((HT: ESPN on ABC))
And the HQ enjoys when he gets in his shots...
Like after winning in the Citrus Bowl earlier today...
See...???
We told you...
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
S.Carolina, LSU and Nebraska With Early Bowl Wins
This is the part of the College Football Bowl season where you can start paying attention.
Though to look at a couple of these games, paying attention and attending appear to be two different teams.
We start in Jacksonville in front of a crowd of tens, where Nebraska wins the Gator Bowl title over the University of Georgia 24-19 in a truly uninspiring game that featured the Huskers scoring on a 99-yard passing TD from Tommy Armstrong Jr to a streaking Quincy Enunwa.
The Bulldogs continually sputtered in the Red Zone, dropping a couple of late 4th down passes that could have given them the opportunity to salvage a disappointing season.
Your highlights from ESPN:
We move down state to the dreary confines of Citrus Bowl stadium in Orlando, where South Carolina gets the win over Wisconsin 34-24.
The game was a back and forth affair featuring 4 turnovers by the Badgers and two by the Gamecocks. QB Jaybo Shaw of South Carolina was the hero, throwing for 3 TD's, 300+ yards and running for another score.
Perhaps the biggest highlights of the day came afterwards. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier took the opportunity to praise his team congratulate them for winning their 3rd straight bowl game and the championship of South Carolina. (Dabo Swinny pun).
And then star Defensive End Jadaveon Clowney made it official, announcing he'd be taking his services to the NFL this upcoming season.
Here's one of Jaybo's TD runs, we are still searching for the Spurrier post-game comments: (thanks ESPN)
And then our minor bowl game tour of Florida ends in Tampa where LSU held off Iowa in the Outback Steakhouse Bowl in front of a crowd that got better access than the people covering the game.
The game featured LSU tailback Jeremy Hill running for 216 yards and 2 TD's and ended only after a bizarre sequence of laterals that the Hawkeye's eventually ended up fumbling. The Tigers could only manage 82 yards passing, while the Hawkeye's were only able to run for 76 total.
We are still awaiting the arrival of full game highlights....
Though to look at a couple of these games, paying attention and attending appear to be two different teams.
We start in Jacksonville in front of a crowd of tens, where Nebraska wins the Gator Bowl title over the University of Georgia 24-19 in a truly uninspiring game that featured the Huskers scoring on a 99-yard passing TD from Tommy Armstrong Jr to a streaking Quincy Enunwa.
The Bulldogs continually sputtered in the Red Zone, dropping a couple of late 4th down passes that could have given them the opportunity to salvage a disappointing season.
Your highlights from ESPN:
We move down state to the dreary confines of Citrus Bowl stadium in Orlando, where South Carolina gets the win over Wisconsin 34-24.
The game was a back and forth affair featuring 4 turnovers by the Badgers and two by the Gamecocks. QB Jaybo Shaw of South Carolina was the hero, throwing for 3 TD's, 300+ yards and running for another score.
Perhaps the biggest highlights of the day came afterwards. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier took the opportunity to praise his team congratulate them for winning their 3rd straight bowl game and the championship of South Carolina. (Dabo Swinny pun).
And then star Defensive End Jadaveon Clowney made it official, announcing he'd be taking his services to the NFL this upcoming season.
Here's one of Jaybo's TD runs, we are still searching for the Spurrier post-game comments: (thanks ESPN)
And then our minor bowl game tour of Florida ends in Tampa where LSU held off Iowa in the Outback Steakhouse Bowl in front of a crowd that got better access than the people covering the game.
The game featured LSU tailback Jeremy Hill running for 216 yards and 2 TD's and ended only after a bizarre sequence of laterals that the Hawkeye's eventually ended up fumbling. The Tigers could only manage 82 yards passing, while the Hawkeye's were only able to run for 76 total.
We are still awaiting the arrival of full game highlights....
