 Trent Steelman #245 12/12 187 809 115 694 11 3.7 Kyle Padron #134 13/13 96 407 153 254 4 2.6 337-325 yd edge as they all’d a 98 yd FR TD just before HT (14 pt turnaround). Patrick Mealy #154 12/10 90 426 13 413 2 4.6 Chris Butler #361 13/1 33 191 9 182 0 5.5 Army’s option hit its stride in the 2nd ssn under Ellerson. They scored their most points in a ssn Malcolm Brown #430 8/8 57 325 13 312 3 5.5 Darryl Fields #143 10/0 8 30 2 28 0 3.5 S/’96 when they last went to a bowl. LY QB Steelman became the 1st frosh QB to start the opener Brian Cobbs – 12/5 48 307 16 291 5 6.1 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Raymond Maples #321 9/1 45 218 8 210 1 4.7 Kyle Padron #134 13/13 474 279 58.9 3526 29 12 for Army in the modern era. He was the tm’s leading rusher in ‘09 but is #2 TY as they added FB PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT JJ McDermott #366 4/0 4 2 50.0 33 0 0 Hassin (originally at AF) who has a shot at breaking the 1,000 yd barrier here. Army’s receivers are Trent Steelman #245 12/12 126 69 54.8 965 7 3 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Max Jenkins #95 7/0 5 1 20.0 20 0 0 ALDRICK ROBINSON #254 13/13 60 1225 20.4 13 82 mostly extra blockers but WR Barr is avg 15.4 ypc and has 3 of Army’s 7 receiving TD’s. The OL is RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Cole Beasley #211 13/13 84 1036 12.3 6 49 a big part of the Knights off but they avg just 6’2” 269. However, this a veteran line that has four 12 Austin Barr #495 12/10 14 215 15.4 3 39 Darius Johnson #218 12/9 69 693 10.0 5 50 gm st’rs with 4 Sr’s led by C Peterson. Army has our #86 off and #72 D. HC Ellerson invented the Davyd Brooks #495 12/11 13 208 16.0 1 41 Bradley Haynes #177 13/10 34 317 9.3 3 25 Jared Hassin #391 12/11 12 154 12.8 0 28 Zach Line #341 13/11 15 158 10.5 0 19 “Desert Swarm” def when he was DC at AZ and brings the same attacking philosophy here that George Jordan – 12/3 15 148 9.9 0 19 Keenan Holman #390 11/3 6 66 11.0 1 15 takes advantage of Army’s small but fast players. The DL is on the small side avg (6’1” 248) and is PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Patrick Fleming #237 8/4 8 52 6.5 1 14 led by Army’s all-time sack leader DE McNary. The DL accounted for 18 of Army’s 23 sks. They are Jonathan Bulls – 12 50 1961 39.2 4 36.8 0 20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Matt Szymanski #76 12 51 2109 41.4 5 34.9(t) 0 14 all’g 142 ypg rushing (4.2). The LB unit is led by Sr Anderson (#1 tkl’r and #2 in tfl). Army’s secondary Alex Carlton #61 12 40-40 4-4 3-5 7-10 0-2 14-21 49 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG has our #67 pass D ranking all’g 191 ypg (56%) with a 20-12 ratio led by FS Travis who has 5 int. POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT Matt Szymanski #76 12 30-30 4-4 1-1 1-3 1-2 7-10 61 Army has our #55 spec tms but they avg just 7.1 on PR’s and 19.5 on KR’s. LB Stephen Anderson #485 12/12 94 0.5 10 5 1 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT S Steve Erzinger #450 12/12 71 1.5 3 5 0 LB Taylor Reed #361 13/13 133 2 2.5 1 0 The Mustangs’ Run n’ Shoot off has been more balanced in each of the L/2Y as they avg’d 27 FS Donovan Travis #540 12/10 53 0 0.5 6 5 LB Pete Fleps #397 13/13 116 0.5 6 3 0 ppg and 415 ypg and have our #68 ranking. After starting the L/6 (‘09), QB Padron finished his 1st full S Donnie Dixon #540 12/11 45 1 4.5 5 1 FS Chris Banjo #261 13/12 83 0 4.5 6 2 DL Jarett Mackey #414 12/12 45 4 2.5 0 0 LB JA’GRED DAVIS #299 13/12 82 9 6 2 0 ssn as the st’r in solid form leading SMU to the CUSA West Title. A year after the speedy Shawnbrey DE Josh McNary #500 12/12 43 9.5 2.5 2 0 LB Youri Yenga #252 13/13 81 2 2 6 0 McNeal became HC Jones’ first 1,000 yd rusher, Line became the 2nd RB to accomplish that feat DE Marcus Hilton #500 12/9 36 2 1 0 0 CB RICHARD CRAWFORD #167JC 13/13 56 0 2 8 4 but in different fashion as he was extremely tough up the middle getting plenty of yac. The WR corps S Jordan Trimble #540 12/4 35 0 1.5 2 1 DL Marquis Frazier #61 13/11 46 2.5 0 1 0 LB Chad Littlejohn #391 12/7 30 0.5 2.5 0 0 DL Margus Hunt – 13/12 44 3 3.5 2 0 consists on 2 gamebreakers in deep-threat Robinson and possession rec Beasley who joined Robinson CB Josh Jackson #540 12/9 29 0 0 2 0 SS Ryan Smith #456 11/11 44 0 0 2 2 as a 1,000 yd receiver in the CUSA Title gm. The OL (6’3” 295), led by 3Y starting LT Beachum paved NG Mike Gann #495 12/12 27 2 6 0 0 DE TAYLOR THOMPSON #48 13/13 32 4.5 1 2 0 the way for 141 ypg (4.8) while all’g 32 sks (6.6%). The Mustang D has our #52 ranking, all’g 26 ppg CB Antuan Aaron #540 7/6 27 1 0 2 0 CB Sterling Moore #260JC 8/7 24 1 2 8 2 LB Kingsley Ehie #400 12/0 25 0 1 1 0 S Justin Sorrell #196JC 12/2 19 0 1.5 0 0 and 362 ypg. The DL avg 6’6” 282 led by the 3 man unit of Hunt, Frazier and Thompson. The group PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD all’d 141 ypg (3.7) rush while recording 13.5 of the tm’s 28 sks. The LB corps was the strength of the Josh Jackson 18 132 7.3 0 Josh Jackson 26 523 20.1 0 Darius Johnson 10 33 3.3 0 Darryl Fields 32 799 25.0 0 unit with Reed, Fleps and Davis all earning All-CUSA honors. The secondary has our #53 pass D ARMY SMU ARMY SMU ARMY SMU ARMY SMU ranking as they allow 222 ypg (60%) with an 18-10 ratio. HC Jones mentioned that CB Moore had HC Jones is now 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS in bowls QB - 44 RB - - WR - 44 CCH - 44 NFL potential but his Sr ssn was full of inj’s (missed 5). The Mustangs have our #95 ST ranking led ARMY SMU CHECKLIST COMMENTS while Ellerson is in his 2nd yr coaching IA. by K/P Szymanski who did miss some time at the EOY (leg) but should be a full go here. SMU avg’d Turf/ 44 SMU gets the edge for playing at home but 22.3 ypr on KR and 4.8 ypr on PR while all’g 24.8 ypr on KR and 5.1 ypr on PR. OL 1/2 - Army avg 6-2 269, 4 Sr, 7 sk all’d (5.3%), 4.5 ypc. - SMU avg 6-3 295, 0 Sr, 32 sk all’d (6.6%), 4.8 ypc. Crowd Army will have its share of support. June Jones has taken the Mustangs from B2B one win seasons to 8 wins LY and playing for the 444 SMU physical RB vs small DL. Held Navy to 337 CUSA Championship TY. They have struggled in the favorites role this year but he showed LY just DL - 4 Army avg 6-1 248, 3 Sr, 18 of tm 23 sk, 4.2 ypc. MTCH - SMU avg 6-6 282, 0 Sr, 13.5 of tm 28 sk, 3.7 ypc. and these are best WR’s Army has seen. how well he can prep his team with the extra bowl time. This is a great matchup as they played Navy 4 Army loaded w/plyrs from TX and this is the each of the L/3Y and have improved vs the option having only all’d 337 yds this year. It is fantastic to LB - 1/2 Anderson #1 tkl’r w/94, 10.5 tfl, Erzinger #2, 4.5 tfl. INT 44 - OVERALL - Reed #1 tkl’r w/133, 4.5 tfl, Fleps #2 w/116, 6.5 tfl. Armed Forces Bowl. see Army in a bowl game but, truth be told, it was vs a very watered-down sked TY. They have not seen this type of offensive fire power and the extra prep time won’t help them in this matchup. DB - 1/2 Army #67 pass eff D, 191 ypg (56%), 20-12 ratio. ST 4 - SCH - 44 SMU SMU #53 pass eff D, 222 ypg (60%), 18-10 ratio. by 12' ✔’s FORECAST: SMU by 17 RATING: 3★ SMU This is the inaugural yr of the Pinstripe Bowl but the 3rd postssn matchup between the Orange KANSAS ST PINSTRIPE SYRACUSE and Cats. Both previous meetings took place in Arizona with SU winning the ‘01 Insight.com Bowl (7-5) (7-5) (26-3, +6) and KSU beating McNabb and Co, 35-18 (-3) in the ‘97 Fiesta Bowl. Syracuse earned its BOWL 1st bowl bid S/’04 and clinched its 1st winning ssn S/’01 at 7-5. SU is 12-9-1 all-time in bowls (7-3 December 30, 2010 • 3:20 pm ESPN • Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY SU, 6-4 ATS S/‘90). Both tms have 11 Sr st’rs. K-St HC Snyder is 6-5 SU/4-7 ATS in bowls. SU is just POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. 2-5 SU/ATS vs bowl tms being outscored by 25-14 and outgained by 321-275. K-St is 1-4 SU/2-3 KANSAS ST 169 145 26 2.0 44 100.4 ATS vs bowl tms losing by an avg of 34-23 and being outgained by 513-341. SU had trouble selling SYRACUSE 191 175 24 2.4 – 97.4 out their home games this year but should definitely have the crowd edge in this one. K-St returns to the postseason for the 1st time S/’06 thanks to a solid run gm led by 2nd Tm B12 Wildcats ATS: 6-6 O/U: 9-3 Orange ATS: 7-5 O/U: 4-8 RB Thomas who finished #9 in the NCAA. Thomas is a former JC QB who also runs the Wildcat. QB RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG Coffman was benched the prev ssn and looked to be headed there again after struggling vs Neb. He Daniel Thomas #25 12/12 276 1519 24 1495 16 5.4 Delone Carter #98 12/11 204 1060 25 1035 7 5.1 Collin Klein #82 9/2 75 484 54 430 6 5.7 Antwon Bailey #86 12/1 107 519 15 504 2 4.7 kept the job until the Texas gm when Snyder inserted the more mobile Klein. Klein set K-St QB rush William Powell #685 9/0 23 251 1 250 4 10.9 Ryan Nassib #93 12/12 60 183 238 -55 1 -0.9 records in 2 str gms before being inj’d vs Colo and both QB’s played in the L/3. The WR unit took a Carson Coffman #76 11/10 102 297 166 131 9 1.3 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT big hit when #1 rec Brodrick Smith was KO’d after 5 and Quarles was the only WR with more than 23 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Ryan Nassib #93 12/12 337 189 56.1 2095 16 8 Carson Coffman #76 11/10 240 154 64.2 1832 12 7 Charley Loeb #135 4/0 5 3 60.0 41 0 0 rec. The OL (6’4” 314) all’d a whopping 30 sk (11.2%) but paved the way for the B12’s #2 run gm. K-St Collin Klein #82 9/2 18 11 61.1 138 1 0 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG runs a 4-2-5 which is ideal vs the B12’s many spreads. It is not ideal however vs physical rush attacks RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Van Chew #406 12/12 41 611 14.9 5 48 Aubrey Quarles #74 12/8 47 685 14.6 5 67 Alec Lemon #116 11/10 30 377 12.6 4 51 as the Cats finished #118 NCAA in rush D with their 229 ypg (5.9), the school’s most S/’90. Thanks Chris Harper #17 12/6 20 274 13.7 3 38 Nick Provo #60 12/2 32 356 11.1 1 33 to attrition the Cats have fewer than 70 scholarship players and they were so desperate for DL depth Tramaine Thompson #154 7/6 19 258 13.6 0 73 Antwon Bailey #86 12/1 32 277 8.7 3 37 that FB Wilson and OL Viers played there vs Texas. DE Brown is the leading sk’r with 5 and no other Adrian Hilburn #186 12/1 23 215 9.3 1 35 Marcus Sales #35 10/2 21 242 11.5 1 26 DL has more than 2. The LB’s suffered a big blow when then #1 tkl’r (prior to missed action) Hrebec PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Ryan Doerr #28 12 54 2262 41.9 33 39.8(t) 0 17 Rob Long #96 12 64 2806 43.8 10 38.9 0 19 missed 2 gms and true Fr Walker (a Snyder rarity) saw increased action. K-St has our #37 pass eff D KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG (212, 55%, 20-13) with the top playmakers Garrett (10 tfl, 9 pbu) and 2nd Tm B12 FS Zimmerman (3 Josh Cherry #4 11 43-43 1-2 3-3 3-3 0-0 7-8 48 ROSS KRAUTMAN #15 12 27-28 7-7 5-5 5-6 0-0 17-18 48 Anthony Cantele #281 2 6-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 35 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT int). The Cats have had some spectacular ST units and ‘10 was no different (#8). P Doerr’s net was #8 LB DERRELL SMITH #146 12/12 103 1.5 6.5 1 1 NCAA. KR Powell was #1 in the NCAA when he was inj’d while Quarles finished #3 in the B12. The POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB DOUG HOGUE #82 12/12 89 3 6.5 1 2 DB David Garrett #200 12/11 86 3 10 9 1 FS Phillip Thomas #682 12/12 85 0 4 3 1 top PR is Thompson (7.4). The Cats allow just 6.4 on PR and 21.3 on KR. Snyder was dissatisfied with S Tysyn Hartman #82 12/11 76 0 1 1 2 SS Shamarko Thomas #257 12/7 63 2 0.5 3 0 the K gm in Aug and Cantele started the first 2 before giving way to Cherry who hit 7-8. LB Alex Hrebec – 10/10 74 0 2 9 0 CB Mike Holmes #400 12/12 62 3 1 5 1 HC Marrone has turned the Orange around in just 2 yrs. The team had gone just 10-37 overall FS Ty Zimmerman #657 12/11 69 0 4 3 3 DE Chandler Jones #67 12/12 53 4 4.5 4 0 LB Jarell Childs #103 12/7 53 0 1 1 0 LB Marquis Spruill #361 12/12 47 2 6.5 1 0 and 3-25 in BE play from ‘05-’08 under Robinson and improved to 4-8 in ‘09 and now 7-5 TY with LB Tre Walker #104 12/2 47 1 1 0 1 SS Max Suter #125 12/5 44 1 2.5 1 0 a 4-3 BE record, the most BE gms they have won S/’04. The Orange started the ssn hot at 6-2 but LB Blake Slaughter #1663 11/4 47 2 0 0 0 DT Andrew Lewis #152 12/12 28 1 3.5 0 0 DB Terrance Sweeney #471 12/12 42 0 1 9 2 DT Anthony Perkins #102 12/2 26 2 1 0 0 their lack of depth due to inj’s and low scholarship numbers resulted in a 1-3 record the L/4. QB DE Brandon Harold #84 12/8 41 2 5.5 2 0 DE Mikhail Marinovich #64 12/12 24 2.5 1 4 0 Nassib runs the #94 off and was solid most of the yr but avg’d just 172 ypg (57%) with a 2-3 ratio in DE Prizell Brown #119 12/12 38 5 2 5 0 CB Da’Mon Merkerson #255 12/12 21 0 2.5 5 2 the L/4 including 0 TD in the L/2 (both losses). RB Carter is #3 in the BE in rush yds with five 100+ FS Emmanuel Lamur #211 11/3 37 1 1 2 1 CB Jeremi Wilkes #265 12/0 18 0 0 1 1 DB Stephen Harrison – 12/10 36 1 1.5 12 2 DL Brandon Sharpe #596 12/0 17 3 0 0 0 yd gms and has topped 1,000 yds for the 2nd str yr. The starters on the OL avg 6’4” 302 with 2 Sr’s PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD and paved the way for 130 rush ypg (3.9) with 31 sks all’d (9.1%). Whereas the offense fell from Tramaine Thompson 13 96 7.4 0 WILLIAM POWELL 21 726 34.6 1 Mike Holmes 27 286 10.6 0 Prince-Tyson Gulley 25 565 22.6 0 330 ypg in ‘09 to 308 ypg TY, the #38 defense improved from all’g 337 ypg in ‘09 to just 295 ypg TY. Tysyn Hartman 4 41 10.2 0 Aubrey Quarles 15 388 25.9 1 Steve Rene 3 6 2.0 0 Dorian Graham 16 392 24.5 0 The DL avg 6’3” 268 with 2 Sr st’rs but surprisingly their sks dropped from 35 LY to just 26 TY. They K-St SU K-St SU K-St SU K-St SU boast 2 of the best LB’s in the BE in D. Smith and Hogue who are both decorated Sr’s. SU is #50 in Marrone has brought Syr their first winning ssn QB 4 - RB 4 - WR 4 - CCH 4 - our pass D rankings all’g 158 ypg (55%) with a 13-9 ratio. SU ranks #45 in our ST rankings with 1st K-St SU CHECKLIST COMMENTS S/’01 but HOF’er Snyder gets the edge. Tm BE K Krautman the most accurate K in the BE and P Long 2nd Tm BE with an excellent 38.9 Turf/ 44 SU fans will be ecstatic to make any bowl gm, OL 1/2 - K-St avg 6-4 314, 3 Sr, 30 sk all’d (11.2%), 4.8 ypc. - net. Unfortunately Long will miss the bowl after having a benign brain tumor removed in early Dec. SU avg 6-4 302, 2 Sr, 31 sk all’d (9.1%), 3.9 ypc. Crowd especially in-state at Yankee Stadium. Take a look at the checklist and it’s obvious K-St’s strength is on offense while Syracuse’s is 4 K-St needs to run to be effective but Syr allows DL - 44 K-St avg 6-3 276, 2 Sr, 9 of tm 18 sk, 5.9 ypc. MTCH - 1/2 on defense. There are few coaches in the last 2 seasons that have done as much with their talent SU avg 6-3 268, 2 Sr, 12.5 of tm 26 sk, 3.6 ypc. 3.6 ypc. K-St’s rush D all’g a whopping 5.9. as Marrone. While the Orange limped down the stretch dropping 3 of L/4 gms (all as a fav), that 44 Both tms come in 7-5. K-St’s 1st bowl S/’06, trend should get turned around with the extra bowl practices. Syracuse has played better away from LB - Garrett #1 tkl’r w/86, 13 tfl, Hrebec #3, 2 tfl. INT - - OVERALL - Smith #1 tkl’r w/103, 8 tfl, Hogue #2, 9.5 tfl. Syr 1st S/’04. home winning and covering all 4 conference gms while K-St had a tough end to the season playing 3 straight road gms and struggled to get a win at NT. DB - - K-St #37 pass eff D, 212 ypg (55%), 20-13 ratio. ST 4 - SCH 4 -SYRACUSE SU #50 pass eff D, 158 ypg (55%), 13-9 ratio. by 1 ✔ FORECAST: Syracuse by 4 RATING: 1★ SYRACUSE 16 Tenn meets NC for the 32nd time and holds a 20-10-1 edge (last meeting ‘61). This is their 1st NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC CITY TENNESSEE meeting in a bowl. This is the Vols 1st appearance in the nearby Music City Bowl (180 miles) and (7-5) (6-6) Orange should dominate the crowd. UT was politicking for the Gator Bowl, but is still happy as they BOWL won their L/4 to get here. This is Dooley’s 2nd bowl game as a HC as he led LA Tech to a 17-10 win December 30, 2010 • 6:30 pm ESPN • LP Field • Nashville, TN over NI in the ‘08 Indep Bowl. NC HC Davis is 0-2 SU (1-1 ATS) in bowls with NC but owns a 4-2 POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. record (5-1 ATS) overall in postssn play. Both faced LSU with NC mounting a late comeback but falling NORTH CAROLINA 111 250 23 2.7 – 102.7 30-24 (missing 13 to susp) and UT losing 16-14 due to a penalty for having too many men on the field. TENNESSEE 114 255 23 2.5 44 103.3 UT was 2-3 SU, but 4-1 ATS on the road TY and 2-4 ATS as a dog. NC was 4-2 SU/ATS on the road TY (2-1 as AF). Both are fielding young tms with UT having just 9 Sr st’rs while NC has 10. Neither TARHEELS ATS: 6-6 O/U: 6-6 VOLUNTEERS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 8-4 impressed vs bowl squads with UT going 1-6 SU (3-4 ATS) losing 33-17 and being outgained 423-322. RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG NC went 3-5 SU (4-4 ATS) being outscored 27-24 but actually outgained those foes 371-365. Johnny White #84 9/8 130 763 43 720 7 5.5 Tauren Poole #51 12/12 193 1044 50 994 11 5.2 NC’s season has been highly publicized with susps (and an asst cch change) decimating the lineup Shaun Draughn #128 11/1 106 500 23 477 5 4.5 David Oku #9 12/0 42 184 10 174 1 4.1 Anthony Elzy #52 11/3 72 308 12 296 2 4.1 Rajion Neal #45 9/0 37 180 11 169 0 4.6 and taking NC from a darkhorse Title contender to here. QB Yates stepped up to lead the #60 off. He TJ Yates #119 12/12 75 187 236 -49 2 -0.7 Da’Rick Rogers #4 12/3 14 133 9 124 0 8.9 entered the Miami gm with the FBS’s lowest int % but tossed 2 in the 2H and finished with a 7-7 ratio PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Tyler Bray #17 8/4 15 12 85 -73 0 -4.9 the L/6. The top 2 RB’s were susp for the 1st gm but White filled in nicely and Draughn ret’d for gm 2 TJ Yates #119 12/12 383 259 67.6 3184 18 8 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Bryn Renner #20 3/0 2 1 50.0 14 0 0 Tyler Bray #17 8/4 179 98 54.7 1537 14 7 (Houston will RS). The rec corps took a huge hit when Little was ruled permanently inelig, then lost RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Matt Simms #20 11/8 195 113 57.9 1460 8 5 TE Pianalto (CS) 4pl after his 1st TD of the ssn (inj’d after 1st TD of ssn each of L/3Y). The OL avg Dwight Jones #13 12/11 57 895 15.7 4 81 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 6’5” 304 with 2 Sr st’rs. They paved the way for 124 ypg rush (3.6) but all’d 34 sks (8.8%), 30 of which Anthony Elzy #52 11/3 25 338 13.5 2 52 Denarius Moore #53 12/12 43 912 21.2 9 64 Zack Pianalto #41 6/6 30 311 10.4 1 46 Gerald Jones #2 9/9 46 507 11.0 3 37 came vs bowl tms. The DL avg 6’5” 271 with 0 Sr’s but this might have been the area hit hardest by Jheranie Boyd #8 12/1 14 310 22.1 3 97 Justin Hunter #14 12/2 15 407 27.1 6 80 the scandal as they lost 2 proj 1st Rd DC’s and their DL cch. The patchwork unit held opps to 139 Erik Highsmith #166 12/8 24 309 12.9 2 52 Luke Stocker #55 12/12 34 359 10.6 1 32 Johnny White #84 9/8 24 288 12.0 0 51 Zach Rogers #71 11/0 13 202 15.5 1 72 ypg rush (3.9) while tallying 18.5 of the tm’s 25 sks. LB’s rank #1, 2, 3 in tkls but the unit took a hit as PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 ‘09’s top tkl’r, Sturdivant was only able to play 7. NC ranks #48 in our pass D all’g 205 ypg (60%) with CJ Feagles #13 11 39 1439 36.9 8 31.1(t) 0 8 Chad Cunningham #8 12 58 2443 42.1 14 36.3 0 16 a 19-16 ratio. Top DB Searcy was not cleared to play until gm 4 but still tallied a team leading 8 pd KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Casey Barth – 12 35-35 9-9 5-7 2-3 0-0 16-19 49 Daniel Lincoln #48 11 24-25 2-3 3-3 5-5 0-0 10-11 49 incl an IR TD. Overall NC has our #27 rated D. NC was led by the ACC’s active leader in career FG, POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT Michael Palardy #5 10 13-14 1-1 4-4 0-1 0-1 5-7 39 Barth, who hit the GW FG vs FSU w/:55 left. The PR unit only has 13 att TY but avg 9.2 ypr while the LB Zach Brown #224 12/4 68 0 0.5 0 2 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT KR unit avg 20.3 ypr. The PR D all’s 11.0 and has given up 2 TD’s while the KR D all’s 22.6. Their net LB Kevin Reddick #59 12/12 66 1 4 4 2 LB Nick Reveiz – 12/12 94 0 6 0 2 LB Bruce Carter #96 11/10 57 2.5 1 2 1 LB Herman Lathers #91 11/11 68 2.5 2 1 0 P avg of 31.1 was #118 in the NCAA which helps account for the Heels #115 ST finish. DL Quinton Coples #23 12/11 53 8.5 5.5 2 0 FS Janzen Jackson #27 12/12 65 1 3 5 4 Dooley took this ragtag bunch and by the end of the yr molded a solid tm following in the footsteps LB Quan Sturdivant #69 7/6 49 2 4.5 1 0 LB LaMarcus Thompson #167 12/11 55 0 3.5 3 1 of his dad (Vince) and mentor Nick Saban. Dooley named JC transfer Simms the starting QB coming DB Deunta Williams #30 8/8 47 0 2 3 0 DB Prentiss Waggner #52 12/12 54 0 2 4 5 DL Tydreke Powell #16 12/12 45 2.5 0.5 1 0 DL Malik Jackson #54 12/11 46 5 6 3 1 out of Aug and he started the 1st 8 gms and the Vols sat at 2-6. True frosh Bray started the L/4 and DL Donte Paige-Moss #5 12/11 43 5.5 5.5 1 0 CB Marsalis Teague #17 10/7 44 0 0.5 8 0 UT swept the board. Bray avg’d 309 ypg (55%) with a 12-4 ratio in the L/4 but only faced 1 bowl tm DB Da’Norris Searcy #81 9/8 36 0 2 4 4 CB Eric Gordon #40 12/6 43 0 1.5 1 2 in that stretch (6-6 UK). RB Poole played tough all yr running behind a very young OL, as he finished DB Matt Merletti #254 12/5 36 0 1 4 2 DE Chris Walker #38 12/12 43 3 3 1 0 DB Tre Boston #142 9/4 32 0 1 4 1 LB Austin Johnson #52 12/0 42 0 3.5 0 1 #5 in the SEC in rush ypg. WR Moore emerged as the deep threat and has the best ypc of the top 10 DB Kendric Burney #60 5/5 24 0 0.5 2 1 DL Gerald Williams #43JC 12/8 41 3.5 3 1 0 WR’s in the SEC. TE Stocker is NFL caliber and helped out more with the blocking TY due to the OL’s DL Jared McAdoo #35 10/3 19 1.5 0.5 0 0 SS Brent Brewer #121 12/5 27 0 1 2 0 inexperience. The OL avg 6’5” 310 with only 1 Sr st’r and 3 true frosh st’rs. UT all’d 37 sks (9.9%) with PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Da’Norris Searcy 10 85 8.5 0 Da’Norris Searcy 10 257 25.7 0 Eric Gordon 6 39 6.5 0 Eric Gordon 14 324 23.1 0 116 rush ypg (3.7) and finished last in both categories in the SEC. Overall UT has our #59 off and #40 def. The DL lost 3 key players in Aug and it took a while to recover. The DL starters avg 6’4” 263 with NC UT NC UT NC UT NC UT 265 lb USC transfer Malik Jackson converting from DE to start at DT the L/7. The LB’s are led by MLB Derek Dooley only in his 2nd bowl while Butch QB 1/2 - RB - 4 WR - 4 CCH 44 - Reveiz who is a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy (top walk-on). UT ranks #25 in our pass D rankings NC UT CHECKLIST COMMENTS Davis is in 3rd here and is 5-1 ATS overall. all’g 229 ypg (57%) with a 13-17 ratio. Starting CB Evans started 6 but was susp the L/4 gms (CS) Turf/ 44 Tenn thrilled to be here and the Volunteer OL - - NC avg 6-5 304, 2 Sr, 34 sk all’d (8.8%), 3.6 ypc. - 1/2 which forced SS Waggner to move to CB and gave true Fr and former MLB ply’r Brewer a starting job UT avg 6-5 310, 1 Sr, 37 sk all’d (9.9%), 3.7 ypc. Crowd Nation stretches across Tennessee. the L/4. The Vols struggled on ST (#79) as they were unable to find a PR (3.6 avg) who could merely Rush #’s even on both sides of the ball and DL 1/2 - NC avg 6-5 271, 0 Sr, 18.5 of tm 25 sk, 3.9 ypc. MTCH - - catch the ball without fumbling and PK Lincoln hit 7-7 FG before missing 5 gms w/inj (ret’d L/3). UT avg 6-3 263, 3 Sr, 19.5 of tm 23 sk, 4.1 ypc. sack #’s are very close. A tumultuous season winds down for NC and this team has impressed playing without numerous NFL UT needed 4 str wins to get here and is LB 4 Brown #1 tkl’r w/68, Reddick #2 w/66, 5 tfl. INT caliber players. Tennessee went thru growing pains but the season finished just as we expected with a - - 1/2 now a 6-6 AQ tm. OVERALL - Reveiz #1 tkl’r w/94, 6 tfl, Lathers #2, 4.5 tfl. slow-learning start and then 4 str wins to become bowl eligible. We’ll side with the hotter team playing in NC #48 pass eff D, 205 ypg (60%), 19-16 ratio. TENNESSEE their home state and the stadium will have a vast majority of Orange throughout. DB - 1/2 ST - 4 SCH - - UT #25 pass eff D, 229 ypg (57%), 13-17 ratio. by 2' ✔’s FORECAST: Tennessee by 3 RATING: 1★ TENNESSEE The Huskies benefitted from a collapse by Cal and a late GW TD drive vs WSU to sneak into the WASHINGTON HOLIDAY NEBRASKA postssn but now faces a NU tm which destroyed them in Seattle back in Sept, a gm in which QB Locker (6-6) (10-3) hit just 4-20 passes in the 56-21 loss (+3). Neb leads the series 4-3-1 SU (3-2 ATS). NU began its final BOWL B12 ssn 5-0 and ranked in the Top 5 of both polls before being upset by nemesis Texas. Neb lost 2 of December 30, 2010 • 10:00 pm ESPN • Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA its L/3 incl blowing a 17-0 lead in the B12 Championship gm to return to San Diego for a 2nd straight POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. ssn after the Alamo and Insight Bowls surprisingly passed them up. NU (-2’) destroyed AZ 33-0 here WASHINGTON 182 140 16 1.8 – 107.7 LY and is 1-1 SU/ATS all time in this gm. UW is in its 1st bowl since the ‘02 Sun Bowl (23-60 record NEBRASKA 253 160 33 1.8 4444 100.7 from ‘03-’09). In the post-Tom Osborne era NU is 6-4 SU/ATS in bowls (HC Pelini 3-0 SU/ATS). Incl USC, the Huskies faced 8 bowl caliber tms going 2-6 SU/ATS being outscored 37-19 and outgained HUSKIES ATS: 5-7 O/U: 7-5 HUSKERS ATS: 7-6 O/U: 7-6 451-332. NU went 4-2 SU/5-1 ATS vs bowl foes outscoring them 35-21 and outgaining them 452-360. RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG UW boasts 7 Sr st’rs among 15 upperclassmen while Neb has 9 Sr’s and 15 upperclassmen. Chris Polk #18 12/12 226 1287 49 1238 8 5.5 Roy Helu Jr #98 13/12 177 1252 41 1211 11 6.8 UW has our #41 off avg 22 ppg and 364 ypg. QB Locker was unable to carry through on his Jesse Callier #93 12/3 73 442 18 424 0 5.8 Taylor Martinez #99 12/11 148 1129 187 942 12 6.4 Jake Locker #8 11/11 101 456 154 302 5 3.0 Rex Burkhead #39 13/1 160 934 22 912 7 5.7 preseason Heisman hype while also slipping on many NFL Draft boards after being proj #1 overall to Keith Price #87 7/1 16 49 34 15 0 0.9 Cody Green #21 8/2 34 121 23 98 1 2.9 begin the yr. In Locker’s defense, he was nicked-up with inj’s at the beginning of the yr and dealt with PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Dontrayevo Robinson #82 8/0 24 77 10 67 0 2.8 a broken rib at the EOY (DNP vs Oreg). While Locker struggled, RB Chris Polk posted his 2nd consec Jake Locker #8 11/11 316 179 56.6 2209 17 9 Zac Lee #13 5/0 15 57 0 57 0 3.8 Keith Price #87 7/1 37 19 51.4 164 2 0 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT 1,000 yd ssn. Polk was assisted in the backfield by true Fr Callier who was forced to burn his RS after RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Taylor Martinez #99 12/11 187 109 58.3 1578 9 6 inj. Locker’s #1 target all ssn long was WR Kearse who actually doubled up #2 WR Goodwin in rec yds. Jermaine Kearse #27 12/11 62 1001 16.1 12 66 Cody Green #21 8/2 48 30 62.5 295 3 1 TE’s Izbicki and Barnett were relegated to more of a blocking role. The OL avg 6’5” 293 and paved the D’Andre Goodwin #326 12/7 42 500 11.9 4 80 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Devin Aguilar #47 10/6 28 352 12.6 2 44 Niles Paul #7 11/11 39 516 13.2 1 33 way for 164 rush ypg (4.6) while all’g 24 sks (6.7%). With inj’s and inconsistency UW started 6 diff OL Chris Polk #18 12/12 20 158 7.9 0 25 Brandon Kinnie #47JC 13/11 42 473 11.3 5 55 lineups. The UW def (#56) had some issues of its own as they all’d 31 ppg and 401 ypg. The DL (6’4” Cody Bruns #84 12/0 7 102 14.6 0 43 Kyler Reed #89 13/9 20 364 18.2 7 79 277) surrendered 199 rush ypg (4.9) with just 9 of the tm’s 23 sks (39%). The LB unit was led by Sr Jesse Callier #93 12/3 18 98 5.4 0 15 Mike McNeill #29 13/4 18 313 17.4 1 64 Jordan Polk #82 7/1 7 94 13.4 0 25 Rex Burkhead #39 13/1 13 136 10.5 0 31 Foster who finished 2nd in the nation in tkls. The secondary, led by S Williams all’d 202 ypg (61%) with Marlion Barnett #29 9/4 4 31 7.8 0 10 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 a 14-11 ratio. The group posted our #59 pass eff D ranking but with the tm’s struggles to contain the PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Alex Henery #12 13 63 2763 43.9 13 37.3 0 26 run, many opp opted to stay on the ground rather than attacking via the air. The Huskies have our #92 Kiel Rasp #34 11 65 2861 44.0 10 36.0(t) 0 21 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Alex Henery #12 13 53-53 5-5 3-3 8-8 2-3 18-19 53 ST’s and had to start with a walk-on punter for the final 10 gms of the yr after Mahan tore his ACL. Erik Folk #32 12 31-31 4-4 4-4 2-4 2-5 12-17 54 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT QB Martinez’s speed and ability to run the option gave NU a weapon they hadn’t had at the position POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB Lavonte David #6JC 13/13 145 6 8 10 0 since Osborne retired. When Martinez set a NU QB rush record vs K-St there was Heisman talk but that LB Mason Foster #404 12/11 151 4.5 6.5 2 0 S DeJon Gomes #32JC 13/13 93 1 3 7 3 S Nate Williams #113 12/12 100 3.5 3.5 4 0 DL Jared Crick #109 13/13 63 9.5 6.5 2 0 quieted when he was benched in the Texas loss. Martinez rebounded with a career high passing gm vs LB Cort Dennison #500 11/11 88 2 6.5 3 2 DL Cameron Meredith #59 13/13 60 1.5 6.5 1 0 OSU and MO’s overpursuit of him opened rush lanes for Helu who ran for 307. Martinez inj’d an ankle vs LB Victor Aiyewa #540 12/11 77 3.5 14.5 3 0 CB Prince Amukamara #73 13/13 58 1 0 13 0 the Tigers and wasn’t the same the rest of the yr and neither was the Huskers offense which finished #26. S Nathan Fellner #99 12/12 75 0 1.5 8 4 DL Pierre Allen #112 13/13 57 3.5 6.5 2 0 CB Desmond Trufant #101 12/12 46 0.5 1 4 1 DL Baker Steinkuler #1 13/13 46 3.5 0.5 2 0 Martinez virtually missed 2 gms (ISU and CU), was instructed not to take contact vs KU, was reinj’d vs A&M DL Hau’oli Jamora #186 12/6 45 2 3 1 0 DB Eric Hagg #122 13/13 46 1 2 4 5 and NU used the Wildcat extensively in its L/2 as Martinez struggled vs the Sooners hitting 12-24 for 143 DL Alameda Ta’amu #22 12/12 37 0.5 3.5 1 0 S Austin Cassidy #169 13/6 41 0 0 0 1 with an int and being sk’d 7x. Pelini said he expects Martinez to return to the program in ‘11 despite constant CB Quinton Richardson #47 12/12 34 0 2 8 2 S PJ Smith #121 13/3 38 0 0 1 3 DL Everrette Thompson #30 12/12 32 1.5 3.5 1 0 S Courtney Osborne #297 13/4 35 1 4 0 1 transfer rumors. All-B12 IB Helu and #2 Burkhead, who is the Wildcat QB, both ran for 100 vs the Huskies DL Talia Crichton #183 6/6 12 2 1 0 0 S Rickey Thenarse #49 10/5 34 0 1 1 1 (along with Martinez). Top WR Paul (foot) missed the L/2 and is ? here. The OL (6’4” 302) allowed 24 sks PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD (9.2%). The Huskers D finished #5 led up front by All-B12 DL Crick and Allen. After Aug inj’s JC LB David Cody Burns 16 63 3.9 0 Jesse Callier 29 671 23.1 0 Niles Paul 14 160 11.4 0 Niles Paul 16 403 25.2 1 stepped in and was named the B12’s Def Newcomer of the Yr. NU went to a 4-2-5 “Peso” base to get the UW NU UW NU UW NU UW NU versatile Hagg on the field on every play. While it helped vs the pass (#1 pass eff D all’g 160, 50%, 13-19), Pelini is 3-0 SU/ATS in bowls but Sarkisian QB 1/2 - RB - 1/2 WR 1/2 - CCH - 4 it made NU vulnerable vs the run (#52 FBS all’g 144, 3.8). The secondary is anchored by Top 10 NFL pick UW NU CHECKLIST COMMENTS has knocked off USC twice as DD dogs. CB Amukamara. The ST finished #5 led by 1 of the nation’s most powerful legs in P/K Henery