BY DAN GEORGE 

(NOTE: Opinions expressed here are of the author alone and do not reflect the opinions of anyone at LibertyHillSports.com)

 

 

Did you know?

1.   Former Purdue Boilermaker QB's have thrown for more NFL yardage than any other school. Notre Dame, Stanford, USC and Oregon round out the top 5

2.   Bob Stoops has never lost 2 Big 12 games in a row.

3.   Texas Tech QB Seth Doegge didn't play HS football his JR or SR year. After he lead Crane HS (2a West Texas) to the play -offs his Fr and Soph yr

he transferred to Frendship Hs. At Frendship HS he blew out both knees but former Tech Coach Mike Leach honored the scholarship promised to him

during a QB camp his Soph summer.

4.  Pittsburgh State, located in Pittsburgh , Kansas are called the Fighting Gorillas!  Mascot- Gus the Fighting Gorilla.

5.  Georgia now holds a 47-40-2 all time lead over Florida

6.  Georgia has a bigger offensive line than any NFL team..avg size of 329.4. Texas Tech would be the 3rd largest line in the NFL.

7.  Georgia Tech rushed for 383 yards vs Clemson

8.  Oklahoma's Landry Jones is the first Sooner to throw for over 500 yards in one game

9.  Baylor has only won 19 Big 12 games since the league began.

10. Texas held Kansas to 3 first downs and 46 total yards

11.  6 backs are over 1000 yards on the season. Last year, 48 backs accomplished that feat.

12.  Texas recorded their first shutout since Baylor in 2005

13.  That was the first Big 12 win at home for Texas since NOV 2009

14.  Iowa's Marcus Coker rushed for 252 yards at Minnesota but the Hawkeys lost their second straight to Minnesota

 

Who were the big winners this weekend

 

1.    Boise State :They didn't play and saw 2 more teams drop from the ranks of undefeated.

2.    West Virginia: The Big 12 will be a huge boost to their program.

3.    Penn State stays undefeated in conference and helps Joe Pa win number 409

4.    College football fans! Lsu vs Alabama, Stanford vs Oregon, and Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State are just around the corner

 

In case you were watching the World Series

 

1.   TCU defeated BYU for the 4th straight year (38-28)

2.   The 8-0 Houston Cougars defeated the Rice Owls 73-34 as Case Keenum threw for 534 yards and 9 td's. The 9 td's make Keenum the all time record holder.

 

Did you fall asleep last night?

 

1.   Stanford won in the 3rd ot, 56-48, to improve their win streak to a nation best 16. #rd straight year they have defeated the Men of Troy

2.   Ohio State scored on a 40 yard pass with 20 seconds left to defeat the Badgers 33-29.

3.   Jeff Tedford will climb to #3 on my hot seat after a 31-14 loss to UCLA.

4.   Humboldt State (7-1) defeats Simon Fraser 42-10.

 

Observations from saturday's games

 

1.   Loved Ohio State's uniforms

2.   Stanford playing calling is awfully conservative..Let Andrew Luck throw the ball.

3.   I saw nothing that makes me think any team can beat LSU or Alabama.

4.   Texas Longhorns-Longhorn network

5.   Will Muschump is not ready to be a head coach at a top 5 type program.

6.   Two weeks ago Wisconsin was asking for national respect...now they hope to play an entire game

7.   No question the SEC has been the best conference in college football for a decade but I'm not sure their overall quality

is anything special this year. Did you see the QB play in the Georgia /Florida game..yuck!

8.   The Texas AM Gaggies are now 0-2 in the SEC this year.

9.   How in the world does Texas Tech go to Norman and win and then put up only 7 points at home vs Iowa State.

 

My favorite pass combinations in college football

 

1.   Brandon Weeden to Justin Blackmon (ok State)  74-834 yards   (last season  111-1782 yards)

2.   Landry Jones to Ryan Broyles (Oklahoma)           81-1070 yards (131-1622)

3.   Matt Barkley to Robert Woods (USC)                    81-991

4.   Case Keenum to Patrick Edwards (Houston)         51-1069 yards (71-1100)

 

What am I watching next week and predictions.

 

Another good week for me..5-1...including the call of Georgia Tech..moves my record to 30-6 on the season

 

1.   LSU at Alabama...I want the Tigers but Les Miles will do something stupid......Roll Tide  20-17

2.   South Carolina at Arkansas....Carolina plays excellent defense but Pigs will score too many...Arkansas 27-20

3.   Texas Tech at Texas............Which Red Raider team will show up? The loser of this game will face angry fans..Texas 35-31

4.   Texas AM at Oklahoma........The Gaggies have the offense but can they slow the Sooners down..no!  Stoops  42-34

5.   Michigan at Iowa..................I hate Michigan and my brother hates Iowa....Robinson causes too many problems for slower Hawkeyes.. Mich 31-27

6.   Kstate at Oklahoma State.....Does Ok state moved up to #2 in the BCS rankings after this? Cowboys  38-24

 

Coaches on the Hot Seat

 

1.   Houston Nutt (Ole Miss) 135-91 lifetime and 24-22 at Ole Miss but has lost 11 straight SEC games and 10-19 in SEC play.