Gus Malzahn & James Franklin In Cleveland Browns Crosshairs For Head Coaching Search
[HT: Jason LaConfora/CBS Sports.com |
| James Franklin |
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| Gus Malzahn |
Chip Kelly's first year success as the Philadelphia Eagles head coach has NFL owners and general
managers looking toward the college ranks for a head coach.
The Cleveland Browns and interested in Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn and Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin for their head coaching vacancy.
Both are clients of super agent Jimmy Sexton and both come from the SEC. Keep in mind Browns owner Jimmy Haslem is a Tennessee booster and follows the SEC very closely.
Malzahn has no NFL experience but as an offensive coach has had success against SEC defenses second only to the NFL.
Frankln spent the 2005 season as an assistant coach for the Green Bay Packers coaching the receivers.
The Browns begin their interviews this week with Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn leading off.
Belcher Family Sues Chiefs In Wrongful Death Suit
Read the suit here...
The HQ figured this might happen...
Michael McCann, through his Twitter, maintains the two largest points as we go forward: his mom must prove 1) Chiefs negligent for his brain injury + 2) that injury "caused" his suicide. Both hard to show.
But the suit, in the name of Belcher's mother, maintains that the Chiefs “fostered an environment” where Belcher was "forced" to play through injuries and “become further exposed to neurological harm.” Then Chiefs GM Scott Pioli and others in the organization are accused of telling Belcher he'd be gone if he didn't play.
The family is looking for damages starting at $15,000 plus other relief.
Here's early returns from KCTV
KCTV5
Interesting note out of all this...
Former Chiefs Joe Horn and Tamarick Vanover joined a lawsuit by former Chiefs players against their team on Friday, taking advantage of a Missouri state law saying that employees can circumvent federal guidelines and take an employer to court locally. They maintain their injuries led to brain trauma, including CTE.
The HQ figured this might happen...
Michael McCann, through his Twitter, maintains the two largest points as we go forward: his mom must prove 1) Chiefs negligent for his brain injury + 2) that injury "caused" his suicide. Both hard to show.
But the suit, in the name of Belcher's mother, maintains that the Chiefs “fostered an environment” where Belcher was "forced" to play through injuries and “become further exposed to neurological harm.” Then Chiefs GM Scott Pioli and others in the organization are accused of telling Belcher he'd be gone if he didn't play.
The family is looking for damages starting at $15,000 plus other relief.
Here's early returns from KCTV
KCTV5
Interesting note out of all this...
Former Chiefs Joe Horn and Tamarick Vanover joined a lawsuit by former Chiefs players against their team on Friday, taking advantage of a Missouri state law saying that employees can circumvent federal guidelines and take an employer to court locally. They maintain their injuries led to brain trauma, including CTE.
Duke Found Out That You Can't Stop Johnny Football
The legend of Johnny Football added a new and perhaps final chapter at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Tuesday night.
In what many (and those of us in the OSG HQ) believe was the final game for Johnny Manziel in a Texas A&M uniform led an Aggie rally with a performance typical of his moniker "Johnny Football"
Texas A&M was trailing Duke 38-17 at halftime then the Aggies got serious. Manziel led Texas A&M to 35 second half points to lead the Aggies to victory 52-48.
Thanks 12thManTV
Here's sound with Johnny Manziel and his Texas A&M teammates. You will notice Manziel will not spill the beans when asked about declaring for the NFL draft. Thanks 12thManTV
As Manziel said in that sound bite he felt he was in the zone and wanted this game. His final stats prove that.
Manziel complete 30 of 38 passes for 382 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 71 yards and scored a touchdown on the ground.
Duke head coach David Cutcliffe has tutored some great NFL quarterbacks and knows a great on when he sees one. Coach Cutcliffe saw one in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl.
In what many (and those of us in the OSG HQ) believe was the final game for Johnny Manziel in a Texas A&M uniform led an Aggie rally with a performance typical of his moniker "Johnny Football"
Texas A&M was trailing Duke 38-17 at halftime then the Aggies got serious. Manziel led Texas A&M to 35 second half points to lead the Aggies to victory 52-48.