who hit 10-11 Turf/ 4 Neb fans travel to any venue but the Huskers OL - 1/2 UW avg 6-5 293, 2 Sr, 24 sk all’d (6.7%), 4.6 ypc. - 1/2 FG from 40+. NU had both KR and PR TD’s but did allow a generous 10.2 on PR and 23.8 on KR. NU avg 6-4 302, 3 Sr, 24 sk all’d (9.2%), 5.7 ypc. Crowd were in the same bowl last year. This is the only rematch of a regular season gm TY and UW was embarrassed at home in a gm that 4 Neb wants to run the ball on offense and DL - 44 UW avg 6-4 277, 0 Sr, 9 of tm 23 sk, 4.9 ypc. MTCH - was Nebraska QB Martinez’s coming out party. We’ll side with the loser of the first game who is now a NU avg 6-5 276,1 Sr, 19 of tm 31 sk, 3.8 ypc. Washington’s D all’s 4.9 ypc. DD underdog and has a healthy QB Locker for one of the few times this season. This is Washington’s UW embarrassed at home TY, DD dog, and LB 4 Foster #1 tkl’r w/151, 11 tfl, Aiyewa #4, 18 tfl. INT 44 first bowl in 8 years so they will be thrilled while Nebraska is making an appearance in the Holiday Bowl - - they’re a 6-6 AQ tm. OVERALL - David #1 tkl’r w/145, 14 tfl, next LB #14 overall. for the 2nd straight season. Remember at the beginning of the year, Locker was projected to be the #1 44 UW #59 pass eff D, 202 ypg (61%), 14-11 ratio. NEBRASKA overall draft choice and it would be no surprise if he finishes the season with a dynamic ending. DB - ST - 441/2 SCH 44 - NU #1 pass eff D, 160 ypg (50%), 13-19 ratio. by 7 ✔’s FORECAST: Wash (+) Neb by 3 RATING: 2★ WASHINGTON (+) 17 First meeting. USF is making its 6th str bowl appearance but its 1st under HC Holtz. They are 3-2 USF CAR CARE CLEMSON SU/ATS all-time but are 0-2 SU/ATS vs BCS tms in bowls being outscored 70-21 (Oreg, NCSt). This is (7-5) (6-6) USF’s 2nd trip to the Car Care Bowl losing 14-0 to NCSt in their 1st ever bowl in ‘05. Holtz is 1-3 SU/2-2 BOWL ATS in bowls and LY his EC tm (+7’) lost a heartbreaker in OT 20-17 to Ark despite a 393-283 yd edge. December 31, 2010 • 12:00 pm ESPN • Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC Clem is 16-16 all-time in bowls and this is their 6th str bowl (2-3 SU/1-4 ATS) and 1st Car Care Bowl. HC POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. Swinney is 1-1 SU/ATS in bowls beating KY LY 21-13 (-6’). The Car Care Bowl targeted CU due to their USF 123 138 14 1.8 – 99.6 fans’ reputation for traveling well and the Tigers should certainly have the crowd edge here as CU is just CLEMSON 148 198 22 2.1 444 101.3 130 miles away. Both tms faced Miami (FL) with CU losing 30-21 (outgained 376-311) and USF winning 23-20 in OT despite being outgained 353-294 (3-1 TO edge). CU is 3-6 SU/4-5 ATS vs bowl tms being BULLS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 4-8 TIGERS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 2-10 outscored 19-18 and outgained 327-312 while USF is 2-5 SU/ATS vs bowl tms being outscored 21-15 RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG and outgained 319-274. USF is 3-2 SU/ATS on the road TY winning 2 gms in OT outright as dogs. CU is Moise Plancher #367 12/11 162 769 26 743 4 4.6 Jamie Harper #31 12/6 177 783 57 726 6 4.1 1-4 SU/3-2 ATS on the road but their 4 losses were by an avg of 4.3 ppg incl a 27-24 OT loss to #1 Aub. Demetris Murray #90 10/0 112 546 29 517 4 4.6 Andre Ellington #37 9/6 118 718 32 686 10 5.8 BJ Daniels #76 11/11 101 387 150 237 4 2.3 Roderick McDowell #30 7/0 32 117 16 161 1 5.0 There was great anticipation at USF after Holtz took over in Jan. The Bulls played 6 gms decided PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Kyle Parker #31 12/12 45 117 97 20 0 0.4 by a TD or less (3 wins incl 2 in OT) and captured their 1st ever win over Miami. One sore spot all year BJ Daniels #76 11/11 218 123 56.4 1496 9 12 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT was the erratic play of QB Daniels. He has suffered numerous inj’s TY (missed finale) but is expected to Bobby Eveld #200 6/1 75 42 56.0 454 2 3 Kyle Parker #31 12/12 324 185 57.1 2079 12 10 return here. Daniels threw 7 of his 12 int vs FL and WV, both gms that were closer than the final suggests. RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Tahj Boyd #8 6/0 40 20 50.0 217 2 2 Dontavia Bogan #456 11/11 46 670 146 5 64 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Holtz wanted the RB’s to get more of the carries TY and that comb with Daniels’ inj caused his rush #’s to Evan Landi #235 12/12 26 354 13.6 2 51 DeAndre Hopkins #23 11/7 43 532 12.4 4 45 plummet (-535 yds). RB Plancher stepped up teaming with Murray as a solid RB duo. The WR corps was Faron Hornes #475JC 12/0 10 128 12.8 1 70 Jaron Brown #99 11/9 28 384 13.7 3 74 banged up with ‘09 st’rs Griffin and Love missing the entire yr. Bogan became the top threat with converted Lindsey Lamar #173 12/4 20 121 6.1 0 14 Dwayne Allen #6 12/12 31 356 11.5 1 47 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Jamie Harper #31 12/6 31 308 9.9 3 40 QB Landi #2. The OL avg 6’3” 301 with 3 Sr st’rs and paved the way for 149 ypg rush (4.0) while all’g 24 J. Brockhaus-Kann #18 12 61 2318 38.0 22 34.3 0 18 Bryce McNeal #13 11/3 19 187 9.8 0 30 sks (8.1%). Overall USF is #89 on off and #41 on def. The DL starters avg 6’3” 278 with 2 Sr st’rs and all’d KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Marquan Jones #41 12/3 20 146 7.3 0 19 132 rush ypg (3.6) with 17 of the tm’s 28 sks. USF’s sk leader DE Marshall (brkn foot) missed the L/5 gms Maikon Bonani #36 12 14-15 4-4 8-8 4-5 0-2 16-19 47 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT Dawson Zimmerman #13 12 56 2388 42.6 21 40.9(t) 0 18 but could ret here. LB Williams leads the tm in tkls and tfl. USF is #55 in our pass D rankings all’g 188 LB Jacquian Williams #14JC 12/12 68 2.5 7 2 1 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG ypg (59%) with a 16-13 ratio vs a very soft slate of opposing QB’s. USF is #60 in our ST rankings with a LB Sam Barrington #162 12/11 61 0 5 2 0 Chandler Catanzaro #28 8 31-31 4-5 3-7 5-7 0-0 12-19 48 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT low net punt avg (34.4, last in BE) but strong ret specialists with KR Lindsey #2 in the BE in avg and PR LB DeVekeyan Lattimore #109 12/10 60 2 2 0 0 S DEANDRE MCDANIEL #19 12/12 73 0 5.5 6 4 Mitchell #4. PK Bonani ret’d from a severe inj TY and was nearly perfect inside the 50 (16-17). CB Quenton Washington #220 12/11 54 0 1 4 0 DE Da’QUAN BOWERS #1 12/12 67 15.5 10 2 1 CB Mistral Raymond #435 11/10 52 0 4 7 1 S Rashard Hall #246 12/11 63 0 1 3 2 CU began the season 3-3 for the 9th time S/’95 and 3rd year in a row. After two easy wins, they LB Sabbath Joseph #388 12/1 43 3 3 3 0 CB Marcus Gilchrist #30 12/12 62 0 2 10 1 faced their toughest test in the entire month of Sept when they traveled to Aub. After punching Aub in the SS Jon Lejiste #147 12/11 39 3 3.5 2 1 LB Corico Hawkins #50 12/12 61 3 6 0 0 mouth, CU all’d a comeback and fell in OT, which started a streak of 3 str losses. They faced two Top 25 FS Jerrell Young #618 11/10 38 0 1.5 3 3 DT Brandon Thompson #26 12/10 53 1 6.5 3 0 DE David Bedford #46JC 12/12 36 1 3 0 1 DT JARVIS JENKINS #53 11/11 51 1 8 1 0 non-conf teams (only ACC tm to do so TY) for the 2nd time S/‘89 and they’re believed to be the 1st tm in DE Craig Marshall #217JC 8/7 31 4 4 0 1 CB Xavier Brewer #73 12/9 49 0 4.5 8 2 the reg ssn to play 2 non-conf teams that played for a conf champ (SC/Aub). The off comes in rated #64. LB Mike Lanaris #196 12/0 29 0.5 3 0 2 DE Andre Branch #381 12/12 49 4 1.5 7 0 Colorado Rockies #1 DC QB Parker struggled with int TY but mended his rift with Swinney after being DB Kayvon Webster #128 12/3 28 0 1 0 0 CB Byron Maxwell #33 12/7 46 0 2.5 7 1 DT TERRELL MCCLAIN #127 12/12 23 3 1.5 0 0 LB Brandon Maye #297 8/7 38 0.5 1 1 0 benched vs SC and will start the last gm of his career here. RB Ellington was leading the ACC in rush DE Patrick Hampton #252 10/3 20 2.5 4.5 2 0 DT Rennie Moore #89 12/1 25 2 4 0 0 TD’s and all-purp yds when he was inj’d vs NCSt but is OFY. Harper has filled in nicely, putting up 343 yds DE Ryne Giddens #7 11/2 19 3.5 2.5 0 1 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD (5.1) the L/3. Fr Hopkins set CU records for rec’s and rec yds by a frosh. The OL (6’6” 313, 1 Sr) paved PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Marcus Gilchrist 23 233 10.1 0 Marcus Gilchrist 22 557 25.3 0 Terrence Mitchell 19 194 10.2 0 LINDSEY LAMAR 30 842 28.1 2 the way for 146 ypg (4.1) and all’d 16 sks (4.3%). The DL (6’4” 290) totalled 25.5 of the tm’s 28 sks, led Jaron Brown 3 52 17.3 0 Andre Ellington 7 238 34.0 1 by ACC DPY/Nagurski winner Bowers (15.5). The DL is constantly harassing opposing QB’s, tallying 89 USF CU USF CU USF CU USF CU qbh. The LB unit is led by Hawkins. The secondary ranks #20 all’g 192 ypg (52%) with a 16-14 ratio. Top Swinney has split his 1st 2 bowl gms but we’ll give QB - - RB - 4 WR - 41/2 CCH 4 - tkl’r McDaniel enters this gm two int away from the CU record. Both CB Brewer and S Hall have IR TD’s USF CU CHECKLIST COMMENTS edge to Holtz who has impressively covered 2 of 3. TY. The D is ranked #13 overall while the ST’s come in at #9 led by Ray Guy semifinalist P Zimmerman Charlotte in heart of ACC country and the OL - 41/2 USF avg 6-3 301, 3 Sr, 24 sk all’d (8.1%), 4.0 ypc. Turf/ - 44 (only ACC P in final 10). They avg 11.0 on PR while the PR D all’s 5.8 ypr and in the last 6 gms allowed CU avg 6-6 313, 1 Sr, 16 sk all’d (4.3%), 4.1 ypc. Crowd Tigers will be well supported in the stands. 17 yds! (all vs SC in last gm). The KR’s avg 23.6 ypr with 1 TD while the KR D all’s 20.8. CU has done well vs mobile QB’s. DL - 41/2 USF avg 6-3 278, 2 Sr, 17 of tm 28 sk, 3.6 ypc. MTCH - 1/2 There’s a reason Clemson’s last 8 gms have gone Under the total as no Tigers gms have topped CU avg 6-4 290, 1 Sr, 25.5 of tm 29 sk, 3.5 ypc. USF struggles vs a powerful RB. 40 pts during that stretch. If Clemson’s offense comes to play, this could become a blowout. USF will At 6-6, CU needs a win to keep this from LB Williams #1 tkl’r w/68, 9.5 tfl, Barrington #2, 5 tfl. have either a young QB or the inconsistent Daniels under C and either could possibly implode vs this 1/2 - INT - 4 being a losing ssn. OVERALL - Hawkins #5 tkl’r w/61, 9 tfl, Maye #11 tkl’r. front 7. USF had a pair of impressive bowl gms but those were vs MAC and CUSA teams. This year 4 USF #55 pass eff D, 188 ypg (59%), 16-13 ratio. CLEMSON against the two quality D’s of Florida and WV, they were outscored 58-20. DB - 1/2 ST - 4 SCH - 41/2 CU #20 pass eff D, 192 ypg (52%), 16-14 ratio. by 11' ✔’s FORECAST: Clemson by 8 RATING: 2★ CLEMSON These ‘80’s era rivals both make their first trip to El Paso to face each other for the first time S/’90 NOTRE DAME SUN MIAMI, FL which resulted in the quickest sellout in Sun Bowl history. NO leads the all-time series 15-7-1 but UM (7-5) (7-5) has won 6 of the L/8, many with Title implications. ND ended its 9 gm bowl losing streak in their last BOWL postssn gm, a 49-21 win over Hawaii in the ‘08 Hawaii Bowl and they are 2-8 ATS in their L/10 bowls. December 31, 2010 • 2:00 pm CBS • Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX Kelly is 2-1 SU/0-3 ATS in bowls. As of presstime OL coach Stoutland will coach this gm with the POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. rest of the staff intact. UM last won a bowl in ‘06 and is 1-3 ATS its L/4. ND should have a solid crowd NOTRE DAME 151 235 23 3.2 – 103.8 edge although UM sold its allotment of 8,000. Incl USC ND went 6-5 SU/5-4-2 ATS vs bowl elig foes MIAMI, FL 129 180 18 3.0 – 102.7 outscoring them on avg 26-21 and outgaining them by 24 ypg. UM went 5-4 SU/4-5 ATS vs bowl elig foes outscoring them on avg 26-22 (+81 ypg). UM fielded a young squad as 20 frosh saw the field FIGHTING IRISH ATS: 6-4-2 O/U: 3-8-1 HURRICANES ATS: 5-7 O/U: 3-8-1 TY (still 18 upperclassmen st’rs) while ND has 15 upperclassmen incl 7 Sr’s. Both tms ply’d Pitt TY RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG as UM covered as an AF (-3’) 31-3 and ND won 23-17 as a 6 pt HF. Cierre Wood #4 12/5 107 564 42 522 2 4.9 Damien Berry #37 11/10 181 896 31 865 5 4.8 ND went into the yr with just 1 non-true Fr scholarship QB in Crist. After Crist tore his patella vs Tulsa, Armando Allen #13 8/7 107 534 20 514 2 4.8 Lamar Miller #15 10/1 103 656 23 633 6 6.1 Robert Hughes #9 12/0 41 220 1 219 2 5.3 Mike James #58 12/2 66 394 10 384 3 5.8 Rees was forced into the lineup leading ND to 3 str wins. This is the 1st time S/’71 that the ND RB’s haven’t Tommy Rees #49 8/3 11 18 22 -4 0 -0.4 Stephen Morris #99 5/4 20 93 25 68 1 3.4 had a 100 yd gm as leading rusher Wood became the st’r after Allen underwent career ending surg as PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Jacory Harris #7 9/8 29 123 96 27 2 0.9 ND lost its #1 QB and #1 RB for the 1st time in a season S/’66. To make matters worse top TE Rudolph Dayne Crist #5 9/9 294 174 59.2 2033 15 7 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Tommy Rees #49 8/3 135 85 63.0 905 10 8 Jacory Harris #7 9/8 263 144 54.8 1756 14 12 only ply’d in the 1st 6 before being KO’d. #2 rec Riddick missed 4 of L/5 (inj) but ply’d in the finale. Four of RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Stephen Morris #99 5/4 120 60 50.0 958 5 8 the 5 OL started every gm and the OG play improved when they moved back to a 3 pt stance. ND (6’4” MICHAEL FLOYD #2 11/11 73 916 12.5 10 80 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Theo Riddick #24 8/7 39 412 10.6 3 37 LEONARD HANKERSON #30 12/10 66 1085 16.4 12 79 307, 2 Sr) all’d 20 sk (4.4%) although they finished just #96 NCAA in rush off. ND finished with our #46 off Kyle Rudolph #2 6 /6 28 328 11.7 3 95 Travis Benjamin #56 12/8 40 699 17.5 3 60 and #18 D. Despite losing their top player NT Ian Williams (knee, CS), ND all’d 2 TD in their L/4 and held TYLER EIFERT #24 10/6 23 321 14.0 2 39 LaRon Byrd #44 12/5 37 394 10.6 1 40 B2B opp (Utah & Army) without a TD for the 1st time since the ‘88 National Champ ssn. The 22 pts all’d TJ Jones #187 11/8 22 287 13.0 3 53 Aldarius Johnson #9 12/3 15 157 10.5 0 17 Robby Toma #109 8/2 14 187 13.4 0 26 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 in the L/3 is the fewest in a 3 gm stretch S/’93. The leading tkl’r is LB Te’o. ND is #34 in pass eff D (206, PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 MATT BOSHER #4 12 55 2434 44.3 17 38.7 0 19 62%, 9-14) led by S Smith. Kelly’s L/2 Cincy teams finished #1 and #8 in our ST rankings but surprisingly, BEN TURK 10 12 64 2444 38.2 22 36.1 0 6 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG ND struggled to find a KR until true Fr Jackson emerged and the unit finished #47. Primary PR Goodman KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Matt Bosher #4 12 35-38 5-5 6-8 0-2 1-1 12-16 51 DAVID RUFFER – 12 34-37 3-3 7-7 4-4 1-1 15-15 50 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT avg’d just 1.4. ND all’d just 6.1 on PR and 19.3 on KR. P Turk was inconsistent but did manage to land 23 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB Colin McCarthy #38 11/11 106 2 8 1 1 inside the 20. The star unquestionably was Groza finalist Ruffer who hit all 15 of his FG att’s. LB MANTI TE’O #1 12/12 127 1 8.5 2 0 LB SEAN SPENCE #35 12/12 100 2.5 13.5 6 0 Former HC Shannon spent much of the season defending his QB, Jacory Harris and criticizing his S HARRISON SMITH #22 12/12 86 0 0.5 7 4 SS Ray-Ray Armstrong #23 12/3 71 0 4.5 3 3 CB Gary Gray #12 12/12 59 0 5 6 1 FS Vaughn Telemaque #26 12/12 53 0 1 3 3 WR’s. Harris suffered a shoulder inj vs Pitt, then admitted he was also playing with a groin inj later in the LB Carlo Calabrese #27 10/8 59 2.5 2.5 0 0 LB Ramon Buchanan #20 12/9 51 0 5.5 0 1 season (missed 3). Vs UVA he took a nasty hit and was KO’d for the MD gm. Fourth string true Fr QB DE Kapron Lewis-Moore #40 12/12 58 2 0.5 1 0 CB Ryan Hill #37 12/10 47 0 2 8 3 Morris led the Canes to a couple of wins and remained the st’r despite Harris being cleared. After Morris’ LB DARIUS FLEMING #26 12/12 46 6 4 3 1 DE Allen Bailey #10 12/12 43 7 4 1 0 S Zeke Motta #17 12/7 46 0 1.5 2 1 CB BRANDON HARRIS #8 12/12 42 0 2 8 1 1st int vs USF, Shannon pulled him and both saw action in the finale. Sr RB Berry improved his stats LB Brian Smith #34 12/4 46 1 2.5 5 1 DT Micanor Regis #32 11/9 35 3 4 1 1 TY and speedy rFr Miller emerged as a solid #2. Future NFL’er Hankerson became the 1st 1,000 yd rec DB Robert Blanton #22 12/0 43 1 6 5 1 DE Adewale Ojomo #58 12/2 34 5 2.5 1 0 here S/’02 (Andre Johnson) and passed Michael Irving’s record for TD rec’s in a single ssn. The OL avg CB DARRIN WALLS #5 12/12 39 0 2 3 4 DE Oliver Vernon #34 12/10 33 6 4 0 0 NT IAN WILLIAMS #45 8/8 37 1.5 2 1 1 DT Marcus Forston #2 12/11 31 3 6 1 1 6’5” 321 with 1 Sr st’r and paved the way for 190 ypg rush (4.9) while all’g just 16 sks (4.0%). Overall UM NT Sean Cwynar #13 12/4 32 0 3 0 0 SS JoJo Nicolas #90 12/9 31 0 1.5 1 0 finished with our #22 off and #5 D and the Canes lead the NCAA in tfl. The DL avg 6’4” 289 with 1 Sr st’r DL Ethan Johnson #11 12/12 31 5 1 2 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD led by Bailey (7 sk), Ojomo (5) and Vernon (6). LB’s McCarthy and Spence are the #1 and 2 tkl’rs. UM has PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 21 106 5.0 1 Storm Johnson 8 169 21.1 0 John Goodman 11 15 1.4 0 Bennett Jackson 29 645 22.2 0 Lamar Miller 5 167 33.4 1 our #7 pass eff D all’g 146 ypg (49%) with a 7-16 ratio. 1st Tm ACC Harris locked down the 1 CB spot and he had nearly as many pd as he had passes comp vs him while Hill held down the other CB spot ND UM ND UM ND UM ND UM and led the tm with 11 pd. 1st Tm ACC P Bosher handles all K duties and boomed 17 punts of 50+ while Although Kelly is 0-3 ATS in bowls, he has the exp QB - - RB - 1/2 WR - 1/2 CCH 44 - also nailing a 51 yd FG at Ohio St (set UM rec’d for consec FG’s). Johnson leads with a 21.1 avg on KR ND UM CHECKLIST COMMENTS and certainly rates the edge vs an interim. although Miller only has 2 less yds (on 3 less att) and a TD. Benjamin is the top PR but only avg 5.0 ypr Turf/ 44 UM sold out its allotment of 8K but no question OL - 4 ND avg 6-4 307, 2 Sr, 20 sk all’d (4.4%), 4.0 ypc. - although he’s had a PR TD. The Canes allow 21.5 ypr on KR and 8.9 ypr on PR (only avg 4.8 ypr). UM avg 6-5 321, 1 Sr, 16 sk all’d (4.0%), 4.9 ypc. Crowd the majority of fans will be rooting for ND. If you mention Miami, Notre Dame or Brian Kelly, you think of offense. However, times have UM rates a little higher on both offense and DL - 4 ND avg 6-4 283, 0 Sr, 9.5 of tm 26 sk, 4.0 ypc. MTCH - - changed and both tms have been led by defensive units which rank in our top 18. Injuries have plagued UM avg 6-4 289, 1 Sr, 29.5 of tm 37 sk, 4.1 ypc. defense but ND has plenty of skill players. Miami and now they expect to be led by their OL coach which would favor a more conservative game Both tms are disenchanted w/7-5 records and LB Te’o #1 tkl’r w/127, 9.5 tfl, Calabrese #4, 5 tfl. INT plan. ND has not topped 28 pts in their L/5 gms but their D finished on an incredible run holding Utah, - - - - it cost 1 cch his job. OVERALL - McCarthy #1 tkl’r w/106, Spence #2, 100 tkl, 16 tfl. Army and USC to 22 total points and an avg of 234 ypg. The Canes have gone 0-6-1 Over/Under to 4 ND #34 pass eff D, 206 ypg (62%), 9-14 ratio. MIAMI finish the year while the Irish have gone Under 4 straight and we’ll call for another Under here. DB - 1/2 ST - - SCH - - UM #7 pass eff D, 146 ypg (49%), 7-16 ratio. by 1/2 ✔ FORECAST: UNDER 47 Notre Dame/Miami RATING: 2★ UNDER 18 These 2 met one time previously (‘99), a gm in which UCF (+27’) nearly pulled the upset (24-23) in UCF LIBERTY GEORGIA Athens vs a #11 ranked GA squad. This is UCF’s 3rd bowl in 4 ssns (2nd Liberty Bowl). UCF was clearly (10-3) (6-6) the most dominant CUSA tm TY going 8-1 incl a win over Mem in this very stadium less than a month BOWL ago. UCF HC O’Leary is 2-5 all-time in bowl matchups but does have some history vs GA from his days December 31, 2010 • 3:30 pm ESPN • Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN coaching at GT (3-4 record). UCF has 11 Sr’s among 15 upperclassmen st’rs and has ply’d 5 bowl elig POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. tms going 2-3 SU (3-2 ATS) outgaining those foes by 344-333 ypg (24-24 avg score). GA (14th consec UCF 129 140 20 2.0 4 91.8 bowl) has played B2B non-BCS/non-NYD bowls after a string of 7 str prestigious bowls. Overall GA HC GEORGIA 176 245 34 1.9 – 101.2 Richt has gone 7-2 SU, 6-3 ATS in bowls winning and covering the L/4. GA struggled on the road TY with a 1-5 SU/ATS record incl neutral site OT loss to FL. GA has 7 Sr’s among 15 upperclassmen st’rs and has GOLDEN KNIGHTS ATS: 10-3 O/U: 5-7-1 BULLDOGS ATS: 5-7 O/U: 9-3 ply’d 8 bowl elig tms going 3-5 SU (2-6 ATS). GA was outgained by a 402-368 margin vs those foes. RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG UCF’s #69 off avg’d 34 ppg and 384 ypg. The biggest story early on however was at QB as true Ronnie Weaver #506 13/7 185 946 56 891 11 4.8 Washaun Ealey #3 11/6 141 768 17 751 11 5.3 Fr Godfrey took over the starting reins in wk 3 from Calabrese. Godfrey had an All-Conf ssn while Jeff Godfrey #32 13/11 142 676 130 546 10 3.8 Caleb King #7 8/5 80 455 25 430 2 5.4 Latavius Murray #43 13/3 93 556 23 533 10 5.7 Carlton Thomas #35 9/1 60 272 18 254 2 4.2 Calabrese was still used as a change of pace Wildcat before an ACL inj in Oct. Stanford trans Crow will Jonathan Davis #24 11/3 65 251 17 234 1 3.6 Aaron Murray #6 12/12 75 325 162 163 4 2.2 be Godfrey’s bkup here but saw very little time. Starting RB Harvey tore his ACL and RS leaving the PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Branden Smith #5 8/8 6 46 0 46 0 7.7 job to the duo of Weaver and Murray who actually surpassed Harvey’s 1,109 mark of LY. While UCF is Jeff Godfrey #32 13/11 209 143 68.4 2042 13 6 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Rob Calabrese #78 5/2 39 25 64.1 316 2 2 Aaron Murray #6 12/12 304 188 61.8 2851 24 6 more run-oriented, three WR’s posted 470+ yds giving the young QB plenty of options. The OL (6’5” RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Hutson Mason #43 4/0 17 9 52.9 102 1 0 305) is led by 1st Tm CUSA RT Reid who helped pave the way for 193 ypg (4.4) while all’g 20 sks. The Jamar Newsome #705 13/5 34 597 17.6 3 56 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Knight def (#39) led CUSA in ttl def as they surrendered 18 ppg and 318 ypg. In fact, the group didn’t Brian Watters #275 13/10 41 594 14.5 2 41 AJ Green #3 8/7 49 771 15.7 9 50 Kamar Aiken #87 13/12 29 471 16.2 2 60 Kris Durham #34 10/8 29 612 21.1 3 66 allow more than 326 yds over the 1st 7. The DL (6’3” 261) is led by ‘09 DPY Miller and all’d 110 ypg AJ Guyton #42 12/5 28 353 12.6 3 44 Tavarres King #6 11/5 23 471 20.5 3 63 rush (3.4) while accounting for 25 of the tm’s 29 sks. The LB unit is led by 3rd Tm CUSA Young who Quincy McDuffie #537 13/1 12 138 11.5 2 28 Orson Charles #2 12/11 24 403 16.8 2 36 led the tm in tfl. UCF’s secondary all’d 208 ypg (54%) with a 21-15 ratio finishing with our #13 pass PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Aron White #12 12/3 9 125 13.9 0 30 Blake Clingan #66 12 33 1381 41.8 13 35.7(t) 0 13 Marlon Brown #3 11/0 10 125 12.5 1 31 D ranking. The premier player on the unit is CB Robinson who has now earned All-Conf honors in 3 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 consec ssns. While the off and def have been solid in UCF’s run through CUSA, the kicker pos was Nick Cattoi #77 12 46-49 5-6 4-6 1-5 0-1 10-18 47 Drew Butler #21 12 45 2012 44.7 16 40.6 0 18 a pain in O’Leary’s side all yr as they hit just 10-20 FG’s forcing the Knights to go for it on 4th down a POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG S Kemal Ishmael #535 13/13 82 0 1 3 2 BLAIR WALSH #5 12 46-47 8-8 5-6 3-5 2-2 18-21 53 few more times than they wanted. McDuffie finished 2nd in the nation in KR’s while Robinson bolstered LB Derrick Hallman #234 13/13 81 1 6.5 6 1 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT the tm’s PR unit finishing #10 in the NCAA. All together UCF finished with our #1 ST ranking. LB Josh Linam #112 13/13 72 1 7.5 4 0 LB Akeem Dent #82 12/12 122 2.5 4 2 0 This hasn’t been the typical ssn for GA as they are used to playing on NY’s Day or in BCS bowls and LB Lawrence Young #264 11/11 61 1 8.5 1 0 S Bacarri Rambo #76 12/12 76 0 3 3 3 DL Bruce Miller #409 13/13 55 7 4.5 2 2 LB Justin Houston #103 12/12 57 10 8.5 2 1 they were lucky to escape with a 42-34 win over rival GT in the finale to land here. RFr QB Murray played CB Josh Robinson #102 12/11 55 0 0.5 12 2 LB Marcus Dowtin #34 11/2 57 1.5 3 1 1 surprisingly well finishing #3 in the SEC in pass ypg and #4 in pass eff finishing ahead of veteran QB’s LB Chance Henderson #167 11/0 39 0 3 1 0 CB Brandon Boykin #62 12/11 41 1 5.5 3 2 like SC’s Garcia and Miss’ Masoli. The run gm struggled (148 ypg, 4.2) with inj’s and susp to the top 2 CB Justin Boddie #288 12/11 39 0 0.5 3 0 LB Christian Robinson #64 12/10 41 2 3 0 0 S Reggie Weams #189 12/11 35 0 1.5 2 4 LB Darryl Gamble #53 12/7 39 0 3.5 1 1 Ealey and King. The largest problem on off was that WR Green was susp the 1st 4 gms (sold a jersey) DL David Williams #479 13/13 33 2.5 3.5 0 1 DL DeAngelo Tyson #3 12/11 35 1.5 2.5 0 0 and the tm went 1-3 without him. When he ret’d in gm 5 vs Colo, he wasn’t in gm shape and the altitude DL Darius Nall #426 13/0 31 8.5 1 3 0 CB Sanders Commings #97 11/8 34 0 0.5 1 3 also bothered him and he didn’t play the full gm which gave GA its 1st 4 gm losing streak S/’90. With DL Victor Gray #263 13/9 27 1 5 5 0 S Shawn Williams #79 12/3 33 0 0 1 0 DB AJ Bouye #461 12/1 26 1 2 7 1 DL Abry Jones #24 12/6 32 0 3.5 0 0 Green healthy, GA went 5-2 to finish the yr and he is #2 in the SEC in rec ypg (96.4) and is expected to PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD leave early and be the 1st WR taken in the ‘11 draft. The veteran OL was shuffled 5x’s during the ssn but Josh Robinson 17 294 17.3 0 Quincy McDuffie 26 849 32.7 2 Branden Smith 10 143 14.3 0 Brandon Boykin 31 787 25.4 1 settled on the same 5 st’rs for the L/3 gms. The OL avg 6’5” 311 with 2 Sr st’rs and all’d 22 sks (6.9%). UCF GA UCF GA UCF GA UCF GA Overall the off finished #18. The #27 D adjusted to new DC Grantham’s 3-4 as the ssn went on but all’d Richt has led the Bulldogs to 4 str bowl wins and QB - 1/2 RB - 44 WR - 444 CCH - 44 400+ yds off in 4 of their L/5 gms. GA actually all’d 23 more rush ypg than LY (149 ypg) but their ppg all’d covers while O’Leary is 0-3 SU in bowls. UCF GA CHECKLIST COMMENTS went down (from 25.9 ppg in ‘09 to 23.1 ppg TY) for the 1st time in 4 yrs. AA LB Houston leads the SEC UCF will struggle with fans AND may be playing in the OL 4 UCF avg 6-5 305, 2 Sr, 20 sk all’d (7.5%), 4.4 ypc. Turf/ - 41/2 in sks and is #2 in tfl per gm. GA is #46 in our pass D rankings all’g 187 ypg (55%) with a 15-14 ratio. - cold while the crowd will be dominant with red. GA avg 6-5 311, 2 Sr, 22 sk all’d (6.9%), 4.2 ypc. Crowd The #7 ST unit boasts ‘09 Ray Guy winning P Butler and strong-legged K Walsh with solid return units. UCF’s D is impressive and outside of the CUSA DL UCF avg 6-3 261, 3 Sr, 25 of tm 29 sks, 3.4 ypc. MTCH There are times to play against an SEC team, especially if they fall to the Liberty Bowl. At 6-6 GA has - 1/2 - - held K-St to 17 pts and NCSt’s Wilson to 10-30. GA avg 6-3 291, 1 Sr, 5 of tm 24 sks, 3.7 ypc. 2 options: either a positive finish or a losing season, which would put added pressure on HC Richt. The GA disappointed but Richt will not allow a 7th loss LB 4 Hallman #2 tkl’r, 7.5 tfl, Linam 8.5 tfl, Young 9.5 tfl. checklist shows the disparity between these tms and while UCF’s D can potentially slow GA, they will not - INT - 44 and a losing ssn. OVERALL - Dent #1 tkl’r, 6.5 tfl, Houston #3, 18.5 tfl! stop them. UCF’s offense has looked impressive but that was vs CUSA opps and on the year they faced UCF #13 pass eff D, 208 ypg (54%), 21-15 ratio. GEORGIA 5 defenses in the bottom 20 and found their success without having to face a D rated in our Top 50. DB 1/2 - ST - - SCH - 4441/2 GA #46 pass eff D, 187 (55%), 15-14 ratio. by 16' ✔’s FORECAST: Georgia by 21 RATING: 4★ GEORGIA The Chick-fil-A Bowl will pit the runners-up of the SEC and ACC for the 1st time ever. This is the 19th FLORIDA ST CHICK-fil-A S CAROLINA meeting between these two (1st S/’91, FSU 15-3), but the first time they’ve met in a bowl gm. Although (9-4) (9-4) they weren’t the ACC’s top pick in the pressn, big things were exp from FSU TY. They lost two close gms BOWL (on a fmbl and a “wide right”) however and had to rely on a MD win over NCSt to get to the ACC Title December 31, 2010 • 7:30 pm ESPN • Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA gm, where they lost to VT. The Chick-fil-A Bowl has had its eye on FSU for awhile, since FSU’s last trip POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. to this bowl was in ‘83 (still playing it outside). This will be HC Fisher’s 1st bowl. The Noles went 7-3 SU Florida St 119 240 26 2.4 44 103.3 but just 4-6 ATS vs bowl tms TY winning by an avg of 29-23 but being outgained 375-364. Spurrier is S Carolina 146 255 27 2.0 – 105.1 7-9 SU/ATS all-time in bowls and just 1-3 SU/ATS at SC. SC is 4-11 all-time in bowls and their L/2 bowls have had embarrassing outcomes with blowout losses to Iowa (31-10) and Conn (20-7) LY. SC ply’d its SEMINOLES ATS: 7-6 O/U: 5-8 GAMECOCKS ATS: 7-6 O/U: 9-4 last gm in this building, another embarrassing blowout loss to Aub in the SEC Title gm (56-17) so this RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG is their chance for redemption. Overall SC has faced an incredible 11 bowl tms TY (Aub 2x) with a 7-4 Chris Thompson #29 13/5 109 723 25 698 5 6.4 MARCUS LATTIMORE #1 12/12 248 1230 32 1198 17 4.8 SU/6-5 ATS record outscoring those tms 33-25 and outgaining them 384-371. SC was 3-3 SU/ATS on Ty Jones #197 10/0 83 529 9 520 5 6.3 Brian Maddox #23 13/0 62 350 12 338 2 5.5 Jermaine Thomas #81 12/8 85 522 38 484 6 5.7 Stephen Garcia #10 13/13 97 362 154 208 6 2.1 the road (6-3 as AF under Spurrier). The Chick-fil-A is expecting its 14th consec sellout and both tms Christian Ponder #22 11/11 95 344 167 177 4 1.9 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT should be well represented as it’s just a 5 hr drive from Tallahassee and 3.5 hr drive from Columbia. PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Stephen Garcia #10 13/13 315 205 65.1 2816 20 11 For the first time since ‘00 (Chris Weinke), FSU began the season touting a Heisman candidate in Christian Ponder #22 11/11 294 183 62.2 2038 20 8 Connor Shaw #47 8/0 33 23 69.7 223 1 2 EJ Manuel #4 9/2 78 54 69.2 777 3 4 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Ponder. He bruised a tricep vs Okla, then ended up needing fluid drained from his elbow and only topped RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG ALSHON JEFFERY #13 13/13 79 1387 17.6 9 72 250 pass yds in a gm once TY. He DNP the ACC Title gm, but should be ready to go here after resting his Bert Reed #107 13/12 56 589 10.5 2 44 Tori Gurley #76 13/13 42 416 9.9 4 25 elbow for over a month. FSU’s RB’s were banged up towards the end of the year as Thomas missed the L/3 Willie Haulstead #36 12/4 36 573 15.9 6 41 Marcus Lattimore #1 12/12 26 364 14.0 2 48 Taiwan Easterling #310 13/12 41 541 13.2 4 47 Ace Sanders #156 13/0 24 300 12.5 2 51 and Jones was bothered by an ankle sprain. Third Tm All-ACC Haulstead had 20 fewer rec’s than the top Rodney Smith #47 13/6 30 436 14.5 3 53 DL Moore #102 13/11 15 160 10.7 2 20 guy (Reed) but found the EZ 4 more times. FSU’s OL (6’4” 298, 2 Sr) was only able to start 77% of the gms Beau Reliford #21 13/11 17 198 11.6 1 19 Patrick DiMarco #172 13/12 15 147 9.8 3 26 together. They gave up 25 sks (6.6%) but paved the way for 168 rush ypg (4.8) behind 4x All-ACC Hudson PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Shawn Powell #54 13 47 2061 43.9 5 38.4 0 15 Spencer Lanning #85 13 52 2296 44.2 10 37.3 0 18 (only 7th 4x All-ACC in conf history). The Noles have our #21 off. FSU’s #20 D leads the NCAA in sks with KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG 46. The DL all’s 128 ypg (3.3) totaling 33.5 of the tm’s sks led by 1st Tm ACC Jenkins’ 13 (T-#3 NCAA). LB’s Dustin Hopkins #1 13 51-51 5-5 10-12 1-3 2-4 18-24 55 Spencer Lanning #85 13 49-52 3-5 6-6 6-9 1-3 16-23 51 Bradham and Smith are the tm’s #1 and #2 tkl’rs. The Noles have our #23 pass eff D all’g 221 ypg (58%) POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT with a 16-12 ratio, led by 2nd Tm ACC Rhodes and 3rd Tm ACC Reid. FSU’s #23 ST’s has provided highs LB Nigel Bradham #4 13/13 93 5 0.5 5 0 CB STEPHON GILMORE #6 13/13 71 3 3 2 2 LB Kendall Smith #21 13/13 91 0 3.5 1 0 S Antonio Allen #104 11/10 64 2.5 7.5 4 1 (walk-off 55 yd FG vs Clem) and some lows (“wide right” vs NC). PR/KR Reid avg 9.0 on PR with 1 TD and FS Nick Moody #23 13/11 72 0.5 3 2 1 S DJ Swearinger #85 13/8 62 0 2 5 1 SS DeVonte Holloman #21 13/9 61 0 2 3 2 24.1 on KR (long 55) but has not found the EZ. The PR D allows 7.4 ypr while the KR D allows 21.6. CB Greg Reid #9 13/13 60 0 3 10 3 LB Josh Dickerson #73JC 13/13 59 0 6.5 0 0 SC earned its 1st berth in the SEC Title gm since joining the league in ‘92 and several major improvements DE Markus White #3JC 13/13 58 8 4.5 1 0 FS Akeem Auguste #91 13/9 51 1 2.5 2 0 on offense made that possible. First, QB Garcia finally had a more mature attitude and settled down in the CB Xavier Rhodes #75 13/13 55 2 1.5 12 3 DT Ladi Ajiboye #292 13/13 41 2 3 0 0 DE BRANDON JENKINS #41 13/13 55 13 6.5 2 0 LB Quin Smith #137 13/0 41 0 2 0 0 pocket making fewer mistakes. Prob the most important improvement was at RB where PS#1 RB Lattimore LB Mister Alexander #72 13/13 51 1 4 1 0 DE DEVIN TAYLOR #134 13/13 39 7.5 4.5 8 1 took over and changed SC’s whole gameplan taking pressure off of Garcia. Suddenly the oft-maligned OL DB Mike Harris #43JC 13/0 39 0 0 5 3 DE Cliff Matthews #22 13/13 38 4.5 2 1 0 looked better, and SC was no longer scratching for pts like in years past (+11.4 ppg over LY’s 20.6). Soph SS Terrance Parks #47 13/13 39 0 0 5 0 DT Travian Robertson #26 13/13 37 4 6 2 0 DT Everett Dawkins #79 13/7 35 2.5 3.5 0 0 CB Chris Culliver #88 7/7 34 1 1.5 2 0 WR Alshon Jeffery had an outstanding ssn finishing in the top 3 for the Biletnikoff Awd as the NCAA’s top NG Jacobbi McDaniel #1 13/13 30 0.5 5 2 1 LB Tony Straughter #70JC 13/12 32 0 2 1 0 receiver. The OL avg 6’5” 303 with 2 Sr st’rs and thanks in part to Lattimore and in part to new OL coach Elliott DL Bjoern Werner #143 13/0 19 3 2.5 1 0 LB Rodney Paulk #53 13/0 32 2.5 1.5 1 0 improved from 121 rush ypg (3.6) LY to 156 ypg (4.1) TY while allowing 9 less sks (28, 7.9%). Overall the PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Greg Reid 29 261 9.0 1 Greg Reid 30 724 24.1 0 offense is #27 and the defense is #24 in our rankings. The DL avg 6’4” 275 with 2 Sr. It was a disappointing Stephon Gilmore 9 47 5.2 0 Bryce Sherman 33 675 20.5 0 inj-riddled yr for DE Cliff Matthews but he played through his inj’s and the DL only all’d 104 rush ypg (3.2) FSU SC FSU SC FSU SC FSU SC which was #1 in the SEC. SC also leads the SEC in sks with 39 (+11 from LY). The LB’s lost st’r Wilson after While FSU Fisher learned from one of the QB - 1/2 RB - 1/2 WR - 4 CCH - 41/2 1 gm but SPUR Allen was a nice surprise with 10 tfl. The secondary was the problem all year other than FSU SC CHECKLIST COMMENTS best, Spurrier is on the opposite sideline. 