2.   Turner Gill (Kansas)        25-44 lifetime and 1-12 in BIg 12 play

3.   Jeff Tedford (Cal)           17-23 in Pac 10/12 since 2007..crushed by the UCLA Bruins last night

4.   Rick Neutheisal (UCLA)

5.   Ron Zook (Illinois)          it's great to finally get Zook back on my list. Zook is 56-61 lifetime and just 18-35 in the BIG 10

Mr. Football USA Week 8 Tracker

 

One of the biggest individual honors a high school football player can receive is Mr. Football USA, the title bestowed upon the nation’s most outstanding player each fall by ESPNHS.

Below is a look at the top candidates in the chase for the 2011 Mr. Football USA. Every Tuesday during the regular season we’ll update the totals of many leading contenders as well as examine some of the new names that are emerging as strong contenders.

THE FAVORITES
RB Johnathan Gray, Aledo (Aledo, Texas)
This week: Gray ran for six touchdowns (4, 1, 40, 70, 15 and 47 yards) and 243 yards on just 14 carries as Aledo thrashed Boswell (Fort Worth, Texas) 73-30 on Friday night.
Season totals: 128 carries for 1,804 yards and 33 touchdowns rushing, 13 catches for 218 yards and three scores receiving; Aledo is 5-2
Stock – Slightly Up: Gray’s continues to accumulate single-season and career stats that jump off the page. He now has scored 1,028 career points, placing him No. 3 all-time nationally and just 48 points (eight touchdowns) behind No. 2 on the list, former NC State running back T.A. McLendon.

WR Dorial Green-Beckham, Hillcrest (Springfield, Mo.)
This week: The nation’s No. 1 ranked WR by ESPNU had his seventh 100-yard game of the year Friday, catching five passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns in Hillcrest's 49-0 rout of West Plains (West Plains, Mo.).
Season Totals: 78 catches for 1,493 yards and 15 touchdowns; team is 7-1
Stock – Same: Green-Beckham is now up to 5,617 career receiving yards and is just 191 yards away from breaking the national career receiving yardage record held by former Evangel Christian (Shreveport, La.) WR Abram Booty.

The top rated HS Junior QB's in the nation

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Nat'l Rank	Nat'l Rating	Name School, Hometown	Video	HT/ WT/ 40	Schools of Interest
NR		Shane Morris (De La Salle Collegiate HS) Warren, MI		6-3/190	Committed to Michigan
NR		Tyrone Swoopes (Whitewright HS) Whitewright, TX		6-5/220	Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
NR		Matthew Alviti (Maine South HS) Park Ridge, IL		6-0/168	Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Notre Dame, UCLA
NR		Aaron Bailey (Bolingbrook HS) Bolingbrook, IL		6-2/200	Northwestern
NR		Cooper Bateman (Cottonwood HS) Salt Lake City, UT		6-3/195/4.53	BYU, Maryland, Mississippi, Stanford, Utah, Utah State, Vanderbilt
NR		Max Browne (Skyline HS) Sammamish, WA		6-5/196	Boston College, California, Clemson, Colorado, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin
NR		Kevin Olsen (Wayne Hills HS) Wayne, NJ		6-3/189	East Carolina, Florida State, Iowa, Miami (Fl), Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers, UCF, Wisconsin

 

2011 POWERADE FAB 50 Football Rankings: Week 9
RK (LW)	SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)	REC	PTS	COMMENT
1 (1)	Don Bosco (5) Ramsey, NJ	6-0	250	The top team since our preseason rankings were released, the Ironmen got back to dominating Garden State competition with a 63-15 blowout of Passaic County Tech (Wayne, N.J.). Next up for this powerhouse is Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.) at home on Friday night.
2 (2)	Armwood Seffner, FL	8-0	245	Armwood's streak of four consecutive shutouts came to an end last weekend, but the snapped streak didn't affect the result as the Hawks clinched a district title behind a pair of fourth-quarter defensive touchdowns in a 38-16 win over Hillsborough (Tampa, Fla.). The victory sets up a FAB 50 showdown Friday at home against unbeaten and No. 36 ranked Plant (Tampa, Fla.).
3 (3)	Allen Allen, TX	8-0	237	It took a 16-yard touchdown pass with eight seconds left from Alec Morris to Oliver Pierce for the Eagles to finally beat Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) 38-35. It's the third straight comeback win for Allen, but didn't cost any positions in the FAB 50 because Marcus also was unbeaten. The Eagles could have yet another interesting test Friday at 6-2 Hebron (Carrollton, Texas).
4 (4)	Katy Katy, TX	8-0	236	After the latest romp, this one 45-0 over Memorial (Houston), the Tigers have outscored their foes this season 350-30 and have not given up more than seven points in a game. But have they played anyone as good as Allen has played? We'll find out in the playoffs for sure. Katy gets 1-7 Taylor (Katy, Texas) in this week's game Saturday at home.
5 (5)	Trinity For Boys Louisville, KY	8-0	232	The Shamrocks were idle last week and wrap up regular-season play on Friday with a visit from Moeller (Cincinnati). The Crusaders started 7-0 and were in the FAB 50, but have lost their past two games.