NCAA CFB - Postseason Random Thoughts: Notre Dame vs Alabama

[Rylo]

Bcs is joke.

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

https://twitter.com/D1scourse/status/278204859763814400

Patrick Stevens ‏@D1scourse
There are 124 major-college football programs. The 62nd-longest tenured head coach for now is Florida's Will Muschamp (hired Dec. 11, 2010)

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

College Football Attendance Lowest Since 2003

College Football Attendance Lowest Since 2003

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/21351211/

If you're a college football fan who spends gameday mornings on Twitter, it may have seemed all of the FBS was disappointed with attendance, as picture after picture after picture showed empty stands at Kentucky, Miami, Maryland, Auburn, etc.

As it turns out, that impression wasn't wrong; figures compiled by al.com and published Monday showed that the average per-game attendance at an FBS college football game dropped to 45,247 fans, the lowest since 2003.

Five of the six BCS conferences reported attendance decreases, and per al.com reporter Jon Solomon, the only exception -- the Pac-12 -- was an exception only because Cal left its temporary limited-capacity stadium setup in 2011 for its newly renovated Memorial Stadium.

Even the mighty SEC wasn't invulnerable -- though it once again led the nation in average attendance at 75,444 fans, its lowest number since 2007. The ACC averaged its fewest fans since 2000. The Big Ten averaged 70,387 fans, its lowest mark since 2008.

And now, Jim Delany and Co. have added Rutgers and Maryland to the Big Ten mix and the Terps saw one of the biggest decreases in attendance in the FBS. The Terps' attendance in Year 2 of the Randy Edsall era plunged 15 percent, a drop exceeded only by Joker Phillips' hapless Wildcats.

No one expects the Big Ten's attendance issues to be repaired by playing games against a Maryland program that has no current football cachet and zero history against any team in the league not named Penn State. It also seems unlikely that after the novelty wears off, Maryland fans will be any more inclined to come watch games against Purdue or Michigan State than they were Boston College or Duke (or, for that matter, incoming ACC members Pitt and Syracuse).

But Maryland president Wallace Loh explained upon Maryland's arrival into the Big Ten why that wasn't an issue.

"(The Big Ten) is going national because of a phenomenon," he said. "Attendance among college-aged students is dropping. The reason is because this generation is completely wired, and they are getting their education and entertainment on tablets and mobile devices. Everyone thinks you make your money in seats. You make it on eyeballs on a screen."

That doesn't mean attendance is irrelevant just yet -- Phillips was fired, as was fellow double-digit attendance-drop victim Jon Embree at Colorado. (No doubt Maryland's struggles at the gate aren't doing Edsall any favors, either.) Former SEC commissioner and BCS creator Roy Kramer's fears that college football might shrink its stadiums by half to meet nonexistent demand seems years away. A trend toward stronger nonconference scheduling with the arrival of the 2014 playoff and the replacement of paycheck scrimmages with a ninth conference game in leagues like the SEC or the Big Ten could help stem the tide, too.

But the bottom line is that conference expansion -- whether in the Big Ten, ACC or elsewhere -- has meant that college football has responded to its long and now severe attendance decline by guaranteeing that teams play fewer games that matter to their fans (no more Kansas-Missouri or Texas-Texas A&M, no more annual Iowa-Wisconsin, Alabama-Florida twice a decade, etc.) rather than more. For any college football fan who believes that the reason Loh's "eyeballs on the screen" are on the screen in the first place is (in part) to drink in the sports' unimpeachable atmosphere and spectacle, this "solution" doesn't bring much comfort.

 

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http://www.fbschedules.com/2012/12/2013-big-east-home-away-football-schedules/

The Big East has set the home and away football schedules for the 2013 season, conference commissioner Mike Aresco announced today.

The 2013 season will be the first for the conference with a two division format. Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Rutgers, UCF, and USF make up the East Division, while Boise State, Houston, Memphis, San Diego State, SMU, and Temple make up the West Division.

Winners of the East and West Division will meet in the inaugural Big East Football Championship Game. The game will be hosted by one of the teams, presumably by the one with the highest winning percentage in conference play.

“Our new home and away matchups for football in 2013 will create an exciting, competitive, and compelling season, culminating in our first-ever BIG EAST Championship Game,” said Aresco. “I know that our BIG EAST coaches, student-athletes, and fans have been looking forward both to the renewal of traditional rivalries and to great matchups with our newcomers. With games played in some of the nation’s most dynamic college football markets and biggest media centers, we are expecting a season of intense, high-caliber football played on a national stage.”

East Division – 2013 Matchups

Cincinnati

Home – Boise State, Connecticut, Louisville, UCF
Away – Memphis, Rutgers, San Diego State, USF

Connecticut

Home – Louisville, Rutgers, San Diego State, USF
Away – Cincinnati, SMU, Temple, UCF

Louisville

Home – Memphis, Rutgers, San Diego State, UCF
Away – Boise State, Cincinnati, Connecticut, USF

Rutgers

Home – Cincinnati, Houston, Temple, USF
Away – Boise State, Connecticut, Louisville, UCF

UCF

Home – Connecticut, Houston, Rutgers, USF
Away – Cincinnati, Louisville, SMU, Temple

USF

Home – Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, SMU
Away – Connecticut, Houston, Rutgers, UCF

West Division – 2013 Matchups

Boise State

Home – Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers
Away – Cincinnati, San Diego State, SMU, Temple

Houston

Home – Memphis, San Diego State, SMU, USF
Away – Boise State, Rutgers, Temple, UCF

Memphis

Home – Cincinnati, San Diego State, SMU, Temple
Away – Boise State, Houston, Louisville, USF

San Diego State

Home – Boise State, Cincinnati, SMU, Temple
Away – Connecticut, Houston, Louisville, Memphis

SMU

Home – Boise State, Connecticut, Temple, UCF
Away – Houston, Memphis, San Diego State, USF

Temple

Home – Boise State, Connecticut, Houston, UCF
Away – Memphis, Rutgers, San Diego State, SMU

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8748910/shippensburg-qb-zach-zulli-wins-harlon-hill-trophy

FLORENCE, Ala. -- Shippensburg quarterback Zach Zulli won the Harlon Hill Trophy as the top player in Division II after a record-setting junior season.