1st Tm SEC CB Gilmore who led the tm in tkls. SC is #93 in our pass D rankings all’g 254 ypg (63%) with a Turf/ 44 SC will not only have the majority of the fans, OL 1/2 - FSU avg 6-4 298, 2 Sr, 25 sk all’d (6.6%), 4.8 ypc. - 22-9 ratio and was forced to go to a walk-on at times at the other CB spot after ‘09 All-SEC Culliver was lost SC avg 6-5 303, 2 Sr, 28 sk all’d (7.9%), 4.1 ypc. Crowd they just played here in the SEC Champ. for the yr in gm 8. The ST are #62 with K/P Lanning solid in both areas but the returns tms are below avg. Two sack-happy tms who are almost dead DL - - FSU avg 6-2 275, 1 Sr, 33.5 of tm 46 sk, 3.3 ypc. MTCH - - Fisher has done as expected, bringing the Noles back onto the national stage. They have, however, lost SC avg 6-4 275, 2 Sr, 29 of tm 39 sk, 3.2 ypc. even in our off and def rankings. 3 of their L/6 but have to be pleased with a 9 win ssn incl a convincing win over rival Fla while also beating FSU going for 1st 10 win ssn S/’03 but SC Mia by 28. Spurrier almost saw his dream realized but they were beaten by a better team in the SEC Champ. LB 1/2 - Bradham #1 tkl’r w/93, 5.5 tfl, Smith #2, 3.5 tfl. INT - 1/2 OVERALL - Allen #2 tkl’r w/64, 10 tfl, Dickerson #5, 6.5 tfl. was embarrassed. Instead of expecting a letdown, we feel they’ll bounce back convincingly after being out of that gm early. 4 FSU #23 pass eff D, 221 ypg (58%), 16-12 ratio. SOUTH CAROLINA Rankings-wise, these tms are fairly even but in a close game, we’ll side with the SEC tm almost everyday. DB - ST 4 - SCH - - SC #93 pass eff D, 253 ypg (63%), 22-9 ratio. by 3 ✔’s FORECAST: S Carolina by 6 RATING: 1★ SOUTH CAROLINA 19 BOWL TEAMS VS BOWL TEAMS Below is a list of statistical averages for all of this season’s bowl teams when they faced TOUGHEST OPPONENTS other bowl eligible teams. They are ranked in order of net yard differential. TEAM OFF RUSH RUSH PASS PASS DEF RUSH RUSH PASS PASS TM NET BY OPPONENT WIN % PTS YPG YPC YPG % PTS YPG YPC YPG % ATS YDS BY OPPONENT WIN % 1 Boise St 42.8 175.0 5.00 350.8 70.2 17.0 111.2 3.16 178.8 56.6 4-1 235.8 On the front page of this edition of Power Sweep we list which teams played the toughest 2 TCU 40.3 228.2 4.85 255.2 67.5 14.3 103.3 3.85 146.8 45.4 3-3 233.2 schedules and that is indeed the best method of ranking the strength of opponent played. For comparison's sake, here is a listing of the final records of each team's opponents in 3 Ohio St 30.9 205.3 4.84 185.9 57.9 16.1 125.6 3.72 160.0 56.3 4-2-1 105.6 2010. Taking out the team's own record from their opponents’ stats the numbers reflect only 4 Arkansas 35.8 147.5 4.40 331.8 67.9 28.1 174.0 4.30 205.6 57.2 7-1 99.6 how their opponents did against other teams. For example Auburn’s opponents are listed at 5 Nebraska 35.3 277.7 6.24 174.5 59.3 20.7 159.8 4.13 200.3 52.1 5-1 92.0 92-52 63.9% if you add the Auburn’s record they would be 92-65 58.6%. 6 Auburn 37.6 276.3 5.61 185.6 64.2 26.0 116.9 3.67 253.2 62.3 7-2 91.8 OPP OPP OPP TMS W/ OPP OPP OPP TMS W/ 7 Stanford 34.2 193.2 4.73 274.5 71.1 21.8 139.2 4.61 238.2 60.2 3-3 90.3 WINS LOSS WIN% WIN REC WINS LOSS WIN% WIN REC 1 NOTRE DAME 89 42 67.9% 10 8 Oregon 49.3 289.5 5.93 229.8 61.7 25.3 146.0 4.11 286.3 55.2 4-1-1 87.0 61 BYU 72 63 53.3% 6 2 TEXAS A&M 90 44 67.2% 8 62 SMU 76 67 53.1% 5 9 Oklahoma St 42.4 181.4 5.18 354.4 67.1 32.3 155.8 3.85 296.3 64.7 4-3-1 83.8 3 S CAROLINA 94 50 65.3% 7 63 RUTGERS 69 61 53.1% 8 10 Oklahoma 36.0 120.5 3.13 340.0 64.1 25.3 186.9 4.76 191.9 56.9 4-4 81.8 4 AUBURN 92 52 63.9% 7 64 TENNESSEE 70 62 53.0% 6 11 Miami, Fl 25.9 191.9 4.77 227.0 53.2 22.1 189.8 4.58 148.3 46.8 4-5 80.8 5 FLORIDA 86 49 63.7% 8 65 STANFORD 70 62 53.0% 5 12 West Virginia 20.6 139.3 3.45 184.1 60.6 14.0 86.3 2.65 157.7 56.2 5-2 79.4 6 LSU 84 48 63.6% 8 66 GEORGIA 70 63 52.6% 5 13 Alabama 27.4 146.1 4.36 255.5 67.4 17.0 127.6 3.60 205.8 58.2 4-4 68.3 7 ARKANSAS 84 49 63.2% 6 67 VIRGINIA 69 64 51.9% 8 14 Arizona 30.7 114.6 3.70 323.4 66.9 26.7 162.9 4.10 209.1 57.0 3-3-1 66.0 8 IOWA STATE 85 50 63.0% 9 68 MARSHALL 69 65 51.5% 6 15 N Illinois 33.4 219.2 5.17 219.0 66.7 24.4 156.0 5.23 219.4 55.0 3-2 62.8 9 OKLAHOMA 91 54 62.8% 8 69 CONNECTICUT 67 64 51.1% 7 16 Michigan St 29.4 164.5 4.65 245.5 67.4 22.3 129.3 3.76 225.9 56.6 6-2 54.9 10 MISSOURI 84 50 62.7% 8 70 VANDERBILT 68 65 51.1% 6 17 Wisconsin 37.3 228.5 5.13 193.5 73.0 25.3 157.5 4.40 215.2 61.5 4-2 49.3 11 MINNESOTA 83 50 62.4% 8 71 NEW MEXICO 68 65 51.1% 6 18 Navy* 31.8 352.4 5.89 81.2 54.2 20.8 186.8 5.66 203.6 65.6 4-1 43.2 12 OREGON ST 83 50 62.4% 6 72 MEMPHIS 68 65 51.1% 4 19 Texas A&M 27.1 139.6 3.58 282.9 58.6 24.3 121.4 3.41 261.9 63.8 4-3-1 39.3 13 ILLINOIS 82 50 62.1% 8 73 USF 66 65 50.4% 7 20 Air Force 24.3 290.7 5.38 115.0 49.5 23.1 221.1 5.14 158.0 52.4 4-3 26.6 14 CINCINNATI 82 51 61.7% 10 74 BOWLING GREEN 67 66 50.4% 7 21 Notre Dame 26.0 117.9 3.93 262.2 58.9 21.3 151.4 4.07 204.6 60.5 5-4-2 24.1 15 MIAMI (FL) 82 51 61.7% 8 75 GEORGIA TECH 67 66 50.4% 5 22 Illinois 28.6 273.3 5.42 118.3 52.9 28.4 141.5 4.16 226.8 60.4 5-3 23.3 16 SAN JOSE ST 88 56 61.1% 9 76 FRESNO ST 68 67 50.4% 4 23 NC State 30.6 128.2 3.49 263.1 55.4 26.8 120.6 3.60 248.8 60.7 6-3 22.0 17 MICHIGAN 80 51 61.1% 8 77 SYRACUSE 65 65 50.0% 6 24 Missouri 29.9 161.4 4.95 254.5 60.5 21.1 173.6 4.51 223.8 57.5 3-5 18.5 18 ALABAMA 81 53 60.4% 8 78 KENT ST 65 66 49.6% 8 19 LOUISIANA TECH 81 53 60.4% 8 25 Nevada 29.3 221.8 4.77 196.3 57.5 26.3 136.3 4.66 264.5 62.3 2-2 17.3 79 NAVY 66 68 49.3% 6 20 UNLV 88 58 60.3% 8 80 NEVADA 72 75 49.0% 4 26 Pittsburgh 23.1 138.4 4.03 197.7 63.0 21.1 125.8 3.72 194.8 58.2 4-3-2 15.6 21 PURDUE 80 53 60.2% 8 81 TEMPLE 65 68 48.9% 7 27 Miami, Oh 17.4 87.4 3.10 254.8 61.1 28.6 143.8 4.13 184.2 56.8 3-2 14.2 22 MISSISSIPPI 80 53 60.2% 7 82 HOUSTON 65 68 48.9% 6 28 South Carolina 32.5 155.5 4.22 228.7 63.3 24.7 108.8 3.28 261.9 65.2 6-5 13.5 23 WASHINGTON ST 80 54 59.7% 7 83 WISCONSIN 65 68 48.9% 5 29 SMU 22.7 121.1 4.28 261.1 58.4 29.3 150.0 3.82 219.9 63.2 3-4 12.4 24 PITTSBURGH 78 54 59.1% 8 84 TCU 65 68 48.9% 5 30 UCF 24.2 180.2 4.29 164.2 61.5 23.6 115.0 3.48 217.6 56.3 3-2 11.8 25 FLORIDA ST 85 59 59.0% 8 85 NORTHWESTERN 64 67 48.9% 5 31 Virginia Tech 33.5 199.6 4.82 189.0 58.7 21.4 158.9 4.74 221.9 54.6 6-2 7.9 26 KANSAS 79 55 59.0% 8 86 RICE 65 69 48.5% 5 32 Southern Miss 34.3 144.0 3.74 302.3 62.2 40.5 157.5 5.00 281.5 59.7 1-3 7.3 27 PENN STATE 77 54 58.8% 7 87 TULSA 64 68 48.5% 5 33 FIU 28.8 201.8 4.83 218.6 59.0 35.2 181.6 5.28 232.0 56.4 2-3 6.8 28 OKLAHOMA ST 78 56 58.2% 8 88 SOUTHERN MISS 64 69 48.1% 4 34 North Carolina 24.1 101.8 3.10 269.1 64.0 27.0 163.1 4.50 202.1 60.8 4-4 5.6 29 CALIFORNIA 77 56 57.9% 6 89 HAWAII 70 76 47.9% 5 35 Georgia Tech 25.4 322.1 5.58 91.9 37.1 30.7 187.1 4.96 222.1 64.7 4-3 4.7 30 BAYLOR 76 56 57.6% 7 90 NEW MEXICO ST 65 71 47.8% 5 36 Florida 24.8 147.3 4.04 178.2 60.3 22.9 139.6 3.76 185.6 56.0 4-6 0.3 31 MISS ST. 76 56 57.6% 5 91 BUFFALO 64 70 47.8% 7 37 Michigan 29.5 220.5 5.04 254.0 60.3 37.1 223.9 5.12 254.9 61.1 2-6 -4.3 32 WASHINGTON 77 57 57.5% 6 92 UAB 64 70 47.8% 5 38 Louisville 17.3 136.8 3.73 139.7 53.1 17.3 145.2 4.03 136.8 56.3 2-4 -5.5 33 N CAROLINA 77 57 57.5% 6 93 ULM 63 69 47.7% 4 39 LSU 24.0 162.4 4.12 162.1 60.5 20.5 138.1 3.65 193.9 58.2 3-5 -7.5 34 IOWA 75 56 57.3% 7 94 OREGON 63 69 47.7% 3 40 Penn St 19.1 138.0 4.07 223.1 52.6 26.5 202.3 5.01 169.4 64.0 2-6 -10.5 35 TEXAS TECH 76 57 57.1% 7 95 IDAHO 70 77 47.6% 5 41 Florida St 28.9 154.0 4.43 209.6 61.6 23.8 145.8 3.74 229.1 57.2 4-6 -11.3 36 COLORADO 77 58 57.0% 7 96 E MICHIGAN 63 70 47.4% 6 37 CLEMSON 76 58 56.7% 8 42 Clemson 18.1 124.1 3.46 187.6 55.0 19.1 132.6 3.58 194.0 50.6 4-5 -14.9 97 AKRON 63 70 47.4% 5 38 E CAROLINA 76 58 56.7% 8 98 LOUISVILLE 62 69 47.3% 6 43 Kentucky 23.4 109.7 3.23 278.1 65.6 31.6 176.3 5.06 226.7 57.8 3-4 -15.1 39 NEBRASKA 81 63 56.3% 5 99 TULANE 62 70 47.0% 5 44 Boston College 14.6 116.4 3.34 164.0 49.3 22.7 93.7 2.98 208.4 63.5 3-4 -21.7 40 DUKE 73 57 56.2% 9 100 OHIO 62 71 46.6% 5 45 Iowa 27.1 106.9 3.35 238.0 63.1 20.4 105.1 3.23 261.4 65.8 3-3-1 -21.7 41 NC STATE 75 59 56.0% 6 101 INDIANA 61 70 46.6% 6 46 Tulsa 35.0 193.8 4.85 297.3 58.5 40.3 158.0 4.69 363.8 62.0 3-3 -30.7 42 ARIZONA ST 73 58 55.7% 6 102 SAN DIEGO ST 61 71 46.2% 4 47 Georgia 28.9 123.4 3.75 244.4 60.5 29.3 180.5 4.02 221.8 64.9 2-6 -34.5 43 TEXAS 74 60 55.2% 7 103 KENTUCKY 61 72 45.9% 4 48 Texas Tech 25.8 149.3 4.07 305.7 63.3 34.3 182.3 4.91 310.2 65.1 2-4 -37.5 44 VIRGINIA TECH 78 65 54.5% 7 104 TOLEDO 61 72 45.9% 4 49 East Carolina 35.0 110.6 4.02 329.4 65.9 47.5 239.8 5.31 237.9 58.4 3-5 -37.6 45 WAKE FOREST 72 60 54.5% 7 105 UTAH 61 73 45.5% 5 50 USF 14.6 143.1 3.88 131.4 49.7 21.1 160.7 4.06 158.3 58.5 2-5 -44.4 46 ARIZONA 72 60 54.5% 5 106 ARMY 60 72 45.5% 5 51 Syracuse 14.1 115.1 3.60 160.0 54.2 25.1 145.7 3.82 175.1 57.6 2-5 -45.7 47 MICHIGAN ST 71 60 54.2% 6 107 ARKANSAS ST 60 72 45.5% 3 52 San Diego St 28.2 121.0 5.13 289.4 54.0 30.8 208.0 4.33 254.0 56.9 3-2 -51.6 48 AIR FORCE 71 60 54.2% 6 108 UCF 62 81 43.4% 4 53 Hawaii 30.0 67.8 3.32 323.2 62.1 33.4 192.8 4.48 252.0 65.4 4-1 -53.8 49 C MICHIGAN 72 61 54.1% 8 109 BALL STATE 57 75 43.2% 5 54 Utah 20.0 108.3 3.48 223.7 54.6 28.7 120.0 3.44 275.2 65.4 1-4-1 -63.2 50 BOSTON COLLEGE 72 61 54.1% 7 110 W MICHIGAN 57 76 42.9% 4 55 Mississippi St 17.1 181.7 3.89 130.1 52.3 21.4 152.6 3.99 225.6 59.6 3-4 -66.3 51 KANSAS STATE 72 61 54.1% 5 111 FLORIDA INTL 56 76 42.4% 4 56 Connecticut 16.3 160.4 4.32 131.1 51.1 21.3 177.1 4.49 184.1 62.4 4-3 -69.7 52 BOISE STATE 74 63 54.0% 5 112 LOUISIANA 56 76 42.4% 3 57 Baylor 29.5 197.2 5.38 266.3 65.9 47.0 186.5 4.89 349.2 74.2 0-6 -72.2 53 WYOMING 71 61 53.8% 7 113 MIAMI (OH) 61 83 42.4% 5 58 Troy 34.8 132.0 3.97 259.3 65.7 43.8 215.5 5.42 249.0 65.5 2-2 -73.3 54 OHIO STATE 71 61 53.8% 6 114 WKU 56 77 42.1% 3 55 COLORADO ST 73 63 53.7% 6 59 Maryland 22.6 94.6 3.41 227.1 58.0 26.5 176.5 3.92 225.5 56.1 5-3 -80.3 115 FLORIDA ATL 55 77 41.7% 3 56 UTAH STATE 73 63 53.7% 6 116 N ILLINOIS 57 86 39.9% 3 60 BYU 14.7 132.3 3.66 165.0 53.6 26.0 186.3 4.81 197.0 54.8 4-3 -86.0 57 USC 77 67 53.5% 5 117 TROY 53 80 39.8% 2 61 Army* 22.0 216.0 4.04 75.5 47.7 35.5 174.5 5.06 208.0 60.5 0-4 -91.0 58 MARYLAND 70 61 53.4% 6 118 NORTH TEXAS 51 80 38.9% 3 62 Ohio 21.3 138.0 3.76 111.5 51.9 24.8 88.0 2.65 261.0 63.1 2-2 -99.5 59 WEST VIRGINIA 71 62 53.4% 6 119 UTEP 51 81 38.6% 3 63 Tennessee 16.6 91.9 2.99 230.4 56.7 32.7 184.3 4.64 238.7 62.5 3-4 -100.7 60 UCLA 71 62 53.4% 5 120 MIDDLE TENN 40 91 30.5% 1 64 Washington 19.4 137.6 4.12 194.5 54.2 36.5 228.6 5.40 222.3 65.5 2-6 -118.8 The above chart shows the combined records of the opponents each team faced. Opponents win percent- 65 Fresno St 21.5 115.8 3.56 208.0 52.2 39.5 196.0 5.37 254.8 59.9 2-2 -127.0 age is the sole component of the NCAA’s ranking of toughest opponents faced. Although this is a useful 66 Northwestern 23.8 156.6 4.08 198.4 62.9 41.0 262.8 5.87 232.0 61.7 1-4 -139.8 system, it doesn’t really take into account the actual strength of the opponent faced as a team like a ranked 67 UTEP 25.7 152.7 4.63 193.0 56.3 34.3 216.0 5.63 277.0 63.6 2-1 -147.3 South Carolina at 9-4 is the same as facing a 9-4 Miami (OH) and we know that is not accurate. Also if a 68 Middle Tennessee 18.3 98.7 2.90 198.7 57.6 37.0 267.7 5.70 181.7 68.4 1-2 -152.0 team played a FCS/IAA opponent such as SE Missouri St which finished 9-3, this system would rate them as tough of an opponent as Alabama. It is interesting to note that even though 7 of the top 8 teams made 69 Kansas St 22.8 134.0 3.51 207.0 63.2 34.0 285.4 6.93 227.6 60.3 2-3 -172.0 bowls, 6 of those had a win over an FCS/1-AA team this year. Once again for our toughest schedule rank- 70 Toledo 20.6 107.2 3.10 158.8 59.7 40.0 158.6 4.58 281.6 71.4 2-3 -174.2 ing see the front page, but this analysis can be useful. For our complete ranking of toughest opponents * Does not include Army vs Navy game stats due to printing time restrictions ranked by units faced, see page 23. Northcoast Sports • Every Bowl Late Phone Selection Released You'll receive all of our Late Phone • Top Opinions on sides not released as LPS Plays & Opinions on the sides of the Bowl Package H games, including our Bowl Play of the Tis The Season! 1-800-654-3448 • Rated Bowl Totals • Bowl Play of the Year! Year, with your own 800 passcodes Call to access the plays. This is the Northcoast Every Bowl from New Mexico • The ONLY way to receive the Bowl Play of the Sports $ ONLY PACKAGE YOU NEED for all 299 to the BCS Championship! Year which is NOT announced to the public! of our COLLEGE BOWL WINNERS! 20 This is the inaugural year of the TicketCity Bowl which will be played at the Cotton Bowl and fittingly NORTHWESTERN TEXAS TECH this is the 1st matchup for these programs. The Raiders return to the post season for the 11th str year TicketCity (6-4 SU/4-6 ATS) and they are the only tm in the B12 to be bowl elig every ssn in the conf’s existence. (7-5) BOWL (7-5) TT is now led by Tuberville who is 6-3 SU/ATS in bowls in his career. NW is headed to its 3rd str bowl January 1, 2011 • 12:00 pm espnU • Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX under Fitzgerald who is 0-2 SU/2-0 ATS in his career and he has made it the program’s goal to win a POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. bowl gm for the 1st time S/’48 (lost L/7). TT played Baylor in this stadium on Oct 9th beating the bowl NORTHWESTERN 156 255 26 2.7 4 98.1 bound Bears 45-38 as a 1 pt fav while this is the Cats 1st trip here. TT will have a significant crowd edge TEXAS TECH 164 350 37 2.6 – 101.3 as Lubbock is a 6 hr drive from Dallas and they have many alums in the area. NW went 1-4 SU/ATS vs bowl teams getting outscored 41-24 and outgained 495-355. TT went 3-3 SU/2-4 ATS being outscored WILDCATS ATS: 3-9 O/U: 7-5 RED RAIDERS ATS: 5-6-1 O/U: 6-6 34-26 and outgained 492-455. The Raiders went 2-1-1 as an AF TY while the Cats were 0-3 as an dog RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG outside of Ryan Field with 2 contests coming after 1st Tm B10 QB Persa was KO’d for the ssn. Mike Trumpy #78 11/4 116 550 20 530 4 4.6 Baron Batch #40 12/11 172 817 12 805 5 4.7 After throwing the GW TD pass to knock off Iowa, Persa ruptured his Achilles tendon. Persa had Dan Persa #53 10/10 164 717 198 519 9 3.2 Eric Stephens #59 12/3 113 555 13 542 5 4.8 Jacob Schmidt #506 7/5 49 171 10 161 4 3.3 Steven Sheffield #269 10/1 18 61 45 16 1 0.9 accounted for 75.5% of NW’s offense and his 73.5% comp set a school record and is #2 in B10 his- Adonis Smith #113 8/1 30 136 1 135 0 4.5 Taylor Potts #19 12/11 31 134 149 -15 1 -0.5 tory. His replacement is 6’6” pocket passer Watkins who hit 129 (55%) with a 1-4 ratio (49 rush) in his PASSING PS# GS/GP ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT DAN PERSA #53 10/10 302 222 73.5 2581 15 4 Taylor Potts #19 12/11 495 326 65.9 3357 31 9 2 sts and the Cats actually burned the RS of the more mobile Colten for the L/2. The 2 QB’s comb Evan Watkins #34 6/2 49 26 53.1 302 1 4 Steven Sheffield #269 10/1 58 33 56.9 359 3 1 for 6 TO’s in the finale loss to Wisky and Ftizgerald vowed the squad would get right back to work RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG with pract so the frosh QB’s could get more exp before the bowl. The Cats started 4 diff TB’s before JEREMY EBERT #223 12/12 59 919 15.6 8 45 Detron Lewis #81 12/11 79 803 10.2 6 54 Sidney Stewart #100 12/12 38 437 11.5 0 28 Lyle Leong #231 12/10 64 808 12.6 17 40 finally settling on Trumpy whose 80 yd TD run vs IL was the Cats’ longest S/‘82 although he missed Drake Dunsmore #73 12/8 39 378 9.7 5 47 Alex Torres – 10/5 36 439 12.2 3 45 the finale and is ? here (fractured wrist). WR Ebert stepped up as all star caliber TE/SB Dunsmore Demetrius Fields #326 12/12 22 260 11.8 1 23 Austin Zouzalik #292 11/3 26 382 14.7 1 55 battled inj’s. The OL (6’5” 303, 1 Sr) all’d the most sk among bowl tms (39, 11%). The DL is led by PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Jacoby Franks #145 7/3 25 254 10.2 0 30 Brandon Williams #144 12 56 2261 40.4 18 38.2 0 20 Tramain Swindall #92 12/8 30 240 8.0 0 36 DE Browne who has 7 of their 8.5 sks up front. Nate Williams is the top tackler among the LB’s but KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Baron Batch #40 12/11 31 220 7.1 3 44 the unit has a tendency to overpursue which opens up cutback lanes which IL’s OC Petrino cited as Stefan Demos #9 12 31-35 7-9 3-3 5-10 0-0 15-22 47 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT Jon LaCour #17 12 54 2149 39.8 13 38.8(t) 0 11 a reason for the Illini’s 519 rush yds. NW finished #36 pass eff D (231, 59%, 21-14) led by #1 tkl’r S S Brian Peters #443 12/12 97 0 3.5 4 3 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Peters and top cover CB Mabin. K Demos struggled at times (missing 2 FG’s in the Purdue loss) and LB Nate Williams #104 12/12 82 2 7.5 1 0 Matt Williams – 12 50-50 3-3 2-2 3-5 0-0 8-10 42 would like to atone for missing the potential GW in LY’s wild OT bowl loss to Auburn. P Williams is #3 LB Bryce McNaul #41 10/10 61 1 4 1 0 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT CB Jordan Mabin #55 12/12 58 0 0 13 0 LB Bront Bird #363 12/12 101 1 3.5 2 3 B10 in net (38.2) with good placement (18 FC) and their 3.3 ypr all’d is #4 in the NCAA. True Fr Mark DE Vince Browne #73 12/11 57 7 8 0 0 S Cody Davis #137 12/12 79 1 5.5 4 1 set a school record with 273 KR yds vs Wisky including a 94 yd TD. LB Quentin Davie #73 12/12 56 1.5 2.5 4 3 S Tre’ Porter #55 12/9 70 0 3 6 1 Tuberville vowed to keep the Air Raid offense but he added more of an emphasis on the run gm and CB Justan Vaughn #173 12/12 51 0 0 4 1 DE Brian Duncan #46 12/11 58 7 5 0 0 S Hunter Bates #333 12/2 34 1 1 2 2 CB Jarvis Phillips #379 12/10 52 0 1 9 4 after running for over 140 yd in a gm 18x in the previous 10Y, the Raiders did it 7x TY led by the combo of S David Arnold #65 7/2 33 0 0.5 2 1 DT Colby Whitlock #220 12/12 50 2 6.5 1 0 Batch and Stephens. The pass #’s shrunk as expected -72 ypg although QB Potts finished as the B12’s DE Jack DiNardo #29 12/12 30 0.5 6 0 0 CB DJ Johnson #255 11/8 43 0 2 3 3 S Jared Carpenter #304 10/8 26 0 1.5 0 0 DE Sam Fehoko #24 12/6 35 1 1.5 1 0 #3 passer. After Potts was briefly benched for fan favorite Sheffield who got the start vs MO, he returned DE Kevin Watt #93 12/11 24 0 5 0 0 LB Brett Dewhurst #375 12/6 34 0 0 4 0 to finish out the yr. The receiving corps battled inj’s to #3 rec Torres and #5 Franks but Leong finished #2 LB David Nwabuisi #295 12/0 24 0 2 2 1 LB Julius Howard #138 12/5 32 0 4 0 0 FBS in TD rec. The OL (6’5” 313) struggled early on with run blocking after lining up in wide splits under DT Corbin Bryant #157 12/12 21 1 7 1 1 S Frank Mitchem #114 12/6 31 1 1 4 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Leach but improved with exp (no Sr’s) and allowed 21 sk (3.7%). The D also had a major scheme change Venric Mark 9 116 12.9 0 Venric Mark 16 442 27.6 1 Detron Lewis 10 62 6.2 0 Eric Stephens 40 989 24.7 0 as they went to a 3-4. Depth was a major issue and Tuberville numerous times bemoaned the unit’s lack of Hunter Bates 9 51 5.7 0 Stephen Simmons 23 508 22.1 0 Austin Zouzalik 6 5 0.8 0 Harris Jeffers 5 89 17.8 0 speed until he eventually said the best way for them to win was to simply outscore people. 1st Tm B12 NT NW TT NW TT NW TT NW TT Whitlock was solid in the middle with the top sk’r being ex-LB Duncan. LB Bird was the tm’s top tkl’r. Inj’s Tuberville in 1st yr of new systems and Fitzgerald QB - 441/2 RB - 4 WR - - CCH 4 - really hit the secondary hard as TT’s pass D finished dead last in the FBS ypg all’d although they were #87 NW TT CHECKLIST COMMENTS is 2-0 ATS both as 9+ dogs, both in OT. in our pass eff D (306, 62%, 27-14). TT was #36 in ST’s even though they allowed onside K’s to be ret’d for Turf/ 444 Tech fans will be abundant making the short trip OL - 41/2 NW avg 6-5 303, 1 Sr, 39 sk all’d (11.0%), 3.5 ypc. - TD’s in B2B gms vs ISU and Baylor. P LaCour’s net of 38.8 was #16 NCAA and KR Stephens remains 1 TT avg 6-5 313, 0 Sr, 21 sk all’d (3.7%), 4.1 ypc. Crowd while NW will struggle with their share of tix. of the B12’s best. PR Lewis (6.2) was mediocre and the K gm was an adventure as Williams and Carona 44 In 4 of TT’s 5 losses, they all’d 224 ypg rush DL - 4 NW avg 6-4 280, 1 Sr, 8.5 of tm 17 sk, 5.1 ypc. MTCH - combined to hit 9-14 with 3 blk’s. The Raiders allowed 5.8 on PR and 20.7 on PR and blk’d 2 P’s. TT avg 6-2 276, 2 Sr, 20 of tm 24 sk, 4.1 ypc. (4.8) while NW has #36 pass eff D. A disappointing finish for NW, losing by 21 and 47 after losing QB Persa. No question, Fitzgerald NW excels as a dog and extra time gives new LB Williams #2 tkl’r w/82, 9.5 tfl, McNaul #3, 5 tfl. INT 44 will have new QB Watkins ready with the extra prep time. TT finished the season with wins vs Weber 1/2 - - NW QB time to prep. OVERALL - Bird #1 tkl’r w/101, 4.5 tfl, Dewhurst #9. and Houston but did not beat a BCS team by more than 7 pts on the season. Give the edge to the 4 NW #36 pass eff D, 231 ypg (59%), 21-14 ratio. TEXAS TECH better defense with the better coach getting the generous points. DB - ST 1/2 - SCH - 41/2 TT #87 pass eff D, 306 ypg (62%), 27-14 ratio. by 3' ✔’s FORECAST: N’western (+) TT by 3 RATING: 3★ NORTHWESTERN (+) A topsy-turvy ssn comes to an end on NY’s day for UF and PSU. UF has won both prev matchups PENN ST OUTBACK FLORIDA in the ‘62 Gator and the ‘98 FL Citrus (21-6, -13’). PSU plays in its 4th ever Outback Bowl going 3-0 (7-5) (7-5) SU/ATS. Paterno is the all-time bowl win leader going 24-11-1 SU/22-10-1 ATS and is 7-2 SU/ATS BOWL L/9 vs SEC tms in bowls. UF is playing in their 20th consec bowl (2nd longest in nation) and Meyer January 1, 2011 • 1:00 pm ABC • Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL is 6-1 SU/ATS in bowls incl 4-1 at UF. This is UF’s 4th trip to the Outback (1-2 SU/ATS). UF’s fans are POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. used to more prestigious bowls w/BCS bids in 3 of the L/4Y but UF will clearly have the home crowd PENN ST 118 178 17 1.7 – 102.6 edge as fans will come out to support Meyer in his last gm. UF is 3-2 SU/ATS on the road (incl OT FLORIDA 173 183 30 2.4 4 4 4 104.5 win vs GA) TY. PSU went 0-3 SU/ATS as an AD TY losing all 3 to ‘09 BCS bowl winners. PSU now faces a 4th BCS bowl winner here (1st tm in history) but also lost 4 gms by 20+ for the 1st time in Nittany Lions ATS: 5-7 O/U: 7-5 Gators ATS: 6-6 O/U: 6-6 tm history. PSU is 3-5 SU/2-6 ATS vs bowl tms being outscored 27-19 and outgained 372-361 while RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG UF is 5-5 SU/4-6 ATS vs bowl tms but outscored those tms 25-23 (outgained them 326-325). Both Evan Royster #18 12/12 188 941 25 916 6 4.9 Jeffery Demps #28 10/4 89 571 40 531 3 6.0 Silas Redd #10 11/0 69 439 15 424 2 6.1 Trey Burton #26 12/10 73 353 6 347 11 4.8 lost to AL but UF actually outgained the Tide 281-273 while PSU was outgained 409-283. Stephfon Green #145 12/0 48 190 2 188 1 3.9 Mike Gillislee #46 11/0 54 319 4 315 6 5.8 Rob Bolden became the 1st true Fr QB to start in the Paterno era. Bolden struggled getting the Matt McGloin #171 8/4 11 23 20 3 1 0.3 Chris Rainey #15 7/6 45 318 18 300 2 6.7 Rob Bolden #5 10/8 30 80 91 -11 1 -0.4 John Brantley #4 12/12 51 73 180 -107 0 -2.1 ball downfield causing D’s to put more players in the box to stop PSU’s all-time leading rusher Royster. PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT When Bolden was hurt vs Minn, McGloin came off of the bench to hit 6-13 and 2 TD’s. In his 1st start Rob Bolden #5 10/8 193 112 58 1360 5 7 John Brantley #4 12/12 316 194 61.4 2020 9 9 he led the Lions to a win over Mich with their biggest yd and pt totals of the ssn. Bolden started vs Matt McGloin #171 8/4 174 101 58 1337 13 4 Jordan Reed #25 12/3 33 18 54.5 192 3 1 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG NW but McGloin led them to PSU’s biggest comeback ever (trailing 21-0). Vs OSU McGloin threw Derek Moye #57 12/12 48 806 16.8 7 80 Deonte Thompson #4 12/11 36 548 15.2 1 44 the 1st PSU TD passes of the B10 era in Columbus while taking PSU to a 14-3 HT lead. In the 2H Brett Brackett #37 12/9 37 497 13.4 5 49 Carl Moore #1JC 12/6 27 349 12.9 1 51 he threw 2 pick sixes but he started the L/2 with Paterno naming him the bowl’s QB starter. Top WR Justin Brown #20 12/7 31 439 14.2 1 45 Frankie Hammond #53 10/7 20 270 13.5 2 39 Devon Smith #86 12/5 27 363 13.4 1 48 Omarius Hines #30 12/7 18 254 14.1 1 42 Moye’s play picked up with McGloin at QB. Although all 5 OL (6’3” 301, 1 Sr) ply’d a diff position LY PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Chris Rainey #15 7/6 22 198 9.0 3 40 PSU all’d just 12 sks (3.1%). Thanks to inj’s and attrition the D never quite lived up to the standards Anthony Fera #3 10 43 1789 41.6 19 38.4(t) 0 13 Trey Burton #26 12/10 30 188 6.3 1 21 of recent editions (top 15 NCAA scoring and ttl D from ‘04-’09). The star up front is DT Ogbu with the Alex Butterworth 27 2 8 289 36.1 3 38.4(t) 0 2 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG CHAS HENRY #20 12 44 2042 46.4 13 41.8 0 16 DE’s probably the unit’s most banged up position. The LB’s also had their inj woes as top LB Mauti Colin Wagner #84 12 31-31 5-5 6-8 8-10 0-1 19-24 49 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG missed the L/2 (shldr). PSU had the #64 pass eff D (188, 62%, 19-9). The ST finished #38 although POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT Caleb Sturgis #6 4 19-21 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 2-4 44 PSU will be w/o their top P Fera who missed the L/2 and was replaced by walk-on true Fr Butterworth LB Chris Colasanti #12 12/10 102 0 8 1 0 Chas Henry #20 12 24-25 1-2 3-4 0-2 0-0 4-8 39 LB Nate Stupar #16 12/6 72 2 4.5 4 1 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT and the tm finished w/a 38.4 net. K Wagner hit 8-10 from 40+. PSU all’d 7.3 on PR and 20.7 on KR. CB D’Anton Lynn #43 12/12 71 0 1.5 3 2 SS AHMAD BLACK #59 12/12 102 1 9 3 3 Tough yr for mighty UF as the off took a nosedive w/o QB Tebow and struggled with inj’s at RB all S Drew Astorino #335 12/11 68 0 0 5 1 LB Jelani Jenkins #2 12/10 73 2 2 1 1 DE Justin Trattou #11 12/12 56 2 10 0 1 yr. QB Brantley is more of a pure passer and not well suited to the Tebow-ran off, so adjustments were LB Michael Mauti #21 10/9 63 2 3 1 0 LB Jonathan Bostic #14 12/6 52 2 1 1 3 eventually made w/TE Reed and bkup QB Burton serving as the Tebow-like QB’s while Brantley remained LB Bani Gbadyu #25 11/9 48 0 2.5 0 0 LB AJ Jones #1 11/9 49 1 3 3 0 the st’r and threw most of the passes. RB Demps is one of the fastest players in the nation (Olympic DB Malcolm Willis #105 12/5 47 0 0 2 1 FS Will Hill #2 10/10 48 0 2 1 2 DT Ollie Ogbu #198 12/11 46 0.5 8 1 0 CB Janoris Jenkins #10 12/11 44 1 5 8 3 trials 100m) but suffered from a foot inj which limited him almost all yr (2 gms missed-won’t be 100% CB Stephon Morris #76 12/7 37 0 0.5 1 0 LB Duke Lemmens #50 12/12 41 4 3 0 0 for bowl). After his 5 gm susp, WR Rainey helped out at RB and WR and is one of the top off threats DL Jordan Hill #130 12/4 34 0.5 1.5 1 0 LB Brandon Hicks #19 12/5 34 3 0 0 0 on the tm. The OL (6’4” 322, 4 Sr) was shaky w/OG Mike Pouncey moving to C to take over for his twin DE Pete Massaro #109 12/9 33 3.5 4.5 0 0 DL Jaye Howard #23 10/7 24 3 8 0 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD DT Sharrif Floyd #3 12/1 21 0 7 0 0 brother Maurkice (1st RD DC). In the opener snaps were flying everywhere and UF was held below 100 Justin Brown 14 71 5.1 0 Chaz Powell 21 503 24.0 1 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD yds rushing in 4 gms TY (Mia OH, AL, LSU, SC) and only 1 LY (AL) with the rush avg falling from 222 Devon Smith 11 152 13.8 0 Stephfon Green 16 337 21.1 0 Janoris Jenkins 18 150 8.3 0 ANDRE DEBOSE 19 564 29.7 2 ypg (5.6) in ‘09 to 166 ypg (4.3) TY. Overall UF finished #32 on off and #13 on D. New DC Austin faced a PSU UF PSU UF PSU UF PSU UF tough rebuilding job replacing 5 DC’s (all 1st 3 Rd’s). They all’d 50 ypg more than LY (303 ypg) and 8.7 Meyer leaving may tilt towards UF, but we’ll leave it even QB - - RB 1/2 - WR - - CCH - - ppg more. UF’s D only generated 21 sks (tied #10 SEC) after from 39 LY. The DL avg 6’3” 278 with 3 Sr PSU UF CHECKLIST COMMENTS as legendary JoePa is as good as it gets in bowls. st’rs but loses DL cch McCarney who was hired as NT’s HC. UF