Thanks 12thManTV
Here's sound with Johnny Manziel and his Texas A&M teammates. You will notice Manziel will not spill the beans when asked about declaring for the NFL draft. Thanks 12thManTV
As Manziel said in that sound bite he felt he was in the zone and wanted this game. His final stats prove that.
Manziel complete 30 of 38 passes for 382 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 71 yards and scored a touchdown on the ground.
Duke head coach David Cutcliffe has tutored some great NFL quarterbacks and knows a great on when he sees one. Coach Cutcliffe saw one in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl.
"He (Manziel )was
special. Just like you knew, he was able
to create plays." Cutcliffe said. "One of the touchdowns
there early in the second half, you know, looked like we had him down three times. He's so strong. I mean, he's really strong. "
Two More Bowls With 40-Plussers In Memphis and El Paso
((HT: ESPN))
Logan be Logan and questions, the HQ is sure, will arise about Bud Foster now after what happened in El Paso as UCLA took Virginia Tech from one end of the field to the other in the Sun Bowl.
Brett Hundley ran for 86 yards on one score- good enough to be the longest in Bruin history...and his 387 yards of total offense is the best in school history as well...
Here's Ralph with your wrap
((HT UCLA Athletics))
In Memphis, it was confirmed that Miss State head coach Dan Mullen still has plenty to learn about coaching decorum and the code in the Liberty Bowl- winning 44-7. With the game in hand, Mullen decided to run a trick play to try and get more points on the board.
Thankfully, for karma's sake, it didn't work up 34 at the time...
Here's the game for you to judge
Dak Prescott, pretty much, had his way with the Rice defense- who learned that Conference USA football and Ess-E-Cee football are completely and totally different despite a tremendous year...
Here's Prescott completing a 65-yarder late in the second quarter as Rice's defense over-pursues Jameon Lewis
Logan be Logan and questions, the HQ is sure, will arise about Bud Foster now after what happened in El Paso as UCLA took Virginia Tech from one end of the field to the other in the Sun Bowl.
Brett Hundley ran for 86 yards on one score- good enough to be the longest in Bruin history...and his 387 yards of total offense is the best in school history as well...
Here's Ralph with your wrap
((HT UCLA Athletics))
In Memphis, it was confirmed that Miss State head coach Dan Mullen still has plenty to learn about coaching decorum and the code in the Liberty Bowl- winning 44-7. With the game in hand, Mullen decided to run a trick play to try and get more points on the board.
Thankfully, for karma's sake, it didn't work up 34 at the time...
Here's the game for you to judge
Dak Prescott, pretty much, had his way with the Rice defense- who learned that Conference USA football and Ess-E-Cee football are completely and totally different despite a tremendous year...
Here's Prescott completing a 65-yarder late in the second quarter as Rice's defense over-pursues Jameon Lewis
While You Were Celebrating: Texans Hire Bill O'Brien
There's a really good chance, unless you stayed home Tuesday night you missed the revelation that the Houston Texans have hired a new coach.That coach, Bill O'Brien, now formerly of Penn State and previous to that, 5-years as a disciple of the Belichick, in the New England Patriots system.
O'Brien became THE hot coaching commodity after steering Penn State to a 15-9 record over the past 2-years despite a loss of scholarships and the general craziness surrounding the school in the fallout after the Jerry Sanduksy scandal.
The Texans, with 2-hours to spare in 2013, secured their immediate future in 2014, as O'Brien will become their 3rd head coach ever.
Read more about the hire from Chron.com RIGHT HERE
O'Brien does not have a lengthy background as a head coach. His 5-years in the NFL were as an assistant and the Penn State job was his first leading a team. The consensus by most was that he'd be ready for the task and with Houston, he inherits a team that has the coming years #1 draft pick. The Texans were expected to be a playoff and possibly a Super Bowl contender, but the season was a complete and total failure which led to the dismissal of Gary Kubiak. In addition, he goes to a franchise considered one of the best run in the league.
The team is expected to make a formal announcement of the hire by Friday.
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