Zulli received the award on Friday night on the eve of the national championship game at the University of North Alabama. He set NCAA Division II records by accounting for 336 points and 56 touchdowns, and tied the national record with 54 touchdown passes.

"This is just ridiculous. I never would have expected this," said Zulli, who had never flown before the plane trip to Alabama. "Being here is incredible. Sharing this award with my teammates, it just feels incredible."

Zulli had 202 points in balloting by Division II sports information directors for a 64-point margin over Missouri Western State running back Michael Hill. Bloomsburg running back Franklyn Quiteh was third with 101 points.

Zulli, from Schwenksville, Pa., passed for 4,747 yards and led Shippensburg to an 11-2 record and the second round of the playoffs. He was the offensive player of the year in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division. Quiteh plays in the same league.

Zulli became the seventh underclassman to win in the award's 27-year history and the first since Danny Woodhead of Chadron State in 2006.

Woodhead claimed the Harlon Hill again as a senior, becoming the third multiple winner.

Zulli completed 62.8 percent of his attempts, was intercepted just 10 times and was responsible for an average of 26.5 points per game.

Zulli ranked fourth in Division II in passing yards per game (365.2), third in total offense (382.4) and fifth in passing efficiency with a rating of 165.3.

The toughest part about the trip was flying for the first time. "It was a little scary at first," Zulli said.

He opened by bringing Quiteh and Hill to the podium tell a story of a prank pulled on their host.

Zulli concluded by not just thanking his teammates but running down the roster on both offense and defense and even throwing in some nicknames.

"This team overall won this award," he said, "not just me."

 

[ram29jackson]

LOL whooaa there Arizona, nice come back !

 

[ram29jackson]

Utah State ranked 22 this year

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

Taylor Heinicke wins the Walter Payton Award.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/21415832/old-dominion-qb-heinicke-wins-walter-payton-award

PHILADELPHIA -- Old Dominion quarterback Taylor Heinicke has won the Walter Payton Award, given to the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Heinicke, a native of Atlanta, became just the second sophomore in FCS history to win the award, after receiving 72 first-place votes and 531 points Monday.

Stony Brook running back Miguel Maysonet finished second (284) and Wofford running back Eric Breitenstein (197) rounded out the top three. Heinicke is the ninth straight quarterback to be honored.

Colgate quarterback Gavin McCarney finished fifth overall with 158 points, but was second to Heinicke in first-place votes with 15.

Maysonet had 13 first-place votes after compiling 1,964 yards rushing and 23 touchdowns this season. Breitenstein received 11 first-place votes after posting 2,035 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns.

Heinicke led the FCS with 5,076 yards passing, a 390.5-yard average, and 55 total touchdowns for the Monarchs. Heinicke also ran for 470 yards on 126 carries as Old Dominion went 10-1 in the regular season.

On Sept. 22, in a memorable 64-61 victory over New Hampshire, Heinicke set a Division I record with 730 passing yards and 791 yards of total offense.

Former Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson is the only other sophomore to win the award (1999). Peterson went on to an NFL career with the Chicago Bears from 2002-09.

The award was part of The Sports Network's FCS Banquet and Presentation at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel.

Earlier in the day, Montana State defensive end Caleb Schreibeis won the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the top defensive player in the FCS. The senior from Billings, Mont., is the first Montana State player to win the award, and the fifth from the Big Sky Conference, which has won four of the past six Buchanan awards.

Schreibeis led the FCS with eight forced fumbles this season. He led the Big Sky with 12.5 sacks and 15 tackles for a loss. He tallied 59 tackles with seven quarterback hurries and four passes broken up.

Schreibeis received 35 first-place votes, 18 second-place votes and 14 third-place votes to finish with 319 points. Jeremy Kimbrough of Appalachian State was second with 287 points.

Craig Bohl wins the Eddie Robinson Award.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/21418983/north-dakota-state-coach-honored-as-national-coach-of-the-year

FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State University football coach Craig Bohl has been honored as the national coach of the year in the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision.

Bohl was awarded the Eddie Robinson Award on Monday night during a ceremony in Philadelphia.

"This is great recognition for our program. Anyone who understands college football knows the head coach really doesn't have a lot to do with it," Bohl said in a statement. "It's the assistant coaches, the support staff and the players. I will accept that recognition on behalf of our program. It's not an individual honor. This is a collective effort."

Bohl has led the Bison (13-1) to a repeat appearance in the FCS title game. The Bison on Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas, take on Sam Houston State (11-3) - the team they beat for the championship last year.

Bohl is in his 10th season at NDSU. He has an 88-32 record and is four wins away from breaking Rocky Hager's record for career wins at the Fargo school.

The Eddie Robinson Award is named for the legendary coach who won 408 games in 56 years at Grambling State.

 

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[ram29jackson]

MAACO bowl

 

[zack54attack]

Ehhhh Jordan?

http://gamedayr.com/gamedayr/northern-illinois-qb-jordan-lynch-takes-shot-at-fsu-defense/

 

[Rudi]

Ohio +7 :fap:

 

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[FirstTimer]

Chris Fowler looks like shit


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[ram29jackson]

Texas=

that was a fumbe, NOT a forward pass

 

[Sportsbuck]

I just can't shake the feeling that Notre Dame is going to pull off a stunner and win the title game.