all’d 130 ypg rush, its most S/’04. One PSU’s always supported but have to give edge to OL - 1/2 PSU avg 6-3 301, 2 Sr, 12 sk all’d (3.1%), 4.2 ypc. Turf/ - 41/2 bright spot is the secondary that is #11 in our pass D rankings all’g 173 ypg (55%) with a 16-17 ratio led UF avg 6-4 322, 4 Sr, 23 sk all’d (6.5%), 4.3 ypc. Crowd Fla with the in-state fans rooting for Meyer. by #1 tkl’r S Black and CB Jenkins. The ST’s are always strong (#3) with P Henry leading the nation in Both tms loaded with VHT’s but neither has DL - 4 PSU avg 6-4 284, 1 Sr, 12 of tm 16 sk, 4.5 ypc. MTCH - - avg and net. One weak spot is kicking as P Henry was forced to take over for the inj’d Sturgis. UF avg 6-3 281, 3 Sr, 12 of tm 21 sk, 3.5 ypc. matched seasons of recent years. If we told you PSU was facing UF in a bowl - it wouldn’t be with a pair of 7-5 tms. If we told you Colasanti #1 tkl’r w/102, 8 tfl, Stupar #2, 6.5 tfl. Final gm for Meyer. LY Gators rallied around that it was Meyer vs Paterno and one was going to retire - it wouldn’t be Meyer. While we initially LB - - INT - 4 OVERALL - Jenkins #2 tkl’r w/73, 4 tfl, Bostic #4, 3 tfl. Tebow in final gm. sided with PSU, Meyer’s sudden retirement has caused us to reevaluate this game as we wait to 4 PSU #64 pass eff D, 188 ypg (62%), 19-9 ratio. FLORIDA see how the team and fan base responds. DB - 1/2 ST - 1/2 SCH - 1/2 UF #11 pass eff D, 173 ypg (55%), 16-17 ratio. by 6 ✔’s FORECAST: Penn St vs Florida RATING: NO PLAY 21 This bowl pairs AL HC Nick Saban vs his former tm where he was 34-24-1 from ‘95-’99 with MSU MICHIGAN ST CAPITAL ONE ALABAMA HC Dantonio serving as his DB cch. This is the 1st meeting between these 2 and the 1st time Saban’s (11-1) (9-3) faced MSU since leaving there. MSU won a share of the B10 Title for the 1st time S/‘90 and now plays BOWL in just their 3rd Jan bowl S/’89. Moments after the ND win B10 Cch of the Yr Dantonio suffered a mild January 1, 2011 • 1:00 pm ESPN • Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL heart attack and the tm was led to 2 wins incl 1 over Wisky by OC Treadwell. The team rallied for incred- POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. ible 4Q comebacks vs NW and Purdue to finish with a program record 11 wins. This is the Spartans’ MICHIGAN ST 124 190 16 2.2 – 98.9 4th bowl under Dantonio (0-3 SU/1-2 ATS). MSU has played their bowl game in Orlando 3 out of the ALABAMA 161 265 30 1.5 44 102.2 L/4Y (‘07, ‘08) and is 1-1 SU/ATS in this bowl, losing 24-12 to UGA and QB Stafford as an 8’ pt dog in ‘08. The Spartans are 3-8 as dog the L/3Y (2-1 TY). AL was selected over LSU because they have SPARTANS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 5-7 CRIMSON TIDE ATS: 7-5 O/U: 4-7-1 never played in the Capital One while LSU was here LY. Saban is 5-6 SU/ATS in bowls (2-1 SU/ATS at RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG Bama). Orlando is about a 9 hr drive from Tuscaloosa so the Tide should have a strong fan following Edwin Baker #10 12/11 195 1221 34 1187 13 6.1 Mark Ingram #66 10/10 146 843 27 816 11 5.6 for this one. UA is 5-3 SU/4-4 ATS vs bowl tms TY outscoring those tms by 27-17 and outgaining them Le’Veon Bell #106 12/0 103 630 38 592 8 5.7 Trent Richardson #2 10/2 102 676 18 658 5 6.5 Keshawn Martin #339 10/5 14 157 0 157 0 11.2 Eddie Lacy #27 11/0 51 324 4 320 4 6.3 by 462-333. MSU is 7-1 SU/6-2 ATS vs bowl caliber tms outgaining those tms by 410-356. Both tms Larry Caper #21 10/0 37 161 18 143 2 3.9 Greg McElroy #27 12/12 59 144 160 -16 1 -0.3 faced PSU with AL winning 24-3 (409-283 edge) and MSU winning 28-22 (outgained 396-331). Kirk Cousins #179 12/12 35 56 136 -80 1 -2.3 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT MSU’s off leader is QB Cousins who fought off shldr and ankle inj’s to score the GW TD vs Purdue to PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Greg McElroy #27 12/12 296 209 70.6 2767 19 5 Kirk Cousins #179 12/12 320 216 67.5 2705 20 9 AJ McCarron #9 12/0 42 24 57.1 338 3 0 cap a 22 pt 4Q. He should be 100% with the time off and finished #19 NCAA pass eff. MSU had over 200 Andrew Maxwell #32 4/0 19 9 47.4 80 0 0 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG rush yd in their first 4 for the 1st time S/’68 and RB Baker became just the 6th MSU soph to run for 1,000 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG JULIO JONES #1 12/12 75 1084 14.5 7 68 yds. The rec corps is deep with 5 WR and 2 TE’s seeing regular action incl WR’s Dell and Cunningham Mark Dell #22 12/7 49 761 15.5 6 55 Marquis Maze #40 12/7 34 480 14.1 2 48 and All-B10 TE Gantt. The OL (6’5” 300, 3 Sr) all’d 19 sk (5.5%) with a strong left side (LG Foreman and BJ Cunningham #198 12/7 50 611 12.2 9 48 Darius Hanks #284 12/11 32 456 14.2 3 51 Keshawn Martin #339 10/5 29 353 12.2 1 42 Trent Richardson #2 10/2 22 254 11.5 4 85 LT Young). The Spartans have our #37 off and #32 D. MSU’s star up front is Worthy who led the tm in sks Charlie Gantt #32 12/12 22 261 11.9 3 35 Mark Ingram #66 10/10 20 252 12.6 1 78 with just 4 from his DT spot. The LB’s feature the FBS’s most productive duo in AA Jones and Gordon Keith Nichol #7 12/7 19 240 12.6 1 42 Preston Dial #19 12/7 21 209 10.0 3 20 who were the tm’s top 2 tkl’rs. After allowing a 32-6 ratio in ‘09 (#103 pass eff D), the Spartans improved Brian Linthicum #48 12/5 17 202 11.9 1 34 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Cody Mandell #16 12 39 1528 39.2 15 36.9 0 13 to 18-17 TY (#22) with all 4 st’rs named All-B10. MSU’s 3 biggest plays of the season came on ST: the Aaron Bates #54 12 50 2261 45.2 10 38.2 0 15 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG blk’d punt vs PU, “Little Giants”: the fake FG in which holder Bates hit TE Gantt for a 28 yd TD pass to beat KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Jeremy Shelley #102 11 43-44 4-6 7-8 1-2 0-0 12-16 42 ND and the “Mousetrap”: trailing NW 24-14 in the 4Q, a fake P on 4&11 at the NW36 in which Bates hit Dan Conroy #52 12 44-45 3-3 7-8 3-3 1-1 14-15 50 Cade Foster #7 12 7-7 2-2 0-0 5-6 0-1 7-9 49 a 21 yd pass to Fowler. P Bates led the B10 in avg and was #2 in net (38.2). K Conroy hit his 1st 13 FG’s POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB Greg Jones #146 12/12 98 1 7 3 2 SS MARK BARRON #17 12/12 75 2 1 6 3 in the 1st 7 gms before cooling off to hit just 1-2 in the final 5. Martin led the league in PR at 14.2 incl the LB Eric Gordon #44 12/12 88 2 4.5 2 1 LB Dont’a Hightower #53 12/12 67 0 3.5 3 0 pivotal 74 yd TD vs Wisky. The Spartans allow 8.7 on PR and 21.1 on KR and finished #49 in ST. SS Marcus Hyde #345 12/12 77 0 0 8 3 LB CJ Mosley #15 12/3 66 0.5 1 8 2 After AL earned their first Nat’l Title since ‘92 LY, a 9-3 ssn seems disappointing. Still this is one of FS Trenton Robinson #203 12/11 69 0 0 8 4 CB DeMarcus Milliner #4 12/9 52 0 4 5 1 CB Chris L Rucker #165 10/9 61 0 3.5 7 2 CB Dre Kirkpatrick #2 12/11 50 0 4 7 3 the most talented teams in the country with their only losses to 2 squads in the SEC Title gm and 10-2 LB Chris Norman #16 11/9 59 0 0.5 3 1 FS Robert Lester #110 12/12 47 1 0.5 3 7 LSU. QB McElroy entered the ssn 30-0 as a starting QB in HS and college (now 39-3). McElroy was still CB Johnny Adams #61 12/12 43 0 2 7 3 LB Courtney Upshaw #48 12/11 47 5 6.5 2 0 efficient but held onto the ball too long resulting in 32 sks (+12 from LY). 2009 Heisman winner RB Ingram DT Jerel Worthy #112 12/12 37 4 4 3 0 DE MARCELL DAREUS #154 10/10 31 3.5 5.5 4 0 DE Tyler Hoover #44 12/9 35 3 0.5 2 0 DB DeQuan Menzie #13JC 10/7 31 1 2 4 0 is a Michigan native but suffered a knee inj in Aug and missed the 1st 2. Backup Richardson suffered a DE Colin Neely #76 11/11 32 2.5 7.5 1 0 NG Josh Chapman #75 12/12 30 1 1.5 1 0 knee inj midssn and also missed 2. The rushing production fell by 40 ypg (175, 5.0). On the bright side NT Kevin Pickelman #404 10/7 31 0.5 2 0 0 DE Damion Square #38 12/5 26 3 4 0 0 super WR Jones stayed healthy TY for his 1st 1,000 yd ssn. The OL avg 6’4” 301 with 1 Sr st’r. Overall AL PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Keshawn Martin 15 213 14.2 1 Keshawn Martin 20 355 17.8 0 Marquis Maze 18 245 13.6 0 Trent Richardson 23 616 26.8 1 has our #13 off and #2 def. Super DE Dareus was susp the 1st 2 and he was the most exp plyr returning to the DL in ‘10. The DL starters avg 6’3” 312 with 0 Sr’s. LB Hightower ret’d TY after a knee inj cut his ‘09 MSU AL MSU AL MSU AL MSU AL ssn short but wasn’t as dominating as expected and JLB Upshaw led the tm in sks and tfl. The secondary MSU two of L/3 bowls suspension-ladened QB - 4 RB - 41/2 WR - 1/2 CCH - 41/2 was quite inexperienced heading into the ssn but developed nicely with new FS Lester leading the SEC MSU AL CHECKLIST COMMENTS while Saban 2-1 at AL with a Nat’l Champ. in int. AL ranks #4 in our pass D rankings all’g 173 ypg (53%) with an excellent 11-21 ratio vs a strong Turf/ 44 Bama will travel anywhere and this is actually OL - - MSU avg 6-5 300, 3 Sr, 19 sk all’d (5.5%), 4.9 ypc. - slate of opposing QB’s. A big loss is AL defensive leader SS Barron who will miss the bowl with a torn AL avg 6-4 301, 1 Sr, 32 sk all’d (9.4%), 5.0 ypc. Crowd their 1st bowl gm in FL since 1999. pectoral muscle. AL is #18 in our ST rankings led by excellent PR Maze and KR Richardson. 4 MSU struggled vs quality D’s and they avg’d DL - 4 MSU avg 6-4 277, 1 Sr, 15 of tm 20 sk, 3.6 ypc. MTCH - There’s only one question in this entire writeup and that’s motivation. Take a look at the checklist AL avg 6-3 312, 0 Sr, 8.5 of tm 22 sk, 3.6 ypc. just 113 rush ypg in L/6 (225 in 1st six). and you’ll see it’s a complete shutout as Bama has a 14’-0 edge. While the loss to Aub will be tough MSU thought BCS but happy w/11 while Bama to rebound from, we have to believe that they’ll consider a 10 win season a success. MSU was hoping LB - - Jones #1 tkl’r w/98, 8 tfl, Gordon #2, 6.5 tfl. INT - 41/2 OVERALL - Hightower #2 tkl’r w/67, 3.5 tfl, Mosley #3. yearns for 10th win. for a BCS berth but the truth is, the last time they faced a quality D on the road they were destroyed 4 MSU #22 pass eff D, 216 ypg (56%), 18-17 ratio. ALABAMA 37-6 to Iowa (trailed 30-0 at half). DB - 1/2 ST - 4 SCH - 44 AL #4 pass eff D, 173 ypg (53%), 11-21 ratio. by 14' ✔’s FORECAST: Alabama by 21 RATING: 4★ ALABAMA Michigan returns to the postssn for the 1st time S/’07 and their 1st ever matchup with Miss St. This is MICHIGAN GATOR MISSISSIPPI ST UM’s 3rd appearance in the Gator Bowl (1-1 SU/ATS) with their last visit in ‘90 and they are 7-3 SU/6-4 ATS (7-5) in bowls vs SEC tms. Rich Rod is 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS in bowls. MSU makes its 1st bowl appearance S/’07’s BOWL (8-4) Liberty Bowl win over UCF. It is Mullen’s 1st bowl gm as a HC but of course he was part of Urban Meyer’s January 1, 2011 • 1:30 pm espn2 • Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL FL and Utah staffs that went to bowls. This is MSU’s 1st NY’s Day bowl S/’99 and just the 10th meeting with POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. a current B10 tm (Illini in ‘80). The Bulldogs sold out their original allotment of tix even before the destination MICHIGAN 195 235 24 3.3 – 102.5 was announced and asked for more while UM will bring fans for its 1st bowl in 3 yrs. MSU is 3-2 SU/ATS on MISS ST 220 195 29 2.4 44 102.2 the road TY and covered both times they were a road fav incl a 5H GOM Winner for us vs Hou. UM is 3-2 SU/1-4 ATS on the road TY. MSU is 3-4 SU/ATS vs bowl tms TY getting outscored 21-17 and outgained 378- WOLVERINES ATS: 3-9 O/U: 7-4-1 BULLDOGS ATS: 6-6 O/U: 5-6-1 312 while UM is 3-5 SU/2-6 ATS vs bowl tms being outscored 37-30 and just slightly outgained 479-475. RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG Rodriguez finally found the perfect QB in B10’s OPY Robinson to run his spread. FL native Denard Robinson #35 12/12 245 1733 90 1643 14 6.7 Vick Ballard #16JC 11/9 166 917 25 892 16 5.4 Robinson exploded for UM QB ttl off records in his 1st 2 sts, earning nat’l POW honors vs Conn and Vincent Smith #56 12/9 129 599 11 588 5 4.6 Chris Relf #87 12/12 179 831 148 683 4 3.8 MIchael Shaw #26 11/5 71 395 12 383 9 5.4 LaDarius Perkins #99 12/0 92 556 30 526 3 5.7 ND. Robinson was considered the front runner for the Heisman until his 3 int vs Mich St (2 in EZ) Stephen Hopkins #51 10/0 37 157 6 151 4 4.1 Robert Elliott #19 12/6 54 193 8 185 0 3.4 doomed UM and D’s learned how to contain him. He also was banged up as he left several gms due PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT to inj. Robinson still finished the ssn with a IA QB rush record 1,643 yds and became the first IA QB to Denard Robinson #35 12/12 250 155 62.0 2316 16 10 Chris Relf #87 12/12 197 111 56.3 1508 10 5 Tate Forcier #16 8/0 84 54 64.3 597 4 4 Tyler Russell #7 8/0 67 39 58.2 635 5 6 run for 1,500 yds and throw for 2,000. UM went with a RB-by-committee as leading TB rusher Smith RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG wasn’t quite 100% to start the yr. The leading receiver was Roundtree who had a UM record 246 yd Roy Roundtree #68 12/11 63 882 14.0 6 75 Chad Bumphis #21 12/11 44 634 14.4 5 57 vs IL but struggled with drops. The OL (6’5” 302, 2 Sr) is anchored by All-B10 C Molk. UM all’d just 11 Darryl Stonum #12 12/11 42 574 13.7 4 66 Arceto Clark #132 12/11 22 317 14.4 2 33 Junior Hemingway #17 9/7 28 544 19.4 4 70 Brandon Heavens #107 12/2 20 304 15.2 2 40 sks and their 5.7 ypc led the B10. UM was held to fewer than 27 pts just twice TY by B10 co-champs Martavious Odoms #49 6/3 15 214 14.3 0 49 Chris Smith #53 11/7 20 218 10.9 1 19 MSU and OSU and finished as our #8 off. Attrition caused the Wolves to play 6 true Fr on D (#80). DC Kelvin Grady #127 12/1 17 211 12.4 0 43 Leon Berry #66JC 6/5 8 188 23.5 1 58 Robinson’s controversial 3-3-5 struggled all’g the most yds and pts in UM hist incl 39 ppg in B10 play PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Will Hagerup #3 10 33 1440 43.6 6 36.7(t) 1 11 Heath Hutchins #23JC 12 57 2356 41.3 19 38.2 0 24 (7 of 8 scored 34+). NT Martin is the top D player but he’s routinely doubled. He suffered a sprained KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG ankle vs Iowa and wasn’t 100% the rest of the year. LB Mouton led the league in tkls for most of the yr Seth Broekhuizen – 11 42-43 0-0 3-7 0-2 0-0 3-9 37 Derek DePasquale – 11 21-21 5-5 2-3 2-3 0-0 9-11 43 before being edged out by S Kovacs in the finale. By yr’s end UM was starting 2 true Fr, an ex-walk-on Brendan Gibbons #8 6 11-12 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 1-4 24 Sean Brauchle #27 12 20-20 0-0 1-4 2-3 0-0 3-7 47 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT and a journeyman Sr in the secondary which finished #95 pass eff D (260, 63%, 18-11). K’s Gibbons S Jordan Kovacs #479 12/12 112 1 7.5 1 2 LB Chris White #21JC 12/12 105 6 9.5 1 2 and Broekhuizen comb to hit just 4-13 FG (L/37). P Hagerup avg’d an impressive 43.6 as a true and LB Jonas Mouton #11 11/11 111 2 6.5 2 2 LB KJ Wright #94 12/12 93 3 4 9 0 will return after being susp’d vs OSU. Top returnman Gallon avg’d just 4.3 on PR and 21.8 on KR. The S Cameron Gordon #46 12/12 73 0 2 4 2 SS Charles Mitchell #19 12/12 86 0 3 1 0 LB Kenny Demens #29 12/6 69 0 1.5 1 0 CB Johnthan Banks #106 11/11 50 1 0.5 5 2 Wolves allow 9.8 on PR’s and 21.4 on KR’s. Questions on Rich Rod’s future could be a distraction. CB JT Floyd #63 9/8 66 0 2 4 1 CB Corey Broomfield #256 12/12 48 1 2 6 3 MSU surprised some folks TY with a strong squad playing in the brutal SEC West with an 8-4 record LB Obi Ezeh #80 12/8 56 0 3.5 0 0 DB Nickoe Whitley #127 12/10 47 1.5 0 3 3 which was quite an accomplishment. Along the way HC Mullen defeated his mentor Meyer in the Swamp DE Craig Roh #16 12/12 41 0.5 5 1 0 LB Emmanuel Gatling – 12/12 41 0 1 1 0 DE Greg Banks #66 12/8 36 3 3.5 2 0 DB Wade Bonner #123 11/0 34 1.5 0 1 0 and came close vs BCS-bound Ark losing in 2OT. Their #53 offense is a cookie-cutter of Meyer’s UF off with NT Mike Martin #24 11/11 36 2.5 3.5 0 0 DE Pernell McPhee #6JC 12/12 32 2 7.5 4 0 a strong run gm led by mobile QB Relf. Passing QB Russell split time with Relf early in the yr, but after the CB James Rogers #115 12/12 34 0 1 3 3 DT Fletcher Cox #27 11/10 28 2.5 4 0 0 2 comb for 5 int vs LSU, the pass gm was scaled back and Relf took most of the snaps the rest of the yr. DE Ryan Van Bergen #43 12/12 30 4 4.5 1 0 DE Sean Ferguson #260 12/6 23 0 5 1 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD DT Josh Boyd #38 12/12 22 2.5 5 0 0 Top RB Ballard took over as the st’r in gm 3 and was very productive finishing #3 in the SEC in scoring (9.3 Jeremy Gallon 10 43 4.3 0 Jeremy Gallon 27 589 21.8 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD ppg). Big play WR Berry was lost to inj in gm 6 but could return here. The OL has been solid in run blocking Drew Dileo 2 13 6.5 0 Darryl Stonum 22 513 23.3 0 Chad Bumphis 16 137 8.6 0 Leon Berry 14 375 26.8 1 as MSU is #2 in the SEC in rush ypg (216, 4.6), but all’d 22 sks (9.0%). The OL starters avg 6’3” 303 with UM MSU UM MSU UM MSU UM MSU 2 Sr st’rs led by LT Sherrod who is projected as one of the top OT’s for the ‘11 draft. MSU is #16 in our def QB 44 RB WR CCH First bowl at UM for Rich Rod but did win L/3 rankings. The whole team was rocked by tragedy when starting DE Nick Bell (3 sts) was diagnosed with a 1/2 - - 1/2 1/2 - - - brain tumor and eventually died during the tm’s bye wk (Nov 6th). MSU all’d 122 rush ypg (3.6) with 26 sks UM MSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS at WV. Mullen is a an up-and-comer. Turf/ This, of course, is SEC country and MSU may have and the tm’s sk leader was LB White (6). White was highly productive finishing #4 in the SEC in tkls and tfl. OL 4 - UM avg 6-5 302, 2 Sr, 11 sk all’d (3.2%), 5.7 ypc. - - Crowd more fans, but UM will be well supported. MSU is #29 in our pass D rankings all’g 236 ypg (57%) with a 17-12 ratio. MSU has faced 2 QB’s similar MSU avg 6-3 303, 2 Sr, 22 sk all’d (9.0%), 4.6 ypc. to Robinson TY (Newton and Masoli) and held Aub to a ssn low 17 pts (Newton 70 rush yd, 136 pass) and 4 MTCH While each tm has a definite edge with UM on DL - 1/2 UM avg 6-4 278, 0 Sr, 11 of tm 17 sk, 4.5 ypc. - - Masoli (12 rush, 261 pass). Rumors of Mullen being a candidate for multiple jobs could be a distraction. MSU avg 6-4 284, 1 Sr, 10 of tm 26 sk, 3.6 ypc. off and MSU on D, they do cancel out. L/9Y, MSU to 1 bowl and that was just the Liberty. These two teams have provided us with three Bowl or Game of the Year Winners! Michigan’s of- LB - 41/2 Mouton #2 tkl’r w/111, 8.5 tfl, Gordon #3, 2 tfl. INT - 444 RR under duress. OVERALL - fense obviously runs thru Robinson and despite the extra practice, we don’t expect much improvement White #1 tkl’r w/105, 15.5 tfl, Wright #2, 7 tfl. from the D. The Bulldogs are potent enough on offense for us to anticipate a high scoring gm. 44 UM #95 pass eff D, 260 ypg (63%), 18-11 ratio. MISS ST DB - ST - 41/2 SCH - - MSU #29 pass eff D, 236 ypg (57%), 17-12 ratio. by 6 ✔’s FORECAST: OVER 59 Michigan/Miss St RATING: 2★ OVER 22 BOWL TEAMS TOUGHEST UNITS FACED Here is a chart showing how difficult of a schedule each bowl team faced in opposing units. For example, Texas A&M ranks #27 in the NCAA in pass eff defense, but #11 in our rankings (see our rankings on pg 13). The Aggies have taken on the #3 schedule of passing teams TY with 5 of their opponents ranking in our top 20 of pass offenses (7 in the top 40). Don’t be misled by pure stats. This chart is very helpful to look at bowl matchups. For instance if team A is playing Team B who has a strong rush offense, you will want to see how strong the rush defenses were that team B faced this year to get an idea of how they matchup vs their bowl opponent. RUSH AVG RANK PASS AVG RANK TOTAL AVG RANK RUSH AVG RANK PASS AVG RANK TOTAL AVG RANK OFFENSE RUSH TOP TOP OFFENSE PASS TOP TOP OFFENSE TOTAL TOP TOP DEFENSE RUSH TOP TOP DEFENSE PASS TOP TOP DEFENSE TOTAL TOP TOP SCHEDULE OFF Faced 40 20 SCHEDULE OFF Faced 40 20 SCHEDULE OFF Faced 40 20 SCHEDULE DEF Faced 40 20 SCHEDULE DEF Faced 40 20 SCHEDULE DEF Faced 40 20 AIR FORCE 79 69.3 3 3 94 73.1 4 2 86 72.9 4 2 94 76.3 3 1 64 64.8 4 2 78 72.2 2 2 ALABAMA 27 53.3 6 2 25 54.3 5 3 20 50.3 5 2 19 47.8 7 4 21 50.8 6 4 20 48.8 7 4 ARIZONA 16 50.5 5 3 28 54.8 4 1 21 51.0 5 3 15 47.2 6 5 5 36.1 7 4 18 47.8 7 3 ARKANSAS 22 51.4 6 2 44 58.7 5 3 26 52.9 6 4 18 47.7 8 4 26 53.7 5 2 16 47.6 7 4 ARMY 95 75.3 2 2 106 79.2 3 2 96 77.2 1 1 98 78.6 2 1 120 90.8 1 0 96 78.0 1 1 AUBURN 21 51.4 7 1 11 47.4 7 2 12 45.7 7 3 3 40.8 9 5 20 50.3 5 4 6 42.7 8 6 BAYLOR 73 68.0 2 2 22 53.5 6 4 35 54.5 5 4 49 58.3 5 2 53 61.8 3 2 53 59.4 4 3 BOISE STATE 96 76.0 2 2 69 64.5 2 1 77 70.2 3 2 105 79.8 0 0 59 63.6 4 3 86 75.0 2 0 BOSTON COLLEGE 65 66.1 3 1 64 62.7 3 1 70 65.2 2 0 23 50.2 6 3 56 63.2 4 2 36 53.9 5 3 BYU 53 59.7 5 3 80 67.7 3 1 54 60.7 6 2 92 75.7 3 2 67 65.7 3 2 73 68.8 2 2 CLEMSON 23 51.9 4 3 81 68.3 5 1 40 56.8 4 2 8 44.3 8 4 34 58.8 5 0 21 49.5 6 4 CONNECTICUT 60 63.3 4 1 109 80.7 2 1 94 76.4 1 1 47 58.0 3 1 40 60.0 5 1 52 59.3 4 1 EAST CAROLINA 59 62.5 4 2 45 59.3 4 2 65 63.2 3 1 40 55.8 2 0 100 76.3 2 2 63 64.3 3 0 FIU 110 81.8 1 0 93 71.5 2 1 108 82.8 1 1 88 75.0 3 0 97 75.9 1 0 98 78.1 2 0 FLORIDA 10 47.4 7 0 58 61.9 5 1 29 53.6 5 2 6 42.9 7 4 13 45.1 5 2 3 39.3 6 5 FLORIDA STATE 42 56.9 4 2 68 64.2 4 1 47 58.6 4 2 7 44.2 8 3 8 41.9 8 4 4 40.5 7 5 FRESNO ST 55 61.3 5 3 62 62.3 4 2 61 62.2 5 3 85 73.3 3 1 84 69.5 4 2 90 75.9 2 1 GEORGIA 32 54.4 5 2 49 60.0 5 2 37 55.3 5 2 34 53.1 5 4 36 59.3 5 2 34 53.4 5 3 GEORGIA TECH 58 62.4 4 2 70 64.8 5 2 64 62.7 3 2 56 61.2 5 1 31 56.2 5 3 60 61.3 5 2 HAWAII 85 71.0 4 3 86 69.8 3 1 90 74.4 3 3 100 78.7 2 2 108 79.2 3 3 103 78.5 2 1 ILLINOIS 20 51.3 5 3 27 54.4 4 2 31 53.8 5 2 51 59.0 3 1 71 66.8 3 3 57 60.2 4 1 IOWA 38 55.8 5 3 19 52.2 4 3 32 53.9 5 3 63 65.0 3 2 50 61.1 5 4 64 64.6 5 1 KANSAS STATE 45 57.5 2 1 72 65.3 4 2 57 61.8 4 2 61 63.3 3 1 103 77.2 1 0 47 57.6 4 2 KENTUCKY 35 54.8 6 2 84 69.8 4 2 60 62.1 5 2 26 51.1 6 4 30 55.5 5 2 31 52.6 6 3 LOUISVILLE 68 67.2 4 0 98 74.9 2 0 88 73.8 1 0 46 57.3 3 1 81 69.3 3 1 58 61.2 4 1 LSU 31 54.2 6 2 32 55.8 5 2 30 53.8 5 3 5 41.3 8 5 35 58.9 5 2 7 43.3 7 4 MIAMI (FL) 18 51.0 6 3 82 68.9 3 1 39 56.1 3 1 22 48.8 7 3 36 59.3 5 3 12 46.8 6 3 MIAMI (OH) 103 79.2 2 1 108 80.5 2 0 110 84.7 3 0 79 71.2 2 1 76 68.4 4 1 83 74.6 2 1 MICHIGAN 36 55.4 6 3 50 60.3 4 1 34 54.4 4 2 14 47.0 6 3 62 64.6 4 3 27 51.3 7 3 MICHIGAN ST 61 63.5 4 3 45 59.3 4 1 56 60.8 3 2 59 62.7 4 2 18 49.3 5 4 62 62.2 5 2 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 114 83.3 1 1 111 80.8 1 0 117 90.5 0 0 120 92.1 0 0 116 84.5 1 0 120 94.5 0 0 MISSISSIPPI ST 10 47.4 7 2 13 49.6 6 4 7 43.4 8 4 30 52.3 7 3 24 52.8 6 4 32 52.9 6 3 MISSOURI 66 66.5 3 3 42 58.5 4 4 36 55.2 6 2 60 62.9 4 0 43 60.4 3 1 50 58.5 4 2 NC STATE 33 54.5 4 2 97 74.2 3 1 54 60.7 3 0 31 52.6 5 3 33 56.5 6 2 40 54.3 6 3 NAVY 73 68.0 3 2 70 64.8 4 3 83 71.6 1 0 87 74.4 2 1 117 84.6 1 0 86 75.0 1 1 NEBRASKA 70 67.4 2 1 31 55.6 6 3 48 58.7 5 3 65 66.7 4 1 61 64.2 2 1 45 56.5 4 2 NEVADA 119 85.4 2 0 73 65.5 3 2 102 78.9 2 2 104 79.7 2 2 98 75.9 3 1 104 79.4 2 2 NORTH CAROLINA 39 56.1 6 3 63 62.6 4 2 32 53.9 4 1 50 58.6 5 2 15 46.1 5 3 28 51.8 5 4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 113 83.2 1 1 116 83.9 1 0 118 90.8 1 0 115 83.5 1 0 115 82.8 2 1 115 85.2 1 0 NORTHWESTERN 62 64.6 4 2 55 61.3 2 1 73 67.0 3 1 51 59.0 4 1 87 70.3 3 2 68 65.8 5 1 NOTRE DAME 2 35.8 8 5 30 55.3 6 3 11 45.5 6 4 17 47.3 7 2 32 56.3 4 3 33 53.1 5 1 OHIO 117 84.3 2 1 118 87.3 1 0 120 97.7 1 1 84 73.2 2 1 95 74.8 2 1 96 78.0 1 1 OHIO STATE 24 52.3 5 4 59 62.0 4 2 43 57.4 4 3 36 55.0 4 1 23 52.6 6 3 54 59.8 5 2 OKLAHOMA 19 51.3 4 2 10 46.5 7 4 3 41.2 7 3 39 55.6 5 2 80 69.2 2 0 17 47.6 5 3 OKLAHOMA ST 49 58.1 4 2 8 43.4 7 5 13 45.8 6 4 66 67.3 4 1 22 51.6 3 1 65 64.8 4 3 OREGON 36 55.4 4 2 25 54.3 5 2 40 56.8 5 2 36 55.0 5 4 7 39.8 8 3 37 54.1 6 1 PENN STATE 25 52.8 5 3 37 56.8 5 2 38 55.4 5 3 25 50.7 6 3 45 60.6 5 2 41 54.4 5 3 PITTSBURGH 46 57.6 4 1 83 69.3 4 0 68 64.6 2 1 9 45.8 5 2 55 63.0 4 0 10 45.7 5 3 SAN DIEGO ST 97 76.5 2 2 113 81.8 3 0 107 81.3 3 1 119 87.6 2 1 89 72.2 3 1 95 77.8 2 1 SMU 64 66.0 3 2 17 51.3 5 4 45 57.6 5 2 102 79.0 1 1 79 69.2 2 1 106 80.5 2 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 9 46.3 8 2 9 45.3 8 4 5 42.1 8 5 13 46.5 7 5 10 42.3 9 5 11 46.7 7 3 SOUTHERN MISS 98 76.8 1 0 53 61.0 4 3 81 71.1 4 1 109 80.9 1 1 111 80.7 0 0 117 86.7 2 1 STANFORD 27 53.3 4 2 37 56.8 4 1 26 52.9 5 2 12 46.4 6 6 4 35.7 9 4 14 47.3 7 3 SYRACUSE 41 56.7 6 0 117 85.0 1 0 95 77.0 1 0 38 55.6 4 2 57 63.5 4 0 58 61.2 4 2 TCU 105 79.3 2 1 75 66.5 4 3 92 74.8 3 1 116 83.8 1 0 85 69.8 3 1 93 77.3 1 0 TENNESSEE 10 47.4 7 2 48 59.4 4 1 24 52.2 7 3 15 47.2 7 4 27 53.8 5 4 19 48.4 6 5 TEXAS A&M 52 59.6 2 1 3 37.5 7 5 10 44.9 7 4 53 59.4 5 1 50 61.1 2 2 37 54.1 5 3 TEXAS TECH 77 68.5 1 0 1 34.2 8 6 18 50.1 6 4 61 63.3 4 1 74 67.3 2 1 48 57.8 4 2 TOLEDO 102 78.7 2 1 95 73.3 3 2 103 80.4 3 1 76 70.7 4 2 38 59.6 6 2 79 72.3 2 1 TROY 108 80.2 0 0 88 70.5 2 1 109 83.6 2 1 108 80.4 2 1 110 80.5 0 0 112 83.3 1 1 TULSA 120 86.7 1 0 16 51.0 5 4 74 68.6 4 1 112 81.6 2 1 114 82.3 1 1 116 86.6 1 1 UCF 112 82.8 2 1 56 61.5 4 3 89 73.9 3 0 107 80.2 1 0 113 80.8 1 1 118 86.8 0 0 USC 29 53.5 4 2 5 40.8 5 3 6 43.4 6 3 20 48.2 6 5 11 43.8 7 3 9 45.5 7 3 USF 56 61.7 6 1 101 76.2 2 0 78 70.3 2 1 35 53.7 4 2 41 60.1 4 1 25 50.6 6 3 UTAH 100 77.0 3 2 84 69.8 3 1 91 74.6 2 1 96 77.2 3 2 88 70.7 3 1 70 68.4 3 2 UTEP 118 84.9 1 0 65 62.8 4 4 101 78.3 3 2 118 85.4 1 0 112 80.8 1 1 119 91.6 1 0 VIRGINIA TECH 50 58.7 4 2 39 57.0 6 3 42 57.4 4 2 43 56.8 6 3 29 54.5 5 1 44 56.2 5 4 WASHINGTON 8 46.0 5 4 20 52.4 4 2 14 45.9 6 3 2 38.6 7 5 2 32.1 9 4 2 35.2 9 3 WEST VIRGINIA 71 67.5 4 0 112 81.8 1 0 99 78.1 0 0 44 56.9 4 0 68 65.9 4 1 49 58.3 4 1 WISCONSIN 88 71.9 3 2 21 52.9 5 2 69 64.7 4 2 58 62.5 5 3 70 66.4 3 3 72 68.5 4 2 FIRST DOWNS PER GAME FOR BOWL TEAMS SACKS BY/VERSUS - BOWL TEAMS OFF DEF +/- FD/gm OFF DEF +/- FD/gm OFF DEF +/- FD/gm SK ALL'D SK ALL'D SK ALL'D FD's FD/gm FD's FD/gm Air Force 267 22.25 224 18.67 3.58 Air Force 13 5 Kentucky 21 15 Oregon 31 8 Georgia Tech 247 20.58 236 19.67 0.91 Penn St 16 11 TCU 309 25.75 136 11.33 14.42 BYU 255 21.25 216 18.00 3.25 Mississippi St 242 20.17 235 19.58 0.59 Alabama 22 32 Louisville 38 17 Boise St 303 25.25 184 15.33 9.92 Utah 235 19.58 196 16.33 3.25 Arizona 33 27 LSU 32 22 Pittsburgh 30 23 Texas Tech 289 24.08 283 23.58 0.5 San Diego St 28 9 Oklahoma 344 26.46 229 17.62 8.84 Auburn 316 24.31 276 21.23 3.08 Navy 228 20.73 223 20.27 0.46 Arkansas 37 24 Maryland 27 22 Ohio St 269 22.42 165 13.75 8.67 Illinois 243 20.25 209 17.42 2.83 Army 22 4 Miami (FL) 37 16 SMU 29 32 Northwestern 261 21.75 257 21.42 0.33 South Carolina 39 28 Oregon 322 26.83 227 18.92 7.91 Louisville 229 19.08 196 16.33 2.75 Syracuse 202 16.83 198 16.50 0.33 Auburn 33 21 Miami (OH) 32 34 NC State 282 23.5 190 15.83 7.67 Troy 273 22.75 243 20.25 2.50 Baylor 18 17 Michigan 17 11 Southern Miss 26 16 East Carolina 288 24.00 286 23.83 0.17 Stanford 27 5 Nevada 353 27.15 255 19.62 7.53 Missouri 255 21.25 229 19.08 2.17 SMU 269 20.69 269 20.69 0 Boise St 45 7 Michigan St 20 19 Wisconsin 291 24.25 202 16.83 7.42 Iowa 242 20.17 217 18.08 2.09 Boston College 19 28 Middle Tenn 33 20 Syracuse 26 31 West Virginia 241 20.08 157 13.08 7.00 Notre Dame 238 19.83 215 17.92 1.91 Florida St 256 19.69 258 19.85 -0.16 TCU 25 9 Pittsburgh 219 18.25 221 18.42 -0.17 BYU 20 21 Mississippi St 26 22 Alabama 262 21.83 186 15.5 6.33 Miami (OH) 245 18.85 221 17.00 1.85 Clemson 29 16 Missouri 37 20 Tennessee 23 37 San Diego St 237 19.75 241 20.08 -0.33 Texas A&M 28 35 Miami (FL) 268 22.33 196 16.33 6.00 South Carolina 266 20.46 242 18.62 1.84 Connecticut 28 12 Navy 15 9 Stanford 297 24.75 225 18.75 6.00 Nebraska 240 18.46 217 16.69 1.77 Baylor 285 23.75 290 24.17 -0.42 Texas Tech 24 21 Ohio 207 17.25 212 17.67 -0.42 East Carolina 14 14 Nebraska 31 24 Toledo 27 20 Arizona 283 23.58 225 18.75 4.83 Florida 230 19.17 214 17.83 1.34 FIU 31 18 Nevada 32 11 Oklahoma St 320 26.67 265 22.08 4.59 Penn St 233 19.42 217 18.08 1.34 Middle Tenn 227 18.92 237 19.75 -0.83 Troy 35 23 Kentucky 269 22.42 216 18.00 4.42 LSU 204 17.00 188 15.67 1.33 USF 197 16.42 208 17.33 -0.91 Florida 21 23 North Carolina 25 34 Tulsa 24 24 Hawaii 306 23.54 249 19.15 4.39 Michigan 282 23.50 266 22.17 1.33 UTEP 252 21.00 266 22.17 -1.17 Florida St 46 25 NC State 39 34 UCF 29 20 Northern Ill 281 21.62 224 17.23 4.39 Michigan St 240 20.00 224 18.67 1.33 Tennessee 211 17.58 234 19.50 -1.92 Fresno St 37 30 Northern Ill 24 13 USF 28 24 Arkansas 268 22.33 216 18.00 4.33 Army 203 18.45 191 17.36 1.09 Connecticut 191 15.92 217 18.08 -2.16 Georgia 24 22 Northwestern 16 39 Utah 28 8 Southern Miss 291 24.25 241 20.08 4.17 Clemson 217 18.08 204 17.00 1.08 Kansas St 231 19.25 259 21.58 -2.33 Georgia Tech 17 15 Notre Dame 26 20 UTEP 14 15 Tulsa 315 26.25 265 22.08 4.17 FIU 235 19.58 222 18.50 1.08 Toledo 208 17.33 238 19.83 -2.5 Hawaii 26 34 Ohio 24 17 Virginia Tech 33 26 Texas A&M 286 23.83 239 19.92 3.91 Fresno St 225 18.75 214 17.83 0.92 Washington 219 18.25 251 20.92 -2.67 Illinois 20 23 Ohio St 19 22 Washington 23 24 UCF 274 21.08 224 17.23 3.85 North Carolina 225 18.75 214 17.83 0.92 Maryland 208 17.33 241 20.08 -2.75 Iowa 20 20 Oklahoma 34 21 West Virginia 40 25 Virginia Tech 273 21 225 17.31 3.69 Georgia 226 18.83 215 17.92 0.91 Boston Coll 183 15.25 217 18.08 -2.83 Kansas St 18 30 Oklahoma St 24 10 Wisconsin 23 12 23 TCU trailed Boise most of the yr in the AP polls, but jumped them in the BCS standings after TCU ROSE WISCONSIN a 47-7 blowout of then-undefeated Utah. TCU breathed a sigh of relief with Nevada’s upset of the (12-0) (11-1) Broncos which assured them of becoming the 1st non-AQ to make consecutive BCS bowls and BOWL the 1st to play in the Rose Bowl. TCU easily sold its allotment of 20,000 tix while UW has a 35,000 January 1, 2011 • 5:00 pm ESPN • Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA allotment and outnumbered P10 fans in their 3 recent trips to Pasadena. Patterson is 5-4 SU/4-4-1 POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. ATS in bowls losing LY’s Fiesta Bowl to Boise,17-10 (-7). The final BCS standings officially gave UW TCU 211 208 34 2.7 444 95.1 the B10’s nod as they were co-champs with MSU and OSU all tied at 11-1 (7-1 in B10 play). This WISCONSIN 205 133 28 1.4 – 97.6 is the Badgers 7th trip to Pasadena (1st S/’99) where they are 3-3 SU winning their L/3 (2-1 ATS). Under Bielema UW is 2-2 SU/ATS in bowls with this being their 1st BCS bid. They both faced UNLV HORNED FROGS ATS: 7-5 O/U: 6-5-1 BADGERS ATS: 7-4-1 O/U: 8-3-1 in LV as the Frogs (-34’) won 48-6 on 10/30 (30-12 FD and 530-197 yd edges). UW (-20) beat the RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG Rebels 41-21 in the opener (23-10 FD and 475-217 yd edges). TCU was fav’d in every gm TY but ED WESLEY #183 12/12 162 1080 15 1065 11 6.6 James White #59 11/0 148 1061 32 1029 14 7.0 Matthew Tucker #96 12/1 144 719 25 694 7 4.8 John Clay #3 10/9 176 952 16 936 13 5.3 this is only the 2nd gm (Utah -5) where the line has been under 13. UW was 2-0 SU/ATS as a dog Waymon James #80 10/0 83 500 11 489 5 5.9 Montee Ball #64 11/3 141 881 17 864 17 6.1 TY with their 2 biggest wins of the yr B2B vs OSU and at Iowa. Andy Dalton #74 12/12 77 481 74 407 5 5.3 Scott Tolzien #109 12/12 26 64 78 -14 0 -0.5 TCU flat out dominated opp’s TY outscoring them 43-11 behind their vaunted D. The closest game Casey Pachall #27 8/0 15 107 13 94 2 6.3 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Scott Tolzien #109 12/12 245 182 74.3 2300 16 6 for the Frogs was a 5 pt win over underrated SDSt. TCU fell behind 14-0 (its biggest deficit TY) but ANDY DALTON #74 12/12 293 194 66.2 2638 26 6 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG scored 37 unanswered before all’g SDSt to battle back. The #10 offense has had some slow starts TY Casey Pachall #27 