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Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Two Pac-10 defensive backs -- USC safety Taylor Mays and UCLA cornerback Alterraun Verner -- are among the 12 semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given annually to the nation's best defensive back. UCLA safety Rahim Moore also was among five players who earned honorable mention. This list will be narrowed Nov....
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Random thoughts from the past weekend… —USC coach Pete Carroll–an avowed disciple of pro-style offenses and defenses–got a healthy dose of college-style medicine against Oregon. Is it just me, or is Carroll turning into the next Mack Brown/Lloyd Carr/Phil Fulmer? Meaning, like the programs headed by the aforementioned coaches, USC is laden with talent, but lacking urgency, creativity or dynamism...
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Dr. Bob thinks USC should put up 40 points and is a good bet ATS. Analysis after the jump.
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The computers aren't exactly in love with USC yet -- ranking them 11th. Both human polls (USA Today and Harris) rank USC 4th, enough to keep the Trojans ahead of TCU, but not Boise State, Cincinnati, and Iowa.
1 Florida (6-0)
2 Alabama (7-0)
3 Texas (6-0)
4 Boise State (are...)
5 Cincinnati (you...)
6 Iowa (kidding...)
7 USC (6-1)
8 TCU (6-0)
9 LSU (5-1)
10 Miami (5-1)
USC is the top-ranked 1-loss team. Oregon (5-1) falls just one spot outside the top-10 even with a better computer ranking than the Trojans. Because the computers almost like Arizona (4-2) as much as USC, the Cats land the 22nd spot, despite being ranked 37th and 40th in the Harris and USA Today. If they can hold or improve that spot, it should be a quality opponent for USC to end its schedule with.
If USC wins out and gets hosed, you can bet your ass we'll be doing a second run on the BCS: Beyond Common Sense shirts.
2009 Week 1 BCS Standings
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Penn State (-7) over Illinois
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Miami (+7) over Oklahoma
Illinois lost to Ohio State 30-0. And over 80% of people on Covers.com are taking Penn State. Florida drubbed Kentucky at Kentucky 41-7. Why should Alabama at Kentucky be any different? Miami is bad ass. Just go their website. Does that look and sound like a team that is going to lose to sissy ass Oklahoma sans Sam Bradford at Land Shark Stadium by more than a touchdown?
Staying away from USC because this Cal grad (Dr. Bob) is jinxing us (after the jump) and we think Barkley pulls out another barnburner that is closer than the spread.
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A look at how prognosticators from around the country view this week's games.Tim Sullivan, New York Post: Ignore what happened last weekend in Eugene. California has had Saturday's game against USC circled on the calendar all season. This is the Golden Bears' day to shine, so give the points and enjoy the ride.Double D, Boston Herald: Georgia has been...
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• Out of the woods. Doctors said the neck and throat injury USC running back Stafon Johnson sustained while lifting weights Monday would have killed a normal person without Johnson's marbled neck, but he was alert Tuesday after a marathon seven-hour surgery, communicating nonverbally with visitors and attempting not to laugh at Pete Carroll. And, assuming his recovery goes...
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1. Florida 2. USC 3. Alabama 4. Texas 5. Penn State 6. Brigham Young 7. California 8. Ole Miss 9. LSU 10. Boise State On the Cusp: Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Oregon State, Houston, Miami...
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Bitter rivals Miami and Florida State clash again on Monday night. Our Fearless Prediction tells you who will win, and why....
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The Doc Saturday crew peruses the weekly lines and pulls out a few shockers. Chris Brown: Central Michigan (+13.5) over Arizona. I like Arizona, I really do. I like what Mike Stoops has done, and within a few years, offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes (son of former Texas Tech legend Spike Dykes and protege of fellow Texas Tech legend, Captain...
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When I was writing about Florida's chances of repeating as mythical champs, it struck me just how similar the Gators were to the last two uber-talented teams who opened the following season No. 1 and seemed destined to repeat: Miami in 2002 and USC in 2005. Like Florida, both teams:• Returned a senior Heisman contender in his third year...
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The 2009 Heismanpundit.com Preseason Heisman Poll (first place votes in parantheses) 1. Tim Tebow, QB, Florida–58 (7) 2. Colt McCoy, QB, Texas–56 (5) 3. Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma–41 (1) 4. Jahvid Best, RB, California–20 5. Jevan Snead, QB, Ole Miss–6 6. Daryll Clark, QB, Penn State–4 7. Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee–3 8. Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State–2 ...
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