8/0 9 6 66.7 78 1 0 Lance Kendricks #17 12/10 39 627 16.1 5 34 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Nick Toon #14 8/6 33 413 12.5 3 30 as the Frogs had leads of just 14 or less at halftime 5x’s incl 3 gms of single-digit leads. Sr QB Dalton Josh Boyce #228 12/6 33 602 18.2 6 93 David Gilreath #51 10/1 21 347 16.5 1 45 (1st Tm MWC) does not hesitate to make plays with his feet (407 rush) and is #5 NCAA pass eff. RB JEREMY KERLEY #127 12/10 50 517 10.3 10 50 Jared Abbrederis #692 12/2 19 273 14.4 3 74 Wesley is the first Frog over 1,000 yds rushing S/’03. For the first time S/’03-’04, TCU has 2 rec’s with Jimmy Young #294 12/9 27 429 15.9 4 45 Isaac Anderson #142 12/5 23 223 9.7 0 30 Bart Johnson #129 12/5 30 396 13.2 3 37 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 more than 500 yds in B2B seasons. The OL avg 6’4” 317 with 4 Sr st’rs. Led by two 1st Tm MWC’ers Antoine Hicks #38 11/2 12 171 14.2 2 41 Brad Nortman #39 12 35 1497 42.8 9 37.2 0 13 (incl Rimington winner Kirkpatrick), they pave the way for 261 ypg (5.5) while giving up 9 sks (2.9%). PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG TCU placed 8 defenders on the first two All-MWC teams. They lead the NCAA in many categories and Anson Kelton #85 11 38 1602 42.2 13 36.8(t) 0 15 Philip Welch #25 12 66-66 2-2 5-5 8-11 0-1 15-19 49 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT our #3 D. The DL (6’2” 281), with 3 Sr starters, has totaled 17.5 of the tm’s 25 sks. LB Brock leads TCU Ross Evans #56 12 65-70 6-7 4-4 1-2 0-0 11-13 43 LB Blake Sorenson #62 12/11 60 0 1 1 2 in tkls. The Frogs rank #2 in our pass eff D led by 1st Tm MWC Johnson and had 3 IR TD’s TY. The ST’s POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT DE JJ Watt #122 12/12 59 7 14 7 1 unit (#9) is led by Kerley who avg an outstanding 12.9 on PR and 28.0 on KR. P Kelton has landed 15 LB TANNER BROCK #42 12/12 97 2 3.5 3 1 LB Culmer St Jean #301 12/11 59 0 2 2 1 S Colin Jones #230 12/11 70 2 8.5 2 1 CB Antonio Fenelus #416 12/12 53 0 0 7 4 In20 and the PR D is giving up 7.2 (KR D 20.5). S TEJAY JOHNSON #84 12/12 56 0 1.5 3 3 S Aaron Henry #139 12/12 53 0 0.5 6 2 Johnny Unitas QB Awd Winner Tolzien (#5 NCAA pass eff) leads the NCAA in comp % which is LB TANK CARDER #500 12/12 54 2.5 4 5 1 LB Mike Taylor #66 11/11 51 1 7 0 2 also a new B10 record. UW is the only team in B10 history to avg 40+ in conf play and have 3 RB who S Tekerrein Cuba #54 12/5 45 0 2 1 0 S Niles Brinkley #79 12/12 46 0 0 9 0 S Alex Ibiloye #560 10/7 36 0 4.5 1 0 DE Louis Nzegwu #68 12/12 44 3 4.5 2 0 have at least 13 rush TD. HC Bielema immediately saw the power/speed potential in B10’s ‘09 OPY DE WAYNE DANIELS #57 12/12 33 6.5 5.5 1 0 S Jay Valai #239 11/11 39 0 2 3 1 Clay and true Fr White. Clay became the 1st back in 29 gms to have 100 yds vs Ohio St but suffered CB Jason Teague #178 12/12 33 0 1.5 7 2 CB Devin Smith #180 12/1 29 0 1 1 1 DE Stansly Maponga #173 11/11 29 2.5 0.5 1 0 DT Patrick Butrym #37 12/12 27 2.5 0.5 1 0 a knee inj missing the L/3. #3 TB Ball scored the GW TD vs Iowa and ran for 645 yd and 13 TD in the LB Kenny Cain #91 12/0 27 0 1 1 0 LB Kevin Claxton #164 12/1 24 0 2 0 0 L/4. The WR corps struggled with inj’s as their top 2 (Toon and Gilreath) missed 4 and 2. Mackey finalist CB Greg McCoy #329 12/12 25 0 0 5 2 DT Jordan Kohout #33 11/7 22 1 0.5 0 0 TE Kendricks led the squad in rec. The true stars are the OL (6’5” 321, 3 Sr) led by B10 OL of the Yr/ S Jurrell Thompson #68 12/0 22 1 0 0 1 DE David Gilbert #87 10/7 20 1.5 0 0 0 Outland winner LT Carimi. UW ran for less than 150 yds just once (142 vs Iowa) and they all’d just 12 NT Cory Grant #495 12/12 18 3.5 1.5 0 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG T#D KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD David Gilreath 6 69 11.5 0 David Gilreath 23 593 25.8 1 sks (4.7%). UW (#12 off) also had the NCAA’s fewest pens per gm and was tied for the NCAA lead JEREMY KERLEY 30 388 12.9 0 JEREMY KERLEY 17 476 28.0 0 Jared Abbrederis 7 67 9.6 0 James White 17 329 19.4 0 with just 9 TO’s lost. All-B10 DE Watt leads the DL (avg 6’4” 279) with big plays in big gms. Wisky (#37 TCU UW TCU UW TCU UW TCU UW D) suffered a huge loss when LY’s B10 Fr of the Yr LB Borland was KO’d (shoulder) and Taylor led the HC Patterson gets the most out of his players QB 4 - RB - 41/2 WR - - CCH 1/2 - unit in tfl. The secondary (#32 pass eff D all’g 192, 56%, 19-14) cut down on big plays. ST’s (#68) have TCU UW CHECKLIST COMMENTS while Bielema has made some ? decisions. been the source of big plays TY for both the Badgers and their opponents. After allowing KR’s of 97 and Turf/ 4 Wisky will have the edge in fans and have to give OL - - TCU avg 6-4 317, 4 Sr, 9 sk all’d (2.9%), 5.5 ypc. - 1/2 95 yds vs Arizona St, the Badgers blk’d the gm tying xp in a 1 pt win. A 74 yd PR TD keyed MSU’s win UW avg 6-5 321, 3 Sr, 12 sk all’d (4.7%), 5.5 ypc. Crowd the edge to a Big 10 tm in the Rose Bowl. but perhaps the biggest play of the season was Gilreath’s 97 yd KR TD on the opening KO vs OSU. TCU has done a good job handling the big OL’s DL 1/2 - TCU avg 6-2 281, 3 Sr, 17.5 of tm 25 sk, 3.1 ypc. MTCH 1/2 - There have been times when non-AQ teams have reached a BCS bowl without being truly UW avg 6-4 279, 0 Sr, 18 of tm 23 sk, 4.0 ypc. they’ve faced and they have a mobile QB. deserving but this is not one of them as this Horned Frogs unit has both an excellent offense and 4 UW on a 6 gm ATS streak (negative) but is a defense. They’ll look forward to the challenge of their 2nd straight BCS game. Wisky comes in as B10 LB - Brock #1 tkl’r w/97, 5.5 tfl, Carder #4, 6.5 tfl. INT - - OVERALL - Sorensen #1 tkl’r w/60, 1 tfl, St Jean #3, 2 tfl. dog vs non-AQ tm. Champs and is now an underdog to a MWC team in the Rose Bowl. They’ll play the disrespect card 44 TCU #2 pass eff D, 126 ypg (48%), 10-12 ratio. TCU and it will be a great matchup with their big physical OL and trio of solid RB’s vs the TCU front 7. DB - ST 41/2 - SCH - 1/2 UW #32 pass eff D, 192 ypg (56%), 19-14 ratio. by 3' ✔’s FORECAST: TCU by 6 RATING: 1★ TCU These programs come in from opposite ends of the spectrum for their 1st ever meeting as this CONNECTICUT FIESTA OKLAHOMA is UC’s 1st ever BCS Bowl while it is OU’s 8th. The Huskies come in as the biggest dog of the BCS (8-4) (11-2) gms at +17’. Conn won a share of the BE Title and UC HC Edsall is 3-1 SU/ATS in bowls incl LY’s BOWL upset of SC as 3’ pt dogs. OU won their 7th B12 Title but has lost their L/5 BCS gms SU/ATS incl January 1, 2011 • 8:30 pm ESPN • University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ being upset in B2B yrs (‘06-’07) in the Fiesta Bowl where they are 1-3 SU/ATS. Stoops is 5-6 SU/3-8 POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. ATS in bowls. The tms both faced Cincy TY with the Huskies (-2’) winning 38-17 at home on Nov 27th CONNECTICUT 150 93 20 2.6 – 97.8 despite being outgained 399-357 while OU (-14) edged the Bearcats 31-29 despite being outgained OKLAHOMA 156 363 38 2.7 – 105.1 461-452. UC was 2-4 SU/ATS on the road TY but finished the ssn with 2 str outright upsets as an AD. OU had struggled on the road until winning their L/3 outside of Norman for the conf crown. Both HUSKIES ATS: 8-4 O/U: 5-7 SOONERS ATS: 7-6 O/U: 6-7 are young with UC having only 5 Sr starters while OU has just 4. RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG The Huskies began the ssn with high hopes coming off their upset of SC in LY’s bowl. Prospects JORDAN TODMAN #124 11/11 302 1632 58 1574 14 5.2 DeMarco Murray #5 13/13 257 1152 31 1121 14 4.4 Robbie Frey #150 10/0 70 402 21 381 4 5.4 Roy Finch #16 8/1 85 412 14 398 2 4.7 looked bleak after they began the ssn 3-4 with losses to Temple and Rutgers that had some calling Zach Frazer #7 10/9 25 86 55 31 0 1.2 Mossis Madu #149 10/0 58 266 15 251 1 4.3 for Edsall to be ousted. UC went on to upset BE leaders WV, Pitt and Syr in 3 str gms to gain control Cody Endres #186 3/2 2 1 0 1 0 0.5 Trey Millard #19 13/2 24 74 0 74 3 3.1 of the BE and took care of business vs Cincy and USF to tie WV and Pitt for the BE Title and grab PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Landry Jones #3 13/13 50 88 213 -125 1 -2.5 Zach Frazer #7 10/9 222 117 52.7 1202 5 4 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT the BCS bid. QB Frazer began the ssn as the starter (1st 4) but was benched for Endres (2 sts). Cody Endres #186 3/2 75 45 60.0 471 5 2 Landry Jones #3 13/13 568 371 65.3 4289 35 11 Endres was then dismissed and instead of going back to Frazer, Edsall started Box vs L’ville (4-12, 35 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Michael Smith #144 12/11 42 595 14.2 2 56 Ryan Broyles #41 13/13 118 1452 12.3 13 81 yds) but he left the gm with inj and the job went back to Frazer. No doubt the strength of the offense Kashif Moore #157 12/9 32 390 12.2 4 40 Kenny Stills #13 13/13 53 713 13.5 5 59 is 5’9” 193 RB Todman who is #2 in the FBS in rush ypg (143). The receivers were shortchanged Ryan Griffin #91 12/8 27 197 7.3 1 18 DeMarco Murray #5 13/13 69 595 8.6 5 76 due to the inconsistencies at QB with UC finishing last in the BE in pass ypg (145). The OL avg 6’5” PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Cameron Kenney #17JC 13/3 26 390 15.0 3 86 Cole Wagner – 12 72 2932 40.7 11 34.8 0 24 James Hanna #25 13/11 17 284 16.7 6 76 305 with 2 Sr st’rs. UC is tied for 14th in the FBS (1st BE) in sks all’d (12, 3.8%) and don’t have the KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 benefit of a mobile QB. UC is #2 in the BE in rush ypg (180, 4.7) but 5th in ttl off due to the poor DAVE TEGGART #46 12 34-34 9-10 9-10 3-7 2-2 23-29 52 Tress Way #29 13 69 3049 44.2 14 40.5 0 17 passing. Overall UC has our #67 off and #51 def. The DL avg 6’3” 268 with 0 Sr st’rs. UC has all’d POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG LB Lawrence Wilson #192 12/12 115 3.5 6.5 2 1 Jimmy Stevens #3 11 47-47 9-10 6-8 2-3 0-0 17-21 42 147 rush ypg (3.9) and the def has posted 27 sks. UC boasts some of the best LB’s in the BE led by LB Sio Moore #218 12/9 104 1.5 9 1 1 Patrick O’Hara – 9 9-10 0-0 3-4 1-2 0-0 4-6 45 2x 1st Tm BE MLB Wilson who leads the BE in tkls. UC is #33 in our pass D rankings all’g 206 ypg CB Dwayne Gratz #147 12/12 60 0 2 8 1 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT (58%) with a 13-19 ratio and leads the BE in int (19). UC is #44 in our ST rankings with a poor net S Jerome Junior #88 12/9 53 0 2 0 4 LB Travis Lewis #49 13/13 99 1.5 4 3 3 CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson #271 12/12 50 0 1 4 4 S Jonathan Nelson #38 13/13 98 0 3 6 2 punt avg of 34.8 (2nd last BE) but lead the BE in KR avg (26.5) with 2 TD. LB Scott Lutrus #331 9/8 48 0.5 2 0 1 S Quinton Carter #220 13/13 92 0 2.5 5 4 After an “off” 8-5 ssn, the Sooners proved that they are the B12’s most powerful program by winning DB Mike Lang #218 12/3 41 0 0 1 2 DE Jeremy Beal #112 13/13 66 8.5 17.5 6 0 DL Kendall Reyes #201 12/12 38 2.5 7.5 4 2 CB Jamell Fleming #38 12/12 64 1 6.5 13 4 their L/4 to wind up in Glendale on NY’s Day. OU lost OC Wilson after the championship gm but veteran DE Jesse Joseph #606 11/11 37 8.5 3 0 0 DB Tony Jefferson #6 13/8 63 1 5 7 1 staffers QB cch Heupel/WR cch Norvell should be effective replacements. QB Jones despite some S Harris Agbor #540 10/8 34 0 4 2 0 LB Tom Wort #11 11/9 61 4.5 3 0 0 road struggles vs MO and A&M, rebounded to pilot our #9 off. The workhorse is AA RB Murray who led DT Twyon Martin #293 11/11 28 3 2 0 0 CB Demontre Hurst #134 13/13 44 0 4 10 1 DE Trevardo Williams #99 12/7 27 4.5 5 1 0 DE Frank Alexander #120 12/7 36 6 5 2 0 FBS RB’s in rec’s in addition to rushing for 1,121 yds. Biletnikoff finalist and AA WR Broyles finished #2 DT Shamar Stephen #271 12/7 27 2 2 0 0 LB Ronnell Lewis #6 10/4 35 2.5 1.5 3 1 FBS in rec despite a nagging ankle inj. The OL (6’5” 297) all’d 21 sks (3.6%) but did struggle in short LB Greg Lloyd #129 7/3 25 0 3 0 1 CB Aaron Colvin #144 13/1 31 0 2 3 0 yd situations. The Sooners D had its own struggles replacing AA DT McCoy as the top interior lineman S Kijuan Dabney #244 9/4 18 0 0 1 0 LB Austin Box #6 8/4 29 0 1.5 0 1 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD and Taylor was never 100% after LY’s gruesome leg inj before he was KO’d for the ssn vs TT. B12’s DL Mack Taylor 15 126 8.4 0 Nick Williams 11 463 42.1 2 Ryan Broyles 29 176 6.1 0 DeMarco Murray 10 249 24.9 0 of the Yr DE Beal is #2 all-time in school history in sks. The LB’s suffered a blow when projected MLB Nick Williams 7 94 13.4 0 Robbie Frey 12 313 26.1 0 Mossis Madu 10 292 29.2 0 Box missed the 1st 4 due to a back inj (burned by mobile QB’s early on). OU’s 152 rush ypg (4.3) all’d UC OU UC OU UC OU UC OU was the most in the Stoops era. OU ranked #8 in pass eff D (212, 55%, 15-17) led by All-B12 S Carter. Stoops has been to a BCS gm 8 of 10 years but QB - 444 RB - - WR - 441/2 CCH - - The ST are #38 with P Way’s 40.5 net finishing #5 NCAA. The K’s continue to be a concern although UC OU CHECKLIST COMMENTS his disappointing 4 str ATS losses make it even. Stevens hit 10 of his L/11 after winning the job back for the L/4. Broyles’ ankle inj limited his effectiveness UC thrilled at a BCS but fans will be scarce on PR but Madu provided a spark on KR. The Sooners all’d 3.2 on PR and 20.5 on KR with 3 TD. OL - - UC avg 6-5 305, 2 Sr, 12 sk all’d (3.8%), 4.7 ypc. Turf/ - 44 OU avg 6-5 297,1 Sr, 21 sk all’d (3.6%), 3.4 ypc. Crowd while OU will have their normal contingent. There’s a reason this is the biggest line of all the bowls and if you look to the left at the checklist UC was -86 ypg in a weak BE league while it pretty much explains why. The only question in this gm is the motivation of the Sooners and with DL - 41/2 UC avg 6-3 268, 0 Sr, 21.5 of tm 27 sk, 3.9 ypc. MTCH - 44 OU avg 6-3 272, 1 Sr, 23.5 of tm 34 sk, 4.3 ypc. OU was +159 in the powerful Big 12. the recent bowl disappointments you can be assured Stoops will have his team ready. UC has been 44 Wilson #1 tkl’r w/115, 10 tfl, Moore #2, 10.5 tfl. OU has lost the L/2 Fiesta Bowls and Stoops one of the most fortunate teams in football as they’ve been outgained in 6 of their 7 conf gms yet LB - INT - 44 OVERALL - Lewis #1 tkl’r w/99, 5.5 tfl, Wort #7, 7.5 tfl. cont’s to hear that. came away with the championship. It’s not hard to favor a team when they have a superior offense, 44 UC #33 pass eff D, 206 ypg (58%), 13-19 ratio. OKLAHOMA superior D, better ST’s and are hungry for a BCS Bowl win. DB - 1/2 ST - 1/2 SCH - 444 OU #8 pass eff D, 212 ypg (55%), 15-17 ratio. by 21 ✔’s FORECAST: Oklahoma by 28 RATING: 3★ OKLAHOMA 24 2010 LOGS FOR BOWL MATCHUPS LOGS CONTINUED ON From Pg 8 FLORIDA STATE NORTHWESTERN PENN STATE MICHIGAN STATE MICHIGAN TCU CONNECTICUT (SU: 9-4 ATS: 7-6) Grass (SU: 7-5 ATS: 3-9) Grass (SU: 7-5 ATS: 5-7) Grass (SU: 11-1 ATS: 7-5) Grass (SU: 7-5 ATS: 3-9) FieldTurf (SU: 12-0 ATS: 7-5) Grass (SU: 8-4 ATS: 8-4) Grass DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 4 Samford W -36 59-6 S 4 at Vanderbilt L -3 23-21 S 4 Youngstown St L -39’ 44-14 S 4 W Michigan W -23 38-14 S 4 Connecticut W -3 30-10 S 4 † Oregon St L -13 30-21 S 4 at Michigan L +3 10-30 S 11 at Oklahoma L +7 17-47 S 11 Illinois St W -28 37-3 S 11 at Alabama L +12’ 3-24 S 11 † Florida Atl L -26 30-17 S 11 at Notre Dame W +3’ 28-24 S 11 Tenn Tech W -53 62-7 S 11 TX Sthrn W -43 62-3 S 18 BYU W -10 34-10 S 18 at Rice W -6’ 30-13 S 18 Kent St W -21 24-0 S 18 Notre Dame (OT) L -3’ 34-31 S 18 Massachusetts L -29 42-37 S 18 Baylor W -21 45-10 S 18 at Temple L -6 16-30 S 25 Wake Forest W -20 31-0 S 25 C Michigan L -6’ 30-25 S 25 Temple L -14 22-13 S 25 N Colorado W -31 45-7 S 25 Bowling Grn W -25’ 65-21 S 24 at SMU (F) L -17’ 41-24 S 25 Buffalo W -20’ 45-21 O 2 at Virginia W -6’ 34-14 O 2 at Minnesota L -5 29-28 O 2 at Iowa L +7’ 3-24 O 2 Wisconsin W +1’ 34-24 O 2 at Indiana L -10 42-35 O 2 at Colorado St L -33’ 27-0 O 2 Vanderbilt (HC) W -7 40-21 O 9 at Miami, Fl W +6 45-17 O 9 Purdue L -8’ 17-20 O 9 Illinois (HC) L -8’ 13-33 O 9 at Michigan W +4’ 34-17 O 9 Michigan St L -4’ 17-34 O 9 Wyoming W -35 45-0 O 8 at Rutgers (F) L -5 24-27 O 16 Boston Coll L -21’ 24-19 O 16 O 16 O 16 Illinois (HC) W -7 26-6 O 16 Iowa L +3’ 28-38 O 16 BYU L -29 31-3 O 16 O 23 O 23 Mich St (HC) L +6 27-35 O 23 at Minnesota W -9’ 33-21 O 23 at Northwestern W -6 35-27 O 23 O 23 Air Force W -18’ 38-7 O 23 at Louisville L +3 0-26 O 28 at NC St(Th) L -3’ 24-28 O 30 at Indiana L -4 20-17 O 30 Michigan W +3 41-31 O 30 at Iowa L +6’ 6-37 O 30 at Penn St L -3 31-41 O 30 at UNLV W -34’ 48-6 O 29 W Virg (F) OT W +5’ 16-13 N 6 N Carolina (HC) L -10’ 35-37 N 6 at Penn St L +6’ 21-35 N 6 Northwestern W -6’ 35-21 N 6 Minnesota L -24 31-8 N 6 Illinois 3OT L -3 67-65 N 6 at Utah W -5 47-7 N 6 N 13 Clemson L -5’ 16-13 N 13 Iowa W +10 21-17 N 13 at Ohio St L +18’ 14-38 N 13 at Purdue L -12’ 27-16 N 13 San Diego St L -27’ 40-35 N 11 Pittsburgh (Th) W +6 30-28 N 13 N 20 at Syracuse W +3’ 23-6 N 20 at Maryland W -3’ 30-16 N 20 † Illinois L +7’ 27-48 N 20 † Indiana W -10 41-24 N 20 Purdue L -20 35-31 N 20 Wisconsin L +4’ 28-48 N 20 N 27 Florida W -2’ 31-7 N 27 at Wisconsin L +23’ 23-70 N 27 at Ohio St L +17 7-37 N 27 Cincinnati W -2’ 38-17 N 27 Michigan St L +1 22-28 N 27 at Penn St W -1 28-22 N 27 at New Mexico W -43’ 66-17 D 4 at USF W +2’ 19-16 D 4 † Virginia Tech L +3’ 33-44 D 4 D 4 D 4 D 4 D 4 SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS TECH FLORIDA ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI STATE WISCONSIN OKLAHOMA (SU: 7-5 ATS: 5-6-1) Field Turf (SU: 7-5 ATS: 6-6) Grass (SU: 9-3 ATS: 7-5) Grass (SU: 11-2 ATS: 7-6) Grass (SU: 9-4 ATS: 7-6) Grass DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE (SU: 8-4 ATS: 6-6) Grass P.A.T. (SU: 11-1 ATS: 7-4-1) FieldTurf DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 2 S Miss (Th) W -13’ 41-13 S 5 SMU (S) L -13’ 35-27 S 4 Miami, Oh L -38 34-12 S 4 San Jose St W -37’ 48-3 S 4 Memphis W -21 49-7 S 4 at UNLV T -20 41-21 S 4 Utah St L -34’ 31-24 S 11 Georgia W -3 17-6 S 11 at New Mexico W -25 52-17 S 11 USF W -16 38-14 S 11 Penn St W -12’ 24-3 S 9 Auburn (Th) L +1 14-17 S 11 San Jose St L -39’ 27-14 S 11 Florida St W -7 47-17 S 18 Furman L -33 38-19 S 18 Texas L +3’ 14-24 S 18 at Tennessee W -13’ 31-17 S 18 at Duke W -23’ 62-13 S 18 at LSU L +7’ 7-29 S 18 Arizona St L -12 20-19 S 18 Air Force L -16’ 27-24 S 25 at Auburn L +3 27-35 S 25 S 25 Kentucky W -14 48-14 S 25 at Arkansas L -7 24-20 S 25 Georgia W -1 24-12 S 25 Austin Peay W -42’ 70-3 S 25 at Cincinnati L -14 31-29 O 2 O 2 at Iowa St L -7 38-52 O 2 at Alabama L +8’ 6-31 O 2 Florida W -8’ 31-6 O 2 Alcorn St L -42 49-16 O 2 at Michigan St L -1’ 24-34 O 2 † Texas W -3’ 28-20 O 9 Alabama W +7 35-21 O 9 † Baylor W -1 45-38 O 9 LSU L -6’ 29-33 O 9 at S Carolina L -7 21-35 O 9 at Houston W -5 47-24 O 9 Minnesota (HC) L -22 41-23 O 9 O 16 at Kentucky L -5 28-31 O 16 Oklahoma St L -3 17-34 O 16 Miss St (HC) L -8 7-10 O 16 Mississippi L -20’ 23-10 O 16 at Florida W +8 10-7 O 16 Ohio St W +3’ 31-18 O 16 Iowa St W -22 52-0 O 23 at Vanderbilt W -12 21-7 O 23 at Colorado T -3 27-24 O 23 O 23 at Tennessee W -16’ 41-10 O 23 UAB (HC) L -20 29-24 O 23 at Iowa W +6 31-30 O 23 at Missouri L -3 27-36 O 30 Tennessee L -17 38-24 O 30 at Texas A&M L +7 27-45 O 30 † Georgia (OT) W +1 34-31 O 30 O 30 Kentucky W -6’ 24-17 O 30 O 30 Colorado W -23’ 43-10 N 6 Arkansas L -4’ 20-41 N 6 Missouri W +4 24-17 N 6 at Vanderbilt W -14 55-14 N 6 at LSU L -6’ 21-24 N 6 N 6 at Purdue W -20 34-13 N 6 at Texas A&M L -3 19-33 N 13 at Florida W +6 36-14 N 13 at Oklahoma L +15’ 7-45 N 13 S Carolina L -6 14-36 N 13 Miss St W -13’ 30-10 N 13 at Alabama L +13’ 10-30 N 13 Indiana W -22’ 83-20 N 13 Texas Tech W -15’ 45-7 N 20 Troy W -21’ 69-24 N 20 Weber St W -26 64-21 N 20 Appalachian St W -25’ 48-10 N 20 Georgia St W -45 63-7 N 20 Arkansas 2OT L +3’ 31-38 N 20 at Michigan W -4’ 48-28 N 20 at Baylor W -7 53-24 N 27 at Clemson W -3 29-7 N 27 Houston W -9 35-20 N 27 at Florida St L +2’ 7-31 N 26 Auburn (F) L -3’ 27-28 N 27 at Mississippi W -3 31-23 N 27 Northwestern W -23’ 70-23 N 27 at Oklahoma St W +3 47-41 D 4 † Auburn L +4’ 17-56 D 4 D 4 D 4 D 4 D 4 D 4 † Nebraska L -4 23-20 VIRGINIA TECH ARKANSAS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TEXAS A&M KENTUCKY BOSTON COLLEGE OREGON (SU: 11-2 ATS: 10-3) Grass (SU: 10-2 ATS: 9-3) Grass/Little Rock: Astro (SU: 6-6 ATS: 4-8) Artificial (SU: 9-3 ATS: 8-3-1) Grass (SU: 6-6 ATS: 6-6) Grass (SU: 7-5 ATS: 5-7) FieldTurf (SU: 12-0 ATS: 8-3-1) FieldTurf DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 6 † Boise St (M) L +1’ 30-33 S 4 Tenn Tech L -49’ 44-3 S 2 Minnesota (Th) L +1 17-24 S 4 SF Austin W -33’ 48-7 S 4 at Louisville W -3 23-16 S 4 Weber St L -24’ 38-20 S 4 New Mexico W -35 72-0 S 11 James Madison L -35 16-21 S 11 ULM L -34 31-7 S 11 Austin Peay L -31’ 56-33 S 11 Louis Tech W -19 48-16 S 11 WKU W -24’ 63-28 S 11 Kent St L -17’ 26-13 S 11 at Tennessee W -11’ 48-13 S 18 E Carolina W -20’ 49-27 S 18 at Georgia W +2 31-24 S 18 at Memphis L -3’ 17-24 S 18 FIU L -28 27-20 S 18 Akron W -24’ 47-10 S 18 S 18 Portland St W -51 69-0 S 25 at Boston Coll W -4 19-0 S 25 Alabama W +7 20-24 S 25 at Louisiana W -2 34-14 S 25 S 25 at Florida L +14 14-48 S 25 Virg Tech L +4 0-19 S 25 Arizona St L -11’ 42-31 O 2 at NC State W -3’ 41-30 O 2 O 5 Troy (Tue) L -3 13-42 S 30 at Okla St (Th) T +3 35-38 O 2 at Mississippi L +3 35-42 O 2 Notre Dame L +2’ 13-31 O 2 Stanford W -6’ 52-31 O 9 C Michigan W -21’ 45-21 O 9 † Texas A&M W -5 24-17 O 9 O 9 † Arkansas L +5 17-24 O 9 Auburn W +6 34-37 O 9 at NC State L +9’ 17-44 O 9 at Washington St L -35’ 43-23 O 16 Wake Forest (HC) W -22’ 52-21 O 16 at Auburn L +3’ 43-65 O 16 at Georgia Tech L +18’ 14-42 O 16 Missouri L -3’ 9-30 O 16 S Carolina W +5 31-28 O 16 at Florida St W +21’ 19-24 O 16 O 23 Duke W -27 44-7 O 23 Mississippi W -10 38-24 O 23 ULM (HC) W -12 38-10 O 23 at Kansas W -14 45-10 O 23 Georgia (HC) L +4 31-44 O 23 Maryland L -4 21-24 O 21 UCLA (Th) W -26 60-13 O 30 O 30 Vanderbilt W -20 49-14 N 2 at Ark St (Tue) L -1’ 24-51 O 30 Texas Tech W -7 45-27 O 30 at Miss St L +6’ 17-24 O 30 Clemson W +7 16-10 O 30 at USC W -6’ 53-32 N 4 GA Tech (Th) L -13 28-21 N 6 at S Carolina W +4’ 41-20 N 6 N 6 Oklahoma W +3 33-19 N 6 Chlstn Sthrn L -46’ 49-21 N 6 Washington W -36’ 53-16 N 13 North Texas L -11 17-23 N 6 at Wake Forest W -3 23-13 N 13 at California L -19’ 15-13 N 13 at N Carolina W -3’ 26-10 N 13 UTEP W -28’ 58-21 N 13 at Baylor W -3 42-30 N 13 Vanderbilt W -15 38-20 N 13 at Duke W -3 21-16 N 20 at Miami, Fl W -2 31-17 N 20 at Miss St 2OT W -3’ 38-31 N 20 at WKU L -5 27-26 N 20 Nebraska W +2 9-6 N 20 N 20 N 27 Florida Atl W -5’ 38-14 N 20 Virginia L -7 17-13 N 26 Arizona (F) T -19 48-29 N 27 Virginia W -23 37-7 N 27 LSU W -3’ 31-23 N 25 at Texas (Th) W -3’ 24-17 N 27 at Tennessee L +2’ 14-24 N 27 at Syracuse W +3’ 16-7 D 4 † Florida St W -3’ 44-33 D 4 D 4 at FIU W +5 28-27 D 4 D 4 D 4 at Oregon St W -16’ 37-20 LSU PITTSBURGH D 4 NEVADA STANFORD OHIO STATE MIAMI (OH) (SU: 10-2 ATS: 5-7) Grass (SU: 7-5 ATS: 6-4-2) Grass (SU: 12-1 ATS: 7-6) FieldTurf AUBURN (SU: 11-1 ATS: 7-5) Grass (SU: 11-1 ATS: 9-2-1) FieldTurf (SU: 9-4 ATS: 8-5) FieldTurf DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE (SU: 13-0 ATS: 9-4) Grass DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE DATE OPPONENT W/L LINE SCORE S 4 Sacramento St L -42 52-17 S 2 Marshall (Th) W -28 45-7 S 4 at Florida W +38 12-34 S 4 † N Carolina L -9’ 30-24 S 2 at Utah (Th) OT T +3 24-27 S 2 E Wash (Th) L -28 49-24 S 4 Arkansas St L -31’ 52-26 S 11 at UCLA W -6 35-0 S 11 Miami, Fl W -8 36-24 S 11 E Michigan L -14 28-21 S 11 at Vanderbilt W -10 27-3 S 11 New Hamp L -27 38-16 S 11 Colorado St W -23’ 51-6 S 9 at Miss St (Th) W -1 17-14 S 18 Wake Forest W -17’ 68-24 S 18 Ohio W -29’ 43-7 S 18 Colorado St W -7’ 31-10 S 18 Miss St W -7’ 29-7 S 18 S 17 California (F) W +2’ 52-31 S 18 Clemson (OT) L -7 27-24 S 25 at Notre Dame W -4’ 37-14 S 25 E Michigan W -44’ 73-20 S 25 at Missouri L +20 13-51 S 25 W Virginia L -10 20-14 S 23 Miami, Fl (Th) L +3’ 3-31 S 25 at BYU W -4 27-13 S 25 S Carolina W -3 35-27 O 2 at Oregon L +6’ 31-52 O 2 at Illinois L -16’ 24-13 O 2 Kent St W +3 27-21 O 2 Tennessee L -16’ 16-14 O 2 FIU W -17’ 44-17 O 2 at UNLV L -20’ 44-26 O 2 ULM W -35 52-3 O 9 USC L -10 37-35 O 9 Indiana W -23 38-10 O 9 at Cincinnati L +17 3-45 O 9 at Florida W +6’ 33-29 O 9 at Notre Dame T +6 17-23 O 9 San Jose St L -37’ 35-13 O 9 at Kentucky L -6 37-34 O 16 O 16 at Wisconsin L -3’ 18-31 O 16 at C Michigan W +13’ 27-20 O 16 McNeese St L -42 32-10 O 16 at Syracuse W -2 45-14 O 16 at Hawaii L -6’ 21-27 O 16 Arkansas W -3’ 65-43 O 23 Wash St (HC) L -36 38-28 O 23 Purdue W -23’ 49-0 O 23 Ohio (HC) L +3 13-34 O 23 at Auburn L +5’ 17-24 O 23 Rutgers W -12’ 41-21 O 23 O 23 LSU W -5’ 24-17 O 30 at Washington W -7’ 41-0 O 30 at Minnesota W -25 52-10 O 30 at Buffalo W -3 21-9 O 30 O 30 Louisville W -9 20-3 O 30 Utah St L -27 56-42 O 30 at Mississippi W -7 51-31 N 6 Arizona W -8 42-17 N 6 N 6 N 6 Alabama W +6’ 24-21 N 6 N 6 at Idaho W -11 63-17 N 6 UT-Chatt (HC) L -41 62-24 N 13 at Arizona St L -4’ 17-13 N 13 Penn St W -18’ 38-14 N 10 at Bowling Grn (W) W -2’ 24-21 N 13 ULM (HC) W -33 51-0 N 11 at Conn (Th) L -6 28-30 N 13 at Fresno St L -8’ 35-34 N 13 Georgia W -6’ 49-31 N 20 at California W -6’ 48-14 N 20 at Iowa T -3 20-17 N 17 at Akron (W) L -9 19-14 N 20 Mississippi L -15’ 43-36 N 20 at USF W -3 17-10 N 20 New Mex St W -38 52-6 N 20 N 27 Oregon St W -13’ 38-0 N 27 Michigan W -17 37-7 N 23 Temple (Tue) W +7 23-3 N 27 at Arkansas L +3’ 23-31 N 26 W Virginia (F) L -2’ 10-35 N 26 Boise St (F) OT W +14 34-31 N 26 at Alabama (F) W +3’ 28-27 D 4 D 4 D 3 † N Illinois (F) W +17’ 26-21 D 4 D 4 at Cincinnati W +1’ 28-10 D 4 at Louisiana Tech W -8’ 35-17 D 4 † S Carolina W -4’ 56-17 NCAA OFF RANKS REDZONE OFF NCAA DEF RANKS REDZONE DEF NCAA OFF RANKS REDZONE OFF NCAA DEF RANKS REDZONE DEF Scr YPG PPG TURNOVERS Scr Scr YPG PPG TURNOVERS Scr YDS Scr Rush Pass Rank Drive TD’s % Team Record DIFF DIFF lost + Total YDS Scr Rush Pass Rank Drive TD’s % YDS Scr Rush Pass Rank Drive TD’s % Team Record DIFF DIFF lost + Total YDS Scr Rush Pass Rank Drive TD’s % 25 32 2 117 38 47 35 85% Air Force 8-4 86 10.0 17 18 1 44 37 100 5 90 45 29 87% 35 28 10 109 38 40 26 85% Nebraska 10-3 110 15.5 22 23 1 10 8 52 7 102 35 16 89% 27 21 36 28 52 53 32 83% Alabama 9-3 140 20.5 14 25 11 6 5 22 12 6 29 10 69% 3 7 3 54 68 73 50 81% Nevada 12-1 158 20.5 16 22 6 65 36 23 106 35 47 23 79% 23 47 85 9 107 51 29 75% Arizona 7-5 102 8.2 18 18 0 37 33 39 44 64 35 21 83% 51 78 95 25 12 45 26 89% North Carolina 7-5 52 2.0 21 21 0 32 46 36 39 29 49 22 78% 10 16 65 3 5 46 33 91% Arkansas 10-2 150 14.6 23 25 2 34 43 69 16 71 37 20 84% 39 29 93 19 87 64 35 78% NC State 8-4 66 10.1 21 24 3 35 39 12 78 42 40 24 80% 86 52 9 120 5 45 34 91% Army 6-5 6 3.8 12 23 11 27 55 50 25 90 31 24 87% 21 13 7 89 38 59 37 85% Northern Ill 10-3 113 18.8 14 24 10 26 16 27 35 11 32 16 72% 7 6 6 69 27 63 44 87% Auburn 13-0 136 18.2 15 20 5 54 54 11 105 95 40 25 88% 49 74 68 40 52 47 29 83% Northwestern 7-5 -23 -2.3 22 20 -2 92 67 92 85 83 43 29 86% 12 29 23 20 76 44 22 80% Baylor 7-5 51 2.8 18 20 2 98 83 73 114 64 54 31 83% 63 73 96 29 52 42 25 83% Notre Dame 7-5 25 5.3 24 21 -3 47 29 55 42 53 37 15 81% 4 2 24 6 33 64 46 86% Boise St 11-1 260 33.1 15 24 9 4 4 6 3 2 27 12 56% 94 54 39 105 17 41 31 88% Ohio 8-4 -5 6.3 25 30 -5 28 34 14 61 42 45 27 80% 105 109 87 93 82 39 13 79% Boston College 7-5 -1 -0.6 23 30 7 14 19 1 83 71 37 15 84% 18 11 14 55 27 63 39 87% Ohio St 11-1 198 26.1 15 29 14 2 3 4 4 7 27 14 70% 80 84 46 86 27 45 26 87% BYU 6-6 15 2.6 19 20 1 33 32 61 21 102 28 19 89% 13 17 77 4 68 72 41 81% Oklahoma 11-2 114 14.5 16 30 14 58 35 63 51 112 32 17 91% 87 86 73 84 114 42 22 71% Clemson 6-6 14 6.1 21 18 -3 23 9 30 27 83 36 18 86% 1 3 29 2 1 59 39 95% Oklahoma St 10-2 125 17.2 22 30 8 90 68 41 115 60 44 27 82% 96 62 31 112 4 45 24 93% Connecticut 8-4 -29 7.1 17 29 12 48 23 57 42 53 36 16 81% 2 1 4 48 45 63 42 84% Oregon 12-0 206 30.9 22 35 13 25 14 16 56 5 37 17 68% 22 12 91 7 5 58 44 91% East Carolina 6-6 -33 -5.3 25 20 -5 120 118 116 108 90 62 46 87% 68 80 75 52 76 44 24 80% Penn St 7-5 22 2.0 16 15 -1 45 40 76 23 118 32 24 94% 44 53 28 68 38 47 28 85% FIU 6-6 39 1.4 20 21 1 57 65 69 41 20 40 21 75% 73 69 54 70 76 45 23 80% Pittsburgh 7-5 64 6.5 21 21 0 11 22 18 17 71 38 21 84% 79 48 44 85 116 53 33 70% Florida 7-5 54 8.2 25 24 -1 9 31 26 13 53 36 19 81% 19 20 64 11 52 53 30 83% San Diego St 8-4 97 12.3 22 15 -7 43 43 49 50 42 46 25 80% 55 38 42 61 17 59 37 88% Florida St 9-4 38 11.9 22 22 0 41 25 25 67 24 45 19 76% 33 66 78 22 45 43 30 84% SMU 7-6 52 0.2 24 15 -9 56 61 48 69 53 54 38 81% 71 45 55 67 33 43 26 86% Fresno St 8-4 15 0.8 23 13 -10 50 79 66 34 80 39 24 85% 50 36 60 47 27 53 36 87% South Carolina 9-4 33 9.1 21 25 4 52 48 9 107 10 45 22 71% 48 23 72 38 12 54 34 89% Georgia 6-6 58 11.2 14 24 10 30 49 59 19 64 35 26 83% 103 88 70 101 63 38 18 82% USF 7-5 -8 4.0 20 18 -2 21 19 33 21 42 35 15 80% 34 55 1 119 93 52 30 77% Georgia Tech 6-6 36 1.4 23 21 -2 67 60 78 47 29 46 28 78% 15 15 21 31 33 58 34 86% Southern Miss 8-4 96 8.2 16 25 9 55 81 13 103 116 38 28 92% 8 9 106 1 63 62 35 82% Hawaii 10-3 153 17.2 20 36 16 39 42 32 53 20 40 27 75% 14 8 17 30 17 69 47 88% Stanford 11-1 142 22.5 15 29 14 24 11 24 32 29 27 18 78% 57 34 13 115 3 48 31 94% Illinois 6-6 42 7.8 19 25 6 38 53 29 54 110 41 20 90% 106 99 88 92 38 40 20 85% Syracuse 7-5 13 2.9 21 17 -4 5 13 42 6 35 34 16 79% 61 49 76 45 12 45 30 89% Iowa 7-5 62 12.7 9 22 13 15 7 6 55 24 38 21 76% 9 4 8 53 17 66 48 88% TCU 12-0 276 31.9 13 22 9 1 1 3 1 53 16 10 81% 62 25 20 97 5 43 35 91% Kansas St 7-5 -63 5.1 18 22 4 106 74 118 52 71 37 21 84% 74 61 100 36 99 37 18 76% Tennessee 6-6 -16 2.3 21 26 5 70 56 64 82 27 44 24 77% 26 26 47 21 52 48 34 83% Kentucky 6-6 83 4.5 19 15 -4 49 74 79 18 112 47 33 91% 20 37 43 18 17 48 30 88% Texas A&M 9-3 90 11.5 26 24 -2 51 27 15 94 3 43 20 63% 65 71 30 78 52 36 22 83% Louisville 6-6 71 7.3 15 18 3 12 15 51 9 35 28 15 79% 16 34 82 8 76 59 40 80% Texas Tech 7-5 -11 1.8 24 22 -2 116 85 68 120 27 53 29 77% 92 50 33 107 27 46 24 87% LSU 10-2 31 11.0 23 28 5 8 9 38 10 35 29 18 79% 78 55 58 73 87 37 24 78% Toledo 8-4 -10 -0.5 19 33 14 62 71 28 93 13 48 28 73% 85 42 94 63 33 43 27 86% Maryland 8-4 -11 8.3 12 25 13 46 38 35 66 17 50 25 74% 24 27 62 12 76 51 29 80% Troy 7-5 23 1.9 30 28 -2 93 92 80 101 35 42 27 79% 31 58 26 49 99 50 28 76% Miami (FL) 7-5 105 7.4 32 28 -4 16 21 81 2 7 46 18 70% 5 10 15 16 45 64 42 84% Tulsa 9-3 61 9.8 17 30 13 107 84 40 119 29 37 23 78% 83 103 114 33 93 47 20 77% Miami (OH) 9-4 11 -2.8 22 30 8 29 50 19 57 7 40 23 70% 58 24 25 83 45 57 40 84% UCF 10-3 66 15.8 17 21 4 18 12 10 45 102 27 18 89% 6 22 11 35 52 52 39 83% Michigan 7-5 53 0.5 27 18 -9 108 102 94 111 71 51 31 84% 42 18 56 37 27 47 33 87% Utah 10-2 85 15.8 23 21 -2 20 23 8 59 71 32 15 84% 39 39 40 44 5 43 30 91% Michigan St 11-1 69 11.3 18 24 6 31 26 21 60 13 41 21 73% 72 70 69 60 38 39 25 85% UTEP 6-6 -33 0.8 18 14 -4 86 58 90 72 60 50 32 82% 70 62 32 80 87 41 25 78% Middle Tenn 6-6 -12 -0.6 33 17 -16 71 66 99 24 35 52 31 79% 38 19 18 75 11 60 39 90% Virginia Tech 11-2 63 16.5 12 30 18 40 16 58 31 20 40 23 75% 47 58 16 91 99 42 25 76% Mississippi St 8-4 36 6.8 20 26 6 53 27 20 89 29 36 16 78% 75 93 45 77 17 34 22 88% Washington 6-6 -37 -9.1 17 17 0 84 93 103 36 116 48 34 92% 45 44 48 43 17 49 29 88% Missouri 10-2 50 15.2 16 27 11 42 6 56 38 1 31 13 55% 64 65 49 66 107 53 31 75% West Virginia 9-3 125 13.9 23 22 -1 3 2 2 11 42 20 6 80% 36 40 5 118 52 53 38 83% Navy 8-3 34 8.2 11 21 10 69 45 62 81 71 43 29 84% NCAA RANKINGS FOR BOWL TEAMS 17 4 12 74 5 65 52 91% Wisconsin 11-1 127 22.8 9 23 14 22 29 30 26 95 32 19 88% 25 First meeting. After an 0-2 start to the season, VT capped its incredible turnaround with a win in the VIRGINIA TECH ORANGE STANFORD ACC Champ game. The Hokies rattled off 11 straight wins and are the only school in the FBS to win 10 (11-2) (11-1) gms in each of the L/7Y. They also became the 1st tm S/’00 to win every ACC gm (Fla St). The Cardinal BOWL had a superb regular ssn as they never trailed heading into HT the entire year with one 2H slip up coming January 3, 2011 • 8:30 pm ESPN • Sun Life Stadium • Miami, FL against BCS Champ bound Oregon. Hokie HC Beamer owns an 8-9 SU/ATS record in bowls while SU HC POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. Harbaugh is 0-1 SU, 1-0 ATS. The Hokies faced 8 bowl caliber tms going 7-1 SU (6-2 ATS) with a 34-21 VIRGINIA TECH 194 190 30 2.0 4 101.1 avg score and 389-381 yd edge while the Cardinal took on 6 bowl caliber programs (5-1 SU, 3-3 ATS) STANFORD 196 230 31 2.2 – 103.7 with a 34-22 avg score and 468-377 yd edges. VT has 8 Sr st’rs among 17 upperclassmen while SU has 12 Sr’s with 17 upperclassmen. Both tms faced and destroyed WF TY with the Deacons being their only HOKIES ATS: 10-3 O/U: 6-7 CARDINAL ATS: 7-5 O/U: 6-6 common opp. Stanford does have the benefit of an extra week of rest (Hokies played into Dec with ACC RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG Title gm) but does travel more than 3,000 miles to get to Miami while VT is playing in ACC country. Darren Evans #16 13/8 139 846 29 817 11 5.9 Stepfan Taylor #36 12/11 210 1057 34 1023 15 4.9 Tyrod Taylor #3 13/13 130 823 186 637 5 4.9 Andrew Luck #8 12/12 51 497 59 438 3 8.6 The #20 VT off is led by prolific QB Taylor who is one of only two active FBS QB’s with 6,000 pass David Wilson #8 12/1 111 639 23 616 5 5.5 Anthony Wilkerson #22 12/0 87 420 11 409 3 4.7 yds and 2,000 rush yds in his career (Nev’s Kaepernick). He owns the most wins by a QB in VT history. Ryan Williams #11 9/5 106 525 52 473 9 4.5 Tyler Gaffney #13 9/0 58 253 8 245 4 4.2 VT has used a 3-headed monster to man the RB spot with Evans, Wilson and Williams combining PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Alex Loukas #39 8/0 18 156 6 150 1 8.3 Tyrod Taylor #3 13/13 284 172 60.6 2521 23 4 Usua Amanam #32 11/0 28 131 5 126 0 4.5 for 25 of the tm’s 30 rush TD’s (Taylor other 5). The top WR’s are Boykin and Coale but TE Smith has Logan Thomas #3 7/0 26 12 46.2 107 0 0 Owen Marecic #281 12/12 20 42 0 42 4 2.1 become one of Taylor’s fav targets in the RZ. The OL avg 6’4” 294 with just 1 Sr starter and they’ve RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT started 100% of the games together. They pave the way for 209 rush ypg (5.1) but have all’d 26 sks Jarrett Boykin #118 13/13 48 763 15.9 6 69 Andrew Luck #8 12/12 349 245 70.2 3051 28 7 Danny Coale #162 13/13 32 640 20.0 3 59 Alex Loukas #39 8/0 5 2 40.0 18 0 0 (8.4%). The DL has tallied 25 of the tm’s 33 sks TY (76%) led by 2nd Tm ACC DE Friday who has 8.5. Dyrell Roberts #94 9/3 21 303 14.4 2 43 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG LB Taylor leads VT in tkls and has tallied 15.5 tfl TY. The secondary comes in ranked #6 in our pass Marcus Davis #50 13/1 18 228 12.7 2 46 Doug Baldwin #227 12/11 56 824 14.7 9 81 eff D all’g 199 ypg (51%) with a 15-22 ratio. CB Hosley has grabbed an NCAA leading 8 int TY. He David Wilson #8 12/1 13 207 15.9 3 65 Ryan Whalen #289 10/9 39 415 10.6 2 30 Andre Smith #18 13/11 19 187 9.8 5 21 Stepfan Taylor #36 12/11 26 259 10.0 1 59 needs one here to tie Ron Davidson’s 1967 record of 9 in a ssn. Overall the D ranks #22. Once again Ryan Williams #11 9/5 10 109 10.9 1 29 Chris Owusu #77 6/3 24 394 16.4 3 45 VT relied on a Sr walk-on PK to handle the duties and he’s responded by hitting 20 straight (only PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Coby Fleener #158 12/7 22 261 11.9 4 36 Brian Saunders – 12 52 2291 44.1 10 38.2 1 15 Griff Whalen #478 12/1 17 249 14.6 1 27 miss was first att of ssn vs Boise). The return teams have been spectacular as VT avg’s 12.4 ypr on KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PR with 1 TD while the KR’s avg 23.7 ypr with 2 TD’s (by Wilson). The PR D all’d just 4.2 ypr but the Chris Hazley – 12 52-55 6-6 7-8 6-6 1-1 20-21 52 Daniel Zychlinski #74 12 24 1003 41.8 5 36.5(t) 0 8 KR D has all’d 24.5. VT (#20 ST ranking) has blocked a kick in 126 gms under Beamer. POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG LB Bruce Taylor #28 13/13 84 6 9.5 4 0 Nate Whitaker – 12 57-60 9-9 4-5 4-5 0-0 17-19 46 With the departure of Heisman runner-up Gerhart, many thought the off could be down some but ROV Davon Morgan #64 13/13 76 0 1 4 5 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT they answered critics early and avg’d 40 ppg. The group is led by AA QB Luck who some expect to FS Eddie Whitley #82 12/12 73 0 4 6 2 LB Shayne Skov #11 10/10 72 4.5 2 4 0 be the #1 overall pick in the ‘11 draft. This will be his 1st bowl gm as he was unable to go in the Sun LB Lyndell Gibson #55 13/13 66 2 4 1 0 LB Chase Thomas #90 12/12 66 7.5 4 3 1 DE Steven Friday #91 13/13 64 8.5 6.5 1 0 CB Michael Thomas #151 12/10 57 0 4.5 2 1 Bowl LY (inj). Luck took 98% of the tm’s passes and was so durable that coaches flirted with using FS Antone Exum #45 13/5 45 0 1.5 9 0 S Delano Howell #27 11/11 56 0 0.5 5 4 bkup Loukas at other positions during the spg. Loukas was used as a “Wildcat” option at times during DT Antoine Hopkins #92 13/11 43 2 4 1 0 CB Richard Sherman #102 12/11 49 0 1 9 4 OLB J. Gouveia-Winslow #76 13/6 39 0 1 1 2 LB Owen Marecic #281 12/12 45 1 3.5 5 2 the yr but is out here (inj). The tm used a RB-by-committee approach through the beginning of the CB Jayron Hosley #60 12/12 37 0 1 7 8 S Taylor Skaufel #221 12/5 42 1 0 0 1 ssn before settling on Taylor. True Fr Wilkerson and soph Gaffney were the only others to see 50+ att CB Rashad Carmichael #153 12/11 35 0 1.5 7 4 CB Johnson Bademosi #416 10/8 36 0 0 4 1 while Marecic remains one of the top FB’s in the nation. SU had 2 All-Conf WR’s heading into ‘10 in DT John Graves #25 13/13 35 0.5 3.5 1 0 LB Thomas Keiser #365 12/12 35 3.5 4.5 2 1 CB Kyle Fuller #159 13/6 32 0 4 6 0 DL Matthew Masifilo #145 12/12 31 4 0.5 2 0 Ryan Whalen and Owusu but due to early inj’s (8 gms lost comb), the 2 comb for 799 yds less than PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD in ‘09. Baldwin (4 rec in ‘09) stepped up to lead the group in rec, yds and TD’s while Luck also used Jayron Hosley 19 239 12.6 1 David Wilson 20 530 26.5 2 Drew Terrell 14 183 13.1 0 Chris Owusu 17 420 24.7 0 a solid trio of TE’s in Reuland, Fleener and Ertz. The OL avg 6’5” 301 (3 Sr) paving the way for 5.0 VT SU VT SU VT SU VT SU ypc while all’g the nation’s 2nd best mark of just 5 sks (1.4%, started all 60 gms). Overall the SU off Harbaugh has taken SU from 1 to 4 to 5 to 8 to 11 QB - 4 RB 1/2 - WR - - CCH 1/2 - finished with our #4 ranking. The SU def finished with our #25 ranking all’g just 18 ppg on the ssn VT SU CHECKLIST COMMENTS wins but we still lean with the vet Beamer. (7 opp under 300 yds). The DL avg 6’3” 290 (2 Sr) and collected 10.5 (38%) of the tm’s 28 sks. The Turf/ 44 Third Orange Bowl trip in 4Y for VT and going to a BCS Bowl LB’s were the most stable part of the D led by Skov and Thomas who finished #1 and #2 in tkls. The OL - 44 VT avg 6-4 294, 1 Sr, 26 sk all’d (8.4%), 5.1 ypc. - SU avg 6-5 301, 3 Sr, 5 sk all’d (1.4%), 5.0 ypc. Crowd never gets old. SU excited but VT has crowd edge. secondary all’d 200 ypg (58%) with a 15-17 ratio ranking #19 in our pass def. ST’s were led by the 4 SU more physical on both the OL and DL. steady kicking of Whitaker who delivered the GW FG vs USC. The return units are avg 21.7 KR and DL - - VT avg 6-3 271, 2 Sr, 25 of tm 33 sk, 4.5 ypc. MTCH - SU avg 6-3 290, 2 Sr, 10.5 of tm 28 sk, 4.0 ypc. QB Luck will benefit with the extra practice. 10.2 PR while surrendering 22.4 KR and 13.0 PR. SU has our #42 ST ranking. SU is making its 1st BCS appearance since LB Taylor #1 tkl’r w/84, 15.5 tfl, Gibson #4, 6 tfl. INT 4 While both offenses rank in our Top 20, both defenses rank in our top 25. VT will try to run the clock with - 1/2 - the ‘99 Rose Bowl. OVERALL - Skov #1 tkl’r w/72, 6.5 tfl, Thomas #2, 11.5 tfl. their diversified rush offense and prior to the ACC Championship, the D had all’d 21 pts or under 7 straight 4 VT #6 pass eff D, 199 ypg (51%), 15-22 ratio. STANFORD games. SU’s D gets overlooked but has 3 shutouts this year and finished the season all’g 8.8 ppg the L/5. DB 1/2 - ST 1/2 - SCH - 4 SU #19 pass eff D, 200 ypg (58%), 15-17 ratio. by 1' ✔’s FORECAST: UNDER 58’ VT/Stanford RATING: 1★ UNDER This is the 1st ever meeting between the schools and the Sugar Bowl got their wish to host 2 high ARKANSAS SUGAR OHIO ST profile BCS programs. Ark is making its 1st trip to a BCS Bowl but HC Petrino took his L’ville tm to the Orange Bowl in ‘06 where they defeated WF, 24-13. Overall, Petrino is 3-2 SU but 1-4 ATS in bowls and (10-2) BOWL (11-1) LY led Ark (-7’) to a 20-17 OT win over EC in the Liberty Bowl. OSU is making a national record 9th January 4, 2011 • 8:30 pm ESPN • Superdome • New Orleans, LA BCS appearance (5-3 SU/ATS) and 6th consec. The Bucks are 5-4 SU/6-3 ATS in bowls under Tressel but will be reminded often by the media of their 0-9 SU/ATS record vs SEC tms in the postssn. OSU is POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. ARKANSAS 96 305 27 2.4 – 102.6 1-3 SU/0-4 ATS in New Orleans with their last trip here being the National Champ loss to LSU in ‘07 OHIO ST 209 190 31 2.5 4 100.1 (38-24, +4). This is Ark’s 38th bowl and 6th trip to the Sugar Bowl with their last appearance on Jan 1, 1980, a 24-9 loss to AL. Ark fans sold out their allotment the day after the bowl was announced and RAZORBACKS ATS: 9-3 O/U: 7-5 BUCKEYES ATS: 9-2-1 O/U: 7-4-1 they should have a slight crowd edge in SEC country. Ark was 4-1 ATS on the road TY and 3-1 ATS RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG as a dog with 2 outright upsets. OSU went 1-2-1 ATS on the road TY with their lone SU loss coming at Knile Davis #26 12/7 178 1215 32 1183 13 6.6 Dan Herron #44 12/8 192 1103 35 1068 15 5.6 Wisky. UA went 6-2 SU/7-1 ATS vs bowl opp while OSU went 6-1 SU/4-2-1 ATS but the Bucks haven’t Broderick Green #9 12/2 104 389 24 365 3 3.5 Terrelle Pryor #1 12/12 120 782 143 639 4 5.3 beaten a currently ranked squad (Ark 4 W’s). Ark has just 7 Sr st’rs while OSU has 11. Ronnie Wingo Jr #12 12/5 40 246 7 239 1 6.0 Brandon Saine #2 12/8 66 326 14 312 2 4.7 Ryan Mallett #1 12/12 40 59 105 -46 4 -1.1 Jaamal Berry #7 12/0 32 267 1 266 1 8.3 Everyone knew Ark had a great offense (#5) led by future NFL QB Mallett and a strong receiving PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Jordan Hall #45 12/0 37 169 8 161 2 4.4 corps, but this yr the surprises were a greatly improved run gm led by 1st Tm SEC RB Davis and an Ryan Mallett #1 12/12 364 242 66.5 3592 30 11 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT improved D. Mallett led the SEC in pass ypg (#5 NCAA) for the 2nd str yr and was #3 in the NCAA in Tyler Wilson #32 6/0 51 34 66.7 453 4 3 Terrelle Pryor #1 12/12 298 196 65.8 2551 25 11 pass eff. Mallett transferred from Mich and actually faced the Bucks in ‘07 coming off the bench for an RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Joe Bauserman #59 12/0 22 16 72.7 174 2 1 Jarius Wright #36 12/12 38 718 18.9 4 89 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG inj’d Henne in a 14-3 loss (1-3 for 8 yds) with current OSU LG Boren blk’g in front of him. Davis finished Joe Adams #25 11/3 41 693 16.9 5 85 Dane Sanzenbacher #106 12/12 52 889 17.1 10 65 #3 in the SEC in rush ypg (99) despite not taking over the starting job until the L/5 (178 ypg L/6). One Greg Childs #48 8/7 46 659 14.3 6 54 DeVier Posey #4 12/12 50 778 15.6 6 62 disappointing occurrence was losing top WR Childs to inj after 8 gms and another st’r Joe Adams was Cobi Hamilton #141 12/5 31 609 19.6 6 85 Brandon Saine #2 12/8 22 195 8.9 5 60 DJ Williams #18 12/12 49 589 12.0 4 46 Jake Stoneburner #4 10/5 18 183 10.2 2 21 also banged up and only started 3. Mackey Award Winning TE DJ Williams led the tm in rec and led the Ronnie Wingo Jr #12 12/5 27 274 10.1 4 43 Dan Herron #44 12/8 18 180 10.0 0 47 SEC in rec by a TE. The OL avg 6’4” 315 with 3 Sr st’rs incl LT Love who will be 1 of the top OT’s in next PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 yr’s NFL draft. The OL all’d 24 sks (5.7%) and paved the way for 151 rush ypg (4.6). The DL avg 6’4” 285 Dylan Breeding #145 12 45 1906 42.4 17 36.6 1 14 Ben Buchanan #3 12 40 1649 41.2 16 35.1 1 13 with 1 Sr st’r. Ark improved their sks to 37 (29 LY) which is #2 in the SEC. Ark’s biggest def improvement KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Zach Hocker #20 12 55-55 4-4 4-5 4-6 1-1 13-16 51 Devin Barclay – 12 58-58 9-10 7-8 3-4 0-0 19-22 48 was in pass D where they finished #23 in our rankings (#80 LY) allowing just 182 ypg (55%) with an 11- POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT 11 ratio. UA’s ST feature solid P Breeding and K Hocker plus excellent PR Adams. The only weakness LB Jerry Franklin #171 12/12 93 6.5 6 2 0 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB Jerico Nelson #54 12/12 83 2.5 8.5 3 1 LB Brian Rolle #26 12/11 70 2.5 7.5 4 2 is KR’s with a low avg (19.6) and weak KR D (25.9). Ark finished the ssn on a 9-1 ATS run. S Tramain Thomas #279 12/12 71 0.5 4 4 4 LB Ross Homan #14 10/10 63 1 1 3 1 After LY’s Rose Bowl MVP performance the expectations for QB Pryor’s ssn were enormous and he was LB Anthony Leon #67JC 12/11 58 2.5 8 2 0 FS Jermale Hines #25 12/10 61 0.5 1.5 4 1 named the B10’s Pressn OPY for the 2nd straight yr. While he greatly improved as a passer and provided S Rudell Crim #58JC 12/11 48 0 1.5 2 3 SS Orhian Johnson #101 12/10 44 0 0.5 1 1 S Elton Ford #92 12/1 39 1 3.5 3 0 DE Nathan Williams #27 11/9 44 4.5 5 3 1 OSU with its biggest play of the ssn - a 14 yd scramble on 4&10 at the 50 with 4:02 left on the gm winning CB Ramon Broadway #59 9/9 38 0 0.5 6 0 CB Devon Torrence #43 12/12 44 0 2 7 2 TD drive vs Iowa - he wasn’t on either of the cch’s or media’s All-Conf ballot. He is still the 1st QB in the LB Terrell Williams #87 12/1 38 0 3.5 0 0 DE Cameron Heyward #28 12/12 42 2.5 7 0 1 post WWII era to lead his tm to a B10 champ in his Fr, So and Jr ssns. “Boom” Herron took ahold of the DE Tenarius Wright #99 12/0 36 6 2 0 0 CB Chimidi Chekwa #130 12/12 42 1 3 8 3 DT DeQuinta Jones #66 11/7 34 0 0.5 1 0 LB Andrew Sweat #13 11/9 40 0 3 1 1 TB job in conf play running for 109 ypg (5.8) with a TD in 11 straight gms. Gritty Sanzenbacher and sleek DT Jake Bequette #112 12/12 31 7 1 2 0 DT John Simon #20 12/12 38 2 5.5 2 0 Posey make a formidable WR duo. C Brewster, LG Boren and LT Adams were all named all conf as the DE Damario Ambrose #147 12/12 31 3.5 3 1 0 DT Dexter Larimore #80 12/12 34 2 3.5 0 0 front (6’5” 305) all’d 22 sks (6.8%). OSU’s D continued its strong run as they finished #1 in our rankings. CB Isaac Madison #443 12/9 29 0 0 5 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD OSU’s DL is led by DE Heyward whose numbers dipped from ‘09 as he had a less exp’d line around him PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Jordan Hall 23 233 10.1 0 Jaamal Berry 21 534 25.4 0 Joe Adams 14 251 17.9 1 Lance Ray 22 494 22.5 0 Corey Brown 4 32 8.0 0 Jordan Hall 13 390 30.0 1 as the Bucks allowed Wisky’s Clay (104) to become the 1st RB to have 100 yd in 29 gms. LB’s Rolle and Homan earned All-Conf honors. OSU finished #9 in our pass eff D (156, 54%, 7-18) with FS Hines being UA OSU UA OSU UA OSU UA OSU 1 of the league’s hardest hitters. UW KR Gilreath ret’d the opening KO 97 yd for a TD and OSU also all’d Petrino has bowl exp but in L/8Y Tressel 6 ATS QB - - RB 1/2 - WR 1/2 - CCH - 4 a PR and KR TD in the same gm vs Miami (FL) for the 1st time in school history. After a rough start OSU UA OSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS wins and 3 Nat’l Champ appearances. cleaned up its act down the stretch to finish #56 in our ST rankings. The standouts were a KR unit that Turf/ Clearly in the middle of SEC country but no OL - 4 UA avg 6-4 315, 3 Sr, 24 sk all’d (5.7%), 4.6 ypc. - - finished #3 NCAA led by Hall’s 85 yd KR TD vs Mich and K Barclay was consistent. OSU avg 6-5 305, 3 Sr, 22 sk all’d (6.8%), 5.3 ypc. Crowd team travels better than the Bucks. This is the 8th BCS Bowl for the Buckeyes in 9 years and HC Tressel is 6-3 ATS with 2 losses in Buckeyes have Top 10 pass eff D but haven’t DL - 4 UA avg 6-4 285, 1 Sr, 20 of tm 37 sk, 4.0 ypc. MTCH - - National Championship games. The Razorbacks come in as one of the hottest teams with 6 straight OSU avg 6-3 282, 2 Sr, 12 of tm 19 sk, 3.0 ypc. faced this type of competition. wins and covers but as we told you in the Cotton Bowl, that is actually a negative. The Buckeyes 0-9 vs SEC tms is all that the Bucks will hear LB 4 Franklin #1 tkl’r w/93, 12.5 tfl, Nelson #2, 11 tfl. 44 have a great set of CB’s and this will allow them to confuse Mallett with blitzes. When the Buckeyes - INT - coming into this bowl. OVERALL - Rolle #1 tkl’r w/70, 10 tfl, Homan #2, 2 tfl. have the ball, while you don’t perceive them as explosive they have scored 473 pts TY (2 off school 4 UA #23 pass eff D, 182 ypg (55%), 11-11 ratio. OHIO ST record) and Terrelle Pryor continues to make this offense one of the country’s best. DB - 1/2 ST - 1/2 SCH 4 - OSU #9 pass eff D, 156 ypg (54%), 7-18 ratio. by 6 ✔’s FORECAST: Ohio St by 10 RATING: 3★ OHIO ST 26 First meeting. Middle Tennessee is 10-9 SU and 1-3 ATS vs current MAC tms incl losing to C MIDDLE TENN GODADDY.COM MIAMI, OH Mich 31-14 (+8) in the ‘06 Motor City Bowl. Miami is 2-0 SU and 1-1 ATS vs current SBC tms (both (6-6) (9-4) vs ULL but last meeting in ‘93). MT is 1-1 SU/ATS in bowl gms, both under HC Stockstill. Last year BOWL they knocked off Southern Miss 42-32 (+3) to finish 10-3 which led to them being the overwhelm- January 6, 2011 • 8:00 pm ESPN • Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ing pick to win the SBC TY. The Raiders had a disappointing season and needed to win their final POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. 3 gms just to be bowl eligible (2 of those wins were by 1 pt). Miami is 6-2 SU and 1-1 ATS in bowl Middle Tennessee 167 190 24 3.3 444 87.6 gms but this is their first since losing 17-13 (-1) to Iowa St in the ‘04 Independence Bowl and this is Miami, OH 113 245 25 2.0 – 93.6 Haywood’s 1st as a HC. Miami made the biggest turnaround in the FBS this year going from 1-11 to 9-4 and the RedHawks are flying high after winning the MAC Championship. MT only faced 3 bowl BLUE RAIDERS ATS: 4-8 O/U: 4-8 REDHAWKS ATS: 8-5 O/U: 2-11 teams (1 BCS) going 1-2 SU/ATS being outscored 37-18 and outgained 449-297. Miami faced 5 RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG bowl squads (2 BCS) going 2-3 SU (3-2 ATS) being outscored 29-17 but outgaining them 342-328. Phillip Tanner #190 12/12 149 889 48 841 11 5.6 Thomas Merriweather #48 13/10 149 853 32 821 10 5.5 Dwight Dasher #152 8/8 125 601 148 453 7 3.6 Tracy Woods #312 13/1 93 397 21 376 1 4.0 MT went 3-3 SU (2-4 ATS) on the road while Miami was 5-3 SU/ATS. MT does have the advantage DD Kyles #495 12/0 74 433 43 390 4 5.3 Zac Dysert #85 10/10 79 220 193 27 1 0.3 of 12 Sr starters among 20 upperclassmen while Miami has just 5 among 10. Benjamin Cunnningham #316 12/2 77 363 15 348 4 4.5 Austin Boucher #98 6/3 29 82 59 23 0 0.8 William Pratcher #288 9/0 20 65 9 56 1 2.8 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT MT QB Dasher was voted the Sun Belt preseason OPY, but was then suspended by the NCAA PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Zac Dysert #85 10/10 343 222 64.7 2406 13 12 for the first 4 games. In his first four games back he had 13 TO’s. Backup QB’s Kilgore and Murphy Dwight Dasher #152 8/8 222 127 57.2 1388 6 14 Austin Boucher #98 6/3 120 77 64.2 831 4 1 started the first four but each was injured (applied for MedRS) forcing a WR to serve as Dasher’s Logan Kilgore #100JC 3/3 80 50 62.5 540 3 5 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Armand Robinson #137 13/13 90 981 10.9 6 62 backup. Dasher threw “just” 4 int in the final 4 games. In LY’s bowl, Dasher rushed for 201 with 2 TD’s Malcolm Beyah #197 12/8 27 364 13.5 2 62 Nick Harwell #825 13/7 57 785 13.8 5 82 while throwing for an additional 162 (2 TD) earning Bowl MVP. While Dasher and RB Kyles combined Garrett Andrews #410JC 12/12 30 341 11.4 2 35 Andy Cruse #181 12/4 25 342 13.7 2 71 for more than 83% of MT’s rush yds LY, TY MT has 4 players with 348+ rush yds. However, 3 receivers Sancho McDonald #114 12/11 18 278 15.4 1 53 Chris Givens #61 10/7 22 325 14.8 0 44 Tyler Mason #138JC 12/2 17 263 15.5 2 53 DeMarco Paine #69 13/5 29 237 8.2 0 27 finished with 420+ yds LY but MT’s top receiver this year had just 364. The OL has 4 upperclassmen Tavarres Jefferson #250 12/6 19 247 13.0 2 44 Jamal Rogers #495 6/3 19 178 9.4 1 24 starters (1 Sr) and avg 6’3” 292 but no OL started all 12. MT is avg 179 ypg rushing (4.3) while all’g 20 Phillip Tanner #190 12/12 16 160 10.0 0 75 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Zac Murphy #167 13 53 2132 40.2 24 35.0(t) 0 11 sks (5.6%). The offense has our #95 rating while the D, with just 1 underclassman and 8 Sr starters, Josh Davis – 12 52 2234 43.0 12 37.2(t) 1 18 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG comes in at #96. They are #2 in the Sun Belt in scoring and #4 in ttl def. The DL has 4 Sr starters but KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG TREVOR COOK #48 11 20-22 6-7 8-9 2-6 0-0 16-22 48 is all’g 194 rush ypg (4.2). The D did have 33 sks as DE Lattimore led the SBC with 11.5. MT has our ALAN GENDREAU – 12 41-42 5-5 2-2 2-4 1-1 10-12 55 Seth Philip – 12 4-5 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-4 40 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT #72 pass eff D as they are all’g 191 ypg (57%) with a 17-9 ratio. LY a big part of MT’s success was the FS JEREMY KELLEM #441 12/12 101 0 1.5 5 2 LB Jerrell Wedge #381 13/13 88 3.5 11.5 2 1 D having 33 takeaways as MT finished +12 TO’s. TY the D has just 17 and MT is -16 TO’s. MT has our LB Darin Davis #408 12/12 73 3.5 4.5 0 3 LB Evan Harris #282 13/11 85 2 7.5 3 5 #31 spec tms unit as K Gendreau led the SBC in FG % (83%). DE JAMARI LATTIMORE #326JC 12/12 64 11.5 2.5 1 0 S Pat Hinkel #318 13/13 67 0.5 2.5 4 2 LB Justin Jones #257 12/7 62 1 4 2 0 DL Austin Brown #471 13/13 50 3 7 2 0 Miami lost starting QB Dysert (#3 in the MAC in passing ypg) to a lacerated spleen in the BG LB Antwan Davis #404 12/10 61 0.5 1.5 1 0 CB Dayonne Nunley #270 13/10 50 0 6.5 4 5 game (out 4-6 wks). He suffered the injury in the 2Q but played the rest of the game. With this late SS Kevin Brown #328 12/12 61 0 1 4 0 CB DJ Brown #247 13/13 47 0.5 1.5 12 1 CB Arness Ikner #153JC 12/11 53 0 1.5 4 1 LB CJ Marck #156 10/6 45 3.5 2.5 0 0 bowl game, he may have a shot at returning. However, bkup Boucher did lead Miami to 3 straight CB ROD ISSAC #540 12/11 49 0 4.5 5 3 DL Jason Semmes #278 12/11 42 5 4 3 0 wins incl one over Temple to get to the MAC Championship. Boucher also threw for 333 vs NI. After DE Emmanuel Perez #309 12/12 41 3 3.5 0 0 S Anthony Kokal #347 13/1 37 2.5 0 4 1 Miami rushed for just 841 yds as a tm LY, RB Merriweather had 821 by himself TY. Beside WM, DT DWIGHT SMITH #451 12/12 36 2.5 4 3 0 S Jordan Gafford #240 11/11 35 1 2 5 1 S Derrick Crumpton #416 12/5 32 1.5 2.5 5 0 CB Brandon Stephens #249 12/9 33 0 1 11 1 which led the MAC in passing, Miami is the only MAC tm to have 2 WR’s in the top 10 in the MAC LB Craig Allen #596 12/0 32 2 0 1 0 LB Ryan Kennedy #222 5/3 32 2.5 5 0 0 in both rec and rec yds. Miami’s OL avg 6’5” 298 but is young with 3 starting underclassmen (three PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD 13 gm starters). The RedHawks still avg just 97 ypg rushing (3.2) and the OL all’d 34 sks (7.3%) Eric Russell 23 163 7.1 0 Eric Russell 29 778 26.8 1 DeMarco Paine 12 53 4.4 0 DeMarco Paine 34 673 19.8 0 despite Dysert having 220 gross rush yds. MU finished with our #96 off. Miami’s def (#62) improved MT MU MT MU MT MU MT MU as the ssn went on as they all’d 30 ppg in their first 8 gms and just 14 ppg in the L/3 incl holding Stockstill is now in his 3rd bowl here and got a QB - - RB 4 - WR - 1/2 CCH 4 - Temple to 3 and NI, the MAC’s top scoring offense (came in avg 39 ppg) to just 21. Miami is all’g MT MU CHECKLIST COMMENTS win and cover LY. Haywood is a bowl virgin. just 121 ypg rush and 3.8 ypc thanks in part to their 32 sks. They have our #43 pass eff D all’g 214 This bowl chose Middle over other SBC tms OL 4 - MT avg 6-3 292, 1 Sr, 20 sk all’d (5.6%), 4.3 ypc. Turf/ 4 - ypg passing (57%) with a very good 14-17 ratio. They have just our #104 spec tms. They are a true MU avg 6-5 298, 1 Sr, 34 sk all’d (7.3%), 3.2 ypc. Crowd because they knew they would bring some fans. Turnovers=Turnaround tm as LY they were -24 TO’s and TY are +7. Miami has struggled with mobile QB’s and we DL - - MT avg 6-2 249, 4 Sr, 17.5 of tm 33 sk, 4.2 ypc. MTCH 4 - Prior to the year, MT would’ve been a DD fav and now after a great RedHawk turnaround and a MU avg 6-2 268, 0 Sr, 15 of tm 32 sk, 3.8 ypc. all remember what Dasher did in LY’s bowl. disappointing Raiders season, they’re actually a dog. Middle Tennessee has many players that could Davis #2 tkl’r w/73, 8 tfl, Jones #4, 5 tfl. MU has NCAA’s biggest turnaround TY. MT needs play for BCS teams and has more talent than Miami on both sides of the ball. The only 3 games Miami LB - 1/2 INT 4 - OVERALL - Wedge #1 tkl’r w/88, 14.5 tfl, Harris #2, 9.5 tfl. win for winning ssn. covered as a fav TY were vs 3-9 Colo St, 2-10 Buffalo and 2-10 BG. On the flip side MT has been a MT #72 pass eff D, 191 ypg (57%), 17-9 ratio. MID TENN dog just once against a non-BCS team and in that role they upset TY’s SBC Champ on the road. DB - 1/2 ST 44 - SCH - - MU #43 pass eff D, 214 ypg (57%), 14-17 ratio. by 6' ✔’s FORECAST: Middle Tenn by 7 RATING: 2★ MIDDLE TENN After a 3-3 start which saw ?’s about HC Sherman’s future the Aggies rallied for 6 str wins to secure TEXAS A&M COTTON LSU their 1st Cotton Bowl invite S/’04. It is the Aggies 12th Cotton Bowl overall where they’re 4-7 SU (4-4 (9-3) (10-2) ATS) and Sherman’s 2nd bowl (0-1 SU/ATS). These tms have a rich history with LSU having a 26-20-3 BOWL advantage with the last meeting in ‘95. The bowl is a 3 hr drive from College Station and A&M has January 7, 2011 • 8:00 pm FOX • Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX played Ark in this stadium the L/2Y (0-2 SU/ATS) but B12 teams are 2-7 ATS in Cotton Bowls. Miles POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. suffered his 1st bowl loss at LSU (4-1 SU/ATS) LY 19-17 to Penn St in a muddy Capital One Bowl. TEXAS A&M 148 253 24 2.5 – 103.2 Overall Miles is 5-3 SU, 4-3-1 ATS in bowls as a HC. This is LSU’s 1st trip to the Cotton Bowl S/’02 so LSU 168 133 23 2.0 4 4 4 4 103.5 there should be a strong following. LSU is 3-2 SU and 2-3 ATS on the road TY (incl neutral non-conf gm) while A&M is 3-2 SU/3-1-1 ATS. LSU (+3’) lost to Ark TY 31-23 (outgained 464-294) while A&M Aggies ATS: 8-3-1 O/U: 5-7 Tigers ATS: 5-7 O/U: 4-7-1 (+5) lost 24-17 (outgained 442-324). Miles was 2-2 SU/ATS vs A&M as OSU’s HC. LSU is 6-2 SU, RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG 3-5 ATS vs bowl squads outscoring those tms by 24-21 but despite being outgained 332-325. A&M Cyrus Gray #13 12/6 180 1078 45 1033 12 5.7 Stevan Ridley #36 12/6 225 1077 35 1042 14 4.6 is 5-3 SU, 4-3-1 ATS vs bowl tms outscoring them 27-24 and outgaining them 423-383. Christine Michael #6 8/6 126 653 22 631 4 5.0 Jordan Jefferson #9 12/12 111 529 146 383 6 3.5 Jerrod Johnson #27 7/7 79 323 177 146 2 1.8 Michael Ford #11 9/2 41 257 22 235 3 5.7 The B12’s pressn OPY QB Johnson had shoulder surg which limited his offssn participation and Ryan Tannehill #83 12/5 44 140 107 33 1 0.8 Russell Shepard #1 12/8 31 249 27 222 2 7.2 seemed out of sync in Sept behind a rebuilt OL. He threw int on 4 consec poss vs FIU and the Ags were PASSING PS# GS/GP ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Alfred Blue #131 10/1 20 101 0 101 1 5.1 forced to rally from a 20-6 3Q deficit. Sherman remained loyal to his QB who threw for 409 yds and 5 TD Jerrod Johnson #27 7/7 279 158 56.6 1947 14 9 Richard Murphy #27 10/2 23 99 17 82 0 3.6 Ryan Tannehill #83 12/5 199 130 65.3 1434 11 3 Jarrett Lee #13 11/0 10 12 58 -46 0 -4.6 but also had 5 TO’s in the loss to OSU incl the int which set the Cowboys up for the GW FG. After Johnson RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT became A&M’s all-time ydg leader vs KU he was benched for bkup WR Tannehill. Tannehill was efficient JEFF FULLER #14 12/12 65 983 15.1 12 69 Jordan Jefferson #9 12/12 190 108 56.8 1253 4 9 (235, 65%, 11-3) in the L/6 and his ability to get rid of the ball quickly helped the OL as he was sk’d just Ryan Swope #59 12/12 67 780 11.6 4 64 Jarrett Lee #13 11/0 89 54 60.7 573 2 1 Uzoma Nwachukwu #43 12/5 32 369 11.5 2 44 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 10x in his 5 sts vs 25 in Johnson’s 7. Michael and Gray shared TB carries until Michael was OFY vs TT. Cyrus Gray #13 12/6 33 242 7.3 1 28 Rueben Randle #1 12/9 31 525 16.9 3 75 Gray took over running for 100+ in the L/6 becoming A&M’s 1st 1,000 yd rusher S/’03. The WR’s feature Kenric McNeal #68 10/1 21 189 9.0 1 32 Terrence Toliver #2 12/12 36 467 13.0 2 38 a solid size/speed combo of 6’4” Fuller and Swope. The OL (6’4” 300, 1 Sr) gelled down the stretch led Christine Michael #6 8/6 13 174 13.4 0 60 Russell Shepard #1 12/8 33 254 7.7 1 22 Ryan Tannehill #83 12/5 11 143 13.0 1 38 DeAngelo Peterson #54 9/2 16 198 12.4 0 40 by LSU transfer C Allen. A&M has our #19 off and #24 defense. New DC DeRuyter moved the Ags back PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 to the 3-4 the same formation as the legendary Wrecking Crew. The LB unit (top 4 tkl’rs) was the B12’s Ryan Epperson #81 12 41 1541 37.6 15 34.2(t) 1 5 Spencer Ware #14 10/0 8 84 10.5 0 29 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Stevan Ridley #36 12/6 11 61 5.5 0 18 best led by Butkus Winner Miller. A&M finished #1 in the league in rush D thanks to their DL whose job Randy Bullock #18 12 47-47 9-10 4-6 1-2 1-1 15-19 50 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Derek Helton #97JC 12 33 1497 45.4 5 39.2(t) 0 14 is to clog rush lanes. The Ags are #11 pass eff D (241, 61%, 16-15). The ST’s were a disappointment at POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT #67 with the B12’s worst net P (34.2). K Bullock hit 15-19 but was just 2-3 from 40+. KR Judie, who took LB Michael Hodges #201 12/12 111 4.5 3 2 2 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG LB Garrick Williams #185 12/12 97 0 5 1 0 JOSH JASPER #22 12 31-32 7-7 10-11 7-10 2-3 26-31 53 over the job after Gray became the primary TB, was a star avg 31.4 with TD’s in B2B gms. LB Sean Porter #173 12/12 68 0.5 6.5 6 0 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LSU has had another strange ssn in which they started out 7-0 climbing to #6 in the AP poll LB VON MILLER #27 12/12 59 9.5 5 6 1 LB KELVIN SHEPPARD #90 12/12 108 4 7 2 1 CB Coryell Judie #10 12/9 52 0 2 4 3 LB Ryan Baker #68 11/11 82 6 4 1 0 before a loss to Aub. Miles was said to be on the hotseat early in the ssn especially after a near-loss CB Terrence Frederick #416 12/12 52 1 7 9 1 FS Karnell Hatcher #37 11/10 63 0 1.5 2 0 to Tenn in which UT rec’d a fmbl’d snap with no time left, but LSU RB Ridley scored the GW TD on DE Tony Jerod-Eddie #43 12/12 46 0 2.5 2 0 DT Drake Nevis #48 12/12 56 6 7 1 1 an untimed down after UT was called for 13 men on the field. The criticism waned after upsets of FL DE Lucas Patterson #62 12/12 46 2 3 0 0 DB Tyrann Mathieu #99 12/1 50 3.5 4 6 1 DT Jonathan Mathis #46 12/6 39 0.5 3 1 0 SS Brandon Taylor #36 9/9 44 0 4 5 0 and AL, but losing the finale to Ark has restarted the fire-Les Miles talk again. Miles was forced to CB Dustin Harris #170 12/3 39 0 0.5 9 4 CB PATRICK PETERSON #1 12/12 36 0 1.5 6 4 alternate QB’s all yr as Jefferson is the better runner and Lee the better passer but Lee only had 6 att LB Damontre Moore #101 12/0 39 5.5 1 1 1 LB Stefoin Francois #20 12/12 36 1 1 2 0 in the L/2 gms. Ridley was a nice surprise and the RB’s stayed healthy TY (LY down to 4th str RB end PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD CB Morris Claiborne #121 11/11 36 0 1 6 5 Kenric McNeal 24 138 5.8 0 Cyrus Gray 17 422 24.8 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD of yr) and LSU avg’d 177 rush ypg (4.4) which is 54 ypg better than LY. Receivers Toliver, Shepard Dustin Harris 8 92 11.5 1 Coryell Judie 13 408 31.4 2 PATRICK PETERSON 26 418 16.1 2 Patrick Peterson 29 851 29.3 0 and Randle weren’t used to their potential with LSU preferring to run the ball and win gms with their A&M LSU A&M LSU A&M LSU A&M LSU #8 D. The OL avg 6’5” 302 with only 1 Sr st’r and all’d 22 sks (7.8%). The DL avg 6’’4” 271 with 2 Sr Sherman in B2B bowls but got blown out LY. QB 4 - RB 1/2 - WR - - CCH - 41/2 st’rs at DT including AA Nevis (#6 SEC tfl). LB Sheppard is #3 in the SEC in tkl per gm. LSU is #13 in Miles 4-1 SU/ATS at LSU plus Nat’l Champ. A&M LSU CHECKLIST COMMENTS our pass D rankings all’g 166 ypg (56%) with a 12-16 ratio led by Thorpe/Bednarik winner CB Patrick A&M 2nd time here this year with in-state fans OL A&M avg 6-4 300, 1 Sr, 35 sk all’d (7.3%), 4.1 ypc. Turf/ 4 - Peterson. Peterson also helped the ST earn their #4 ranking as a standout RS. LSU also has AA PK - 1/2 but LSU fans will be just as loud. LSU 6-5 302, 1 Sr, 22 sk all’d (7.8%), 4.4 ypc. Crowd Jasper who also helps P Helton as the 2 comb for a 43.6 avg and 39.2 net. QB Tannehill was only 33-59 with 150 ypg DL A&M avg 6-4 293, 1 Sr, 5 of tm 28 sk, 3.3 ypc. MTCH - 4 A&M has had an impressive season and their win streak down the stretch has made this line much - 1/2 vs the two top 10 D’s he faced TY. LSU avg 6-4 271, 2 Sr, 15.5 of tm 32 sk, 3.6 ypc. smaller than it should be. LSU has struggled offensively but their weapons are dynamic on offense Tms on a 4+ SU/ATS win streak is a negative & a bowl LB Hodges #1 tkl’r, Butkus winner Miller 9.5 sk. INT 44 and their top 10 D can match any that A&M has faced TY. The LSU CB’s can play man-to-man and - - - loser 66% of the time. OVERALL - Sheppard #1 tkl’r w/108, 11 tfl, Baker 10 tfl. therefore A&M’s OL will face more pressure than they have all year. Prior to last year’s mud-fest, LSU 4 A&M #11 pass eff D, 241 ypg (61%), 16-15 ratio. LSU had averaged 39 points per game in bowls under Miles. DB - 1/2 ST - 441/2 SCH - 1/2 LSU #13 pass eff D, 166 ypg (56%), 12-16 ratio. by 7' ✔’s FORECAST: LSU by 13 RATING: 4★ LSU 27 ★ (24-7) LY as a 6.5 pt AD. The injury depleted the 4 Excellent Seahawks were simply playing out the string for 3★ Very Good OVER/UNDERS ★ Jim Mora while TB was playing to retain Morris. We are not forecasting the actual lines, just the Totals 2 Good PRO SELECTIONS WK 16 TB converted 5 TO’s into 10 pts with 4 of SEA’s Plays that we like for Week 16: KEY SELECTIONS TO’s coming on their final 6 drives (380-339 yd 3H Dallas over ARIZONA - Christmas - This is a short road trip for the Cowboys who are 4-1 ATS vs edge). 3-0 SU and 1-1-1 ATS as a HF TY. The 3★ Texans/Broncos OVER the Cardinals since realignment. DAL is even statistically with the #5 and #32 units (+6 TO’s) vs the Bucs have seen injuries mount against them at Cardinals #27 and #12 units (+3 TO’s) in the L4W prior to the DAL/PHI game 2 Wks ago. They are 4-1 an alarming rate the 3W prior to DET. Vs WAS 3★ Jets/Bears UNDER ATS with Kitna at the helm prior to PHI and he’s put together respectable numbers on the road avg 226 they only had 1 OL in its original spot and DT ypg (64%) with a 5-3 ratio. While DAL has been outgained by 100 ypg on the road since Romo was McCoy was KO’d with a biceps injury. They have 2★ 49ers/Rams UNDER KO’d they are +7 TO’s upsetting the Giants and the Colts. Its unknown who ARZ will field at QB here as gone 8-0 SU and 5-1-2 ATS vs foes with a losing Anderson will be released soon after the season ends and Whisenhunt may opt to keep Skelton (146 record TY as they have pulled out wins via 4Q 2★ Lions/Dolphins OVER yds 41% 0-0 vs DEN) to gain valuable snaps. ARZ is 3-3 SU and 2-4 ATS at home TY being outgained comebacks, special teams play and defensive by 95 ypg (+1 TO’s) with a 25-21 avg score. They have been outgained by 109 ypg (+2 TO’s) by NDIV efforts. This will be an interesting coaching challenge for Carroll with a SEA team that is 0-3 SU and ATS in foes TY with a 26-21 avg score (2-5 ATS). Despite their record the Cowboys are a playoff talent team its final road game of the year. While 2-5 SU and ATS on the road TY they have been outgained by 49 ypg that is playing hard for a potential new coach while ARZ is simply playing out the string while hoping (-10 TO’s) with a 28-17 scoring deficit. While 3-5 SU and ATS vs NDIV foes they have outgained by 142 ypg for a better QB will be under the tree for 2011. FORECAST: Dallas 31 ARIZONA 14 (-7 TO’s) with a 29-19 avg score prior to ATL. Despite their injuries we’ll side with the Bucs at home for the 3H CHICAGO over NY Jets - This is a matchup of 2 good playoff teams that are strikingly similar to 2nd straight week vs a SEA team coming cross country this late in the year by 10. each other. Both teams rely on strong defenses to hold up under inconsistent offensive efforts. The Baltimore by 13 over CLEVELAND - The Ravens moved to 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS vs the Browns with a 24-17 Jets have a slight stat edge over the L4W with the #19 and #3 units (-1 TO’s) vs the Bears #29 and #18 win but failed to cover as an 11 pt HF in the 1st meeting in Wk 3. Hillis stunned the Ravens a breakout game units (-4 TO’s). While both teams have had fairly soft sked the Jets are 2-4 SU and ATS vs a foe with a rushing for 144 yds (6.5) but Boldin had a field day vs the CLE secondary with 8 rec (17.8) and 3 TD’s. Flacco winning record TY. The Bears are 3-2 SU and ATS vs foes with a winning record TY upsetting GB and has avg’d 227 ypg (68%) with a 6-2 ratio with both int coming in his 1st game vs the Browns (Wk 3 2008). PHI (getting MIA at the right time). The Jets have logged a 371-293 yd edge (-2 TO’s) with a 2-1 SU BAL has major stat edges with the #17 and #6 units (-2 TO’s) vs the Browns #30 and #11 units (+4 TO’s) the and 1-2 ATS record (17-16 avg score) vs the NFC North TY. CHI has a 2-1 SU and 1-1-1 ATS record vs L4W at presstime. While BAL has enjoyed stability at QB the Browns have fielded all 3 QB’s in 2010 and its AFC East teams TY being outgained 334-245 (-2 TO’s) with a 18-15 avg score. With GB’s loss to DET unknown who will take the field here. With Delhomme defenses know they can play the receivers underneath and the uncertain status of Rodgers vs NE the Bears have a good chance to lock down the NFC North the routes as he lacks arm strength, Wallace is mobile but has been a career backup due to consistency soon. We’ll lean with the Bears with their fast and aggressive defense vs Sanchez who has since the and while McCoy has exceeded expectations he may not get the nod to keep him from being injured. The bye avg 250 ypg (52%) with a 7-10 ratio leading the Jets to a 2-5 ATS mark prior to PIT. Ravens secondary has been exploited TY but minus the BUF (going into bye with Bills coming off) and ATL FORECAST: CHICAGO 21 NY Jets 14 (on a short week) games (7-2 ratio) they have given up just 181 ypg (56%) with a 7-9 ratio. Look for BAL to 2H New England over BUFFALO - NE has won 14 straight in the series but slipped to 9-4-1 ATS after dominate here as they flex playoff need muscle especially if they lost badly to NO LW. a 38-30 win as a 14.5 pt HF in the 1st meeting TY. The game wasn’t as close as the final score indicated KANSAS CITY by 14 over Tennessee - Every year in the NFL there are surprise teams that come out though as the Patriots had a 38-23 lead halfway thru the 4Q before they switched to a prevent defense of nowhere and exceed expectations. On the flip side there are talent laden teams that get preseason giving up a 80/7pl drive to make it close. BUF switched to Fitzpatrick and he had some success with booking for the playoffs only to crumble and this game features both sides of the coin. The Titans have 247 yds (71%) with a 2-2 ratio and they also got a spark off a 95 yd KR by Spiller for a TD. Brady has little to play for here other than pride on the road for the 1st time in a month after 4 straight Div games torched the Bills with a 241 ypg avg (67%) with a 35-10 ratio in his career. NE has significant stat edges with a rematch vs IND on deck. TEN is 6-10 ATS on the road where they have been outgained by 122 with the #3 and #16 units (+12 TO’s) vs BUF’s #15 and #17 units (+11 TO’s) over the L4W prior to MIA. ypg with a 23-20 avg score thanks to +6 TO’s. KC is likely still in the playoff hunt especially if Cassel They have been outgained by 81 ypg at home TY (+2 TO’s) with a 21-16 avg score. In their L3 games returned vs STL. They are 6-0 SU and 4-2 ATS at home TY where they have outgained foes by 51 ypg they have avg’d 14 ppg while NE has avg’d 39 ppg even with the CHI Snow Bowl. Gailey deserves to (+5 TO’s) with a 25-12 avg score. Even with their lopsided loss to SD without Cassel, the Chiefs have be commended for getting the most out of his offense but look for Brady to take apart a Bills defense the #21 and #5 units (+4 TO’s) vs the Titans #28 and #30 units (-8 TO’s) in the L4W at presstime. Tossing that has allowed a 7-3 TD/int ratio at home with their best game coming against Delhomme. out the 2nd SD game where they were out of their gameplan and outmatched the Chiefs had outrushed FORECAST: New England 31 BUFFALO 10 foes by an NFL best 73 ypg while TEN who had the #1 rush attack in 2009 have been outrushed by 7 PLEASE NOTE: This Double Issue has 2 weeks of NFL write-ups with this being the second ypg which is in the bottom 3rd of the league. We’ll call KC to win by 2 TD’s for now as we wait and see week. If a major injury or a drastic shift in the expected line occurs we reserve the right to if playoff need inflates the line vs a Titans team playing out the string. differ from the Other Selections below. WE WILL NOT GO AGAINST A STAR RATED PLAY! Indianapolis by 10 over OAKLAND - Win or lose vs the Jags LW this game will still have meaning for the Colts as they will at least be trying to avoid their 1st non-winning season with Manning at the helm OTHER GAMES since they went 6-10 in 2001. If OAK beat DEN LW they are playing for their 1st non-losing season since Carolina at PITTSBURGH - Thurs - We won a 5H NFL GOY on PIT in ‘02 as they were coming off a com- going 11-5 in 2002. This game also features a clash of offensive ideology with the Raiders control the mandingly misleading game the previous week with a 30-14 win as an 8.5 pt HF. PIT may be locked into the clock and wear down defenses strategy with the run vs the Colts pass 1st to eliminate the run and force #2 seed already if they beat the Jets LW and may not have much interest. If they do have playoff need then the teams to pass from behind. OAK deserves to be commended TY but the fact is that they are 2-7 SU and line may be wildly inflated vs a CAR team trying to salvage some shred of dignity in a humiliating season. PIT ATS vs a NDIV foe TY being outscored 26-19 thanks to -9 TO’s (only +5 yds). Injuries have kept IND from is only 1-5 ATS as a DD Fav and we’ve seen them struggle in inclement weather vs poor teams before. dominating NDIV play but they are a respectable 5-4 SU and 5-3-1 ATS vs a NDIV foe outgaining foes MIAMI by 3 over Detroit - This is the 2nd straight trip to Florida for DET who have a home game vs by 25 ypg but are -6 TO’s leaving them with a 26-23 scoring edge. IND does have OL issues TY forcing MIN on deck. There is an outside chance that they’ll get Stafford (shoulder) back to get him some extra Manning to release the ball before he’s ready and locking onto Wayne. With Collie slated to return vs snaps before the season ends. MIA is 0-4 ATS in their final home game of the season and 0-5 ATS at JAX along with the defense finally getting both LB’s Sessions and Brackett on the field as well we’ll call home vs the NFC. MIA is 2-1 SU and ATS vs the NFC North TY despite being outgained by 66 ypg (+2 for the Colts by 10 as they are used to being in playoff mode albeit not this early. TO’s) as the defense has logged a 1-5 ratio with a 15-12 avg deficit. DET is 0-3 SU but 1-1-1 ATS vs Houston by 10 over DENVER - If the Texans lost badly to the Ravens and Titans the L2W the buzz the AFC East only being outgained by 20 ypg (+0 TO’s) losing by a 27-19 avg score. Their #14 pass around this game will be if former QB and OC Kubiak will head over to the Broncos sidelines in 2011 defense has given up a 6-1 ratio vs the AFC East with a 12-5 ratio on the road prior to TB. MIA came with Elway assuming a front office role. This will be interim HC Studesville’s 1st home game and with into 2010 as a Wildcard prospect but the #21 run game (106 ypg 3.7) has been a major disappoint- the Broncos having struggled so badly TY they may not have much of a home crowd for this game. ment as Henne has had to force the ball to an avg at best receiver group with the addition of Marshall DEN is on a 3-8 SU and ATS run and even though they’ve been outgained by 12 ypg (-1 TO’s) with a (hamstring) who missed 3 games. Both teams have stout defenses but MIA could have its hands full 32-27 avg score. With the season out of reach there is a chance for the Broncos to start Tebow to get vs a Lions team that has firmly bought into Schwartz despite their talent issues. him some snaps vs a pass defense that has given up 287 ypg (67%) with a 27-10 ratio TY. HOU is only PHILADELPHIA by 8 over Minnesota - The Vikings attitude towards this game will be a big question 3-5 SU and 2-5-1 ATS vs a NDIV foe TY being outgained by 12 ypg (+0 TO’s) with a defense that has here. A veteran heavy team out of the playoffs off 3 Domed games with a return trip to DET on deck given up 400 ypg 7 times TY (3-3-1 ATS). While only 2-4 SU and 3-3 ATS on the road TY the matchup they now have to travel after hosting CHI on MNF and return to a cold weather site. MIN is only 1-9 SU is very favorable for Schaub on the road where he’s avg’d 299 ypg (63%) with an 11-3 ratio vs a beat and 2-7-1 ATS on the road (outscored 26-18) with their only win being vs an injury depleted Redskins up and depleted Broncos team that has allowed a 24-6 ratio on the year. team in Frazier’s 1st role as HC. MIN has the #23 and #7 units (-2 TO’s) not counting the relocated NY Giants by 3 over GREEN BAY - Depending on recent results this is could be a battle for one of Giants game the L4W vs PHI’s #1 and #19 units (+6 TO’s) prior to DAL. PHI has outgained foes by 83 the final Wild Card spots. Despite both teams having fielded quality teams this is only the 4th meeting ypg (+7 TO’s) at home TY (4-2 SU 3-3 ATS) with a 25-21 avg score. MIN will key in on containing Vick since realignment including playoffs with the road team bing 3-0 SU and ATS. The Packers loss to the who has led PHI to a 4-1 SU (3-2 ATS) mark since the bye avg 288 ypg (65%) with a 9-2 ratio with 280 Lions was devastating as it cost them a key Div win and it’s unknown if Rodgers was available for the yds (5.8) added on the ground. Depending on LW’s results the Eagles are either neck and neck with the Patriots. GB is 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS at home TY outgaining foes by 49 ypg with an impressive +7 TO’s Giants in the NFC East race or playing for potentially the #2 seed in the NFC. MIN may have packed it helping them avg 32-17 score. The Packers are 2-1 SU and ATS vs the NFC East TY with an 81 ypg up here and we want to see if Favre can tough out the rest of the season. edge (+2 TO’s) with a 28-14 edge. However GB did get the Eagles with Kolb making only his 3rd career JACKSONVILLE by 7 over Washington - This game could have lots or little in terms of playoff implica- start, were sent to OT vs an underwhelming WAS team and beat up a reeling DAL team that just lost tions. JAX could be off losing their big game vs the Colts LW. If JAX beat the Colts LW then they will be Romo. The Giants are 3-2 SU and ATS on the road not counting the relocated MIN game outgaining playing hard to keep their lead in the AFC South with the Texans on deck. JAX (2-6 ATS in final HG) is foes by 90 ypg and have a 29-23 scoring margin despite being -6 TO’s. GB has struggled vs formidable only 3-7 ATS vs the NFC and have been outgained by 83 ypg (+1 TO’s) with a 23-19 scoring deficit vs defensive fronts TY (CHI, DET, MIA, ATL, DET) that can stump their feeble run game and allow the the rest of the NFC East TY. WAS is 1-1-1 ATS vs the AFC South TY being outgained by 49 ypg (+3 LB’s to flow into coverage. The Giants won’t be bothered by the cold weather and we’ll call for them by TO’s) with a 24-23 score. Their only ATS win was vs TEN who were in disarray at QB and it was also a FG for now though we reserve the right to increase this margin later. their only/1st game where they won the yardage battle TY. WAS has only scored over 20 pts on the San Diego by 20 over CINCINNATI - With SD having been at home for 3 straight weeks and travelling road once TY and that was vs DET in a losing effort. JAX also has the stat edge over the L4W with the to CIN images of the coldest NFL game ever played comes to mind. SD has been wildly inconsistent on #8 and #14 units (-4 TO’s) vs the Redskins #11 and #21 units (-4 TO’s) that could very well have shut the road TY as while they’ve outgained foes by an avg of 105 ypg, special teams and TO’s (-4) have them down their 2 best pass defenders (CB Rogers SS Landry) by now. With both teams in between Div 2-4 SU and ATS on the road with a 24-23 avg score. Provided they took care of business at home LW the sandwiches this late in the year we’ll side with the home team by a TD here. Chargers will come into this game with extra rest to try and take the AFC West from KC. CIN once again ST LOUIS by 3 over San Francisco - This could be the 2nd HF role for STL since Wk13 ‘07. STL beat CAR crumbled under expectations after LW’s surprise season and are 1-5 SU and 2-4 ATS at home prior to in the 1st role TY 20-10 (2.5 pt HF) but only had a 246-201 yd edge (+4 TO’s). SF dropped to 9-3 SU and ATS CLE. They have wilted vs NDIV foes TY going 1-8 SU and 3-6 ATS as despite being outgained by only 33 vs STL with a 23-20 win but failed to cover as a 5.5 pt HF in OT. SF had a bye to install Troy Smith at QB and ypg they are -7 TO’s being outscored 29-22. Despite his credentials, Palmer (21-18 TD/int ratio 6.4 ypa) is while they had a 421-332 yd edge, the 49ers self-destructed with 14 pen’s which cost them 2 4Q TD’s. While at his best with a run oriented offense (avg’d 119 ypg 4.2 in 2005, 129 ypg 4.1 LY). Injuries to the defense SF has the edge of 3 extra days rest here they could very well be out of the playoff chase after facing SD last increased the pressure on the overvalued offense and simply the Bengals haven’t produced. We’ll take Thurs. Singletary was forced to go back to Alex Smith so they could use more of the playbook as he is better the Chargers by 20 and expect the NFL to flex this game as CIN’s downward spiral continues. with the spread offense. If SF lost then there will be plenty of noise on how a team that was looked at favorably New Orleans at ATLANTA - This has the potential to be the NFC South Championship game if the Falcons for the postseason is out of it while the Rams who had the #1 pick in the draft have managed to stay in it. SF stumbled vs SEA and the Saints beat BAL LW. NO lost the 1st game 27-24 as a 3 pt HF. NO forced ATL to go has been outgained by 56 ypg (+2 TO’s) with a 22-17 scoring deficit on the road TY (2-5 SU 3-4 STS) and face 3 and out on the 1st OT drive then drove down to the ATL 11. The Saints missed a 29 yd FG and the Falcons a Rams team that is 4-2 SU and ATS at home with a 20-16 avg score (+4 ypg +5 TO’s). Both teams are close went 12 plays/59 yds for game winning 46 yd FG. The Falcons ability to run the ball (202 yds 4.0 vs 43 yds statistically (Rams #14 #22 vs 49ers #25 #9) with TO’s (STL +2 SF +3) and consistent QB play separating them 2.7) and force Brees into 2 Int were the keys to the game. At the least this game will have seeding implications and we’ll call for the home team by 3 as we want to see how the playoff scenario’s turn out. with the Falcons trying to wrap up the #1 spot and the Saints trying to get the best Wildcard seeding. TAMPA BAY by 10 over Seattle - It would be misleading to say the Bucs pulled a major upset of SEA 28 First meeting. UK was hoping for a better (warmer) bowl trip but is making a 5th str bowl trip and is 3-1 KENTUCKY BBVA COMPASS PITTSBURGH SU, 2-2 ATS. Overall UK is 8-6 SU in bowls while Pitt is 11-15 and is making their 3rd str bowl trip (1-1 SU/ (6-6) (7-5) ATS) winning LY’s Car Care over NC, 19-17. UK HC Phillips becomes UK’s first HC to take his tm to a bowl BOWL in his 1st yr of coaching. Wannstedt was forced to step down at Pitt but said he would coach here (1-1 SU/ January 8, 2011 • 12:00 pm ESPN • Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ATS), so the emotional Panthers get a chance to send him out as a winner. UK is 1-4 SU/ATS on the road TY POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. while Pitt is 3-3 SU/3-1-2 ATS. UK was 2-5 SU/3-4 ATS vs bowl tms being outscored 32-23 and outgained Kentucky 139 235 25 2.4 – 98.9 403-388 while Pitt was 4-5 SU/4-3-2 ATS vs bowl tms but outscored those tms 23-21 and outgained them Pittsburgh 186 185 30 1.8 44 101.5 336-321. Both tms defeated L’ville with UK having a 466-317 yd edge in a 23-16 win and Pitt having a 255- 185 yd edge in a 20-3 win. UK fans travel well especially when the bowl is within driving distance (5.5 hrs) WILDCATS ATS: 6-6 O/U: 9-3 PANTHERS ATS: 6-4-2 O/U: 6-6 while Pitt fans are not known as good travellers, so this should be a predominantly blue crowd. RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG On the positive side, UK is making their 5th consec bowl trip, a school record. On the negative Derrick Locke #367 8/8 154 848 32 816 10 5.3 Dion Lewis #110 11/10 197 982 26 956 12 4.9 side, UK limps into the bowl 6-6 after losing their 26th in a row to Tenn (longest series losing streak in Randall Cobb #70 12/12 52 423 22 401 5 7.7 Ray Graham #31 11/2 131 867 35 832 8 6.4 Donald Russell #167 12/4 64 308 15 293 2 4.6 Tino Sunseri #29 12/12 49 208 153 55 1 1.1 the NCAA) as Joker Phillips’ 1st year as HC had ups and downs. One major up was the improvement Raymond Sanders #122 11/0 65 283 32 251 3 3.9 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT of QB Hartline who finished #2 in the SEC in pass ypg which was a tremendous improvement over Mike Hartline #24 12/12 32 77 112 -35 1 -1.1 Tino Sunseri #29 12/12 327 214 65.4 2476 15 8 LY’s inj riddled ssn in which he hit only 59% with a 6-7 ratio. Unfortunately, he will miss here after an PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Pat Bostick #9 4/0 11 7 63.6 44 0 2 Mike Hartline #24 12/12 405 268 66.2 3178 23 9 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG off-field incident. A major down was a shoulder inj that kept top RB Locke out for 4 gms at midssn. UK Randall Cobb #70 12/12 10 5 50.0 58 3 0 Jon Baldwin #15 12/12 52 810 15.6 5 61 does have one of the most exciting players in the nation in WR Cobb who is #2 in the NCAA in all-purp RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Mike Shanahan #81 12/10 42 577 13.7 1 36 ypg. The OL was expected to be down after losing 4 starters from ‘09 but held up well only allowing 15 Randall Cobb #70 12/12 79 955 12.1 7 48 Devin Street #164 12/3 24 316 13.2 2 79 Chris Matthews #19JC 12/12 57 897 15.7 9 55 Dion Lewis #110 11/10 27 216 8.0 0 31 sks (3.6%) and the tm avg’d 163 ypg rush (4.7) despite Locke’s inj. The OL starters avg 6’4” 304 with La’Rod King #138 12/6 33 436 13.2 5 47 Ray Graham #31 11/2 23 199 8.7 2 33 only 1 Sr st’r. Overall the #28 offense is more exciting and productive this year, but the #64 defense Derrick Locke #367 8/8 28 257 9.2 0 32 Mike Cruz #96 12/11 17 189 11.1 2 26 struggled. The DL suffered after ‘09’s top sackman DE Evans (6 sk ‘09) struggled all yr with inj’s and Jordan Aumiller #138 11/8 18 193 10.7 1 35 Henry Hynoski #31 12/9 23 155 6.7 1 20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 only started 6 gms. The DL avg 6’3” 276 with 2 Sr st’rs but all’d 170 rush ypg (4.5), 2nd to last in SEC. Ryan Tydlacka #28 12 46 2009 43.7 11 36.5 0 13 Dan Hutchins #102 12 42 1896 45.1 7 40.3 1 13 LB Trevathan is a one-man tackling machine finishing 1st in the SEC in tkl per gm. UK is #56 in our KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG pass D rankings allowing 184 ypg (54%) with a 13-8 ratio vs a pretty soft slate of opposing QB’s plus Craig McIntosh – 11 33-34 3-3 3-4 3-4 1-2 10-13 50 Dan Hutchins #102 12 37-37 6-8 8-9 2-5 0-1 16-23 42 tms were able to run vs UK and were not forced to pass. UK ranks #88 in our ST rankings with solid P POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB Danny Trevathan #177 12/11 130 3 13 3 0 SS Dom DeCicco #71 11/11 85 0 4 2 5 Tydlacka but need some work on returns as they all’d 24.1 and 2 TD on KR and 11.2 on PR. SS Winston Guy #91 12/11 98 0 3 1 3 LB Max Gruder #404 12/12 82 0 0.5 1 1 It was a tough ssn for the Panthers as fans expected the BE Title and a BCS Bowl but the tm finished LB Ronnie Sneed #281 12/11 56 1.5 2.5 1 0 LB Greg Williams #92 12/11 58 1 4.5 2 0 FS Mychal Bailey #108JC 12/12 55 0 1 2 2 DT Chas Alecxih – 12/12 55 6.5 1.5 3 0 7-5 with a share of the BE Title and a trip to Birmingham. Pitt started out 3-0 in the BE with a 2 gm lead CB Martavius Neloms #412 10/10 50 2 3.5 2 0 DE Jabaal Sheard #95 12/12 52 9 5.5 4 0 over all of the others but was tripped up by Conn in a 30-28 loss (-2 TO) and then WV smashed them 35-10 CB Randall Burden #377 12/12 34 0 3.5 6 0 FS Jarred Holley #31 12/12 50 0 1 3 5 to settle for a 3-way tie in the BE. QB Sunseri was decent in his 1st yr as a starter finishing #2 in the BE in DB Anthony Mosley #283 12/9 32 0.5 0.5 5 1 DE Brandon Lindsey #56 12/10 47 10 6 1 0 DE Taylor Wyndham #214 12/5 26 2.5 3 1 0 SS Jason Hendricks #701 12/5 42 0 1 3 0 pass eff, but had poor outings vs Miami (FL) and Conn which contributed to those losses. RB Lewis began DE Collins Ukwu #299 12/12 26 1 0.5 2 0 CB Antwuan Reed #84 12/12 40 0 0 6 1 the ssn as a pressn AA but had a disappointing yr and split carries with Graham early before coming on DT Mark Crawford #72JC 10/5 24 2 2.5 0 0 LB Tristan Roberts #169 12/6 37 0 4.5 0 0 late in the yr and finishing with a career-high 261 yds in the finale vs Cincy. Top WR Baldwin is 6’5” 230 and DT Ricky Lumpkin #256 12/12 19 1 4.5 0 0 CB Ricky Gary #54 12/12 31 0 0 5 1 DT Luke McDermott – 12/5 17 3 2 0 1 NT Myles Caragein #69 12/12 30 2 2.5 1 0 UK’s top CB is 6’0”. Pitt’s OL starters avg 6’4” 299 with 2 Sr’s but had trouble creating room for the running DE DeQuin Evans #60JC 11/6 13 1.5 2.5 1 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD gm TY (158 ypg, 4.5 vs 180, 4.9 LY) and allowed 8 more sks than LY (23, 6.7%). Overall Pitt is #43 on off PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Cameron Saddler 24 257 10.7 0 Ray Graham 20 459 23.0 0 and #25 on def. The DL starters avg 6’3” 270 with 1 Sr st’r and all’d 121 rush ypg (3.5) with 30 sks overall Randall Cobb 26 201 7.7 1 Randall Cobb 27 635 23.5 0 Antwuan Reed 1 18 18.0 0 Cameron Saddler 22 460 20.9 0 by the D. Pitt lost AA DE Romeus after 1 gm but DE Sheard was named BE DPY and teamed with Romeus’ UK PITT UK PITT UK PITT UK PITT replacement Lindsey for 19 sks. The LB unit lost MLB Mason after 3 gms and was forced to pull super SS HC Wannstedt has stepped down which adds extra QB - - RB - 41/2 WR 4 - CCH - 41/2 DeCicco to play WLB at times. Pitt is #30 in our pass D rankings allowing 183 ypg (57%) with a 15-13 ratio UK PITT CHECKLIST COMMENTS emotion and rates sizeable edge vs 1st yr cch. and held the BE’s top passing QB (Cincy’s Collaros) to 109 yds and a 1-3 ratio in the finale. Pitt is #28 in Wildcat fans will travel while Pitt struggles OL 1/2 - UK avg 6-4 304, 1 Sr, 15 sk all’d (3.6%), 4.7 ypc. Turf/ 44 - our ST rankings with solid P/PK Hutchins who finished #6 in the NCAA in net (40.3). Pitt avg 6-4 299, 2 Sr, 23 sk all’d (6.7%), 4.5 ypc. Crowd with fan base. In middle of SEC country. The checklist has been made with QB Hartline not playing for Kentucky. Obviously, the offense will Pitt wants to run on off while UK is all’g 4.5 DL - 441/2 UK avg 6-3 276, 2 Sr, 12.5 of tm 19.5 sk, 4.5 ypc. MTCH - 4 be affected without him. While many considered the Pittsburgh season a disappointment, HC Wannst- Pitt avg 6-3 270, 1 Sr, 29 of tm 30 sk, 3.5 ypc. ypc. UK has QB questions. edt has said throughout the season this is one of the youngest teams he’s had. Down the stretch the The Pitt players will rally around their LB 4 Trevathan #1 tkl’r w/130, 16 tfl, Sneed #3, 4 tfl. Panthers won 6 of 8 games but with a disappointing loss at Connecticut their chance at a Big East - INT - 44 departing HC. OVERALL - Gruder #2 tkl’r w/82, Williams #3, 5.5 tfl. Title was diminished. We feel the Pitt players will rally around a quality, hard working coach and if the 4 UK #56 pass eff D, 184 ypg (54%), 13-8 ratio. PITT running game is on par with the season finale, they’ll be able to control the game. DB - 1/2 ST - 41/2 SCH - 4 Pitt #30 pass eff D, 183 ypg (57%), 15-13 ratio. by 10 ✔’s FORECAST: Pitt by 10 RATING: 2★ PITTSBURGH First meeting. These two are both on hot streaks as UN (6) and BC (5) are two of 13 tms in the nation BOSTON COLLEGE KRAFT FIGHT NEVADA riding win streaks of 5 or more gms. The Eagles are 13-8 SU (8-6 ATS) in bowl gms (1-1 SU/0-2 ATS (7-5) (12-1) under HC Spaziani) and are making their 12th consec appearance. BC is 12-4 SU S/’85 in bowls including HUNGER BOWL a mark of 8-2 SU (6-4 ATS) S/’00 but has failed to cover the L/4. UN is thrilled with their season as they January 9, 2011 • 9:00 pm ESPN • AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA pulled the upset of Cal earlier TY (+2’) then got the OT win which KO’d Boise from the BCS. BC is disap- POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. pointed with this season as they struggled at the QB spot, were quickly eliminated from the ACC Atlantic Boston College 140 178 20 2.1 4 99.8 race, and needed to win out to get to the postssn. They relied heavily on a D which was the NCAA’s #1 Nevada 236 238 31 1.9 – 94.5 vs the run and featured the ACC’s best LB corps. UN fans can easily make this trek as San Fran is just over 200 miles away from Reno, while BC fans are notoriously bad travelers. UN is 3-7 SU and 1-5 ATS EAGLES ATS: 5-7 O/U: 3-9 WOLF PACK ATS: 7-6 O/U: 6-6-1 all-time (1-6 SU and 1-4 ATS under Ault) in bowls and is making its 6th consec appearance (lost the L/4, RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG MONTEL HARRIS #159 11/11 269 1278 35 1243 8 4.6 VAI TAUA #289 12/12 262 1546 12 1534 19 5.9 1-3 ATS). BC is 1-0 SU/ATS vs the WAC in bowls, while UN is 0-2 SU/ 1-1 ATS vs the ACC in bowls. Andre Williams #101 11/1 76 404 13 391 1 5.1 Colin Kaepernick #153 13/13 164 1277 93 1184 20 7.2 BC had high expectations for its off TY, returning 2,000 yd passer Shinskie. The Eagles opened James McCluskey #27 12/7 5 25 0 25 0 5.0 Lampford Mark #420 9/1 55 414 1 413 3 7.5 Dave Shinskie #53 4/4 12 19 44 -25 0 -2.1 Mike Ball #90 10/0 37 264 5 259 4 7.0 the yr with two expected wins but in gm 3 vs VT, TO’s hit and BC lost 19-0 (1st shutout in 148 gms). Chase Rettig #40 8/8 31 63 95 -32 0 -1.0 Courtney Randall #595 11/0 47 238 4 234 2 5.0 BC went on to lose the next 4, but HC Spaziani rallied the troops and BC won out to land here. In gm PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT 4, BC started true Fr Rettig but he was inj’d early and missed the NCSt gm. He returned vs FSU and Chase Rettig #40 8/8 161 86 53.4 1117 6 7 COLIN KAEPERNICK #153 13/13 326 213 65.3 2830 20 7 Dave Shinskie #53 4/4 96 46 47.9 618 5 6 Tyler Lantrip #277 6/0 13 8 61.5 155 1 0 started the L/7. The off relied heavily on RB Harris and he responded by becoming the ACC’s OFF POY. RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG He missed the finale (knee) but is expected to return here. The WR corps is led by a true Fr in Swigert. Bobby Swigert #128 12/3 36 494 13.7 4 63 Rishard Matthews #160JC 13/11 49 793 16.2 4 55 The OL avg 6’5” 302 and many noted that the opening day OL was bigger than the NE Patriots. The Alex Amidon #149 9/0 14 320 22.9 2 67 Brandon Wimberly #395 13/12 39 473 12.1 0 36 Ifeanyl Momah #137 12/12 19 296 15.6 3 40 VIRGIL GREEN #705 13/13 31 453 14.6 5 48 unit struggled though, opening holes for 133 ypg (3.6) and allowed 25 sks (7.9%). Overall, the off has Chris Pantale #27 12/12 27 291 10.8 1 31 Malcolm Shepherd #497JC 13/3 32 375 11.7 1 33 our #91 rating. BC’s def (#15) has been a constant in Spaz’s tenure (DC ‘99-’08). The already stingy Johnathan Coleman #421 12/4 14 260 18.6 0 44 Tray Session #274 12/4 17 313 18.4 3 57 Clyde Lee #183 9/6 14 144 10.3 1 31 Vai Taua #289 12/12 15 216 14.4 3 79 unit toughened up the L/5W of the ssn all’g just 3 off TD’s. The DL recorded 15 of the tm’s 19 sks and Montel Harris #159 11/11 18 112 6.2 1 36 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 BC ranks #1 in the NCAA all’g 80 ypg rush. S/’05, the D has all’d just eight 100 yd rushers incl 0 TY. PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Brad Langley #502JC 13 30 1273 42.4 9 37.7 0 10 The LB unit is one of the best in the country with AA Kuechly (#1 tkl’r NCAA), Piccolo winner Herzlich Ryan Quigley #42 12 70 2924 41.8 17 38.5 0 25 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Anthony Martinez #287 13 74-75 4-6 5-7 0-0 0-0 9-13 36 and true Fr Pierre-Louis. The secondary ranks #27 in our pass eff D all’g 230 pass ypg (64%) with a Nate Freese #44 12 23-24 11-11 8-9 1-3 0-0 20-23 49 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT 13-19 ratio. The ST’s come in at #99. RFr Freese became the only BC K to hit 4 FG’s in a gm twice in POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB JAMES-MICHAEL JOHNSON #500 13/13 84 2.5 5.5 2 0 LB LUKE KEUCHLY #77 12/12 171 1.5 9 3 2 LB Kevin Grimes #435 13/13 76 3 1.5 0 0 the same ssn. The PR D all’s 3.8 ypr but has given up 1 TD while the KR unit all’s 19.9. LB Kevin Pierre-Louis #25 12/12 86 0 2.5 3 0 SS Duke Williams #232 12/9 68 0 4.5 3 2 In the L/3Y, UN has avg over 500 ttl ypg (536 ypg TY). What’s made Ault’s Pistol off so potent and LB Mark Herzlich #43 12/12 60 0 3.5 4 4 DE DONTAY MOCH #153 13/13 61 8.5 13.5 1 0 effective is the type of QB and OL he’s had to run it. Kaepernick became the 1st QB in college FB DB Donnie Fletcher #103 12/12 51 0 2.5 2 5 FS Marlon Johnson #408 13/12 57 0 0 1 1 DB Wes Davis #107 7/7 36 0 1 0 1 LB Brandon Marshall #353 13/13 56 1 5.5 4 2 hist to throw for 2,000 and rush for 1,000 in a ssn in 3 consec yrs. What’s more, he’s tied for the most DB Jim Noel #61 12/7 34 0 1 1 4 DE Ryan Coulson #160 13/13 53 3.5 4.5 1 0 rushing TD’s by a QB ever (59) and teamed with RB Taua to become the most prolific rushing duo ever DL Kaleb Ramsey #78 10/8 34 1.5 4 1 0 CB Doyle Miller – 13/13 52 1 0 8 2 DL Max Holloway #180 11/5 34 4 9 2 0 DT Brett Roy #450 13/13 46 7 6.5 1 0 in NCAA history (broke SMU’s mark of 8193 yds from ‘79-’82). UN’s OL “The Union” is just as vital as DB Chris Fox #52 12/5 29 0 0.5 6 1 CB Isaiah Frey #234 13/13 46 0.5 1.5 14 1 the unit avg 6’6” 302 (2 Sr) and excels in both run-blocking (6.3) and pass-protection (11 sk). The Pack DL Damik Scafe #58 12/2 27 3 6 4 0 CB Thaddeus Brown #157 13/0 30 0 0 3 0 recorded over 400 ypg in all but one gm TY (at UH) and in fact, posted over 500 yds in 8 gms incl 884 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD DT Zack Madonick #331 13/13 28 1.5 2 1 0 Montel Harris 9 49 5.4 0 Chris Fox 15 281 18.7 0 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD yds (UN record) vs ID. UN finished as our #7 off and #64 D. The DL avg 6’2” 266 (2 Sr) and is anchored DeLeon Gause 8 34 4.2 0 DeLeon Gause 13 274 21.1 0 Rishard Matthews 21 172 8.2 0 Mike Ball 31 777 25.1 0 by Moch, a dynamic DE who is the NCAA’s active leader in tfl (#6 all-time) with 63. UN brought in DC BC UN BC UN BC UN BC UN Buh to shore up the tm’s Achilles’ heel and the D responded. UN not only dropped its pts all’d by nearly a TD, but after all’g 298 ypg pass with a 33-8 LY, the Pack’s #40 pass D all’d 253 ypg (57%) with only a QB 44 RB WR CCH We do like the job Spaz has done but we - 1/2 - - - 1/2 - 1/2 15-10 ratio TY! UN went thru a mid-ssn slump going 5 gms without a made FG but when unheralded BC UN CHECKLIST COMMENTS must pay tribute to HOF HC Ault. 4 Turf/ 4 UN lobbied for this bowl but can’t make the margin walk-on K Martinez split the uprights with the GW FG vs Boise, he became “Big Man on Campus” in OL - BC avg 6-5 302, 2 Sr, 25 sk all’d (7.9%), 3.6 ypc. - one swift kick. The ST rank #107 as UN att’d just one FG over 40 and the KR def is all’g 26.1 ypr. UN avg 6-6 302, 2 Sr, 11 sk all’d (3.2%), 6.3 ypc. Crowd bigger with BC here for the 2nd str time. UN has big DL #’s but vs the 4 quality OL’s they Kudos to Nevada for their impressive win vs Boise which cost the WAC about $13 mil. We will DL 4 - BC avg 6-3 278, 2 Sr, 15 of tm 19 sk, 2.7 ypc. MTCH 41/2 - UN avg 6-2 266, 2 Sr, 22 of tm 32 sk, 4.0 ypc. faced, they’ve all’d 178 ypg and 4.6 ypc. side with a well coached team that has a solid rush attack and most probably the best set of LB’s Teams in same bowl B2B yrs that lost by 6+ LY in the country. Nevada was held 189 yds under their avg at Hawaii and 120 yds under their avg at LB 44 BC has ACC top LB’s, Kuechly #1 NCAA w/171 tkl. 1/2 - INT 4 - are a 60%+ play. OVERALL - Johnson #1 tkl’r w/84, 8 tfl, Grimes #2, 4.5 tfl. Fresno and this is the 1st D they’ve faced that’s in the Top 45 away from home. Kaepernick is used 4 BC #27 pass eff D, 230 ypg (64%), 13-19 ratio. BOSTON COLLEGE to breaking to the outside but will find that task much more difficult vs this QUALITY front 7. DB - ST 1/2 - SCH 44 - UN #40 pass eff D, 253 ypg (57%), 15-10 ratio. by 4 ✔’s FORECAST: BC (+) Nev by 3 RATING: 3★ BOSTON COLLEGE (+) 29 This is the first meeting between Oregon and Auburn and takes place on the NCAA’s biggest stage. This is Oreg’s 6th consec bowl appearance and the 2nd str under AP COY Kelly who dropped OREGON BCS NATIONAL AUBURN his 1st postssn gm LY in the Rose Bowl. UO is playing for their 1st Nat’l Title and nearly missed out (12-0) (13-0) on playing for the Title in ‘01 when an 11-1 squad was relegated to the Fiesta Bowl and smashed CHAMPIONSHIP Colo 38-16. AU is playing for their 3rd Nat’l Title (last 1957) and will try to keep alive the streak of 4 January 10, 2011 • 8:30 pm ESPN • U of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ str BCS Titles for the SEC. A 13-0 Aub squad was passed over in ‘04 as undefeated USC and Okla POWER PLAYS PROJECTION RUSH PASS POINTS TO’s ST A.O.R. ply’d for the Title. This is Chizik’s 2nd bowl gm as a HC and LY he led the Tigers to a 38-35 OT win OREGON 256 233 42 2.2 44 100.5 over N’western in the Outback Bowl. The Ducks have 11 Sr st’rs among 16 upperclassmen while AUBURN 255 213 34 2.4 – 104.7 Aub has 12 Sr st’rs and 18 upperclassmen. Oreg has ply’d 6 bowl elig tms going 6-0 SU and 4-1-1 ATS. One thing to point out however is that in those 6 contests, UO gave up 25 ppg (7 pts over ssn DUCKS ATS: 8-3-1 O/U: 8-4 TIGERS ATS: 9-4 O/U: 9-4 avg) and 432 ypg (100 yds over ssn avg). Aub is 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS on the road TY (3-1 as AF) while RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG RUSHING PS# GP/GS ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG Oreg is 3-2 ATS on the road TY and this is their 1st time getting pts. Aub is 9-0 SU/7-2 ATS vs bowl LaMichael James #41 11/11 281 1786 104 1682 21 6.0 Cam Newton #2JC 13/13 242 1580 171 1409 20 5.8 tms outscoring those opps by 38-26 (462-370 yd advantage). Kenjon Barner #115 10/1 80 537 18 519 6 6.5 Michael Dyer #2 13/8 160 962 12 950 5 5.9 Darron Thomas #22 12/12 85 563 71 492 5 5.8 Onterio McCalebb #69 13/3 89 801 38 763 9 8.6 The Ducks off (#2, 49 ppg, 538 ypg) became the talk of the college football with their fast-paced, Remene Alston #149 8/0 63 378 22 356 5 5.7 Mario Fannin #16 12/4 61 413 18 395 5 6.5 no-huddle schemes that saw them deliver 25 TD drives TY in less than 1:00. Soph QB Thomas won the Josh Huff #116 12/2 12 214 0 214 2 17.8 PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT starting job late in fall camp and has had a banner yr. Something to keep an eye on however is the bkup PASSING PS# GP/GS ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Cam Newton #2JC 13/13 246 165 67.1 2589 28 6 Darron Thomas #22 12/12 321 195 60.7 2518 28 7 Barrett Trotter #44 6/0 9 6 66.7 64 0 0 QB situation as Costa, who was competing for the job in the summer was inj’d a month ago and will miss Nate Costa #56 9/0 33 25 75.8 286 1 0 RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG here leaving no depth. Despite Thomas’ splendid 1st ssn as a st’r, some of his accolades may have to take RECEIVING PS# GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG Darvin Adams #67 13/12 48 909 18.9 7 62 a backseat to Heisman finalist RB James who finished as the nation’s #1 rusher despite not playing in the Jeff Maehl #117 12/12 68 943 13.9 12 47 Terrell Zachery #18 13/10 37 557 15.1 4 80 DJ Davis #21 12/12 36 410 11.4 3 38 Emory Blake #35 13/6 29 500 17.2 7 94 opener. Barner started for James in gm 1 and posted 225 ttl yds with 5 TD’s. Barner was inj’d midssn on David Paulson #26 12/12 21 370 17.6 4 61 Mario Fannin #16 12/4 16 157 9.8 2 38 a KR and missed a few gms before returning to form over the L/3 wks of the reg ssn. Maehl led UO in rec Lavasier Tuinei #128JC 10/10 33 321 9.7 2 33 Philip Lutzenkirchen #10 12/4 13 137 10.5 5 26 but UO could be w/o (#4) Tuinei after he inj’d his shldr in wk 10 (CS). The OL avg 6’5” 296 (3 Sr) and paved Josh Huff #116 12/2 19 303 15.9 3 57 Kodi Burns #17 13/13 10 142 14.2 0 33 LaMichael James #41 11/11 13 169 13.0 1 84 PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 the way for 304 rush ypg (6.1) while all’g a miniscule 7 sks (2.0%). The UO def (#14, 18 ppg, 332 ypg) PUNTING PS# GP NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Ryan Shoemaker #42 8 27 1052 39.0 12 34.7(t) 0 7 dominated the 2H of gms TY all’g just 77 pts incl an unfathomable 24 pts in the 4Q. The DL (6’4” 259), led Jackson Rice #9 9 35 1507 43.1 6 38.5(t) 0 17 KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG by Sr’s DE Rowe and DT Bair all’d 118 rush ypg (3.3) while the unit as a whole comb for 20.5 of the tm’s KICKING PS# GP XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG Wes Byrum #12 13 70-71 7-8 5-8 3-3 0-1 15-20 48 Rob Beard #74 11 63-64 4-5 3-4 2-3 0-0 9-12 42 POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT 31 sks (66%). The LB unit is led by 1st Tm P10 Matthews while soph CB Harris came alive in the 2H of the POS PLAYER PS# GP/GS TKL SK TFL PBU INT LB Josh Bynes #23 13/13 71 1 4.5 4 3 ssn to help lead a UO secondary that all’d 214 ypg (54%) with a 13-20 ratio (#5 pass D ranking). Harris LB Casey Matthews #70 12/12 73 3 5.5 2 3 S Zac Etheridge #159 13/13 66 0 1.5 2 2 LB Spencer Paysinger #485 12/12 68 3 3.5 6 0 CB Neiko Thorpe #151 13/12 62 0 0.5 9 0 was also the stalwart on the ST’s with an NCAA best 4 PR TD’s guiding the unit to our #3 ranking. S John Boyett #39 12/11 67 0 1.5 9 5 LB Craig Stevens #56 11/11 57 0.5 3 1 0 Auburn’s ssn has been riddled by controversy surrounding Heisman winning QB Newton. Newton was CB Talmadge Jackson #205 12/12 67 0 1.5 6 2 DT Nick Fairley #22JC 13/13 55 10.5 10.5 0 1 able to stay focused and play through the troubles seemingly without missing a step and the Tigers rode S Eddie Pleasant #118 12/12 63 2 3 2 0 CB Demond Washington #18JC 13/12 48 1 4.5 3 2 DL Brandon Bair #95 12/11 45 3 12.5 8 0 LB Daren Bates #400 11/9 47 0 1 0 1 their playmaker into the BCS Title gm. Newton was a perfect fit for OC Malzahn’s spread off and leads the DL Kenny Rowe #19 12/12 38 6 6.5 3 0 S Mike McNeil #21 13/6 42 0 0 2 0 NCAA in pass eff and is #15 in rush ypg (#1 SEC). True frosh Dyer emerged as the top RB starting the LB Michael Clay #52 12/0 38 0 0.5 0 1 S Aairon Savage #183 7/7 37 0 1 1 0 L/4 gms. WR Adams is a big play threat but his numbers were a little down from LY due to the improved DL Zac Clark #63JC 12/10 37 3 5.5 1 0 LB Eltoro Freeman #61JC 10/3 36 1 3 0 0 LB Boseko Lokombo #39 12/0 35 0 2 3 0 DB T’Sharvan Bell #121 10/2 33 1 1.5 4 1 running gm. The Tigers have a large, veteran OL that avg 6’5” 304 with 4 Sr starters (1 Jr). Aub leads the LB Josh Kaddu #278 12/12 31 2.5 4 2 0 DE Antoine Carter #133 12/11 31 4.5 5.5 1 0 SEC in rush ypg at 287 (71 ypg more than #2 Miss St) and scoring off (43 ppg). The OL is led by AA LT CB Cliff Harris #19 12/6 30 0 1 15 5 DT Zach Clayton #226 13/13 25 0 7 1 0 Ziemba and has all’d 21 sks (8%). Their #33 defense isn’t unbeatable allowing 25 ppg but is solid in rush D PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD Cliff Harris 28 545 19.5 4 Josh Huff 21 532 25.3 0 Quindarius Carr 19 108 5.7 0 Demond Washington 41 1025 25.0 1 allowing just 112 ypg (3.5). The DL avg 6’4” 277 with 2 Sr st’rs. DT Fairley won the Lombardi Awd and led the SEC in sks (10.5) and tfl (21) despite double and triple tms. Fairley was criticized in the GA gm for late UO AU UO AU UO AU UO AU hits and dirty play, but reviews led to no ejection or susp and he is certainly a force to be reckoned with. Both HC’s now in B2B bowls and while Oreg was QB - 44 RB 4 - WR - 4 CCH - - The LB corps is led by #1 tkl’r Bynes and ‘09’s #2 tkl’r Stevens (#4 tkl’r TY, susp 2) who are both Sr’s. The UO AU CHECKLIST COMMENTS in BCS Bowl, each was unimpressive LY. biggest weakness is on pass D (#81) as they allow 251 ypg (63%) with a 23-10 ratio but luckily they face a Turf/ The fan base should be split 50/50 but we’ll OL 1/2 - UO avg 6-5 296, 3 Sr, 7 sk all’d (2.0%), 6.1 ypc. - 1/2 Ducks tm that prefers to run the ball. The Tigers are #29 in our ST rankings but struggle in punting 37.5 avg AU avg 6-5 304, 4 Sr, 21 sk all’d (8.0%), 6.2 ypc. Crowd give a slight edge to Aub for the grass field. (34.7 net) and on PR’s (6.2 tm avg). K Byrum is reliable on FG’s but only has 1 att from 50+ (missed). 4 The way to beat Aub is passing but UO runs. UO DL - 1/2 UO avg 6-4 259, 3 Sr, 20.5 of tm 31 sk, 3.3 ypc. MTCH - While doing the checklist it was surprising that these two teams came out right at the Vegas line. AU avg 6-4 277, 2 Sr, 27.5 of tm 33 sk, 3.5 ypc. has not faced QB comparable to Newton. A few weeks ago, Oregon would’ve been a FG+ favorite but now that the season is over, it has been Tough to give anyone an edge in a Nat’l LB Matthews #1 tkl’r w/73, 8.5 tfl, Paysinger #2, 6.5 tfl. INT reversed. Obviously the best player on the field is Cam Newton but this Oregon defense is fast and - - - - Championship. OVERALL - Bynes #1 tkl’r w/71, 5.5 tfl, Stevens #4, 3.5 tfl. physical. It’s a great matchup as these two teams are worthy of playing for the Title and with this being 44 UO #5 pass eff D, 214 ypg (54%), 13-20 ratio. AUBURN written about a month in advance, we’ll pass on a selection and wait until the game draws near. DB - ST 1/2 - SCH - 44 AU #81 pass eff D, 251 ypg (63%), 23-10 ratio. by 3 ✔’s FORECAST: Oregon vs Auburn RATING: NO PLAY Get $500 in NC Debit Credit FOR $399!!!! Limit one per 2010 ★ ★ Offer Valid Through Bowl Season. sub please Northcoast Debit Card Special Expires 1/10/11. Call 1-800-654-3448 WHEN THE SEASON ENDS, USE YOUR NORTHCOAST DEBIT CARD FOR BASKETBALL, HOCKEY & BASEBALL * Indicates number ALL TIME BOWL RECORDS 2010 SEASON of even lined bowl VS LAST 3 AS AS COACH COACH ATS VS '10 ON THE FAV/ RECORD ALL TIME BOWL RECORDS 2010 SEASON H VS LAST 3 AS AS COACH COACH ATS VS ‘10 ON THE FAV/ RECORD games. Since 1980. OUTRIGHT SPREAD YEARS FAV DOG SU ATS RATING BowlCaliber Tms ROAD DOG FAV/DOG OUTRIGHT SPREAD YEARS FAV DOG SU ATS RATING BowlCaliber Tms ROAD DOG FAV/DOG AIR FORCE 9-10-1 11-6 1-2 3-1 8-5 1-2 1-2 C- 4-3 2-4 F 2-7 N CAROLINA ST* 12-11-1 10-7 1-0 4-2 6-4 0-1 1-0 B- 6-3 4-2 D 5-1 ALABAMA* 32-22-3 17-11 2-1 11-9 5-2 2-1 2-1 A 4-4 2-3 F 7-5 N ILLINOIS 2-3 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 I 3-2 5-3 F 7-3 ARIZONA 6-8-1 6-5-1 1-1 2-3-1 4-2 1-1 1-1 C 3-3-1 1-3-1 D 0-1-1 NAVY 7-8-1 8-3 2-1 3-0 5-3 1-1 1-1 C 4-1 4-2 D 3-0 ARKANSAS 12-22-1 8-15 0-2 3-6 5-9 1-0 0-1 C 7-1 4-1 D 3-1 NEBRASKA* 24-22 17-15 2-0 12-8 5-7 2-0 2-0 B+ 5-1 4-2 F 6-6 ARMY 2-2 4-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 I 0-4 4-2 D 4-3 NEVADA* 3-7 1-6 0-3 0-4 1-1 2-5 1-5 D 2-2 3-3 F 5-6 AUBURN 20-13-2 8-13 1-1 5-10 3-3 1-0 0-1 C 7-2 4-1 F 8-4 NORTHWESTERN 1-7 3-4 2-0 0-0 3-4 0-2 2-0 C+ 1-4 1-6 D 1-4 BAYLOR* 8-8 5-3 0-0 1-1 3-2 0-0 0-0 I 0-6 3-3 F 4-2 NOTRE DAME* 13-16 14-15 1-0 5-5 4-8 0-0 0-0 I 5-4-2 4-1 D 3-1 BOISE ST 6-4 7-3 2-1 2-2 5-1 2-2 3-1 B 4-1 5-1 F 8-4 OHIO 0-4 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 D 2-2 3-3 D 2-1 BOSTON COLL* 13-8 10-8 0-3 4-4 5-4 0-1 0-1 C- 3-4 4-1 D 3-3 OHIO ST** 19-22 13-17-1 2-1 5-9 7-8-1 5-4 6-3 B+ 4-2-1 1-2-1 F 9-2-1 BYU* 10-17-1 10-16-1 1-2 3-6-1 7-9 3-2 3-2 C 4-3 3-3 F 4-2 OKLAHOMA 25-17-1 10-16 0-3 6-12 4-4 5-6 4-7 C- 4-4 3-4 F 6-6 CLEMSON* 16-16 11-13-1 1-2 7-9-1 4-3 1-0 1-0 B 4-5 3-2 F 3-4 OKLAHOMA ST 12-8 7-7-1 1-2 7-2-1 0-5 2-2 2-2 C 4-3-1 5-0 F 7-2-1 CONNECTICUT 3-1 3-1 2-1 1-0 2-1 3-1 3-1 A- 4-3 2-4 D 4-2 OREGON 9-14 7-10 2-1 1-7 6-3 0-1 0-1 C- 4-1-1 3-2 D 0-0 E CAROLINA 5-6 5-5 2-1 1-3 4-2 0-0 0-0 I 3-5 2-4 D 4-4 PENN ST** 27-13-2 18-10 2-1 10-2 6-8 24-11-1 22-11 A 2-6 2-3 D 1-4 FLORIDA INT’L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 I 2-3 4-3 D 3-2 PITTSBURGH* 11-15 8-10 1-1 4-5 3-5 1-1 1-1 C 4-3-2 3-1-2 F 5-3 FLORIDA ST 22-14-2 20-10-1 3-0 12-7-1 8-3 0-0 0-0 I 4-6 3-3 D 1-2 S CAROLINA 4-11 4-8 0-2 2-3 2-5 1-3 1-3 D 6-5 3-3 F 5-4 FLORIDA* 18-19 12-14-1 2-1 7-8 4-6-1 4-1 4-1 A 4-6 3-2 F 5-4 S MISSISSIPPI 9-9 8-6-1 2-1 4-5 4-1-1 1-1 1-1 C 1-3 3-3 D 1-2 FRESNO ST 10-9 6-7 1-2 0-6 6-1 4-6 5-5 B- 2-2 2-3 D 3-2 SAN DIEGO ST 1-4 1-1-1 0-0 0-1 1-0-1 0-0 0-0 I 3-2 3-2-1 F 4-3-1 GEORGIA TECH* 22-16 9-8 0-3 4-6 5-2 0-2 0-2 D 4-3 3-3 D 3-2 SMU 5-6-1 3-2 1-0 0-2 3-0 1-0 1-0 B 3-4 3-4 F 3-5-1 GEORGIA* 26-16-3 17-11 3-0 9-7 7-4 7-2 6-3 A 2-6 1-5 F 5-4 STANFORD 9-11-1 5-5 1-0 1-4 4-1 1-0 1-0 B 3-3 4-2 F 7-4 HAWAII* 5-4 4-5 0-2 2-2 1-3 0-1 0-1 C- 4-1 4-2 F 7-0 SYRACUSE 12-9-1 10-5 0-0 5-1 5-4 0-0 0-0 I 2-5 5-1 D 3-2 ILLINOIS* 6-9 6-6 0-1 2-2 4-3 0-1 0-1 C- 5-3 4-2 D 4-1 TCU 11-14-1 6-5-2 1-2 2-4-1 4-1-1 5-3 4-3-1 C+ 3-3 3-3 F 7-5 IOWA* 13-10-1 10-12 2-0 4-6 6-6 5-3 6-2 B+ 3-3-1 1-4 D 0-1-1 TENNESSEE 25-23 16-11 1-1 6-6 10-5 0-0 0-0 I 3-4 4-1 D 2-4 KANSAS ST* 6-7 4-9 0-0 4-7 0-1 6-5 4-7 C-/I 2-3 4-2 F 3-4 TEXAS A&M 13-18 12-10 0-2 4-4 8-6 0-1 0-1 C- 4-3-1 3-1-1 D 2-1-1 KENTUCKY 8-6 6-4 1-2 1-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 I 3-4 1-4 D 2-5 TEXAS TECH 11-21-1 6-12-1 1-2 3-9 3-3-1 0-0 0-0 I 2-4 2-3-1 F 4-3-1 LOUISVILLE 6-7-1 4-7 0-0 3-3 1-4 0-0 0-0 I 2-4 4-1 F 4-2 TOLEDO* 7-3 3-2 0-0 2-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 I 2-3 4-2 F 4-2 LSU* 21-19-1 13-9 2-1 6-4 7-4 4-1 4-1 A 3-5 2-3 F 3-5 TROY 1-3 1-2-1 0-1-1 0-2 1-0-1 1-2-1 1-2-1 C- 2-2 3-4 F 2-7 MARYLAND* 10-11-2 6-8-1 1-1 4-4 2-3-1 4-2 4-2 B 5-3 4-2 F 4-1 TULSA 7-9 5-2 2-0 2-0 3-2 2-0 2-0 B 3-3 4-2 D 3-1 MIAMI (FLA) 18-15 14-11 1-1 11-10 3-1 0-2 1-1 C 4-5 3-3 F 4-5 UCF 0-3 0-3 0-2 1-0 0-2 0-3 1-2 C- 3-2 5-1 D 1-0 MIAMI (OH) 6-3 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 I 3-2 5-3 F 3-2 USF 3-2 3-2 2-1 3-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 I 2-5 3-2 D 3-3 MICHIGAN ST** 7-13 7-9 1-2 1-3 5-6 0-3 1-2 C- 6-2 3-2 D 2-1 UTAH 12-3 10-3 2-1 3-2 7-1 5-0 4-1 A 1-4-1 4-2 D 0-1 MICHIGAN* 19-20 15-16-1 1-0 8-9 7-6-1 0-0 0-0 I 2-6 1-4 D 1-3 UTEP 5-7 0-4 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-2 D 2-1 3-4 D 2-4 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 1-1 1-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 B- 1-2 2-4 D 1-2 VIRGINIA TECH 9-14 9-11 2-1 5-6 4-5 8-9 8-9 B 6-2 5-1 D 0-1 MISSISSIPPI ST 7-6 4-5 1-0 1-3 3-2 0-0 0-0 I 3-4 3-2 F 5-2 W VIRGINIA 13-16 6-14-1 1-2 0-6 6-8-1 1-1 0-2 C- 5-2 3-2 F 6-4 MISSOURI 12-15 4-9 1-2 2-4 2-5 3-3 3-3 C 3-5 3-3 F 5-4 WASHINGTON* 14-14-1 12-9-1 0-0 6-4-1 6-4 0-0 0-0 I 2-6 3-3 D 2-5 N CAROLINA 12-15 10-7-2 1-1 5-3-1 5-4-1 0-2 1-1 C 4-4 4-2 F 4-4 WISCONSIN* 10-10 10-8 1-2 2-4 7-4 2-2 2-2 C 4-2 3-1-1 D 2-0 30 THE OPENING LINE OVER/UNDERS WK 15 PRO STATISTICS Thursday, Dec 16 2010 • NFL NY GIANTS-Philadelphia NL NL NL Our Over/Under Section is in its 23rd season. Fav-Dog NC OPEN TTL DALLAS-Washington NL NL NL Each week we list the Top 5 plays as of Sunday 2010 NFL TEAM RANKINGS SAN DIEGO-San Fran NL 9 44 TAMPA BAY-Detroit 3 5' 42' H Sunday, Dec 20, 2010 • NFL BALITMORE-New Orleans NL NL NL Night. An * denotes an estimated line. 3 's are TOTAL OFF OFF OFF TOTAL DEF DEF DEF SCKS SCKS TURN OFF DEF AFC OFF RUSH YPC PASS DEF RUSH YPC PASS VS BY EDGE YPP YPP ST LOUIS-Kansas City NL NL NL Atlanta-SEATTLE E 6' 45 on a current 36-24-2 60% run since 2009!!! TENNESSEE-Houston NL NL NL PITTSBURGH-NY Jets 10 6' 36 Baltimore 15 18 3.7 13H 7 6 4.0 12 15 25 -2 15.8 18.2 INDIANAPOLIS-Jacksonville 10 5 48' OAKLAND-Denver 10 6' 44 3★ Chiefs/Rams Over 44* Buffalo 26 12 4.4 25 24 32 4.7 4X 12 25 -6 15.9 13.9 CAROLINA-Arizona 4 2' 38 NEW ENGLAND-Green Bay NL NL NL ★ Cincinnati 24 30 3.6 15H 21 24 4.6 16X 18 31 -7 15.7 13.1 CINCINNATI-Cleveland CL-4 2 40 Monday, Dec 20 3 Panthers/Cardinals Under 38 MIAMI-Buffalo 3 5' 40 Cleveland 29 17 4.0 27H 22 23 4.1 17X 15 16 5 16.4 18.0 MINNESOTA-Chicago NL NL NL 3★ Seahawks/Falcons Under 45 Denver 10 29 3.8 5 28 31 4.5 19 26 31 -10 17.0 13.0 Houston 6 7 4.8 11H 31 10 3.9 32X 12 30 0 15.5 14.5 PRO ANGLES There are 3 main methods of handicapping, 2★ Raiders/Broncos Over 44 Indianapolis 5 32 3.4 1H 20 29 4.8 9X 2 18 -4 14.4 14.1 Fundamental, Situation & Technical. Fundamental handicapping, or the H analysis of personnel matchups & power ratings, is our main method of 2★ Giants/Eagles Over 44* Jacksonville 16 2 4.7 29 26 18 4.4 28X 21 20 -9 15.0 14.6 handicapping. This accounts for roughly 50% of how we view a game. Situ- Kansas City 12 1 4.8 28H 18 16 4.3 23 6 14 9 15.4 16.6 ational handicapping (analysis of letdown, look ahead, systems) takes up Miami 22 21 3.7 17H 5 8 3.6 6 18 7 -6 18.5 15.9 approximately 25% of our handicapping. Technical handicapping (analysis LAST WEEK'S STATS H of angles) takes up the rest. You should never base your final selection on RUSHING PASSING New England 8 15 4.2 8 27 15 4.2 30X 6 23 18 11.4 17.7 TEAM LINE SCORE FD Att-Comp-Yds Att-Comp-Yds I/F NY Jets 13 5 4.5 22 3 3 3.4 8H 12 10 5 16.7 15.7 1 factor. To be a complete handicapper you must look at all 3 methods. For more complete analysis you should read Ten Keys To A Winning Season. NFL Week THIRTEEN December 5th & 6th Oakland 14 3 4.8 24 14 26 4.6 7 29 1 -3 14.5 14.2 Pittsburgh 39' 13 17 24-54 22-38-234 1-0 H Each week in Power Sweep we provide the angle section to add to your Baltimore -3 10 14 20-43 17-33-226 0-1 Pittsburgh 20 10 4.1 18 4 1 3.0 22X 27 1 13 14.9 19.2 handicapping arsenal. Many times we will agree with the angle plays. San Diego 2 13 4.1 3H 1 4 3.7 1 23 1 -7 14.7 13.6 NY Jets 44' 3 18 31-152 17-33-149 3-0 Sometimes the Fundamental & Situational aspects of a game will outweigh New England -3' 45 23 26-101 21-29-304 0-0 Tennessee 28 14 4.4 30 25 21 4.0 26X 4 9 -4 13.3 17.9 the angles & we have the other side written up in Power Sweep. We want NFC to make it clear that the side we write up in Power Sweep is the side we NFL Week FOURTEEN December 9th &12th are on. We are NOT Technical handicappers, but we do use them in our Indianapolis -3 30 21 32-87 25-35-312 0-0 Arizona 31 28 4.5 31X 29 30 4.4 25X 29 20 -5 14.5 14.1 Tennessee 45 28 22 25-121 28-39-244 0-2 Atlanta 9 9 4.0 14H 17 13 4.6 24X 4 18 12 14.0 17.8 handicapping analysis. Each week in Power Sweep we provide pro angles for the current week's games. For the angle plays the number in the ( ) Oakland 41' 31 21 25-153 22-33-323 1-1 Carolina 32 16 4.3 32X 15 25 4.1 10X 31 20 -8 20.9 13.0 Jacksonville -3 38 19 34-234 11-22-151 1-0 Chicago 30 25 3.7 26H 9 2 3.7 18X 32 15 -1 15.0 17.9 indicates how many angles apply to that team. The higher the number the H stronger the angle play. Cincinnati 39 7 14 14-34 20-32-156 3-0 Dallas 7 23 3.9 4 23 14 4.2 27X 6 25 -4 14.9 12.9 Pittsburgh -8' 23 18 27-123 21-33-231 0-0 Detroit 19 27 3.8 12H 19 22 4.5 14X 11 5 2 15.3 14.4 ATL is 8-2 on the road New England -3 36 27 35-124 27-40-351 0-0 H Chicago 37' 7 12 14-47 12-26-138 2-2 Green Bay 11 24 4.0 7 10 19 4.5 3 20 4 7 14.9 21.6 ARZ is 2-8-1 on the road (4) Angle Plays Minnesota 18 8 4.5 19H 6 5 3.7 13X 9 28 -11 17.9 14.3 Cleveland 39 6 9 25-105 12-20-82 1-2 New Orleans 3 22 4.1 2H 8 17 4.3 5X 3 16 -4 15.3 16.7 ARZ is 3-7 vs a NDiv foe 30-16-1 65% Buffalo -1 13 19 42-192 14-23-131 0-1 NY Giants 4 6 4.7 9H 2 7 3.9 2 1 7 -1 15.0 14.1 BAL is 5-1 hosting NFC NY Giants Game moved to Detroit on Monday 12/13 H L/5Y! Minnesota Results Will Be included in the next issue Philadelphia 1 4 5.2 6 11 11 4.0 15 25 11 15 14.0 13.9 BUF is 8-4-1 away vs a Div foe Green Bay -6' 3 13 20-66 22-37-192 2-1 San Francisco 23 19 4.2 20 12 9 3.7 19X 24 11 -1 17.0 15.2 CAR is 2-7 hosting a NDIV foe NE is 5-2 vs the NFC Detroit 46' 7 15 41-190 10-22-96 2-0 Seattle 27 31 3.7 16H 30 20 4.1 31 21 11 -7 15.4 15.2 Atlanta -7 31 24 36-127 20-34-200 1-0 St Louis 25 20 3.8 21H 13 12 4.5 21 15 5 5 16.7 16.2 CAR is 1-6 after a Div loss NO is 9-2 vs the AFC Carolina 41 10 13 28-212 15-25-76 1-1 Tampa Bay 21 11 4.3 23H 16 27 4.7 11 9 29 8 16.2 16.5 CIN is 0-7 as a HF NYG is 2-5 as a Div HF Tampa Bay -1 17 15 26-103 15-25-262 0-2 Washington 40' 16 22 28-188 22-35-211 0-0 Washington 17 26 4.3 10 32 28 4.9 29X 28 23 1 18.5 16.6 CLE is 11-5 as a Div dog NYJ are 5-1 away vs NDiv To Read rankings - YPC is yards per carry for each team's offense and defense. Turnover edge is the amount St Louis 47 13 14 24-136 18-32-191 2-1 of turnovers that team is + or -. OFF YPP is offensive yds per point. This shows the avg amount of yds a DAL is 4-9 as a Div fav OAK is 8-2 vs a Div foe New Orleans -9 31 22 29-132 25-40-213 2-1 team travelled per point scored. The lower the number the more efficient the off. DEF YPP is defensive yds DEN is 8-16 as an AD PHI is 2-6 as a dog Seattle 41' 21 20 22-84 27-42-277 4-1 per point. The higher the number here, the better the def is at making their opponents work at scoring points. San Francisco -5 40 10 27-95 17-27-241 0-0 The remaining columns show the team's rank in that category. Next to the passing ratings there may be a ★ DEN is 3-8 after losing by 14+ PIT are 3-6 as a non-div fav Miami 38' 10 6 32-101 5-19-30 0-3 or an X. On the offensive side a ★ means they are completing over 59% of their passes while the X shows DET is 5-12 away vs NDiv PIT is 5-9 after a Div win NY Jets -5 6 14 31-87 17-44-199 1-1 that their QB's are completing less than 53%. Defensively, the opposite holds true as the ★ has that team's Denver -4 13 20 31-132 19-41-156 3-3 def holding its opp under 53% completions and the X shows that they allow over 59% completions. GB is 11-5 as an AD STL is 6-2 vs the AFC Arizona 43' 43 21 34-211 15-38-146 0-1 HOU is 5-9 away vs Div STL is 4-1 at home Kansas City 45' 0 5 17-48 9-20-19 0-0 PRO STAT PLAY: NO PLAY San Diego -9' 31 25 43-207 18-24-219 1-1 SEA is 6-3 as a HD IND is 11-3 after a Div win COLLEGE Week FIFTEEN December 10th & 11 College Bowl TOTALS JAX is 6-3 as a Div AD TB is 3-14 at home Navy -7' 31 16 38-139 6-11-186 1-3 All Totals Listed As Single, Double or Triple TEN is 4-8 vs a Div foe Army 53 17 20 54-209 11-20-128 0-2 JAX is 5-1 off a SU win Villanova 54 42 21 42-285 14-18-164 0-1 WAS is 9-2 on the road vs div Appalachian St -2' 24 21 28-100 31-56-361 1-1 Triple Plays 45-27 63% L9Y!!! KC is 3-10 after a Div loss BOWL TOTALS ARE $9 EACH ON THE NC Debit Card SYSTEM New Hampshire 43' 3 15 25-101 20-36-136 1-0 KC is 5-0 vs the NFC Delaware -7 16 23 41-122 27-37-261 0-0 AVAILABLE ON GAMEDAY. Week 15: MIA is 2-5 as a Div fav North Dakota St 46 31 16 51-188 12-24-128 1-2 College Bowl TOTALS Plays are included when you sign up for the E Washington OT -5' 38 16 38-241 13-32-141 2-3 POST SEASON PACKAGE See page 15 for more details. MIA is 12-26 at home (3) BUFFALO (3) OAKLAND Georgia Southern 43 23 14 41-168 5-11-78 0-1 2010 REG SEASON VERSUS SPREAD O/U Wofford -1' 20 19 52-183 8-13-160 0-2 AFC REC PF PA vs AFC ALL HOME AWAY FAV DOG DIV N/DIV O/U HOME AWAY This is the 27th season of our System Section & it has been a consistent winner. NE 11-2 415 276 8-2 9-4 4-2 5-2 6-4 2-0 2-2 7-2 11-2 5-1 6-1 S Each week we release a super system which pertains to that week's games. Here NYJ 9-4 273 242 7-3 7-6 3-4 4-2 5-5 2-1 3-2 4-4 9-4 3-4 6-0 S is an NFL Week 15 System: MIA 7-6 225 244 5-5 8-5 2-4 6-1 1-3 6-1 2-2 6-3 5-8 4-2 1-6 AFC EAST Y E BUF 3-10 256 339 2-7 6-5-2 2-3-1 4-2-1 1-1-1 5-4-1 1-2 5-3-2 6-7 2-4 4-3 C Play the dog if both teams were held to 200 yards PIT 10-3 290 198 8-2 7-5-1 4-2 3-3-1 4-4-1 3-1 3-1-1 4-4 5-8 2-4 3-4 S BAL 8-4 260 201 6-3 6-5-1 3-2-1 3-3 3-3-1 3-2 1-3 5-2-1 5-7 3-3 2-4 T or less last week. CLE 5-8 235 252 3-6 5-8 2-4 3-4 0-3 5-5 2-1 3-7 8-5 4-2 4-3 T AFC NORTH 1995-2010 12-4-1 75% CIN 2-11 262 345 1-8 4-8-1 2-3-1 2-5 1-4 3-4-1 1-2-1 3-6 7-6 4-2 3-4 E I JAX 8-5 295 331 7-3 9-4 5-2 4-2 4-0 5-4 3-1 6-3 9-3-1 5-2 4-1-1 O WEEK 15 PLAY: IND 7-6 347 318 5-4 6-6-1 3-3 3-3-1 4-6-1 2-0 1-3 5-3-1 8-5 2-4 6-1 M TEN 5-8 291 265 2-7 6-7 3-4 3-3 3-4 3-2 2-2 4-5 7-6 4-3 3-3 N CLEVELAND AFC SOUTH HOU 5-7 288 321 4-4 5-6-1 2-3-1 3-3 3-1-1 2-5 2-2 3-4-1 8-4 3-3 5-1 KC 8-5 295 268 5-5 6-6-1 4-2 2-4-1 3-3 3-2-1 1-4 5-2-1 6-6-1 2-3-1 4-3 2010 NFL POWER RATINGS SD 7-6 354 253 6-4 7-6 5-2 2-4 6-6 1-0 2-3 5-3 6-7 3-4 3-3 We grade each team position by position and list the 2010 Power OAK 6-7 314 307 4-5 6-7 3-3 3-4 1-2 4-5 4-0 2-7 8-5 4-2 4-3 Ratings. Each week we update these Power Ratings in our weekly Power

AFC WEST AFC DEN 3-10 269 376 2-7 4-9 2-4 2-5 1-3 3-6 2-2 2-7 9-4 5-1 4-3 NFC REC PF PA vs NFC ALL HOME AWAY FAV DOG DIV N/DIV O/U HOME AWAY Sweep editions. The following are the 2010 Power Ratings. NYG 8-4 308 247 6-2 6-6 3-4 3-2 4-4 2-2 2-2 4-4 6-5-1 3-3-1 3-2 TEAM...... RTG TEAM...... RTG TEAM...... RTG PHI 8-4 344 281 5-3 6-6 3-3 3-3 5-4 1-2 2-1 4-5 8-4 3-3 5-1 1 New England...103.6 11 Philadelphia...101.2 21 Washington...... 99.3 WAS 5-8 238 310 4-6 5-6-2 2-3-2 3-3 0-1 5-5-2 2-2 3-4-2 5-8 3-4 2-4 NFC EAST 2 Pittsburgh...... 103.1 12 Jacksonville...101.1 22 Houston...... 98.8 DAL 4-8 294 336 2-6 5-7 2-4 3-3 1-5 4-2 1-2 4-5 10-2 6-0 4-2 23 Cleveland...... 98.7 CHI 9-4 253 228 7-3 6-6-1 3-4 3-2-1 0-4-1 6-2 2-2 4-4-1 5-8 3-4 2-4 3 Baltimore...... 103.0 13 Minnesota...... 101.0 24 Tennessee...... 98.3 GB 8-5 306 189 6-4 7-6 4-2 3-4 6-5 1-1 2-3 5-3 4-9 4-2 0-7 4 Atlanta...... 102.7 14 Indianapolis...100.9 25 Seattle...... 96.7 MIN 5-7 227 253 4-4 5-7 3-3 2-4 4-3 1-4 1-3 4-4 6-6 3-3 3-3 4 NY Giants...... 102.7 15 Kansas City....100.8 26 San Francisco....96.6 NFC NORTH DET 3-10 285 309 3-7 9-3-1 6-1 3-2-1 2-0 7-3-1 4-1 5-2-1 9-4 6-1 3-3 6 New Orleans....102.3 16 Oakland...... 100.7 27 Denver...... 95.8 ATL 11-2 335 243 8-1 9-4 4-2 5-2 8-3 1-1 3-1 6-3 8-4-1 4-2 4-2-1 7 NY Jets...... 102.0 17 Tampa Bay.....100.7 28 Arizona...... 95.4 29 Detroit...... 94.3 NO 10-3 330 240 8-2 5-8 3-4 2-4 5-8 0-0 2-2 3-6 7-6 3-4 4-2 8 San Diego...... 101.6 18 Dallas...... 100.6 TB 8-5 260 267 6-3 6-4-3 1-4-1 5-0-2 1-2-2 5-2-1 3-2 3-2-3 6-7 3-3 3-4 30 Cincinnati...... 94.0

NFC SOUTH 9 Green Bay...... 101.4 19 Miami...... 99.6

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